St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

S t . J o h n the Ev ang e lis t
Catholic Church
October 16, 2016
Twenty-ninth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Weekend Mass:
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. &
7:00 pm at St. Mary
Sunday, 9:00 a.m.
Misa en Espańol:
Domingo 11:30 a.m.
Domingo 2:00pm (Geneva)
Daily Mass:
Tuesday, Thursday, &
Friday, 9am
Wednesday, 5:30pm
Fr. Gregory Okorobia
Pastor
Confession:
Saturday, 4:00 - 4:40 p.m.
or by appointment
Eucharistic Adoration:
Begins Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Ends Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m.
In the Day Chapel (entrance on
Alberta Street)
Parish Picnic
Deacon Karl “Skip” Lukas
Parish Deacon, 334-347-4663
Sunday, October 23
Following the 10am Mass
Deacon Alfonso Diaz-Rivera,
Parish Deacon, 334-618-4456
(The 9am & 11:45am Masses will
combined that day)
St. John
123 Heath Street
Enterprise, AL 36330
Phone: 334-347-6751
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:
www.StJohnEnterprise.org
St. Mary Catholic Church
100 S. Commerce Street
Geneva, AL 36340
Phone: David Truchon,
334-797-6920
Director of Religious Education
Diane Doyle: 334-393-9847
E-mail: [email protected]
K-5 th grades, Sunday, 10:30am
6 th - 12 th grades, Wed, 6:30pm
Confirmation, Sunday, 10:30am
•
Games
•
Bounce House
•
Bingo
•
Food
•
Cake Walk
Want to help out?
• Donate new or like-new items for prizes
for Bingo (drop-off box is in vestibule).
• Bake a cake for the Cake Walk (sign up
sheet is in vestibule).
• Volunteer during the picnic.
St. John Office Hours
Monday
8:00am - 12pm
Tuesday-Friday 8:00am - 2:00pm
Contact Mary Henson at
347-2111.
St. John parish is a community of believers under the
and serves others in the name of Jesus Christ.
WELCOME TO ST. JOHN!
New Parishioners
Welcome! We invite you to fill out a yellow
“Registration Card” located in the church foyer. You
may place it in the collection bowl or give it to a
Hospitality Minister.
Volunteer Opportunities
Look for a Stewardship pamphlet in the church foyer.
This will give you a list of the ministries and
committees at St. John. For more information on each
ministry/committee, visit www.stjohnenterprise.org
Emergency Calls
If after office hours, call the rectory at 347-7345 and
leave a message if there is no answer.
Moving?
Don’t forget to notify the church office when you
move. E-mail us at [email protected].
The Gift Shop
Visit the Gift Shop, which is located off the foyer of
the church, for a variety of religious items.
Bulletin Input: Due in church office each
Thursday by 4 pm, 10 days prior to print.
Remember Your Church
Don’t forget to add St. John the Evangelist to your
will. We appreciate all of your support and donations.
SACRAMENTS
Baptism
Call the office to register for the class which is the last
Tuesday of the month (except December).
Marriage
Make an appointment with the priest at least six
months in advance.
Sick & Homebound
Please arrange to receive the Sacrament of Anointing
of the Sick before any serious surgery or if in serious
ill health. When any of our parishioners are
hospitalized or confined to their homes, please call the
office so someone from the parish can bring
communion.
First Communion & Confirmation
For class information, contact the Education Office at
393-9847 or [email protected]
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
If you are interested in becoming a Catholic, you are
invited to find out what R.C.I.A. means and how one
becomes a member of the Catholic Church. Contact
Pete Bartosch at [email protected] or 464-1930.
Daily Readings for the Week of October 16
Sunday, Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 2 Tm 3:14—4:2; Lk
18:1-8
Monday, Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4ab, 4c-5; Lk 12:13-21
Tuesday, Saint Luke, Evangelist
2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9
Wednesday, Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues,
Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; Lk 12:39-48
Thursday, Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest
Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Lk 12:49-53
Friday
Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59
Saturday, Saint John Paul II, Pope
Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Lk 13:1-9
Sunday, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23; 2 Tm 4:6-8,
16-18; Lk 18:9-14
Mass Intentions
To request a Mass to be celebrated for you or a loved one,
call the office at 347-6751 to schedule a Mass Intention.
Please pray for...
Charles E. Alarcon
Dorothy Babb
Mike Bataglia
Eileen Barreca
Pat Bettinger
Joseph Bustamante
Phyllis Ciranni
Lydia Cruz
Linda DeOrian
Maria Diaz
Lara Dicus
Shannon
Dummond
Sharon Gabriel
Melanie Eden
Ganzerla
Kathy Henricks
Jack Hill
Jeanne Hill
Velma Jones
Tracy Jones
Joe Licina
Brenda Mann
Doris Martin
Beatrice
Mazzukis
Lola Montanez
Margie Oloffson
Brad Roberts
Dr. Wayne Roberts
Dan Robke
Mike Rodarte
Deacon John Ross
Patricia Simmons
Ivy Smith
Phil Spiegeland
Bill Stanley
Bill Voth
Lucia Wisenewski
* Names added this week
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Names will remain on our prayer list for one month unless we are
otherwise notified. Please call the office, 347-6751, to add or remove a
name from the sick list.
guidance of the Holy Spirit that proclaims the good news
May your time at St. John be a blessed one.
Stewardship Reflection
October 16, 2016
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
EX 17: 8-13; PS 121: 1-8; 2 TM 3:14- 4:1; LK 18: 1-8
You might say our message from today’s readings has everything to do with
prayer. Could Jesus put it more clearly than He does at the beginning of the
Gospel from Luke? “Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them
to pray always without becoming weary.”
We may recall that St. Paul told us we needed to “pray constantly.” Prayer
should be at the very core of our faith lives, and it is the beginning point of living
lives of stewardship. Jesus probably did not mean that we should always be on
our knees with our eyes closed in prayer, but He did expect us to always be in
what one might call the “spirit of prayer.” Paul refers to this in 1 Thessalonians
5:17 when he says, “Pray without ceasing.”
To be sure, prayer is not easy. We may, as the Lord says, sometimes “lose
heart” in prayer, because it is difficult for us to perceive the answer or the response to our prayers. (The term “lose
heart” is another translation of what was translated in the Gospel as “becoming weary.”) Too often we use prayer
as a last resort instead of a first resource.
A healthy, consistent, and regular prayer life is in many ways the secret to a successful faith life. St. John
Chrysostom said, “Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant
happiness, and a protection against sadness.”
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Living Rosary
Come join your Knights of
Columbus and parish on Sunday,
October 16, for our semi-annual
Living Rosary (people as speaking
beads) in the New Hall. Last May we featured our parish
mothers; this time we will highlight our religious education
students and teachers, young and not so young. Donuts,
coffee, and juices will be served in the New Hall
immediately after the 9am Mass. Fr. Gregory then kicksoff the rosary at 10:45am sharp. Please join your parish for
this 30-minute favorite. Contact Nick Ciranni at 797-5659
with any questions.
Membership Drive
In honor of Columbus Day, the Knights
of Columbus is conducting a membership
drive October 22-23 following the 5pm,
9am and 11:45am Masses. The Knights
of Columbus was founded to protect
Knights and their families and offer
opportunities to grow in service to
Church, community, family and youth.
Take a few minutes after Mass next
weekend, to talk to representatives and
consider joining.
Cookies for Troops
The Parish & Community Life Committee will meet
Saturday, October 22 at 10am in the Meeting Room to
pack cookies for our troops stationed overseas. Please
bring your homemade cookies that morning or drop them
off in the office the week before. Money for shipping is
also appreciated and there will be bags in the vestibule
for donations.
Holiday Food Baskets
St. John will have a second collection on October 22 &
23 to benefit the Knights of Columbus holiday food
baskets. These baskets contain everything needed for a
traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meal.
Recipients are carefully screened. Please be generous
as this collection will cover both holidays. As always,
we thank you for your support!
October is the Month of the Rosary
Join the St. John confirmation classes as they lead the
Rosary before the 9am Mass on Sundays beginning at
8:30am during the month of October.
CCD
Kindergarten and 1st grade CCD
classes will meet 10:30am
Sunday, Oct. 16. The other grades
will join the Living Rosary in the New Hall.
Life Teen & Edge
Life Teen (grades 9-12) and Edge
(grades 6-8) meet Wednesday at 6pm in
the New Hall.
Box of Joy
The third year Confirmation students will kick-off the
Box of Joy program after the Masses on October 15 &
16. The students will hand out the necessary materials
to get you started so you can fill a small box with items
to bring Christmas joy to a child in Haiti.
Christmas Market
The youth are sponsoring a Christmas Market on
Saturday, November 5th. They are looking for vendors:
businesses or crafters. Pick up a vendor application
All Souls Envelopes
form from the vestibule. If you would like to drop off
We will collect All Souls Envelopes (located in Baked Goods for the Market, please drop them off to
vestibule) until the end of October.
the New Hall on Friday, November 4.
Memorial Mass
Christmas Trees
The Bereavement Committee is holding its annual
Memorial Mass on Monday, November 7 at 6pm. The youth will be selling Christmas trees again this
There will be a signup sheet in the vestibule for those year. More information will be available soon.
who would like to honor their family and friends who
CAPP for Education
have passed on during the past year, i.e. November
2015 through October 2016. Please call Virginia CCD and Life Teen & Edge classes will be taking the
Williams (447-9434) for more information. I would CAPP (Children & Adolescents Protection Program)
appreciate your letting me know if you could provide class during the month of October. For more
finger food for the reception that follows the Memorial information contact Diane at 393-9847.
Mass. There will also be a signup sheet for those would
Adult Faith Development
like to provide finger food.
Sunday, October 16, New Hall
Coat & Blanket Drive
The morning class will join the Knights of Columbus’
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus will Living Rosary at 10:45am in the New Hall. The
be collecting gently used coats and blankets through evening class will meet at 6pm.
the month of November. Drop off boxes may be found
in the Old Hall and the New Hall foyer. The coats and
RCIA
blankets will be donated to Catholic Social Services in
Wednesday, October 19, 6:30pm, Old Hall
Dothan.
The topic this week is Reconciliation.
The Basket Ladies Fundraiser
The Basket Ladies are planning a Christmas Book Sale
fundraiser in November to benefit the Building Fund.
They are requesting donations of gently used fiction/
non-fiction books, DVDs or CDs. The sale will include
children’s, cooking, gardening, religious, military
history or crafts. Drop off box is in the vestibule. Thank
you for supporting the St. John Building Fund!
Traditional Latin Mass
Sunday, October 23 at 12:30 p.m. Fr. Den Irwin will be
celebrating a Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form
at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church,, 725 Highway
167,
Troy,
AL,
334-566-2630,
www.stmartinoftourscatholicchurch.com. Everyone is
welcome.
Liturgical
Ministers Schedule
OCTOBER 22-23
Altar Flowers
* CLEAN -UP CREW
In memory of
SATURDAY, 5pm
Sacristan
Jay Myers
Lector
Stan McKee
EMHC
Rose Ann Licina*
Jerry Brecher
Hospitality Ministers
Bill Murray
Ignacio Herrera
Sound
Rani Myers
Altar Servers
Joa. Warner
C. Rowe
Jon. Warner
K. Ellis
SUNDAY, 9am
Sacristan
Connie Seyler
Lectors
Ruthie Wheatley
Jack Bartol
EMHC
Loretta de la Cruz*
Mary Penny*
Chuck Hersant
Alice Hersant
Hospitality Ministers
Will Wittekind
Betty Wittekind
Altar Servers
T. Benson
S. Haglund
D. LaVoy
M. LaVoy
Upcoming
Special Collections
October 15-16
Mission Sunday
October 22-23
Knights of Columbus
Holiday Food Baskets
(no envelope)
October 15-16
Susanna Okorobia
Mother of Fr. Gregory
Weekly Offering
Thank you for your support!
October 1-2
Regular Collection: $5,265.94
Building Fund: $5,390.00
October 8-9
Amount not available at time of bulletin print.
This Week in Our Parish
Monday, October 17
5:30pm, Rosary in Spanish, Chapel
6pm, Grupo de Oracion, Old Hall
Tuesday, October 18
6:30am, Men of St. Joseph, Old Hall
10am, Eucharistic Adoration begins, Chapel
6pm, Montessori School Board, Meeting Room
Wednesday, October 19
5pm, Eucharistic Adoration ends
6:30pm, Life Teen/Edge, New Hall
6:30pm, RCIA, Old Hall
Thursday, October 20
7pm, Pastoral Council, Meeting Room
Friday, October 21
1pm, Canasta, Hispanic Ministry Office
Saturday, October 22
10am, Cookies for Troops, Meeting Room
Sunday, October 23
No CCD
10am, Combined Mass
11:30am, Parish Picnic
6pm, Adult Faith Development,
New Hall
Contacts
Pastoral Council & Committee Info
Rani Myers, 334-208-2011
[email protected]
Adult Faith Development
Pete Bartosch, 393-3448
[email protected]
Bereavement Committee
Virginia Williams, 447-9434
[email protected]
Christian Services Ministry
Tom Flohr, 347-6751
[email protected]
Decorating Committee
Rani Myers, 334-208-2011
[email protected]
Eucharistic Adoration
PJ Penny, 300-7837
[email protected]
Finance Council
Danny DeOrian, 393-6118
[email protected]
Hispanic Ministry
Deacon Alfonso, 334-618-4456
[email protected]
Gift Shop
Glenda Rodriguez,
[email protected]
Knights of Columbus, Council
Jay Myers, 334-208-2162
[email protected]
Knights of Columbus , Navigator
Nick Ciranni, 797-5659
[email protected]
K of C Ladies Auxiliary
Peggy Bartosch, 464-1260
[email protected]
Ladies Guild
Connie Seyler, 308-2564
[email protected]
Life Teen & Edge
Life Teen: Diane Doyle, 393-9847,
[email protected]
Edge: Kassy Skinner, 347-3183
[email protected]
Merry Widows Group
Carole Allen, 347-4769
[email protected]
Montessori School
Sandra Pellissier, 347-0413
[email protected]
Prayer Request
Rose Robke, 347-3630,
[email protected] or
Mary Henson at 347-2111,
[email protected]
Stewardship Committee
Susan Steck, 464-7383,
[email protected]