C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

CHURCH ADDRESS 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue Miami, Florida 33143 RECTORY/MAILING ADDRESS 8080 S.W. 54 Court Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.4911 Fax: 305.667.8067 info@epiphanycatholicchurch.comepiphanycatholicchurch.com

SCHOOL Ms. Ana Oliva, Principal, Mrs. Dolores Alea, Vice Principal 5557 S.W. 84 Street Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.5251 Fax: 305.667.6828 epiphanycatholicschool.com CONVENT Sister Carmen Teresa, IHM, Superior Telephone: 305.667.2144

MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & PASTORAL SERVICES Mrs. Isabel Prellezo, Director Telephone: 305.665.0037 MINISTRY OF MUSIC Mr. Thomas Schuster, Organist Mr. Georgi Danchev, Choirmaster Mr. Eddie Valdés, Cantor Telephone: 305.667.4911

Monsignor Jude O’Doherty, Pastor

Father Alex Rivera, Associate Pastor

Deacon Don Livingstone

Deacon Norman Ruíz-Castañeda

Deacon Thomas V. Eagan

Deacon Marcos Pérez

Deacon Eduardo Smith

MASSES Monday-Friday 6:30 & 8:00 AM

Saturday 8:00 AM

Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM

Sunday 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 AM 12:30* & 6:00 PM (*Spanish)

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Monday-Friday 7:00-8:00 AM & 8:30-9:30 AM

Thursdays 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

ROSARY Daily 7:40 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 4:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call the Parish Office two months in advance.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Call the Parish Office one year in advance.

October 28, 2018 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

PASTOR’S PEN

religious ideal with which few, if any, can identify.

We are not here discussing religion alone. We are

talking about life. Achievement in any realm

requires that hopes and dreams be translated into

reality by means of an active faith. An architect

dreams of a beautiful building surrounded by a

lovely landscape; then he sits down at his drawing

board, and with hard work and midnight oil turns

that dream into reality. A writer dreams of a story.

In his mind he can see the plot and all of the

characters. Then he goes to his computer and

with toil and sweat turns that dream into a book.

What about your dream? You have one, or at

least, you’ve had one, a dream of something

better. It isn’t going to fall in your lap. But you can

commit it to Christ and by means of an active faith

translate it into reality. Don’t listen to the cynical

voices that speak to you of impossibility. Keep

that dream alive in your heart; and then by the

grace of God in Christ, get up and start walking

toward it. That is what we mean when we speak

of reaching for something better.

When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was near, he

began to shout. The nearness of Christ heartened

Bartimaeus with the hope of something better.

We need to hear that chord of hope in our day.

So many people are defeated by discouragement.

Despair is the great destroyer. Let any athletic

team decide that it is defeated, and the outcome

of the game is no longer in question.

Somewhere I read the story of a small town in

Maine that was doomed to extinction. The state

was building a power dam on the river and had

purchased all the surrounding land that would be

flooded by the lake. The little village was a part of

that land, and the effect on the populace was

devastating. Everything came to a standstill. No

one started a new house. All improvement and

repair ceased. What was the use in painting a

house or mending a fence if it was soon to be

covered with water? Why repair or replace

anything when the entire village was certain to be

wiped out? So, month by month, the town

became more dilapidated and ghostlier. Finally

someone painted a sign and put it at the entrance

to the village. It said, “Where there is no hope

for tomorrow, there is no power in today.”

That says it all. No one reaches for something

better unless he believes that something better is

within reach. Despair is one of the most

debilitating forces in all of life. Our world needs

desperately to hear the New Testament message

of hope. Follow Jesus through the pages of the

Gospels, and you will find that He constantly

encouraged people with the vision of a better life.

He said to the woman taken in adultery, “Neither

do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” He said

to a weak and vacillating fisherman. “You are

Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church.”

Just the presence of Jesus in the village of Jericho

awakened in Bartimaeus the hope of something

better. This Mass today will be worthwhile if just

one person, young or old, could recapture his

dreams and go from this place believing in the

reality of something better.

Active faith is an essential ingredient of healthy

living. Do not make of it some sort of a vague

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

CELEBRATE THE CHURCH

so fragile. There was serious doubt among the

membership whether the Church would survive.

Its key leadership cowered behind closed doors,

thinking their cause was surely lost. However,

many cultures and civilizations have come and

gone, but the Church lives on. The Church is so

solid that, for more than 2000 years, it has

outlasted the hostility of its foes and the stupidity

of its friends. We are not frantically trying to keep

the Church alive. It was here when we arrived on

the scene and will remain long after we are gone.

It has stood the test of time.

Another thing right with the Church is its record of

ministry to human need. Without that, the ability

to endure would be meaningless. Jesus measured

the worth of all institutions, not by their age, not

by their size, but by their usefulness. He must

surely apply that same test to His own Church.

And though its score has been far from perfect, it

does have an impressive record of service. We

are so familiar with this that we often take it for

granted. We seldom pause to appreciate what the

Church has accomplished across the centuries. It

has provided the inspiration, the leadership and in

many cases the money for much of the world’s

charitable endeavors.

One other word remains to be said. In a secular

world, the Church stands as a constant reminder

of God. It points the way to Christ. It calls us to

penitence and faith; it offers forgiveness and

healing. This is not the only business of the

Church, but it is the main business. The Church is

an institution whose primary purpose is bringing

people into a redeeming relationship with God.

There is a life here that is more than mortal, and a

Spirit that is more than human. God does not

belong to the Church; the Church belongs to God.

And when joined in partnership with Him, it is like

an army with banners, spread through all of time

and rooted in eternity.

We have criticized the Church, and we will criticize

it again, to love it is to have that responsibility. But

today, let us remember and celebrate what is

right with the Church.

Most of us seem to be more adept at leveling

criticisms than we are at giving compliments. A

family may eat ten meals that are a gourmet’s

delight and never say a word. Serve them just one

meal that is not to their liking, and they suddenly

become quite vocal. A worker may do his job near

to perfection, week after week, and never hear a

word of commendation. Let him make just one

mistake, and he hears about it loud and long.

Many voters admit that on election day they cast

their ballots, not so much for the candidate they

like, as against the candidate they dislike. Some

husbands and wives have lived so long with

critical spouses that a sincere compliment might

throw them into a state of shock. Most of us, it

would seem, express our disapproval more

effectively than we do our approval.

This same attitude carries over to the realm of

religion. Stop most any straggler on the street,

and he or she can tell you what is wrong with the

Church. It is populated with hypocrites; it is too

divided. It is out of touch with the times; it caters

to the rich and neglects the poor. In one form or

another, each of them has been true. It would be

false and futile to deny the faults and failures of

the Church. It is an institution made up of

imperfect human beings, and that means the

Church has always been and will always be open

to criticism and in need of correction.

This, however, is not the whole story. For all of its

weaknesses, the Church has much to commend it.

And occasionally, in the interest of truth and

balance, we need to turn the record over and play

the other side. Let us lay aside our tendency to

criticize and instead express some appreciation.

Almost everyone is aware of the Church’s

shortcomings. However, let us focus our attention

on what is right with the Church.

One of those right things is its ability to endure. All

our Scripture lessons carry us back to the

beginning of the Church. The people who wrote

and originally read those documents were first

generation Christians. They stood on the ground

floor of a brand new institution. Like all newborn

things, the Church was small and seemed

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

Date Time Mass Intentions Requested by

Saturday Oct. 27

5:30 PM + + +

Carmen Nunez Antonio Roca Marta Membiela

Robayna Family Robayna Family Fernandez Family

Sunday Oct. 28

8:00 AM Epiphany Students Epiphany Parents

Sr. Margaret Fagan, IHM Sr. Margaret Fagan, IHM

9:30 AM + +

Marilys & Manolo Coroalles Fernando Miranda

Family His Wife

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM

+ In Thanksgiving Balbina Pargas

Beba Rams Pargas Family

6:00 PM + +

Victoriano Almeida Melissa Rodriguez

Pistorino Family Family

Monday Oct. 29

6:30 AM + +

Tomas Giraldo Daniel Fernando Villabona

Family Family

8:00 AM + +

Sarah Eva Goicoechea Cachita Acosta

Martinez Family Ray Lopez Family

Tuesday Oct.30

6:30 AM + Richard Lotharius Epiphany Parishioners

Martha Villabona Sr. Margaret Fagan, IHM

8:00 AM +

Paola Yidi Mary O’Doherty & Deceased Siblings

Yidi Family Farach Family

Wednesday Oct. 31

6:30 AM + +

Maria Delia Montero Umana Eduardo Jimenez Saenz

Jimenez-Gutierrez Family Jimenez-Gutierrez Family

8:00 AM + +

Angelo Pinasco Oscar Raul Gonzalez

Grandchildren Gonzalez Family

Thursday Nov. 1

6:30 AM NO INTENTIONS MASS

8:00 AM NO INTENTIONS MASS

Friday Nov. 2

6:30 AM + Souls of the Faithful Departed Special Intentions

Pistorino Family

8:00 AM + +

For all the Faithful Departed Cuquito Pinero

Pinero Family

Saturday Nov. 3

8:00 AM + +

Alex Carrion Holy Souls in Purgatory

Family Ely Fleites

Saturday Nov. 3 (Sunday Vigil)

5:30 PM + +

Pepin Cabrera Humberto Gonzalez, Jr.

Wilson Family Family

Sunday Nov. 4

8:00 AM + Teresa Azrack In Thanksgiving

Family Sr. Margaret Fagan, IHM

9:30 AM + +

Monica Johnson Alcira Campos Patricia Lawrence

Epiphany Lectors Alcibel Lairet Bell Family

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM +

+ Guillermina Cam Arnoldo Robelo

Wong Family Robelo-Kelly Family

6:00 PM +

Sante De Leo The United States of America

Family Pistorino Family

MASS INTENTIONS

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

Extraordinary Ministers Nov. 3/4 Lectors Altar Servers Of Holy Communion

C Isom C Kathy Moorman C Lamas 1 Kathy Moorman G McCormick 2 John Moorman Sat 5:30 PM Alina Plasencia T Miller 3 Maria Iglesias Msgr. O'Doherty Bob Dickinson P Ortega 4 Rolando Montoya A Palacio 5 Rosi Maza-Saez C Rivera 6 Virginia Pena I Salvat 7 Ron Pena

C Chuck Broyard 1 Mikki Smith Sun 8:00 AM Lourdes Boue A Illa 2 Chuck Broyard Fr. Rivera John R. Steinbauer J Illa 3 Susana Yllanes 4 Juan Farach 5 Martha Osorio

C Aileen Nuñez 1 Aileen Nuñez 2 Tony Nuñez Sun 9:30 AM Gaby De Céspedes-López T Leibkuchler 3 Pedro Toro Msgr. O'Doherty Pat Parker E Molina 4 Suzanne Renfrow A Pargas 5 Michael Renfrow E Villamil 6 Annamaria Sacher 7 Richard Sacher

C Eduardo Del Valle G Gurdian 1 Katerina Velikopoljski I Gurdian 2 Roberto De Leo Sun 11:00 AM Ileana Bravo-Gordon A Jimenez 3 Cristi Vonder Haar Msgr. O'Doherty Guillermo Castillo N Lopez 4 Janet Armstrong E Muñoz 5 Cesar Armstrong G Paredes 6 Maria Cristina Sousa J Porro 7 Gloria Barbier W Recuset 8 Eduardo Del Valle

C Hermida Licea 1 Hermida Licea 2 Alcides Licea Sun 12:30 PM Susana Agurto C Martinez 3 Gabriel Gurdian Fr. Rivera Gisela Cacciamani M Parra 4 Pedro Marrero 5 Bernuil Marrero 6 Aleida Gutierrez 7 Jose Martinez Elejalde

C Aguilar 1 Gelcys Campo S Lamelas 1 Gelcys Campo P Llorens 2 Rafael Campo Sun 6:00 PM Sarita C. Baigorri S Lombard 3 Gladys Patiño Fr. Rivera Julio Ramírez M Martel 4 Mary Lee C Milian 5 Steven Lee A Negret 6 Caro Packert G Pinero 7 Thomas Packert

MASS SCHEDULES

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

ALL SOULS DAY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 is NOT a Holy Day of obligation.

This is a day when we should make a special effort to attend Mass to pray for our

deceased relatives and friends.

Masses will be at: 6:30 AM and 8:00 AM

ALL SAINTS DAY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

Masses will be at:

6:30 AM 8:00 AM

9:30 AM (School Mass) 7:30 PM

Two Prayerful Days This week we celebrate two special days in the life of the church. Both these days are steeped in meaning and spirituality. On Thursday, November 1, we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, and on Friday, November 2, we celebrate the Feast of All Souls. All of us know so many people in our families and circle of friends who are holy and live saintly lives. They live their faith day in and day out and we all admire them. What is holiness? Holiness is doing the will of God by living out your vocation to the fullest and worshiping and loving God in the church He created. We should all strive to be holy because we all want to end up in heaven with God. In heaven there will be no sorrow, no pain, no hardship, and no struggles of any kind. We will understand everything we wanted to know, all the secrets of the universe, and the mysteries of our faith. We will have everything we want, and we will be secure in this eternal happiness knowing that there is no possibility of ever losing it. We honor all the Saints in heaven and on earth this day. On Friday, November 2, we celebrate the Feast of All Souls. For someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one or friend, the word “celebrate” may seem a little out of place. What we are celebrating is that our loved ones are with God, and specially on this day we do not want to forget them. All Souls Day is a day to remember Mom, Dad, loved ones and friends. We love them so much while they were living, why would we forget them now. It is our good fortune to have a special day to pray for them and have masses said for them. We never want to ever forget them! Please pray for the Souls in Purgatory because they can’t help themselves, and specially pray for your loved ones.

These are “Two Prayerful Days”.

Epiphany School Endowment Fund

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our next game will be on Saturday, November 3 at 9:30 AM. For more information, please contact Carl Lowell at 305.546.4347 (cell), 305.666.9843 (home), or by email at carlvlowell@aol.com.

Contemplative Cenacle of the Divine Mercy

Monday, November 5 at 7:30 PM

We wish to thank our parishioners who contributed to the Epiphany School Endowment

last weekend. Your response in pledges amounted to $180,000.00.

Those of you who may wish to participate

can still do so by dropping your endowment envelope in the collection basket or

by mailing it to the Rectory office. Thank you!

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

Parish Pilgrim Virgin Ministry

During the week of October 28 the Parish Pilgrim Virgin will be in the home of:

Leon & Ana Maria Avila 305.667.8730 Martin & Camille Thiry 305.661.7990

To schedule your visit, please call

Luis & Patricia Siman at 305.498.5936

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL: Rosa Maria Alvarez; Michael Bier; Pat Clarke;

Jeannette Conner; Margarita Del Busto; Ana Alicia Fernandez; Maria C. Garcia;

Oliver Ford Gibson; Stephen Hohauser; Cesar Izique; Paige Klekner; Teresa Lopez;

Daniel Manichello; Hector Montes; Nicolas Moore; Esther Suarez; Paulina Tawil;

Belkis Tovar; Francesco Torres Cuvella; Virginia Walden; Joseph Zapata.

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED:

Belkis Bustillo; Juan Canals; Robert Chandler; Josephina Llarena;

Brunella Tubino; Judith Velasquez.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next Sunday, November 4, 2018 8:15 AM - 2:00 PM

Epiphany Catholic Church

All donors will receive a FREE Fleece Blanket and a wellness checkup including blood pressure,

temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening!

Help us better serve you! Make an appointment

online at www.oneblooddonor.org and use sponsor code #902.

Please note: ID is required. See website for more details.

SHARING THANKSGIVING FROM FAMILY TO FAMILY

Thanks to the generosity of many, Epiphany has, through the years, provided needy families with basic staples for their Thanksgiving meal. This November we will be helping out the St. Martin de Porres community. This parish is in great need and we are committed to making their Thanksgiving one where they can have the basics they need.

Shopping List

- Vegetable Oil (48 oz.)

- Flour (2 lb. bag)

- Rice (5 lb. bag)

- Evaporated Milk (2 cans of 12 oz. each)

- Canned Fruit (2 cans of 15 oz. each)

- Canned Vegetables (2 cans of 15 oz. each)

- Dry Pinto Beans (2 lb. bag)

• Please place all items on the shopping list in

a reusable grocery bag and bring the bag to

the Religious Education Office no later than

Wednesday, November 14.

• Please do not send anything that is opened,

dented, or expired.

• A personal message from your family such

as a hand-written note, a prayer, or a child’s

drawing should be included in the bag.

• The total cost will be under $30.00, but will

depend on the brands that are purchased.

• If you are unable to prepare a bag, you may

want to contribute individual items from

the list.

• Willing to go the extra mile? Buy a gift card

from Publix, Winn-Dixie, Wal-Mart or Target

for the purchase of a turkey or other meat

product. Please, secure the tag visibly to

your bag.

If you have any questions please contact

the Religious Education Office

at 305.665.0037.

- Maseca (4.4 lb. bag)

- Sugar (5 lb. bag)

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

I N M E M O R Y O F A L L S O U L S

The following members of our Parish Community, family members and friends have been called home during the past twelve months. Please keep them in your prayers, especially during the month of

November, the Month of Holy Souls.

And all the deceased

of Epiphany Parish.

Francisca Palacios Bill Peck

Mayra Pina Dan Poole

Mercedes Portela Brenda Prescott

Matilde Pulido Idelfonso de Jesus Quesada

Olga Quiros Mary Romeo Mirta Roger

Maria Dominga Ruiz Nereida Rubio

Carlos Sanchez Thompson Lucia Salas

Carmen Sarmenteros Elaine Schwartz

George F. Shahin Margaret K. Smith

Sylvia South Rosaura Sotolongo

Thomas Stokes Madison Suarez

Patricio de Torres Byron Truax, Jr. Brunella Tubino

Maria Lourdes Ulvert Olga Urbieta

Judith Velasquez Diane Watkins

Dan Wick Alice Wood

Teodula Wong Payton Young

The Church provides us with the Commemoration All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) on November 2 in order that we may remember in a special way

those who have gone before us marked with the sign of Faith.

Nilda Acosta Alfonso Alejo

Isacio Albir Ari Arteaga

Teresa M. Azrack Corina Basulto

Thomas Brennan Elizabeth Brand

Belkis Bustillo Juan Canals Kevin Cahill

Gabriel Calvar Eloy Castroverde Robert Chandler

Elizabeth Delacluyse Juan Manuel Delgado

Julio Delgado Haroldo Delgado Eduardo F. Diaz Richard M. Diaz

Betty Eber Maria Beatriz Enriquez

Edith Fandino Amparo Ferro Liliana Ferrer

Jorge Fernandez Mascaro Maria Friguls

Vicente Gallinal Raquel Garcia

Carmelina Gaston Manrara Harry Goebel

Moises Gomez Oscar Raul Gonzalez

Maria Clotilde Gonzalez

Max Gruver Ignacy Grocholski

Jose Herrera Mary Huston

Rina Izquierdo Fernando Iznaga

Miguel Antonio Jimenez Monica Johnson Patsy Kamercia Hank Klovecorn

Father Daniel I. Kubala Carmen I. Lauterbach

Patricia Lawrence Ben LaPointe

Lilia E. Lloveras Josephina Llarena

Otilia Lopez George Maier

Julio C. Martinez Franceski McGlannan Father James Melley

Joseph Mettee Jeanne Ann Moorman

Elvira Moreira Enrique Munoz

Michael Nuin Mary P. O’Doherty

Roberto Antonio Ortega