1404 PACIFIC AVENUE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23451 www.staroftheseaparish.com [email protected]757-428-8547 • Fax: 757-428-0788 LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday ...................................... 5 pm Sunday ............ 8 am, 10 am & 12 noon Weekdays ............... See inside bulletin Holy Days ................ See inside bulletin RECONCILIATION 1st & 3rd Saturdays .................3:30 pm or by appointment HOLY ROSARY 1st Saturday of the month........4:15 pm Every Tuesday following 6:15pm Mass OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday .............. 9 am–4 pm Friday ............................ 9 am–12 noon PARISH STAFF Rev. Esteban "Steve" DeLeon ......................................... Pastor Jean Choplinsky .................................... Business Administrator Jeanine RItz ............................ Religious Education Coordinator Nancy Liette ..................................... Youth Ministry Coordinator Bryce Miller.................................................... Music Coordinator Geri Tarkington..................... Baptisms, Marriage, and Funerals Virginia Mollner ...................................... Social Ministry Director Jessica Kwiatkowski ................................................... Secretary Grace Jones ......................... Receptionist & Liturgy Coordinator Tony Lewis ................................................................ Custodian Sharon Lewis....................................................... Housekeeping STAR OF THE SEA CATHOLIC SCHOOL 309 15TH STREET • VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 23451 www.sosschool.org • 757-428-8400 • Fax: 757-428-2794 Dr. Carey Averill ........................................................... Principal Marie Wise………………………………..Admissions Coordinator Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church November 4, 2018 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
PARISH STAFF Rev. Esteban "Steve" DeLeon ......................................... Pastor Jean Choplinsky .................................... Business Administrator Jeanine RItz ............................ Religious Education Coordinator Nancy Liette ..................................... Youth Ministry Coordinator Bryce Miller.................................................... Music Coordinator Geri Tarkington ..................... Baptisms, Marriage, and Funerals Virginia Mollner ...................................... Social Ministry Director Jessica Kwiatkowski ................................................... Secretary Grace Jones ......................... Receptionist & Liturgy Coordinator Tony Lewis ................................................................ Custodian Sharon Lewis ....................................................... Housekeeping
STAR OF THE SEA CATHOLIC SCHOOL 309 15TH STREET • VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 23451
Dr. Carey Averill ........................................................... Principal Marie Wise………………………………..Admissions Coordinator
Star of the Sea
Roman Catholic Church
November 4, 2018
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
MONDAY, November 5 6:15pm Religious Education 6:15pm Adult Religious Ed, R6/7 6:15pm Parent only 1st Reconciliation/1st Eucharist Meeting
TUESDAY, November 6– Election Day 9-11am Women’s Faith Sharing, R1/2 1:30pm Mass at Atlantic Shores 6:15pm Mass (Gerald Luedtke†) & Rosary 6:45pm Parish Council, R1/2 7pm Adult Faith Sharing, CHA 7pm Cantors 7:30pm Choir
WEDNESDAY, November 7 8am Mass (Miguel Bernardo†) 10am Women’s Club, R5 6:30pm NET Parish Event “How to Help Catholics Come Back Home”
THURSDAY, November 8 8am Mass (Fortunato Mendoza† & Mauro
Olaes†) with the School 6:30pm RCIA, CHA 6:30pm B1 Training 7pm EMHC Training
FRIDAY, November 9 12noon Mass (Catherine McCoy†) & Senior Celebration
SATURDAY, November 10 8:30am Helping Hands of Star of the Sea, LH 5pm Mass (Catherine McCoy†)
SUNDAY, November 11–32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8am Mass (Bob Skorup†) 10am Mass (George Zammit†) 12noon Mass (Maya Vega) 6pm Mass Sponsored by Life Teen 7pm Life Teen
Veteran’s Day Hospitality Weekend, CHA
Reboot Ticket Sales, CHA
Thanksgiving Food Returned, CHA
Advent book Sale , CHA
Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of sexual abuse of minors on the part of clergy or staff of our diocese to notify civil authorities, call the Attorney General’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064, and reach out to the Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator, Jennifer Sloan at 1-877-887-9603.
November 4, 2018– 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
If there’s anything that we can consider as the best moments of life, they are the moments when we love and care, when we have gone beyond ourselves and reached out to other people in love. Indeed, it’s LOVE that makes the whole world go round, as the song or saying goes. This is what Jesus would like us all to know always, that’s why He gave us this command: “Love God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.” Let us keep on loving as Jesus did. Amen.
From Fr. Steve
THE WEEK AHEAD
In Our Parish
John Flannery M. Baily Buck Diana Brumitt Cathy K.Urwin Pat Smith Mary Dempsey Mary Barraco Gerardo DeLeon Beverly deCroix Sherry McCaskill Ken Fleming Ally Elefante Diana Marsden Nancy Burgess Peggy Morelli Bill Sabo Betty Sabo Remy Gega Brian Oswald Greg Banton Darren Wilson Michael Oswald Diana Sayson
Estrella S. Monzon
Anne O’Brien
Shelagh Murphy
Carlos Ortiz
Aaron Holley
Julie Mauro
Bernie Devlin
Kevin Kittrel
Marty Gurski
Shelia Atkey
Vicki Williams
Mike Davis
Craig McMillan
Collin Johnson
Randy Starling
Ric Robinson
Jeanney Meagher
Carolinn McLane
Michelle Wilson
The Aragon Family
Norm Hess
Lynn Hess
Katie Sabatino
Kelsie Weyer
Brenda Morris
Ann Miller
Angelita I. Majors
Anita Babineau
Dorothy Clemens
Hank Richeson
Joe McWaters
Mary M. Lyons
Susan Rivadulla
Sandra O’Brien
Richard Lupold
Ramona L Castner
Joel Rivera
Penny Romero
Christine Lake
Chris Palm
Pam Huggins
Robert Garrison
Joclare Moody
Michael Earhardt
Bonnie Cholish
Mario Simbulan
Madeline DeMuccio
Barbara Spruell
Christy Black
Tom Holloway
Joan Kunzinger
Silvia Widmer
John Slepecki
Miguel Macias
Joseph Mikulski
Sheila Acke
Billy Spruell Jr.
Josie Orencia
Mary Longley
Patricia Rufle
Mary Morris
Ruth Jennette
Dale Ann Corillo
Dan Foley
Judy Duff
Michelle Richards
Kevin Flannery
Jim Edge
Evelyn Edge
Meghan Fitzgerald
Madeline Fitzgerald
Marianne Cicatko
Barbara Thomas
Lynda Huffman
Jimmie Huggins
Bohumila Hrahoska
Brian Dempsey
Michael Fitzpatrick
Walt Daunhauer
The Gendreau Family
David Havel
JJ Miller
Nick Baragar
Lanie Lizarda
Scott Kohlrust
Jean Staha
April Buckner
Tanner Effinger
Carolyn Stevens
Joan Hoare
Mary Hancock
Stephanie Mungal
Betty Viloria
Clarence Pitz
Isaac Swain
Lois McDaniel
Dot Reed
Alexa La Duke
Sherry LaMay
Jeffrey DiFulgo
Diane Standing Peery
Helen Slezak
Ann LaBuda
Gloria Apel
Vincent Donlon
Lee Taylor
Lourdes DeLeon
Kevin Moore
Sirico Whitfield
Tony Schmidt
Bryan Langan
Janice Wilkie
Jack Upton
Dewey Parlier
Gary Brosky
Andy Gallop
George Slezak
Bob Romano
Kaye Barnes
Jacqueline Alwine
OUR CIRCLE OF PRAYER
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Fr. John Dorgan
Parish Gathering
Nov. 7th 6:30 – 8:30pm
“How to Help Catholics Come Back Home”
Join us for dinner and discus-sion. There are many reasons why people stop practicing their faith. Whether they have been away a little while or quite some time, God is tugging at their hearts calling them back home. What is our role in encouraging, guiding and praying for them to accept God’s invitation to rediscover the truth, wonder and mystery of the Catholic Church, and to live fully in a relationship with Christ? RSVP – [email protected]
Our current mortgage debt for the parish hall is $127,149.25
Parish mortgage for the school building is $1,389,073.72
If you would like to have your Church contributions sent directly to the Church from your bank, please contact your own bank to do so. Almost every bank offers this service. Some parishioners are opting to do this.
Lighthouse Media Kiosk: If you have a topic you would like to learn more about or a suggestion for materials you are interested in, please contact Kendra Taylor at [email protected]
The schedule for Liturgical Ministers is available
online at
www.rotundasoftware.com/ministry/SOS
Considering a call to the priesthood? The Office of Vocations will be hosting discernment gatherings for young men who would like to discern the call to priesthood. If you would like to attend please e-mail [email protected] or call (804)-359-5661 and request to speak with the Vocations Office.
Friday, November 9 – Sunday, November 11 Duc In Altum – Men’s Vocation Retreat Roslyn Retreat Center, 8727 River Road, Richmond, VA 23229
Weekend retreat hosted by seminarians and priests from the Diocese of Richmond. Retreat begins at 7PM on Friday and ends after Mass on Sunday, around noon. Detailed directions to the retreat can be found here: http://www.roslyncenter.org/directions2.shtml
Saturday, December 8, 10:00 AM Discernment Gathering St. Joseph Catholic Church, Petersburg, VA Mass to fulfill Holy Day of Obligation followed by
lunch
Saturday, March 9, 9:30 AM Discernment Gathering Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Hampton,
VA Mass followed by discernment group and lunch to follow
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Jesse A. Castano Jr, C.P.A., for sponsoring our bulletin this weekend.
Liturgical Ministers Training Sessions
Thursday, November 8 6:30pm B1 Training 7pm EMHC Training
Wednesday, November 14
6:30pm Greeter Training,CHA
Thursday, November 29 6:30pm Altar Server Training
All sessions are for new, current or interested ministers. Please plan to
attend the session for your ministry. If you have any question, contact Grace
SACRAMENTS Baptism The next Baptism Class will be December 5th & 12th. For more information or to register for classes contact [email protected].
Welcome Our Newly Baptized Khloe Elizabeth Allmond Jacob McGregor Conaway
Finley Elise Foret Gregory Robert Gillis
Barrett William Higginbottom John Jason Higginbottom Samuel Eli Higginbottom Waylon Douglass O’Brien
Penelope Lane Osborne Madison Lee Rahrlien Brody Windsor Searles
Rocco James Venier Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me.”
First Reconciliation/First Eucharist If your child is in 2nd grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist, please contact [email protected].
***The First Parent meeting will be Monday,
November 5th at 6:15pm.
Confirmation
If your teen is in 10th grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact
December 9th from 3-6pm. (This class is mandatory)
RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
The RCIA Program has begun and meets each Thursday evening from 6:30-7:45pm. It is not too late to join. If you have family or friends who might like to be a part of the RCIA this year, please invite them to attend. All are welcome!! For more info contact [email protected]
Marriage If you are a registered parishioner and interested in celebrating your wedding here, please contact [email protected], at least six months prior to your planned wedding date.
STAR OF THE SEA PARISH COUNCIL Diane Anderson Jim Billing John Fletcher
Nancy Liette Ruth Neely Chancey Walker
Kirsten Robinson Tim Murphy Michelle Libasci
STAR OF THE SEA PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL Gary Ruffner Larry Wetsel Peter Rader
Alison McKee John Davey
Both councils meet once a month.
STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL NEWS
Celebrate 60 Years! Join us for Mass on Wednesday, November 14 at 2 pm. Then on Thursday, November 15 there will be a performance in the gym at 5:45pm followed by food trucks, a DJ, carnival games and more in the gym parking lot. Free and open to the public. Help us celebrate 60 years of Catholic education!
Fall Clothing Drive. Please drop off your clothing to the school office on Monday, November 12. For every kitchen size bag donated, the school will receive a donation. Thank you!!
Congratulations to our
XC Team, especially Ashley Huddleston who medaled at 10th place at
the championship meet at Bishop Sullivan Catholic
High School
Mass Schedule at Local Parishes Holy Family 9am Tuesday through Friday
5:30pm Saturday, 8:15am, 11am Sunday
St. John’s 7:30am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday 8am Wednesday, 5pm Saturday,
7:30am, 9:15am, 11am Sunday
St. Nicholas 9am Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
5:30pm Saturday, 9am and 11am Sunday
St. Luke’s 7am Monday through Saturday
5pm Saturday, 7am, 9:30am, and 12 Sun.
Holy Spirit 6:15pm Tuesday through Thursday,
9:10am Friday, 5:30pm Saturday, 8am,
10:15am and 12:15pm Sunday
Scheduling Mass Intentions If you would like to schedule a Mass intention for a loved one, you may book 2 Masses at a time. After each Mass is said you may book another. This policy is to ensure that everyone who would like to have a Mass said, has the opportunity to do so. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please call the office at 428-8547.
All Seniors are welcome to join us for our next Senior
Mass and Celebration on Friday, November 9th, 2018
with Mass at 12 noon followed by lunch to celebrate our November senior birthdays. If it is not your birthday month, please bring a dish to share. Please join us!!!
Children of Mary - All are welcome to join us If you are devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and would like to join us in praying the Rosary and visiting nursing homes, please contact Catherine O’Neill (648-1155) or
come to our next meeting on December 6th at 5:15pm in room 5 in the parish hall. Speaking of Our Blessed Mother…Please invite Mary as the Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima into your home, contact Nida Shaughnessy
430-2334. Join us to pray the Rosary on Tuesdays at the
First Colonial Inn at 10:30am and at Atlantic Shores on
Wednesdays at 10am.
**Helping Hands of Star of the Sea
This group is open to all men and women of the parish
who would like to help with small projects. They meet most Saturday mornings at 8:30am at the Lake House. Contact Steve, 343-3288 for more info. More volunteers
are needed.
Men's Group
The goal of the Men's Group is to promote friendship and fellowship while sharing a meal together. We also help
other Ministries in the Parish. Our next meeting is
Women’s Club The ladies meet every Wednesday at 10am in room 5. All women and crafters welcome!!
Children’s Liturgy of the Word This is offered at the 5pm Saturday Mass and the 10am Sunday Mass for all children 4 years old to 2nd grade.
Parish Nursery
Our beautiful nursery is located down the hallway by the restrooms. It is open for all Masses on the weekend. One parent must stay with their child at all times. A live broadcast of the Mass is shown on the TV in the nursery.
Columbarium Our Columbarium is located at the south end of the Church.
Double Niche $1,500.00
Single Niche $750.00 This price includes the urn and brass plate, engraved marble face plate, and perpetual care. Contact Jean.
Phone Number: 428-1244 S.O.S. Social Ministry’s focus is that of SERVICE. We look forward to serving our parish community and our neighbors, as Jesus teaches us to do so by loving one another! S.O.S. Social Ministry’s activities & ministries
include: Peace & Justice, Social Outreach, Soup Kitchen, Migrant Ministry, Food Donation Drivers, Respect Life, Thanksgiving Baskets, Christmas Giving Tree, Sowers of Justice, Sweet Blessings, and Virginia Catholic Conference.
Social Outreach SOS’ Social Outreach is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (from 9:30 to 11:30 am). Volunteers serve our Social Outreach visitors with offerings of bag lunches and assistance to the best of our available resources.
Recently our Social Outreach visitors were treated by a special warm, homemade dish of ‘Stuffed Shells’ from one of our Parishioners & volunteers, Virginia Canissario. The dish truly brought some smiles from our guests as some said the dish reminded them of what a good Italian meal tastes like! Thank you Virginia for such a thoughtful meal!
The following items are always greatly appreciated as they are very helpful to the individuals and families that come to Social
Outreach:
Instant Coffee and Powdered Creamer
Jelly/Jams
Shampoo
Thanksgiving Baskets Thanksgiving Lists for our parish’s annual Thanksgiving Basket Project were distributed last week! Remember to bring back any donations to Crawford Hall at all Masses next weekend, November 10 and 11, 2018. Please note this is the last weekend for any donations for our project.
As part of our parish project plans, we will be having our Religious Education classes helping to get our Thanksgiving Baskets ready for the anticipated 150+ families, elderly, and disabled households already listed as recipients! Our WCC and Edge classes will be making a craft/treat and decorating Thanksgiving bags, while our Life Teen will be taking charge of sorting and organizing food donations as part of Thanksgiving Food Basket prep. Star of the Sea truly has been blessed with such good hearts and caring parish families and individuals! It is a joy to see the youngest members of our parish show how great God’s love is for our neighbors in need! Thank you all for every food donation to our Thanksgiving Basket Project! We always remember with each act of kindness that we are making a difference by bringing hope and sharing God’s blessings with another family or individual!
CONTACTS IN THE PARISH Baptism, Marriage, Funerals Geri Tarkington 428-8547
Liturgy Coordinator Grace Jones 428-8547
Religious Education Coordinator Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Life Teen/ Youth Ministry Coord. Nancy Liette 652-2124
Eucharistic Adoration Dick & Sue Meeker 228-7775
Funeral Hospitality Virginia Rader 631-1966
Marie Beck 581-0452 Music Bryce Miller 428-8547
Social Ministry Virginia Mollner 428-8547
Columbarium Jean Choplinsky 428-8547
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Jean Choplinsky 428-8547
Children of Mary Catherine O’Neill 648-1155
Ministry to Sick and Homebound Pat McGlinchy 428-2464
Shining Stars Senior Adults Barbara Tennyson 635-5891
Women’s Club Jan Carlson 486-7686
Helping Hands of Star of the Sea Steve Rufle 343-3288
Young Adults Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Altar Servers Sidney Hays 481-9080
Greeters Sharon Pitz 468-2621
Lectors Kevin Bowser 635-1929
EMHC Diane Boyd 403-8919
Welcome Desk Team Rhonda Crowe 340-0409
Altar Guild Marge Standing 450-3050
Parish Events Committee Amber Steele 989-287-0031
Men’s Group Bill Ungvarsky 430-6769
Grief Sharing Group Virginia Rader 631-1966
Meals on Wheels Marie Beck 581-0452
Prison Ministry Martha Franklin 477-0978
Migrant Ministry Isabel Valentini 406-1453
School Principal Dr. Carey Averill 428-8400
Respect Life Respect Life was highlighted by The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) as it covers many concerns such as abortion, end of life, suicide, infertility, adoption, criminal justice, capital punishment, biotechnology, sickness, and terminal illness. Please learn more about Respect Life throughout the year at www.usccb.org/respectlife as every life is cherished, chosen, and sent! God loves all of us unconditionally and we can honor Respect Life by answering His call to build a culture of life! Bishop Prays with 40 Days for Life Participants: (Respect Life article excerpt from Diocese of Richmond’s website https://richmonddiocese.org/bishop-prays-with-40-days-for-life-participants/)
More than 40 people gathered to pray the rosary with Bishop Barry C. Knestout in front of a Richmond Planned Parenthood clinic on Oct. 23, 2018. The vigil was part of 40 Days for Life, a national effort in which participants pray for an end to abortion. According to organizers, this was the first time a bishop of the Diocese of Rich-mond had joined the group in prayer. Calling abortion a “scourge” on America, Bishop Knestout encouraged the group to continue praying for an end to abortion and to promote the sanctity of life in how they live their daily lives. He thanked them for the commitment they have made on behalf of the unborn. There are six 40 Days for Life campaigns in the Diocese of Richmond. In addition to Richmond, campaigns are being held in Charlottesville, Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Newport News and Bristol.
Peace & Justice- Continue to pray the Rosary for Peace for all! During the month of November the Social Ministry Catholic Teaching Principle of “Ethical Trade” will be highlighted. Ethical Trade focused on the dignity of work and the rights of workers.
“Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which
you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters
have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.” (James 5:4)
