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ST. ELIZABETH, DENTON SUNDAY, January 29, 2006
Sunday in Ordinary Time
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
A Word from your
Pastor…
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
LIFE IN THE PARISH FAMILY
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PART OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH?
Saturday, January 28
Sunday, January 29
“A new teaching with authority’ is the way Jesus’ prophetic message
The Catholic Church invites you to come and see!
5:30pm St. Elizabeth
·
Rel. Ed/RCIA/AF – 9:40am – Family Life Center
was described in today’s gospel. They recognized that His words were
Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Church?
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People of the Parish
·
Knights of Columbus Hospitality – 9:30am –Hall
different, they had power, there was something strong behind them.
Are you un-baptized but recognize a need for spirituality in your life?
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Sunday, January 29
·
Jamaican Mission Presentation by Jeanne
This week, our Pope issued his first encyclical. Its message was a great
Are you baptized into another religion or into the Catholic Church, but have
4th
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Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wallace – 9:40am -Hall
surprise to those who had different expectations for a man of such
never received any formal religious education?
8:30am St. Benedict
·
NO
Youth Formation
scholarship and having served in the Congregation for the Doctrine of
Are you married to a Catholic and attend Mass but just don’t know what the
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Stephanie Radcliffe
the Faith for so many years. There has to be some fundamental issues
Monday, January 30
next step is to become one of the Catholic faithful?
11:15am St. Elizabeth
that he is anxious to address as Pope, they thought. The encyclical
·
Social Ministries Mtg. – 7:00pm – Resource Room
Are you yearning for something more in your life?
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Julius & Arline Scarano
meets those expectations as it talks about something so fundamental to
Tuesday, January 31
Maybe you have been looking for enrichment in your life in all the wrong places.
our lives as the experience and language of love. The Pope’s message
·
P.C. Exec. Comm. Mtg. – 7:00pm – Rectory
Tuesday, January 31
is entitled: “Deus Caritas Est” or “God is love”. This concept sounds
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is the place for you. Every year adults
·
Bible Study – 7:00pm – AER
9:00am FLC, Chapel
simple, but what is it that we mean by love? It is one word that means
are welcomed into the Catholic Community through RCIA. It is a learning and
Wednesday, February 1
Melvin Moyer
so much in different contexts. The document speaks about how we
loving process in which conversion of the heart brings you to Jesus Christ who is
·
Staff Meeting – 12:00pm – PO
Wednesday, February 1
should love a spouse, how we should love a neighbor and how we
our Lord and Savior. “Come to me, all you who are weary and find life
·
K of C Meeting – 7:30pm -
RR
7:30am St. Elizabeth
should love God. All are profound and all should give support to the other. “Only if I serve
burdensome, and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon your shoulders and learn
Thursday, February 2
Joseph King
my neighbor can my eyes be opened to what God does for me and how much He loves
from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart. Your souls will find rest, for my yoke
·
Bible Study – 9:30am – Adult Ed. Room
me.” You can read the encyclical at www.vatican.va. The title is right on the homepage
is easy and my burden light.” (Matthew 11:28-39). For more information on
Thursday, February 2
Friday, February 3
next to the Holy Father’s picture. The document ends with this prayer:
becoming a Catholic, call the parish Office of Religious Education at
(410) 634-
·
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament – 8:00am –
9:00am FLC,
Chapel
1921.
12:00pm – St. Elizabeth
Mark Quinn
Holy Mary, Mother of God, you have given the world its true light, Jesus, your Son – the
Saturday, February 4
REMINDERS:
Friday, February 3
Son of God. You abandoned yourself completely to God’s call and thus became a
·
Day of Reflection for Outreach Workers
– 9:00am
·
4th
– 8th Grade Catechists- There will be a brief meeting after Religious Ed in the
wellspring of the goodness that flows forth from Him. Show us Jesus. Lead us to Him.
7:30am St. Elizabeth
– 2:00pm - Hall
conference room this
Sunday, January 29h. Please make all the necessary t
Teach us to know and love Him, so that we too can become capable of true love and be
Christopher Mason
·
Throat Blessing
-
after mass - St. Elizabeth
arrangements to have each grade represented by as many catechists as possible.
fountains of living water in the midst of a thirsting world.
Saturday, February 4
Thank you!
Sunday, February 5
5:30pm
St. Elizabeth
It all starts with love!
·
Super Sunday – “What’s Love Got to Do with
·
The Ministries weekend (formerly known as Catechetical Conference) is this
Leon Maloney
Fr. Carroll
it?” – 9:40am
– Hall
weekend (January 20-22). Therefore, there will be NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
·
Knights of Columbus Breakfast – 9:30am - Hall
Sunday, February 5
CLASSES ON JANUARY 22.
PARISH PRE-LENTEN MISSION
5th
·
Throat Blessing –
after masses – St.B. & St. E.
Sunday in Ordinary Time
It’s only a few short weeks away!
Mark your calendars for our Pre-Lenten Parish Mission.
CONFIRMATION
8:30am St. Benedict
Bill Wegner, a lay Catholic evangelist, will lead us. Bill did our Parish Council retreat last year
Our next scheduled session for all Confirmation candidates is Saturday, February
See back of today’s Super Sunday insert for the
People of the Parish
and was great. He will be doing the presentation for our Valentine’s Day Gathering on Sat, Feb
18th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This will be our Service day, so come prepared
February, 2006 Calendar of Events!
11:15am
St. Elizabeth
11, will offer an invitation to the mission entitled “Dare to Be Holy” at all masses that
to do a little work! We will begin by meeting in the Parish Hall at 9:00 a.m. Any
Claire H. Stevens
weekend, and then will offer presentations and times of prayer every evening Sun, Feb 12 –
parents that would like to help by driving to our destinations, chaperoning or help
Wed, Feb 15 at 7pm at St. Benedict as well as another track for those are free during the day
with our projects please contact the Office of Religious Education.
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS ….
after a 9am mass at St. Elizabeth Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.
Thank you all for your continued support
Plan to be there and bring a friend!
Old Testament
of our candidates through your cards and prayers!
Jb 7: 1-4, 6-7
LITURGY
Please pray for:
SUPER SUNDAY PRESENTATION
Feasts of the Presentation & St. Blasé – Blessing of Throats
New Testament
Arthur Petroski
Julie Swann
“What's Love Got To Do With It?”
1 Cor 9: 16-19, 22-23
This Thursday is the Feast of the Presentation. Commemorating the revelation of Jesus
Cosby Stokes, Jr.
James Forrester Bradley
A reflection on "God Is Love", the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI
to Simon and Anna in the temple as the light that will gather the nations, this feast
Lou Wood
Patricia Griffith
Gospel
by Bill Gorman
Lisa Arbogast
Albert Bugar
traditionally includes the blessing of candles which we will do at mass on Thursday.
Mark 1:29-39
(SEE INSERT IN THIS WEEK’S BULLETIN FOR MORE INFORMATION)
Ethel Reisert
Joan Hardee
Friday, February 3 is the Feast of St. Blasé who is the patron saint of those who suffer
Also for children 10 and under: a puppet show in the Great Room!
Rita Hriczko
Helen Skipper
specifically from diseases of the throat as well as all illnesses. We will offer the blessing
Virginia Dean
Mary Porter
of throats at mass on Friday as well as after all masses next weekend. It is easy to figure
MARDI GRAS PLANNING SESSION
Casey Mears
Marvin Ebling
out how candles made it into the practice of throat blessings.
On Sunday, February 12th, we invite you to join us in our planning session for our
June Magrogan
Parnell Byles
next upcoming community event –
our annual MARDI GRAS PARTY! The
Debi Councell
Mike Chupek, Sr.
PARISH & FAMILY LIFE
planning session will take place after the 8:30 Mass at one of the back tables in
YOUR GIFT OF STEWARDSHIP
Teresa Murphy Mary Betton
WE REMEMBER + WE CELEBRATE + WE BELIEVE
the Parish Hall while the children are in class. We will discuss upcoming plans for
BACK TO THE LORD
Jerry Fox
Victoria Wingren
For the week of January 22, 2006
the Mardi Gras Party, which will be held on Sunday, March 6th for our “Super
Eternal rest grant unto Loretta Hall, mother of parishioner Jesse Crook.
Ron Rice
Dorothy Shanahan
Sunday”. (The Sunday prior to the beginning of Lent).
Virginia Gunther
Fred & Marion Parenteau
This year’s budget for offertory $
4,384.00
Happy Birthday this week to: Fred Bradbury (1-31), Ryan Earls (1-31), Levin Taylor (1-31),
Antonette Starks
George & Gladys Schaeffer
Weekly Offertory for 1/22
$ 4,867.00
Barbara E. Wood (1-31), Janet Johnson (2-1), Joe Doherty (2-2), Megan Roderick (2-2),
SOCIAL MINISTRY
Marie Durner
Clarence Spinner
Difference
+
$
483.00
Kathleen Porter (2-3), Virginia White (2-3), Sara Ellwanger (2-4), Kelsey Whiteley (2-4), Jane
Jamaican Mission Presentation
Cindy Horseman
Amy Vanhorn & Family
MacDonald (2-5), Carm Powell (2-5), Olivia Keating (2-6), Sara McGinley (2-6), Adele Wilson
Parishioner Jeanne Wallace and her mom, Flo Petroski (also a parishioner), along with
Poor Box
$
44.13
Edward Saden
Fran & Joe Dunnington
(2-6)
4 others spent a week in November serving a Catholic Children’s Orphanage Home in
Emma Parry
Michelle Bathras
2nd Collection Catholic Univ. $ 642.00
Jamaica. Jeanne has prepared a 45-minutes presentation including a slideshow set to
Maryanne Brown
Michael Seiler, Sr.
Marriage Enrichment
music of this special mission which will be presented THIS SUNDAY, January 29th at
Shirley Strauss Kaliann Rose Fox
Moses told the people, “The Lord will raise up for
Valentine’s Day is around the corner! Plan a date with your favorite
9:45am in the parish hall. You will see 35 children ranging in age from 14 months to 14
Holly Amjad
Regina Usilton
you a prophet like me from among your own
person. Our 5th Annual Dinner is Saturday, February 11 beginning at
years, the sisters and priests who serve the Lord, and the place they all call “home”.
Ella Spring
Katie Adkins
kinsmen.” God still provides among His people
7pm. Another round of the Newlywed Game is at work in the pastor’s
Tyler Fox
Ava Fox
the gifts and talents necessary to continue the
head. Perhaps some of you need to practice? Tickets will be on sale
Alexis Harris
Barbara Bascak
A Day of Reflection for Outreach Workers, sponsored by the Diocesan Office of
work of His Church. What gifts are yours to
beginning this weekend after all masses. For more information, call
Roger Layton
Dr. Charles Richards
Parish Social Ministry, will be offered in our parish hall NEXT SATURDAY,
share?
Lynn Spinner at 479-2090 or the parish office.
February 4 from 10am-1pm. All are welcome & encouraged to attend! Let the
Questions of the Week …
Office for Parish Social Ministry offer you some nourishment through prayer,
Youth Ministry News
IRS Contribution Statement
reflection, and socializing. Contact the parish office via phone or e-mail if you are
Our candy Easter Egg fundraiser is on the horizon and as we make plans for the
If you have not yet received an IRS Statement of
Do I have more of a tendency to
planning to be there!
preparation of the eggs, we are asking that anyone who has access to a refrigerated truck
your 2005 contributions to the parish and you
speak God’s Word or mine?
or knows someone who does would contact the parish (634-2253 or
VOCATIONS AWARENESS
would like to obtain one, simply contact the
How balanced and supportive
parish office @ 634-2253 or
Is the Lord calling you from among the people to serve Him as a priest, deacon or
is my relationship with God and my spouse?
3/26 to refrigerate the eggs during the preparation processes. The truck could be parked
religious brother or sister? If you think so, call or write to Fr. Joe Cocucci,
on Hope Drive (Fr. Carroll’s driveway) and would not be moved during the 3-day process.
Diocesan Director of Priestly and Religious Vocations, at (302)573-3113 or
Would you say that you see God more clearly
when He seems to be absent?
