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Parish Contacts Sunday, August 1, 2021 Church Office 334-567-0047 Commentary on Pope First Saturday, August 7th Parish website https://ologchurch.org Francis' Letter Severely First Saturday Devotion is on the 7th of Pastor Reverend Den Irwin August; we will have Adoration, the Holy Email [email protected] Limiting Latin Masses Rectory 334-514-0165 Pope Francis has certainly grabbed many Rosary and Confessions between 10:00 – Volunteer Secretary Henrietta Cappelli people’s (both Catholic and non-Catholic) 11:00 AM with Holy at 11:00 AM. Email [email protected] attention with his recent letter which appears Please Note: There is a wedding Parish Catechetical Leader Sharon Ducote to severely limit the celebration of the Latin scheduled in the early afternoon on that Email [email protected] Mass. So what is this all about? Up until day; therefore, lunch will not be served This Week at OLOG sometime shortly after 1970, Holy Mass was after Holy Mass. celebrated in Latin each Sunday. Some Holy Mass is Livestreamed 9:30 AM every Catholics loved this liturgy, but a number of Update on Long Range Plan Sunday on Our Lady of Guadalupe them found it hard to be engaged in it. After Wetumpka/Millbrook, AL Facebook page. (August 1) the , a meeting of (We will begin dating these updates so that Sunday, August 1 many of the bishops of the world at the you can better keep track of them) I failed to Adoration 8:45 – 9:15 AM Vatican, which concluded in 1965, a number Confessions 8:45 – 9:15 AM inform everyone last week that when the Holy Mass 9:30 AM of changes were made in the liturgy. Some architect and engineer (Bill and David) Monday, August 2 of these were good; some are much more visited us, they gave us some of the pros and debatable. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI cons of our two options: option 1: make our Tuesday, August 3 made it possible for any priest who can building into a church, hall and religious Office Hours 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM properly do so, to celebrate the Holy Mass education/meeting space versus option 2: Adoration 4:15 – 5:15 PM which came before Vatican II. He did this Holy Mass 5:30 PM building a whole different building for Confessions 6:15 – 6:45 PM because he, along with many others, have religious education/meeting space and using Adoration 6:00 – 7:00 PM thought for years that our current liturgy our current building for a church and Wednesday, August 4 could be enriched by celebrating it alongside hall. Their educated guess was that the cost Confessions 5:00 – 5:15 PM of the traditional , as it is of each option would be roughly the Holy Mass 5:30 PM called. This permission was welcomed by a same. Furthermore, our insurance cost would Thursday, August 5 number of priests and parishioners. For be roughly the same as well. HOWEVER, Holy Mass 5:45 PM instance, I can tell you from personal adding a second floor would create a gigantic Friday, August 6 experience that it has definitely helped me mess and would completely disrupt our Office Hours 9:15 AM – 2:30 PM celebrate Holy Mass in a more reverent parish life for the duration of the First Friday Devotion manner; it has been a real blessing for Holy Mass 8:30 AM project. After discussing these options, the Holy Mass 6:30 PM me. However, this permission of Pope Long Range Planning Team opted for Saturday, August 7 Benedict was more controversial for building a whole new building. First Saturday Devotion others. Those critical of this permission saw A second point that I want to make is Adoration, Rosary and it as a return to a stale and rigorous liturgy. It Confessions 10:00 – 11:00 AM that this new building will certainly be certainly seems that this is the opinion of for our children and teens for faith Holy Mass 11:00 AM Pope Francis. Therefore, it seems that he has Please note: formation. However, it will also be used Confessions 4:45 – 5:15 PM rolled back the wide permission that Pope for all sorts of other meetings including Holy Mass 5:30 PM Benedict gave to priests to celebrate the Latin Our Lady’s Guild, Knights of Columbus, Sunday, August 8 Mass. Bishops, theologians and canon Adult faith and Bible studies, etc. Adoration 8:45 – 9:15 AM lawyers are just now beginning to unpack Confessions 8:45 – 9:15 AM this letter of Pope Francis. In the Update on Long Range Plan Holy Mass 9:30 AM Archdiocese of Mobile, Latin Masses are (July 25): given the fact that the parish Baptisms and Marriages allowed to continue for the time being. All is in support of moving forward with a Baptisms contact Fr. Irwin the priests of the archdiocese will meet with capital campaign in the Fall of 2023, I Marriages contact Fr. Irwin at least wrote the archbishop and received six months in advance. Archbishop Rodi in mid-September to In accordance with Ecclesial Law, the discuss the implementation of Pope Francis' permission to contract with an Sacraments are available to the Faithful motu propio (letter). In the meantime, if you architect. The Long Range Planning in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms. have thoughts to share on this subject, you Team interviewed Bill Paxson and his August Food Bank Donation are welcome to make your voice heard by partner, David Mullen, who are working Mac & Cheese (drop-off box is in the vestibule) writing to the Archbishop (as I have done), with St. Joseph in Prattville on plans for July 2021 - TREASURY REPORT and even the Pope, if you so desire. their new church, and we decided to go The Collection for the July 25th was $6882.00 Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi with them. We hope to have them work 2021 Budget: $318,643.51 400 Government St. Mobile, AL 36602 up some plans for a new faith formation Spent to Date: $182,449.09 His Holiness Pope Francis building (that would be separate from Collections to Date: $237,322.17 00120 Vatican City State our current structure). We will keep you June Collections $30,395.00 (Yes, that is the entire address!) posted on further developments. Debt: 827,664.89 Special Nationwide Collection Two job openings at Montgomery Catholic This Week for the Church in Latin America High School English Teacher - MS/HS Campus Funds from this collection support the church in the Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School is seeking an Caribbean and in Latin America. In many instances, collected enthusiastic English teacher for our Middle School and High funds provide the only resources individual parishes have to School Campuses. Candidates should be interested in teaching sustain the faith of their parishioners. a variety of literature, including a focus on American Literature. Candidates should also have experience in Seeking New Servers encouraging and supporting the development of strong writing We are seeking new altar servers, especially for Holy Mass on skills at both the middle school and high school level. Saturday. Teens and children (in the 4th grade and above) are 4th Grade Teacher - Holy Spirit Campus welcome. Training will be provided. Please contact Brian Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School is seeking an Miller at 334-201-7274 if interested. Thank you. enthusiastic 4th Grade elementary school teacher for our Holy Traditional Latin Mass Spirit Campus. Candidates should be interested in teaching Sunday, August 15th at 1:00 PM English grammar and writing, reading, and Alabama history. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church A valid Alabama teaching certificate or the ability to apply I will be celebrating a in the Extraordinary Form. for certification is a plus. Everyone is welcome. Weekly Collection Envelope Booklet Important Note: We are allowed to offer the Latin Mass Please note that on weekends that are designated for a until mid-September when Archbishop Rodi will meet with all special collection you have two collection envelopes—one is diocesan priests about implementing Pope Francis' motu propio. Thanks, Fr. Irwin marked for the special collection with a blue border on the bottom and the second is for the OLOG weekly collection. Fr. Irwin will be out of town August 8 – 13 Lost and Found Fr. Troncale, who lives on our property in the white trailer will If you have lost an item, look in the Lost and Found basket take his place and so there are no schedule changes. In case of beside the Food Pantry basket near the front entrance. If your emergency, please call or text him at (334) 328-9476. item is not there please check with the church office 567-0047.

Year of the & the Parish Volunteers to simply stand on the corner of East Jeff Davis Words from The Sacrament of Charity by Pope Benedict Dr. and South Perry St. across from the abortion clinic offering XVI: “Year of the Eucharist & the Parish: “Since the cards for free ultrasounds from Life on Wheels - and First eucharistic liturgy is essentially an actio Dei (an action of God) Choice Pregnancy Center. The two shifts are on both Mondays which draws us into Christ through the Holy Spirit, its basic and Tuesdays—from 8:00 - 9:30 AM and 9:30-11AM. Police structure is not something within our power to change, nor can it Protection is provided and volunteers are only asked to hand be held hostage by the latest trends. Here too Saint Paul's out cards, smile, and wave. No debates! Only advertising. If irrefutable statement applies: "no one can lay any foundation other you are interested in helping, please contact Robyn Blessing at than the one that has been laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Cor 3:11). 334-221-8166 or [email protected]. Again it is the Apostle of the Gentiles who assures us that, with regard to the Eucharist, he is presenting not his own teaching but Tune into Archangel Radio what he himself has received (cf. 1 Cor 11:23). The celebration of Archangel Radio is our very own Catholic Radio station the Eucharist implies and involves the living Tradition.” - based out of Mobile (WNGL 1410 AM). Please listen online at paragraph 37 (Sacramentum Caritatis).Visit: https://mobarch.org/ archangelradio.com. They could use our financial support. eucharist-and-parish “Native Soil” - God’s Call for Renewal Year of St. Joseph Watch the latest episode of Native Soil at: Excerpt from With a Father’s Heart (Patris Corde) by Pope https://www.nativesoil.org/episodes Francis: “In the divine plan of salvation, the Son is inseparable Each episode comes with some “Dig In Further” questions from his Mother, from Mary, who “advanced in her pilgrimage of which could help you to reflect more deeply upon your faith— faith, and faithfully persevered in her union with her Son until she go to this YouTube video for highlights: .https://youtu.be/ stood at the cross”.[22] We should always consider whether we zBZvaWEvMfI ourselves are protecting Jesus and Mary, for they are also mysteriously entrusted to our own responsibility, care and safekeeping. The Son of the Almighty came into our world in a Dawn Jaworowski Charles Hollifield Trace Johnston state of great vulnerability. He needed to be defended, protected, Mae Conatser Lynn Hollifield John Pribulick* cared for and raised by Joseph.” Paragraph 5 Jeff Conley Charlie Ester Maura Culberson* Candice Gulley Bryant Culberson* Joe L'abbe* Volunteers Needed for Ministry to Inmates Cami Ragan Eloise Rowe Dottie D'Arciprete* Men willing to assist Fr. Troncale with his ministry to the Greg Williams Austin Westmeyer John Smaligo inmates at Maxwell AFB Federal Prison call Fr. Troncale at Len Pillittere* Samatha Westmyer Amanda Groves 334-328-9476. Ray Mason* Aidan Franz Sheri James Earline Foster Amanda Staton Johnston Lisa Dobbs Join a Mowing Crew Wayne Foster Sherri Hendrix Jones * parishioner We can certainly use more folks to help take care of our Katie Sims Janice (Ron Lacour's sister) expansive property. Sign up to join one of our four Kara Capps Mitchell Melissa Meriwether teams. Teams mow (and sometimes edge and weed-eat) about once a month. Please contact Clay Cleghorn (334)-328-9489 if The prayer list is updated. If a name was removed from the list and you you are interested. want continued prayer, please email or call the church office.