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24th Week in Ordinary Time

Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 Today: Peter had proclaimed the turning point for believers, the crucial depth that underlies all Christianity. Jesus was not just a buddy or a healer, as they had been thinking. He was somehow the long awaited Messiah. John Foley, S.J., St. Louis University

Please pray for our brothers and sisters

Who Are Ill or in Pain: Jimmy McCarthy, Jr., Maureen Shaw, John Hoffman, Margie Heil, Mary Tamargo, George Shorb, Art McNulty, Don Covello, Louis Baros, Bill & Joanne Rodgers, Gary Wood, Mary Helen Carpenter, Helen Murphy, John Beamon, Phil Mohardt, Larry Gomme, Sara Bardoni, Abbey Moreno, Alicia Bicoy, Maureen O’Rourke, Valerie Jones, Mel Jones, Andy Jones, Mike Wilson, Erling Ribbing, Janice Miller, Victoria Donnellan, Kevin O’Shea, Chuck Lee, Rosa Maria, Don LaPlante, Tom, Maggie Nelson, Jennifer McGlynn, ,Sylvia, Deacon Ruben Sanchez; Sandy requested by George; Mario, Beverly Donnellan, Bruce & Trish, Gina Giacometti, Sarah & David, Ed Botta, Sam Britton Johnson,

Ed Fulwider, John R. Sanchez (cousin of Denis Danzart Britton)

Who Have Been Called to Eternal Life: Frank Danzart II, son of Frank Danzart, brother of Denise Britten; Holly Stefens, Tom Joyce, Jeanie Torr, Ila Donovan, Peg Canelis, Glenn Lynch, Lola Flores, Ethelreda Breig (Cantor Eric Lindenbusch’s aunt.)

OFFERINGS: Sept. 5 & 6 St. Catherine $1,663 St. Colman: $ 683 St. Elizabeth $2,641 Thank you for your generosity! $4,987

9/5 9am Luttie Penalo

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 13, 2015 2015 Sep 13 SUN: TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 50: 5-9a/ Ps 116: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 8-9 (9)/ Jas 2: 14-18/ Mk 8: 27-35 2015 Sep 14 Mon: EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS F Nm 21: 4b-9/ Ps 78: 1bc-2. 34-35. 36-37. 38/ Phil 2: 6-11/ Jn 3: 13-17 2015 Sep 15 Tue: Our Lady of Sorrows M 1 Tm 3: 1-13/ Ps 101: 1b-2ab. 2cd-3ab. 5. 6/ Optional Sequence Stabat Mater/ Jn 19: 25-27 or Lk 2: 33-35 2015 Sep 16 Wed: Cornelius, pp, mt, and Cyprian, bp, mt M 1 Tm 3: 14-16/ Ps 111: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6/ Lk 7: 31-35 2015 Sep 17 Thu: Ordinary Weekday/ Robert Bellarmine, bp, r, dr 1 Tm 4: 12-16/ Ps 111: 7-8. 9. 10/ Lk 7: 36-50 2015 Sep 18 Fri: Ordinary Weekday 1 Tm 6: 2c-12/ Ps 49: 6-7. 8-10. 17-18. 19-20/ Lk 8: 1-3 2015 Sep 19 Sat: Ordinary Weekday/ BVM/ Januarius, bp, mt 1 Tm 6: 13-16/ Ps 100: 1b-2. 3. 4. 5/ Lk 8: 4-15 2015 Sep 20 SUN: TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wis 2: 12. 17-20/ Ps 54: 3-4. 5. 6-8 (6b)/ Jas 3: 16 -– 4: 3/ Mk 9: 30-37

MASS INTENTIONS: 8/30 9 AM Glenn Lynch†, requested by John O’Connell 9/6 9 AM Mary Foley†, requested by Steve & Jeane Power 9/20 9 AM Tillie Manick†, requested by Francine Korn 9/27 9 AM Ethelreda Breig†, requested by parish

UPCOMING DATES: Sept 12 & 13 Russian River Jazz & Blue Concert Parking

ARE YOU BEING CALLED? If, by any chance, you have been feeling drawn to become a Vincentian and wish to join the St. Vincent de Paul Society, now is the perfect time! There will be an Ozanam Orientation Day held Saturday, September 26

th, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at St.

Rose Parish in Santa Rosa. (Frederic Ozanam was the original founder of St. Vincent de Paul Society.) Come and learn how to deepen your own spirituality while serving those in need in our community. However, you MUST call Fran Korn, 869-9341, or Vicki Gonzalez, 869-3314, by September 15

th to make a

reservation. There is no charge for the day and a sandwich & drink lunch will be provided. .

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: On Saturday, September 19th beginning at 8 AM a general clean-up of the summer church grounds will take place to get ready for closing down for the winter months. We are lucky enough to have Chief Baxman, Cal Fire and Russian River firefighters and a huge debris box donated and fees waived by the County of Sonoma. For any volunteers wanting more information please contact Francine Korn,869-9341 who is coordinating this clean-up with Frank Danzart. Food and water will be provided.

LITURGICAL MUSIC CORNER by our Music Director, Rebecca Brown Sept. 13, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord, through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” In today’s Gospel Jesus begins to teach the crowd that the “Son of Man must suffer greatly, be rejected...be killed, and rise after three days.” To be a disciple of Jesus, He states that we must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him. The cross is part of life. We have all experienced it: illness, disabilities, death, loneliness, crime, weakness, injustice, pain. Scripture tells us that even though He was God, Jesus suffered in every way that we do. He understands our pain and our suffering. In the words of St. John Paul ll, “Jesus continues to ask each of us, But who do you say I am? He calls each of us to say You are the Christ by the life we lead.” As we sing the hymns today, let us reflect on what it really means to take up our cross and choose Christ, and pray that we may do it wholeheartedly and unreservedly. Songs for the 9 am Mass: Gathering Song: Glory in the Cross # 724 Gloria in excelsis Deo, gloria, gloria! Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra, terra pax. Additional words to the Gloria are found in your Breaking Bread hymnal, p. 6. Psalm 116: I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. Intercessions: O God, hear us, hear our prayer. Preparation of Gifts: In Christ Alone # 414 Communion: I Will Choose Christ #520 Recessional: Sent Forth By God’s Blessing # 385

FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES RESUME SEPT.12 AT 4:00 PM AT ST. ELIZABETH Thank you to Denise Britton and Julia Parmeter for teaching the preparatory classes for the sacraments of reconciliation, first eucharist and confirmation. ST. ELIZABETH’S GUILD I want to thank all of you who helped make the coffee and pastry event after the 9am outdoor mass this Summer another huge success. Many folks loved it and thanked us over and over again. I know it is a lot of work getting there at 7am and sometimes not getting home until 11am or later, I know Sundays for a lot of us are relaxing family days and I appreciate the effort made by all. The Guild ladies never cease to amaze me with your hard work and dedication to our Church. It is appreciated. Francine Korn Guild President

PASTOR’S DESK

Peace be with you, what a wonderful ending of our outside Mass celebration last Sunday. It was great to see a large crowd of people attended. On my way out to Cazadero, some of the summer visitors mentioned to me that governor Brown was there and I thought well, that is nice to see our government elected officials do go to church, what a great witness to our Catholic parishioner. I would like to thank all of you, especially our parishioner who every Sunday morning prepares the altar and the area of worship, for Larry, Carlos, Jose, and Chris, many blessings to you as well as our choir who has blessed us with such a wonderful music and worship. And for Susan who provided flowers on the altar every Sunday, great job folks! For Francine and guild members who provided hospitality and welcoming snack for our visitors and parishioners, many blessings to you. I would like to thank the GUILD also for buying a new window blinds for our St. Hubert’s Hall. If you have a chance to see it it’s wonderful, it’s not like the old institutional venetian blind but a soft fabric that lightens or softens up the ambiance of our gathering space. I’m looking forward for our Christmas party this coming winter! On Saturday, September 19th beginning at 8 AM a general clean-up of the summer church grounds will take place to get ready for closing down for the winter months. We are blessed to have Chief Baxman, Cal Fire and Russian River firefighters and a huge debris box donated and fees waived by the County of Sonoma. Thank you! For any volunteers wanting more information please contact Francine Korn, 869-9341 who is coordinating this clean-up with Frank Danzart. Food and water will be provided. There is an amusing story about a priest and a rabbi who are playing golf together for the first time. The rabbi soon discovers that the priest is an excellent putter. He also notices that before putting, the priest always make a sign of the cross, half way to the course, the rabbi was losing by 10 strokes. Consequently, he asked the priest if he thinks it will be alright if he too crosses himself. “Sure, rabbi go ahead,” the priest says, “But it won’t do you any good until you learn how to putt.” We can go through the motion making the sign of the cross. But until we begin making the cross the ultimate sign that we have accepted the teachings of Jesus, it won’t do us any good. Peace and Blessings! Fr. Luis