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A Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Stewardship Parish

49 Crosswinds Drive, Charles Town, WV 25414 www.stjameswv.org 304-725-5558

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 19, 2017

November 19, 2017 ~ 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Weekly Finance Report Funds Budgeted Oct 29 Avg

Difference Offertory $15,703 $11,613 ($4,084)

Building Fund

$11,021 $9,139 ($1,281)

St Zita’s Sales

$39,586 $20,916 ($17,078)

Building Fund Mortgage Overall

$14,939,064 Balance $5,813,483

Nov 5

$11,625

$10,341

$24,099

Parish Office and Staff 304-725-5558

Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00 am-12:00 pm & 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

Pastor ………………….. Very Rev. John S. Ledford, V.F.

[email protected] Voicemail 681-260-6393, Rectory 304-725-6801

Associate Pastor……… Rev. Fr. José Manuel Escalante

[email protected] Parish Administrator……….... Rev. Mr. David E. Galvin

[email protected] Permanent Deacon ………..Rev. Mr. James T. Munuhe

[email protected]

Religious Sister…………………………Sr. Reyna Huerta [email protected]

Director of Liturgy & Music…………………Mr. Gary Penkala [email protected]

Secretary……………………………………...… Mrs. Chris Pifer

[email protected] Faith Formation……………………………….… Mrs. Allie Enos

[email protected] Hispanic Office………………….…………Mrs. Margarita Cruz

[email protected] Marriage and Family Ministry….………Mrs. Carol Dindinger

[email protected]

St. Zita’s Cupboard…………….………… Mrs. Michelle Foust [email protected]

Accounts Payable……….………………… Mrs. Terry Denison

[email protected] Offertory………………..………………………Mrs. Karla Gainey

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Regular Mass Schedule Sunday 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm (English)

and 1:30 pm (Spanish) Monday 7:00 am, Tuesday 12:05 pm

Wednesday 7:00 pm, Thursday 12:05 pm Friday 7:00 am, Saturday 5:00 pm

Holy Days of Obligation 7:00 am, 12:00 pm, 7:00 pm (on Federal Holidays 9:00 am)

Liturgy of the Hours Wednesday 10:00 am and 6:30 pm

Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday 10:00 am and 7:00 pm

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration 24 hours every day

Reconciliation Saturday 3:00 pm

Wednesday 5:00 pm or by appointment

Liturgy Schedule

The Sick and Homebound If you or a family member are confined to the home or hospital, contact Chris Pifer at 304-725-5558 ext. 225 to arrange for the Eucharist to be brought to you.

Events / Activities & Our Bulletin We include all ministry and parish events, on & offsite, on our parish master calendar. To make a reservation request go to www.stjameswv.org/about-us/calendar. Then send a bulletin announcement to [email protected] a minimum of two weeks prior to the publication date.

Parish Staff

Weekends before & after all Masses Monday & Wednesday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

St. Zita Cupboard Hours

Cover: Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Veterans’ Day Parade


Dear Parishioners, This weekend we come together to continue our journey as we celebrate the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. As we know, each day of our lives presents us with challenges. What do we do, how do we react, are questions each of us faces every day.

While the reading from Proverbs focuses on a “wife”, could the same be said for any spouse in different ways? Parents work each day to provide for their family’s needs. It’s not an easy task as one discovers that life is not simple. Nevertheless, spouses seek to support one another in the midst of life’s problems. Not only do they seek to support, but they also seek to provide for the needs of the whole family.

Could it be that we are seeing the same thing as Matthew tells this story of Jesus’ ministry? Most likely all of us are quite familiar with this incident: Master going on a journey, the giving of “talents” to servants; the return and the discussion after the return. Perhaps we need to remind ourselves that life continues on day by day. We need to be prepared, to keep sharing the story, to keep the process going of taking care of the whole family. We simply cannot be like the servant who took his “talent” and buried it. We simply have to keep putting one foot in front of the other and continue on day by day.

Respectfully, UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday, Nov. 20, 7:00 pm Finance Council meets in the Conference Room. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 10:00 am Jefferson Community Ministries Board meets in the JCCM Building Conference Room, Charles Town. Thursday & Friday, Nov. 23 & 24, THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS - Eucharist will be at 9:00 am on both days.

Pastor’s Page Pastor: Very Rev. John S. Ledford, V.F. [email protected]

Office 304-725-5558, Pager 681-260-6393, Rectory 304-725-6801

On Veterans' Day, the St. James American Heritage Girls and Trail Life USA troops showed their appreciation for our American veterans by marching in the Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Veterans' Day Parade, serving as honor guard during the wreath ceremony, and serving coffee and donuts to veterans.

Some of our own parishioners who are veterans joined us at daily Mass and were present for the blessing of the dedication plaque for our Veterans’ & Chaplains’ window. Although we often include our military, security, and intelligence communities in our prayer intentions, it

is also important for us to pray for vocations to military chaplaincy. We were blessed to have retired military chaplain Fr. George Pucciarelli serving at our parish before he was assigned as the pastor to St. Bernadette’s in Hedgesville.

Approximately 25% of the armed forces list their faith as Catholic. So when you pray for vocations, please pray for those who will serve our military and their families.

Parish Administrator: Rev. Mr. David E. Galvin [email protected]

304-725-5558 Around Our Parish


Pastoral Associate for Liturgy & Music: Gary Penkala [email protected]

304-725-5558

Please Pray for... Our sick and homebound… Shirley Abatta, Sally Soper, Kathleen Keefer, Anne Tolson, Patrick Marrone, members of the Wiand and Edwards families, David Smallwood, Paula Rendiero, John Statz, Judy Dickerson.

There are three ways to request prayers at our parish: (1) contact the Parish Office at 304-725-5558 or [email protected] to have a name included in the bulletin, (2) write your request in the Book of Intentions located on the podium behind the last pew on the left side of the church, or (3) contact David White at [email protected] or 304-262-3040 for your request to be sent to our Prayer Chain. Names listed above are also included in the Book of Intentions. All requests are kept strictly confidential by parishioners of our prayer ministry.

P ’ M I N 13-19

Mon 7:00 AM Richard Pifer (D) by Patrick & Linda Blanc

Tues 12:05 PM Harold Taylor (D) by Theresa Taylor

Wed 7:00 PM Ryan Leyman (L) by Beverley Johnson

Thurs 9:00 AM For the Parishioners of our Parish

Fri 9:00 AM Richard DiVencenso (D) by Susan Torbol

Sat 5:00 PM Dick Casselman (D) by The Hower Family

Sun 8:00 AM Steve Roper (D) by Chris Pifer

11:00 AM For the people of our Parish by

(St Peter) 11:00 AM Dale Brown-Sasse & Roberto Luis Torres (L) by Eileen Hood

(Spanish) 1:30 PM For St. James Hispanic Community by St. James Parish

6:00 PM Donald Krise (D) by Michael Hippchen

Happy Birthday to...

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday Readings Year A, Weekday Readings Year 1, Psalter Week 4)

L C & M R

M Nov 13 St Frances Xavier Cabrini virgin (mem) Readings: Wis 1:1-7 / Ps 139:1-10 / Lk 17:1-6

Tu Nov 14 Tuesday of 32nd Week in Ord Time Readings: Wis 2:23 – 3:9 / Ps 34:2-19 / Lk 17:7-10

W Nov 15 St Albert the Great pope & doctor (opt) Readings: Wis 6:1-11 / Ps 82:3-7 / Lk 17:11-19

Th Nov 16 St Margaret of Scotland holy woman (opt) St Gertrude virgin (optional memorial) Readings: Wis 7:22b – 8:1 / Ps 119:89-175 / Lk 17:20-25

F Nov 17 St Elizabeth of Hungary religious (mem) Readings: Wis 13:1-9 / Ps 19:2-5 / Lk 17:26-37

Sa Nov 18 Dedication of the Basilicas of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Rome (opt memorial) St Rose Philippine Duchesne virgin (opt) Readings: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9 / Ps 105:2-43 / Lk 18:1-8

Su Nov 19 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 I Thessalonians 5:1-6 Saint Matthew 25:14-30

Nov 20 Patricia Cardamone, Isabel Rojas, Mia Caccavale, Esmeralda Martinez, Sharon Larrosa, Gianna Cleveland; Nov 21 Eleanor Ward, Sandra White, Rod Skarzinski, Helen Carbonneau, Robert Londeck, John Nick, Kellie Skerrett, Walter Salazar, Fatima Martinez,BreAnn Diehl; Nov 22 Audra Wiltshire, Colleen Happy, Ronald Wunder, Elizabeth Miller, Jeremy Hall, James Smith, Thomas Cook, Mia Donlon, Brenda Elias-Morales, Jessica Barr, Izabel Doyle, Emma Woodward; Nov 23 Reginald Seiders, George Burns, Paul Moreno, Maria Ruiz, Brigette Tester, Aljenny Molina, Tina Price, Cody Mills, Jacqueline Ware, Isabella Runion, Linda Ve-ga, Stephen Naputi, Hector Aguirre, Olivia Rish, Paloma Ruiz, Breydon Wilcox; Nov 24 Patricia Browne, Ronan Bartosevich, Evich Fennell; Nov 25 Anthony DiGioia, Edwina Crowe, Loretta Shade, Lisa Iwaszko, Tracey Lineberry, Susan Wallace, Elisa Fox, Kimberly Kracun, Grace Guiney, Kevin Knight, Emily Shannon, Alexis Viands; Nov 26 An-drzej Idczak, Michael Hippchen, Catherine Costantino, John Stover, Ana Alvarado, EmmaKate Franz, Kyle Stern, Jer-emy Rosa, and Emma Wheaton.


Monday, November 20th

Adoration 24 hours Adoration Chapel

Daily Mass 7:00 AM Nave

AA Mtg 12:00 PM St Michael Hall

Trail Life USA Officer Mtg 6:00 PM St Michael Hall

Finance Council 7:00 PM Conference

American Heritage Girls 7:00 PM Lower Level

Trail Life USA 7:00 PM St Michael Hall

Financial Peace University 7:00 PM St Cecilia

Tuesday, November 21st

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Adoration 24 hours Adoration Chapel

Daily Mass 12:05 PM Nave

HISP Marriage Prep 6:00 PM St Lucy

HISP Adult Faith Formation 7:00 PM St Francis

Wednesday, November 22nd


Morning Prayer 10:00 AM Nave


No CCD or Youth Activities —

Reconciliation and Holy Hour 5:00 PM Nave

HISP Servant of the Word 7:00 PM St Francis

Friday, November 24th

Parish Office — CLOSED

Adoration 24 hours Adoration Chapel Daily Mass 9:00 AM Nave



Al-Anon Mtg 8:00 PM St Lucy

HISP Prayer Group 8:00 PM Library

Saturday, November 25th Adoration 24 hours Adoration Chapel

Reconciliation 3:00 PM Nave

Bells of Our Lady of Mercy 3:30 PM Choir loft

Sunday, November 26th Adoration 24 hours Adoration Chapel RCIA: Canonization & Divine Mercy 9:15 AM Library CCD 9:30 AM Various

HISP CCD Class 11:00 AM Various

HISP Baptism Class 11:00 AM Reception

AA Mtg 11:30 AM St Michael Hall

Baptism Class 1:00 PM Library

HISP Youth Group 3:00 PM St Michael

Narcotics Anonymous Mtg 6:00 PM St Michael

This Week’s Events

Because Faith Matters

St. Zita’s

Thursday, November 23rd

Parish Office & St. Zita’s — CLOSED


Daily Mass 9:00 am Nave

AA Big Book Mtg 7:00 PM St Michael

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving

Advent is just around the corner.

We have Advent candles, wreaths, devotionals, and Little Books

in stock for you!

Are You Going Shopping? on Black Friday or

Small Business Saturday

We’ve got Gift Cards for both days. Don’t forget to use Amazon Smile for

your online orders too!


Knights of Columbus’ Keep Christ in

Christmas Poster Contest

All youth age 5-14 are invited to use their imagination and create a 11x17” poster that captures the theme “Keep Christ in Christmas”. Posters are due by Sat., Dec. 2 and will be displayed at the annual Breakfast with St. Nicholas on Sun., Dec 3. Poster paper can be picked up at CCD. Please submit posters at St. Zita’s and write child’s name and age on the back of the poster.

Honoring Veterans

Veterans presented the gifts at daily Mass on Veterans’ Day. Following Mass Father Escalante blessed the dedication plaque for the Veterans’ & Chaplains’ window (upper level in south transept). The plaque is located in the narthex and recognizes chaplains and veterans who have served in the military. Please contact John Sherwood at sacristan@ stjameswv.org for any corrections or omissions or to add a dedication to the plaque. A special thanks to all the individuals and organizations who made the window and plaque possible.

FIREWOOD

MINISTRY


Ven. Michael McGivney Men's Weekend Webster Springs, WV

Pray -- Work — Play


Christians in Asia

That Christians in Asia, bearing witness to the Gospel in word and deed, may promote dialogue, peace, and mutual understanding,

especially with those of other religions.

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for November

Do you know where the community bulletin boards are? We need some folks that are out and about in the community to post a flyer once in a while for a parish event. If you’re handy with thumbtacks, send an email to [email protected].

All Saints’ Day Celebration

Big Life Changes? Moved? Married? Baby? Small changes too — new email or cell phone? Please keep us in the loop. Just email your changes to

[email protected].

Joseph & Jennifer Dagg and their children Kiya, Sage, Tabor & Violet

Owen & Teresa Gauvin and their grandson Jonathan Lowry

Gladys H. Hartl

Ray & Mary Lind and their daughter Lilly

Joseph & Dolores Servis

Michael & Rachel Spiegelberg

Children: Jane & Colton

Mark & Susan Zalewski

Thank you for registering & formally joining our parish!

Joseph & Jennifer Dagg and their children Kiya, Sage, Tabor & Violet

Owen & Teresa Gauvin and their grandson Jonathan Lowry

Gladys H. Hartl

Ray & Mary Lind and their daughter Lilly

Joseph & Dolores Servis

Michael & Rachel Spiegelberg

Children: Jane & Colton

Mark & Susan Zalewski

Thank you for registering & formally joining our parish!

Saint James Event


Adult Formation: Rev. Mr. Dave Galvin [email protected] or 304-725-5558

Youth Faith Formation: Allie Enos [email protected] or 304-725-5558

Faith Formation

Scholastic Book Fair December 3-5 Proceeds help our Christmas Adopt-a-Family program.

Shopping will be open: • Sun., Dec. 3 from 9:00 am -1:00 pm • Mon., Dec. 4 from 6:30 pm -8:30 pm • Wed., Dec. 5 from 5:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Attention Parents—Mark Your Calendars

Parents with students in First Communion Prep 2, Sacramental Prep, or with children going through their 2nd year of First Communion preparation, must attend the next FCP2 Parent/Student Class listed below with their child.

Wednesday Students & their Parents — Nov. 29th

5:30pm—6:45pm in the Social Hall Sunday Students & their Parents — Dec. 3rd

9:30am to 10:45am in the Social Hall

Donate to our Saint Store Our CCD students get to go shopping twice a year at the Saint Store with the points they’ve earned by their virtuous behavior. They look forward to choosing items and proudly bringing them home to share with their families. Are you getting religious items in the mail from charities? Do you have religious items that you would like to donate to the Saint Store? Donations can be dropped off at the parish office marked CCD Saint Store.

As the cold & flu season begins, we could use some donations of Clorox wipes & hand sanitizers. Thanks!

Playground & Pizza Party

Two things kids love! You can help bring them together when you donate your Box Tops to St. James. CCD classes have been competing to bring in the most Box Tops this fall to help with our playground. The class with the most Box Tops wins a pizza party. You can help by giving your Box Tops to one of the students you know or you can put them in the box outside of St. Zita’s. Thank you for supporting our youth & the playground project.

No CCD Classes Sunday, Nov. 19th & Wednesday, Nov. 22nd

We wish you and your family a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

A big

THANK YOU goes out to Chad

Gobs, Patrick Moylan and the Confirmandi

for all their hard work to make our

All Saints’ Day party a great success!


JOINING OUR PARISH and becoming a part of our parish family is easy and rewarding. Registration forms can be found in the Narthex or Parish Office. Once a registration form is submitted, new parishioners will receive a welcome packet and an invitation to learn more about St. James and meet some of your new family members. Get connected, get involved, register today. If you move, kindly let us know. BECOMING CATHOLIC at St. James begins with a religious education process called RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). Through RCIA, people learn about the Catholic Faith and prepare to become full members of our Catholic family. This process is also available for children and teens. CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME is a program that provides a warm welcome to all desiring to return to the Catholic Church. Voice your concerns and get answers to your questions. Contact Linda Bryan at returnhome@stjameswv. org. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION As adults, our second most important job is raising our children in our Catholic faith. (Our most important job, of course, is maintaining our own relationship with our Heavenly Father.) Families registered in our parish may enroll their children in religious education as early as the age of three. Contact the Allie Enos at [email protected]. Check the bulletin for postings of adult faith formation classes. They are offered on a regular basis and will be listed in the bulletin. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM is the first sacrament by which we receive a new and spiritual life and the dignity of adoption as children of God and heirs of God's kingdom. Registered families may celebrate this sacrament at St. James after attending one of the Baptism classes offered the last Sunday of each month at 1 pm. Register for the class with the parish office before the birth of your baby. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE celebrates a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman. If you are a registered, active member of the parish considering this vocation, you must meet with Carol Dindinger at least six months before your desired wedding date. No date will be set prior to that meeting. To begin this process, contact Carol at [email protected] or the parish office. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING formerly known as Last Rites or Extreme Unction, is a ritual of healing. Should you or a family member be entering the hospital, preparing for surgery, or nearing death, contact the Parish Office. THE HISTORIC CHAPEL OF ST. PETER in Harpers Ferry celebrates a “Tourist” Mass on Sundays at 11:00 am. The Chapel is also open to visitors on weekends from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm most weekends from May through October. SAFE ENVIRONMENT

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is committed to the protection of its children and young people. The Diocese complies with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People by maintaining an Office of Safe Environment. To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please contact your local law enforcement agency, or you may confidentially contact the West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families/Child Protective Services by calling the Child Abuse Hotline at 800-352-6513. To report suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, please contact one of the Bishop’s designees at 888-434-6237 (toll free) or 304-233-0880: Sister Ellen Dunn, ext. 264; Mr. Bryan Minor, ext. 263; Msgr. Frederick Annie, ext. 267, or Msgr. Anthony Cincinnati, ext. 270. For more information on the Diocese’s Office of Safe Environment, please go to www.dwc.org, then click the “Diocese” tab, then click “Office of Safe Environment” under the “Offices” menu. To learn more about the Catholic Church’s efforts in preventing sexual abuse of children in the United States, please visit http://www.usccb.org. Under “Issues and Action,” click “Child and Youth Protection” from the drop-down menu.

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