WELCOME TO Rev. Charles Ferrara, Pastor [email protected] ext. 5 Deacon Scott Schardan [email protected] ext. 6 Ann Marie Chromoga, Secretary & Bulletin Editor [email protected] ext. 0 Deadline to submit articles for the bulletin: Wednesdays two weeks prior at 10 a.m. Deadline for pulpit announcements: Thursday at 10 a.m. Yvonne Stewart Safe Environment & Parish Registration Coordinator [email protected] ext. 8 Guehring Music Director [email protected] Sean Feltz Coordinator of Youth Ministry [email protected] - 636-464-1013 2334 Tenbrook Road Arnold, MO 63010-2366 636-296-5485 Fax: 636-296-8717 Cൺඍඁඈඅංർ Eൽඎർൺඍංඈඇ www.stdavidarnold.org Parish School of Religion

Office Hours: Cathy Whitlock, CRE PSR Office: 636-287-1551 or Tuesday-Friday 9:00 am -3:00 pm [email protected] Closed: Saturday-Monday Holy Child School & Preschool Mrs. Bridget Brennell 636-321-0002 ext. 1- 20 MASS SCHEDULE Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m., Saturday, 4:30 p.m., Sunday, 8:30 a.m., and 10:30 a.m. Holy Day of Obligation: as announced

BAPTISMS Baptism of an infant is to be arranged with either Father Charlie or Deacon Scott. Catholic parents are expected to practice their faith by regularly participating at Mass and living the faith.

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Saturday from 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. and Monday 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. or by appointment with Father Charlie

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Offered quarterly or contact Father Charlie at your convenience

SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY Arrangements should be made with the pastor or deacon at least six months prior to anticipated wedding date. Catholics are expected to practice their faith by regularly participating at Mass and living the Gospel.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION in church starting at 8:15 a.m. Monday, ending at 10:30 p.m. Monday.

RCIA Catholics or non-Catholics wanting to learn more about the faith - contact Father Charlie or Deacon Scott. Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 26, 2021

STEWARDSHIP AWARENESS SUNDAY, 2021

STEWARDSHIP: GRATEFUL AND GENEROUS--- PRAYER / PARTICIPATION / GENEROSITY

Every year we are invited to take some time out and reflect upon our role to be good stewards of the gifts God has given us to use for one another. This role of stewardship reminds us to be grateful and generous. Praying about how much we want to participate and how much we can afford to be generous can assist us in knowing what God's will is for us. This year at our parish we have introduced FORMED to help us with our prayer and spiritual formation. We will hear more about FORMED and its beneficial role in assisting us with our prayer life. We are also invited to participate in formal prayer on Mondays with Eucharistic Adoration. Our personal prayer relationship with God will tell us all about our role of participation and generosity. We are called to participate in mass on weekends. We are invited to participate in the active life of our parish. In this way, we support our parish and make it vibrant. The more we participate, the more generous we are with our time. And our generosity will help support our parish. Stewardship reminds us of our call to tithe as much as we can. This year, we went beyond our challenge goal in the Annual Catholic Appeal, which was noteworthy in showing how generous we can be! Historically, we have financially supported the St. Vincent de Paul Society. While it is wonderful that we are so generous with the ACA and St. Vincent de Paul, a very obvious fund that we know that is just as important, if not most important, is our weekly offertory collection and our general fund. In other words, as I've said so many times, we have to have a parish in the first place in order to say we belong to St. David Parish for the ACA, and to say we have a St. David chapter of St. Vincent de Paul. Since my time here, every year we have finished financially ahead at the end of the fiscal year, which is absolutely wonderful! Once again, I will continue to produce our monthly financial balance in the bulletin to inform us of our generosity. Let us pray, to know how to participate, and how much we should financially contribute in being generous. Father Charlie

CHRISTINE E. LITWAK && EUGENE SWARINGIN (Grandfather of Josie, Kelly, Leanna, Clare and Thomas Whitlock)

ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY In today’s gospel tells his disciples: “Anyone who gives you a drink of water because you belong to Christ will not, I assure you, go without his re- ward.” On September 27, the Church will celebrate the feast of St. Vincent de Paul. The members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are on the front line in laboring for the poor, they are among the first to know their real needs.

This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to assist families by providing food, assistance with utilities, rent and other bills. God Bless You!

GREETERS / USHERS NEEDED The Hospitality Ministry of Greeters/Ushers is preparing to return to pre-Covid guidelines! If you would like to be part of welcoming and guiding our St. David Parish please contact Glen Henson at (314) 805-6476 or email [email protected]. Training to be provided. Please consider this important Ministry of our Parish.

ST. DAVID PARISH

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SECRETARY / BULLETIN EDITOR PART-TIME Saturday, October 16, 2021 PUBLIC ROSARY - PLEASE CONTACT FR. FERRARA OUR LADY OF FATIMA In front of St. David Church for details - 12 Noon

Mass Intentions Readings for the Week:

Monday, September 27 September 27- October 3 7:45 a.m. People of the Parish Tuesday, September 28 Monday: Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:2, 16-23, 29, 22-23; Lk 9:46-50 7:45 a.m. People of the Parish Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-7; Lk 9:51 Wednesday, September 29 -56 7:45 a.m. People of the Parish Wednesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7- Thursday, September 30 12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 7:45 a.m. People of the Parish Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8 Friday, October 1 -11; Lk 10:1-12 7:45 a.m. Curtis Trankler Friday: Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Lk Saturday, October 2 10:13-16 4:00 p.m. James E. Knott Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-37; Sunday October 3 Mt 18:1-5, 10 8:30 a.m People of the Parish Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9- 10:30 a.m. Bernie Gardner 11; Mk 10:2-16 [2-12]

(If you have family loved ones you would like to remember with Mass, please contact AND SPECIAL the office.) OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Priesthood Sunday PRAY FOR THE SICK Monday: St. Vincent de Paul, Priest

Stacey , Trina Boyer Bearchi, Mary Jo Tuesday: St. Lawrence Ruiz and Braun, Tony Braun, Shirley Burdzilauskas, Companions, Martyrs; St. Wenceslaus, Kerry Cain, Rhonda Cline, Bob Crow, Martyr Wednesday: SS. MICHAEL, , Kenneth Donnelly, Leigh Ann Duda, Eileen AND , Duedra, Joan Foppe, Emma Gan, Russell Thursday: St. , Priest, Doctor of Gardner, Adele Gaynor, Ellen Gentry, Karen the Church Grewe, Verna Haun, Rose Hensley, Deborah Friday: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Kohout, Lawrence Langelier, Terry Martin, , ; First Friday Betty Meyer, Edward Meyer, Janice Milton, Saturday: The Holy Guardian Angels; First John Minogue, Fr. Jim Mitulski, Robert Saturday Morgan, Oscar Pfaff, Patricia Richards- THE PRESENCE OF GOD Payne, Sr. Karen Rose, Morris Shackleford, In all our thoughts and actions we ought to Mike Shoults, Shirley Smiley, Kathy Steel, remember the presence of God, and Stocker, Buzz Tesson, Mary Tesson, account all lost in which we think David Tretter, Mary Wagner, Jerry Winter. not of God. —St.

THIS WEEK AT ST. DAVID Saturday, October 2

Sunday, September 26 Sacristy Cleaning STEWARDSHIP AWARENESS SUNDAY Rita Brown & Joyce Voss Mass: 8:30 a.m., Church Mass: 10:30 a.m. Church 4:30 p.m. Mass Food Pantry: 6:30 p.m. Kitchen Lectors Paul Krispin Monday, September 27 Mass: 7:45 a.m., Church Ushers Adoration following Mass, ends at 10:30 p.m. Volunteers Confessions, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Church

Tuesday, September 28 Sunday, October 3 Mass: 7:45 a.m., Church Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion after Mass Money Counters Quilters: 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Room 107 Mark Applebaum, Gary Whitlock, Paul Sports: 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. Gym Westhoff

Wednesday, September 29 8:30 a.m. Mass Mass: 7:45 a.m., Church Lector Pro-Life Rosary after Mass Jane Knese Bible Study, 9:00 a.m. Room 103 PSR: 6:30 p.m. School Ushers RCIA: 6:30 p.m. Rectory Volunteers

Thursday, September 30 10:30 a.m. Mass Mass: 7:45 a.m., Church Lector Prayer Group: 7:30 p.m. (Virtually) Vince Amador Sports - 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. Ushers Friday, October 1 (First Friday) Mass: 7:45 a.m., Church

Saturday, October 2 (First Saturday) SVDP Mtg. 2:45 p.m. Room 108 Confessions: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Church Mass: 4:30 p.m., Church

Sunday, October 3 Mass: 8:30 a.m., Church Mass: 10:30 a.m., Church BLESSING OF PETS: 12:30 P.M. Church Food Pantry: 6:30 p.m., Kitchen

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