ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH

Thirty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Parish Calendar November 15 - 22
Sunday    33rd  Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:45 a.m.    Confession
8:30 a.m.     Mass-Memory Deceased KOC members
9:30 a.m.    Religious  Education Classes
10:30 a.m.    Confession
11:00 a.m.    Mass
Monday    Ferial/St. Margaret of Scotland
8:30 a.m.    Communion Service
Tuesday    Memorial St. Elizabeth of Hungary
8:30 a.m.    Mass
7:00 p.m.    RCIA - "Baptism & Confirmation"  Paula Weatherford
7:00 p.m.    Training Session for ALL Readers
Wednesday    Ferial
SVS Beef O'Brady Day
8:30 a.m.     Mass
6:30 p.m.    7 Steps to Financial Freedom
Thursday    Ferial
8:30 a.m.    Mass
7:00 p.m.    Parish Pastoral Council
Friday    Ferial
8:30 a.m.    All School Mass, Gr 7
6:00 p.m.    KOC Family Social
Saturday    Memorial Presentation of the     Blessed Virgin Mary
Ladies Altar Society Bake Sale
4:15  p.m.    Confession
5:00 p.m.    Mass
Sunday    Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
Ladies Altar Society Bake Sale
7:45 a.m.    Confession
8:30 a.m.    Mass
9:30 a.m.    Religious Education Classes
10:30 a.m.    Confession
11:00 a.m.    Mass

Ministries…11/21/22
5:00 p.m  D. Durick; T. Doherty
8:30 a.m. T. Dorriety; Jo. Poiroux
11:00 a.m. M. McGowan; G. Wilkins
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
5:00 p.m. J.D. Dyess;R.Dyess; *B. Sweeny
8:30 a.m. D. Stapleton; S. Weatherford; Deacon Bob
11:00 a.m. J. Soto; S. Soto; *D. Parrillo
Gift Bearers
5:00 p.m. M/M Havard
8:30 a.m.  Hurm Fmly.
11:00 a.m. Wilcox/VanCleave
Communion Calls
Joe & Linda Hannah
Altar Servers
5:00 p.m.B. Pryor; J. Iseman; R. Kowall
8:30 a.m. J. Poiroux; T. Shbields; K. Postles
11:00 a.m. A. Tant; T. Vance; B. Nicholson


Sacramental Preparation

Baptism There is a preparation program for parents and sponsors prior to the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism.  Please call Fr. Irwin, 661-3908 to set up a meeting.  It is a good idea to schedule the preparation program prior to the baby's birth.

Marriage Register as soon as possible.  Please contact the priest at least six(6) months prior to the  wedding.  The date is tentative until the preparation program is complete.  Advent & Lent are Penitential Seasons; couples are encouraged to plan their wedding outside these seasons.

Care of the sick and those confined to their Homes Please call the Parish Office for a Priest as soon as you or someone in your family is hospitalized or suffers a serious illness or injury. Regular visits are made to the hospitals and the priest visits those confined to home every First  Friday


Tithe Report  209 Parish Families, through November 8th, have pledged $209,116.00.  We thank each of you for your commitment to our Parish!  Your regular contributions help pay the bills and support all the activities we have at St. Vincent's.  Our Stewardship Drive is ongoing, will you please make your commitment today?

Tithe Cards  Completion and return of  the tithe card is another way to update your address & phone number for our mailing list.  Even if you are unable to commit to a tithe at this time, please return the card by way of  the collection basket.

November, the Month of the Holy Souls We take the month of November to pray for the souls of the faithful departed each year.  We have placed the books of the deceased near the baptismal pool  Please remember that the book has the names of all of the deceased from previous years already in it, and so, there is no need to rewrite the names of deceased loved ones.  Please call Sandra(Rectory office) if you would like to have the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered for a deceased loved one.

Readers Training There will be a training session for all readers, current and new, Tuesday, Nov. 17th  at 7pm.  All reads are asked to attend!

Ladies Altar Society Bake Sale will be held next weekend (11/21/22) after all Masses.  If you would like to donate baked good(s), please bring to the Ladies on Sale Day.  Any questions, call Pat Cannon, 660-8856.

Mark Your Calendars - First Reconciliation/ Advent Penance Service Wednesday, Dec. 2nd at 7:00 pm: Let us celebrate this wonderful sacrament of the Lord's mercy as a parish family, together with our 2nd graders.  We will have between 3 & 4 priests here to help Fr. Irwin.  We realize that this date falls shortly after a weekend where many will be away for Thanksgiving, so please mark your calendars now.

School Bruno's is having green receipts again and have re-instated its program for schools.  Greer's and Food Tiger have also started a school program, called Apples for Students.   You save your receipts and send them to school. Thanks for your help!

Holy Days of Obligation:  All Saints Day, Nov 1st, kicks off a run of 4 of the 5 holy days of obligation each year.  Besides keeping holy the Sabbath Day each Sunday by going to Mass, the Church also asks us (obliges us) to celebrate 5 special feast days during the year: Jan. 1, the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God; Aug. 15, the Assumption of Mary into Heaven; Nov. 1st, All Saints Day; Dec. 8th the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary; and Dec. 25th, Christmas.  These are holy days of obligation because they are such important feast days.  Giving roughly 57 hours of the year to the Lord of the whole universe is not too much to ask.  If one misses Sunday Mass or a Holy Day without a sufficiently grave reason, the Sacrament of Reconciliation should be received before receiving Holy Communion.

Short-Term Teachers Needed: We have a few students who would like to be baptized and receive their First Holy Communion and who are in need of some instruction.  If you would like to instruct one of these children for several weeks in preparation for these sacraments, please call Debbie Stapleton.  We could really use you.


Prayers for the Sick:
Donna Welch; Mary Knapp Strachan, daughter of Delores Knapp; Danny Wheeler; Carol Floyd; Harry Lay; Harry & Clarice Moody; Kayla VanCleave; Donnie Mills; Jon Balzli; Danny Barlow;Lee Willis; William and Cinde Pocase; Betty Lou Wagner;Catherine Wilton;Lucy Sommer; Josh Wimberly;Robert Klaus; William Girby; Michael Lambert; Geraldine Shaw; Joe Gable; Louise Marchand; Carol Conner; Bonnie Ramer Mills; Deana Rodriguez; Chris Henderson;  Brieanne Carter; Olivia Tullis; Dennis Thornton; Jackie Scarry; Pam Starkey; Marguerite McBride; Cathy Fuller; Lindsay Burch; Johnny Sue Dukes; Drue Dollison; Jane Ritchie; Dina Cedano; Angela Teasley; Barbara Knable; Trevor Broadus; Lacey Burch; Carman Burch; Debbie Stam; Brandy Burch; Wanda McLean; Ronnie Burch; Madeline Watt; Ira James Campbell, Sr.; Bobbie Addiss; Julie Kay; Christy Burch; Jack Jones; Hunter and Calvin Wilson; JoAnne Thornton.

Parishioners are Welcome at RCIA Classes, Nov 17 Baptism & Confirmation, by Paula Weatherford, Nov 24 The Holy Eucharist, by Fr. Irwin, Dec 1 Anointing of the Sick and Confession by Michael Burdine, Dec 8 No Class - Holy Day of Obligation.  Classes meet in the De Paul Center at 7 pm.

Angel Tree Each year Catholic Social Services provides us the names of families that are placed on our Angel Tree.  Should you need to include your children, ages 1 - 12 yrs. of age, in this program, please call Catholic Social Svc., 434-1500, to make an interview appointment.  You must bring to your interview the following: bills, proof of income (or lack of income); social security cards for all family members and birthdates of all family members. The sign-up period ENDS Tuesday, November 24th.

Health Care Reform Last weekend, you received a special bulletin insert from the US Bishops Conference asking you to please contact our
Senators immediately and urge them to fix the Health Care bills with pro-life amendments.  The insert included a web address that allows you to send an email message to Congress with a click of a button.  Additional inserts can be found at the back of church.  The bishops have asked for our swift action and the commitment of our prayers for this critical effort.  Thank you for your help.  We can help make sure that health care reform will be about savings lives, not destroying them.


Mobile Singing Children Iqueria Malone, Katie Norton and Olivia Van Cleave,  SVS students,  are members of Mobile Singing Children.  They will be participating in their annual Christmas concert "A Ceremony of Carols" on Saturday, December 5th at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church.  The public is invited to attend.

Around the Archdiocese…
Doctrine on Draft is a religious education and information program, aimed at helping adults learn more about the Catholic faith and current
issues in the Church.  Participants meet in an adult social setting and DoD is open to people of all faiths.  Location:  Wintzell's Oyster House, 605 Dauphin St.  Social Hour 6 - 6:30 p.m.; program begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m.
More info. call 401-6381 or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

3rd Annual Our Savior Preschool Merry Mart 1801 Cody Rd. So.  Sunday, Nov. 8th, 12 Noon -4:00 p.m.  A wide variety of vendors and crafters will be present!!

McGill-Toolen Catholic High School offers its Placement Test for entering Freshmen for the fall of 2010 on Saturday, November 21.  Registration and admissions information, please call 445-2934.