TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 18

THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The Catholic Community will celebrate
the Eucharist as follows:
(SJ)
identifies St. Joseph Church
(SL)
identifies St. Lawrence Church
(SM)
identifies St. Mary Church
(SLAC) identifies St. Lawrence Activity Center
Monday, November 14
8:00 a.m. (SJ) Andrew Gagai (3rd Anniv.)
(June & family)
(SJ) Intentions of Fr. Shan O’Cuiv
(Birthday) (Jenny Riley)
Tuesday, November 15
8:00 a.m. (SJ) Leo Unger (Judi Rice)
(SJ) Bill “Red Dog” Malone (John, Sheila, Nick
& Dennis Gagai)
Wednesday, November 16
8:00 a.m. (SJ) Larry Rist (Mike Dietrich)
(SJ) For the terminally ill, the healing and
strengthening of cancer patients and families
10:45 a.m. (SL) NO MASS
5:00 p.m. (SJ) Frank & Mary C. Vecellio (Cindy & Brian Neal)
Thursday, November 17
8:00 a.m. (SJ) In Thanksgiving (Robert Nelson)
(SJ) Jim Weber (Beth Weber & Mike Callahan)
Friday, November 18
8:00 a.m. (SJ) Bill Koenig (Marlene Koenig)
(SJ) Alice Walker (Michael & Terry Citti)
Saturday, November 19
5:15 p.m. (SL) John & Rose Hacker (Family)
Sunday, November 20
9:00 a.m. (SJ) Charles & Rita Haas (Janet Priode)
NOON (SL) Mint McClellan (Charles & Kay McClellan)
7:00 p.m. (SM)Members of the Community (Pastor)
CHURCH COLLECTIONS
St. Joseph St. Lawrence St. Mary
Adults..................... $3,959.00
$1,843.00
$370.00
Children.................. 1.00
Loose...................... 189.00
259.00
177.60
Votive Lights........... 163.00
All Saints................ 137.00
145.00
65.00
CHD........................ 6.00
World Missions....... 10.00
Cemetery Fund....... 25.00
Total........................ $4,455.00
Restoration Fund.... $40.00
$2,282.00
$10.00
$612.60
NOTE: Please consider remembering our three churches,
our two schools and our three cemeteries in your will.
MINISTERS FOR NOVEMBER 19 & 20, 2016
ST. JOSEPH:
9:00 a.m.
Holy Communion: Mike Haas, Nancy Haas,
James Mains, Ann Nelson,
Melinda Griffith, Volunteer
Lector:
Paul Mollett
Gifts:
Steve & Linda Holt
Servers:
N. Pauley, C. Zornes,
N., N. & N. Sabotchick
Greeters:
Roy & Gail Tackett
ST. LAWRENCE:5:15 p.m.
Holy Don Vermilyea
Communion:
Paul Webb
Molly Blackstock
Katie Barron
Chris Thompson
Mack Anderson
Lector:
Mary Jon Holtzapfel
Gifts:
Volunteers
Servers:
L. & I. Unger,
H. Dutey, J. Saxby
Noon
Julie Whaley
James Riedel
Scott Woods
Rhonda Colegrove
Carol Harmon
William Basedow
James Beaumont
Ron Wilson family
S. Anderson,
C., K., A. & R. Beaumont
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
THOUGHT TO DISCUSS ON THE WAY HOME
Sunday, November 13 (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
• Jesus promises that amid trials and difficulties He will give
us wisdom in speaking our witness to Him. When have
I been given just the right words to offer needed help to
others??
• During Mass, we ask for “the constant gladness of being
devoted” to God. How does my faith bring me joy?
READINGS FOR SUNDAY, November 20, 2016
34th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Lectionary Number: 162C
Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke
23:35-43
PRAY FOR THE PRIESTS OF OUR DIOCESE (Without
the priest, there is no Eucharist; without the Eucharist,
there is no Church!): 11/13 Fr. Daniel Heusel; 11/14 Bishop
Gilbert Sheldon, retired; 11/15 Fr. Tim McGuire; 11/16 Msgr.
Frederick Pasquinelli; 11/17 Fr. Francis Dankoski; 11/18 Fr.
Bob Gallagher; 11/19 Fr. Mark Moore; 11/20 Bishop Jeffrey
Monforton.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday, November 12
10:30 a.m. – Katherine Stuntebeck, Mass of Christian Burial (SL)
4:15 p.m. – Sacrament of Reconciliation (SL)
5:15 p.m. – Mass (SL)
Sunday, November 13
9:00 a.m. – Mass (SJ)
10:15-11:45 a.m. – Parish School of
Religion (PSR) (SLES)
12 Noon – Mass (SL)
7:00 p.m. – Mass (SM)
Monday, November 14
8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – Helping as substitute teacher in
math (SJHS)
Wednesday, November 16
10:45 a.m. – Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament for SLES, NO Mass (SL)
2:00-4:30 p.m. – Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament (SJ)
5:00 p.m. – Mass (SJ)
6:00 p.m. – Feed Your Faith with Fr. Wayne Morris,
eat @ 6:00 p.m. (K of C)
Thursday, November 17
7:00 p.m. – Meeting of Finance Council (Rectory)
Friday, November 18
(During school day) – Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament for SJHS (SJ)
Saturday, November 19
4:15 p.m. – Sacrament of Reconciliation (SL)
5:15 p.m. – Mass with Bishop Monforton, honoring
special Wedding Anniversaries (SL)
Sunday, November 20
9:00 a.m. – Mass (SJ)
10:15-11:45 a.m. – Parish School of
Religion (PSR) (SLES)
12 Noon – Mass (SL)
2:15-6:00 p.m. – Meeting of SEARCH Team
7:00 p.m. – Mass (SM)
OUR SICK: Ruth (Kline) Bush, Shelley Carrico, Karen
Cremeans, Connor Elam, Penny Gates, Kathy Koenig, David
McGoron, Simone Prentis, Joanne Rambacher, Judi Rice,
Jenny Riley, Megan Roberts, Katie Schwab, Bentley Smith,
Carolyn Smith, Eileen Unger, Tina Webb, Larry Wilson, Sr.,
Jim Woodrum, and all recovering from illness/surgery. (Please
notify us of any names that we can add to this list.)
CONDOLENCES: KATHERINE STUNTEBECK,
74, died Wednesday, October 26, in South Carolina. Her Mass of Christian Burial was Saturday,
November 12, St. Lawrence O’Toole Church with
burial at Calvary Cemetery. We extend our prayers
and sympathy to her brother, Vincent (Mary) Stuntebeck, to her other siblings, nieces, nephews and
many friends. May Kathy now rest in the eternal
embrace of our Risen Lord.
Fr. David Huffman
Fr. Matthew Gossett
DISTRACTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF NOVEMBER
There are moments in everyone’s daily life that can be joyful or frightening. Often they are both. Some
events present new opportunities and responsibilities. Some cause concern and are troublesome.
Sometimes you cannot remember the way things used to be. When you are told that you no longer have
a job, when you receive a dire medical diagnosis, or when a person you love dies, your world is turned
upside-down. As much as you would like to, you cannot go back. Your world changes, and you must
continue to live with it.
No matter how you voted (or whether you failed to vote), last week’s local, state and national
elections brought some unexpected changes. All the TV coverage on the elections and even November’s changes in
nature tell us a lot about our daily lives. As in all change – even when the change is joyful-there is often fear. The scripture
readings during the month of November show us how we can deal with the uncertainty that comes with change. Jesus says,
“By your perseverance you will secure your lives.” Jesus is saying we must be willing to persevere. But what is perseverance?
Perseverance is living one day at a time. It is doing the best we can each day. Perseverance is refusing to be overwhelmed by
all the things that we cannot control in our ever-changing world.
Perseverance, understood in this way, may seem foolish to some people. They might ask, “How can you live one day and be
sure that you are going anywhere?” How can one step lead you to where you need to be?” But we Catholics believe that God
is living our lives with us. We believe that when we live one day, when we take one step, God is guiding us in the right direction.
We trust that when we live one day at a time, the day we live leads to future days in which God will bless us. With faith, we have
the freedom to take one step, to live this day, and to leave the rest to God.
The daily distractions that deflect our aim are both large and small. To all of this worldly hoopla and more, Jesus says, don’t
be swayed or deceived. The only thing that deserves our attention and effort is the testimony that’s required of us, day in and
day out. It is a real, daily commitment to the non-negotiables of life. Don’t contradict God’s
non-negotiable command! All human life is sacred. Does our every decision witness to the
love, mercy and forgiveness at the center of this Christian value? If it does, even fulfilling our
responsibility to vote becomes an opportunity for blessing.
COMING THIS WEEK: In keeping with
our “Welcome Back” theme, Father
Wayne Morris, former assistant
pastor at St. Joseph Church in the
early 2000s and now pastor of the
four Noble County Churches of St.
Stephen, Caldwell, Corpus Christi, Belle
Valley, St. Mary, Fulda and St. Michael,
Carlisle, will present the third of our fall Feed Your Faith (FYF)
programs this coming Wednesday evening, November 16.
A dinner of ham, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, rolls and
dessert will be served at the K of C Building, 2101 S. 3rd
St., at 6:00 p.m. with the program immediately following. The
topic is: “Living, Dying or Dead – God’s Mercy is Alive
and Working.” Bring your family and friends and come out
and enjoy a tasty meal and, then, “feed your faith!”
MARRIAGE CELEBRATION: Bishop Monforton
will be here next Saturday, November 19, 5:15
p.m. Mass, St. Lawrence Church, to celebrate
Marriage Anniversaries for couples marking
their 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th
and 60+ (every year thereafter) anniversaries of
marriage. The names of twelve couples have been
sent to our diocesan office. Did anyone fail to get
registered for this great, annual event? Please let us know.
See you next Saturday in St. Lawrence Church.
HELP: On Saturday, November 19th, after the 5:15 p.m.
Mass there will be a dinner in the St. Joseph undercroft
honoring the anniversary couples for 2016. The CWC
will be hosting the dinner, but we need help from anyone
willing and able. We are asking for monetary donations to
help with the cost of the supplies and food and donations of
desserts, and we need help with set-up, service and cleanup. Please call Dee Moore (304) 654-6735 if you can help
in any way. Monetary donations can be put in an envelope
marked “Anniversary Dinner” and dropped in the collection
basket, or give to any CWC member. Thank you in advance
for your help.
Recently, every registered household received a
brochure outlining the results of our recent two-year
study and the design of a Parish Life Center. An Ironton
Catholic School Building Fund has been set up for the
donations we have received to date. Also, an Ironton
Catholic School Foundation was set up to receive the
stocks and other funds from the Joan Skaggs estate.
Follow the progress of these two accounts weekly in our
Catholic Community bulletin.
“REMEMBERING THE PAST,
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE”
Ironton Catholic Schools
Foundation
$3.5 Million!
$3 Million
$2.5 Million
$2 Million
$1.5 Million
$1 Million
$0.5 Million
$193,000
Building Fund
$3.5 Million!
$3 Million
$2.5 Million
$2 Million
$1.5 Million
$1 Million
$0.5 Million
$251,000