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ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1665 Highway 45 By-Pass • Jackson, Tennessee 38305

(731) 668-2596 • Website: www.stmarys.tn.org

Fr. David Graham, Pastor Fr. Francisco Franquiz, Associate Pastor Fr. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Dale Brown, Deacon Rev. Mr. Eddy Koonce, Deacon Rev. Mr. Jim Moss, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Russell, Deacon

Calli Carpenter, Finance Administrator Derek Rotty, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship JoAnn Wormer, Principal of St. Mary’s School (731)668-2525 Ann Keyl, Principal of Sacred Heart of Jesus

High School (731) 660-4774

Sunday Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Mass in Spanish 1:00 p.m.

Weekdays: (refer to inside of bulletin)

Holy Days: Vigil as announced; Mass of the Day, 7:00 a.m., noon and 5:30 or 7:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:50-5:20 p.m., Sunday 7:30-7:50 a.m., 10:00-10:20 a.m., and 12:30-12:50 p.m. (Spanish)

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

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Baptisms (St. Mary’s and St. John’s): By appointment. Pre-baptismal class required for first time parents.

Weddings (St. Mary’s and St. John’s): Contact priest six months prior to wedding date.

Anointing of the Sick (St. Mary’s and St. John’s): By appointment. In the case of a serious illness or death, please call the parish office. Our after hours answering service will get a message to a priest.

ST. JOHN CHURCH 910 N. Washington Ave. • P. O. Box 872 • Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

(731) 668-2596

Rev. David Graham, Pastor Rev. Francisco Franquiz, Associate Pastor

Rev. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: 8:45 a.m. (Prior to Sunday Mass)

Saturday, November 17 8:00 a.m. Souls of Ancestors, Relatives & Friends of Thu Van Family 5:30 p.m. Cliff Meyers by Karen Meyers Sunday, November 18 8:00 a.m. Rita Siroky by Bill Siroky 10:30 a.m. Deceased Souls of the Legion of Mary 1:00 p.m. Flora Dirso, Leticia Mendoza by the Damaso Mendoza Family Monday, November 19 7:00 a.m. Birthday Int. Liz Shugart by the Sabella Family 5:30 p.m. Patsy Turner by Deacon Dale & Linda Brown Tuesday, November 20 7:00 a.m. Agnes Matocha by Mary Todd 6:15 p.m. Pat Peal by St. Mary’s Choir Wednesday, November 21 12:00 p.m. Peace for Madalena Hua Thi Ngocs

Family by Thu Van Nguyen Family Thursday, November 22 9:00 a.m. Int. of Fr. David Graham by Mary Todd Friday, November 23 8:10 a.m. Victor Buchholz by Kathleen Hicks Saturday, November 24 8:00 a.m. Vic Buchholz by Mary Todd 5:30 p.m. Peter Sandretto by Larry & Mona Strazzella Sunday, November 25 8:00 a.m. Marsha Sabella by the Sabella Family 10:30 a.m. Ronnie & Jim Chase by Mary Todd 1:00 p.m. Carmelo Menodza & Fidel Mendoza by the Damaso Menodza Family

Spiritual Life

November 18, 2018 - Thirty - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Visit our Parish website at www.stmarys.tn.org

Comments from Deacon Dale Brown Mass Intentions For The Week

These words of our Lord were spoken at the very end of His earthly life, just a few days before His crucifixion. His main point is that with His death and resurrection, the Old Covenant will end and the New Covenant, the age of the Church, will begin. This will be the last period of salvation history. In this period, God’s saving grace will gradually spread throughout the world, and the powers of evil will desperately, and unsuccessfully, battle against it. And at the end of the age of the Church, Christ will return to bring all human history to its culmination. Exactly when that will happen is shrouded in mystery, no one but the Father knows. What Jesus wants to make sure His Apostles understand is that it will occur, and He wants them to be ready for it at all times. He actually finishes the discourse by saying, “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come.” We do not know, because we do not need to know. God has seen fit to assure us that history has a purpose, that it will come to an end, and that we should always keep this in mind. Through the ages, many Christians have become obsessed with the details of how and when this will occur, often neglecting the whole point of this datum of revelation. It is enough for us to know that we are part of a story that has meaning and that it will come to a definitive end, such that the sun and moon and stars will be darkened – the whole order of creation will be transformed. At that time, we will receive just recompense for how we carried out our role in the story. It’s that simple, and it’s that momentous.

Prayers requested for . . . . Adams, Grant Bargiachi, Charlie Beare Family Bell, Carmen Brown, Dcn. Dale Browning, Geneva Burrow, Susan Burton, Bobbie Childress, Dale Crews, Scarlett Davis, Heather Durning, Maureen Elam, Teresa Englert, Joshua Faulkner, Janice Flynn, Maggie Joy Follis, Ron Franks, Grayson Graning, Dee Green, Susan Gyrenge, Lorraine Harmon, Sherri Hercules, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Hulderman, Bobbie Hughes, Roger Jarvis, Cathy Jones, Brian Jones, Christine King, Helen King, Richard Glen, Klees, LaVerne Latta, Jennie Lifsey, Daron Lipe, Fitts Lisak, Mary Londino, Joe Lycette, Missi Marshall, Phyllis McCulley, Larry Meriwether, John Mitchelson, Joe Mooney, Mike Nunn, Marvin O’Connor, Mary Okolo, Stacey Okolo, Joseph Ragan, Hutson Ragan, Phillip Regenhold, Lynn Sanders, James Sharman, Family Smith, Mike Smith, Pat Speechly, Jean Speechly, Mark Solberg, Charles Soto Corpuz, Victor Sortet, Mary Sparks, Don Tatman, Woody Thompson, Alta Thompson, Robert Tims, Linda Townsend, Richard Wood, Debra White, Peggy Wyatt, Sherri

Thanksgiving Day Mass November 22, 2018

will be at 9 a.m.

The Parish office will be closed November 22nd & 23rd

in observance of Thanksgiving.

Events for the Week • Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in the Divine Will & Mercy Chapel - Daily 24/7 Monday, November 19 • 5:30 p.m. - Cub Scouts, Holy Family Hall • 7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts, Holy Family Hall Tuesday, November 20 • - NO Heartwarmers Wednesday, November 21 • 6:00 a.m. - St. Sebastian Men’s Group, OL Africa Thursday, November 22 - Parish Office Closed Friday, November 23 - Parish Office Closed Saturday, November 24 Sunday, November 25

FOR THE WEEKEND OF November 24th & 25th Altar Servers

5:30 p.m. Brody Cotner, Jack Cotner, Miguel Luis 8:00 p.m. Nduka Okolo, Nebechi Okolo, Nnamdi Okolo,

Nneka Okolo 10:30 a.m. Jonah Spitzer, Dylan Mayo, Drew Mayo, Chloe Howard, Lainey Howard

Extraordinary Ministers 5:30 p.m. Margaret Sale, Darlene Butler, Sandy Maxwell, Margaret Doumitt, James Egan, Allie Warmath 8:00 a.m. Marcia Sortet, Jack Baudo, Sandra Rodgers,

Stacey Okolo, Denise Jarvis, Jared Davis, Geni Holmes 10:30 a.m. Karen Wyatt, James Faulkner, Janice Faulkner,

Michelle Petitt, MaryJo Howard, Dave Woods, Peggy Moss

Greeters 5:30 p.m. Jon Jones, Carrie Jones, Chris Coughlin, Jeannie Coughlin, Karen Meyers 8:00 a.m. Margaret Rodgers, Geri Goethals, Sharon Loucks, Lynn Williams, Becky Crockarell 10:30 a.m. Allen Miller, Elena Miller, Virginia Haayer,

Myrtiss Morris, Katie Raper Sacristan

5:30 p.m. Dennah Hilario 8:00 a.m. Maggie Vucina 10:30 a.m. Carol Danese

Lector 5:30 p.m. Jan VanDrew, Kris Cotner, 8:00 a.m. Audrey Davis, Kevin McMahon 10:30 a.m. Mickie Whitaker, Patricia Smith

Ushers 5:30 p.m. Kemp Reed, Margaret Sale, Dorothy Davis, Bill Brewer, Thomas Niedbalski 8:00 a.m. Lynn Williams, Kim Kersey, Donald LaFont,

Ron Thompson, Bobby Morgan 10:30 a.m. Jeremy Blankenship, Allen Miller, Chris Graham, Kevin & Linda Brown

ST. JOHN’S BROWNSVILLE Extraordinary Ministers for Sunday, November 25, 2018

Extraordinary Ministers: Ron Michael, Fabiola Calderon Lectors: Sanjuanita Reyna, Gabriel Sagahon

Altar Servers: Jaime Rodriguez, Ashley Marquez, Alexis Ocegueda

Sunday, November 18 9:00 a.m. Mass for the People Sunday, November 25 9:00 a.m. Jim Camberos by Rita Camberos

Mass Intentions

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

Parish Mission Statement With God’s grace and with Mary as our model, we live and bear witness that as we are loved by our Lord Jesus, so we are to love one another. Nourished by Sacred Scripture and Catholic Tradition, we celebrate sacramental life; we evangelize and educate; we are constant in charitable works and hospitality; and we embrace diversity and advocate for all issues of human life and justice.


Our Cenacle Rosary Every Thursday at 7p.m. in the Church

• Rosary and Cenacle Prayer led by the Knights of Columbus

• All are welcome • 30 minutes

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission , Bells

Saturday, November 17 6:00 p.m. Legion of Mary Saturday, November 24 6:00 p.m. Mass for the People

Mass Intentions

Heartwarmers WILL NOT MEET on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

Meetings will resume November 27, 2018

Merry Maker’s Christmas Party December 18, 2018 at 6 p.m.

Holy Family Hall

$15/Person Bring a Dirty Santa Gift $10

You must RSVP with Mary Jane Warmath at 217-0756.

YOUR GIFTS TO GOD & PARISH



Card Ministry Sympathy - Encouragement - Get Well

If you need to contact us in November please contact: JC Coughlin [email protected]

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION FOR PEACE IN OUR COUNTRY! “If My people humble themselves and pray, and seek My presence ....I will revive their land.” (2 Ch 7:14) Please call Helen Buchholz at 217-2854 to Schedule an hour with Jesus.

BULLETIN DEADLINE!

12 p.m. Monday, November 26 for inclusion in the bulletin for the weekend of December 2, 2018.

Please submit all bulletin information in writing or by email to [email protected]

St. Mary’s St. John’s Weekly Offertory $ 16,464 $ 881 November Offertory Goal $ 19,000 $ 500

Total Offertory to Date $ 354,442 $ 10,896 Offertory Goal to Date $ 384,000 $ 10,000

Christmas Partners Angel tree will go up in the Narthex on Saturday, November 17, 2018.

Please support needy families in our community by sponsoring an angel.

For more information, you may call Joyce Lafont at

668-5974.

TITHING MADE SIMPLE Did you know that St. Mary’s Catholic Church offers an easy and secure way to give your tithes to the Catholic Church? Consider scheduling a recurring electronic contribution today. It’s easy! You

will no longer need to write out checks and prepare envelopes every week. You can easily set this up yourself or call the parish office to have them set up your donation for you. Electronic Giving is a convenient, consistent way to help our church grow.

Contact Calli Carpenter at 731-668-2596 or visit our website at stmarys.tn.org and click our “Giving” tab to learn more.

MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY FALL SALE

SALE RUNS NOVEMBER 1 UNTIL NOVEMBER 30.

PURCHASE ONE PLOT AND GET THE SECOND HALF PRICE!

Contact Calli Carpenter at

668-2596 for more information.

Calling All Singers in grades 1-5 to join your voices for St. Mary’s Christmas Eve Mass Children’s

Choir Practices will be in the church, 4:00-5:00:

Sunday, November 25, December 2nd and 9th Wednesday, December 12th and 19th

Please let Anne Long or Parish Office know if you are interested.



ST. MARY’S HOMEBOUND & SENIOR CITIZENS CORNER

INFO YOU CAN USE

For help in locating a HANDY MAN, contact Maggie Vucina – 664-8328.

THANKSGIVING DAY is Thursday, November 22, 2018. Many Thanksgiving dinners in the USA now include roasted turkey, gravy, stuffing or dressing made with either bread or cornbread, or oyster dressing, corn pudding or cheese grits, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce, deviled eggs, dinner rolls with butter, pumpkin pie, pecan pie and apple pie.

According to Smithsonian.com, the first Thanksgiving dinner included seasonal wild fowl (turkey), deer (venison), corn in the form of bread or porridge. In addition to wild fowl and deer, the Colonists proba-bly ate eels and shellfish, such as lobster, clams and mussels.

For info about HOME TOUCH, contact Phyllis Marshall at 668-5555.

NOTABLE QUOTABLE: “What if today, we were grateful for

everything.” -- Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown was a character in the comic strip, PEANUTS, created by Charles M. Schulz, American

cartoonist 1922-2000)

Knights Country Breakfast will be Sunday, November 18

in the Holy Family Hall.

All you can eat eggs, bacon, sausage,

biscuits, pancakes, sausage gravy, grits,

juice, and coffee. $5 per person or

$20 max per family.

Come sing with us! Rehearsals for Midnight Mass Music have begun and

we are in great need of all voices! Join us as we prepare for this beautiful

Christmas Liturgy. We practice Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm in the choir room.

Remember, when you sing, you pray twice!

The Called & Gifted Workshop is happening at our parish on

Friday & Saturday, January 25 & 26, 2019.

This workshop helps people to recognize and cultivate the spiritual gifts that God

has given to them at Baptism. The workshop provides practical tools that equip the

average Catholic to live out his/her vocation in the world.

Our parish is incredibly blessed that we have a team of train facilitators right here in

Jackson! Don’t miss this opportunity!

$25/participant to cover cost of materials. More info available at www.siena.org/

called-gifted/. Call 731.668.2596 or email [email protected] to register.

Happy Thanksgiving to the Senior Sisters!!! Our next meeting will be at the home of

Phyllis Marshall, on December 13.



CELEBRATE LIFE Please pray for the women in our parish who are with child. This is a wonderful way to support mothers and

their families with our love and prayers. If any expectant mothers would like to be added to this list and if any new mom would like to receive meals after your baby is born or if there are any Moms out there that would

like to provide meals for these Moms, please call Carrie Jones at 731-571-5191.

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Abby Vasquez, Sarah Haynes and Ma. Guadalupe Coronado.

PRAYER FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS: Dear Father, we ask you to protect the little babies who are being knit together in their mothers’

wombs. Comfort their mothers and fathers during the time that they are growing and developing. Lord Jesus, give these smallest of persons the strength to come into this world, to fully participate in your creation. Send your Holy Spirit to infuse their souls with love for you. After long, healthy,

and loving lives, bring them safely home to your heavenly kingdom. Amen.

PARISH EDUCATION St. Mary’s School

For the Scholar For the Spirit

Come out and cheer on the SMS Blue Angel Basketball Team!

2018-19 Schedule

11/26/18 at North Parkway 6:00 11/29/18 at Bolivar 5:30 12/3/18 at Hornsby 6:00 12/4/18 at Rose Hill 6:00 12/6/18 at Middleton 5:30 12/10/18 at Whiteville 5:30 12/13/18 HM. vs. Savannah Christian 6:00 1/7/19 HOME vs. USJ 6:00 1/8/19 HOME vs. Northeast 6:00

St. Mary’s Parent Club is collecting new or gently worn shoes that will go to impoverished countries to support and

stimulate their local economies. All gently used shoes are accepted, except skates. Please drop off your shoes at any of the collection boxes located at the school and in the church narthex. Please ask your friends and family to also donate to this very worthy cause.

Shoes will be collected through the end of January, 2019.

St. Mary’s School will be closed from November 19th—23rd,

for Thanksgiving Break.



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