of the Cathedral Sacred Heart

November 9, 2014
Cathedral of the
Sacred Heart
Bless us with your presence.
Serving as the Mother Church of the Diocese of Richmond
Twinning with the Catholic Community of Carissade, Haiti
Serving the Campuses of Virginia Commonwealth University
The Most Reverend Francis X. DiLorenzo
Bishop of Richmond
Monsignor Patrick D. Golden
Rector
800 S. Cathedral Place, Richmond, VA 23220-4853
Office: (804) 359-5651 Fax: (804) 358-8043
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
www.richmondcathedral.org
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
THE ACTS HOUSE: The local organization called ACTS prevents homelessness before
it can take hold. ACTS is a channel of compassion and generosity of individuals and
faith communities across Greater Richmond that offers help and hope to people and
families at risk of becoming homeless. ACTS provides assistance and other support
that makes it possible for those in crises to stay in their homes. Area Congregations
Together in Service (ACTS) is an interfaith mission. The “ACTS House” is a wooden
house that can be taken to any location. The purpose of this house is to help collect
items for clients they would not be able to buy with food stamps. The ACTS House will
be at our parish for the month of November...a season of giving thanks. Our children
in the Sunday Faith Formation classes will be learning about reaching out to our
community by helping the parish fill the ACTS House with needed items.
PLEASE DONATE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ...LET’S FILL THE HOUSE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED: toilet paper, laundry
detergent, soap, diapers, cleaning products and toiletries
Parish Staff
Rector, Rev. Msgr. Patrick Golden | [email protected]
Rev. Rene Castillo, Parochial Vicar | [email protected]
Deacon, Rev. Mr. Marshall Banks, MD | [email protected]
Deacon, Rev. Mr. Chris Malone | [email protected]
Deacon, Rev. Mr. Mark Matte | [email protected]
Deacon, Rev. Mr. Charles Williams | [email protected]
Minister of Liturgy & Music, Dr. Patrick Carlin | [email protected]
Director of Religious Education,
Maria Thorsen | [email protected]
Youth Ministry Coordinator,
Elizabeth Riegler | [email protected]
VCU Campus Minister, Joshua Dart | [email protected]
VCU Campus Minister, Mary Rebecca Anderson |
[email protected]
Business Administrator, Kim Kremer | [email protected]
Administrative Secretary, Jayne Hushen | [email protected]
Administrative Assistant/Membership Services,
Candice Davis | [email protected]
Bookkeeper, Tiffany Baham | [email protected]
Facilities, Patrick Garrett | 804-248-2207 | [email protected]
Daniel Hudson | 804-874-6152
Pastoral Council, Donna Newcomb | [email protected]
Finance Council, Steve Brincefield | [email protected]
For a complete list of our ministries, committees and ways to get involved please refer to our Parish Resource Guide on our Website or pick up a copy at the entrance to the church.
This Week at the Cathedral
Prayers and Praise
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Knight’s Brunswick Stew Delivery
4:45 pm Sant’ Egidio Prayer
5:15 pm Mass -- Cathedral Parishioners
Sick: Michael Amrhein, Mimi Eynon, Norbert Bliley, Barbara Kersey, Sheila
Dolan, Joseph Dees, Tony Smith, Dylan Marshall, Donald Barkman, Jean
Serini, Stephanie Merenda, Gerald Dennis Neville, Amy Tweedale, Linda
Brown, Billie Sutherland Moore, Fr. Paul Richardson, Kimberly Werner
Hampton, Jenny Mileto, Jessica Bellone, Nancy Munson, Rae Funk, Raymond Wilkerson, Jim Crow, Percy Wootton, Chrystal Muldrow, Mark Eckstein, Pete Scherer, Mark Rittling, Kristell Jimemez, Karen Massengil, Mary
Brocking, Pat Mirr, Edward Klein, Larry and Sharon Lilly, Marjorie Dineen,
Mark Patrick Cotham, Walter Bullard, Anne Hutchins, Patrice Morris, Melvin
Spurlock, Tim Dolan, Janine Thompson, Lidia Quagliano, Jessica Garrett,
John Kuhn and Jerry Kuhn. Also, please continue to pray for those presently written in the Book of the Sick and those in our Armed Forces.
Seminarians: John Baab, John Christian, Deacon Danny Cogut, Taylor
Hall, Jamie Hickman, Deacon Matt Kiehl, Mark Kowalski, Marton Lonart,
Deacon Nick Mammi, Chris Masla, Miguel Melendez, Dan Molochko, Kyle
O’Connor, James O’Reilly, Andrew Oehmann, Frank Petsche, Nick Redmond, Justin Shuma, Cassidy Stinson.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Knight’s Brunswick Stew Delivery
Community Sunday - Refreshments & Fellowship following the 9 & 11:00 am Mass
9:00 am Mass -- Ambrose Parker
10:05 am Children’s Formation Classes
10:05 am Adult Faith Formation “Reflections” – “The Cup of Our Life”
11:00 am Mass † William Ratto
3:30 pm Middle School Youth Group
5:00 pm Middle & High School Youth Group Dinner
5:15 pm Mass † John Mahaney
6:00 pm High School Youth Group
6:15 pm CCM Sunday Supper
Monday, November 10, 2014
12:05 pm Daily Mass
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
11:30 am Prayer Shawl meeting
12:05 pm NO Daily Mass
12:30 pm Little Rock Scripture Group
6:00 pm RCIA
ednesday, November 12, 2014
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10:00 am St. Edward-Epiphany School Tour & Lunch
12:05 pm Daily Mass
6:00 pm CCM Reconciliation
6:00 pm Young Adult Ministry Bible Study
7:15 pm Student Mass and Eucharistic Adoration
Thursday, November 13, 2014
12:05 pm Communion Service
5:30 pm Pastoral Council Meeting
Friday, November 14, 2014
12:05 pm Communion Service
Saturday, November 15, 2014
4:45 pm Sant’ Egidio Prayer
5:15 pm Mass -- Woody DelCorso
6:15 pm Baptism
Sunday, November 16, 2014
9:00 am Mass -- Cathedral Parishioners
10:05 am Children’s Formation Classes
10:05 am Prayer & Spiritually
11:00 am Mass † John Oliver
12:00 pm Baptism
3:30 pm Middle School Youth Group
5:15 pm Mass † Mary & Edgar Meehan
6:15 pm CCM Sunday Supper
Msgr. Golden will be away on pilgrimage November 5
through November 14. Please keep him in your prayers.
Pastoral Council Meeting
Thursday, November 13 | 5:30 pm
The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Nov. 13, in the Parish Hall.
Parishioners are always invited to attend and are welcomed! Thank you
for your continued support.
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RCIA Candidates and Catechumens
Catechumens: Oscar Bastidas, Courtney Donner, Jessica Hladky, Syed Hussain, Adelina Krayer, Brandon Monahan, Sierra Roman, Stephen Sovinsky,
Zanas Talley, Carla Wong, Nicole Woodman
Confirmands: Lineth Cobarrobias, Amanda Olivas, Julliette Zebalios-Perez
Candidates: Paul Adams, Carley Bates,
Inquirers: Patrick Ambrose, Sebastian Burgess, Jem Chapman, Sophia Choi,
Celia Cifuentes, Erika Cruz, Crystal Greene, Paula Harper, Danielle Harris, Christopher Lee, Amber Petrohovich, Jeffrey Riemer, Monique Sanchez, Barbara
Sulimay, Haden Yonce
Welcome our New Members who joined us in October: Emily Kusiak, Tom
and Heather Conner, Gabriel and Daniel Conner, Nona Collin, Chris and Brittany, Louis Luth, and Godfrey Thuku.
The Pope’s general prayer intention for November is:
Lonely people. That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of
God and the support of others.
Mentors of seminarians and religious. That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors.
We pray for persons in financial need in Metropolitan Richmond: For the
homeless and the hungry, for the provision of safe, affordable housing and low
cost nutritious food, for the personal safety, dignity, and well being of those
who are unable to work.
Congratulations to
Alexander Carlotti Kolb who married
Jordan Parker
on October 4, 2014, in Yale Virginia.
Alexander is the son of Debra Carlotti & Ken Kolb.
Weekly Offerings
For Fiscal Year beginning 7/1/2014
The Cathedral is grateful for last week’s collection.
Regular Offertory
Amount Budgeted
Amount Received
Difference
Preservation
Social Justice
Poor and Needy
Haiti Last Week
$21,433
$18,949
-$2,484
Year to Date
$338,039
$330,664
-$7,375
$196$31,402
$1,622
$16,772
$165$5,637
Catholic Campus Ministry at VCU
Parish Faith Formation Programs
Joshua Dart | Mary Rebecca Anderson | www.vcuCatholics.org
[email protected]
“Prayer and Spirituality”... Adult Faith Formation
Catholic Campus Ministries Weekly Events – 11/3/2014
Catholic Coffee Tuesday 7:30 am | CCM will be giving out FREE
COFFEE Tuesday Mornings to all the folks that pass by. We could use
some help making morning coffee.
Rosary | Monday nights at 9:00 pm and Vesper’s (evening prayer)
Friday evenings at 6:00 pm. Come join the CCM for prayer on Monday
and Friday evenings!
Demonology Talk! Friday Nov. 14 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm
What DOES the church say about demons and exorcisms? Come to the
Academic Learning Commons (MCALC), room 110, and hear our speaker
explain it all away!
Student Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesdays at 7:15 pm (Confession from 6:00 – 7:00 pm). Take a break
from your busy week to join the student Mass, followed by the Holy Half
Hour of Adoration.
PaW (AKA: Praise and Worship) Night! | Thursday at 7:00 pm
Bring a friend, an instrument, and the Holy Spirit because the Cathedral
is going to be jammin’! Our bi-weekly praise night will be going on at the
Cathedral. Join us for some good ol’ praise and worship.
Homeless Ministries! | Wednesdays at 11:00 am. Every week
CCMers pass out food to the homeless in Monroe Park. Show up at the
house Wednesday at 10:45 am to help prepare food. Then stick around
from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm to help distribute the food.
Beyond the Cathedral
InLight Richmond – Community Event
Friday, November 21, 2014 | 7:00 pm until midnight
www.1708gallery.org/inlight/
Contact: Francis Thompson | [email protected]
InLight Richmond is a FREE annual exhibition of light-based art and
performances. Cathedral has been chosen to be one of the signature spots
for this Exhibition. The church will be aglow with candlelight. Visitors
can light a candle; listen to soft music and tour Cathedral. InLight 2014
will feature 20 art installations – two of them at Cathedral. Performances,
sculpture, video projections, and interactive projects will illuminate
pathways, sidewalks, green spaces, trees, benches, building facades
and more in and around Monroe Park. The Community Lantern Parade
kicks off InLight Richmond at 7:30 pm. For parade details, a schedule
of FREE workshops and instructions for making lanterns, please visit
www.1708gallery.org/inlight All are welcome.
Cathedral Information
Daily Mass Schedule:
Monday - Friday: 12:05 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday: 5:15 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am
11:00 am & 5:15 pm
Saturday: 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm
If you’re interested in becoming Catholic contact Maria Thorsen at
[email protected]
For Marriage, call Jayne Hushen in the Parish Office at 804-359-5651.
For Mass Intenions, call Candice Davis in the Parish Office at 804-359-5651.
Christian Marriage Formation Program for Engaged Couples,
www.cdrcmfl.org/marriage-family/mariage-preparation/
Infant Baptisms - A Baptism Registration Form is available at the door of the
church or on our website - www.richmondcathedral.org
“These things I have spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in
you, and that your joy may be complete” John 15:11
10:05 - 10:55 am | CCM Living Room
This Adult Faith Formation opportunity will help you to become closer
to God through prayer. “Were not our hearts burning, within us, while he
spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us”? Lk 24:32 Adult
Catholics can mature their faith in many ways. Prayer is vital to our deep
commitment to Jesus. You are invited to come and pray and reflect on
the Scriptures. Prayer has a transforming power of grace. This group will
meet on the following Sundays in the Parish Office from 10:05-10:55:
Nov 16; Dec 14; Jan 18; Feb 15; March 15; April 19; May 17; June 21.
You are invited to any (or all) of this dates. Facilitator is Bill Fox
“Reflections”
November 23 | 10:00 am | Parish Office Dining Room
This Adult Faith Formation program continues in the Parish Office. All
are invited to be a part of this faith group. The book “The Cup of Our
Life” by Joyce Rupp will be the focus of prayer and discussion. The only
requirement is for you to bring a “cup” from home. This will be a very
enriching faith experience. The facilitator will be Mike Jackman. The next
date is November 23.
Young Adult Bible Study
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm | Parish Hall
Contact: Maria Lang | [email protected]
Young adult bible study is returning to discuss the book of Tobit. Please
join as we venture through the story of Tobit, Anna, Tobiah, and Sarah.
No experience necessary! If you have any questions, contact Maria Lang
at [email protected].
Parish Community Life
Miles Jones Elementary
Thanksgiving Dinner Food Drive
Contact: Nancy DeNoia | [email protected] | 358-0802
This year, Miles Jones Elementary is providing Thanksgiving dinner for 250
students and parents at the school on November 19. They have asked if we
would be able to provide some of the needed items, such as cookies (ones
that can be collected and stored). Boxes of cornbread that can be cooked
at the school, and gift certificates to Kroger. Kroger has offered to cook
the turkeys so they can be served hot on Nov. 19. There is also a need for
bottled water and hugs drinks for the kids. Any help we can provide will be
greatly appreciated. The cookies, bottle water, hugs, and gift certificates can
be placed in the grocery cart in the back of the church by November 16.
Nursery is open from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Sundays for children ages 12 mos. to 3 years.
The nursery is on the lower level (take the elevator).
Ordained Ministry and Religious Life: For information about the life and ministry of
priests, deacons, and seminarians of men & women in religious life, contact Fr. Michael
Boehling at 804-359-5661 or www.richmonddiocese.org/vocations
Self-Guided Tour: When visiting the Cathedral, pick up a Self‐Guided Tour pamphlet at
the front entrance. To view the tour on our website, visit: www.richmondcathedral.org/
selfguidedtour.pdf
We welcome new members to our parish! You can fill out a registration form found
at the back of the church, or email [email protected], or fill out an online
registration form on our website: www.richmondcathedral.org
During Weekday Masses, Parking Passes Are Not Needed
Parish Community Life
Readings and Reflection
Middle and High School Youth Group
Info: Elizabeth Riegler | [email protected]
Middle School Youth Group meets on Sundays from 3:30 - 5:00 pm.
High School Youth Group meets every other Sunday at 5:00 for dinner
followed by Youth Group from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Please visit our online
parish calendar for a schedule of events. All students are welcome.
Registration forms are available in the Parish Offices or online.
Confirmation
Preparation for Confirmation will begin January, 2015. For information
about Confirmation, please email [email protected]
“Groceries for the Cart”
Third Sunday of each month - November 16
Many in our city won’t have a Thanksgiving dinner like the rest of us.
Many in our city experience real hunger every day. Sadly, too many are
children. “Groceries for the Cart” is part of the Cathedrals’ answer to this
problem. What we ask of you is what Christ asks, feed the hungry. The
third Sunday of every month is Groceries for the Cart Sunday. Pick up a
grocery bag from the cart with the list of non-perishable items. Then
bring your bags to the back of the church and drop it in the grocery cart.
If the cart is full (great problem to have) just place it around the cart. We
will deliver all food items to Catholic Charities Food Bank. And as always,
thank you for all you do to help those in need.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
November 11 | 11:30 am | Parish Hall
Calling all knitters! Do you knit? If so, join other fellow knitters and
become part of the Prayer Shawl Ministry. The next meeting for the
Prayer Shawl Ministry is Tuesday, November 11 at 11:30 am in the Parish
Hall. Bring your lunch and your size 2.5 or 3 needles and share your
talent to help comfort those in need.
Caring for Our Priests
Our priests, like each of us, will one day retire. In some
cases these men will have devoted as much as 50 years
of study and service to the Church. He will have likely
been pastor at several parishes and may have been
called to a special assignment.
Through Living Our Mission you can make a gift to strengthen the
priest pension endowment fund. Your gift, with hundreds of others,
will work together to ensure we can fully fund the retirement of our
priests – and support their healthcare. While year-to-year we have
met the need, this approach will provide for the long-term funding.
Your participation is needed. There is still time to make a
difference through the Living Our Mission campaign. Consider how
you can help, then complete and return the pledge card that was
mailed to your home. Can’t find your card? No problem, additional
pledge cards and envelopes are available in the pews at Church or
by stopping by the parish office.
Every gift matters. Thank you for your help.
November 9
Ez 47 : 1-2, 8-9, 12
1 Cor 3 : 9c-11, 16-17
John 2 : 13-22
November 16
Prv 31 : 10-13, 19-20,
30-31
1 Thes 5 : 1-6
Matt 25 : 14-30
Prepare for Sunday Mass using an online resource that includes a copy of the readings
and much more. To access, go to the parish website and click on “Prepare for Sunday”
The 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
To read more, visit: www.loyolapress.com/sunday-connection.htm
The story of the cleansing of the Temple is found in all four Gospels.
In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus is upset with the deceitful practices of
the vendors and expels them for that reason. But in John, Jesus’ authority
is contrasted with the authority of the Temple cult and is a criticism of the
cult itself.
The story is composed of two parts, Jesus’ action in the Temple and
Jesus’ predictions about the Temple’s destruction. The time of year is the
sacred feast of Passover. If the many pilgrims to Jerusalem during Passover
were to have animals for the sacrificial rituals of the feast, it was necessary
to sell cattle in the Temple and to change the unclean Roman money. By
denouncing this, Jesus is cutting to the core of the Temple cult.
The story is really about Jesus’ fate, not the Temple’s fate, revealing
that Jesus, not the Temple, is the locus of God’s presence on earth. As they
often do in John, the Jews misunderstand Jesus’ words. This gives John the
chance to explicitly state his point. Although this is the beginning of his
ministry, Jesus is already speaking of his coming death and Resurrection.
John intentionally integrates a post-Resurrection perspective into the
Gospel narrative. The statement that concludes this passage uses the fact
of the Resurrection to prove the point of Jesus’ words. Believers need to
remember the words and actions of Jesus and claim them as affirmations
of the truths of their faith.
Christians sometimes point to Jesus’ anger in this passage as a way to
point out Jesus’ humanity. But this would miss the powerful point of the
entire Gospel, that the Word became flesh. The point is not that Jesus’ anger proves he is human. It is that a human being, in his words and actions,
can claim the authority of God.
© Loyola Press
Separated or Divorced Catholics Support Group
[email protected]
As a Catholic community we practice love and healing; love is a service
to our community”. . .There can be healing during and after a divorce. A
program will be offered at Cathedral to minister to those experiencing
a separation of their marriage or a divorce. The time and day will be
announced. If you are interested in joining this group or have questions,
please email: [email protected] The facilitator,
Christine Cestaro, is experienced in this support group.
Additional Sunday Morning Parking!
Commonwealth
Chris Joseph
Lisa Joseph
Associate Broker / REALTOR®
7201 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 104, Richmond, VA 23226
Chris: 804-276-2932 Lisa: 804-276-2370 Fax: 804-612-2829
[email protected] | www.josephrealtygroup.com
Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
We are pleased to announce that due to the efforts of Carlisle
Bannister, Cathedral parishioner, and Rob Maroney, Director
VCU Parking, we now have 6 additional legal parking spaces
on Sunday morning across for our Parish Hall in front of the
Shafer Court Dining Center. These are in addition to the Sunday
morning parking spaces in the turning lane on S. Cathedral Place
and free parking in both VCU decks - Grace/Laurel and W. Main/
Laurel.