Pastor's Corner Mass Intentions for the Week of November 25Th
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BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH NEWARK, OHIO Pastor’s Corner Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, At this time of year, our life as Catholic Americans becomes quite intense as we shift from Thanksgiving Advent Penance Service: Mark your calendars to the great Feast of Christ the King in a span of for our Advent Penance Service, which will be on a few days. Hopefully, you have had a blessed Thursday, December 6th, at 7:00 p.m., in the church. Thanksgiving. Holy Day of Obligation: Mark your calendars for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th. This year the feast falls on a Saturday and is a Holy Day of Obligation. The Vigil Mass will be Friday, at 7:00 p.m., and the Feast Day Mass Christ the King: Our celebration of Christ the King will be on Saturday, at 9:00 a.m. If you attend the this Sunday (and Sunday Vigil held on Saturday eve- Sunday Vigil Mass held on Saturday, at 5:00 p.m., ning) is the culmination of our entire liturgical year. this does not fulfill your Holy Day Obligation. At 4:00 While it is neither the greatest feast (that is Easter), p.m. on Saturday, Sunday begins in the Catholic nor the most popular feast (that of course is Church and Saturday ends. So, some may end up Christmas), it is the destination feast. That is to say, going to two Masses in the same calendar day all of our celebrations during this past liturgical year (Saturday, December 8th). If that is the case, you find their ultimate fulfillment in this celebration of are permitted to receive Holy Communion twice in a reality that is both past, present, and future. This the same calendar day. Sunday we celebrate that Jesus Christ is King. What a consoling feast! His Kingship does not depend on Did I mention this is a busy time of year? Make sure polls, on elections, or on ever changing public opin- to put God at the center of this busy time by making ion. He is King! It is our task to acknowledge His your faith, and all the opportunities to celebrate your Kingship. It is our task to be faithful subjects of so faith, the first priority of your family! great a King. God Bless, Catholicism Series: We will be watching episode three of the Catholicism Series on Thursday, Fr. Wilson wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww November 29th, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., in the School Library. Please join us for a great learning opportu- Mass Intentions for the Week nity, fellowship, discussion, and popcorn! of November 25th Tuesday, Weekday 6:15 P.M. March for Life: We are still accepting registration Jessie McCarty by Carol Ucker forms for the March for Life in January 2013, which Wednesday, Weekday 8:15 A.M. is open to all high school students. Our first fund Tom & Eleanor Veerkamp by Estate raiser will be a breakfast next Sunday, December Thursday, Weekday 8:15 A.M. 2nd. Art and Dottie Nutter by Robert & Nancy Turner Friday, Saint Andrew, Apostle 8:45 A.M. Humanae Vitae and the Theology of the Body: Teresa Williams by Ted & Judy Quinn I will be giving a lecture in the School Cafeteria on Saturday, Weekday 8:15 A.M. Wednesday, December 5th, at 7:00 p.m. on Pope Deceased Priests of the Diocese Paul VI’s encyclical letter Humanae Vitae and Pope by Pactum Marianum John Paul II’s teaching called “The Theology of the 5:00 P.M. Body.” This is the same talk I gave at the Women’s Mike Healy (Anniversary) by Judy & Family Conference in Zanesville, this past fall. The goal First Sunday of Advent 8:00 A.M. of the talk is to help introduce the Theology of the John Dorsey (Anniversary) by Helen & Dave Body as the Church’s definitive response to the sex- 10:30 A.M. ual revolution and to help explain the Church’s often For the People of the Parish misunderstood teachings on morality. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Liturgical Ministers Schedule Next Weekend’s Scripture Week of November 25th December 2nd Daily Mass Schedule First Sunday of Advent 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 27th – 1st Reading: Jer 33:14-16 Cliff Bigler (L), Judy Healy (EM), Liz Kaercher, “Be on guard,” Jesus warns in today’s Gospel, Michael Snider J.J. Snider (Servers) “lest your spirits become bloated with indulgence.” 8:15 a.m., Wednesday, November 28th – Let us heed His warning Mike Back (L), Pat Molnar (EM), Trey Tigner, and follow the advice of St. Paul, Emily Tennyson, Rudy Snider (Servers) conducting ourselves in a way pleasing to God, 8:15 a.m., Thursday, November 29th – overflowing with love for one another. Patricia Laughman (L), Glenna Bowman (EM), See Luke 21:34. Jenna Hotchkiss, Allison Shaw, Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10-14 Connor Sheehan (Servers) 2nd Reading: 1 Thes 3:12–4:2 8:45 a.m., Friday, November 30th Gospel: Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 (School Mass) – Anthony Ghiloni, This week, we pray Liturgy of the Hours Sam Anderson, Herbert Mitchell (Servers) Seasonal Proper Week II. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Sunday, Vigil Mass, Saturday, December 1st 5:00 P.M. Choose Life…“Most Americans assume that sex Jonah Cunningham Joshua Hoy Sarah Scott selection abortions are a problem only in Eastern Talon Gerber cultures. Yet, recent videos taken inside Planned Sunday, December 2nd 8:00 A.M. Parenthood clinics indicate the organization has no Tanner Ernest Theresa Selfe Andrew Selfe problem aborting unwanted female babies. The idea Katie Selfe that a child can be aborted because she is a girl 10:30 A.M. gives new meaning to the phrase, “abortion on de- Austin Hayden Tyler Hayes Maria Hayes mand.” wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Allison Morrow Kailey Smith wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Our Stewardship Collection Sunday Lector and The November 18th and 25th Collections will be in the next bulletin. Eucharistic Ministers Schedule wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Sunday, Vigil Mass, Saturday, December 1st 5:00 P.M. Today’s psalm says, “Today’s second reading re- Judy Healy, Don Lang (L), Deacon Bob, minds us that the sacrifice of Christ frees us from sin Tina Frischen, Bill & Rita Revercomb, and makes us a royal nation of priests in the service Theresa Nutter of God. How am I using my gifts to serve God and Sunday, December 2nd 8:00 A.M. others? wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Barb Rue, Patrick Wesley (L), Deacon Patrick, Patricia Laughman, Glenna Bowman, Our Parish & School Events Marge Burger, Dean Anderson 10:30 A.M. THE DIVINE MERCY MISSION Jodi Snider, Marge Moretti (L), Deacon Patrick, Mark your calendar! The Sisters of Reparation Kelli Morrow, Sue Hannah, Tricia Anderson, will be presenting a mission on the Divine Mercy Pat Molnar at Blessed Sacrament Parish on December 9th, at wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 2:00 p.m. The Sisters will include a 60-minute talk, Remember in your prayers all Recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and parishioners who are ill or injured, Veneration of a First Class Relic of St. Faustina. All especially for Mary Winters, Kim are welcome! Ruble, Frances Farmer, Teresa wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Williams, Karen Addy, Trinity The Home & School Association would like to Russell, Jeff Gaumer Kathy Wilson, thank everyone who participated in the Spaghetti Latisha Humphries, Bill Butler, Dinner on Thursday, November 8th. Your Michael Eagle, and for those who are homebound or commitment to our children and school are greatly in healthcare facilities. appreciated. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Counting Her Blessings! This Week In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, I am counting my Sun., Nov. 25 7:30 a.m. Rosary blessings! The countless acts of kindness from the 8:00 a.m. Mass parish family make the challenges of various health 10:30 a.m. Mass issues easier to handle and lift my spirits when my Mon., Nov. 26 12:00 p.m. Adoration until load feels too heavy to carry. My heartfelt apprecia- 9:00 p.m., in the tion to the parish for their outpouring of love and sup- Rectory Adoration port at the Tailgate Fundraiser. To those who missed Chapel it, let me again publicly thank all the volunteers for 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts – Annex their creative planning and long hours of hard work. Tues., Nov. 27 12:00 p.m. Adoration until The generosity from the parish was truly a humbling 6:00 p.m., experience. Be assured that every small act of kind- in the Church ness during my illness is counted as a blessing from 5:30 p.m. Reconciliation God. I am most grateful for the providence of God until 6:00 p.m. and the continuing prayers of family and friends. May 6:15 p.m. Mass you feel the love of such rich blessings! 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice Karen Addy, Parish Sacristan in Church wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Wed., Nov. 28 7:50 a.m. Rosary Rekindle the heart of your spouse – and yours – at 8:15 a.m. Mass a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Our 9:00 a.m. Adoration until next weekends are February 22nd-24th and April 12:00 p.m., 19th-21st, both in Central Ohio. For more informa- in the Church tion or to register, contact Paul and Marilou Clouse 7:00 p.m. Liturgical Meeting – at 740-746-9003 or visit www.wwmecolumbus.org. Brides Room wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Thurs., Nov. 29 7:50 a.m. Rosary 8:15 a.m. Mass Join Father Wilson this Thursday, November 9:00 a.m. Nazareth Faith 29th, at 7:00-8:30 p.m., in the School Library as Sharing Group – he continues the Catholicism Video Series, “The Brides Room Eneffable Mystery of God,” by Fr.