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    OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ERIE, P

    Saturday - October 22 - Weekday5:00 p.m. Henry Tellers (family)

    Sunday - October 23 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time7:30 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners9:00 a.m. Sam & Anna Duska (family)

    11:00 a.m. Michaela Galena (Joe & Kay Zastawa)

    Monday - October 24 - Weekday/St. Anthony Mary Claret7:00 a.m. Dolores Karle (Dolores Justka)

    Tuesday - October 25 - Weekday7:00 a.m. Florence Kostek (Rosanne & John Jaworski)

    Wednesday - October 26 - Weekday7:00 a.m. Sam & Geraldine Gualtieri (Bill & Sherry Beers)8:45 a.m. Anthony Koziorowski

    (employees of Sanner Office Supply)Thursday - October 27 - Weekday

    7:00 a.m. Special Intention9:00 a.m. Casimir Marshall (Lore Blair)

    Friday - October 28 - Ss. Simon & Jude7:00 a.m. Anne Chetoni (Don & Wanda Roth9:00 a.m. Paul Albert (Ann & Mike Bednar)

    Saturday - October 29 - Weekday5:00 p.m. Sophie Euken (Dorothy Gorczycki)

    Sunday - October 30 - Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time7:30 a.m. Rick Williams (family)

    9:00 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners11:00 a.m. Bernie Kearns (Pat & Judd Italiani)

    TheSanctuary Lamp will burn in memory of

    Virginia Jaskiewicz

    as requested byKathleen Nowak

    ECHOES OF FAITH CLASSESCatechists mark your calendar for the next session of classes.They will be presented by Father Jim Piszker on Monday,October 24, Wednesday, November 2 and Monday, November14.

    Monday - October 246:00 p.m. Echoes of Faith (Mpr)6:30 p.m. Legion of Mary (Church)

    Wednesday - October 269:30 a.m. Church cleaning6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Open House (Mpr)

    6:30 p.m. Choir Practice (Church)7:00 p.m. RCIA9:00 p.m. Mens Basketball (SH)

    Thursday - October 276:30 p.m. Folk Group practice (Church)

    Saturday - October 294:00 p.m. Confessions

    Sunday - October 30

    9:10 - 10:40 a.m. Religious Education K - 10

    WEEKDAYS OF OCTOBER 237:00 a.m. Michael Pregler

    SATURDAY - OCTOBER 295:00 p.m. Tamara Carrier

    SUNDAY - OCTOBER 307:30 a.m. Elizabeth/Daniel Rathburn9:00 a.m. Morgan Szoszorek

    11:00 a.m. Adam Essigmann/Rachel Bessetti

    LADIES GUILD CARD PARTY

    Mark your calendar for the afternoon of November 6 for the MCarmel Ladies Guild Card Party. This year, in addition to tfashion show from the Chameleon and jewelry from All ThGlitters, we are featuring Miche purses. There will be a lunch,Chinese auction and a 50/50. Tickets are $5.00 in advance. Fmore information, please contact Sharon Johnson @ 825-389Tickets can be purchased from any Ladies Guild member.

    Readings for the Week of October 23Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40

    Monday: Rom 8:12-17/Lk 13:10-17Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25/Lk 13:18-21

    Wednesday: Rom 8:31b-39/Lk 13:31-35

    Thursday: Rom 8:31b-39/Lk 13:31-35

    Friday: Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a,11-12,25-29/Lk 14:1,7-11

    REVEREND JOSEPH T. SCHEFFNER

    ENDOWMENT FUNDParishioners and friends are encouraged to remember their lovedones at the time of death or for any special occasion bycontributing a memorial gift to the ENDOWMENT FUND. TheFund provides parish support and tuition assistance to parishchildren who attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel School.Brochures concerning the Fund and remittance envelopes areavailable in the back of the church. Tuition assistance from theinception of the Fund is $76,235.00. Contributions to the Fund

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    THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 23, 201

    RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAll classes are in session this week, including Confirmation.We need you to cover our kids with prayer!The Confirmation years are special and at times trying years for ourteens. Here at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we would like to paireach Confirmation student with a prayer sponsor from thecongregation. This can be an individual, couple or family who iswilling to keep the student in their prayers and also, send notes andcards roughly once a month to let them know the congregation issupporting them through their journey. If you would be willing togive your time to this important ministry, please take an envelope inthe vestibule near the poster of Confirmation students and you will

    be contacted very soon with your students name and address. Wehave 38 young people in our Confirmation class this year that needour support and prayer as a community and parish. Peace in ChristJesus - Sue Berdis, REL

    .WINTER CLOTHING DRIVEErie winters can be brutal and winter comes very early - especiallyfor refugees. They have no way to be prepared for our winters!Catholic Charities & Adoption Service Refugee Resettlement(CCCAS) is conducting a Warm Clothing Drive (not to beconfused with Community Outreach Group winter coat drive in

    November) at the parish for the next two weeks. Please bring yourgently-worn winter coats, boots, gloves, hats and sweaters only to thechurch sometime in the next two weeks. Place your donated items in

    the clothing drive container located in the vestibule. If possible, please help us further by placing your clean, foldable items inindividual, clear plastic bags with size and gender marked on theoutside of the bag! Thank you.

    BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE

    The Bereavement Committee is in need of volunteers to work at thefuneral luncheons. We could use at least 8 people (2 groups of 4) tohelp lighten the load of those who work most our luncheons. Thisministry is very important to our parish and it is one that is veryrewarding and gives a lot of comfort to the families at a time of theirgrieving. It is a ministry that is well received and appreciated butalso one that is stressful because of the need to ask the same peopleover and over to volunteer. Please consider volunteering to work at

    these luncheons. Our response is going to determine if we cancontinue to provide this service to our parishioners. Also, if you canvolunteer to make a dish, that would be helpful as well. Pleasecontact Brenda Pasko at 825-6536.

    Villa Maria Academy Open House.will be held next Sunday,October 30 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Guided tours of the school willinclude classroom demonstrations, a look at the newly renovatedgym, auditorium, new fitness center, academic curriculum and willfeature the wireless Tablet PC Program.Applications will be available. Students in attendance will be enteredin a drawing for discounts on tuition. Phone 838-2061, ext 3239 ifyou have question. Villa Maria Academy is located at 2403 West 8thSt in Erie.

    SACRIFICIAL GIVINGLast week the collection was $6,359.00Each week we need to collect $9,730.00Envelope sets mailed 993Envelopes received 250

    Thank you to those who use their envelopes regularly and to allwho have increased their Offertory.

    THOUGHTS ON THE WAY UP MOUNT CARMELMany thanks to Brenda Pasko for organizing our public recitatioof the Rosary last weekend. Even though the weather was pretbad and we had to move inside, we appreciate the time spent oganizing and the parishioners who prayed together for ourselveour parish and our country.Our RCIA program is underway. Our first meeting was last weeand our second is this Wednesday in the rectory. Even though walready have five participants, it is still possible to join us anlearn more about the Catholic faith. We look forward to the EastVigil when our catechumens and candidates will receive the Saraments of Initiation.This weekend, I am preaching at all the Masses on the new tranlation of the Roman Missal. You have probably already noticedfew of the upcoming changes as we are beginning to use the neMass settings that the Liturgy Committee chose under the diretion of Gabe Borrero, our Music Minister. We have also preparelaminated pew cards to help make the new responses and prayeeasier to remember. Our new translation is an effort to be mofaithful to the actual Latin wording and to make some of thphrasing more formal and more poetic. We have become a moinformal culture in recent years, but there is a place for formali

    at special times and places. Church and the Eucharist certainqualify among those times and places. As I told the Pre-Schochildren this past week during their tour of church in preparatiofor attending their first School Mass, there are some things thwe do to show respect and help us recognize the importance people we meet and places we attend. Standing during the readinof the Gospel and at the entrance and departure of the celebranand attending ministers are also ways of recognizing the specinature of the Mass and being in church. The bowing and genuflection as we enter our pew or the sanctuary also remind us where we are. So, the language we use and the way we talk aboGod, the Eucharist and the Sacraments are ways of remindinourselves of the difference between ordinary conversation an

    participation in the Mass. Perhaps the changes in the words wuse so often at Mass will aid us in our awareness of the extraordnary gift that is the Eucharist and help us prepare better for oureceiving the Lord in Holy Communion. It may take us a while get used to the changes. But, as I have mentioned many times other contexts, sometimes forcing us to change our routines (lik pews) can help us pay better to attention to what we are realsaying when we pray. And, better attention at prayer is certainlygood thing!And, speaking of the Mass, I am hoping that others will choose join those who have already responded to last weeks bulletflyer on the need for ministers to assist at Mass. Please considserving the Lord and our parish by volunteering as a lector, Eucharistic Minister, or usher. As I mentioned earlier, we seem have very little problem in getting our children to volunteer aAltar Servers. Its the adults we need more of! What was that linin the Gospel??? Out of the mouths of children, . . .or somethinlike that. And, thanks to those who already serve the parish in smany ways. Have a wonderful week! Fr. Ray

    SWIM TEAM MAKING WAVES SOONAny OLMC or Religious Ed student who is interested in swimming this year should attend the meeting in the Multi-PurpoRoom on Tuesday, October 25 at 6:00 p.m. Questions??Contact Amber Lutterbaugh at 825-7022.