October 13, 2013 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH 6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36608 Email: Church@CorpusChristiParish.com! Website: www.corpuschristiparish.com TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Office: School Office: Rel. Ed. Office: Preschool Office: Youth Ministry: 342-1852 Fax 342-6313 342-5474, ext. 1 Fax 380-0325 342-5474, ext. 7 Fax 380-0325 342-2424 Fax 343-3119 342-1852 Fax 342-6313 SUNDAY MASSES Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Morning: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. WEEKDAY MASSES 6:30 a.m.: Monday through Friday 8:15 a.m.: Monday through Saturday PASTORAL STAFF Very Rev. James F. Zoghby, V.F., Pastor Rev. John S. Boudreaux, Associate Pastor Deacon Arthur W. Robbins, Deacon Sr. Donna Cooper, R.S.M., Visitation Chaplain Mrs. Linda M. Hawkins, Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Judi B. Ankiewicz, Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Joan T. McMullen, School Principal Mrs. Kathleen Q. Jester, Parish Catechetical Leader Mrs. Colleen DeVoe, Youth Ministry Co-Director Mrs. Brenda Martens, Youth Ministry Co-Director Mr. Matthew F. Purvis, Music Director Mr. Jay H. Henley, Gym Manager TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE PARISH Please fill out a Census Form. Census Forms are available in the church vestibule and parish office. COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS & SERVICES For rental information and kitchen services, please call the parish office at 342-1852 or 342-1420. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 5:00 p.m. and by request, particularly after the 6:30 & 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses. BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF SICK Please call the parish office (342-1852) for information and scheduling baptism, marriage, anointing of sick. ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.) Please see published schedule for specific dates and times, or call the parish office (342-1852). SUNDAY SCHOOL (C.C.D.) Grades K 12, Sundays during school year, 10:05-10:55 a.m. in school bldgs. SCHOOL, SACS-accredited for Grades 3K through 8. For info & registration, please call the school office. FULL-DAY PRESCHOOL for 6-week to 2-yr. olds. For info & registration, please call the preschool office
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Respect Life Life Chain: Today, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. Pro-life signs ($1 sugg. donation) 40 Days for Life Fall 2013 Campaign continues to Nov. 3. Brochures on Natural Family Planning available in the vestibule. Annual Celebrate Life Banquet, for 2B Choices for Women, Thurs., Oct. 24, at Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, with Archbishop Rodi and Dan Johnson, Director of Family Life & Respect Life Office. 5:30 reception; 6:00 p.m. dinner. Reservations are $40 each or $400 for a table of 10. Reservations: 470-1971 or email chirhoeuro@att.net. KofC Rosary for Life & Religious Liberty at Planned Parenthood facility Saturdays, 9 a.m.. Info: Mae or Chris Rehm, 554-2032. Volunteer at Crisis Pregnancy Ctr. Call 343-4636. Gabriel's Project Assist with prayer, donation, women requesting help with pregnancy. Info: gabrielangels4u@gmail.com or 753-2416. Next Sunday Oct. 20 3 rd Sunday 5:30 p.m. Mass During the school year (Sept. to May), we have an extra Sunday Mass on the 3 rd Sunday of each month. Our High School students serve as lectors, ushers, gift bearers, musicians. Youth Ministry Corpus Christi High School Youth will meet again next Sunday, October 20. Please join us for Mass at 5:30 p.m., followed by our gathering from 6:30-8 p.m. Our theme for this meeting is Prayer. Come join us. Bring $1 and a friend. Everyone is invited to join the choir for Mass please meet before Mass at 4:30 p.m. High School Students Sacrament of Confirmation Preparation Seniors Class of 2016: Spirit Day Confirmation Preparation. Sunday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.., beginning with 11 a.m. Mass, followed by program in the Community Center, ending at 3 p.m. 1 st Reconciliation Parent Meeting For 2 nd Grade Parents: Tues., Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m., Adult Ed. Room. SUNDAY SCHOOL Classes: 10:05-10:55 a.m. in the main school bldg. Sunday School participants at 9 a.m. Mass are dismissed with the final blessing. Info: SundaySchool@CorpusChristiParish.com, or 648-4441. CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL Monday, Oct. 14: No Classes. Faculty Retreat. Retreat Opportunity - High School Youth Each year, the archdiocese offers the Search Retreat for High School students. This student-led retreat is an excellent opportunity for our high school teens. Details are as follows. When? Friday-Sunday, Nov. 22-24. Where? Camp Baldwin in Elberta. How much? $85 for all meals, accommodations, materials. Why? Pope Francis said it best: "Young people evangelize their peers best." Search is for teens by teens, to draw them closer to Christ and their Catholic faith. It works. Contact the Corpus Christi Youth Ministers at corpuschristihsyouth@yahoo.com or 433-4138. Guide Book & Directory Advertising Opportunity The Guide Book & Directory for Corpus Christi Parish will be the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of our parish, and will be updated annually and mailed to all parishioners each year. The book is being provided at no cost to the parish. Local businesses are being solicited by Guide Book Publishing to advertise in the book to help parishioners and newcomers find reliable businesses to contact. A Guide Book representative is in the parish office during the week with information for those interested in placing an ad: Call Holli Nunn at 225-223-1498 or email hollinunn@gmail.com. More Dates Available for Photo Appointments Every parishioner household that participates will receive a complimentary 8 X 10 professional portrait, and a mobile web app. Sign up for a date & time slot on the lists in the vestibule. The photos will be taken in the Community Center, Oct. 10-15 and Oct. 24-29 at the times provided on the sign-up lists in the church vestibule. ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.) Continuing ed for Catholic and other adults Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Adult Education Room Oct. 16: Understanding the Bible Bib le Stud y Gro up s Sundays, 8:45-10:45 a.m. in the school counselor's conference room. Breakfast is served also. We are studying Mark s Gospel. Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Parish House (except on the 2 nd Tuesday, in the school library). Info: Dave Burchette, 367-6660. Thursdays, 9:00-10:45 a.m., Conf Rm (2nd Flr), Com.Ctr. Penny Claiborne, 776-5850, claiborneps@aol.com or Joanne Donaghey, 554-6753, joannekd@aol.com Widowed Persons Support Group For information call parishioner Glen Porter at 666-8977. Hearing Assistance Available in Vestibule Two types of receivers: one fits in the ear and one is simply worn around the neck of a person who wears a hearing aid. Please support the advertisers on the back of our bulletin. Their ads give us our bulletins free of charge.
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA OCTOBER 13, 2013 Updating Our Parish Roster Letters were mailed to all registered parishioners last week to verify the information for our parish roster to be published in the new Pictorial Directory and the annual Guide Book. Any parishioner who has not received a letter should notify the parish office at 342-1852 or Church@CorpusChristiParish.com. You don t need to return the letter if all the info is correct. McGill-Toolen Catholic High School Campus & Curriculum Tour Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gym We encourage all of our families with children in Grades 6 and up to come experience McGill-Toolen! Info: www.mcgill-toolen.org. LECTORS MEETING Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. in the church This meeting is for parishioners interested in serving as lectors. Knights of Columbus Meeting: 2 nd Tues., Nov. 12, at 7 p.m., at the Parish House. Contact: Grand Knight, Bob Wheat, 490-9350. Pack 29 Cub Scouts: Oct. 13: Pack Mtg. & St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive 3-4:30; place TBA. Oct. 26 & 27: Halloween Campout at Little River State Park. To Join Cub Scouts or for info contact Walter Bracewell 599-1650 or Mike Martin 633-5218 or visit ccspack29.scoutlander.com. AA Alanon OA CODA AA: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Cougar Den. Alanon: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. OA: Sat., 9 a.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. CODA: Tues., 6:45 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. Lighthouse Catholic 80 CD Kiosk In the vestibule Provided by the Men of St. Joseph CD s are $3 each, or two for $5. Drop payments in the kiosk. Make checks payable to Lighthouse. Info: Jerry Scott tjscott007@comcast.net or 533-2593. Sing in the choir any Sunday! Just come to the rehearsal the Wednesday before any Sunday you want to sing in the choir. Rehearsals are on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Room 4 (2 nd Floor of the Community Center). Contact Music Director Matthew Purvis for more information: Text: (251) 366-9187. Email: Pianoguy36609@aol.com. Basketball Registration For students in Corpus Christi School & Sunday School (CCD) Deadline: Fri., Oct. 25. Info: Joe Lynn at jlynn@bulkmar.com. Registration forms are in the church vestibule and also online: Go to www.corpuschristiparish.com/church/boosterclub/ and click the CYO Basketball link to print the registration form. Registrations can be received in the Gym Activity Room, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9 or Oct.16. Uniforms will be there for sizing purposes. Registrations can also be returned to the school or parish office. 4th Annual Men of St. Joseph Outback Retreat will be held at Camp Grace in West Mobile Nov. 1-3. The retreat pairs couples desiring to strengthen their relationships with each other and our Heavenly Father. Couples can consist of spouses or parent-child. The child must be at least 13 years old. Info: Kenny Crow at 510-5376, or Pete Peters at 421-2277. March for Life for High School Youth The archdiocese is again making the pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life in January 2014 with high school youth. Trip details are: Cost: $225 (additional money needed for meals). Jan. 18 - Depart Mobile. Jan. 19 - Arrive Washington, D.C. Jan. 19-21 - Sightseeing & Events. Jan. 22 - Youth Rally & the March, & depart D.C. Jan. 23 - Late Thursday - arrive in Mobile. The pilgrims will be staying at Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, VA. Students will need to be off from school through Thursday. One chaperone per eight students is needed. There is no cost for chaperones, so please let us know if you would like to attend with your child. Forms can be mailed to you if you contact corpuschristihsyouth@yahoo.com. A $100 deposit is due Nov. 13. Wednesday Night Dinner 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall $9.00 for Adults! $4.00 for Children (Age 12 & under) Oct. 16 ~ Meatloaf, Breaded Fish w/lemon Beurre Blanc, Yukon Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Corn, Spinach Madeline, House Salad, Homemade Banana Pudding. Iced Tea, Lemonade, Coffee. Kids Meal upon request: Chicken Tenders & French Fries. Must RSVP no later than TUESDAY EVENING Return an RSVP Card, or call 342-1852 or email WedNightDinner@CorpusChristiParish.com Breakfast Monday through Friday, 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. In the Banquet Hall Scrambled or Shell Eggs - 99 Hash Brown Patty - 89 Sausage or Bacon Biscuit - $1.59 Sausage Patty - $1.10 Bacon (2 Slices) - $1.10 Pancakes (2 per order) - $1.29 Grits - $1.09 French Toast Sticks (4) - $1.69 Cereal $1.15 Fresh Fruit - 99 Fresh Fruit Cup - $1.99 Small Juice - 59 Fresh Fruit Parfait - $2.19 Yogurt 99 Bottled Juice $1.39 Nutri Grain Bar - $1.09 Bottled W ater: Large- 99 / Small- 59 Fundraisers for Corpus Christi s 8 th Grade Toy Bowl Court Oct. 12-13: After Mass, visit the table in the atrium this weekend delicious baked items. Oct. 14: Eat at Buffalo Wild Wings any time on Oct. 14, and present Buffalo Wild Wings coupon ticket to have 20% of the food sale benefit Corpus Christi s Toy Bowl Court Do you have a vocation to the priesthood or religious life? Pray and ask for God s guidance. Pick up a copy of the new Vision Magazine on the tables in the vestibule.
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA OCTOBER 6, 2013 SCRIP You can earn money for Corpus Christi by using our SCRIP coupons or debit cards when you are spending money on groceries, clothing, gasoline, entertainment, restaurants, airline tickets, cruises, hotels, drug stores, gift shops, etc. Here s an example: If you were planning to spend up to $100 at the grocery store, you could first exchange your $100 for $100 in a SCRIP debit card or coupons. We purchase the $100 SCRIP debit card or coupons for only $96. So you still have your $100 for groceries, and Corpus Christi has earned $4 in the exchange. Many popular retailers participate in the SCRIP program. Not all of them are listed on our current SCRIP Order Form. So, if you don t see what you want, notify either the parish office (342-1852) or the SCRIP Office (342-5474, ext. 6). Visit the SCRIP table in the atrium. Select what you want on the SCRIP Order Form, enclose your payment [Make checks payable to Corpus Christi SCRIP], and drop the envelope in the front door mail slot of the parish office across the street, or in the tall wooden collection box behind the last pew, off the center aisle. Your order will be processed Monday, and ready for pick up on Wednesday. Special Note to School Families: If you use SCRIP and earn $100 profit for Corpus Christi, you can receive a tuition voucher for 50% of any additional profit earned for the school after that first $100 profit. That tuition voucher will then be applied to your next month s tuition. You can also choose to reach the initial $100 requirement by making a tax-deductible $100 donation to the SCRIP Program; this option is listed on the SCRIP Order Form as Jump Start. Welcome, New Parishioners Mike & Tricia Ewert and their son, Christian Mary Elizabeth Leavins Gonzalo & Ana López-Dávila Todd Norris Julie Overstreet REST IN PEACE John Edward Jack Busbee, Sr. Altho Joseph Joe Oberkirch Around the Archdiocese: 7 th Annual Wine Festival, Oct. 17, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Five Rivers Delta Resource Center on the Causeway. All proceeds benefit The Service Center. Buy tickets online or at Domke Market, Red or White or Southern NAPA. Info: winefestivalat5rivers.com. Immaculee Ilibagiza, bestselling author and inspirational speaker, at Spring Hill College Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center. Tickets: $40, $20 for students; $250 sponsor ticket also include admittance for two to the private reception with Immaculee. Tickets at Visitation Monastery Gift Shop and http://www.visitationmonasterymobile.org/immaculee/000.htm. Info: 471-4106. Proceeds benefit the Visitation Sisters. Women s Retreat at Visitation Monastery, Oct. 18-20, with Fr. Deresienski, SSE as retreat master, on "The Power of Forgiveness." Registration starts Friday at 4 p.m.; retreat ends Sunday after lunch. Daily Mass, spiritual talks, confession opportunity & private conference with retreat master. Suggested offering is $125. Space is limited. Call 473-2321 for reservations. The 2B Celebrate Life Fundraising Banquet, with Archbishop Rodi and Dan Johnson, Director of the Family life and Respect Life Office, Thurs., Oct. 24, at Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel; 5:30 p.m. reception; 6 p.m. dinner. Hoopaplooza to kick off McT s 2013-2014 boys & girls basketball season, Sat., Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m., Springhill Swim Club. $30 per person. Adults only. Tickets: John McLauglin, 490-7602 or Tammy Cobb, 586-2559. Around the Archdiocese (Cont d): Friends of Catholic Cemetery: Clean-up days: Oct. 12 & 26, 9 a.m.-12 noon. Some tools available; bringing your own would be appreciated. Jewish-Christian Dialogue: How Jews and Christians Read Scriptures Differently, Thursday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m., Spring Hill College Student Ctr., LeBlanc Ballroom (2 nd floor). Admission free. Speaker: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University, writer, editor, and lecturer with an international audience, co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford University Press, 2011). Our Lady of Lourdes Parish s 12 th Annual Benefit Night: Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Prime Rib, Boiled & Fried Shrimp, Chicken Alfredo, Green Beans, Coleslaw, Pasta Salad, Grits & Potato Bar, Dessert, Beer on tap, Wine, Soft Drinks, Tea & Coffee, Cheese/Grapes/Crackers); cash prizes: five $1,000 prizes and one $5,000 prize; music & dancing. Tickets are $100 each, admits two; Only 300 tickets. Must be 21 yrs. old or older to attend. No take-outs and no hard liquor allowed. Info & tickets: 471-5612 & 479-9885. Down Syndrome Society of Mobile County (DSSMC) 6th Annual Buddy Walk, Sat., Oct. 19, at Hank Aaron Stadium. Registration is $20, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., and the Walk begins at 9 a.m. Your registration covers the cost of one Buddy Walk T-shirt, and it is your ticket to all the fun activities & food. We will have music by The Lizards band, inflatables, train ride, face painting, games, food, and much more! SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND: Propagation of the Faith. FIRST COLLECTION TODAY for tithing offerings. SECOND COLLECTION TODAY for Corpus Christi Building Fund. OCT. 6 TH BUILDING FUND DONATIONS & ONLINE: $1,950.00 OCT. 6 TH TITHING COLLECTION & ONLINE: $31,254.25 Thank You and God Bless you. God bless all who faithfully tithe and contribute to the support of God's work here at Corpus Christi, and those who make a special bequest in their will for Corpus Christi Church. To make a direct donation of stock, contact your stockbroker, or call Steve Setterstrom at Citigroup Global Mkts. at 470-1060. Offering Envelopes If you wish to use Offering Envelopes, just notify the parish office (342-1852). An initial set will be sent to you right away, and then, every two months, you will receive a two-month s supply of envelopes with your name and address printed on them. Online Giving With Online Giving you can either make a one-time contribution or set up a recurring automatic withdrawal from a checking or saving or credit card account: Go to www.corpuschristiparish.com; click Church ; then click the green Online Giving icon on the side left of the church s homepage. Follow the instructions to contribute to the tithing or building fund or special collections. For assistance, call 1-800-348-2886, ext 4, or the parish office, 342-1852. 3 rd Quarter Reports of Contributions Year-to-date Reports of Contributions through Sept. 30 are being emailed to parishioners with email addresses on file in the parish office. If you are not able to receive the report by email, just notify the parish office 342-8152 to have it sent to you by U.S. mail. You can always receive a report of your contributions by calling the parish office to have the report emailed, faxed or mailed to you.
October 11 was the 51 st anniversary of the 2nd Vatican Council The Second Vatican Council was a beautiful work of the Holy Spirit. But fifty years later, have we done everything the Holy Spirit was asking us to do during the Council? The answer is, No. We celebrate this anniversary, we put up a monument, but we don t want it to upset us. We don t want to change, and what s more, there are those who wish to turn the clock back. This is called stubbornness and wanting to tame the Holy Spirit. This is called becoming foolish and slow of heart. Pope Francis Blessed Pope John XXIII & The Second Vatican Council On October 28, 1958, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the son of peasants, and recently the patriarch of Venice, was the newly-elected pope. He chose the name John the 23 rd pope to choose that name. In contrast with his slender and otherworldly predecessor, Pope Pius XII, Pope John was talkative and open, and exuded an enthusiasm for life that in itself set a positive tone for his pontificate, and raised hopes for a season of change. Three months a f t e r h i s election, Pope John, spoke with a group of 18 cardinals, and told them of his intention to convene an e c u m e n i c a l council. The last ecumenical council was in 1870, and the e c u m e n i c a l council before that was the 16th-century Council of Trent. Pope John s announcement was met with stunned silence from the cardinals, showing their disapproval. Later, Pope John recorded in his diary his disappointment that the cardinals did not show at least some enthusiasm. He wrote: It was only human nature to have expected that the cardinals, after hearing what I had to say, would have crowded around me to express approval and good wishes. Instead there was an unbroken and impressive silence. Privately, some expressed anger. What s wrong with the Church that needs to be changed? Francis Cardinal Spellman, the powerful archbishop of New York, wrote to a friend, How dare he summon a council after one hundred
years, and only three months after his election? Pope John is rash and impulsive. While John would never learn of Spellman s comments, he would hear similar things from other fearful cardinals, suspicious bishops and threatened members of the Roman Curia. Some of the Vatican cardinals did everything in their power to delay the council until the old man had passed from the scene and the project could be quietly dropped. They told him, It may take as long as 20 years to get ready for so vast a gathering. He said, I am an old man. You get the council ready within two years. When one Vatican official complained that it was not possible to organize a council by 1963, John replied, Good, then, we ll have it in 1962! Pope John overcame their resistance and swept aside their objections. Many of the cardinals at that time thought of the Catholic Church as a flawless institution, and resisted the idea that anything inside the Church was in need of change. Pope John XXIII explained, however, that his intention was not to change any of the doctrines of the Church, but rather to modify the way they were presented to better equip Catholics to live and worship in a rapidly changing world. To illustrate his intention to one particular cardinal, he walked over to the nearest window, thrust it open wide and said that the Church needed to let in some fresh air. He would later expand on this idea, saying, We are not to be museum keepers, but to cultivate a flourishing garden of life. The Church, John believed, was badly in need of what he called aggioramento, or updating. The Council, John said, will be a new Pentecost which will cause the Church to renew her interior riches. Despite all obstacles, the Second Vatican Council opened on October 11, 1962 with about 2,500 cardinals, bishops, and heads of religious orders in attendance. In his opening address, Pope John (reportedly referring to those who were opposing his effort) criticized as prophets of doom those who in these modern times see nothing but prevarication and ruin. He set the tone for the Council when he said, The Church has always opposed error. Nowadays, however, the Spouse of Christ prefers to make use of the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity. The Second Vatican Council would be called the most important religious event of the 20 th century. The assembled cardinals, archbishops and bishops were joined by Catholic lay persons and women religious. Also present were over 100 Protestant and Orthodox representatives, who had been welcomed by Pope John to attend the Council as official observers, to help pave the way for healing past divisions and restoring Christian unity. Once the Council was under way, Pope John followed the action on closed-circuit televison. He recognized that if he were present at the sessions, the delegates would rely on him. He wanted the bishops to speak freely and to recognize the responsibility they shared with the pope in leading the Church. The Council addressed an astonishing array of topics: relations with other Christian denominations, religious liberty, relations with the Jewish people, the Church in the modern world, and the liturgy. Throughout his short pontificate, John emphasized similar themes. He was a tireless advocate of Christian unity, social justice, human rights, and world peace. His 1963 encyclical Pacem in Terris (Peace On Earth) was conceived during the Cuban Missile Crisis (an event in which John played an important behind-the-scenes role.) It was addressed, not just to Catholics, as had been the custom, but to all people, and it was received warmly and enthusiastically around the world. Having launched Vatican II, Pope John did not live to see it completed. In September of 1962 he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. He was eventually bed-ridden. Close to death, he retained his humor and humility. My bags are packed, he said, and I am ready to go. From his deathbed he dictated a final message to the Church he loved: Now more than ever, certainly more than in past centuries, our intention is to serve people as such and not only Catholics; to defend above all and everywhere the rights of the human person and not only those of the Catholic Church. It is not the Gospel that changes; it is we who begin to understand it better... The moment has arrived when we must recognize the signs of the times, seize the opportunity, and look far abroad. Pope John XXIII died on June 3, 1963. In a few brief years he had won the hearts of the world, and his passing was universally mourned. A Jesuit priest was in a taxi when news of John s death was reported over the radio. I m not a Catholic, said the tearful cab driver, but he was our pope, too. The president of the Federation of French Protestants noted that no doubt it is the first time that we Protestants are in mourning for a pope. In four and a half years Pope John XXIII began an extraordinary renewal, an era of openness and positive dialogue between the Church and the modern world. He had asked all to pray for a new out-pouring of the Holy Spirit. May we continue to pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church and all the world.