Next Sunday: Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time Celebrant: Fr. Tharp
Friday, November 1 IS a Holyday of Obligation
Masses for the Holyday: Feast of All Saints
St. Ann: Anticipatory Mass on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Friday, All Saints: 6:30 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. (School Mass) (Adults must enter five minutes early through south side door. During Mass all doors are locked)
Sacred Heart: Anticipatory Mass on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Friday, All Saints: 7:30 a.m. 8:15 (School Mass) (Guests at this Mass must enter through school main entrance)
7:00 p.m.
Remembrance of Funerals throughout the past year…..
At St. Ann, the All Souls remembrance of funerals this past year entails the reading of the names and the lighting of a votive candle at each Mass. Families of recent deceased will pick the Mas at which their loved one’s name is read.
At Sacred Heart, the All Souls remembrance of funerals during the past year, names are read at a special Mass on Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Looking Ahead….December 9th IS a Holyday of Obligation!
Since Vatican II, the Conference of Catholic Bishops for each country or region has determined when the precept obligation for a Holyday could be rescinded because of proximity to another Sunday or Solemnity. This year the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (which is typically December 8) falls on a Sunday. Thus the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is moved to December 9 for this year. The recent tradition of the Church has been to abrogate the obligation for a Monday Holyday, but the Holy See has informed us that because Monday, December 9th is the Feast Day, and Mary’s Immaculate Conception is the patronal feast for the United States, the precept obligation remains for this year. Therefore, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Monday, December 9 IS a Holyday of Obligation this year. Calendars will say it is not, but the Holy See has abrogated the exception.
Announcing “Together Sunday”
Archbishop Schnurr is asking each Family of Parishes to participate in “Together Sunday” this year on the Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, November 24. Since the 1970s, the national trend of attending Sunday services only sporadically or not at all has become an epidemic. As a Catholic, one of the five precepts of the Church is attendance at Mass on Sunday and Holydays. How can we say we are part of the Body of Christ if we are not fed by the Body and Blood of Christ at the Eucharist? The more who come together through the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist, the greater the presence of Christ radiates through us into a needy world. Thus, we are asking those who attend regularly to reach out with a personal invitation to friends and neighbors to join them at St. Ann or Sacred Heart on the Feast of Christ the King. Sometimes, all it takes is a personal invitation to find our strength in the community in which Christ is present to us in the Most Holy Eucharist.
Guest Celebrant at 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 16, 2024
Father David Endres is one of the priests who hails from Sacred Heart. He was ordained in 2009 and celebrated his first Mass here at Sacred Heart. He is Dean of Mt. St. Mary Seminary and Director of Priests Personnel for the Archdiocese. He will celebrate the 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 16 celebrating a family anniversary.
CWA Dedication of New Members
The Sacred Heart of Jesus branch of the Catholic Women’s Association of Cameroon will hold the dedication and blessing of new members in conjunction with the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 8 at Sacred Heart. The normative liturgical day for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is December 8 each year. Since December 8 is the Second Sunday of Advent, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is moved to Monday, December 9! Although Monday is a Holy Day of Obligation, it is also a work day when the CWA members cannot get off from work. The CWA is a group especially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Therefore, the CWA will lead a special traditionally African presentation of the Book of the Gospel, offertory procession, and prayer of the Magnificat after communion at the 11:00 a.m. precept Mass on December 8. They will also invite all who are present at the Mass to join us for celebration of food and fellowship in Fellowship Hall immediate after Mass.
The members of the CWA are an important part of Sacred Heart parish and the Family of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; volunteering as Catechists, lectoring (reading) at Mass, assisting in evangelical work, and helping with hospitality. I suggest you mark your calendar to experience the Catholicity (Universality) of the Catholic Faith as our fellow parishioners show us some of the beauty and culture of the country of their origin.
Beacons of Light: Phase Three: “Culture”
The next step in the Beacons process is to identify and lift up the various cultural adaptations that have evolved in each unique parish and determine how these can be incorporated into and maintained for the combined “Family of Parishes.” In meeting with the combined Parish Council, it seems that both St. Ann and Sacred Heart have combined cultural aspects unique to each so they are available to both. The four directors, two principals and certain volunteer coordinators have been invited to the Archdiocese to consider the timing of official canonical consolidation into the Parish Family of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; one parish with two worship locations and two semi-independent parish schools. As two parish communities becoming one parish in two communities, we do not want to lose the uniqueness of either while we become an even more powerful Catholic evangelical force in the future of the south Butler County region. More to come.
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Reminder for volunteers who work with or around children
Please be aware that failure to register with and complete the requirements of Safe Parish will result in your inability to continue to work with or around children in any parish and/or school setting. We have been informed by the Archdiocese that there can be NO EXCEPTIONS.
Live Streaming for Precept Masses
Please remember to access the Sacred Heart / St. Ann Pastoral Region You Tube site by clicking on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVLLqbEY5hKWinwz069MVcg
Reflection on Scripture:
Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) begs Jesus that he might see! Jesus restores his sight by performing a miracle. By giving him faith, Jesus restores hope. Hope is that virtue by which we hear the voice of Jesus assuring us that he has our back. Hope is not envisioning the probability of a set of circumstances. Secular society calls that a “wish.” Hope is that optimistic perspective that says, “I have optimism because I believe in Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit!” If God is in charge; then hope springs eternal.
In today’s readings, Jeremiah says there is hope for Israel because we know the love and providence of God. The Letter to the Hebrews says we have hope because Jesus is the Son of God, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. In Mark’s gospel, the return of eyesight to Bartimaeus fulfills his hope. Eternal optimism is the gift fulfilled in Jesis Christ.
A godless society or culture is without hope. The old bumper sticker is correct. No god No hope!
NEXT SUNDAY Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dt 6:2-6
Heb 7:23-28
Mk 12:28b-34
Theme: Love God and Neighbor