Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 3, 2013
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Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 3, 2013
2001 N. Western Ave., Edmond, OK 73012 www.stmonica-edmond.org Office: 405-359-2700 ● Fax: 405-341-0023 ● Rectory: 405-330-2699 PARISH STAFF Rev. Stephen Hamilton - Pastor 359-2700 [email protected] Rev. Cory Stanley - Parochial Vicar 359-2700 Youth Minister [email protected] Lee Hunt - Deacon 348-9461 [email protected] Jerry Rakosky - Deacon 341-2805 [email protected] Katie Gordy - Pastoral Associate, 359-2700 Director of Religious Education, Spiritual Counseling [email protected] Stacy Sample - Bulletin Editor/Office Manager [email protected] 359-2700 Sheryl Lacy - Facility Manager 471-4255 [email protected] Carmen Snow - Hispanic Ministry/Ministerio Hispano [email protected] 359-2700 Marie Connolly - Music Director 341-4889 [email protected] Melani Roewe - Music Director 282-3140 [email protected] Kenneth & Kelly Hughes - Saturday Choir 341-6549 [email protected] Kelli Pereira - RCIA Director 359-2700 [email protected] PERPETUAL ADORATION 24 hours/7days a week MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday Wednesday Benediction Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday RECONCILIATION Tuesday, Thursday Saturday By Appointment 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 5 p.m. 8,10:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Spanish 4:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. WEDDINGS Contact church office six months in advance BAPTISMS Contact the Church Office at 359-2700 BULLETIN DEADLINE Noon Monday COMMITTEE CONTACTS Bobby Burger, Knights of Columbus 330-8432 Taylor McGarry, Pastoral Council 315-7274 St. Vincent de Paul 341-8128 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 3, 2013 READINGS FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3 Sunday: Wis 11:22--12:2/2 Thes 1:11--2:2/Lk 19:1-10 Monday: Rom 11:29-36/Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b/Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10/Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Rom 14:7-12/Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Rom 15:14-21/Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 1617/Jn 2:13-22 Next Sunday: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/2 Thes 2:16--3:5/Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, November 2 5 p.m. † Julie Mitchell Sunday, November 3 8 a.m. People of the Parish 10:30 a.m. Children/Grandchildren of Andy & † Mary Cobb 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 5 5:30 p.m. Janet Hatcher Wednesday, November 6 5:30 p.m. † Sue Schultingkemper Thursday, November 7 5:30 p.m. † Dominic Capra Friday, November 8 7:30 a.m. † Donna McRee Saturday, November 9 5 p.m. † Bradley Koetter Sunday, November 10 8 a.m. Janet Hatcher 10:30 a.m. People of the Parish 1 p.m. STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE October 26, 27 Sunday Offering .............................. $23,926.78 Less Charity 10% ............................ $2,392.68 Parish Offering ............................. $21,534.10 All St. Monica parishioners are asked to contribute 8% of their weekly income to the parish. Give electronically at www.stmonica-edmond.org and select “online giving.” 2 - November 3, 2013 PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK Sunday, November 3 9 a.m. - Sunday Donuts - Parish Hall 9 & 11:45 a.m. - Lector Training - Church 9 a.m.-1 p.m. - Religious Education 9:05 a.m. - Adult Bible Study - Mother Teresa 2 p.m. - Hispanic Community - Parish Hall 4:30 p.m. - Jr. High Youth - Youth Rm. 5:30 p.m. - Orchestra Rehearsal - Church 6 p.m. - H.S. Youth - 40 Days for Life Monday, November 4 7 p.m. - Knights of Columbus - St. Michael 7 p.m. - Blue/Gold Banquet Set-Up - Hall/Kitchen Tuesday, November 5 9 a.m. - Hispanic Community - Mother Teresa 9 a.m. - Women in the Bible Study - St. Michael 4:15-5:30 p.m. - Religious Education 6 p.m. - Blue/Gold Banquet - Hall 7 p.m. - Bible Timeline - St. Anthony 7 p.m. - Spiritual Book Club - St. Michael Wednesday, November 6 5:15-6:30 p.m. - Religious Education (1st-8th Grade) 7 p.m. - Confirmation II Students/Parents - Parish Hall 7-8:30 p.m. - Religious Education (9th-12th Grade) 7 p.m. - Bell Choir - St. Cecilia Thursday, November 7 9:30 a.m. - Artist Way Class - St. Michael 4 p.m. - Medjugorje Prayer Group - St. Anthony 7 p.m. - Breaking Open the Word - Mother Teresa 7 p.m. - Talleres de Oracion - St. Michael 7 p.m. - Choir (Spanish) -Church 7 p.m. - Couples in Faith - St. Patrick Friday, November 8 5:30 a.m. - That Man Is You - Hall/Kitchen 9:30 a.m. - St. Michael 7 p.m. - Familias Para Cristo - Hall Saturday, November 9 7 a.m. - Talleros de Oracion Retreat - St. Michael 8:30 a.m. - Cleaners - Church/Hall 4 p.m. - H.S. Youth - Youth Fest at St. John’s 6 p.m. - Parents of Young Children Sunday, November 10 9 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast - Hall/Kitchen 9 a.m.-1 p.m. - Religious Education 9:05 a.m. - Adult Bible Study - Mother Teresa Noon - NCYC Parents/Youth - Youth Rm. 6 p.m. - Jr. Hi Youth Thunder Watch Party-Youth Rm. 5:30 p.m. - Orchestra Rehearsal - Church 6 p.m. - High School Work Camp Meeting - Hall NEW PARISHIONER GATHERING Join Father Stephen Hamilton on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall for a gathering with new members of St. Monica. This will be an opportunity to ask questions, meet other new members, as well as long-time parishioners and to share refreshments and fellowship. Father Hamilton will explain what it means to be a unique stewardship parish at St. Monica, how the parish was built, outline Religious Education programs, review parish committees and councils and much more. Children are also invited to attend the meeting and supervision will be provided. Call Janet Hatcher at 341 -3748 prior to the meeting so accommodations may be made. Workcamp and Notre Dame Too! The Youth will attend Workcamp this year in Mishawaka, Indiana, from June 14-22. Come work for the poor, bond with kids from all over the country, and grow your Faith. We will visit Notre Dame University on our free day. All students going into the 10th grade in the Fall of 2014 are eligible to go. Come to the meeting on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. in the Hall. If you know you are going, bring a $150 deposit ($100 for adult chaperones - those going will be selected in the future - sign up if you are interested), or just come to get information. THIS MEETING IS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS. Questions? Call Katie Gordy at 359-2700 or email her at [email protected]. Busy Needles meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. The next gathering will be Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. in the St. Michael Room. For more information contact Kathy DiRusso at 216-8983. Sacred Wash Coordinator Needed. Contact Sharon Neal at [email protected] or 590-1123. Bulletin Supporter of the Week Automatic Fire Control Dick & Betty Koetter - 677-7485 Please Patronize our Sponsors. Their generosity makes this publication available to you at no cost to the parish Lector Training after all weekend Masses Nov. 2 and 3 Parents of Young Children St. Monica’s Parents of Young Children will gather Saturday, Nov. 9, at 6:15 p.m. Those who would like to join us email [email protected] with the ages of any children needing childcare by Monday, Nov. 4. We will be eating out this month. Details to follow. For more information email [email protected]. We always have a great time. Hope you can make it. Mom’s Group Attention moms! Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the clutter? Come listen to organizing specialist, Kathie Grady at our next Moms Group meeting on Friday, Nov. 8, from 9:30-11 a.m. Babysitting provided. RSVP and submit questions for the speaker to Dana Williams at [email protected] . Women in the New Testament An eight-week Scripture Study begins Tuesday, Nov. 5, and meets on Tuesdays from 910:30 a.m. This study follows Women in the Old Testament. It will introduce participants to women across a variety of connections to Jesus and the apostles. Encounter their strengths and needs; discover how women in the holy land during the time of Jesus and the apostles met the challenges they faced in responding to Jesus. Participants will enter into discussion and prayer about expectant faith, what it means to be touched by Jesus, and the meaning of discipleship through the lives of the women who lived in early Christianity. While some participants have already completed Women in the Old Testament, it is not a requirement. Please consider joining us for this eight week study. Call Melani Roewe, facilitator at 282-3140 or Virginia Osgood at 341-7648. There is no charge for the class and childcare is provided with RSVP. November 3, 2013 - 3 Spiritual Book Club The Light of Faith (Lumen Fidei), the last of three great encyclicals on the virtues defining the Christian life, is our book for discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in the St. Michael Room. Not only is this Pope Francis' first encyclical, it is also the first encyclical to have Youth Schedule HIGH SCHOOL Sunday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m. - Meet in Youth Room to carpool to 40 Days for Life in OKC. Email Fr. Stanley to sign up. Saturday, Nov. 9, 4 p.m. - Youth Fest at St. John the Baptist in Edmond, to listen to Fr. Stan Fortuna and the Adam Bitter Band. Dinner provided. Ends at 10 p.m. If not signed up, email Fr. Stanley. Sunday, Nov. 10, Noon - NCYC Youth and Parents - Youth Rm. Sunday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m. - Catholic Heart Work Campers and Parents meet in Parish Hall. No H.S. Youth Group this evening. Upcoming Events November - Bon fire with smores, hot chocolate, and praise and worship; Thunder watch party with an Italian food dinner; Potato peeling (Wednesday event). December - Ugly Sweater Night; Casino Night; Christmas caroling; Gift Wrap for Santa’s Cause (weekday event); Ice Skating in Edmond. Text message updates send text to: 405-703-6368 with message: @smc2013 JUNIOR HIGH (7TH/8TH GRADE) Sunday, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m. - Youth Room. Indoor games concluding with Family Rosary in the St. Augustine Chapel (Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m.). Sunday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m. - Thunder Watch Party (until 10 p.m.). Italian dinner provided (with other snacks). Sport your “Thunder-wear” for this evening. Upcoming Events November - Bon fire with smores, hot chocolate, and praise and worship December - Ugly Sweater Night; Casino Night; Christmas caroling/gift delivery at local nursing homes; Ice Skating in Edmond. Text message updates send text to: 405-703-6868 with message: @jhyg2013 Youth Minister - Rev. Cory Stanley - 359-2700 [email protected] 4 - November 3, 2013 been openly written by two successors of St. Peter. Pope Benedict XVI was unable to finish the encyclical, and Pope Francis took up the task, adding his own insights, themes, and emphases to the work. Future reading: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis The Virtues by Pope Benedict XVI; The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton. For more information/questions, please call Ali Howard at 330-6618. Music Heals the Heart A concert for the Fr. Roberto Quant Scholarship fund benefiting Sacred Heart Catholic School will be held Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at St. James the Greater Catholic Church, 4201 S. McKinley, Ave., Oklahoma City. For tickets contact Sacred Heart Catholic School at 634-5673. The Central Region Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women will meet Saturday, Nov. 16, at 9 a.m. at the Pastoral Center, 7501 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City. Speaker will be Lisa Chamberlain, Director of the Women’s Development Center. Donations will be collected at this meeting. In Our Thoughts and Prayers Christian sympathy is extended to: Jamie Sparks at the death of her grandmother, Jessie Mae Fields. Sick and Suffering: Marjorie Misciagna, George Wizda, Bobbie Filippo, Georgia Lamirand, Jim and Janet Hatcher, Lori Ackman, Janice Hardie, Art Hardie, Jon Soerensen, Victoria Brown, Alex Boyd, Ruth Charbonneau, Brianna Williams, Judy Townsend, David Welch, Charles Neal, Evelyn Bollenbach, Marlena Chenault, Gail Norris, Micah Calise, Beth Jeffcoat, Luke Smith, Mike Kenny, Mary Durand, Donna Miner, Fayelene O’Connell, Cadie Doyal, Jacque Lighty, Rita Lawrence, Keaton Barron, John Nichols, Brock Hart, Dick and Peg Feuerborn, Faye Norton, Anne Foreman, Pat Lenhart, Emilyn Killough, Jeanette Bollman, Lisa McLaughlin, Debbie Yandell, Laura O’Hara, Doug & Marla Robinson, Chester Crocker. St. Monica Seminarians: Kelly Edwards, Jerome Krug, Tomas Sandoval. Military Overseas: Steve Reny, J.R. DeLeon, Daniel Broda, Jacob Seibold, Jeremy Easley, George Perry Jr. Sunday, November 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warr Acres abortion clinic I will lead the prayer service that concludes this year’s observance of Forty Days for Life. You are invited to come and participate. This weekend after all Masses we have lector training. In a particular way I hope many of our girls and Fr. Stephen young ladies will begin to exercise Hamilton leadership in this important service at Holy Mass. We can’t have Holy Mass without the proclamation of God’s Word. I pray in a particular way that the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary will inspire our girls to appreciate a particular gift of the feminine genius: namely, to receive God’s Word, to meditate upon it, to nourish it, and to give it flesh both by proclaiming it in our midst at Holy Mass and by allowing it to form the witness of their own lives. This spiritual insight into the example of Mary and the mystery of the feminine genius is, in part, why I believe that vocations to religious life may more naturally be stirred for our girls by service as lectors. Please join me in praying for a harvest of such vocations among our young ladies! Have you ever noticed over the years how our Catholic sensibility to give our greatest and best to God in worship often leads to very positive improvements in the sanctuaries of our parishes? Several parishes in the metro area come to mind where great beauty has been added to the sanctuary over time. St. John’s in Yukon has been greatly augmented by the addition of marble and altar furnishings. My home parish, St. Francis of Assisi in Oklahoma City, a few years back added color to its beautiful sanctuary and did the far more substantial work of building a small altar for the tabernacle so that it could be returned to its proper place in the center of the sanctuary. The sanctuary of St. James Church on the southside has been vastly improved. St. John’s in Edmond over the years added a marble altar and ambo to improve their sanctuary. There is an area of our sanctuary that I think could be improved to lessen distraction in prayer, especially for those trying to pray in our Adoration Chapel. From inside the main church, I draw your attention to the back wall of the sanctuary. You’ll notice all the glass panels on the two slightly angled side walls. If you have ever tried to pray in the chapel while RE is meeting in the cry rooms and kids are moving about the church, or when groups are in the main church for music practice or activities, you know how distracting it can be. You try to pray and focus your attention on the daily Mass altar but you keep seeing movement and activity through the glass. From my perspective at the daily Mass altar it can be very distracting to say Mass while noticing the eyes of everyone in the chapel following activity through the glass behind me. I think we can improve this. In fact, anything we can do to limit distraction in prayer is a worthy project so that we foster a stronger encounter with the Lord in our beautiful church. My ideal dream solution would be to replace the plain glass on the back walls of the sanctuary with stained glass (perhaps depicting the life of St. Monica and St. Augustine). However, that would be very expensive and so (unless a generous donor would like to come forward) I have sought a more economic solution. After consultation with the Pastoral Council and several other parishioners we will be putting some window treatments in only the bottom three windows on each side wall. We have picked a regal looking fabric that will look good in church. Boards covered with this fabric will be placed in those windows. We are doing this only in the bottom three windows on each side wall. With those bottom three windows treated people in the chapel won’t have the distraction of what may be taking place in the main church while they try to focus on prayer. The rest of the glass will remain open. This improvement will be taking place soon. I want you to be aware of the reason. And I hope you will be able to pray in the chapel with fewer distractions! Sincerely in Christ, Rev. Stephen Hamilton Communion to the Homebound If you or someone you know is ill, in the hospital, homebound or not able to get to Mass because of circumstances beyond their control, call the church office at 359-2700 so a Homebound Communion Minister may bring them Communion. November 3, 2013 - 5 St. Monica’s Pastoral Council Are you Being Called to Serve? Three new members are needed for St. Monica’s Pastoral Council. The primary function of the pastoral council is to develop a life-giving vision of the Church, be a consultative body for the pastor, be pastoral, prayerful, representative, discerning, cooperative and collaborative. Council members must represent the entire St. Monica community and membership is open to all of Christ’s faithful who are in good standing with the Roman Catholic Church, are eligible to participate in the full sacramental life of the church, are registered members of St. Monica Parish and at least 18 years of age. Contact Taylor McGarry at 315-7276 if interested in serving in this ministry. The Triumph, a powerful new documentary film investigates a modern-day miracle that has global implications. Choose from 3 showings at AMC Quail Springs 24 Mall Theater in Oklahoma City: Sunday, Dec. 8 - 1:30 p.m.; 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 - 7 p.m. Deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, Nov. 15. Cost is $10. Purchase tickets by calling Velma Brandt at 475-6398, [email protected]; Carolyn Ehli at 793-7664 or Deana Ginn at 570-2079. No tickets will be sold at the door. Visit: TheTriumph.org. Knights of Columbus Selling Christmas Cards The Knights of Columbus will sell Christmas cards and yard signs during the pancake breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 10. All proceeds will support the Knights' charitable activities. Those who are unable to attend the pancake breakfast but interested in purchasing Christmas Cards or yard signs, may contact Jim Jeffcoat at 923-7643. There’s still time to sign up! Parish women are invited to attend the Fall Retreat on Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This retreat will use material from Jeff and Emily Cavins’ Walking Toward Eternity: Making Choices for Today and will focus on Forgiveness and Thankfulness. A workbook/journal will be provided along with morning refreshments and a light lunch. Won’t you join us as we dare to “walk the walk”? Call Virginia Osgood at 341-7648 or email [email protected] for more information or to sign up. The retreat site will be at Our Lady of the Lake Lodge in Guthrie. We will meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. and car-pool/caravan to the lodge. 6 - November 3, 2013 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Children have such great expectations. They often show an eagerness that marvels adults. They can't wait to get at the Christmas gifts. They race off to explore new vistas. They dive into new things with an energy that seems beyond imagining. This exuberant curiosity that characterizes childhood gets channeled over time into an exploration of one's place in the world as teenagers or young adults discover their own selves and decide what they want to do with their lives. Sometimes, the intense eagerness of childhood is restrained by the reality of the adult world in which real limitations are made manifest. Not everything is a game to explore anymore. In this weekend's Gospel, we have a story of a man who had to face his own limitations. Zacchaeus was a short guy. He couldn't see above the crowd. But he used his own ingenuity in his attempt to see Jesus. He climbed up a sycamore tree and sat in its branches because he wanted to catch a glimpse of this prophet who had come to Jericho. Jesus in turn stops at the sycamore and invites Zacchaeus to come down. Whatever limitations Zacchaeus had because of his height, it didn't seem to affect his business acumen, for the Gospel tells us that he was a wealthy man. The people of Jericho seem to think that not all of his wealth was acquired legitimately. But Zacchaeus stands his ground, promising to over-compensate anyone whom he may have harmed. As we move on in life, we may find ourselves at the point of having lost some of the enthusiasm for what got us to where we are. Our day-to-day experiences can sometimes feel like a rut that consumes our energy. The story of Zacchaeus reminds us that there can be a renewal of grace that enlivens us once again. We might consider where Jesus is walking by in our life, and if we have the eagerness to see him. Adopt a Family for Christmas Catholic Charities is in need of sponsors for the Adopt-A-Family Christmas gift program. Each sponsor receives a wish list of items for a family in need, and then buys the presents and delivers them to Catholic Charities for delivery to the family. If you don’t have time to shop for gifts, please consider donating cash or gift cards. For more information about becoming a sponsor call 523-3013. Horario de Ministerios 10 de noviembre Proclamadores de la Palabra: Sagrario Godinez, Berenice Esparza Ministros de Eucaristía: Aquilino Chaves, Adriana Chaves Monaguillos: Miriam y Edgar Bárcenas, José Perez CLASE PRE CANA La Próxima clase de Pre Cana, será el 9 de noviembre, 2013 en el Centro Pastoral, 7501 NW Expressway en Oklahoma City. La inscripción empieza a las 8:30 a.m. y la clase es de 9:00 am. – 4:00 pm. Si están interesados o necesitan más información, favor de llamar a Lisa Carrasco 405) 709-2709. El costo de este programa es de $40.00 por pareja. El almuerzo está incluido. Esta clase también sirve como un entrenamiento para trabajar en su parroquia como “padrinos” de matrimonio. PREGUNTA DE LA SEMANA 31º domingo en tiempo ordinario Tema: ¡El amor de Jesús transforma a todas las personas y todas las cosas! Apuntes de la Palabra Texto sugerido para compartir la fe: El Evangelio de hoy Paso uno: Escuchar la Palabra Al escuchar la conocida historia en la lectura de hoy, ¿qué palabra o frase les llamó la atención? ¿Qué imagen de la historia les impactó? Paso dos: Examinar su vida Pregunta para los niños: Jesús mostró que él amaba a Zaqueo al comer con él. ¿Cómo muestra Jesús su amor por ustedes? Pregunta para los jóvenes: Jesús vio a Zaqueo como era, con todo y sus errores, y él te ve a ti de la misma forma. ¿Qué máscaras, si hay alguna, escondes para que otros no vean quién eres en realidad? ¿En quién confías para que te vea verdaderamente tal y como eres? Pregunta para los adultos: ¿Por qué creen que Jesús fue tan bueno con Zaqueo? ¿Qué lección sacan de esta lectura sobre aquéllos que hoy se consideran "pecadores públicos?" VIERNES 7 DE NOVIEMBRE - 7:00 pm En nuestro salón parroquial Vengan todos, adultos, jovenes, niños a nuestra primera reunión con Joel de Loera y todo su equipo de servidores . “Si crees en el Señor Jesús, te salvaras tú y tu familia”. (Hechos 16:31) MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO ¿Alguna vez ha notado a través de los años cómo nuestra sensibilidad católica de dar nuestro mayor y lo mejor a Dios en la adoración a menudo conduce a mejoras muy positivas en los santuarios de nuestras parroquias? Varias parroquias del área metropolitana vienen a mi mente cuando gran belleza se ha añadido al santuario a través del tiempo. La Iglesia San Juan en Yukon ha mejorado en gran medida por el agregado de mármol y muebles en el altar. Mi parroquia, San Francisco de Asís, en Oklahoma City, hace unos años añadió color a su hermoso santuario e hizo una obra de construcción de un pequeño altar en el tabernáculo para que pueda ser devuelto a su lugar apropiado en la centro del santuario. El santuario de la Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol en la parte sur ha mejorado enormemente. La Iglesia San Juan Bautista aquí en Edmond a lo largo de los años añadió un altar de mármol y un ambón para mejorar su santuario. Hay una zona de nuestro santuario que creo que podría mejorar para reducir distracciones mientras estamos en oración, sobre todo para aquellos que tratan de orar en nuestra Capilla de Adoración. Desde el interior de la iglesia principal, quisiera llamar su atención sobre la pared del fondo del santuario. Se dará cuenta de todos los paneles de vidrio en las dos paredes laterales. Si alguna vez ha tratado de orar en la capilla mientras las clases de Educación Religiosa se reúnen en los cuartos en la iglesia, hay movimiento de gente lo que causa una distracción, o cuando hay practica de música en la iglesia principal. Es difícil rezar y centrar su atención en el altar durante la misa diaria debido a la distracción, el movimiento y la actividad que se puede ver a través del cristal. Desde mi punto de vista en el altar, durante la misa diaria es una distracción para el celebrante ver los ojos de las personas en la capilla cuando miran la actividad a través del cristal detrás de mí. Creo que podemos mejorar esto. , cualquier cosa que podamos hacer para limitar distracciones en la oración es un proyecto digno para fomentar un encuentro poderoso con el Señor en nuestra hermosa iglesia. Mi sueño ideal sería reemplazar el vidrio en las paredes traseras del santuario con vitrales (quizás que representan la vida de Santa Mónica y San Agustín). Sin embargo, eso sería muy caro y por lo tanto ( a menos que un donante generoso se presente ) he buscado una solución más económica. Después de consultar con el Consejo Pastoral y otros feligreses vamos a poner una especie de cortinas en las ventanas en la parte inferior, sólo tres ventanas en cada pared lateral. Hemos elegido un tejido muy hermoso que se verá bien en la iglesia. Estamos haciendo esto solamente en la parte inferior de las tres ventanas en cada pared lateral. De esta manera, personas en la capilla no tendrán la distracción de lo que está aconteciendo en la iglesia principal, y podrán concentrarse en la oración. El resto del vidrio permanecerá igual. Esta mejora se llevará a cabo pronto. Es mi deseo informarles a todos sobre esto y las razones del porqué. ¡Y espero que usted pueda orar en la capilla con menos distracciones! Sinceramente en Cristo, Padre Hamilton Radio Católica de Oklahoma KTLR 890 AM Sintonice su radio a KTLR 890 AM de lunes a viernes de la 1:00 de la tarde hasta el anochecer. Misa en español cada domingo a las 12:00 del mediodía. November 3, 2013 - 7 LITURGICAL MINISTERS Prepare the Way Mark Your Calendars! Another Whole Family Catechesis Event will occur on Sunday, Nov. 24, between the 8 and 10:30 a.m. Masses in the Parish Center. Parish talent will share traditions and activities to assist families Prepare the Way for the Coming of Jesus. This program is geared toward families with pre-k and grade school children. Whether you are a parent or grandparent, come with the children to enjoy this Advent presentation as we discuss the reason for the season. Watch for sign up sheets in the narthex. Coffee, juice and breakfast pastries will be served. Baby sitting will be provided for kids three and under with reservations. 8 - November 3, 2013 Elaine Yusko Lectors Kelly Grammer Virginia Osgood Alan Lipps Allen family Pat Leehan Natalia Wallace Greeters Next week our parish will take up the Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS). The guiding mission of the AMS is to provide the sacraments - and the re-affirming Word of Christ - to men and women serving in our armed forces, patients in the VA medical centers, civilians working for the federal government beyond U.S. borders and the families of these populations. To provide this service they need your help - the AMS receives no federal funding. Collection envelopes will be on the round table in the Narthex during all weekend Masses on Nov. 9/10. SUNDAY, Nov. 10 Wilbert Hundl Need volunteer Annita Leehan Leland Sample Nikki Schilling Larry Miller Scott Schilling Margie Miller John Robin Long Tran Jerry Krittenbrink Alice Robin Cheryl Tran Cathy Krittenbrink Mary Ellen Sessa Fonda Brousseau Jorge Pereira Michael Sessa Tina Moore Kelli Pereira Chris Evans Janette Schwarz Marita Deatsch Patricia Haas Ron Schwarz Ivan Deatsch David Haas Linda Winterscheidt Jeff Zelnicek Wayne Cooper Larry Winterscheidt Alisa Zelnicek Debbie Collins Nick Caporale Jack Gordy Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Collection for the Archdiocese for Military Services SAT Nov. 9 Sherry Werth Altar Boys All men of St. Monica Parish are invited to the new That Man Is You on Fridays, at 6 a.m. Doors open for a free light breakfast at 5:30 a.m. This nationally acclaimed program is open to all men, regardless of marital status, who are committed to upholding the Catholic Church’s teachings regarding the sanctity of marriage and family. This week’s title: The Ultimate Temptation Join us each week for men’s fellowship with all new material. For more information contact David Lassiter at 924-6661 or Jerry Krittenbrink at 3178635. Time/Date THAT MAN IS YOU Beth Goetz Luke Barron Larry Steichen Jennifer Horsley Mary Steichen Michele Bardrick Need volunteer Aaron Skrok Need volunteer Nicole Owens Hudson Lacy Conner Blatt Austin Harkey Brian Bogumil Wil Hundl Martin Samwel Landon Dowers Bradley Hundl Brendan Pedulla Alec Harkey Perpetual Adoration Families, couples and single persons are welcome and encouraged to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament To sign up for a Holy Hour, contact Toni Harrelson at 341-2199 or [email protected] November 3, 2013 - 9