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Child Development Center (3 mos-PreK) 1259 St. Albert’s Drive, Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775.747.1617 Director: Mrs. Kristin Mareno email: [email protected]
Parish School (K-8) 1255 St. Albert’s Drive, Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775.747.3392 Principal: Mr. Bret Scoggin email: [email protected]
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE
32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
11/08 Sunday 1 Kgs 17:10-16 Heb 9:24-28 Mk 12:38-44
11/09 Monday Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 1 Cor 3:9-11, 16-17 Jn 2:13-22
11/10 Tuesday Wis 2:23-3:9 Lk 17:7-10
11/11 Wednesday Wis 6:10-11 Lk 17:11-19 11/12 Thursday Wis 7:22-8:11 Lk 17:20-25
11/13 Friday Wis 13:1-9 Lk 17:26-37
11/14 Saturday Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9 Lk 18:1-8
RECONCILIATION 11/07 Saturday 2:30—3:30 PM
WEEKEND MASSES 11/07 Saturday Vigil (English) 4:00 PM Vigil (Spanish) 6:00 PM
11/08 Sunday 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 5:00 PM
WEEKDAY MASSES 11/09 Monday 10:30 AM 11/10 Tuesday 10:30 AM 11/11 Wednesday 10:30 AM 11/12 Thursday 10:30 AM 11/14 Friday 10:30 AM
Church/Parish Office 1250 Wyoming Avenue, Reno, NV 89503 1259 St. Albert’s Drive, Reno, NV 89503 (Mailing) Telephone: 775.747.0722 Fax: 775.746.3976 Website: http://www.stalbertreno.org email: [email protected]
Items for publication in the bulletin should be submit-ted no later than Tuesday for the next publication. Email items to [email protected] or mail them to the attention of the Bulletin Editor at the address listed above.
Ponder This:
“We can’t have full knowledge all
at once. We must start by believ-
ing; then afterwards we may be
led on to master the evidence for
ourselves.” —Saint Thomas Augustine
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
I N THE COURSE of his teaching Jesus said to
the crowds, "Beware of the scribes, who like to
go around in long robes and accept greetings in
the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and
places of honor at banquets. They devour the houses
of widows and, as a pretext recite lengthy prayers.
They will receive a very severe condemnation."
He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how
the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich
people put in large sums. A poor widow also came
and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Call-
ing his disciples to himself, he said to them, "Amen,
I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all
the other contributors to the treasury. For they have
all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she,
from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her
whole livelihood."
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SACRAMENTS
Baptisms Baptisms for infants through 2nd grade are generally held during any of the weekend Masses (except during Advent and Lent.)
Please call the office or go online to our web-site to fill out a baptism request form. A pre-paratory class is required for parents and god-parents. Classes will be scheduled and con-ducted by Deacon Richard Ramm upon re-ceipt of the completed baptism request form.
Parents of children in the third grade or older are asked to contact Beth Lujan in the Reli-gious Education Office.
Weddings
All weddings must be scheduled six months in advance. A marriage preparatory class (four sessions) is required. Contact the parish office to determine availability and to schedule your wedding.
Funerals Nina Weaver 747-0722 [email protected]
Religious Education (Grades K-8) Beth Lujan 747-0722 [email protected]
Confirmation (Grades 9-12) Tricia Garcia 747-0722 x5608 [email protected]
RCIA Karen McClenahan 843-9549 [email protected]
NEW PARISHIONERS
AUG—SEP 2015
We like to think of St. Albert’s as a large ex-
tended family and want to get to know you.
When you have the opportunity please intro-
duce yourselves and allow us to get to know
you better.
Cassie Potter
Griff Turner
Elizabeth Padilla Magana &
Jose deArcos Rodriguez
James & Diane Shirf
Kristine Rowland & Alfonso Chavez
Samuel Williams Jr.
Jim & Kristy Phillips
Feliks & Melissa Golicz
Jonathan Arias & Alejandra Santillan
Gregg & Connie McCleary
PARISH STAFF
Pastoral Administrator Ted Krembs 747-0722 x5606 [email protected]
Director of Liturgy/Music Nina Weaver 747-0722 x5603 [email protected]
Finance Officer Margaret Tharaldson 747-0722 x5607 [email protected]
Data Manager Marie Fromherz 747-0722 x5604 [email protected]
Front Desk/Receptionist Linda Burnell 747-0722
Catholic Counseling JoAnn Baird 747-0722 [email protected]
Homebound Ministry Deacon Chuck Lanham 747-0722 x5612 [email protected]
Bulletin Editor/Website Manager Deacon Chuck Lanham 747-0722 x5612 [email protected]
Filipino Ministry Ino Quintana [email protected]
Latino Ministry (Español) Victor Gonzales 747-0722 x5900 [email protected]
Child Development Center Mrs. Kristin Mareno 747-1617 [email protected]
Principal, Parish School Bret Scoggin 747-3392 [email protected]
Knights of Columbus, Council 7322 Denis Dolan, Grand Knight (775) 448-6499
Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts Russ Fromherz 721-0518 [email protected]
Karl Albert Michael Bass Bill Bates Susie Becker Kelly Bielat Fr. Chuck Blankenship Charles Burnell Grady Calderon Melanie Cooper Brenda Craighton Helen Duca Sharon Edwards Sally Elizares Charles Enz Michael Forte Jr. Patricia Fouch Arlene Garritson Anne Giammona Corrine Glass Peter Gonzales Helen Handy David Hill Oran Hill Paul Kastor Bill Kayser Catherine Klasic Patricia LaBar Marian LaVoy Pat Mellenger Rose Moen Pamela Morales Juanita Pineda Marilyn Reddington Hilaria Della Rosa/ Doug Shipman Jesse Schopper Mary Sheets Nolan Sheets Justin Robert Siaz Orion Smith Thomas Trivette Mattie Watkins
Names will be listed for three months. Please
submit names online or email the Bulletin
Editor. If necessary you may contact the
parish office to add a name to our Thoughts
and Prayers list.
CLERGY
Pastor Fr. Honesto Agustin 747-0722 x5601
Parochial Vicar Fr. Justin Lazar 747-0722 x5600
Deacons Deacon Chuck Lanham 747-0722 x5612 [email protected]
Deacon Richard Ramm [email protected]
Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts
First Grade thru College
Coed Ages 14-21
For further
information contact:
Russ Fromherz at 721-0518 or email: [email protected].
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You are not a number! PLEASE include
YOUR NAME on your donations so we
will know who to give credit to for your
tax purposes. This is especially im-
portant for those making cash donations.
Saint Albert the Great Parish now pro-
vides Online Giving—a convenient and
safe way to make a one-time or recurring
donation.
Getting started is easy—just visit our
website, www.stalbertreno.org and click
the Online Giving link.
You may also wish to view an explanato-
ry video that we have linked on our web-
site. You can also find the video on
YouTube at http://youtu.be/
E0qMjL6LFH4
Date 2nd Coll. Online Giving
Coll. Basket
10/31-
11/01
$626.00 $12,778.53
11/07-
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All Are Welcome!All Are Welcome!
All are invited to the celebration of
the Eucharist opening the Second
Synod of the Diocese of Reno.
The Mass will be celebrated at St.
Therese of the Little Flower Church
in Reno on Wednesday, December
2, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
Please come and join the delegates
in prayer as we begin the Synod.
—Bishop Randolph Calvo
Ministry Schedule
33nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 11/14—11/15
YOUR GENEROSITY
Thank you for your generous gifts of
time, talent, and treasure.
Deacon’s OutreachDeacon’s Outreach Those in need are so
grateful for your gifts of
non-perishable clothing,
toiletries and food.
Thank you for your
generous support.
Deacon Richard Ramm 787-8839
4PM Fr. Honesto Agustin Lectors Alice Chromy I Scott Chrystal II/Intro Eucharistic Ministers Alice Chromy * Deacon Richard Leonie Quizon Margaret Raulino John Rix Bona Lee Sipka Patti Sullivan Sacristan Jim & Judy Fox Altar Servers Megan Drake Mykel Miller Ray Go Usher Jim Crandal *
8AM Fr. Justin Lazar Lectors Chris Welsh I John Wilkins II & Intro Eucharistic Ministers Ed Strickland * Deacon Chuck Chris Welsh Carol Juillerat Larry Krupka Pearl Krupka Sacristan Tom Booth Altar Servers Caroline Long Timothy Nicks Usher Tod Brill *
10AM Fr. Justin Lazar Lectors Barbara Hier-Johnson I Joan McEachin II & Intro Eucharistic Ministers Joe Decaria * Deacon Chuck Mary Maples Newt Maples Diana Thomas Mary Lujan Sacristan Pat Pusich Altar Servers Jeffrey Langley Braden Martinez Brianna Ramirez Usher Thomas Quinto *
5AM Fr. Justin Lazar Lectors Mike Wojcik I Clair Wojcik II & Intro Eucharistic Ministers Clair Wojcik * Deacon Chuck Mike Wojcik Sacristan Tod Brill Altar Servers Robert Hamon Usher Reminder-It is your responsibility to find your replacements, please refer to your ministries phone list that was mailed to you.
The monthly Memo-
rial Mass for those
interred in Our
Mother of Sorrows
Catholic Cemetery
will be celebrated on
Wednesday, Novem-
ber 4, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. in the Most Holy
Redeemer Mausoleum Chapel at the cem-
etery.
Our celebrant will be Rev. Richard Kayiz-
zi from Bishop Manogue Catholic High
School. All are cordially invited to attend.
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St. Albert’s School Report
Report Cards go out on Monday the 9th. Our
Awards Assembly is also on Monday. Our
Principal’s List Lunch is on Wednesday the
11th. No School on Wednesday 11/11, for Veterans
Day. We have All School Mass on Thursday the
12th.
Quote for the week
“Success is a journey, not a destination.” —Author Unknown
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful
committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it
is the only thing that ever has” —Margaret Mead, Anthropologist
Sincerely,
Bret Scoggin, Principal
St. Albert’s
Child Development
Center
Annual
Christmas Wreath
Fundraiser
October 16th—November 7th
Wreaths will be available for order after
all the Masses. Wreaths will arrive after
Thanksgiving.
All proceeds go to support our Child
Development Center.
We are Catholic women who help bring life to our faith and support each other and our community.
St. Al’s Gals Club Update
Crafters Needed!
Our new club has been progressing nicely. We had a speaker
from the Food Bank of Northern Nevada update us on their
work at our last meeting, along with a faith sharing and Pope
Francis discussion.
Our next meeting will be Monday, November 9th from 6:30
-8:00 pm in the Rectory Gathering Room. This is a very
important meeting because during the meeting we will be
creating the banner to represent St. Albert’s at the Diocesan
Synod. The GALS club was thrilled to be asked to work on
such an important task. We hope all our members will be able
to come and help craft, we will have the banners ready to work
on and some suggested designs to make the process go more
quickly.
We meet on the second Monday of every month - remaining
2015 meeting dates are 11/9 and 12/14. All ladies of the parish
are welcome to attend our meetings - if you have any questions
send them to our email address [email protected] or
call President Lalita Cole at 775-762-5144.
We hope to see you at our next meeting!
Catholic Professional and Business Group
Presents
Peter Vogel
Thursday, November 12, 2015 Silver Legacy
Please join the Catholic Professional & Business Group
for breakfast on Thursday, November 12, from 7 to 8:30
am at the Atlantis Casino as we welcome Peter Vogel,
executive director of Catholic Charities of Northern
Nevada. Mr. Vogel will describe the challenges and joys
of implementing Catholic social teaching in our local
community.
For additional information and to make reservations visit
CatholicProfessionals.org. All are welcome. The
breakfast is only $22 for members, $20 for students, and
$25 for non-members. Clergy and religious brothers and
sisters are free!
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We are looking for a few good men!
If you are not currently a knight or are new to St.
Albert the Great parish, please consider joining
Council 7322.
For details and more information visit our website
at:
kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CO-7322
COUNTDOWN
TO THE SYNOD
Only 4 weeks remain until the opening of the
Diocesan Synod!
The Opening Mass occurs on Wednesday,
December 2 , Little Flower Church at 6:30 p.m.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
The days of the synod are: December 3, 4, 5.
Please pray for all our delegates that they listen
carefully, pray deeply, discern wholeheartedly,
and be open to the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
01 Solemnity of All Saints
8:00 am Mass
People of the Parish
10:00 am Mass (B)
Julianna Martinez by Rebecca Gaul
5:00 pm Mass
Oliver dela Cruz, Jr. † By Bernadette dela Cruz—Cabanera & family
02 All Souls
10:30 am Mass
Ruth & Ted Ripsom † by Tennant family
Centering Prayer (Chapel)
03 10:30 am Mass
All Souls
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
7:00 pm K of C Officers’ Meeting
04 St. Charles Borromeo, Bish. 10:30 am Mass
All Souls
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
05
10:30 am Mass
All Souls
7:00 pm Choir Practice
06 10:30 am Mass
All Souls
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
Noon Senior Strong Bingo—Gathering Room
07
4:00 pm Mass
All Souls
Bill Thompson † by Tennant Family
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
All Souls
08 32nd Sunday-Ordinary Time
08:00 am Mass
John Boyanowski† by Gorham family
10:00 am Mass
Thanksgiving by Linda Wong
People of the parish
5:00 pm Mass
Lolita dela Cruz, Jr. † By Bernadette dela Cruz—Cabanera & family
09 Dedication-Lateran Basilica 10:30 am Mass
06:30 pm St. Al’s GALS (Gathering Room)
10 St. Leo the Great, Pope 10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
7:00 pm K of C Business Meeting
11 St. Martin of Tours, Bishop 10:30 am Mass
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
OFFICE CLOSED
FOR VETERANS DAY
12 St. Josaphat, Bishop/Martyr 10:30 am Mass (All School)
Thomas Lutrey & Rudolph Ortez
7:00 pm Choir Practice
13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 10:30 am Mass
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
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4:00 pm Mass
Ray Corradetti † by Anita May
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
15 33rd Sunday-Ordinary Time 08:00 am Mass
People of the Parish
10:00 am Mass (B)
Ernie Clark † by his mother & family
Noon Mass (Filipino)
Anne Hamill Marick †
by Jeff and Kristen Paine
05:00 pm Mass
Residents of Atria Living & Deceased
by Lorraine Cole
16 10:30 am Mass
17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary
10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
18 10:30 am Mass
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
1:00 pm Feeding the Homeless (Gym)
19
10:30 am Mass
Bill Thompson † by Marilyn Murphy Alford
7:00 pm Choir Practice
20 10:30 am Mass
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
21 Presentation of Mary Catholic Campaign for Human Development
4:00 pm Mass
Bernie Wright † by her family
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
22 Solemnity of Christ the King Catholic Campaign for Human Development
08:00 am Mass
Mary Pusich † by Brian & Kress Whalen
10:00 am Mass (B) People of the Parish
05:00 pm Mass
Michael Aurnaqu † by Jeanne Aurnaqu
23 10:30 am Mass
24 St. Andrew Dũng-Lac 10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
7:00 pm K of C Business Meeting
25 10:30 am Mass
Felimon Reyes † by Vangie Lesh
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
26 10:30 am Mass
Donnie Matteoni † by Matteoni family
7:00 pm Choir Practice
27 NO MASS
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
28 4:00 pm Mass (B)
Tony Rohde † by Joe & Linda LaBuda
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
29 1st Sunday of Advent
8:00 am Mass
Jack & Irene Gorham † by Gorham family
10:00 am Mass
Warren Reddington †
by Marilyn Reddington
05:00 pm Mass
People of the parish
30 St. Andrew, Apostle
10:30 am Mass
01 10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
02 10:30 am Mass
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
6:30 pm St. Therese of the Little Flower
Diocesan Synod Opening Mass
03 St. Francis Xavier, Priest
10:30 am Mass
Lillian Puccetti † by her daughter
7:00 pm Choir Practice
04 10:30 am Mass
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
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Blessing of Child in the wormb
4:00 pm Mass
People of the parish
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
November 2015
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
01 Solemnity of All Saints
8:00 am Mass
People of the Parish
10:00 am Mass (B)
Julianna Martinez by Rebecca Gaul
5:00 pm Mass
Oliver dela Cruz, Jr. † By Bernadette dela Cruz—Cabanera & family
02 All Souls
10:30 am Mass
Ruth & Ted Ripsom † by Tennant family
Centering Prayer (Chapel)
03 10:30 am Mass
All Souls
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
7:00 pm K of C Officers’ Meeting
04 St. Charles Borromeo, Bish. 10:30 am Mass
All Souls
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
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10:30 am Mass
All Souls
7:00 pm Choir Practice
06 10:30 am Mass
All Souls
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
Noon Senior Strong Bingo—Gathering Room
07
4:00 pm Mass
All Souls
Bill Thompson † by Tennant Family
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
All Souls
08 32nd Sunday-Ordinary Time
08:00 am Mass
John Boyanowski† by Gorham family
10:00 am Mass
Thanksgiving by Linda Wong
People of the parish
5:00 pm Mass
Lolita dela Cruz, Jr. † By Bernadette dela Cruz—Cabanera & family
09 Dedication-Lateran Basilica 10:30 am Mass
06:30 pm St. Al’s GALS (Gathering Room)
10 St. Leo the Great, Pope 10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
7:00 pm K of C Business Meeting
11 St. Martin of Tours, Bishop 10:30 am Mass
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
OFFICE CLOSED
FOR VETERANS DAY
12 St. Josaphat, Bishop/Martyr 10:30 am Mass (All School)
Thomas Lutrey & Rudolph Ortez
7:00 pm Choir Practice
13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 10:30 am Mass
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
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4:00 pm Mass
Ray Corradetti † by Anita May
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
15 33rd Sunday-Ordinary Time 08:00 am Mass
People of the Parish
10:00 am Mass (B)
Ernie Clark † by his mother & family
Noon Mass (Filipino)
Anne Hamill Marick †
by Jeff and Kristen Paine
05:00 pm Mass
Residents of Atria Living & Deceased
by Lorraine Cole
16 10:30 am Mass
17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary
10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
18 10:30 am Mass
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
1:00 pm Feeding the Homeless (Gym)
19
10:30 am Mass
Bill Thompson † by Marilyn Murphy Alford
7:00 pm Choir Practice
20 10:30 am Mass
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
21 Presentation of Mary Catholic Campaign for Human Development
4:00 pm Mass
Bernie Wright † by her family
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
22 Solemnity of Christ the King Catholic Campaign for Human Development
08:00 am Mass
Mary Pusich † by Brian & Kress Whalen
10:00 am Mass (B) People of the Parish
05:00 pm Mass
Michael Aurnaqu † by Jeanne Aurnaqu
23 10:30 am Mass
24 St. Andrew Dũng-Lac 10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
7:00 pm K of C Business Meeting
25 10:30 am Mass
Felimon Reyes † by Vangie Lesh
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
26 10:30 am Mass
Donnie Matteoni † by Matteoni family
7:00 pm Choir Practice
27 NO MASS
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
28 4:00 pm Mass (B)
Tony Rohde † by Joe & Linda LaBuda
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
29 1st Sunday of Advent
8:00 am Mass
Jack & Irene Gorham † by Gorham family
10:00 am Mass
Warren Reddington †
by Marilyn Reddington
05:00 pm Mass
People of the parish
30 St. Andrew, Apostle
10:30 am Mass
01 10:30 am Mass
11:00 am Faith Sharing (Chapel)
02 10:30 am Mass
11:30 am Legion of Mary (K of C Hall)
6:30 pm St. Therese of the Little Flower
Diocesan Synod Opening Mass
03 St. Francis Xavier, Priest
10:30 am Mass
Lillian Puccetti † by her daughter
7:00 pm Choir Practice
04 10:30 am Mass
8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
05
Blessing of Child in the wormb
4:00 pm Mass
People of the parish
6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
November 2015
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deacon’s corner Conversations at Table
TO LOVE LESS THAN WHOM DO YOU SERVE?
Deacon Chuck Lanham
W HATEVER YOU POSSESS is never yours to store or stash away; it is a gift on loan from God to assist you
in living as Christ taught us. Have you ever taken inventory of all your possessions? How tightly do you hold
them? How hard would it be to give some or everything you possess away? Do you possess your possessions or
do your possessions possess you?
Jesus once told a great crowd, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children,
brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me
cannot be my disciple….In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”
That really doesn’t sound at all like Jesus, does it? Throughout his entire public ministry Jesus preached and taught of love:
love of God, neighbor and self. Yet here he quite clearly and unequivocally states that in order to be one of his disciples we
must hate those with whom he has consistently called us to love! It truly seems to be a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an
enigma!
Here again, we find ourselves encumbered by our linguistic understanding and cultural bias for that word: hate.
Luke’s Gospel, written in Greek, uses the word miseo which literally translates to hate in English, which has resulted in some
critics insisting that Jesus was really preaching hate. Fortunately claims of “hate speech” can quite easily be debunked and
dismissed.
Ancient biblical languages such as Aramaic and Hebrew contain far fewer words than modern languages which
necessarily result in the use of more extreme language due to the lack of more nuanced verbiage. For example, there is no
word for “like” in Aramaic or biblical Hebrew. Biblical scholars and theologians for the most part agree that in the context of
the passage from Luke’s Gospel the word miseo would be better interpreted as “to love less than” rather than hate given our
more extreme prejudice for that word.
There are additional instances to be found in the Old Testament that further support this interpretation, for exam-
ple: Genesis 29:30, Judges 14:16, and Deuteronomy 21:15-17, although some Bibles have softened the language by replacing
hate with dislike or even love less although in each of these instances, miseo is the word used in the Greek translation.
We find miseo again used by Jesus when he says “No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and
love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
Something else to consider, while subtle, is critically important to greater understanding, and that is this: we must
ask exactly what Jesus considers to be possessions. It isn’t just material goods that we possess, rather Jesus considers all of
God’s creation, including humanity, and that adds an entirely new dimension to his message.
His message remains the same; it is a matter of establishing the proper priorities. Love God above all else and
love your neighbor as yourself. As Christians we must love God more than, not less than. ________________________________
1. Lk 14:26-27, 33. 2.Winston Churchill, radio broadcast, October 1939.
3. Lk 16:13.
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Centering Prayer An Introduction to Contemplative Practice
St. Albert’s Centering Prayer group, led by JoAnn and
Chuck Baird, is on the first Monday of each month at
7:00 pm in the chapel.
On Centering Prayer
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CC), § 2653,
says:
The Church ‘forcefully and specially exhorts all the Chris-
tian faithful…to learn ‘the surpassing knowledge of Jesus
Christ’ (Phil 3:8) by frequent reading of the divine Scrip-
tures…Let them remember, however, that prayer should
accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that a dia-
logue takes place between God and man. For ‘we speak to
him when we pray; we listen to him when we read the
divine oracles.’
Centering Prayer is a spiritual custom based upon the
Word of God, Lectio Divina. We strive to increase the
time we spend alone with God to 15-20 minutes twice a
day. The purpose of our gathering is to encourage one
another each month in this sacred, individual practice, in
the words of CC, § 2560, in “the encounter of God’s thirst
with ours.”
All members of the Centering Prayer group invite you to
join them in the joy of this spiritual discipline.
Grief Support Ministry
Crossroads
Saint Albert the Great offers two monthly grief
counseling sessions, the second and fourth Sun-
days of the month from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm in
the Parish Office Building, Gathering Room,
(down the steps from the church parking lot
and around to the side of the building facing
the school).
Crossroads is for any person experiencing a
life-changing event, such as the death of a
loved one to other life-changing events.
JoAnn Baird would like to share this ministry
and she welcomes others’ participation.
For more information you can e-mail JoAnn at
[email protected] or leave voicemail or a
text message on her cell phone 925-699-4765.
She will get back to you.
Deacon Richard Ramm
329-2571 Ext 227
Frozen Turkey Drive
Thanksgiving Outreach
This year, St. Albert the Great Church will be working in conjunction with Kids to Seniors Korner, Catholic
Charities of Northern Nevada and Deacon’s Relief to help needy families in our community.
We are in need of FROZEN TURKEYS; we are hoping to distribute 40 meal baskets.
Anything over 40 will not go to waste.
All donations of non-perishable Thanksgiving food items will be accepted and greatly appreciated.
Thanksgiving non-perishable food items will be collected in the Narthex of the church;
ALL FROZEN TURKEYS MUST BE DONATED BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH TO THE PARISH
OFFICE NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM. (this is so we can get them to those in need and the thaw process can begin at the appropriate time)
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Please join us for the
Crisis Pregnancy Center’s
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November 14, 2015
10:00 am—2:00 pm
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
We are able to help many families in our
community because of your prayer, support,
and affirmation. Come join us at our Reno or
Fernley locations for a tour of the center and
meet our staff and volunteers who will show
you around and share some of the many God
moments they have experienced at our centers.
853 Haskel Street, Reno, NV 89509 (775) 826-5144
50 South West Street, Fernley, NV 89408 (775) 223-1035
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List Yourself
And
Only those living with you.
(include last name if different)
Sex
M / F
Date
Of
Birth
Baptism
Yes/ No
First
Communion
Confirmed
Yes/ No
Which Mass Does Your
Family Attend?
4:00 PM
8:00AM
10:00 AM
5:00 PM
Head of Household—FIRST NAME
1.
Occupation: Business Phone #/ E-Mail address:
Spouse –FIRST NAME
2.
Occupation: Business Phone #/ E-Mail address:
Children/Other
Living in your home
Last Name
(if different) Sex
M/F
Date of
Birth
Baptism
Yes/No
1st
Communion
Confirmed
Yes/No
Mass
Attended
FAMILY NAME: PHONE:
E-MAIL:
STREET ADDRESS: APT#:
CITY/STATE/ZIP:
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD: MARRIED SEPARATED DIVORCED WIDOWED SINGLE
WELCOME to St. Albert the Great Catholic Church New Parishioner Registration Form
You can also register online at www.stalbertreno.org! 1259 St. Albert’s Drive, Reno, NV 89503
Phone: 775-747-0722 Fax:775-746-3976 e-mail [email protected]
ALL INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL
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Please deliver the completed form to the parish office, in the collection basket, or by fax, mail
I would like my donation envelopes: Monthly Weekly I would like to receive Parish info via e-mail: Yes No