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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH


Our Lord
Jesus Christ
The King
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Our Lord
Jesus Christ
The King
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Parish Calendar November 22 - 29
Sunday            Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
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
Monday          Ferial/Pope Clement I
8:30 a.m.          Communion Service
Tuesday          Memorial St. Andrew Dung-Lac & Companions
8:30 a.m.            Mass
7 :00 p.m.         RCIA – “The Holy Eucharist”-
Fr Irwin
7:00 p.m.          Child Protection –St. Dominic
Wednesday     Ferial/St Catherine of Alexandria
8:30 a.m.          Mass/All School
7:00 p.m.          Thanksgiving Mass
Thursday        Thanksgiving Day
9:00 a.m.          Mass
Friday             Ferial
Saturday         Ferial
Renewal Marriage Vows (see announcement)
4:15  p.m.         Confession
5:00 p.m.          Mass
Sunday            First Sunday of Advent
Renewal of Marriage Vows (see announcement)
7:45 a.m.          Confession
8:30 a.m.          Mass
10:30 a.m.        Confession
11:00 a.m.        Mass



Ministries… Please pick up December schedules.
ATTENTION:  Please check in 10 minutes  prior to Mass

11/25 Thanksgiving Mass
Lectors R. Puhr; D. Puhr
Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist
G. Poiroux; Ju. Poiroux ; *B. Cotton
Gift Bearers Ushers

11/28/29
Lectors
5:00 p.m  A O’Connor; C. Havard
8:30 a.m. S. Watt; L. Poiroux
11:00 a.m. M. Burdine; G. Vrazel
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
5:00 p.m. R. Clark; B. Callahan;*K. Cunill
8:30 a.m.  J. Swan; K. Swan; Deacon Bob
11:00 a.m. J. Wilson; D. Whiteley; *M. Carpentier
Gift Bearers
5:00 p.m. M/M Sweeny
8:30 a.m.  Shields Fmly.
11:00 a.m. M/M Prrillo
Communion Calls
Margaret Mortellaro
Altar Servers
5:00 p.m.J. Sommer; L. Bowers; K. Norton
8:30 a.m. JT. Bryars; L. Donivan; S. Shields
11:00 a.m. J. Miner; O. VanCleave; A. Tant

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.
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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  132 (corrected figure) Parish Families, through November 15th , have pledged $210,700.00.  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.
Thanksgiving Mass
Our Annual Thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, November 25, 7:00 p.m. In keeping with tradition, we ask each family to bring a loaf of fresh baked bread to be blessed and shared with another parish family (write your family’s name on the wrapping). Our Annual Sharing Project this year will be to collect food for our pantry. Our calls for food assistance have continued to increase due to the present economic conditions and your continued support is greatly appreciated.
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.
Renewal of Marriage Vows: for all couples with anniversaries in September, October, or November, next Sunday, Nov 28th & 29th.
Penance Services in the Area: Our Savior, Tuesday, Dec. 1st at 7 pm; St. Dominic, Tuesday, Dec 15th at 7 pm.
Spring Festival Meeting Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 6th, 6 p.m. Parish Hall.
Confetti Eggs “Baking Season” is fast approaching and we need your eggshells to make “confetti eggs”. How to: Gently tap the end of the egg on your kitchen counter. Once cracked, peel back the shell to make an opening about the size of a quarter. Once you have poured the yolk and egg white into your favorite recipe, thoroughly rinse out the eggshell. Let it dry upside down in the egg carton. Leave your carton of shells in the Cry Room.
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.
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!
Congratulations to October Art Contest winners: Gr 4- Natalee Pittman; K4-Xander Sherman;Gr 1-Emily Silbernagel; Gr 2-Bayleigh Wilson; Gr 3-Craig Harrell- Gr 4-Victoria Ortiz; Gr 5-Sarah Johnson; Gr6-Neven Buchanan; Gr 7-Lila Lyons and Gr 8-Haley Parker.
Archbishop Rodi will be celebrating Mass for the students on Friday, Dec. 4th at 8:30 a.m. He will then visit the classrooms.
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 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.

Health Care Reform The US Bishops Conference have asked you to please contact our

Senators immediately and urge them to fix the Health Care bills with pro-life amendments. You can send an email message to Congress with a click of a button. We have information at the back of church containing these addresses. Your 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.
Important Message for Readers: If you missed the Reader training this past Tuesday, please pick up a “Reader Guidelines” sheet on the credenza and talk to someone who attended the training so that you know what to do.
Compliment to the Parish: Daniel Lord, of Archangel Radio, who spoke at the Masses last weekend, commented on what a good parish we have. He really appreciated the warm reception that we gave him.

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…

Christ the King Celebration Sunday, Nov. 22nd. This year the Faithful will process to the Cathedral from Bienville Square, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral at 11:00 a.m.
Advent Retreat “A God Intimately Present”
Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat, Ft. Mitchell, AL. Fr. Dietzen is a journalist, author, retreat director, family counselor, experienced pastor and syndicated columnist in Catholic newspapers for over 35 years. Contact e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; or www.msbt.org/mis_btsr.htm.
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