SAINT ANTHONY SAINT LAWRENCE SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE 26th Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 16: 19-31

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1 Serving the members of Christ the King and St. James the Apostle parishes The Messenger Rev. Mr. John J. Carran, Deacon Administrator SAINT ANTHONY SAINT LAWRENCE SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE 26th Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 16: CHRIST THE KING P. O. Box 23; Hillsville PA A major theme in the Gospel of Luke is the importance of the care of the poor in the life of discipleship. In the parable found in tochurch Office: Fax: day's Gospel, Jesus contrasts the life of a rich man and the poor Office Hours: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. (Monday Thursday) man, Lazarus, who lives in the shadow of the rich man and his Website: ish.com wealth. Both die. Lazarus finds himself in heaven; the rich man in 23anlaw@comcast.net the netherworld. The rich man Secretary/Bookkeeper: Mary Ann Zocolo asks for assistance from LazaSeptember 25, 2016 CCD Coordinator: Vincie Gr eco rus in his torment. But AbraDirector of Music: Br enda Kostial ham reminds the rich man of bkostial@gmail.com the good things he had in his St. Anthony Church life and describes the current 411 W. Poland Ave. Bessemer PA Religious Education Center: situation as a reversal of forst. Lawrence Church tunes. The rich man then asks 175 Martin Kelly Spear Road Hillsville PA that Lazarus be sent to warn his Recreation Center: family, but this is denied with the reminder that Moses and ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE the prophets have warned of 4019 US 422 Pulaski PA judgment for those who neglect Church Office: Fax: Website: g the care of the poor. stjamestheapostle@comcast.net In the context of Luke's GosOffice Hours: 9 a.m. 4 p.m. (Monday Friday) pel, this parable, delivered in Director of Adult Formation: the presence of a crowd of lissr. Zoe Ann Reiter, HM/zoeannreiter@comcast.net teners, is part of Jesus' redirector of Music: Br enda Kostial sponse to some Pharisees. These Pharisees are described in Luke's bkostial@gmail.com Gospel as loving money. (Note: The Pharisees were followers of Coordinator of Religious Education: a sect of Judaism active before, during, and after Jesus' lifetime. Vicki Pavalko/vickipavalko@comcast.net They taught an oral interpretation of the Law of Moses as the basis Parish Social Minister: Mary Ann T. Isaac for popular Jewish piety. They put less emphasis on Temple wormobyisaac55@comcast.net ship and more on applying the law to everyday life. Though they Parish Youth Minister: Chr is Baker chrisbaker224@gmail.com are often portrayed negatively in the Gospels, they shared many of Jesus' and the early Church's concerns about the law.) Jesus obparish Office Manager: J ean Pascale jspascale@comcast.net served that the actions of some Pharisees betrayed misplaced priorisecretary: Mamie Denehy ties: they spoke one way, but acted in another. The story of the rich mamiedenehy@comcast.net (Monday Thursday) man and Lazarus demonstrates the importance of the care of the Bookkeeper: Lor r ie Millette poor and is a reminder to those who would follow Jesus of the unlorrie-bookkeeper@comcast.net (Friday only) importance of wealth in the eyes of God. PDF processed with CutePDF evaluation edition

2 Page 2 SACRAMENTS BAPTISM Christ the King & St. James the Apostle: Please call Sr. Zoe Ann Reiter, , for an appointment, at which time, date and Pre-Baptism session will be arranged. MARRIAGE Christ the King & St. James the Apostle: Please contact the deacon at least 6 months prior to the tentative wedding date. Please contact Sr. Zoe Ann Reiter at least 6 months prior to the tentative wedding date. Pre-Marriage Preparation is required. RECONCILIATION Christ the King and St. James the Apostle: Following the two daily Masses, on Saturdays at 3:15 p.m. at the church having 4 p.m. Mass, or by special appointment with the priest. VISITATION: In the hospital? Have a family member who has been admitted? Please notify Christ the King or St. James the Apostle church office of the admission. Visits cannot be made unless the office has been contacted. Due to the privacy laws, the hospitals are no longer permitted to give out any information, even to religious leaders, concerning admitted parishioners. A visit from Christ the King or St. James the Apostle is only a phone call away. Victim s Assistance Hot-line: If you are a person who has been hurt by abuse from clergy or others associated with the Church, the Diocese offers assistance with counseling, spiritual direction and referrals to other supportive services. For information on any of these services, we invite you to contact our Diocesan Assistance Coordinator toll free at REFLECTION September 25, 2016 From the Desk of Deacon John, We are now officially in the autumn season and the trees are beginning to turn their beautiful fall colors. Unfortunately, we know what is just around the corner that wonderful winter season that always seems to be so long. By the way, not to add any undue pressure to our already busy schedules, but there are only 89 shopping days left until Christmas! Over the last couple of weeks in our bulletin there have been informational inserts regarding the On Mission for the Church Alive! Planning process. I pray you have found these inserts to be informative and helpful as we get closer to our Parish Consultation Meetings next month. The insert in this week s bulletin reviews your role in the process. Every Catholic matters as we begin this important work. In our baptism, we received an invitation to grow as a follower of Jesus. Thus we should ask ourselves some questions; are we serious about our relationship with Jesus? Do we want it to be even better? How do we think Jesus is asking us to live in holiness as His disciples? Please be sure to read today s bulletin insert for On Mission for information about the consultation sessions. Please know how vitally important your presence is in attending one of the meetings. Each of us has a role in helping to spread the Gospel message. Let us not miss the opportunity to do so. Given this is the last weekend of September, our Saturday Vigil Mass will move back to Christ the King, St. Lawrence Church. Next month also happens to be October, in which we have the annual October Count in every parish of the diocese. The October Count has been a pr actice within our diocese for quite a long time. We recently shared with you the drastic drop in the numbers of Catholics attending Mass here in our diocese since the year In 2000 there were roughly 249,000 Catholics attending Mass in our diocese. Based on the October Counts in the last 15 years, we have experience a drop in Mass attendance of 100,000! These numbers are being used to help with the drafts of parish models for the On Mission for the Church Alive! Planning Process. So please be sure to attend Mass and be counted not just for the month of October but for each and every Sunday (or Saturday Vigil) of the year. We need you to help build the Kingdom here on earth by bringing people closer to Jesus. May we all continue to Learn Jesus, Live Jesus and Love Jesus! May you have a Spirit filled week. God love you, Deacon John College Open House invitation: High school juniors or seniors and their families are invited to a Get Acquainted Day Open House at Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, on Saturdays, Oct. 8, and Nov. 12. On Oct. 8, and Nov. 12, the Get Acquainted Day Open House events will begin with registration from 8:30 to 9 a.m. in the Fred M. Rogers Center and will conclude at 12 noon. Each day, the presentation will include an introduction to Saint Vincent College and a student panel. Find out more about this top-ranked Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college. Listen to financial aid and admission presentations, meet faculty, administrators and coaches and take a campus tour. For information or reservations, phone , admission@stvincent.edu, or register online at

3 The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3 Christ the King CCD CCD began Sunday, September 18 th Grades K-7 Meet in St. Anthony Hall from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. REGISTRATION FOR GRADES 8 & 9 Sunday, Sept. 25th, at noon in St. Anthony CCD Hall CONFIRMATION PARENT MEETING Sunday, Sept. 25th at noon in St. Anthony CCD Hall ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CCD CCD 1 8TH GRADES MEET AFTER MASS IN THE GREAT ROOM 10 11:30 A.M. SEPT. 25, OCT. 2, 9, 16, 23 NO SESSIONS ON 30TH PRAY ME A STORY PRESCHOOL 1ST GRADE PROGRAM WITH PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS OCTOBER 1, 9:30-10:30 IN THE GREAT ROOM USE THE GREAT ROOM BUILDING ENTRANCE. ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CONFIRMATION PREP 9th grade Meet 5-7 p.m. in the Great Room October 16, 2016 Confirmation Interviews October 22 9:30-12 noon Great Room Sept. 25: Christ the King Confirmation Parent mtg. Noon St. Anthony CCD Hall Sept. 26: Bible Study resumes Mon./7:00-8:30 St. James Sept. 27: Bible Study resumes Tues./9:15-10:45 St. James Oct. 1: St. James Cemetery Fall clean-up 9 a.m. to noon, bring gloves, rakes & shovels Oct. 2: St. James Breakfast Brunch/Apple 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults $8/Kids $4 Oct. 5: Purple Cat Harvest St. James Hosting mentally challenged adults with their caregivers 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. see flyer Oct. 22: Christ the King Health Ministry Pink Tea 1 to 3 St. Lawrence Hall Oct. 23: Disability Awareness Sunday Monthly Social after 8:45 a.m. Mass hosted by Outreach Nov. 6: St. James Breakfast Brunch/Peach 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults $8/Kids $4 Nov. 12: St. James CWO Tri-Country Dinner foods from 3 different countries Catholic Trivia Question: How well do you remember some of the things you learned about our Catholic religion? For your fun and enlightenment test yourself today on this question and then check your response by asking your neighbor... or look for the answer online on St. James website or continue reading in today s bulletin. Which saint is noted for translating the Bible from its original languages into Latin? A) St. Wenceslaus B) St. Vincent de Paul C) St. Monica D) St. Jerome E) St. Mary Magdalene F) St. Peter G) None of the above (See answer on page 6)

4 Page 4 CHRIST THE KING Nursing Homes/Care Facilities Theresa Gregg, Golden Hill; New Castle Lena Bulisco/Masternick Memorial; New Middletown, OH Ann Blazic/Edison Manor; New Castle Helen Sackin & Margaret Kelty/ Avalon N.H.; New Castle Agnes Searfoss & Olga Pisciuneri/The Haven; New Castle Homebound, Sick or Other Mary Sackin, Bonnie Isabella, Kathy Penwell, Richard Byers, Michael Sackin, Ann Exposito, Rose Micco, Gadelmeyer family, Donnie Primavera, Louise Bryan, Cheryl Miller, Marshall Sackin, Katie Exposito, Kathy Stokes, Jennie Fusco, Pat & Ed Ammeen, Delores Marcantino, Donald Luther, Josephine Commisso, Dom Greco, Ursie Fellner, Thelma Gregg, Joan Wyza, Nicholas Altman, Inez Tutino, Patty Tropea, Frank Karolivic, Mary Ann & Josie Greco If you have a family member you would like to have added to our prayer list, please call the office. Special Prayer Request for Alex Brown, 11-year-old grandson of Jay and Janet Roach Mohawk Food Bank: The food bank, run by H.O.P.E. and housed at Bethel Church, continues to help people with food on the second Monday of each month. All donations are welcome. Donations needed at this time are: paper products such as Kleenex, toilet paper, paper towels and napkins. We thank you for your continuing support in helping others. Any questions? Please call Paula Silhanek at September 25, 2016 MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR SEPT. 25 OCT. 2 Saturday, Sept. 24: Vigil/Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 p.m. Paul & Marvel Grunenwald (Jim & Cathy Cochran) (St. James) Sunday, Sept. 25: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:45 a.m. Special intention of Sue Donchatz (Reta Loth & Joe Budzinski) (St. James) 10:45 a.m. Joyce Dmetruk (Love, husband and children) (St. Anthony) Tuesday, Sept. 27: St. Vincent de Paul, Priest 8:30 a.m. The living and deceased members of St. James the Apostle Parish and our sister parish, Christ the King (St. James) Thursday, Sept. 29: Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels 8:30 a.m. Ronald Ohlin (Family) (St. Lawrence) Friday, Sept. 30: St. Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church 9:00 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (St. Anthony) 4:00 p.m. Benediction/Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament (St. Anthony) Saturday, Oct. 1: Vigil/Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 p.m. Spiritual and temporal welfare of our parish and our sister parish (St. Lawrence) Sunday, Oct. 2: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:45 a.m. Joseph (Baskey) Bacskaji (Baskey family) (St. James) 10:45 a.m. Florence Penwell (Family) (St. Anthony) Daily Mass St. Camillus de Lellis Parish 8:30 a.m. Mon., Wed. & Fri. NOTICE TO ALL PARISHIONERS: Saturday s 4:00 p.m. Mass is at St. Lawrence for the month of October Hear UPMC Cancer Genetics Program counselor at Pink Tea Rachelle Huziak, MS, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor from UPMC Cancer Genetics Program will speak at this year s 5th Annual Pink Tea. Save the date of Oct. 22 from 1-3 p.m. if you wish to attend. The Pink Tea is hosted by Christ the King s Health Ministry. Additional information will be available in the coming weeks. Christian Mothers meeting change for October Christ the King Christian Mothers have cancelled their October 12th meeting and are rescheduling it for October 19th at 6 p.m. at St. Lawrence Hall. At this meeting, they will have their picnic and election of officers. All ladies of the parish are invited to attend. SERVERS & MINISTERS Sept. 25 Reader: M. Byers Altar Server: C. Donofrio E.M.: D. DeSantis & A. Edel Oct. 1 Reader: R, Vrabel Altar Server: A. Pagnotta E.M.: J. Gagliano Jr. & G. Gennaro Oct. 2 Reader: A. Edel Altar Server: C. Donofrio E.M.: S. Grebenz & V. Greco Family Perspective: In today s gospel the rich man died and was condemned to a place of torment because he ignored the poor. He asked Lazarus to go and warn his five brothers to change their ways. Evidently ignoring the poor was a family pattern. Is your family sensitive to the poor? Bud Ozar Don t forget A.C.T.S. monthly meeting on the 3 rd Thursday of the month following Mass at St. Lawrence. D A l

5 The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 PRAYER LISTS FOR CHRIST THE KING & ST. JAMES Please pray for our parishioners who may now reside in nursing homes or other care facilities, for those who are homebound, for those who are ill, for those who may be facing surgery, and for those with special needs. New Small Groups forming We are very excited to offer another opportunity to participate in small group sessions during the autumn season! Several groups formed during Lent are still going strong! Extremely positive comments have been received from them. Also we ve received requests from others requesting we launch more groups enabling them to participate. Small Groups are about discipleship, fellowship, companionship, discussing challenges and celebrating joys. The members of the each group decide when and where to meet in a home or at church or coffee house or restaurant or at an activity as long as you spend time sharing and praying. Please see the insert in the bulletin for more details and return the questionnaire by Sunday, October 9 th if you feel the Holy Spirit calling you to join us! If you have any questions please call Roxanne Romeo With sincerest gratitude May the Lord shower His choicest blessings upon our St. James Family for all the love and support deeply felt at my grandson s benefit dinner. Prayerfully, Char Christy Uncle Tom & Aunt Flo Buydos and the Tommy Peachock family Contributions the Week of Sept. 18, 2016 Fiscal Year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017 Weekly Collection needed per week $...4, Weekly Collection given this week $...3, Weekly Collection needed to date $...49, Weekly Collection given to date $...42, Weekly Collection overage/(deficit) $...(6,570.00) Total Weekly Envelopes: 111 St. James Food Collection The summer food collection taken at St. James for St. Joseph s Food Bank was appreciated very much. Now it s time to start collecting for the distributions that we do at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Before you know it, the holidays will be here. Some of our families struggle to make their tables festive and laden with food not normally on their regular menu. Why not pick up a few extras while doing your own shopping. There is a box in the narthex for your donations. Jesus expects us to share our blessings! If you know someone who should be on our list, contact our Social Minister, Mary Ann Isaac at or mobyisaac55@comcast.net. ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE Nursing Homes/ Care Facilities Charlotte Grunenwald/ Bath Creek Estates; Cuyahoga Falls, OH Mike Pavlov/Sunrise; Poland, OH Dolores Sansalone/The Hermitage; Findlay, OH Betty Ann Topolosky, Albert Tkach/ Edison Manor; New Castle Helen Mijavec/Avalon; New Castle Hazel Pennington & Robert Pennington/Countryside Nursing Home; Mercer; Bob Cearfoss/Beaver Valley Health Rehab; Beaver Falls Victor Chrobak, Joan Greenawalt/ Haven; New Castle Helen Fazzolare/J ameson Southpointe, New Castle Annette Zets-Burbick/Overlook; New Wilmington Homebound, Sick or Other Isabelle Bartley, Pauline Beck, Pat Bizub, Bob Buydos, Larry Callahan, Cappy Caparso, Shirley Chesmer, Char Christy, Dolores Despetorich, Arlene DeVite, Arthur Ealy, James Goodge, Bill Huncik, Bernice Iorio, Maureen Kuhn, Barb Kamyk, Joan Kamyk, George Lawrence, Helen Lawrence, Frank & Erma Lovich, Tommy Peachock, Tanya Persohn, Ann Pope, Randy Pope, Nick & Diane Sevachko, Chuck Stoddard, Mary Lee Termina, Rose Verhosek, Pat Wargo and Tom Zets Contributions the Week of Sept. 18, 2016 Fiscal Year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017 Weekly Collection needed per week $...3, Weekly Collection given this week $...2, Weekly Collection needed to date $...41, Weekly Collection given to date $...37, Collection overage/(deficit) $...(4,253.48)

6 Page 6 BIBLE STUDY: Fr. Downs, Oct. 3/4 Adult Faith Formation All are invited to come to our weekly Bible Study sessions using the Little Rock Scripture Study program. Sessions are on Monday nights, 7:00-8:30, and Tuesday mornings after the 8:30 Mass from 9:15-10:45 in the Great Room at St. James beginning this week, September 26/27. Choose whichever day is more convenient for you. We are studying the Book of the Psalms from the Old Testament. At the session on October 3/4, Fr. Downs will present an overview of the Psalms. All are welcome to join our friendly study group any week. It is not necessary to have participated before. Bring your own Bible or use one of ours. For more information, contact Sr. Zoe Ann. ART and PRAYER A weekend Art Retreat, Praying and Coiling a Mandala" is scheduled at Villa Maria from Friday, October 7 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, October 9 at noon with Sr. Paulette Kirschensteiner, HM, a fabric artist. Beginning with a simple technique of coiling with yarn and clothesline, participants will create a mandala (circular design). Through reflection we will open ourselves to the experience of praying with our hands and heart as we coil our mandala. No art experience is necessary. Supplies are provided. For more information, call or go online at or contact Sr. Zoe Ann. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS RCIA sessions have begun and continue every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. PM at Mary Mother of Hope Parish in downtown New Castle. Inquirers from all the parishes in the area meet together for the sessions. Know someone who is interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or just wondering about our Catholic way of life? Invite them to call Sister Zoe Ann at the parish office, for information about our initiation process. To educate the public about how to identify child abuse, the Protecting God s Children Workshop is available online to all parishioners and interested persons at Trivia Answer: September 25, 2016 D) St. Jerome Did you realize that the Bible was not written originally in English, nor even in a language most people could understand today? The Old Testament was written mainly in Hebrew with some Aramaic and the New Testament was mostly written in Koine Greek. St. Jerome, one of the great doctors of the church, is respected for being the person who authored a Latin ( Vulgate ) translation of the Bible. From this Vulgate version, other translations were eventually made in the vernacular, the language of the people, e.g., English, Spanish, German, etc. St. Jerome was a learned monk from Dalmatia who died in 420 at Bethlehem. During his lifetime, he wrote numerous commentaries on the Bible to help people to interpret and better understand the Scriptures, rather than reading it with a literal interpretation of the words. A famous quote from St. Jerome is Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ. He is revered today as the patron saint of Scripture scholars. (Isn t that all of us?!) We celebrate his feast day this week on September 30. Are you a person who regularly reads your Bible? If so, you are among the 27,500,000 in the USA who profess to faithfully read it every day. If not, perhaps this Friday on Jerome s feast day would be a good time for us to pull out our Bibles, dust them off, and read a few verses in a language we can all understand, thanks to St. Jerome! You never know; it might even change our lives! You are also invited to come to our friendly Bible Study sessions each week on Mondays, 7:00-8:30 p.m., or on Tuesdays 9:15-10:45 a.m., beginning this week, Sept 26/27. We are studying the Psalms. National Life Chain & 24th Annual Lawrence County Life Chains Places: Kennedy Square (New Castle) Jameson Health Ctr. (New Wilmington) McDonald s Parking Lot (Ellwood City) Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 12 noon

7 Page 7 Readings for Sunday, September 25 1st Reading God will judge the complacency of the people and their leaders. (Amos 6:1,4-7) Psalm Happy are those who find solace in God, the help of the poor. (Psalm 146:7-10) 2nd Reading Paul exhorts Timothy to stay faithful to God in all things. (1 Timothy 6:11-16) Gospel Jesus tells the parable of the reversal of fortunes between the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus. (Luke 16:19-31) September 25, 2016 SCRIPTURE READINGS SEPT. 25 OCT. 2 Monday: Jb 1:6-22 Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, Lk 9:51-56 Wed.: Jb 9:1-12, Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, Jn 1:47-51 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5 Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4 2 Tm 1:6-8, Lk 17:5-10 Abortion bulletin from Bishop Zubik: An organization that campaigns for tax-funded abortions has bought newspaper ads nationwide, claiming that a Catholic can support the choice to have an abortion in good faith. Bishop David A. Zubik has issued this response: An ad campaign claiming that it s possible for a Catholic to support public funding for abortion in good faith is wrong in every sense of that word. As Pope Francis wrote in his encyclical Amoris Laetitia, So great is the value of a human life, and so inalienable the right to life of an innocent child growing in the mother s womb, that no alleged right to one s own body can justify a decision to terminate that life... which can never be considered the property of another. This ad campaign attempts to mislead the public into believing that a Catholic can support access to abortion in good conscience. Nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, the Church seeks to respect lives that others might see as disposable and asks Catholics and all people of good will to defend the absolute value of human life. The teaching of the Church on abortion is irrevocably established. It is grounded in the belief that all life, from the first moment of conception to the moment of natural death, is sacred. The most basic principle of human rights is that every human life is an irreplaceable treasure. The unborn baby is as entitled to and dependent upon our care as is an infant. As the debate about abortion continues to divide our county and even seeks to divide our faith, the Church will work tirelessly to defend and respect the lives of the unborn, the elderly, and every person in between, especially those who are most in need.

8 St. James Calendar of Events Sunday September 25 EM meeting after Mass Church Deacon John Outreach Soup Sale after Mass Social Hall Mary Ann Isaac CCD :00am-11:30am Classrooms Vicki Pavalko Monday September 26 Bible Study 7:00pm-8:30pm Great Room Sister Zoe Ann Tuesday September 27 Bible Study 9:15am-10:45am Great Room Sister Zoe Ann Cemetery Committee 7:00pm-9:00pm Office Frank Book/Paul McCaffrey Wednesday September 28 Choir 7:00pm-9:00pm Church Brenda Kostial Thursday September 29 RCIA 7:00pm-9:00pm Mary Mother of Hope Sister Zoe Ann Friday September 30 Saturday October 1 Cemetery Clean-up 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. St. James Cemetery Frank Book/Paul McCaffrey Pray Me a Story/On the day you were born 9:30am-10:30am Bible Room Vicki Pavalko Bell Choir 2:00pm-3:00pm Church Brenda Kostial Sunday October 2 Breakfast Brunch/Apple syrup 9:00am-1:00pm Social Hall John Sotlar CCD K-8 10:00am-12:00pm Classrooms Vicki Pavalko Monday October 3 Bible Study 7:00pm-9:00pm Great Room Sister Zoe Ann Tuesday October 4 Bible Study 9:15am-11:15am Great Room Sister Zoe Ann Pastoral Council/ChristLife presentation 6:15pm Mary Mother of Hope Pauline Beck Wednesday October 5 Purple Cat Harvest Fest 10:00am-1:30pm Social Hall & grounds Cor Kester Choir 7:00pm-9:00pm Church Brenda Kostial Thursday October 6 RCIA 7:00pm-9:00pm Mary Mother of Hope Sister Zoe Ann Friday October 7 Saturday October 8 Bell Choir 2:00pm-3:00pm Church Brenda Kostial

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10 St. James Cemetery Committee invites you to our on Fall Clean-Up Saturday, October 1 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Rain date Saturday, October 8, same time Volunteers are needed for this general clean-up. Bring rakes, shovels, wheel barrows, gloves. If you have any flowers or items that you wish to save, please remove them from the grave sites before October 1st. Any flowers, wreaths, etc. not removed will be disposed of during the clean-up. Thank you for your participation and stewardship.

11 The clients of the Purple Cat, ISLE (Independent and Supported Living Experience), will be our guests for a Harvest Fest celebration as part of St. James Year of Mercy activities. There will be socializing, music, and dancing in a Fall environment and, of course, good food. Fifty (50) physically or mentallychallenged adults, with their caregivers, will be transported to St. James for some of our world-renowned hospitality. We need you to help us welcome our guests and to be a part of this wonderful outreach experience. Come and help with food preparation, or decorating, or to be a host or hostess and enjoy the company of these extraordinary individuals. Please contact Cor Kester ( or ) with your (RSVP) to volunteer in any capacity or if you plan to be a part of the welcoming committee.

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