Mission Statement: St. Michael’s is a Community of believers rooted in Catholic tradition that seeks to serve

others through living out the Gospel message by witnessing to the values of love, community, stewardship, and service.

St. Michael Catholic Church Tybee Island, GA 31328

October 6, 2019 | Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

PARISH STAFF Rev. Jerry Ragan – Pastor hapragan@hotmail.com Ms. Delia Robinson – Office Manager Mrs. Ginny Murphy – Youth Coordinator Mr. Ryan Beke – Music Director

Parish Office – (912) 786-4505 Phone (912) 786-4166 Fax Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (Closed noon until 1 p.m.) office@saintmichaelstybee.org Mailing Address: 802 Lovell Avenue Parish Religious Formation Program Fr. Jerry Ragan – RCIA Ginny Murphy – Youth Program Contact the Parish Office regarding PREP Baptismal/Wedding Preparation: Call office for information Websites: http://www.saintmichaelstybee.org http://www.diosav.org/childyouthprotection

PARISH CONTACTS Pastoral Council Co-Presidents – Mike Beytagh/Carolyn Williams Parish Finance Mgr. – Mark Schroder Women’s Club President – Carol Weidner Bohman Holy Name Society – Tommy Edenfield Administration/Buildings and Grounds – Mike Beytagh/Matt Ferry Endowment Fund – Tommy Butler

SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Vigil: 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass Schedule: Monday - Thursday - 8:00 a.m. Friday – No Morning Service

Holy Day Mass Schedule: 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. – consult the bulletin Low-Gluten hosts – please check in the sacristy Sound amplification system – please contact the office Accessibility/seating – ramp to left of main entrance; seating available in front pews CONFESSIONS: 5:00-5:45 p.m. on Saturday OR by

appointment St. Michael Thrift Store Hours Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. – 12 noon Corner of 8th Street and Butler Avenue Parish Emergency Number – (912) 499-4900 www.facebook.com/SaintMichael1891 www.instagram.com/stmichaelstybee http://www.saintmichaelstybee.org | (912) 786) 4505 | 802 Lovell Avenue, Tybee Island, GA 31328

October 12, 2019 and October 13, 2019 6:00 PM/ Lectors: Jane Bock Altar Servers: Anthony Frankosky EMEs: Delia Robinson/Jerry Shamroe/Betty Dixon Ushers: Frank Kelly/Dave Ason Todd Smith/Bill Robinson - 2nd Coll. Cantor: Kathy Yonka 8:00 AM Lectors: Linda Cleary Altar Servers: Tom Beytagh EMEs: Ken Douberly/Deanna Fanning/Diane Ring Ushers: Matt Alt/Dana Johnson Matt Ferry - 2nd Coll. Cantor: Theresa Bossick 11:00 AM Lectors: Jane/Kevin O’Brien/ Altar Servers: Mac Williams EMEs: Theresa Pottratz/Maria Scott/Laura O’Hayer Ushers: Joe Murphy/Theresa Cannady Carl Looper/Mark Schroder - 2nd Coll. Cantor: Carol Weidner

Our Parish Community extends a warm welcome to all our guests and visitors. If you would like to register as a member of our parish community, please call the

Parish Office or register on-line.

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Fr. Jerry’s Corner – October 6, 2019 – Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

When I was twelve years old, my paternal grandmother came to live with us. She could no longer live by herself because she had Alzheimer’s Disease. I enjoyed spending time sitting with her in her room. One day when we were at school and my parents were at work, Gram “escaped”. Knowing that her mother-in-law was always a very proper woman and would never go out without her handbag, my Mom had prepared for the possibility that Gram might get lost by taping our address to the bottom of Gram’s handbag. A kind police officer gave my Grandmother a ride home.

Having experienced Alzheimer’s up close and personal, and struggling now and again to come up with a name or a word, I have a certain apprehension of one day being diagnosed with the disease. Praise God for Bernie Goode and his letter to the editor in which he shared his attitude towards being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Bernie will not go quietly into that good night. He continues to live life passionately and with joy and humor. I feel so blessed to know him and I am inspired by his ongoing concern for others, especially the poor and for the wellbeing of our environment. He is a man who lives in the moment. He is a man of great peace and faith. This is Bernie’s letter:

Don’t fear Alzheimer’s, embrace it

A story published Sept. 10 regarding Alzheimer’s Disease painted a rather grim picture for the 150,000 Georgians who now have the disease. I am among them.

I was in California in 2016 hiking with my twin brother when I found myself struggling to remember the name of the city of Sacramento. It was a strange feeling. Several times in the ensuing days, I struggled to pull the word out of my brain. That is when I decided to go see a neurologist as soon as I returned home.

I underwent the usual testing and was told of a national study trying to determine amyloid plaque on the brain could be used as an indicator of the onset of Alzheimer’s. I agreed to participate. Months later, as I was preparing to fly to San Francisco to meet with Joe and continue our hike, my neurologist called to report that my brain scan had shown the presence of plaque.

He put me on Donepezil, which I have taken every day since. It has definitely helped my short-term memory problems, but the freeze that I experience while talking or writing as I approach certain words has increased substantially over the past two years and at a steady pace.

Still, I would rate the past two-and-a-half years as among the happiest of my life. My personality changes. I became more outgoing and expect to see that trend continue.

My neurologist recently confirmed that I have Alzheimer’s, but I was not the least bit saddened to hear this. I will enter into a new life which will be even better than this one. We will all pass over the line eventually, and I plan to do so having fun. For those fearing Alzheimer’s – forget it, have hope and have fun.

Bernie Goode, Tybee Island

Fr. Jerry Ragan

PRAYER ANGELS - The following families will be remembered in prayer the week of October 6th: -Theresa and Barney Cannady -Mary Anne Butler -Margaret Dorroh

PRAYER LIST: William Brewer, Chuck Brown, Ken Colquitt, Jeff Gleason, Julie Johnson, Cindy Murphy, Jeff Oliver, Jill Schairer, Teah Stillings, and Janey Welch.

ALTAR FLOWERS: The altar flowers are in memory of Meredith Arnsdorff, from Robin Turner. If you would like to donate flowers for an anniversary, birthday, or memorial, call the Parish Office. Cost: $80. SOUTHERN CROSS SUBSCRIPTION WEEKEND: NEXT weekend is Southern Cross Subscription Weekend. Please bring your envelope with your check made out to the Parish in the amount of $15 and place it in the Second Collection basket.

ALL SOULS DAY MASS AND RETREAT: Mark your calendars for an All Souls Day Mass and Retreat on the Mystery of Death Sat., Nov 2 beginning with 8:30 AM Mass and concluding with an optional lunch at Noon.

MASS AT THE PIER: Join us for Mass at Tybee Pier Sun., Oct 20 at 10 AM. Who will you Invite? There will still be a Sat., Oct 19 Vigil Mass at 6 PM. BOX OF JOY: St. Michael’s is participating in Cross Catholic Outreach’s Box of Joy program this year to provide Christmas gifts to children in developing countries. Donors, shoppers, volunteers to pack on Sat., Oct 26 are needed. Envelopes are at the Church entrance. For more information contact Joanne Naylor at 330-461-0737. OCTOBER RESPECT LIFE MONTH: Each October the Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month. As Catholics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life to its end, and at every point in between. During the month of October, the Church asks us to reflect more deeply on the dignity of every human life. STEWARDSHIP CORNER: When will I have given enough – of my income, of my time, of my talents? Today’s Gospel suggests that only total stewardship will do: “When you have done all you have been commanded to do, say, ‘We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty.’”

Sacrificial Giving September 29, 2019 Yearly Offertory Budget $324,000.00 Weekly Average Needed $ 6,230.77 Collected Offertory $ 4,768.00 Same Time Last Year $ 6,329.00 Budgeted YTD $ 81,000.01 Collected YTD $ 77,776.00

Sat. Oct 5 6:00 PM † Bernard Lowenthal Sun. Oct 6 8:00 AM † Virginia Casey Smith 11:00 AM The Parish Mon. Oct 7 8:00 AM † Rose Herald Tues. Oct 8 8 :00 AM † Bob Simmons Wed. Oct 9 8:00 AM † Reba Marie Ferris Thurs. Oct 10 8:00 AM † Judy Collins Daniels Fri. Oct 11 8:00 AM No Morning Service Sat. Oct 12 6:00 PM † John Braswell (A)

Sun., Oct 6 Sunday School for Disciples 10:00 AM Mon., Oct 7 Women’s Club meeting 6:30 PM Wed., Oct 9 Choir practice 5:45 PM Sun., Oct 13 Southern Cross Sunday Sun., Oct 13 Sunday School for Disciples 10:00 AM Walk in the footsteps of St. Paul with Father Jerry Ragan in Greece and Turkey on Oct. 3 to Oct. 13, 2020: Proximo Travel offers a three-day cruise of the Greek Isles for $4,499. Trip includes airfare, lodging, breakfast and dinner. Fr. Jerry will celebrate daily Mass. For more information contact Susan Mucha at 706-394-3861. ROSARY COAST TO COAST: Pray the Rosary for healing for our Church at St. Peter the Apostle Oct. 13 at 4:00 PM. LIFE CHAIN: Silent prayer and witness for the sacredness of all human life. Sun., Oct. 6 at 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM at Daffin Park, Victory Drive side.

THE WOMEN’S CLUB: Meets Mon., Oct.7, 6:30 PM at Marile Astary’s, #5 Center St. All women of the parish are invited.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS: This Sun., October 6th at 4 PM at All Saints Episcopal Church, 804 Jones Ave in the church yard. Savannah Children’s Choir will perform, and refreshments will be served. All animals welcome!

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October: Respect Life Month

Each October the Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month, with October 6, 2019 celebrating Respect Life Sunday.

As Catholics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life to its end, and at every point in between.

During the month of October, the Church asks us to reflect more deeply on the dignity of every human life.

Rosary Coast to Coast

Join Catholics in more than 1,100 sites from the Atlantic to the Pacific who

will pray the Rosary simultaneously across the U.S.

(4 pm ET; 3 pm CT; 2 pm MT; 1 pm PT)

for Healing for our Nation and for our Church;

and to return us to Holiness

through the intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Sunday: October 13, 2019 St. Peter the Apostle, Savannah

4:00 pm

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Social Apostolate Golf Open Monday October 21, 2019

(Rain Date October 28)

Palmetto Golf Course at The Landings 8:00 Registration 9:30 Shotgun Start

$135 per person Includes range balls, cart, lunch, flight & closest to the pin prizes

Raffle tickets available at check in Mulligans $5 each at sign-in

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All levels will be recognized during the luncheon. *** Donations are tax deductible, as allowed by law

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Discover the Inner Path: A Gathering of Women

Saturday - October 26, 2019 9am – Coffee & Sign-in

9:30-3pm – Program

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Please pre-register by October 23, 2019 The cost is $20.00.

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As we encounter Divine Spirit within the well of our being, we discover the inner resource available for living more freely and fully.

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KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM

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*If a member does not yet have a Kroger rewards card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger. REMEMBER, purchases will not count for ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH until after you register YOUR rewards card. Participants must swipe YOUR registered Kroger rewards card or use the phone number that is related to YOUR registered Kroger rewards card when shopping for each purchase to count. This program does not impact the personal rewards credits that you receive from shopping at Kroger.