St. James Catholic Cathedral
November 20, 2016
215 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando FL 32801
www.stjamesorlando.org Phone: 407-422-2005—Fax: 407-422-2009
Bishop of Orlando
Most Reverend John Noonan
Deacons:
David Gray , Carlos Sola &
Patrick McAvoy
School Principal:
Dawn Helwig
Parochial Administrator
Rev. Miguel Gonzalez
Parochial Vicars:
Rev. Serge Pardo
Rev. Martin Nguyen
Today is the last Sunday of Ordinary Time. With the Solemnity of Christ King of the
Universe, our Jubilee Year of Mercy has also come to a close. Christ King of the Universe, is
the King of Mercy and Compassion. Next week a new liturgical year begins in our Church, as
we welcome the Advent Season. In preparation for this season that leads us into the
celebration of Christ’s birth, it would be a great opportunity for us to recall how this jubilee
year was able to prepare our hearts to welcome Jesus Christ, the King of Mercy. We need to
prayerfully consider how we allowed Christ’s powerful gospel to penetrate and transform our
lives, by starting a new life with Him and with others. Let’s take time today and ask ourselves
the following two questions: Did we experience His forgiveness and loving compassion? Did
we extend that love and compassion towards others?
The Solemnity of Christ King of the Universe draws us into an awareness of our need to
recognize how important it is for us to strengthen our relationship with Christ. Christ will
always be our strength and our hope. Deepening our relationship with Him helps us to
surrender with joyful trust our lives, to a King that fills our lives with tenderness and love. Fully
aware of the magnitude of His love, I am able to express my most sincere thanks and my
deepest desire to reciprocate His unconditional friendship. This can only be done by extending
that love and friendship with the people I encounter daily whether at home, work, school,
neighborhood, or in my own parish. As we begin a new
liturgical year, we take advantage of the invitation our King
of the Universe extends to us all, by approaching the
Eucharist. It is at His table that we are drawn into the
mystery of His love and the invitation to share His love
with the world. May His Body and Blood sustain us as we
persevere in our desire to make Christ’s Kingdom a reality
here on earth.
Reverend Miguel Gonzalez
MASS SCHEDULE
Vigil (Saturday) 4 PM, Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:15 PM (Spanish),
5 PM, 6:30 PM (Kreyole)
Weekdays: 7 AM, 12:10 PM Saturdays: 8 AM
Confessions: Monday-Friday: 11:30 AM Saturdays: 3 PM, Spanish: Sunday, 11:45 AM
Adoration and Exposition: Monday-Friday: 7:30 AM-noon Pro-life Holy Hour Wednesday 6 PM
LET’S DO BREAKFAST
Next Sunday,
November 27, our
Knights of Columbus
will be serving breakfast
following all morning
Masses. Enjoy a fabulous meal for just $5.
Your generous donations of baby food, diapers and
baby clothes are always appreciated for JMJ Life
Center.
Don’ t forget to stop in the Atrium after
Masses today for the Knights Bake Sale!!
THE ST. JAMES SVDP EFFORT
The Diocesan Council for the St. Vincent de
Paul Society has a used-car donation program
to assist families in need in the Diocese of
Orlando. We need used cars. Donate your
vehicle and receive a tax deduction from
SVDP. Pick-up is free. Call 800-322-8284 or
visit the website at svdporlando.org and they'll
take care of the rest.
WOW-Women of Worship activities:
Wednesday, December 7 Morning
Chapel at St. James Cathedral School
Prayer Group – Topic: How to
prepare for the Holidays?
Friday, December 9 Please join us
for Mass and Fellowship. The WOW
ministry will be attend the 12:10 PM
Mass followed by lunch at Elixir (9 W.
Washington Street, Orlando). You can
preview the menu at ElixirOrlando.net. Each
individual is responsible for covering the cost of
their lunch. RSVP to [email protected] by
Wednesday, December 7.
For learn more about WOW, please visit our
website: www.stjamesorlando.org or the school
website: www.stjcs.com/getinvolved/
catholicidentity . Please Note: The bi-monthly
prayer group will not meet on Wednesday,
December 21. Meetings will commence January 18,
2017.
Wishing you and your families a most
blessed and Happy Thanksgiving! The
Thanksgiving day Parish Mass will be at 9
AM on Thursday, November 24. The Parish
Office is closed for the day, and the property
will be locked immediately following Mass.
This schedule will be the same on Friday,
November 25. We hope you are able to enjoy
a wonderful meal and time with those you
love.
Stewardship
A Way Of Life For A Grateful Disciple
“….giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share
in the inheritance of the holy ones in light.”
Colossians 1:12
God wants us to be happy! Instead of looking at the
Ten Commandments as being restrictive and telling us
what we can’t do, look at them as guides for living a
joy-filled and peaceful life. Most of our problems arise
when we put our own needs first or spend most of our
time trying to acquire “things”. Try putting God first
in all things instead.
Stewardship November 12 & 13 $25,542.44
Retired priest $3,918.41
For your convenience, electronic fund transfers and credit
card giving is available at stjamesorlando.org.
Thank you for placing God first!
Christmas Cards
Looking for a way to truly relay
the meaning of the season as
you send greetings and love to
family and friends? Knights of
Columbus are selling a beautiful selection of
CHRISTmas cards in the atrium following
Sunday morning Masses.
Come and Support SJCS School Book Fair!
Wednesday, December 7
3:45-7 PM at Barnes & Noble
Colonial Plaza Marketcenter
2418 E. Colonial Drive
A percentage of sales for books,
toys or the café will be donated to
the school
Get in the Christmas Spirit!
There will be beautiful music, sport and drama
performances by our children, including the Cathedral
Choir, bells and cheers. If you are unable to attend,
please visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online
December 7-12, by entering Bookfair ID#11892528 at
checkout..
PRAYERS NEEDED
Joshua Santos is a
second grader at our
school. This is his
first year at the
school, but his sister
has been attending
since she was little.
Josh is a patient at
DuPont Children’s Hospital-Nemours in
Delaware. He has significant issues with his spine,
muscles and mobility and just had his second
surgery where Doctors put magnet rods in his
back. He currently has a halo on his head to
strengthen his spine and body for surgery. You
can read his story that Nemours wrote about him
at http://ow.ly/ZX53305y1ls. If you would like
to send Joshua and his family an electronic card go
to http://www.nemours.org/service/online/
ecards/ecardaidhc.html. Enter his name and
room number 3 West Room 11.
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, November 21
7:00 AM Katie Carey
12:10 PM Steven Hulecki †
Tuesday, November 22
7:00 AM James Wallace †
12:10 PM Betty Saville †
Wednesday, November 23
7:00 AM Thomas McCrea †
12:10 PM Joe Louis Coleman †
Thursday, November 24 THANKSGIVING
9:00 AM Tom Connors’ Birthday †
Friday, November 25
9:00 AM Prayers for Deliverance
Saturday, November 26
8:00 AM Joseph Manicalco †
4:00 PM Frank Sevick †
Sunday, November 27
7:30 AM Kevin Shaughnessy & Family
9:00 AM Paul Rochette †
10:30 AM Deceased members of the Griffin &
Anderson Family †
12:15 PM Petra M. Sanchez and Paula Fernandez †
5:00 PM Reverend John McCormick †
ADVENTANGEL TREE
The parish and the St. Vincent
de Paul Society are once again
sponsoring the Advent Angel
Tree to provide Christmas gifts
to less fortunate children in our
community, including in our
Parish and School. Please look
for the Advent Angel Tree in the back of the
Cathedral (Robinson Street side) starting
Thanksgiving weekend. Select an ornament from
the Tree (a gift request is written on each angel
ornament), purchase the requested gift and
return it to the Parish Office no later than
Sunday, December 18. Please attach the
ornament to your gift so we can deliver it to
the appropriate child. If you don't find an
ornament, check back later. Ornaments are
added throughout Advent as requests come in.
Information sheets with more detailed
instructions are available near the tree. Thank
you for your generous spirit.
CARMELITE CORNER
Please remember in your prayers
our parishioners who are ill,
especially:
Joshua Santos and Teresa Merchant
YOUNG ADULT DAY
Join Bishop Noonan for a
Young Adult even on
Saturday, December 10 for
the celebration of Mass,
brunch, workshops and
Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament. Meet religious
sisters and priests from a
variety of communities.
Learn more about discernment and what it means
for our daily lives. All young adults ages 18-40 are
welcome! Babysitting is available. Contact Kimmy
by November 18 at [email protected].
RSVP on the Facebook event page
www.facebook.com/orlandodiocese.
The end of the liturgical year
approaches. We humble ourselves
before the majesty of Christ the
King and we await His return with
eagerness and joy. We look
forward to the beginning of
another liturgical year with Advent,
which is also an anticipation and longing for Jesus’
return in glory. The Carmelite Order is a “call” for
those whose hearts are drawn ever deeper into a life a
prayer, contemplation, and sometimes even a
mystical immersion into the ineffable encounter with
the Triune God. This is a lifelong journey of desire,
of discipline, of humility, of love and service, in a
community of others whose desires are the same. If
you are drawn to seek out a deeper encounter with
Christ, whether in an “oasis” of experience, or the
great gift of dryness and desert, the Carmelite Order
may be the “home” for you. The St. James Lay
Carmelites meets the third Saturday of each month
after the 8 AM Mass in the Parish Council room.
Anyone interested is welcome to join us. For more
information, please call Kathleen at 407-421-7769
([email protected]) and see laycarmelitespcm.org.
Hoy es el último domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario. Con la solemnidad de Cristo Rey del
Universo, nuestro Año Jubilar de la
Misericordia llega a su fin. Cristo Rey del
Universo, es el Rey de la Misericordia y
Compasión. La próxima semana un nuevo año
litúrgico comienza en nuestra Iglesia, a la vez
que le damos la bienvenida al Adviento. En
preparación para esta temporada que nos guía a
la celebración del nacimiento de Cristo, sería
una gran oportunidad para nosotros recordad
cómo este año jubilar preparó nuestros
corazones para darle la bienvenida a Jesucristo,
el Rey de la Misericordia. Necesitamos
considerar en oración cómo permitimos que el
poderoso Evangelio de Cristo penetre y
transforme nuestras vidas, al comenzar una
nueva vida con Él y con los demás. Tomemos
tiempo hoy y hagámonos las siguientes dos
preguntas: ¿Hemos experimentado Su perdón y
amorosa compasión? ¿Hemos extendido ese
amor y compasión hacia los demás?
La Solemnidad de Cristo Rey del Universo nos
atrae a estar conscientes de nuestra necesidad
de reconocer cuán importante es para nosotros,
para fortalecer nuestra relación con Cristo.
Cristo siempre será nuestra fortaleza y nuestra
esperanza. Profundizar nuestra relación con Él
nos ayuda a entregar nuestras vidas con alegría
a un Rey que llena nuestra vida con ternura y
amor. Plenamente conscientes de la magnitud
de su amor puedo expresar mis más sinceras
gracias, y mi más profundo deseo de reciprocar
Su amistad incondicional. Esto solo puede
hacerse al extender esa amistad y amor con las
personas con las que nos encontramos a diario
ya sea en el hogar, en el trabajo, en la escuela,
en el vecindario y en nuestra propia parroquia.
Al comenzar un nuevo año litúrgico
aprovechamos la invitación que nuestro Rey del
Universo nos extiende a todos nosotros, y la
invitación de compartir su amor con el mundo.
Que Su Cuerpo y Sangre nos sostengan al
perseverar en nuestro deseo de hacer del Reino
de Dios una realidad aquí en la tierra.
Reverendo Miguel González
La Oficina Parroquial estará cerrada el
jueves, 24 y el viernes, 25 de noviembre
por la celebración del Día de Acción de
Gracias. Tendremos una misa en
ingles a las 9 AM.
Se Necesitan Voluntarios Para Despensa
Caridades Católicas de la Florida
Central está buscando
voluntarios hospitalidad a la
oficina de recepción de su
despensa de alimentos en
Orlando. Se necesitan
voluntarios 3-4 horas a la semana para recibir a los
huéspedes, recoger bolsas de comida, organizar la
recepción y restablecer el contador. La despensa
también está buscando a individuos o grupos (hasta
cinco) para organizar y almacenar las donaciones de
alimentos. Los horarios de voluntarios es de lunes a
viernes de 9:00 a 12:00 y / o 1:00-16:30 Se trata de
una maravillosa oportunidad para cualquier persona
con las horas extraordinarias todas las semanas que
desea compartir la misericordia de Dios en la
alimentación de los hambrientos. La despensa de
alimentos se encuentra en 1771 N. Semoran
Boulevard en Orlando. Para obtener más información,
póngase en contacto con [email protected] o
llame al 407-658-1818 ext. 2335.
Corresponsabilidad una forma de vida para un
discípulo agradecido
Colecta: 13 de noviembre……$ 1,469.97
¡Gracias por colocar a Dios primero!