Welcome to St. George Church A Parish with Spirit and Heart!

74 Old Glenwood Rd. West Falls, NY 14170-9704

Web: www.stgeorgercchurch.org Email: stgeorge.wf@gmail.com

Parish Office: (716) 652-3153 Fax: (716) 687-1336

Sr. Lori High, SSMN, Parish Administrator Msgr. Jim Wall, Sacramental Minister

Kathy Kita, Director of Faith Formation

Week of October 9, 2016

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We believe in God, the Creator of all things visible and invisible. We

are blessed to exist in a reality that is charged with the grandeur of God.

As we grow, live and share with one another, we can come to a

profound knowledge of our place in God’s design. Some of us are

excellent at sensing things that are invisible while others of us excel at

noticing even the smallest detail of visible things. A marvelous Old

Testament insight from the prophet Isaiah presents God proclaiming,

“Do not seek me in chaos, I have created the world as a place to be lived

in!” We are to live knowing God is in charge.

A consistent temptation in most of our lives is to think that we can

control every aspect of our lives. Even more tempting, and even more

destructive, is to think we can control the lives of others. As we pray the

Lord’s Prayer each day or each week, we pray that God’s will be done

on earth as it is in heaven followed shortly by the request that we not be

led into temptation. This wonderfully constructed prayer of Jesus can

help us remember that God is in charge and that we need God’s help,

daily, to keep focusing on our call to service and mercy as members of

the Body of Christ.

Sister Lori

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, October 8 5 pm Bob Krajnik, by Monica Kwiatkowski

Sunday, October 9 8:30 am Mary Jane Virginia, by the Rosary Altar Society

Sunday, October 9 11 am Mary Ann & Leonard Kryszak, by the Estate

Monday, October 10 8 am Souls to be remembered from All Souls’ Day

Tuesday, October 11 8 am Souls to be remembered from All Souls’ Day

Wednesday, October 12 8 am Communion Service and Novena

Thursday, October 13 8 am Communion Service

Friday, October 14 8 am Souls to be remembered from All Souls’ Day

Saturday, October 15 5 pm Dennis Grabianowski, by the Family

Sunday, October 16 8:30 am Aunt Juanita (Wadsworth), by Bob Wieczorek

Sunday, October 16 11 am Mary Jane Virginia, by Barb & Mike Basher

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Doris Ellis, Don Murray, Ann Marie Price, Barb Songin, and Gary Klaja.

PLEASE BE GENEROUS TO OUR HAITI MISSION IN THIS WEEK’S COLLECTION! Help us continue to build and strengthen our relationship with our twin parish of St. Michael the Archangel in Coq Chante, Haiti. Your donations provide health care, education, water, sanitation, farm animals and other efforts at our twin parish. Your generous offerings and prayers show your support for the many good works

done through our Haiti mission and the people of Haiti. Pick up a brochure about the WNY Haiti Connection and their projects at the back of church to learn more!

BREAKING NEWS! Father Dan Lusch, SJ has informed us that he will soon be moving to a Jesuit residence near Boston, MA. Recognizing his longtime presence here at St. George we have invited him to the 11 am Mass on Sunday, October 16th to thank him and to say farewell. After the Mass, we will have a pot luck reception for him in the parish hall. Please sign up in the Gathering space if you will attend the reception, and let us know what type of dish you plan to bring. Thank you!

ALTAR FLOWERS THIS WEEKEND are In Memory of Carmella Castiglia, donated by Jerry & Barbara Castiglia. Thank you, Jerry & Barbara, for enhancing our worship with the beauty of God’s flowers.

OUR ALTAR FLOWER MINISTRY CONTINUES through November 20th! Remember a loved one or honor a special occasion (birthday, anniversary, graduation, etc.) by donating $30 for the purchase of two altar bouquets. A sign-up sheet is on the table in the Gathering space.

The next First Friday Mass is November 4th at 8:00 am in the Chapel.

Confessions: Saturdays from 4:00 - 4:30 pm

Come out and support the Young Church, Sunday, October 23rd from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm! We’re serving eggs, ham, home fries, pancakes, muffins, fruit, juice, coffee and tea. Your generous free-will Love Offering will be greatly appreciated, and the proceeds will be used to subsidize our Youth’s fees to attend the

Diocesan Youth Convention in February and Youth activities. FATHER PAT HAS A NEW HOME! He moved into his new apartment this past week, located at Bridgeview Commons, 303 Meyer Rd., Apt. 704, West Seneca, NY 14224. His phone number is (716) 572-6304, and his email address is patipolito44@gmail.com. He’s very grateful to everyone who has helped him through this transition.

REFLECTIONS ON THE YEAR OF MERCY begins this Tuesday, October 11th at 7 pm. Father Jim will guide us in prayer, scripture and discussion on Mercy as Compassion for Ourselves. Thanks to all who have registered! Please note: Our first session will be in the 4th grade GIFT classroom, since the parish hall is being used by another group that evening. If you’re interested in attending, kindly sign up today in the Gathering space, so we can plan enough resources for the group. Thank you!

A MASS OF REMEMBRANCE paying tribute to parishioners who have died during the past year is planned for All Souls’ Day—Wednesday, November 2nd at 7 pm. Perhaps there’s someone in your family who passed away in the past year whom you would like to honor and remember at this service? Please call, email or visit the parish office by October 15th to let us know.

TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR SPAGHETTI DINNER The event raised $730.00 for our parish! A very special thank you to all the volunteers for giving so much of their time and effort, and to those who donated baskets or gifts for the auction—your efforts helped to make this a huge success!

BREAD OF LIFE OUTREACH Thanks to everyone who supported our annual Rummage Sale last weekend—total proceeds were $3,800.00! This weekend was the final Farmer’s Market of the season. Upcoming events include the WNY Food Bank Food Truck October 27th, a Halloween Bash on October 29th, Mason’s Pancake Breakfast on Nov. 6th, an Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on November 22nd at 7pm, and the Christmas Tea & Fashion Show December 3rd. Stay tuned for further details, and thank you for your support!

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OUR MISSION OF MERCY We ask our St. George family to be generous as possible, so we can fulfill our mission of mercy as we journey in faith together. Last week’s Sunday Offerings totaled $3,362.00, and offerings for Christ the King Seminary now total $1800.00! Offerings for Maintenance and Capital Improvements were $610.00.

We greatly appreciate your continuing generosity! SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL In today’s Gospel we hear that only one of those healed returned to glorify God and to give thanks to God. It is true, that when we have a grateful heart we know that everything is a gift from God. To give thanks for all that God has given to you, have you considered answering the call to help serve the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? God bless all.

WE NEED ALTAR SERVERS FOR OUR WEEKEND MASSES! Adults and Children (in grades 4 and up), will you help? Jack Shanahan and members of our St. Vincent de Paul Society are offering a training session on Saturday, October 15th from 10:00 am - noon. Current altar servers are also encouraged to attend for a "tune-up" and to encourage and support the servers-in-training. Please sign up in the Gathering space.

CATHOLICS CARE. CATHOLICS VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. In their statement on Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the U.S. Catholic bishops remind Catholics, "We are called to bring together our principles and our political choices, our values and our votes, to help build a better world.” In New York State, voter registration applications must be postmarked no later than Oct. 14, and received by a board of

elections no later than Oct. 19, to be eligible to vote in the General Election. You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year, but, to be eligible to vote in the General Election, your application must be received no later than Oct. 14. You can pick up a mail-in voter registration form at any county elections office, library, or post office, or online: www.elections.ny.gov/VotingRegister.html. Please vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8th.

ROSARY CRUSADE AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OCTOBER 15TH AT NOON Immaculate Conception Church invites you to join them at noon in the courtyard for the Rosary Crusade. Call Florence at 655-4748 if you have questions. The church is located at 510 Oakwood Avenue in East Aurora.

DID YOU KNOW? Fr. Jim’s homily is recorded each week and the audio recording is available on our website, usually on the following Monday.

Visit www.stgeorgercchurch.org/homilies to listen.

The real journey in life is interior. It is a matter of growth, deepening, and of an ever greater surrender to the creative love and grace in our hearts. ~ Thomas Merton

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