St. Mary’s ready for rummage sale

Published 5:00 pm Thursday, June 24, 2010

St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church will hold its annual rummage sale from July 2 to July 9 in the St. Mary, Star of the Sea School auditorium, 1411 Grand Ave. The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.  The sale will be closed July 4. The last day is a free day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale is sponsored by the Women’s Altar Society, and began in the late 1920s.

The rummage sale will be set up like a department store with signs for items like books, shoes, toys, men’s pants, etc. There will be a boutique section with collectibles, antiques, jewelry and new gifts. Shopping carts are available and volunteers, recognizable by their blue smocks with white trim, will be present to assist in finding items, getting through checkout, and carrying items to the car.

This year’s items include a leather horse saddle, vintage typewriter, bone china cups and saucers, porcelain dolls, silver service pieces and furniture, clothing for all sizes, tools, irons, beds, bikes, tables, chairs, linens, dishes, pictures and TVs.

For information, to make donations or arrange a large item pick up, call the parish office at (503) 325-3671.

This weekend, the St. Mary will have a collection for Peter’s Pence. Envelopes were distributed last weekend.

Masses are held daily at 8 a.m. Adoration of the Eucharist is every Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

On Sunday, the Masses are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., with a Spanish Mass at 1 p.m.

Bingo will be held in the St. Mary, Star of the Sea School auditorium, 1411 Grand Ave., at 6 p.m. Sunday.

The St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry, located behind the church, is open Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. This week they are in need of canned soup and laundry detergent.

For questions, (503) 325-3007