Welcome to Jen Runge POTHE Director of Music Ministry
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Parish of the Holy Eucharist Holy Martyrs Sacred Heart St Gregory St Jude October 29, 2017 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Welcome to Jen Runge POTHE Director of Music Ministry All Saints Day All Souls Day Sacred Heart A Holy Day of Obligation Christmas Fair Wednesday, November 1 Mass Times Tuesday, November 2 Saturday, December 2 St. Gregory 8:00 am Mass of Remembrance to be Help needed. See insert Sacred Heart 8:15 am held weekend of November 4. in center of bulletin. Holy Martyrs 5:30 pm St. Jude 6:30 pm From our Music Director Prayer and Devotion 2 Dear Fellow Parishioners: Thank you to our Veterans I grew up the daughter of a church organist and choir master in To make a prayer intention for a veteran, Massachusetts so you might say I’ve been preparing for this job since I alive or deceased, complete the form on the was 9 years old. I am so excited to be joining the staff of Parish of the front page of our website, www.pothe.org. We Holy Eucharist as Director of Music Ministry and continuing to build on will list all of the names in the November 12 the choral music program established by Pat and Ron Siviski over 30 bulletin and remember them at our Masses years ago. We have such an opportunity to capture the spirits of our that weekend. young people and families as there has been a resurgence of beautiful choral music in the church as of late. When I was growing up in the 70’s, I was not exposed to the composer likes of Mozart, Handel, Durufle, We Remember Palestrina or Byrd in my little Catholic church but rather in my prep school All of those recently deceased who celebrated a funeral in our parish over concert choir. the last year at Masses of Remembrance to be held next weekend on Sunday November13. I always wondered why music at mass was so average. If these musical St. Gregory 8:30 am giants were writing for the Catholic Church, why weren’t we singing their St. Jude 9:30 am works at Mass? Well it’s funny how things come full circle. I now have the Holy Martyrs 10:30 am chance to share these amazing works of art with our congregation, and Sacred Heart 11 am encourage all of you to find your singing voice in the pews. I told my 3 daughters at dinner the other night that I feel so lucky and blessed to be Memorial Book of Intentions able to bring together my two favorite things: my love of choral music We will place a book of intentions at each church during the month of and my faith. How many people get to say they are really excited about November. Please enter the names of your deceased loved ones. We their job? I feel that way and I hope you are excited as I am. Please will include a petition for the souls of those listed in the book during all know that though my education may appear formal, my style is not. I am masses in November. very down to earth and have lots of creative ways to teach the congregation how to sing. Rosary Ministry If you’ve ever fancied yourself a singer, or fancied yourself wanting to Join us for group rosary on Saturdays at Holy Martyrs and St. Gregory at learn how to be a better singer, please don’t be shy. Let’s work together. 3:30 pm, prior to the 4 pm Mass. The rosary is also recited on Your voices and musical talents are gifts and talents given to you by God Wednesday mornings at Sacred Heart before morning Mass and after to make this world a more holy and lovely place. (And we could sure use daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Holy Martyrs. more holy and lovely in our lives!) I am available for private voice coaching, church choir workshops and individual and group cantor training. I have established the Youth Schola (open to children in K-9th Adoration Ministry grade) based at Sacred Heart and am leading the SH Adult Choir several Can you spend an hour with me? weeks a month. Our four congregations will enjoy greater connection Holy Martyrs, Monday 8 am to 6:30 pm during October through joint worship celebrations enhanced by a Combined Choir. St. Gregory, Friday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Children from all four churches are learning to be a “school of singers’ Is God calling you to sit in quiet contemplative prayer and will enhance liturgy once a month at Sacred Heart. More things are with Him in Adoration? Adorers needed at Holy planned including increased congregational singing, a Musician’s corner Martyrs for the 11:00 am, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm hours. in the bulletin (with greater breadth of topics on our website) in which I FMI: Jenny Manago at 847-514-1813, or email discuss topics such as “why we sing what we sing at Mass”, and the [email protected] potential for Chant Camp next summer (an intensive course for those interested in learning to sing Gregorian Chant). If you can count to 7, and can sing “do re me” from Sound of Music, you can sing chant! Respect Life Ministry 40 Days for Life campaign leaders tell us that so far this campaign 289 St Augustine said, “He who sings, prays twice.” Well then. Let’s get babies have been spared from abortion - that we know of! We can only singing! wonder how many mothers have turned away from abortion that only God knows about. Since He's a good and merciful God we have to believe Jennifer Runge there are many more! O Lord, help us follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Let us humbly and All Saints Day diligently work to restore legal protection for the unborn, the disabled, the Wednesday, November 1, 2017 medically dependent and all innocent children of God whose lives are A day of Holy Obligation threatened. Let us remember the old adage that "He can never lead who Mass Times has not first learned to obey." And Lord, grant us a peaceful heart as we St. Gregory 8:00 am Sacred Heart 8:15 am labor in your name. Holy Martyrs 5:30 pm St. Jude 6:30 pm Deepening our Faith 3 Junior High Faith Formation Adult Faith Formation Encounter JR High YM – Grades 6-8 THAT MAN IS YOU meets on Saturdays from 6:45am to 8:00am at This week (October 29) : Falmouth By the Sea Outreach – Card Sacred Heart. If you are a husband or father, we would love to have you games with the residents. From 4-5:15 pm. For more information contact join us for lessons and discussions about how we can all more fully live Joann Segovia: [email protected] Permission forms on our mission as Christian men and family leaders. parish website: pothe.org under Catholic Life News. SYMBOLON Week 5: Who is Jesus? Growing our Faith Together The key words we will focus Family Formation, Grade PK to 5 on from the videos this week This week (October 29) our theme is Jesus’ Great Commandment, also are FULLY HUMAN and known as the Commandment of Love: FULLY DIVINE. Did you “Love God above all else and love our neighbor as ourselves”. know that Jesus IS God and Our children and families will think about the two parts of Jesus’ Great He is also a man? Commandment, which sums up the 10 commandments. Each family and God spoke to his people learning group is challenged to talk about how we live this commandment. through the prophets during the Old Testament times, but in these last Remember to pick up your green family envelope after Mass each week to days he has spoken to us by his Son. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is bring the Gospel to life at home! one divine person who possesses two natures. He is truly God and truly man, not part God and part man. This profound and awesome teaching November 1, All Saints Day is called the hypostatic union. As both God and man, Jesus is the one On this day, we honor our saints by celebrating Mass together in our and only mediator between God and man. Jesus became human to help parish, and by asking them to pray with and for us, to the Lord, our God. us know God’s love, to reconcile us with God and save us, to model a holy life, and to make it possible for God to live within us. FLAME Retreat on Saturday, November 4, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, “Now this is eternal life, that they Sacred Heart . All children and at least one parent or guardian are asked know you, the only true God, and to attend this important retreat which will focus on the Sacrament of Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” Reconciliation. The FLAME class will be celebrating First Penance on John 17:3 December 9, so this is a great opportunity to learn and get ready with your Challenge for the week: We need to KNOW God! How do you get to child. know someone? Spend some time with Jesus this week in Adoration and reflect on his nature as fully human and fully divine. Catholic Boys Scout and Cub Scouts Fr. Daniel is asking if any adults would be interested in starting a scouting Save the date for our SYMBOLON Pot luck and Jeopardy game, program in the parish.