Welcome to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 29, 2017

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1 Welcome to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 29, 2017 ~ Our Mission Statement ~ We, the Roman Catholic Parish of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, joyfully worship together to give praise, honor and glory to Almighty God. We are called by the Holy Spirit to proclaim and to live the gospel message through the sacraments and to spread the message of Jesus Christ by living out the example of God s power in our lives. Please note the changes in the Mass schedule for Christmas and New Years. Fourth Sunday of Advent, Saturday night, December 23rd: 5:15pm. Sunday morning, December 24th: 7:30, 8:45, 10:00, and 11:30am. (Regular weekend Mass schedule) Christmas Eve Mass, Sunday evening, December 24th: 4:00, and 5:30pm. Christmas Day, Monday morning, December 25th: 12:00am, 8:00, 10:00, and 11:30am. Feast of the Holy Family, Saturday evening, December 30th: 5:15pm; Sunday morning, December 31st: 7:30, 8:45, 10:00 and 11:30am. (Regular weekend Mass schedule) New Year s Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation, therefore the only Mass for that day will be at 9am. The Mass intentions that were originally scheduled for the 7:30 and 8:45 Masses on Christmas Day will be offered at the combined Mass at the 8:00am Mass. SPEND TIME IN PRAYER WITH JESUS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION FRIDAY- NOVEMBER 3, 2017 Visit anytime from close of 8:00am Mass until 4:00pm Liturgy of the Word and Benediction at 4:00pm The holy and glorious God is constantly inviting us to come to Him, to converse with Him, to ask for such things as we need and to experience what a blessing there is in fellowship with Him. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

2 Parish News & Events Let us pray for those members of our parish who are sick and suffering Bill Aloisio Richard Bonifas Martin Brosas Joseph Brummel Jacob Chilelli Mary Aloisio Cummings Mary Beth Erickson Delores Franck Michael Gillmeyer Carole Glassford Bartholomew Hansen Jack Hollis Mark Huettner Margaret Johnson Ron King Judy Mallon Mary Mayer Brad McDonald Dave Medernach Linda Miller Genie Millhouse Carrie Mitchell Baby O Brien Kelly Olson Joe Pascolini Ken Podsiadlik Janice Rippinger Philip Rippinger Judy Runge Rudolph Schlecht Anna Sivak Geri Smith Lisa Tamplin Marlene Vogt Jack Watson Wayne Weiler Linda White Charlotte Louise Ziegert Please note: Due to the government legislation regarding patient privacy, names of people to be prayed for at Mass or in the Bulletin can be listed only if that person, or, in the case of their incapacitation, the person delegated to their medical care, calls the parish office to give permission. The above also pertains to the Sacrament of The Anointing of the Sick. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary will continue to pray for all the sick and suffering, even if unable to list by name. Let us pray for those members of our parish who are sick and suffering. If you would like a visit from Fr. Patrick, please call the parish office at to schedule a visit. The VIP Group will meet on Wednesday, October 1 at 12:30pm. For more information, please call Ann Gette at Wednesday, November 1 is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses are at 6:30am, 8:00am, 11:00am and 7:00pm. Early bulletin deadlines: Sunday, November 12, the deadline is Friday, November 3 and for Sunday, November 26, the deadline is Thursday, November 16. Our parish has joined a Catholic website called FORMED. This website is loaded with articles, videos, ebooks, and much more all of which are thoroughly Catholic. You simply go to this website: (This is a secure site, which is why there is an s in the address). Once there, there will be a spot to enter our parish access code, which is 6MMWKC. We have unlimited access to everything on the site. I hope that you take advantage of this site, and pray that it will be beneficial to you. Fr. Patrick CONTRIBUTIONS Sunday, October 22 $8, If you would like to start using myeoffering, please visit our website: annunciationchurchbvm.org. When there, click on Online Giving, which is found in the menu on the right side of the home page. Then, you will see a login box. Below that is a link to click for those who have to sign up. Click on the link, and follow the directions. If you need any help, please call Mary at the parish.

3 Pastor s Letter Dear Brothers and Sisters, Below is the Consolidated Report for Thank you for your continued support of our community!

4 Our October 2017 collection for the Interfaith Food Pantry was 251 pounds! So far for 2017 we have donated 2108 pounds of food to the pantry!! Thank you so much for your continued support!! Please try to mark your calendar for the next collection to take place the weekend of November 4th & 5th. Fish Fry at Marmion Academy Marmion Academy s Fishing Team is having its annual Fish Fry Fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 from 4-7 PM. Drive through pick up only at 1000 Butterfield Road in Aurora. Each meal is $12 and includes 3 pieces of Sgt. Dotson s Famous Fried Catfish, French fries, hush puppies, coleslaw and a dinner roll. All proceeds benefit Marmion s Fishing Team. Purchase meals before Nov. 15 at marmion.org/ fishfry. Rediscovering Your Catholic Faith From the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church The Ten Commandments The Third Commandment: Remember to Keep Holy the Lord's Day 452. For what reason has the Sabbath been Changed to Sunday? The reason is because Sunday is the day of the Resurrection of Christ. As the first day of the week (Mark 16:2) it recalls the first creation; and as the eighth day, which follows the Sabbath, it symbolizes the new creation ushered in by the Resurrection of Christ. Thus, it has become for Christians the first of all days and of all feast. It is the day of the Lord in which he with his Passover fulfilled the spiritual truth of the Jewish Sabbath and proclaimed man's eternal rest in God How does one keep Sunday holy? Crosses for the Unborn. Why? You have visited or seen a cemetery where there are monuments for those who have died. You have seen memorial statues of soldiers or heroes. We put up monuments to remember those who have died. A monument is also a place where we pray for someone and mourn the loss of this person who is now absent. The unborn are absent. We do not want to forget them. The children who were killed by abortion, died in a war against life. They never even had a birthday. We do not have a cemetery where they were buried, so we put up these crosses to remember them and mourn the loss of their lives. October is Respect Life Month. Monday, October 30, :00 pm St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church 750 West Old Indian Trail Aurora, IL Memorial Mass of Innocent Souls This Mass is for families who have suffered miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, or infant/child death. The Mass is bilingual. Mass will be followed by refreshments and fellowship. Any questions, please call Diana Liz at (630) or dvliz0971@yahoo.com This Mass is sponsored by St. Rita s Elizabeth Ministry Christians keep Sunday and other days of obligation holy by participating in the Eucharist of the Lord and by refraining from those activities which impede the worship of God and disturb the joy proper to the day of the Lord or the necessary relaxation of the mind and body. Activities are allowed on the Sabbath which are bound up with family needs or with important social service, provided that they do not lead to habits prejudicial to the holiness of Sunday, to family life and to health Why is the civil recognition of Sunday as a feast day important? It is important so that all might be given the real possibility of enjoying sufficient rest and leisure to take care of their religious, familial, cultural and social lives. It is important also to have an opportune time for meditation, for reflection, for silence, for study, and a time to dedicate to good works, particularly for the sick and the elderly.

5 School News Over 40 women attended the Ladies Night Out BUNCO event hosted by Annunciation s Home & School Association on October 19. The gym was festively decorated and there was a great spread of appetizers and desserts. Each participant received 4 chances to win some nice raffle prizes and Diane Mutersbaugh won $85 in the 50/50 raffle. The other winners included Kim Becker - Most Wins, Kerry Windle - Most Buncos, Aimee Bostrand - Most Losses, and Evelyn Essling went home with the Roving Bunco prize. A good time was had by all! Annunciation 8th Graders Need YOUR Help The 8th Grade class would greatly appreciate any help and support towards their 8th Grade trip. Each year our 8th graders go on an amazing, day-long trip to Chicago, full of nonstop fun. They will be selling some very tasty baked goods after mass next week, November 4 & 5. Please help out our 8th graders with their bake sale next week. Thank you for your time and continued support!! High School News Aurora Central Catholic High School will host an Open House for pr ospective students and their families on Thur sday, November 2, 2017 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All students are invited to tour Aurora Central Catholic s state-of-the-art campus and meet with ACC s faculty and staff. All visitors will have the chance to meet with representatives from various clubs and athletic teams at the school. Aurora Central Catholic High School, a college-preparatory high school with an enrollment of more than 600 students, offers students a spiritual and an educational foundation for lifelong learning. Please contact the Recruitment Director, Mackenzie Livingston, at (630) ext. 109, or send an to mlivingston@auroracentral.com for more information or to schedule a personal tour. Marmion Academy Hosts Fall Open House Marmion Academy, located at 1000 Butterfield Road in Aurora, will hold an open house for 5th-8th grade boys and their families on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1:00 PM (doors open at 12:30 PM). This comprehensive Open House will showcase the advantages of a Marmion education and its academic, athletic and extracurricular programs. Prospective students can also meet the members of the Administration, faculty members and current students from 12:30-1:00 PM and at the conclusion of the guided tours. RSVP to attend this Open House at marmion.org/open house to save time in line AND you could win a Marmion Academy tuition voucher worth $500! Please visit marmion.org/open house for details. Marmion Academy is a Catholic college-preparatory high school for young men operated by the Benedictine priests and brothers of Marmion Abbey. For more information please contact the Office of Admissions at x227 or visit marmion.org/admissions. St. Francis High School will host a fall Open House. Open House is Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. You re invited to experience a welcome program in the Kuhn Cultural Arts Auditorium, academic department presentations, followed by a Curricular and Co-Curricular Fair. You will have the opportunity to speak with faculty, staff, parents, and students and discover everything St. Francis High School has to offer. All are welcome. Join Us! For more information, please contact the Office of Admissions at (630) , ext St. Francis High School is a Catholic, college preparatory learning community that promotes spiritual, academic, physical and social development in the daily presence of Jesus Christ. We are located at 2130 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Wheaton.

6 The Ministers Schedule has been mailed or sent through school. There has been a slight change, with regards to the January 1st Masses. I was mistaken in thinking that January 1st the solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God was a holy day of obligation; it is not. Therefore, there will only be one Mass on January 1st, and that will take place at 9:00am. As has been the case, the special Christmas and New Years schedules are on the front page of the bulletin. Fr. Patrick TODAY S READINGS First Reading You shall not oppress an alien, for you yourselves were once aliens in Egypt (Exodus 22:20-26). Psalm I love you, Lord, my strength (Psalm 18). Second Reading You became imitators of the Lord, so that you became a model for all believers (1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10). Gospel You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:34-40). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 8:12-17; Ps 68:2, 4, 6-7ab, 20-21; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Thursday: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40 Friday: Rom 9:1-5; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Ps 94:12-13a,14-15, 17-18; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Mal 1:14b 2:2b, 8-10; Ps 131:1-3; 1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13; Mt 23:1-12 Marywood Cemetery Rules and Regulations March 1-15 and November 1-15 are used to clean up the grounds and prepare the cemetery for the spring and winter. All decorations will be removed and disposed of at this time. If you wish to save your decoration, please remove it before March 1 and before November 1. Please do not place any decorations during the clean up times. After November 1 st, when the grass is not being cut, artificial wreaths no more than 30 inches in diameter placed on stands are permitted. No artificial flowers permitted from Nov 1 to March 1. Planting beds of up to 18 inches are permitted directly in front of a raised family monument. Only potted or cut flowers are permitted on graves with flat monuments. Decorative stones and border edging are strictly prohibited. Woody perennials such as trees, bushes, or evergreens are not permitted. Evergreen blankets or grave coverings are not permitted because they damage the grass and encourage rodent populations. No planting of trees is permitted and all graves must be seeded in grass. Decorations that do not conform to cemetery regulations will be removed by the caretakers. We are not responsible for monuments, flat stones, flowers, shrubbery, pots, decorations, etc.. No shepherd hooks of any kind are permitted due to the danger they present to our mowing crew. We encourage the placement of decorations and will try to be as careful as possible during our normal internment and maintenance activities. We regret that we cannot guarantee that all decorations will be free of damage or loss, and we cannot accept responsibility for these occurrences. This Catholic Cemetery is a holy place and the grounds have been blessed by the Church and dedicated as a place of prayer and dignity for our faithful departed. Please maintain a quiet reverence and respect for the other people visiting the graves of loved ones. MASS INTENTIONS Monday, October 30 6:30am Peter Neu Founded Mass 8:00am Sr. Grace Brouch by Friends & Family Tuesday, October 31 6:30am The Poor Souls 8:00am Diane C. Brummel by Nancy Brummel Wednesday, November 1, All Saints, Holy Day of Obligation 6:30am Susanne & Louis Haake by Family 8:00am Rick Cutlip by Family 11:00am The People of the Parish 7:00pm Lil Theis by Irene Schmutz Thursday, November 2 6:30am Phil Gette by Ann Gette 8:00am Les Ban by Family Friday, November 3 6:30am The Poor Souls 8:00am Tony Aloisio by Sylvia Wegman Saturday, November 4 8:00am George & Mary Nester by Ida Rhea 5:15pm Vina Klein by Family Sunday, November 5 7:30am Rose Hettinger by Loretta White 8:45am Anna Faupl by Dan & Jackie Frantzen 10:00am Tony Komm by His Wife The People of the Parish 11:30am Maureen Golden Dolan by Kristin Hogan

7 Parish Office 1820 Church Road, Aurora, IL Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-12:00 and 1:00-4:00pm; Friday: 8:30-12:00. Phone: Fax: RE Fax: Cemetery Fax: Website: annunciationchurchbvm.org Facebook: facebook.com/annunciationbvmchurch Anointing of the Sick: Whenever someone is seriously ill, hospitalized, or is dying, please contact the parish office immediately. Communion for the Sick: Please call the parish office. Adoration: Is normally celebrated on the first Friday of the month, after the 8:00am Mass, with Liturgy of the Word and Benediction at 4pm. Bulletin Deadline: If you would like something placed in the bulletin, please the parish office by noon Monday at Parish Staff Pastor..Rev. Patrick Gillmeyer, OSB Deacons...Rev. Mr. Mike Giblin, Rev. Mr. Domenic Petitti, Rev. Mr. Kenneth Gay Business Manager...Mary Glosson RE Secretary.Chris Barrett Cemetery Secretary.Jane Cebulski Religious Ed. Director Mark Fletcher Director of Music.Dick Gardner Head Organist...Bob Kresz Annunciation BVM School 1840 Church Road, Aurora, IL Phone: Website: annunciationbvm.org Principal.Jennifer Wardynski Administrative Assistant..Patti Brouch Maintenance Ron Springer We Welcome You! We welcome you to our parish and our community. If you would like to become a member of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, please contact the parish office to register. Adult children of current members are also encouraged to register. Baptism: Please contact the parish office to schedule. Normally baptisms take place on Sunday afternoons, after the last Mass. The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday..4:00-4:45pm, or you may call the parish office for an appointment. Marriage: The bride, groom, or either of their parents must be registered, contributing members of the parish. Weddings must be scheduled no less than six months out in order to fulfill the diocesan marriage preparation requirements. If there were any previous marriages that were not annulled by the Church, then it must be pointed out that the annulment process could take up to two years. Announcements: Announcements are due in the church office by Thursday noon. Catholic Men In The World Today: Meets every Saturday morning at 6:30am in the Parish Patio. For information on who we are and what we do, please us at annmensgroup@aol.com. The Knights of Columbus Council 736: meets on the second Monday of the month at 8:00am. For contact information and calendar of events, go to the council website at: knightsofcolumbusil.org/council736. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: If you are an adult who would like to be baptized; or was baptized in the Catholic Church as an infant, but did not receive the Sacraments of Holy Communion or Confirmation; or are interested in becoming Catholic; we would like you to consider our RCIA program. For more information, please contact Mary at Mass Schedule (Unless Otherwise Announced or Stated Elsewhere): Weekend: Saturday: 5:15pm Sunday: 7:30am, 8:45am, 10:00am, 11:30am Weekdays (School in session): M. T. Th. F.: 6:30am, 8:00am Wed.: 8:45am Sat.: 8:00am Weekdays (School not in session): Mass) M. F.: 6:30am, 8:00am (Rosary prayed before 8:00am Sat.: 8:00am Holy Days of Obligation (School in session): 6:30am, 8:00am, 11:00am, and 7:00pm, only on the Holy Day itself (Unless otherwise announced or stated). Holy Days of Obligation (School not in session): 6:30am, 8:00am, and 7:00pm, only on the Holy Day itself (Unless otherwise announced or stated).