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SAINT AUGUSTINE CHURCHWASHINGTON, DC October 6, 2013

Scripture Readings 27th Sunday In Ordinary TimeHb 1:2- 3; 2:2 -4

2 Tm 1: 6-8, 13-14Lk 17:5-10

28th Sunday In Ordinary Time2Kgs 5:14-172 Tim 2:8-13Lk 17:11-19

Sunday October 6, 2013

REMEMBER ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH IN YOUR WILL & BEQUESTS SEE WEB PAGE FOR FATHER PATS SERMON NOTES

Bible Study meets every Wednesday in theSchool Cafeteria.

SAVE THE DATE Holy Name Day of Recollectio

Saturday, October 26, 2013More Information to be

announced

Mass Intentions

ST AUGUSTINE S CHOOL COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN # 20000 S T. AUGUSTINE S CHOOL UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN #9670

Mon Oct 7 Benedicto Gonzalo - Deceased

Tues Oct 8 Leon Thomas - DeceasedWed Oct 9 Frances Brooks - Living

Thurs Oct 10 Brian Harvey - Living

Fri Oct 11 John B. Adams Jr. - Deceased

925Attendance

Year of Faith

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Religious Obligation

Obligations are those things required of us by virtue of who we are(e.g., a parent) or a group or organization we belong to (a sororityor fraternity). As a Catholic I am obliged to attend Mass everySunday and on Holy Days of Obligation. I have an obligation to goto Confession if I am conscious of mortal sin on my soul. Christianparents have an obligation to catechize their children in the faith.We are obligated to pay our bills and honor contracts we enter. Wedeliberately distinguish our obligations from other things likepersonal interest, recreation, curiosity, pleasure, etc. We do this tomake sure that the obligatory things actually get done--even if at theexpense of everything else!

Jesus tells us that at the end of the day when we have faithfullyserved our God we should simple say We are unprofitableservants; we have done what we were obliged to do (Luke17:10). Serving, worshiping and loving God is our religiousobligation. But something bizarre has happened today that screamsof irony. The very concept of religious obligation has beensuccessfully hijacked! She goes to the gym religiously ! He worksout religiously . They follow fantasy football religiously . Shewatches that show religiously ! It seems today that the termreligious, more often than not, is used to reference everything BUTreligion!

How many of us pray sporadically but text religiously or play thelottery religiously but put an offering in the collection basket onlyoccasionally? How many of us engage in charitable works rarely butwork for our personal benefit religiously? How many of us gossip,criticize and judge religiously and compliment and encourage onlyaccidently!? When we work, study, play, indulge, and even sinwithgreat consistency, commitment, devotion and personalexpense then there is a very high probability that we are fully

engaged in the sin of idolatry. What are the obligations thatkeep you from coming to church weekly, praying daily, orhelping someone in need when you know you should andcan? Make no mistake, when your obligations trump whatyou know God requires, then they really are religiousobligations, but at the heart of this new religion is YOUnotGod.

Copyright Father Patrick A Smith, 2013

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27th Sunday In Ordinary Time

Saint Augustine Catholic School is now registeringfor the 2013-2014 school year for grades Pre-Kthrough Eighth. For an application or moreinformation, please contact the school office at 202

-667-2608 or email: admissions@saintaugustine-dc.org .

SAVE THE DATE

On Sunday, October 27 th at 4pm in the church sanctuaryour Liturgical Dance Ministry will have its anniversary celebration.Their theme this year isEvery Praise is to our God , because God is

worthy of all praise!Guest includes the St. Augustine Gospel Choir and soloist Michael Jackson III. Please come out and support thisministry. A free will offering will be collect.

SAVE THE DATE The Saint Augustine Annual Health Fair hosted by the

Health Ministry will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from10am 3pn will be held in St Augustine School and GingrasCenter.

SAVE THE DATE

The Health Ministry will hold their Annual Fall Blood Drive onSunday, October 27 2013 from 9am-2pm. This year our

Blood Drive will be hosted by Childrens National Medical Center. TheBlood Mobile will be located in the front of the Gingras Center.Registration is required. Please call 301-908-4836 to register and for

more information. If you work for the Federal

or District Government

The United Way Workplace Giving Program, and the CombinedFederal Campaign Program are two ways that you canpersonally contribute toward, and encourage co-workers tosupport, a very worthy cause: Our Parish School ! Considerdesignating all or a portion of your contribution to St. AugustineCatholic School. Our CFC number is 20000, and our United Way

number 9670 both are listed in the bulletin. The time windowfor giving is now and lasts until December. Thank you foryour continued support of our parish school AND forencouraging others to do so.

Share Packages for the month of October are now on sale at the Usher Table.

Catholic Education Corner

SEE G INGRAS C ENTER BULLETIN BOARD FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT , YOUTH AND ADULT OPPORTUNITIES .

THIS S UNDAY S S ECOND COLLECTION IS FOR OUR P ARISH SCHOOL NEXT S UNDAY , O CTOBER 13, 2013 S ECOND COLLECTION IS FOR OUR CURCH RENOVATIONS

St. Augustine School Love to Learn; Learn to Love S R. G LORIA AGUMAGU , HHCJ P RINCIPAL INFORMATION : 202-6672608

Our Parish Bookstore and Gift ShopOpens before and after weekend Masses. Use Visa orMasterCard ($10 min), check ($5min), or cash to buy:Bibles - Missals - Rosaries - Books on the Pope, Saints,Parish History, Faith, Discernment, Marriage, ChildrensBooks, Father Pats Homilies and more.

John Adams, Sr.Beatrice AlexanderFlorencia AlfonsoNora BaseyMilton BessEvelyn BezellThomas BrockFrances BrooksEric BrownAndrew BurtonJeanina CajouAngela CallighanAgnes CareyElizabeth CarterAntonia CayabasPhillip CephasVincent Clarke, Sr.Annie ColeJohn CollinsTommie CunninghamDorsey Davis

Pauline DinesJoyce DorseySusan EppsRichard B. FowlerBarbara Ferguson

Daniel GallowayInez GaskinsCharles GathersMargaret GreenValencia GreenDelores V. GreeneThelma GivensBrian HarveyJohn HarrisPatricia HerndonDeborah JacksonEleanor JohnsonFrancis KellySedonia LabeeKeats LabuleLouisa LeeMary LeonardBernadette MahoneySr. Philomena MalveauxVon MartinCatherine Mason

Florence MatthewsLillie MatthewsEdna MillsLeona MillerJohn Monte

Joyce MortonSylvia MonroeAlbert NellumsJulius ObenAshley Redhead, Jr.Lisa RiveraRuby RobertsDoris SilasGertina SimmsKathleen SimmsGeorge SimmonsMary SmithDonnie StewartWillis ThomasJuanita TownsSelma TwittyBeatrice TwymanTerry VaughnEsperanza WalkerBetty WashingtonJames F. Washington

Lillie WhiteDorothea WhitakerCynthia WilkinsTeresa WilkinsonVirginia Winston

Pastoral Council Meetings are held every 3rd Saturday of the Month

at 9:00 AM in the Gingras Center Meetings are open to all parishioners .

Parish Pastoral Council Elections

After each Mass on the weekend of November 16-17 2013 , SainAugustine Parishioners will have the opportunity to elect as manyas 10 new members to its representative body, the ParishPastoral Council (PPC) for various 3, 2, and 1 year terms.Nomination Forms are available at the back of the Church. 1)Any registered parishioner may nominate one or severalparishioners, including themselves. 2) Only one person may benominated per form. 3) Although your nominee will be contactedby the PPC Nominations Committee, we ask that you pleasediscuss your nomination with the person you are nominating. Sethe enclosed flyer for more information on how you canpersonally Keep the Mission in Motion at Saint Augustine Parishthrough your participation in the upcoming Parish Pastoral CouncilElections!

Please Pray for the Sick and Homebound

Pray For Our Dead

Benedicto Gonzalo

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC , RECEIVING CONFIRMATION ? S PONSORING INQUIRERS ?RCIA MEETS TUESDAYS AT 6:45 8:45 PM IN THE GINGRAS CENTER - SABRINA WILLIAMS AT 202-294-6990.