ST. TERESA OF AVILA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

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1 ST. TERESA OF AVILA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 3000 North Lompa Lane, Carson City, NV Phone: (775) Fax: (775) Emergency: (775) Website: Monday: Communion Service 7:00am Tuesday-Thursday- Friday: Mass 7:00am Wednesday: Mass 12:15pm T.V. Catholic Mass: Sunday at 9:00am Channel 8 Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Mass Schedule: Saturday: Mass 4:00pm Sunday: Masses 7:45am, 9:30am, 11:15am 1:00pm Bilingual Mass 5:00pm Youth Mass Parish Staff & Ministries Fr. Tom Babu, Pastor Fr. Hermes Binlayo, Parochial Vicar Sr. Marie McGloin, S.A., Pastoral Associate Dn. Gil Coleman, Bap sm Class Prepara on Dn. Michael Johnson, Prison Ministry Dn. Dennis Schreiner, Centering Prayer Dn. Craig Lagier, St. Vincent Advisor & Homeless Ministry Delia Rodriguez, Office Manager Norma Reddick, Recep onist Nancy Haffey, Finance Manager Youth Ministry Grace Kengle, Youth Minister Monica Howk, Youth Ac vi es Director RCIA Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults and Children Kari Anderson, Adult Director Ext 113 Terri Domitrovich, Children Director Ext 112 Carol Tate, Pastoral Assistant Ext 106 Liturgy, Music & Environment Steve Azzopardi, Director Ext 101 Terri Domitrovich, Children s Liturgy of the Word Ext 112 Facility Maintenance Jeffrey Warnar, Ext 117 Religious Educa on Fax Kari Anderson, CRE: 1st-5th Grade Ext 113 Grace Kengle, CRE: 6th-High School Ext 111 Tina Akerley, Pastoral Assistant Ext 107 Delia Rodriguez, Pastoral Assistant Ext 114 St. Teresa School Peggy Burger, Principal Bonnie Silsby, Assistant Principal 567 S. Richmond Ave. Carson City, NV Office (775) Fax (775) Website: s.org Child Development Center Cindy Supko, Director (775) Sacraments Bap sm: Parents preparing for bap sm must a end a bap sm prepara on class. Godparents must be confirmed and regularly a ending mass, registered in a parish, and a end a bap sm class. Marriage: The Catholic par es must be a registered and a prac cing member of the parish. Please call the parish office and set up an appointment with a priest at least 6 months prior to your desired wedding month. Reconcilia on (Confessions): Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm or by appointment. Anoin ng of the Sick: The Sacrament of Anoin ng of the Sick should be celebrated when someone is seriously ill, going in for surgery, or at health risk. Please call the parish office.

2 October 27th/28th, 2018 Page 1 Dearly Beloved in Christ, A special thanks to George Whalen for his talks during all the masses. He helped us know where we should step in and be responsible stewards of our Parish. His message was reflected in the offertory collection last week. I do not have enough words to thank you for your generosity towards the necessary and immediate needs of the Parish. I do know that many of us who were giving to CSA and the Today Together Tomorrow Campaign had to prayerfully plan on their giving besides helping with our regular offertory collection. Thank you for your sacrificial giving. For many who are not able to support CSA or the Diocesan Campaign, I ask you humbly to support our regular offertory collection by putting 2 or 3 extra dollars to take care of the $10,000 short fall we had in the first quarter. I will make sure our expenses are also kept in check when we have necessary expenses to meet. May I also ask those who have not yet helped our Parish to prayerfully consider what you can do for your Parish as giving or service. Thank you for being an example of Good Stewardship. In this weeks readings, Jesus is passing by our lives, just as he passed by Bartimeaus on the streets of Jericho. And we, like the blind man, want to see him more clearly. We want to know him and to know how to follow him more closely that's why we came today. We are all blinded by sin. The Sacrament of Baptism was called the Sacrament of the Enlightenment in the early Church for good reason. We need to keep that light of living faith alive. The beloved disciple John instructs us in his first letter: "This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. (1John 1: 5-7) Jesus knew well what Bartimaeus needed, but he wanted Bartimaeus to give expression to his need, to name his need. We too need to give expression to our needs. Fortunately, very few of us need physical sight, but we can be sure that all of us are in need of spiritual sight and insight. We can always assume that each of us suffer from spiritual blindness. There is 'stuff' that we should see that we are blind to. We may be blind to our own goodness or the goodness of others. We may be blind to our own sin or to the needs of others. We may be blind to the meaning of the scriptures or church teachings. Hence, a regular prayer of ours should be: "Lord, that I may see, Lord that I may see myself as you see me. Lord that I may see your plan for my life. I would appreciate it if you would often pray for me and our parish staff, that we may see God's plan for our parish. Bartimaeus received sight. Receiving physical sight must have been a wonderful gift but receiving the gift of faith is even still more wonderful. While all those around Jesus were blind as to who he was, Bartimaeus received the gift to see. As you know, Milton, the great poet, became blind during his life. After he came to accept his blindness, he said his being was filled with the light of God. "And he followed Jesus." This means that Bartimaeus became a disciple of Jesus. This is the constant call of Jesus to each of us to become his faithful disciple. The same Jesus who passed by Bartimaeus is alive today. The Good News is that no matter what has happened in our past, Jesus walks into the dusty streets of our lives this day. We simply need the eyes of living faith to see Him and the renewed heart to follow Him on the way. Prayer is the fuel which keeps living faith alive and keeps our eyes open to see. Wishing you a happy and fun Halloween. Fr. Tom Parish Mission Statement We, the Catholic Community of St. Teresa of Avila, are a people who journey together in prayer and service, nourished and unified at the Word and Eucharist, and under the direction of the Holy Spirit. We are called to love one another and to share our gifts of time, talent, and resources to welcome and to bring our faith to all people!

3 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 2 THROW AWAY THE CLOAK The readings during the last Sundays of the Liturgical Year invite us to look more deeply at our Chris an life. This Sunday we pause to examine where our life is heading. Today s gospel tells us the story of Bar maeus to help us as we examine our lives. The gospel said that Bar maeus was begging by the roadside when Jesus passed by. Perhaps, Bar maeus was asking the same ques on as he sat begging by the roadside: Where is my life heading? Is this all there is to my life? At mes we are like Bar maeus blind, without the sight to see life as Jesus sees it. What then can we do when we find faith dying out in our hearts? How can we regain our spiritual sight? Is it possible to regain our faith? Bar maeus took important steps that would change his life. First, he threw aside his cloak. Throwing away the cloak is a symbolic way of saying that Bar maeus was naked that is he approached Jesus with all his vulnerabili es, with all his pain and longing. Throwing away the cloak was an act of surrender. That is what many of us need to do, we need to throw aside whatever obstacles that s fle our faith we need to be freed from whatever blocks us from following Christ more closely and so live life more fully. And so this Sunday we ask ourselves: Where in my life am I blind and therefore needs to be restored to sight? What is it that I need to throw aside to follow more closely the way of Christ? Do I know where my life is heading? We begin our examina on of conscience not with our blindness nor with those that block us in following Christ. That only ends up in guilt or depression. Rather we start with God s mercy. God s mercy leads us to gra tude and joy. Today s psalm proclaims: The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. So what are the great things the Lord has done for us? We could also use the first reading from Jeremiah which contains a call to praise God for the blessings of deliverance and restora on. Where and when have we experienced deliverance and restora on? We ponder on the concrete history of God s compassion for us we recall the many mes God has rescued us out of troubles caused by our own ego; we look back at those mes that God has led us out of dead-ends caused by bad moral decisions. We need to look at those resentments caused by hurts and bad decisions. Only when we are filled with gra tude and trust in the Lord who has done great things for us can we start looking at our own blindness and whatever blocks us in following Christ more closely. Moved with gra tude, then we can throw aside our cloaks and run towards God s mercy. Fr. H Praying with today s readings: 1. I ask God to heal me from my own blindness. 2. I reflect on the cloak that I need to let go so that I could follow Christ more closely and live life more fully. ORGANIZATIONS Women s Society, Co-Presidents, Colleen Butler and Liz Jacques (401) Boy & Girl Scouts, Marty Schwedhelm, Altar Servers, Carol Tate, St Vincent de Paul Society, Ed Choklek, Ext 119 Knights of Columbus, Winn Teeter, The Gabriel Project & Parish Coordinator, Kate Schwedhelm, Holy Innocents, Ray and Sandy Mazy,

4 Ministry in Action Page 3 MASSES FOR ALL SAINTS DAY, November 1st: (Holy Day of Obligation) 7:00am, 8:30am, 12:15pm, and 5:30pm MASSES FOR ALL SOUL S DAY, November 2nd: 7:00am and 7:00pm (Spanish) ATTENTION: All parish/school ministers aged 18 and older: Please a end ONE of the following Protec ng God s Children sessions if you have not already done so, and you volunteer in one of the following parish ministries: Religious Educa on Teacher or Aide, Parent of child in St. Teresa school, Children s Liturgy of the Word Leader or Aide, Youth Ministry Leader or Aide, Yo-Yo Leader or Aide, Lector, Boy Scouts, Knights of Columbus, Hospital/Home Visits, St. Vincent de Paul Society. Please note: you need to take this class only once, even if you change ministries or parishes. Pre-Registra on is required to a end the awareness session and comple on of an online background check. Register online at and click on the Safe Environment tab under Our Diocese. Or you can call Elda Juarez at Please be sure to leave a phone number or if you leave a message. Choose one of the following sessions offered here at the church: Saturday, Nov. 10th 5:00pm to 8:00pm Chartz Hall Wednesday, Nov.14th 5:30pm to 8:30pm Chartz Hall Thank you for your prompt a en on and willingness to con nue making our parish a safe environment for our children and vulnerable adults. A endance at one of the PGC sessions is a diocesan requirement for those who par cipate in ministries that involve regular contact with children/vulnerable adults or, who minister near areas where children/vulnerable adults are present. Don t Forget your Ethical Trade Coffee, Tea and Chocolate this weekend! Please pray for all ill in the parish, law enforcement, military, fire protection and their families. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Marie Miltenberger, Austraberto Montero, Manuel Sepulveda, Baby Elizabeth Zapata, Myrna Trahey and all parish deceased and their families. Requested for this Week Tuesday, October 30h: 7:00am Josephine Gezelin (d) by Family Wednesday, October 31st: 12:15pm Michelle Stanfill (d) by Anne McGregor and Family Thursday, November 1st: 7:00am Gib Landell (d) by John Borda 8:30am Audrey Nuckles (d) by Russell Family 12:15pm Alisha Struble (Birthday) by Struble Family 5:30pm Will Struble (Birthday) by Struble Family First Friday, November 2nd: 7:00am Enedina and Jose Lepe by Angela Lepe 7:00pm Maria Isabel Zepeda (d) by Ruben Zepeda Saturday, November 3rd: 4:00pm Austraberto Montero Gomez (d) by Rosalio Santos Sunday, November 4th: 7:45am Kelli Fletcher Beck (d) by Dad and Mom 9:30am End of Abortion by Holy Innocents 11:15am Rolanda and Susana Panesa (d) by Anna Panesa 1:00pm Daniel Waterhouse (Birthday) by Maureen Waterhouse 5:00pm For the People of St. Teresa Rosary for Life Saturday, November 3rd, and every first Saturday of the month, the rosary is prayed at 9:00am in the chapel. Following the rosary, Save the Holy Innocents meets in St. Teresa s gathering space. The rosary is also prayed at the Reno Abortion Clinic for an end of abortion, the healing of those who have had an abortion and the change of mind of those committing these acts against the unborn. Where: West End Women s Center, 5915 Tyrone Road, Reno, Nevada. The next meeting of the St. Teresa Women s Society will be held on Saturday, November 10th, at 9:00am in Chartz Hall. New members are welcome! Please contact Liz Jacques at (401) for more information. St. Teresa School News Coming soon... Thanksgiving Cookie Sales Sees Candy Sales Christmas Tree Swag Sales

5 St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City, NV. Page 4 Check out our newly updated Web Site! Information, pictures, articles, events, the weekly bulletin and much more! Everything you want to know! to Deacon Craig LaGier on the 27th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Deaconate, November 1, 1991 Upcoming Parish Events Monday, October 29: 7:00am Communion Service, Chapel 4:45pm-6:45pm Adoration, Chapel 7:00pm-9:00pm Charismatic On-Going Formation, Chapel Tuesday, October 30: 7:00am Mass, Chapel 5:30pm Women s Bible Study, Chartz Hall 7:00pm-9:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group, Chapel Wednesday, October 31: 9:15am- Centering Prayer, Music Room 12:15pm Mass, Chapel Thursday, November 1: 7:00am All Saints Masses 7:00am, 8:30am, 12:15pm & 5:30pm, Church 7:30am-1:00pm Adoration, Chapel 7:00pm Bible Study-Spanish, Chapel Friday, November 2: 7:00am Mass, Chapel 7:00pm All Souls Spanish Mass, Church 7:00pm Charismatic Faith Formation, Chapel Saturday, November 3: 9:00am Rosary, Chapel 9:00am The Gabriel Project Mtg., Chartz Hall 9:00am Save the Holy Innocents Mtg., Chartz Hall 1:00pm Group Baptism, Church 4:00pm Mass, Church 5:30pm Youth Fundraiser Art & Wine, Chartz Hall Sunday, November 4: Masses 7:45am, 9:30am, 11:15am, 1:00pm & 5:00pm, Church YM Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser After the 7:45am, 9:30am & 11:15am Masses, Chartz Hall STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES October 20th/21st, 2018 Offertory - $15,814,77 Votive Bookrack Coffee and Donuts School Second Collection St. Vincent De Paul All Saints All Souls 2.00 Catholic Relief Services Propagation of the Faith 2, Seminary Education - 2,00 School Mass-SVDP Hispanic Charismatic Mass Online Giving: $3, In gratitude for the gifts we have received, our parish family and friends made a joyful return to the Lord of $ and to special outreach of $3, We have over 2500 registered families. Weekly Budgeted Expense Category Salaries $8, Health/Benefits/Education 3, Maintenance Utilities 1, Church /Office Supplies 2, Diocesan Assessments -- 1, Insurance-Prop.,Liability & Worker s Comp Liturgy/Parish Events Improvements School Subsidy & 2nd Collection 1, Miscellaneous - 1, TOTAL - $22, SENIOR POTLUCK LUNCHEON Monday, November 5th after the 11:15 Mass Bring your best dish to share and join your friends for an afternoon of good food and fellowship! Jace Tyler Ivy Shen Value Guarantees CAN YOU HELP? Looking for a few adult disciples who would like to facilitate the Yo-Yo Culinary Club. It meets on the first Saturday of the month from 10:00am to 12:00pm. If interested, call Kari Anderson in the parish office at

6 St. Teresa of Avila, Carson City, NV. Page 5 Bishop Manogue Job Opportunities! JOIN US at the only Catholic high school in Northern Nevada and make a difference in the lives of our students! At Bishop Manogue, we are dedicated to educating through Faith, Leadership, Knowledge, and Compassion, and committed to attracting and retaining outstanding faculty and staff who meet a high standard of professional and personal excellence. We are now accepting resumes for the School Year. Specifically, we are adding the following faculty positions: Math, English, Cultural Anthropology, American Sign Language, Religion/Campus Ministries, Art and Student Leadership. We offer competitive compensation and a full benefits package. All candidates should have an enthusiastic desire to participate fully in the life of the school. In keeping with our mission to provide a Catholic education, hiring preference will be given to practicing Catholics. Please visit our web site: CARMEL OF RENO 40th Printshop Open House 1950 LA FOND DRIVE, RENO NEXT SUNDAY! Sunday, November 4th 10:00am to 4:00pm Christmas Cards All Occasion cards Matted Prints Original Art Work The day closes with an evening prayer service in the Chapel dedicated to your departed loved ones. We hope to see you there! Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018 The L has done great things for us; we are glad indeed. Psalm 126:3 ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada In Carson, Washoe, Douglas, Lyon and Churchill Counties QUIERE APRENDER O MEJORAR SU INGLÉS? El Programa INGLES EN SU CASA ofrece clases de Inglés GRATIS para adultos. Llámenos para registrarse o para más información con Ana (Hablamos español). Please be aware that we have been informed SCAM PHONE CALLS are being made in the Carson City area. These calls show as from St. Teresa and the callers are asking for donations. Please let us know if you receive a call. DO NOT DONATE to this caller. THIS SATURDAY The Life Peace & Justice Commission and the local St. Francis of Assisi Food Pantry are pleased to announce a special DAY OF RETREAT Megan McKenna, renowned theologian, storyteller and author Saturday, November 3rd, 9:00am to 3:00pm at Our Lady of the Snows Parish Center Admission is free and lunch will be provided, but please bring canned tuna or chicken for the food barrels. Register at: // Mckenna-retreat-day-tickets Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 28 de octubre de 2018 Estábamos alegres, pues ha hecho grandes cosas por su puebloel Señor. Salmo 126 (125):3 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Eph 4:32 5:8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a, 25-33; Ps 128:1-5; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Friday: 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 the Masses for the Dead, nos Saturday: Phil 1:18b-26; Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Dt 6:2-6; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28b-34 LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ef 4:32 5:8; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 13:10-17 Martes: Ef 5:21-33 o 5:2a, 25-33; Sal 128 (127):1-5; Lc 13:18-21 Miércoles: Ef 6:1-9; Sal 145 (144):10-14; Lc 13:22-30 Jueves: Ap 7:2-4, 9-14; Sal 24 (23):1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Viernes: Sab 3:1-9; Sal 23(22):1-6; Rom 5:5-11 o 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, o lecturas de las misas para los difuntos Sábado: Fil 1:18b-26; Sal 42 (41):2, 3, 5cdef; Lc 14:1, 7-11 Domingo: Dt 6:2-6; Sal 18:2-4, 47, 51; Heb 7:23-28; Mc 12:28b-34