TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 2, 2011

The Parish Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 (7/1/11 - 6/30/12) is based on the giving of our faith family for Fiscal Year 2011. The portion of our budget contributed in envelopes, checks and loose cash is $1,565,512 or $30,106 per week. Thank you for your continuing generosity. Contributions for the 13th weekend of the fiscal year were $27,893.00. In the 13th week of our fiscal year, our budgeted goal for ministry programs and ordinary operating expense is $391,378.00 and our collections are $392,591.00. We encourage everyone to prayerfully consider using the Capital Improvement Envelope in your packet to help recover the purchase of the 4-plex adjacent to St. Francis Hall.

May God bless you in your sacrificial giving. Lord, help me move from comfort to sacrifice.

How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me? (Psalm 116:12)

MON, OCT 3: 8:30 AM -- + JANE BRENNER BY BRENNER FAMILY + BARKER & CHIADO FAMILIES BY BARKER FAMILY + JOHN FIDEL BY HIS WIFE, JO ANN

5:30 PM -- + ALBENA MILLER BY KELLY FAMILY + ANN HALLIGAN BY BOWER FAMILY

SI EDMUND, HILLARY & SYLVIA ORTEGA BY ANATHEA ORTEGA

TUES, OCT 4: 8:30 AM -- + FR. BENEDICT BEGIN, OFM BY BETH ROYER + GREGORITA ‘GOYA” DOMINGUEZ BY MRS. SHIELDS, MRS. MC CARTY, STAFF & STUDENTS OF ANNUNCIATION SI FR. BENNETT J. VOORHIES BY HUBER FAMILY

5:30 PM -- + LUE CRITES BY PEPPER FAMILY + DAVID PRESSLEY BY MC CORMICKS

WED, OCT 5: 8:30 AM -- + MARY ALICE ANDREWS BY KAY & JIM MAGOVERN SI FR. BENNETT J. VOORHIES BY LILA TALLON SI SUSANNA BY HER SISTER

5:30 PM -- SI ARNIE & LOIS PIERI BY RALPH & JACKIE HADCOCK SI LEON VIGIL BY LESLIE MONETTE

THURS, OCT 6: 8:30 AM -- + LUCILE GARNER & DIANE KATZ BY BARKER FAMILY SI FRANCIS DOUGHTY—92 BIRTHDAY BY DAN & CHRIS DOUGHTY SI IDA LUCERO BY HER SISTER

5:30 PM -- + MILDRED PALUMBO BY KEN TEKIM SI KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BY DE GUIO FAMILY

FRI, OCT 7: 8:30 AM -- + HENRY, AMBROSIO & JESUSITA MAES BY MAES FAMILY + MAUREEN KELLY SI RUTH MIRAMON BY GOMEZ FAMILY

5:30 PM -- + ALBERT GARLEY & ELIZA BARELA BY LILLY ARELLANO SI HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY BY PEREZ FAMILY

SAT, OCT 8: 5:00 PM -- + LORAINE SEARLS BY JOHN & OPAL TENBRINK + MARY HODOCK BY ANTOINETTE SIMOES SI JO ANN LANDWEHR BY REGINA

SUN, OCT 9: 7:00 AM -- SI SPECIAL INTENTION

9:00 AM -- SI CHARLES & SHEILAH DANIEL BY KATHY BICKEL SI KRISTIN BROWN BY NEAL & MARTHA BROWN

10:30 AM -- + JANICE BUSTOS, RUDY GONZALES, BEN F. ROYBAL BY ROYBAL FAMILY + ED FITTIPALDI BY HIS FAMILY SI TOM MC KENNA BY KAREN & JIM TWOHIG

12:00 PM -- SI ANDREW & JANUARY HADCOCK BY RICHARD & MARGARET SMITH

5:30 PM -- SI FOR THE PEOPLE

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 25:6-10a Phil 4:12-14,19-20 Mt 22:1-14

October 9, 2011

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT & FIRST FRIDAY MASS

First Friday Adoration on Friday, October 7th will begin after the 8:30 AM Mass and end with Benediction at 5:00 PM followed by the 5:30 PM Mass celebrated in Spanish.

We invite you to come and spend time with our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.

Question for Children: What makes you feel peaceful inside? What makes you feel restless?

Question for Youth: What strategy do you follow as a young adult to make sure that, as Paul says, you direct your thoughts only to what is true, honest, pure, and decent?

Question for Adults: What steps do you take each week to make sure you are doing as Paul directs: "Live according to what you have learned and accepted."?

Oct 2 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg. Oct 5 4:00-5:30 pm FAMILY MASS / Church Oct 9 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg. Oct 12 4:00-5:30 pm ERE Session - School bldg. Oct 16 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg. Oct 19 4:00-5:30 pm ERE Session - School bldg. Oct 23 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg. Oct 26 4:00-5:30 pm ERE Session - School bldg. Oct 30 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg.

First Reconciliation Preparation for Parents and Children

Oct. 30 - 10:15-11:45 am 1st Reconciliation Preparation Session One - CC

Nov. 6 - 10:15-11:45 am 1st Reconciliation Preparation Session Two - CC

Nov. 7 - 6:30 pm 1st Reconciliation Celebration - Church

FFAMILYAMILY C CENTEREDENTERED R RELIGIOUSELIGIOUS E EDUCATIONDUCATION

Sr. Grace De Paoli, FdCC, Director Melany Gallegos, Secretary - 296-0411

dreannunciation@aol.com

ROSARY RALLY Sunday, October 2, 2011 2:00 pm Isotopes Park

All Are Invited

Family Centered Religious Education MMASSASS FORFOR F FAMILIESAMILIES

Wed. Oct . 5, 4:10 pm in Church

Children are to be dropped off by parents in their respective rooms at 4:00 pm

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PARISH LIFE & PASTORAL OUTREACH Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC, Director

Mary Agnes Sain, Secretary 299-9111 covejera@annunciationparishabq.org

Reflection: "Give us the grace - when the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life. Never tire of firmly speaking out in defense of life from its conception, and do

not be deterred from the commitment to defend the dignity of every human person with courageous determination. Christ is with you, do not be afraid." - Blessed John Paul II

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our Lady of the Annunciation Roman Catholic Parish is a people of living faith rooted in the Gospel, centered on

the Eucharist and led by the Holy Spirit. We are inspired by the example of Mary to continue the mission of Jesus Christ by ministering to all.

Annunciation Parish Website: www.annunciationparishabq.org

RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY Every year, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates the first Sunday of October as Respect Life Sunday. This is another opportunity for us to proclaim the importance and dignity of every human life. We get so caught up in our daily lives that we forget the thousands of innocent lives lost every day to abortions alone, not to mention the victims of war, famine, euthanasia and the other terrors of our time. How is it that we can ignore the most defenseless in our society from the innocent child in the womb to the senior citizens abandoned by family and society as a whole? In addition, can we ignore those condemned to death for crimes they did not commit? We Christians have a responsibility to the Lord to

stand up for, in the words of St. Paul to the Philippians 4:8, “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure....” Whether in works of mercy, like 40 Days for Life, or voting for life issues or praying for human dignity, we can promote godliness and bring light in the midst of the world’s darkness.

THE NEW LITURGY One of the first changes you will notice in the new translation of the Mass to be enacted on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27th, is the response that you will give to the priest or deacon when he says, “The Lord be with you.” Your response will now be, “And with your spirit.” This is an ancient response that addresses the priest or deacon’s ordination in the Holy Spirit, acknowledging the Spirit’s role in guiding the divine liturgy of the Mass. The beauty in this response is that it reminds us that it is less about the person of the

priest or deacon and more about the office in which he serves the community by virtue of his ordination. The cleric then blesses the community in the name of the Church of Jesus Christ, for whom he was ordained.

GOOD STEWARDSHIP As you may have noted in the bulletin, our anticipated weekly goal of $30,106 is not being reached in this new fiscal year. Knowing the tight financial situation parishioners are in today, we did not increase our budget this year. Nonetheless, the needs remain great, whether operating the church and school buildings, producing the many programs from religious education to adult formation, and most importantly providing the sacramental ministry from the altar to the grave. As you will see in the Parish Annual Report being distributed in the coming weeks, we were blessed this past year by your generosity and shared that blessing not only here in the parish, but throughout the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and beyond. If every family were to raise their giving by $2 or more each week, we would be able to reach our goal and provide for the many needs which come to the church door. May the Lord bless you in your giving and know that as you step out in faith to prayerfully consider your contribution, God cannot be outdone in generosity!

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011: Today’s Gospel (Matthew 21:33-43) & Catholic Charities God is generous and trusts us. The owner went away and left the vineyard with tenants. The vineyard was well equipped and had everything the tenants needed. In the same way, God trusts us and gives us free will. Not once, but many times, the owner forgives his tenants and their debts. God is also patient and truly believes in justice. Justice prevails in the end; not with violence but with love. Catholic Charities Center for Educational Opportunity provides those who have not finished with high school an opportunity to study for their GED, those who do not know English classes to learn the language, computer literacy, and citizenship exam classes for free. God entrusted us with our minds and Catholic Charities is helping people expand their minds. For more information on the Center for Educational Opportunity please call (505) 247-0442.

Our Lady of the Annunciation School Invites you to the

3rd annual Fall Benefit An Enchanted Albuquerque Evening

On Friday, October 14, 2011 beginning at 6pm At the historical Los Poblanos Inn & Cultural Center

Enjoy dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions and a three prize Raffle Drawing

Grand Prize: Apple iPad2; 2nd Prize 32” Magnavox HDTV; 3rd Prize Apple iPod nano

Representatives will have dinner and raffle tickets for sale after all masses the weekends of October 1st & 2nd and October 8th & 9th

All Proceeds will benefit the school’s Computer and Technology Program Thank you for supporting our school.

► Social Concerns Ministry is in need of brown bags for their monthly collections. Thank You.

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Blessing and Dedication of their new friary

Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5:00 PM (404 San Mateo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108) Please call 764-3034 or visit: www.cfr-newmexico.com for more information. All are welcome!

MEETINGS THIS WEEK Sunday, Oct. 2 Social Concerns Mtg. 11:30 AM SFH Monday, Oct. 3 Marianites 9:30-10:30AM SFH Cenacle of Divine Mercy 7:00PM SFH "History of the Church" 7:00-9:00PM Portable Bldg.Rm.304 Tuesday, Oct.4 Contemplative Prayer 6:15-7:15PM MPC - Bakhita Room Little Rock Scripture 7:00-9:00PM SFH Wednesday,Oct.5 Women's Guild Board 9:00AM St. Bakhita Hall (SBH) Little Rock Scripture 9:30-11:30AM SFH Thursday, Oct. 6 Sunday Readings Refl. 9:30-10:30AM SFH Visitation Ministry 6:30PM SFH

► INFANT BAPTISM PREPARATION: Parents and Godparents seeking Baptism for a child have a responsibility to attend a Baptism preparation session before the Baptism takes place. Annunciation Parish offers a Baptism Preparation instruction class once a month. Parents should carefully consider choosing a Saint’s name for their child, perhaps a role model whose life reflects the hopes and aspirations for this God-given child. Please contact the Parish office for more information. The next class is ► Monday, October 10, 2011, in St. Magdalene Hall from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

► Birthright of Albuquerque is holding an information and training workshop on Saturday, October 15th, 8:30AM-3:30PM, in St. Magdalene Hall at Our Lady of the Annunciation. The workshop is free and includes lunch. Pre-registration is required. Call the Birthright office, at 262-2235, to register or for more information. Come find out more about this wonderful pro-life ministry in our community! “It is the right of every pregnant woman to give birth ….and the right of every child to be born.”

► Advocacy Congress Hosted by St. Vincent De Paul's Voice of Poor Committee: All are welcome to participate in the Advocacy Congress on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 in St. Pius High School Fine Arts Building, at 8:00AM-4:00PM. Registration is $15.00. For more information contact Linda Strasburg at ljstrasburg@gmail.com.

► Thank You, Annunciation Parishioners: On behalf of the Canossian Sisters, the children and young people of Casa Angelica, Sr. Anne Bosio sent a letter expressing "deepest gratitude for your generous donation of paper goods, baby wipes, trash bags, and hair accessories...we have been truly blessed with your generosity, support and prayers."

► Senior Ministry - God's GEMS (Generous-Enthusiastic-Motivated Seniors): Reservation is still open for the Fall Bus Trip to Cerrillos and Madrid. It will be on Tuesday, October 11, 9:00AM-5:00PM. Follow the Sun Bus fare is $21.00. Please contact Mary Agnes at 299-9111.

THE GREAT ADVENTURE BIBLE SERIES With Thomas Smith is Here Again ! ! ! Topic : “Discover the Catholic Approach to Understanding & Applying Scripture”, Friday, October 14th, 7-9PM, Community Center Topic: “Exploring & Praying the Psalms for Life”, Saturday , October 15th 8:30AM– 3:30PM in the Community Center

No registration required! All Are Welcome!

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R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) RCIA for the 2011-2012 year has begun. The next session will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 from 7:00—9:00 PM in St. Magdalene Hall and will continue on successive Tuesdays throughout the year. If interested in RCIA please contact Mary Agnes at the parish office 299-9111 so a team member can contact you.

The RCIA team is in need of sponsors. This ministry requires a serious commitment, but is most rewarding. A sponsor must be a practicing Catholic in good standing and at least 16 years old. Interested? Leave your name and number with Mary Agnes 299-9111.

Coffee and Donuts will be served on October 9th by Religious Education after the 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM Masses in the Community Center.

MUSICMUSIC  

Laudate Rehearsal: Tuesday, October 4, 6:45 pm, in the church 

Cantor Rehearsal:   Thursday, October 6, 6:45 pm, in the church 

  Parish Mixed Choir Rehearsal: Thursday, October 6, 7:30 pm, in the church   

Join  the Choir!!!   Anyone who enjoys singing and making music  in a group  is encouraged  to  join a 

choir  this  year!    The  Laudate Men’s  Choir  rehearses  every  Tuesday  at  6:45  pm  in  the  church. 

Rehearsals for the Parish Mixed Choir are held every Thursday evening at 7:30 pm   in the church.  

Singers of all ages are welcome.  The Children’s Choir will begin rehearsals next month.    Please call 

Dr. Jane Smith at 298‐9636 for more information.  

As many of you are aware, changes  in both  the spoken and sung responses of  the Mass are  just 

around the corner.  Permission has been granted to learn the sung portions of the Ordinary  of the 

Mass (Penitential Rite, Glory to God, Gospel Acclamation, Holy, Memorial Acclamation, Amen and Lamb 

of God) beginning  in September.   This new musical setting will be  introduced gradually over  the 

next several months.  Plan to arrive at Mass a little early to practice each new part with our Cantors.   

MINISTRYMINISTRY 

Greeters are needed at every Mass.  If you regularly go to Mass at the same time each weekend, why 

not become a Greeter at that Mass?  We have a very loyal group of people who carry out this important 

ministry week after week, but we would like to have more of you involved!  Serving just once a month 

would be a big help.   Please call  the Liturgy Office at 298‐9636 or speak  to one of  the Greeters after 

  Mass this weekend.  Hospitality is an important ministry, welcoming people to the house of God!  

 

 

 The Liturgical Minister Schedule is available on the Annunciation Parish Website: www.annunciationparishabq.org

MINISTRY & MUSIC HAPPENINGSMINISTRY & MUSIC HAPPENINGSMINISTRY & MUSIC HAPPENINGS

MUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRY Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298---963696369636

Theresa Sullivan, Assistant Theresa Sullivan, Assistant Theresa Sullivan, Assistant

LECTIONARY READINGS October 3rd — October 8th, 2011

MONDAY Weekday Jon 1:1-2:2,11 Lk 10:25-37

TUESDAY MEMORIAL: ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Jon 3:1-10 Lk 10:38-42 School Mass

WEDNESDAY Weekday Jon 4:1-11 Lk 11:1-4

THURSDAY Memorial: St. Bruno & Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher Mal 3:13-20b Lk 11:5-13

FRIDAY MEMORIAL: OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2 Lk 11:15-26

SATURDAY Memorial: Blessed Virgin Mary Jl 4:12-21 Lk 11:27-28

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Leslie Monette, Director

293-6760 lmonette@annunciationparishabq.org

Youth Confirmation Schedule

Session 2 —Sunday, October 16, 2011 3:45—5:15 p.m. in the Community Center

Topic: New Roman Missal Presenters: Fr. Voorhies & Dr. Smith

Parents of candidates are welcome to join us for the program.

Candidates need to bring a wallet size photo with their name on the back to class. School photos are great

for our Confirmation Banner.

Adult Education Program Topic: Now is Our Time

Dynamic renewal in the Church comes when we consider the future with respect

for the past. Together we can actively participate in the life-giving change that

will unite us all in the mission of the Church. All are welcome to join our last

small group discussion of the book, Rediscover Catholicism.

When: Wed., October 5, 2011 Time/Place: 7—8:30 p.m. / Comm. Center

SPONSOR GUIDELINES – To be a sponsor for a Confirmation candidate, one must 

be designated by the candidate, by  the candidate’s parents or,  in their absence, by the pastor 

and must have the intention of being a sponsor.  The sponsor may be male or female. 

Can be the Baptismal Godparent(s). 

be at least 16 years of age. 

be a Catholic who has been confirmed and practices the faith. 

New Program starting this Fall—Theology of the Body

Offered for Parents, Young Adults (20’s and up) and all interested parishioners When: 8 sessions beginning Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 4 to 5:15 p.m.

Where: St. Bakhita Hall Program cost: $15.00 Questions—Call Carol at 823 –4404 or see flyer in the bulletin.

Discovering the Master Plan for your Life See the Mystery of God revealed through our bodies

Do You Ever Wish You Could “Get More” Out of Mass?

For many Catholics, the Mass might, in a certain sense, be almost too familiar. What do all the prayers and rituals of the Mass mean? One key for unlocking the mystery of the Mass is Scripture. Quotations and allusions to Scriptural passages are found throughout the entire liturgy. Join us in our next Adult Education Program as we take A BIBLICAL WALK THROUGH THE MASS! Program begins Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the Community Center More details to come...

Entertainment Books have arrived. They are available in the Parish Office. The cost is $35/book.