The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 22, 2020 Regina Coeli Catholic Church 530 Regina Pkwy., Toledo, Ohio 43612 Bullen Deadline: Parish Contact Informaon: Monday by 4:00pm 419R476R0922 reginacoelitoledo.org Please call in advance for an appointment! Sacraments: Bapsm: Please con- tact the parish office to WELCOME! PastorVFr. Miller: (m) 419R217R0228 or [email protected] schedule an appoint- We are glad DeaconV Dcn. Jim Dudley: [email protected] ment. you have joined us! Office ManagerVEdna MiklosekRBaker: rc3offi[email protected] Confessions: 1/2 hour Finance ManagerVOctavia Wayton: rc3fi[email protected] before every Mass and CustodianVMelissa Swackhamer: [email protected] 1 hour before Saturday evening Mass. CCD DirectorVRose Marie Liberkowski: [email protected] Marriage: Couples should contact the parish Music DirectorVAmy Sujkowski: [email protected] office as they begin to make plans for marriage, Finance CouncilVJenny Malaczewski: [email protected] and certainly before they set a wedding date. Cer- Pastoral CouncilV Dcn. Jim Dudley: [email protected] tain days and/or mes may not be available due PrincipalVHeather Radwanski: [email protected] to other previously scheduled weddings or acvi- es in the church. A minimum of six months is Visit our website! hps://www.reginacoelitoledo.org/ required before a wedding can be scheduled in order to allow me for marriage instrucon clas- Mass liveRstreamed Sundays at 10:30am at ses. www.facebook.com/reginacoeliparish/ Anoinng of the Sick: If you wish to receive the Download the Myparish App in the app store Sacrament of the Sick, please call the Parish and search for 43612! Office or, if more urgent, Fr. Miller directly. Masses for the Week Dear Parishioners, First, beginning this weekend, I’ll be making my annual spiritual Sunday, Nov. 22VOur Lord, Jesus Christ, King of the retreat of five days. During that me, Fr. Ring will preside at the Universe Masses. I’m very grateful for his priestly service, and the other 8:00 am † Esther Brown senior priests of our Diocese, who sll connue to exercise 10:30 am † Jerome Szczublewski their priestly ministry. They could be sing comfortably at Monday, Nov. 23VSaint Clement I, Pope home, enjoying rerement, but that isn’t the heart of a true ...see other parishes priest. Such a person wants to help with Masses and administer Tuesday, Nov. 24VSaint Andrew DungRLac and Com- the sacraments of the Church. They even enjoy sing in the panions, Martyrs confessional, paently listen to people’s sins, then providing 8:00 am † Barbara Kaczanowski encouragement and guidance. Wednesday, Nov. 25VSaint Catherine of Alexandria A priest is a man who looks to deepen his relaonship with God 8:00 am † Souls in Purgatory and help others do the same. That is why priests, and others in the religious life, take me each year to focus exclusively on Thursday, Nov. 26VThanksgiving Day their relaonship with God. The opportunity to do so is truly a 9:00 am † Esther Brown blessing. Somemes spiritual retreats are silent, without Friday, Nov. 27 phones, email, and social media. During that me they are fo- 8:00 am Sick & Suffering cused on talking and listening to God, which is what prayer is. Saturday, Nov. 28 Spiritual retreats aren’t always easy, but they are always bene- 8:00 am Parishioners of Regina Coeli ficial if the person shows up with an eager and generous heart. ...vigil for Sunday Know that you and your families will be included in my special 5:30 pm † Melvin Wesolowski me of prayer. Sunday, Nov. 29VFirst Sunday of Advent Second, this Sunday we look to Christ as King of heaven and 8:00 am † Walter & Sally Hejnicki earth. This brings us great consolaon and even excitement. 10:30 am † Stella Wisniewski Family The excitement is related to knowing that the me is coming when God will be the only authority and power that exists. When that day comes, we will truly sing: the bale is over, the Liturgical Ministers strife is done, Christ has victoriously triumphed… God will gath- er all those who desire what is good, true, and beauful around 5:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 28 Himself as one family, which we call heaven. There will be per- Rosary: C. Krygielski fect harmony between everyone in heaven because each per- Lector: R. Komendera son has been purified of anything contrary to Godly love. They EMHC: J. Peace, P. Petryk, K. Steele, R. Weislak have become like God. What an amazing thought! Ushers: R. Weislak, J. Diehl, P. Diehl, A. Sniegowski, J. The consolaon of Christ the King is that the struggle between Stuble good and evil will be forever ended. There is great comfort in Sanitaon Teams: R. Weislak knowing there will be lasng joy in the goodness of God. Jusce and mercy will prevail. To those who desire and work for the 8:00 am Sunday, Nov. 29 good, God’s jusce will complete what is lacking, as is evident Rosary: M. Drabek by Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount (Mt. 5:1R11). There in the Be- Lector: J. Connelly atudes, we are told that the pure of heart will see God and EMHC: B. Dudley, E. Horner, K. Horner those who morn will be comforted. I encourage you to read Ushers: N. Dulinski, T. Mlynarczyk, D. Skoluda that full passage, and enjoy God’s message. Sanitaon Teams: N. Dulinski Third, as we look ahead to Thanksgiving this week, consider 10:30 am Sunday, Nov. 29 reflecng on the many reasons you have to be thankful. I think Rosary: D. Liberkowski all of us can do beer at this, especially during our current pan- Lector: R. M. Liberkowski demic. Even with face masks and quarannes, most of us enjoy EMHC: D. Caputo, R.M. Liberkowski, N. McConaghie, M. an abundance of blessings. Not seeing the daily blessings of God means we are missing God Himself!We definitely don’t Montoya want that to be our situaon. Consider joining us for a special Ushers: K. Tillman, T. Heer, W. Kapszukiewicz, Mass on Thanksgiving morning (9:00am) as we thank God for M.Tillman, N. Tillman, J. Wesolowski another year of blessings. Sanitaon Teams: L. McClain, J. McNichol, K. Tillman, M. Tillman, N. Till- Gratefully, man Fr. Miller Contribuons for… November 15V $4,081.85 Nov. 26 Thanksgiving DayVMass @ 9:00am October EFT’sV$2,341.62 Nov. 26R27 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Thank you for mailing in or dropping Parish Nov. 29 First Sunday in Advent off your offertory envelopes through- Offertory Nov. 29 NO CCD Classes out this pandemic. Your generous Dec. 6 A&R Christmas Party @ 12:00pm (KH) support is greatly appreciated! Dec. 8 Holy Name mtg @ 8:00pm (KH) Dec. 13 Donut Sunday a er 8:00am & 10:30am Masses Calling God’s angels to help us makethe season brighter for those in great need this Christmas. Simply grab Daily Mass readings go to www.usccb.org/bible/readings a tag with a wish item off the Angel Tree in the narthex, and then return the gi to The Solemnity of Christ the King, is less than 100 the tree.KickRoff will be November 21st years old. It was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. and gi s need to be returned no later than De- His reasons were detailed in an encyclical leer called December 12th. Covid Concern: Please "Quas primas". He explained that throughout history return all gi s UNWRAPPEDwith the tag liturgical feasts have been instuted in response to securely aachedor in a bag.Please call parcular needs that arise in the life of the world and Kris at 419R351R9163 with quesons. the Church. In 1925 as he wrote this encyclical, the world was sll trying to recover from World War I, Packages of Oplatek will be available in which had devastated Europe and shaered hopes the Narthex beginning Nov. 26 and for progress based solely on human reason. This was offered unl all are sold. Sharing of the also only a few years a er the Russian Bolshevik Rev- oluon, which had given birth to the world's first ex- oplatek is the most ancient and be- plicitly atheist totalitarian regime: Soviet communism. loved of all Polish Christmas tradions. Everywhere the pope looked, he saw sociees aban- Oplatek is usually shared before Wigilia, the Christmas Eve doning Chrisan values and trying to build paradise supper. The head of the household starts by breaking the wa- on earth through other means. If humanity had been fer with his wife and then connues to share it with everyone able to perfect itself alone, without God's help, then at the Wigilia table. Wishes for peace and prosperity are ex- Jesus Christ would never have come to earth. The fact changed by everyone. is, Jesus did come. He brought his Gospel and His grace to a fallen race, and only by believing in that November is an ideal me of the year to focus our spiritual Gospel and accepng that grace can individuals and lives more intently on being grateful for the blessings of the sociees achieve true and lasng peace and prosperi- Lord. Sacred scripture is a good place to start because it is ty. Pope Pius XI instuted today's Solemnity as a way filled with the themes of thanksgiving and gratude. The to remind the world that to reject Christ either in pri- psalmist sings: “Give thanks to God, bless His name” (Psalm vate life or in public life, is to reject our only hope, 100:4). If we e can become more aware of gratude as it is expressed in the rhythm of the Eucharisc celebraon and and to accept Him is to other spiritual exercises, it may help us to grow to be more accept our only salvaon.