ST. LOUIS CHURCH
October 26, 2014
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
DAILY MASS READINGS
Sunday
Tuesday
Monday
30th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Sts. Simon & Jude,
Apostles
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
All Saints Day
All Souls Day
Exodus 22:
20-26
Ephesians
4:32-5:8
Ephesians 2:
19-22
Ephesians 6:1-9
Ephesians 6:
10-20
Philippians 1:
1-11
Revelation 7:
2-4, 9-14
Wisdom 3:
1-9
Psalm 18:2-4,
47, 51
Psalm 1:1-4, 6
Psalm 19:2-5
Psalm 145:
10-14
Psalm 144:1-2,
9-10
Psalm 111:1-6
Psalm 24:1-6
Psalm 23:
1-6
1 John 3:1-3
Romans 5:
5-11
Matthew 5:1-12
John 6:
37-40
1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Matthew 22:
34-40
Luke 13:10-17
Luke 6:12-16
Luke 13:22-30
Luke 13:31-35
Luke 14:1-6
What is Lectio Divina? While reading sacred scripture, read the words with a love and sense of discovery until something seems to strike home. Sit with the
passage as one would with a good friend-not just thinking or analyzing, but instead remaining in a quiet, listening spirit, so the word can nurture and challenge you.
Call to Prayer: “Let us take a moment The Word of God: Choose one of next Sunin the midst of all our activity to prepare day’s readings. One person reads the scripture
aloud as others are attentive to a word, phrase,
ourselves for prayer.”
or theme that is meaningful to them. Allow for a
Excerpts from SNOW FALLING ON SNOW
minute of silent reflection. Have another person
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read the same scripture a second time.
Used with permission of Paulist Press
Faith Sharing: Begin with an open ended
question such as “What strikes you from this
reading?” and/or you can use the “Reflection
Question” found on our website or bulletin.
Allow time for reflection & sharing.
Closing Prayer: At the end of the faith
sharing, invite participants to pray aloud for
any particular petitions or praises they may
have. Feel free to close with: The Lord’s
Prayer or Spontaneous prayers or a faithbased song.
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Reflection Question for Next Sunday, November 1, 2014
The options for the readings for All Souls’ Day are quite extensive, since so much of Scripture speaks to our deepest hopes, fears and longings.
And our deepest fear is death: the enemy which tears soul from body and our loved ones from our embrace. Perhaps the “Communion of Saints”
is a phrase in the Apostles’ Creed that just slips off your tongue without a whole lot of thought. IMAGINE! Those who have gone before us into
God’s embrace even now surround us with their love and attention. God promises that Life, not death, will have the final word.
Dear Parishioners:
I wish to sincerely thank the following individuals who greatly enhanced our Stewardship efforts last weekend by offering their personal
comments about their experience and love for our parish: Joe and Cindi Korpacz, Anthony Rosso and John Comberiate. Each of them
touched our hearts with their words and especially with their witness to the love for the Lord as they live it out here at Saint Louis. A big
Saint Louis THANK YOU to each of them.
It sure feels good to be able to use our 1889 Chapel again. You may have noticed a few new safety features that have been added to
the entrance: new steps and a much needed landing at the front doors with railings and enhanced lighting over the entrance. In addition the curb
has been removed to allow easier access for us “elderly” folks!!
Two items still remain to be installed: the new front doors (which have been ordered in the style of the original 1889 doors) and the new exterior
windows which will protect the stained glass (which will match those of our new church).
In addition to the above, the entire “re-do” of the exterior of the chapel includes a totally new roof, new pointing of all the stone, a new
bell tower, new window frames, the repair and restoration of all the stained glass windows and a new bell ringer with the ability to not only ring the
Angelus at 9:00am, 12:00 noon and 6:00pm followed by beautiful hymns but also rings 5 minutes before and at the beginning of each weekend
Mass.
My deepest thanks to each of those who have supported this effort.
Msgr. Luca
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
A person should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. --Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
SOME OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR CHILDREN OFFERED TO GOD THIS WEEK: Gabriela prayed for her friends’ father who is deployed; Marianne cleaned the household; Owen cleaned up; David was helpful at the Webelos camp-out; Jane made a cake for her friends; Mary made her
brother a bracelet for breast cancer awareness; Amanda set the table without being asked; Julia was nice; Caleb took care of his brother.
ALTAR FLOWER MEMORIALS: The flowers used to decorate our church altar, shrines, and chapel altar are available to honor a loved one who
is living or deceased, as an expression of gratitude to God on special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays or other significant events. Flowers for the Shrine of St. Louis, Shrine of St. Joseph or the Blessed Mother are $50 each; Pieta is $75; Altar flowers are $75; and Chapel Altar are
$75 . Arrangements may be made by calling the parish office (410-531-6040) Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm. All who
are honored will be acknowledged in the bulletin.
SACRAMENTAL OR OTHER RELIGIOUS GIFTS PURCHASED through MajesticWorks Liturgical Rewards program enables you, your relatives
and friends to purchase religious gifts while reducing the parish’s cost to purchase church goods. Sign-up at http://majesticworks.com/customer/
account/login/. Then simply select St. Louis Church on the bottom left corner of the My Profile page. Start shopping and earning money for our
parish today. Or if you prefer, contact MajesticWorks’ representative Drew Weidner at 1-877-635-2244 x3.
ST. LOUIS FAMILY FUN NIGHTS, a one-hour fun-filled time for all elementary children whether they attend St. Louis School, religious education
or home school, to learn something new about the Bible and Jesus while participating in hands-on activities. At least one parent is required to stay
as they will be partnering with their child. There will be a limit of 25 children at each Family Fun Night, so please sign up soon for the October 30
activity by sending an RSVP to Linda Jennings at [email protected]. (Please RSVP no earlier than 2 weeks for future Family Fun dates.)
Attending a Family Fun Night will count as a required “activity” for families who participate in “Faith in the Family”. We hope to see you there!
Family Fun Nights will be held on Thursday evenings from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the Howard Bishop Rooms.
Upcoming Family Fun Nights:
10/30: Bible Fun (Team games using our Bibles)
11/13: Saints (Holy Men & Women who are amazing examples for us)
12/11: Justice (Craft- making cards for prison ministry)
MEETINGS/EVENTS THIS WEEK
ACTS Women’s Retreat Return Reception
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Social Hall
1:45 PM
Monday ACTS SCC
Monday, October 27, 2014
Room 304
7:00 PM
Miraculous Medal Novena
Monday, October 27, 2014
Chapel
7:30 PM
Sharing Christ
Monday, October 27, 2014
Social Hall
7:30 PM
Women's Bible Study
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Room 301
9:30 AM
Theology of the Body
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Room 301
7:00 PM
ACTS SCC
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Room 306
7:30 PM
KoC Open Meeting
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Social Hall
7:30 PM
Science and Religion Forum
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Social Hall
7:00 PM
RCIA
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Room 301
7:00 PM
Treble Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Room 306
5:00 PM
Children's Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Room 305
5:30 PM
Good News Rehearsal
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Room 305
6:30 PM
Thursday ACTS SCC
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Room 303
6:30 PM
Untold Blessing series
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Social Hall
7:00 PM
Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Room 305
8:00 PM
1st Saturday ACTS SCC Meeting
Saturday, November 01, 2014
Room 305
7:00 AM
Altar Server Training
Saturday, November 01, 2014
Church
10:00 AM
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE
MILITARY LIST: Pray for our troops and their families, especially:
J. Adams
R. Adams
D. Canaday Bain
D. Breville
R. Cafiero
S. Cooper
J. Danko
C. Daugherty
L. Draughn
P. Evans
B. Gallagher
N. Gladfelter
B. Green
D. Haack
J. Helfrich
J. Henry
K. Holland
O. Hughes
D. Joyce
M. Lark
M. Mangus, Jr.
K. McLin
T. Musselman
Fr. A. Ochalek
A. Parrish
J. Parrish
S. Parrish
K. Purser
D. Reccardi
K. Remick
J. Ryan
J. Scheler
T. Settle
J. Six
M. Spies
A. Stone
R. Stone
S. Stone
E. Surrette
B. Urena
P. Wallace
A. Wassell
Fr. T. Wood
K. Zaumseil
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday
10/25
Sunday
8:00AM
Jennie Rose Jeppi & Paul Douglass
4:00PM
Doris Queenin & Frank Curran
5:30PM
Morgan Happ & Margaret Kelly
6:45AM
Paul Douglass & Dr. Thomas Mastroianni
8:00AM
Margaret Kelly & Frank Curran
9:30AM
Jane Gossage & Jack Finnegan
11:15AM
Maria Ann Rybarczyk Williams & Special
Intention of the Williams & Rybarczyk
Families
12:45PM
Thomas Stadler and Elizabeth Mackey
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confessions will be heard
on Saturday, November 1 by Fr. Pete Literal.
BAPTISM: The next Baptism Preparation Session will be held on
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Room 301 of the Pastoral Center
from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Please call the Parish Office at 410-5316040 to register.
CHILDRENS LITURGY: Children grades 2-high-school are needed to be Hospitality Ministers for the November 1, 4:00pm Children's Mass. Please contact Mary Theresa Suhar at
[email protected] to volunteer.
PRAYER LIST: To have your name or that of a loved one put on
our Prayer List for a three month period, call the parish office at
410-531-6040. Pray for all who need prayers, especially:
Anne Behrendt
Mya Hostutler
Cathy Owles
Margaret Biro
Anita Jeppi
Georgiana Podniesinski
Larry Boarman
Dan Johnson
Aaron Reick
Joan Boehm
John Kaulfuss
Louise Ricci
Manuel N. Borromeo
George Kuegler
Jason Richardson
Diane Burbank
Virginia Kovalyak
James Sczepanski
John Christman
Dave Kraus
Rodney Seabolt
Ernest Colvin
Tom Lahocki
Mark Slebodnik
Maria Bochniewicz
& Dr. Thomas Mastroianni
Veronica Costerioto
Sydney Livingston
Robert Tabler
Buster Fields
Dan Lunardi
Sherre Taylor
Al Fitch
Mary Lynch
Jennie Thompson
Cornelius Flynn
Margaret Martin
Paul Trainor
Carter Furey
Mary Martin
Enrique Valencia
Jane J. Gonzalez
Margaret Miller
Melody Walsh
Mark Haney
Leo Mortimer
Patricia Walsh
Lillian Held
Myron Ondracek
Geraldine Washburn
Monday
7:00AM
Special Intention & Sue Kerr (SI)
Tuesday
7:00 AM
Frank Curran & Margaret Kelly
Wednesday
7:00 AM
Peg Whyte (SI) & Dr. Thomas Mastroianni
Thursday
7:00AM
Sarah Lynn & Joseph Parker
Friday
7:00AM
Frank Curran & Janet Warden
Saturday
8:00AM
Mary Beth Weaver & Special Intention
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR RECENTLY DEPARTED
FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS:
4:00PM
All Souls Novena
Sister Mary Edith Hirsch, RSM, aunt of Peg Whyte
5:30PM
Margaret Kelly & Joseph Gallagher
(SI) denotes a Special Intention for a living person or persons.
James Vorce, father of Joan Chall and Teresa Butler, grandfather
of Julie Winters and Laura Butler, and great-grandfather of Kaylee,
Connor, and Colin Winters and Maximus Eitel.
CHURCH ALTAR LINENS AND CLEANING TEAM SCHEDULE
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
Altar Linens
Ms. Dolores Gill
Ms. Fran Justice
Ms. Mariah Tavary
Ms. Willa Tranchitella
Church Cleaning
Team 6
Team 7
Team 8
Team 9
FEASTS OF ALL SOULS AND ALL SAINTS: Since the feast of
All Saints falls on Saturday (November 1) this year, it is not a Holy
day of Obligation. The regular 8:00AM Mass on Saturday will be
the Mass of All Saints.
The Cemetery Chapel will be open from 11:00AM to 1:00PM for
private prayer to remember those we love that have passed. There
will be no formal prayer service on All Souls Day.
St. Louis School is currently conducting a fundraiser with the popular KidStuff Coupon Books! Each book is $25, and offers hundreds of discount coupons to local restaurants, activities, and
stores! Both local and out-of-area books are available. We will be
in the Narthex after Masses and have books ready for viewing and
sale. Please contact Jen Morabito at [email protected] or
443-545-6982 for more details.
Don’t forget our Welcome Wednesday Open House, November 5,
from 9:30–11:00AM. Come by to meet our administrators, learn
more about our programs and activities, and take a parent-led tour
of our campus! We are looking forward to meeting you!
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA PRESENTATION: Everyone is invited to hear Monsignor John L. Fitzgerald, a retired Captain from the
US Navy Chaplain Corps, give a presentation on the Church’s outreach to the tens of thousands of seamen who pass through the
Port of Baltimore each year. The majority of these men are Catholic. We will meet in the Social Hall on Tuesday 10/28 at 7:30PM.
Donations of magazines, toiletry articles and religious articles
would be appreciated. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. For more information contact
Leo Mortimer, 410-730-4844.
The elementary office is closed on Mondays. You may visit our web
site: www.stlouisparish.org/reled to download forms & view our
2014-2015 calendar.
Important Religious Education Dates:
10/27: Monday Rel. Ed. 7:00-8:30
11/1:
No Saturday Rel. Ed. Classes
11/2:
No Wee Praise Classes
11/3:
No Monday Rel. Ed. Classes
YOUTH MINISTRY
Join me in praying for this new season and for the awesome changes in temperature and nature!
AUTUMNAL TEA: Join us for a fun afternoon of
sweets, savories and socializing. The Tea will be
held on November 2, doors open at 2:00PM. Information is available at the Hospitality Table. Tickets
are $25 and will be sold after Masses
this weekend (October 25/26) or by contacting Daria at 410-4421853 (home), 410-935-8966 (cell) or at [email protected]. Sponsored by the St. Louis Catholic Daughters of
the Americas #2579.
O God of Creation, you have blessed us with the changing of the
seasons. As we embrace these autumn months, may the earlier
setting of the sun remind us to take time to rest.
May the crunch of the leaves beneath our feet remind us of the
brevity of this earthly life. May the steam of our breath in the cool air
remind us that it is you who give us your breath of life. May the
scurrying of the squirrels and the migration of the birds remind us
that you call us to follow your will. We praise you for your goodness
forever and ever. Amen.
I’LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU!
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY:
10/28
Please mark your calendars for the SECOND ANNUAL ST. LOUIS
PARISH ACTS GALA benefiting ACTS retreat scholarships. Event
begins at 7:30PM on Friday, November 7 at the Sheraton Columbia
Town Center. Tickets are $75 per person. For further information,
send an email to [email protected].
11/2
6-7PM
MS CYM Youth Council Service Project
7:15PM
MS CYM Parent Meeting in the Youth
Room
BRUNCH at Grassroots Homeless Shelter.
Contact [email protected]
Teen Discovering Christ Retreat: November 2 from 10AM-5PM
at the Shrine of St. Anthony. Open to all high school students, even
if you haven't attended the Discovering Christ Course! Mass &
lunch are included. Visit the CYM website for permission form.
Contact Katie Erskine with questions: [email protected].
Teen Discovering Christ Retreat Fundraiser this Sunday at
Anthony's Pizza and Pasta House in Clarksville between 5 & 9PM!
ADULT FORMATION
SCIENCE & RELIGION FORUM: Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00
PM in the Social Hall for a video presentation, “What the Bible Can
Contribute to an Understanding of Divine Creation”, by Dr. Robert
D. Miller, followed by group discussion. RSVP by October 22 to
[email protected] with SRF2 as the subject, include names,
phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of participants. Questions?
Contact John/Regie Tesk at 301-854-9727; Mike/Carmella Leumas
at [email protected] or 410-290-8290; or Helmut/Banashree
Seifert at [email protected] or 301-854-2259.
IN JOYFUL HOPE: PLANNING FOR THE END OF OUR LIVES.
All are welcome to join us at a panel discussion of the medical, spiritual, financial, practical, and legal issues surrounding end of life
care on Thursday, November 13, at 7pm in the parish center. Fr.
Michael DeAscanis; Lisa Stone, Senior VP from Stella Maris; Elena
Boisvert, JD, elder law attorney; and Johanna Coughlin, Archdiocese of Baltimore Respect Life Office. A variety of relevant topics
will be explored including the attack on Maryland to legalize physician assisted suicide and Euthanasia. If possible, kindly RSVP to
[email protected], (410) 707-9842, http://bit.ly/
injoyfulhopepanels OR you are also welcome and encouraged to
attend with or without responding.
ST. LOUIS PARISH BOOK CLUB: Our next book will be Mike
Aquilina's Good Pope, Bad Pope: Their Lives, Our Lessons. Learning about the good and bad popes in our church history will illustrate "how Christ kept his promise to his bride, the Church--not only
in her health but also in her sickness...even in its darkest moments,
the story of the papacy is the story of triumph." This book can be
purchased on amazon.com as well as any Catholic book store.
The discussion will be scheduled in mid-January....date and time to
be announced soon. Contact Mary Dan at 410-531-6571, or email
[email protected].
SHRINE OF ST. ANTHONY Recurring Events:
x Daily Mass, Sunday through Saturday, 12 PM
( Tuesday Mass includes the Novena to St. Anthony)
x First Friday Healing Mass, 7:30 PM
x Third Sunday & Last Sunday Healing Mass, 12 PM
x Adoration, Thursday—Quiet Adoration after the 12 PM Mass
until 4:30PM; Evening prayer from 4:30-5:30PM
x Confession, Monday—Saturday, 11:30 AM and
Wednesday, 4 PM-5 PM
A Night with the Saints! October 31, 2014 6:00-9:00PM. Bring
the kids dressed as their favorite saints and biblical figures to get
loads of candy and hear the life stories of some of the most popular
Franciscan Saints of all times. Bring a bag of candy to share.
Please RSVP at 410-531-2800 or [email protected].
Don't forget your flashlights and rosaries!
The Fifth District Volunteer Fire Department will host their
annual COUNTRY BREAKFAST Sunday, October 26,
from 8:00AM–12:00PM at Ten Oaks Ballroom. Come over
after Mass for hot coffee, juice and a full course breakfast. Adults
$9, children $5. Stop by and support our community firefighters
and ambulance team.
DISCERNING A VOCATION TO THE DIACONATE? Come to
one of the following information sessions to learn more: Saturday,
November 8, 2014, 10:15AM, St Mary Seminary & University,
5400 Roland Avenue, Baltimore MD 21210 or Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7:00PM, St Joseph Parish, 17630 Virginia Ave,
Hagerstown, MD 21740. Contact Cindy Orr, the Office of Clergy
Personnel at [email protected] to register for either session or for
more information if you are interested but cannot attend. Wives
are encouraged to attend as well. A list of general admission requirements can be found at http://www.archbalt.org/vocations/
deacons/admission-requirements.cfm.
FOOD DRIVE NEXT WEEKEND: Next week (November
1/2) is our monthly food drive. Please help us help the
hungry by bringing a “St. Louis Bag of Food” to church
next weekend. This is what is in our bags: 1 box of cereal, 1 box of powdered milk, 1 box of spaghetti, 1 jar of spaghetti
sauce, 1 jar of peanut butter, 1 can of green vegetables, 1 can of
fruit, 2 boxes of macaroni and cheese, 2 cans of tuna fish, 2 cans of
soup, 2 cans of baked beans, 1 jar of jelly. Bring a bag or part of a
bag. It all helps and goes the next day to the poor.
OUR PARISH CELEBRATES LIFE! Baby Bottle Fundraiser: Did you pick up a bottle last weekend? Remember to fill with
coins, bills or checks and return on November 1&2 or 8&9. Your
gifts will enable the pregnancy center to continue providing free
services to mothers to be, the unborn and new mothers and their
little ones. Please make checks payable to the Columbia Pregnancy Center. All donations are tax deductible.
The CALIX SOCIETY is an association of Catholic alcoholics maintaining their sobriety through affiliation with and participation in
Alcoholics Anonymous. We meet for prayer, fellowship, and discussion at Our Lady of Perpetual Help’s Parish Office in Ellicott City
every Saturday at 9AM. All are welcome, whether you are struggling with this addiction or are the friend or family member of someone who is. Please contact us at [email protected], or Jim O.
at [email protected] or 602-689-7437. You can also simply show
up to one of the meetings!
FAITH WORKING THROUGH LOVE
Love your neighbor as yourself. These words come from Jesus as second in importance only to the command to love the Lord with one's whole
heart, soul and mind. In Christ's answer to the testing by the Pharisees he summarized the entirety of the law and prophets contained in the Hebrew Scriptures. While the scholars of the law knew that the wrath of God would visit them if they preyed upon widows, orphans, aliens and their
poor neighbors, they did not understand the law as a command to love their neighbor. Jesus' words reach us today as a reminder that a person in
need is our neighbor and we have a duty to address those needs. St. Paul praises the Thessalonians for taking the message of the Gospel to
heart and serving each other in faith and love. As we contemplate the words of our Lord, may his light show us the path to the Kingdom.
PARISHIONER SPOTLIGHT: ALTAR FLOWERS
UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS
October 25/26
November 8/9
November 15/16
Building & Maintenance Fund
Education of Seminarians
Christmas Flower Memorials
DID YOU FORGET TO BRING YOUR CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPE THIS WEEK? There is an easy remedy...Electronic Contributions!! For more information or to make changes to existing electronic contributions, please call Tracy Mayer in the parish office at
410-531-6040 or download a contribution form at
www.stlouisparish.org/pdfs/eftsignup.pdf.
Do you always admire the beautiful flowers that
you see on the altar each week? Do you ever wonder where they come from and who puts the arrangements together? Well, the answer is right here in the parish. Parishioner, Rose
Marie Condon, has been artfully arranging the flowers for Mass
each week for over 25 years and she loves serving the parish in this
ministry. Many years ago, she was asked by a fellow parishioner to
help out and after making her first arrangement, our then Pastor,
Monsignor Sauerwein, asked her to continue. Every week, Rose
Marie drives into Baltimore to pick up the flowers from the wholesale florist and every Saturday morning, she, along with assistance
from parishioner, Hilda Mathieu (who has been helping Rose Marie
for four years), spend most of their Saturday arranging the altar
flowers in time for the 4:00PM Mass. Rose Marie also does the
arrangements for Christmas and Easter, when she is assisted by
another group of volunteers, and for parish funerals that also include the bereavement luncheon centerpieces. Saint Louis Parish is
blessed to have Rose Marie and her assistants serving in the ministry that gives thanks to God by keeping the altar looking beautiful.
Do you have a special talent? Be a good steward of your gifts and
share it with Saint Louis Parish.
PARISH CENSUS PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: As part of the parishwide census taking place this year, Saint Louis is publishing a Parish Photo Directory. This a great opportunity for you to get an 8x10
family photo before the Holidays (this year's Christmas Card, anyone?) and help the Pastoral Staff and Ministry Chairs get to know
you better. Photographers will be at the Pastoral Center on November 3, 4 & 5 to take your photo. Sign-up will be available on-line and
through a link to the parish website. For more details, email
[email protected].
HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF REMEMBERING SAINT LOUIS IN
YOUR WILL? LEAVE A LEGACY THROUGH A PLANNED GIFT
TO SAINT LOUIS: Planned gifts are funded from accumulated
assets of your lifetime. When you make a planned gift to Saint Louis Parish, it typically does not impact your current income. In fact,
there are several types of life-income gifts that can actually supplement your income for the rest of your life. Planned gifts are generally used to build an endowment, which is vitally important for the
long-term health of the church. Endowment funds empower ministry
beyond what is possible through annual operating funds. They provide future parishioners with the means to continue to worship,
learn, and serve the community and the world as we have been
blessed to do. Planned giving is a powerful opportunity to ensure
your most sacred values and commitments are part of your legacy.
Your planned gift represents your hope for the future mission of
Saint Louis and your faith in future generations.
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT: ALTAR SERVERS
If you are entering the fifth grade or older, you are eligible to serve
at the altar during Mass. There will be five sessions for ALTAR
SERVER TRAINING –11/1 from 10AM to 12PM, 11/6 from 7 to
9PM and 11/15 from 1 to 3PM - in the main church. Attendance at
one or more of the sessions is required, along with passing a written test, to begin serving. Sessions are limited to 5 people each to
ensure the practice is hands-on. Please email Deacon Scott Lancaster at [email protected] and indicate which session
you will attend.
WELCOME TO SAINT LOUIS PARISH! At the October
19 New Parishioner Welcome Session, we welcomed
the following new individuals and families to the parish.
Ileana & John Doten Family
Jessica Ngo
Valerie Gordish Family
Isabel & Matthew Orris Family
Jeannine & Sean Grantham Family
Maria & Robert Park
Sanjay & Achamma Gulati Family
Mary & Ming-Chen Shih
Amber Hotchkiss Family
Loan & Todd Tang Family
Hildegard Napiorkowski
Valerie Fen & Gene Whipps Family