ST. MARY’S CHURCH PARIS, IL www.stmaryschurchparis.org October 8, 2017 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Dear friends,

This month we remember with great love and devotion our Holy Mother of Fatima. This

month on the thirteenth is the 100th anniversary of the greatest miracle of modern times.

Along with our Lord's resurrection the miracle of the sun was an event that was

prophesied at a designated time and place for all people to witness. Over 70,000 people

came on that day and many were healed and converted.

Later our Lady revealed to Sr. Lucia that our Lord wished in these last days to reveal the

devotion to the heart of His immaculate mother. She promised her special protection to

those who faithfully prayed the rosary every day, wore the brown scapular, and

consecrated themselves to her Immaculate Heart. Lucia said that our Lady revealed to her

that,

"There is no problem too great that it cannot be solved by praying the rosary."

As we celebrate this, "month of the rosary," let us renew our commitment to our mother

by daily reciting this prayer. She promised the conversion of many sinners through this

devotion. And our Lord and Lady have both revealed that the prayers for the conversion of

sinners are the prayers that please them the most and consoles their united hearts. May

our Holy Mother lead us all closer to the heart of her son, Jesus.

May God give you peace,

October is Respect Life Month. We will be praying the rosary before Mass on Saturday & Sunday to end abortion. Please come a little early & join in this prayer.

The Compassionate Clothing Closet is in need of large shopping bags (not the Kroger small bags). They need bags that will hold several pieces of clothing. Bags may be dropped off at the parish office or at the CCC on Monday’s 11am to 2pm. Thank you. ANNUAL PRAYER IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE on OCTOBER 14 Bishop Thomas Paprocki will lead us at the Prayer in the Public Square Rosary Rally as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. The Rosary Rally will be held on from 12PM - 1PM at the Illinois State Capitol Building in front of the Lincoln statue, Capitol and 2nd streets. If it rains, the event will be held inside the Capitol Rotunda. If you would like to lead one of the prayers, contact Donna B. (217) 622-8576.

Teens are invited to participate in the 2017 NCYC in Indianapolis, November 16-19. NCYC is a 3-day experience of prayer, community, and empowerment that includes large group gatherings with inspiring keynote speakers, workshops for teens and adults, and lots of time to meet teens from all over the country in a fun and faith-filled environ-ment. NCYC also includes daily Mass, a reconciliation room, interactive prayer experiences, and lots of special activities such as Cath-olic music artists, an exhibit hall with lots of Catholic stuff, and an interactive park for young people to be able to express their creativity in praise of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Space is still available! For more infor-mation, go to http://www.dio.org/youthministry/ncyc or contact Kyle Holtgrave at (217) 698-8500, ext. 154.

Faith in Action

Spaghetti Supper & Auction

Friday, October 20, 2017

Dinner at 5:30, Auction to Follow

Lake Ridge Christian Church

Family Life Center

Join Catholic Charities and Nancy Martin of Graham & Graham on October 10th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. for an afternoon of Es-tate Planning. We will take a look at the fol-lowing: •Do I need a will? •How do I create a will? •Common misconceptions about wills •What happens if I don’t have a will?

Lunch is provided but an RSVP is required at cerveny@cc.dio.org or (217) 321-8304. Loca-tion: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – 524 E. Lawrence, Springfield.

FROM THE VATICAN - Proclaiming the joy of the Gospel is the mission entrusted by the Lord to his Church. In keeping with this mission Pope Francis is introducing a new approach through a 2018 Bishops’ Synod with the topic, “Young Peo-ple, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.” The Church has decided to examine herself on how she can lead young people to recognize and ac-cept the call to the fullness of life and love, and to ask young people to help her in identifying the most effective ways to announce the Good News today. In terms of hearing directly from young people, the Vatican has launched a sur-vey for youth and young adults. The goal of this questionnaire – aimed at young people through-out the world from 16 to 29 years of age – is to provide young people with the opportunity to communicate, express and recount who they are and what they want to say about them-selves. Here is the link: https://survey-synod2018.glauco.it/limesurvey/index.php/147718.

St. Mary’s Food Pantry is getting low. Please consider picking up a few items the next time you are in the grocery store. Thank you.

ST. MARY’S CHURCH PARIS, IL www.stmaryschurchparis.org October 8, 2017 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

St. Mary’s School News

24 HOUR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION St. Mary’s Church

Every Tuesday starting at 3pm and ending on Wednesday at 3pm.

Everyone is invited to spend some quiet time with the Lord anytime during these 24 hours.

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Vineyard and Cornerstone. The Bible stories today are pretty straightforward. We are the vineyard – the owner is God. The cornerstone is Jesus – we are the build-ing. What does it mean to be the cherished plant – to be watered and pruned and hoed by God? What does it mean to be laid brick by brick on the one and sure founda-tion of Christ Jesus?

How will I be fruitful, be generous, be good? How will I stay attached to Jesus? How will I cherish my chosen place on vine and in building?

Word of Life

“The knowledge and realization of how deeply we are loved by God elicits a response of love that simultaneously draws us closer to God and at the same time impels us to share his love.”

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “How to Build a Culture of Life,”

At the time that she confided the Fatima Secret to the three seers, the Blessed Virgin also promised that God would work a great

miracle the following October "so that all may believe." On October 13 1917, a miracle was worked in the sky above Fatima at the

exact moment and in the precise spot that the children had announced earlier. Witnesses recounted that the sun appeared to actual-

ly "dance" in the sky and seemed to fall to the ground before resuming its normal place in the heavens.

This event has now become known as "The Miracle of the Sun" and has been justly characterized as the greatest supernatural oc-

currence of the 20th Century.

In the years since the Queen of Heaven’s appearance at Fatima, innumerable books, pamphlets, recordings, films and video pro-

grams have been produced as part of a growing worldwide movement of faith and devotion. Many theologians believe that Our La-

dy’s message is uniquely designed for the difficult and trying times in which we live today and suggest that it is Heaven’s interven-

tion to save the world from war, hunger and need; the Catholic Church from apostasy and chaos; and the souls of countless millions

from eternal damnation. While stern in its warning of the terrible punishments for sin and disobedience, Fatima remains funda-

mentally a life-affirming and faith-building message of hope and peace for all Catholics and others of good will everywhere.

“Only I can help you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God.”

THE STORY OF FATIMA

The Miracle of the Sun

Third and Fourth Grade at Lorado Taft Outdoor Classroom

This week, Third and Fourth Graders went to The Lorado Taft

Campus Outdoor Education, a division of Northern Illinois

University.

There was so much fun and learning for these adventurers!

Here is a list of activities in which they participated:

Water Ecology/Geology

Night Hike

Native American/Pioneering

Survival/Orienteering

Tye-Dying/Screen Printing

Campfire with S'mores

Forest Ecology

ST. MARY’S CHURCH PARIS, IL www.stmaryschurchparis.org October 8, 2017 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Week ahead…

Please Note: The Rosary will be said at 12:15 pm everyday during October except Wednesday

Sunday

8

7:00 am

8:30 am

9:45 am

11:15 am

Mass – St. Aloysius

Mass – St. Mary’s

PSR - K - 4th Grades until 11:00am

Mass – St. Mary’s Monday

9

8:15 am

Mass – St. Mary’s

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday

10

3:00 pm

5:30 pm

6:00pm

7:00 pm

24 Hour Adoration Begins

Mass – St. Mary’s

RCIA – Inquiry

KC Meeting

Wednesday

11

8:30 am

3:00 pm

4:00 pm

5:30 pm

School Mass – St. Mary’s

24 Hour Adoration Ends

PSR - 5th - 12th Grades until 5:00pm

Choir Practice

Thursday

12

8:15 am

9:00am

5:00 pm

Mass – St. Mary’s

RCIA

Vigil Mass followed by parish potluck

& OLF presentation

Feast of Our Lady of Fatima 100th Anniversary

Friday

13 8:15 am Mass & Adoration – St. Mary’s

Saturday

14

8:15 am

4:00 am

5:30 pm

Mass - St. Mary’s

Confessions

Mass – St. Mary’s

Sunday

15

7:00 am

8:30 am

9:45 am

11:15 am

Mass – St. Aloysius

Mass – St. Mary’s

PSR - K - 4th Grades until 11:00am

Mass – St. Mary’s

October 12 Christopher Ray October 13 Cate Kirby Marian Mattingly October 14 Carol Bruner Jacob Roush

October 16

Nathan Barrett Anne Johnson

Jerry Whitacre

October 17 Isabella Lewis

Dolan Whitaker

PRAYER LIST: Shi Lin Zhu, Dylan Wagle, Leslie Barclay,

Alice Kramer, Alan Russell, Linda Ballard, Don Curl,

Betty Englum, Larry Malone, Anne Johnson, Rhett Smitley, Jack Braun, Roger Braun, Vic Lynch, Leigh Ketner,

Jim Spencer, Mike David, Darrel Pitman, Fr. Savoree, Fr. Zimmerman

and all relatives & friends who are ill or experiencing difficulties in their lives – that they may know the healing of God.

Our Expectant Mothers: Laurie (Crippes) Keys

Lauren (Sunkel) Campbell Jessica (Scott) Felix

We pray that God will bless and protect them during this time of waiting.

Our Military:

Simon Holzer, Heath Goodwin, Amanda Zuber, Joe Jenness,

Alexandria Farrington, Richard Scott, Justin Vice,

Joe Kachmar, and Joshua Provo. Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Email stmaryschurchparis@gmail.com for any changes or additions that

need to be made to these lists. In case of emergency,

call 217-690-5423

MEETING THIS WEEK Sunday the 8th PSR K-4, 9:45am Tuesday the 9th

KC Meeting, 7:00pm Wednesday the 11th

PSR 5-12, 4:00pm Choir Practice, 5:30pm

ALTAR SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 14 Lector: Gary Doughan

Servers: Nicholas Doughan, Cate & Claire Kirby

Ministers of Communion: Donna Throneburg, Vicki Ballard

Greeters: Jim & Lois Moore

Gift Bearers: Keith & Becky Kraemer

Sunday, October 15 Lector: Greg Goodwin

Servers: Nick Fomera, Anna Sullivan & Eric Speicher

Ministers of Communion: Rose Marie Ketner, Pat Catanzariti

Greeters: Kevin & Penny Ring

Gift Bearers: Tarr Family

Collections Counters: Cheryl Curl, Deb Kirsch & Cindy Sullivan

Daily Mass Intentions

Monday, October 9 8:15 am - Altar Society Members

Tuesday, October 10 5:30 pm - Madge & Harry Bierman

Wednesday, October 11 8:30 am - Poor Souls

Thursday, October 12 8:15 am - Nana Mattingly & Pearman Family 5:00pm—Parishioners—St. Mary’s & St. Aloysius

Friday, October 13 8:15 am - For an End to Abortion

Saturday, October 14 8:15 am - Mary Ann Pearman 5:30 pm - Jim Englum

Sunday, October 15 7:00 am - Ann Roskovensky 8:30 am - Virgil & Leona Roth 11:15 am - For the People

COLLECTIONS FOR OCTOBER 1

ST. MARY

SUNDAY OFFERING 8048.00

DEBT 650.00

ACSA 755.00

SCHOOL 510.00

ST. ALOYSIUS

SUNDAY OFFERING 722.00

UNVEILED: A ONE WOMAN PLAY Persons of all faith traditions are invited to join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and facilitator Rohina Malik for the upcoming “Unveiled: A one woman play,” scheduled for 7 pm on Friday, Oct. 27, in the Providence Hall Community Room. The critically acclaimed play deals with anti-Muslim hate and bias. Cost is $20, & registration deadline is Oct. 20. Register online Events.SistersofProvidence.org or by calling 812-535-2952 or emailing jfrost@spsmw.org.

October is Respect Life M

onth

100th Anniversary of

“The Miracle of the Sun in Fatima”.

October 13, 2017 will mark the 100th Anniversary of “The Miracle of the Sun in Fatima”. At St. Mary’s we will celebrate this Feast with a vigil Mass on Thursday, October 12 at 5:00pm followed by a parish pot luck celebration dinner in the parish hall. We invite eve-ryone to attend this beautiful feast in honor of our Lady. During the month of October to honor “Our Lady of Fatima”, we invite everyone to the recitation of the rosary followed by benediction at 12:15pm every day except Wednesday when we will pray the ro-sary during the holy hour beginning at 2:00pm.

Our Dearly Departed

Connie Ashley

Eternal rest grant unto him,

O Lord. May he rest in peace.

BLANKETED BY LOVE

The Compassionate Clothing Closet’s annual blanket drive is set for the entire month of October. Your generosity of a new or gently used blanket will serve to provide a means to offset winter’s chill, while simultaneously offering a concrete reminder that someone cares.

An Invitation to Participate

WHO: To all members of Edgar County & congregations of faith

WHAT: Donations of gently used or new blankets

WHERE: Donations can be made via participating churches or through a direct donation to CCC during weekly hour of

operation (Mon: 11-2pm and/or Tues: 1-3pm)

WHEN: Blanket collection will occur throughout the month of

October 2017. (Distribution will begin in November.)

WHY: We are called to lovingly meet our neighbor’s needs.