Dear friends,

+ St. Jerome Parish celebrates “Velika Gospa”

 St. Jerome Croatian Parish invites friends and neighbors to join them for their 102nd annual celebration of the feast of Velika Gospa (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) on Friday, August 15, 2008 at the parish grounds on 28th and Princeton.

+ The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother

It is a feast very dear to the Christian Heart. Our Church has a statue of the “Assumption” under St. Anne’s altar. It is a gift of the ancient “Santa Maria Assunta” Sicilian Society once present in our Parish. Please note that it is a day of obligation and that on Aug. 15th there will be a special Mass at 7:00pm

+ St. Rocco’s celebrations:

This year marks the 88th anniversary of the feast in honor of St. Rocco. All are welcome to participate in this spiritual, cultural and traditional celebration of faith and devotion to our Patron.

- Saturday, Aug. 16th: “St. Rocco Novena and Anointing of the Sick” at 7:30pm.

- Sunday, Aug 17th: St.Rocco Celebrations: High Mass at 10:30AM followed by Procession, Benediction. A special gourmet buffet dinner will be served free for all who attend.

+ Parish Assembly

Saturday, Sept. 13th: Parish Assembly at St. Therese of the Child Jesus National Shrine, Darien. From 9:00am prompt to 4:00pm. Lunch will be served. Everyone is invited: it is the “Parish Day” when we will evaluate the past Pastoral Year 2007- 08 and plan the year ahead of us.  We have to give the Shrine Director an accurate figure of participants by Sept. 3rd: please, help us save money signing up now. You can enter your name on any of the three boards displayed at the back of the church and in the Basement.
Save the date and join us!

+ Welcome Kaitlyn !

We welcome to this world and to our Parish little Mary Mui. She  was born on July 31st at 7:30 P.M.  She weighed 7lbs, 1 oz and is 19 inches. Her older brother,  Ethan is so excited to have a baby sister! Congratulations to the happy parents. Julia and Andy Mui. 

+ Capital Campaign:

The work at the roof will start, hopefully, by Monday next week. So far we have reached the amount of$13,278.00. We are almost there! Thank you to all generous donors who contributed to this sum.

+ CCD and RCIA classes: 

Registration for 2008-2009 CCD and RCIA begins today and will continue until September 1, 2008.  You may pick up a registration form either at the back of the church or downstairs on the bulletin board outside of the CCD classroom.

 Looking for a way to be involved?  Are you Catholic?  Enjoy working with children?  Then sign up to be a catechist!  We need you!  See Darlene Chan, Joe Delfin, Rosemarie Lau or Christine Delfin for more information.

+ Chinatown Summer Fair:

We are happy to share with you that final “Financial Report” of the Chinatown Summer Fair. Thank you to the many generous helpers.

+ Beat 2111

The Meeting location remains “Chinatown Library” on August 13th at 6:30PM. Please, remember to attend since it is to improve our security.

+ Monies:
Sunday Collection                                                                          $2,057.00