St. Thomas More Oratory 45 Lovett Ave. Newark, DE (302)

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1 Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Delaware St. Thomas More Oratory 45 Lovett Ave. Newark, DE (302) Fr. Ed Ogden, OSFS - eogden@oblates.org Pastor, St. Thomas More Oratory Chaplain, Catholic Campus Ministry at UD Kim Zitzner - kimztmo@udel.edu Director, Catholic Campus Ministry at UD Pastoral Associate, St. Thomas More Oratory Colleen Jordan udcatholic.finance@gmail.com Finance Manager James Werber udcatholic.re@gmail.com Coordinator of Religious Education Maureen McDonald udcatholic.re@gmail.com Assistant Coordinator of Religious Education Mandy Manzella - - udcatholic@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM & 11:30 AM Blue Hen Student Mass: 6:30 PM Daily Mass: 12:30PM Tuesday: Confession 5:30 6:30 PM or by appointment Office Hours Monday Friday: 10 AM 2 PM or by appointment 268 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 30 September14 October 2018 Never miss an opportunity to do good.our words must come from the heart, not the mouth.

2 READINGS Oct. 14 th 28 th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-7 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30Sept. 30 th 26 th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Numbers 11:25-29 Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43, 45, Oct. 217 thst 297 th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Genesis 2:18-24Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 633:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 Hebrews 2:9-114:14-16 Mark 10: Offertory 27 Sept Oct 18 $5, Sept 18 $4, Sept 18 $6, Sept 18 $4, Share in the Spirit: $ Sept. 23 Upcoming Classes: October 21 October 28 November 4 For more information, contact: James Werber Religious Education Coordinator Calling all High Schoolers. Sign up in the hallway or online for our Youth Group Interest Meeting September 5pm. Featuring Pizza & UDairyUpcoming HS Youth Group Thirst Reverse VBlack Tie For That s right, WILK is hosting its fifth annual Thirst Reverse! The Oblates of St. Francis desales invite you to their Black Tie for White Collars Gala. Saturday, November 3, pm midnight This gala event benefits the Oblates various ministries as well as their retired priests and brothers. The evening includes dinner, casino gaming, and dancing to a live band, and takes place at the Chase Center in Wilmington. Year to Date $ 6171, Goal for Fiscal Year $270, (7/1/18 6/30/19) Religious Ed Registration Registration is now open for the school year. Registration forms are available on our website or in the church office. Next 2 nd Collection 1430 Sept Oct 18 STMO CharitiesWorld Mission Sunday Mark your Calendars! Catholic Students Week Oct. 1 7, 2018 See flyer/website for info Open Mic Night/Coffee House Oct 7pm Sign up to share your talent & come enjoy some Little Goat coffee. Art Show will also be held in the Social Hall Fall Festival & Apple Picking Oct. 1pm Spend the afternoon at Milburn Orchards! Parents & Family Brunch Oct. 12:30pm Pancake Brunch & Hot catered lunch from Boston Market All are Welcome! Hayride & Bonfire October 98pm Jump on the wagon and enjoy some s mores and hot dogs Please visit for signups/details Day Trip to DC Teaching Tuesdays Join us as we take a day to visit the Mall in Washington DC Fr. and Ed s sample yearly the series is back! museums & monuments it Join has us to offer!l Tuesdays Fr. Ed s Saturday, yearly series October is in back! October 6 Join us Tuesdays in October 9:00am for for this this year s year s 7:30pm Teaching Tuesdays. Itinerary and details are available on our website To learn more, or to sign up to join us visit the upcoming events page on Be Who You Are, And Be That Well Tuesday October 2, 9, & 16 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm Oct. 2 Living in the Present Moment

3 Pastor s Corner Vol 4. No Sept14 Oct 18 Founder s DayAnnual Budget Report to the Oratory Community The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales celebrate their Founder s Day on October 12, founded by Blessed Louis Brisson in Troyes, France. In the Old Testament book the Song of Songs, we read the story of mutual love and fidelity between a Shulamite girl (the beloved) and a shepherd (the lover). It is a description of their journey to a union of hearts. The second poem describes how the girl is in search of her lover: I sought him but could not find him. She felt deeply the pain of his absence. When she does find him she says: I have found him whom my heart loves and I will not let him go. The Latin for this phrase is Tenui Nec Dimittam, which means I have taken hold and I will not let go. How does this become the motto of St. Francis de Sales? While Francis was a student in Paris studying the humanities in obedience to the wishes of his father, he studied theology during his spare time. He took a course with the Benedictine Genebrand in which he learned the exegesis of the Song of Songs. His interpretation profoundly moved Francis: the love between the girl and the shepherd is symbolic of a person s relationship with God. He was no longer able to conceive of the spiritual life except as a love story. The experience of the girl and the shepherd becomes his own. Francis had a crisis experience whereby he believed he was predestined to hell. It so disturbed him that he became depressed and physically ill. Andre Ravier s biography describes how Francis was able to relate his experience to that of the Shulamite girl who was in search of him whom her heart loved. One day while Francis was praying before the statue of the Black Madonna in the Dominican Church of St. Etienne-des Gres, he decided to let go of this fear and to place his total trust in God. He later described his conversion experience in the words of the Shulamite girl: I have found him whom my heart loves and I will not let him go. Thus, the motto becomes the foundation of Francis goal on his journey to be in union with the love of God. It is this foundation upon which Father Brisson choose the motto Tenui Nec Dimittam as that of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. He gave us the means to which we can achieve this end: the Spiritual Directory. Article 132 of our Constitutions tells us that the Directory is to inspire the spirit of the congregation. It is the means by which we Oblates put into daily practice the spiritual masterpiece of Francis the Treatise on the Love of God. In short, the Directory is the means by which we reproduce the human life of Jesus in our relationships of love of God and neighbor. It empowers us to LIVE JESUS and to reprint the Gospel in our daily lives. Its practice is the concrete means whereby we realize the Good Mother s prophecy (co-founder of the Oblates): In the Oblates, Jesus will be seen walking again upon the face of the earth.

4 September 29-30, 2018 Budget Actual Budget Ordinary Income 295, , ,450 Gifts/Bequests/ 135, , ,000 Endowments Capital/Appeal/ Special 11,000 23,846 8,000 Purpose Religious Ed 2,500 3,143 3,250 Total $444,500 $530,632 $453,700 Expenses Budget Actual Budget Clergy, Staff, Rectory 148, , ,250 Admin & Support 75,500 76,807 72,800 Church & Hall 59,650 79,173 62,625 Liturgy 21,000 20,883 20,000 Special Charities 750 2,923 2,500 Assessments/ Non- 36,000 35,021 33,000 Program Parish Programming 23,800 38,879 36,300 Fixed Costs & Benefits 58,000 54,729 58,854 Capital Improvements 22,255 22,255 40,000 Religious Ed 11,100 8,829 10,100 Total $456,585 $497,599 $488,429 Difference -$12,085 $33,033 -$34,729 The fiscal year budget anticipated a deficit of $12,085 because of the expense for the outside drainage repair and cement replacement. However, our total income was greater than expected and covered the anticipated deficit. Income: We anticipated an income of $465,585, but actually received $530,632. This was due to an increase in offertory collections and generous gifts to support our programs. Additionally, $82, was collected for our various second collections throughout the fiscal year. Expenses: We spent more money than anticipated for capital improvements and facility renovations: drainage repair, outside cement work, new cement pad for rack, upgrading of restrooms, emergency kitchen repair for 55 Lovett Avenue residence, and new landscaping. We will anticipate a deficit for $34,729 to cover the cost of a Feasibility Study for future expansion of the Oratory.

5 Ongoing Programming Rosary MON 7:30 PM Come join us to pray the Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament Prayer & Meditation TUE 5:30 PM Looking for some quiet prayer & meditation time during your busy day? Stop by the O on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 5:30 6:30 Exposition & Adoration 5:30 6:30 Sacrament of Reconciliation Available 6:30 Benediction Bingo outreach TUE 6:30 PM The Jeanne Jugan Home is a retirement home in Newark run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. We volunteer our time by spending an hour playing bingo and talking with the residents. We leave from the Oratory at 6:30 and are back by 8:15PM. Bible study Wed 7-8:30 pm Looking for a student Bible study? Join us as we look ahead to the Sunday scripture readings and discuss how they affect our lives. Stop by and share the challenges of living out the gospel on campus. Student Leaders: Mary Kate Prieto & Jenn WallachMike Palmer Community Bible study WED 11 AM Community Bible Study meets weekly on Wednesdays from to look ahead at the Sunday readings. Bible Study is led by Fr. Ed and welcome to all non-students. Call or for more information: udcatholic@gmail.com Faith Journey/Adult Confirmation Sign-up online. Feel free to call or with questions. Contact udcatholic@gmail.com Need to receive the sacrament of Confirmation? Thinking about joining the Catholic Church? Classes resume this semester - call or for more information - udcatholic@gmail.coml Other information For the sake of God s children For the Sake of God s Children is the safe environment program of the Diocese of Wilmington, designed to keep young people participating in ministry around the diocese free from harm. Participants include the Bishop, all priests, deacons, seminarians, religious, all lay employees and volunteers. For more information visit and click the FSGC logo. Support Our Troops If you have a family member serving in the armed forces or know a UD student or alum serving, please bring in a picture with the name & unit address of the soldier to and include in our prayers. Please include the name and connection to the soldier for our display board. Birthright Bottles for Babies Throughout October, Birthright of Delaware will have its Annual Bottles for Babies Event. Bottles will be distributed after all Masses October 7. Please take one or two bottles home and/or give it to a loved one and fill the bottle with loose change, cash or checks and return them at the end of October or sooner. Proceeds benefit pregnant women and their infants. An Evening in Venice Dinner Auction Mount Aviat Academy will be hosting their 26th Annual Dinner Auction, An Evening in Venice on Saturday, October 20th at 6 p.m. Tickets include appetizers and dinner from the Chesapeake Inn. Cash bar. Silent and live auctions include items for all tastes and price ranges. Tickets are $60 each. To check out the list of auction items or to purchase tickets, visit or contact Mrs. Mackie at ext. 213 or Development@MountAviat.org. Proceeds from the Auction will benefit educational programs at Mount Aviat Academy. 3 rd Annual Bishop s 5K Run/Walk Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass Please join Bishop Malooly & Catholic Charities for the 3rd Bishop s 5K Run/Walk from 9 am to 11 am on Sat. Nov. 10 at Glasgow Regional Park. The totally adaptive Run/Walk will step off at 10 am. Pre-register for the event by visiting Bishops5K.com or day of

6 registration will be available. All proceeds will benefit Catholic Charities outreach efforts. Call Catholic Charities at with any questions. Bishop Malooly invites all couples celebrating their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th wedding anniversary, or any anniversary beyond 50th, to the Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass at 2:00 PM on Sun. Nov. 4, 2018 at St. Joseph s, Middletown. The Bishop will be available for photos beginning at 1:00 pm and again after the Mass. There is no cost, however reservations are required. Registration forms are available in the office and due by October 8 th.