October 18, 2015 • Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2910 Corn Valley Road • Grand Prairie, TX 75052 Church 972-262-0552 • Fax 972-642-5429
www.stmichaelgptx.org • email:[email protected]
Let us pray�..
Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform
our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns
with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
forever and ever. Amen.
MISSION STATEMENT
We, the Catholic Community of St. Michael the Archangel, through the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit,
endeavor to continue Christ’s Mission to welcome everyone and to bring God’s love to all people.
We dedicate ourselves to thankfulness, allowing the word of God in all its richness to dwell in us. Whatever we do in word or deed,
we do in the name of Lord Jesus.
WE CELEBRATE THE EUCHARIST
Saturday 8:00 AM Daily Mass 5:30 PM Anticipatory Mass Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM Monday 8:00 AM Tuesday 6:00 PM Wednesday 8:00 AM Thursday 6:45 PM Mass in Spanish Friday 8:00 AM
WE CELEBRATE
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays 8:30 AM-9:30 AM or by appointment. Communal
Celebrations of the Sacrament are held in Advent and Lent
CLERGY
Pastor: Rev. Joseph Trinh Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jovita Okoli Deacon: Rev. Mr. Bob Miller
MARRIAGE: Contact the Parish Office at least nine months prior to
your proposed marriage date.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to our parish! Membership in a
faith community is signified by registration. Registration forms are available in the Narthex of the Church or in the Parish Office. Also, please advise the Parish Office of any change of address or phone number.
NUEVOS PARROQUIANOS: Bienvenidos a nuestra parroquia! La
pertenencia a una comunidad de fe está representado por el regis-tro. Los formularios de inscripción están disponibles en el Pórtico de la Iglesia o en la Oficina Parroquial. También, por favor avise a la Oficina Parroquial de cualquier cambio de domicilio o número de teléfono. SICK AND SHUT-INS: Please notify the pastoral office when a
member of your family is ill or hospitalized. Communion ministers are available for visits throughout the week.
QUINCEANERAS: Please contact the Parish Office for information.
2 WELCOME TO ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL • Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Mass Intentions
Saturday, October 17, 2015
8:00 AM- †Rosario--Macapanas Family 5:30 PM- Rev. Joseph Trinh Birthday Blessing--Ayo Fasoro and Family Sunday, October 18, 2015
8:00 AM- †Francis Tony Tran--Simon Peter and Theresa Vu 10:00 AM- Go Build God’s House Project and Donors Ronnie & Cynthia Buentello 15th Anniversary
Blessing
12:00 PM- †Janie Estrada--Family 7:00 PM- People of the Parish Monday, October 19, 2015
8:00 AM- †Maria del Socorro De Muñoz Razo--Family Tuesday, October 20, 2015
6:00 PM- †Juana Amon--Cabor Family Wednesday, October 21, 2015
8:00 AM- Carlos Alberto Castañeda--Mom Thursday, October 22, 2015
7:00 PM- †Clytie Collier--James and Carolyn Collier Friday, October 23, 2015
8:00 AM- Pilar Macapanas--Macapanas Family Saturday, October 24, 2015
8:00 AM- †Rosario--Macapanas Family 5:30 PM- †Bridigo Ramos--Timo and Elia Rodriguez
Please pray for the recently departed souls of our parish.
May the angels lead them to Heaven, especially Richard
Brewer , Pete Castillo and Virginia J. G. Sellman.
PASTORAL MINISTRY DIRECTORS
Alfred Mendoza 972-375-3559
Addictions Ministry
Harrison Ndetan 214-228-9534
Altar Server
Gracie Tijerina 972-264-4717
Hispanic Ministry
David Burkel 972-342-7645
Lector
Peggy Cartwright 972-854-6216
Albert Quintanar 972-642-8558
Ministers of Communion
Gary Garza 817-429-1827
Prison Ministry
RCIA Coordinator
Niña Sanchez 972-264-9691
Quince Coordinator
Nancy Brickett 972-237-6755
St. Vincent de Paul
Nick Federico 972-955-7856
Ushers
Jill Murillo 972-207-1094
Vocations
Karla Arriaga 972-602-9245
Wedding Coordinator
defend us in battle.
Be our protector against the wickedness
and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do you, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God cast into
hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through this
world seeking the ruin of souls.
- - Amen
St. Michael the Archangel,
ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF
Carolyn Collier Business Manager
Rosa Flores Faith Formation Coordinator
972-262-6590 Anabel Barajas Faith Formation
Administrative Assistant
Ileana Cantu Office Assistant
Ophelia Chan Coordinator of Liturgy
Lori Tassin Director of Music
Belinda Rodriguez Risk Mgmt.
Tencha Rodriguez Administrative Asst.
Office Hours: Monday- Thursday
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Friday - 9:00 AM - Noon
Closed Daily for Lunch from
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
If you would like to donate the sanctuary candle in memory of someone or in celebration of a special occasion, please call the office and schedule a date. The donation is $25.00.
Sanctuary Candle The light is burning this week in
Thanksgiving - Pete and Gradys Cruz
STEWARDSHIP COLLECTION FOR 2015/2016 FISCAL YEAR
Financial Update GENERAL OPERATING: Weekend Collection…………………………………$15,089.50 Online Donations……………………………..……....$ 50.00 Total Collection………………………………………$15,139.50 Amount needed to meet weekly expenses ………….$16,249.63 The amount that is needed weekly has changed due to an in-
crease in building repairs & maintenance and utility expenses
at both the Rectory and Church.
Overage for the week <$1,110.13> Accumulative year-to-date <$21,156.03>
Building Fund.……………..………………………...$2,559.00
Mass Attendance 1,976
SECOND/SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
October 17/18 St. Vincent de Paul October 24/25 Building Fund/Capital Campaign Pledge
Oct 31/Nov 1 Building Fund/Capital Campaign Pledge November 7/8 Building Fund/Capital Campaign Pledge
Please make individual checks for each fund.
If you would like to donate flowers in memory of some-one or celebration of a special occasion, please call the office and schedule a date. The weekly donation is $50.00 for each arrangement.
The Flowers this weekend were donated in loving memory of Ted Sena.
ORGANIZATIONS Building Committee Fran Means 972-237-1767 CRHP (Women) Gloria Fuller 214-213-2404 CRHP (Men) Adrian Castillo 972-237-7994 Council of Catholic Wm. Betty Burns 214-287-6955 Couples for Christ/ Gabriel Ramos 972-375-3799 CFCFFL Rebecca Ramos 214-769-4901 Fall Festival Rudy Pereyda 972-571-6259 Finance Committee Matthew (Matt) Galindo 972-262-5759 Hispanic Legion of Mary Elisa Malleis 214-684-3398 Knights of Columbus Ed Romack 972-955-2874 Legion of Mary Kacki Brillhart 972-262-4273 Nursery Elizabeth Lux 972-762-7462 Pastoral Adv. Council Elisa Malleis 214-684-3398 Pro-Life Committee Tony & Elidia Camacho 214-616-1294 Scouting Pat & Louise McHugh 972-642-8675 Young Adults Michelle Palacios 817-821-3690 Freddie Mendoza 469-688-2122 Youth Group Neen Ponto 214-403-9800
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Let us keep in prayer
our brothers and sister in Christ….. Anita Morgan, Heriberto Saldaña, Ryan Udovitsch, Manuel Gomez, Helen & Romy Diaz, Michael Wallace, Wesley Rouse, Anderson Snook, Gerry Burns, Tom Cox, Louise Vial, Lisa Akins, Claire Miller, Bertha Patlan, Michelle Rocha, Tony Rocha, Carlos Lara, Nicole Udovitsch, Kaitlyn Udovitsch, Mila Flores, Kay Fedorco, Fred Starr, Noah Juarez, Albert Sanchez, Daniel Cortez II, Veronica Escobar, Marissa Mo-reno, Mary Rose, Danny Zaidle, Jonathan Chidez, Cristina Marti-nez, Sharon Welsh, Adriana Martinez, Tom Farmer, Jack Rinker, Noah Juarez, Gary Miller, Wesley Rouse, Michael Wallace, Lilly Del Bosque, Celia Contreras, Bill and Linda Bills, Maria Elsa Burciaga, Maria Padron, Bonnie Tassin, Sara Heckathorn, Diana Solis, Julie Wong, Aaron Torres, Rachael Olmos, Ella Mikesa, Sam Maldonado, Rosa Alfaro, Anita Young, Mercedes Torrez, San Juanita Estrada, Travis Melton, Simon Avila, Cheryl Fenske, Jose Tan, Harper Cruz Guideng, Mary Ann Folliard, Bill Stufflebeme, Charles & Ruth Wenner, Ana Garca, Linda Clark, Marvin Shields, Louise Sindledecker, Crystal, Andrew & Kayden Perkins, Cynthia Franco, Raymond Garcia.
St. Michael the Archangel Capital Building Fund
(Haggai1:8)
Approximate Cost to Build: $8,000,000.00 Total Pledge Collection : $ 5,416.32 Total On-Line Collection: $ 70.00 Total Collection as of October $1,371,408.62 We must still raise: $6,628,591.38 Number of Registered Families: 1454 Number of Pledge Cards completed: 264 Number of Families contributing to Building Fund: 566 Your Pledge Card is a commitment to contribute a certain amount to the Building Fund over the next four years. We must show suffi-cient parish commitment with pledges before the Diocese will al-low us to proceed with our goal to Build God’s House. Regular Building Fund envelopes may be used after a Pledge Card has been completed. If you do not regularly use envelopes, these are available in the back of the church on the Welcome Table. Once a Pledge Card is submitted, please write "pledge" on the memo line of your check.
Thank you for your generosity. May God continue to bless you and your family.
Please remember St. Michael’s
during your Estate Planning
1st communion parent meeting will be on October 19, 2015 for Monday night classes.
St. Michael’s Part-Time Job Opportunities
St. Michael is looking to fill 2 part-time positions: 1) Assistant Business Manager. Must have accounting experience and a Bachelors Degree in Accounting. Must have accounting ex-perience working with Quick Books. 2) Part-Time Security Guard, must be certified. Must have experi-ence providing security for a school and Church campus. Must be a practicing Catholic and Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish). Experienced only need apply. No phone calls please. Please send resume to: St. Michael’s Search Committee
2910 Corn Valley Road
Grand Prairie TX 75052
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
The Nazareth Retreat Center at 1814 Egyptian Way, Grand Prairie is looking for a part-time housekeeper. If you are interested and willing to fill this position please call 469-233-5547 or e-mail [email protected]. Thank you.
Have you considered the Pastoral Advisory Council?
We are looking for a few parishioners to assist our Pastor in identifying significant concerns, areas of improvement and de-velopment of workable strategies to address these issues. We meet once a month at 7:00 PM. If you are interested or have any questions, come, speak with us, & sign up.
Dallas Diocesan Council of Catholic Women The Annual Assembly of Catholic Women: Sowers of Hope will be on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Registration and coffee will begin at 8:00 AM at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Parish Center, 900 St. Paul Drive, Richardson TX 75080. (must be in far right lane of West bound W. Spring Valley immediate west of I-75 to turn on St. Paul Drive.)
Our keynote speaker will be Michelle Gagne, Mission and Social Awareness Officer for Catholic Charities of Dallas.
Women of the Year Awards presentation and silent auction. For more information, please call Marcy Reese at 903-268-3356 or Mary Hintz at 972-255-6540—email: [email protected] Regis-tration fee is 25.00(non-refundable) includes continental breakfast and catered lunch. **No registrations at the door (after November 5, please call above numbers**
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Liturgy Corner Upcoming Liturgical Events:
All Souls Day November 2: 8:00 am; 7:00 pm (bilingual) The Most Holy Rosary – The Sorrowful Mysteries
According to the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae of St. John Paul II, the Gospels give great prominence to the sorrowful mysteries of Christ. From the beginning Christian piety, especially during the Lenten devotion of the Way of the Cross, has focused on the individual moments of the Passion, realizing that here is found the culmination of the revelation of God's love and the source of our salvation. The Rosary selects certain moments from the Passion, inviting the faithful to contemplate them in their hearts and to relive them. The sequence of meditations begins with Gethse-mane, where Christ experiences a moment of great anguish before the will of the Father, against which the weakness of the flesh would be tempted to rebel. There Jesus encounters all the temptations and confronts all the sins of humanity, in order to say to the Father: "Not my will but yours be done" (Lk 22:42 and parallels). This "Yes" of Christ reverses the "No" of our first parents in the Garden of Eden. And the cost of this faithfulness to the Father's will is made clear in the following mysteries; by His scourging, His crowning with thorns, His carrying the Cross and His death on the Cross, the Lord is cast into the most abject suffering: Ecce homo! This abject suffering reveals not only the love of God but also the meaning of man himself.
Ecce homo: the meaning, origin and fulfilment of man is to be found in Christ, the God who humbles himself out of love "even unto death, death on a cross" (Phil 2:8). The sorrowful mysteries help the believer to relive the death of Jesus, to stand at the foot of the Cross beside Mary, to enter with her into the depths of God's love for man and to experience all its life-giving power. Contemplating Christ's birth, the believers learn of the sanctity of life; seeing the household of Nazareth, they learn the original truth of the family according to God's plan; listening to the Master in the mysteries of his public ministry, they find the light which leads them to enter the Kingdom of God; and following Him on the way to Calvary, they learn the meaning of salvific suffering. Finally, contemplating Christ and His Blessed Mother in glory (The Glorious Mysteries will be presented next week), they see the goal
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant." In the wake of James and John's vanity, Jesus offers this directive. These two apostles had been thinking in terms of prominence, glory, and worldly honor. They wanted their association with Jesus to lead to public recognition and respect as they took their places at his right and left. But Jesus put them in their place. As was typical of so many of his teachings, Jesus upset the status quo. He told his followers that, although "great ones make their authority over them felt ... it shall not be so among you." Then, he put forward this clear image of the servant leader: "Whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all." As followers of Christ, this instruction applies to us as well. We are called to the humility of service that seeks neither personal glory nor gain. We are called to use what authority we may have in the world for the benefit of our brothers and sisters, not for the sake of stroking our own egos. It's easy to pat ourselves on the back for the good works that we do--to think that we are superior Chris-tians, that others owe us a debt of gratitude, or that our names should be engraved on a public placard in some noteworthy hall. But Jesus calls us to a different standard--the one he himself exem-plified through his life of service. At the same time, today's Gospel gives us cause to meditate upon our association with Jesus and what we hope to get out of it. Why are we Christian? Are we only after the glory of heaven? Are we afraid to publicly profess our faith when it might hurt our reputa-tion? Or are we in this for the love of the Lord, who came into this world "to serve and to give his life as a ransom" for us?
29º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Cada domingo Dios nos brinda una oportunidad más para com-prender su palabra y sus acciones. Nos llena de su sabiduría y nos explica una y otra vez el significado del Reino de los cielos, y de cómo vivir en él. En esta ocasión, Santiago y Juan, hijos de Zebe-deo, se acercaron a Jesús para hacerle una petición. Parece ser que estos dos discípulos andaban en una sintonía muy diferente a la propuesta por Jesús. Es posible también que los dos hermanos se sintieran incómodos al ver que Pedro les llevaba la delantera en cuestión de cercanía, así como admiración por lo acertado de sus respuestas en diálogos anteriores. Por lo tanto, Jesús de nueva cuenta les explica que él no triunfará sin antes haber pasado por la muerte de la cruz. ¿Te ha pasado lo mismo alguna vez? ¿Has pedido cosas a alguien sin ponerle atención a sus propuestas? ¿En qué sentido te pareces a Santiago y Juan? Las respuestas pueden ser muchas, pero la respuesta de Jesús es solamente una: "No saben lo que piden. ¿Podrán pasar la prueba que yo voy a pasar y recibir el bauti-smo con que seré bautizado?" (Mc 10, 38). La respuesta de Santi-ago y Juan fue afirmativa, aunque en el fondo no sabían lo que les esperaba. Y ahora nosotros, ¿hacemos todo lo posible por estar en los primeros lugares en el hogar, el trabajo, la escuela y la comunidad? Ser servidores, sin embargo, sería la respuesta acertada. Fijémonos lo que hacen los padres de familia: sirven con generosidad a sus hijos y lo mismo hacen entre esposos para lle-var alegría y felicidad en sus vidas. Ser líder y ser el primero implica brindar servicio sin esperar recompensa alguna.
5A October 18, 2015 • 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 18, 2015 • 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5B
Sunday - October 18, 2015 1:00PM- Women’s CRHP Meeting--Room 106/107 3:00 PM- Youth Gathering--Youth Room 5:30 PM- Faith Formation--Mazaika Hall, Rooms 103-107, 201-203, Library 5:30 PM- Choir Practice--Sanctuary
Monday - October 19, 2015 6:30 PM- Finance Council--Library 6:30 PM- FF1st-6th Grade--Room 103-107, 201, 202 7:00 PM- Adult Bible Study--Room 203 7:00 PM- Hispanic Ministry Choir Practice--Sanctuary
Tuesday - October 20, 2015 6:00 PM- Women’s CRHP--Mazaika Hall 6:30 PM- SEP Renewal Class in English--Room 103 7:00 PM- Men’s CRHP--Room 201 7:00 PM- Cub Scouts--Room 104,105 7:00 PM- Journey to the Way--Youth Room 7:00 PM- Hispanic Legion of Mary--Room 203 7:30 PM- Boy Scouts--Room 106/107 Wednesday - October 21, 2015 7:00 PM- Faith Formation--Mazaika Hall, Rooms 103-107, 201-203, Youth Room 7:00 PM- Bishop’s Campaign Leaders--Library 7:00 PM- Choir Practice--Sanctuary
Thursday - October 22, 2015 6:30 PM- Faith Formation--Room 103-107, 201, 202 7:00 PM- Legion of Mary--Library 7:00 PM- RCIA--Mazaika Hall/Nursery 7:00 PM- Knights of Columbus Planning Meeting--Room 203 7:00 PM- Men’s CRHP--Youth Room
Friday - October 23, 2015 3:00 PM- Divine Mercy--Chapel
Saturday - October 24, 2015 8:30 AM- Reconciliation--Sanctuary 8:30 AM- OLPH Novena--Sanctuary 10:00 AM- Baptism Class--Mazaika Hall, Nursery 10:00 AM- SEP New Volunteers Class in English--Room 103 4:00 PM- Choir Practice--Sanctuary 5:00 PM- Global Rosary--Sanctuary
Upcoming Events
Pope Francis’ Message:
Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si on the Environment and Human
Ecology
The Issue of Water (1)
“Other indicators of the present situation have to do with the
depletion of natural resources. We all know that it is not pos-
sible to sustain the present level of consumption in developed
countries and wealthier sectors of society, where the habit of
wasting and discarding has reached unprecedented levels.
The exploitation of the planet has already exceeded accept-
able limits and we still have not solved the problem of pov-
erty.” [27] “Fresh drinking water is an issue of primary impor-
tance, since it is indispensable for human life and for support-
ing terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Sources of fresh water
are necessary for health care, agriculture and industry. Wa-
ter supplies used to be relatively constant, but now in many
places demand exceeds the sustainable supply, with dramatic
consequences in the short and long term. Large cities depend-
ent on significant supplies of water have experienced periods
of shortage, and at critical moments these have not always
been administered with sufficient oversight and impartiality.
Water poverty especially affects Africa where large sectors
of the population have no access to safe drinking water or
experience droughts which impede agricultural production.
Some countries have areas rich in water while others endure
drastic scarcity.” [28]
Journey to the Way
Faith Formation for Adults You are cordially invited to attend the fourth seminar on Life, Love and Marriage begin-ning with: Session 4:
October 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM Sex Session 5:
November 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM Why Same Sex is Inconsistent with God’s Teaching Session 6:
November 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM Forgiveness and Trust
Please join us in the Youth Room for each session.
Adult Bible Study "Advent is a time for new understanding, for putting different pieces of God's revelation together so as to see the divine plan more
clearly." Come and join the Monday night adult Bible study group as we reflect on “Advent Light" by Stephen Binz. This 6-week course will begin on October 26 at 7pm in room 203. To order your book, please call Barbara Roper at 972-264-7518 by October 19.
Readings for the Week of October 18, 2015 Sunday: Is 53:10-11/Heb 4:14-16/Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45 Monday: Rom 4:20-25/Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21/Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18/Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Rom 6:19-23/Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Rom 7:18-25a/Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Rom 8:1-11/Lk 13:1-9 Next Sunday: Jer 31:7-9/Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52
5A October 18, 2015 • 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 18, 2015 • 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5B
Sunday - October 18, 2015 1:00PM- Women’s CRHP Meeting--Room 106/107 3:00 PM- Youth Gathering--Youth Room 5:30 PM- Faith Formation--Mazaika Hall, Rooms 103-107, 201-203, Library 5:30 PM- Choir Practice--Sanctuary
Monday - October 19, 2015 6:30 PM- Finance Council--Library 6:30 PM- FF1st-6th Grade--Room 103-107, 201, 202 7:00 PM- Adult Bible Study--Room 203 7:00 PM- Hispanic Ministry Choir Practice--Sanctuary
Tuesday - October 20, 2015 6:00 PM- Women’s CRHP--Mazaika Hall 6:30 PM- SEP Renewal Class in English--Room 103 7:00 PM- Men’s CRHP--Room 201 7:00 PM- Cub Scouts--Room 104,105 7:00 PM- Journey to the Way--Youth Room 7:00 PM- Hispanic Legion of Mary--Room 203 7:30 PM- Boy Scouts--Room 106/107 Wednesday - October 21, 2015 7:00 PM- Faith Formation--Mazaika Hall, Rooms 103-107, 201-203, Youth Room 7:00 PM- Bishop’s Campaign Leaders--Library 7:00 PM- Choir Practice--Sanctuary
Thursday - October 22, 2015 6:30 PM- Faith Formation--Room 103-107, 201, 202 7:00 PM- Legion of Mary--Library 7:00 PM- RCIA--Mazaika Hall/Nursery 7:00 PM- Knights of Columbus Planning Meeting--Room 203 7:00 PM- Men’s CRHP--Youth Room
Friday - October 23, 2015 3:00 PM- Divine Mercy--Chapel
Saturday - October 24, 2015 8:30 AM- Reconciliation--Sanctuary 8:30 AM- OLPH Novena--Sanctuary 10:00 AM- Baptism Class--Mazaika Hall, Nursery 10:00 AM- SEP New Volunteers Class in English--Room 103 4:00 PM- Choir Practice--Sanctuary 5:00 PM- Global Rosary--Sanctuary
Upcoming Events
Pope Francis’ Message:
Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si on the Environment and Human
Ecology
The Issue of Water (1)
“Other indicators of the present situation have to do with the
depletion of natural resources. We all know that it is not pos-
sible to sustain the present level of consumption in developed
countries and wealthier sectors of society, where the habit of
wasting and discarding has reached unprecedented levels.
The exploitation of the planet has already exceeded accept-
able limits and we still have not solved the problem of pov-
erty.” [27] “Fresh drinking water is an issue of primary impor-
tance, since it is indispensable for human life and for support-
ing terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Sources of fresh water
are necessary for health care, agriculture and industry. Wa-
ter supplies used to be relatively constant, but now in many
places demand exceeds the sustainable supply, with dramatic
consequences in the short and long term. Large cities depend-
ent on significant supplies of water have experienced periods
of shortage, and at critical moments these have not always
been administered with sufficient oversight and impartiality.
Water poverty especially affects Africa where large sectors
of the population have no access to safe drinking water or
experience droughts which impede agricultural production.
Some countries have areas rich in water while others endure
drastic scarcity.” [28]
Journey to the Way
Faith Formation for Adults You are cordially invited to attend the fourth seminar on Life, Love and Marriage begin-ning with: Session 4:
October 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM Sex Session 5:
November 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM Why Same Sex is Inconsistent with God’s Teaching Session 6:
November 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM Forgiveness and Trust
Please join us in the Youth Room for each session.
Adult Bible Study "Advent is a time for new understanding, for putting different pieces of God's revelation together so as to see the divine plan more
clearly." Come and join the Monday night adult Bible study group as we reflect on “Advent Light" by Stephen Binz. This 6-week course will begin on October 26 at 7pm in room 203. To order your book, please call Barbara Roper at 972-264-7518 by October 19.
Readings for the Week of October 18, 2015 Sunday: Is 53:10-11/Heb 4:14-16/Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45 Monday: Rom 4:20-25/Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21/Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18/Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Rom 6:19-23/Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Rom 7:18-25a/Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Rom 8:1-11/Lk 13:1-9 Next Sunday: Jer 31:7-9/Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52
SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM: Baptism Class is required for both the parents and god-parents. Godparents must be practicing Catholics up to date on their sacraments. If they are married they must be married in the Catholic Church. Call parish office to register for classes.
MATRIMONY: Contact the parish office 9 months prior to the date of the wedding. Two Programs are required by Dallas Diocese. Recently issued copies of baptismal certificates are required.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: For home or hospital visits, please contact the office to arrange day and time.
BULLETIN & PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS
All bulletin announcements must be written and in the church office by 12 noon on THURSDAY the week prior to the Sunday Edi-
tion. All pulpit announcements must be written and in the office by Thursday. This change is necessary to allow for adequate process-ing time. All announcements subject to pastoral approval. Email announcements to: [email protected].
Upcoming Safe Environment Classes If you haven’t completed your Safe Environment training, please take note of the following schedule. Tuesday, October 20
6:30 PM Renewals Class in English--Room 103 Saturday, October 24
10:00 AM New Volunteers Class in English--Room 103 Tuesday, November 17
6:30 PM Renewals Class in English--Room 103 Saturday, November 21
10:00 AM New Volunteers--Room 103
HALLOWEEN Come and spend Halloween night with your St. Michael’s Family. The Youth Group will again be sponsoring our annual Trunk or Treat October 31st beginning at 7:00 PM and ending at 8:30 PM or whenever we run out of candy. This event is lots of fun for the whole family. It is a safe place to spend Halloween Night and a community outreach to our neighborhood. There will be prizes given for the best, scariest, funniest, most original trunks. For more information or to pre-register your trunk, contact Neen Ponto at 214-403-9800. We are asking for donations of individually wrapped candy please. You can leave it with the Church office or in the bin in the Narthex.
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