The Parishes of. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 8, 2017 MALLIA'S MOMENTS. October 8, Page 1

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1 October 8, 2017 The Parishes of Page 1 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 8, 2017 MALLIA'S MOMENTS by Fr. Joe Mallia This week there was a terrible incident in Las Vegas. Many people were killed and many more injured and since I am writing this on Monday, all the details are not yet fully known; what is known is that this was yet another act of violence in our world with no rhyme or reason. We have a serious problem in our country with the ever-increasing level of violence and hatred and there seems to be no solution. Violence continues to be glorified in movies, video games and TV shows, while at the same time those who make money on these things call for gun control and peace. We have allowed anger to become a staple of our society in the way we speak to people we disagree with, and we have fostered a rationale to strike out at political opponents with pure contempt. After this latest attack, what will be our national response? There will be the inevitable cry for gun control, as if criminals care if you ban all guns anyway. Though I believe that we need to have appropriate gun measures, that reaction is typical of an overreaction to a situation. There will be a hailstorm of "tweets" as if they solve any problem and in fact often fuel more hatred as a response. I was not even surprised that the reaction of some people at the event was to turn on their phones not to call the police or their families, but to record the event. There will be expert after expert talking about what they believe causes such things to happen and of course there will be the call for prayer from the very people who spend their time trying to demean the notion of God and call all who believe in God as unenlightened and bigoted people. My question is to whom do they think we should pray? In the face of such events, we fail to see how hatred is feeding the minds and hearts of so many in our country and we are not addressing the roots of hatred. We have calls to be "nice" and to stop being "mean", but we fail to root out the vices in our society that feed sin; heck we are not even able to talk about sin. The evil in our world comes from our refusal to see the clear difference between what is good and what is bad. We fail to foster a profound sense of morality in our homes and with our families. We give in to the idea that everything is OK and that all things are equal. They are not! There is a difference in believing in God and not believing in God. There is a difference in building a home on prayer and the Christian values of love, forgiveness and compassion from the home that is built solely on secular wants and desires. For a person with faith in God, you are never alone; no problem is too great to overcome and there is a support system of people called the church. When people cut God and the church out of their lives, they leave off an important part of creating a good life. People often fail to recognize the importance of a church community and a close relationship with God under the guise of not needing to go to mass or belong to a denomination. I kind of correlate it to saying that I can get all the nutrition I need by sitting in my car in the parking lot of the Kroger's. It's close but it sure lacks the essential elements of what I need. This is not to say that people who go to church have no problems or that they do not sin; far from it. But people who pray and go to church, who have a growing faith, are able to find a new perspective to life and find new ways to resolve difficulties. Is there any doubt why the Bible talks so much about forgiveness and conversion? Is it any wonder why the Bible teaches us about compassion and mercy? Jesus proclaims a message of a world built on peace and justice; where we treat those with the greatest needs with the greatest of love. Simply stated, the world we live in is not the world which Jesus came to teach us as God's plan. God does not want us to live in fear and with hatred in our hearts. God does not want us to live in the midst of sin and vice. This is a world that we created by rejecting God's law. It is not God's vengeance on us, it is simply the fruit of what we have cultivated in our society. We have brought this on ourselves by rejecting God and throwing away God's law and making the Bible nothing more than any other book. What did we expect would happen as we turned aside the source of truth for the mistaken concept that we knew better? Violence has always been part of the human condition since the time when Cain killed Abel, but it does not need to be this way. Faith must be foremost in our lives. God must be at the center of our hearts and our families. Church and the teachings of the Bible must be a priority in our lives. We must pray, go to mass and stop putting everything before God. If we keep diminishing God, then what is happening will continue to happen and we will have no one else to blame but ourselves. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting another result. That kind of explains our approach to life - insane. If we want change, then we need to make that change happen in our hearts first. We have to put God above all things and without exception or what we have seen will continue to be the new normal, and isn't that sad that we are accepting this level of violence? When will enough really be enough? Pray for conversion in the hearts of all those who have rejected God and for our community to regain a balance in life by putting God first. Please pray for the repose of the souls of all who die by violence, for strength in their families and for peace in our country. God bless. 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2 Pastor: Reverend Joseph Mallia Phone: (586) Ext. 119 Associate Pastor: Reverend John Nedumcheril Phone: (586) Ext. 221 Deacon: Alan Gwozdz Phone: (810) Ext. 222 Flock Notes: Text # and type SAHF in the text Screen for updates. Facebook: Webmaster: webmastersahf@hotmail.com Brennan McClelland Holy Family Parish Main Street Memphis, MI Website: - cwullaert@holyfamily-online.org Parish Office: Fax: Office hours: Monday - Friday. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed for lunch 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Director of Music Ministry- Joe Agosta joeyagosta@yahoo.com Bookkeeper/Parish Secretary - Barb Quigley Ext. 227 Office Manager - Catherine Wullaert Ext. 237 Faith Formation - Susan Finley Ext. 229 sfinley@holyfamily-online.org Youth Ministry - Jennifer McClelland Ext. 228 st.ahfyouthministry@gmail.com The Divine Mercy Missionary Center Ext. 246 All Saints Knights of Columbus # Grand Knight Larry Pfeifer Sunday Masses: Saturday - 4:30 p.m. Holy Family Memphis Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Holy Family Memphis Daily Masses: Tuesday - 7:00 p.m. & Friday - 8:00 a.m. Adoration on Fridays following Mass until 9:30 a.m. Adoration on First Fridays until 8:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., before 7:00 p.m. evening mass Saturday, 3:00 p.m. in the Church, or by appointment. St. Augustine School Howard St., Richmond MI Website: School Office: Principal - Tina Silvestri Ext. 131 Secretary - Judy Rey Ext. 130 Secretary - Lisa Hunter Ext. 129 Bulletin Submissions Deadline: 12:00 p.m. on Friday for the following weekend; deadline changes near major holidays. Please submit electronically to staugustinerichmond@comcast.net or cwullaert@holyfamily-online.org. Announcement deadline: Thursday 5:00 p.m. Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the parish office to schedule a baptism. It is recommended that parents seeking Baptism for their child attend two baptismal preparation classes. Sacrament of Marriage: In accordance with the guidelines of the Province of Michigan, engaged couples must contact the Parish Office six months prior to the desired date of marriage and complete required preparation. Sacrament of the Sick: Notify the Parish Office of any need for hospital or home visits.

3 October 8, 2017 Youth Group informational night: Tonight we will be giving out information about two very important events for our young people; Stubenville and CYO Rainbow Conference. Parents are encouraged to come and also hear the information. Both of these events are designed to help young people learn about their faith, deepen their relationship with God and to encounter other young people who are striving to live out their faith in Jesus. I would strongly urge you to attend this meeting and to consider attending one or both of these events. Would you like to... Those words when spoken to us by someone always causes a knee jerk reaction to say "no" even before we hear the question. With that kind of reaction as our initial response, how can we really be open to anything or anyone, including God. The only way we can grow is by having the openness to a new experience. Please remain open to the prompting of the Holy Spirit in your life. Rosary Rally In commemoration of the anniversary of Our Lady appearing in Fatima, we will be praying a special rosary after the 9am mass on Sunday October 15th at St. Augustine. All are welcome to attend. We will pray the rosary outside of the church if the weather is acceptable and we will also have an image of Our Lady of Fatima present during the praying of the rosary. Hope to see you there. Location: St. Augustine Time: 8:15am - 10:30am Location: Holy Family Page 3 Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm HALLOWEEN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER A couple of things to know as we approach Halloween. This year, I will again be passing out full size candy bars in front of the rectory for all the young trick or treat seekers. Please stop by if you are in the area and feel free to tell your neighbors and friends. This is just another way for me to get to know people, for them to feel comfortable around the church and maybe even come back to mass. You just never know what added treats God has planned for people. Also, we will be encouraging you to drop off your extra candy after Halloween at the rectory so that we can send out candy grams to our young people who are away at college or who are in the military. If you have a child at college or serving our country and you would like them to receive a candy gram from their church, please drop off the form at the bottom of this article in the parish office or in the collection basket and we will get that out to them the following week. Thank you and have a great week. Halloween Candy Gram (please print) Name of the person receiving the candy gram: Address: Pray for Those Who Serve Our Country DC1 Troy Baran TSgt Trent Beish FNE3 Nathan Bilbrey FC Nathan Burgess PVT Samuel Calderone MAJ Joseph Cannon MSgt Christopher Capoccia Cpt. Kevin Chamberlain Adam Dickson 2LT Christopher Edwards Spc Samuel Feldman CWO3 Jason Garcia PO1 Jeremy Gauthier SSgt Craig Grabowski PVT Brent Gracey LT USN Adam Haag LTCMDR Ryan Haag Maj. Michael A. Hoffman, DDS PO2 Michael Jahr Cpl Pietr Jahr PFC Virginia Jahr Cpt. Jack Johnston MSgt Joseph Korotko Sgt Connor Koveck CPT David F. Kuntz SrA Brendan Pfeifer Maj. Christopher Platz Maj. Lisa Marie Platz PVT Brad Quant MSgt Kevin Quant SrA Christopher P. Raska Eric P. Raska Lt Paul Raska Col Matthew Rettke 2LT Tyler Rettke POHM2 John-Christopher Sbraccia SSgt David Siegrist MAJ Cormac Smith LCpl Timothy James Spruytte SSG Raymond Stier E4 Brandon Stoops PFC Christopher Tishler AB Logan VanBuren Warrant Officer Jeffery Weis POHM3 Nicholas Wohlfiel LCpl Mark Zyble

4 Page 4 F A I T H M A T T E R S October 8, 2017 Sundays ~ October 8, 15, 22 & 29; November 5, 12, 19, & more!! Join us for 5:30 pm mass at Holy Family!...or meet us in the Holy Family Life Center following 5:30 pm Mass (approximately 6:30 pm)! Dinner will be provided! For High School youth ~ grades 9-12! PARENT MEETING October 7:00 HF Life Center Information about Rainbow, Steubenville, service opportunities and more events for our youth ministry group! Please join us so we can prepare for these events! Contact Jennifer, Jessica, or st.ahfyouthministry@gmail.com with questions, comments and concerns! Father Solanus Casey Beatification Keep courage rather confidence in God which is courage divinely reinforced. Fr. Solanus Casey What is Beatification? Fr. Solanus received the title of Venerable from Pope John Paul II in Devotees were then suggested to pray to Fr. Solanus, asking for his intercession to God. The Capuchins have documented hundreds of exceptional favors received which might be acclaimed as miraculous. One such exceptional favor was investigated and accepted by the church as being miraculous, through the intercession of Venerable Solanus. With this declaration, he is acknowledged as one who is in heaven, in union with God, and is given the title of Blessed. There will be official Mass prayers and liturgical devotions allowed to him asking for his continued intercession with God for the needs of God s people. The next step is to attain the title of Saint. Another healing has to be investigated and approved in the same manner as above to attain Sainthood. Can you help? We invite you to be a part of the Fr. Solanus Beatification Program, a once in a lifetime opportunity. For a $20 suggested donation, you can be part of the November 18th Beatification Program. Your name will be displayed at the Beatification ceremony and your special intentions will be brought to the tomb of Fr. Solanus. Visit to give online or contact Kristi at

5 October 8, 2017 E V A N G E L I Z A T I O N With Fr. Joe At 7:00 PM in the Life Center Bring your bible and a note pad. Mark the following dates on your calendar. October 16th and 30th. Please join us next Sunday, October 15, 2017 for a 9:00 a.m. at St. Augustine or 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Also, to protect you and those around you St. Augustine and Holy Family s Nurse Ministry is partnering with the VNC Caring Home Support Nurses to provide on-site flu shots. The flu shots will be offered on Sunday, October 15th, at the following times and locations: St Augustine 8:15-10:30 am Holy Family 11:00am until 12:30 pm Save your vacation time for fun; don t get the flu. Get your flu Shot. Wear a short sleeved shirt. Bring a driver s license and insurance card. Page 5 Q. My cousin, who has Mail Call been baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church, and her fiancé who has been baptized Catholic but not raised Catholic, plan to marry in a non-denominational church. Will this be a valid, sacramental marriage? If not, is this cause for excommunication? A. Since both are baptized Catholics, your cousin and her fiancé are bound by Church law to marry in a Catholic Church. The Code of Canon Law 1117 establishes the form of the celebration of marriage which generally must be observed if at least one of the parties contracting marriage was baptized in the Catholic Church and has not defected from it by a formal act. Marrying in a non-denominational church will not satisfy this obligation and the resulting marriage will be invalid in the eyes of the Church. Although they will not incur excommunication for this, a conjugal relationship outside a valid marriage is a grave matter and neither should receive the Eucharist until the matter is rectified through making a good confession along with a convalidation of the marriage. You would do well to express your concerns and strongly encourage them to marry validly in the Church. Remind them that the things we do in our relatively short life on earth could have severe eternal consequences. Urge them to seek the council of a priest before they do anything so risky to their eternal soul. If they truly love each other, neither should want to put the other at such a horrific risk. Please send your questions to George@CatholicIssues.org There is still time to join us for A DAY OF REFLECTION at the Capuchin Retreat House in Washington, Michigan Thursday, October 19, :00am 2:00pm (approximately) Suggested donation is $25.00 To reserve a spot, call Lee Baeyens at (586) Car pools are being arranged.

6 St. Augustine Parish Page 6 October 8, 2017 St. Augustine Mass Intentions Rosary is scheduled one half hour before daily mass. Monday, October 9, 2017 Mass 8:00 am Deacon Robert Rowland by St. Augustine Parishioners Tuesday, October 10, 2017 No Mass Scheduled Wednesday, 11, 2017 Divine Mercy Chaplet Mass 8:00 am Helen Lewandowski 10th Anniversary Remembrance req. by Dolly & Benjy Bertossi Thursday, October 12, 2017 Mass 8:00 am Ed Holmberg req. by Ron & Connie Schweiger Friday, October 13, 2017 No Mass Scheduled Sunday, October 15, 2017 Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time Saturday, October 14, 2017 Mass 6:00 pm Bob Ottenbacher by Daniel & Marlene McInerney Elmer Ferguson Birthday Remembrance req. by his Family Sunday, October 15, :30 am Mass For the Parishioners 9:00 am Mass AJ Leonard req. by Chris & JoAnne Rhein Joni Smalley req. by Barb Armstrong Father Edward Ritter by St. Augustine Parishioners Louis & Marian Caporuscio req. by their Family Sylvia Shinska req. by Frank & Marie Ryan Tom Schmid by his wife, Mary Jane & Family Derreck Phillips req. by Dave & Patti Misiuk Jay Kostas req. by Dave & Patti Misiuk Mary Ann Nowak req. by her Family Yvonne Boelstler req. by Sally Deidrich E.M.H.C. Training for New and Experienced E.M.H.C.s Monday, October 9, :00 p.m. in Church St. Augustine Altar Server Training For New and Returning Altar Servers Saturday, October 14, :00 a.m. in Church Looking for a way to share your blessings this Thanksgiving? For the month of October the Richmond Community Food Pantry will be collecting items to fill our Thanksgiving baskets. Your food donations will be distributed to our community area families in need. List of items needed: Stuffing mix (turkey or cornbread) Cranberry sauce (whole or jellied) Boxed potatoes Macaroni & cheese Rice (1lb. Bags) Cream of mushroom soup Tea, Coffee Dessert mixes, cake, muffins, etc. Canned frosting Jello / Dream Whip Turkey gravy (jar or can) If you wish to make a monetary donation instead of shopping, please consider a gift card from Kroger or Meijer, which can be dropped off at the parish office in an envelope addressed to the food pantry. Donated items can be placed in the food pantry containers at each entrance of St. Augustine church or may be dropped off at the parish office during normal business hours. Thank you for your support. Richmond Community Food Pantry Rosary Rally In commemoration of the anniversary of Our Lady appearing in Fatima, we will be praying a special rosary after the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday October 15th at St. Augustine. All are welcome to attend. We will pray the rosary outside of the church if the weather is acceptable and we will also have an image of Our Lady of Fatima present during the praying of the rosary. Please Pray for St. Augustine Parishioners at home or in the hospital... Antoinette Agosta Julie Ames Dave Austin Vera Barjaktarovich Mary Lou Brickel Marjorie Brohl Sue Broughton Sheryl Buckland Louis Canter Jerry Caporuscio Danielle Cardella Bailey Ann Clapper Helen Dheygere Mary DeWitte Jennie Domagalski Marc Dreim Gail Duetsch Gary Duhamel Joan Elam Bob Fillhart Ronald Fistler Carol Fogal Shelley Frontera Alison Gray Edward Hallwood Maryann Herrmann Helen Kaczperski Sylvia Kaltz Dave Kammer Dave Kisskalt Carole Kocher John Kocher Betty Kolp Tom Kowalski Arthur Lambert Barbara Lambert Ann Lipior Eugenia Lipior Don Locklear Roger Lumley Tony Manchik Janet Mantovani Alfreda Marecki John Matousek St. Augustine Wedding Banns III. Matthew Duvall & Miranda Beaudin II. Martin Rheume & Andrea Karl I. Ryan Delaney & Allison Hebel Baptized in Christ October 1, 2017 Noelle Mae Blissett Daughter of Ryan & Stephanie Malburg Jim Mazzala Mary McGuire Darlene McVannel Dan Moomaw Johny Muller Kandy Murray Debra Kammer Nurse Tom Obee Charles (Tom) Ozark Bryan Pawlowski Gary Penzak Rich Platz Carol Pollari Darren Polansky Jeanette Ponski Peter Pytleski John Pytleski Barb Reinke Jessica Ricketts Carolyn Scarlett Helen Schafka Pat Scheuer Joseph Scherb Thelma Secretor Rose Segatti Dennis Sharpe John M. Sharpe Edith Shirk Mary Slago Deb Snider Carol Stanzione Danielle Stislicki Lily Suess Lloyd Suess Stanley Swidersky Sue Thomas Michael Ureel Bridget Urquhart Cynthia Walker Debbie Whiting Terry Whiting Jerry Witt Lisbeth Yaek Joseph Yelencich, Jr.

7 October 8, 2017 St. Augustine Parish Activities Page 7 Gifted with the love of Jesus Christ, we strive to share that love with our community. ~ This Week Ahead at St. Augustine ~ Monday, October 9, :00 p.m. - E.M.H.C. Training (Church) 8:00 p.m. - AA Meeting & Al-Anon (Hall) Tuesday, October 10, :30 p.m. - Faith Formation 7:00 p.m. - K of C Meeting (Hall) Wednesday, October 11, :45 a.m. - Reconciliation 9:00am - 4:00pm - Altar Sodality Pie Sale (Hall) 6:30 p.m. - RCIA at Holy Family 7:00 p.m. - Parish Council Meeting (Room 7) Saturday, October 14, :00 a.m. - Altar Server Training (Church) 6:00 p.m. - Mass with Youth Choir (Church) 6:15 p.m. - Euchre Party (Hall) 7:00 p.m. - Reconciliation (Church) Sunday, October 15, :15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Flu Shots Scrip Sales, and Coffee & Donuts 9:00 a.m. - White Mass for Health Care Professionals 10:15 a.m. - Faith Formation (Parish Center) Attention Christian Service The Christian Service Meeting scheduled for October 12th has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, October 19th. We will meet in Room 7. SPAGHETTI DINNER VOCATIONS FUNDRAISER Who: Richmond Knights of Columbus Where: St. Augustine Parish Hall Main Street, Richmond When: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct 21, 2017 What: Spaghetti w/ Meat sauce Spaghetti Sauce w/o Meat Salad Garlic Bread Beverages Dessert Price: Free-will donation, profits to benefit Our two seminarians Louis Hackstock and Daniel Magareno For any questions or to make a donation Please call Apple Pie Sale Mark your calendar! The ladies of St. Augustine s Altar Sodality will be making apple pies on Wednesday, October 11, Prepaid orders only will be accepted. Contact Delores Rhein at , or Marie Ryan at to order by Sunday, October 8. The pies are $9.00 each, and are sold unbaked. You can choose to bake or freeze yours after purchase. Checks should be made payable to: St. Augustine Altar Sodality. Please plan to pick up your order between 12:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11th, in the Parish Hall. Any parishioners who wish to assist with the pies are asked to come to the Parish Hall at 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11. Please bring an apple peeler, paring knife and rolling pin with you.

8 Page 8 Holy Family Parish October 8, 2017 Holy Family Mass Intentions Saturday, October 7, :30 PM For the Parishioners Sunday, October 8, :30 AM Bill Dolan by Ryan & Jeannine Schweihofer Tom Kicinski by Vicky Kicinski Sylvia Shinska by Therese Stier 5:30 PM Delphine Sulkowski by the Family For the Parishioners Monday, October 9, 2017 No Mass Scheduled Tuesday, October 10, :00 PM Dave Brozo by Rosalie Motte & Marie Witherow For the intentions of Faith Fetty & Zeek Fetty by their Grandma, Alaina Prior No Mass Scheduled Wednesday, October 11, 2017 No Mass Scheduled Thursday, October 12, 2017 No Mass Scheduled Friday, October 13, :00 AM Joyce H. Rzeszut by Karl & Kellie Hoffman Deceased members of the Ruhlman Family by Dave & Judy Wronski Souls in Purgatory by Ron & Connie Schweiger For the intentions of the Ruhlman Family by Dave & Judy Wronski Saturday, October 14, :30 PM For the Parishioners Sunday, October 15, :30 AM Sylvia Shinska by Mary Jane Schmid Tom Jakubiak; deceased members of the Jakubiak Family; and Cob, Inie & Patrick Harman by Claudia Jakubiak For the intentions of Sarah & John Foss by Melissa Stites 5:30 PM Betty Mazur by Stan Mazur Virginia Piontkowski-Ren by Loren & Marlene Brown Intercessory prayer reflects God s own character of outgoing love and mercy. Please pray for: Holy Family Wedding Banns II. Christopher Waterloo & Michelle Schmidt I am happy to introduce our five newly trained Altar Servers! Mason Brickel, Ethan DeLange, Noah Goodwin, Emerson Minjoe and Shelby Theut! These servers have completed training and are very excited to start serving at Holy Family Parish. When you see them please offer heartfelt congratulations to them. Also, a sincere Thank You to our Instructors! Timothy Hall, Matthew Lewakowski and Taylor Tomasino And to our current Altar Servers who were able to attend! Simon Hall, Charlie Minjoe, Aidan Kowalski, Jordan Wessel, Emma Stanifer, Claire Sniesak, and Jack and Jake Yaek And thanks to all the Servers who assist at our parish! Kenny Goike, Brooklyn Jones, Max Klein, Tyler Lenn, Brennan, Kerstan and Reagan McClelland, Emme and Noah Rhein, Dave Sladowski, Kaleb VanHoeck and Tyler Woodworth.

9 October 8, 2017 Holy Family Parish Activities Page 9 Monday, Tuesday, :30 pm Confessions 7:00 pm Mass 8:00 pm AA Wednesday, :00 pm Faith Formation 6:30 pm RCIA 7:00 pm Blue Water Vicariate Meeting Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, :00 am Divine Mercy Mission Center / Store Open 8:00 pm AA 8:00 Mass 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Adoration 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Divine Mercy Mission Center / Store Open Service Action Day 3:00 pm Confessions 4:30 pm Mass 9:00 am Faith Formation 10:30 am White Mass 11:00-12:20 Flu Shots in Parish Hall 6:30 pm Youth Group We would like to Thank everyone who participated, helped, and purchased tickets for our 50/50 Raffle in the month of September. CONGRATULATIONS to our winner Judie Parks! See you again next year. CHRISTIAN SERVICE NEWS COLLECTION FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Throughout the month of October, we will be collecting white socks for men and women, deodorant for men and women, packages of gum, hard candy, packages of granola bars and packages of Rice Krispy treats for our Service men and women. We will also have two weekends in October where we will have Patriotic note cards available for you to write a personal message to individuals in our Armed Forces as well as notes for our Veterans. We will make sure they get to our Armed Forces and Veterans. The Archdiocese wants each church to do a service project so we thought that this was a way to show our love and support to those who protect and have protected US. In these troubled times, it is a humble way to say THANK YOU. There will be boxes in the back of church and the Life Center for your donations. In no way is this meant to be a hardship to anyone. Please do what you can for our brave brothers and sisters. May God Bless all of you for your continued support of our Christian Service projects. Marlene Brown K of C s 3nd Annual Italian Dinner To Support Our Seminarians The All Saints K of C # will be hosting their 3rd Annual Italian Dinner in January, 2018 to raise funds for our future Priests. On the Menu will be Lasagna, Fettuccini Alfredo, Italian sausage, Meatballs, hot vegetable, salad, bread, beverage, dessert. Mark this on your calendar and please join in the efforts of assisting our future priests on January 27, Dinner will be served from 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm in the gymnasium of the Holy Family s Life Center. The cost will be a free will offering.

10 Page 10 St. Augustine School October 8, 2017 St. Augustine Catholic School Like Us on Facebook A Change of Heart By: Miss DeJonckheere 4 th grade teacher Over the summer, I am able to partake in one of my favorite hobbies more often than during the school year. That hobby is reading. My nose is continually in a book of any number of genres. One book that I enjoyed reading this past summer was titled Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle. Greg Boyle is an American Jesuit priest who founded Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, CA. His book is about his work with gang members in Los Angeles and how he gives them a sense of purpose. He sees each member as a person who isn t a freak covered with tattoos from head to toe, but as a person who hasn t seen love. Greg Boyle lives his life as a true disciple of Jesus. Recently, we had a gospel reading from Matthew entitled The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. This parable reinforces Jesus teachings of Christian service and riches. Workers are hired early in the morning for a day s wage, yet the workers hired near the end of the day were paid the same amount. If we don t view this as money, but in terms of blessings, it shows that we are all equal in receiving that promised blessing. I found that this parable matches up with Greg Boyle. In this case he is the landowner and Homeboy Industries is the vineyard (field of service). All are given a chance and viewed equally by all at Homeboy Industries. Every person is given an equal chance to be given love, to change their life around, and to ultimately help change others. With all the wrong in the world, maybe it s time more people viewed others with love, kindness, and respect. Let the stories in Tattoos on the Heart be what wakes us up to have a change of heart! Euchre Party at St. Augustine Parish Hall Saturday, October 14, :15pm - 10pm $10 per person 25 a euchre Pop, water, & snacks provided 50/50 raffle Lone Hand Pup Kindly RSVP by October 12th to be entered into a special drawing Proceeds benefiting the St. Augustine Altar Sodality for information or to RSVP: Call Jeanne jtreend@comcast.net FLU SHOTS at St. Augustine Sunday October 15, 2017 Administered by the VNA Caring Home Support COST: $30. * FREE for Medicare Part B, and covered by most insurances.. Please bring your insurance card and driver s license. Wear a short sleeved shirt! 8:15-10:30 a.m. In the School Library COFFEE & DONUTS and SCRIP SALES ALSO AVAILABLE Dear St. Augustine & Holy Family Parish Members, I hope by now that you have seen our flyers regarding the St. Augustine School Auction. Tickets are going fast and we already have over 140 sold! Come into the school office and get yours now so that you can join us for this fun and exciting event! We are looking for donations of new items for our auction. Please bring any donations to the school office no later than October 15th and mark it auction along with your name and contact info. We are also looking for corporate sponsors at different denominations to cover some of our costs and/or purchase some big ticket items for auction. Thank you to our current sponsors: Air Works, Eric Groeneveld DDS, Kehrig Steel, Leisure Manor Residence for Seniors, PGS Dentistry, Wesley Orthodontics and Woodward Avenue Chili. Lastly, we are once again looking to include some vacation packages in our auction. If you, or someone you know, own a time share or a vacation house, we would love to auction off some trips. (If there is a small surcharge for cleaning or name changes, we might be able to cover that) Please contact me with any questions. Here is a sneak-peak at some of the items we have already received: Jim Harbaugh signed U of M Jersey, Red Wings tickets, Brewing and wine tasting experiences, Kalahari suite, A night at The Grand Hotel stay, a package for estate planning, Disney park-hopper passes, dinner with Father Joe, a chainsaw, American gymnastics party, and lots more! There are some great deals to be had while supporting our school! Thank you for your continued support of our event! Watch the bulletin for more sneak peaks for this terrific event! Dannette Shrodes Auction Committee Member drshrodes@yahoo.com

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