WHO IS WELCOME IN ST. SAVIOUR CHURCH?

Are you a sinner? Have you been away from the church for a long time? Are you divorced or separated? Are you physically or

mentally challenged? Are you from a different culture? Are you not accepted because of your sexual orientation? Are you

elderly, a teen or young adult? Are you discriminated against because of your color? Are you feeling broken? Are you poor or

out of work? Have you been imprisoned? Have you a feeling that you are left out? You are welcome here! This is your home,

and we are your family!

CHURCH OF ST. SAVIOUR

Confessions First Saturday of the month in the church from 4:00-4:30 PM. By appointment for all other times.

Director of Music

Paula McKeown

A FEW WORDS FROM OUR PASTOR

There is absolutely no one who can say there is nothing going on at Saint Saviour Parish! There are so

many things happening these days that it is hard to keep up with and remember where everything is taking

place. Last weekend we had a beautiful celebration of the Blessing of Animals in front of the Rectory that was

well attended and every single pet in attendance was so well behaved! I don’t think I’ve ever experienced such

a tranquil and peaceful Blessing of Animals in my almost 22 years of priesthood. The spirit of Saint Francis of

Assisi was definitely present among us all last Sunday. We had lots of adorable dogs, a few cats, a baby kitten

and even a cute bunny rabbit. I sincerely thank everyone who came out and joined us for this special blessing.

We even had a number of people present who don’t have any pets but came just of be a part of such a special

moment. We are so glad you chose to join us!

The next two Mondays of this month have been set aside for Parent Meetings for ALL parents who have

a child preparing to receive their Sacraments this year here at Saint Saviour Church. On Monday, October 15,

we will have our meeting with ALL parents whose children will be receiving the Sacraments of First Penance

and First Holy Communion next spring. On Monday, October 22, we will be meeting with ALL parents whose

children will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in the spring. Each of these meeting will begin at

7:00 p.m. in Church. THESE SACRAMENT MEETINGS ARE MANDATORY—which means the parents

MUST attend. There are no make-up meetings either. Both of these meeting for parents will be conducted by

Father Kevin, Sister Pat and myself. The purpose of these meetings is to explain the theological significance of

these sacraments your children are going to receive; to remind our parents what will be expected of those

children preparing to receive their Sacraments (weekly attendance at Mass; a retreat; community service;

proper attire to wear when receiving the sacraments; the importance of handing in all necessary paperwork;

practices; sponsor information, etc.) PLEASE make every effort to attend the appropriate meeting for your

child. Everything you want to know about your child receiving their sacraments but were afraid to ask will be

addressed at each of these meetings. If you owe Sister Pat any paperwork whatsoever, PLEASE RETURN IT

ONLY TO SISTER PAT AT THE RECTORY at your earliest convenience and before the meeting if possible!!

On Sunday, October 28, our parish will be welcoming back the Glenn Mohr Chorale who will be

sharing with us their production of “DEEP RIVER”. Be sure to check out the flyer in the pages of this week’s

parish bulletin. This musical performance celebrates America’s Songs of Faith and the people and stories

behind these American Inspirational songs. ALL the members of our parish family are invited to attend.

Admission is FREE and the performance will begin at 2:30 p.m. in our church.

Please remember in your prayers all those persons in the Florida panhandle who experienced

that catastrophic Hurricane Michael on Wednesday afternoon. The images on television were horrific. Many

people lost everything. As soon as Bishop DiMarzio authorizes a special collection for the people of this

hurricane, we will certainly take one up here at Saint Saviour to assist in the recovery and rebuilding efforts.

Finally, TODAY we will have our monthly Maintenance and Repair collection following the

distribution of Holy Communion. If you handed in your envelope last weekend, no worries, we have it.

For those of you who chose to wait, envelopes are available at the ends of each of your pews. Please be as

generous as you always are.

Have a great week everyone.

Father Frank

October 14, 2018

Stewardship October 7

Offertory $4,877.00

Attendance 309

ST. SAVIOUR HIGH SCHOOL FALL OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6 pm—7:30 pm

RSVP online: stsaviour.org/admissions

Our Schedule for October 2018: October 14— Class in session Lures K-4 October 21—Class in session Lures 6-8 October 28—Parade of Saints Class immediately following There will be a meeting for all parents who are asking for their children to receive the sacraments of Penance and First Holy Communion on October 15 at 7 p.m. in church. There will be a meeting for all parents who are asking for their children to receive the sacrament of Confirmation on October 22 at 7 p.m. in church.

ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS AT

SAINT SAVIOUR

In light of the recent findings of the Grand Jury in the

State of Pennsylvania, and our own situation here in

the Diocese of Brooklyn, we have decided that ALL

ministers here at Saint Saviour (This includes ALL

ADULTS who serve as lectors, Eucharistic ministers,

catechists, aids in our Faith Formation Program,

all persons associated with RCIA, choir members,

Boy Scout & Girl Scout leaders, and Martha’s

Ministry Members.) MUST be certified through the

diocesan Program VIRTUS: PROTECTING GOD’S

CHILDREN. In an effort to accommodate all our

ministers, we will be offering the Virtus Training

Workshop here at Saint Saviour Saturday morning,

November 3 in the Parish Hall. We will gather

together for Mass at 8:30 a.m. in church and then we

will move to the Parish Hall. If you with to continue

in your ministry here at Saint Saviour, you MUST

ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP. If you are unable to

join us on November 3, you may register online to take

this workshop elsewhere on another date. However,

please be aware that if you are not Virtus trained by

November 18, you will not be allowed to continue

serving as a minister here at Saint Saviour until you

have completed your Virtus training. Registration

packets are available in the sacristy after all Masses

this weekend. All ministers must take one home this

weekend.

UPCOMING EVENTS

1st Penance & 1st Holy Communion

Parents Meeting—October 15

Confirmation Parents Meeting—October 22

Great Pumpkin Festival—October 27

Glenn Mohr Chorale “Deep River”—October 28

All Saints Parade—October 28

Halloween—October 31

All Saints Day—November 1

All Souls Day—November 2

Save the Date: Saint Saviour Catholic Academy Alumni Gala, November 2

nd, 6:30pm

Palm House, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Please join us, alumni and friends, as we gather to celebrate our recent milestone of 110 years as a school and to honor alumnus, Dr. James J. Provenzale, MD, FACR, Class of 1968 and long-time administrator, Mrs. Marcia “Casey” McKenzie, for her dedication to our school. We will be celebrating at the beautiful Palm House at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Friday, November 2nd with a Cocktail Dinner Party and Dancing. We will continue our celebration with a Mass, here, November 3rd at 10:30 am, followed by an Open House at the Academy. There have been some new changes at the school to accommodate our growing student body, with more to come. We are excited to share these new projects with you! If you are an alumnus who hasn’t received an invitation in the mail, a current parent of the Academy, or a friend of the Academy who might not be on our mailing list, please contact Nicole Paciello at npaciello@sscaparkslope.org for tickets. You will also find further ticket information on our website: https://saintsaviourcatholicacademy.org/saint-saviour-alumni-gala/ or our Face Book page. There will also be a commemorative journal to celebrate our honorees, if you would like to buy an ad. Please contact Ms. Paciello for that as well.

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

CALLING ALL PARISHIONERS!!

Our parish will have a Flea market and Christmas

Fair on Sunday, December 2nd from 10 a.m. to

6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. This event is a quick

and easy fundraiser for the parish. In addition to

the rental of tables to vendors, we will also have a

church table that will feature donated items for sale

to benefit the parish. If you have any NEW items

at home, perhaps a gift you received but have no

use for/or/something you purchased but never used,

please consider donating that item for the church

table. We are accepting all NEW items with the

exception of clothes and books. No clothes or

books please! Just bring these items to the Rectory

during office hours and we will make them availa-

ble for sale on December 2nd. With your help and

generosity, this can be a successful fundraiser

for our parish. Also, feel free to take a Flea

Market and Christmas Fair Flyer available at the

doors of the church and spread the word throughout

the neighborhood about this event!

50/50 ENVELOPES

Effective immediately, we are changing the way our

monthly 50/50 is conducted. In the past, the only

people who could participate were those persons who

received monthy envelopes and the drawing was held

in the middle of the month. Sadly, the same 18 people

participated each month. NO MORE. Now we are

opening up the montly 50/50 Drawing to the entire

parish. Purple 50/50 envelopes are available at the

front doors to the church. Simply take an envelope (or

as many envelopes as you’d like), fill them out, place

your $10.00 offering in each envelope and then drop

them in the Sunday offering collection. We will collect

them throughout the month and on the last day of each

month, we will have the drawing in the Rectory,

announce the winner, and then split the total amount

collected 50/50—50% for the parish and 50% for the

lucky winner. Remember the old expression, you have

to be in it to win it, so take a chance (and a purple

50/50 envelope) and try your luck. The more people

who participate, the greater the prize money for both

the parish and the lucky winner!

Sunday, October 14, Twenty-Eight Sunday in

Ordinary Time

9:30 a.m. Edward J. O’Brien/Alba Granda

11:30 a.m. Dr. Teresa Morrone Brevetti /Dolores

Garcia Romero/Catherine Buckley

5:00 p.m. People of the Parish

Monday, October 15, Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin

and Doctor of the Church

8:30 a.m. Kathleen Neville (Living)

Tuesday, October 16, Weekday

8:30 a.m. Michael Dineen

Wednesday, October 17, Saint Ignatius of Antioch,

Bishop and Martyr

8:30 a.m. Griffin Family

Thursday, October 18, Saint Luke, Evangelist

8:30 a.m. Fr. Bob Frueh

Friday, October 19, Saints John de Brebeuf and

Isaac Jogues, Priests and Compantions, Martyrs

8:30 a.m. Thomas Devane

Saturday, October 20, Weekday

8:30 a.m. Jean Gray (Birthday Remembrance)

5:00 p.m. Fahy & Kerrane Families

Sunday, October 21, Twenty-Ninth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

9:30 a.m. Janet Miller/Valerie Foti/Marie Apuzzo

11:30 a.m. Celia Rivera (Anniversary)/Frank Puydak

(3rd Anniversary)/Marie Macaluso

5:00 p.m. Maisie & Jimmy Henchy

PRAYERS FOR HEALING IN THE CHURCH

In light of the recent news from Pennsylvania, the

Diocese of Brooklyn and from many parts of the

world that has brought further scandal to the church,

our rosary group from the 8:30 a.m. Daily Mass will

pray the rosary each Tuesday after Mass for the

safety of young people and for healing in the church

and among the faithful. Please join them in offering

prayers for all who have been affected or suffer as a

result of this scandal.

On All Souls Day we honor all of our deceased loved ones in a special way. Here at St. Saviour Church we will be remembering your deceased loved

ones both on this day with the celebration of Holy Mass (Thursday, November 2

nd) and at all of the Masses throughout the month of November. In that spirit, we invite you to inscribe the names of those you wish for us to remember and pray for on All Souls Day and during the Masses throughout the month of November on the special All Souls

Remembrance Envelopes found in the vestibule of the Church and near the side doors. Please place your envelopes in the collection basket or bring them to the Parish Office before November 1

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