ST. CATHERINE of SIENA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH November 6, 2016—32Nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH November 6, 2016—32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time ALL ARE WELCOMED TO OUR PARISH! We are so pleased that you chose to celebrate with us this weekend. We warmly invite you to active participation in our liturgical celebration. Please feel free to approach one of our Ministers of Hospitality if you are in need of any assistance. No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church, your current family or marital situation, your past or present religious affiliation; no matter what your personal history, age, background, sexual orientation, gender, race, or color; no matter what your self-image or self-esteem: YOU are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved, and respected at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Ithaca, New York. During November, we will spend time at each of our liturgies exploring vocations: religious orders, the priesthood and deaconate, lay apostolates and lay ministry, and marriage. We hope that these presentations will help us all to support vocational awareness and to consider more deeply what Jesus wants of us. Let us pray for those discerning their vocations. THE VOCATION OF MARRIAGE A vocation is the committed state of life that God calls us to. We may be called to be married, to be single, to become a priest or deacon, or to be a member of a religious community. All of these vocational choices are ways in which we serve God and one another. Two of these choices, married life and the priesthood or deaconate, are also sacraments in the Church. What does the Church teach about sacramental marriage? Within marriage, the couple’s relationship uniquely expresses the unbreakable bond of love between Christ and his people. God’s love becomes present to the spouses in their total union and also flows through them to their family and community. By their permanent, faithful, and exclusive giving to each other, the couple reveals something of God’s unconditional love. The sacrament of marriage involves the couple’s entire life as they journey together and become more able to give to and receive from each other. Catholic teaching holds that sacraments bring grace to those who receive them. Marriage gives a husband and wife the grace to love each other as Christ loves the Church; it strengthens their unity, making them a sign of God’s love in the world, and helps them perfect their holiness on their journey to eternal life. Do marriages really do all of this? Well, yes and no. Yes, sacramental marriages are a sign of God’s love in the world. They do serve to help both individuals to live more generously, and that extends beyond their family and into the world. Yes, married couples do help each other, and their children, to “perfect their holiness.” But perhaps not every day and in every situation. Upon the celebration of his 50th wedding anniversary, a man once said: “We are celebrating 45 years of wedded bliss.” Most couples have moments, days, weeks, or sometimes years that are particularly hard—when the commitment to love one another is just more difficult than they thought. But God’s grace continues to be poured out to couples, and the challenges of marriage are also diminished by the love that is shared, that grows, and that changes with each passing year. Two of our parishioners, Jane and Jeff Doyle, will be sharing with us about the sacrament of marriage next weekend during our liturgies. We look forward to hearing their reflection on this sacrament and on their vocation as married persons. PARISH MISSION STATEMENT The mission of St. Catherine of Siena Parish La misión de la parroquia de Sta. Catalina es is to inspire, engage, and nurture our community through inspirar, cuidar y motivar la participación de nuestra worship, witness, and service. comunidad a través del culto, testimonio y servicio. St. Catherine of Siena Church is a Tompkins County Living Wage Employer St. Catherine of Siena Parish 302 St. Catherine Circle, Ithaca, New York 14850 607-257-2493 www.stcathofsiena.org / www.facebook/stcatherinesithaca Office Hours: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. (closed for lunch at 1 p.m.) MINISTRY TEAM MASS SCHEDULE Pastor Weekend Mass Schedule Rev. Joseph Marcoux, [email protected] Saturday: 5 p.m. Pastoral Associate Sunday: 9 & 11:30 a.m. Mass in Spanish: 4th Sunday of the month, 5:30 p.m. Ann Marie Eckert, [email protected] Director of Liturgical Music Daily Mass Schedule Sherry Scanza, [email protected] Monday: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. Coordinator of Faith Formation Brookdale Senior Living: 4th Tuesday of the month, 10:15 a.m. Ashley Blank, [email protected] Accommodations: Coordinator of Volunteer Ministry Gluten-reduced hosts are available; notify a staff member. Patricia Sipple, [email protected] Personal listening receivers are available from the Sacristy. Communications Coordinator SACRAMENTS Jane Bonassar, [email protected] Reconciliation Director of Finance & Administration Saturday at 4 p.m. or by appointment Lawrence Wasser, [email protected] Infant Baptisms Bookkeeper We’re so happy about the new addition to your family. Susan Dean, [email protected] Parents participate in a preparation program prior to baptism. Please contact the office three months prior to the baptism. Organist Dr. Mary Holzhauer Marriage Congratulations on your engagement! As with the other Administrative Assistant sacraments, prior preparation is necessary. Please contact the June Haynor, [email protected] office at least six months before the wedding. Maintenance Technician Anointing of the Sick/Visitation Craig Murray Please contact the office for arrangements for individual Housekeeper anointing or for a visitation to someone who is sick or Diane Tordel homebound. For emergencies after hours, please call Fr. Joe at 585-747-3649. Families should alert the Parish Office when TRUSTEES family members are in the hospital. Hospitals are no longer Bob Pochily, Kristin Campagnolo able to provide parishes with this information. If you would like to have someone prayed for at Mass and/or added to the COUNCIL CHAIRS Prayer Corner in the bulletin, we invite you to call the Parish Pastoral Council: Joseph Babcock Office at 257-2493. Finance Council: Joe Kiely Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.) NEW PARISHIONERS For information on becoming Catholic, or questions about the Welcome to our parish community! Registration packets Catholic faith, contact Ann Marie Eckert. are available at all Church entrances and at the office. Holy Orders STEWARDSHIP For information about vocations, contact Carol Dady with the Our Sister Parish Diocesan Office of Vocation Awareness at 585-461-2890 or We enjoy an ongoing exchange of people and prayer with [email protected]. St. Anthony’s in the Dominican Republic. Donations to RAYER PPORTUNITIES the “loose change bowls” located at each Church entrance P O Eucharistic Adoration provide meals and education for over 200 children at the Wednesdays at 7 p.m. & Fridays at 9:30 a.m. in the Church parish daycare center. Almsgiving Rosary Fridays at 5 p.m. in the Church 10% or more of all donations we receive go to the poor and needy. Prayer Groups Clothing for the Needy Centering Prayer and Ignatian Prayer Groups meet Clean used clothing in good condition accepted 24/7 at throughout the month. Small Christian Communities also meet weekly. For more information, call Ann Marie Eckert. the shed adjacent to the parking lot. St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church November 6, 2016 SCRIPTURE READINGS STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Today OFFERTORY INCOME, October 30, 2016 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14; Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15; Collection: $6,935 2 Thes 2:16-3:5; Lk 20:27-38 EFT Donations: $3,676 Next Sunday Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-6, 7-8, 9; 2 Thes 3:7 Mailed-in Donations: $0 -12; Lk 21:5-9 TOTAL: $10,611 “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ. ” (2 Thes 3:5) WEEKLY BUDGET: $10,577 VARIANCE: + $34 Dominican Republic Bowls: $142 PRAYER CORNER Please hold in prayer those who are sick: CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL Jerry Klumb, Ruthanne Bruen, Milagros Ramos, John Benedict, Anita Malone, Christina de Roos Bain, Len Topoleski, Mary Camobreco, Albert Dominick, Scott Long, Garrison H. Davidson Jr., Silas Martinez, Craig Trowbridge, Bob Orrange, Marilyn Pollutro, Margy Dillon, Colin Hayward-Toland, and David Hyatt. We’ve raised $13,980 toward our goal of $48,418. Please prayerfully consider pledging to the CMA. WHAT’S HAPPENING—NOVEMBER 7–NOVEMBER 13 Monday, November 7 Saturday, November 12 5:30 p.m. MASS: Marjorie Hagin by the Hagin Family and Jerry 9:00 a.m. AA Klumb by Charlotte Klumb 9:00 a.m. Parish Directory Photos Tuesday, November 8 3:00 p.m. Friends of Farmworkers 12:10 p.m. MASS: Living & Deceased Members of the Doyle & 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Leclere Families by Jeff & Jane Doyle and Joseph Stycos 5:00 p.m. MASS: Mary Gilligan by the Family of Mary & Jim by Maria Stycos Gilligan 4:00 p.m. Youth Choir Sunday, November 13 5:30 p.m. Boy Scouts 9:00 a.m. MASS: Henry & Phyllis Hyatt by Jerry & Irene 7:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry Schickel and Our Parishioners Wednesday, November 9 9:15 a.m. Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9:00 a.m. MASS: Mary Gilligan by Mary Lou Bailey-Smith 10:15 a.m. Children’s Faith Formation 7:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration 11:30 a.m. MASS: Peg Moy by Ed Moy & Family and Oscar Thursday, November 10 Koch by Maria Stycos 9:30 a.m.