Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
20 November 2016
Closing of the Holy Year
FURTHERING OUR MISSION ♦SECURING OUR FUTURE
Progress Report
Current Financial Status:
Amount Pledged: $2,183,332.89 Amount Collected: $1,642,236.12
Families who have Pledged: 580
THANKSGIVING DAY MASS SCHEDULE
Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m.
There will be no 6:15 a.m. Mass on Thanksgiving Day.
November 13, 2016
Regular Collection:
$17,200.75.
There will be no Eucharistic Adoration on Thanksgiving Day
The Church Office will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 24th & 25th.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
KING OF THE UNIVERSE
The Feast of Christ the King was established by
Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of
man's thinking and living and organizes his life
as if God did not exist. The feast is intended to
proclaim in a striking and effective manner
Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations.
Today's Mass establishes the titles for Christ's
royalty over men: 1) Christ is God, the Creator
of the universe and hence wields a supreme
power over all things; "All things were created
by Him"; 2) Christ is our Redeemer, He purchased us by His precious Blood, and made us
His property and possession; 3) Christ is Head
of the Church, "holding in all things the primacy"; 4) God bestowed upon Christ the nations of the world as His special possession and
dominion.
Today's Mass also describes the qualities of
Christ's kingdom. This kingdom is: 1) supreme,
extending not only to all people but also to their
princes and kings; 2) universal, extending to all
nations and to all places; 3) eternal, for "The
Lord shall sit a King forever"; 4) spiritual,
Christ's "kingdom is not of this world".
(THIS WEEKEND)
Our
“Thanksgiving
Food Drive”... to assist those
members of our parish who are less fortunate, especially at this special season, will
take place this weekend, November 19
and November 20. Please bring your donations of canned goods, non-perishable
items or toiletries to any of the Masses
this weekend. (Boxes will be placed in the
vestibules of the church to place your donations.) Monetary gifts are greatly appreciated as the money is used to purchase
protein items such as tuna fish, Spam, turkeys, etc. Last year we fed approximately
40 families and over 20 seniors resulting
in a total number of people helped of approximately 300. Our baskets are geared
to feed families and seniors for at least a
week with breakfast, lunch and dinner
items. If you have a teenager who needs
service hours we could use them in collecting the food on Sunday after all
Masses. In addition, any adults who
would like to help we welcome you also.
Thank you for your past and continued
generosity.
For further information.
Please call Jackie Madden, 888-4245 or
Thekla Madere, 455-3305.
(THIS WEEKEND)
ADOPT
AN
ANGEL
PROGRAM
begins
this
weekend. Please select
an Angel and return it
with a wrapped gift,
with the gift tag attached, on the weekend
of December 3rd and 4th.
Gifts MUST be received
no later than 6:00 p.m.
on Sunday, December
4th.
Decorating
the Church
for Advent
We will be decorating
the church for Advent,
this Friday, November 25th following the
9:00 a.m. Mass. Any
help provided will be
gratefully received.
WE GIVE THANKS
We are constantly reminded of how good God is to all of us. Yet, so often, we take for granted the many blessings
we enjoy. Thanksgiving Day reminds us that it is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give thanks. As part of our Thanksgiving Day Eucharist, you are encouraged to bring a food item which
you have prepared for your Thanksgiving meal, such as wine, baked goods, preserves, casseroles, etc. This will be
included in the procession at the P reparation of the Gifts and placed in front of the altar as a sign of blessing and
bounty. After Eucharist, you are asked to take your food item home and share a portion of it with someone who is
less fortunate than yourself, perhaps an elderly neighbor or someone who is poor.
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