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St. “Rock" Church

1118 North Grand Blvd. St Louis, MO 63106 314-533-0304 (ph) 314-533-4260 (fax) [email protected] (e-mail) www.stalphonsusrock.org (website)

Rev. Stephen Benden, C.Ss.R., Pastor Rev. Rodney Olive, C.Ss.R., Associate Pastor Mission “To Joyfully Preach, Teach, and Live the Word of God”

Theme “One Hundred Fifty Years of Standing on the Rock”

PASTORAL STAFF

Sharon Cooney-Smith, Dir. Religious Education Roberta George, Secretary Deborah Grant, Clerical Support Angela Harris, Bulletin Editor

SUPPORT STAFF

Bro. Steve Fruge, Pastoral Staff Terrance Gipson, Maintenance Terri Schneider, Dir. Hardin Food Pantry Athletic Office: 314 533-0304 Teen Ministry: 314 533-0304

MUSIC MINISTRY

Malcolm Speed Danny duMaine

REDEMPTORISTS IN RESIDENCE

Rev. Tom Donaldson, C.Ss.R. Rev. Dave Polek, C.Ss.R. Rev. Peter Schavitz, C.Ss.R.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Call for Appointment)

SUNDAY MASSES: 10:00 a.m.

DAILY MASSES: Monday 5:30 p.m. (Tu, W. Th & F.) 11:30 a.m. Saturdays: 9:30 a.m.

MONDAY:

Eucharistic Adoration 5:00 p.m.—5:30 p.m.

TUESDAYS:

Exposition & Benediction: 10:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. (1st — Tuesday) followed by our Perpetual Help Novena & Mass SOLEMNITY OF ALL SOULS NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Today we celebrate the feast of All ; this is a feast Weekly that occurs every November 1st, so we are privileged to Readings…

celebrate this feast on a Sunday with everyone in the

church. I hope this doesn’t shock you or cause any undue Sunday: anxiety, but all of us are called to be saints. Being a Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab 5-6 [cf. 6]/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a may sound like a very tall order, but the reality is that if we plan on going to heaven, we must become a Monday: saint. Becoming a saint can happen in this life or the Wis 3:1-9/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1] Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 next. All of us, who have offended God, is like a jagged rock in God’s hands. Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11/Ps 22:26b-27, 28-30ab, The more we have sinned, the more jagged our edges are. Heaven is a place 30c, 31-32 [26a]/Lk 14:15-24 where only smooth rocks reside. For us to get to heaven, we must be smooth. Wednesday: Practically speaking, in this life, the way we smooth our edges, caused by , Phil 2:12-18/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [1a] Lk 14:25-33 is through prayer, being generous with what we have, and doing good works. The more we apply ourselves to these things, the smoother our souls become, Thursday: and consequently, the quicker we get to see God face to face. Saints are Phil 3:3-8a/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [3b] Lk 15:1-10 those who went beyond the normal smoothing process of their souls. They Friday: were willing to sacrifice themselves completely for God and their fellow Phil 3:17—4:1/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, human being. We are honoring them today. 4cd-5 [1]/Lk 16:1-8

Tomorrow, November 2nd, we celebrate the feast of All Souls. A day we Saturday: remember those who have gone before us who may not yet be in heaven. Phil 4:10-19/Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a and 9/Lk 16:9-15 These souls are right now engaged in the smoothing process of their souls; as Catholics, we believe that only the very purest of souls enter heaven, so those Sunday: who are not yet ready to meet God face to face must undergo further Wis 6:12-16/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [2b]/1 Thes 4:13-18 or 4:13-14 purification. We have no idea how long this process takes, but it is a painful Mt 25:1-13 process that beautifies us and gets us ready for the Eternal Banquet.

This month, we have set up at the St. ’s pictures of our loved ones who have passed on. This altar is set up specifically in November because of the feast of All Souls. These faithful, our loved ones, need our prayers. Yes, we may remember their lives and how we love them, but we can also make SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES their time in purgatory less painful as we pray and sacrifice for them.

Finally, this month of November is Black Catholic History Month. As well Sunday: All Saints as the already glorified and pronounced saints in heaven, we have six Black Daylight Saving Time ends men and women whose cause is in process for . Thomas Wyatt Turner, Sr. Antona Ebo and Fr. Davis are not being considered for National Vocation Awareness Week

canonization. Monday: The Commemoration of  Thomas Wyatt Turner was a founder of the NAACP and the Federation All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day) of Colored Catholics Tuesday: St. , Religious  St. Antona was a Sister of Selma and marched across the Edmund Pettis Bridge the week after Bloody Sunday Election Day

 Fr. Cyprian Davis authored many books and articles most notably The History of Black Catholics

The Interracial Committee for the North Deanery of St. Louis has provided

us with an opportunity to honor them this month. The insert in the bulletin today provides their name and picture. This committee has provided us a Wednesday: St. Charles Borromeo, chance to learn more about them on the website posted in the bulletin. There Sunday: will be a prayer service here at the Rock on Nov. 16th to bring us together to nd 32 Sunday in Ordinary Time honor them.

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Once again, we will remember our departed loved ones by placing their pictures on our Ladders of Remembrance during the month of November.

NOTE: Names will remain listed for 2 weeks The Ladders will remain up from Nov. 1st INTENTIONS 10/20/20 Klein, Mary th Bowens, Patricia Luster, Juanita through Nov. 29 2020. Cooney, Lillian & Mozee, Sylvester Dyle, Ayrielle Parran, Rodrick Please place your pictures in the basket near George, Darrion Reedy, Christian Goss, Michael Stamps, Arlecia St. Joseph’s Altar; mark your name and phone number Hearns, Zeysean Valle, Jr., Robert (Bobby) on the reverse of your picture so we can return them to Hinton, Maryann Watkins, Darnell (Chef D) Jackson, Tamica Whitfield, Edna (Mother) you.

LeSeuer, JaVaughn SICKNESS 10/27/20 Middleton, Mary Anders, Douglas Please do not enter the ladders space when it is erected Perry, Kameron Atherton, Vertibe – rather, place your picture in the basket and the Arts Pickett, DaShaun Baby Pruitt Reedy, Judy Burton, Talana & Environment team will add it to the space. Reedy, Sid Caprese, Brittany West, Kathleen & Family Chapman, Bonnie st Woolfork, Virgina & Family Attend the All Saints Liturgy on Sunday, Nov. 1 Cooney, Sheonna INTENTIONS 10/27/20 Hart, Edgar 10:00 a.m., TODAY the Ladders of Remembrance Cooney, Sylvia Hood, Rosalind will be blessed and we will have a special Litany for Davis, Angela & Family Howard, Yvonne George, Roberta Latham, Jean all those who went home to Glory since Henderson, Christine Moore, Brenda November 1st, 2019 through October 31st, 2020. Miller, Jr., Antonio Oldani, Shirley White, Evan Remsberg, Cory Sgt. Schnelle, Laverne SICKNESS 10/20/20 Bell, Gilbert Smith, Melba Collins, Tamika Smith, Paulette Collins, Tony Strong, Betty Dye, Margaret Thompson, Mary Ann George, Betty Weaver, Stephen Green, Alonzo Vet, Alphonso Massingale, Bryan Fr. Vinson, Kelly Moore, Joyce Vinson, Tyler

SHUT-IN’s Atherton, Andrew McCoy, Carolyn Bohannon, Ida Peters, Mae Brack, Dorothy Thomas, Bernice Clay, Irving Turner, Hortense McCoy, Bernice

THE ROSARY PRAYER

Join us every Tuesday/Thursday Pray for the repose of the soul of †Vernie Woolfork, mother of Virginia Woolfork at 11 a.m. as we seek

Our Holy Mother’s intercession in prayer Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. DIAL-IN NUMBER 978-990-5000 May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. ACCESS CODE 544322# Amen

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LITURGY NOTES...

The Church has designated November as Black Catholic History Month since 1990 when the National Black Clergy Caucus of the United States instigated it. November seemed appropriate because it holds special days for two prominent African Catholics: St. Augustine, whose birthday is Nov. 13, and St Martin de Porres, whose feast day is celebrated on November 3. St. recognized St. Martin de Porres on the First Sunday of the Month.

Did you know? - There are six African American Catholics who are being proposed for Sainthood. They are (Mississippi), (New York), Henriette DeLille (New Orleans), (Baltimore), Augustin Tolton (Chicago), and (Denver).

There have been 3 African in the :

 Gelasius I, who was Pope from 1 March 492 to his death in 496.  , who was Pope of the Catholic Church from 311 to his death in 314.  was the first Bishop of born in the Roman Province of . The dates of his tenure are uncertain. However, one source states he became Pope in 189 and died in 199.

Number of African American Catholics -- There are 3 million African American Catholics in the United States. Of Roman Catholic parishes in the United States, 798 are predominantly African American. Most of those contin- ue to be on the East Coast and in the South. Further west of the Mississippi River, African American Catholics are more likely to be immersed in multicultural parishes as opposed to predominantly African American parishes.

About 76% of African American Catholics are in diverse or shared parishes and 24% are in predominately African American parishes. At present there are 15 living African American , of whom eight remain active. Currently, six U.S. dioceses are headed by African American bishops, including one archdiocese. There are 250 African American , 437 , and 75 men of African descent in seminary formation for the priesthood in the United States. There are 400 African American religious sisters and 50 religious brothers.

The Black population in the United States is estimated to be just over 36 million people (13% of the total U.S. population). By the year 2050, the Black population is expected to almost double its present size to 62 million.

(Source:www.denvercatholilc.org)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENTS

ROCK THE VOTE! NOVENA PRAYER

Don’t let anything stop you from TO OUR MOTHER OF

VOTING!!! PERPETUAL HELP

The election is 2 days away ADAPTED TO BE PRAYED IN The Forum The Knights of Ladies Auxilary RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 Ct has produced this t-shirt. Young adults in the parish between SITUATION 18 – 30 years old are invited to join us Let’s use its message to motivate us to via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of VOTE. each month at 11:00 a.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to talk about our faith and spirituality.

Meeting ID: #795-9808-9976 Password: wY5ekn

Fall Festival 2020 is going VIRTUAL! This year's Fall Festival/ Card Party/Bingo/Silent Auction will be a VIRTUAL affair on Sunday, November 8th, at 1:00 p.m. Mother of Perpetual Help, with Thanks to the wonderful technology of the greatest confidence we come ZOOM, our most important church before your holy picture to fundraiser will include BINGO, Silent beseech your intercession. Auction, and Grand Raffle, and special raffles. Black Catholic History Month Celebration We think of you, Mother, at the You can pick up your allotment of foot of the Cross. Your heart Grand Raffle tickets to sell/buy after must have bled to see your Son Mass on Sundays or at the church in agony. But your joy was great office during business hours. Special when He rose from the dead, raffles will include a Basket of Cheer and a Lotto tree loaded with lotto victorious over the powers of tickets ($2 each or 6 for $5). evil.

Attendance prizes will be gift cards, but Mother of Sorrows, pray for us you must purchase a $20.00 reservation in this time of trial. Help us not to be eligible to lose heart. Intercede for your

We are accepting donated auction people who are afflicted with items, gift cards, and Basket of Cheer Coronavirus. ingredients through November 1 (new, minimum $30 value). Comfort your people who are vulnerable and anxious. Protect Items can be dropped off after Mass healthcare workers who put their TODAY or at the church office Novena Daily Videos lives at risk. Inspire our leaders Monday through Saturday, 9 to noon. 9:00 a.m. Nov. 7—15, 2020 to make good decisions. Change Thank you for your support as we cannot do this without you." www.evenbrite.com/e/126311690667 our hearts so that we may act responsibly. Prayer Service November 16, 2020 Teach us to trust in God’s love 6:30 p.m. and mercy and to share with you St. Alphonsus “Rock” the joy of having courageously In Person and on Facebook LIVE faced up to all the challenges of www.facebook.com/interracialrelations Life. Amen.

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Financial Corner... Congratulations!

Our Winner for

General Fund Actual Contributions Received OCTOBER 2020 is

OCTOBER 18th 25th Deborah Jones Envelopes $ 7,552.00 $ 6,948.00 Stephanie Brown Mark and Linda Kamp Loose Donations $ 1,423.00 $ 233.00 Virginia Brown Steve and Helene LaBerta Total Contributions $ 8,975.00 $ 7,181.00 Cheryl Carr Pamela Leong Esther Darris Brenda McDonnell Weekly Target Amount $12,000.00 $12,000.00 Janice Englander Karen and Sylvester Mozee Under/Over Weekly Target $(3,025.00) $(4,819.00) Kurt Englander Barbara Jean Nashville

Stewardship Prayer… Carl Harris Leo & Linda Peoples

That we ask the saints in Heaven for guidance in defending our Kalyn Harris Ben and Denise Phillips Faith Monica Huddleston Eugene Wallace

”Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter Deborah Jones Janis Weaver-McSpadden every kind of evil against you (falsely) because of me.” Matthew 5:11 Donald and Joyce Jones Sheila Williams We are all at different points on the path to holiness, on getting to Heaven and becoming a saint. Part of the journey is being mocked Mary Ellen Judge and ridiculed by others. When this happens, how do you respond? Do you become silent? Do you react in anger or do you react with VOTING IS AN ACT OF LOVE AND AN ACT OF COURAGE love? Fortunately, as one Body of Christ, we are united with the saints already in Heaven. Ask your favorite saint for guidance in TUESDAY IS THE DAY! defending the Faith If you need transportation, there are two options:

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Today’s reading on “The Beatitudes” is a perfect example of our 2. Action St. Louis is providing transportation. call to holiness. The Beatitudes list the virtues that we should strive for if Make your request online: https://actionnetwork.org/ we hope to become saints. We are called to detach ourselves from worldly forms/rides-to-the-polls-with-action-st-louis, or call or text possessions, mourn for the dead, pray for humility, work for social justice, Katherine Fenerson (314) 325-4478 for more information. show mercy to others, frequent the sacraments, look for peaceful solutions and be strong in our faith when ridiculed by others. This is also All Saints Day when we remember the saints recognized by the Church and those that are not recognized, like our family and friends that have died and are now in heaven. Our call to holiness on All Saints Day reminds us that we are one Body of Christ, that we live in communion not only with the living on earth, but with those that have already attained heaven. Take time today to visit the grave sites of family and friends that have died. Pray that they may be in heaven. archstl.org/dynamic

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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PRAYER MEMORIALS

Tillie Mae Alexander, Larry Ambus, Hortense Anderson, Elizabeth Henckler Aton, Anita Louise Banks Lillian Barnes, Jean Irene Becker, Herron Beckley, Mother Dorothy Granberry Bennett, Morris E. Bohannon, Willie Steve Bowens, Dorothy Brady, Theodore Branch, Jr. Irma King Brown, James Buford, Kenita Bush Anna Chopin, Betty Jean Colbert, Charmaine Davenport Walterene Dougherty, Roger Downs, Sr., Sr. Antona Ebo, FSM, Fields, Ossie R. Foster Queen E. Dunlap Fowler, Craig Franklin, Willie Goss, Ann Marie Hatchett, Cherry Ophelia Jackson Mark Jones, Nadine Jones, Mother Ruth Jones, Stephen LaBerta, Rosemary Lee, Eldwyn Lewis Anice Mahone, Barbara McCalebb, Leon Zack McClendon, Eric L. McKinnie, Louis T. McKinnie Marshall Mosley, Anne Ortwerth, Lucille Palmer, Kathy Lin Cheers Parran, Alton Pritchard Drenea Sanders, Eugene Sanders, Christine Slaughter, Irma Steen, Lorraine Fite Stewart Susan Colbert Threats, Ralph Tyler, Robert Joseph Valle, Ralph Watkins Jr. Juanita West, Marlene Williams, Richard Williams, Vernie Woolfork, Clarence Zacher

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Sharon Cooney-Smith, DRE Kurt Englander Angela Thames Linda Kamp 314-533-0304 ext. 1001 President Vice President Secretary

RCIA/RCIC Linda Brown Reed Ben Phillips Children’s Liturgy of the Word Wanda Caldwell Travis Threats Joy Camp Eric Thurman First Reconciliation Mike Coffman Kevin Triggs First Communion Rhonda Graham Confirmation Matrimony ATTENTION

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