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ROSARY SUNDAY 2008
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
CELEBRATING  33 YEARS
in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes, and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Pope Pius XII.
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Bus Transportation

Last year nearly 41 buses transported people to Phoenix Convention ...It is important to reserve a bus now. It has been reported that the cost of bus rentals are approximately 10% highter than last year, plus a fuel sur-charge. Here is a list of the bus lines that have been used in the past:
 
Laidlaw Bus Lines,  Kathy 602-484-7646.           per 4 hour, $      per add hour.    56 pass, air conditioning.
Southwest Charter Lines, Amy Thomas 480-890-9872.       for 4 hours and        each add hour,
Arrow Bus Lines  Dortha Harris 602-437-3484.   per 4 hour,    each additional hour
All Aboard America, Scott Duncan 480-962-6202.          per 4 hour,          each add hour;
Roadrunner Bus Lines, Eugene or Sylvia 602-272-2770.       per 4 hour,          .each add hour, 47 pass.
Paradise Valley Buslines, Janet Hines 602-256-0101            per 4 hour        each add hour.

School buses are an excellent means of transportation to Rosary Sunday. Their fee is usually nominal.
Please let us know if you have a bus line you use that is less expensive.

If you are getting a bus for Rosary Sunday, please let us know so that we can give you (and your bus driver) the final bus instructions and update the Bus driver map page. If you have any question, click here.
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TIPS FOR COMING BY BUS
1. Put a big sign on the exit side of your bus designating your parish.
2. Have your people stay together and try to sit together.  There will be seating just for the bus groups.
Sitting together will get you back on the buses more quickly.t
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There may be a parking problem, you might consider parking your car someplace and using the Phoenix Transit System.  Click here for a map of the Convention Center area which includes parking garages.
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Advertising

Advertising in our Rosary Sunday Program Book is our major source of income. It is a tremendous job to put the Rosary Sunday Program Book together. The earlier the ads are placed, the easier it is to complete the program book and thus keep expenses down. Please help us with this endeavor by securing ads for the program book NOW! If forms are needed, click below.

It is our hope that all organizations, parishes and groups will be represented in the Rosary Sunday Program Book.   (to see examples, click here)
Display ads: Regular (business, church, organization) ads that are printed in the
program book.
Individual ads: These are donations in various categories on special pages in the
program book.
These pages are a giant step in reaching our goal to provide the necessary income for Rosary Sunday expenses, which have increased dramatically the last few years. Your support is most needed.

Speaker & Guests
Missionary Image Schedule
October 22-Nov 6
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Complete Schedule of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe (includes addresses)
A Special Invitation to Youth

All k-8 students (school and R.E.) are invited to participate in the Rosary Sunday Poster Contest by submitting a free-hand drawing The theme will be posted soon. For Rules of the poster contest, go to Poster Contest Webpage


R.E. Programs and Catholic Schools are invited to be part of the Grand Procession also.  Each group will be blessed as they process by the Bishop.  The procession will open the inside Rosary Sunday program at 2 p.m. Those participating in the procession need to arrive no later than 12:45 p.m. in order to obtain seats and to join in the procession.  Check-in table closes at 1:00 p.m.  Click here to register.

School banners are welcome and encouraged. Click here to register for the Grand Blessing Procession.
Information for Parade and Processions
September 8, 2007


This letter is to extend an invitation
to the Altar Servers of your parish
to participate in the Diocesan Rosary Sunday celebration on October 12, 2008. It will be an honor for your servers, grade school and high school students to participate in this annual program. They will remember it for many years. It will let them experience the larger church of Phoenix and meet Altar Servers from other parishes. It may even encourage them to investigate the possibility of a religious vocation. Your Altar Servers will have the opportunity to meet Bishop Olmsted, keynote speaker Fr. John Hampsch, CMF, and other priests in the Diocese.

The servers will be in the procession with Bishop Olmsted and also be in the Blessed Sacrament Possession. Last year over 130 Altar Servers participated.

Dr. Joseph Kimbuende and his assistants will greet the Altar Servers as they enter Hall F at the Phoenix Convention Center. The servers will be instructed on how to serve at this special event.

The Diocesan Rosary Sunday will take place on October 12th. The servers should arrive about 1:15 P.M. at Hall F of the Phoenix Convention Center. Each server should bring what they normally wear when serving Mass; for example, their robe, cassock, cincture and so forth.

Servers who participate will receive a Miraculous Medal blessed by Pope Benedict XVI. We hope that you will have a large number of your servers take part in this historic event. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Joseph Kimbuende  or Deacon Pat Flyn.

Respectfully yours,

Deacon Pat Flynn
    Corpus Christi Parish
Rosary Sunday Dinner
Saturday, October 11
Ss. Simon and Jude

More Details are coming...



Evening will include:
Dinner, Entertainment and Talk


click here for dinner registration form

Make checks payable to Rosary Sunday Fund
Dinner,
Oct. 11
Information on the Guest Speakers
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Bus Information
Ushers Needed

Grand Knights are urged to provide ushers for Rosary Sunday 2008. The Convention Center requests that we have more ushers than last year. An event of this magnitude in honor of Our Lady certainly warrants a great response.   Please call Bob Krejci, K of C or click here to email him.
Urgent:
Ushers Needed
Rosary Sunday
Planning Meetings 

Saturday, August 16
9:30 A.M. - General Meeting
at Diocesan Pastoral Center, 400 E. Monroe.  Free parking at Diocesan Center, enter on 5th Street,  South of Van Buren, North of Monroe


Saturday, September 13
9:30 A.M. - General Meeting at St. Paul's


Plan to be there — We need your assistance!
A Greeting from Richard Jeffrey, PSD,
Chairperson Rosary Sunday



Novena for Success of Rosary Sunday Begin in August

The Novena will end the Wednesday before Rosary Sunday. Promote this devotion in your Parish, Council, Praesidium, prayer group, etc.

Please put the following in your parish bulletin:

Rosary Sunday 2008, October 12,
the annual Diocesan Rosary Sunday will be held at the  Phoenix Convention Center,
3rd St. and Monroe
from 2:00 - 4:15 P.M.

To learn how you or your organization can help or participate,
click here: Mario  (Bi-lingual)
Registration forms
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WANTED:  Holy Cards, prayer books, holy pictures, medals, YARN. etc.

These items can be used in  prison ministry and for the homeless in the Phoenix area.  Please bring them to Rosary Sunday 2008.  We will have boxes for them near the Catholic Daughter table.
Families With Roses Representing Parishes

Each parish is invited to select a family to represent it in the blessing procession.  This family is to bring a rose. Let us know who the family is that will be representing your parish.  We will send additional information to them.
Rosary Sunday Pins with Our Lady of Lourdes will be available Suggested donation $5 each. Make check to the Rosary Sunday Fund and mail to:
Rosary Sunday/RFR
P. O. Box 17484
Phx., AZ 85011.
Dear Pastor/Altar Server
Coordinator,
If you have good pictures of Rosary Sunday 2007 or the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, please share by clicking here...
How You Can Make a Difference
The following are ways you can help make Rosary Sunday a magnificent celebration in honor of Our Lady.

1.Make sure your parish and school have Rosary Sunday on
   their calendar.

2.Make copies of this newsletter and distribute to other
   ministries in your parish.

3.Announce Rosary Sunday at meetings and encourage
  everyone to attend.

4.Pray for the success of Rosary Sunday. Ask the members
  or your parish to do so also.
For a sample of how the ads look in the Program Book, click here.
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Group

Individual
Contacts for
Rosary Sunday 2008

General Information, Mario
Rick Jeffrey, PSD, Chairperson, K of C
Larry Costanzo, Program Book
Dorothy Westfall, Legion of Mary
Altar Servers, Deacon Pat Flynn
Joseph Kimbuende
Booth Coordinator,