ST. ALPHONSUS PARISH 151 ST. ALPHONSUS WAY • CROSSVILLE, TN 38555 Phone: 9314842358 • Fax: 9314847407 Email: [email protected] Website: stalonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/StAlphonsusCrossville Parish Office Hours: MondayMThursday: 9:00 a.m.M3:00 p.m. As disciples of Jesus Christ, the Catholic community of St. Alphonsus is committed to knowing, loving, and serving God, and His creation. AUGUST 16, 2020 • TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS SCHEDULE BAPTISMS Saturday Vigil5:00 p.m. are celebrated once per month at a regular weekend Sunday8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. (Spanish Mass) Mass. Preparation classes are offered at 6:00pmon the Tuesday, Thursday, Friday8:30 a.m. 2nd Tuesday of each month. RSVP with Sara no later Wednesday Adoration5:00 p.m. than the Thursday prior. 1st Friday Mass & Adoration8:30 a.m. 1st Saturday Rosary8:30 a.m. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION STAFF are celebrated every year in the spring. In order to Pastor: Fr. Jim Harveyext. 102 participate, a child must be enrolled and active in our religious education program. Contact Sara Carey. Deacon: Peter Minnecicall office Director of Operations: Frank Casaleext.106 MARRIAGE Director of Bus & Fin.: Karen Otuonyeext. 101 Our Diocese mandates a period of at least six months Dir. of Faith Formation/Youth Ministry: Pauline O’Keeffeext. 108 for marriage preparation. Please call the office to set an Assistant Dir. of Faith Formation: Sara Careyext. 105 appointment to discuss preparation for this sacrament Dir. of Music: Marian Sullivanext. 104 with Fr. Jim. Attendance at an Engaged Encounter Office Assistant: ext. 100 weekend is required. Visit www.dioknox.org and click ORGANIZATIONS on marriage preparation for more information. Knights of Columbus...John Peaslee RECONCILIATION (PENANCE) Council of Catholic Women (CCW)..……….................Patty Macken Hispanic Ministry…………………………………… Maribel Estrada The regularly scheduled time for Reconciliation is from SACS Community Services of Cumberland County....9314848074 4:15 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. every Saturday. Special Reconciliation services are held during Lent and Advent every year. Please see the reminder about safety precautions set S forth by the Bishop for attending public masses, ANOINTING OF THE SICK/COMMUNION T entering the church and offices. Call the office to inform us of anyone who is hospitalized, in a nursing home, or otherwise unable to A Saturday, August 15 attend regularlyscheduled Masses. Privacy laws prevent us from calling to get information about your condition L (Assumption of Mary, NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year.) P when you are hospitalized. Mass at 5pm H RELIGIOUS EDUCATION O Sunday, August 16 Parents or guardians are primarily responsible for the N Mass at 8:30am & 11am catechesis of their children, which leads to participation S Spanish Mass at Mass. All children are required to follow the normal U Tuesday, August 18 course of religious education classes. A special class for S sacraments will be offered for those who have missed a Morning Mass number of years of religious education. Contact Pauline H Thursday, August 20 O’Keeffe. A Morning Mass COLUMBARIUM P Please email your questions regarding the columbarium Friday, August 21 to: [email protected]. P Morning Mass E PRAYER BLANKETS N Saturday, August 22 If you would like to pick up a blessed prayer I Mass at 5pm blanket, call or stop by the office during office N Sunday, August 23 hours. G Mass at 8:30am & 11am TRAVELING S When traveling, visit www.masstimes.org or call 4106766000 to find mass schedules/times. Won’t you please consider St. Alphonsus in your will or estate planning? Thank you! ST. ALPHONSUS CATHOLIC CHURCH CROSSVILLE, TN Please The Diocese has established procedures arrive Sat., Aug. 15 5:00pm For Our Deceased Loved Ones for entering our building and offices. several Sun., Aug. 16 8:30am William Brandt and Tom Baczek minutes 11:00am For the Confirmandi of this Parish before 1:30pm For the People of our Parish To enter the church office, or to Mass to Tues., Aug. 18 8:30am Lorraine Matthews access any part of the building: be seated. Wed., Aug. 19 5:00pm No Adoration If the answer is “YES” to any of the following, Thurs., Aug. 20 8:30am For the Healing of Mary June Matz do not enter the facility! Fri., Aug. 21 8:30am For the Intentions of Sarah Cronauer 1. EXPOSURE M Morris Have you been told to quarantine/ Sat., Aug. 22 5:00pm For the People of our Parish isolate by a health care provider or the Sun., Aug. 23 8:30am Dale Herbort health department? 11:00am For the Intentions of Larry Davis 1:30pm No Mass Have you had facetoface contact for 10 or more minutes with someone who has COVID19? Saints for the week Readings for the week of August 16 Sunday: Sunday: 2. ILLNESS Are you feeling ill and/ Sts. Roch & Joachim, Is 56:1, 67/Ps 67:23, 5, 6, 8 [4]/Rom 11:13 or experiencing any of the following? Confessors 15, 2932/Mt 15:2128 Monday: Monday: Fever (prior to using a feverreducing St. Hyacinth* and St. Ez 24:1524/Dt 32:1819, 20, 21 [cf. 18a]/Mt medicine), check daily Clare of Montefalco 19:1622 Cough, shortness of breath Tuesday: Tuesday: New loss of sense of taste/smell St. Helena, Empress Ez 28:110/Dt 32:2627ab, 27cd28, 30, 35cd Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 Wednesday: 36ab [39c]/Mt 19:2330 hours St. John, Priest Wednesday: Thursday: Ez 34:111/Ps 23:13a, 3b4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 20:1 Looking for a rewarding way to give St. Bernard, Abbot and 16 back to your parish community? Doctor of the Church Thursday: Faith Formation is seeking volunteers to Friday: Ez 36:2328/Ps 51:1213, 1415, 1819 [Ez work with our children and youth as teach- St. Pius X, Pope 36:25]/Mt 22:114 ers and team members on Sunday mornings Saturday: Friday: and Wednesday evenings. The Queenship of the Ez 37:114/Ps 107:23, 45, 67, 89 [1]/Mt If you’d like more information about this Blessed Virgin Mary 22:3440 opportunity to share your faith and mold Next Sunday: Saturday: young minds, contact Pauline at 931787 St. Phillip Benizi Ez 43:17ab/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 1112, 1314 7271 or Sara at 9314842358. *indicates saint or blessed high- [cf. 10b]/Mt 23:112 lighted in this bulletin And THANK YOU for saying Next Sunday: “yes” to God’s call! Is 22:1923/Ps 138:12, 23, 6, 8 [8bc]/Rom Upcoming Events 11:3336/Mt 16:1320 Always check our parish Facebook First Communion will be August 23 at the 11am Mass; this will be page for the latest information, weekly streamed (instead of the 8:30am Mass), and seating may be limited. bulletins, and messages from Fr. Jim. All Souls Luminaria is scheduled for October 31. Envelopes will be Facebook.com/StAlphonsusCrossville available for two weeks beginning September 26; please get them in early! Next month our CCW will be asking for help to fill 100 Boxes of Joy for You can find our FFG CCW. Boxes will go to St. Francis’ mission in Haiti, and each one streaming link will cost approximately $20 to fill. Please contact Patti Macken with any for Holy Mass on questions: 9312005807. our Facebook page, or go to our church website Envelopes for Catholic Schools Support are on the table in the entry. and click the Our Diocese is richly blessed to have supportive parishes who contribute mone- blue Facebook tarily to the Knoxville Regional Catholic Schools Operating Fund (KRCSOF). icon. Along with providing the standard subsidy for every Catholic child in Catholic school, this fund provides additional assistance to our families who desire a Cath- olic school education for their children but might not otherwise be able to afford one. Providing a Catholic school education is part of our mission of evangeliza- (You do not have to have a Facebook account tion, which is shared by all of our Catholic community. in order to access this page.) THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 16, 2020 Please arrive Bishop Stika issues directives for resumption of public Massesextends dispensation. several “Let me emphasize, if you are vulnerable, elderly, or just not comfortable going to a public Mass, please stay home!” minutes You can read detailed information at dioknox.org before Instructions for attending Mass: Mass to The obligation to attend is dispensed; if you are over 65, sick or have been with someone who is sick, have a fever, or have be seated. been out of the country, please stay home. Face masks must be worn before entering the building. You must keep your mask on until you exit (except for communion). You must enter in single file and be counted; once we have reached capacity, you will be turned away. You will be escort- ed in, seated, and escorted out by ushers. More than half of the chairs have been removed, and those remaining are arranged to maintain safe distance. They may not be moved for any reason, nor may additional seats be added. There will be no missalettes, holy water, handholding during the Our Father, Sign of Peace, Precious Blood, Eucharist on the tongue, or communal singing. We will provide a cantor and music. There will be no passing of the basket or Presentation of Gifts. Collection baskets will be in the center aisle and you can drop your donation as you come for communion. To receive communion, you will be escorted by ushers, remain in single file, and keep 6 feet of distance between each per- son.