WELCOME Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church

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1 WELCOME Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church 1138 Wright Street Reno, Nevada, Telephone: Fax: Website: Parish Center: 1200 S. Arlington Ave. (corner of Arlington & Monroe) September 13, 2015 Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. Television mass: KOLO Channel 8 Sundays - 9:00 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - 8:00 a.m. (Fridays are Communion Services) Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Year Round Holy Days of Obligation: 8:30 a.m., 12:10 and 5:30 p.m. Civic Holiday Masses: 9:00 a.m. only Reconciliation: Saturdays: 3:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays after 8:00 a.m. mass until 12:30 p.m.. SACRAMENTS Anointing of the Sick: Those wishing to receive the Anointing of the Sick are asked to speak with any of the priests or call the office at Masses for Anointing of the Sick are celebrated throughout the year, and are announced in the bulletin. Baptisms: Infants through 2nd Grade: Parents are asked to attend our Baptism Preparation class on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Sponsors are also invited to attend. You must be registered parishioners for at least two months prior to attending this class. Please call the office at for more information and to sign up. Third graders and older: Parents are asked to call our Director of Children s Sacraments, Lauri-Anne, for information at Communion to the Homebound: If you are ill at home and wish to receive the Eucharist, call the office at First Holy Communion and Confirmation: The Diocese of Reno requires a two year preparation for children and teens receiving these Sacraments. Please contact Lauri Anne Reinhart at Marriage: Couples wishing to be married at Snows need to make their initial contact with the parish six months before their wedding date. Couples are asked to contact Margaret Graham at ext.511 or marriage@olsparish.com. R.C.I.A.: Adults wishing to become Catholic or Catholic adults needing to receive First Communion and /or Confirmation, should contact Barbara Verdi at ext.514.

2 MASS INTENTIONS Monday, September 14 8:00 a.m. Sheila Damron by Rosemary & Ann Tuesday, September 15 8:00 a.m. Alfonso & Jorge Elizarras by Ellie Skidmore Wednesday, September 16 8:30 a.m. Mary McIntyre by Caroline & Jim Thursday, September 17 8:00 a.m. Sr. Bernice Babin by Rita McGary & family Friday, September 18 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 5:00 p.m. Peter R. Davis by his wife Sunday, September 20 7:30 a.m. Art Cavara by John McCabe 9:30 a.m. People of the Parish 11:30 a.m. Marty Hernandez Lara by Marcie Byrnes Ross 5:00 p.m. Alan Blach by Tom & Kay Seeliger WEEKEND PRIEST SCHEDULE 5:00 p.m. - Fr. George Wolf Sunday, September 20 7:30 a.m. - Fr. Mike Mahone 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Fr. George Wolf SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE We Welcome New Members! To register with us, please complete the registration form found in the church vestibule, or visit our parish website at olsparish.com. Return the form either through the collection basket or bring/mail it to the parish office. Please remember that registration is required to: schedule a baptism or wedding; to obtain a letter of good standing or for school affidavits; etc. Thank you! To our registered parishioners - In order to keep better records of your weekly or monthly donations, please use the donation envelopes that are mailed to you. If you use a check, please enter your parish registration number on it. If you don t know it, please call the parish office for that information. If you requested contribution envelopes, but have since found that you no longer need them, please notify the parish office so we may update our records. Thank you. Funeral Services ~ Please call the parish office. If you have already made arrangements with a funeral director, a staff member will coordinate with them to meet your needs. Assistance with music is available on request. REFLECTION TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 50:5-9a Psalm 116 James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35 SERVANT Sometimes the hour and the person meet. Sometimes, when a task or mission is set upon our shoulders, we know we must meet our responsibilities and we are ready. These are heady and invigorating times. The first reading and the Gospel proclamation today are intimate glimpses of a commencement, an inauguration of a challenging future. In both readings, a sense of gravity prevails. The first reading is from the mysterious Servant Songs from the book of Isaiah. The person is steadfast and brave. His courage and bravery are not located in his stout heart, but in God. We are reminded, The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear (Isaiah 50:4), so the servant understands the mission. And twice, The Lord GOD is my help (50:7, 9), so that the servant can endure the coming struggle. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. PARISH FINANCES September 6, 2015 Sunday Collection $ 14, OnLine Giving 3, Total $ 17, September 7, 2014 $ 16, over (under) from last year $ % 2nd Collection/Seminarian Education $ 7, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Line Giving THANK YOU FOR GIVING! Our church has been offering online giving for almost a year now and we wanted to thank all of you who have signed up and made this program such as success. We also want to thank each and every one of you who give each week in the pews for your continued giving. Whether you give online, by the envelope or another way, you are a necessary part of our family and we thank God for you. Your support is such a blessing to our parish and we look forward to building memories and sharing in God s work with you for years to come. If you would like to enroll in Online Giving, please go to the parish website at and click on the Donate/ Online Giving button. If you have any questions or concerns about the program or would like help setting up your account, please call our parish office at and ask for Joe Anne Jones or Lorraine Dougherty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSA 2015 Diocesan Assessment $150, As of 9/7/15 Total Pledges $ 208, Total cash received 113, Total households 416 % of participating households 17.0% Thanks to the participation and generosity of over 400 parishioners, we have begun receiving our rebates! Thank you to all those who have participated so far. OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS 2 September 13, 2015

3 Monday, September 14 7:00 p.m. - Confirmation 2 Parents Meeting in parish center Tuesday, September 15 7:00 p.m. - Confirmation 1 Parents Meeting in parish center Sunday, September 13 9:30 a.m. - Children s Liturgy of the Word begins 10:00 a.m. - RCIA begins at the parish center 10:45 a.m. - Sunday CRE classes begin Thursday, September 17 Eucharistic Adoration after 8:00 a.m. mass 12:15 p.m. - Centering Prayer group in church cry room 1:00 p.m. - Grief Support Ministry in PC Eucharistic Adoration Thursday mornings following the 8:00 a.m. mass to 12:30 p.m. Questions: Call Donna at Centering Prayer The Centering Prayer group meets each Thursday afternoon 12:15-1:45 p.m. in the cry room of the church. Questions: Call Ann at CHILDREN S LITURGY OF THE WORD CHANGES After discussion and study of the purpose of Children's Liturgy of the Word, it has been decided that we will have Dismissal only for children in Kindergarten through Third Grade during the 9:30 Mass. Following the structure of the Mass, they are dismissed after the Opening Prayer to hear and discuss the Liturgy of the Word at their own age level. Registration is not needed for your child to participate in this program. Children in fourth grade and older will remain at Mass during that time, whereas previously they had been dismissed. Children s Liturgy of the Word begins Sunday, September 13. Questions: SNOWS WOMEN S AUXILIARY 2 nd ANNUAL FASHION SHOW October 4, Atlantis Hotel Tickets $35 can be purchased by calling the office at or call Proceeds from this fundraiser go to promote the charitable activities of Our Lady of Snows Church. MINISTRY NEWS CHILDREN S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CRE classes, grades K-6 and Little Church begin this week (September 13!) CRE for 7 th -8 th graders begins Monday, September 21. Registration forms are in the back of the church as well as online. Confirmation Parent Meetings are Monday, September 14, 7:00 p.m. in teen will be in Confirmation Two (includes Manogue students, sophomores or older). Parents: if your teen will be in Confirmation One (freshman or older in public high school), your meeting is Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m. Both meetings will be at our parish center. If a parent does not attend the parent meeting, the teen may NOT begin confirmation preparation this year. For more information call Lauri Anne at The Catechist Deanery Day is. Traci needs all RSVPs by the 14 th! Do you have an older child needing baptism? Classes begin soon! Register for CRE (if not at our school) and we ll give you the starting date for their monthly classes. If enrolled in this program, they make first communion at the same time they get baptized. SR. CARMEN S FOOD PANTRY We are in need of nonperishable food items AND toiletries. We also need plastic shopping bags and paper bags with handles. We no longer need diapers or diaper wipes. THANKSGIVING & XMAS BASKETS Since we will not have refrigerators for storage, we are asking for gift cards so the people can buy their turkeys/chickens. We would appreciate gift cards in the amounts of $10, $15, $20, or $25 from the local supermarkets or Wal-Mart. Thank you! PARISH STAFF Parish Office Pastor pastor@olsparish.com Associate Pastor Fr. Mike Mahone mqm@olsparish.com Parish Deacons Deacon Brian Callister brian@thecallisters.com davecec@icloud.com Adult Faith Formation, Director R.C.I.A., Bible Study Barbara Verdi - ext. 514 adultfaith@olsparish.com Business Manager Lorraine Dougherty - ext. 501 busmgr1@olsparish.com Children s Sacraments; Religious Education Lauri Anne Reinhart, DMin Traci Queen-Dunn - ext. 506 Brucie Ingram - (VBS) Coordinator of Liturgical Ministries davecec@icloud.com Facilities/Bulletin/Accts. Payable Joe Anne Jones - ext. 502 jjones@olsparish.com Front Desk Receptionist Susann Boley - ext. 500 Funerals / Marriage & Annulments Margaret Graham. ext. 511 marriage@olsparish.com Music Ministry Joseph DeRosa ext. 513 music@olsparish.com Needy & Hispanic Ministry Quinceañera Preparation Sr. Carmen Baca, SHF School Principal Tim Fuetsch ext. 551 tfuetsch@ourladyofthesnowsschool. org Young Adult Ministry Director Eugene Gasataya ya@olsparish.com Youth Ministry Director Gigi Grapé ym@olsparish.com OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS 3 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4 LITURGICAL MINISTRY ALTAR SERVERS Brucie Ingram EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Dianne Stover USHERS/HOSPITALITY FUNERALS Margaret Graham x 511 LECTORS Carol Sara clbs614@gmail.com LINENS Pat Lilley patscat806@att.net SACRISTANS Greg Higgins ghiggins@goblueteam.com KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS September 16 - Iron Man Fundraiser September 26-4th Degree Exemplification & Banquet in parish center Questions: Gary Giraudo Grand Knight Pick up your shield and become a Knight. Help your Church, Sister Carmen, the Youth Ministry, OLS School & Snows Women s Auxiliary. Are you looking for an opportunity to serve and minister to Junior High and High School teens? We welcome your time and talents! For more information on joining, please give us a call! Gigi Grapé 1138 Wright St. Reno, NV ym@olsparish.com ~~~~~~~~~ NORCAL YOUTH MINISTRY KICK OFF 2015! ONFIRE 2015 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom If you are interested in participating this year, please complete the form online at Check is payable to: Our Lady of the Snows Church Memo: OnFire 2015 / 9024 Cost: $100 includes - Transportation, Lunch, Diocese of Reno T-Shirt and Six Flags Ticket RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS The RCIA is the way the Catholic Church, through the parish community, welcomes inquirers and new members, those who want to better understand what it means to be Catholic. If you, or someone you know, definitely want to become Catholic, or think you may want to become Catholic, not sure you want to join, but want to know what Catholics believe, are baptized Catholic but have not celebrated Confirmation or Eucharist, then we extend to you an invitation to learn more about the RCIA process. Please contact Barbara Verdi at ext. 514, or her at adultfaith@olsparish.com. RCIA begins September 13, 2015 GRIEF SUPPORT MINISTRY Many of you have experienced the death of a loved one. It helps to travel this part of your journey with others who are going through a similar experience. Join us once a month at OLS parish center at 1200 S. Arlington. Our next meeting will be on, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact Margaret at JOIN THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR! Joseph is inviting kids who've received First Communion to sing at the 9:30 a.m. mass beginning October 4. Kids and parents must attend the orientation on Saturday, September 26, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Please RSVP music@olsparish.com or ext SINGERS NEEDED!!! We need singers at all Masses! You don t have to be a virtuoso. You don t even have to know how to read music. Our choirs are fun and welcoming, and you can come to a rehearsal without committing. Please call Joseph at the church, or send an to music@olsparish.com. We REALLY need you!!! PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN WORKSHOP Anyone working with children in our diocese (including all catechists) must take a Protecting God's Children workshop. There will be a PGC workshop on Thursday, October 8, 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Parish Center S. Arlington Ave. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call Jane O Connor at Deadline to sign up is October 5. OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS 4 September 13, 2015

5 PARISH NEWS SR. CARMEN S 60th JUBILEE Please come and honor Sr. Carmen Baca on her 60th jubilee! Sr. Carmen entered the convent of the Sisters of the Holy Family in San Francisco in She worked in California until 1976, then came to Reno where she has been for the last 39 years. Her ministries have been religious education and helping the poor and needy in our area. Since she has been here, Sr. Carmen has touched and brightened numerous lives. We thank you, Sister, so much for all your many works of charity. A reception will be held outside Our Lady of the Snows Church on Sunday, September 20, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to show our appreciation to Sr. Carmen. NEWLY REGISTERED PARISHIONERS We welcome to those newly registered in August: Rebecca & Keegan Bruemmer Angela & Garret D Antoni Cassandra Deen Constance Driscoll Rebecca Arvans & Brian Feeney Maureen & James Feeney Trish & Tim Kuzanek Elizabeth & Michael Larragueta Olga & James McCluskie Betty Pearson Maria Theresa & Julius Sacdalan Christina & Christopher Sarman Mari & Jack St. Martin Joanna Syn Erica Goode & Matthew Thiessen Kerry & Brad Thompson Lana Williams HEART WALK I will be taking part once again in the American Heart Association HEART from Fr. Mike WALK on Sunday, September 20. If you would like to support me on this important walk, here s how you can go on-line and make a donation: Go to nevadaheartwalk.com, click on support a participant. Enter Michael Mahone and click search. Click on my name to make the donation. Then click on give now and follow the easy directions. Thank you for your consideration. Please keep all the walkers in your good prayers. For Those Who Have Recently Gone to God: John Gormley, beloved husband of Allie Faye. Frederick Velasquez, beloved husband of Lynn Duncan, and father of Paula Jean Velasquez. John Sequeira, beloved brother-in-law of Margaret Graham. DIOCESAN NEWS Bishop Manogue Catholic High School is searching for Admissions Department professionals! Please see the complete job descriptions at our web site: employment-opportunities / CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING IN THE AGE OF POPE FRANCIS Father Tom Massaro, S.J. Dean of Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University Professor of Moral Theology Doctor of Christian Social Ethics Renowned Author September 17, :00 p.m. St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church 100 Bishop Manogue Dr. SPONSORED BY THE LIFE, PEACE & JUSTICE OCMMISSION OF THE DIOCESE OF RENO For more information, contact Rita Sloan rwrksloan@hotmail.com or FUNDRAISER FOR D.O.R.S. Diocese of Reno Scholarship September 26 Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. CONCERT 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School $10 per Adult and $5 per student includes dinner by Miner Diner Featuring music from our Diocesan Schools Choirs Tickets at PARISH LEADERSHIP Parish Council Fr. Mike Mahone Debby Belk Don Bergin Don Cortez Tanya Mitchell Leslie Patti Brigid Pierce Belinda Preston Samantha Scott Mike Short John Sokol Finance Council Fr. Mike Mahone Barry Duplantis, Chair Sallie Armstrong Leo Bergin Stuart Brady Lorraine Dougherty Pat Morrissey Andy Stewart Parish Building Committee Don Bergin Mary Conklin Lorraine Dougherty Greg Erny Tim Heydon, Jr. John Krmpotic School Board Greg Higgins Steven Ascuaga Stuart Brady Teresa Di Loreto-Long Stephen Festa Tim Fuetsch, Principal Kelly Gonzales Laura Granier - Pres. Katie Hummel Keith Pierce Robert Munson Corporate Board Don Bergin Stuart Brady John Bydalek Belinda Preston OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS 5 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

6 TO: Priests and Deacons FROM: Most Reverend Randolph R. Calvo, Bishop of Reno DATE: September 3, 2015 The Holy Father has recently announced a Year of Mercy for the church. Along with the announcement, Pope Francis has granted priests throughout the world the faculty, or ability, to forgive the sin of abortion. The lack of explanation of this special ability granted by the Holy Father and an often misinformed media has been a source of confusion. Some women have expressed their concern, wondering if their parish priest had the ability to forgive them in the past. By this brief statement, I hope to bring some clarity and peace. Firstly, please rest assured if you have confessed the sin of abortion and the priest granted you forgiveness that he had the ability to do so granted to him by his bishop. Secondly, here in the Diocese of Reno, the bishop has always granted this same ability to his priests. While this is true for most of the bishops of the United States, it is not true throughout the world. So, basically, the Holy Father is doing for the whole world what the bishop of Reno has always done for the Diocese of Reno. He has made it easier than ever for those who wish to confess the sin of abortion to receive the forgiveness they seek without delay. Welcome Pope Francis to the U.S. ACTIONN ~ Acting in Community Together in Organizing Northern Nevada ~ is holding a Public Assembly on Tuesday, September 22, from 7 to 8:15 pm at Little Flower Catholic Church, 875 East Plumb Lane, Reno, to welcome Pope Francis to the U.S. This local multi-media presentation will feature messages from Pope Francis calling for people to act for social justice especially as it impacts economics, racial justice and immigration reform. Testimonies from local people who are experiencing the pain of economic, racial and immigration injustice will be shared. This free event in both English and Spanish is open to people of all faiths. Pre-registration is requested to Aria@actionn.org or Arrival of 6:30 is suggested to allow time to park, check in and find a seat as the program will begin promptly at 7pm. Free parking will be available at Little Flower Church and School, 875 East Plumb Lane, Reno (at the corner of Kietzke Ln.) Pope Francis has a vision of the church as an institution that acts for, and on behalf of the dispossessed, a vision that owes a lot to St. Francis of Assisi, the 13 th century Italian who renounced his inheritance to tend to the poor. In his Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis offers this wisdom and call to action, It is not the task of the Pope to offer a detailed and complete analysis of contemporary reality, but I do exhort all the communities to an ever watchful scrutiny of the signs of the time. This is in fact a grave responsibility, since certain present realities, unless effectively dealt with, are capable of setting off processes of dehumanization which would be hard to reverse. Pope Francis is expected to visit New York to address the United Nations, Washington D.C to meet with President Obama and Congress and Philadelphia to address the World Congress of Families the following week. ACTIONN is composed of 42 faith communities representing over 35,000 families in Northern Nevada and is working on creating social justice in Nevada through the engagement of everyday people in creating solutions to their pain. For more information, the public is invited to visit: or to follow ACTIONN on Facebook.