St. Helen Roman Catholic Parish - Oracle 66 E. Maplewood St. Oracle, AZ 85623-6148 Phone: (520) 896-2708 FAX: (520) 896-2631 Visit our Website: http://www.sthelenparishoracle.org To add, change or contribute information for the website please contact the Parish Office at St. Helen s e-mail address: sthelensmission@msn.com SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Ambrose O. Nwohu...520-896-2708 Parish Secretary& Compliance Representative: GloriaAcosta 520-896-2708 Parish Office Hours: Tuesday Thursday....... 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Priest: Tuesday - Friday....9:30 a.m. - 12 noon & 2 p.m. 7 p.m. MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Mass of Anticipation).....5 p.m. Sunday...8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Monday thru Friday.......8 a.m. First Friday of the Month Anointing of the Sick and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament...8 a.m. All Holy Days of Obligation.....9 a.m. & 7 p.m. Pray the Rosary...1/2 hour before each Mass Parish Board of Directors Rev. Msgr. Ambrose O. Nwohu, President Manuel Navarro, Treasurer Carmen Trejo, Secretary Most Rev. Edward J. Weisenburger, D.D. Rev. Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy ********SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION********* Marriage Preparation Diocesan regulations require that you see a priest at least four months before your wedding date. Baptismal Preparation Please call for arrangements at least two months prior to the date of Baptism. Baptisms are scheduled for the third weekend of each month. Reconciliation/Confession Saturday from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any other time by appointment.
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 11, 2018 The LORD keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. Psalm 146:7 THE CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP The core vocation in the Gospel of Mark is the vocation, or call, to discipleship. Today s Gospel passage provides us with one last example of what the vocation to discipleship means, and one example of what it doesn t mean. A destitute widow shows us that discipleship means following Jesus way of service, even if it requires giving one s livelihood (or life). The scribes show us by their bad example that discipleship should entail a vocation to extend God s care to those who are most in need. In our reading from the book of Kings another widow and her son are close to death. They too give what little they have, but they are rewarded by Elijah with food enough for a year. And the reading from the Letter to the Hebrews reminds us that Jesus sacrificed his life to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him (Hebrews 9:28). Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Deadline for bulletin announcements is 2 p.m. on Tuesday MASS INTENTIONS Offered for our beloved dead as well as our living ones. May the souls of our faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. VOCATIONS CRUCIFIX At each Mass, the family taking the crucifix should designate another family to carry the crucifix home the following week. Please return the crucifix before the beginning of each Mass. 11/3 & 4, 2018 Parish Offertory - $1007.00 All Saints Day - $40.00 T-shirts (Fiesta) - $56.00 Breakfast - $157.50 Thank you and God bless you for your generosity. INFANT BAPTISMS Instructions for infant Baptisms are on the first and third Thursday of the month (after initial registration) at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. It is mandatory that parents and Godparents attend. Sanctuary Lamp +Sandoval & Self Families By Mary Castillo Please stop by the parish office to reserve dates for the Sanctuary Lamp. The Sanctuary Lamp may be reserved by more than one persons for the same dates. PLEASE PRAY FOR Ill and/or homebound: Dora, John Hernandez, Elaine Mendibles, Warren Perow, Margarita Pena, Frank Castillo, Baby Gilbert Franco, Al Gutierrez, Debbie Martinez, Felix Garcia, Patricio Ortiz, Allison Gomez, Susie Molina, Rosa Santos, Evodio Barrientos, Rico Guerrero, Carmen Garcia, Lynne Cunningham, Mollie Clark, Michael Hilimire, Bea Marquez, John Hughes Please help keep our prayer list current. To add or remove a name from the prayer list, please call the parish office. In order to ensure an updated prayer list, names will be listed for two months and then removed. Our Service Men & Women: Christopher Salazar, Nathan Jackson Faithful Departed: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord and may perpetual light shine upon them
NOVEMBER 2018 CALENDAR Every First Friday 8 a.m.- Anointing of the Sick and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Holy Days of Obligation Masses 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. Adult Formation (Scripture) Classes with Msgr. Ambrose Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Choir Practice Saturdays, 9 a.m. Womens Prayer Group Tuesdays from 12 noon to 1 p.m. 896-9031 Finance Committee Every 3 rd Thursday 6:30 p.m. Parish Council As announced Liturgy Committee As announced Second collection for Building Fund - Every first weekend of the month. Parish Maintenance Second Collection six times/year. St. Helen Offices & Ministries Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Ellie Brown 896-3530 Finance Council Chairperson Manny Navarro 896-2469 Compliance Representative Gloria Acosta 896-2708 Lector Scheduling/Bereavement - Mary Buzan 526-4557 Sacristan/Euch. Minister Scheduling Tony Telles 896-9031 Altar Server Scheduling Debbie Gutierrez 896-2711 Music Coordinator Ellie Brown 237-2086 Religious Education Gr. 1&2 Ellie Brown 237-2086 Gr. 3 Angelica Valdez 288-1979 Gr. 4,5,6 Leonor Berumen 419-4051 Gr. 7&8 Allison Lapa 896-2148 Phyllis David 820-0425 St. Helen s Food Bank - Helen Alvarez 404-4817 Knights of Columbus Johnnie Seballos 520-603-5584 Cursillo Movement Leaders Mary & Tony Telles 896-9031 Adult Catechesis Msgr. Ambrose O. Nwohu 896-2708 Kitchen Angels 520-400-4404 Church Cleaning/Furnishings/Environmental Design (Volunteers needed) We extend a warm welcome and thanks to Father Bardo Antunez (Saturday) and Father John Francis (Sunday). Our community stands ready to assist in any way we can. Sincere thanks and appreciation to the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson for the $15,000 grant awarded to St. Helen Parish-Oracle for the following improvements to the church: Paving of the handicapped parking area and the rectory parking area HVAC duct work in the church The contributions you give to the Annual Catholic Appeal comes back to us to help support our own parish s needs as well as to support our Catholic schools and a number of diocesan ministries. Thank you for your service. KNIGHTS CORNER:. Sunday, Oct. 28 thru Nov. 18 Food 4 Families drive - Please support to feed hungry families. Non-perishable food items for our parish food bank are still being accepted. Thanks for your support. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR SUNDAY MORNING SOCIALS Thank you! 2018 SECOND COLLECTIONS (*Diocesan) November 17 & 18 Seminarian Education Fund December 1 & 2 St. Helen Building Fund December 15 & 16 St. Helen Maintenance Fund EnvelopesforPARISH special collections in rack back of the church. VISITING PRIESTS SCHEDULE October 27-28, November 3-25, December 1-2, 2018 Oct: Sat. 27 5 p.m. No Mass Sun. 28 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Fr. Bill Remmel Nov: Sat. 3 5 p.m. Fr. Bardo Antunez Sun. 4 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Fr. Ken Wolfe Nov. Sat. 10 5 p.m. Fr. Bardo Antunez Sun. 11 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Fr. John Francis, OFM Capuchin Nov. Sat. 17 5 p.m. Fr. Bardo Antunez Sun. 18 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Fr. Jean Baptiste, S.J. Nov. Sat. 24 5 p.m. Fr. Bardo Antunez Sun. 25 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Fr. Bill Remmel Dec. Sat. 1 5 p.m. Fr. Bardo Antunez Sun. 2 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Fr. Ken Wolfe MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ALL PARISHIONERS AND YOUR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO THANKSGIVING DINNER ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AFTER BOTH MASSES. THERE IS NO CHARGE. Pies and other baked goods will be available for sale. PRAY FOR THE DEAD Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and offer our prayers for them. St. John Chrysostom Registration for 2018-19 Catechetical School/Sacramental Preparations Sunday, October 7 Last day of registration Week of October 14 Classes begin Parents, grandparents and sponsors: Encourage your children/wards to register. Registration fees: $25 per student. Families with more than one child for registration, fee $20. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS Inquiries regarding the Religious Education program should be directed to the Parish Office. Persons interested in applying for the Director of Religious Education position should speak with Msgr. or contact the Parish Office. The Catechist is one who guards the memory of God and who knows how to awaken it in others. Pope Francis
TODAY S READINGS First Reading The widow of Zarephath had only a handful of flour and a little oil, but made a little cake for Elijah (1 Kings 17:10-16). Psalm Praise the Lord, my soul! (Psalm 146). Second Reading Christ will appear a second time to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him (Hebrews 9:24-28). Gospel This poor widow put in more than all the other contributors (Mark 12:38-44 [41-44]). 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: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Ti 3:1-7; Ps 23:1b-6; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8-11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time; Veterans Day; Remembrance Day (Canada) Monday: St. Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr; died 1623; born in Poland, raised Ukranian Orthodox, becoming a Basilian monk of the Ruthenian Rite at Vilna; bishop of Polotsk; his fidelity to the Roman See and his desire for union between the Ukranian Church and Rome led to his murder at Vitebsk; first formally canonized saint of the Eastern Rite (1867). Tuesday: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (USA); died in Chicago 22 Dec. 1917; from Lombardy; youngest of thirteen children; founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart; for twenty-eight years labored in U.S. and South America, establishing some sixty-seven institutions (schools, hospitals, and orphanages); first U.S. citizen canonized; patroness of immigrants and migrants Thursday: St. Albert the Great, Bishop, Doctor of the Church; died 1280 at Cologne; from Swabia; O.P. master of philosophy, theology, and the natural sciences, especially Aristotle; t3eacher of St. Thomas Aquinas; Provincial of the German Dominicans, becoming bishop of Regensburg; prolific writer (thirty-eight quarto volumes in print); wrote on the cult of the Sacred Hear; patron of scientists. Friday: St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude, Virgin; Margaret died 1093; from Hungary; wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland and mother of eight; helped root out paganism; her love for the poor became legendary); patroness of Scotland. Gertrude, called the Great, died Nov. 17, 1301; born in Thuringia. Benedictine mystic of the famous Benedictine abbey of Helfta in Saxony; wrote on the meaning of suffering, the Sacred Heart, the Trinity, and God s love; most important work: Legatus Memoralis Abundantiae Divinae Pietatis (The Herald of Divine Love). Saturday: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious; Died 1231 at age twenty-four; wife of Louis IV of Thuringia and mother of three; as a widow, she became a Franciscan tertiary, dedicated to the needs of the poor and he sick; canonized only four years after her death; patroness of the Franciscan Third Order and of Catholic charities. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Veterans Day began with the signing of a symbolic treaty between the Allies and Germany ending World War I (then called the Great War ) on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The auspicious date was actually a well-established religious holiday, the feast of Saint Martin of Tours, a beloved soldier saint of the army of Rome. After World War II, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Britain, but of course the feast of Saint Martin endures. Martin was named after Mars, the god of war, and against the advice of his parents he went on his own to church. He became a catechumen at the age of ten. By fifteen he was enlisted in the cavalry in France. Coming across a poor man, Martin had an impulse to divide his bright red soldier s cape and clothe him. He later had the insight that he had served Christ, and the other half of his cape became a lifelong sign to him of his duty to serve the poor. Housed in a tiny church capella or chapel, the cape became a great object of pilgrimage on the way to Compostella, and a favored place for the prayers of soldiers. Martin was not so eager to serve as bishop as he had been as a soldier, and legend says that he hid in a barn filled with geese to avoid episcopal election. To this day, the customary meal for November 11 is goose! Traditionally, this is the last feast day before winter closes in, and begins a period of fasting once known as Saint Martin s Lent or Martinmas, that later developed into the season of Advent. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
Diocese of Tucson Bishop Weisenburger s Wednesday Update is available to view on the Diocesan website. The Update is an informative communication about the bishop s schedule and events currently occurring within the diocese. Log in to the diocesan website: www.diocesetucson.org and under the Bishop s heading click on the following links: Departments; then Office of the Bishop; then The Wednesday Update. Call St. Helen Parish Office for help or more information. There are employment opportunities currently available in the Diocese of Tucson. To view the position descriptions and information on how to apply, persons interested should refer to www.diocesetucson.org (Employment Opportunities). Pray For Vocations RETROUVAILLE & MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER RETREAT NOTICES Marriage Help - A Retrouvaille Weekend can help couples rediscover hope and purpose in their marriage. Register Now for a Retrouvaille Weekend beginning Friday evening, January 18 - Sunday, January 20, 2019. Visit: www.retrouvaille.org or Call 520-686-1598 Your word, oh Lord, is truth. Bring the Lord s truth into your marriage by attending an upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend. To apply online, and for weekend dates visit www.wwmearizona.com