Nov Bulletin

T HIR TY -T HIRD S UND AY IN O RD IN AR Y T IM E

November 16, 2008 Blessed are you who fear the Lord. —

Psalm

128:1a

Second Reading -- You are children of the light (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6). Gospel -- To all those who have, more will be given (Matthew 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]). Wanted:

For both Sunday Masses. Please contact Margaret Jones, or Victor Ammons, if you are interested. S PECI AL P RAYER L IST

Please take a church bulletin with you when you visit our sick & shutin members.

SHARING OUR GIFTS Autumn is the season for harvesting and sharing the fruits of our labors. This week’s scriptures use images of the harvest, family life, pregnancy, and investment to describe the abundant harvest in the reign of God. We discover that sharing the gifts we have been given brings eternal rewards for everyone. In the Gospel parable a master entrusts his possessions to three servants before going on a journey. Each is given some talents. What they do with those talents determines what the master will do with them when he returns. How about us? What are we doing with our talents? How will our Master treat us when he returns? © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY' S R EA DI NG S

First Reading -- The woman who fears the LORD is to be praised (Proverbs 31:10-13, 1920, 30-31). Psalm -- Blessed are those who fear the Lord (Psalm 128).

Inell Hunter Home Raymond Ferguson Paraclete Manor Apts. Emily Vaughn John Knotts Center,#3041 Averee Howard Green Creek Center Bobby Waddell Grove Care Center Suevonia Stewart Home Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Nicholson Home Mary Brown Home Edith Bolder St. Joseph Hospital Betty Johnson St. Joseph Hospital Donald MetoyerProvidence Pl, 89th Parallel Pearl Allen Home Phil Roos Home Georgia Willoughby Home Mrs. Mendy (Mother of Alphonse Mendy) Home Nancy Walsh Home Kevin Warren Home Marion Shaffer St. Mary’s Manor, F-6 Mary Graham St. Luke’s Hospital

NEXT SUNDAY’S ASSIGNMENTS

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1 Reading – Ezekiel 34:1112, 15-17 2nd Reading– 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28 GOSPEL - Matthew 25:31-46

ALTAR SERVERS 8:00 A.M. – Christopher Battle Adrianna Blankenship, Robert Trigg 10:00 A.M. – All Servers will serve

LECTORS

8:00 A.M. – Freda Jones, Carlos Nix 10:00 – Remona Miller, Michele Jones

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 8:00 A.M. – Rose Palmer, Leticia Pierce, Joann Richardson, Maxine Harvey 10:00 A.M. – Paula Nix, Carrie Miller, Mabel Parsons, Lydia Ramierz, Carol Robinson, Rose Roos, Karen Rutherford, Robert Rutherford, Theresa Rutherford, Terese Spears

HOSPITALITY MINISTERS 8:00 A.M. – Hargett Hayes, Carlos Nix Elaine Johnson, 10:00 A.M. Team:A – Arimeta Dupree, Carol Farste, Jenny Gillis, Chaunceyetta Mize, Grace Momon, Barbara Watters

WELCOME - Terese Spears NEXT WEEK’S COUNTING TEAM #4 – Dan Ryan, Deborah Buckley, Alma Hughes

M EETIN GS & S PEC IA L E VE NTS Sunday School and First Communion Classes meet every Sunday following 10 a.m. Mass, in the Youth Center. Jr. Youth Group – every 2nd & 4th Sunday. Sr. Youth Group - every 1st & 3rd Sunday Youth Center.

KNIGHTS

OF

PETER CLAVER

Knights 2nd Sunday Ladies Auxiliary 1st Sunday Jr. Knights Time: TBA Jr. Daughters 2nd Saturday, 2:00 p.m. St. Monica

Bldg.

WEDNESDAY 9:00 A.M.. - Mid-Week Mass 6:00 P.M. - Prayer Meeting 5:30 p.m.- Financial Council Meeting A DVEN T F AM ILY S ERVIC E

SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. - Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study Adm. Bldg.

9:00 A.M. & Study

- Women’s Breakfast St.

Monica Room

10:00 A.M. - November 22

COMBINED COUNCILS MEETING Administr ation Building

5:00 P.M. - Men’s Bible Study St.

Monica Room

Sunday, November 23, 2008

THE FEAST

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CHRIST

THE

KING

Before the 10:00 Mass Please join Father Terrell and our church family, in the procession around the block, as we commemorate Christ as Our Lord and King. F IN AN CI AL R EPOR T WEEKLY FORECASTED BUDGET AMOUNT COLLECTION BUILDING FUND

$7,700.00 $1,800.00 (rounded to the

nearest dollar) WEEKLY GOAL $9,500.00

W EEKLY R EPO RT / N OVE MBE R November 2 $11,115.37 November 9 8,103.05

O CTOBE R S UMM AR Y Collection $27,010.99 Building Fund $ 4,612.00 T OTAL $31,622.99 Expenses $31,974.38** Shortage $ 351.39 ** Loan payment not included or paid this month. Food Pantry $ 789.00

P ROJ EC T

ADVENT BEGINS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH Each week, we are receiving more requests for assistance, and our pantry shelves must be restocked more often than usual. During ADVENT, we are asking our St. Monica Families to donate food items to help restock our Food Pantry. Next Sunday, a grocery bag for each family will be placed in the vestibule. Please take one home and fill it with non perishable foods. Return your family’s bag of food on one of the four Sundays during ADVENT. Thank you, your generous donations are always needed and appreciated.

Marcheita Bush, and Staff T HAN KS GI VI NG D AY T hur sday , No vember 27 th A Community & Family Event 10:a.m.-1:0 0p.m., GreggKlice Community Center, 1600 E 17th Terrace, KCMO • Free Food, Free Haircuts, • Free Manicures, • Free Transportation, &

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Free Clothing Give-Away

THE LEGION

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MARY

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008 FOLLOWING EACH MASS. ST. MONICA ROOM (Youth Building) This membership is dedicated to prayer and service in the church, with a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary. Men, women, and young adults are invited to attend this meeting.

Sunday, November 23, 11:30 a.m. St. Monica Catholic Church JE SU -TV Channel 7 A Fictional Television Broadcast of… “Breaking News: A Look at the World around us!” A biblical interpretation of Luke 1:57-80 “The Annunciation & the Visitation” Admission: free, Refreshment provided.

Produced and Directed by the Black Catholic Implementation Team.

KC-ST. JOSEPH DIOCESAN VICTIM’S ADVOCATE: LESLIE GOULD, 816-361-2666

Readings f or the W eek Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Lk 19:1-10, Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Mt 14:2223 Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Lk 19:1128 Thursday: Rv 5:1-10; Lk 19:4144 Friday: Rv 10:8-11; Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: Rv 11:4-12; Lk 20:27-40 Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 1517; Ps 23; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Mt 25:31-46

F AI TH E NR ICH ME NT

LIKE PRECIOUS JEWELS

When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. Proverbs 31:10 “What’s the secret of your marriage?” my wife and I have been asked on many occasions while helping prepare young couples for married life in our parish’s marriage preparation program. We talk about respect, communication and our shared faith. As I read this Scripture passage, I realize that the “unfailing prize” of our marriage is that, on the

day we wed, we entrusted our hearts to one another. For twenty-eight years we have managed, through faith, prayer and a mutual understanding of our commitment to daily affirm that trust. We didn’t say, “Let’s give it a shot and see what happens.” We didn’t run the course until the course got too tough. We just entrusted our hearts to one another. We’re not better people than those whose marriages have failed. We’re not perfect. But we have never failed to remember that we hold each other’s hearts, cradled like precious jewels, never to be broken or traded. Lord, thank you for giving us people who we can trust with our hearts. S

teve Givens

BIBLE SEARCH 1. True or False? Although the book of Proverbs is a collection of hundreds of separate sayings by several authors, it has a clearly defined purpose. (Proverbs 1:2-

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2. What is true of each of the twenty-two verses of Proverbs 31:10-31? a) Each begins with the same word. b) The first letter of each verse forms an acrostic of the author’s name. c) The first letter of each verse consecutively follows the Hebrew alphabet.

F ROM F ATH ER ’ S D ESK Upon ordination, I received a healing and anointing set. It is the Kit I use to anoint sick people in the hospital. It has a cross, an oil container, and a prayer book. Some of you might have seen it, had I visited you in the hospital. I am surprised that I still have it. Usually most of the gifts that I have received have been lost or broken. You cannot expect a person to keep something for seventeen years. The Healing

and anointing set was a special gift because it is used in the service of others, in that it lets those who are ill feel the Presence of God even in the midst of their suffering. We all have gifts and talents that have been given to us. I would like to call them Blessings from God. Sometimes those Blessings, even though they were given to us, were sometimes meant to be gifts given in the service of others and to God. So often we want to keep those Blessings to ourselves. In Matt. 25:14-30 we are reminded that we cannot keep the light under a bushel basket. It was meant for all to see. Service to others and God removes us from selfishness and being self-centered. As Christians we are called to be workers for the kingdom of God. If you consider yourself a person of Faith, our actions must follow our beliefs. Lord in heaven, you have given me many blessings. How can all that I am AND HOPE to be respond to the many wonderful gifts you have given me?

Fr. Terrell M Finnell

A Stewardship Minute “The only ultimate value in our lives is the love God has for us.” This sentence is packed with a salient truth! Notice the words: “Ultimate” means last or final or utmost. “Value” means worth or importance. “The love God has for us” focuses upon the deep personal affection God has for each of us. Think of God’s everlasting love surrounding us, supporting us, and blessing us every second of our lives. Even in difficult times, that truth should make our lives hum with conficence, assurance, faith, hope, and love. Think of it! The love of our Creator for each of us…and we cannot be separated from it…ever. What amazing grace! Yes, we have the freedom to ignore it, shun it and even doubt

it. Yet the New Testament tells us God’s eternal love for us is an unwavering fact. Surely that reality leaves us with our hearts bursting with gratitude day in and day out. Our response should be to love God and others in return. Publishing,LLC

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