CLERGY Rev. Jose Kallukalam

Pastor

Rev. Briggs Hurley Parochial Vicar

PARISH OFFICE

Mon 12pm–4pm Tues–Fri 9am–4pm

Phone (904) 261-3472 Emergency (904) 277-6566

Emergency calls must be made by patient, family, or care facility.

MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil 5pm Sunday 8am, 10am, 12pm

DAILY MASS

M W Th F 8:30am Tues 6pm

CONFESSION Sat 4–4:45pm or by appointment.

ADORATION Thurs 9–9:30am First Thurs 9am–1pm SAINT MICHAEL ACADEMY

www.smacad.org (904) 321-2102

Ms. Susan Dorner Principal

32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 10, 2019

ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

505 Broome Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 www.stmichaelscatholic.com

FORMED IN THE SPIRIT. A year of equipping our families for the work of ministry to build up the body of Christ

OUR MISSION We are called to gather for worship,

celebrate the paschal mysteries, preach the Gospel, minister to others,

and be witnesses to the world.

He is not God Of the

Dead But of

The Living Lk 20

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SAINT MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Office • (904) 261-3472

www.stmichaelscatholic.com

Sr. Rose Paul Madassery, Office Manager Lori Kennedy, Director of Religious Formation srrosepaul@stmichaelscatholic.com lkennedy@stmichaelscatholic.com Sr. Josephine Thekkumthala, Pastoral Associate Meridith Burkhart, Youth Minister srjosephine@stmichaelscatholic.com meridithburkhart@hotmail.com Walt Edwards, Business Manager Denise Ziegler, Director of Music wedwards@stmichaelscatholic.com musicatmichaels@gmail.com Jeanne Dean, Secretary Jake Gosa, Pastoral Council Chairman Patty O’Neill, Bookkeeper Jan Smith, Finance Council Chairman

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In the seventeenth century, English Catholics, many of them wealthy and well educated, looked to the American colonies as a place to regain a measure of religious freedom. In Ireland, the so-called penal laws were even harsher than in England, as a minority Parliament tried to force the conversion of the population by denying the majority political and economic power. Beginning in 1691, laws were passed that punished dissenters, principally Catholics, but also causing hardship for Jews, Quakers, and others. There were acts forbidding “mixed marriage” or sending children “beyond the seas” for schooling. Catholics were taxed at double the common rate, barred from the legal professions and from university, and not allowed to build churches or own a decent horse.

In 1793 the situation began to change, as it became clear that the economic persecution would not drive the majority away from Catholicism. Gradually, laws were repealed until by 1829 freedom was won, al-though Catholics at university were ineligible for honors, and until the 1920s when the Republic was formed, the Church of Ireland was the state church, funded by the taxes of all citizens.

Already a parishioner? Have you moved? Changed your phone numbers? Have a dif-ferent email? Contact the par-ish office so we can stay up-to-date!

CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD We are nearing the end of the liturgical year. Today’s readings remind us that our own lives will draw to a close one day, and we can be certain that the Lord will encourage, strengthen, and save us—both now and at the last. The astonishing story of the Maccabees invigo-rates our faith as we behold an entire family willing to die rather than deny the Law of Moses. The psalm re-sponse echoes the faithful cries of the Maccabees: “I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God.” That same confidence appears in Saint Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians. “The Lord is faithful,” he testifies; “he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” In the Gospel, Jesus explains just how long God’s pro-tection will endure. The children of God whom God guards, Jesus says, will live forever like angels.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b - 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The King of the world will raise us up to live again forever (2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14). Psalm — Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full (Psalm 17). Second Reading — May the Lord encourage and strengthen your hearts (2 Thessalonians 2:16 — 3:5). Gospel — Those who are deemed worthy of the coming age can no longer die (Luke 20:27-38 [27, 34-38]).

Please pray for all re-quests in our Prayer Re-quest Book. Please pray for the sick and those who have died, espe-cially Virginia Castro,

mother of parishioner Carina Tomassetti. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

ANGEL TREES The Angel Trees will be in the back of church the next three weekends (Nov. 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24). Take a tag to purchase a gift for those less fortunate in our parish and community! Unwrapped gifts must be returned, with tag affixed, by Nov. 26.

ADULT CONFIRMATION Bishop Estévez will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for adults who have not yet been con-firmed on the following two occa-sions: Saturday, Jan. 11, at 5pm at Holy Faith Parish, Gainesville, and Sunday, May 31, at 2pm in the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine. These two celebrations

are for Catholics 18 years and older who want to complete their Christian initiation, so give it some prayerful thought! Adults should have already re-ceived the sacraments of baptism, reconciliation, and First Eucharist. Contact the Parish Office for more details.

2019 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Couples observing a 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th (or more) wedding anniversary between Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2019 are invited to par-ticipate in the 2019 An-niversary Celebration with Bishop Felipe Este-vez on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at 12:00 noon at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, 5205 A1A South, St. Augustine, FL 32080. You may register online at: family.dosafl.com or call: (904) 262-3200. Registration deadline is Nov. 15th.

SAVE THE DATE Fr. Briggs will be leading the annual Knights of Malta Baby Steps Camino, a three-day pilgrimage from Jax Beach to St. Augustine, Dec. 6-8, 2019. For more information and to register, visit www.babystepscamino.com

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ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE TALK

Fr. Jose will be giving a talk to RCIA on St. Tho-mas the Apostle and his evangelization of India this Tuesday, Nov. 12, in St. Michael Academy after the 6pm Mass. An invitation is extended to all who are interested in attending!

ST. MICHAEL CRAFT FAIR A heartfelt thank you to all who played a role in this 10-month process, including the shoppers!

RELIGIOUS FORMATION Our first RF-wide pre-dismissal sharing and eve-ning prayer. A reminder that all RF parents are welcome to attend at 7:15 in the St. Joseph’s Room each Wednesday after RF!

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11,

in remembrance of Veterans Day.

SMA HONORS VETS Join Saint Michael Academy this Wednesday, Nov. 13, after the 8:30am Mass in the Parish Hall as our students put on a service honoring Vet-erans. All are welcome!

SMMC FALL DANCE

St. Michael Men’s Club presents A Celebration of Fall! Please join us for an evening of award-winning BBQ prepared by Chef Bobby Potoch-nik and music from The Macy’s for your dancing and listening pleasure. The event will be held at the Parish Hall on Saturday, Nov. 16; doors will open at 6:30pm and dinner will be served from 7-8pm with dancing from 8-10pm. Tickets are $20/person and include food, drinks, and fun. Tickets will be on sale after Masses this weekend or at the Parish Office. For more information, please con-tact: smmcfb@gmail.com

RESPECT LIFE MASS There will be a Mass in memory of our “precious ones” lost through mis-carriage, stillborn, and abortion on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 4pm at the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine. For more details and car-pool information, contact Kim at respectlife@stmichaelscatholic.com

SAVE THE DATE REMINDER

St. Michael KofC will hold our 10th Annual Char-ity Golf Tournament on Friday, Dec. 6, at Omni’s Oak Marsh Course. Please contact Tom Smeeton (904-321-4139) or Bob Gerth (904-491-0368 or bob@thegerths.net) for more details.

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Join Srs. Josephine and Rose Paul this week as they present on the

EASTERN RITE CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

Pope St. John Paul II knew what he was about when he said that the Church must

“breathe with both lungs”, those “lungs” being the twenty-two Eastern rites on the one hand and the Roman rites on the other. The Eastern rites are in full communion with Rome, but our li-turgical and theo-logical identity differs from the widely-familiar Latin expression. Come join the Sisters, who have personal experience with some of these rites (India has at least three different rites!)—this Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6-7:30pm in the Par-ish Hall.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS

(RCIA) There will be no class this Sunday, Nov. 10. Plan to attend Fr. Jose’s talk on St. Thomas the Apostle and India on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6:40 in SMA. Parishioners are also welcome to attend!

Children ages 3–7 are invited to join us for Children’s Liturgy of the Word every Sun-

day at 10am!

Religious formation grades K–7 finished their beau-tiful Respect Life projects for the month of Octo-ber. Thank you parents and catechists for helping the students with their projects! Given that Novem-ber is the month to remember our beloved dead, we will be working on getting to know the saints of the 20th and 21st centuries. There will be no 8th grade confirmation prep on Sunday, Nov. 10; instead, it will be rescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 24.

Unfortunately, Salt & Light couldn’t beat SMCC Young Adults at kickball, but rest assured...there will be a rematch! Join Salt & Light every Sunday evening in Novem-ber from 6-8pm in the Parish Hall for faith, fellow-ship, games, and more! “Don’t be afraid to dream great things”. —Pope Francis Adults 18-35 are invited to our November Social this Monday, Nov. 11, at 6pm, at Gregor Mac-Gregor’s Mini Links & Drinks on 27 N. 3rd Street. Even if you aren’t great at putt putt, bring your best Catholic trivia knowledge and you can still be a winner! If you haven’t already, download the GroupMe app and subscribe to “Saint Michael Young Adult Min-istry” for what’s going on!

OUR STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE REPORT

NOVEMBER 3, 2019 Registered Families 1565

Online Giving $ 1,594.40

Children’s Collection $ 33.25

Debt Reduction $ 2,410.00

Online Debt Reduction $ 75.00

Offertory $ 21,604.25

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mission52@stmichaelscatholic.com or pick up an application in the Parish Office.

2019 Q2 DEBT $1,170,033.52

Saturday, November 9, 2019 5:00 Mass Lectors McManemon, Loveless Ushers Bender’s Extraordinary Ministers Brooke, Cantin, Donovan, Fillion, Dean, Reiss, S. Murphy Altar Servers Zander Sellers, Camren Schmack, Gabby Wagner Sunday, November 10, 2019 8:00 Mass Lectors Layman, Hill Ushers Moore, Cardinale Extraordinary Ministers Balsamo’s, Coleman, Dean, Finnigan, Oden, Pulsinelli Altar Servers Bass, Oden, Will Schmidt Sunday, November 10, 2019 10:00 Mass Lectors MacDonell, Light Ushers Maddox, Martin Extraordinary Ministers Caserta, Fuller, Nordlinger, Sciarini’s, Smith, Stoner Altar Servers Harrison Pollack, Logan Morse, Will Robinson Sunday, November 10, 2019 12:00 Mass Lectors Pollack, Schweitzer Ushers Kebert & Oberholtzer Extraordinary Ministers Bratton, Henning’s, Hippler, Mason, Stumpp, Svela Altar Servers Michael Evatt, Piper Kebert, Audrey Kebert Saturday, November 16, 2019 5:00 Mass Lectors Bustabad, Mackowski Ushers Spence family Extraordinary Ministers Elwell’s, Holland, Laurent, S. Riegler, S. Murphy, Walsh Altar Servers Loretta Stephenson Delilah Stephenson Anna Resar Sunday, November 17, 2019 8:00 Mass Lectors Stewart, Sechler Ushers Young’s Extraordinary Ministers Cantin, Coleman,Godek, Gosnell Hippler, Walker, Pulsinelli Altar Servers Oden, White, Emma Godek Sunday, November 17, 2019 10:00 Mass Lectors Smith, Golden Ushers Bailey, Billings Extraordinary Ministers Maddox, Nodlinger, S. Scweitzer, Sciarini’s, Smith, Stoner Altar Servers Will Robinson, Mario Tedeschi, Logan Morse Sunday, November 17, 3019 12:00 Mass Lectors Stoner, Fenn Ushers Clarke, Oberholtzer Extraordinary Ministers Amos, Gosa, Janzen, Mason, Pitts, Tasso, Trocino Altar Servers Christopher Hampton, Michael Evatt, Brooklyn Logston

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

MASS INTENTIONS PARISH EVENTS SATURDAY

NOVEMBER 9 Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

5pm Maureen Brands by Al Brands

SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR DCN ART AND JEANNE

5pm Mass—C 6-7:30pm Reception—PH

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8am John & Elizabeth Bucchieri by Don & Elizabeth Talbot

10am Johnelle Snyder by the India Group

12pm Parishioners of St. Michael Jerry Drumm by Carol Drumm and family

MONDAY NOVEMBER 11

St. Martin of Tours 8:30am Joe Reamer

by Sue Riegler

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 1-2pm Beatitudes Prayer Group—PH 6pm Young Adult Ministry—Off-campus 6:30-8pm SM Women’s Guild—PH

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12

St. Josaphat 6pm Paul Penchi, Sr., & Paul Penchi, Jr.

by the Lowe family

10-11:30am Bible Study—PH 6:30-8pm KofC Bible Study—PH 6:40-8pm RCIA: Fr. Jose St. Thomas Talk—SMA

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

8:30am Jackson Palmer by Marilyn Fillion

after Mass SMA Honors Veterans (Service)—PH 9am-12pm SM Crafts Guild—PH 5:30-7:30pm Vigil Choir Rehearsal—C 6-7:30pm Adult Faith Formation—PH 6-7:30pm Religious Education—SMA 6pm SMA PTO—School Balcony

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 8:30am Marie Fertic Palmer

by Gary & Mary Palmer

5:30-8pm Choir Rehearsal—C

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15

St. Albert the Great 8:30am Dr. Michael & Meg Stebler

by Beverly Schneider

12-2pm Shawl Ministry—PH

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 St. Margaret of

Scotland; St. Gertrude

5pm John & Martha Garrone & Clifford & Evelyn Harrington by Ray & Kaye Harrington

SMMC DANCE AND DINNER 6:30-10pm—PH

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8am Thelma Jones by Don & Elizabeth Talbot

8:45-10am Adult Bible Study—PH 1-2pm Choir Rehearsal—C 6-8pm Salt & Light Youth Group—PH

10am Francis Xavier Beach by Regina & George Hoar

12pm Parishioners of St. Michael

8:45-10am Adult Bible Study—PH No RCIA 1-2pm Choir Rehearsal—C 6-8pm Salt & Light Youth Group—PH

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PARISH CALENDAR

C: Church • PH: Parish Hall • PO: Parish Office • SMA: St. Michael Academy • BGH: Big Green House