Notre Dame Tabernacle Society • 390 Sir Edward Drive • Hamilton, Ohio 45013Notre Dame Tabernacle Society • 390 Sir Edward Drive • Hamilton, Ohio 45013

Fall 2019

Greetings to the members and friends of the Notre Dame Tabernacle Society

Our Society received abundant blessings from God in the past year from October, 2018 through September, 2019. We increased our outreach to include many more priests in Africa, especially Uganda and Malawi, thanks in great part to Fr. Simon Peter Wankya’s contacts in Uganda, and a network that spread the word about NDTS in Malawi.

Our associate groups in St. Henry and Osgood, Ohio, have been extremely productive in sewing vestments and making rosaries. Their prolific and creative assistance was instrumental in helping us increase the quantity of items we sent to missionaries. We fulfilled 130 requests as we shipped a record number of 500 vestments, 6,015 Rosaries, 88 Mass Kits with candles, 15 ciborium, 15 Mary Statues, 13 Monstrances, and 5 boxes of black cassocks and server robes (to Fr. Simon Peter’s parish, St. Patrick’s, Soroti, Uganda). We fulfilled the request of priests in Haiti, India, and Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda in Africa. As of October 1, 2019, we had 22 missionaries on our list requesting 116 vestments and the list continues to grow.

Many people in neighboring parishes responded to bulletin appeals for religious articles that provided us with a wonderfully large inventory of miscellaneous religious books, booklets, prayer cards, medals, rosaries, crucifixes, altar cloths, and extra stoles that are include in each box that is packed. Quite often we receive requests for only religious articles to provide priests with spiritual items for their congregations, to promote devotion to the Eucharist, Mary, and the saints.

We are always ready to welcome new sewers to join our ministry. Contact us at ndts2009@yahoo.com to plan a visit. You may also access our website at NotreDameTabernacleSociety.org for information and learn how you might use your talents to help spread the Gospel, and allow unlimited graces to flow your way.

Without your help we could not carry on this missionary work. In addition to all your prayers and financial support, we received continuing assistance from the following sources:

• St. Mary’s Parish, Oxford, contributed money from a Lenten Almsgiving collection.

• St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish provided generous contributions from their Outreach Tithe Allocation.

• Queen of Peace Parish continued reimbursing us for postage to ship packages to missionary priests.

• The Leadership Team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Ohio Province extended their ongoing support with grant money.

• St. Julie Billiart Parish designated a “Make a Change” collection for NDTS.

The Tabernacle Society depends on the generosity of our members and benefactors to provide funds to pur-chase fabric, thread, rosary making supplies, Mass kits, and to cover the cost of shipping packages. We ask that you prayerfully consider making a financial donation to support our work. Accompanying this letter, you will find a list of items that have been donated as prizes for our annual raffle and a sheet of raffle tickets. You might also consider directly supporting areas of our ministry as fol-lows - $200 for a set of vestments; $150 to purchase a Mass kit; $90 for materials to produce 500 Rosaries; money for postage - $100 to ship a large mailing box.

Please join us in praising God and ask that He will continue to bless the work of the Notre Dame Tabernacle Society as we assist missionary priests proclaim the Good News to a world that so desperately needs to hear the Gos-pel of God’s love and mercy.

Yours in Christ,

Elaine Fryer, President Ann Boehm, Secretary Lois Latzy, Treasurer

Membership Dues & Benefits

$5.00 ............ Yearly Membership $30.00 .......Lifetime Membership

(Lifetime members are encouraged

to make a yearly donation.)

All members receive many blessings and are remembered in the Masses of the Missionary Priests. A Mass is offered each month for all members deceased and living of the Society.

Membership Requirements

In order to be a member of the Notre Dame Tabernacle Society and share in its spiritual benefits, it is necessary to:

1. Be enrolled by name.

2. Make an hour of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament Monthly. (Participating in Mass may be part of the Holy Hour.)

3. Make an annual monetary offering for the work of the Society.

This occasion of our annual Membership Report is an excellent time to renew your commitment to support the work of the Society. We encourage you to renew your devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and pray more devoutly for the spread of the Gospel

Renew Your Membership or Become a New Member of the Notre Dame Tabernacle Society

through the work of the Missions supported by your contributions. We also encourage you to fulfill your membership obligation with an annual monetary donation and consider purchasing chances on items listed for annual raffle.

Purchase raffle tickets for these items. Tickets are $5 each or 6 tickets for $25.

Return the raffle tickets before the drawing on December 3.

2019 Raffle Items

• Angel Statue • Mary and Joseph Nativity Statues • Wooden Christmas Tree serving dish – Bruce Kempner • 2 sets of pillow cases – Donna Trudell • Giving Plate • Knitted Poncho – Elaine Fryer • Bag of assorted greeting cards • Basket of candles • Set of two tote bags • Needlepoint picture – Bob Walker • Igloo insulated duffel bag • Quilted lap blanket – Judy Arlinghaus • Set of Jesus and Mary wall plaques

From our missionaries: • 3 hand painted decorative bowls • 2 tribal design leather purses • 6 woven reed trivets • 6 x 4 ft woven reed floormat • Tribal bowl, reed fan & decorative bowl

• Mary & Jesus wall plaque • Table runner – Debbie Taylor • Yellow knitted afghan – Marlene Pfeil • Lighted snowman & tree – Margie Metz • Dial-o-Matic slicer & Perfect Chopper • Christmas mug & saucer • Teapot Cozie & cake server • White apron • $25 Kroger gift card • $50 Meijer gift card And more.

A Sampling of Missionaries Who Have Received

Vestments and Religious Articles

3 Fr. Daniel Kambalame and parishioners from St. Peter's in Zomba, Malawi.

3 I was invited by the Congregation of the Presentation Sisters of the Virgin Mary to give a Five-days Bible Session to their Novinces and Postulants. After the session I thought it wise to share with them some of the Holy rosaries so that they keep your Missionary Society in prayers. Be assured of our prayers. Stay blessed.Fr. Alfred KalumbiMalawi Central Africa

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Printing of newsletter provided by anonymous donor.

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Osgood Ohio Sewing Group L to R: Jeanne Kuess, Donna Winner, Diana Albers, Mary Lou Broerman with Lillian Homan up front

Support Our Ministry

Make a donation to supply the following:

$150 ........ Mass Kit purchase

$ 90 ........ Materials to produce 500 Rosaries

$200 ........ Materials to make a set of 4 Vestments

$ 100 ........ Postage for Large Flat Rate BoxFr. Francis Wankya and seminarians in Uganda.

Hamilton Ohio Sewing Group Seated L to R: Joan Potter, Lois Latzy, Diane Blume, Marianne Henes, Elaine Fryer, Judith Stephens.

Standing L. to R.: Kathy DeAngelo, Patty McCartney, Andrea Benson, Mark Krabbe, Joan Krabbe, Ann Boehm, Linda Greiner, Donna Trudel

Not Pictured: Janet Kempner, Peggy Sander and Debbie Taylor

St. Henry Ohio Sewing Group

L to R: Jean Stachler, Ann Stammen, Joan Hummel,

Doris Rindler, Mary Langenkamp, Sandi Rindler

Not Pictured: Angie Linn, Stephanie Stachler

and Linda Thieman