Teen & Young Adult Retreat Team Looking for teens and young adults to help lead youth retreats. Living Stones is the name of the group and it rocks! Meet lots of great people, grow in your faith, and have tons of fun. If interested, contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber
Pilgrims for Life Fundraiser – Need QUART Jars & Cloth The youth preparing to participate in the March for Life will again be making and selling delicious Jar Mixes. We need more QUART size canning jars as well as Christmas colored cloth scraps for covering jars. If you have some to donate, please contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber March For Life Pilgrimage 2018 - The March for Life pilgrimage will be Jan 17-21, 2018. All people 13 years of age and older are invited to be a witness to the dignity of life for the unborn, elderly, and those who society regards as useless. We’ll travel with a Diocesan group via motorcoach. This is for YOUTH & ADULTS. Cost is ~$330 for teens, $290 for chaperones. Deposit of $175 due by Dec. 1. Pilgrims will also get a hooded sweat- shirt. Fundraising options and need-based scholarships are available. (*$25 less if you have a hood from previous March) For more info please contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber SHS High School Luncheon Bible Study: Starting Sept 12, then every Tuesday meet in room 310 during your lunch period. Bring your lunch and a hunger to grow in your faith. We read, discuss & share God’s Word and the food. This year, we’ll be reading 1 Corinthians. This is a GREAT opportunity! Bring your friends!!
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Praised be Jesus Christ! Someday the World Series will be more meaningful because before I die the Milwaukee Brewers are going to play in it at least once. Compared to last week’s weather predictions, this is possibly the boldest and least prudent prognostication yet! Even though the baseball season is officially over I’d like to share an image that was presented at our annual Fall Clergy Conference a month ago. Dr. Carol Brown from Oklahoma City gave some fantastic talks about how to spread the Gospel both within and outside our parishes. You’re savvy Catholics (in part because you’ve been reading these columns for the past 6 1⁄2 years!) so you know that the word for spreading the Gospel is “evangelization.” Dr. Brown used a baseball analogy to convey how this is best done: 1st base is best described as the believers, i.e. those who have chosen to put Jesus at the center of their lives; 2nd base is for disciples and those who find themselves at this level receive formation regarding prayer and how to meditate on Scripture. This level is also when we receive Catechesis so we are knowledgeable about what Catholics actually believe; 3rd base is for workers who are now better equipped to go out and do basic evangelization; finally, home base is for those who are truly evangelists – i.e. folks ready to follow Christ’s command to “go and make of all disciples.” In looking this over, where are you? The conference made a definite point of criticizing how we too often skip 1st base and take folks straight to Catechesis and spiritual formation. How many of us feel that we’re learning about someone we really don’t know all that well? This is a SERIOUS PROBLEM – i.e. do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? Do you know His voice and feel His loving gaze? Without this our faith never really gets off the ground. Thankfully there are groups that have learned from our mistakes in the past and are effectively “discipling” people into a deep friendship with Jesus Christ. One such group is FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students – this is arguably the most potent force of evangelization in America today. Their motto is “Win, Build, Send” – they win friends by being natural, joyful, and present on college campuses. Then they build by helping students develop a prayer life while beginning to live the sacramental life of the Church in a virtuous way. Finally these new disciples are given the task of “giving as gift what they have received as gift” – i.e. they must now go out and win new disciples, building their faith and sending them to do likewise. Frankly, as far as pedagogy goes, this is one of the most effective ways to grow our own faith. As mentioned above, part of the problem is that we really don’t know Jesus as well as we should. Prayer, especially in the form of Eucharistic Adoration, is the indispensable means of deepening our friendship with Jesus. But even for those who have a sincere friendship with Our Lord, if you’ve never passed it on to anyone by sharing it you are missing one of the great graces of being a Christian. We’ll be working on this as a parish and everyone will be participating, no exceptions, no compromises (you can always join another parish)! In all seriousness, I want you to check out a very inspiring and realistic video on Youtube called “When Jenny met Kate.” You can find it at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1ss6zkN2fg and it’s worth your while. I hope you’ll take the time to see how the faith has been passed on for centuries from one person to another. Someday, please God, more of us will be doing the same thing. May the Holy Spirit deepen our friendship with Jesus so that we can share our faith with others! Your friend in Christ, Father Martin “Tis almost the season already, and music rehearsals for December 24th Christmas Evening mass will be starting soon!
The scheduled dates for rehearsal are: Sunday-November 26 * Sunday -December 3 * Sunday-December 10 Rehearsals will begin immediately following the 10 a.m. mass for approximately 1 hour until 11:15 a.m. As always, we extend an invitation for you to join us as a singer or instrumentalist Please consider joining us !!! Questions can be directed to Theresa Schauer Mark your calendars: P.C.C.W. St Catherine’s Circle will be having “Bake and Craft Sale” after all masses the weekend of December 2 & 3, 2017. We extend an invitation to you to look over the items for gift giving and for your sweet tooth. A great Christmas gift giving idea, our very own “Christ the King Cookbook” created in 2011 and available at the parish office during office hours * Cost of $15.00 Annual PCCW Christmas Party * Monday-Dec. 4, 2017 * 5:30 pm reception and 6 pm potluck meal. We extend an invitation to all ladies of the parish, as every lady is a member of the PCCW to attend * A sign-up sheet has been placed on the back table, please sign your name so we can get an estimate as to how many will be attending and if you choose to do so, bring your favorite dish to pass, please write it by your name on the sign-up sheet. Thank you. Diane Witmer * President and Diane Lang * Vice-President Wednesday-November 22, 2017 Father Samuel Martin will be celebrant at our parish for an evening mass @ 5:30 p.m. Come and give thanks to God for the blessings he has given you and your families. Connect with your Parish like never before! Get parish and diocesan messages, daily readings, Catholic news and more by downloading the free myParish app today! Text “app” to “88202” to download
News from the Pope:
Pope Francis warns warmongers: the only fruit of war is death - (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated the Feast of All Souls Day on Thursday commemorating all those who have died in war, reminding humanity not to forget past lessons and warning that the only fruit yielded by conflict is death. ....Read More News from the USCCB: U.S. Bishops Chairman Urges Prudence And Thoughtful Deliberation On Tax Reform - WASHINGTON—Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chair of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, urged the U.S. House of Representatives toward prudence, ensuring that they and the nation understand fully the impacts of tax reform proposals before voting on them....Read More News from the Church: Pro-Lifers Applaud Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett - WASHINGTON — Catholic and pro-life groups are welcoming the Senate's confirmation on Tuesday of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Barrett had faced hostile questions about her Catholic faith during her confirmation hearing.......Read more Pilgrims for Life Fundraiser – Need QUART Jars & Cloth The youth preparing to participate in the March for Life will again be making and selling delicious Jar Mixes. We need more QUART size canning jars as well as Christmas colored cloth scraps for covering jars. If you have some to donate, please contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber
March For Life Pilgrimage 2018 - The March for Life pilgrimage will be Jan 17-21, 2018. All people 13 years of age and older are invited to be a witness to the dignity of life for the unborn, elderly, and those who society regards as useless. We’ll travel with a Diocesan group via motorcoach. This is for YOUTH & ADULTS. Cost is ~$330 for teens, $290 for chaperones. Deposit of $175 due by Dec. 1. Pilgrims will also get a hooded sweat- shirt. Fundraising options and need-based scholarships are available. (*$25 less if you have a hood from previous March) For more info please contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber Youth Fundraiser All teens can begin to earn money toward Adventure Camp, World Youth Day, Steubenville Conference, Mission Trip ... or any of the great opportunities offered. The fundraiser presently available is selling Younkers Community Day booklets. You sell the booklet for $5 (you earn the entire $5), the buyer gets a $10 coupon (a $5 savings) and everyone is happy! This is only available through Nov. 8. For more details, contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber. SHS High School Luncheon Bible Study: Starting Sept 12, then every Tuesday meet in room 310 during your lunch period. Bring your lunch and a hunger to grow in your faith. We read, discuss & share God’s Word and the food. This year, we’ll be reading 1 Corinthians. This is a GREAT opportunity! Bring your friends!! Praised be Jesus Christ December 21' is approaching faster than most of us like, but the good news is that anticipating the arrival of old man winter allows us to wax eloquently about what we might expect this time around. And while conventional wisdom cites the Farmer's Almanac as the most reputable source, in a tribute to the late, great Tom Petty (he died on October 2" of this year) we'll be using his music as our meteorological Sherpa guide. Probably the best place to start is Petty's song "Refugee," which first hit the scene in 1979. This was one of the first songs I introduced to Father Sedlacek (don't forget that he was home schooled and mostly grew up with Lawrence Welk and the Mandrell Sisters). During the winter of his first year he used to come down to breakfast in his bare feet - watching him shiver as he tried to shovel in some breakfast suggested the following lyrics: "Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some . . . . you don't have to live like a refugee." Yes, Father Sedlacek eventually got himself some cozy sheepskin slippers and no longer lives like a refugee. Given the reality of his toasty toes, the first prediction for the upcoming winter is that it will be more mild than average. The next Tom Petty hit germane to our upcoming winter is the song "Free Fallin." Last summer I went bowling a few times and once I embarrassed everyone in the building by falling face first into the lane as I launched my ball. Thankfully my friends are true Christians and so they told just about everyone they met (including our Bishop). So now when I go bowling I'm serenaded by Petty's aforementioned song, "Yeah I'm free, free fallin'." Speaking of falling, the snow will fall at slightly above average rate, which will be welcome news to our winter sports enthusiasts. Moving on now, one of the more mellow Tom Petty songs is titled "Don't Come Around Here No More." First of all, given that he has definitively moved out of our deanery, this song applies to Father Burish and his tendency to indulge in detraction against his former pastor. Moreover, it might become a refrain for those who loath sub zero temperatures. ... our prediction this year is only 12 nights of the arctic experience and you can take that to the bank. By the way, are you following all of this? If you don't know Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, then this might be an exercise in befuddlement . . . . check him out sometime and you'll recognize his nasally voice. Oh, have I mentioned the song "I Won't Back Down?" This one refers more to our parishioners than to the weather. People who ignore the curb and insist on parking on our beautiful sidewalks have made this their theme song; and as I've discovered over the years, you really "won't back down." Coming into the home stretch, Petty's hit song "Learning To Fly" is again not so much about the weather as it is about our young associate. Many of you have commented that he is really coming into his own, "learning to fly" as it were. For your information, the rest of the refrain goes like this: "Learning to fly, but I ain't got wings, coming down is the hardest thing." Yes, our dear Father Sedlacek is learning to fly, but if we don't do a better job of keeping that to ourselves, he'll never come down from an inflated ego (I'm doing my part, people, but I could use a little help from you). Lastly, we end with Tom Petty's song "Running Down a Dream." The lyrics that give away future weather patterns are these: "The last three days the rain was unstoppable, it was always cold, no sunshine." This song refers to the somewhat earlier spring that OLP will enjoy due to the frequent bursts of hot air coming from the pullpit. Well, I'm out of space and you may very well be out of patience. Oh, and as you head out "Into the Great Wide Open," don't forget spring is only four months away
May God grant us good health in the winter months ahead Your friend in Christ, Father Martin Mark your calendars: P.C.C.W. St Catherine’s Circle will be having “Bake and Craft Sale” after all masses the weekend of December 2 & 3, 2017. We extend an invitation to you to look over the items for gift giving and for your sweet tooth. A great Christmas gift giving idea, our very own “Christ the King Cookbook” created in 2011 and available at the parish office during office hours * Cost of $15.00
Annual PCCW Christmas Party * Monday-Dec. 4, 2017 * 5:30 pm reception and 6 pm potluck meal. We extend an invitation to all ladies of the parish, as every lady is a member of the PCCW to attend * A sign-up sheet has been placed on the back table, please sign your name so we can get an estimate as to how many will be attending and if you choose to do so, bring your favorite dish to pass, please write it by your name on the sign-up sheet. Thank you. Diane Witmer * President and Diane Lang * Vice-President Wednesday-November 22, 2017 Father Samuel Martin will be celebrant at our parish for an evening mass @ 5:30 p.m. Come and give thanks to God for the blessings he has given you and your families. Connect with your Parish like never before! Get parish and diocesan messages, daily readings, Catholic news and more by downloading the free myParish app today! Text “app” to “88202” to download
News from the Pope:
Pope Francis speaks with crew on International Space Station - (Vatican Radio) Pope Francisspoke via satellite link with the crew of the International Space Station on Thursday. Astronaut Randolph Bresnik of the US commands the current, 53rd ISS expedition, which has a complement of 5 mission specialists: Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli; Russian astronauts Sergey Ryanzansky and Alexander Misurkin; and US astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei.....Read More News from the USCCB: Congress Urged To Remember The Poor And Strengthen Families In U.S. Bishop’s Letter On Tax Reform - WASHINGTON—In a letter today addressed to all members of Congress, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, called for legislators to consider bedrock moral principles as they approach tax reform......Read More News from the Church: Denver Archbishop Addresses Dangers of Teen Social-Media Use, Suicide Spike - DENVER — The growing problem of teen suicide is one that should be met with prayer and efforts to help young people develop healthy use of social media, said Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver in a recent column. “Suicide by teens in Colorado is tragically on the rise,” Archbishop Aquila said in an Oct. 24 column for the Denver Catholic......Read more |
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