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October 13, 2019 Greetings and Offerings 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 19 - 20, 2019 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Greeters Eucharistic Celebrations 5:00 pm Theresa Daigle & Harriet Trottier 8:00 am Volunteers from the Community October 12 – October 20, 2019 9:30 am Cheryl Clarke & Diane Geoffroy 10/12 Sat 5:00 pm (Sacred Heart) Deceased Members of the Atkins Family by St. John Offertory Vianney Parish 5:00 pm Daigle Family 10/13 Sun 8:00 (St. Vincent) 8:00 am Morrissette Family Christopher Ruscio by Helene Croteau 9:30 am Parish Volunteers 10/13 Sun 9:30 (St. Ignatius) Pro populo 10/15 Tue 8:30 am (Sacred Heart) †Pauline Choquette by her Sons and Family This Week’s Parish Events/Youth Programs Calendar 10/16 Wed 8:30 am (Sacred Heart) 10/13 Sun 11:30 am Harvest Dinner – SV Hall † Yvette Gagnon by Madeleine Morrissette and Family 10/16 Wed 9:00 am Rosary – SHJ 10/17 Thu 8:30 am (St. Vincent) Office Closed Today Ryla Ruscio by Helene Croteau 10/18 Fri 9 am – 7 pm Adoration – SHJ 10/18 Fri 8:30 am (Sacred Heart) 10/20 Sun 7:30 am Rosary – SV Fr. Timothy Naples: for a Fruitful Vocation by a Parishioner 11:30 am Harvest Dinner – SHJ Hall 10/19 Sat 5:00 pm (Sacred Heart) † Norman Daigle by Theresa and Jacque Daigle 10/20 Sun 8:00 am (St. Vincent) Noteworthy Days 28th Week in Ordinary Time † Yvette Gagnon by Madeleine Morrissette and Family Month of October dedicated to Most Holy Rosary 10/20 Sun 9:30 am (St. Ignatius) 10/15 St. Theresa of Avila, Virgin & Doctor Pro populo (white vestment) 10/17 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr This Week’s Prayer Intentions (red vestment) For all who are sick, for the homebound of our parishes 10/18 St. Luke, Evangelist (red vestment) and for those who have asked for our prayers, especially 10/19 Sts. John de Brebeuf & Isaac Jogues, Priests & Bonnie Day, Casey Bonneau, Michelle Warman, Edward Martyrs and Companions, Martyrs (red vestment) Quintal, Roger Decheneaux, Noella Berthiaume, Denise *North American Martyr’s planted the first seeds of faith (Laramee) King, Lise Coulombe and Conrad Coulombe. on our continent, also known as Canadian Martyrs* “Lord, look upon all the above with Mercy. May Your Healing Hand rest upon them. May Your life-giving powers flow to the Prayer for the Month: Prayer for Victims of Abortion depths of their souls, cleansing, purifying, restoring them to Lord Jesus Christ, You took our human nature upon health of mind and body”. Yourself. You shared our life and death, our childhood and adulthood. For our recently deceased family, friends and community You also shared our time in the womb. While still God, members especially Samuel Bartlett, and Mrs. Rita Coyne. while worshipped and adored by the angels, while Almighty “Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light and filling every part of the universe, You dwelt for nine shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, months in the womb of Mary. You were our Redeemer in the through the mercy of God, rest in peace.” womb, our God who has a preborn child. Lord Jesus, we ask You to bless and protect the children who Submit bulletin intention/announcements to: today are in their mothers’ womb. Save them from the [email protected] danger of abortion. Give their mothers the grace to sacrifice themselves, in body and soul, for their children. Help all Papal General Intention (October) people to recognize in the preborn child a brother, a sister, Evangelization: A Missionary “Spring” in the Church saved by You, our Redeemer in the womb. That the breath of the Holy Spirit engenders a new missionary spring in the Church Bishops Annual Appeal Update The Bishops Annual Appeal for the diocese of Burlington St. Vincent’s October Steeple Cross Memorial is at 80%. St. Andre Bessette Parish is at 75% of our Dedicated to the Talty Family overall goal of $15,800 with $11,866 in donations. Thank you for your generosity. By: Gerald and Deborah Talty Catholic Tidbits Parish Stewardship Reports Weekends of 10/5 – 10/6/2019 “Continue to pray the Rosary every day.” St. Andre Bessette Parish ~Our Lady of Fatima to Sister Lucia Offertory $ 1,570 $Budget/Week $ 1,771 Why The Daily Rosary? Difference +/- $ (201) Fuel $ 959 Our Lady has 117 titles. She selected this title at Fatima: “I am the Lady of the Rosary”. Food Pantry Some people approach the parish for food. The parishioners St. Francis de Sales said the greatest method of praying IS can drop off the food in the basket kept at the church to feed – Pray the Rosary. the hungry. St. Thomas Aquinas preached 40 straight days in Rome, Our Lady of Fatima Church Ham Dinner Italy on just the Hail Mary. Sunday, October 27, 2019, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – 21 Creek Road, Craftsbury, cost: donations This year’s menu will include ham, mashed potatoes, beans, St. John Vianney, patron of priests, was seldom seen squash, coleslaw, pickled beets, rolls, desert and beverage. without a rosary in his hand. Bernie and Linda Lussier & Friends and Natalie Allen are scheduled to appear. This benefit dinner is for Our Lady of “The rosary is the scourge of the devil” – Pope Adrian VI. Fatima maintenance. For more information, contact: Jeannine Young at “The rosary is a treasure of graces” – Pope Paul V. [email protected] or 802-586-2899 Padre Pio the stigmatic priest said: “The rosary is THE The Variety Show WEAPON” Friday November 15, 2019 at the McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College - Tickets $15/ea online or $20/ea at the Pope Leo XIII wrote 9 encyclicals on the rosary. door Back again by popular demand, the Challengers for the Pope John XXIII spoke 38 times about our Lady and the Catholic Faith presents: THE VARIETY SHOW. See a range Rosary. He prayed 15 decades daily. of performances BY OUR DIOCESAN PRIESTS from music to juggling to comedy – a Family-Friendly evening of St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort wrote: “The rosary entertainment all to benefit our diocesan seminarians. Don’t is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, miss out! There will be a silent auction. Donations at the Our Redeemer, who so loves His Mother.” event are encouraged and will go towards seminarians. Tickets and information online at http://vtchallengers.org If you wish to obtain a favor: – Pray THE “54-day Sacred Heart Harvest Dinner ROSARY NOVENA”… Sunday, October 20, 11:30 am – Sacred Heart Parish Hall; Adults $12, Children (4-12) $5, under 4 free - Pray 3 nine day rosary novenas – 27 days of petition; Come partake in good food and good company at the Sacred - Pray 3 nine day rosary novenas – 27 days of Heart Harvest Dinner. This year’s fare will include roast thanksgiving. pork with all the fixings. The quilt raffle will also be taking place. Will you give 1% of 1440 minutes each day to God? Welcome! If so, pray the daily rosary in 15 minutes – 1% of 24 St. Andre Bessette Parish welcomes our newest little sister, hours. Holly Marie Morin, daughter of Shane and Kara (Campbell) Morin, and granddaughter of Monique and Mike Morin who Later on, give 3% and pray 15 decades. Or, with the was baptized at St. Vincent's Church on Saturday, October addition of the luminous mysteries, give 4% and pray all 5th. Please pray for Holly and her family. 20 decades! St. Ignatius Church Roof Repairs Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. Repairs will include replacing the shingles over the sacristy with black metal roofing and installation of snow [Source: iPieta App in Prayers Section; although it can be found guards. The estimate is $4000. Parishioners who wish to under the same title on other Catholic resources around the web.] may offer donations to help defray the cost of repairs. October 12–18, 2019 FOR THE DIOCESE OF BURLINGTON Disciple Maker Index Survey Results atholics in the Diocese of Burlington univer- Institute to help parish leaders develop pastoral plans that sally have a strong set of beliefs in scripture and address the synod priority of building vibrant parishes, Church teaching, which provides a foundation which includes evangelization and communication. The “Cfor extending their faith journey,” said Terry Poplava, vice Disciple Maker Index Survey was the first step in accessing president of ministry development and client services at the strengths and opportunities of each parish. Parish Catholic Leadership Institute. teams met during the summer to take a deep dive into According to the results of the Disciple Maker Index the survey results and create goals in one or more of the Survey which parishioners in the Diocese of Burlington three synod priority areas based on their parish strengths completed last spring, these two and opportunities. Each parish categories ranked the highest. will share their final plan with Survey questions focused on the parishioners once it is complete. three Diocesan Synod priorities “The next step will be moving — vibrancy, evangelization and from documenting a plan to the communication — and asked implementation and measure- participants to rank their parish ment of progress,” said Bishop in categories such as preaching, Christopher Coyne. “There are spiritual growth, discipleship several ways we plan to support formation, welcoming community parishes in this process including and Mass celebration. utilizing prescheduled clergy While Catholics in Vermont meetings throughout the year, universally have a strong set of such as Presbyteral Days in early beliefs, “this does not translate into a strong missionary September, to check in on the progress and identify areas impulse,” Poplava said.