PARISH INFORMATION Address 2121 South Rural Road | Tempe, AZ 85282

Office: 480.967.8791 www.olmctempe.com School: 480.967.5567 www.olmcschool.info Preschool: 480.966.1753 www.olmcschool.info

OFFICE HOURS Tuesday - Thursday ................ 8:30am - 5:00pm Friday ...................................... 8:30am - 4:00pm Saturday .................................. 9:00am - 1:00pm

CONFESSION SCHEDULE Saturday ................................ 3:00pm - 4:30pm

ADORATION SCHEDULE Mondays from 8:30am un!l 7:00pm Benedic!on

24 HOUR ADORATION SCHEDULE First Friday from 8:30am un!l Saturday morning at 8:00am MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Saturday Vigil ....................................... 5:00pm Sunday ....... 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am, 5:00pm Weekday Monday - Friday .............. 6:30am and 8:00am Saturday ................................................ 8:00am CHILDCARE Offered during the 9am Sunday Mass for all children ages infant to 5yrs in our Preschool. PARISH REGISTRATION

First Sunday of the Month a#er the 11am Mass in the north end of McCready Hall. ***Please note: there will not be a Parish Welcome in October.*** The next Parish Registra!on and Welcoming will be held on November 03, 2019 .

INFANT BAPTISMS Held on the 3rd and 4th Sunday of each month. Parents must first a%end bap!smal prepara!on class held on the First Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Youth Annex. For more informa!on go to www.olmctempe.com/sacrament-bap!sm and fill out the registra!on form. Next class is NOVEMBER 06, 2019 IN THE YOUTH ANNEX.

WEDDING ORIENTATION A%ending a Wedding Orienta!on Seminar is required prior to mee!ng with your priest. Wedding Orienta!on Seminars are conduct-ed individually with engaged couples at the parish office. To schedule a Wedding Orien-ta!on Seminar please contact Toni Logan at mumfylog@gmail.com

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please contact parish office 480.967.8791 during parish office hours to arrange for the Sacrament of the Sick. For a#er hours assis-tance with Sacrament of the Sick, call the parish for the a#er hours service number who will contact the appropriate person.

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Food box, rental or u!lity assistance to those living within OLMC parish boundaries qualify

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Mondays through Saturdays. Sorry no walk ins.

OCTOBER 13, 2019

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PARISH CALENDAR

READINGS OF THE WEEK Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 [cf. 2b]/2 Tm 2:8-13/Lk 17:11-19 Monday: Rom 1:1-7/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [2a]/Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [2a]/Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11/Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9 [13b]/Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30/Ps 130:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6ab [7]/Lk 11:47-54 Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18 [12]/Lk 10:1-9 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18/Ps 105:6-7, 8-9, 42-43 [8a]/Lk 12:8-12 Next Sunday: Ex 17:8-13/Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [cf. 2]/2 Tm 3:14—4:2/Lk 18:1-8

PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. John M. Bonavitacola frjohn@olmctempe.com Parochial Vicar Rev. Jerome Cayetano frjerome@olmctempe.com Deacons Deacon James Bre! deaconjim@olmctempe.com Deacon James Carabajal deaconjames@olmctempe.com Deacon Thomas Glenn Servants of the Plan of God Sister Monica spdmonica@olmctempe.com Sister May spdmay@olmcschool.info Sister Maria Cris"na spdmariacris!na@olmctempe.com Annulments Karen Shepard karen@olmctempe.com Audio/Visual Jeremy Vasellina jeremy@olmctempe.com Finance/HR/Stewardship Deacon James Bre! deaconjim@olmctempe.com Rita Villegas rita@olmctempe.com Infant Bap!sm Chris Gass bap!sms@olmctempe.com KIDZ Choir Kim Scoggin kim@olmctempe.com Maintenance Jim Blasko Music Ike Ndolo ike@olmctempe.com Parish Secretary Kelly Mar"n kelly@olmctempe.com SET/Scheduling/Funeral Julie Gradillas julie@olmctempe.com Stewardship & Development Kris"n Smith kris!n@olmctempe.com Youth at Risk/Full Circle Program Anthony “AJ” Creswell aj@olmctempe.com School Principal Dr. Kelly Shewbridge kellyshewbridge@olmcschool.info School Secretary Gina Watson gina@olmcschool.info Preschool Director Monica Ferrance monica@olmctempe.com

MASS INTENTIONS Monday 10/14/2019

8:30am 4:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Adora!on - Church Cub Scouts - 2A Benedic!on - Church FullCircle - Annex

Tuesday 10/15/2019

8:30am 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Fitness - Fitness Room SVdP - Fitness Room Finance Council - T. Lounge M12 Step - Annex West Music Ministry - Church RCIA - North Hall

Wednesday 10/16/2019

3:45pm 4:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Chess Club - 5A Girl Scouts - 2A Bible Study - North Hall RE - School Campus

Thursday 10/17/2019

8:30am 8:30am 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm

Fitness - Fitness Room Moms’ Rosary - Annex West MCA - South Hall Co Anon - Annex West Women’s Studies - North Hall

Friday 10/18/2019

7:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

Al Anon - Hall/Addit. rms UNITAS - 8B AA - McCready Hall

Saturday 10/19/2019

6:30am 10:00am 11:00am 1:00pm

OLMC Men’s Group - N. Hall Rosary Makers - Annex West Outside Group - Hall Grief Support - Annex West

Sunday 10/20/2019

7:30am 8:00am 9:30am 12:15pm 12:15pm 6:00pm 6:00pm

Full Circle Coffee Shop - S. Hall Open House - School RCIA dismissal - Annex West Infant Bap!sm - Church Open House - School Celebrate Recovery - Annex Bridges & Chosen - Hall

PRAYER TEAMS Prayer Teams are available for those seeking healing a#er the 9am, 11am and 5pm Masses on the first Sunday of each month.

MOMS’ ROSARY Moms - stop by the Youth Annex a#er morning drop-off on any Thursday that school is in session. Bring the li%le ones too!

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ARIZONA Pray for asylum seekers who have been admi%ed into the U.S. They are not “illegal aliens”, not felons. Most of them are families. Find out what they need, where they can get help, and how YOU can help. Visit website for more info: www.olmctempe.com.

COMPLETE MY JOY Bishop Olmsted urges fathers and mothers to com-mit themselves and their families to a deeper rela-!onship with Christ. Read and share his exci!ng new Apostolic Exhorta!on to families: family.dphx.org.

PRAY

Monday 10/14/2019

6:30am 8:00am

Soul of Nancy Quinn Soul of Rita Dobrovolsky

Tuesday 10/15/2019

6:30am 8:00am

Soul of Logan Christopher McAdams Soul of Phillip Balistreri, Sr.

Wednesday 10/16/2019

6:30am 8:00am 2:00pm

Souls of Rafael & Anna Diaz Souls of McGuire Family Soul of Fr. Robert Busch

Thursday 10/17/2019

6:30am 8:00am

Soul of Richard Middendorf Soul of Asuka Taga Yow

Friday 10/18/2019

6:30am 8:00am

Soul of Nancy Hardy Soul of Ken Smalley, Sr.

Saturday 10/19/2019

8:00am 5:00pm

Int. of Pat Galea People of the Parish

Sunday 10/20/2019

7:00am 9:00am 11:00am 5:00pm

Int. Lois Whitehurst Soul of Joe%a Canali Soul of Oscar Murie%a Soul of Jason Highet

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT (FFT) Purchasing Food For Thought (FFT) allows you to provide a gi# to OLMC without one penny of addi!onal cost to you. This week’s featured vendors: Culver’s and Panera Bread Next week’s featured vendors: Harkin’s and AMC Pick them up a#er Mass at the FFT table outside. SPECIAL COLLECTION Please SUPPORT WORLD MISSION SUNDAY next weekend, October 19 & 20. Take home an envelope and return it the following week.

CDA www.dphx.org/cda

CEA www.catholiceduca!onarizona.org

Invest In Our Future Shea Family Chari!es Building Fund www.olmcschool.info

Together Let Us Go Forth www.togethergoforth.org

PEOPLE RAISER XV WHAT RETURN SHALL I MAKE TO THE LORD?

OCTOBER 12 & 13, 2019

AFTER ALL MASSES Please plan to a%end the People Raiser XV

to discover how YOU can PRAY, SERVE, GIVE & CONNECT.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE October 20, 2019 a#er the 7AM & 11AM Masses

Dear OLMC Community, On OCTOBER 20, 2019 we will host an Open House at the school and preschool following the 7am and 11am Masses. We welcome you and your family to come by and see the beau!ful renova!ons! There will also be informa!on on how to enroll in the school and preschool and the many scholarships available to make sending your child to OLMC a reality! If you desire a Catholic educa!on for your child, we can help! We will also have informa!on about our upcoming Taste of Kindergarten! Please stop by to learn about the school. We look forward to seeing you there!

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SISTERS’ CORNER...

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (RE) HAS BEGUN Registra!on for RE classes is STILL open! Children in 1st-6th grades meet on Sunday mornings. Children in 7th-12th grades meet on Wednesday evenings. Please visit our website to register: www.olmctempe.com. Contact Sr. Maria Cris!na at the parish office 480.967.8791 x222 or email her at spdmariacris!na@olmctempe.com if you have any ques!ons. YOUTH GROUPS BRIDGES & CHOSEN 7th and 8th graders are invited to BRIDGES. 9th to 12th graders are invited to CHOSEN. Register online www.olmctempe.com. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP This group meets the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month from 1:00pm – 3:00pm in the An-nex West. For more informa!on please con-tact Jan Bre% at jan@olmctempe.com or leave a message at the parish office 480.967.8791.

LEAVING WITH A GRATEFUL HEART Time Flies!!! My !me in Tempe has come to an end. As many of you know, I came to Arizona in order to prepare for my forma!on as a Servant. It has been almost two months since I arrived to the sunny desert. Now I get to con!nue to the next step and move to the forma!on house in Peru. I am very excited for this new phase where I will be able to con!nue answering the Lord’s calling to serve him.

The !me with the Sisters has been above and beyond. I have learned a lot about what it means to give your life to God, to give your everything to the service of others, but also, to see what it means to do so as a Servant of the Plan of God.

I am also very, very grateful for the gi# the Lord gave me to come to this wonderful community and parish. Here, I have been able to meet many amazing people. I am so edified with your tes!monies. In very li%le !me, I was able to see your love and devo!on for God. Whether at the school or the parish, I perceived your willing-ness to serve the Lord and to serve others. I saw the Church and the love of God alive within your hearts. Thank you all for your warm wel-come, your kind words, for offering me your friendship and overall thank you for your pray-ers.

Know that I keep you all in my heart as well as in my prayers, and I con!nue to ask you to please keep me in yours! See you in the Eucha-rist.

May the Lord bless you always! Dulce

Please join us for an amazing night of fun, fellowship and food. There will be some dynamic speakers, great food and a dance. Register at www.olmctempe.com

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SEEKING EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Seeking Extra Ordinary Ministers (EM) of the Holy Eucharist especially for the 5pm Saturday Night Vigil and 7am & 5pm Sunday Masses. SET compliance required. Interested? Simply call the front office at 480.967.8791 to reserve your spot for training on Saturday, November 9th from 10:30AM – 12:00PM in the Church. RE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Religious Educa!on (RE) is s!ll looking for volunteers to help out with the Sacrament Prepara!on classes for children in 1st–12th grades. SET compliance is required. Please contact Sister Maria Cris!na at the parish office 480.967.8791 x222 or email her at spdmariacris!na@olmctempe.com ARE YOU WILLING TO BE A SPONSOR FOR RCIA? Rite for Chris!an Ini!a!on for Adults (RCIA) is s!ll looking for Sponsors for those seeking to complete their Sacraments of Ini!a!on. SET compliance is required. Contact Sr. Monica at the parish office 480.97.8791 x 223 or via email at spdmonica@olmctempe.com

40 DAYS FOR LIFE September 25 – November 03

Take a stand for Life To sign up or for more informa!on: 40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/tempe

FULL CIRCLE COFFEE SHOP Please visit the OLMC Coffee Shop Sunday Morning a#er the morning Masses. All pro-ceeds benefit the Full Circle Program, a Parish ministry at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel that offers assistance for At Risk Kids and their families. For more info regarding assistance for your family please contact AJ Creswell at aj@olmctempe.com or call him at the parish office 480.967.8791 to leave a message.

DIOCESE OF PHOENIX 50TH ANNIVERSARY MASS SAVE THE DATE DECEMBER 02, 2019 | 7PM - 9PM COMERICA THEATRE It will be a free to a%end but !ckets required. Watch for more info here: dphx.org/mass

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ARIZONA ROSARY CELEBRATION OCTOBER 20, 2019 | 12:00PM - 4:15PM PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER, HALLS F & G Adora!on 12:00PM Confession 12:00PM - 1:45PM Pre-celebra!on Concert 1:30PM Rosary Celebra!on 2:00PM - 4:15PM For more info: azrosary.net

YOU’RE INVITED TO A FIESTA! OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE MONATERY NOVEMBER 02, 2019 | 9AM - 7PM Food, games, raffles, entertainment & more! 8500 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix 623-848-9608

FRIENDS of the Cathedral GOLF TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 15, 2019 | 7AM - 1PM ARIZONA GRAND RESORT For more info: friends of the cathedral.org/golf

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Dear Friends, A different angle for once from Sky News, A woman who detransitioned in 2018 says there are many people who have had gender reassignment surgery who wish they hadn't. Charlie Evans, 28, was born female but identified as male for near-ly 10 years before detransitioning… Charlie detransitioned and went public with her story last year - and said she was stunned by the number of people she discovered in a similar position. "I'm in communication with 19 and 20-year-olds who have had full gender reassignment surgery who wish they hadn't, and their dysphoria hasn't been relieved, they don't feel better for it," she says. "They don't know what their options are now"… Charlie is now launch-ing a charity called The Detransition Advocacy Network, with their first meeting set to be held in Manchester at the end of the month. It seems to me that if we all just took off our clothes, there really could be no “transgender”. What basically makes gender “trans” is pretty much superficial: clothes, make-up, affect. Unfortunately, we have been able to take it a step further and surgically change people’s appear-ance. But that doesn't change the underlying reality, namely chromosomes that stamp a person as male or fe-male. And as the above story makes clear, surgical change is often deeply regretted and does not alleviate the under-lying condition, which is centered in the mind and not the body. And this is not an issue that just affects individuals, but many aspects of our society. For instance, a Catholic Hospital in San Francisco is currently being sued for re-fusing to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who want-ed to transition gender. Our Catholic Hospitals are guid-ed by the Church’s Ethical and Religious Directives for Health Care. One of those directives, which are long held ethical principles, clearly states that the intentional mutila-tion of a healthy body or organ is morally wrong. So, per-forming a hysterectomy on a healthy uterus is something Catholic Health Care would not permit. The Hospital in question did refer the patient to another Hospital that was willing to perform the surgery and arraigned for it to be done in 72 hours. Still, the lawsuit came. So much for trying to compromise and respect one another’s most basic values. And in a lawsuit involving a British physi-cian who refused to use a client’s “preferred pronouns” a British Tribunal ruled that the doctor’s belief in the Bibli-cal view that we were created “male and female” was “incompatible with human dignity”. What authority does

this Tribunal think it has not only to denigrate a funda-mental Judeo-Christian doctrine but also to trash the sci-ence of biology? Trans-activism brooks no dissent. In another case, Dr. Ben Carson, US Secretary of HUD has been greatly criticized, called all sort of names, bigot, transphobic, hateful and all the rest because he changed the policy of HUD so that it would allow Battered Wom-en Shelters to decide for themselves whether or not to admit a transgender to their shelter. He felt local control and not decision making by an anonymous bureaucrat in Washington, DC, would allow Battered Women’s Shel-ters to make decisions that best fit their circumstances and served the needs of their clients. This was after a shelter in Alaska refused to take a transgender woman. Their reasoning was that the battered women staying in the shelter were traumatized by a man and needed a safe environment to deal with their trauma and abuse and that the presence of a man, even a transgendered man would make the women feel unsafe. Dr. Carson’s intention was not to deny transgender persons the care that they need as a battered or abused transgender but rather to take in-to consideration the needs of women who are victims of domestic abuse by men. As we have been seeing in recent years, in the world of Identity Politics, whatever identity is most favored gets to call the shots regardless of the needs or rights of other groups. This is becoming a zero-sum game as the transgendered gets to have it their way and every other group has to accommodate their needs regardless of how it impacts them. Unfortunately, attempts at compromise are met with scorn as Dr. Carson found out. As Charlie’s story demonstrates, those who struggle with gender dysphoria deserve to hear the whole story and not just the impassioned pleas of activists who refuse to give the down side of simply validating someone’s mispercep-tion of their gender. What makes this all the worse is that so many in the medical world are pushing full steam ahead without being honest about the health risks, both physical and mental and without acknowledging the clini-cal studies that have shown the long-term effects of tran-sitioning gender is not solving the problem. Pray for Charlie and the many other people who have “detransitioned” and are trying to help others who want to as well. Those who struggle with gender identity de-serve our love and support and the truth, not lies that are designed to further a dehumanizing ideology. Love, Fr. John B.

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