Volume 21 Issue 7
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
October 2011
October is...
Respect Life Month
I came so that all might have
A brilliant litigation attorney, Martin
worked 70-plus hours a week and
demanded the same from the lawyers
under him, whom he generally treated with contempt. Martin's only
pleasure was in his great success as a
trial lawyer and the fact that opposing
counsel feared him.
He used to joke that spending one
Sunday afternoon a month watching
movie rentals with his two teen-aged
sons was about all the "dad" time he
could stomach. Martin's sons moved
away after college, married, had kids
of their own, but never visited and
rarely called. They really had nothing
to talk about, especially after Martin's
wife died. A wealthy and successful
man to his last breath, Martin died in
a hospital alone and bitter to the end.
No one mourned his passing.
Eileen grew up in a small town in
Indiana and married her high school
sweetheart, Tony. He worked in the
family's hardware business, bringing
in just enough money to make ends
meet. Eileen was grateful to be a stay
-at-home mom, especially because it
allowed her to involve the children in
all the community and charitable activities she did for their parish and
school. Her quiet warmth and joy
brought smiles to everyone she met.
Eileen's life also had its share of challenges and suffering. One of their
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life
and have it to the full.
The Month of
the Rosary
A Civilization Worthy of
Man's Dignity
A Reflection from Blessed John Paul II's
Letter "To the Elderly"
Honoring older people involves a threefold duty: welcoming them, helping them
and making good use of their qualities....
There must be a growing conviction that a
fully human civilization shows respect and
love for the elderly, so that despite their
diminishing strength they feel a vital part
of society.... The burden of age is lighter
for those who feel respected and loved by
the young.
Lord Jesus Christ,
May our love for one another
be like your love upon the Cross:
sacrificial and total, and faithful
until the end.
May our love for one another
be like your rising from the dead:
life giving and glorious and reflective
of your love for us.
Bless all families, Lord,
and bless the parents and grandparents
who sacrificed so much
to provide a better life
for their children and grandchildren.
May they live to see their
children's children and glory with them
in the wonders of your love.
For you are Lord, for ever and ever.
Amen.
LIVING THE MYSTERIES
Living the mysteries of the Rosary means
living the Gospel, perhaps the biggest
challenge we will ever receive. In the Our
Father we glorify our God as a loving
father and pray that his Kingdom (not our
own) come. We seek to do the Lord's
will, to forgive as God has forgiven us, to
resist temptation as Jesus did. In the Hail
Mary we recognize that Mary is full of
grace and blessed in her Son, Jesus. We
invite Mary to pray for us now and when
we die. Mary is the disciple closest to
Jesus Christ, having known him as his
mother all his life. We recognize Mary as
the first among the saints, rely on her
intercession, and embrace her care and
concern for us.
Take the time to include the Rosary in
your life this month:
• Familiarize yourself with the Scripture
stories behind the mysteries of the
Rosary (see page 3). Pray the Rosary
and meditate on the life of Jesus and
his mother.
▪ Join the parish community in praying
the Rosary. The Rosary is prayed
every Saturday morning following our
8:00am Mass (except the first Saturday of each month, when it is prayed
at 7:30am); each Wednesday evening
at 7:30pm in St. Joseph’s House; and
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children was born with a fatal heart defect and lived only ten months after his
birth, and she cared for both her parents for years before their deaths. She was
always available to those in need, bringing food and comfort when someone in
town faced illness or a death in the family.
Baptisms
Arianne Guiralde Jaeger
Maia Adrianna Zambrano
Mariya Olivia Isabelle Wheeler
Sofia Scotto d’Abbusco
Marriages
Alfredo Jose Guerra-Lara &
Sarah Courtney Keane
Mohammed Samir Uddin &
Leila Darleen Malzahn
Alexander David King &
Jaclyn Marie Wray
New Members
Kristine Kaiser
Pasquale & Donna Piegari
Javier Gutierrez
Craig & Elizabeth Jakubek
Daniel & Nairobi De La Cruz
Derrick & Yazmin Garcia
Leigh Parrish
Sandra Davis
Shirley Hannah
Barbara Barros
Fernando & Martha Gutierrez
David & Maria Dohig
Sarah Walker
James Hosack
Bonnie Tran
Alan Frost
Guillermo & Maria Toledo
Djimitri Celestin
Mauricio & Christine Moya Jones
Nelson & Catherine Zelayandia
Christina Gonzalez
Deaths—Rest in Peace
Charles Andrew Showfety
Eileen grew old in the constant companionship of her husband and children, her
grandkids and friends. She died as she had lived surrounded by love, at peace
with God and everyone who knew her. Eileen never traveled to Europe, never
ate in a 5-star restaurant or sipped mimosas poolside, and never made it onto a
TV reality show. But wouldn't most agree that Eileen lived her life to the full?
And that Martin's life, in contrast, presents a tragic case of missed opportunities?
Yet today, popular culture promotes a dangerous myth—exalting the freedom
and glamour of the rich and famous, the powerful or "beautiful" people, whose
public lives seem superficial and whose private lives feature a succession of
brief and broken relationships. All too often they end up in treatment for drug or
alcohol addiction, usually after injuring others or humiliating themselves publicly. But until then, in the eyes of the world, they have it all! And don't we often
feel like we want it all? And we want it now!
According to this myth, money equals freedom. It makes us free to sample from
the whole rich smorgasbord of consumer delights—the latest electronics and
trendy fashions. We are invited to be constantly entertained by new places and
new experiences, the latest music or latest video games. For some people, acquaintances pass in and out of their lives, but they rarely have the time to know
and love them deeply, to know the longings of their hearts, the goodness of their
souls.
When other people make demands on our freedom, we can choose to ignore or
even eliminate them from our self-centered lives. Our culture gives us
"permission" to turn our back on an ill-timed baby, a neglected spouse or a
mother in a nursing home who pleads for a visit.
But money can't buy us love. And neither power nor freedom can bring us the
one thing humans need to thrive: We were created to love and be loved. We cannot be satisfied by earthly things alone. By creating us in his own image, God
has given us a nature that is partly spiritual—an intellect, the capacity to know
right from wrong, the free will to choose how to act, and the capacity to know
and love him. Jesus' incarnation, life, and death revealed to us, that God is Love.
(1 Jn 4:8) To love God and others fulfills our deepest needs, allowing us to have
life "to the full."
Every person bears God's image and has an immortal soul. Yet many are viewed
as being outside the circle of love—unborn children whose parents are tempted to eliminate
them, vulnerable people with illnesses and disabilities who risk being abandoned or even killed
through misguided "mercy," prisoners on death
row, forgotten or despised long after they have
repented of their wrongdoing.
Although it seems a paradox, the greater the sacrifices made out of love, the greater is our joy
and peace. Whether it is the brave decision of a
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pregnant woman to reject abortion and allow a loving family to parent her child when she cannot, or the daily sacrifices of parents in raising young children, or the hard work of caring for an elderly relative with dementia, when we step up to these challenges, God can stretch our hearts and fill them to overflowing with his love, joy, and peace. With hearts so transformed, we
can become living witnesses to the meaning of Jesus' mission: I came that all might have life, and have it to the full!
SECRETARIAT OF PRO-LIFE ACTIVITIES
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street NE • Washington, DC 20017-1194
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a bilingual English/Spanish rosary is prayed the second Tuesday of
each month honoring Our Lady of the Mystic Rose at 6:00pm in the
church.
• Promote the Rosary in your family, perhaps around the dinner table
or when cleaning up after meals.
▪ Encourage your children to learn to lead an Our Father, a Hail Mary,
and eventually a decade of the family Rosary.
▪ Visit someone you know in a nursing home or who is homebound and
pray the Rosary with them.
DID YOU KNOW?
Roses have long been associated with Mary. The
Rosary may have originated in the practice of
weaving a crown of roses for holy women
martyrs. When monks who wove these crowns
found the work too time-consuming, they were
encouraged by their superiors to offer a bouquet
of prayers instead. Some say this bouquet or
collection, of prayers became known as a rosarium, a Latin word meaning
"rose garden."
The Rosary is a "catechism on a string," just as the medieval cathedrals
were catechisms in stone and glass. The great medieval cathedrals were
designed to present important scenes from the gospels in order to teach the
faithful about the life of Christ. Those who gazed upon them in prayer
were inspired to conform their lives to Christ. The beads of the Rosary,
prayed while contemplating the mysteries, do the same. They inspire
deeper prayer not through art but by using the imagination to picture the
various scenes of the Bible.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ROSARY
The Rosary originated as a medieval devotion of the laity. Mostly
illiterate, the laity desired simple prayers that they could memorize
and repeat over and over to help them meditate. In this they sought to
imitate monastic communities who prayed and meditated on the 150
Psalms with the aid of counting stones. The practice of meditating
while using a sacramental (sacred object) to count repeated prayers
spread among the laity. The practice shifted to meditation on the life
of Christ and praying a combination of repeated Our Fathers and Hail
Marys.
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THE ROSARY
The Rosary is a prayer by
which we seek to conform our
lives to Christ's. The mysteries of the Rosary tell the story
of God's tremendous action in
sending us his only Son to be our Redeemer and
point us to the most significant events in the life of
Christ. The repetitive nature of the devotion helps
us meditate on those events and what they teach us
about our God, our salvation in the person of the
Lord Jesus, and how we are to live as Christians.
All twenty mysteries of the Rosary are derived from
the Bible.
Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-28)
The Visitation (Luke 1:39-46)
The Nativity (Luke 2:1 - 20)
The Presentation in the Temple (Luke 2:22- 38)
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-50)
Luminous Mysteries
The Baptism of the Lord (Matthew 3:17)
The Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:1-12)
The Proclamation of the Kingdom (Mark 2:3-13)
The Transfiguration (Luke 9:29)
The Institution of the Eucharist (John 13:1)
Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:36-46)
The Scourging at the Pillar (Matthew 27:26)
The Crowning with Thorns (Mark 15:1-16)
The Carrying of the Cross (Matthew 27:27-31)
The Crucifixion (Luke 23:33-46)
Glorious Mysteries
The Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-10)
The Ascension (Luke 24:44-53)
The Descent of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-21)
The Assumption (Genesis 3:15)
The Crowning of Mary (Revelation 12:1-6)
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Our Lady of Grace School
Annual Giving Campaign
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church is our Catholic Family, our Catholic Church,
and our Catholic School. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church was built in 1952 and
has been serving Christ for 58 years. Our parish is a wonderful blessing from God. It
is thriving today and our faith, hope, and love will guide us in continuing our ministry into the future. Education plays an important part in this community. Our efforts
in the education of children help us build our parish community.
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School is a vital ministry of Our Lady of Grace Parish,
serving children across the Triad. As Christian educators, we strive to guide the individual student to his/her greatest potential as a member of the Catholic Christian
community.
As a parishioner of Our Lady of Grace Church, your support of our school is critical
to the continued success of Catholic education. Our Lady of Grace School, in conjunction with the Triad Catholic Schools Foundation, conducts its annual giving
campaign each year in October. Your contributions provide funding that help create
an exceptional academic experience for our children.
Volunteers will be speaking at all the Masses the weekend of October 22 and 23 in
support of this effort. Also volunteers will be contacting parishioners, school families
and friends the week of October 25 to solicit support. Please give as generously as
possible to help us reach our of $50,000 goal. You make the difference and we are
grateful for your support.
Mission
Cooperation
Appeal
Father Fidel is pleased to be able to
welcome again this year, Father Joseph
Arackal, V.C., Mission Procurator for the
Vincentian Congregation. Father Joseph is
a Vincentian Missionary Priest from India.
He will preach at all Masses the weekend of
October 29 and 30 and make an appeal on
behalf of the Vincentian Missions.
The Vincentian Congregation was founded
in Kerala, India in 1904, modeled after the
Congregation of the Mission founded by St.
Vincent de Paul. Members of this flourishing Religious Congregation, all
natives of India, are engaged in Mission Work in all parts of India and in
several countries in Africa. They need our financial support to carry out
their many missionary, education and charitable activities in their missions
and for the training of young men studying for the priesthood.
Please keep Father Joseph and all the Vincentian Missionaries and
seminarians in your prayers. And please be as generous you can in your
mission offering to be collected the weekend of October 29 and 30.
Stewardship is Powered
by Prayer
Prayer is a powerful gift God has given
each of us to share. Open your heart to
this gift. Speak to God daily of your
needs, concerns, pains, temptations and
failures. And seek His forgiveness, comfort and guidance.
You can share the gift of prayer with
everyone God puts into your life—asking
for His strength and wisdom—as you
look to be of service to those around you.
On October 4, we celebrate the Feast of
Saint Francis of Assisi. His well-known
words printed below are a model prayer
for a life of Stewardship. Let us pray this
prayer this month asking God to make us
a gift to others.
Lord, make me an instrument
of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be
consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to
Eternal Life.
Amen.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Women’s Club Events:
Some dates to remember...
Thursday, October 20
October
October 6:
The Catholic Faith series continues
(see next column for details)
October 13:
School Book Fair begins
(through the 19th)
October 23:
CROP Walk—Help Stop Hunger!
www.greatergreensborocropwalk
For more information, call or email Amy
Matthews at 420-1027 or
[email protected].
October 27:
Mass 101 Classes begin, led by Fr. John
(see next page for details)
October 30:
Celebrate Stewardship Sunday
Day Retreat at the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center
The Women’s Club will be going to the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center in
Stoneville, NC for a day retreat with Father Louis Canino. A donation of $20
which includes lunch is requested. Meet at the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
parking lot on the corner of West Market and Kensington to car pool at 9:00am and
return at 3:15pm. For more information, call Carol Stratton at 851-0436 or
Rosemary Murphy at 292-0653.
Thursday, November 17
November’s meeting includes a tour of the church with our very own Jim
McCullough! Meeting starts at 6:30pm in the library. Tour starts at 7:30pm.
Cookie Exchange—December 8
Mark your calendars for the December 8 Cookie Exchange! Details to follow.
And don’t forget...
Entertainment & Attractions Books for 2012
The annual OLG Women’s Club Fundraiser—Attraction Books ($25) and
Entertainment Books ($30) are for sale in the church office and ready to be used
now! Online coupons are also available with your purchase. Call Women’s Club
member, Louise Kemp, at 294-2986 or stop by the church office.
New OLG Ornaments Available
Featuring the front facade of our beautiful church!
$20 each
November
November 6:
Commitment Sunday!—Stewardship
November 19:
OLG School’s first annual 5K/Half
Marathon/Full Marathon (in High
Point) Keep watching the bulletin for
details.
$5 per stand
Available in the church office. Quantities are limited.
Pick yours up today!
“The Catholic Faith and...” series continues as Deacon Jim Toner presents
an insightful look into our faith and the different faiths that surround us. Come to
any or all of them! No registration is required and there is no cost. Talks held in
the cafeteria from 7-8:30pm. The remaining topics include:
October 6 The Catholic Faith & Seventh Day Adventists
October 13 The Catholic Faith & Mormons (Latter Day Saints)
October 20 & October 25 The Catholic Faith & Muslims (Parts 1 & 2)
November 27:
Sweet Cheeks Diaper Kits... T-shirt Collection
First Sunday of Advent
Begin praying the new translation of the
Roman Missal
Girl Scout Troop 41134 is collecting old 100% cotton t-shirts for
"Sweet Cheeks Diaper Kits", a non-profit organization that makes
cloth diapers out of old t-shirts for low income families. Collection boxes will be in the church and school office through October
14. The t-shirts can be any size or color, torn or worn, but must be
100% cotton. For more information about this project, visit "Sweet Cheeks" on
Facebook using their complete name or call Caroline Scherzer, troop contact, at
336-662-8118. Thank you for your support!
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Just around the corner...
November—The Month of Holy Souls
All Saints & All Souls Mass Schedule
All Saints Day
Tuesday, November 1
All Souls Day
Wednesday, November 2
7:00am
12:00pm
6:00pm 7:00am
8:45am
6:30pm
All Souls Candle Vigil
On the Feast of All Souls, Wednesday, November 2,
Our Lady of Grace will provide a votive candle, to be
lit and burned at our Masses, to remember our
deceased family and friends who have died in the past
year. Any parishioner who has died in the last year
will be remembered as well as any family member or
friend of yours who has died this year. Please contact
the church office with the name of your deceased loved
one or friend who has died within the past year. Of
course, we all have family and friends who have been deceased for more than
a year and we invite you to enroll them in our Book of Remembrance,
which will be available throughout the month of November, and to place
their name on the All Souls Day envelope (in your envelope packet). They
will be remembered at all Masses celebrated at OLG during the month of
November.
Book of Remembrance
During November, the Month of the Holy Souls, we honor the saints and pray
for all our deceased relatives and friends. At OLG you are encouraged to
inscribe the names of your deceased relatives and friends in our “Book of
Remembrance” that will be placed at the Communion rail beginning
Tuesday, November 1.
All Saints Day Costume Party
Who: All children are welcome;
Where: OLG cafeteria and gym;
When: Friday, October 21—Family Potluck
starts at 6:00pm.
Party ends at 8:00pm. Bring a favorite dish to
share. Dress your children in their favorite Saint
costume. Bring candies/goodies to give out at
our Little Saints Parade. For information or to
volunteer to help, contact Tonya Wong at
[email protected] or 617-3397.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Pre-K Costume Day
The pre-kindergarten class at Our Lady of Grace School
recently earned a dress-up day for good behavior. On Costume Day, the pre-k classroom was filled with Transformers,
superheroes, princesses and even a fireman! Congratulations, pre-k students for a wonderful start to the school.
Coming October 13 - 19, 2011 OLG Book Fair
Family Event Friday Night – October 14
The entire parish community is invited to participate in Our Lady of
Grace School’s “Reading Is Out of This World” Book Fair
Thursday, October 13 - Wednesday, October 19. Hours for this
year will be 8:00am - 4:00pm on Thursday, Friday, Monday,
Tuesday and 8:00am - 10:00am on Wednesday. Our OUTER
SPACE FAMILY EVENT is scheduled for Friday, October 14.
Check the church bulletin or the school's weekly newsletter for
more information. Parents, children, teachers, and all parishioners
are welcome. We will have books for all ages.
Donuts for Dads will be held on Tuesday, October 18 from 7:15 8:00am. Bring Dad to school early for coffee, donuts, and juice,
then browse our huge selection of titles!
GRANDPARENTS We will have a great selection of books and
gift items for all, even preschoolers. So start your Christmas
shopping early, avoid the crowds at the big bookstores, and help
raise funds for our school library at the same time.
Praying together...
The OLG Book Fair is the school library’s biggest fundraiser, so
please bring out the whole family and make it a success! For further
information, contact Doris Melson, Librarian/Media Specialist for
Our Lady of Grace School, at 275-1522.
During the month
of October,
please ask God to
bless and sustain
our priests and the
following faculty
and staff members
at OLG School.
These wonderful
servants are helping
in the formation
of the children of
our parish school.
Fr. Fidel
Fr. John
Fr. Chris
Mrs. Whitaker
Mrs. Regan
Mrs. Wong
Mrs. Marzullo
The Faculty and Staff of Our Lady of
Grace School are completing the
circle of prayer by devoting prayers
each month to specific families of
our school community to uplift and
support them. During the month of
October, we are praying to God for
grace, solid support, growth in truth
and love, and fruitfulness for the
following families:
Ahmuty
Angiolino
Arias
Atkins
Auer
Aufrance
Bagnoli
Balog
Balzano
Barth
Bassi
Beckham
Bevis
Bradford
Brancazio
Brandow
Briggs
Brigham
Brook
Bruno
Buccini
Buechner
Burfeind
Byrd
Byungura
Cannady
Cappuccio
Carso
Math Olympics
Our Lady of Grace School sixth graders learned about metric
measurements during the first annual Math Olympics on September 27. Teacher Cheryl Ramsey set up experiments
around the math room allowing students to estimate and
measure various units.
Students Will Hornfeck
and C.J. Capppucio
compete in the "Shotput
Throw" by estimating
how far they can throw
a cotton ball and then
taking the actual
measurement.
Students Kelly
McNamara and
Manuel Espitia
participate in the
'Left-handed
Marble Grab," as
they estimate the
weight of marbles
and the measure
the exact results.
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Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
201 S. Chapman St.
Greensboro, NC 27403
Nonprofit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Greensboro, NC
Permit 261
Lord, grant
that I
might not
so much
seek...
to be loved
as to love.
St. Francis
of Assisi
Pray for the Success
of our Capital
Campaign
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church 2205 West Market Street Greensboro, NC 27403 Heavenly Father, with grateful
hearts for the countless gifts
you have given us, especially
the gift of your Son, we ask you
to guide us in this task of
developing our parish.
Mailing/Office Address: 201 South Chapman Street Greensboro, NC 27403 (336) 274‐6520 www.olgchurch.org MISSION STATEMENT In the Eucharist we receive the
true Christ—the foundation of
our Church. With Christ in us, we
form, nurture and promote love,
respect for human dignity,
Christian values and teachings
within our family, parish, and
community through worship and
service.
MASS TIMES Sat: 8:00am, 5:00pm (Vigil);
7:00pm (Spanish)
Sun: 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am,
11:30am, 2:00pm (Spanish) &
7:00pm
Mon - Fri: 7:00am & 8:45am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sat: 4:00 - 4:45pm & after 5:00pm
Mass until 6:30pm
Tues: 5:00 - 6:00pm
Wed: 7:30 - 8:30am
Through this campaign, with the help of your grace,
we hope to enhance our facilities to be ones that
enrich our faith, strengthen our families, and serve
the mission of our parish into the future.
Through the intercession of Our Lady of Grace,
mother of your Son and patroness of our parish, may
this project make us more and more a community
rooted in the love of Christ, a community dedicated to
the care of one another; truly a community of grace.
We ask you all this through your Son,
our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.