Sponsored by Sacred Heart & St. Gerard
Council of Catholic Women
998 Fr. Donlan Dr., New Smyrna Beach, FL
(in the Social Hall behind the church)
Saturday, May 20th from 9:00 to 5:30
Sunday, May 21st from 9:00 to 2:00
***Proceeds from the rummage sale will be donated to Human Trafficking***
Congratulations to our First Communicants who received their First Eucharist on Sunday, May 7th. After Mass, all 36 children led our congregation to the grotto to crown our Blessed Virgin Mary.
May they grow in there love and appreciation for the Mass
and for Jesus’ presence with us in the Blessed Sacrament.
This past Monday we welcomed Sr. Kathleen , who was instrumental in helping us start the girl’s vocation club at Sacred Heart. She spoke to us about happiness and being followers of Jesus. On a sad note, we also bid farewell to Sister Josephine Marie, our facilitator for the last two years. She will be residing at the sister’s mother house in St-Augustine and minister in that diocese. Our girls made beautiful posters for her so she can always remem-ber them.
We say thank you to the many sisters who joined us this past year, you made our vocation club a wonderful experience and we are grateful for all you do.
St. Gerard parishioners who volunteer for liturgical and service ministries, and their spouses, were in-vited by Father George to an APP (Appreciation Pizza Party) held on Wednesday, April 26. As an expression of the clergy’s appreciation for the vol-unteers’ hard work throughout the year, guests were treated to pizza and soft drinks, a sing along accompanied by Deacon Darrell and choir director Ellen Graf, and various games. During the evening the tables were turned on Father George as the vol-unteers celebrated his special day with a birth-day cake and the singing of Happy Birthday! Many thanks to Father George, Deacon Darrell, Ellen Graf, and the Leadership Committee for a very en-tertaining evening. To all of you who volunteer for our various ministries, please know how grateful we are for everything you do to make St. Gerard’s a Christ centered, Spirit-filled community!
The accompanying photos show highlights of the evening. 
