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ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
100 St. Michael Place
Vicksburg, MS 39180
REVEREND P. J. CURLEY, PASTOR
RECTORY 636-3445
FAX 636-3534
E Mail: office@stmichaelvicksburg.org
WEB SITE: www.stmichaelvicksburg.org
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - HELENE BENSON e-mail at drestmichael@cablelynx.com
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: SATURDAY 4:30 - 5:00 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: TO INSURE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ADEQUATE PREPARATION, COUPLES
SHOULD CONTACT THE PRIEST FOUR, PREFERABLY SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE OF THE WEDDING
IF YOU ARE CELEBRATING A SACRAMENT THIS YEAR, A RECENT COPY OF YOUR BAPTISMAL RECORD MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE PARISH..
(SATURDAY MASS SCHEDULE: 5:30 PM) (SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE: 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM) (Spanish Mass-Sunday- 2:00 PM)
Lay Ministry
Twenty-nineth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 19, 2014
TODAY, Oct. 19
Mass – 8:30 a.m. – Increase in Vocations
Mass – 11:00 a.m. – People of the Parish
Spanish Mass – 2:00 p.m. – Peace in Our World
PSR – 9:45 a.m.
MONDAY, Oct. 20
Communion Service - 8:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, Oct. 21
Communion Service – 8:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22
Mass with Seniors at 6:30 p.m.
PSR – 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, Oct. 23
Mass - 8:30 a.m. - Ann Farren
FRIDAY, Oct. 24
Mass – 8:30 a.m. – James Heid
SATURDAY, Oct. 25
Mass – 5:30 p.m. –. Increase in Vocations
Oct. 25-26
Altar Servers
5:30 p.m. – Mary Kalusche – Hayden Palmer
8:30 a.m. – Aimee Jones – Anna Lamanilao
11:00 a.m. –Paula & Mikaela Meer
Lector/Commentator
5:30 p.m. – Tim Welp – Kay Diehl
8:30 a.m. – Dean Andrews – Jessica Delk
11:00 a.m. – Janey Seabergh – Bill Seabergh
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Oct. 25
5:30 p.m. – Virgil Carter, Al & Kay Diehl, David
Wallace, Tim Welp
Oct. 26
8:30 a.m. – Dorothy Brown, Jessica Delk, John Piazza,
Tommy & Tracy Trichell
11:00 a.m. – Lito Meer, Mary Cialone, Betsy & Bobby
Folsom, Janey Seabergh
The Sick in our Community
Judy McCollum, Don Ravetta, Charles Thompson, Jamie Dishman,
Frank Joseph, Catherine Goodrum, Jim Conway, Sonny Sucharski,
Kevin Hawks, Bonnie Boyd, Bobbie Anderson, Jim Farrell, Karen
Zwissler, Mia Isabella Calnan, Emil and Alyce Chiarito, Steve Blake,
John Brooks, Fr.Paul Madden, Jodie Barnes, Kathy Grant, Bertha Hull,
Belinda McKinney, Haley Cook, Pamela Bull, John Banchetti, Joshua
Whitam, Marvin Webster, Melissa Barker, Barbara Cesare, Jerri
Mocknick, Leslie Shannon, Nathan Wilds, Whitney Doiron, John Alford,
Alan Franklin, Laura Uecker, Philip Vedros, Milton Farr, Rebecca
Whitehead, Glenda Daigle, Joan Trahan, Mark Reddy, Junette Tomlin,
Jim Dolan, Joe & Mary Bottino, Bonnie Bruce, Kevin Hicks, Sharon
Bowers, Camille & Warren Doiron, Larry Lambiotte, Collin Farrell, Bob
Sweet, Falcon Morgan, Mary Jane Lauderdale, Francine Pfaff, Sherri
McBride, Mark Antoine, Mary Ray, Mary Margaret Brabston, Marian
Clark, Penny Johnston, Lucia Brown, Sherry Antoine, Afton Wallace,
Betty Hearn, Beverly Goodwin, Evelyn Weaver, Barb Price, Beverly
Connelly, Sue Benson, Dana Faye Clausner, Betty Kammon, Jackie
Rushing, Sharon Hanks, Walley Hipp, Frances Powell and Linda Myers.
MONEY COUNTERS
10/19/14– Sue Fowler, Marsha Buell, Cathey Lee
10/26/14 – Myrtle Alvarado, Dottie Brown, Betsy Farrell
We gratefully acknowledge the Altar
Flowers given in loving memory of Christine
Lambert.
} OCTOBER IS RESPECT FOR LIFE MONTH –
throughout the Catholic Churches. The Pennies for
Life Fund Raiser will go through the month of
October. Please place in basket in vestibule of the
Church. All money will go towards the Respect for
Life fund for St. Michael.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS –
Trunk or Treat – Saturday, Oct. 25th at 6:30 p.m.
Kids come dressed in your costumes to trick or
treat out of the trunks of your cars. Parents
decorate your trunks and bring you treats to hand
out. Hot dogs will be served and then the trick or
treating will begin.
KC Essay Contest has begun for all students 8-12th
grade. Prizes will be awarded in each grade
division with Seniors competing for a $1000.00/4
years scholarship. Entry forms are available at
www.ms-kofc.com/898/EssayForm.pdf. Deadline is
Dec. 15th.
KC Substance Abus poster contest is open for 8-14
year olds. Entry forms are available at www.mskofc.com/898/postercontest.pdf. Deadline is Oct.
31st.
All
pictorial
PICTORIAL
DIRECTORY
–
appointments have been taken for the days Nov. 7th,
8th, 9th and 10th. If we get 30 more people to sign
up we will be given another day at a later date. A
sign-up sheet is available in the back of the Church
if you would like to make an appoinment. Families
may submit a recent portrait to the Rectory by Nov.
15th. If you need to change your scheduled appt.
you may call 1-877-896-9667 ext. 235. If you do
cancel your appt., please call Kathy Castellane and
she will assist you in making a new appt. 601-6380774.
For
online
sign-up
go
to
www.stmichaelvicksburg.org and click on:
St.
Michael New Pictorial Directory Appointmnet online
sign-up, CLICK HERE. Then just follow directions.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION - classes are on
Sundays at 9:45 a.m. in the parish Education
building. This season’s class is the “Priest,
Prophet, King” video series from Fr. Barron.
Format will be a 20-30 minute video and group
discussion and reflection afterward.
No
registration required. All are welcome.
ANGELS OF MERCY – We provide assistance to new and
expectant mothers in St. Michael Parish. If your family is
expecting, please contact Lori Williams at 601-638-8448
or the Rectory so we may keep your family in our
prayers.
CYO – will meet this Sunday after 11 a.m. Youth Mass. Lunch
will be provided. Youth Day Natchez registration forms and
fees are due this day. Our e-mail is
vicksburgcyo@cablelynx.com and our website is
www.vicksburgcyo.wix.com/vicksburgcyo. CYO will also be
selling handmade rosaries after the Masses, weekend of Oct.
18-19 in honor of Oct. being the Holy Rosary month.
ANNUAL WOMEN’S RETREAT – on Oct. 24-26 is “Women’s
Annual Retreat” at St. Mary of the Pines in Chatawa, MS. Fall
Retreats promise stillness, joyful renewal. For more info,
please cal Delores Coomes at 63601292 or the Rectory at 6363445. Forms can be found in the back of the Church.
PLEASE JOIN ST. PAUL PARISH AND BISHOP KOPACZ – for
Msgr. Flannery’s presentation on the Miraculous Image and
Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The talk will be held on
Wednesday, Oct. 22nd on the 3rd floor of Farrell Hall beginning
at 7 p.m. The purpose of the talk is to increase our
understanding of Blessed Mother under this title and to thank
her for having her son, bishop Kopacz, appointed Bishop and
named to our Diocese on her feast day, Dec. 12th . The Bishop
honors the Virgin under this image through her red rose on his
coat-of-arms. Come and learn why Our Lady of Guadalupe has
been given the additional title, Protectess of the Unborn.
FIRST COMMUNION – There will be an important meeting for
parents of children making their First Communion on
Thursday, Oct. 23rd at 6 p.m.
BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE – We are here to help you and
your family while dealing with the loss of a loved one.
Volunteers prepare meals for parishioners who suffer a loss in
their family. If this committee can be of help to you, please
contact the Rectory. We are always happy to have new
volunteers in this ministry. WE ARE IN NEED OF MORE
VOLUNTEERS….please call Christy Middleton at 638-7398 or
Babs Hearn at 638-9319 if you would like to become a part of
this wonderful ministry.
ST. PAUL AND MONSIGNOR MICHAEL FLANNERY’S
PRESENTATION - St. Michael Parishioners are invited to
attend “Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Apparitions and the
Explanation of the Symbolism in Juan Diego’s Tilma” on
Wednesday, Oct. 22nd at 7 p.m. in Farrell Hall. Special Guest
will be Bishop Kopacz, who has included the rose of Our Lady
of Guadalupe in the upper right of his coat of arms.
If you know someone interested in learning more about the
Catholic Faith, please have them call the Church office and ask
about the RCIA program