5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 7, 2016

Staff Rev. Carl Del Giudice

Pastor Rev. Mr. Charles Knight

Retired 803-581-8713

Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd 704-817-7285

Mrs. Sarah Gross Administrative Assistant

704-375-4339 Mr. Joseph McGuire

Maintenance 704-375-4339

All are welcome in this place

Mass Schedule/Intentions Saturday Feb. 6: 5:00 PM-Vigil Mass offered for the repose of the soul of Thomas Kelly, given by Robert Kelly Sunday Feb. 7: 8:00 AM Mass offered for Suzanne Maurial given by her Mother

11:00 AM -

Tuesday, Feb. 9: 8:30AM

Wednesday, Feb. 10: 8:30AM

Thursday, Feb. 11: 8:30AM Friday , Feb. 12: 8:30 AM

Reconciliation

Saturday: 4:00-4:30 PM or by appointment

Baptism/Marriage Please contact Fr. Carl Del Giudice

Let them thank the Lord for his mercy, his wonders for the children of men, for he satisfies the thirsty soul, and the hungry he fills with good things. ~Psalm 107:8-9

ParishWeeklyIncomeReport

Week of January 24, 2016 Offertory $ 2,859.00 $ 9,615.00 Debt Reduction $ 275.00 $ 2,308.00 Building Repair $ - Total $ 3,134.00 $11,923.00

cÜtçxÜ \ÇàxÇà|ÉÇá Please Pray For:

Thomasina Carr, Lamonte Bailey, the Bailey Family, Idalia Brown, Errin Rochelle, Vincent Gomez, Carmen Pantoja-Perez, Fr. Jim Goode, Joseph Castro, Pamela Gellineau, Michele Gellineau-Green, Bennie P. Evans, June Rousseau, Maria Rousseau, Ural Covington, Adrena Taylor, Mattie Harvell, Harry Baptiste, Carolyn Oates, Christine Oates, Sr. Bessie McCarthy, Jake Suggs, Robert Collins, Jr., Lucielle Tate, Kate Truesdale, Ricky Carr, Celeste Carr, Elizabeth Nance, Janice Rucker, Jensen McDonald, Bennie Evans, Maria Allen, Priscilla Duncan, Dilvia Sanchez, Eric Polite, Regina Delgado, Dwight Kersey, and the special intentions of our parishioners. If you or a member of your family is ill or recuperating, you may request a prayer shawl from our Prayer Shawl Ministry. Please call Carol Gominiak at 704-614-5908.

Please pray for the Repose of the Soul of: John Grier, husband of Belinda Grier

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If you are attending Mass regularly at Our Lady of Consolation, and have not registered in the parish, we invite you to become members of the Consolation family. Registration forms are available from the ushers or online at www.ourladyofconsolation.org on the home tab. The form may be dropped in the collection basket

Sunday February 7 Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; 1Cor 15:1-11; Lk 5:1-11

8:00AM Mass, C 9:20AM Faith Formation, PLC 11:00AM Mass, C 4PM - Basketball, gym

Mon. February 8 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Mk 6:53-56

Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita 7PM, Bible Study, CH

Tue. February 9 1Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Mk 7:1-13

8:30AM Mass, CH 11:30AM, Food Pantry 6:00PM - Scouting, gym

Wed. February 10 Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

ASH WEDNESDAY 9:000AM Mass, C 6PM - Wildcat Basketball 7PM - Mass, C

Thur. February 11 Dt 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25

8:30 AM Mass, CH

Fri. February 12 Is 58:1-9a, Mt 9:14-15

8:30 AM Mass, CH 11:30AM - Food Pantry

Daily Readings & Calendar February 7—13

Sat. February 13 Is 58:9b-14; Lk 5:27-32

6:30AM - 9:00AM Prayer Group, CH 4:00PM Confessions, C 5:ooPM Vigil Mass, C

St Martin de Porres Ministry Did you know...75% of households served by food banks in North Carolina have had to choose be-tween buying food and heating their homes. The St Martin de Porres ministry here at OLC works tire-lessly to help people in their time of need. Please consider a donation to the food pantry. Non perish-able food items can be left in the vestibule of the church or in the PLC. If you are interested in volun-teering with the food pantry please contact Deborah Wadsworth at 704-375-4339.

Key: C - Church, CH - Chapel, PLC - Parish Life Center To reserve a room for a meeting or activity, please request a Facility Usage Form from the Parish Office or online at www.ourladyofconsolation.org

Ministry Schedule February 13 & 14, 2016

Extraordinary Minister’s of Communion 2/13 - 5PM D. Givens, D. Brown, A Callwood-Host 2/14 - 8AM S. Lawrence, L. Johnson, D. Pettis, M. Chrisp, P Howey Host 2/14- 11AM G. Hood, D. Sanchez, M. Butler, F. Den-nis, J McElrath Chapel, S Fowler Chapel, K, Mukoko Host Reader’s of the Word 2/13 - 5PM Deloris Brown 2/14 - 8AM Zeta Kenner 2/14 - 11AM Felicia Odeh 1st, Henry Wallace RP, Regina Gellineau 2nd

By now you should have received a letter or postcard from Bishop Jugis asking for your generous sup-port of the Diocesan Support Appeal. Please give prayerful considera-

tion to how you will respond by filling out your pledge and mailing it this week. The DSA 2016 contribution for OLC is $44,661.00. The video seen in church will be posted on the web site www.ourladyofconsolation.org

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PARISH NEWS Ash Wednesday Mass and distribution of Ashes will be Wednesday,

February 10th, at 9AM and 7PM in the church. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence from meat for Catholics

age 18 - 59. Fasting on these days means we can have only one full, meatless meal. Some food can be taken at the other regular meal times if necessary, but combined they should be less than a full meal. Liquids are allowed at any time, but no solid food should be consumed between meals. In addition, all Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence from meat. Lenten Fish Fry OLC Men’s Group will be hosting the Lenten Fish Fry beginning this Friday Feb 12th through Friday March 18th, serving from 12 noon until 7PM Monday Bible Study The Monday Bible study group will be meeting on Monday, February 8 at 7PM in the Chapel. All are welcome! Wildcats Basketball

The Our Lady of Consolation Wildcats play basketball games on Saturdays this January and February. Most games are at Mount Sinai Church,

1243 West Blvd. Come out and support our senior boys team! Please check for game times at www.mycaa.org.

Attention All OLC Youth Grades 3 – 12! Save The Date for the Youth Writing Event Feb. 28th 1:30PM-3:30PM - On behalf of the Ladies Guild and the Black Catholic Cultural Committee we would appreciate your support through participation in this year’s Youth Writing Event!

The Youth Writing Event is designed to help our children and parents distinguish and learn about the two basic responses to human need found in Catholic Social teaching; charitable works and social justice. We hope to encourage the youth to find ways to put their faith into action, demonstrating both forms of Catholic Social Teaching. Essay topics will be given and registration is required. All essays will be due by Sunday Feb. 21, 2016 If you are interested in participating please talk to your Faith Formation Teacher or contact Chanele Jackson, olcladiesguild@gmail.com or 704-599-5859 by Sunday, January 30, 2016. Information can also be found at ourladyofconsolation.org Reflection Holy, Holy, Holy! “Holy, Holy, Holy!” Ancient languages, like the Hebrew used in the scriptures, did not always have a way to express superlatives in one word. Isaiah could not say God was “holiest,” so he used the threefold repetition of the same word. This bit of scriptural minutiae about these “three little words” that we sing at every Mass serves as a reminder that answering God’s call has to be grounded in awareness of God’s holiness. In Isaiah and in the Gospel passage today, we hear accounts of the revelation of God’s power and might: the seraphim in the temple and the miraculous catch of fish. They are not wondrous revelations for their own

sakes. They lead to a response in mission, Isaiah’s “Here I am, send me!” and the disciples’ leaving everything to follow Jesus. And so must our own “Holy, Holy, Holy!” lead us to Christ in the Eucharist every Sunday, and to a life following him day by day. ~© JS Paluch Co. Lost and Found Please stop by the lost and found located in the vestibule and check for items left in the church. Any item not claimed within 30 days will be donated to the Goodwill.

AROUND THE DIOCESE Marriage Encounter The Gospel today shows us that trusting in Jesus and doing what He tells us to do can make a powerful difference in our lives! Allow Jesus to strengthen, renew, and rekindle your marriage sacrament by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. For more information visit our website at: http://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us at applications@NCMarriageDiscovery.org or 704-315-2144. Valentine’s Date Night Saturday Feb. 13 6:30PM-8:30PM at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Huntersville. Wine & Appetizers ~ Renewal of Marriage Vows and a presentation on the Theology of the Body by Dr. Mary Healy author of “Men & Women Are From Eden”. This is a free event, for information and registration visit www.stmarknc.org. A Sign Of The Times presents Drumming, Music, Dancing and History over seven (7) consecutive Wednesday evenings from Jan 20th thru Mar 2nd 2016 from 7PM to 8:30PM @ The Little Rock AME Zion Attic Theatre located uptown Charlotte at 401 N. McDowell St. 28204 FREE Parking.

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