Saint Eugene Parish ~ Parroquia de San Eugenio

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1 Saint Eugene Parish ~ Parroquia de San Eugenio Saint Eugene Catholic Church 72 Culvern Street Asheville, NC Phone: Office Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday Fax: If you have a Sacramental Emergency after office hours, please dial: Emergency Cell: churcheugene@steugene.org Website: Facebook: St. Eugene Catholic Church Asheville Catholic School Catholic Campus Ministry UNC-A Catholic Charities Parish Pastoral Council Walkyria Almonte, Chair soriam33@gmail.com Mass Schedule Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00am English 1:30pm Spanish Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:00am Thursday: 8:00am Communion Service Friday: 9:00am Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction: Every Friday when school is in session from 10:00am - 12:00 Noon Rosary: First & Third Monday of every month at 7:00pm, every Wednesday following the 8:00am Mass and every Friday at 8:30am Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00-5:00pm WELCOME!! We are glad you are worshiping with us and would like to help you any way we can. Please call or stop by the Parish Office so we may meet and greet you in a personal way. We encourage you to register with us soon. Registration forms can be obtained from the Parish Office or in the Narthex. THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 29, 2017 The Diamond Rule When I hear the line from the first reading about not molesting or oppressing an alien, I think of the movie E.T., in which the children help the extraterrestrial just because he needs help. What the reading calls aliens are immigrants or newcomers. They lived among the Hebrews but were not Jews themselves. The Lord reminds the people that they were once aliens themselves. They should not make the same mistake the Egyptians did when they mistreated the Israelites. God uses the same logic in commanding them to take care of widows and orphans. Treat them like family, or else your own wives and children will be in the same situation. Immigrants, widows, orphans, borrowers--all must be treated with compassion. The reason for such compassion should be deeper than just fear of punishment. "Do to others as you would have them do to you," Jesus said (Luke 6:31). Today's Gospel has a similar saying: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:39). Jesus called this the second commandment. The first is to love God wholly and completely, heart, mind, and soul. If the second commandment is the Golden Rule, the first might be called the Diamond Rule. If you think about it, in order to keep the first commandment, you have to be keeping the second as well. Jesus said that whatever you do for the poor, the homeless, the sick, or prisoners, you do for Him (Matthew 25:31-46). Mother Teresa could see Jesus in the poorest of the poor. Jesus Himself showed compassion even to sinners. We can't really say we love God if we don't love the people God created. So that gives us two reasons to love our neighbor. First, because God lives in other people, so loving God means loving God wherever God is found. Second, God loves them, so if we are to be holy, we must be like God. What does that mean? Remember the saying that "charity begins at home"? That is only true because it is easier to love family and friends, but charity doesn't end there. If we truly love God, we will extend our charity to those outside our homes. People are probably still rebuilding after the earthquakes in Japan, tornadoes in America, floods in India, and other disasters, and every city has some kind of homeless shelters. You say you love God? Let's see you love your neighbor. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch

2 October 29, 2017 Saint Eugene Catholic Church 2 Rev. Patrick Cahill, Pastor Ext. 15 father@steugene.org Rev. Dr. Michael Zboyovski, Deacon Ext. 20 Pastoral Associate to Sick & Homebound deaconmike@steugene.org Mechelle Kobar, Administrative Asst. Ext. 14 churcheugene@steugene.org Tracy Jedd, Coordinator of Elementary Ext. 21 Faith Formation & EDGE tjedd@steugene.org Carole Marrs, Music Director Ext. 18 cmarrs@steugene.org Andrea Robles-Leon, Youth Minister Ext. 30 andrea@steugene.org Fr. Doug May, Maryknoll Mission Education & Promotion (914) dougmae@hotmail.com READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40 :15-21 Monday: Rom 8:12-17; Ps 68:2, 4, 6-7ab, 20-21; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Thursday: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, or any readings from no. 668 or from Masses for the Dead, nos Staff Friday: Rom 9:1-5; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 17-18; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Mal 1:14b -- 2:2b, 8-10; Ps 131:1-3; 1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13; Mt 23:1-12 SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE Because of the important community nature of the celebrations of Baptism and Marriage in the church, interested parties are expected to make advanced arrangements to allow for appropriate preparation programs to be completed. For Baptism, at least two months and for Marriage, at least six months notice is required. Thank you! Please call Parish Office. MASS INTENTIONS If you would like to dedicate a Mass for someone, it may be scheduled either by stopping by the parish office or calling. Since a Mass Stipend is truly an offering, the amount is entirely up to the individual scheduling the intention. The only insight we can offer is that the average stipend is approximately $10.00 per scheduled Mass. The offering is truly up to you. Consideration: A Mass stipend is not required, rather it is a customary offering to the Priest. The spiritual value is in the Mass itself. The inability to offer a stipend should never deter someone from scheduling a Mass. THE WEEK AHEAD Saturday, October 28 Women s Guild Harvest Festival 4:00pm Reconciliation - RR 5:30pm Mass/People of St. Eugene - C 5:30pm Hijos de Maria Santísima/Lideres - SEYH 7:00pm Grupo de Oración Hijos de Maria Santísima - C Sunday, October 29 - Women s Guild Harvest Festival 8:30am Mass/Martha Flores Perez -C 9:45am RCIA - P 9:45am Faith Formation - ACS 10:00am Choir Rehearsal - Rm.1 11:00am Mass/Lisa Weinkam - C 1:30pm Misa en Español/People of St. Eugene - C 5:00pm Edge & SEY - C,SH Monday, October 30 8:00am Mass/People of St. Eugene -ASC 6:00pm Society of St. Vincent de Paul - P Tuesday, October 31 8:00am Mass/People of St. Eugene - ASC 6:30pm Aztec Dancers - SH 7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Choir Group - C Wednesday, November 1 - All Saints Day - Office Closed 8:30am Recitation of the Rosary - C 9:00am Mass/People of St. Eugene - ASC 6:15pm Choir/Bilingual - Rm.1, C 7:00pm Mass/People of St. Eugene - ACS 7:00pm RCIA Espanol - SEYH Thursday, November 2 - All Souls Day 8:00am Communion Service - ACS 8:30am Faith Sharing - P 6:00pm Misa para los Santo Difuntos/ Day of the Dead Mass - C 6:30pm Cursillo de Mujeres - P 6:30pm Cursillo de Hombres - SEYH Friday, November 3 8:30am Rosary - CC 9:00am Communion Service - C 6:00pm Hispanic Marriage Ministry - SH Saturday, November 4 9:30am Funeral Pall - Rm.2 4:00pm Reconciliation - RR 5:30pm Mass/Rob Robinson - C 6:30pm Knight of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner - SH, K 5:30pm Hijos de Maria Santísima/Lideres - SEYH 7:00pm Grupo de Oración Hijos de Maria Santísima - C ACS-Asheville Catholic School ASC-All Saints Chapel C-Church CC-Children s Chapel CR-Conference Room GP-Gathering Plaza GS-Gathering Space K-Kitchen SEY-St. Eugene Youth SEYH-St. Eugene Youth House N-Nursery P-Parlor RR-Reconciliation Room SH-Social Hall

3 October 29, 2017 Saint Eugene Catholic Church 3 FUNERAL PALL STITCHERS We will gather to stitch names on the funeral pall on Saturday, November 4th at 9:30am in Rm.2. Please give Chris Cicotello a call to let her know if you can attend: ATTENTION ALL PARISHONERS Please plan to attend the St. Eugene Women s Guild Fall Festival this weekend, October 28 & 29. We ll be open after each Mass! There will be tasty baked goods and wonderful handmade crafts for sale, along with raffled items including a handmade quilt and gift basket. Proceeds will be donated to Fr. Pat and put towards the new glass doors for the Sanctuary. Questions? Call Angie Miles The Catholic Churches of the Asheville Vicariate invite you to participate in the: INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE: WE ARE STRANGERS NO LONGER On: Saturday October 28th, 2017 Location: Roger McGuire Green, in front of the Buncombe County Court House at the East end of Pack Square in Asheville. Time: Music will start at 11:30 am. The prayer service will be from 12:30-1:30 pm. This event seeks to create a peaceful space and time for people of different faiths and backgrounds to gather for prayer, music and public reflection to show support, solidarity and means of advocacy with the immigrant community. This event is not a protest. The focus will be lifting up the immigrant community in prayer; listening to testimonies of DACA recipients; and staying open to the Spirit of Truth and Mercy. We invite congregations of different faiths to please join us as we build community and worship together. For more information contact: Antonio Garcia: ministryhisp@gmail.com or Nick Haskell: NPHaskell@charlottediocese.org EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TRAINING All current Eucharistic Ministers and those interested in this Ministry are invited to attend a meeting on Saturday November 18 at 10 AM in the church. We will go over policies, procedures, and address concerns. Translators will be available. Lunch and time for fellowship will be provided. ROSARY OF THE UNBORN On the first Saturday of each month, the Knights of Columbus and their families pray the Rosary of the Unborn in front of the local abortion clinic: Planned Parenthood. We will meet next Saturday, November 4 at 9 am at the corner of McDowell St. and Choctaw St. Our prayers are peacefully offered so that women and men that are considering abortion as a way out will change their minds and consider other alternatives offered in the community and even within their own families. Please plan on joining us next Saturday, November 4. SPAGHETTI DINNER ON NOVEMBER 4 The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner next Saturday, November 4 after the 5:30 pm Masses. The Knights will be selling tickets after all Masses this weekend. Tickets are limited so please purchase your tickets ahead of time and the Knights thank you in advance for your support and generosity. BREAKFAST FOR VETERANS ON NOVEMBER 11 The St. Eugene Military Ministry and the Knights of Columbus are inviting veterans in the parish and their families to a free Veterans Day Breakfast on Saturday, Veterans Day, November 11. The morning will start at 0900 with breakfast followed by other activities ending by Please mark your calendars for this special day and event. Please RSVP Mary McCawley by November 7 at or marymccawley@ymail.com. Please provide your name, branch of service, the number in your party and contact information (telephone and/or ). Donations will also be graciously accepted to help the veterans serviced by the Veterans Affairs Voluntary Services at the Charles George VA Hospital in Asheville. ANGEL TREE We are once again coordinating with Catholic Charities to help provide Christmas gifts for those in need in WNC. The annual angel tree will be in the social hall Nov 4-19 during weekend Masses. We will be collecting gifts until Dec 3. Thank you for your generosity to this wonderful cause.

4 October 29, 2017 Saint Eugene Catholic Church 4 PLEASE PRAY FOR: Liz Aiello, Tonya Argueillo, Rosemarie Ball, Joan Birmingham, Josh Brown, Ray & Brenda Browne, Nathan and Sandy Buchanan, Jim & Jeanne Bucher, Elizabeth Buckley, Gary Collins, Kathie Coltellino, Karen Corbett, Bob Dettlebach, Olga Deubel, Dennis Delaney, Jennifer Faulstich, Austen Faulstich, Anne Fitzgerald-Smith, Michael Fleming, Barbara Fry, Michael Grier, Jeannie Gleason, Mary Hayes, Margaret Irwin, Delores Jacon, John Kampmans, Tommy Knapp, Grace Knutelsky, Allison Kobar, Kristin Kraft, Tonya Kriezel, Jon & Cristy Ledford, Maureen Lewis, Aidan Luckadoo, Lisa Mason, Brigid McCarthy, Leonard & Kathy Moon, Allen Moore, Jan Perrigeaux, Brandon Pruitt, Rick Raube, Joette Reid, Knobby Riedy Jr., Ashliegh Riddle, John Riddle, Jonathon Riddle, Sara Riddle, Kevin Roberts, LJ Rodriguez, Ed Ruppen, John Schantz, Lillie Simons, Rick Schaffer, Fred Spuhler, Lyn Stoodley, Emily Student, Joshua Townsend, Maudeb Vandermeer, Joyce Vidal-Williams, Jeanne Werth, Ben & Sam Wilde, and Ronnie Williams. ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PRAYER LIST 2017 Let us pray for all those who serve our country in the Military at home and abroad, and their families: Maj Michael E. Korte Army USA CDR Dr. Timothy Mattison USA LCDR Dr. Parnell Mattison USA LtCol Jon Christian McDaniel Camp LeJeune, NC Midshipman - Krysta Przestrzelski Naval Academy MSgt Joe Quigley - USA SPC Patrick Seeling Army Afghanistan Shawn Sinclair Army Fort Bragg, NC LCpl - Jarrod Stoodley - Marine, F-35, Edwards AFB, CA ENS Peter Vizzini Navy Maj Chris Wagar Germany Capt - Joseph Ryan - Army - Fort Bragg, NC Capt - Kaitlyn Ryan - Air Force - Rome, NY William S. Kwiatkowski US Military Academy - West Point, NY ENS - Logan Sullivan - Navy - Yokosuka, Japan THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE Parroquia de San Eugenio Información en Español Tel: Fax: Horario de Oficina: 9:00 am 4:00 pm de Lunes a Viernes Padre Patrick Cahill: Tel: ext:15 Emergencia: Ministerio Hispano del Vicariato de Asheville: Antonio Garcia ministryhisp@gmail.com Antonio está en la oficina de San Eugenio todos los Miércoles de 9:00 am a 1:00 pm. Otros Ministerios: Ministros de Eucaristía, Lectores, Hospitalidad, Coro en Español, Sonido, Grupo de Oración, Cursillistas (Mujeres & Hombres), Protegiendo los Niños de Dios, Enriquecimiento Matrimonial, y Eventos Especia les. Catecismo y Sacramentos: Pre-K a Octavo (8) - Elementary & Middle School Tracy Jedd Ext.21 Noveno (9) a Dozavo (12) Andrea Robles Ext.30 Bautismos & Clases de Adultos Mayores de 18 Años Marta Gonzalez Eventos Especiales: Bodas o Quinceañeras hable a la oficina o visítenos con 6 meses de anticipación. Si le gustaría pertenecer a alguno de estos Ministerio de la Parroquia de San Eugenio, preséntese con uno de los miembros de ese Ministerio antes o después de Misa o llame a la oficina al para obtener más información o a Antonio Garcia.

5 October 29, 2017 Saint Eugene Catholic Church 5 FAITH FORMATION (4yrs - 5th grade) Sundays, 9:45am-10:45am at ACS Oct 29 - Sunday School Nov 5 - Sunday School EDGE/MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 6th - 8th) Sundays, 5:00pm-7:00pm Oct 29 - EDGE Night Nov 5 - NO EDGE Night SEY LIFE TEEN/HIGH SCHOOL (Grades 9th - 12th) Sundays, 5:00pm-7:00pm Oct 29 - SEY Life Teen Nov 5 - NO SEY Life Teen ACS CHRISTMAS WREATH AND POINSETTIA FUNDRAISER Asheville Catholic School 7th and 8th grade students will be selling Christmas Fraser Fir Wreaths and Poinsettias after weekend Masses beginning Oct. 28th thru Nov. 19th. They make wonderful gifts for the season. Please help support their Washington DC trip Fundraiser! Thank you from all of the 7th and 8th grade students at ACS! NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING A Natural Family Planning (NFP) Full Course (Three Class Series) will be offered at St. Barnabas Catholic Church in Arden beginning November 11th at 1:30pm. Topics to be covered include: * Effectiveness of modern NFP methods * Health risks of popular contraceptives * Benefits of NFP - health, relational, and spiritual * Church teaching on marital sexuality * And...how to use NFP To register and purchase class materials, go to register.ccli.org/classes/10619/register, or search at FRIENSHIP GARDEN Thanks to all who attended our Friendship Garden/ Jardín de la Amistad information sessions after Mass Oct 14 & 15. Thanks also to our donors, listed here and anonymous, who contributed so generously. We appreciate you so much. We are in dire need of more contributions to cover our garden expenses. To donate or to be added to our Garden list for updates and notifications, please contact Cynthia Gibbs, garden coordinator. cynthia@gibbsco.com or Thank you to donors: Matt Bradley Bruce Cahoon Andrea Genna Hamp Hampton Federico Marquez Familia Soler Ramirez Lorraine Schwartz Gayle Wurthner JARDIN DE LA AMISTAD Gracias a todos los que asistieron a nuestras sesiones informativas sobre el Jardín de la Amistad después de la misa el 14 y 15 de octubre. Gracias también a los que donaron, nombrados y anónimos, que contribuyeron tan generosamente. Estamos en extrema necesidad de más contribuciones para cubrir nuestros gastos del jardín. Para hacer una donación o ser agregado a nuestra lista de correo electrónico de Garden para recibir actualizaciones y notificaciones, comuníquese con Cynthia Gibbs, coordinadora del jardín. cynthia@gibbsco.com o PLEASE SUPPORT CAMPUS MINISTRY Please support our raffle ticket fundraiser after all of the Masses, November 11 & 12th. All donations go to support our campus programs including bible studies, retreats, weekly home-style dinners and more. Raffle tickets will be available for sale after all Masses the weekend of November 11th & 12th. Please visit our table after Mass. Raffle tickets are $5 each or a book of 5 for $20. A cash prizes of $1,500 will be awarded to 2 winners. Thank you for your continued support of our college students. Flowers in the Church this week are; In Memory of Robert J Nicklaw, By Kathi Sapp; AND In Memory of Ursula Cook, By Bill Cook

6 October 29, 2017 Saint Eugene Catholic Church 6 ECO TIP from CARE OF CREATION One Earth. One Home Gardening offers hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. ST EUGENE PARISH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES During the month of October our Parish Knights of Columbus will collect donations of canned goods and non-perishable food items for the Catholic Charities (CC) Food Pantry which serves the needs of the poor in our parish and community. Please bring food items to the church foyer before any Mass during the month of October. You may wish to make a contribution by check payable to the Catholic Charities Food Pantry or phone in a credit card contribution by calling Holly Carter at the CC Office [ ]. Because CC usually can obtain food at a lower cost when it has the money to do so, your monetary contributions will buy even more food for the needy. Thank you for supporting Catholic Charities and families in need. JOURNEY IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. PAUL Join Fr. Pat Cahill & Fr. Pat Hoare in the Footsteps of St. Paul in Greece! September 18th-28th, 2018 Your 11 Day pilgrimage includes 5 nights on land, and a 4 night cruise - touring through the highlights of Athens, Corinth, Thessaloniki, Philippi, Ephesus, Rhodes, Patmos, and more! Experience the beauty of these Mediterranean ports, incredible guides, and delicious cuisine, while walking in the footsteps of one of the greatest apostles. Space is limited: Call Corporate Travel at ext Trip Presentation: Sunday, October 29th at 2:00 PM at St. Matthew s in the New Life Center, Rm 239/240/241. For information on both the Greece & and the Oberammergau Pilgrimage Opportunities! Also come to hear about the Oberammergau Passion Play taking place once every 10 years! September 25-Oct. 3, This 9- day pilgrimage through Austria & Germany, includes daily Mass; and the highlights of Vienna, Melk Abbey, Salzburg, and the World-famous Oberammergau Passion Play, taking place only every ten years! Space is limited. Save your place now and call Corporate Travel at ext. 121 ITEMS NEEDED FOR REFUGEES Refugee Needs: Please donate all sizes of children s clothing for the families. Also a baby s carrier for the mother or father so their arms could be free. Please call Carol Duin for pick up or bring it to the church, (I live close). NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE CATHOLIC COMMITTEE OF APPALACHIA Anyone concerned about environmental, immigration and other social justice issues is invited to attend a meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia (CCA) on Thursday, November 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. Eugene Catholic Church in Asheville including a potluck lunch. For more info, contact Bruce Cahoon at bcahoon@unca.edu or Mary Herr at or maryherr@dnet.net. FROSTY VILLAGE BAZAAR Nov. 18 8:30am 2pm, St. Barnabas Catholic Church, 109 Cresent Hill Rd., Arden, (behind the bakery outlet) handcrafted items (sewn, knitted, crocheted, painted), homemade candy, Christmas cookies and other baked goods. Seasonal music by students of the Angelus Home School Fellowship. Coffee and cinnamon rolls 8:30 11:00am, light lunch 11:00am 1:00pm ONLINE GIVING You can make your contribution to the Church with your credit or debit card online as well as from your checking account or savings account. Giving online is easy and allows you to set-up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the Internet. Simply follow these easy steps: 1. Visit the church website at 2.Click on the DONATE button, 3.Click on the Create Profile button, then 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions.

7 October 29, 2017 Saint Eugene Catholic Church 7 THINKING OF JOINING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH? Our weekly sessions for R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) have begun. Sessions will take place on Sundays, in the parish parlor, from 9:40 to 10:40am. The journey of faith begins with questions - your questions. What do Catholics believe? How does Catholicism fit in with other faith traditions? The process begins with an inquiry period when questions lead to exploration. Please join us for a fun-filled, faith-filled, Spirit-filled gathering. If you would like to begin this journey of faith, please call our parish office and provide your contact information. (Name, phone number, address, etc.). A member of the RCIA team will contact you with further information. We will look forward to meeting you and answering your questions. Deacon Mike Zboyovski/ , ext. 20. LOST AND FOUND All items found on our church grounds can be found in our Lost & Found section located at the Coat Rack in the Social Hall not in the church office. You may search this area Monday-Friday 9am-4pm or when the church is open. All items not collected by the end of each month will be donated to Catholic Charities. NOTE: Please be aware that our bulletin is posted on our website; therefore, any information in the bulletin is out there in cyberspace, accessible to anyone. Please let the office know if this is an issue for you. ST. EUGENE'S IN THE LOOP! Yes, our church is now looped! If you have hearing aids with t-coils, please turn them on. If you have a hearing loss, please ask for a Receiver from one of the Greeters/Ushers before you go into the Sanctuary. We want everyone to hear the Word! HOSPITAL ADMISSION OR EXTENDED STAY AT HOME: We would encourage you to celebrate the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick prior to your admission or extended convalescence. Please give us a call to arrange a time and date. Also, you may be unaware that hospitals, by law, will not automatically inform us of your presence there - even if you state your religious affiliation as Catholic on an entrance form. Whether you are hospitalized, recuperating, or simply unable to attend parish services, you or your family member is required to inform us as to your desire for visitation and/or reception of Communion. We will be happy to arrange visitations and reception of Communion once the parish office is notified regarding your wishes. It is our most sincere desire to keep our parish family connected and included, especially in times of dealing with health and recovery issues. A simple call or is all it takes. Celebration of Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick: or to arrange a hospital or home visitation and communion: Deacon Mike ext. 20 or deaconmike@steugene.org