33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 16, 2014 Mass Intentions This Coming Week Monday, November 17 Rv 1:1-4, 2:1-5…Lk 18:35-43 8:00 AM Mass – Pete Kiscoan Tuesday, November 18 Rv 3:1-6, 14-22…Lk 19:1-10 8:00 AM Mass – Madeleine Verssue Wednesday, November 19 Rv 4:1-11…Lk 19:11-28 6:00 PM Mass – John Kemmer Thursday, November 20 Rv 5:1-10…Lk 19:41-44 8:00 AM Mass – Helen and Arthur Roseler Friday, November 21 Rv 10:8-11…Lk 19:45-48 8:00 AM Mass – Ron Prawitz Saturday, November 22 Rv 11:4-12…Lk 20:27-40 8:00 AM Mass – Mark Hesselmann 4:00 PM Mass – Gina and Bill Cunningham Sunday, November 23 Ez 34:11-12, 15-17…1 Cor 15:20-26, 28…Mt 25:31-46 9:00 AM Mass – Suzanne Meierhoffer 11:30 AM Mass – People of the Parish Thank you to everyone who filled shoe boxes or donated money for Operation Christmas Child. Boxes must be returned no later than after the 11:30 AM Mass this weekend. Forgot your shoebox? You may drop it off at the Parish Office this week, M-F. Questions? Contact Norma Conant, 364-3203 or Pat Bartlett, 32-1247. Cathedral now provides Online Giving – a convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring donation. Getting started is easy—just visit our website, www.cathedralsj.org, and click our online giving link. When you participate, your gift will be securely transferred directly into the parish bank account. You won’t have to remember to write a check or stop by the ATM on Sundays! Don’t forget to turn in your Parish Time/Talent/Treasure Pledge Form by dropping it in the Sunday collection basket or send/deliver it to the Parish Office. The St. Anne’s Altar Society will be selling sewing and craft items after the Masses on Sat., Nov. 22 and Sun., Nov. 23, in the Church’s west vestibule. This is a good opportunity to do some Christmas shopping – items include tea towels, hot pads, aprons, dish cloths, winter hats and scarves, Christmas decorations, etc. Please come shop and help support the Altar Society at the same time. Donated items are welcome. Thank you. Our Food Pantry is in desperate need of small empty containers (i.e. cottage cheese, sour cream, whipped topping, etc). THANK YOU! WEEKEND COLLECTION Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ Loose Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Weekend’s Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Total for October as of 11/10/14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,415.00 253.50 14,668.50 28,192.63 Monday, November 17 9:30-11:00 AM Food Pantry 6:00-6:50 PM School of Religion – Ruggle Hall Tuesday, November 18 10:00-11:30 AM Parish Staff Meeting-Msgr. Dierkes Mtg Rm 4:30 PM ECC Board Meeting-Msgr. Dierkes Mtg Rm 5:00-7:00 PM Burger King Night – N. Belt Burger King 6:00 PM School Board – Msgr. Dierkes Mtg Room 7:00 PM Boy Scouts – Gym Wednesday, November 19 9:30-11:00 AM Food Pantry 3:00-4:00 PM Bell Choir Rehearsal – Church 6:30 – 8:00 PM Dinner and Psalms DVD Series – Ruggle Hall Thursday, November 20 8th grade tournament at Bishop LeBlond High School Nov. 20-23 8:30 AM Yoga – Gym 3:00-4:00 PM Bell Choir Rehearsal – Church 3:00-4:30 PM Brownies (Ridens) – Ruggle Hall 6:30 PM Stewardship Mtg – Ruggle Hall 7:00 PM RCIA – Msgr. Dierkes Meeting Room 7:00 PM Cantor Rehearsal - Church 7:30-9:00 PM Cathedral Choir Rehearsal – Music Room Friday, November 21 Open Door Food Kitchen staffed by Cathedral Parishioners 8:00 AM All School Mass 9:30-11:00 AM Food Pantry 6:30-9:00 PM Ladies Night Out – Ruggle Hall Saturday, November 22 9:00 AM-2:00 PM Cub Scouts Clean-Up – Gym 3:00-3:30 PM Confessions 3:30 PM Rosary 4:00 PM Mass After Mass Altar Society Bazaar - West Vestibule Sunday, November 23 8:30 AM Rosary 9:00 AM Mass After Mass Altar Society Bazaar – West Vestibule Coffee & Donuts 10:45 AM Glory & Praise Choir Rehearsal – Music Rm 11:30 AM Mass After Mass Altar Society Bazaar – West Vestibule 1:00-3:00 PM Confirmation Session – Ruggle Hall 5:00-9:00 PM Boy Scouts Emblem Session-Msgr. Mtg Rm The Angels Are Coming! Next weekend, the Angel Trees will be at the entrances. Each angel represents a homebound parishioner or food pantry patron. Just a little gift lets them know they are remembered in thoughts and prayers. The Psalms Bible Study Series continues on Wednesdays on Nov. 19, Dec. 3, 10, & 17 with 6:00 PM Mass, 6:30 PM Dinner, and 7:00 PM Program. If you can’t come in time for Mass or dinner, please come for the program. Do you have a favorite soup recipe that’s easy that we can use at the Bible Study? Call or e-mail it to the Parish Office at 232-7763 or [email protected]. Bon Appétit! “’Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’” Mt 25:20b-21 All Ladies of the Parish are invited to Ladies Night Out on Friday, Nov. 21, in Ruggle Hall. Join us to watch a Christmas movie while enjoying great fellowship and yummy snacks. Please bring $2 to cover the cost of the refreshments. LITURGICAL MINISTERS - The winter assignment schedule for December-February is being prepared. Please send any requests (dates to be scheduled or not scheduled) by Mon., Nov. 24, to Tom Smith at [email protected] or 232-7763. Cathedral Class of 2015 is in the midst of their Legacy Project. They would like to establish an outdoor Cathedral Wall of Honor to thank the many parishioners who have devoted themselves to our Parish, School, and ECC over the years. Contact Mary Burgess, 232-8486 or [email protected]. Cathedral ECC Coordinator Employment Opportunity: Cathedral is looking for a dynamic & organized individual to oversee the Early Childhood Center. Individual is responsible for administering an ECC operating on a 40 hour week basis under the auspices of Cathedral School and Parish. Duties include program planning and implementation, program-to-family liaison, supervision and evaluation of early childhood teachers and support staff, and supervision of extended day and summer child care program. Coordinator reports to the Cathedral School principal. Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent. Preferred: Experience in supervision and administration. For information/application, contact Principal Mary Burgess at [email protected] or 232-8486. The Partnering for Future Priests Steering Committee, Conception Abbey & Conception Seminary College would like to thank all of you for helping make this year’s PFP event a success. We welcomed 240 guests and raised over $30,000 for the Seminary’s “Leaders in Learning” library renovation project. The “Leaders in Learning” project will provide the funds necessary to begin the renovation of the library reading room and enable us to continue to be leaders in learning. We couldn’t have done it without you. Please know that all friends and benefactors of Conception are remembered in the daily prayers and Mass of both the seminary and monastic communities. THANK YOU! Retreat at Sophia Center in Atchison, KS: Advent Wisdom on Sat., Dec. 6, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. St Benedict urges us to see Christ in all the people and events of our lives. Join Sister Judith Sutera, OSB, author of Liguori Press’s Advent and Christmas wisdom from St. Benedict in preparing to welcome the coming of Christ every day this Advent. Contact (913) 360-6151 or www.sophiaspiritualitycenter.org. CHECK THIS OUT. . . The Good News of Cathedral • Congratulations to Dr. Evan Weight (Class of 01) on his marriage to Jessica Burns in Kansas City on November 15! Thank you to those who participated in this year’s Fall Clean Up! Not only did we beat the old record of 67 volunteers, we CRUSHED it with 103 volunteers! Thank you to: Fr. Matt, Francisco, Melissa, & Xavier Aleman, Kristy Bachali, Jackson, Isabelle, Grace Giles, & Gwen Bachali, Ron & Rudy Barbosa, Mary Burgess, Lynn & Kelsey Cartledge, Lindee Corkins, Leroy Davis, Chris Den Ouden, Pat Elder, Dave, Taylor, & Claire Emmendorfer, Toni Lynn, Tyson, Lilyann & Landon Gardner, David Grable, Ashley Guldan, Rick, Esther, Sonya, & Alisa Hadsall, Steph, Hunter, & Greyson Heck, Sally Hoehn, Gigi & Pete Hriso, John Joyce & Hannah, Lillie, & Dustin Carpenter, Claudia Kammerer, Marguerite, Steve, & Adam Klassen, Brigid Lehman, Joe Lysaght, Jackie Martin & Fiona Gildersleeve, Tracy, Craig, Reese, Rorey, & Ryder Mattox, Phil Merrigan, Jeff & Dayton Milliken, Sue, Chase, & Zoe O'Meara, Earl Puett, Linda & Adam Reardon, Julie & Henry Rizzo, Kathleen & Andrew Saulan, Bryan, Heather, Noah, Adan, & Mia Seiter, Maggie & Trevor Sego, Melinda Seufert, Brandan & Jackson Sigrist, Tom Smith, Mike & Megan Sobetski, Kitty Spafford, Allison Spratt & Kyle Norman, Dan & George Sommers, Poppy, Lily, Finn, & Oliver Sullivan, Kelly, Matt, Cooper, Quinn, & Henry Tabor, Grant Thomas, Jeanne & Bernie Verssue, Ronica, Joe, & Gabby Vigliaturo, Katie Welter, & Michelle & Mia Westland! Stewardship Wish List • The Class of 2015 is taking orders for their famous homemade dinner rolls. Orders are due Wed., Nov. 19. Thanksgiving Dinner rolls with be ready for pick up on Tues., Nov. 25, from 1:00-5:30 PM, and Wed., Nov. 26, from 8:00 AM-4:30 PM. To order or for more information, contact your favorite 8th graders or Lisa Lilly at [email protected] or 232-8486. • We have the opportunity to participate on the front page of a special marketing website for Buchanan County for the next two years. This includes a professionally made promotion video about Cathedral that will become one of our marketing materials, including our own website and Facebook page. This fits right in with one of the main goals and recommendations from our accreditation visit. The cost is $4,500, and we already have received a $1,000 donation! Thank you so much for your consideration and help to share the good news of Cathedral! • Mrs. Maggie Sego would like to request a class set of the book, Phineus Gage, for her Gr. 7 literature class at a cost of $111.90. Thank you for your consideration! Stewardship Makes a Difference…Discarding your Cathedral Cash When planning your Thanksgiving dinner old Christmas tree? Bring it to the Food Pantry. We will have a Christmas Shoppe for our needy patrons. Getting different bulbs or decorations? We’d be happy to take them. Let’s provide that tree for children who would not have one otherwise. If you are unable to get it to Cathedral, call Kitty in the Parish Office for pick-up at 232-7763. for family and friends, please remember that Cathedral Cash always carries gift cards for our local St. Joseph grocery stores. Purchase Cathedral Cash in the west vestibule after the weekend Masses, order online, or contact Cathedral School at 232-8486 or [email protected]. Thanks again for your support and commitment to this program!