Adult ed session TODAY Pastor Ann Temkin returns to the Shrine TODAY, 9:45-10:45 in the Parish Hall to guide us in a study on Calvary and what it means (or might not mean!) to be “under the blood.” The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica November 9, 2014 SCHEDULE of The EUCHARIST Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 AM Monday-Friday 12:10 PM Saturday 9:00 AM WELCOME Sacrament of Confession/Reconciliation Call anytime for an appointment. Whether you have traveled from across the street, across the county, or across the country, we are honored that you have chosen to spend part of your weekend with us. **************** Pastor Msgr. Henry Gracz THE SHRINE’S MISSION STATEMENT The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception strives to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ as a welcoming community of diverse Christians, seeking spiritual growth and providing compassionate outreach. FREE PARKING FOR SUNDAY MASSES In Underground Parking Deck at the corner of MLK Jr Dr. and Central Ave. Bring ticket into church for validation. Deacon Rev. Mr. Bill Monahan Director of Music Discipleship Coordinator Religious Education (404.727.7141) Pastoral Coordinator Susan Kokoszka Tricia Austin 48 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 For the past several weeks, inquirers of the Faith have been meeting for Sunday sessions of the Shrine’s “Becoming Catholic” initiation program. On Sunday, December 7th, the group will be introduced to us, their parish community, during the Rite of Welcoming at the 11:00 Mass. To be a part of their faith journey, we are asking you to come forward and take the journey to Easter as a Sponsor or a Breaking Open Catechist. Description cards of both are in your bulletin. For more information or to sign up, call the office at 404.521.1866. Finance Administrator Jerry Bryant Dónal Noonan Lee DeSandre Stacey Jones TODAY… Central Outreach & Advocacy Center sponsors “Cheers for Change!” 3-6PM at Monday Night Brewing. Three hours of food, live music, and a warm, fuzzy feeling for doing good. Tickets: [email protected] or 404.601.3110. We hope you will join us for a fun afternoon that will help a great ministry! BECOMING CATHOLIC PASTORAL AND OFFICE STAFF Baptism Preparation Class Please call the office. In the West, the ideas of Anselm of Canterbury have dominated the church. His view—that Jesus died “in our place” to pay the penalty owed for our sins—lacks credibility for many of us today. This session will look at different perspective on atonement, in what way his death and resurrection are healing for us. Come, join us! Webmaster [email protected] www.catholicshrineatlanta.org 404.521.1866 Ending Gun Violence in Georgia: November 14-15 Ending Gun Violence in Georgia, a Multi-faith Event of Advocacy & Action. Speakers: Rev. Jim Atwood, Presbyterian minister and author and Joshua Horwitz, Exec. Director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Friday, Nov. 14th, 6PM at The Temple, Atlanta. Saturday, Nov. 15th, 8:30AM-3:30PM at Central Presbyterian Church—Presentations & Workshops. Contact Maureen Hunt at 404.601.3124 or email her at [email protected] for more information. Please remember in your prayers Margaret Shaw, the sister of Pat Gardella. Margaret died suddenly as a result of cancer and was buried privately on Friday. Cards and notes can be sent to Pat either directly or in care of the church. THANKSGIVING BASKETS THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY is fast approaching. The Shrine’s St. Vincent de Paul ministry aids the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department in collecting food for Thanksgiving baskets. We need your help to provide the fixings. Help fill the bags from a recommended shopping list found at the entrance to church. Bring the filled bags to the church by Sunday, November 23rd. Many thanks for your generosity! Today we honor the veterans from our Parish. We thank you for defending our country and making it safe for us to enjoy and live in. Please take time to visit the collection of memorabilia placed on the table by the Pieta. Please remember all veterans, living and dead, in your prayers on Tuesday, Veteran’s Day. Children’s Sunday school Moms and Dads! Would you like to grow in your faith? If the answer is yes, please volunteer to help us in our Children’s Sunday School Program. We need teachers and teacher aids to help us meet the needs of all your wonderful children. You will learn something as well. Promise! Please call Stacey Jones, 404.727.7141, or the Parish Office, 404.521.1866, if you are willing to help us in this important ministry. “It’s All About Love” Retreat— Fortunate Families, a ministry to support, welcome, and strengthen Catholic Families with LGBT members, hosts this retreat at Ignatius House, Sunday, November 23rd, 12:30-7:00PM. Archbishop Gregory will celebrate the opening Mass; additional speakers and discussions will examine how to make LGBT family members feel more welcome in the Catholic Church. Check-in begins at 12:30; dinner is at 6:00PM. Registration deadline is Nov. 13th; call 404.255.0503. OUTREACH MINISTRIES St. Francis Table served 537 meals last Saturday. 1110 Morning Sandwiches given to guests during the week. Our Food Pantry gave assistance to 28 families. We thank those from all over Atlanta and our own Shrine members who helped with these ministries. To help with St. Francis Table, please call the Parish Center at 404.521.1866. For our November Food Pantry Outreach, please bring Canned Corn, Greens (Turnip or Collard), Green Peas, Lima Beans, Rice, and Coffee! Thank you! The Shrine Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP) makes home visits to those in need. Two members go together on these visits and, when a client is a woman, at least one of the members must be a woman. Because of this, we are in need of additional women members. Of course, we would also welcome new male members. New members are partnered with experienced ones. If you feel called to this ministry, please contact Peter Frawley at [email protected]. Catholic schools Shrine Stewardship & GIVING If the Shrine has touched your life, pray about remembering us with a gift in your estate or will. Our offertory for last week was $ 12,361.70. To meet our ministry commitments, we need $9,884.00. Thank you for your generosity which keeps us growing! BE A LIVING SIGN OF THANKS Each holiday season, the Shrine anticipates and relies on a seasonal increase in contributions. It is through the donations of every individual and family in the congregation that we are able to carry on our work now and throughout the year. If you need a convenient way to make regular contributions or plan to make an additional gift before the end of the year, we encourage you to check out our electronic giving options. As the pace of life speeds up around the holidays, you may find electronic giving a most welcome way to make contributions. To set up a recurring giving schedule, visit us online at <catholicshrineatlanta.org> and locate the Online Giving button. Or if it’s easier, complete a paper authorization form and return it to the church office. Thank you for your generosity and support! Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School is a Catholic learning community that educates young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose, and service. Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, integrated with a relevant work study experience, students graduate ready to succeed in college and in life. Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School has begun accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Please visit their website : www.cristoreyatlanta.org. Inquiries should be sent to admissions @cristoreyatlanta.org or call 404.637.2897. There will be an Open House next Sunday, November 16th at 1:00PM. Please pre-register at: http://surveymonkey.com/s/8KFGCWD . St. Peter Claver Regional School (K-8) hosts an Open House on Sunday, November 16th from 1-3PM. Contact Meaghan Schroeder at 404.241.3063 or [email protected] or visit our website at www.spc-school.org. In the area Praying pacem in terris Magnificat: You are invited to the Magnificat meal for Catholic women next Saturday, November 15th at Holy Cross Church in Atlanta. The speaker is Nicole Hartman, founder of the Embrace ministry for families who have lost a baby in miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. Call Holy Cross for more information. ...it is quite impossible for political leaders to lay aside their natural dignity while acting in their country’s name and in its interests. They are still bound by the natural law, which is the rule that governs all moral conduct, and they have no authority to depart from its slightest precepts. Mary of Nazareth Book & Film Tour: Tuesday, November 18th, 7-9PM, Holy Spirit Church (McDonough Hall). Come meet the actress Alissa Jung, star of the film “Mary of Nazareth”. Register/details at MaryFilmAtlanta.com; call Jennifer at 404.252.4513, x226. Spiritual Direction, or Spiritual Companioning, is not really about being directed, but more about being encouraged to notice the movement of The Spirit in your life. The privilege of a spiritual director is to walk with you as you deepen your relationship with God. This takes place in a confidential, one-on-one session that usually lasts an hour. Nancy O’Neill and Marian Monahan are trained and committed to ongoing formation in this ministry. You may contact them to find out more, to explore what this ministry may offer you, or to set up a time to meet. The idea that officials, by the fact of their appointment to public office, are compelled to lay aside their own humanity, is quite inconceivable. Their very attainment to this high-ranking office was due to their exceptional gifts and intellectual qualities, which earned for them their reputation as outstanding representatives of the body politic. READINGS Week of November 9th: Mon Ti 1:1-9 Lk 17:1-6 Fri 2 Jn 4-9 Lk 17:26-37 Tue Ti 2: 1-8,11-14 Lk 17:7-10 Sat 3 Jn 5-8 Lk 18:1-8 Wed Ti 3:1-7 Lk 17:11-19 Sun Prv 31:10-20,30-31 Ps 128:1-5 l Thes 5:1-6 Mt 25:14-30 Thur Phlm 7-20 Lk 17:20-25 NancyO’Neill:[email protected] 678.595.6581 Marian Monahan: [email protected] or 678.429.7603 PRAYERS The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal results so far: Our pledge goal is $37,400. We have collected $27,496.21 so far!! 73.52% of our goal has been paid!!! This year’s drive is coming to a close! We need approximately $10,000 more to fulfill our pledge. Please remember our sick and homebound… A.J. Carubbi, Freddie Mae Elliott, Lynn Dobbs, Vester Johnson, Herbert Anderson, Jacquie Scott, Michelle Bourget, Sharon Jones, John Evaniak, David Furukawa, Major Wilkerson, Joseph Morgan, Amy Renfrow Widener, Karla Schell, Dolores Wilder, Ramona Carter, Ruth Jackson, Emily Denham, & Ed Gendron. Please also pray for… Ada Meyer, Stephanie Merenda, Joan Angolia, Cathy Cornelius, Peggie Schell, Jay Lodisky, and Virginia Seery. Visit our Shrine Gift Shop Please let the parish know of any sick, call 404.521.1866. Betti Knott, one of our long time members who is working for St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, has been battling cancer. We ask you to join friends around the world in praying for her healing through the intercession of Frederick Ozanam as one of the miracles leading to his Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Frederic Ozanam God, our Father, you alone have the power to bestow those precious gifts of yours which we rightly call miracles. If it be your will, be pleased to grant such a gift on behalf of Betti Knott. We humbly ask that you grant this favor so that Blessed Frederic Ozanam may be canonized by our Holy Mother the Church. We make this prayer through our Lord