September 25, 2016

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
[K]eep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ. — 1 Timothy 6:14
S
aint Mary Help of Christians Parish
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GLORIFICETUR
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818 McGowan Road • Shelby, North Carolina 28150
(P) 704-487-7697 • (F) 704-487-0187
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.saintmaryshelby.org
hrist the King
MISSION
714 Stone Street • Kings Mountain
Refer all correspondence to St. Mary
PARISH OFFICE/OFICINA DE LA PARROQUIA: MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
CHAPEL OPEN/LA CAPILLA ESTÁ ABIERTA: MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Parish Priest/Párroco ............................................... Rev. Fr. Michael Kottar .............. 704-487-7697 x103 ................ [email protected]
Permanent Deacon................................................. Rev. Mr. James Trombley ............ 704-487-7697 x307 [email protected]
Bookkeeper/Contador...................................................... Donna Mabry ...................... 704-487-7697 x102 ................ [email protected]
Administrative Assistant/Secretaria .................................. Jean Judge ........................ 704-487-7697 x103 ................. [email protected]
Faith Formation/Coordinador de Catequesis ............... Maureen Westlund .................. 704-487-7697 x308 [email protected]
For Sacramental emergencies after hours, please call the parish office and follow the prompts.
Today!
HOLY MASS / SANTA MISA
Saturday Vigil/Vigilia del Sábado .................................... 5:30 PM
Sunday (Christ the King) .................................................. 8:00 AM
Sunday ..........................................10:00 AM; 1:00 PM en Español
Monday, Tuesday, Friday ................................................. 8:00 AM
Thursday ........................................................................... 7:00 PM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Holy Days of Obligation .......................................... As announced
Días Santos Obligatorios ..................................... A ser anunciados
DEVOTIONS / DEVOCIONES
Adoration/Adoración
Sunday .............................................................. 9:15 AM-9:50 AM
First Friday .................................... After daily Mass until 7:00 PM
Primer Viernes ............ Después de la Misa diaria y hasta 7:00 PM
Rosary/Rosario
Saturday .......................................... Before Mass/Antes de la Misa
Sunday ............................................ Before Mass/Antes de la Misa
Second Sunday, (CK) ....................After Mass/Después de la Misa
Every Sunday May/October (CK) ...After Mass/Después de la Misa
Other/Otros
Miraculous Medal Novena/
Novena de la Medalla Milagrosa ..................... Monday after Mass
St. Jude Novena/Novena a San Judas ............. Thursday after Mass
Divine Mercy Chaplet/
Corona de la Divina Misericordia............... First Friday after Mass
CONFESSION / CONFESIONES
Thursday (Chapel) .................................................... 6:30-6:45 PM
Saturday ....................................... 10:30-11:00 AM, 4:45-5:15 PM
Sunday (CK) ..................................................................... 7:30 AM
Schedule changes announced at Mass, online, inside bulletin.
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MEETING FOR ALL
SERVING THE CHURCH
There is a meeting for all church servers on
Sunday, September 25, 2:30 PM in the social hall.
This will be a bilingual meeting for anyone serving
the church to learn more about the nationwide
update to the Hispanic Ministry Pastoral Plan and
how that will work on the diocesan level.
This is also an opportunity to learn more
about church service and how to get involved as a
lector, server, sacristan, and more.
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LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
4:45 PM ... Reconciliation (SM)
5:10 PM ... Holy Rosary (SM)
5:30 PM ... Mass (SM) (+Karl Giffin)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
7:30 AM ... Reconciliation (CK)
8:00 AM ... Mass (CK) (Benjamin Llagas)
9:30 AM ... Holy Rosary (SM)
10:00 AM ... Mass (SM) (Rev. Mr. Ronald & Bette
Steinkamp)
1:00 PM ... Mass (SM-Español) (Pro Populo)
NO MASSES OR DEVOTIONS
SEPTEMBER 26-30
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
10:30 AM ... Reconciliation (SM)
12:00 PM ... Baptism (SM)
4:45 PM ... Reconciliation (SM)
5:10 PM ... Holy Rosary (SM)
5:30 PM ... Mass (SM) (+Leona Singiser)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
7:30 AM ... Reconciliation (CK)
8:00 AM ... Mass (CK) (Mary Baxter)
9:00 AM ... Holy Rosary (CK)
9:30 AM ... Holy Rosary (SM)
10:00 AM ... Mass (SM) (+Christopher John
Schultheiss)
1:00 PM ... Mass (SM-Español) (Pro Populo)
Please pray for:
Mary Baxter, Ernst
Borchert IV, Javier
Bravo, Bill Campbell,
Kathie Campbell, Mary
Therese Carrilla, Margaret Cook, Sally Currie, Nicole
Dennion, Joel Gardner, Jr., Adam Gehring, Berney
Gehring, Jack and Norma Grafing, Tena Green, Hazel Hall,
Pat Hobart, Sean Hobart, Richard Andrew Hord, Laurie
Johnston, Paul Judge, Ann & Bob Kaverman, Dot & Joe
McNamara, Blanche Maida, Maxine Nann, Jack
Nestlerode, Jim Niskala, Janet Pfeifer, Audrey Russo, Sam
Schiavo, Rev. Mr. Ron Steinkamp, Bea Stroupe, Bessie
Thompson, Brody Thornburg, and Gene Turner.
Prayer list requests must be made by a family member and
may be renewed after six weeks. / Lista de peticiones deben ser
hecho por un miembro de la familia y puede ser renovado después
de seis semanas.
 Señor, escucha nos oraciónes 
BECOMING A CATHOLIC – RCIA
Adults interested in becoming Catholic, who need the
Sacrament of Confirmation, or who are in need of a
refresher course are invited to join RCIA—the Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults. The first classes in English
and Spanish will meet Sunday, September 18, 11:30 AM12:45 PM in the St. Mary parish hall. Please call the
parish office at 704-487-7697 if you plan to attend.
Adultos interesados en convertirse en católica, que
necesita el Sacramento de la confirmación, o que están
necesitados de un curso de actualización están invitados a
unirse a RCIA, el rito de iniciación cristiana de adultos.
Las clases en inglés y español reunirán el domingo, 11:3012:45 en el salón parroquial de St Mary. Por favor llame a
la oficina parroquial al 704-487-7697 si va a asistir.
NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT TO LIFE BOOTH
Please support the North Carolina Right to Life Booth
in Goforth Hall at the Cleveland County Fair from
Thursday, September 29-Sunday, October 9. If you’ve
never worked at the booth before it is not difficult. It
involves distributing literature to interested people, selling
small items like bumper stickers and magnets, encouraging
voters to sign petitions, and most importantly, just being
present as a witness to life. You may sign up after Mass or
follow the link on our parish website.
Por favor, apoye el “North Carolina Right to Life
Booth” (en opposition a aborto) en Goforth Hall en la
Cleveland County Fair desde el jueves, 29 de septiembredomingo, 9 de octubre. Si nunca has trabajado en el stand
de antes no es difícil. Se trata de distribuir literatura a
personas interesadas, vendiendo pequeños artículos como
calcomanías e imanes, alentar a los votantes firmar
peticiones y más importantemente, estando presente como
testimonio de vida. Puede registrarse después de la Misa o
siga el enlace en nuestra página web de la parroquia.
SCHEDULE CHANGE
Effective immediately, Saturday morning
Reconciliation will be offered at 10:30 AM on Saturdays at
St. Mary. Please refer to the bulletin, our website, and our
Facebook page for any schedule changes, and please sign
up for Flocknotes to receive the latest parish news.
Efectivo inmediatamente, mañana sábado
reconciliación se ofrecerán en 10:30 el sábado en Santa
María. Por favor, consulte el boletín de nuestro sitio web y
nuestra página de Facebook para cualquier cambio de
horario y por favor, Regístrate en Flocknotes recibir las
últimas noticias de la parroquia.
STAND UP FOR LIFE!
Stand up for LIFE! Please join
your parish and other pro-life
Christians at the Life Chain on
October 2 from 2:30-3:30 PM at
Bethel Baptist on the corner of
Gidney and DeKalb Streets.
¡Defendamos la vida! Por favor
únase a su parroquia y otros
cristianos pro-vida en la cadena de la
vida el 2 de octubre de 2:30-15:30
en el Bethel Baptist — esquina de
Gidney y DeKalb.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE NOVENA
You are invited to
participate in nine
weeks of home
novenas to our Lady
of
Guadalupe
beginning October 9
to help us prepare
spiritually for the
feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in
December. Three images of Our
Lady will travel to parish homes.
After nine weeks the novena prayers
will take place at St. Mary until the
celebration of the feast.
By participating in the home
novena you would agree to pick up
one of the images at St. Mary and
place it on a simple altar in a place of
honor in your home. This altar can
be as simple or elaborate as you like,
including candles, flowers, or
anything else to honor our Lady. You
would also agree to pray the Rosary
daily and invite your friends and
family to participate.
If you would like to take part in a
home novena please contact Jean in
the parish office at
[email protected] and
you will be assigned a novena week.
and receive a reminder call the week
before your home novena with
instructions on when and where to
obtain the image.
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AUGUST 2016 OFFERTORY
Collection
SM 14,058
CK 4,152
Budget
18,097
3,517
Over/(Short)
(4,039)
635
CHURCH CLEANING TEAMS
9/25 - Luis Lara | 10/2 - Eliodoro Ramirez
UPCOMING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
9/25 - CK Debt Reduction, Louisiana Disaster
10/2 - Priests’ Retirement
CHILDREN’S ENVELOPES
“I helped my friend pass his swim test.” - Robert
“Pray every day.” - Julian
“Pray before we sleep.” - Audrey
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
Please leave your donations in the basket in the narthex.
Items needed for September: CEREAL, OATMEAL, GRITS
Items needed for October: PASTA, RICE, BEANS
st
1 Sunday of the Month is “Food Bank Sunday.”
PATRIOTIC COUPON PROGRAM
Clip current or expired manufacturers’ coupons and drop in the boxes in the
narthex. Save individual coupons only, not sheets. THANK YOU!
ONLINE GIVING
Make secure, easy, and convenient offertory donations using the
“Online Giving” tab of SaintMaryShelby.org.
PRIESTS’ RETIREMENT & BENEFITS
Your contribution is a way to show your gratitude to the priests who
serve you so faithfully. Our parish assessments are $7,377 at St. Mary and
$1,499 at Christ the King. We will continue the Priests’ Retirement and
Benefits collections on the first Sunday of every month through December
2016 to help us meet our assessed goals.
DIOCESAN RESPONSE TO THE FLOOD DISASTER IN LOUISIANA
The Diocese of Charlotte is responding to the recent devastating flooding
in Louisiana by collecting funds to be used in short-term and long-term relief
and recovery efforts. Disasters such as this widespread flooding create a
situation of human suffering that the victims cannot alleviate without
assistance. A special collection will take place during Masses celebrated over
the weekend of September 24-25. If you wish to donate, please place your
contributions in the specified collection next week, making checks payable to
St. Mary Parish and clearly marking the envelope for Disaster Relief. Thank
you for your generosity.
Thank you for your generous support of our parish.
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