Our Lady of the Fields Church 1070 Cecil Avenue, South, Millersville, MD 21108

410-923-7060 Fax: 410-923-6978

“Our mission is to become a sign of God's loving presence to one another and the world around us.”

Bulletin for Sunday, October 2, 2016

Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time C

Weekend Mass Times Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 6:00 pm

Weekday Mass Times Mon. - Sat. 8:30 am

Holy Day Mass Times Vigil 7:00pm Holy Day 8:30am and 7:00pm (Times are Subject to Change)

Adoration Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am until 10:00 pm

**Closed Friday evenings at 8pm**

Reconciliation Saturday 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Liturgy of the Hours Daily at 8:10 am

Office Hours Mon.- Fri. 8:30 am—4:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am– 2:00 pm

News and Upcoming Events

October 3rd is Parent Orientation Meeting for First Eucharist/Reconciliation, see page 5

Our Parish groups and school year activities have begun,

see pages 6, 7, and 8

Presider Schedule:

Saturday, October 8th 5:00pm Fr. Conklin

Sunday, October 9th 7:00am Fr. Conklin 8:00am Fr. Conklin 9:30am Msgr. Jay 11:00am Msgr. Jay 12:30pm Msgr. Jay 6:00pm Msgr. Hannon

Emergency calls: When the office is closed, dial 410-923-7060, at the prompt dial 7.

Bulletin Announcements: All bulletin announcements are due Monday by Noon. The max space allowed will be 357 characters. Arial font 9 and sub-ject to approval and modification. Thank you so much for your cooperation. Please send inquires to bulletin2@olfparish.com

Website Posts: Submissions for the OLF Website are due by noon on Mon-days. Submissions are subject to approval and modification. Please send inquiries to Christina@olfparish.com

Baptism/RCIA/Marriage/Sacrament of Anointing, information please

contact the main office at 410-923-7060

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Staying Connected with OLF

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PARISH INFORMATION

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

From September 24th & 25th

Envelopes

Loose

Bill Pay

On-line Giving

Poor Box

Candles

Mass Count

2nd Collection

For Youth Ministry

Pastoral Council Members Lynn Watts 410-451-6778 Chair Eileen Pugh 410-695-0451 Vice Chair Peter Veres 301-261-0651 Recording Secretary Pat Brady 410-279-1401 Lorraine Gatto 410-703-8887 Lance Larson 410-551-6026 Barbara Moser 410-774-0237 John Smith 410-271-8836 Chuck Walden 610-763-7278

Cemetery and Columbarium Information For Parishioners Only. Ron Ruffo 410-923-2292

Adult Choir/MS Choir/Cantors: Karen Froehly 410-672-7132 Care for Creation: Susan Burns 410-245-0890 Decorating Committee: Paulette Heward 410-987-2113

Eucharistic Adoration: Liz Spears 410-923-2618 Eucharist Ministers/Lectors: Parish Office: 410-923-7060 Folk Group: Glenn Kehs 410-224-4436 LifeTeen Music: Pat Brady patrickabrady9@hotmail.com Sacristan: Shirley Sciortino 443-421-1332 Ushers: Barbara Stoddard 301-633-4716

A.A. Single Again Catholics: Jeanne Hoover 410-437-3619

Bereavement Committee: Martha O’Herlihy 410-987-1756

Christian Family Movement: John & Lauri Przybysz 410-544-6238

Cursillo: Dave Luddy 410-987-6562

Funeral Reception Committee: Betty Hope 410-721-2740 Charlotte Hennigan 410-987-8701

Holy Name Society: Peter Veres 443-458-3218

Knights of Columbus:

Steve Andrzejewski

410-987-5852

Landings: Ken Hennigan 410-987-8701

Weds. Night Men’s Group

Matt Brady mbrady413@gmail.com Ministry of Care: Minerva Rivera 443-739-8016

Breaking Bread with the Hungry

Dcn. Edward Stoops 410-923-0344

Mom and Tots Group: Holly Seghetti 410-695-1922

Prayer Group: Maureen Phillips 410-874-3620 Liz Spears 410-923-2618

Prison Ministry: Jeff Rogers 410-697-3178

Respect Life: Lynn Watts 410-451-6778

Rosary for Cancer: Robert McWhorter 443-871-8923

Rosary Making Group: Jeanne Smith 410-923-2219

Walking With Purpose:

Karen Italiano 443-942-1426

Winter Relief: Dawne Schroeder–Elmiger 410-925-4321

Women in Faith: Nancy Zander 410-562-5605

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & MINISTRIES

Parish Staff:

Rev. Msgr. Jay F. O’Connor V.F., Pastor: 410-923-7016, joconnor@archbalt.org

Fr. Ross Edward Conklin, Jr. Associate Pastor: 410-923-7013

Deacon Anthony Grillo: 301-367-3578

Deacon Albert Kosla: 443-906-2158

Deacon Mark S. Loepker: 410-591-3287

Deacon Ed Stoops: 410-923-0344

Mr. Vince Grauso, Business Manager: 410-923-7002

Mrs. Roma Dominique, Office Manager: 410-923-7019

Mrs. Karen Froehly, Music Director: 410-923-7014

Dr. Thomas Little, Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation & Evangelization 410-923-7025, tlittle@olfparish.com

Mrs. Andrea McGill-Reddinger, Children’s Faith Formation: 410-923-6953

Mrs. Lisa Hogan, Children’s Faith Formation & Catechist Support: 410-923-6953

Mrs. Glenna Cuevas, Domestic Church and Adult Faith Formation: 410-923-7021

Mrs. Debbie Kitchen, Registrar/Child & Youth Protection: 410-923-7026

Mrs. Kathleen Jauschnegg, Youth and Young Adult Ministry: 410-923-7024

Mrs. Christina Broglie, Evangelization & Faith Formation Secretary & Bulletin Editor: 410-923-6953

Mrs. Cindy Glogowski, Evangelization & Faith Formation Secretary: 410-923-6953

Mrs. Erin Bentrewicz, Receptionist: 410-923-7060 ext. 0

Ms. Gail Tutko, Receptionist: 410-923-7060 ext. 0

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

October is Respect Life Month. Our church speaks the truth about the sanctity of human life and witnesses to the preciousness of every human person, no matter their position in life, or what they have done. We pray and reflect on these matters in October so that we can witness to the basic right to life and protect life in all of its stages and conditions every day. This is an opportunity for us to reflect on how we think and treat others when we disagree with them or when they have offended or frightened us: the child not willingly conceived, the addict, the prisoner, the immigrant, the bothersome neighbor, the person caught in poverty, the unemployed, the under employed, the frail vulnerable elderly, the parishioner or priest with whom we disagree. Our conduct towards these persons and so many others reveals the value that we put on human life, and our commitment to honor and protect God’s precious gift of life. To respect each person’s life, to lift up the dignity of every person, to pro-tect the most vulnerable, especially the unborn and the elderly, to work to develop every person to their fullest potential is to speak to the heart and conscience of our nation and culture that it may learn the value and the dignity of each human person through the witness of our lives. Let us pray this month that we may be faithful witnesses to the sanctity and the preciousness of each human person every day. May the message of our lives teach our world and culture to care for and cherish human life in all of its stages and conditions. This is the greatest statement of respect for life that we could give.

In his encyclical, Laudato Si, the Care for our Common Home, Pope Francis makes the point that care for creation involves much more than good stewardship of earth, sky, and sea. It also involves caring for human persons, born and unborn, because we too are God’s creations. We are stewards of one another because we have the same origin and destiny, the loving presence of God. We are to help one another along our earthly pil-grimage by being a living human experience of God’s love for us. That can be a challenge but God has loved us first and gives us the grace to remind one another that he loves us always.

We have many activities to highlight care for the many stages of life. This weekend our speakers are ad-dressing the care for the unborn. It is important for those children, our nation, and us that we speak and act to protect the unborn from abortion and encourage and help all mothers to get necessary prenatal care for them-selves and their children. I encourage everyone to participate in the 40 Days for Life effort through prayer, fast-ing. and reflection on the sanctity of the human person we prepare to be witnesses to God’s precious gift of life. On Mondays this month we have made the commitment to stand in witness to the right to life of the unborn by praying and standing as silent witnesses to life outside of the abortion clinic in Annapolis. If you wish to partici-pate in this stewardship of life, contact Lynn Watts, Our Respect Life Committee chair.

May God’s Peace be Yours,

Msgr. Jay

Our Parish October 2, 2016

Good Resources of the Week: For more reflections of the Liturgy of the Word visit: http://liturgy.slu.edu/ and

http://church.st-thomasmore.org/q_of_week and Good Resources of the Week: http://lifelongcatechesis.osv.com/

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This Sunday’s Readings

First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4

Responsorial: Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9

Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14

Gospel: Luke 17:5-10

Next Sunday’s Readings

First Reading: 2 Kings 5:14-17

Responsorial: Psalm 98:1-4

Second Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Theme: Faith is the anchor and force of life.

Step One: Listen to the Word

As you hear the words of St. Paul proclaimed in this reading, what strikes you most? What word or phrase caught your ear?

Step Two: Look into Your Life

Question for Children: Jesus teaches us that our faith is is powerful and with it, we can do great things. We can forgive, love, and share

with others. Which of these do you do most often?

Question for Youth: The Gospel tells us even a little bit of faith is enough to make amazing things happen. How are you keeping your

faith alive and growing? What good things happen in your life because of your faith?

Question for Adults: Being “in Christ” means living as Christ teaches. What signs do you see in your life of generosity, forgiveness, hos-

pitality, or any other of Jesus’ teachings?

WE PRAY FOR THOSE IN NEED

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For your spiritual growth October 2, 2016

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, October 1

5:00pm Doris Manzo

Sunday, October 2

7:00am All OLF Parishioners

8:00am Jimmy Fadigan

9:30am Florence Sutton

11:00am Carl Damico

12:30pm George Kunetz

6:00pm Mabel Joanne Petrik

Monday, October 3

8:30am Henry & Arloene Ronk

Tuesday, October 4

8:30am Judy Harris

Wednesday, October 5

8:30am Rudy Rattan

Thursday, October 6

8:30am Gertrude Raspa

Friday, October 7

8:30am Peter Vetro

Saturday, October 8

8:30am Kathleen Itzstein

5:00pm All OLF Parishioners

Sunday, October 9

7:00am Diana Ronk

8:00am Anna Karsner

9:30am Margaret Teixeira

11:00am Mary Sandleven

12:30pm Edward & Delores Mentley

6:00pm Brendon McCarron

For the faithful departed, Deacon John McKenna, Gwendolyn Fraser, Vincent Luka, Salvatore Furnari, Annabelle Au, may eternal rest grant unto them O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.

WE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS

Please contact the office to be placed on the sick list. Names will remain for one month at a time unless otherwise notified. We ask that you keep all who are ill in your prayers.

Robin Bachkosky

Audra Baumann

Gail Benelli

Samantha Bernadzikowski

Shirley Bishop

Arthur Brien

Michael Brien

Rebecca Brophy

Darlene Bryant

Rodney Brunner

Madeline Buchanan

Frank Caddeo

Thomas Campbell

James Carew

Jeannine Case

Wayne Chaney

Asuncion Chew

Rose Collins

Mary Jane Colwell

Pete D’Anna

Marie Davis

Mark Decker

Elizabeth Di Tizio

Vivian Dominique

Joe Dyer, Sr.

Teodoro Fermin

Jeanne Fitzmaurice

Bob Flick

Angeline Foster

Al Friedman

Paul Fusco

Brad Gage

Margaret Galena

Brett Gibson

Donald Greimel

Alyssa Hamilton

William Hammer

Donald Harrisson

Lee Haslacker

Norma Haslacker

Kathy Hawker

Marcel Henry

Ruffner Hill

Mary Holt

Peggy Hood

Megan Hughes

Lillian M. Ingram

Peter Jauschnegg

Dorothy Johnson

Rasa Jomantiene

MK

Stanley Kaplan

James Kearnes

Elizabeth Kehs

Ruth & Roy Kemp

Lakelyn Kestner

Matthew Kilmurry

Sue Kim

Scott Kirby

Jeff Knowles

Gertrude Kostkowski

Gene LaPierre

Erma Leroux

John LaFranchise, Jr.

Joann LaMonica

Rosa Lannone

Rosalie Loizou

Louise Long

Josh Lukas

Judy Lukas

Rich Macsaro

Jane Malenowski

Bob Mangles

Abby Rose Marinucchi

Joseph Frank Marinucchi, Jr.

Tracy Mase

Nicole Mastors

Alec McAskill

McAskill Family

Tara McElhenny

Eleanor McGill

Ann Meidenbauer

David E Mero

Mari Meyer

Greg Miller

Jackson Miller

Bob Milone

Dixie Mitchell

Amy Morales

Pat Moyle

Marc Murphy

Juliana Myers

Michelle Nickerson

Cletus Oberst

Gladys O’Carroll

Parker Family

Michael Paull

Sach Permanand

Helen Philip

Martha Platzke

Nestor Ramon (Ray) Sague

Bill Ramsay

Barbara Richitt

Jose Rodriguez

Mary Royal

Charles Ruppert

Arayna Rushing

John Rutherford

Kim Mills-Ryan

Nick Santini

Julia Scanlon

Naomi Schmidt

Rodney Seechan

Seechan Family

Joseph Sdrojewski

Tiffany Simmons

Herb & Peggy Sprankle

Gerry Straut

Gail Swope

Steve Thor

Katie Tomcack

Vera Tung

Mariela Valderrama

John Walker

Michael & Lisa Wann

Keith Wetzell

Tina Wehland

William Welch

Barbara Wengernuk

Craig White

Lois & Leah Williams

Tana Williams

Dianne Willett

Sammy Windridge

Ann Yale

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EVANGELIZATION & FAITH FORMATION NEWS

First Eucharist/Reconciliation: We have our Parent/Guardian (adults only) Orientation meeting on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall. We will outline our parish process for preparing your children to receive the Sacra-ments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. Please attend the Orientation meeting so we can answer your questions regard-ing the process and celebrations of the sacraments.

Please return the following items to the Office of Faith Formation by the Parent Orientation meeting on Monday,

October 3rd:

A completed First Reconciliation/Eucharist 2016-17 Application (make additional copies if you have more than one child preparing for a sacrament)

A copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate.

Family Worship Weekends

One week each month, instead of having the customary class times, faith formation students will be expected to attend Sunday Mass with their families. The themes of those Sunday liturgies will reflect what is being taught in the faith formation curriculum and giving you the opportunity to discuss and pray about these liturgical themes with your children during the Sunday time together and into following week.

Faith Formation Registration: The Registration for all 2016-17 Faith Formation classes and programs is still open. Register now to secure your choices of classes and scheduling. See the registration form for details. Some classes are full and !!! http://www.ourladyofthefields.org/forms/

If you are interested in sharing your faith with the children of this parish, consider becoming a Cate-chist. Please contact Andrea Reddinger at andrea@olfparish.com or call 410-923-7023

CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION

Youth and Young Adult Ministry

MSYM

HSYM

Catechists needed for the following grades:

Substitute catechists needed for all class times Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Theology

on Tap

Music

YM

Support

Attention Middle school students: Our kick-off on the 16th was an amazing success! Our next event is bowling on Oct. 7th at Greenway Bowl in Odenton. The cost is $20.00 each, and spaces are limited. So email Kathleen Jauschnegg at kath@olfparish.com Pizza, sodas, and snacks will be provided. Can’t make it on Oct. 7th? The EDGE meets the first and third Friday of each month from 7 to 8:30pm. Come when you can. There will not be a regular meeting on Oct. 7th at Our Lady of the Fields.

HYSM/Lifeteen: It’s here!!! The Fiesta for Life is this Sunday from 7 to 9pm. Calling all high school teens to come out to Lifenight on October 2nd from 7 to 9pm. We are celebrating a Fiesta for Life with taco pockets, nachos, and s’mores around a camp fire with fun activities. Lifeteen is a youth ministry where teens get together with other high school students to share their love of Jesus Christ while having a fun time. Meetings are the first and third Sunday of the month from 7 to 9:00pm. Next week, on October 8th after all masses on the patio, the High School Youth Ministry will be asking for donations to purchase cases of peanut butter that will be donated to OLF Breaking Bread with the Hungry to feed the poor. Dona-tion are $20.00, and the peanuet butter is perfect for food kitches because it is full of protein, minerals and does not need to be refrigerated.

Do you love to sing? Do you enjoy expressing your love of Jesus Christ in song? The 6:00pm music ensemble is currently looking for singers who are 14 to 30 years of age. For information email Pat Brady patrickbrady9@hotmail.com

Always running out of Power? Is your cell phone always dead by the afternoon? Or when you really need it? Don’t get caught without POWER, buy a Lifeteen Our Lady Of the Fields “powerbank” for $20.00. Email Kathleen at kath@olfparish.com . Powerbanks make great gifts!!

YOUNG ADULT Ministry: We are currently looking for volunteers to help organize activities for Young Adults from 18 to 35 years old. If this is something that you are interested in, please call Kathleen, the new youth/young adult minis-ter at 410-923-7024.

Young adults, the next Annapolis Theology on Tap at the Iron Rooster on Tuesday, Oct. 4 has been cancelled.

Our Lady of the Fields Church *** Office of Youth/Young Adult Ministry 410-923-7024

Young

Adults

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Attention Men, Are you ready to be the man, the father and the husband that God intends you to be? Please join us this Tuesday morning in the hall for “That Man Is You!” from 6:00am to 7:30am. During this Tuesday's session, "Honor

Your Wedding Vows" we will review the life of King David - A Man After God's Own Heart, discuss triple concupiscence and learn about a man's his role as husband and father. Breakfast and cof-fee will be served.

Following Christ We thank you for your continued prayers for all the

Following Christ participants. For more information contact

Glenna Cuevas at gcuevas@olfparish.com

Please contact Dr Little in the Evangelization & Faith Formation Office for information on the opportunity to complete your preparation for this Sacrament. Contact Dr. Little at: TLittle@olfparish.com or 410-923-7925

ADULT CONFIRMATION

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION "THE HOUR OF POWER" - (That is what Bishop Fulton Sheen

called his daily visit with Jesus in Adoration.)

Guardians and subs are greatly needed especially for Fridays from 11am-12pm and Wednesdays 9-10pm. Groups are welcome to share an hour. POC Liz Spears (410) 923-2618 or elizspears@gmail.com. Thank you!

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA All are welcome for FIRST SATURDAY devotion every month after the 8:30am Mass. In Fatima, Mary promised peace in our families and help at the hour of death for observing 5 consecutive First Saturdays by praying the Rosary, meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary for 15 minutes, going to confession (any time during the

month), and receiving Communion, all with the intention of making reparation to her Immaculate Heart. For more info contact Lana Kanik at (410) 674-6180 or kanik7@verizon.net.

A Day of Prayer- Exploring and Appreciating Ignatian Spirituality.

The Ignatian Spirituality is focused on appreciating and understand-ing that God is always with us and calls us to grow in our aware-ness of God’s presence and involvement in our lives. Our respon-sibility as believers is to be aware and conscious of God’s immi-nence and power in shaping and sharing with us God's love, and our responsibility to be conscious and credible witnesses to God's presence in our lives. The 3rd session is Saturday, October 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30p.m. in the OLF Parish Hall. Please RSVP to andrea@olfparish.com . The topic is “The God Who Loves Us Personally and Intimately.” For the descriptions and dates for the entire series, please see our website or contact the faith formation office : 410-923-6953.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

MONTHLY ADORATION & HOLY HOUR Holy Hours of Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament have been an opportunity to reflect and appreciate how the power of God can come to us and change us to be more aligned with God’s Will. Holy Hours honor in a special way, Mary, Undoer of Knots. Thursday, October 20 from 7 - 8pm in the Adoration Chapel Theme: Respecting life and violence in the home May God bless us and keep us and give us peace!

Christian Family Movement –

You Are Welcome The Christian Family Movement – the great Cath-

olic organization dedicated to forming families to

be missionary disciples of Jesus and building a

network of faith-filled friends -- is getting orga-

nized for the coming year. Membership is by donation (suggested

$40/year/family). Our program book this year is Meeting Jesus

Changes Everything. Our meetings will be in our homes, and you

can choose one of two options, depending on your family’s situa-

tion: 3rd Friday evenings or 3rd Sunday afternoons. See more at

www.cfm.org. Please contact Lauri and John Przybysz for more

information at drsprzy@verizon.net or call us at 410-544-6238. Sarah’s House Social Justice Matters: Help out at Sarah’s House! To help email Rita at rzienkiewicz@verizon.net Sarah’s house provides temporary housing for displaced families.

Mary’s Center A Catholic pregnancy center located in Glen Burnie, is seeking day time volunteers. If you are able to give a few hours each week to help women and teens in need or in a crisis pregnancy, please call 410-761-8082. Volunteer training begins in mid-October. There is also an urgent need for Spanish speaking volunteers.

Baby Bottles Be sure to grab a Baby Bottle after masses the weekend of Oct. 1/2 and fill with lose change (or bills or a check!) to support the Pregnancy Clinic!

ST. FRANCIS & HIS FOLLOWERS. Do you feel drawn to St. Francis of Assisi? Have you ever felt called to become a Secular Franciscan (a lay mem-ber of the Third Order of St. Francis)? If you would like to learn more about St. Francis and his lay follow-ers, please come to the regular meeting of St. Conrad fraternity, Saturday, October 15. Please join us for 8:30 am Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church and/or after that Mass (approx. 9:30 am) in the Youth Room, 609 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park, for a light breakfast/social time followed by a typical meeting. Our speaker will be Deacon Seigfried Presberry, Director of Prison Ministry for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Meetings last about 2 hours. There will be time for your questions. For more information, call Judith or Pat Tyrrell 410-721-7308.

Respect Life October 17, 2016 - Physician Assisted Suicide – When Per-sonal Autonomy and Society Collide. On Monday, from 7-9 PM the Respect Life committee at Holy Family Catholic Church will host a panel discussion on the legal and ethical ramifications of the Physician Assisted Suicide Bill (or End of Life Option Act), which will be re-introduced this next legislative session. An ethics profes-sor at Notre Dame of Maryland, a retired physician, and a lawyer from the St. Thomas More Society will present how this will affect their professions and the landscape of healthcare in Mary-land! There will be Q and A followed with refreshments and more time for dialog and fellowship. Holy Family is located at 826 West Central Ave Davidsonville, MD 21035

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OLF MUSIC MINISTRY

All choirs and ensembles are always open to new members.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR will be forming soon! Please contact Karen.Froehly@archbalt.org to sign up.

Rehearsal day and time will be determined what works best for those involved.

MUSIC THEORY CLASS: We will be offering a free music theory class for adults on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:15pm starting in October. Contact Karen Froehly for more information about choir or theory class at 410-923-7014 or karen.froehly@archbalt.org SPAN

Sponsors needed for SPAN's Holiday Caring Program - which helps our neighbors in need by providing assistance with holiday food baskets for Thanksgiving and Christmas plus gifts for chil-dren at Christmas. If you would like to help, we will match you with a deserving family. As a sponsor you will purchase the food and/or gifts for the family and deliver the donation to SPAN for distribution. Sponsors also have the option of sending SPAN a tax-deductible donation or gift cards. To become a sponsor, please complete a sponsor form which can be found at http://spanhelps.org/holiday-caring-programs/ or contact SPAN at spanhelps@yahoo.com or 410-647-0889.

ROSARY FOR CANCER

Bead Prayer: "Holy Mary, Mother of Hope: Give strength and courage to cancer patients while receiving their treat-ments." Prayer requests entrusted to us: 1,314. Please join us Tuesday evenings at 7:30 pm in the church to pray for those afflicted with cancer and their families who suffer with them.

CELEBRATING BAPTISM Let us pray for Andrew Cameron Koser and all those who

were baptized in our faith community.

OLF BAPTISM PREP CLASSES Upcoming classes: October 2nd, at 10:45am in the main office conference room. For more information and to register please contact: Debbie Kitchen at Debbie@olfparish.com or call 410-923-7026

No Walk-ins Please

THE MINISTRY OF CARE Please, help us to remain informed about parishion-ers who are sick, hospitalized, home-bound, in a nursing home or unable to attend Mass. Our Parish Ministers of Care are available to bring Holy Com-munion on a regular basis. Arrangements for the Anointing of the Sick (AOS) Sacrament can also be made. Contact Minerva Rivera, 443 739 8016.

Breaking Bread with the Hungry

Dear Companions, We broke bread with 316 guests at our rehearsal dinner for the wedding of the Lamb. This is a hundred more guests than last week.

Many of our guests are homeless because they have mental ill-ness. Although there is government help for people with disabili-ties, those with mental illness have an especially hard time finding their way through the bureaucratic maze.

I spoke with Ms. Bea who graduated from Juilliard almost forty years ago with a degree in vocal arts. After a career performing professionally, her life began to fall apart with her husband’s death. Then when mental illness took hold in earnest, she became home-less. Now with the help of a caseworker she hopes to get into housing before the weather turns cold.

I asked if she still sings. “I always sang for the glory of God, but now I only sing in church every Sunday.”

Ed

ITALIAN CLUB Beginning September 24, 2016 we will be starting the Italian club at Our Lady of the Fields every last Saturday of the month, also, on September 13 we will have an Italian language class and we will meet for 10 weeks on Tuesday evening at 6:30. For more information contact Lisa Pitocco 410 721 6199 or email at : mlpitocco@aol.com.

BEREAVEMENT Monthly support group meetings began September 12, 2016, 7-9 PM and will continue on the second Monday of each month. “Seasons of Hope” will be used over the next six months. Please call to regis-ter, so sufficient books can be ordered. The next six-week seminar series “Grieving the death of a Loved One” began on Monday, September 19,

2016 from 1:30-3:30 PM in Room 203. For registration, questions or additional information, please contact: Martha O' Herlihy at 410-987-1756.

ROSARY GROUP The Rosary Makers are back meeting every Thursday at

9am in room 202. All are welcome! There is a constant

need for rosaries in the missions around the world. Thank

you for your support. Jeanne Smith 410- 923-2219 Women in Faith Join us for Bishop Robert Barron's newest series: The Pivotal Play-ers. In rooms 203/204, 9:00 to 11:30 am. In this series, you will journey with six holy men and women toward a deeper intimacy with the Lord. Gain insights about Jesus, prayer, the Church, and virtues from these Pivotal Players. Workbook $25. Call Nancy Zan-der 410-562-5605 or nancyzander4@gmail.com.

WOMEN IN FAITH RETREAT: Please join Women in Faith for a Retreat at The Shrine of St. Anthony on Wed., Oct. 5 from 9 am to 3 pm. Fr. Dennis Mason, OFM Conv., will direct. Carpools will leave from hall foyer at 8:15 am. Cost: $35.00. Payment and registration due by Sept. 30. Forms in breezeway or call Sue Dobrzykowsi 410-987-8770 or sdober@yahoo.com for more info.

Care for Creation The first meeting for this school year will be Sat. Oct 8 in room 100 9:15 am to 11 am. Deacon Tony Grillo will be making a presentation on the Birth of Creation, the first of 5 separate presentations on Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si. For more information contact Susan Burns seburns318@comcast.net 410-245-0890.

Special News & Events October 2, 2016

UPCOMING EVENTS, COMMUNITY NEWS & INFORMATION

Marriage Evening at St. Jane Frances

8499 Virginia Ave Pasadena, MD 21122

Saturday, November 5, 2016 Mass: 5:00PM Dinner: 6:00pm with Fr. James Boric

“Doing God’s Will in your Marriage” Call to RSVP & Details 410-437-3048 by Nov. 3rd

“Communicating through Behaviors and the Virtual Dementia Tour" Date/Time: Oct. 4, 2016; 6:30-8:30 pm Location: Pasadena Senior Activity Center (4103 Mountain Rd) To register for this workshop, call 410-222-4375 or 410-222-4339. “Caregiving 101: Bathing and Nutrition” presented by Margo Carey, R.N. Oct. 12, 2016; 6:30-8:30 pm O’Malley Senior Activity Center (1275 Odenton Road, Odenton) For information or to register for this workshop, call 410-222-4375, or register online at http://www.aacounty.org/aging. 40 Days for Life Fall Campaign - Sept. 28 to Nov. 6 – We encourage you to join OLF’s parishioners in becoming the Voice for the Voiceless unborn babies at risk for Abortion. During this Fall Campaign, you are invited to pray, fast, and stand vigil to end abortion! Over the last 10 years, these peaceful prayer vigils have saved over 11,700 babies and spared their mothers years of suffering. Please consider standing vigil and praying with us outside the Annapolis Planned Parenthood (PP) for an hour during these 40 days, and be the Voice for the Voiceless! Please see the accompanying flyer for details and to sign up. The annual Stride for SPAN Turkey Trot 5k Race and 1 Mile Fun Run will be held on November 13, 2016 at Kinder Farm Park. Sponsors and Participants are needed to support the event and SPAN in its effort to assist those in our community in critical or emergency situations. Please go to www.active.com to register or contact strideforspan@gmail.com for more information about the race and sponsorships. For more information about SPAN, please visit spanhelps.org. Mount St. Joseph High School is hosting a few fall and winter camps welcoming boys ages 8 to 15. These camps are de-signed to improve the athletic skills, provide fundamentals and an understanding of sport techniques and proper condition-ing. All camps are led by some of the top high school coaches in the state. Learn more at msjnet.edu/camps

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WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, October 2 Mass at 7am, 8am, 9:30am, 11am, 12:30pm 6pm Faith Formation Classes 2:00pm Blessing of Pets HSYM Night Monday, October 3 8:30am Mass 1:30pm Bereavement Seminar 7:00pm 1st Euch/Rec Parent Meeting 7:30pm Prayer group Tuesday, October 4 8:30am Mass 4:30pm Faith Formation Classes 6:30pm Italian Class 7:00pm Tribunal presentation on divorce and Annulment 7:00pm Night Time Faith for Women 7:30pm Rosary for Cancer (Church) Wednesday, October 5 8:30am Mass 9:30am Women in Faith 4:30 Faith Formation Classes 8:00pm Men’s Group (201)

Thursday, October 6 8:30am Mass 8:30am Walking with Purpose 11:00am Senior Luncheon 6:30pm ChristLife: Sharing Christ 7:00pm Catechist meeting Friday, October 7 8:30am Mass 7:00pm MSYM Night Saturday, October 8 8:30am Mass 8:30am Care for Creation 4:00pm Confessions 5:00pm Mass Sunday, October 9 Mass at 7am, 8am, 9:30am, 11am, 12:30pm 6pm Faith Formation classes 2:00pm Pre Cana Class

SCHOOL of the INCARNATION Come learn more about your parish’s Catholic School! School of the Incarnation is hosting the first of its two Open Houses on Saturday, November 12th from 1-3pm. Located in Gambrills, educates over 800 stu-dents in PreK4 through Grade 8. Families will have the opportunity to tour our school campus, meet with teach-ers and administrators, examine educational materials, talk with current students, and learn about our many clubs, sports, and activities. We encourage families who are considering School of the Incarnation for their chil-dren to attend this fun and informative event. Contact 410-519-2285 or visit www.SchooloftheIncarnation.org for more information.

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The parish continues to collect both

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the Box Top & Label bin. Ask the

office if you don’t know the location

of our bin. Thank you for supporting

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