ST. MARY CHURCH ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Steven Bates, Kathy Elliott, Jim Schumacher, Anna MONDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2010 Todd, Joe Zuebedeaux. Continue to pray Madeleine 12:07 PM @Mercy Memorial Hospital Chapel Dinges Dodge, Kristine Stark Girouex and for those on Fred Innis – Charlie & Georgia Tanner the November prayer sheet. Additional copies can be found in the vestibule of the church. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2010 Remember in your prayers Margaret Menihan (church 5:30 PM Peter Trieu, Mary Magdalence and secretary from 7/85 to 10/93) who passed away Lucas Dao – Long & Anna Dao 11/5/10.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2010 9:00 AM Members of the Purgatorial Society (Coffee social at the Annex after Mass) Choir practice for Christmas starts the 1st Sunday of Advent, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2010 November 28th at 6:30 p.m. in the choir loft and continues each 9:00 AM Leo Hickey – Church family Sunday through December 19th. All who would like to sing are invited to participate. Newcomers to the church, if you love to FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2010 sing we would be happy to have you join our choir! 12:07 PM Intention Helen Choate – Gayle Denney Future Liturgy – Adult Education: Beginning 1st Sunday of SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2010 Advent 2011, the English-speaking Catholic Church throughout 5:30 PM St. Mary Church (English Mass) the world will be moving to a new regimen, new (old) prayers, Peggy Washburn & Skip Froehlich – and new ways of doing things. While the bare basics will be Craddock family treated through homilies at Mass, there is insufficient time during a homily to go into these matters to the degree of depth a 7:30 PM St. Mary Church (Spanish Mass) serious Catholic would want. Consequently, on Sunday For the people of the parish evenings, starting the second Sunday of Lent (March, 20th, 27th, and April 3rd, 10th and 17th), a special class will be offered SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2010 for adults/and teenagers on this new Liturgy of the Catholic 10:45 AM St. Mary Church (English Mass) Church. Classes will be Sunday from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. For the people of the parish immediately followed by a modest supper and optional discussion. Parishioners planning on attending are asked to call M I N I S T R Y S C H E D U L E the office a week before each class to indicate how many are attending so that the meal and handouts can be prepared. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20 , 2010 5:30 P.M. Childcare will be available – children in childcare may join their Lectors: Cathy Biddick, Riley Beard (A) parents for the modest supper. C. Ministers: Ann & Roland Stolfa, Anne Stolfa-Beard, Pablo Fuego, Katherine Brodie CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE: At Christmas time, foster Acolytes: Zach Pratt, David Tresp parents are not allotted any extra money to purchase gifts for Ushers: Bill Swatzel, Kevin Stolfa, Portia Fuego children in their care. For the last 40 years, St. Philip’s has administered a program that obtains Christmas wish lists from Offering: Ushers foster children, and then distributes the wish lists to parishioners SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2010 10:45 A.M. who purchase the children’s gifts (within certain monetary Lectors: Paul Dameron, Louis Kelch (A) guidelines). The program also collects money from those C. Ministers: Nancy Porter, Eugene & Joan Riotte, simply wishing to donate but not shop. St. Philip’s is seeking St. Dana Trueblood, Toni Roberts Mary’s participation in a variety of ways: parishioners adopting Master: Gavin Anderson wish lists and purchasing the gifts with their own funds, Cross Bearer: Heidi Rivera monetary donations from those who want to help but not shop, help shopping with the donated funds, gift wrapping, etc. Wish Incense/Boat: Kelton & Mary Catherine Kelch lists will be distributed around Thanksgiving, and the gifts must Acolytes: Megan Llanas, Troy Velasquez be turned into St. Philip’s by December 5th. If you are Ushers: Blake Roberts, Mitchel McCormick, interested in helping in any of the above ways, please contact Zach Allen Anne Stolfa or call the St. Philip’s program coordinator, Tracie Offering: Ushers Mordy at 223-6899 for information or to volunteer. THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Catholic Charities Needs Your Support! – If you have not yet pledged to the Catholic Charities Annual Appeal, please consider Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Today’s making a donation. Your gifts help the poor throughout our archdiocese and all gifts remain in Oklahoma and are tax- readings paint a somewhat frightening picture of the end of deductible. And remember, you may now make gifts online time. But the Gospel ends with the assurance to faithful using Visa, MasterCard, AmEx or Discover. Simply go to stewards that those who persevere will be saved. www.catholichcaritiesok.org and click the “Donate Now” link at the top of the home page. If you would like more information, Collection for the Campaign for Human please feel free to contact Catholic Charities @ (405) 523-3000. 2009 Annual Appeal – 119 Donors – $26,285.00 Development (CCHD) will be taken up on November 2010 Annual Appeal – 115 Donors – $23,019.00 20-21, 2010. Across the country, work is being done to fight poverty at its roots in places that offer inadequate NEW OUTER DOOR KEYS education, tolerate unaffordable housing, and turn away New keys have been made for the outer entry doors of the from communities in need. The Catholic Campaign for School/Parish Hall, Church, Catholic Center and Annex. If Human Development (CCHD) is justice and charity in you are on a committee or in a group that will need a key action through the Church. CCHD funds community please stop by the office and they will sign you out a key. groups that work to change the systems that keep them in Keep your keys to the classrooms and storage rooms, etc. poverty. Your support will create lasting change. Local they have not been changed, only the outer entry doors. grants are given to parishes to do the work of the Church in our communities. Please support on November 20th and 21st. Loaves & Fishes November Assignment 14-16 oz. cans of GREEN BEANS CETUSA an exchange student program is in need of a home for Catholic exchange students and a part-time worker. See the Please be generous! bulletin board for more information or call 1-888-238-8728 or www.cetusa.org.

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK Mark your calendar for a 3rd Blood Drive for this year. OBI has asked if we could donate Sunday, December 12 th , 9-1 p.m. due to the shortages of blood donations during the holiday season.

BILLINGSLEY FORD

Each of us has a mission, each of us is called to change the world, to work for a culture of life, a culture forged by love and respect for the dignity of each human person. ~Pope Benedict XVI, Address in Hyde Park, London, Sept. 18, 2010

Ministry schedule for December will be printed soon. Please call the office by 11/19 if you will be gone anytime in December or if you have a preference on Christmas Mass times to serve.

RECTORY OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, December 5th…. 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

“Welcome to our Church” Newcomers at St. Mary we would like to have you registered. You will find the newcomer registration cards in the vestibule/entrance of the church near the Holy Water font.

Thank you: This bulletin is furnished to the parish without charge. The advertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity. ST. MARY CHURCH ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA NOVEMBER 14, 2010 No. of No. of Weekly Amount Amount Date: 11/6-7/10 Families People Attendance Needed Received Ardmore: 341 688 Saturday 93 $5,000.00 $5,701.25 (all) Saturday (Spanish) 94 Sunday 191 Poor Box $293.00 Phase Two of our Capital Improvement Campaign: Parishioners are asked to contribute according to their means to the $320,000 now being raised for the new rectory. Status of Building Fund GOAL #Donors Cash & Pledges Cash Received Money Spent $450,000.00 93 $442,373.86 $418,457.06 $131,434.02 $320,000- Rectory ***Please place your checks for the “Building Fund” in the second collection. This is kept separate from the regular contributions. You may also use the red-bordered “Building Fund” envelopes in the vestibule or denote on the check. These will be posted to your account.