All Saints' Day Vigil Mass & Halloween Bonfire
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October 28, 2O18—Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time This Week at CCM Mission Statememt Monday-Wednesday from 8—9 am: Adoration CCM is a Christ-centered community in higher education Tuesday 10/30 at 8 pm: Praise & Worship dedicated to the growth and Thursday 11/1: Mass of All Saints at 12:15 pm & 9:15 pm development of each individual for the common good of the Adoration/Confession from 7 to 9 pm; Ignatian Spirituality at 8 pm Church and Society. Friday 11/2 at 5 pm: Mass of All Souls at St. Mary’s Cemetery Schedule Mark your Calendars Sunday Mass 11 am, 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm November 6: El Día de los Muertos (at 6 pm) & Stump the Weekday Mass Bishop (at 7 pm) Tuesday-Friday: 12:15 pm November 10 from 9 am—12 pm: CCM Fall Clean-Up Day, Adoration followed by a pizza lunch Mon-Wed-Fri: 8—9 am November 11 from 9 am-1:30 pm: Serving Lunch at Thursday: 7-9 pm Veterans/Homeless Center Confession December 1 at 7 pm: Keltic Knot Christmas Concert Thursday: 7-9 pm or or by appointment ALL SAINTS’ DAY VIGIL MASS & HALLOWEEN BONFIRE Please join us Wednesday, October 31 for an all saints’ day vigil mass. Mass will start at 6 p.m. and a bonfire will follow after. Location: 3244 W MONTCLAIR STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807 El Greco, 847 South Holland Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806 Healing the Blind Man (1570) “The blind man replied” Master, I want to see.” (417) 865-0802 cm847.org MOstateCCM Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” (MK 10:46-52) All Saints & All Souls by Jonathan Fox Staff The harvest is in, the summer is done, the world brown and drab, becomes mindful of Director: death. Snow had not yet descended to comfort and hide the bony trees and blackened Fr. Javier Reyes, CMF fields; so with little effort man can look about and see a meditation on death and life here- after. Assistant Director of Mission and Ministry: Every year the Church takes this time of year for one of its oldest traditions; to commemo- Sr. Michelle-Ha Nguyen, CMR rate those who have died. CCM plans to take up this tradition by celebrating Mass in St. Mary’s Cemetery on Nov 2nd at 5pm. Assistant Director of Operations: All Saints Day, Nov 1st, is a celebration for those souls in heaven, the saints. The Vigil Cindy Reichert, CPA Feast of this Holy Day is popularly known as All Hallow’s Eve or Halloween for short. One of the ways this feast was celebrated was to dress up as patron saints, asking for their in- Campus Minister: tercession and sharing the inspiring story of their life. Jonathan Fox All Souls Day, Nov 2nd, is a commemoration of those souls not yet in heaven but in purga- Development Assistant tory, awaiting the full glory of God in heaven to come once they are purged, or purified and Alumni Relations: clean of all their sins and attachments from earth. Bev Franklin Some of the earliest Masses were celebrated in catacombs right on top of the tombs of fa- mous saints. Peer Ministers By commemorating those who have died, we pray for the souls in purgatory. Our prayers help these souls to receive the grace of God needed to then enter into the heavenly hosts. Faith Formation & Development: The primary Scriptural reference to purgatory is in 2 Maccabees, 12:26 and 12:32. "Turning to supplication, they prayed that the sinful deed might be fully blotted out... Adam Lightner Thus made atonement for the dead that they might be free from sin." Additional refer- MSU Outreach & ences are found in Zechariah, Sirach, and the Gospel of Matthew. Hospitality: May we all take these liturgical celebrations as an opportunity to remember those we’ve Lauren Barreca lost and honor them with our prayers and spiritual offerings. OTC Outreach & Hospitality: My hope is that all students have a continuous opportunity to know, love, and serve the Lord; that we all might grow in holiness, pilgrims as we are, on our journey to eternity. 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