SAINT ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH BRISTOL, VIRGINIA October 28, 2018 Remember St. Anne’s in your Will and Trusts

Each Sunday we are invited to follow Jesus. In the Gospel

today, Jesus cures Bartimaeus, the blind man who begged

at the side of the road. Jesus called Bartimaeus as well.

After receiving the gift of sight, he responds to Jesus’ call

and follows Him. Let us consider how Jesus is calling us.

Readings for this Week (Oct. 29—Nov. 3) MONDAY: Ephesians 4:32-5:8; Luke 13:10-17 TUESDAY: Ephesians 5:21-33; Luke 13:18-21 WEDNESDAY: Ephesians 6:1-9; Luke 13:22-30 THURSDAY: Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Mt. 5:1-12a FRIDAY: Wis. 3:1-9; Romans 5:5-11; John 6:37-40 SATURDAY: Philippians 1:18b-26; Luke 14:1, 7-11

Scripture for next Sunday (31st Sunday/Ordinary Time)

Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Hear, O Israel! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart.

Hebrews 7:23-28 Because he remains forever, he has a priesthood that does not pass away.

Mark 12:28b-34 Love the Lord your God. Love your neighbor.

ALL SAINTS DAY — THURSDAY, Nov. 1 Holy Day of Obligation

Masses at 12:15 and 7 p.m.

Commemoration of All Souls Friday, Nov. 2—Mass at 7 p.m.

FALL BACK!! (Daylight Savings Time Ends) Remember—turn your clocks back an hour

when you go to bed this coming Saturday night, Nov. 3!

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday Please join us this Tuesday, October 30, 9:15am-4:30pm.

Join us for prayer during the day and for Benediction at

4:30 p.m.

Mark your calendars for one of these dates: Jan. 18, 19, 25, 26, 27 — an event in Bristol… be sure to watch the

bulletin for more details!! (What an “odd” announcement!)

A Message from Father Chris…

I'm going to conclude my discussion on having a relationship with Jesus Christ this week. Actually, I'm sure this won't really conclude, because I will no doubt be coming back to this issue some time in the future. It is an important issue that we need to continue discussing. It has been said that it doesn't really matter what we do as long as we have a relationship with Christ. This is true only as long as we work to maintain that relationship in our lives. It is true that the Word of God became flesh and invited us to enter into the same relationship with him that we could have with any other person. With that being true, it also means that we must work to maintain that relationship, just as we would with any other person. I can look to another person and say that is my friend and we have a good relationship, but is that really true if I have not seen or even spoken to this person in years? Having a relationship with Christ begins with being in contact with him. It has to start with prayer. This should be a part of our daily routine. It does not have to be a long complicated process, but it should be something we do every day. Why is this so important? This is what being in a relationship is all about. No relationship we develop will ever last if we ignore the other person, or make trivial details in our lives more important than the people we care about. Imagine a man refusing to spend time with his wife or even speak to her and then saying this is ok because they love each other and have a good relationship. How long will that last? Jesus will always walk with us in our lives and dwell in our hearts whenever we invite him. At the same time, he is extending invitations to us. How often do we accept his invitations? He gave his life to set us free from our bondage to sin. Every time we come to Mass we are sharing in that sacrifice that purchased our salvation. How can we expect to build our relationship with Christ while refusing this invitation? All of the sacraments are gifts freely given by Christ. They are opportunities for us encounter power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. What kind of relationship will we have if we say we don't need these gifts or simply make other things more important? Yes, it has been said that we can do anything with our lives as long as we have a relationship with Christ. St. Augustine wrote, "love God, and then do as you

will." He did not mean that I am free to do whatever I want with my life as long as I say I love God. What he meant was if I truly love God as he loves me, then my love for him will guide my will. If I truly love God then doing what I want, and doing what God desires from me will become the same thing.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Senior High Youth Ministry (Grades 9-12)

Sun., Oct. 28—Fun Night (TBD) ■ Cleek Farms Sun., Nov. 4—Youth Group (BYC 6:00-8:00 p.m.) ■ The Church is the Body of Christ ■ Confirmation Class

Sun., Nov. 11—Youth Group (BYC 6:00-8:00 p.m.) ■ More Than Meets the Eye Pt. 1 ■ Confirmation Class

Sun., Nov. 18—Youth Group (BYC 6:00-8:00 p.m.) ■ The Old Testament

■ Confirmation Class

Diocesan Youth Conference (DYC)

February 8-10, 2019 The Diocesan Youth Conference is a weekend event held each year to gather high school youth (Gr. 9-12) from all 145 parishes in the Diocese of Richmond to one central location. The Conference is a highly energetic, engaging, and awesome opportunity for our high school teens to gather as a larger Church community and celebrate the amazing richness of our Catholic Christian faith. Super early Bird Registration is $125 and includes travel, lodging, and meals. To register, contact Laura Cochrane: lauracochrane@stannes-bristol.org or 276-492-3095.

Super Early Bird Deadline: November 6!

Prayer Group meeting this week: Wednesday, October 31, 2:45-3:45p in the St. Vincent de

Paul Center. All are invited to attend. No preparation, no cost. Join us for an hour of prayer!

NO Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA

this Week Catechumens, Candidates, and Inquirers are asked to attend the Holy Day Mass for All Saints Day on Thursday, November 1 at 7 p.m. and the All Souls Day Mass on Friday, November 2 at 7 p.m. For more information about our RCIA, please contact Sydney Farnum at sydney farnum@stannes-bristol.org or 276-669-8200 ext. 32.

Formed.org —(Church code: 24Q8G9)

Pick of the Week for Oct. 27/28: “Mary and the Saints”

What is our connection to Mary and the rest of the saints? Why do we ask Our Lady and other “dead people” to pray for us? Discover a framework for the Communion of Saints. Watch on formed.org. Stop by the table in the commons for a flyer with more information. HALLOWEEN CANDY! Please save your leftover Halloween candies for our annual Candy Drive which will be given to the Salvation Army & Haven of Rest during Thanksgiving Weekend. Thank you—we appreciate your generosity!! (Box will be in commons next weekend)

CHEERS!! You’re invited to St. Anne Catholic School

Boots & Brews Fall Fundraiser Join us for great food, cocktails, brews and silent auction—on Saturday, November 10th at 6:30 p.m. at the Bristol Station Brews & Taproom (41 Piedmont Ave., downtown). Only $15 per person. Text to RSVP 423-895-5362 or contact the school office for more information.

Live music by the Honey Badgers!

THANKSGIVING BASKETS: If a family you know (including your own) could benefit from receiving a food basket this Thanksgiving, please contact the parish office by Nov. 1 with the name/address/phone and # of people in the household. Thank you for helping Social Ministry reach those who can benefit from this outreach.

Turkey Time!

Get feathers this weekend or next!!

Items due in by November 11

As you can see-our famous turkey has returned to the commons! Social Ministry asks you to participate in our Thanksgiving outreach by plucking one or more feathers this weekend or next. RETURN the requested ITEMS to the commons the

weekend of Nov. 3/4 or NOT LATER THAN Nov. 10/11.

These food items & gift cards will be delivered to needy families in the Bristol TN/VA area so they can enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving. If all feathers are gone and you want to contribute, we’d appreciate checks and Walmart gift card that can be used for various outreach projects. Place checks & gift cards in the decorated box provided in the commons. THANK YOU St. Anne parishioners for your generous and loving hearts displayed by sharing especially in the month when we count our blessings and seek to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

CDA Wreath & Dumpling Sale THIS WEEKEND! This weekend (Oct. 27/28) in the hallway outside the Great Room, CDA is taking orders for holiday greenery (wreaths, swags & centerpieces) PLUS homemade apple dumplings. Greenery: Pick up and fill out 1 order form for each person you are buying for and return them with 1 check payable to CEA next weekend (Nov. 3/4) to the green box in the commons. Items will be shipped by Dec. 5. Shipping is free and a gift card is included. This is a great gift for out-of-

town family and friends! Dumplings: Place orders today, along with your payment of $15 for each tray of 4 tasty pastries. Trays will be ready for pick-up after all Masses next weekend (Nov. 3/4). Freezer-ready for a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving

and/or Christmas meals!

SAINT ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH BRISTOL, VIRGINIA October 28, 2018 Remember St. Anne’s in your Will and Trusts

Saturday, October 27 (Vigil: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

5:30 p.m. †Gerry & †Fran Carriera Sunday, October 28 (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

8:30 a.m. †Tyler Boggs

11:30 a.m. †Dr. Glenn Birkitt

2:00 p.m. Parishioners (Spanish Mass)

Tuesday, October 30

8:30 a.m. †Edward E. Smith

Wednesday, October 31

8:30 a.m. †Ronnie Davenport

Thursday, November 1 (All Saints: Holy Day of Obligation)

12:15 p.m. †Charles Mansfield

7:00 p.m. †Molly Moore

Friday, November 2 (Commemoration of All Souls)

7:00 p.m. †All Souls

Saturday, November 3 (Vigil: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

5:30 p.m. †Brenda Neal

Sunday, November 4 (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

8:30 a.m. †Rudi Bieck

11:30 a.m. †Dave Rodham

2:00 p.m. Parishioners (Spanish Mass)

Collection Report (Oct. 20/21) Regular/Operating $10,998.00 Special Gift/Operating $ 4,728.77 Catholic World Missions $ 2,449.00 Add’tl: School $15; Ret. Religious $5; Assumption $5; Mission Coop/Health Wagon 170; Debt Red. $242.

Second Collections -This weekend (Oct. 27/28) for Hurricane/Disaster Relief -Next weekend (Nov. 3/4) for St. Anne’s School -Nov. 10/11 for the Archdiocese for Military Services. All Saints Holy Day Collection: There will be one collection taken up at the Holy Day Masses this Thursday, Nov. 1. The Holy Day collection is for the general operating fund..

SCHOOL FUNDRAISER at Ultimate Shine Car Wash

St. Anne’s School fundraiser: ongoing thru Nov. 30 at the Ultimate Shine Car Wash- 1309 Euclid, across from Food City.

To help our school, BEFORE you slide your card or put in cash: (1) Choose your wash/services (2) On the payment screen, hit the Orange Enter Fundraiser Code button (3) enter: code 232 (BEFORE YOU PAY) then pay. 30% of that sale automatically goes to St. Anne’s School! You might want to take a picture of this info to have on your

phone anytime you go thru. This code can be used at ANY

of their car washes. THANK you for helping our School!

This Week in Adult Faith Formation:

Sunday, October 28:

Sunday Morning Adult Religious Education Class

(SMARE): 945a-11:00a. In the Great Room. David &

Solomon, Part 2. Monday, October 29:

Monday Adult Faith Formation 1:00-2:30p in the St.

Vincent de Paul Center. “Catholic Reform and Counter Reform” and “Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolution”.

Tuesday, October 30:

Book Club: 10:30-11:30a at the St. Vincent de Paul

Center. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Tuesday Evening Scripture Study will meet 6:30p-

8:00p in the St. Vincent de Paul Center. The Letter to the Philippians: Imitatio Christi-Part 2

Wednesday, October 31:

Little Rock Scripture Study, 1:00-2:30p, St. Vincent

de Paul Center. The Gospel According to Luke

NO RCIA this week

For more information about any of the above programs, email sydneyfarnum@stannes-bristol.org or call 276-669-8200 ext. 32.

SMARE

Sunday Morning Adult Religious Education Class:

Next Sunday, Nov. 4, Elijah & Elisha Sundays in the Great Room, 9:45am-11:00am. Coffee and doughnuts at 9:45am, the presentation begins at 9:50am. No preparation-No cost.

Pilgrimage to POLAND—May 25 to June 4, 2019

(including Budapest & Vienna) with Bishop Richard Stika (Bishop of Knoxville) and

Deacon Sean Smith (Chancellor of the Knoxville Diocese) For more details, contact Lisa Morris at 865-567-1245 or lisam@select-intl.com. www.selectinternational tours.com

Monthly Papal Intention: To better know “the concrete

problems that trouble the Universal Church, especially

those of the missions”, the Holy Father asks that his monthly intentions be “the object of knowledgeable and

responsible prayer on the part of the people of God”.

Pope’s Universal Intention for November 2018 In the Service of Peace. That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.

Don’t forget — Turn your clocks BACK

Next Weekend!!

Daylight Savings Time ends

at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 4th.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Every Life: Cherished, Chosen, Sent”

Respect Life Month—October 2018 “To the survivors of abuse and the families who have lost a

loved one to abuse, I am sorry. You are no longer alone.” Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, President of the USCCB, Renews Commitment for Greater Effectiveness and Transparency in Disciplining Bishops

Please read today’s bulletin insert “Caring for Loved Ones

at Life’s End”. Surround them with love, support, and companionship that are “anchored in unconditional respect for their human dignity, beginning with respect for the inherent value of their lives” (To Live Each Day with Dignity,

USCCB). Stop by the Respect Life table in the commons to pick up free materials. Please join us in prayer, fasting, community outreach, and peaceful vigil (Fridays, Noon-4pm across from the Bristol Women’s Regional Center on West State Street) as we continue to pray for an end to abortion.

Christmas Giving: St. Anne’s will again provide Christmas gifts for those who otherwise would not receive Christmas presents. If a person you know (child, adult, senior) could benefit from this outreach, contact the parish office (276-669-8200) by Nov. 9 with the name, address, phone #, and requested gift for the recipient. Please include details, such as favorite color and size. Thank you for helping make this a happy, blessed Christmas for so many.

This Thursday, Nov. 1, is the Solemnity of All Saints—a

HOLY DAY of OBLIGATION for Catholics. On All Saints Day we come together to rejoice in the men and

women, blest in the eyes of the Lord, who celebrate the

heavenly liturgy. Our Holy Day Masses this Thursday will be celebrated at 12:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Incense at 7 p.m.)

The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed is celebrated by the Church on November 2. On All Souls Day we exercise the special charity of prayer for the repose of

the souls in purgatory and remember all our loved ones who have died. Please join us for this special Mass for All Souls this Friday, November 2, at 7 p.m. (Incense will be

used at this Mass.) We will pray especially for those whose funerals/burials were at Saint Anne’s this past year. There will also be a book in the commons where you can write the names of other (your friends/loved ones who have died this past year). After Mass there will be a bilingual blessing in the cemetery.