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1 1738 W. University Ave, Gainesville, FL catholicgators.org (352) Fax (352) Parish Office Hours : M-F 10am-5pm the Thirty first Sunday in ordinary time Home of the MASS TIMES Sunday Mon.-Fri. Saturday 9:00am Family Mass 11:30am 1:30pm (Spanish) 5:30pm 7:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm Vigil RECONCILIATION: M-F 4:30pm-5:20pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Monday Wednesday Friday 6:00-7:00pm 4:30-5:20pm 8:15-9:15am FIRST FRIDAY: 5:30pm Mass of the Sacred Heart and Eucharistic Adoration ROSARY: Monday-Friday 11:25am Welcome New Members: To be a member of our parish requires registration and participation in worship, sacraments, the life of the parish, and regular financial support of the parish. This is a basic consideration when requesting marriage, baptism, or to act as a godparent/sponsor. Register in the parish office or on-line.

2 The Catholic Student Center St. Augustine Church Mass Intentions AND SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE October 30, 2016 Parish CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK The Tabernacle Candle is being sponsored this week in thanksgiving by Emma Labrador Pastor The deceased are indicated by a cross in front of their names. Masses said for the living are for their special intentions. Sunday, October 30- The Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 11:22-12:2 2 Thes 1:11-2:2 Lk 19:1-10 9:00am 11:30am Vocations 1:30pm For the Parish 5:30pm Cristina Miranda 7:30pm Monday, October 31 Weekday Phil 2:1-4 Lk 14: :30pm Patricia LaBauve by Lynn LaBauve Tuesday, November 1 - All Saints Rv 7:2-4, Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12 5:30pm Gianna and Mitchell Borst Jr. by Mitchell Borst Sr. Wednesday, November 2 - The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9 Jn 6:37-40 Robert Predney by Laura Predney 5:30pm Thursday, November 3 Weekday Phil 3:3-8 Lk 15:1-10 5:30pm Gianna and Mitchell Borst Jr. by Mitchell Borst Sr. Friday, November 4 - St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop Phil 3:17-4:1 Lk 16:1-8 5:30pm Saturday, November 5 Weekday Phil 1:18-26 Lk 14:1, :30pm Anniversary Parochial Vicar Administrative Assistant to the Pastor RCIA & Young Adult Ministry Coordinator Liturgy & Music Co-Directors Religious Education Coordinator Facilities & Operations Manager Bookkeeper Parish Secretaries Housekeeping Clergy & Staff Members Director of the Catholic Student Center Father Marek Dzien Father Benjamin Romero, CMF Gail Fitzsimmons Sabrina Sy Doug Ghizzoni Matthew Kuizon Elena Melendez Mary T. Wise Sara Geiser Brian Gulig Cecile Sands Clara Aziz Rosa Nakamatsu Father David Ruchinski Campus Ministers - Ashley Hemingway and Sandy DeTeresa Campus Ministry Assistants - Anna Gugliemino and Sr. Ana-Luisa Galvan Alumni Outreach Coordinator - Lauren Troncoso Seminarian - Michael Kieler FOCUS Missionaries (Fellowship of Catholic University Students} Katelyn Miller Ariadna Ruiz Joseph West Drew Decker 2 Sunday, October 30 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00am Children s Liturgy of the Word 10:00am Religious Ed 10:15am Religious Ed grades :15am Religious Ed middle school 2:30pm Cafecito 3:00pm Spanish Bible Study 3:00pm Spanish RCIA 6:00pm RCIA Monday, October 31 6:00pm Holy Hour 6:15pm Marian Consecration Info Meeting 7:00pm Hispanic Charismatic Prayer 7:00pm Dia de los Muertos Ball Tuesday, November 1 4:00pm Student Choir Practice 6:15pm Newman Dinner 7:00pm Spanish Bible Study 7:30pm All Saints Day Mass Wednesday, November 2 12:45pm Sacred Heart Devotional 4:30pm Holy Hour with Confession 6:30pm Middle School Religious Education 7:00pm Cursillo 9:00pm Ministry Formation Thursday, November 3 6:00pm Upper Room 6:15pm Marian Consecration Meeting 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal 7:15pm PET Info Session 7:30pm Spanish Choir Friday, November 4 8:15am Holy Hour 6:30pm First Friday Holy Hour Saturday, November 5 6:00am Rosario de Aurora 10:00am Baptismal Preparation Class 5:30pm Saturday Vigil Mass RCIA Contact Sabrina Sy at sabrina@catholicgators.org SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Call the office for information on First Reconciliation/First Communion, High School Confirmation, & Adult Confirmation preparation. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples should meet with a priest at least eight (8) months prior to the wedding. Contact Gail Fitzsimmons at (352) ext. 113 or gail@catholicgators.org for an initial consultation. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptism Preparation is required and both parents should attend our monthly preparation class and coordinate with the parish office. Please call the parish office to arrange for Baptism and preparation, preferably before the baby s birth.

3 Around the parish, greater Gainesville and the diocese TUESDAY IS ALL SAINTS DAY Reminder: Tuesday, November 1st is a Holy Day of Obligation for the Solemnity of All Saints. There will be Mass at noon (no music, no incense) and at 5:30pm and 7:30pm (with music and incense). A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR Our 2016 Oktoberfest was a wonderful success. There were more than 150 people attending the event, representing groups from the parish and student center. Everyone had a great time. I believe it is safe to say that Oktoberfest has become a parish tradition. I would like to thank the Stewardship Committee members for their hard work producing Oktoberfest 2016: especially Paul Gulig, committee chair, for his leadership in support of the event; Chris Wagner, who spent Thursday afternoon with Paul buying the food and Friday afternoon in the kitchen; Samantha Farmand, whose contacts at First Magnitude secured the donation of the excellent beers; Corinne Turcotte who mastered the art of pretzel making one more time; Angela Chiriboga who was there promptly at 3pm for set-up and, Gail Fitzsimmons who helped with critical planning, setup, cooking, and other things. We benefitted from the dedication of many volunteers without whom Oktoberfest would have been impossible; Janet Allen, Ann Lobdell, Bill Aholt, Maggie Gulig, Sister Rita, Judi Pizutto, the Quintana family, Mo Weber, Connie and Ron Spitznagel, Susan and Andrew Scholberg, and all the ladies who provided the delicious desserts. And a very special thank you to Freddy Rojas, who does just about everything. ~Fr. Marek MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2016 Annual Thanksgiving Basket Assembly Event The UF Athletic Department will again be assembling Thanksgiving baskets to be distributed by our community partners to families who might not have Thanksgiving without these baskets. We need YOU to volunteer in the assembly process. This project puts the power of good works behind the cheer, Go Gators! Thanksgiving at GRACE Marketplace This Thanksgiving, we will assemble 200 food bags for distribution to the homeless at GRACE Marketplace. We need your DONATIONS of non-perishable food items-- canned meats, MREs spaghetti with meatballs, pork and beans, canned vegetables and fruit, peanut butter, snacks, and a much requested item, men's and women's socks. Next weekend all parishioners are asked to bring Pop-top meats and tuna, and spaghetti with meatballs. Please leave your donations in the bins marked for GRACE Marketplace in the vestibule. Questions: service@catholicgators.org November Remembrance of the Dead Please fill out the following form and return to the front office to have your deceased loved ones remembered in our Book of Life as well as our November Prayers for the Dead. If you would like to remember a couple or a family, please group these names into one line (i.e. "John and Jane Smith" or "the Smith Family"). More forms are available in the front office or online. Name of Deceased Name of Deceased Name of Deceased Your Name and As is custom in our parish, pictures of your loved ones can be displayed on the church windowsills during the month of November. Please turn in pictures in frames to the front office.

4 Stewardship in the parish The thirty first Sunday in ordinary time Stewardship Masses on October 23, 2016 The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Offertory: $6, E-Giving: $1, Poor Box: $ Catholic Student Center (CSC): $ Sanctuary Renovation: $ Specified Donations: $ World Mission Sunday: $ Catholic Schools: $5.00 STEWARDSHIP SPOTLIGHT - THE THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME This weekend is the first weekend of our annual stewardship renewal. There s actually not a lot going on yet, other than introducing the idea into everyone s minds. Stewardship is tightly linked to the Eucharist ( Thanksgiving in Greek). What should be our major disposition at the Eucharist? Many people view it as GETTING - receiving Holy Communion and hearing a good homily. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1369) In the Eucharist the sacrifice of Christ becomes also the sacrifice of the members of his Body. The lives of the faithful, their praise, sufferings, prayer, and work, are united with those of Christ and with his total offering, and so acquire a new value. Christ s sacrifice present on the altar makes it possible for all generations of Christians to be united with his offering. This means that we are supposed to be GIVING of ourselves to the Father, in the same way that Jesus fully gave of himself. At the consecration we are supposed to be consciously offering/sacrificing ourselves to God, united with the sacrifice of Jesus. We are not supposed to be passive observers. At the consecration of the bread to the Precious Body of Jesus, I pray, God, my father, my whole being, body, mind, and spirit is yours. At the consecration of the wine to the Precious Blood of Jesus, I pray, May I sacrifice myself, may I have mercy, may I love as Jesus loved. If we offer ourselves completely to the Father, as Jesus did, we cannot leave Mass as the same people we were when we entered. Our lives will be transformed. Such prayers are great for focusing our lives on doing the will of God. The hard part is following through with these commitments when we leave church and in our everyday lives. What is God asking of us when we celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus in the mass? Everything! Are we ready and willing to answer his call? Paul Gulig, Chair of Stewardship Committee 4

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6 Miinisterio hispano The thirty first Sunday In ordinary time Estudio Bíblico En la biblioteca Domingo, 3:00pm 4:00pm Martes, 7:00pm 8:00pm RCIA en Español Domingo, 3:00pm-4:30pm Liturgy Conference Room 6

7 greater Gainesville, catholic schools, the Diocese and The parish IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JOHN PAUL II POLAND, MAY 2017 Duration: Eight days Accommodation: Hotel in Kazimierz STOP HUNGER NOW Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. UF Straughn Center (near the College of Veterinary Medicine) This eight-day pilgrimage includes visits to Kraków and Wawal Cathedral and Cathedral Museum, Kazimierz, Schindler s Factory, Wadowice, Zakopane, Częstochowa, Łagiewniki (Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy), Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Wieliczka. St. Augustine's service committee has agreed to help with the project, so we need your help, too! Donate time, money or both. Along with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, we hope to package 20,000 meals for impoverished people in developing countries. Stop Hunger Now is driven by the vision of a world without hunger. Our mission is to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-changing aid to the world s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources. The organization often partners with Catholic organizations, such as Catholic Relief Services, to do large-scale food relief projects. Sign up to help out at For more information on donating, TJ Pyche at tpyche@ufl.edu. INTERESTED? PLEASE CONTACT FR. MAREK. Write it down NOW! Bulletin deadlines Bulletin submissions are due by Monday at 12:00 p.m. noon. Please your requests to bulletin@catholicgators.org. Parish Mission with Fr. Charlie Johnson, O.P. of the Dominican Friars Weekend of November 12 and 13, 2016, Fr. Charlie will be the homilist for all Masses November 14 and 15-7:00pm, in the church, in English November 16-7:00pm, in the church, in Spanish 7