St. Christopher’s Catholic Church
713 West College Street
Dickson, TN 37055
October 12,
(615)446-3927
2014
(615)446-7339 Fax
www.dicksoncatholic.com
LITURGY SCHEDULE and CONTACT INFORMATION
Daily Masses:
Monday and Friday, 11:30am
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 8:30am
Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Daily Adoration: one hour before daily Mass, M thru S
Sunday and Holy Day Masses:
Saturday Vigil, 5:00 pm
Sundays, 8:30 and 11:00 am
Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin
Misa en Español - Jueves a las 7:00 de la tarde
Pastor, Rev. Mathew Perumpally, 615-446-3927, [email protected]
Parish Office/Library Hours: Mon. through Wed., 8am-1pm; Thurs., 9am-12 noon; Fri., 8am-12 noon.
Parish Secretary (M-T-W and F) — Mary Lou Sander, 446-3927 ext. 2, [email protected]
Parish Bookkeeper (Mon., 5-8 pm) — Beth Wilkerson, [email protected], or 446-3927 ext. 2
Directors of Rel. Ed. — Amber Gonzales (405-6764), Michelle Brenner (519-3215), Kathy Tucker (446-8281)
Parish Leaders:
Deacon Jim Tucker, RCIA, 615-446-8281
Parish Council President, Paul Hudson, 615-289-1630
Finance Board Chairman, Jimmy Green, 615-799-7832
Knights of Columbus GK, John Denham, [email protected]
Women’s Club President, Cheryl Scott, 446-3864
PARISH
Building & Grounds, Bill Morgan, 557-8346 (cell)
LifeTeen Choir Director, Theresa Sander, 604-9223
St. Vincent de Paul Society President, Steve Hyatt
Caring Hearts Ministry Chairperson, Betty Wyatt 446-5867
Parish Library Chairperson, Terri Thomas, 446-3887
MISSION STATEMENT
We, the members of St. Christopher Church, are called by God to become a believing,
loving, caring and welcoming Catholic Community. We commit ourselves personally and collectively to study the WORD of God and to proclaim the GOOD NEWS to the world. We gather
together to celebrate the love of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, which inspires and urges us to
serve our brothers and sisters as bread broken for many. Filled with the knowledge and love of
Christ, we go to the world as a CHRISTOPHER*, bearing the light of the Gospel values.
* Christopher means “Christ-bearer”.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
♦ Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions will be heard on
Saturday from 4:00—4:45 pm and Wed. from 5:30—6:15
pm and every day during Adoration before Mass (on request).
♦ Infant Baptism: Baptism should take place as soon as possible following birth. Expectant parents should contact the
pastor before the birth of the child.
♦ Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Contact
the pastor, 446-3927.
♦ Sacrament of Matrimony: Contact the pastor at least 4
months prior to the proposed wedding date to receive marriage preparation. Couples must fulfill all diocesan regulations.
♦ Anointing of the Sick: Anyone in danger of death from
illness or old age should receive this sacrament. Please inform the pastor of any parishioners who are seriously ill.
♦ For information on St. Patrick’s School, (931) 582-3493.
♦ THE BULLETIN DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT NOON.
♦ Sacramento de Reconciliación (Confesiones). En español;
media hora antes de la misa los jueves, ó por petición al
sacerdote hispano.
♦ Bautismo Infantil: Los bautismos deberán de ocurrir de
inmediato después del nacimiento. Los padres deben ponerse
en contacto con el sacerdote antes del nacimiento para programar el bautismo.
♦ Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos (RICA): Contacte al sacerdote. Tel. 446-3927.
♦ Sacramento de Matrimonio: Contacte al sacerdote por lo
menos cuatro meses antes de la boda. Las parejas tendrán
que cumplir con todos los requisitos de la diócesis.
♦ Unción de Enfermos: Cualquier persona con peligro de
muerte sea por enfermedad, accidente, ó vejez debe recibir
éste sacramento. Por favor informar al sacerdote de algún
enfermo grave en la parroquía.
♦ Para información sobre la escuela católica de St. Patrick,
llama al (931) 582-3493.
♦ Lo hora límite para someter artículos en este boletín es
cada lunes a las 12 del día (mediodía).
OCTOBER 12, 2014 — 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME__
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
Sat., Oct. 11, 8:30 am
Chelsea, Tyler & Joshua Brogdon
by Daniel & Michelle Schachle
5:00 pm
Bettye Abernathy by Caring Hearts
Sunday, Oct. 12, 8:30 am Fr. Charley Giacosa by Charles Hay
11:00 am The People of the Parish
Mon., Oct. 13
Diane Camacho by Dennis & Laura DeBlock
Tues., Oct. 14
Special Intention of the Cunningham Family
Wed., Oct. 15
Erik & Jessica Lundquist
by Daniel & Michelle Schachle
Thur., Oct. 16
Shirley Hay by Charles Hay
Fri., Oct. 17
Bill Mazzocca by his family
Sat., Oct. 18, 8:30 am
Larry Stumb (L) by Mark & Beth Cunningham
5:00 pm
Carol Gaffkey by Jack Gaffkey
Sunday, Oct. 19, 8:30 am The People of the Parish
11:00 am
Helen Brettell by Bill & Diana Morgan
COLLECTION FOR 10/5/14
Loose Cash
324.46
Cks/Envs.
4,214.00
Total Regular
Collection
$4,538.46
Thank you very much.
Future Projects $935.00
A Note to
Parents for
10/12—
Since the topics the Missionaries want to discuss
are TOP-SECRET, we can only share what happened last Sunday. The Missionaries talked about
Superheroes—specifically, the qualities the superheroes possess. When the qualities and characteristics were all discussed, we realized that these
qualities were nothing but the qualities of Jesus, the
ultimate Superhero! The Missionaries taught a
great lesson filled with music, games, and SUPERHERO cupcakes (thanks, Michelle Schachle).
This week, we are asking the parish to be prayerful as Theresa Sander makes her way home from
the LifeTeen Training Conference in St. Louis.
Come join us!
READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
Sun., 10/12 Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6;
Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14
Monday:
Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1;
Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday:
Gal 5:1-6; Lk 11:37-41
Wed.:
Gal 5:18-25; Lk 11:42-46
Thursday:
Eph 1:1-10; Lk 11:47-54
Friday:
Eph 1:11-14; Lk 12:1-7
Saturday:
2 Tm 4:10-17b; Lk 10:1-9
Sun., 10/19 Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10;
1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21
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THIS WEEK AT ST. CHRISTOPHER’S: 10/12—10/19
SUN.,
28TH SUNDAY—ORDINARY TIME
Oct. 12 Holy Masses
2nd C.— St. Vincent de Paul Soc.
NO CLASSES TODAY
Altar Servers Mtg.
Parish Rosary Novena ends today
8:30 am / 11:00 am
at all the Masses
4:00—7:00 pm
MON.,
Weekday
Oct. 13 Adoration / Holy Mass
Columbus Day
10:30 / 11:30 am
TUES.,
Weekday
Oct. 14 Adoration / Holy Mass
“The Bible & Mary” #3/6
“The Bible & the Mass” #6/6
7:30 / 8:30 am
10am—noon, FLC
7:00 pm, Oblate Rm.
WED.,
Oct. 15
St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and
Doctor of the Church
Adoration / Holy Mass
Parish Council Meeting
THUR.
Weekday
Oct. 16 Adoration / Holy Mass
RUMMAGE SALE DROP OFF
FRI.,
Oct. 17
St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop
and Martyr
Adoration / Holy Mass
RUMMAGE SALE DAY
SAT.,
St. Luke, Evangelist
Oct. 18 Adoration / Rosary
Holy Mass
Confessions
Holy Mass
RUMMAGE SALE DAY
SUN.,
29TH SUNDAY—ORDINARY TIME
Oct. 19 Holy Masses
2nd C.— World Mission Sunday
All Classes in session
5:30 / 6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 / 8:30 am
10AM - 6PM, FLC
10:30 / 11:30 am
8AM - 6PM, FLC
7:30 / 8:00 am
8:30 am
4:00—4:45 pm
5:00 pm
8AM - 2PM, FLC
8:30 am / 11:00 am
at all the Masses
News Feeds about the Synod on the Family in Rome, which began Oct. 5
(taken from our website—go there yourself, hit “News,” and read the very latest news feeds about our Catholic Church)
Cardinal Donald Wuerl,
Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
“Pastoral solutions to intractable
problems are not going to come instantly,” … “The secular world, the
secular vision doesn’t have a lot of
space for a relationship with God, or
a transcendent reality beyond us …
that world has created an individualism and a self-referential world that
doesn’t leave a lot of space for a
healthy marriage and a family life
that is going to follow on from that.
Cardinal Wuerl also points to the
fact that there are few “supports” in
today’s world for marriage and the
family, for objective right and
wrong. He said the Church needs to
realize that this is the reality that
many Catholics are living in and
have been wounded by: “They have
experienced the failure that the
PARISH
secular vision brings. So we have to
be constantly aware that God’s
mercy is a big part of the revelation
in Jesus Christ...We have to be able
to pastorally say to people that we
know their suffering, the broken condition of a dysfunctional marriage
and family, and we have to be able to
be there, that’s going to be the second challenge.
The evening falls on our assembly. It is the hour in which
one willingly returns home to the
same meal, in the thick of affections, the good that has been done
and received, the encounters
which warm the heart and make it
grow, the good wine which anticipates in the days of man the feast
without end.
The synod, he concludes “is a
process, we are going to try to do
what the Holy Father has asked us to
do, we bring to the Synod our reflections from our own local people. We
will be in the Synod listening to one
another, talking to one another but
also open to the Holy Spirit.”
It is also the most weighty
hour for him who finds himself
face to face with his own loneliness, in the bitter twilight of broken dreams and plans: how many
people trudge through the day in
the blind alley of resignation,
abandonment, even resentment; in
how many homes was the wine of
joyless plenty, therefore, less the
zest—and the wisdom—of life.
For one another we make our
prayer heard. [continued]
Pope Francis’ homily at the prayer
vigil, the night before the Synod
opened
Dear families, good evening!
 We are in need of additional Commentators, Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion at the 8:30 Sunday Mass. See Fr.
Mathew if you are interested in doing any of these things.
Dickson County Right to Life
Annual RUMMAGE
SALE,
IN OUR FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Drop-Off Day—
Thur., Oct. 16, 10am - 6pm
Sale Days—
Friday, Oct. 17, 8am - 6pm,
& Saturday, Oct. 18, 8am - 2pm
Questions? Call Marcia Standley,
615-441-2724 (home)
St. Christopher’s
Annual PARISH
PICNIC,
SUNDAY, OCT. 26
Special Mass at 2:00 pm
followed by:
Entertainments
Dinner
Talent show
Campfire
and more!
Pope Francis’ homily, continued
It is significant how — even in the individualistic culture
which distorts and renders connections fleeting — in each person born of a woman, there remains alive an essential need of
stability, of an open door, of someone with whom to weave and
to share the story of life, a history to which to belong.
The communion of life assumed by spouses, their openness
to the gift of life, the mutual protection, the encounter and the
memory of generations, educational support, the transmission
of the Christian faith to their children . . . With all this, the family continues to be a school without parallel of humanity, an
indispensable contribution to a just and united society.
And the deeper its roots, the more it is possible in life to
leave and to go far, without getting lost or feeling out of place
in foreign lands.
This horizon helps us to grasp the importance of the Synodal assembly, which opens tomorrow.
REPENTANCE
Of all human acts, repentance is most
divine.
—Thomas Carlyle
10/12—Paul Hudson
10/13—Fox Miller, Joseph Suddoth
10/14—Mary Camille Mogan
10/15—Rose Littrell
10/16—Jim Anthony, Megan McFaul
10/17—Alexis Castner
10/18—Stephen Henderson, Brian Paczkowski
10/19—Paige Bogard, Jennifer Cauthen, Caroline Derrick,
Tony Fambrough, Robert Archie Smith
10/20—Mary Lou Sander
10/21—Jacob Cotriss, Sue Hafner, Anthony Mazzo,
Charlene Oliver
Your birthday verse, Psalm 139:13-16
“You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my
mother’s womb. I praise you, so wonderfully you made
me; wonderful are your works! My very self you knew;
my bones were not hidden from you, fashioned as in the
depths of the earth. Your eyes foresaw my actions; in
your book all are written down; my days were shaped,
before one came to be.”
On NOV. 4,
Speak out loudly for Life.
Vote Yes on 1!
Learn more at: www.yeson1tn.org
Help spread the message.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of:
Irene Sullivan,
Mother of Amy Henderson.
Eternal Rest grant unto her, O Lord,
and may the Perpetual Light shine upon her.
May her soul and the souls of all the faithful
departed,
through the Mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
Please pray daily for those on Active Duty in the Military
and for the Unborn Children threatened with abortion.
Robert Allison (Betty Wyatt’s cousin),
Vera Allsup, Ida Amore (Rose Elston’s
aunt), Carmen Borden, Ron Brenner
(Michelle’s husband), Joe Brownfiel,
Aaron DeBlock, Martha Denardo (Rose
Elston’s cousin), Charles DeYonker
(Nancy Brownfiel’s brother), Eric Fambrough, Terry Fitzgerald, Edna Fortuna (Glory Farris’ sister), Carl Guye, Jr.
(friend of the Cunningham family), Fred Hancock, Marie
Harrowitz (Steve Hyatt’s great-aunt), Dennis Harvey
(father of Christina Nichols-Cooley), Kristine Henderson,
Debbie Hunt (niece of Louise Hornick), Lewis Iselin,
Sheila Kight, Amber Kiser (Glenn & Brenda Lill’s niece),
Betty Kulaski (Megan Odle’s mother), Nicole Moore
(Nelldene F.’s cousin), Donnie Moran (Louise H.’s
brother), Diane Moses, Dot Muller, Catherine Muraca
(Dickson Health and Rehab), Ilean Myatt,
Myatt Norma Parham
Nicks (former parishioner), Gerald Nostrant (Diane Moses’
brother), Wilson Owen, Dayah Ramdhanie, Bob & Virginia Rogan, Elizabeth Sain “Sr.” (mother of Elizabeth
Sain), William E. Seibert, Joe Sorg (Mary Roods’ brother),
Kay Spicer, Larry Stumb (Beth Cunningham’s father),
Martha Terfinko (Megan Odle’s sister), Melisa Tinsley,
Kimber Troutt (Hennessy Family’s friend), Terry Turner
(Nancy Wagner’s son-in-law), Keri Victory (Amber’s
niece), Joe Webster, Glenn Whitaker (McCutchens’ friend)
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