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Holy Family Catholic Church
Holy Family Catholic Church
1453 N. Road Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
PASTORAL STAFF
Reverend J. Victor Gournas…………………………Pastor
Rev. Amaro Vasquez Ortiz………………..Parochial Vicar
Rev. Deacon George Stonikinis
Mrs. Cee Cee Petruncio ............................ Parish Secretary
Ms. Joan Bryant ........................................... Choir Director
Mr. Sonny Baccus ...................................................Organist
Ms. Marianne Schwartz ............................... Bulletin Editor
Mr. Pete Ferland, 252-312-9029…….Sound & Webmaster
COLLEGIAL BODIES
Mrs. Terry Gregory ...................... Pastoral Council, Chair
Mr. Donald Witosky ................................... Finance Council
Ms. Eileen Chaney, 252-338-8145……...Secular Franciscan
Order
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Holy Family: Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday:
10:15 AM; 12:15 PM (Hispanic Mass)
Daily Mass: 8:00 AM except Tuesday, 12:15 PM
St. Katharine Drexel Mission ......................... 252-453-6035
154 Maple Road, Maple, NC 27956
Mass: 7:00 PM Saturdays; 8:00 AM Sundays; 6:30 PM Wednesday
Services
SACRAMENTAL LIFE
Parish Office: .................................................. 252-338-2521
Office Hours: ........................ Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Office Fax: ....................................................... 252-338-4183
Parish House: (Emergencies Only Please)…..252-335-4419
Faith Formation & Hispanic Line: ............... 252-338-5566
E-Mail: ................................ holyfamily@embarqmail.com
Web Page: ............................. http://www.holyfamilyec.org
Catholic Charities…………….……..………………..252-426-7717
Parish Office is closed Sat., Sun., Holy Days, and National
Holidays
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mrs. Sharon Lupton .................................DRE, Grades K-5
Mrs. Cathy Terranova ........................... DRE, Grades 6-12
Mrs. Karen Hamilton, St. Katharine Drexel:
..........................................................................DRE, Grades K-12
FAITH DEVELOPMENT
HF Nursery: Every Sunday during 10:15 AM Mass
HF Grades PreK-5: Sundays, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
HF Grades 6-8: Sundays, 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM
HF Confirmation Classes: Designated Sundays, 11:30 AM 2:00 PM
St. Katharine Drexel Mission meets Sundays following Mass
Classes are held September - May
Baptism: Please call Pam Barber at 252-722-3235 to register
for a Baptismal Preparation Class when you are expecting a
child. Classes are held by appointment.
Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00-4:30 PM or by appointment.
Marriage: Contact the Pastor at least 8 months before your
planned wedding date.
Anointing of the Sick and Ministry to the Shut-in: Please
call the Parish at times of illness or hospitalization.
Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.): All adults
interested in becoming Catholic should contact: Rev. Mr. George
Stonikinis at 252-330-1395. Classes are mid-Sept until Pentecost.
Holy Family & St. Katharine Drexel Mission Child and Youth
Safe Environment Program (SET): Safe Environment Team:
Karen Hamilton, 252-338-2521.
New to the Parish? Returning to the area? Don’t
miss out on important events. Take a moment
and complete a church registration form. Be
sure to let us know if you are available to help in any of our
many ministries. The blank forms are located in the container
on the wall next to the parish office door. Deposit completed
forms in the container on the door. Thank you.
A Catholic Community
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday November 1st
Holy Family
5:00 pm
St. Katharine Drexel
7:00 pm
Sunday November 2nd
St. Katharine Drexel
8:00 am
10:15 am
Holy Family
Holy Family (Hispanic) 12:15 pm
Monday November 3rd
Holy Family
8:00 am
Tuesday November 4th
Holy Family
12:15 pm
Wednesday November 5th
Holy Family
8:00 am
Thursday November 6th
Holy Family
8:00 am
Friday November 7th
Holy Family
8:00 am
Saturday November 8th
Holy Family
5:00 pm
St. Katharine Drexel 7:00 pm
Sunday November 9th
St. Katharine Drexel
8:00 am
Holy Family
10:15 am
Holy Family (Hispanic) 12:15 pm
Irene Riehle
Parish Family
Parish Family
Jim Lucas
Parish Family
George and Bertha Haynes
Jack Davis
Parish Family
Parish Family
Patrick Onwu
Parish Family
Did you know November 30th is the First
Sunday of Advent? Advent is the church’s
gift to families -- reflections, prayers,
activities -- an opportunity to do something together. It’s not too early to think
about how you plan to celebrate this
season of hope and joy!
Gene Carter
Aida Kinen
Christopher Brown
James Haskett
NOVEMBER
Sunday
Monday
2 THE COMMEMORATION
OF ALL THE FAITHFUL
DEPARTED (ALL SOULS’
DAY)/Standard Time Begins/
Nat’l Vocation Awareness
ST. KD Mass 8 am
HF Mass 10:15 am
HF Hispanic Mass 12:15 pm
3 Thirty-First
Week In Ordinary
Time
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
HF Mass 8 am
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Social Hall
Zumba, 5:45 6:45 pm, FLC
Religious Education Classes,
Pre-K - Grade 5
9:00 - 10:00 am
Tuesday
Wednesday
4 Election Day
5
HF Rosary 11:30 am HF Mass 8 am
HF Mass 12:15 pm
Bible Study,
RCIA from
10 am, Library
10:30-11:30 am,
Zumba, 5:45-6:45 pm
Library
FLC
Choir Practice, 7pm
KofC Council Mtg.,
Dance, 7 pm, Social 7 pm, Social Hall
Hall
7 pm, Santo
Rosario, Capilla
Confirmation Class
11:30 am - 2:00 pm, SH
9 THE DEDICATION OF THE
LATERAN BASILICA
ST. KD Mass 8 am
HF Mass 10:15 am
HF Hispanic Mass 12:15 pm
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
Religious Education Classes,
Pre-K - Grade 5
9:00 - 10:00 am
KofC hosts Coffee & Donuts
after 10:15 Mass, FLC
10 Thirty-Second
Week in Ordinary
Time
HF Mass 8 am
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Social Hall
Zumba, 5:45 6:45 pm, FLC
RCIA from
10:30-11:30 am,
Library
Choir Practice, 7pm
Bible Study,
10 am, Library
Zumba, 5:45-6:45 pm
FLC
Dance, 7 pm, Social
Hall
7 pm, Santo
Rosario, Capilla
SFO Mtg., 1 pm, Social Hall
Potluck for Homeschooling
Group, Classroom after
10:15 am Mass
Friday
7 First Friday
HF Mass 8 am
13
HF Mass 8 am
14
HF Mass 8 am
TOPS Mtg., 9-11:30 am,
Social Hall
Women's Prayer Group,
6 pm, Chapel
Adoration-8:30 am to
Noon
Benediction-Noon
Saturday
8
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
15
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
Adoration-8:30 to
10:00 am
Benediction-10 am
Moms’ Bible Study, 6:30 8:30 pm, Classroom
RCIA, 7-8 pm, Room TBA
7-9 pm, Ensayo Coro
Hispano - Santuario
7-10 pm, Estudios
Biblicos -Biblioteca
16 THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. KD Mass 8 am
HF Mass 10:15 am
HF Hispanic Mass 12:15 pm
17
HF Mass 8 am
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
Zumba - 5:45 6:45 pm, FLC
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Classroom
Religious Education Classes,
Pre-K - Grade
SFO - 5:30-8:00
9:00 - 10:00 am
pm, SH
Confirmation Class
11:30 am - 2:00 pm, SH
11 Veterans Day
12
HF Rosary 11:30 am HF Communion
HF Mass 12:15 pm
Service 8 am
Thursday
6
HF Mass 8 am
TOPS Mtg., 9-11:30 am,
Social Hall
Women's Prayer Group,
6 pm, Chapel
4th Deg. Mtg./Social, 6 pm,
Volcano Restaurant
Moms’ Bible Study, 6:30 8:30 pm, Classroom
RCIA, 7-8 pm, Room TBA
Parish Council, 6:00 pm,
SH
7-9 pm, Misa Comunitaria Santuario
7-10 pm, Estudios
Biblicos -Biblioteca
18
19
HF Rosary 11:30 am HF Mass 8 am
HF Mass 12:15 pm Bible Study,
10 am, Library
RCIA, 10:30 11:30 am, Library
Zumba, 5:45-6:45 pm
FLC
Choir Practice, 7pm
Reluctant Singles,
Dance, 7 pm, Social 5 pm, Island Breeze
Hall
Greece Trip Informational Presentation,
7 pm, Hora Santa
6:30 pm, SH
Capilla
KofC Officers Mtg.,
7 pm, Library
20
HF Mass 8 am
TOPS Mtg.,9-11:30 am,
Social Hall
Women's Prayer Group,
6 pm, Chapel
Moms’ Bible Study, 6:30 8:30 pm, Classroom
RCIA, 7-8 pm, Room TBA
7-9 pm, Misa Comunitaria y Preparar Retiro,
Santuario
21
HF Mass 8 am
Adoration-8:30 to
10 am
Benediction-10 am
7 pm, Voluntarios se
Preparan Para el
Retiro, S F C
KofC Spaghetti
Supper, 5-7 pm, FLC
22
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
7 am-8 pm, Retiro
de Nueva Vida,
SFC
Cath. Daughters of
America, 3:30 pm,
SH
October 25 & 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,449.90
Weekly Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,212.00
ADORATION & BENEDICTION OF
THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
November 7, 2014
Adoration: 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Benediction: Noon
Please use the signup sheets at the entrance of the Church to
indicate your intention to spend an hour in prayer in front
of the Blessed Sacrament. Every hour must be covered.
The Blessed Sacrament cannot be left unattended during
the period of adoration.
Readings for Week of November 2, 2014
Sunday:
Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9;
Jn 6:37-40, or any readings from no. 668 or
from Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016
Monday:
Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14
Tuesday:
Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-32; Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33
Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10
Friday:
Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8
Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9;
Lk 16:9-15
Sunday:
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9;
1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Council Events & Activities
St. Denis Roman
Catholic Church in
Athens
PACK
YOUR
BAGS
FOR
A
TRIP TO GREECE
&
TURKEY!
You are invited to travel in the footsteps
of St. Paul through Greece and Turkey
with Father Vic Gournas and Father Bill
Upah starting August 29, 2015. An
informational meeting will take place at
Holy Family on November 19th at
6:30 p.m. Three nights of the trip will
include a cruise to some of the Greek
Islands and Ephesus, Turkey. For more
details, contact Linda Storm at
1sunshinestorm13@gmail.com.
Information fliers are in the gathering
area.
The registration deadline is
December 5, 2014.
Mary’s House at
Ephesus
November 5 - Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Social Hall
November 6 - 4th Degree Meeting/Social, 6 p.m., Volcano
Restaurant
November 9 - Coffee & Donuts after 10:15 a.m. Mass
(every second Sunday of the month)
November 19 - Officers Meeting, 7 p.m., Library
Baby Boomerang
Thank you to all who picked up a baby bottle to help raise
funds to honor Respect Life Month. Through the “Baby
Boomerang” program, these bottles are used to collect cash
and coins. Please keep your bottle until the end of
December and fill it, hopefully many times, with cash or
coins. At the end of the year we will ask you to bring in
what you’ve collected and all funds raised through this
program will be given to the Albemarle Pregnancy
Resource Center. Please continue to pray for the baby
listed on each bottle and his or her family. Thank you for
your support and generosity.
Catholic Charities Benefit Concert
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, November 23rd, at 5:00
pm here at Holy Family. Our parish is hosting Kim Kalman in a
free, family friendly concert. A love offering will go to benefit
Catholic Charities. More information will follow in the coming
weeks!
For more on Kim, please visit www.Kim Kalman.com.
Have you bought your Christmas
Cards yet? Would you like to “Keep
Christ in Christmas”?
For holiday planning purposes, Religious
Education classes will not be held on
December 28, 2014. Classes will resume on
January 4, 2015.
The Knights of Columbus are
selling Christmas cards in the
gathering area now through Christmas. Proceeds
will go towards supporting our two Seminarians,
plus one additional Seminarian. These cards are
in English and Spanish. Please help support this
worthy effort.
Those in nursing homes: Dorothy Dods,
Edney Whiteside, Thomas Britany, Theda
Mahboub, and Bill Nolan.
Those in the Carolina House: Pat Weaver, Rose Henry,
Helene Liles, Marguerite Frost, John McColgan, Eileen
Mohr, Ruth Haerich, and George Byberg.
Those who are ill and/or are in need of our prayer:
Barrett Sturtevant, Ron Hellberg, Amanda Brown, Seth
Soria, Becky Jordan, Teri Crowe (September 1st-December
31st) Baby Jeremiah, Alivia Sutton, Janice Foster, Jeanette
and Jack Donohue, Herman Stutts, Robert McFarland,
Frank Pala, Anna Roback, Debbie Cheek, Pam Lucas, Bob
& Bette Murphy, Liz Taylor, Diana Knapik, Patty Davis,
Christie, Audrey Nell and Peggy Stefano.
(Please contact the Parish Secretary to add names to the
Prayer List.)
Do you know someone who is sick, shut in, or
in the hospital and unable to come to church?
Would they like someone to take them Holy
Communion or be placed on the prayer list? If so,
please call the parish office (338-2521) or e-mail
your request to holyfamily@embarqmail.com.
Special Collection, November 23, Catholic Campaign
for Human Development. This Campaign addresses the
root causes of poverty in America through promotion and
support of community-controlled, self-help organizations
and transformative education. Grants are awarded by the
Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human
Development with the approval of local Bishops.
Catholic Charities is assisting a client family in
Pasquotank whose house was destroyed by fire. They
have housing and have replaced most of their
furnishings, but they still need dressers for four
bedrooms and living room furniture. If you have any
of these items to donate, please call Catholic Charities
at (252) 426-7717. The family and Catholic Charities
would be most grateful for your help.
LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY, November 8, 5 p.m.:
Lectors: P. DiPiazza, E. Power
Eucharistic Ministers: A. Keating, J. & N. Brown,
S. Jones, M. Cassidy
Altar Servers: E. Power, D. Brown, D. Pierce
SUNDAY, November 9, 10:15 a.m.:
Lectors: B. Graessle, M. Gilbert
Eucharistic Ministers: C. Graessle, A. Delos Reyes,
J. Elfring, J. Jackson, S. Delos Reyes, A. San Juan
Altar Servers: G., H., & M. Graessle
AROUND THE
DIOCESE
The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is
Feb 6-8, 2015 in Asheville, NC . Early sign up is highly
recommended. For more information visit our website at:
http://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us at mailto:
wmandbethnickles@hotmail.com or call at 704-315-2144.
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CLINICAL FAMIILY SUPPORT POSITION or FAMILY
CASE MANAGER. Full-time position available in northeastern NC; office based in Hertford, NC. Clinical Family
Support Specialist provides clinical counseling to individuals,
families, or couples and family support services/case management for individuals or families who would benefit from
in-depth assistance due to complex circumstances including
domestic violence, job loss, anxiety, depression, and economic
or other stressors. Qualifications: Master’s degree in mental
health/counseling field with licensure to provide counseling
in NC (LCSW, LPC, LMFT; will consider associate or
provisional licensure); Family Case Manager provides crisis
intervention, referrals, outreach and case management services,
including assessment of strengths and needs, goal setting, and
provision of services to individuals and families working to
increase their well-being and self-sufficiency. Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in social work or human services. Additional
qualifications: fluency in spoken and written English and
Spanish preferred; willingness to travel among multiple
counties to provide services (Dare to Martin to Gates);
knowledge of and capacity to support Catholic Social
Teachings; proven computer skills; status as a legal permanent
resident or U.S. citizen. Send resume and cover letter
supporting these qualifications to: Monica Raynor, MSW,
LCSW, Catholic Charities, PO Box 8241, Greenville, NC
27835 or e-mail Monica.Raynor@raldioc.org.
THANKSGIVING BASKETS.
We are collecting
non-perishable food items for 25 needy families in the
local area. The church is purchasing the turkeys but we
need food for all the trimmings such as vegetables,
potatoes, stuffing mix, etc. Think about what you would
like to see on your table for Thanksgiving for some ideas.
Get a head start – start collecting your food items now. If
you would like to contribute money, instead of food
items, place your cash or check (made out to Holy
Family) in the collection basket or
drop it off at the parish office.
PLEASE indicate on your check or
envelope that the donation is for
THANKSGIVING BASKETS.
Thank you!
MINISTERIO HISPANO – Noviembre 02, 2014
LA SACRAMENTALIDAD DEL MATRIMONIO
VIENE DEL DOMINGO PASADO:
La Carta a los Efesios, habla de la nueva realización del misterio escondido
desde los siglos en Dios; realización definitiva desde el punto de vista de la
historia terrena de la salvación. Habla además de "hacer -al misterio- visible"
de la visibilidad del Invisible.
Esta visibilidad no hace ciertamente que el misterio deje de ser misterio. Esto se refería al matrimonio
constituido al "principio", en el estado de la inocencia originaria, dentro del contexto del sacramento
de la creación. Esto se refiere también a la unión de Cristo con la Iglesia, como "misterio grande" del
sacramento de la redención. La visibilidad del Invisible no significaba -si así se puede decir- una
claridad total del misterio. Como objeto de la fe, permanece velado incluso a través de aquello en que
precisamente se expresa y se realiza. La visibilidad del Invisible pertenece, pues, al orden de los
signos, y el "signo" indica solamente la realidad del misterio, pero no la "desvela".
Así como el "primer Adán" -el hombre, varón y mujer- creado en el estado de la inocencia originaria y
llamado en este estado a la unión conyugal "en este sentido hablamos del sacramento de la
creación", fue signo del misterio eterno, así también el "segundo Adán", Cristo, unido con la Iglesia a
través del sacramento de la redención con un vínculo indisoluble, análogo a la alianza indisoluble de
los esposos, es signo definitivo del mismo misterio eterno.
Al hablar pues de la realización del misterio eterno hablamos también del hecho de que se convierte
en visible con la visibilidad del signo. Y por eso hablamos incluso de la sacramentalidad de toda la
heredad del sacramento de la redención, con referencia a toda la obra de la creación y de la
redención, y mucho más con referencia al matrimonio instituido en el contexto del sacramento de la
creación, como también con referencia a la Iglesia, cual Esposa de Cristo, dotada de una alianza de
tipo conyugal con El. CONTINUAMOS EL SIGUIENTE DOMINGO
Martes 04
Jueves 06
Martes 11
Jueves 13
Martes 18
Jueves 20
Viernes 21
Sábado 22
Domingo 23
Martes 25
Jueves 27
7:00Pm
7:00Pm
7:00Pm
7:00Pm
7:00Pm
7:00Pm
7:00Pm
7:00Am
7:00Am
7:00Pm
7:00Pm
Santo Rosario
Misa Comunitaria y Estudio del Credo
Santo Rosario
Estudio del Credo y Ensayo del Coro
Hora Santa
Misa Comunitaria y Preparar Retiro
Voluntarios se preparan para el Retiro
Retiro de Nueva Vida
Retiro de Nueva Vida
Santo Rosario
Misa de Acción de Gracias
Capilla
Santuario
Capilla
Santuario
Capilla
Santuario
SFC
SFC
SFC
Capilla
Santuario
ACTIVIDADES – COMUNIDAD HISPANA - NOVIEMBRE - 2014
CURSO DE NUEVA VIDA, 22 Y 23 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2014, 7 am - 8 pm
REAVIVEMOS LA VIDA EN EL SEÑOR JESÚS!!!, ESTÁS INVITADO
HACERLO!!!
CRISTO TE ESPERA PARA DARTE UN GRAN REGALO!!!
AHHHH!!! AL FINAL DEL RETIRO TODOS TENDRÁN SU
REGALO.
Inscríbete llamando al 252-339-4660