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Mass Intentions: Week of October 25th

Day	Time	Intention	Requested By	Living or Deceased
Saturday	5:00 p.m.	Bridget Horvath Laurence Timothy Broderick	The Haase Family John Dominick III	Deceased Deceased
Sunday	9:00 a.m.	Michael McGarty Grace Williams	Patricia Smyth The Wynn Family	Deceased Deceased
	11:00 a.m.	Paul A. Wallace Laurence Timothy Broderick	Valerie M. Wallace John Dominick III	Deceased Deceased
Monday	8:00 a.m.	The CotM Staff		Living
Tuesday	8:00 a.m.	Daniel J. Donovan (1st Anniversary) Mikaela Ferraro	Frank and Kathleen O’Donovan John and Lisa Griffin	Deceased Living
Wednesday	8:00 a.m.	The CotM Homebound Parishioners		Living
Thursday	8:00 a.m.	The CotM Volunteers		Living
Friday	8:00 a.m.	Joseph Radelich	The Family	Deceased
Saturday	8:00 a.m.	For the Parishioners		Living
	5:00 p.m.	All Souls’ Novena I
Sunday	9:00 a.m.	All Souls’ Day II
	11:00 a.m.	All Souls’ Day II

Week of October 25th

The Pastor’s Column

Dear Parishioners:

I am happy to announce two memorials are now available.

When we celebrate special occasions and rites of passage, we aim for the very best for our family and friends. Likewise, here at the COTM, we aim for the very best when it comes to our liturgical celebrations. With your support, we are able to decorate our church for all the liturgical celebrations. During the Christmas Season, Holy Week, and the Easter Season, we “pull out all the stops.”

Two years ago, we created a welcoming and open space by shortening the front kneeler and the first two pews on both left and right sides of the aisle. Overall, it was well received. This environmental change serves multi usages, especially for weddings, wheelchairs, walkers, and funerals. When it comes for the reception of Holy Communion, parishioners have more space to receive Our Lord. When funerals occur, there is enough space for Communicants while allowing the casket to remain in place.

Currently, we do not have a complete funeral set which consists of a pall (a white sheet that covers the casket to remind us of our baptismal garb) and chasuble (the outer vestment) that the celebrant wears. It would be nice if we had a matching set to enhance the liturgical environment in our beautiful church at every Funeral Mass offered. With this new set, the pall will be full-length, covering the Church Truck, a stand with wheels that is placed under a casket to assist the funeral director and pallbearers when moving the casket to and from the church. The celebrant’s chasuble will match the pall.

As you know, our small country church receives many compliments. The beautiful stain glass windows and the marble altar, depicting the Last Supper are beyond breath-taking notwithstanding the wood. Every bride and groom and the children receiving their Holy Communion and Confirmation are dressed in their very best. How splendid it would be to have each casket that enters the COTM well ‘dressed’! Below is a picture for your consideration.

The cost is as follows:

$2,750 for the full set:
($1,250 for the pall)
($1,250 for the chasuble)
($250.00 for the chalise veil)

One, two, or three families can memorialize a loved one(s). The name or names will be embroidered on both items. If you are interested, please contact Fr. Tim. First come, first serve!

The Word of God

Reading I: Sirach 35: 12-14, 16-18 The Lord answers the prayers of His people and brings judgment upon wicked nations. He cannot be bribed and has no prejudice. Israel’s prayer reaches God in heaven.

Reading II: 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18 Paul’s death is imminent. He desires it, because he is to be rewarded like the saints. He will wear the “crown of righteousness” like the wreath worn by winning athletes.

The Gospel: Luke 18: 9-14 The proud Pharisee prays “with himself.” The humble tax collector begs for forgiveness. In fact, the tax collector’s prayer makes for a good Act of Contrition for us all.

There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.
—Ecclesiastes 3:1

Please pray for: