Our Lady Of Sorrows Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

From the Pastor’s Desk My Dear People: It is the aim of the priests to know our 1352 parishioners. However, with so many families,and,with some families coming and going in and out of the parish, it is difficult. The greatest help for me and the other priests who come and go every two years is the pictorial directory; and yet only 50% are in our 2008 directory. The only solution to the problem is to ask for your help. If you are not in the pictorial directory, please submit a picture for a private booklet (office use only) which will be supplementary to our 2008 published directory. If you do not have a picture please have it quickly snapped by John Tighe who will be in front of the church next Sunday. The absolute best way for us to connect faces with names is simply to have everyone’s picture. We need this for sudden deaths and five other reasons. No beauty contest, just identification. In about ten days we celebrate one of this country’s greatest national holidays, Thanksgiving. I see it as a religious holiday, because THANKS to whom? The vast majority of this country believes in God; but we just don’t think of God enough on this holiday. The origin of the feast started with pilgrims who were grateful to God for the land they discovered and hoped the natives here would share it with them. Prepare now mentally as we approach Thanksgiving and make a list of all the things with which we need to approach the Almighty with endless gratitude. If we don’t prepare, days ahead of time, it will come and go with only thoughts of family, turkey…and football! Three days after Thanksgiving we will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent. The Church says: “Start preparing for the great feast of Christmas four weeks in advance.” Incidentally, our annual Advent tree will appear the first Sunday of Advent. Since

Christmas is the ultimate of God sharing with us, we need to share with others. Instead of houses in Mexico, we will build a school in Bangladesh in the Hill sections where there are few any Muslims, but rather tribal people desperately in need of an education. Archbishop Marino, priest from our diocese, assures me that the area is ripe for conversion to Christianity and it is the schools run by the Catholic Church which are the great instrument of conversion for them. The Immaculate Heart of Mary Guild has been busy drawing little schools on envelopes to hang on the Advent tree, hoping that one of your Christmas gifts to Jesus would be to take an envelope and make a donation toward this worthy cause. Please submit a photo or have your picture taken next Sunday; think of Thanksgiving spiritually before it gets here; and plan a spiritual Advent, which starts this month, November 29th. With prayers and blessings, Fr. Muller ____________________________________ Chapel of our Savior The Chapel needs permanent Committed Adorers for: Monday at 2:00 a.m. (to share hour) Monday at 3:00 p.m. (to share hour) Tuesday at 3:00 a.m. Friday at 3:00 a.m. Our goal is to have at least two people on each hour. These are the hours needed, but do select an hour that best fits your schedule. Please call Ida Wilker at 879-7040 or Mary Claire Brouillette at 871-2909. “Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete.”- Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man.

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, November 16

Special Intention Samuel Saporito Michael Dubruiel Tuesday, November 17 Jim Meehan Colette Smith Mary Egan Wednesday, November 18 Donors to the OLS School Foundation Anita Noto Theresa Cusimano Thursday, November 19 Jim Meehan Special Intention of Gary Weddington Ross Gagliano Friday, November 20 Dr. Charles James Windy Johnson Jeanette Wold Saturday, November 21 Dr. Charles James Special Intention of Angela Reynolds Rosalie Alesci Sunday, November 22 People of the Parish Pat Piazza Ely Nublat

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS What are your God-given talents? Help them to grow by sharing them with others. Discover the joy of service in ministry. (Matthew 25:14-30). For priests, deacons, brothers, and sisters, may they faithfully serve others.

Mass Schedule for Thanksgiving Day is: 6:30 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. ____________________________________ The Flowers under the Divine Mercy are in loving memory of Anna and Lula Carpri.

High school youth group meets every Sunday night from 7:00 p.m. until 8:45 p.m. We start in the Parish Hall with dinner and then move to the FLC youth room for fun and prayer. All high school students are invited. We will be making a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville on Saturday, December 12, with the youth group from St. Francis Xavier. Check upcoming bulletins for more information. PSR class for high school students meets Sunday morning in the FLC youth rooms from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Breakfast is provided. Please remember to bring your journal. _______________________________________

ADULT EDUCATION: Fortify Faith Series Join us next Sunday, November 22, at 9:45 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Our speaker will be Marc James Ayer. His topic will be “Insights on Advent.” ______________________________________

Our Lady of Sorrows Singles Ministry is proud to announce that our new ministry will be enriching lives and souls of the elderly, people with disabilities, single moms, single dads and low income families. We will come to your house and remove all unwanted items you would like to donate. We will come with trucks, vans and people for removal of clothes, shoes, appliances, furniture. We will clean out attics, garages, back yards, front yards, storage buildings, etc. We will also clean up the mess afterwards. For more information please contact Grace Troncalli at 323-3000 or 475-1237.

The Birmingham Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians is holding an

informational meeting at Our Lady of Sorrows Assembly Hall on Thursday, November 19, at 7.00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. The Hibernians is the largest Irish Catholic organization in the country. It is a men's charitable and fraternal organization with membership throughout the U.S. The group's motto and primary mission is to promote "Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity." Membership is available to males over the age of 16 who are Roman Catholic and Irish by descent or birth. Please contact Dan Murphy at [email protected] for more information _______________________________________

The Churches of Homewood will celebrate their annual community Thanksgiving worship service at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church on Sunday evening, November 22, at 6:00 p.m. All are invited. _______________________________________

Please remember to bring extra canned goods and non perishable items for our food baskets for the months of November and December, in the spirit of Thanksgiving and Christmas, to help with families who are in need of food. All food goes to the Catholic Center of Concern for distribution. _______________________________________

Our Lady of Peace Guild is having their Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 2, at 11:30 a.m. at The Botanical Gardens. The cost is $20.00. If you have not already made your reservations and would like to come please call Josephine D’Amico at 8226319 no later than November 20. _______________________________________ The Christmas Party for St. Ann’s Guild

will be Wednesday, December 2, at 10:30 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Dancer, Cupid, Vixen and Blitzen will be stopping by. If you have not made a reservation, please do so by Thursday, November 19. Call Claudia Tombrello at 967-9971 or Martha Masucci at 871-1094. A REMINDER FOR ALL OLS SODALITY MEMBERS. Please do not forget to bring a

toy to your Guild Meeting in November. Additional information call Dolores Madden at 868-1408 _______________________________________

Attention Altar Sodality Members: God Bless all of you who cooked, packed and delivered food and goodies to our Sodality shut-ins. Each of you played an important part in making it a special day. Thank you.–Josephine Tortorici and Fran Ross Robertson. _______________________________________ THANK YOU

Many thanks for all the artists and craftsmen who participated in last week’s Art Show. It was a wonderful turnout supporting our Parish. God Bless You.– Fran Ross Robertson. _______________________________________

Attention all Mom’s of pre-teen girls ages 11-13–Please join us for an exciting twelveweek mother/daughter Bible Study on “Beautiful Girlhood.” Young girls are bombarded with messages from our culture and media which are in direct opposition to the ideals we are striving to instill as Christian parents. Set aside some special time with your daughter to encourage her in her relationships, handling our emotions, guarding the tongue, character, and modesty, relationships with boys, true beauty and manners. We will meet on Sundays right after PSR from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the youth room of the Family Life Center beginning Sunday, November 22. Bring a sack lunch. Cost is $25.00 for materials. To register, please contact Laney Gagnon at 980-1833 or [email protected].