OCTOBER 28, 2018 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among menand made their representative before , to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honor upon MISSION STATEMENT himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. ."

We, the members of St. Ambrose Parish, TM 2: 1-10 believe that,

through our faith and , 5130 Wilson Avenue we have been called to give witness St. Louis, MO 63110 to the values of Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday 7am - 4pm as expressed in the Gospel and teachings of our Church. Phone: 314.771.1228 FAX: 314.771.0454

St. Ambrose School Phone: 314.772.1437

SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH STAFF—IMPORTANT INFORMATION

St. Ambrose School 5110 Wilson Ave. Msgr. Vincent Bommarito…...…..………..….Pastor (314) 772-1437 Rev. Mr. Fragale……………………. http://school.stambroseonthehill.com/ Sharon Gambaro………………………..Bookkeeper Vicki Calcaterra…………………….…….Secretary Barbara Zipoli……………...……..…..Principal 114 ………………...... [email protected] Parish Office Directory: 771-1228, mailbox #: Linda Gambaro ………...…….…...….Secretary 116 Msgr. Vincent Bommarito……..………….…… 1 ………………….…….……[email protected] Marriage Vicki Calcaterra…………………………………….2 Call the pastor to discuss your wedding ………………[email protected] arrangements. You may have a wedding at Sharon Gambaro………………………………… 3 St. Ambrose if you have been an active member ………………[email protected] of the parish for at least six months. Joe Fragale ………………………………………...4 RCIA—Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Masses If you are interested in learning more about the Monday - Friday…………………...... 6:30 am Catholic faith, please speak with Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-282-0739. School Masses Classes are on Wednesday evenings, (While School is in Session) beginning Oct. 18 and continuing until Easter. Tuesday & Friday ………………………….8:00 am Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors Weekend Masses If you would like to volunteer to help with this Saturday………………...………………...…...5 pm ministry, please call the rectory. Sunday…………………………...….7, 9 and 11 am St. Society Communion Service For more info please call 289-6101, ext 1131. Saturday ……………………………………7:30 am Choirs Holy Day Mass Schedule To join the Sunday choir, 6:30 and 9 am, 12:00 noon contact Gary Scott at the rectory.

Confession Bulletin Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 pm Articles are due at least 8 days before distribution. E-mail articles to Vicki Calcaterra Adoration [email protected] Each Friday 8:30 am-12 pm PSR when school is in session. Contact the South City Deanery PSR Nancy Haselhorst at 314-773-3070. Leave a message.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word Rectory Office Hours: This is a short worship service for children aged Monday - Friday - 7 am - 4 pm 3-10 years. The service is offered during each 9 am Sunday Mass during the school year. Use entrance located between rectory and school.

St. Ambrose Sacrificial Giving Summary MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK 2018/19 Goal (July 1 – June 30) $535,600 Monday, October 29 6:30 am Nicholas Mazzola Weekly information Week ending: 10/07/2018 Tuesday, October 30 Amount budgeted: $ 10,300.00 6:30 am Mario & Mary Nemuri Amount collected: $ 9,775.00 8:00 am Gina Marciano & Sam Capuano Surplus (Shortfall): ($ 525.00)

Wednesday, October 31 Year-to-date information 6:30 am Bob “House” Garavaglia Amount budgeted: $ 154,500.00

Amount collected: $ 167,991.00 Thursday, November 1 (Holy Day Obligation) Surplus (Shortfall): $ 13,491.00 6:30 am George & Betty Pirone 9:00 am Lydia DelRio Noon Joseph Gorla

Friday, November 2 6:30 am Steven Orthwein 8:00 am Don Bergmann

Saturday, Novcember 3 (Mass of Remembrance) 5:00 pm 7:30 am Communion Service 5:00 pm Jack Sorrentino Join us for donuts and coffee

after the Sunday, November 4 7:00 am Joyce Torrisi 9:00 am Mass th 9:00 am Bowers Family on Sunday, November 18 11:00 am For the People to welcome new parishioners.

A special invitation goes out to all who have joined St. Ambrose Parish over the last six months.

WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 3 & 4

5:00 pm 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am

Lector: J. Torretta R. Zapf Students Italian Mass

Eucharistic L. Tomlinson E. Barni C. Sanders L. Cottone Ministers: C. Seruya J. McDermott P. Shaver M.Mckeever J. Canino M. Wohlert A. Danter P. Opfer B. Lenzini L. April

Servers S. Nugent Buckleys O. Brusati C. Longland K. Verzino G. Brusati G. Fogarty D. Bartoni G, Gibbons G. Fogarty

PARISH CALENDAR Sacrament of Baptism

Monday, October 29: Baptismal classes (for the first child only) will Men clean church after Mass be held on the second Sunday of the month after RCIA 6 pm ED the 9 am Mass. FIAO beginners Italian 7pm Hall FIAO advanced Italian 7pm Lit will be scheduled after completion of baptismal classes.

Tuesday, October 30: For information and to schedule a class, Budget & Finance 7pm please call Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-282- 8th Gr. Parent Meeting 6 pm 0739 or by email [email protected].

Wednesday, October 31: Baptisms are performed on the first and third Sunday of the month at Noon, and at Thursday November 1: Holy Day of Obligation 12:30 pm for visiting priests/. NO SCHOOL (All Day) FIAO Travelers Italian 7pm ED FIAO Special topics Italian 7pm LIT

Friday, November 2: Crochet Club 9 am-noon LIT Please Pray for those Adoration 8 am 12 pm who have requested prayers: Crochet/Knitting 9 am-12 pm CH Josephine, Cindy, Madeline, Mel, Bradley, Dave, Mary Louise, Rosemary Mimoza, Saturday, November 3: Rosemarie, Bill, , Francis, Rich, Kathy, Italian Class for Children 8 – 10 am ED Elizabeth,Caroline, Taryn, Bethany, Florense Mass of Remembrance 5:00 pm Mae, Alexandra, Lisa, Frank

If you have a prayer request, please contact Vicki at 771-1228 or e-mail her at [email protected]. Each prayer request will be honored for a month. Call or email to replace a name.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ST. AMBROSE PARISH?

If you are not currently registered in another parish and wish to join our parish, please complete this form and place it the collection basket or mail it to: St. Ambrose Rectory, 5130 Wilson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. We will see that you receive a registration form.

NAME: ______

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The month of OCTOBER is dedicated to OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

Our heavenly intercessor knows of our daily needs, help, and protection. Come join the Villa Sisters in praying the rosary to Mary On November 6, when cellist Patricia Gitto who fulfills our needs. will share her talents.

Around the world, Taize services are planned YOU ARE INVITED and presented by people from all walks of life Place: GROTTO (Rain days – and from all religious backgrounds. If you inside convent chapel) would like to suggest any possible speakers-- Time: 5:15 p.m. including perhaps yourself--or put forth ideas for When: Monday thru Friday focus in our services, please let us know. Taize is a movement of the people.

AUCTION TICKETS ON-LINE

Thanks to the overwhelming response, we are officially SOLD OUT of tickets for the auction.

We are looking forward to a wonderful night of fun and fund raising for our school, so be on the lookout for upcoming notices of some of the great live auction items we have for the night.

Thank you,

The Auction Committee

If the Mass you attend is one scheduled for your family or friend and you or your family would like to take up the Bread and Wine offering, please let the ushers know. They may direct you to sit near the front.

St. Ambrose Society What did St. Ambrose say about the poor? “You are not making a gift of your possession to the poor people. You are handing over to them what is theirs.”

November Schedule

Fr. Dempsey Home Wednesday, Oct 31, 6:00-7:30pm Prepare meals for homeless veterans in school cafeteria

Fr. Dempsey Home Thursday, Nov1, 3:30-5:30pm Serve meals to homeless veterans at Fr. Dempsey’s

St. Vincent’s Orphanage Friday Nov 2, 6:00-9:30pm Staff needed for annual fundraiser to support the orphanage

Sandwich Program Preparation Saturday, Nov 17, 8:30 – 10:30am Prepare food for sandwich making on Oct 15 in the Church Hall

Sandwich Program (St. Patrick, Biddle St. ambrose House, St. Peter & Paul, SVDP) Monday, Nov-19, 6:00-7:30pm Young Adult Group [YAG] Prepare sandwiches for homeless shelters in the Church Hall Spiritual Socials 2nd Wednesdays of the Month St. Peter & Paul 7-8 pm Parish Hall Friday, Nov 16, 4:30-7:00pm 8 pm --?? Post Gathering at Milo’s Serve meals for homeless at St. Peter & Paul meal hall (food/drink at own expense) These Wednesdays will be a time of prayer and Missionaries of Charity fellowship Saturday, Nov 24, 8:45 – 11:30am Join us for prayer & stay for fellowship, good Assist the St. Teresa of Calcutta in their soup food/drinks, and conversation. kitchen Faith Seeking Night To volunteer, contact Deacon Joe 4th Wednesday of the Month @[email protected] or 314-686-9110 7-9 pm Parish Hall

9 pm--?? Post Gathering at Milo’s (food/drink at own expense) These Wednesdays will be different each month – guest speakers, testimonies from members, diving into scripture, discussing our faith etc. Check our newsletter/Facebook for details, other YAG events, service opportunities, cancellations. Questions or sign up for newsletter

St. Ambrose Bible

Study - Update Did you realize that we have been blessed Please join us on Tuesday, November 6 as we begin the with the presence of our sisters, of the St. Ambrose Bible Study! Apostles of the of Jesus in our school and parish for 77 years. The Why should we study the bible? St. , a priest and Foundress is Mother . , famously insisted that “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” If we are to be The Cardinals and Bishops of the Congrega- authentic disciples of Jesus Christ, therefore, an ongoing tion for the Causes of Saints, recognized the and ever-deeper encounter with Scripture is simply attributed to her intercession. This is required of us. the final phase of the process which took place in in1951 and cleared the way for When will the bible study be conducted? The first series her . On April 10, we received of study sessions will begin on Tuesday, November 6 and the news from the Vatican that the Mass of will run for six weeks, concluding on December 11. The Beatification will be held on November 3, next series of sessions will begin after the holidays. Stay 2018 in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, , . This is the Church’s tuned for those dates and times. recognition of her holiness. Once the person What will be studied? Each week the Old and New is beatified he or she receives the , Blessed and may be venerated in the Testament readings will be studied for the upcoming liturgical worship of the Church in a Sunday Liturgy. Thus each week is a new beginning, and designated area. if you have to miss a particular study session you will never be left behind! Successive series of study sessions will also be conducted to follow the readings of the liturgical year — we will simply be studying the Scriptures along with the whole Church.

How will the studies be conducted? The class will be Cor Jesu "Get Charged!" 8th Grade conducted by way of lecture and collaborative Shadow Program and Open House conversation/questions. There will be no homework or Get Charged! 8th Grade Shadow advance préparation necessary for any session. Just Day now until Friday, November 9th show up and participate in whatever way is most Come spend the day with a current student, comfortable for you. There is no cost to participate meet teachers, participate in classes, and take (please disregard earlier bulletin announcements stating a tour! Learn about our co-curricular that we would be using the Ignatius Bible Study book), activities and see our new gym, student and we will have bibles available for participants to use commons, dance studio and innovative during each session. While the New American Bible classrooms! Discover what it is like to be a (NAB) will be the preferred translation for our study (as part of the Cor Jesu community! it is used in the liturgy), you should of course feel free to Open House Sunday, bring your own personal bible if you prefer, of whatever translation. We will also provide recommendations for November 4th from noon until more extensive study materials that can be pursued 4:00 p.m. outside of class, for those who might be interested. Explore and register for both Thanks and please notify me at events [email protected] or at 314.686.9110 if at https://allheart.corjesu.org/visit/ you are interested in participating. If you have any additional questions,

St. Ambrose Church

Mass of Remembrance Saturday, November 3, 5:00 pm.

Please join us in remembering those who were buried from St. Ambrose Church during the last 12 months in our annual Mass of Remembrance. Each individual who died during this 12-month period will be included as the names are recited. Every family will be given a Candle of Remembrance for their deceased loved one. You have received this invitation as the representative for your family, and we ask that you please invite any additional family and friends to this liturgy. Prayers for the dead are a long-held Catholic tradition. Lighting a sacramental candle Is a way of extending one’s prayer and showing solidarity with the person on whose behalf the prayer is offered. Please join us for this beautiful tradition. We sincerely hope that your family and friends will be able to attend and honor your deceased loved one. No RSVP is required. We look forward to sharing this experience with your family on November 3, 2018, at the 5:00 p.m. Mass.

Congrats to our alumna, Maddi Galczynski ’20 on earning All District Team honors for softball at Bishop DuBourg High School!

Double Digit Multiplication The fourth graders are putting their new skill of double digit multiplication to the test. Each person is trying to create the largest product based on the number rolled on a die.