St. Teresa of Avila. Catholic Church and School. Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. PASTOR: Fr. Chris Bugno, SDS

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1 St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and School Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time PASTOR: Fr. Chris Bugno, SDS ASSOCIATE PASTORS: Fr. Richard Zgorzelak, SDS DEACON: Donald Boland PASTORAL ASSOCIATES: Sr. Yvonne, Roscoe, SND CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 & 11:30 am Weekdays (Monday through Friday): 7:00 am. & a.m. Saturday:... am RECONCILIATION: Daily (Mon.-Fri.): 7:45-8:15 a.m. Saturdays: 3:45-4:45 p.m. First Friday:.. 3:30-4:30 p.m. And by Appointment Administrative Assistant & Liturgy Sr. Yvonne Roscoe, SND, Faith Formation (Religious Education, Adults, RCIA, Sacramental Preparation) Vicki Shoemaker School Principal Mrs. Jacqueline Zackel, Director Of Music Ina Smith, Youth Ministry Receptionist, Anna Mae Smoller Bookkeeper, Marge Wolf Bulletin Editor, Kathleen Weldon Director Facilities/ Maintenance Matt Horner PARISH ADDRESS: 203 Ojibway Street Titusville, FL PARISH OFFICE: PARISH FAX: Visit our Website at October 16, 2016

2 St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and School October 16, 2016 Mass Intentions for the week of October 16th to October 23rd Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Deceased members of the Hannigan family by Mary Kenney 11:30 Beatrice Scalesse by Peter & Dot Scalesse 7:00 Father Hendrick Korza by Stephanie Switnicka John Kassak by his wife & family LITURGY OF THE WORD Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Thinking about the Readings 1. For what or whom have I prayed recently? What is the top ten on my prayer list? Who is praying for me? 2. What does humility mean to me? How does this word strike my ear? If humility is truth before God, what do I have to be humble about? 3. Do I see God as the source of my strength? 4. When am I tempted to be proud of my religious and moral accomplishments? Readings Readings for for the the 30th 30th Sunday Sunday in in Ordinary Ordinary Time Time October October 23, 23, First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14, The God of justice knows no favorites. Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, I have competed well, I have finished the race. Gospel: Luke 18:9-14 O God, be merciful to me a sinner. 7:00 Today s good news Mike Robinson 7:00 Deyanira McLaughlin by the Olivella family Mark & Diane Olszenski (anniv.) Bruno & Alice Duda by Bob & bonnie Truett Sanctuary lamp is lit this week in memory of John Blake, Jr by his big sis DEVOTIONS Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer) at 8:10am (before the mass), Mon.-Thu. (unless no school on Fri.) Recitation of the Rosary: Mon. Sat., 9am in the Chapel. Novena Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tuesday, after the am Mass. Spanish Adoration & Prayer Group, Thursdays 6:00pm Holy Hour 9-10 Thurs. (except holidays) after the Mass, Divine Mercy, Rosary, Silent Prayer, Benediction. Holy Days Same as Sundays (7:30am, 9:30am & 11:30am) Holy Day Vigil 7:00pm Fatima Sundays Every 3rd Sunday of the Month from May through October, 3-4:30pm. Litany of Loreto in honor of Mary: Mon. Sat. during May Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Mon. Sat. during June Litanies After the am Mass For Reflection: "Ask and you shall receive," not perhaps what you wanted, but what God knew you needed. "Seek and you shall find," not the easy way which you thought you deserved, but the harder way which would make you more deserving of heaven. " The first reading is taken from the book of Exodus 17:8-13. In this reading the Israelites are attacked in their journey from Egypt to Canaan by the Amalek tribe who would have annihilated them were it not for Moses's intercession with God. The second reading is from the second letter of Paul to Timothy 3:14, 4:2. St. Paul continues to exhort and encourage his disciple Timothy to be loyal to the Christian faith which he had received from the most trustworthy of sources, St. Paul himself, and the sacred Scripture of the Old Testament. Timothy must continue to preach this "word," this faith, no matter what the obstacles may be. The Gospel is from St. Luke 18:1-8. There are many devout Christians who are deeply puzzled by what they think is God's indifference to their fervent pleas for spiritual favors, which to them appear essential in their journey heavenwards. These people would readily admit that God has good reasons for not granting temporal favors they might not be for their eternal good. Why refuse or delay granting their spiritual needs? The man or woman who has dedicated his or her life exclusively to the service of God still suffers from human weaknesses. He or she is attracted to worldly things, is finding humility and obedience very difficult, suffers from dryness in prayer or worse still is scrupulous to a degree that makes the religious life almost unbearable. Such people could work so much better for God and for their neighbor if only God would remove these weaknesses which, in fact, he could so easily do. Our divine Lord teaches us, in this parable, the need for perseverance in prayer. This perseverance develops our trust and confidence in God. It helps us to become humble and to realize how weak we are when left to ourselves. It keeps us close to God, as we learn how dependent we are on His generosity. If we only would realize that God is perhaps never closer to us than when we think He is forgetting us! The trials of life, spiritual or temporal, which He allows us to suffer are not obstacles to our spiritual progress but rather steppingstones without which we could not cross the rivers of life at all. Knock and it shall be opened unto you," not the door you were standing at, which would have delayed or endangered your progress, but the door further down the street where refreshment and new courage to continue on your upward climb were awaiting you.

3 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Intentions for the week of October 16th to October 23rd 7:00 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Joe Chaildin by James & Kathleen Tulley Special Intention for Danielle Indiveri 7:00 Mike Robinson Special Intention for Dawn Grunenfelder (birthday) by family 5:00 PM And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find; Knock and it shall be opened unto you.. St Luke STEWARDSHIP Stewardship Thought: Both the first reading and today s psalm say clearly that the Lord hears the cry of the poor. Have I been given the gifts of time or money or abilities to be the means by which God answers their need? Parish Sacrificial Giving: (Regular Sunday Offering) In gratitude for the gifts we have received from God, the parishioners and visitors gave $8, for the ministries of St. Teresa. School collection amounted to $2,428.oo.Thank you for your continued support and generosity. God bless. QUESTION OF THE WEEK? What bonds of friendship and support are found in the parish? What activities strengthen this bond? Special Intention for Thomas James by dad & mom Robert A. Krause by Kathy & Tom Royal 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Howard Biegler Sr. by Dan & Therese Miller 11:30 Walter Phillips by the family SCHOOL NEWS Website Please visit our website at for information regarding St. Teresa Catholic School. Fair Thank you to all who helped make our fair successful this year! Please Join us! Dedication of the Sisters of Mercy Building Education Building October 15, 2016 at 1:30PM Alumni Social to follow in the Gym 2PM 4PM Light Refreshments October 22 & 23 All Saints and All Soul s Day Envelopes for All Souls are on the tables in the back of the Church. Please return them in a timely fashion so that the names of your deceased loved ones can be placed on the Altar for the whole month of November. There will be an All Souls Mass on Nov. 2nd at 7 PM in remembrance of all parishioners who have died this past year. Candles will be lit by relatives or friends of the deceased loved ones. Anyone that wants to light a candle for any deceased may do so after the names of this past year are called. Masses for All Saints (A Holy Day of Obligation) are Monday, October 31 at 7 PM and Tuesday, Nov. 1st at 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 (Sunday schedule) Masses for All Soul are Wednesday, Nov. 2nd at 7, and 7 PM. When the just cry out, the Lord hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them. Psalm 34:18 Annual Collection for Catholic Charities of Central Florida October 22 & 23, 2016 Annual Collection for Catholic Charities of Central Florida Transforms Lives When the just cry out, the Lord hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them. Psalm 34:18 Please support the Annual Collection for Catholic Charities of Central Florida which will be held October 22-23, This collection is held only once a year and donations are greatly needed to help families and individuals who are facing difficult struggles. Our goal is to minister to them through that struggle to get their feet back on the right path. Your donation prevents families from being evicted from their homes, pays for emergency expenses such as power, lights, food, lodging and car repairs and provides case management and educational programs that transform lives. Please support this important ministry and sustain the works of mercy we provide to more than 100,000 people a year who are in need. For more information, visit:

4 St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and School October 16, 2016 FAITH FORMATION L.I.F.E. We will be offering the L.I.F.E. classes for our parents and students, during CCD class time. The class for 3 & 4 grade will be October 26, The 5 & 6 grade will be November 2, RCIA RCIA has begun, Thursday s, at 6:30 p.m. in Avila hall. If you are wanting to learn more about the Catholic Faith, and are interested in becoming a catholic, please join us. Please feel free to contact the Faith of Formation Office, leave your name and phone number where you can be reached, and we will get with you. Post Hurricane Prayer Pray with us for our brothers and sisters in the path of Hurricane Matthew, especially those who have already been affected, including our sister Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Father Chris extends his prayers for all those that had problems associated from Hurricane Matthew. The church property did have some damage and he thanked all that came to assist with getting things back in order. He also thanked the Blessed Mother as he grew up believing that a statue of the Blessed Mother in a window would help keep damage to a minimum. That came true as the metal pathway tore off and landed a few feet from the windows. God bless to all! Father Chris would also like to thank all the generous parishioners that came to check the booths and clear the fields for the Fair. It will truly make a difference in the success of the Fair. Thanks for all the hard work! It was appreciated Save the Dates St. Teresa School's 55th Annual Fair October 13-16, 2016 Fair tickets are now on sale. They will be sold in the School Office and at the corner of Ojibway Ave and Hopkins Ave. The pre-sale price is $20 for a one day unlimited rides armband and $60 for a four day Megaband. Pre-sale tickets stop on the day of the Fair at around noon. Single day unlimited ride armbands will be available at the fair for $25 each. "Mega Pack" will cost $75 on-ground. Any questions please contact: the school office: (321) St. Teresa School & Church has held this Fair for the community for the past 55 years. We present families with four days of fun! There is free parking and Carnival Rides. There will be delicious food on the Fair grounds like bloomin onions, fried oreos, funnel cakes, chicken, steak subs, curly fries and more, just to name a few. Fair Patron support is important! Many blessing to all of you! Think of your favorite cake or dessert for donation at the Fair! Thu., Oct. 13th 5:00pm - 10:00 Fri., Oct. 14th 5:00pm - 10:00 Sat., Oct. 15th Noon - 11:00 Sun., Oct. 16th Noon - 7:00 Feast Day of St Luke October 18th Luke, was born in Antioch, by profession, was a physician.[9] He had become a disciple of the apostle Paul and later followed Paul until his [Paul's] martyrdom. Having served the Lord continuously, unmarried and without children, filled with the Holy Spirit he died at the age of 84 years. B.E.T.A. Baby Bottle Campaign Our annual Baby Bottle Campaign has ended. Please return all bottles even if you are unable to make a donation as the bottles are reused each year. Thank you. Checks should be made out to BETA. Cor Jesu Food Pantry Please remember to bring food for our Food Pantry, Cor Jesu. If you d rather make a donation, please make checks payable to Cor Jesu or the Food Pantry. As the holidays approach, consider a $10 gift card for perishable items. Thank you for your assistance Luke wrote one of the major portions of the New Testament, a two -volume work comprising the third Gospel and Acts of the Apostles. In the two books he shows the parallel between the life of Christ and that of the Church. He is the only Gentile Christian among the Gospel writers. Tradition holds him to be a native of Antioch, and Paul calls him our beloved physician. His Gospel was probably written between 70 and 85 A.D. Luke appears in Acts during Paul s second journey, remains at Philippi for several years until Paul returns from his third journey, accompanies Paul to Jerusalem, and remains near him when he is imprisoned in Caesarea. During these two years, Luke had time to seek information and interview persons who had known Jesus. He accompanied Paul on the dangerous journey to Rome where he was a faithful companion. Saint Luke is the patron of physicians and surgeons.

5 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time BISHOP NOONAN S LETTER FOR RESPECT LIFE MONTH, WHICH IS OCTOBER God. My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: St. Paul shares with the early Christians some of his frustrations as he exhorts them to speak up and tell the people about what they have learned about Jesus and how they have come to believe in Him as Savior. It was a difficult time for these early Christians. If they spoke about Jesus, they were persecuted and put to death. They were quieted by the crowds who had other, more popular beliefs. The early Christians are relying on St. Paul to be their voice and he is saying to them that God did not give them a spirit of cowardice; that they shouldn t be ashamed of their testimony to I sometimes feel like St. Paul as I receive phone calls or s or letters from you asking me what I am doing about the sinfulness of society or something that was published in the newspaper or told by a neighbor. We are all called to enkindle a deeper faith in the hearts of the people; this is not something that is reserved simply for the ordained or religious sisters. Each one of us has a unique responsibility to act as God has called us through our baptism; to live through, with and in God. In order to share our faith and stir it into flame, we must also know what we believe. We must attend to prayer, to study, to participate in the Sacraments, to make God a part of our language, the wholeness of our being. To live our faith is not something relegated to a particular hour but it is a 24/7/365 undertaking. St. Paul asks the early Christians to bear their share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. Living our faith 24/7/365 is a hardship and a challenge when we live in a world in which what we believe is distorted by secularism or the lure of false gods distracts our attention away from God. Pope Francis commented that Christians can respond to the world s astuteness, with their own, namely through a gift of the Holy Spirit. This refers, Pope Francis explained, to depart from the spirit and values of the world, which the devil likes, in order to live according to the Gospel. And worldliness, how is it manifested? he asked. Worldliness is manifested by attitudes of corruption, deception, abuse of power, and constitutes the most wrong road, the road of sin, because one thing brings you to another! It s like a chain (vicious cycle), even if it is true that it is generally the easiest one to follow. Pope Francis continues and says that, while the path to depart from the spirit and values of the world may be a hardship, he says to walk it with energy and determination, relying on God s grace and the support of His Spirit. As Catholics, we find this path particularly daunting as we celebrate Respect Life Month this October. We are frustrated because our beliefs may not echo the ways of the world. We seek to be transparent before God and to be open to God. We are created out of nothing as pure gift by the God of love and when we offend God, when we sin, out of this free love we are again redeemed by Christ and the Holy Spirit leads us back to our true happiness and our true home. In this understanding of our entire being as a pure gift of God, we are asked not to destroy ourselves but to respect ourselves. This respect is born out of the dignity as we are a gift of God. Through our entire being we bring forth God s love to spread throughout the land. But, we can t choose when we want to respect life and when we don t. Respecting life from conception to natural death involves each person s entire lifetime, not just at the beginning or the end. All of us are called to respect life and care for it. God s love is unitive not divisive. How might our judgements or words of disgust fail to respect life? When we speak with each other about our beliefs, we must speak with mercy. We are called to break the logic of violence, exploitation and selfishness so that our every action will be of God. May we stir into flame the gift of God. I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. 1 Tim 1: 6-8 Most Reverend John Noonan Bishop, Diocese of Orlando A Message of Mercy from Pope Francis During his general audience address on Wednesday, October 5, Pope Francis spoke about St. Faustina Kowalska, Apostle of Divine Mercy whose feast we celebrate today. Pope Francis said, She reminded the world that God is rich in mercy and that His love is more powerful than death, sin and every evil. May this message of the Merciful Jesus, entrusted to her, bear fruit in your life with a deeper union with God and the works of mercy. He concluded his remarks by saying: Entrusting to the Lord ourselves, and the difficult problems of the world, we frequently repeat: Jesus, I trust in you!. Praised be Jesus Christ. Bishop Noonan Calls us to Pray All life is sacred as each one of us is made in the image and likeness of God. We cherish each person as a child of God. We pray for victims of violence and acts of terror...for their families and friends...and all those affected by such acts against God's love. We pray for the people of the city of Orlando that God's mercy and love will be upon us as we seek healing and consolation. Every time we look at the Cross, we see how God has forgiven us in Christ with a love that bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things; love never fails. We dry the tears of those who weep and mourn as gently as Veronica wiped the Lord s bleeding face on the Via Dolorosa. May the Peace of Christ dwell within our heart.

6 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 17:8-13 Raising Hands in Prayer When people find it hard to pray, they seek ways to improve. Sometimes a simple change can bring great benefits to our prayer. Most people derive benefit from prayer if they get into the right routine. For example, the celebration of the Eucharist always follows the same outline. The predictability of the structure allows people to enter into the prayer. Some young people express frustration about the repetitive nature of the mass, and that is understandable. But it takes time with the repetition to let the mystery of the mass sink into one s spirit. Once it does, the repetition provides a framework out of which people can pray. Prayer at home can be improved through routine as well. Many people find it helpful to pick a certain time of day when they will go to pray. Others find a certain place they can use whether it is a room or a particular chair. The selection of time and place provides the structure in which prayer can happen. Posture can also help prayer. Some people kneel. Others sit. Early Christians stood for prayer and lifted their hands aloft. The priest still uses this posture when he prays at mass. It is similar to the posture taken by Moses when Amalek waged war against Israel. As long as Moses hands were outstretched, Israel had the better of the fight. If we are fighting at prayer, a minor adjustment in place, time, or posture might help. Written by Paul Turner. Copyright 2009, Resource Publications, Inc., , All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from Lectionary Bulletin Inserts, Year C: First and Second Readings.

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