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Pastor: 885 SWEET HOME ROAD AMHERST, NY 14226 Senior Pastoral Vicar: Rev. Msgr. Robert E. Zapfel, S.T.D. www.stleothegreatamherst.com Rev. Joseph C. Gatto, S.T.D.
Masses: Parish Phone: (716) 835-8905 Confessions: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Parish Fax: (716) 835-8997 Saturdays: 3:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am and 11:00 am Pre- School Phone: (716) 832-6340 and by appointment Weekdays and Saturday: 8:00 am Parish Office Hours: M-F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Our campus is fully accessible Holy Days: See bulletin or website Masses can be viewed live online
November 21, 2021 www.facebook.com/stleothegreat Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
ST. LEO THE GREAT NOVEMBER 21, 2021 AMHERST, NEW YORK
IN YOUR CHARITY
Please remember in your prayers Maureen O’Connell, Adelle Small, Patricia Athans, William Johnson and all the souls of the faithful departed. May they rest in the peace of Christ.
SANCTUARY LIGHT is lit this week
In memory of Charles Lennon req. Bonnie Lindemann
STEWARDSHIP OF THE PARISH
Collection $ 6,474.00 Online Giving $ 2,197.00
MASS SCHEDULE
Vigil Mass for November 21st: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 4:00p Mrs. Rita Colicchia req. friend Living & Deceased members of the Quigley, Kozlowski & Thomas families req. family
Sunday, November 21st: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 9:00a Rita Ehrke req. family 11:00a Phyl & Gene Weiser req. Jan, Ken & Sara Miller Michael Kurzdorfer req. Marge Laciura
Monday, November 22nd: Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr; Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time 8:00a Irma O’Donoghue req. Grace McCullough & Joseph Tomanski
Tuesday, November 23rd: Weekday 8:00a Joseph Meegan req. Mary Porter
Wednesday, November 24th: Saint Andrew Dũng-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs 8:00a Living & Deceased members of the Pera family req. Tom Pera
Thursday, November 25th: Thanksgiving Day 8:00a Catherine Schlum req. Humbert family 10:00a John Kencik req. wife, Adrianne Gerald & Mary McKenna req. family
Friday, November 26th: Weekday 8:00a Marie Scott req. Mary Porter
Saturday, November 27th: Weekday 8:00a Gloria Carlisi req. Tom Pera 3:00p Confessions
Vigil Mass for November 28th: First Sunday of Advent 4:00p Thomas Brennan req. family For the intentions of Dave & Corry Olkowski req. their children
Sunday, November 29th: First Sunday of Advent 9:00a Robert & Agnes Amstadt req. Ricotta family 11:00a John Gawrys req. wife, Terry Michael Kurzdorfer req. Ed & Peggy Godson
All Souls Mass Intentions The envelopes with the names of our departed are up next to the tabernacle and these All Souls intentions will be remembered throughout the month of November.
OUR CALL TO HOLINESS
With Thanksgiving approaching and the beginning of the “holiday season”, we come face to face with one of our deepest needs: to come back home. To return to those times and places of our youth, gathering around a table with family and friends; to be nourished, by not only the food set before us, but by lives shared - past and present - at the table of thanksgiving. We may struggle with the drumstick or a person at the other end of the table, but it is a perfect opportunity for us to be nourished, healed, and offer up a thankful heart for all that God has given us. Once you get past the food, football, and annually repeated conversations, remember that a thankful heart is the order of the day. What better place to open your heart then at home, at the dinner table, in the midst of family and friends! Express your thankfulness with words, or an embrace and through prayer. Take the lead around your table to be the voice of “Thanksgiving”. Be kind to one another; be tender-hearted; sing hymns and songs of praise and thanksgiving. Then, you will know that you are home, dwelling with family and living in God. That is what it means to come home!
Happy Thanksgiving!
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Family Advent Event "God is Calling"
Saturday, December 11th 10:30a - 12:00p
with Fr. David Baker at St. Leo the Great Church
God called Mary and now God calls us to a special and unique mission in our lives. Fr. David Baker, the diocesan vocation director, will speak to the families and youth of all ages. Then we will have activities, practice some religious Christmas carols, and then enjoy some Christmas snacks!
Joint-Parish Advent Retreat: THE ROAD TO THE STABLE
Mark your calendars for Mondays in Advent at 6:30 PM for biblical reflections, music, meditation, prayer, and a social.
The first Monday will be at St. Leo the Great on November 29th, and we will alternate with St. Benedict
THANKSGIVING DAY MASS Thanksgiving is a day for giving thanks to God for the blessings we receive throughout the year. Please join our parish family at St. Leo the Great Church as we join together in prayer and praise of God for all of his goodness to us, our families, and our parish community.
THANKSGIVING DAY MASSES 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM
THE GIVING TREE OUTREACH MNISTRY:
A Way to Give Thanks
What is the Giving Tree? The Giving Tree Ministry is offered as a parish outreach each year to assist families in need during the holy season of Christmas. How do I get involved? Each year, the generous families of St. Leo the Great participate by taking a tag from the
tree and returning part of the tag with a new unwrapped gift. This weekend, the Giving Tree is in the back of church. All are welcome to take a tag and place a newly purchased gift under the tree by December 5th.
KIDS’ CHRISTMAS PARTY /
JESUS’ BIRTHDAY
Children and families are
welcome to our Kids’ Christmas
Party / Jesus’ Birthday Saturday,
December 4th from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
at the Event Center following Religious
Education classes. There will be hot cocoa,
Christmas snacks, games, crafts, and an
indoor bounce house.
Rosary Altar Society
It’s time for the Rosary Altar Society’s annual Christmas Dinner and Raffle. This year we are co-hosting with the ladies of St Benedict’s RAS, the Holy Name Society and St Leo’s Holy Name Society. The dinner will be catered by Gary Felong. It will be held on Monday December 6th at 6:00 pm in the parish center. The cost of the dinner is $20. To RSVP please call Barbara Connelly at 716-432-1074 or call the parish office at 716-835-8905. RSVP’s are due no later than December 3rd.
Family Field Trip to Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
and Light Show
Families may join us for a field trip to the Christmas light show
at the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Lewiston, carpooling from the parking lot at St. Leo the Great on Sunday, December 5th at 5:30p. RSVP to Michael at [email protected]
ST. LEO THE GREAT NOVEMBER 21, 2021 AMHERST, NEW YORK
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
ST. LEO THE GREAT NOVEMBER 21, 2021 AMHERST, NEW YORK
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
RESPECT LIFE
Addressing the Italian Society of Hospital Pharmacy on October 14, Pope Francis stated that conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia is an integral part of fidelity to the medical profession. “On an individual level, the pharmacist uses medicinal substances which can turn into poisons. Here, it is a question of exercising constant vigilance, so that end is always the patient’s life in its entirety.”
“You are always at the service of human life. And this may in some cases involve conscientious objection, which is not infidelity, but, on the contrary, fidelity to your profession, if validly motivated.”
The Pope addressed participants in a congress organized by the Italian Society of Hospital Pharmacy during a meeting in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall.
Today it is fashionable to think that “removing conscientious objection” is a good idea, but this is the ethical intimacy of every health professional, and this should never be negotiated. It is precisely the fundamental responsibility of health professionals.
“And it is also a denunciation of the injustices committed against innocent and defenseless human life. You know that I am very clear about this: abortion is murder, and it is not permissible to become accomplices.” Our duty is closeness, our positive duty: to be close to situations, especially women, so that we do not get to think about the abortion solution, because in reality it is not the solution. Then life after 10, 20, 30 years, passes you the bill. And you must be in a confessional to understand the very hard price of this.”
Pope Francis said that Italy’s national public-health system was important “as an essential element to guarantee the common good and social growth of a country.”
He urged pharmacists not to let the “throwaway culture” affect their work and remain committed to treating the elderly the same way they would care for younger patients.
Edited from ncregister.com, October 15, 2021
Prayer changes things! St. Leo the Great Pro-Life Committee
Boy Scout Troop #431 is back selling Christmas wreaths
at your church for the 2021 Christmas season!
The boys will be selling our wreaths
after masses during the weekends of November 27th & November 28th
and December 4th & December 5th
Cost: $20.00 Please help us help you celebrate
this Christmas season. Thank you for your support!
ST. LEO THE GREAT NOVEMBER 21, 2021 AMHERST, NEW YORK
† Sacraments † call parish 835-8905 for
Anointing of the Sick: Administered at home, in the hospital or long term care facility upon request. Baptisms: Celebrated on Sundays at noon by prior arrangement. Confessions: Saturdays at 3:00pm or by appointment.
Marriage: Celebrated on Fri afternoons and Sat. 12 & 2pm.
Ministry to the sick, hospitalized, homebound: For emergencies and sick calls at night and weekends call 835-8905 x5. To receive Holy Communion at home or on Sunday mornings or to report the hospitalization of a parishioner, please call the parish office.
Letters of Recommendation: Available for sponsors upon request. Letters are given to those who are confirmed and who attend Mass regularly. Baptismal sponsors must be confirmed practicing Catholics in a sacramental marriage.
Parish Staff: (716) 835-8905
Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Robert E. Zapfel, S.T.D.
Senior Parochial Vicar
Rev. Joseph C. Gatto, S.T.D.
Four Seasons Child Care & Preschool
Larissa Cramer x 134
www.FourSeasonsFamily.com
Lifelong Faith Formation &
Evangelization
Michael Ruszala x 112
Music Director
Melissa Herr
Business Manager
Dave Ehrke x 116
Bookkeepers
Kevin O’Brien x 115
Nancy Loughran x 111
Parish Secretary
Deanna N. Pavone x 110
Parish Lay Trustees:
Michele Hector & Thomas Messana
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† Parish Ministries † Contact parish office for more information: (716) 835-8905
Eucharistic Ministers Paul Diegelman
Holy Name Ken Meshlovitz
Lectors Theresa Kolodziej
Music Melissa Herr
Prayer Shawl Patricia Wilkinson
RCIA Rev. Joseph Gatto Michael Ruszala
Respect Life Frani Crimi
Rosary Altar Barbara Connelly Monica Camp
St. Vincent de Paul Karen Landsheft
Ushers Tony Ricotta
Youth Group Michael Ruszala
Young at Heart Giovanna Ferraina
OUR VOCATION VIEW Feast of Christ the King
Praised be Jesus Christ, King of the universe! We assemble in church as the royalty of His court, brave knights & noble ladies sent out to do His bidding. What has Christ the King decreed for you? Could it be a life of service in the Church, as an ordained or lay minister? Call Fr. Dave Baker at 716-847-5535 to start the conversation or visit buffalovocations.org.
HEARTS AND HANDS...
is a not-for-profit organization which links volunteers with older or physically-challenged adults to help with basic services such as transportation to medical appointments, errands or social activities, light housekeeping, yard work and care-giver respite visits. Volunteers receive mileage reimbursement and supplemental insurance coverage. Take only the assignments which fit your schedule.
If you’re looking to have a positive impact in your neighborhood, Hearts and Hands needs you as a volunteer. Please call (716) 406-8311. Thank you.
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Annual Family Christmas Fair
Saturday, December 4 from Noon-5:00pm St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church Parish Hall
157 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga.
Includes a variety of prize booths, home-style food items, and our famous Theme Baskets. Santa Claus will visit from 2:00-4:00pm For more information call the St. Aloysius Rectory at 716-833-1715.
CRAFT, VENDOR SHOW Senior Class at Cardinal O’Hara High School
Holiday Craft & Vendor Show Saturday, December 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the school, 39 O’Hara Road, Town of Tonawanda. Admission is $2. All proceeds from the fair will support the Senior class prom. Registration fee for vendors/crafters is $25 and includes one eight-foot table. Additional tables are $20 and electricity is available for an additional $10. For more information or an application, email [email protected] or call Rena Hoffman at the school 695-2600 ext. 353.
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