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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: ................................ [email protected]
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 October 25th
Holy Family
5:00 pm
St. Katharine Drexel
7:00 pm
Sunday October 26th
St. Katharine Drexel
8:00 am
10:15 am
Holy Family
Holy Family (Hispanic) 12:15 pm
Monday October 27th
Holy Family
8:00 am
Tuesday October 28th
Holy Family
12:15 pm
Wednesday October 29th
Holy Family
8:00 am
Thursday October 30th
Holy Family
8:00 am
Friday October 31st
Holy Family
8:00 am
George Kerns
Parish Family
Parish Family
Stephanie Meyer
Parish Family
Parish Family
Jean Kelly
Parish Family
Parish Family
26 THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME/Priesthood
Sunday/Nat’l World Youth
Day
ST. KD Mass 8 am
HF Mass 10:15 am
HF Hispanic Mass 12:15 pm
Monday
27
HF Mass 8 am
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Social Hall
Zumba, 5:45 6:45 pm, FLC
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
Tuesday
Wednesday
28
29
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
7 pm, Hora Santo,
Capilla
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
HF Mass 8 am
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Social Hall
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
Zumba, 5:45 Religious Education Classes, 6:45 pm, FLC
Pre-K - Grade 5
4 Election Day
5
HF Rosary 11:30 am HF Mass 8 am
HF Mass 12:15 pm
Bible Study,
10 am, Library
RCIA from
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
Parish Council Mtg.,
6 pm, Library
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
10 Thirty-Second
Week in Ordinary
Time
HF Mass 8 am
Boy Scouts,
Religious Education Classes, 7 pm, Social Hall
Pre-K - Grade
Zumba - 5:45 KofC hosts Coffee & Donuts 6:45 pm, FLC
after 10:15 Mass, FLC
SFO Mtg., 1 pm, Social Hall
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
30
HF Mass 8 am
31 Halloween
HF Mass 8 am
TOPS Mtg., 9-11:30 am,
Social Hall
Women's Prayer Group,
6 pm, Chapel
RCIA, 7-8 pm, Room TBA
Adoration-8:30 to
10:00 am
Girl Scouts, FLC
Benediction-10:00 am
10:00 - 11:30 am
7 pm, Taller
terapéutico para
parejas, Social Hall
DST ends at 2 am
Sunday morning.
7-9 pm, Misa Comunitaria Santuario
7-10 pm, Estudios
Biblicos -Biblioteca
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
(Location TBA)
Moms’ Bible Study, 6:30 8:30 pm, Classroom
RCIA, 7-8 pm, Room TBA
7 First Friday
HF Mass 8 am
Adoration-8:30 am to
Noon
Benediction-Noon
1 All Saints Day
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
8
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
7-9 pm, Ensayo Coro
Hispano - Santuario
7-10 pm, Estudios
Biblicos -Biblioteca
Confirmation Class
11:00 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
Parish Family
Jim Lucas
Parish Family
TRIP TO GREECE! 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 6:00 pm. 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
[email protected]. Information fliers are in the gathering
area. The registration deadline is December 5, 2014.
Dance, 7 pm, Social
Hall
Religious Education Classes,
Pre-K - Grade 5
Irene Riehle
Parish Family
Daylight Savings Time Ends at 2 a.m. Sunday
morning. Turn your clocks back 1 hour before
you retire for the evening Saturday night.
Parish Family
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
Sunday
Saturday November 1st
Holy Family
5:00 pm
St. Katharine Drexel 7:00 pm
Sunday November 2nd
St. Katharine Drexel
8:00 am
Holy Family
10:15 am
Holy Family (Hispanic) 12:15 pm
12
11 Veterans Day
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
Choir Practice, 7pm FLC
Dance, 7 pm, Social
Hall
13
HF Mass 8 am
TOPS Mtg.,9-11:30 am,
Social Hall
Women's Prayer Group,
6 pm, Chapel
RCIA, 7-8 pm, Room TBA
7-9 pm, Ensayo Coro
Hispano - Santuario
7-10 pm, Estudios
Biblicos -Biblioteca
14
HF Mass 8 am
Adoration-8:30 to
10 am
Benediction-10:30 am
15
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
October 18 & 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,599.00
Weekly Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,212.00
ADORATION & BENEDICTION OF
THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
October 31, 2014
Adoration: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Benediction: 10:00 a.m.
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.
ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULS DAY
This year the Solemnity of All Saints (November 1st) falls on
Saturday and the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
(All Souls Day) (November 2nd) falls on Sunday. The Table of
Liturgical Days ranks these days at no. 3, just ahead of
Sundays in Ordinary Time.
All Saints Day. All Saints Day is not a holy
day of obligation this year as a result of the
1992 USCCB decision abrogating the precept
to attend Mass when November 1st falls on a
Saturday or Monday. Even though the Solemnity of All Saints
is not a holy day of obligation this year, it always remains for
us a holy day which is commended to be observed. Therefore,
parishes are encouraged to celebrate the Solemnity with a Mass
on Friday Night or on Saturday morning. On Friday evening,
October 31st, Evening Prayer II of All Saints is celebrated; but,
for pastoral reasons, where it is the custom, it may be followed
by Evening Prayer for the Dead.
All Souls Days. Since All Souls Day outranks the
Sunday of Ordinary Time, Masses celebrated on
Saturday evening (Nov 1st) and Sunday (Nov 2nd)
are to be for All Souls Day, with its readings,
prayers, and pastoral considerations. However,
Morning and Evening Prayer II of the 31st Sunday
in Ordinary Time is prayed for individual recitation and the
Office of the Dead is prayed when celebrated with the people.
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.
Readings for Week of October 26, 2014
Sunday:
Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51;
1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40
Monday:
Eph 4:32 — 5:8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 13:10-17
Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16
Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30
Thursday: Eph 6:10-20; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 13:31-35
Friday:
Phil 1:1-11; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 14:1-6
Saturday:
Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a
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
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Council Events & Activities
November 5 - Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Social Hall
November 6 - 4th Degree Meeting/Social, 6 p.m., Location
TBA
November 9 - Coffee & Donuts after 10:15 a.m. Mass
(every second Sunday of the month)
November 19 - Officers Meeting, 7 p.m., Library
October is Respect Life Month. The children in Faith
Formation are raising money now through the end of
December to help the Albemarle Crisis Pregnancy
Center with their various needs through the "Baby
Boomerang" program. We are asking our
parishioners to assist in this fundraising effort by
picking up a baby bottle (available in the gathering
area) at the end of Mass and filling it, hopefully many
times, with cash or coins. Each bottle has a baby's
name on it for the family to pray for. Please consider
taking a baby bottle (or two) home to help raise
money for this vital ministry. Funds raised through
this program will be given to the Albemarle Crisis
Pregnancy Center at the end of December. Thank you
for your support and generosity.
LOVE SHOWN IN ACTION
Do you receive the word of God with joy as the
Thessalonians did? Their faith showed in their actions. They
became models for other believers.
The first reading tells us to put our faith into action.
This passage is part of a long list of ordinances God
commanded the Israelites to observe. God will judge us by
how we treat our neighbors. God will hear the cries of any
whom we neglect or mistreat and will come to their defense.
In today’s Gospel the Pharisees put the question of
God’s law to Jesus. “Which commandment of the law is the
greatest?” (Matthew 22:36) How could he possibly choose
from all the detailed commandments the Jews observed? He
was sure to offend somebody by his answer! Of course, Jesus
went right to the heart of the matter. Love is the greatest
commandment—love of God and love of neighbor. Everything
else is based on this.
Those in nursing homes: Dorothy Dods,
Edney Whiteside, Thomas Britany, Theda
Mahboub, Bill Nolan, Earl McGuire, and
Nancy Lane.
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
and Christie.
(Please contact the Parish Secretary to add names to the
Prayer List.)
Interested in Prison Ministry?
Kairos is a prison ministry developed from Cursillo and is now
supported by over 36,000 volunteers. Here in Pasquotank
County, Kairos serves at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution bringing the light and healing of Christ to hearts that have
been hurt and hardened. Be a part of this powerful ministry by
attending a training session before the 4-day retreat inside PCI.
You can also sign up for the last day only, which is open to
outsiders, to take a look at this prison ministry in action. Either
way, if you are interested leave a message with the office (252)
338-2521, and Father Vic will arrange for someone from the
ministry to work with you.
Training - October 25 at Berea Baptist Church from 8 am-2:30
pm/October 30 at Berea Baptist Church from 10 am-2 pm
Retreat - October 30, Pasquotank Correctional, 2 pm-9 pm;
October 31, Pasquotank Correctional, 7 am-9 pm; November 1,
Pasquotank Correctional, 7 am-9 pm; November 2, Pasquotank
Correctional 7 am-3:30pm
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 [email protected].
LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY, November 1, 5 p.m.:
Lectors: C. Terranova, A. Keating
Eucharistic Ministers: C. & M. Graessle, G. & R.
Olsen, J. Backo
Altar Servers: G., H., & M. Graessle
SUNDAY, November 2, 10:15 a.m.:
Lectors: D.Lupton, J. Watts
Eucharistic Ministers: D. Proffit, B. Purcell, E.
Chaney, J. Jackson, J. Woodard III, J. McLaughlin
Altar Servers: W. Ferguson, J. Giloy, D. Jackson
AROUND THE
DIOCESE
Project Rachel Support Group. Abortion is one of
the most common procedures in the US, experienced by
millions of women; many of the women suffering from an
abortion are Catholic. Abortion creates a wound in a postabortive woman (or man) often resulting in spiritual and emotional
problems. The Project Rachel ministry assists women and men who
have been touched by abortion to find healing. There is a support
group beginning in the Raleigh/Triangle area in November. If you
have experienced an abortion and would like more information about
the support group, contact Project Rachel at (919) 852-1021 or
email [email protected]. For more information go to
http://projectrachelnc.org/ (website) Note: all calls and
appointments are kept strictly confidential. - See more at:
http://www.dioceseofraleigh.org/offices/communications/
centralized-mail#sthash.Kcerfgf0.dpuf.
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The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends
are Nov 7-9, 2014 in Atlantic Beach, NC and 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:
[email protected] or call at 704-315-2144.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
October 26, 2014
In the first reading today from Exodus, God speaks of the
alien, the widow, the orphan and our neighbor, saying, “If he
cries out to me, I will hear him; for I am compassionate.” Each
day Catholic Charities staff and volunteers throughout the
Diocese of Raleigh strive to mirror God’s compassion to our
neighbors in need. In the past year, this outreach from the
Church assisted more than 68,000 people from 19,000 families.
With God’s grace and the help of your prayers and contributions, the staff of Catholic Charities and over 1,800 volunteers
are able to perform the corporal works of mercy in service to
these families. Thank you for your constant and generous
support to our brothers and sisters who are most vulnerable.
The compassionate and holistic response of Catholic
Charities to the alien, the orphans and widows of our time
echos Pope Francis’s words at a Jesuit refugee center last
September: “Charity that leaves the poor person as he is, is not
sufficient. True mercy, the mercy God gives to us and teaches
us . . .demands that the poor find the way to be poor no longer.”
In addition to alleviating some of the immediate impact of
poverty by providing food, children’s clothing and assistance to
purchase prescription medication and pay utility bills, the
profesional staff at Catholic Charities also works to help the
poor and vulnerable develop skills and access resources which
will allow them to find a way to economic self-sufficiency.
I extend my gratitude to those of you who are volunteers and
benefactors supporting the work of the Church through
Catholic Charities. If you are not yet involved with Catholic
Charities or social outreach at your parish, I ask you to prayerfully consider how you can become involved in compassionately responding to the needs of our neighbors. May Our Lord
Jesus bless us and all those we love and serve and may Mary
Our Mother watch over us always.
Sincerely in Christ, Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge
MINISTERIO HISPANO – Octubre 26 2014
LA SACRAMENTALIDAD DEL MATRIMONIO
VIENE DEL DOMINGO PASADO:
La imagen contenida en el pasaje citado de la Carta a los Efesios parece hablar sobre todo del
sacramento de la redención como de la realización definitiva del misterio escondido desde los
siglos en Dios. En este mysterium magnum se realiza definitivamente todo aquello de lo que
había tratado la misma Carta a los Efesios en el capítulo primero.
Efectivamente, como recordamos, dice no sólo: "En El (esto es, en Cristo) -Dios- nos eligió antes de la constitución del
mundo para que fuésemos santos e inmaculados ante El..." (Ef 1, 4), sino también: "En El -Cristo- tenemos la redención
por su sangre, la remisión de los pecados, según las riquezas de Su gracia, que superabundantemente derramó sobre
nosotros... (Ef 1, 7-8).
La nueva gratificación sobrenatural del hombre en el "sacramento de la redención" es también una nueva realización del
misterio escondido desde los siglos en Dios, nueva en relación al sacramento de la creación. En este momento la gratificación es, en cierto sentido, una "nueva creación". Pero se diferencia del sacramento de la creación en cuanto que la
gratificación originaria, unida a la creación del hombre, constituía a ese hombre "desde el principio", mediante la gracia,
en el estado de la originaria inocencia y justicia. En cambio, la nueva gratificación del hombre en el sacramento de la
redención le da, sobre todo, la "remisión de los pecados". Sin embargo, también aquí puede "sobreabundar la gracia",
como dice en otra parte San Pablo: "Donde abundó el pecado, sobreabundó la gracia" (Rom 5, 20).
El sacramento de la redención -fruto del amor redentor de Cristo- se convierte basándose en su amor nupcial a la
Iglesia, en una dimensión permanente de la vida de la Iglesia misma, dimensión fundamental y vivificante. Es el
mysterium magnum de Cristo y de la Iglesia: misterio eterno realizado por Cristo, que "se entregó por ella" (Ef 5, 35);
misterio que se realiza continuamente en la Iglesia, porque Cristo "amó a la Iglesia" (Ef 5, 35), uniéndose a ella con
amor indisoluble, tal como se unen los esposos, marido y mujer, en el matrimonio.
De este modo la Iglesia vive del sacramento de la redención, y, a su vez, completa este sacramento como la mujer, en
virtud del amor nupcial, completa al propio marido, lo que ya se puso de relieve, en cierto modo, "al principio", cuando el
hombre halló en la primera mujer "una ayuda semejante a él" (Gén 2, 20). Aunque la analogía de la Carta a los Efesios
no lo precise, sin embargo, podemos añadir que también la Iglesia unida a Cristo, como la mujer con el propio marido,
saca del sacramento de la redención toda su fecundidad y maternidad espiritual. Lo testimonian, de algún modo, las
palabras de la Carta de San Pedro, cuando escribe que hemos sido "engendrados no de semilla corruptible, sino
incorruptible, por la palabra viva y permanente de Dios" (1 Pe 1, 23). Así el misterio escondido desde los siglos en Dios
-misterio que al "principio", en el sacramento de la creación, se convirtió en una realidad visible a través de la unión del
primer hombre y de la primera mujer en la perspectiva del matrimonio-, en el sacramento de la redención se convierte
en una realidad visible en la unión indisoluble de Cristo con la Iglesia, que el autor de la Carta a los Efesios presenta
como la unión nupcial de los esposos marido y mujer. CONTINUAMOS EL SIGUIENTE DOMINGO
ACTIVIDADES – COMUNIDAD HISPANA
OCTUBRE - 2014
Martes
28
7:00Pm
Hora Santa
Capilla
Jueves
30
7:00Pm
Misa Comunitaria y Estudio del Credo
Santuario
Viernes
31
7:00Pm
Taller terapéutico para parejas
Social Hall
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