ALL SAINTS DAY, NOVEMBER 1 HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION ALL SOULS DAY, NOVEMBER 2 THE LAST YEAR S DECEASED REMEMBERED WITH MUSIC AT 5:30PM MASS

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1 The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love; because mercy and grace are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect. WISDOM 3:1, 8-9 ALL SAINTS DAY, NOVEMBER 1 HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION ALL SOULS DAY, NOVEMBER 2 THE LAST YEAR S DECEASED REMEMBERED WITH MUSIC AT 5:30PM Mass Times Weekdays Saturday Confessions 4:00pm 5:00pm Sunday 8:00am 9:30am 11:00am Clergy Most Rev. William E. Lori Archbishop of Baltimore Msgr. Richard W. Woy Rector Fr. Andrew T. DeFusco Associate Pastor Msgr. Robert Armstrong Rector @CMOQyouthmin N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD

2 Dear Friends, Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time October 29/30, 2016 Since this Sunday marks my annual Stewardship homily, I begin my weekly letter with a word of THANKS for your financial support of the parish. Every ministry, program, and service we offer at the Cathedral is only possible because of the financial contributions of parishioners. THANK YOU! As I normally do during the annual stewardship appeal, let me share with you the goals that I have set for myself as pastor of the parish. These goals are in no way exhaustive of my ministry but succeeding in achieving them will have significant impact on the wider parish: 1. Financial Stability: Between 2011 and 2014, offertory income declined by nearly $250K! Thanks to your generosity, this trend was reversed last year. Increasing offertory income an additional $100K this year will bring the parish back to the giving levels of FY 2011 and stabilize parish operations and ministries. 2. Brick & Mortar Projects: An aging infrastructure presents us with challenges and opportunities. There are two projects beginning to take shape. I have received permission from Archbishop Lori to begin the process to replace the Cathedral s electrical/lighting system. Antiquated and very expensive to operate, a newer lighting system will permit us to brighten up the Church as well as to highlight its magnificent architectural features. There is also a need to take a look at the physical plant needs of the School of the Cathedral. Of immediate concern is the need to conduct a spatial use analysis of our existing school building and create a new Library Media Center. Shortly, I will ask the Archbishop s permission to begin this process. 3. Pastoral Initiatives: Over the past six months, the Pastoral Council, working in concert with the Parish Staff, has developed three pastoral goals in response to the parish survey taken last April and the follow-up parish town-hall meeting in May. These three pastoral goals will be a primary focus of the council and staff over the next three years: Build a sense of community in the parish through small group opportunities. A major initiative in this area will be re-introduction of the Renew Program Arise in the fall of 2017; Revitalize and grow the Cathedral s liturgical music program. Initiatives in this area include the formation of a music committee to advise the Rector and Director of Music in things music as well as the purchase of new hymnals in 2017; To grow the Cathedral s outreach and ministry to high-school-age parishioners. Currently, our youth minister is involved in several program at the School of the Cathedral which should help foster the development of a high-school-age group. During the current school year, a series of events and opportunities are being planned for the youth of our parish. Remember that Tuesday, November 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints and a Holy Day of Obligation. The Mass schedule for the Holy Day will be the regular weekday Mass schedule, with the Monday evening Mass being in observance of All Saints. In our Catholic Faith Tradition, November is the month of ALL SOULS when we remember and pray for all who have died. A Mass will be offered every day in November for. You will find envelopes at the doors of the Church for writing down the names of those faithful departed family and friends you would like remembered in these Masses. On ALL SOULS DAY (November 2), the Mass will honor those who were buried from the Cathedral over the past year. We have invited their surviving family members to attend that we might support them with the prayer of the Church. I am very pleased to announce the inauguration of a new Bereavement Ministry at the Cathedral. This ministry of pastoral outreach and hospitality, is meant to provide liturgical, logistical and spiritual support to families as they plan funerals for a loved one. Specifically, the Bereavement Ministry will: Provide funeral coordination support to families, in coordination with parish office Make contact with families after receiving notice of death or prior to death in conjunction with Parish visitation ministry to home bound and sick parishioners Assist family with funeral planning in coordination with parish office Provide day of funeral liturgical support including greeters, Eucharistic Ministers, etc. Communicate with family post-funeral to assure them of parish support through phone, , and personal note communications Invite family of deceased to annual Day Celebration honoring their loved ones. This ministry officially begins in our parish on All Soul Day. My thanks to Gary & Kathy Getz and Frank & Carolyn Knott for taking on the task of getting this ministry off the ground. Finally, Archbishop Lori will celebrate the 9:30am Mass next Sunday as he closes the Holy Door and officially concludes the Holy Year of Mercy in the Archdiocese. As for the opening of the Holy Year, we invite all young families to join us for this ever special event. Have a Good Week! Msgr. Woy Photos courtesy of Alex Lowitt (top) and John J. Coyle, Jr. (bottom). P.S.: Homecoming 2016 is just two weeks away. See a full schedule of events as well as registration information on the parish website:

3 Last week Offertory Collection $9, nd Collection Mission Sunday $1, Poor Box $ Food Program $90.00 Attendance 1,109 Faith Direct Faith Direct is a convenient way to support Cathedral of Mary Our Queen using direct debit for your offertory giving. Register: CMOQ Code: MD500 Thank you to our parishioners who already use Faith Direct! Thank you to Dori and Wells Stanwick and Cathy and Paul Lobo, Co-Chairs of Homecoming weekend, for their leadership and commitment to the planning of this year s Homecoming! If you would like to see a schedule of the weekend and / or have not yet registered for events, go to Sponsorships are also available for the weekend and include registration to events. For more information and to see sponsorship packages, please go to Bull & Oyster Roast Platinum Sponsor $5,000 Gold Sponsor $2,500 Silver Sponsor $1,500 Bronze Sponsor $1,000 Copper Sponsor $500 Friday Night Youth Events Youth Events Sponsor $250 In today s Gospel, both Jesus and Zacchaeus are judged by the crowd: He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner. As a wealthy tax collector, Zacchaeus is despised by the people and labeled a sinner. Jesus is condemned for reaching out to such a person. Even 2000 years later, our society is quick to judge others. Prejudice is still a problem that has not disappeared. As the crowd did, we often make snap judgments about those around us. We can also be quick to judge ourselves. While it can be helpful to recognize quickly when we have offended someone, we often limit ourselves if we try something new and fail. As children of God, we have all been blessed with many gifts. As children, it took time for us to learn to walk and to talk. Some of our other gifts need time to be nurtured and developed as well. Zacchaeus makes a generous offer: Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor. He recognizes his abundance and freely offers from what he has. It is easy to look at our bank balance and determine our level of prosperity. It is much more difficult to measure the other gifts and talents that we have been given. Perhaps your talents have brought you financial abundance. Is there a way for you to offer not just from your financial abundance but from the talents that led to that wealth? Do you still have hidden talents waiting to be called forth by a visit from Jesus? Treasures can come and go quickly. Talents take time to develop. Musical skills are learned slowly. Many people have let their own or someone else s snap judgment about a skill keep it from developing. Zacchaeus climbed a tree before offering his gifts. He did not care about the judgment of others. Making music only requires opening a hymnal and our mouths. Will you set aside the crowd s expectation to be perfect and offer your gifts in service?

4 Sunday, October 30 8:00am Alvina Wells 9:30am For the Parish 11:00am J. Patrick McCurdy, III Monday, October 31 Tuesday, November 1 Friday, November 4 Joseph Jaxson Fields Lindsay & Chris Vest* Dustin T. Burrill Anthony & Margaret Prince Josephina V. Hollins Norbert P. & Donna M. Lehane & family Wednesday, November 2 John Thomas Morris JoAnn Frances Gray Thursday, November 3 Paul Rubera Marty Barthelme* Saturday, November 5 5:00pm Daniel Beckenholdt Living* At this time of year, it is great to see kids get excited by the seasonal rituals of carving pumpkins, picking out a Halloween costume, and trick-or-treating. It is great to participate in these ritual preparations and, this year, may inject some much needed joy into what has become a joyless election campaign season. Joy is the emotion with which Zacchaeus receives Jesus in the gospel. Zacchaeus, a man described as short in stature, cannot see Jesus as he is passing by. Though he is the chief tax collector, one who oversaw the exploitation of his people for the financial well-being of the Roman Empire and himself, he does not appear to be corrupt in his attitude. Instead, he displays a childlike excitement about Jesus presence, such that he climbs up a tree in order to see him. Jesus meets his enthusiasm with openness and invites himself to dine with Zacchaeus. And so, Zacchaeus receives him with joy. We can only speculate about his life, his profession, and what enabled that joy. But scripture points us to Zacchaeus journey. He was seeking to see who Jesus was. Why would he go to so much bother to climb a tree to see Jesus? Clearly, he has heard of him and the deeds he had done. Zacchaeus was moved by Jesus reputation, moved so much that he wanted to see him, moved so much by his encounter with Jesus that he desires to reconcile his life by giving to the poor. There is an openness and lightness of spirit about Zacchaeus, buoyancy and goodness that Jesus calls forward. This is the attitude of our God, who has mercy on all. And love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made (Wisdom 11: 24). The Gospel highlights this divine attitude. Our God is a God who wishes to be in relationship with us, if we would only seek him as Zacchaeus does. Ours is a journey to God who, in his vastness, loves every one of us individually, despite our shortness of stature (read: sinfulness). For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost. That is not only good news, it is what Pope Francis would call the Joy of the Gospel. Can we meet that divine joy with our own childlike joy? The next Baptism prep class will be November 6 at 12:30pm in the Cathedral baptistery. For more information, please contact: Lori Ryan lryan@cmoq.org J o i n u s o n F r i d a y, November 4 in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 8:45am to 5:15pm. If you can serve as a Eucharistic Visitor for one or more of the Private Adoration slots, please contact: Father Andrew DeFusco adefusco@cmoq.org For all who have wedding a n n i v e r s a r i e s i n November, join us after any Mass November 5/6 in the Lady Chapel to renew your vows. For more information, please contact: Lori Ryan lryan@cmoq.org ALL SOULS DAY: The Feast of is a time when the Church throughout the world remembers and prays for all those who have gone to their rest in the peace of Christ. Please join us at the Mass on Wednesday, November 2 when we will remember all who have died and were buried from our parish in the past year.

5 HAPPY HELPERS: Join Youth Ministry on Sunday, November 6 at 12noon in the Parish Center for Happy Helpers! We will package breakfast bags for people experiencing homelessness. Want to help? Please scooney@cmoq.org to sign up. When you sign up please let Siobhan know if you can bring some of the following items: packets of oatmeal, granola bars, fruit cups, hot chocolate packs, juice boxes, napkins, Styrofoam cups, or spoons. Your help is greatly appreciated! SUNDAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE: Please consider donating to our Thanksgiving Food Drive to benefit the community of Immaculate Conception on Mosher Street. Please bring donations to the Parish Center (weekdays) or to the School (Sundays 10:45am to 11:45am). For questions, contact: Siobhan Cooney scooney@cmoq.org or Sherri Rachuba srachuba@cmoq.org BEING A CHRISTIAN IN THE VOTING BOOTH: Come and discover the breadth of issues the Catholic Church highlights to consider in the voting booth. We will look at the bishop s document Faithful Citizenship to inform our discussion. The class will take place TODAY after the 9:30am Mass in the Parish Center. FIRST RECONCILIATION SERVICE EVENT: Our 2 nd graders and their families put together 180 goodie and 114 toiletry bags for the children and parents at the Ronald McDonald House. SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School of Religion will host their Open House on Sunday, November 6. We invite all parents to attend their child s Sunday School class. FIRST RECONCILIATION WORKSHOP: Our 2 nd graders and a parent will gather from 9am to 11am on November 19 to prepare for the upcoming Sacrament of Reconciliation, which will be held on December 10.

6 CASSEROLE CLUB: Please join the Cathedral Casserole Club this Sunday morning, October 30 after the 9:30am Mass in the church undercroft kitchen to prepare casseroles for Our Daily Bread. The casseroles made Sunday, together with the dozens collected on November 1, will be delivered frozen to the hot meal program to serve in the coming weeks. We hope you and your family will consider joining the fun! Just bring the ingredients for the dogs & beans casserole - available at the school office or on the website. The pans, utensils, and fellowship will be provided. This gathering on Sunday mornings precedes the first Tuesday collection every month. For those who can t attend the Club gathering, pans and recipes will be located at the church entrance tables in the narthex from Friday to Monday. CATHEDRAL KNITS: Cathedral Knits will meet Saturday November 5 and 19 at the Parish Center, room 101, from 1pm to 3pm. Learn to knit, make new friends and help the homeless. Beginner knitters welcome! For more information contact: Karen Martin at karenlisamartin@gmail.com. MOTHERS OF MARY OUR QUEEN: Playdate on Wednesday, November 2 from 9:30am to 11:30am in the nursery in the undercroft. Thank you to all who joined us last week for our Halloween visit to Villa Assumpta. Stay tuned for details regarding Advent! BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY: The Cathedral Bereavement Ministry provides liturgical, logistical, and spiritual support to families planning funerals for loved ones, assists during the funeral service, and provides postfuneral support. If you are interested in volunteering for the Bereavement Ministry, please contact Lori Ryan at lryan@cmoq.org for more information, or sign up on Flocknote at CORRECTION: Last week s bulletin should have listed Ginger Galez s as gingermg412@gmail.com. Please contact Ginger if you are interested in the Docent Ministry! CATHEDRAL LIBRARY: The Cathedral Library teams invites all new parishioners, long-standing parishioners, and visitors to come visit and make use of its circulating library. The Library houses over 8,000 volumes, including both religious and secular categories. New titles are continually being added! You may visit on Sundays between 10:30am and 1:00pm and Mondays from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The Library is located in the Cathedral, directly below the narthex. See you soon! WREATH SALE: In support of the Cardinal Cup 5k Race to benefit Mother Seton Academy, the School of the Cathedral is selling Noble Fir Christmas wreaths and swags. All orders are due by Friday, November 4. All wreaths and swags will be available for pick up at the School of Cathedral during the first week of December. For more info, please contact Melanie Pyne at melaniepyne@gmail.com or FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS: The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen and the Archdiocese of Baltimore have a commitment to maintaining the trust of the faithful by providing our children and youth with safe environments characterized by healthy relationships. All parishes and Archdiocesan schools use Shield the Vulnerable for any volunteer/employee who works with minors to facilitate compliance with archdiocesan child protection requirements. Please visit our website ( for details and instructions for compliance.