Holy Family Catholic Church Seymour, Tennessee Diocese of Knoxville “The Lord set His heart on you and chose you, the smallest of all because He loves you … the faithful God who is true to His covenant.” Dt 7:77:7-9 Welcome to our Community! Sacramental Ministry Parish Contacts Mass Pastor—Fr. Gilbert M. Diaz FrG@holyfamilyseymour.org Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 8:00am and 10:30am Mon, Tues, Thurs 8:30am & Wed 7:00pm Holy Days: 7:00pm Vigil & 8:30am 1st Friday of the Month: Mass 8:30am Adoration 9:00am-6:00pm Benediction 6:00pm Reconciliation Saturday 4:30 to 5:00pm (or by appointment) Anointing of the Sick-Contact the office 865-573- Deacon—Deacon Dean Burry - 865-579-9196 Office Manager—Louise De Lucia 865-804-9012 secretary@holyfamilyseymour.org Parish Council—Tracy Staller, Chair 865-573-2876, pcchair@holyfamilyseymour.org Finance Council—Joyce Guerrera, Chair 1203 or Ann Dennis 865-573-1586. Communion for the Sick and Home BoundContact the office 865-573-1203 or Ann Dennis 865-573-1586 or Claudia Burton 865-573-0056 Marriage-Contact Deacon Dean Burry (865)579-9196, four months in advance for preparation and scheduling. *Annulments: Contact Fr. Gilbert Diaz (865)573-1203 or Victor Whelan, Delegate (865)5773100. Baptism-Contact Deacon Dean Burry (865)579-9196, one month in advance. 1st Communion-Contact Deacon Dean Burry (865) Youth Ministry Albert & Rebecca Cardona– 865-566-2336 cardonaaljr@gmail.com Religious Education/CCD—Bill Voight 865-573-4597, wvoight@bellsouth.net Custodial—Office –865-573-1203 Facilities Management Charlie Robinson -General Grace McIntyre- Admin 865-983-3448 865-577-9287 Ministry Contacts Liturgy Committee Secretary Karen Burry 865-579-9196 Confirmation-Contact Lorraine LeCocq (865)577-5386 Readers 865-579-4661 RCIA- Contact Bob Ketteringham (865)933-5486. Extraordinary Ministers Of The Eucharist Grace McIntyre 865-577-9287 579-9196. Holy Family Catholic Church 307 Black Oak Ridge Road Seymour, TN 37865 865-573-1203, FAX 865-579-3645 Office Hours Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs–9:00am to 2:00pm Website: www.holyfamilyseymour.org Ushers Ralph Ihli Owen Poveda 865-406-0226 Altar Servers Deacon Dean Burry 865-579-9196 Choir 5:30pm Joyce Guerrera 8 &10:30am Joe Henry 865-335-4610 865-738-3681 Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time Holy Family Financial Report 07/2014 - 06/2015 Fiscal Year Yearly Budget Weekly Budget Oct 18 05:30 PM Normand Renaud-Living Intention by Sami Blanton Oct 19 08:00 AM People Of The Parish 10:30 AM Tim Eastwood by Liz Schumacher Oct 20 08:30 AM People Of The Parish Oct 21 0:830 AM Amelia Waszak Oct 22 07:00 PM People Of The Parish Oct 23 08:30 AM Thomas B. Waszak Oct 24 08:30 AM NO MASS Oct 25 05:30 PM Mildred Banks Oct 26 08:00 AM People Of The Parish 10:30 AM Mary Condon $279,320.00 $ 5,400.00 Last Weeks Collection 07/19-07/20/14 Regular $3634.30 Building $1302.00 Charity $ 0 Year to date: Expenditures Surplus/Deficit $107,574.41 ($ 7,960.05) Mortgage Balance Mass Intentions $370,484.56 Ministry Schedule October 25 5:30 PM Reader: Bill Voight Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist: Marie Kruzel, Anita Miller, Karen Burry October 26 8:00 AM Reader: Bob Ketteringham Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist: Samantha Blanton, Judy Collins, Eddie Collins 10:30 AM Reader: Victor Whelan Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist: Bob Wojciechowski, Lill Wojciechowski, Pat Johnson Ministers of the Eucharist: Your permanent schedule is posted on the bulletin board across from the drinking fountain. If you ever know ahead of time that you will be unable to serve on your scheduled week please let the Mass coordinator know or ask another EME to trade with you. Also, check in with the Mass coordinator when you arrive. Just a reminder: Return the Chalice to the ambo(left) side of the altar (walk behind the altar) and place it on the Corporal. Do not walk in front of the altar. Contact: Grace McIntyre with questions or if you need to change your week. Pray for the Sick: Please call Claudia Burton at 573-0056 to be added to the prayer line. Ed Bigelow, John Kruzel, Dorothy & Herman Runevitch, Steve Smith, Mary Lu Shipstad, Lorraine LeCocq, Carmen Fernandez, Norman & Joan Renaud, Tura & Bill Loose, Hennie & Maggie Mauer, Pete & Gloria Pizzolongo, Mary Alice Schweb, Claire Haupt, Betty Princing, Leo Fragapagne, Lorraine Hendricks, Elaine Shields Bryant, Lorraine Quilliams, Bella Manna, Pete Walburg, Joseph Papp, Paula Goan, Nikki McFarland, Gary Johnson Parishioners are invited to make a donation at anytime for placement of flowers in the Sanctuary in memory of a loved one or for a special occasion. Recognition will appear in the bulletin. Please contact Louise at 573-1203 or secretary@holyfamilyseymour.org May the souls of all our Faithful departed through the Mercy of God rest in peace. Amen = deceased Parish Calendar C=Church, GL= Garden Level, FLC= Family Life Center, P=Pavilion 10/18 Sat: 05:00pm Rosary-C 06:30pm Oktoberfest Dinner-FLC 10/19 Sun: 09:00am CCD-GL & FLC 09:55am Rosary-C 10/20 Mon: 09:00am Legion of Mary-FLC 10/21 Tues: 09:00am Crafty Ladies-FLC 06:00pm Legion of Mary-FLC 10/22 Wed: 06:00pm HS Youth Group-FLC 10/23 Thrs: 06:30pm Choir Practice-C 10/25 Sat: 05:00pm Rosary-C 10/26 Sun: 09:00am CCD-GL & FLC 09:55am Rosary-C “If God’s word is spoken by a priest who is filled with the fire of charity—the fire of love of God and neighbor—it will wound vices, kill sins, convert sinners, and work wonders.” -St. Anthony Mary Claret(1807-1870), Founder of the Claretian Order, Feast Day October 24 Our Lady of Fatima Statue would like to reach out to our parishioners by spending some prayer time in your home. The statue will be brought to your home with a 9-day novena. Please contact Luci Carleton, 573-0336. Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, who hope in his merciful love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine. ~Psalm 33:18-19 The Son of Man has come to give his life as a ransom for many. ~Mark 10:45 In the Gospel today Jesus says: “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” When God is the center of our lives there is no problem with giving others their due. Through your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul you are helping your neighbor who is hungry, hopeless and frightened to know that they belong to God. October 19, 2014 LADIES MONTH AT C.R.O.S.S. has been extended for October. Those who donated were very generous! The number of individuals who donated was very low. We have “ladies day at the car wash” or “Ladies day at the races”. LADIES MONTH AT CROSS will continue throughout October. Provide an item which makes a lady feel special. It could be a “skin softener, a body wash, a hair product, a cologne or body spray”. You may use one of these items daily without a second thought. For the CROSS recipients, it probably would be a very special treat. When your purchase your favorite beauty item, purchase two. One for yourself and one for a CROSS client. MAKE SOMEONE FEEL SPECIAL! Your donations will be picked up weekly with the last day being Sunday October 26th. Thank you. C.R.O.S.S. There is always a need at CROSS to help stock their shelves with food for local families. Peanut butter, tuna fish, cereal, pasta, jarred sauce, etc. Holy Family Prayer Chain Don't know if you have heard of Holy Family's Prayer Chain. When a parishioner is ill or wants prayers for someone else, all they have to do is call Ann Dennis or Claudia Burton to have the name placed on our list. Then special parishioners who have volunteered to call others go into action. Within a short time most in the parish know about and pray for that person. At this point we are in need of two volunteers for the Chain. If you are interested, please call Connie at 577-3881 to get your name on the list. Annually on the first Sunday of November, members of Immaculate Conception and Holy Ghost parishes gather at Calvary Cemetery at 2000 Martin Luther King Boulevard in East Knoxville to recite the Rosary together for the eternal rest of all those buried there and for all the faithful departed. All are invited to participate in this important community tradition – especially those with relatives or friends buried at Calvary. Please join our annual Rosary Procession at Calvary Cemetery on Sunday, November 2, at 2:00 p.m. A Big “Thank You” to Eddy Collins Last week a water leak appeared in the roof at the Family Life Center kitchen. Eddy and his crew came to the Rescue and repaired the leak in the roof. Also, last year, Eddy required gutters and down spout on the church, Rectory and Pavilion at no cost to the parish. We appreciate your generosity Eddy. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Each October we celebrate “Respect Life Month,” a time when we reflect more deeply upon the sanctity of life, from conception to natural death. We pray for the weak and vulnerable, the unborn and the elderly, for the innocent in the womb, as well as for the most guilty. We pray for a spirit of mercy and not vengeance, for an overturning of the death penalty as we pray also for the victims’ families of violent crime, for Christ’s peace through His mercy and love to comfort them. We pray for Christians and minorities throughout the world who suffer from war and persecution. We pray that Amendment One and other legislative measures that affirm a “yes to life” will be sustained with your vote for life. In the darkening clouds of violence, war, and persecution, pray for Christ’s peace to reign in mercy and love. Bishop Stika Statement on Amendment One Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One of the great privileges of living in a democracy is the right of its citizens to vote. Although the Catholic Church will never identify itself with any political community or system, we can and must speak up in support of moral issues. One such issue that we as Catholics will have an opportunity to vote on November 4th is Amendment One. This amendment is neither a Republican nor Democrat issue, but a moral and life issue of greatest magnitude. A yes vote on Amendment One, a prolife amendment, would neutralize the extreme interpretation taken by the Tennessee State Supreme Court in 2000 in which they declared that our State Constitution guarantees the right to an abortion. Passage of this Amendment would restore back to the voter the “life” decisions that were taken from them by the state court decision. For this reason, I and my brother Bishops in Nashville and Memphis wholeheartedly ask for your support for “life” by voting for “Yes on One” this November 4th. Holy Family Confirmation 2014-2015 Please contact Lorraine LeCocq 577-5386 to register. All confirmation classes will be on Sunday’s from 11:45am to 1:15pm (including a snack break, snacks should be of the healthy variety). The retreat will be on a Saturday. A notebook will be need to answer side bar questions and as a journal for personal reflections. Lessons: SundayOctober 5 October 19 November 2 November 16 Getting Started—pages 1.1-1.6 What we can Know about God—pages 2.1-2.5 Why the World is Broken—pages 3.1-3.5 More than a Mere Man—pages 4.1-4.5 Why did Jesus Have to Die—pages 5.1-5.5 Saturday, December 20 Thank you Father Gilbert for an outstanding and very informative Day of Reflection last Saturday. We appreciate all of your time and effort to help us learn more about our Catholic Faith. We are looking for volunteers to help build, decorate a float for the Seymour Christmas Parade. The theme is “Coming Home”. Please contact Paul Fintak 579-2202. Retreat—Reflect—Reconcile Second half of lessons will be listed in December. Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time Sunday, October 26, 2014 Exodus 22:20-26 Psalm 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 47 and 51ab 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 Matthew 22:34-40 Holy Family Giving Tree You can honor a loved one by purchasing a leaf, acorn or stone on the Holy Family Giving Tree in the Family Life Center. They make a great birthday, anniversary, and/or a memorial gift for a loved one. All monies go directly to the building fund Interested in Advertising Here? Please call the office at 573-1203 or email secretary@ holyfamilyseymour.org Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn child I have spiritually adopted, who is in danger of abortion. Amen. Interested in discerning a possible vocation of service within the Church? Interested in supporting the work of vocation promotion in the Church? Check out the Diocese of Knoxville Office of Vocations Facebook and Twitter pages: Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/DOKvocations, Twitter - www.twitter.com/DofKVocations. Pregnancy & Adoption services, including post-abortion counseling, available 24/7/365 by calling 1-877-990-4673 Empowering and protecting the poor and vulnerable through: -Columbus Home Children’s Services -Outreach to those in Hardship -Housing for Special Populations -Counseling & Education For information or help, go to www.ccetn.org for services And contact information in your community. Please cut this prayer out and pray it daily. Knights of Columbus Pace Residential Cleaning Pam Pace George S. Kurtz Council 12961 Owner-Parishioner Contact: Gene Zdonek 908908-3896 865-210-1367 731-413-9947 Free in home estimates customized to your specific needs Making your home sweeter Business Meeting: First Thursday of every month, 7p.m.Church - lower level Knights of Columbus George S. Kurtz Council 12961 307 black Oak Ridge Road Seymour, TN 37865 Fellowship Sunday The first Sunday (November 2nd) of the month, will be sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Holy Family, Seymour Coffee and donuts will be available after both masses in the Family Life Center. Please join us! Parish Goal: Total Committed: Collections to Date: Amount needed to reach Goal: $23,100.00 $21,005.00 $16,382.00 $6,718.00