All Saints Parish Rev. Jacek J. Bialkowski, Pastor 66 Willow Street Plymouth, PA 18651 Phone: 570-779-5323 Fax: 570-779-4921 allsaints66@comcast.net www.allsaintsplymouth.com office hours: Monday through Friday 9AM 4PM Closed for lunch noon 1PM Parish Secretaries Mollie Winters, Jeanette Shock Debbie Goodman, Financial Secretary OCTOBER 28, 2018 THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM 11:00 AM Weekdays Please check for schedule in bulletin Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:00 to 3:50 PM or by appointment Religious Education Grades K 8 Sunday 9:45 AM 10:45AM Parish Mission Statement We, All Saints Parish, are drawn together by the power of the Holy Spirit to be a living and convincing sign of God s unconditional love. We are gifted to build bonds among ourselves and others in order to live the Gospel in word, worship, community and service for the salvation of all and the building of God s kingdom. Today s gospel is the story of a blind beggar. Although he could not see Jesus, he made contact with him through his sense of hearing. His finely tuned hearing to the presence of Jesus led him to using another sense to make contact with Jesus, his sense of speech. He cried out, Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me. Even when people around Jesus, including perhaps some of Jesus disciples, told him to keep quiet, he shouted all the louder, Son of David, have pity on me. Even though he could not see Jesus, he was determined to make contact with him through his gift of speech, through his urgent prayer from his heart. His prayer was an act of faith on his part. He recognized Jesus as Son of David which was one of the titles for the Messiah, and trusting that Jesus could heal his blindness. His making contact through his hearing and his speaking revealed that he had an inner sight. Even though he was blind, he saw Jesus with the eyes of faith. Even when he was rebuked by the crowd for confessing his faith out loud, he refused to be silenced. He had the courage to keep professing his faith, in spite of the hostility and scorn it brought upon him. Jesus response to the heartfelt prayers of this man was in complete contrast to that of the people around him. Rather than telling him to keep quiet, Jesus told those around him to call him over. When he heard that Jesus was calling him, he first of all threw off his cloak. His cloak, no doubt, served many purposes. It sheltered him from the weather; it was his bed; it was in a sense his home. Yet, he abandoned it, and having done so, he jumped up and went unerringly to Jesus in his blindness. Nothing was going to hold him back from connecting with Jesus, not even his precious cloak. He speaks to all of us of our own need to free ourselves of the binds that stifle our faith and keep us from approaching the Lord
A COMMUNITY WHO WORSHIPS MASS SCHEDULE Sunday, October 28 th 8:30 AM For all Parishioners 11:00 AM Deceased members of Michael Millo Family (Family) Monday, October 29 th NO MASS Tuesday, October 30 th 12:05 PM Chester Makos (Lucille Schuetz) Wednesday, October 31 st 6:00 PM Clara Chimczyk (Pat) EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Thursday, November 1 st 6:00 PM Julius Pick (Daughter, Linda) Friday, November 2 nd 12:05 PM All Souls Saturday, November 3 rd 10:00 AM Mass of Rememberance 4:00 PM Anna Stelevich (Patsy, Andrea & John) Sunday, November 4 th 8:30 AM For all Parishioners 11:00 AM Gary Zabretsky (Mother & Brothers) MINISTRY SCHEDULE Saturday, November 3, 2018 4:00 PM: Extraordinary Ministers of Communion A. Brunick, R. Heck, S. Starosta, M.J. Wojtowicz Lectors E. Koons, C. Piczak Altar Servers L. Taylor, V. Stritzinger, J. Stritzinger Sunday, November 4, 2018 8:30 AM: Extraordinary Ministers of Communion T. Walker, M. Sipper, J. Sipper Jr., J. Sipper Lectors A. Walker, J. Gabriel Altar Servers N. Powell, T. Marchlenski, M. Marchlenski 11:00 AM: Extraordinary Ministers of Communion T. Bradley, K. Narcum, A. Mizzer, P. Roan Lectors M. Burns, R. Burns Altar Servers Jacob Rokosz, H. VeLaney, H. Williams, J. Cardona October 28 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 31:7-9 Heb 5:1-6 Mk 10:46-52 (149) October 29 Eph 4:32-5:8 Lk 13:10-17 (479) October 30 Eph 5:21-33 Lk 13:18-21 (480) October 31 Eph 6:1-9 Lk 13:22-30 (481) November 1 All Saints Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 1 Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12a (667) November 2 All Souls Day Wis 3:1-9 / Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9 Jn 6:37-40 (668) November 3 St. Martin de Porres Phil 1:18b-26 Lk 14:1, 7-11 (484) November 4 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 6:2-6 Heb 7:23-28 Mk 12:28b-34 (152) If you are unable to fulfill your obligation, please find a replacement
MINISTRY SCHEDULE ALL SAINTS DAY October 31 Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers 6:00 PM R. Heck, C. Kellar R. Burns A. Young, J. Young T. Bradley, A. Mizzer T. Young November 1 6:00 PM R. Coates, A. Brunick M. Burns M. Bozek, J. Bozek M. Sipper, R. Motyka C. Piczak R. Bantel November 2 All Soul s Day 12:05 PM R. Coates E. Keating November 3 Mass of Remembrance M. Flynn, J. Kurilla M.A. Meeker R. Young, A. Young C. Kellar, R. Coates C. Mihoch P. Pritchard PARISH EVENTS MEETINGS All Saints Ushers Club Sunday, November 4 th, 2:00 PM, at Holy Child Faith Formation Center. All Ushers are asked to attend this meeting. Baptism Class Wednesday, November 7 th, 7:00 PM, at Holy Child Faith Formation Center. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration, Wednesday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. If you are able to schedule a time, please call Joan Kaye at 570-779- 2998. PARISH LOTTERY WINNERS Week of October 15 th : $50.00: #920 Ed Pendock, #050 N/A, #043 Carl & Donna Garren, #945 David Ball, #880 Anne Yeager. $100.00: #476 Bonnie Yuscavage. CCD REGISTRATION FORMS Faith Formation Registration Forms for the coming year, 2018-2019, are available on the ramp area of the Church, at the parish office and also online on our web page. TRIP The Senior Citizens Friendship Club of St. Mary s/all Saints Parish are having a trip to The Waterfront at Silver Birches on November 28, 2018. Cost is $63.00 and includes bus, apple strudel and beverage upon arrival, vendors for shopping, famous broccoli salad, full course meal, show A Country Christmas, audience participation after show, open bar 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and a snack before leaving. Please call Ann at 570-779-3203 for reservations. Seats are always assigned as they are paid in full.
NITE AT THE RACES AND BASKET RAFFLE All Saints Parish will hold our annual Nite at the Races on Saturday, November 3 rd, at Holy Child Faith Formation Center. Doors open at 6:30 PM, post time is 7:00 PM. Tickets are available in the ramp area of the church and also at the rectory. Horse sponsorship tickets will be $10.00 and include admission and naming of your horse. General admission without horse sponsorship will be $5.00. We are also looking for individuals or businesses who would like to sponsor a race for $50.00. Race sponsorship will include one free horse sponsorship and 4 free general admission tickets. Also, sponsorship will include a reserved table. We will also publish a list of race sponsors in the Sunday bulletin. We are also asking that any parishioners who are interested in donating any of the following items: hot dogs, ground beef for wimpies, hot dog buns or soda, please contact the rectory office at 570-779-5323 or Bob burns at 570-824-1155. WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR BASKET RAFFLE If you would like to donate a basket you can bring it to Church and leave it in the ramp area or you can drop it off at the rectory office. Tickets are being sold before and after all Masses. Please call Maureen Dillon at 570-779-9874 if you are donating a basket or you have any questions. Thank you! CANDLES FOR LUCK LOTTERY BASKET ITALIAN BASKET FLANNEL QUILT BASKET VERA BRADLEY BASKET LUXE FLEECE BASKET TAIL GATE TIME DOG BASKET ALEX & ANI BRACLETS COOKIE MONSTER BASKET COFFEE OR TEA TIME WINTER WARMTH PICTURE FRAME WITH FLOWER POT MAKE & BAKE BASKET WHINE FOR TWO LGE SILK WOMAN'S VEST MED SILK WOMAN'S JACKET WINTER SNOWMAN BASKET DOMNO'S GIFT CERTIFICATES CARVEL BUCKS PLATES, CUPS, ETC L -XL WOOL WOMAN'S SWEATER BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AVON FALL BASKET HOME SWEET HOME BEAUTY BASKET BATH & BODY BASKET $50 LOTTERY TICKETS/4 SMALL CANDLES $100 LOTTERY TICKETS PASTA, SAUCE ETC QUILT, 2 MUGS, HOT CHOCOLATE, 4 TEA LIGHT CANDLES VERA BRADLEY CROSS BODY PURSE, INFINITY SCARF LUXE FLEESE, BOTTLE OF WINE, 2 GLASSES 60 QT COOLER, CASE OF MILLER LITE, SIX PK SODA, SNACKS DOG TREATS, TOYS, FOOD SAMPLES WOMEM'S TREE OF LIFE BANGLE, NEW BEGINNINGS BRACELET VARIETY OF BOXES OF COOKIES VARIOUS COFFEE AND TEA 3 HATS, 2 PAIRS GLOVES 7SOCKS, 3 SCARFS $100 FRAME WITH $100 BILL METAL FLOWER POT WITH FLOWERS BAKING SUPPLIES 2 BOTTLES OF WINE, CHOCOLATES, CRACKERS VEST JACKET SNOWMAN GLASSPLATE, CHRISTMAS ITEMS CERTIFICATES FOR PIZZAS $20 CERTIFICATE FOR CARVEL ICE CREAM FOR TAILGATE PARTY WOOL SWEATER VARIOUS PINK BREAST CANCER ITEMS VAROIUS AVON ITEMS DECORATIONS VARIOUS BEAUTY ITEMS VARIOUS BATH & BODY PRODUCTS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for people who would like to volunteer to help out for the Nite at the Races to be held on Saturday, November 3 rd. We need people who would be available to help work the kitchen for an hour or two and also people who would like to work the betting windows for a few races. If you are able to lend a hand please give Bob Burns a call at 570-824-1155. Thank you for all you do for All Saints Parish. God s blessings for Stanley & Louise Bednarski on the occasion of their 68 th wedding anniversary. MASS OF REMEMBRANCE Our annual Mass of Remembrance is scheduled for Saturday, November 3 rd, 10:00 AM. Please join us for this spiritual celebration for our departed loved ones. SPIRITUAL BOUQUETS Spiritual Bouquets can be offered in memory of your loved ones for All Souls Day. spiritual Bouquet envelopes will be placed on the altar and those mentioned will be specially remembered throughout the month of November. PARISH MINISTRY FILL THE CRIB The Social Concerns Committee is sponsoring a Fill the Crib collection for the Pro- Life Center in Wilkes-Barre during the month of October. There is a need for diapers sizes 1 & 2; and boys clothing - size 6 to 9 months. Other items are also appreciated such as receiving blankets, sleepers, onesies, etc. There will be a crib in the ramp area for your donations from October 6 th through October 28 th. Thank you for your support of this project.
CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER Next food distribution, Thursday, December 20 th, 9am 11am. The Christian Service Center is in dire need of canned fruit, dried pasta, peanut butter, jelly, cereals & juices. CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE / PARISHIONERS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE The Social Concerns Committee would like t help our parishioners that have children, and are in need of assistance this Christmas season. The children must be under the age of 18. There are forms available for pick up at the parish office. They will have to be filled out with the child s name and requested Christmas items. The forms must be returned to the parish office no later than Wednesday, November 14 th. Any forms returned after November 14 th will not be eligible for this year. MINISTRY OF PRAYER Please always remember to pray for those in our nation s military; for firefighters, police and EMT s. Please also pray for all in the Parish who are ill or in any way distressed, especially those who have asked for prayers: Nathan Grey, Eugene, Mark, Emma, George, Joseph, John, Danielle, Joseph, Rose Mary, Leah, Ed Harenza, George, Michelle, Stanley, Tom, Raina, Seth, Dorothy, Dave, Ray, Anthony Yuscavage, Anna Regan, Kubik & Rudnik Families, Kathleen K., Edmund Havira, John Brunick, Rose Mahoney, Joel Rivera, Joseph M., Donna, Frank, Daniel, Rosalie, Al, Marge Demarco, Theresa Kopko, Paul & Marilyn Irzinski, Joe, Audrey, Mollie, Louise, Elizabeth and Bill. If you or a loved one would like to be on the parish prayer list, please notify the office. If you are calling for someone else, please make sure you have that person s permission to publish their name in the bulletin. Grant eternal rest, O God, to all who have died: Edward Zellock, Alfred Ashford (husband of Mrs. Dorothy Ashford, 125 Lenora Cove, Smithfield, VA 23430), Linda Patalonis (daughter of Mrs. Dolores Prutzman, 116 Lyndwood Ave., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706-5451) Our parish gratefully acknowledges the following donations ~ In memory of Michael Borinski by wife, Bernardine ~ In memory of Sophie Galabinski by Jean Zagorski, Ed & Lil Tomko, Dave & Elaine Popek, Maria & Vincent Russoniello SAVE RECEIPTS Please save your receipts from Plymouth Hometown Market for our local firemen. For more information, please contact Mary Anne Meeker @ 570-779-9464. Containers are located in the ramp area and vestibule of the Church. Thank you. WORLD MISSION SUNDAY THANK YOU for your generous response to the collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith last weekend on world Mission Sunday. Our parish raised $397.00.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Adult preparation for the Sacrament of Initiation. If you know of anyone who might be interested in inquiring about the Catholic Faith, call the parish office or Maureen Dillon at (570) 779-9874. Classes are generally held on Sunday mornings after the 8:30 AM Mass. Baptism of Infants: Parents requesting Baptism for their children should make an appointment with the Pastor to begin the process. Also, parents seeking Baptism must attend a Baptism preparation class prior to their child s Baptism. Catholic Marriage: Diocesan Policy states that those considering celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage must meet with the pastor at least six months before any desired wedding date. Please call the office to schedule an appointment with the Pastor. Communion for the Homebound: Homebound parishioners who wish to receive Holy Communion please call the office at 570-779-5323. Hospital Visitation: Please notify the Parish Office if you or a loved one is hospitalized as the hospital no longer notifies the parish. If a patient would like to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation or Anointing of the Sick or if he or she would just like a visit, please call the office to make arrangements. Prayer for Life Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness. Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life. Grant this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God Forever and ever. Amen. If you would like to purchase Altar Breads or Sanctuary Candles for a week in memory or in honor of a loved one, contact Jackie Karnes at 570-332-1176 (Monday thru Friday only) for available dates. Altar Breads are $25.00 per week and Sanctuary Candles are $15.00 per week. Week of October 28 th Sanctuary Candle in memory of Michael Borinski Hosts in memory of Michael Kluchinski Flowers at the Blessed Mother are given in memory of Michael Brominski by wife, Bernardine and family.
Happy 68 th Wedding Anniversary to Stanley & Louise Bednarski Love, Lea ADS - $5.00 WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP October 20 th & October 21 st Offertory: $4385.00 Loose Collection: $195.00 Maintenance: $45.00 Candles: $136.50 CSC: $313.00 All Saints: $40.00 All Souls: $30.00 Clergy Care: $7.00* Missions: $397.00* $5549.15 Thank you! Your stewardship and generosity toward your parish is greatly needed and appreciated. *Last week s Diocesan Collection amounted to $404.00 which is sent directly to the Diocese of Scranton. The Creation and Adam and Eve at Kids Club0
DID YOU KNOW November 1, 2018 is ALL SAINTS PARISH 12 th anniversary DID YOU KNOW that when we combined the three churches of Plymouth into one parish, we took elements from each building and used them to form the new parish church. Our high altar was disassembled at St. Vincent s Church and piece-by-piece was re-built in the new church on Willow Street, along with the altar and ambo (lecture stand). The statue of St. Patrick was also used in the main church area. Also making the trip to Willow Street from St. Vincent s Church were the church doors that were placed in our downstairs chapel, along with other elements. The statue of the risen Christ that hangs suspended above our tabernacle came from the church of St. Stephen s. The Blessed Mother and St. Joseph statues that are placed in the front of All Saints Parish, and the Stations of the Cross that are hanging on the sides of the main church area also came from St. Stephen s. The pews that are in the chapel, the crucifix and tabernacle are also from St. Stephen s. The building that houses All Saints Parish was/is St. Mary s Church and includes the original paintings on the ceiling that were re-touched in the church s renovation. Also, the stained-glass windows were part of St. Mary s and were produced in Austria almost 100 years ago. The wood carvings at the front of the church, along with the baptismal font and the pipe organ were all part of the old St. Mary s Church. The original altar was moved downstairs into the chapel. We are three churches that came together to form the one vibrant parish that we are today!