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Pope Francis
Rome, Italy
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF AUSTIN
Visit us at: stcharleskingslandtx.com
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
P.O. Box 1748
1927 RR 1431
Kingsland, TX 78639
Office: 325-388-3742
Reverend Father Uche Evaristus Obikwelu
Pastor
Email: [email protected]
Office Administrators—June Schuh and Mary Ann Ayers
Office Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: 9:00a—12:00p Tuesdays and Thursdays
Web Site Address: stcharleskingslandtx.com
Mission: Our Lady of the Lake
120 RR 2233
Sunrise Beach, TX 78643
4 miles off TX Hwy 71
325-388-4206
St. Charles Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:30 pm
Sunday 9:00 am
Weekdays
Tuesday 6:00 pm
Wednesday through Friday 8:00 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Fridays 8:30 to 9:30 after Mass
or by Appointment
Finance Council Chair TBD
Pastoral Council Chair
TBD
Director of Religious Education
Joan Woods - (830) 596-8569
Our Lady of the Lake Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation
At St. Charles on Fridays 8:30 to 9:30
After Mass or by Appointment
Finance Council Chair
Charles Sadler
Pastoral Council Chair
Lloyd Jordan
October 09, 2016
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Joe S. Vasquez
Bishop
Diocese of Austin
Attitude of Gratitude Vs Attitude of Ingratitude:
In this Twenty Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Holy Mother Church invites us to examine our lives and ask our-selves this very important question: Do we possess attitude of gratitude or attitude of ingratitude? Often, we take kindness and good gestures toward us for granted – either we do not think about them or we are totally ignorant of those virtues. A Latin phrase says, “Ignorantia Legis non excusat”, which means “The ignorance of the law is not an excuse”: so in this context, I would substitute it with “The ignorance of gratitude is not an excuse.” Virtues can be learned and even be acquired. What is important is that we do not become compla-cent and nonchalant towards these virtues and noble acts. How often do our kids take a gift from us or somebody and walk away? Is it something he learned from his parents or that he is not taught?
Today, the First reading from the 2 Kings and the Gospel of Luke demanded our attention to the value of gratitude in our daily lives. In the first reading, Naaman, a pagan officer in the court of the King of Egypt, after listening to the advice of his female servant, who also was an Israeli, obeyed the Man of God, Elisha, went and washed himself in the river Jordan sev-en times and his skin became as smooth as that of a baby. Af-ter washing himself his leprosy was healed. But the beautiful message here is that, Naaman did not take the mercy and kind-ness of God for granted. The Scripture tells us that, “Naaman returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before Elisha and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.”
Likewise, in the Gospel of Luke, our Lord Jesus Christ takes the importance of gratitude to a higher level, when ten lepers were in dire need of healing and he did heal them. But what happened next was a surprise! When they found out that they all have been healed, nine of them took God’s mercy and kindness for granted and forgot to say “Thank you”, but only one, a Samaritan, taught it wise to come back and expressed appreciation. The Gospel recorded thus: “And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he
said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.” Are you a person of gratitude or ingratitude? Pass gratitude on; it is a noble virtue. In Christ, Father Uche Obikwelu
THE SPIRIT OF CHARITY The Book, “Mary, The Mediatrix of God’s Grace” is ulti-mately to share the priestly journey of Father Uche Obikwelu, and also how our Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary was in the center and front of this mission. Secondly, a reasonable part of the profit from the sale of (these book's') goes into charity assistance among the vulnerable poor people in Africa, especially in Nigeria. Thanks for your spirit of generosity.
CHURCH LIFE...one body-many members
Pastor’s Corner
Father Uche Obikwelu
Pastor ______________________________________________________
Bishop Vasquez’ Prayer Intention
For all people, that by responding in faith to the Gospel, they
may be made whole and restored to proper relationship with God and the Church …
Por toda la gente, para que, respondiendo con fe en el Evangelio,
puedan ser restaurados y llevados a una relación apropiada con Dios y la Iglesia...
Rosary
The Rosary is prayed every Sunday at 8:30 AM before Mass at St. Charles and every Saturday at 3:25 PM before Mass at Our Lady of the Lake
Join us in praying the Rosary.
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: 2 Kings 5:14-17
Responsorial Psalm: 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
2nd Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-13
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Exodus 17:8-13
Responsorial Psalm: 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
2nd Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2
Gospel: Luke 18:1-8
Mass Times
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is scheduled an hour after
Friday Mass (8:30 to 9:30) at St. Charles. This will allow us to
prepare for this beautiful sacrament, which invites us to deep
reflection, introspection, and gratitude to God for His Love
and Mercy.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Mass Intentions: October 8 - October 16
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE
Sat. 10/8 4:00 PM Stuart Harris †
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO
Sat. 10/8 5:30 PM All Parishioners
Sun. 10/9 9:00 AM In memory of Deacon Ron Woods †
Tues. 10/11 6:00 PM James & Katy Butts †
Wed. 10/12 8:00 AM E. J. Michal †
Thurs. 10/13 8:00 AM Ella Vrazel † Phillip Vrazel † John Michal †
Fri. 10/14 8:00 AM In Thanksgiving for prayers answered
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE
Sat. 10/15 4:00 PM All Parishioners
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO
Sat. 10/15 5:30 PM Bea Schwab †
Sun. 10/16 9:00 AM Howard Freeman †
PARISH LIFE...come and be with us
Last Week’s Collections
St. Charles: $ 1462.00
2nd Collection $ 222.00
Our Lady of the Lake: $ 850.00
2nd Collection $ 255.00
“Give and it shall be given to you… For the measure
you measure with will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:38 We’ve been promised that God will not be out-
LADIES ACTS RETREAT will be held November 17,
2017 through November 20, 2016 at EAGLE’S WINGS in Bur-
net. The ACTS retreat is a Four Day Retreat that will last a
lifetime. If you talk to anyone who has attended they will tell
you it is something they will never forget.
Contact Donna Kiley 979-824-6966 for more information
Announcements
In Loving Memory for Deacon
Ron Woods.
Altar Flowers this weekend
ST. CHARLES
VOLUNTEER
We are looking for people willing to give a few hours of their
time once a week. Volunteers are a blessing to the parish
and are necessary in helping the parish function proficient-
ly. Please call the office on Tuesday or Thursday (9-12
am) to schedule a meeting with Fr. Uche to discuss your
interest in helping.
NEEDLERS is a group of ladies from St. Charles and OLOL
who meet on Mondays from 9 to 11 AM to make lap blankets for
children, elderly and babies in the local area. Please consider
joining us at Lee Hall. It is not necessary that you know how to
sew.
Newcomers or visitors wishing to become members of St.
Charles or Our Lady of the Lake, please fill out a member-
ship form located in the back of church and give the form to
one of the greeters/ushers. Welcome!
WELCOME Newcomers or Visitors Altar Flowers this weekend
ST. CHARLES
Collection
Counting
Charles Sadler
Richard Stumpf
Tuesday,
10/11
Judy Breaux
Richard Collins
Vickie Monfelt
Our Lady of the Lake
Saturday, 10/8
St. Charles
Saturday 10/8 & Sunday 10/9
Sacristan Charles & Ann Sadler Collins Carpenter
Lector Priscilla Castaneda Collins Collins
EM/Holy
Communion Charles Sadler Burgess Collins
Extra
Ordinary
Ministers of
the
Cup
Grace Seguin
Emily Stiles
J Woods
Collins
Michal
M Jung
Hodges
Harris
Ushers Hank Gath
Chad Darlek Collins
R Schmidt
C Woods
Altar
Servers Charles Sadler Lois Burgess
Luis
Bella
Apostolate
Join us for Coffee and donuts after 9:30 mass in Lee Hall
St Charles Ladies Club will be meeting on the 3rd Monday of
October. Please bring a dish to share. October 17th at 11:30
am in Lee Hall. All are welcome.
Congratulations to all on a successful rum-
mage sale. Father Uche and the Ladies and
Men’s Clubs thank you for all your dona-
tion and support. All proceeds go to local
charities. To all of you that helped all week,
we can never thank you enough!
MISSION STATEMENT
We, the people of God of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Kingsland, Texas and Our Lady of the Lake, Sunrise Beach, in the Diocese of Austin form a faith community that challenges each to love and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ based on Faith, Hope and Love with no regard to race, gen-der, nationality religion or social standing.
PARISH MINISTRIES...come and be with us
Statues of our
Blessed Mother
Rosary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is
with thee; blessed art thou among
women, and blessed is the fruit of
thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Read more at: http://www.catholic.org/prayers/merton.php
A "Sacrificial Gift"
How can I determine how much is
a "sacrificial gift"? One way to de-
termine a sacrificial gift is by relat-
ing your gift to your income. Some
people reach into their pocket to
see what is left from Saturday
night.
As a good steward, you are being
asked to consider donating one
hour (2 1/2%) or two hours (5%) of
your weekly income. As circum-
stances change, increase gradual-
ly toward the ideal of 10% to your
church and other charities. Some
will be able to do more while others
may need to do less.
There are two important points:
first is that your gift be a sacrifice
and second is that you relate your
donation to your income. If your
income is $1000/week or $4333/
month then a weekly sacrificial gift
would be 2.5% = $25, 5% = $50
and 10% = $100.
St. Charles Borromeo
Catholic Church
P.O. Box 1748
1927 RR 1431
Kingsland TX 78639
Office: 325-388-3742
email: [email protected]
In Loving Memory of
Deacon Ron Woods
Dec. 8, 2015 - Nov. 20, 2016
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS
IN OUR BULLETIN
$180 for 12 months
$45 for 3 months
$7.50 for one week
Share the Harvest Don’t forget our “Share the Harvest Food Wagon” at St. Charles and the “Box” at OLOL. When you are out doing your grocery shopping please consider picking up an extra item or two and bring when you come to Mass. Also cash is five times as good. Every $1.00 given buys $5.00 from the food bank. Thank you for your generosity. God Bless You.
Send bulletin announcements to [email protected] by 5:00 PM on MONDAY. You must put “bulletin announcement” in the subject line of your email. This will help us and it will ensure your important infor-mation is not overlooked.
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