This Week at St. Therese

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell …..frkevinodell@sfcatholic.org

Cell Phone…..1-605-421-8553 Office Administrator: Sheila Haffeman...officeadministrator@st-therese.ws Finance Manager: Wendy Swedean…..finance@st-therese.ws Director of Religious Education: Allie Yaw…..REdDirector@st-therese.ws

RCIA Director: Doug Debelak ….. ddebelak@aol.com

Music Coordinator: Lisa Roers…..slor@sio.midco.net Maintenance: Jim Mergen …..338-2433 St. Lambert School: Colleen Davis….. cdavis@sfcss.org Bulletin Submission :…..bulletin@st-therese.ws

Ministry Schedule Requests:…..officeadministrator@st-therese.ws

September 10, 2017 The 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Mission Statement: Formed as people of God,

Called as a community of faith, Guided by Saint Therese,

Committed to caring for God’s whole family.

MASS TIMES Weekend Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00am Daily Refer to schedule on back

CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 3PM Sundays: 8AM & 10:30AM Weekdays: Refer to schedule on back Also by appointment

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Contact the parish office at 338-2433

PARISH OFFICE Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Phone: (605) 338-2433 Fax: (605) 339-2203 Website: www.st-therese.ws

PARISH SCHOOL: ST. LAMBERT Phone: (605) 338-7042 Website: www.sfcss.org

PRAYER REQUESTS Contact the parish office at 338-2433

901 N. Tahoe Trail · Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Religious Ed/Youth Group Announcements

Parent Meeting - Sept. 13th *One parent must be present. *K-5 parent mtg @ 6pm *6-12th parent mtg @ 7:45pm

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St. Lambert School News: Ms. Colleen Davis, Principal Sept. 11 = PK-3rd grade picture day Dress Up/Dress Down Day Sept. 12 = 4th-6th grade picture day Dress Up/Dress Down Day Sept. 15 = 8:30 Mass led by 3rd grade Sept. 19 = Pizza Ranch Night. The Pizza Ranch on 10th street will donate 10%

of all dine-in and take-out orders from 5:00-8:00 to our school!

St. Lambert School

Sun 10 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Confessions 8:30 AM Mass JoAnn Lietz (d)

10:30 AM Confessions11:00 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

Mon 11 8:00 AM Mass Phil Hassebroek (d) Vicki & Ron Hassebroek8:30 AM Rosary by Respect Life

Tues 12 8:00 AM Mass Arnetta Voeller (d) 4:30 PM Confessions

Wed 13 8:00 AM Mass Apolonia Wodzinski (d) Thu 14 4:30 PM Confessions

5:30 PM Mass Gus & Sandi King (Anniversary) Mary Morning Star Bible Study

Fri 15 7:00 AM Mass Diane Persing (d) Grace PersingSat 16 8:00 AM Mass Lorri Weets (d) Labahn Family

3:00 PM Confessions4:00 PM Mass St. Therese Parish

Sun 17 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Confessions 8:30 AM Mass Dick Smith (d) Smith Family

10:30 AM Confessions11:00 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

Wednesday Religious Ed. Times:

K-5th grade: 6-7pm

6-8th: 7:15pm-8:30pm

Confirmation: 7:15pm-8:15pm

We are currently in need of a second

6th grade religious ed teacher and

3rd grade religious ed teacher! If

you are interested in this beautiful

ministry please contact the Parish

Office—338-2433!

Religious Ed starts on Sept. 13th!

All sign ups for the youth events can be found on the youth table!

October 7th

Corn Maze

6-12

Cost $8

October 14th

Chris Tomlin/Matt Maher Concert

6-12

Cost $30—Scholarships are available!

October 21st

Diocesan Youth Conference 6-12

Cost $37—Scholarships are available!

Mass

TimeServers

1-Gift Bearers

2-GreetersLectors Ushers

4:00 A. Labahn C. Faundeen 1) J. Edwards S. Margeson C. Karolewicz

PM L. Labahn J. McGuire J. Middlebrook

Sat P. Labahn R. Rogers 2) NONE

*NONE

8:30 M. Lacasse M. Bult N. Seaman 1) D&M Burwitz J. Lacasse A. Buchholz

AM B. Lockwood R. Seaman D. Witte D. Buchholz

Sun E. Nolz A. Smit 2) L. Brown T. Buchholz

*J&B Lockwood R. Smit D. Doorn

11:00 J. Kranz E. Whalen A. McKay 1) B&C Doyle D. Basche D. Kranz

AM K. Kranz M. Widmann K. McKay K. Tramp

Sun J. Zutz 2) Waterbury S. Tramp

*NONE Family NEED ONE

Please find a substitute if you are unable to serve.Eucharistic Ministers

*Sacristan

Ministries for September 16th & 17th

Parish Announcements From Father O’Dell

2017 Sioux Falls Life Chain: October 1st, 2-3 p.m. Come join hundreds of other pro-life people as we pray for an end to abortion and a great-er respect for all human life from conception to natural death. Simply go to First Assembly

of God Church or O’Gorman and pick up a sign. Stand on the sidewalk of 41st Street and pray for 1 hour. Your presence WILL make a difference.

TURNING THE BAD INTO THE GOOD By: Fr. O’Dell

Every Sunday we celebrate suffering. We remember at each Mass that Christ

sacrificed Himself for each and every one of us on the Cross of Calvary so that we

would be redeemed. Christ did this for as a free gift for us but, He also told us that we

had to cooperate in our own personal salvation. We do this by picking up our cross

and following Him.

The Blessed Virgin Mary also suffered because of her devotion to God and

her love of her Son Jesus Christ. She suffered more perfectly than any other human

being - and she also serves as a model for us by teaching us to endure our sufferings.

From her, we learn how to embrace the crosses that come our way and then offer

them back to the Lord in love and praise.

Sometimes these sufferings have been physical. People who have picked up

the cross of illness, injury or persecution - even some folks who have suffered death

because of their faith. Sometimes, the suffering has been mental or emotional -

sufferings that entail loss of loved ones, changes in life circumstances, sadness -

things that can eat at our inner most being. Sometimes, the suffering has been about

things in our own lives - sometimes things that have happened to others. Whatever the

nature of the suffering - it is all about embracing the crosses that come our way.

We often wonder, however, about what possible good can come from

suffering. I have met people who tell me that nothing good comes out of having to

bear the cross in our lives. They have told me that the only thing that suffering causes

is people turning inward, folks wallowing in self-pity, causing them to become bitter,

and that it may even lead someone to begin to think of life in a delusional way. What

good can come from these four things?

I have to admit that all of these things are possible when we bear the cross.

Suffering is such a powerful experience that it can impact human beings in diverse

and even negative ways. On the other hand, there are thousands and thousands of

cases that are reported each year, that demonstrate how people have turned the

negative that suffering can bring with it - into the positive and redemptive experience

that has been touched by Jesus Christ.

It is true, for example, that suffering can cause us to turn in on ourselves.

When this happens, we focus only on what is happening on the inside. We become

self-absorbed and self-centered. Obviously, this is not a good thing. The opposite to

this is that suffering can also make us more empathic. It makes us understand and

appreciate the suffering that someone else might be experiencing and this allows us to

become a support to that person. When we act in a loving way, it comes back to us

ten-fold.

Suffering can cause us to live in self-pity. It’s called the “Ain’t it Awful”

syndrome. When we pity ourselves we fail to associate with others. We fail to do

enjoyable things out of fear that they will backfire on us. We become so busy

worrying about how bad things are that we fail to recognize the good things that come

our way, too. Self-pity makes us live in isolation. The opposite of this is that deep

suffering can also cause us to reach out in fellowship to those around us. Instead of it

being a simple “I” reality - it becomes a “We” experience. Suffering helps us

understand that we aren’t in anything alone - that we have a communion with all

others. That most of the source of our strength comes from God. The rest of it comes

from each other.

Suffering can cause huge problem by making someone just plain bitter. We

might begin to perceive that nothing in our world is good or worthwhile. We become

black and white thinkers - usually finding the fault in things around us. But, suffering

can also teach us to be a person of gratitude. (Continued) …..

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS The Knights of Columbus is the Largest Catholic Fraternal

Organization in the World. Founded by Fr. Michael J. McGivney in 1882 to assist our parish Priests and Community. Our meetings are the

2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 pm. For more information on call 605-201-5531.

St. Therese Centennial Feast

Sunday October 1 at 10:30 a.m.

The St. Therese Centennial Feast is coming October 1! Think about purchasing a

rose to help decorate our sanctuary for our Centennial Mass. Honor a family name,

family member or as we think of our Centennial, the persons over the years who have

been vital members of our St. Therese community. The deadline to have names

included in the Centennial Feast Program Booklet is September 17. Order forms are

available in the Gathering Space.

Other ways you can participate in the Centennial Feast are:

Sharing your outdoor planters with greenery & flowers still in bloom (such as

mums) to set by the tent stakes.

Baked goods and home grown produce for the Farmers Market.

Sign-up sheets will be out after Masses in early September for shift helpers. There

is a great need for many shifts during the Centennial Feast. Think about how you

can help.

Please contact Barbara & John Lockwood at 941-4981 or

lockwooj@alliancecom.net with any questions.

Community Events

Counseling Services Catholic Family Services—988-3775 Services include counseling, foster care, psychological evaluations and education programs. Birthright—977-4781 Pregnant? Alone? Afraid? Project Rachel—988-3775 For those suffering the pain of previous abortions. Natural Family Planning—322-4434 or 297-3293 Learn about responsible parenthood supported by the Catholic Church. Grief Counseling—988-3775 Grieving the loss of a loved one. Retrouvaille—988-3776 Help for hurting marriages. Al-Anon and Al-Ateen—Are you troubled by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon meetings are available seven days a week in Sioux Falls. Contact www.sdal-anon.alateen.org or call 605-679-5497 for more information.

Have you purchased your “Lucky Penny”?

Raffle chances range from 1 cent to 500 cents ($5.00). Three

great prizes again this year. Look for us in the gathering space

after weekend Masses. Don’t miss your opportunity to pick your

chance in the raffle.

….. (Continued) A person willing to praise and thank God for all that He has given us. When this

gratitude is first communicated to God it can be shared with others.

Last, suffering can get us thinking in wacky ways. When we think in

wacky ways we fail to see life as it really is and we begin to believe the lies that our

head tells us. Suffering helps us bend our lenses in such a way that all of life gets

out of perspective. Suffering can also cause us to become more honest with our-

selves and the world around us. This results in following the Way, the Truth and the

Life - not following something that is destined to lead us astray.

Suffering is about the cross. When we embrace it we are led into the light.

When we try to escape it - we are left living a lie. This week - embrace your cross

and learn to live in the freedom and joy of Jesus Christ.

May the peace of Jesus be with us all.

WEEKLY OFFERING *For the Week of September 3: Envelopes $3,551.58 WeShare (online giving) 843.00 Visitors / Loose Cash 507.26 Total $ 4,901.84 Need $ 8,996.00 *Year to Date (July 1—June 30) YTD Total $85,070.88

YTD Need $ 80,963.64

FARMERS MARKET NEWS: Bake Sale this Weekend—September 9th & 10th. Plant sale next weekend—September 16th & 17th. It’s time to thin out your plants in your garden. Anything you can bring in will be much appreciated. This is a good time to dig your spring bulbs as well. We will need extra helpers after EACH Mass. If you are able to help, please sign up in the gathering space. You can also call Nancy Seaman at 496.2269.

Last Chance for Directory Photos Our goal is to include everyone! Friday, Sept. 22nd 2 PM - 8:40 PM Saturday, Sept. 23rd 9 AM - 4 PM

Register online through our parish website or call St. Therese Parish at 338-2433.

Social Outreach Fellowship Committee Thank you to the bakers for your donations of ice cream and root beer, and the servers

and game volunteers who assisted with the Root Beer Float Social.

Big Soo Book Fundraiser – Your 2016-17 book has expired, so NOW IS THE TIME

to get your NEW 2017-18 Big Soo Book. You won’t want to leave home without it.

$42.00 and St. Therese keeps $10.00.

Centennial Corner

St. Therese died at a young age, yet all her life she aspired to be a saint.

Which is to say her life’s goal was to spend eternity in Heaven. It’s hard

to believe that St. Therese Parish was established 100 years ago. Time

will pass and there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it. What we

can do is spend our time doing what fulfills our goals. Hopefully our most

important goal is the same as St. Therese’s, to spend eternity in Heaven.