Page Two                                                                              May 11 , 2008 NEW PARISHIONER INFORMATION & REGISTRATION:   Last Sunday of month after 10A M Mass MARRIAGES:   Plans should be made at least six months in advance of a tentative wedding date to fulfill Diocesan guidelines. To schedule a date, call the parish office for an appointment with a priest. BAPTISMS: Held at Mass (on a rotating basis) the last Sunday of each month. After- noon  baptisms  are  held  the  first  and  third  Sunday  of  each  month  at 1:30PM. Parents and godparents are requested to attend a catechesis class. Call the parish office for arrangements. RECONCILIATION:   Saturday 4-4:30PM or by appointment. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:   R.E. Classes, (Sept—May) Saturday   5PM; Sunday 7:45, 9:30, 11:30AM; Mon- day 7PM. To register call 963-3053. DONATIONS: Food...anytime.         *****Clothing...July 19-20 2008***** Furn/Appli...Call Frank Burns 964-3695. Automobiles...Chuck Timko 654-2710. Pentecost Sunday May 11, 2008 There appeared to them tongues as of fire,   which parted and came to rest on each one of them. — Acts 2:3    TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Filled with the Holy Spirit, the apostles begin to speak in tongues (Acts 2:1-11). Psalm — Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth (Psalm 104). Second Reading — In one Spirit we are baptized into one body and given to drink of one Spirit   (1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13). Gospel — Jesus Christ appears to the disciples and sends them on their mission with the power to for- give or retain sins through the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jas 1:1-11; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday:    Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Jn 15:9-17 Thursday: Jas 2:1-19; Mk 8:27-33 Friday: Jas 2:14-24, 26; Mk 8:34 — 9:1 Saturday: Jas 3:1-10; Mk 9:2-13 Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; Dn 3; 2 Cor 13:11- 13; Jn 3:16-18 SEND OUT YOUR SPIRIT Last  week  we  heard  that,  following  the  As- cension, the disciples, Mary,  and  other  followers  of the Lord retreated to the upper room in prayer. This week  we  hear  that,  while  praying  in  that  room,  the Holy    Spirit    comes    upon    them.    Jesus’    post- Resurrection  promise,  recounted  in  today’s  Gospel, is fulfilled: the power of the Holy Spirit comes upon Jesus’ followers. Saint Paul tells us that all of us, in some  way,  are  given  gifts  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  gifts that can be used to spread the Good News. Today is one  of  the  Church’s  greatest  festivals.  Let  us  carry the refrain of the responsorial psalm with us through- out  the  coming  week:  “Lord,  send  out  your  Spirit, and renew the face of the earth!” (Psalm 104:30).