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Vocation Bulletin Blurbs October 2020/Cycle A

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time -- October 4, 2020 “This is the Lord’s doing and it is amazing in our eyes.” Being chosen to serve as a priest or in the consecrated life is an amazing work of the Lord. Ask the Holy Spirit and our Blessed Mother to help you recognize and be faithful to your vocation. Call Father Scott Kopp at 330-744-8451 or email: skopp@youngstowndiocese.org. Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- October 11, 2020 “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Are you considering a vocation to proclaim the word of God as a priest or consecrated religious? Call Father Scott Kopp at 330-744-8451 or email: skopp@youngstowndiocese.org. Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- October 18, 2020 “Give to God what is God’s.” You belong to Christ and Christ is God’s! How will you respond to so great a love? Is He asking you to follow Him? Are you being called to teach the word of God as a priest, deacon, religious sister or brother? Call Father Scott Kopp at 330-744-8451 or email: skopp@youngstowndiocese.org. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- September 25, 2020 “Love God with your whole heart, with your whole soul, and with all your mind.” Is Christ calling you to let Him manifest His love in you as a priest or consecrated religious? Call Father Scott Kopp at 330-744-8451 or email: skopp@youngstowndiocese.org. All Saints -- November 1, 2020 (National Vocation Awareness Week) This is National Vocation Awareness Week. Let us unite in prayer for those who are discerning a call to imitate the humility of Christ as religious brothers, sisters, priests or deacons. Do you feel God is offering you the grace of a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life? Call Father Scott Kopp at 330-744-8451 or email: skopp@youngstowndiocese.org.

Vocation General Intercessions

October 2020/Cycle A Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- September 27, 2020 For the graces of clarity and active response in the discernment of our Heavenly Father’s will for all those considering a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, we pray to the Lord. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time -- October 4, 2020 That men and women will be open to the voice of the Lord, asking the Holy Spirit and our Blessed Mother to help them recognize and answer His call to serve Him as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord. Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- October 11, 2020 That from the many called to holiness in Christ, those chosen to follow Him more closely in the priesthood and consecrated life will respond with humble readiness, we pray to the Lord. Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- October 18, 2020 For a growth in reverence for the gift and mystery of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life and a readiness to give to God what is God’s in response to His call, we pray to the Lord. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- October 25, 2020 That men and women will be encouraged to love God and their neighbor with the love of Christ and follow Him generously when chosen to serve others as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated religious life, we pray to the Lord. All Saints -- November 1, 2019 (National Vocation Awareness Week) That, through the intercession of all the saints, the Lord will grant holy men and women of our community vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Stewardship Thoughts for parish bulletins October 2020

Sunday, October 4 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s readings focus on vineyards. We know it takes time and dedication to produce a crop of grapes from a vineyard, but how often do we focus on the vineyards of our hearts? If we cultivate authentic Christian stewardship within our hearts, we give joyfully of our time, talent, and treasure to the Lord. If we do not connect our stewardship to doing the Lord’s work, it’s easy to let our heart’s vineyard produce a bad crop. Sunday, October 11 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s readings allow us to focus on how the Lord provides for us. We hear of “rich food and choice wine,” living “in the house of the Lord,” and that “God will fully supply whatever you need.” We know it’s highly unlikely that Jesus will co-sign on your mortgage or go to the grocery store to pay for your food. The question then, is how can we provide for others in Jesus’ name? Remember that we are all called, not only to receive Eucharist, but to become Eucharist for others by the sharing of our gifts. Sunday, October 18 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus’ response to the Pharisees today concluded with repaying “to God what belongs to God.” How have you received gifts from God in the last week or month or year or in your lifetime? It’s often easier to look at what has been taken away from us, but we are called to focus on what we’ve been given. After we acknowledge all that has been generously given to us, then we can have the mindset of joyfully sharing our own gifts with others. Sunday, October 25 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s Old Testament reading teaches us how to lend money. How often do we hesitate to share our material resources with others? Do we have reservations about how they will use them? Do we focus only on what they’ve already been given instead of on their persistent needs? It’s easy to focus on what others have been given and what has been taken away from ourselves, but we’re called to reverse this thinking. How do we count our own blessings then share our gifts generously with others?    

Stewardship Thoughts for parish bulletins October 2020 (Continued)

Domingo, 4 de Octubre – 27º Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario      Las lecturas de hoy se centran en los viñedos. Sabemos que se necesita tiempo y dedicación para producir una cosecha de uvas de un viñedo, pero ¿con qué frecuencia nos enfocamos en los viñedos de nuestros corazones? Si cultivamos una auténtica mayordomía cristiana dentro de nuestros corazones, damos con gozo nuestro tiempo, talentos y tesoros al Señor. Si no conectamos nuestra mayordomía para hacer las obras del Señor, es fácil dejar que la viña de nuestros corazones produzca una mala cosecha.        Domingo, 11 de Octubre – 28º Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario      Las lecturas de hoy nos permiten enfocarnos en cómo el Señor provee para nosotros. Oímos hablar de «comida rica y vino selecto», vivir «en la casa del Señor» y que «Dios abastecerá plenamente todo lo que necesites». Sabemos que es muy poco probable que Jesús firme su hipoteca o vaya al supermercado para pagar su comida. La pregunta entonces es ¿cómo podemos proveer para otros en el nombre de Jesús? Recuerde que todos estamos llamados, no solo a recibir la Eucaristía, sino a convertirnos en la Eucaristía para los demás compartiendo nuestros dones.        Domingo, 18 de Octubre – 29º Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario      La respuesta de Jesús a los fariseos de hoy concluyó con devolver el pago «a Dios lo que es de Dios». ¿Cómo han recibido dones de Dios en la última semana o mes o año o en sus vidas? Es más fácil habitualmente mirar lo que se nos ha quitado, pero estamos llamados a centrarnos en lo que se nos ha dado. Después de reconocer todo lo que se nos ha dado generosamente, podemos tener la mentalidad de compartir con alegría nuestros propios dones con los demás.        Domingo, 25 de Octubre – 30º Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario    La lectura del Antiguo Testamento de hoy nos enseña cómo prestar dinero. ¿Con qué frecuencia dudamos en compartir nuestros recursos materiales con otros? ¿Tenemos reservas sobre cómo los usarán? ¿Nos enfocamos solo en lo que ya se les ha dado en lugar de en sus necesidades persistentes? Es fácil concentrarse en lo que se les ha dado a otros y en lo que se nos ha quitado a nosotros mismos, pero estamos llamados a revertir este pensamiento. ¿Cómo contamos nuestras propias bendiciones y luego compartimos nuestros dones generosamente con los demás?    

Office  of  Pro-­‐Life,  Marriage  &  Family  Life  Bulletin  Announcements  

 Please  include  these  announcements  in  your  bulletin  throughout  the  month  of  October,  as  appropriate.  

 40 Days for Life in Canton and Youngstown 40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses. (Go to https://www.40daysforlife.com/). The Fall 2020 campaign takes place September 23 through November 1. There are two 40 Days for Life campaigns in the Diocese of Youngstown: - Canton, at 2663 Cleveland Ave. NW, in front of the Planned Parenthood. Contact Linda at 330-826-1885 or fortydayscanton@gmail.com. - Youngstown at 77 E. Midlothian Blvd, in front of the Planned Parenthood. Contact Don and Mary at 330-372-6147 or mgoffos@hotmail.com. Walking with Moms in Need

Pregnant and parenting moms in need are in our parishes and our neighborhoods. As Pope Francis reminds us, our parishes need to be “islands of mercy in the midst of a sea of indifference.” Everyone in a parish community should know where to refer a pregnant woman in need.

This year, as the Church celebrates the 25th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) by Pope St. John Paul II, we are invited to assess, expand, and communicate resources to pregnant moms and families in need. This nationwide effort entitled “Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service” is sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

To learn more about how your parish can take part in this effort contact our diocesan Office of Pro-Life, Marriage and Family at dschmidt@youngstowndiocese.org or330-744-8451 ext. 272, or visit www.walkingwithmoms.com. A Prayer for Pregnant Mothers O Blessed Mother, you received the good news of the incarnation of Christ, your Son,

with faith and trust. Grant your protection to all pregnant mothers facing difficulties. Guide us as we strive to make our parish communities places of welcome and assistance

for mothers in need. Help us become instruments of God’s love and compassion. Mary, Mother of the Church, graciously help us build a culture of life and a civilization of love, together with all people of good will, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen. *Cf. Evangelium vitae 105 © Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City. Adapted with permission. All rights reserved.

Office  of  Pro-­‐Life,  Marriage  &  Family  Life  Bulletin  Announcements  (continued)  

“Do you know someone suffering after abortion? There is Hope and Healing available. For CONFIDENTIAL help contact Project Rachel of N.E. Ohio at 888-259-4806 or support@projrachneo.zohosupport.com. “You are Mine” Private, Directed Retreat for Healing and Hope After Abortion Women suffering after abortion are invited to begin their healing journey by scheduling an individual retreat at Bethesda House of Mercy during the months of October and November. Confession will be available. Social distancing and other guidelines due to Covid-19 will be followed. For more information, contact The Community of Jesus, the Living Mercy at 1-800-482-4100 or email at BethesdaHouse@aol.com Catholics Care. Catholics Vote. Learn about the Issues. In their statement on Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the U.S. Catholic bishops lift up various issues of different moral weight and urgency. Some issues they mention include: addressing abortion, euthanasia, racism, the use of the death penalty and imprudent resort to war; protecting the fundamental understanding of marriage as the life-long and faithful union of one man and one woman; achieving comprehensive immigration reform; caring for our common home; helping families and children overcome poverty; providing healthcare while respecting human life, human dignity and religious freedom; and establishing and complying with moral limits on the use of military force. Learn more about these issues and others at www.faithfulcitizenship.org.

   “HERE  I  AM,  SEND  ME.”    

         Missions Office World Mission Sunday October 18, 2020 - Your ongoing support of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith is vital to the missionaries serving in 1,111 dioceses throughout Asia, Africa, parts of Latin America and Europe, and on the Islands of the Pacific. Your generosity makes it possible for local priests, religious, and catechists to reach out to communities, families and children in desperate need, bringing the light of Christ to the darkest of circumstances. The World Mission Sunday celebration highlights the outreach of local churches through priests, religious and laity among the poor and marginalized half a world away. Life-changing help is provided to mission churches in territories covering more than half the globe. For more bulletin content information please visit www.propfaith.net. For more local information please contact Father Edward Brienz, at 330-744-8451, Propagation of the Faith and Missions Office, 144 W. Wood St, Youngstown, OH 44503.