Grandville, Michigan SPXCATHOLIC.ORG 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Christ the King | ORDINARY TIME 30 October 2016 REAL PEOPLE REAL PRESENCE ... a welcoming Roman Catholic family of God empowered by the Holy Spirit to grow our relationship with Jesus Christ and with one another as we worship, pray, learn and serve. TODAY: The SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK is being offered at all Masses. We welcome Father Mel Fox as concelebrant at our 5:30pm Mass, and Father Joachim Adione for the Sunday liturgies. Father Adione is the new chaplain for Mercy Health-St. Mary’s Hospital. Parish Breakfast (DH) after Sunday Masses Pray the Rosary (Chapel) 9:45am Nursery (Room #102) during the 10:30 Mass Trunk or Treat (Church Parking Lot) 6pm High School Sunday Night Live 7pm MONDAY | Oct. 31 Phil 2:1-4 / Lk 14:12-14 Men’s Bible Study (Room #101) 7am ALL SAINTS DAY, Tuesday, Nov. 1 Masses at Noon and 7 pm Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 / 1 Jn 3:1-3 / Mt 5:1-12 OTHER NEARBY MASS TIMES ON TUESDAY, NOV. 1 9am & 7pm, Holy Redeemer, Jenison 9am & 6:30pm, St. John Vianney, Wyoming 8:30am & 7pm, St. Sebastian, Byron Center WEDNESDAY | Nov. 2 | All Souls’ Day Wis 3:1-9 / Rom 5:5-11 / Jn 6:37-40 Elementary Religious Education 4pm & 6pm Mass in Chapel (+Clarence & Wilma Schneider) 6:30pm Cantor Practice 6:30pm Choir Practice 7pm RCIA Catholic Inquiry (PC LL #1) 7pm THURSDAYNov. 3 Phil 3:3-8 / Lk 15:1-10 Ladies Bible Study (DH) 9:30am Light Weigh (PC LL #4) 6:30pm K of C General Membership Meeting (DH) 7pm FRIDAY | Nov. 4 | St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop Phil 3:17-4:1 / Lk 16:1-8 Mass in Chapel (for all the homebound) 8:30am First Friday Breakfast (DH) 9am SATURDAY Nov. 5 Phil 4:10-19 / Lk 16:9-15 That Man is You! (DH) 6am Reconciliation/Confessions (Church) 4-4:45pm Contemporary Choir Practice (Church) 4:30pm LORD’S DAY LITURGIES November 6, 2016 32 ND S UNDAY IN O RDINARY T IME Living in Mercy We are surely no thieves. When Jesus asked to come to his house, Zacchaeus pledged to give half of what he owned to the poor. Half! And then he did more. This thief, this extortionist promised to return at a four-fold rate all that he stole. Giving away what is not mine is an act of justice. Giving away what is mine is an act of mercy. What do I have in my possession that belongs to another? What surplus do I have that I can give away? What shall I give away that another needs? Prepare for next week: Read and reflect on All Saints and Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (beginning on pg. 406) in the “Living Liturgy” missal. Special Mass of Remembrance Saturday, Nov. 5 ~ 11am (see page 5 for details) Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost. Luke 19:9-10
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Grandville, Michigan SPXCATHOLIC.ORG
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Christ the King |
O R D I N A R Y T I M E 30 October 2016
REAL PEOPLE REAL PRESENCE
... a welcoming Roman Catholic family of God empowered by the Holy Spirit
to grow our relationship with Jesus Christ and with one another
as we worship, pray, learn and serve.
TODAY: The SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK is being offered at all Masses. We welcome Father Mel Fox as concelebrant at our 5:30pm Mass, and Father Joachim Adione for the Sunday liturgies. Father Adione is the new chaplain for Mercy Health-St. Mary’s Hospital. Parish Breakfast (DH) after Sunday Masses Pray the Rosary (Chapel) 9:45am Nursery (Room #102) during the 10:30 Mass Trunk or Treat (Church Parking Lot) 6pm High School Sunday Night Live 7pm
MONDAY | Oct. 31 Phil 2:1-4 / Lk 14:12-14 Men’s Bible Study (Room #101) 7am
ALL SAINTS DAY, Tuesday, Nov. 1
Masses at Noon and 7 pm Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 / 1 Jn 3:1-3 / Mt 5:1-12 OTHER NEARBY MASS TIMES ON TUESDAY, NOV. 1
9am & 7pm, Holy Redeemer, Jenison
9am & 6:30pm, St. John Vianney, Wyoming
8:30am & 7pm, St. Sebastian, Byron Center
WEDNESDAY | Nov. 2 | All Souls’ Day Wis 3:1-9 / Rom 5:5-11 / Jn 6:37-40 Elementary Religious Education 4pm & 6pm Mass in Chapel (+Clarence & Wilma Schneider) 6:30pm Cantor Practice 6:30pm Choir Practice 7pm RCIA Catholic Inquiry (PC LL #1) 7pm
THURSDAYNov. 3 Phil 3:3-8 / Lk 15:1-10 Ladies Bible Study (DH) 9:30am Light Weigh (PC LL #4) 6:30pm K of C General Membership Meeting (DH) 7pm
FRIDAY | Nov. 4 | St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop Phil 3:17-4:1 / Lk 16:1-8 Mass in Chapel (for all the homebound) 8:30am First Friday Breakfast (DH) 9am
SATURDAYNov. 5 Phil 4:10-19 / Lk 16:9-15 That Man is You! (DH) 6am Reconciliation/Confessions (Church) 4-4:45pm Contemporary Choir Practice (Church) 4:30pm
LORD’S DAY LITURGIES November 6, 2016
32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Living in Mercy
We are surely no thieves. When Jesus asked to come to his
house, Zacchaeus pledged to give half of what he owned to the poor. Half! And then he did more. This thief, this extortionist promised to return at a four-fold rate all that he stole. Giving away what is not mine is an act of justice. Giving away what is mine is an act of mercy.
What do I have in my possession that belongs to another?
What surplus do I have that I can give away?
What shall I give away that another needs?
Prepare for next week: Read and reflect on All
Saints and Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary
Time (beginning on pg. 406) in the “Living
Liturgy” missal.
Special Mass of Remembrance
Saturday, Nov. 5 ~ 11am (see page 5 for details)
Today salvation has come to this house because this
man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of
Man has come to seek and to save what was lost. Luke 19:9-10
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ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC PARISH
3937 Wilson Ave. SW Grandville, MI 49418
616-532-9344 Fax: 616-538-6340
www.spxcatholic.org
Parish & Formation Office Hours:
9-Noon; 1-5pm Mon-Thurs
9 to Noon on Fridays
Parish Book of Prayer — This book near the main
church entrance is for your prayers of intercession or
gratitude. They are part of the intentions at Mass.
Parish Membership — Count yourself in! If you
worship with us regularly, kindly register as a
parishioner. You’ll receive parish mailings, and it will
Tuesday, Nov. 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints. The election this feast cele-brates will last eons longer than any vote cast on the following Tuesday. All Saints celebrates God’s election of all the holy men and women of every time and place who have preceded us. This feast is so important in our calendar that it’s a Holy Day of Obligation. You have been chosen by Christ to join the company of saints in heaven. Please choose to participate in that same heavenly liturgy here on earth with Masses at noon and 7pm. The cover of the bulletin lists Mass times at neighboring parishes. All Saints launches our annual
monthlong commemoration of the
Faithful Departed. Older Catholics
know these days before the bustle of the holidays are a good time to visit the cemetery to pray for our departed loved ones and make sure the grave and headstone are tidy for the winter. At church, an “All Souls” shrine area will be created near the St. Joseph statue. This area will feature the November banner, listing the names of the people who have been buried from St. Pius X in the past year. Feel free to bring in a framed photograph of your beloved departed for placement in this area. A Special Mass of Remembrance will be celebrated at 11am next Saturday. Everyone is welcome to attend this Mass, but we have mailed special invitations to the families whose names are on the banner. If you’ve lost a loved one in the past year, we urge you to join us at this Mass with a photograph of your loved one(s). You are also welcome to join us for lunch afterward. Please RSVP by contacting the parish office before tomorrow, Oct. 31 at [email protected].
SOME WILL RECALL 4 YEARS AGO
WHEN A MAN CAME TO MASS
SEEKING GOD’S CONSOLATION —
and then found an angry note on his windshield because of the election bumper sticker on his car. I remembered this recently while reading a column from America Maga-zine editor Father Matthew Malone. “I can virtually guarantee you that if you
attend Mass on Sunday morning in any
parish in the United States, you will find
yourself sitting in a pew near someone who
disagrees with you about what the public
policy should be on abortion. Or same-sex
marriage. Or the death penalty,” he wrote in
the Sept. 12 issue.
“While the teaching of the church on the
moral dimensions of these issues is clear
and consistent, there is today, as there has
always been, a spirited debate about how
to apply those moral principles in the public
realm, one that is democratic, diverse and
nonsectarian. As John Courtney Murray, S.J.
once wrote, in a pluralistic society ‘there are
circumstances in which human authority
has neither mandate nor duty nor right to
use its coercive power against error and
evil.’”
Father Malone goes on to explain that it is wrong to use an individual’s position on a public policy question— even a life-and-death issue like abortion or the death-penalty—as the only basis for determining whether they have a right to sit next to us in church. (Or for that matter, how we treat them anywhere our paths cross.) “Our fundamental identity and unity as
Catholic Christians does not reside in our
allegiance to a set of ideas, much less to
some political manifesto. Our unity resides
in the person of Jesus Christ. For us, as I
have often said, truth is ultimately a
person—a “someone” we encounter rather
than a “something” with which we beat
each other over the head.”
Lets hope that the climate of hospitality we seek to foster at St. Pius X will help spread Christ’s grace and compassion. I encourage you to read the rest of Father Malone’s column. WWW.AMERICAMAGAZINE.ORG/ISSUE/MANY-THINGS-139
SAINTS PRESENTATIONS: Our elementary Religious Education
classes will participate in our annual Saints Presentations on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 4:30pm & 6:30pm and on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 9:15am. All are welcome to come, learn about the saints, and support the children of our parish.
We’ll be helping with Trunk or Treat from 4-6pm, decorating or “haunting” a pop-up tent, and passing out candy from 6-7pm. See the flyer below for details regarding our Halloween Party.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER & LECTOR TRAINING: Interested
in becoming a Eucharistic Minister or Lector? This is your chance! A special training for all confirmed teens will be on Nov. 6 at 6:30pm. Even if you aren’t sure you want to join the weekly Mass rotation, come and give it a try!
SMALL GROUP LEADERS NEEDED: We are still looking for
small group leaders for Sunday Night Live. The teens of St. Pius X are a vibrant part of today’s church. They have many wonderful insights and growing prayer lives in need of nurturing. It takes all types of personalities to help these young Catholics live their faith. SNL is typically held twice a month. Please consider joining us.
OCT. 29
& 30 Anointing of the Sick
at All Masses
SUNDAY
OCT. 30
Parish Breakfast
after the Sunday Masses
Trunk or Treat
6pm Church Parking Lot
TUESDAY
NOV. 1 All Saints Day
Mass at Noon & 7pm
SAT.
NOV. 5 Mass of Remembrance
A special “All Souls” liturgy at 11am
Babette’s Feast
Movie & Discussion
In a remote 19th-century Danish village, two sisters lead a rigid life centered around their father, the local minister, and their church. Both had opportunities to leave the village: one could have married a young army officer and the other, a French opera singer. Their father objected in each case, and they spent their lives caring for him. Many years later - their father is now deceased - they take in French refugee, Babette Hersant, who agrees to work as their servant. After winning the lottery, Babette wants to repay the sisters for their kindness and offers to cook a French meal for them and their friends on the 100th anniversary of their father's birth. It proves to be an eye-opening experience for everyone.
Presenter: Fr. Steve Dudek Sunday, Nov. 20th | 3pm (light supper to follow)
Holy Name of Jesus Parish (in the church)
1630 Godfrey | Wyoming 49509
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whatever you can is next weekend. They are in need of mashed
potatoes, stuffing and pineapple. Also, as a reminder, Thanksgiving is
approaching, please remember the food pantry when you do your
holiday shopping.
Treasure COLLECTION FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES will be taken up next weekend. The AMS
relies solely on private donors in support of its mission, “Serving those
who serve” and its ministry to provide the same pastoral care and
services to Catholics serving in the United States Armed Forces,
enrolled in U. S. Military Academies, undergoing treat-
ment at any of the 153 Department of Veterans
Affairs’ Medical Centers, working in civilian jobs for
the federal government beyond U.S. borders, and the
families of these populations. While the salaries and
retirement of Catholic military chaplains are paid for by the U.S.
Government, the AMS receives no funding from government or the
military for its programs and services. To learn more about the AMS go
to www.milarch.org/nationalcollection.
St. Pius X has 953 registered households. Last week, 261 contributed either by using an offertory envelope or electronically. Every gift is gratefully received as a sacrifice united with Christ’s own self-offering in the Eucharist to share God’s love.
Nancy Hoekstra Brian & Denise Kolesar Sandy Kornoelje
Kiera Koetsier Pat VanderVeen Dave Zabler Volunteer Needed
Anne Slezak Emi Zielinski Lily Zielinski
Gino Bartone John Lawrence Olivia Miars
Will Burdick Noah Kelly Brendon McKinley
Nancy Benson Nick Dabbous Tony Grandy Ann Hall Debbie Jones Diane Remenak Paula Seguna Andrew Smith Volunteer Needed
Dave Bristol Mary Bristol Judy Clinger Brenda Grandy Mike Grandy Mark Henderson Val Henderson Brittany Klein Barry Waters
Elaine Albrecht Brenda Bargenquast Frank Cegelis Kristen Elder Connor Fischer Ann Foltice Ed Foltice Jeanine Foster Linda Hinds Donna Huyge Bill Jenkins Dolores Jesnek Volunteer Needed
PARISH APP ROLLOUT TEAM NEEDED: St. Pius X will be
rolling out a parish app through MyParish App in the coming months, and we’re looking for a few enthusiastic parishioners willing to be a part of the team. It would be two meetings leading up to the roll out and then help with the roll out weekend. All ages are welcome and no technical experience is needed, just enthusiasm, a smart phone, and a willingness to help promote. If interested, email me or call 532-9344 by Nov. 3.
EVERYDAY STEWARD CHARACTERISTIC
Accountable It surprised me that one of the aspects our
TMIY participants found most beneficial was
accountability. Having a group of fellow men
where they could share their hopes,
struggles, and faith gets almost 40 men out of bed to
voluntarily participate in our men’s group that meets Saturday
mornings. Accountability is essential to our lives, because it
can be so easy to stray from the higher calling of our faith and
God. In Sunday’s Gospel, we hear of Zaccheaus, after his
encounter with Jesus, going above and beyond to make
amends. As everyday stewards, we choose to be accountable
for the gifts God’s given us, seeking ways to give back. Where
is accountability strongest in your life? Weakest? How is your
faith calling you to more accountability? Andy Rebollar,
Pastoral Associate for Parish Life.
Visit spxcatholic.org to read about everyday steward, Diane
Remenak’s story about where her accountability to God has
led her.
LECTORS: Please pick up your new workbook for the 2017
We offer the sympathy, love, and prayers of our parish to the family of:
MARIA AGRUSA
mother of John Agrusa
Please continue to pray for the following and all the sick in our Parish, their families
and friends, those hospitalized and home-bound, and those in care facilities. To be included on the Prayer Chain (separate from this bulletin list), call Jason George at (231) 736-7487.
Linda Padula Gerry Dekkinga Bob Brock Joe Capriglione
Kenneth Schumacher Mary LaSarge Judy DeVoe Erika Yonker
Kelsey Gibson Andre Miles Ron Geldersma Marie Nevins
Robert Kasperlik Catherine Cesare Diane & Mary Prindle Andy Wierzbicki
Joe Lemont Henry Visscher Betty DiTrapani Mike Saritorius
Beverwyk Family Joe & Margaret Grandy Rose Reilly Clara Raaymakers
Anthony McAndrew M. Forrester Laurie Bialik Gina Catania
Jennifer Hassell Marty Schumacker Margaret Harman Christopher Thrall
Mick Vaughn John Stoddard Carol Guffy Bob & Holly Ann Ott
Ben Baird Derek Bull Shannon Olman Diane Austin
Rich Hubbard Stephen Meurer Dorothy Rennager James Raap
Kathy Maslowski Charles & Mag Frodl Patrick Bartz Ilene Topolinski
Deb Russo Tom & Becky Hoffmann Ellen O’Toole Sarah Johnson
Catherine Owens Mike Connell Peggy Galt Justin Vriezema
Jeff Zylstra Mary Jebb Markell Barnhart Lindsey Read
Marlene Strong Mary Beth Jensen Pat Rummer Robert Ryzanca
Cindy Cole Megan Reynolds Chris VanderSlice Mary Benson-Slosser
Jill Moyer Jim & Mary Ann Norcutt Leo Raap Deb Finnigan
Nell Wouters Allen Mulligan Jim & Madeleine
Stotenbur
Marion & Marie
Rythewski
Brianne Bassett Matt Rich Bob Bagin Ken Jenkins
Tom Wojtas Joe & Winnie Kulaga Jonathan Kolenda Sandy Ressell
Kerry Deboer Donna Waters Cindy Thrall John Blanchard
Sr. Jean Marie Wojtas Pat DeJong Norm Pokora Linda Wood
Terri Bernott Clara Jo Braybrook Barbara Barney Zachary Matzke
Ann Berg Jane Voss Karen Bourassa Pam Willemstein
Arline Dzwonkowski Tom Villemure Judy Perrin Alberta & Vito Licari
Cleo Ruppel J.D. Sypniewski Rylie Rau Pat Grzybowski
Christopher Alighire Jerry Piela Larry Kietzman
SPECIAL MASS OF REMEMBRANCE 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5
November is a month of special commemoration of the faithful departed. A special memorial area will be placed in church, and the families of people who have had a fu-neral at St. Pius X since last October have been invited to a special Mass and lunch on Saturday, Nov. 5.
While everyone is welcome to attend this Mass, we espe-cially want to extend a special invitation to anyone who lost a loved one this past year. If that in-cludes you, please bring a framed photograph to Mass so that it can be placed in our memorial area. You are also welcome to join us for lunch. We just need you to RSVP by calling the office at 532-9344 by Monday, Oct. 31.
All are invited to bring in framed photographs of their departed loved ones for placement in this area, or to write the names of their beloved departed in the Book of Life.
Please include your contact information
so we can be sure the photo is returned.
ALL SAINTS PRAYER Father, All-Powerful and ever-living God,
today we rejoice in the holy men and women
of every time and place.
May their prayers bring us your forgiveness and love.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
ALL SOULS PRAYER (for all our departed brothers & sisters)
HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Are you struggling and wondering
how your family will get through the holidays? Will there be gifts under the tree for the children? We can help...call the Parish Office; information is kept confidential.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will be hosting a “Fifth Sunday Rosary”
today (10/30) at 9:45am in the Chapel. Finger rosaries and booklets will be available, or you can bring your own along. As Catholics we are encouraged to pray unceasingly at all times—what better way than to join in solidarity to raise up our thanks and petitions to our God and King. All are welcome!
Poinsettia orders will be taken for the next three weekends. These beautiful plants are locally grown and proved to be hearty. By pur-chasing a plant, you are allowing the Knights to continue to give the widows and widowers of the past year one of the plants at no charge.
DIOCESAN HOLY DOOR OF MERCY PILGRIMAGE ~ Nov. 10
Join fellow St. Pius X parishioners on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6:45am at the Cathedral of St. Andrew to pass through the Holy Door of Mercy and receive the Jubilee indulgence. Included in the pilgrimage will be Mass at 7am and the Sacrament of Reconciliation (following Mass). For those interested, meet at the Cathedral by the baptismal font. The Holy Doors of Mercy will be closing on Nov. 13
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