Patrick Roman Church, Diocese of Erie + Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, Bishop of Erie + Most Rev. Donald W. Trautman, Bishop Emeritus of Erie Rev. Msgr. John J. Herbein, Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.  Sunday, 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.  M, T, W, Th, F, 9:00 a.m. 

PARISH OFFICE Mailing Address: 949 Liberty Street,   Franklin, PA 163231355 Office Location: 415 10th Street Phone: (814) 4375763 Fax: (814) 4376326 Email address: [email protected] Website: www.StPatrickFranklin.org Office Hours: MondayThursday, 8:30 a.m.4:00 p.m. Friday, 9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.

PARISH STAFF Walter G. Jones Deacon Richard P. O’Polka  Deacon Richard A. Reed Mr. Ronald Himes  Liturgy/Music/Office Manager Mrs. Therese Marshall  Religious Education Facilitator  Mrs. Diana Boal  Bookkeeper Mrs. Pamela Kahle  Secretary/Organist Mr. Dennis E. Kelly  Director of Maintenance Mr. Michael K. Kiesel  Director, St. Patrick Cemetery 

VENANGO REGION  School  8146773035  www.ststephenschool.org Venango Catholic High School  8146773098  www.venangocatholic.org

CATHOLIC RURAL MINISTRY 8146772032 Sr. Tina Geiger, RSM Sr. Marian Wehler, OSB  

MISSION STATEMENTNThe mission of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Parish is to establish Christian discipleship through worship, ministry, and evangelism, and to serve a people who seek to grow in faith and love of God. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SACRAMENT OF  Saturday 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.  Preparation classes are held bimonthly. Call  The Sacrament is also available by request. the Parish Office for the schedule. Parents  Penance Services are held during each Advent and must be registered and active members of  Lenten season. St. Patrick Parish.   SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Following Diocesan guidelines, Catholic parties should Anointing and Holy Communion are available  contact the Parish before any plans are made. At least six to hospitalized and homebound upon request. Families months are needed before the wedding to allow time for are asked to notify the Parish Office to arrange for evaluation and sacramental preparation. hospital and home visits. ALL DAY 

Saturday, October 31 Today is All Saints Day, a Holy 3:00 p.m. Confession Day of obligation.  4:00 p.m. Recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet  4:30 p.m. Sister Claire Hudert    (Bob & Becky Witherup) All Souls Day Mass, Monday, November 2, Sunday, November 1 (All Saints Day) will be held in the church, not at the  8:00 a.m. Albert Solle, Bob & Mary Louise cemetery, which has been our tradition in the Witherup (Bob & Becky Witherup) past. During the month of November we pray   (Mass moved from 4520) 10:30 a.m. Intentions of all our parishioners for “All Souls.” Let us not forget to remember Monday, November 2 (All Souls Day)  and pray for our dearly departed loved ones. 9:00 a.m. M/M Joseph Caccavo (Ralph & Pam Kelch) Tuesday, November 3 “The History of St. Patrick Parish” books 9:00 a.m. Frank Sagan (Adeline Andres) are here! The books are hardbound with a Wednesday, November 4 beautiful picture of St. Patrick Church on the  9:00 a.m. Chester “Steve” Ghering    (John Ghering & family) front. The cost is $15 and may be purchased at Thursday, November 5 the Parish Office. To have one mailed, the cost  9:00 a.m. Carolyn Panzera, Richard Hugh is $20.  Gardner, Eileen Lombardi, & Linda Woodward (Richard Gardner Family) Parish Nativity Set  The parish Friday, November 5   9:00 a.m. Fran Fry, Jr. (K. of C. Council 1020) Nativity Set was sent out for Saturday, November 6 repairs and refinishing. It arrived 3:00 p.m. Confession back at the parish this past week. The cost for 4:00 p.m. Recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet the work on the set was $5,400.00 and we are  4:30 p.m. ANNIV) Carl Behr  very grateful to everyone who made   (John & Lorraine Dechant)  contributions to defray the cost of the repairs   (Mass moved from 32120) Sunday, November 8 and refinishing. If you would still like to make a  8:00 a.m. Intentions of all our parishioners contribution to help defray the cost, your 10:30 a.m. James Joseph Logan II  contribution would be graciously accepted.   (Charleen Logan, wife)  Thank you!   (Mass moved from 41920)

SCRIPTURE READINGS  Sunday, November 8 The of Christian Mothers is Wisdom 6:12M16; Psalm 63  happy to announce the opening of a Lending 1 Thessalonians 4:13M18; Matthew 25:1M13  Library. The library is a replica of St. Patrick  Church and is located on Buffalo Street in front Calendar of Events (Check the bulletins for details): of St. Patrick School. The library contains  November books on spirituality and is open 24/7. Simply  1 VC Roast Beef Dinner, 11:30 a.m. to borrow any book of interest; read, return, or   1:30 p.m., Venango Catholic HS,  pass it on when finished. All the work done on   takeout only the lending library (from construction to painting  2 All Souls Day Mass, 9:00 a.m., in the to installation) was donated by St. Patrick   church (not at the cemetery) parishioners. CCM hopes the library can be  3 Parish Library open, 10:00 a.m. to  used as an additional spiritual resource for all. noon   4 Parish Library open, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Parish Library Hours    10 Parish Library open, 10:00 a.m. to   Tuesday mornings, 10:00 a.m. to noon   noon  Wednesday afternoons, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.  11 Parish Library open, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Please use the entrance at the end of the school building near the parking lot and garage.  14 Food Pantry distribution, 9:00  10:30  a.m., Cenedella Hall  15 Confirmation Parents meeting, 9:00 On Election Day, may we vote for a   a.m., Cenedella Hall  peaceful, just, and gracefilled election. What’s the Point of All Saints Day? Continued… commemorates her and the work Every December, the secular, cultural God did in her life. She, too, has a place in the celebration of Christmas overshadows the liturgical calendar, alongside the more famous religious holiday on which it is based. saints. Essentially the same thing happens at the end The reason November 1 was picked is that of October, when the way American culture Gregory III (731741) dedicated a chapel celebrates overshadows All Saints in St. Peter’s Basilica in to all the saints Day. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with and fixed its anniversary as November 1. Later, costumes and candy, but in the minds of most Pope Gregory IV (827844) extended this people Halloween has become so detached from celebration to the whole of the Western Church. its religious roots that they have no idea where it This led to the commemoration of the evening comes from. before as All Hallows Eve, and it led to the Hallow comes from the same root as holy, following dayNNovember 2Nbeing celebrated and a person who is hallowed is a saintN as All Souls Day, when we pray for all the souls someone who has been sanctified or made holy. who are still being purified on their way to Thus in the Lord’s Prayer we say “Hallowed be heaven. thy name.” If we said that in using words derived Though we disagree about various matters, from , it would be something like, “Let your both Catholics and Protestants say the Apostles’ name be sanctified”Ni.e., may people treat Creed, and when we do so we profess belief in God’s name as something holy and thus honor “the communion of saints.” The celebration of All the holiness of God himself. Saints Day is one of the ways Catholics live out The Meen part of Halloween is similarly old this profession. fashioned. “E’en” is a contraction of the All Saints Day came to be a very word even, an older way of saying important liturgical day, and today it is a holy “evening.”Halloweenis thus “All hallows e’en” or day of obligation, meaning that Catholics must “the evening of All Saints Day,” and it came to be observe it by going to Mass, as they do on celebrated as an early anticipation of the day that Sundays. This makes All Saints different than followed, the same way people celebrate the commemorations of individual saints. None Christmas Eve in anticipation of Christmas Day. of the saints living after biblical times are But why celebrate All Saints Day in the commemorated with holy days of obligation. first place? Some of our Protestant friends However famous, saints like Augustine, object to the Catholic custom of celebrating Aquinas, and Thérèse of Lisieux may be, they certain saints and giving them special attention. don’t have such an important day on the Aware that there are liturgical days liturgical calendar. But the whole body of the commemorating individual saints, they want to saints in heavenNsainted grandmothers know why there aren’t celebrations for all the includedNdo. The thus not only other people in heaven. After all, John describes remembers individual saints; it takes seriously the population of heaven this way in Revelation it’s profession of the entire communion of saints. 7:910. Don’t all those other people deserve  Parts of the above were taken from an article recognition, too? written by Jimmy Akin (Catholic Answers) The answer is that they do, and this is why we have All Saints Day. Since there are only 365 Marriage Moment  On November 2, the days in the year, not every person in heaven can Catholic Church remembers “All Souls” who have his own liturgical commemoration, but they have died. Of course, you and your beloved all should be recognized for the way they are still very much alive, but you will not cooperated with God’s grace. Thus, All Saints always be. Write down one special trait of your Day was created to commemorate every last spouse that youcherish. Share it today while individual in heaven, even those who is you can still read and hear it in person. known to God alone. So, if your departed grandmother is in  heaven, even though she’s never been canonized, on All Saints Day the Catholic Church  VRCS School News... 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Memorials to St. Patrick Community Food Pantry: OUR SACRIFICIAL GIVING GIFT BOX  Tom Mays by Helen, Joel, & Julie Parquette Due to the current circumstances, we  Ann Benvenuti by Sonny & Jan Paslowski, by Heidi will not be posting our weekly collection, Lucia but will post a monthly amount.

 St. Patrick Food Pantry News… Thank you for using your envelopes or  giving electronically at   The next food distribution is on stpatrickfranklin.weshareonline.org.  Saturday, November 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.   November’s Team Leaders are Karl & Valerie C. D. of A. will hold a meeting at 7:00 p.m., Placette. November 24, in Cenedella Hall, with a Social  Thank you to Piedad and Jeanne for a to follow. successful October food distribution. The total number of households that received Confraternity of Christian Mothers   food was 92; total number of individuals was  St. Gerard Handkerchiefs are available for 188 which included 57 seniors, 101 adults, & expecting mothers. We would love to 30 children. extend this blessing to you. For more  There will not be a Community information, please contact one of the Thanksgiving Dinner this year. members listed below.  If you would like to help with the food pantry, If you need someone to pray the please contact Deb Drayer, 4327867.  Christian Mother’s Prayer with you,  Thank you for your continued support of this vital ministry!!  please contact one of the members listed below.  CCM members to contact: Melissa A donation has been made to the St. Patrick Persing at 6777080, Brenda Stiller at 678 Nativity Repair Fund by Bob & Becky 3453, Maureen Hager at 6733464, or Witherup. Stephanie Harmon at 6570403.

A Family Perspective  Anyone can be a Prayer Network  If you have a prayer “saint” in front of strangers, but the daily acts of request, please call Diana Boal at 437 patience, acceptance, forgiveness, listening, 6107. and dying to oneself within the family are religious acts.Family life is the turf of sanctity. A special thank you to The Caring Place for sponsoring an ad in our bulletin! Please Lost & Found  The following items were found support our advertisers, and tell them you saw after the Food Pantry’s Clothing & Bedding their ad in our bulletin! distribution on Saturday, October 10: metal drink cup with a pink stripe, Psalms book, and The Prayer Bible Guideposts The test of your greatness is the way you book. You may stop by the Parish Office to pick treat every human being.  Pope John Paul II up your forgotten item.

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