30TH Sunday in Ordinary time

October 28, 2018 Volume 2, Issue 47

Celebrants:

Father Victor Ray Father Martin dePorres

Associate:

Father Robin Whitlock

In Mark’s Gospel, the story about Bartimaeus is more than the story about blindness

and the restoration of sight. It is an account of faith because after his sight was restored,

Bartimaeus followed Jesus along the road. An important note is that Jericho is not far

from Jerusalem, the place of Christ’s suffering. The symbolism cannot be lost because

faith has this effect: to know Christ is to follow Him in suffering.

Basically, Mark’s theology is simply that Christ is the one who brings salvation to

Israel. Therefore, healings are a sign that Christ’s salvation is already in the world.

Consider that in Mark, very few recognize Jesus as the Messiah. So, it is remarkable and

ironical that we have a blind man who recognizes Jesus by acknowledging Him with the

title of the Messiah: Son of David. And the Messiah’s response to Bartimaeus is not “You

are healed” but “Go, your faith has saved you”. A closer reading of the Gospel reveals

that blindness actually describes a lack of faith and not the lack of vision.

Thus the Gospel invites us to take a second look at how blind we can be in

recognizing the Lord and how slow we can be in responding to Him. What sort of faith

are we to have?

Father Victor Ray

Wisdom From

Father Victor Ray

CHURCH CALENDAR

• Lectio Divina, Sunday, 9:15 am, Room 108 – Prayer Experience

• October 28, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

• October 28, Sunday – Begin Thanksgiving Food Collection for the Florida Dream Center. Last

day to collect is November 11th.

• October 31, Wednesday, Spooky Day (Halloween)

• November 1, Thursday, 7:00 pm – All Saints Day/All Souls Mass in Chapel

• November 2, Friday, 7:00 pm – First Friday Mass

• November 3, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm, - Richard Rohr’s Presentation of “Ascent and Descent”

in the Wesley Room at Allendale.

• “Give Thanks” Tree, Sunday, November 11th – 18th. Write a Thankful Note for the Tree.

• Florida Dream Center Mobile Food Pantry, Thanksgiving Prep, November 13 (8am -12), 15

(8am - 12) and 17 (6:45 am to 8 am).

Let’s Pray For:

Andrews, Doug

Andrews, Valerie

Delaney, Carolyn

Fichter, Louise

Harper, Richard

Hartwig, Bill

Hickman, Bp. Peter

Judi and Larry

Kovar, Lyn

Little, Ron

Marx, D.A.

For all of our Parishioners

that follow us through

Electronic Media. Prayers

for your specific request that

you have sent us.

For all those that need a

Prayer, Raise, your Right

Hand Toward Heaven and

know that the Parish of Saint

Teresa of Calcutta Catholic

Community is beside you in

your Prayer.

The Daily Prayer of Saint Teresa

Dear Jesus, help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with your spirit and

love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of You.

Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in

my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin

to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen.

Matzelle, Frank

Meeks, James

Ray, Father Victor

Retke, Wayne

Spano, Dee

Talboom, Mark

Villafana, Ivy

Wilhelm, Birgit

This Weeks Chuckle

Upcoming Celebrations

MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT 10/14/18: 21 COLLECTIONS: $217.00

ACTUAL MONTHLY EXPENSE: $1,562.61 MONTHLY INCOME (PLUS/MINUS) (-1,064.61)

For all those Celebrations that I have missed, Forgive Me and I sincerely hope they were all Wonderful. Wishing you all the Happiness and Repeat of your Special Day!

For more detailed Church information, read the STOCCC Gazette which is found on the

Website: www.stoccc.org or the APP: Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community

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BIRTHDAYS

Nancy Perez 10/4

Alexandra Kahn 10/4

Wayne Rettke 10/31

Dan Stout 10/31

ANNIVERSARY

Jan and Ron Magray 10/22

Please follow along with the Mass by viewing the Blue

Booklet found in the Pew Pocket in front of you.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart, as we know it, began about the year 1672. On repeated occasions,

Jesus appeared to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation nun, in France, and during these

apparitions He explained to her the devotion to His Sacred Heart as He wanted people to practice it.

he asked to be honored in the symbol of His Heart of flesh; he asked for acts of reparation, for

frequent Communion, Communion on the First Friday of the month, and the keeping of the Holy

Hour.

When the Catholic Church approved the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, she did not base

her action only on the visions of Saint Margaret Mary. The Church approved the devotion on its own

merits. There is only one Person in Jesus, and that Person was at the same time God and Man. His

Heart, too, is Divine -- it is the Heart of God.

There are two things that must always be found together in the devotion to the Sacred Heart:

Christ's Heart of flesh and Christ's love for us. True devotion to the Sacred Heart means devotion to

the Divine Heart of Christ insofar as His Heart represents and recalls His love for us.

In honoring the Heart of Christ, our homage lingers on the Person of Jesus in the fullness of His

love. This love of Christ for us was the moving force of all he did and suffered for us -- in Nazareth,

on the Cross, in giving Himself in the Blessed Sacrament, in His teaching and healing, in His

praying and working. When we speak of the Sacred Heart, we mean Jesus showing us His Heart,

Jesus all love for us and all lovable.

Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God's infinite love. The Human Nature which the Son of God

took upon Himself was filled with love and kindness that has never found an equal. He is the perfect

model of love of God and neighbor.

Every day of His life was filled with repeated proofs of "Christ's love that surpasses all

knowledge" (Eph 3:19). Jesus handed down for all time the fundamental feature of His character:

"Take My yoke upon your shoulders and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of Heart" (Mt

11:29). He invited all, refusing none, surprising friends and rivals by His unconditional generosity.

The meaning of love in the life of Jesus was especially evident in His sufferings. Out of love for His

Father He willed to undergo the death of the Cross. "The world must know that I love the Father and

do just as the Father has commanded Me" (Jn 14:31).

The love that Jesus bore toward us also urged Him to undergo the death of the Cross. At the Last

Supper, He said, "There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends" (Jn 15:13)

The Heart of Jesus never ceases to love us in heaven. He sanctifies us through the Sacraments.

These are inexhaustible fountains of grace and holiness which have their source in the boundless

ocean of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Next 1st Friday mass is November 2nd

1st Friday in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community

Celebrate outreach schedule

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LECTIO DIVINA is held each Sunday at 9:15AM in Room 108 (the room just beyond our fellowship room). This is a spiritual

and prayerful experience that uses centering prayer techniques to reach a point of quiet in our hearts and minds where the Holy

Spirit speaks. If you wish to be part of quiet prayer time, with a focus on Sunday’s scripture readings, please join us. More

Information: Barb Fichter, bef0928@aol.com, 727-457-6143

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Sat., OCT. 27th – Celebrate Outreach ANNIVERSARY BREAKFAST @ TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, ST. PETE

401 5th STREET NORTH, ST PETERSBURG 33701 (parking lot on 5th Street, across from

church).

HELP IS STILL NEEDED for Food Prep, Cooking & Serving - 6:00 AM (or any time after), until 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST TIME: 8:15AM

St. Teresa’s will be recognized at this breakfast for all that our community does for

Celebrate Outreach over the course of the year. Mayor Kriseman will be in attendance.

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THANKSGIVING FOOD COLLECTION - Sun, 10/28 thru Sun, NOV 11th TO HELP THE FLORIDA DREAM

CENTER (FDC) DISTRIBUTE THANKSGIVING DINNER TO HUNDREDS OF PINELLAS COUNTY CITIZENS.

Please pray for those who are experiencing poverty, unemployment, and homelessness during this upcoming Holiday Season. If

you wish to contribute to the food collection, shopping lists are available in the Narthex. Kindly bring all food donations to Saint

Teresa’s and leave in Narthex food collection box. Thank you for your generosity and support!!!

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Nov. 1st – ALL SAINTS/EVENING MASS, 7 PM – NOVEMBER IS THE MONTH TO REMEMBER OUR DECEASED

LOVED ONES. Please bring pictures of your loved ones to place at the altar rail. Saint Teresa’s Book of Remembrance will

be in the Narthex to write in your loved ones’ names for whom we will pray during Masses celebrated in the month of November.

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Nov. 2nd - FIRST FRIDAY MASS/NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART, 6:30 PM

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SATURDAY NOV 3rd – 10AM to 3PM AN INTRODUCTION TO RICHARD ROHR: Theme – Ascent and Descent.

Where: Allendale Methodist/Wesley Room (inside glass doors at north parking lot). PLEASE BRING A BAG LUNCH.

Beverages and dessert will be provided. For more information, flyers are available on the Narthex table. If you plan to attend

please sign up on the Bulletin Board.

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GIVING THANKS – Thanksgiving Day will soon be here! This year, as we thank our Lord for all the blessings He’s given to

us, we will have a “GIVE THANKS” TREE. For Sundays, Nov. 11th and Nov. 18th, the “GIVE THANKS” TREE will be

displayed on a table in the Chapel Narthex and each person can write what you are thankful for on the tree’s leaves. The tree will

be brought into the sanctuary for the November 18th Mass.

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FLORIDA DREAM CENTER MOBILE FOOD PANTRY – THANKSGIVING FOOD BOX PREP

Florida Dream Center needs help at the Mobile Food Pantry assembling Thanksgiving food boxes. WHERE: 14605 North 49th

Street, Clearwater (across from Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center).

If you can commit to a few hours on any of these days, please see Barb Fichter.

Tues, 11/13, 8:00AM - Noon

Thurs, 11/15, 8:00AM - Noon

Sat., 11/17, 6:45AM to 8:00 AM (finishing touches)

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THANKSGIVING DAY CHOP/SLICE & DICE CREW– Are the relatives coming for Thanksgiving Dinner later in the day?

Why not join Saint Teresa’s Chop/Slice/and Dice crew on Thanksgiving morning? Each year, Celebrate Outreach provides a

soup-to-nuts Thanksgiving Dinner for those who otherwise would not have a meal or others to gather with. If you can spare even

an hour or two, come join us for great fellowship as we help prepare a meal for those who have less. No experience necessary;

knives and cutting boards appreciated (and you get to take them back home).

WHERE: Trinity Lutheran Church (parking lot across street from church)

401 Fifth Street North (corner of 4th Ave North and 5th Street North), St Pete

WHEN: Thanksgiving Day, beginning at 8:30 AM and anywhere until approximately 2PM

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GATHERING

REPEAT THIS LINE X 2

MUSICAL INTERLUDE

Reading 1 JEREMIAH 31:7 -9

Thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your

praise and say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them

back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the

lame in their midst, the mothers and those with child; they shall return as an immense throng. They

departed in tears, but I will console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water, on a

level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to Israel, Ephraim is my first-born.

Hear what the spirit is saying to the church.

Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm PSALM 126:1-2 , 2-3 , 4-5 , 6

R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion, we were like men dreaming. Then our mouth

was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing.

R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done

great things for us; we are glad indeed.

R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the torrents in the southern desert. Those that sow in tears shall

reap rejoicing.

R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Although they go forth weeping, carrying the seed to be sown, They shall come back rejoicing,

carrying their sheaves.

R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Reading 2 HEBREW 5:1-6

Brothers and sisters:

Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts

and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset

by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No

one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way,

it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him:

You are my son: this day I have begotten you; just as he says in another place: You are a priest

forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

Hear what the spirit is saying to the church.

Thanks be to God

SPANISH TEXT FOLLOWS THE ENGLISH

Gospel MARK 10:46-52

As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the

son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry

out and say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.

But he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." Jesus stopped and said, "Call

him." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you."

He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want

me to do for you?" The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see." Jesus told him, "Go your

way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

This is the Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Question of the Week:

How would I answer the question Jesus has asked

the last two weeks: “What do you want me to do

for you?”

Alleluia 2 TIMOTHY 1:10

CANTOR 1ST

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

XXX Domingo ordinario

Primera lectura Jer 31, 7-9

Esto dice el Señor:

"Griten de alegría por Jacob, regocíjense por el mejor de los pueblos; proclamen, alaben y digan: 'El

Señor ha salvado a su pueblo, al grupo de los sobrevivientes de Israel'.

He aquí que yo los hago volver del país del norte y los congrego desde los confines de la tierra. Entre

ellos vienen el ciego y el cojo, la mujer encinta y la que acaba de dar a luz.

Retorna una gran multitud; vienen llorando, pero yo los consolaré y los guiaré; los llevaré a torrentes

de agua por un camino llano en el que no tropezarán. Porque yo soy para Israel un padre y Efraín es

mi primogénito".

Segunda lectura Heb 5, 1-6

Hermanos: Todo sumo sacerdote es un hombre escogido entre los hombres y está constituido para

intervenir en favor de ellos ante Dios, para ofrecer dones y sacrificios por los pecados. Él puede

comprender a los ignorantes y extraviados, ya que él mismo está envuelto en debilidades. Por eso, así

como debe ofrecer sacrificios por los pecados del pueblo, debe ofrecerlos también por los suyos

propios.

Nadie puede apropiarse ese honor, sino sólo aquel que es llamado por Dios, como lo fue Aarón. De

igual manera, Cristo no se confirió a sí mismo la dignidad de sumo sacerdote; se la otorgó quien le

había dicho: Tú eres mi Hijo, yo te he engendrado hoy. O como dice otro pasaje de la Escritura: Tú

eres sacerdote eterno, como Melquisedec.

Evangelio Mc 10, 46-52

En aquel tiempo, al salir Jesús de Jericó en compañía de sus discípulos y de mucha gente, un ciego,

llamado Bartimeo, se hallaba sentado al borde del camino pidiendo limosna. Al oír que el que pasaba

era Jesús Nazareno, comenzó a gritar: "¡Jesús, hijo de David, ten compasión de mí!" Muchos lo

reprendían para que se callara, pero él seguía gritando todavía más fuerte: "¡Hijo de David, ten

compasión de mí!".

Jesús se detuvo entonces y dijo: "Llámenlo". Y llamaron al ciego, diciéndole: "¡Ánimo! Levántate,

porque él te llama". El ciego tiró su manto; de un salto se puso en pie y se acercó a Jesús. Entonces le

dijo Jesús: "¿Qué quieres que haga por ti?" El ciego le contestó: "Maestro, que pueda ver". Jesús le

dijo: "Vete; tu fe te ha salvado". Al momento recobró la vista y comenzó a seguirlo por el camino.

OFFERTORY

When we take communion, it symbolizes the sacrifice Jesus made on our behalf. The wine and

the bread in communion represent the blood and body of Jesus that was poured out and broken as a

sacrifice for our gift of salvation.

Just like some gifts will always remind us of where we were when we received them, communion

reminds us of where we were when we met Jesus. Communion is a time when we collectively reflect

on the covenant that binds us together. It’s also a time to individually reflect on the price Jesus paid

for us to be in a relationship with Him.

Reflect:

Think back to where you were when you asked Jesus into your life. Where were you? What

happened?

What are two ways that communion is a great reminder of the sacrifice Jesus made on your

behalf?

What’s one way you can show gratitude for the gift of salvation?

SONG CHOICES

Played by Kaleb Brasee

Nothing But the Blood

Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed

Rock of Ages

Jesus Paid It All

Nothing But the Blood reprise

At the conclusion of Communion we will sing the POST COMMUNION SONG.

COMMUNION MEDLEY

POST COMMUNION HYMN

SENDING

Please join us for Fellowship.

Have a Blessed Week!

Bulletin Submissions due by Thursday at Midnight.

Email to: media.stoccc@gmail.com or by calling Bill Schwartz at PH: 727-350-3778