Welcome to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:30 am

October 7, 2018

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Rev. David R. Bruning Pastor

Dave Lang Parish Manager

Rev. Joseph Newman, OSFS Rev. Alan Zobler, OSFS

Weekend Celebrants

Gary Thrun Deacon

Sr. Ritamarie Miller, OSF/T Director of Liturgy & Music

Lisa Pierson Office Manager, CRE

PARISH OFFICE: 419-865-2345

OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: 6149 Hill Ave., Toledo, OH 43615

REGISTRATION:

New members should call or visit the Parish Office

RECONCILIATION:

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. every Saturday or by appointment

BAPTISMS:

Call Parish Office

MARRIAGES:

Please contact Parish Office 6 months in advance

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Call Marty Charney at 419-865-7252

Christian Formation Program

(classes for public grade school children) Call the Parish Office

MASSES:

Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Holy Days: 5:30 p.m.

ST. BENEDICT CATHOLIC SCHOOL Martha Hartman,

Principal/ St. Benedict Catholic School Diane Spetz,

Secretary/ St. Benedict Catholic School

SCHOOL PHONE - 419-536-1194 SCHOOL FAX - 419-531-5140

Parish Activities

This Week

Sunday, October 7: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Respect Life Sunday RCIA: 8:30 a.m., Lourdes Room Mass: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 8: Columbus Day Deadline for October 14 Bulletin: Submit articles

to parish office in email format by noon. Parish Office Closed Tuesday, October 9:St. Denis Bible Study: 6:30 p.m., Lourdes Room Wednesday, October 10: Hospitality Kitchen: 10am-noon, Parish Life Center Thursday, October 11: St. John XXIII Bingo: In the Parish Life Center. Doors open at

10:00 a.m. Hard Card and Paper Lightning at 11:00 a.m. Series at 1:00 p.m. To volunteer call 419-865-2345.

Friday, October 12: Mass: 8:15 a.m. Saturday, October 13: Reconciliation: 3:00-3:30 p.m. Anointing of Sick Mass: 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 14: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time RCIA: 8:30 a.m., Lourdes Room Mass: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 8th Grade Confirmation Enrollment Ceremony at

10:30 a.m. Mass Daughters of Mary Card Party: 1:00 p.m., Parish

Life Center

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish is seeking donors to refurbish our flagpole. The flagpole is located southwest of our church and just a bit southeast of the Shrine. If you have not noticed it, feel free to take a gander. Our goal is to clean, paint and replace the rope and pulley system. If you are interested in making a donation to cover any or all of the cost of renovation, please contact Dave Lang in the Parish Office.

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, October 8th for Columbus Day.

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B I B L E S T U D Y

Please join us for our next Bible Study session featuring video presen-tations by Jeff Cavins on St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. This let-ter reveals many remarkable gifts that we as Christians are given in the Church. Ephesians also tells us about the nature of the Church – as a body, as a family, as a mystery, as a communion, and as the bride of Christ. Ephesians will help us to discover our inheritance as it reveals how God’s great love for us can transform our dai-ly lives – if we allow it. Ephesians will enrich our faith and… help show us how to live it out. Where: The Lourdes Room When: Tuesday evenings 6:30 – 8:15 pm

Oct. 9, 16, 23 and Nov. 6, 13, 20 & 27 Format: prayer, video presentation, comments/discussion, answer questions

in study guide, closing prayer Cost: $10 / person to help offset cost of Study Guides

Join us for this interesting study and bring a family member or friend with you.

Please call Deacon Gary at 419-740-2296 to sign up or e-mail me at

gwtkbs@gmail.com

From Fr. Dave Bruning …. This weekend we begin the annual Perpetuate the Gift Campaign to sup-port the Priests’ Retirement Fund of the Diocese of Toledo. It means a great deal to me now, because I can be your pastor, holding a half-time position, because of the retirement fund. Now that I’m or-dained over 40 years, I draw a monthly pension (not including the room and board portion, since the parish pays Little Flower for that), and I can afford to take a half-time salary. While each parish is as-sessed for the fund, all contributions received by December 31 reduce our subsidy for this purpose. So I would ask you to be generous in your contributions. The Conference of Catholic Bishops is taking steps within their authority to address the question of how to respond to complaints against bishops regarding sexual abuse or the cover up of abuse. They are proposing a third party reporting system to take complaints against bishops. They are also in the process of proposing a code of conduct for bishops, not only for sexual abuse of minors but of seminarians and other adults. They are calling for a full investigation of the situation regarding Cardinal McCarrick. These are first steps, and they anticipate more will be taken in the future.

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SACRIFICIAL GIVING REPORT Offertory Sunday/Holy Day/Initial Offering: …......$ 9,052.00 Weekly Sunday Offering Budget……....$ 9,500.00 Over (under) for the week #14………...$ (448.00) Year-to-date thru 9/30/2018……...........$ 109,162.20 Year-to-date budgeted thru 9/30/2018..$ 133,000.00 Over (under) thru 9/30/2018…..............$ (23,837.80)

THANKS so much to all who support our parish.

Call the parish office or drop us a note if you would like to receive contribution envelopes. Please call the Parish

Office if you have any changes in your address, phone, household, etc.

Mass Intentions

Sat. 10/13 4:00 p.m. Brian Johns Roman Stalka Sun. 10/14 8:30 a.m. Venetia Scott Sun. 10/14 10:30 a.m. Francis Creque

Church Laundry: October 7-13: Mary Doore

October 14-20: Mary Alice McGuire

Church Cleaners: October 8: Sandy Earl October 15: Mary Alice McGuire

Ministry of Praise Petitions

1) Confirmandi 2) United Nations 3) Anniversary Couples

October 13 & 14, 2018

4:00 p.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Joe Newman EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Mike Wood, Mike Peiffer,

Debbie Corson, Barb Schmiedebusch, Connie Kuyoth, Maria Brown, Volunteer

LECTOR: Sr. Donna Frey SERVERS: Marty Charney, Eileen Tippin 8:30 a.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Dave Bruning EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Deacon Gary, Ray and

Glenda Hawley LECTOR: Mike Lawniczak SERVERS: Bob Owens

10:30 a.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Dave Bruning EU CHARISTIC MINISTERS: Deacon Gary, Laurie

Fitzpatrick, Mike Fitzpatrick, Paul Conrad, Rose Conrad, Tom Urban, Donna Urban

LECTOR: Marty Paskiet SERVERS: Caroline, Shelby, Cacee Salatin

Liturgical Ministers

The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of the presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Sponsorship this

week is in memory of

OLL Parishioners.

Ladies...it’s time for another WOW Ladies Night! Friday, November 9th at 7:00pm in the Parish Life Center Ruthi Mithcell is back again and this time discussing women in the New Testament. It is sure to be another fun and inspiring evening with other Women of Worth! If you have not joined us for any of our events yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. Please rsvp your spot by calling the Parish Office-you’ll be glad you did!

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To report any suspected or actual sexual abuse of a minor by Diocesan personnel, immediate contact should be made with local civil authorities, and with the Toledo Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator at 419-243-2150 or 419-244-6711, ext. 4880.

Please pray for the soul of Rita Kaiser who passed away on September 26th. May God grant her eternal rest. Amen.

Rosary Rally For Our Country And Church Saturday, October 13 at noon Park at HH Antiques on the corner of Hill and Holland-Sylvania Rd. Everyone Welcome!

ADVENT IS COMING! Free mini retreat and luncheon open to men and women. Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Dec. 1, 2018 9AM to 1:30PM in the Lourdes Room. "Prayer in Motion" presented by Janene Ternes. Sponsored by OLL Elizabeth Ministry. Free will offering requested. To register call: Peggy (419) 865-5322

Card & Game Party Sponsored by the Daughters of Mary Sunday, Oct. 14 beginning at 1:00 pm in the Parish Life Center. Bring your own group of families or friends to play cards, board games, dice games and have an after-noon of fun. Lots of Raffle Prizes Cost: $8.00 Lunch will be served Reservations/Information contact: Jan (419) 841-2157

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Tired of writing checks? It’s not too late to sign up for automatic withdrawal for your contributions. Sign up forms are available in the parish office. We are happy to mail out a form to you if you wish.

You’re invited to a free performance of the Cathedral Concert Series on Monday, October 29, 2018 7:00 P.M. featuring Si-mon Johnson. Simon Johnson is one of the most versa-tile musicians of his generation, successfully combining life as a virtuoso organist with extensive work in choral direction and composition. As Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, he has been involved in all the national occasions that have taken place there since 2008. Having established an international per-forming career, this American violinist has garnered accolades on four continents for his performances combining visceral virtuosity and ravishing tone. The series is held in the magnificent atmosphere of Ro-sary Cathedral for the enjoyment of audiences in Northwest Ohio. All concerts are free except the Tole-do Symphony presentation of Handel’s Messiah.

Fr. Bacik to speak on ‘Bridging the Political Divide’ The Sylvania Franciscan Village is pleased to present a Father Bacik Lecture on “Bridging the Political Divide: Christian Perspectives” on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Franciscan Center, 6832 Convent Blvd., in Sylvania. Drawing on Catholic so-cial teaching and the example of the late Senator John McCain, Fr. Jim Bacik will offer suggestions for bridging the partisan divide between conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, and Presi-dent Trump loyalists and critics. Tickets: $10 re-served; $15 at the door. For more information or to reserve tickets, contact Laurie Bertke at lbert-ke@sistersosf.org or 419-824-3515. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.sylvaniafranciscanvillage.org.

DIVORCED AND SEPARATED SUPPORT GROUP Meeting on Thurs. Oct. 18th at OLPH in meeting room 2 at 7 pm. St. Joan of Arc and OLPH co-host a year round sup-port group for the divorced and separated . We meet on the first and third Thursdays at OLPH on the even months and at St. Joan of Arc on the odd months of the year from 7 to 9 pm. We meet in meeting room 2 at OLPH and in the community center at St. Joan of Arc. All parishes are welcome to join our group. If you have any questions you may contact Sandy Stricker at 419-865-9704 or Vicki Sweeney at 419-865-008

World Mission Sunday, October 20/21, 2018, is a special moment of encounter with the Pope’s mis-sions throughout the world. While only some are called to go to the missions to serve, all of us are called, by our Baptism, to support the Church’s mis-sionary work by our prayers and financial help. Please offer what you are able.

Helping Hands of St. Louis Clothing Center Needs Donations Helping Hands of St. Louis Clothing Center is looking for donations of gently used men’s tennis shoes and boots, especially sizes 10 and up; children’s boots; and warm coats, hats and gloves for Helping Hands of St. Louis Annual Coat Giveaway on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 443 Sixth Street, Toledo, OH. Children and adults can "shop" for free coats and win-ter boots and accessories. Clothing Center donations are accepted when the center is open: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or donations can be dropped off at Helping Hands of St. Louis Mondays-Fridays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thank you for your generous support! For more information on donating these items, con-tact Sue Shrewsbery, Director of Helping Hands of St. Louis, at 419.691.0613, ext. 2 or sshrews-bery@toledodiocese.org

Readings for the Week of October 7, 2018 Sunday: Gn 2:18-24/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [cf. 5]/Heb 2:9-11/Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12 Monday: Gal 1:6-12/Ps 111:1b-2, 7-8, 9 and 10c [5]/Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24/Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c -15 [24b]/Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14/Ps 117:1bc, 2/Lk 11:1- 4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5/Lk 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75 [69]/Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14/Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 [5]/Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/ Lk 11:27-28 Next Sunday: Wis 7:7-11/Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [14]/Heb 4:12-13/Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17 -27 © Liturgical Publications Inc

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LOAN REPAYMENT TO DIOCESE FOR NEW CHURCH Money borrowed from Diocese: $1,409,956 OLL payments to date: $172,264 (Principal: $76,377; Interest $54,006; Additional Principal Paid $41,881) Current balance (including interest) owed to Diocese: $1,291,698

We are grateful for your continued support to the We Build Campaign as it helps us reach our goal of reducing our debt to the Diocese.