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November 1, 2020 Weekend Masses Saturday 5:00pm Parish Office Lumen Christi Jr/Sr Sunday 8:00am, 8110 Jewel Lake Rd Catholic School 10:30am, 12:15pm Anchorage, AK 99502 8110 Jewel Lake Rd Bldg. D Anchorage, AK 99502 Phone: (907)243-2195 Weekday Masses Fax: (907)243-0088 Monday-Friday 9:00am Phone: (907)245-9231 Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday Fax: (907)245-9232 Adoration 10:00am -5:00pm Monday-Friday 10am-10pm Office Hours: Monday-Friday Web: www.stbenedictsak.com 7:00am-3:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Email: parishsecretary@ Web: www.lumenchristiak.com Wednesdays, 6pm-7pm stbenedictsak.com Sat.3:45pm-4:45pm or by appointment E-mail: [email protected] - Our Community at a Glance - Prayer Chain: Call Ann Curro: 349-3772 November 1, Outreach: Emergency food for those in need call 273-1596 2020 Clare House: 4th Tuesday each month; contact Janel Ryan:717-7033 Thrift Store: Open Monday-Friday 10am-3pm, and Saturday 10am-4pm, call 245-0017 to volunteer call Colleen: 354-4372 or Mary: 868-3453 Mission and Catechesis: Bob McMorrow: 273-1552 and Elise Martinez: 273-1541 Choir: See Ken Miller after Mass or email [email protected] Core Values Samoan Mass: 12:15 Mass, 1st Sunday of the Month Saint Benedict Parish is a community of Filipino Mass: 12:15 Mass, 3rd Sunday of the Month Hospitality: Coffee /donuts, after 8am-10:30am Masses Catholic, Christian stewards, Pancake Breakfast: Served 8am to 12:30pm the 2nd Sunday, Oct to Mar Knights of Columbus: Meets 1st Wednesday at 7pm working to live and Legion of Mary: Meets Mon. at 5:30pm; call Ed Wassell 227-2819 preach the Word of God in thought, word and deed. Thoughts from our Pastor “For all the Saints!” As a ministry of Saint I love the annual celebration of All Saints Day! Especially this year. More than a day to remem- Benedict Parish, ber any particular saint we know about, this celebration gives us the opportunity to remember all Lumen Christi High the saints in heaven that we don’t know about. These saints are the countless good Christians School provides a who lived throughout the centuries, who are present to God and to us in the Church. How does rigorous Catholic the Church know about this great crowd of saints in heaven? The First Reading is full of the education in a Christ-like Apostle John’s visions depicting scenes in heaven. We see the countless multitude of saints, environment. We are standing before the throne of God and the Lamb, wearing white robes and singing the hymn we called to proclaim the sing in our liturgy: ‘Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on the throne, and from the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to Lamb.’" These saints have “survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and build community, and to made them white in the Blood of the Lamb." It’s our turn now, in these difficult times, to sur- serve our brothers vive our "time of great distress" with the help of our friends, the saints! Monday is All Souls and sisters. Day, when we will remember our beloved dead and pray for them. We pray that they too will join the throng of the saints in heaven. With this energy moving in us, we can face the election We are united in our core the next day, on November 3! This is how we Christians can be a blessing for our country in values of living Faith, hard times. I pray that you will have joy in this feast and that you will feel the power and Celebrating Family strength of our own destiny – to join the multitude in heaven, where we will praise God forever! and Achieving Excellence! -- Fr. Tom Monday 11/02 Tuesday 11/03 Wednesday 11/04 Thursday 11/05 Friday 11/06 Saturday 11/07 Sunday 11/08 All Souls Day Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Vigil Mass Masses 9am: All Souls 9am: For the 9am: Kevin 9am: John 9am: Police & 5pm: Tom & 8am: Robert Reidy People of our Mitchell Family Freeman ROS Firefighters Maureen ROS Parish Office Country SI SI SI Petrunic SI 10:30am: the Closed Adoration Adoration Confirmandi SI Adoration 10am-10pm Adoration Confession Adoration 10am-10pm 10am-10pm 10am –10pm 3:45pm 12:15pm: People of 10am - 10pm Jr. High 6-8pm our Parish SI Movie Night Jr. Legion of Confession 6pm Mary 10am Pancake Breakfast Check the bulletin for RCIA 6:30pm in High School details….. the Upper Room 7-9pm Super Sunday!! Today!! Check out our page at: https:// www.stbenedictsak.com/65 FB: St. Ben's Youth Ministry Insta: @stbensyouthak Mass Intentions: SI= Special Intentions RTH= Return to Health ROS= Repose of Soul Saint Benedict Staff Evangelization and Sacramental Information Catechesis Pastor Parish Office 243-2195 Fr. Tom Lilly Director Robert McMorrow II [email protected] •RCIA: contact Marcy Adkins 273-1554 [email protected] 243-2195 •Baptism of infants: celebrated either during 273-1552 Mass, after the 12:15 Mass or at any other time Deacon Youth/Young Adult Minister approved by the Pastor. Parents are required to Desiderio Martinez Elise Martinez [email protected] attend a baptismal preparation class prior to [email protected] the baptism of the child. Deacon 273-1541 Leslie T Maiman, Jr., D.Min Jr. High Youth Minister •Weddings: scheduled by meeting with the [email protected] Gabe O’Lena Pastor at least six months prior to the wedding 397-7702 [email protected] date. Please call the office for more details. Pastoral Assistant •Funerals: contact the parish office following Marcy Adkins a death and we will be pleased to assist you. [email protected] 273-1554 Lumen Christi School •Anointing of the Sick, or Communion to the Homebound: Please call the parish office to Business Manager Principal request a visit. Danna Hoellering Brian Ross [email protected] [email protected] 273-1553 907-245-9231 Thank to all those who come and serve lunches at Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Beans Café Katherine Mitchell Anne Gore Please help out Kids Lunchbox!! [email protected] [email protected] 243-2195 907-245-9231 Thank you to all who provide meals for Director of Music Clare House Ken Miller [email protected] Next dinner date is October 27! Church Housekeeper The Traveling Madonna Elaine Potter Readings: The new traveling Mary sign up for October, Sunday 11/01 Sunday 11/08 November, and December 2020 is now posted. Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Wisdom 6:12-16 Please say a rosary each day she is in your home, 1John 3:1-3 1 Thessalonians 14:13-18 thank you for welcoming the Lord’s mother. Matthew 5:1-12 Matthew 25:1-13 Ann-3493772 or Florence 522-5671 . Lumen Christi School Knights Table Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence Congratulations: October Important Upcoming Dates: Nov 2: All Saints Day Dress Up Knight of the month Family of the Month Nov 6: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Annual Fundraiser & Auction. Keith Sobolesky Iosefo Felise Family Nov 8 - 14: Discover Catholic Schools Week Nov 11: Veterans Day Dress Up Patriotic Rosary: 11/02 and 11/16 at 6pm Nov 9-Nov 20: Thanksgiving Stuffing Drive KoC Meeting: Wednesday 11/04 at 6pm & online 4th Degree Meeting: Monday 11/02 at 7pm & online Lumen Spotlight: Happy Halloween from Lumen Christi We received our Star Council Award for 2019/2020 at our meeting under the leadership of Most people think of Halloween as a spooky and Former Grand Knight David Mitchell! evil night, but Lumen Christi students know better! Do you ever feel intimidated when you express your feelings on social issues? We went back to find the origins of this Holy Evening! It all began on May 13, 609 AD with Come pray the rosary with a group of Knights near the Planned Parenthood facility at 400pm each Wednesday be- Pope Boniface IV, when he dedicated the Roman rd th Pantheon in honor of Christian martyrs. ginning Sept 23 through Oct. 28 for the repose of the souls of all aborted Children. In fact, All Saints Day was originally on May 13, and Halloween on the night of May 12. The word Also, there is a planned Memorial Mass for aborted Children to be celebrated in a parking lot near Planned Parenthood on “Halloween” is derived name : ”All Hallow’s Eve”, the morning of Saturday, October 10th, everyone is welcome or “Holy Evening,” which became “Holy Eve,” was then shortened to “Holy’een,” and finally “Halloween..” The Patriotic Rosary In the 800s Pope Gregory IV changed the Is every 1st and 3rd Monday at 6 pm in the church. holiday to include all saints, creating “All Saints Please set the time aside to join us in prayer for our Day.” He moved the Holy Day to November 1st country. Everyone is welcome! in order to displace the Druid/ Celtic pagan celebrations that were held on October 31st and November 1st. The Druids and Celts were able to continue their celebrations and many of their festive traditions, but with a Holy meaning. Pagan traditions of dressing as ghouls changed to dressing up as saints. and the pagan tradition of leaving food on the porch to appease evil Pancake Breakfast !! spirits became “souling,” the holy tradition of giving children who come to the door soul cakes Pancake Breakfast will begin on November 8, 2020 in in exchange for prayers, honor of our vets. New serving time is 8:45 AM to 10:00 Late in the 10th century Pope Sylvestor II AM, everything is different this year.
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