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1 WEEKDAY/DÍA DE SEMANA Rev. Michael Mac Mahon, Pastor 883-4359 Rev. Charles Merrill, Associate Pastor 882-1132 Rev. Peter Park, Administrator of the Korean Catholic Community 529-7242 Deacon Sam Dias 715-1190 Deacon Michael Sudnik 604-3374 Deacon Larry Sisterman 881-8938 Deacon Bob Becher 763-2513 Saturday/Sabado 5:00 PM Sunday/Domingo 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 11:45 AM MASS SCHEDULE/HORARIO Mon., Tues, Wed, Thurs., Fri. @ 7:30 AM Lunes, Martes, Miercoles, Jueves, Viernes Monday/Lunes 12:00 Noon Tuesday/Martes 12:00 Noon Wednesday/Miercoles 7:00 PM Thursday/Jueves 12:00 Noon Friday/Viernes 9:00 AM School Mass (call the office to verify) 3:30-4:45 PM Saturday & by appointment. RECONCILIATION/CONFESIONES Send Bulletin Notices to [email protected] (subject to approval) Deadline for notices Tuesday at Noon. BULLETIN NOTICES HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE 6:30 AM, 9:00 AM , 12:00 Noon & 6:00 PM Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon BOOKSTORE HOURS HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH Office (256) 881-4781 Fax (256) 881-5510 625 Airport Road SW Huntsville, Alabama 35802 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.holyspirithsv.com Administrative Assistant Mary Walker ext. 0 PARISH ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF/OFICINA 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Monday/Lunes-Thursday/Jueves 8:00 AM-1:00 PM Friday/Viernes CHRISTIAN FORMATION Adult Religious Ed. Tracy Finke ext. 223 or 881-0345 Religious Education Tracy Finke ext. 223 or 881-0345 Music Ministry Anne Vasile 881-4781 ext. 219 Lori Lai 881-4781 ext. 218 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 9:30 AM in the Korean Rectory and Sunday at 4:00 PM in Holy Spirit Church KOREAN MASS October 8, 2017 Beth Mattingly, Principal 881-4852 ext. 103 Vince Aquila, Principal 430-1760 ext. 101 SAINT JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL HOLY SPIRIT REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL HISPANIC MINISTRY/MINISTERIO HISPANO The Hispanic Ministry Office is located in the Parish Life Center next to the Nursery. It is open Monday through Thursday 9 am to 4:30 pm, and Friday 9 am to 1 pm. 256-881-2211 or [email protected]. Hispanic Community Mass Sundays 2:00 PM Children/Adult Catechism Sundays 10:15-11:30 AM Baptismal Preparation Classes First Sunday of the Month 3:30 PM Multipurpose Room Nuestra Comunidad Hispana celebra la Santa Misa todos los Domin- gos a las 2:00 pm. Catecismo (Ninos/Adultos ) cada domingo a las 10:15 am y Clases de Bautismo son los primeros domingos del mes a las 3:30 pm en el salon junto a la oficina.

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WEEKDAY/DÍA DE SEMANA

Rev. Michael Mac Mahon, Pastor

883-4359

Rev. Charles Merrill, Associate Pastor

882-1132

Rev. Peter Park, Administrator of the

Korean Catholic Community

529-7242

Deacon Sam Dias 715-1190

Deacon Michael Sudnik 604-3374

Deacon Larry Sisterman 881-8938

Deacon Bob Becher 763-2513

Saturday/Sabado 5:00 PM

Sunday/Domingo 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM &

11:45 AM

MASS SCHEDULE/HORARIO

Mon., Tues, Wed, Thurs., Fri. @ 7:30 AM

Lunes, Martes, Miercoles, Jueves, Viernes

Monday/Lunes 12:00 Noon

Tuesday/Martes 12:00 Noon

Wednesday/Miercoles 7:00 PM

Thursday/Jueves 12:00 Noon

Friday/Viernes 9:00 AM School Mass

(call the office to verify)

3:30-4:45 PM Saturday & by appointment.

RECONCILIATION/CONFESIONES

Send Bulletin Notices to

[email protected] (subject to approval)

Deadline for notices Tuesday at Noon.

BULLETIN NOTICES

HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE

6:30 AM, 9:00 AM , 12:00 Noon & 6:00 PM

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

BOOKSTORE HOURS

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH

Office (256) 881-4781 Fax (256) 881-5510

625 Airport Road SW

Huntsville, Alabama 35802

E-mail: hschurch@holyspir ithsv.com

Website: http://www.holyspirithsv.com

Administrative Assistant Mary Walker ext. 0

PARISH ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF/OFICINA

8:00 AM-4:30 PM Monday/Lunes-Thursday/Jueves

8:00 AM-1:00 PM Friday/Viernes

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Adult Religious Ed. Tracy Finke ext. 223 or 881-0345

Religious Education Tracy Finke ext. 223 or 881-0345

Music Ministry Anne Vasile 881-4781 ext. 219

Lori Lai 881-4781 ext. 218

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

at 9:30 AM in the Korean Rectory

and Sunday at 4:00 PM in Holy Spirit Church

KOREAN MASS

October 8, 2017

Beth Mattingly, Principal 881-4852 ext. 103

Vince Aquila, Principal 430-1760 ext. 101

SAINT JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

HOLY SPIRIT REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL

HISPANIC MINISTRY/MINISTERIO HISPANO

The Hispanic Ministry Office is located in the Parish Life Center next to

the Nursery. It is open Monday through Thursday 9 am to 4:30 pm, and

Friday 9 am to 1 pm. 256-881-2211 or [email protected].

Hispanic Community Mass Sundays 2:00 PM

Children/Adult Catechism Sundays 10:15-11:30 AM

Baptismal Preparation Classes First Sunday of the Month

3:30 PM Multipurpose Room

Nuestra Comunidad Hispana celebra la Santa Misa todos los Domin-

gos a las 2:00 pm. Catecismo (Ninos/Adultos ) cada domingo a las

10:15 am y Clases de Bautismo son los primeros domingos del mes

a las 3:30 pm en el salon junto a la oficina.

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WELCOME!...

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH...

...invites everyone to “...full, conscious, and active partic-

ipation” in the sacred liturgy. We hope you will join us

in lifting our hearts and voices to God!

THE VESTIBULE...

...is the place for meeting old friends and greeting visi-

tors! Reverence and quiet are expected in the church!

Please turn off cell phones and beepers.

AT HOLY COMMUNION…

… it is appropriate to make a sign of reverence, a bow or

a genuflection, before you receive Communion. To main-

tain the flow of the Communion procession, please make

the sign of reverence while the person in front of you re-

ceives Communion. If you choose to receive Holy Com-

munion in your hand, please do not reach for the host, but

present your palm, flat out and high enough to receive

Communion. Intinction is not permitted.

INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND CHILDREN…

...are welcome at Mass. Anytime they become restless

you may take them to the nursery. Our infant and toddler

nurseries are open during the 9:00 AM and 11:45 AM

Masses for children 6 mos.-4 years.

INFORMATION…

...please take a bulletin as you leave church. In it you will

find all the information you need to be an active Catholic

at Holy Spirit Catholic Church…

AGAIN WELCOME!...

PLEASE JOIN US! If you attend Holy Spirit

Church on a regular basis and have not registered

with the Parish, we invite you to do so. Complete

the following information and drop it in the offer-

tory basket and someone will contact you to help

with the registration.

If you have moved or changed phone numbers,

please let us know!

NAME_____________________________

DAYTIME PHONE__________________

Bulletin available on the web at holyspirithsv.com

Purificator Laundering October 8 — Jeanne King October 15 — Gayle Baslock October 22 — Ann Hernandez

Rest in Peace!

Marshall White, Billy Cox, Kathleen Gardiner, Matthew Liedy, father of Charleen Willem

LECTORS October 7 - 8

5:00p RJ Sollohub (OT) — J. Fontenot (NT)

7:30a C. Dithmer (OT) — R. Liedel (NT)

9:00a J. Wilson (OT) — R. Morris (NT)

11:45a H. Castillo (OT) — P. Johns (NT)

LECTORS October 14 - 15

5:00p C. Page (OT) — H. Jenrath (NT)

7:30a G. Holland (OT) — M. Holland (NT)

9:00a K. Frew (OT) — B. McCoy (NT)

11:45a Youth Mass

Hospital Care: If you or a member of your family are sick

or in the hospital and need Deacon Mike Sudnik, please call

him at 604-3374. If you need a Priest, you may call Fr. Mike

at 883-4359 or Fr. Charles Merrill at 882-1132, day or night.

Candy Berg Nicholas Bosonetto Chuck Brasher, Jr. Nancy Campbell Leonard Carrillon Rita Cathey Francisco Cepeda Lisa Citrano Sam Citrano Bernie Cobb Nigel Craik Jackie Crepeau Heide De Leuil Bernadette Deal Richard Deal Karen Dekko Patty Denton Elizabeth Dias Henry L. Dithmer

Pat Doolin Gene Drass Brian Duerr Nancy Ellsworth Patricia Emerson Margaret Eskew Dorothy Fritz Maria Garcia Karen A. Gentile Antonette Gould

Annamarie Happ Jeff Hargett Don Harr Marge Harrington Winfried Hartman Brigitte Hartman Jean Hidden Wesley Hobbs Sr. Rosa Hongsduset Nancy Jansen

Charles Kelly Bob Kikta William “Bill” Leonard Carey Link Ann & Bill Marshall Kim Martin Nicole Martin Marian Mayer Jib McLain Mafalda McNamee Ann Morea Patricia Morea Rebecca Morgan

Michele C. Musachia Billie Pagakis Doris Pape Oanh (Christine) Pham

Kenneth Phillips Remington Pitman Hector Ramirez Elizabeth Restey Gerry Richards Jeanne Richmond Patrick Riley Joel Rivera Katie Sanders Peter Sas-Winnicki Larry SistermanErlene Skipper Rosemarie Smith Yumiko Suzuki Sherry Taylor JD Tillman Randy VanderWal Bill Voizin Cruz Matthew Wang Wright Ward Nancy Wesson Jimmy Williams John Wilson Anne Wolfsberger Lib Womble Nancy Yanosky Vanessa Young Pam Zeller

Altar Duty October 14 - Vi Greco & Lynne Greco

October 9 ~ 15

Monday 7:30 AM

12:00 PM

Tuesday 7:30 AM

12:00 PM

Wednesday 7:30 AM

7:00 PM

Thursday 7:30 AM

12:00 PM

Friday 7:30 AM

9:00 AM

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 7:30 AM

9:00 AM

11:45 AM

Rev. Louis Giardino

Bernard Parr

Erika Luckenbill & Karin Rist

Sr. Rosa Hongsdusit

Cathy Lichay

George Harriman

Barbara Chinavare

Kathy Tomusiak

David Miscik

No School Mass

Charlie Locke

Parishioners

Norma Keller

Walter LaRose

Mass Intentions

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Our Week In Review

Monday Fall Break for our Catholic Schools

Oct. 9 Tuesday 9:30a St. Vincent DePaul Mtg-LIB

Oct. 10 Wednesday Rosary following 7:30a Mass

Oct. 11 9:30a St. Teresa Mothers’ Group- LIB

7p Baptism Prep. Class - MP

Thursday 6:20a That Man is You - A/B

Oct. 12 10:30a Ladies Hour of Prayer - CH

7p St. Vincent dePaul Meeting - MP

7:30p 4th Degree KofC - ER

Friday 6:30p Bridge - PLC

Oct. 13

Saturday Public Square Rosary

Oct. 14 Holy Land Gifts Sale after Mass

Sunday Holy Land Gifts Sale after Masses

Oct. 15 Religious Ed. Classes meet

10:15a Eberhart Baptism

10:15a Jubilate Ringers - CR

11:45a Youth Mass

5p Young Adult Group - LIB

Our Parish News

Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer

Every weekday morning at 7:00

in the Church

October 12 (Thurs.) Widows & Widowers Lunch

It’s Oktoberfest time. Join us for lunch at the Ol'

Heidelberg Cafe, 6215 University Dr., at 1:00 PM.

Please call Ann at 256-881-0863 for information,

reservations or cancellations. Newcomers are always

welcome. Join us for fellowship and conversation.

THAT MAN IS YOU!

Thursday Mornings

06:00am Light Breakfast

06:20am Presentation/Discussions

07:25am Conclusion

All men 17 and older are welcome to attend.

HOLY LAND GIFTS-OLIVE WOOD CARVINGS

For Sale After Masses October 14th & 15th

Saida & George Rashmawi, volunteers from the Roman Catholic Church in Bethlehem, will be

visiting on October 14/15th. They will speak to us about the Christian struggle in the Holy Land

and they also have some beautiful handmade Olive Wood carvings which are all handmade by

the Christian people over there. This is a Church mission to maintain the existence of the

Catholic people in the Holy Land. Catholic Christians were once the majority in that land but

the percentage has now dropped to less than 1.5%. Please take time to look at the carvings, make

a purchase and help this worthy cause. These carvings make great sacramental and Christmas

gifts that have an added special significance.

St. Vincent dePaul Donation Room

If you have large items to donate, please call the

Thrift Store at 256-851-8881

to arrange a FREE pick-up

Our Lady of Fatima

The Rosary will be prayed immediately

following the 7:30 am Mass on Friday,

Oct. 13. This is the 100th anniversary

of the last appearance of the Blessed

Virgin Mary to the children of Fatima.

It also commemorates the miracle of

the sun. Please join us as we pray for peace in the

world.

October 12 (Thurs.) Ladies’ Hour of Prayer:

The ladies of Holy Spirit will join together in the

church for their monthly hour of prayer at 10:30

a.m. Please join us as we pray for the sick of our

parish and for the needs of our parishioners. Bunny

Nagle will lead our prayer service this month. Fol-

lowing our time of prayer, those whose schedules

permit, will join together for lunch. Again, please

consider joining the ladies for this special time of

prayer, reflection, and companionship.

St. Teresa Mothers' Group

The St. Teresa Mothers' Group

meets weekly on Wednesdays

at 9:30 AM in the parish library. Our goal is to pro-

vide prayer, study, service, and community for

mothers at all stages in their journey. Nursery is

provided. Email Johanna Wilson at

[email protected] for more infor-

mation. Hope to see you there!

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Please come enjoy the holy, beau-

tiful, and universal characteristics

of Gregorian chant, the proper

chant of the Roman Church

which was inherited from the ancient priests. Join us

as we learn about Church history, liturgical seasons,

and feast days as we learn to chant. We meet the fol-

lowing Thursdays at 6:00 in the choir room:

October 12th and 26th, November 9th, December

7th, January 11th and 25th, February 8th and 22nd,

March 8th and 22nd, April 12th and 26th.

Stop and Think About How You

Spend Your Time! For most of us

our priorities are our children, our

jobs, career, leisure and God. How

much time do you spend just for the

two of you as a couple? You deserve to learn how to

make the most of your time and relationship. Make

time to enrich your relationship by attending a

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The

next weekend in the diocese is scheduled in Hunts-

ville, Oct. 13–15 at the DoubleTree Hotel-

South. You can register online today at www.ALFL

-wwme.org or by calling Bob & Joy Hernandez at

678-985-0125.

The members of Holy Spirit Parish have been very

generous over the past year in keeping the St. Vin-

cent de Paul pantry filled in order to provide assis-

tance to those in need in the community. The

Thanksgiving and Christmas food drive is here and

we need your help to feed these families for the holi-

days. Please return your donated groceries no later

than October 29. Thank you for making a difference

in the lives of those less fortunate.

Canned Foods: Boxed & Packaged Foods: Fruit Sugar (2# & 5# bags)

Corn Stuffing Mix

Peas Cake Mixes

Green Beans Cake Frosting

Baked Beans Muffin Mix

Cranberry Sauce Vegetable Oil (20 oz)

Canned Yams

Other: Rice Flour (5# bag)

Dried Beans Pasta

Foods Needed for Regular Pantry Stock: Canned Fruit Boxed Meal Helpers

Spaghetti Sauce Canned Tuna & Meat

Pasta Jelly

Spaghetti O’s Peanut Butter

Soup Cereal (hot or cold)

Mac & Cheese

** Please return Food Bags by Oct. 29.**

Society of St. Vincent dePaul

Coming in October

“33 Days To Morning Glory”

This is a 6 week mini retreat that will lead to

Your Consecration to Jesus through Mary.

Trouble in the World - Trust Mary! Classes start on Tuesday Oct. 17, for 6 weeks,

and you can come either

at 1:00 pm or 6:30 pm.

The 1:00 pm class will be in the PLC, Rms. A&B

and the 6:30 pm group will meet in the

Edendery Room.

The Nursery is Available for the 6:30 class

(children ages 6 and under only)

Call Tracy Finke and order your books NOW.

$35 includes your class materials. You can take this class over and over!

If you already have the book, your class cost is $20.

Now is the best time (during our 100th Anniversary

of Fatima) to get close to Jesus by consecrating

yourself to his Blessed Mother.

Annual Red Mass

The Diocese of Birmingham in Ala-

bama and the Catholic Lawyers of

the St. Thomas More Society cordi-

ally invite all legal professionals the

public they serve to the annual Red

Mass on Friday, October 19, at 5:30pm at The Ca-

thedral of St. Paul, 2120 Third Avenue N., Birming-

ham, AL. The Red Mass is a Mass of the Holy Spir-

it celebrated annually at the opening of the judicial

year to invoke divine guidance for all who seek and

administer justice. The celebrant will be The Most

Reverend Robert J. Baker. A reception will follow

in the Cathedral Life Center.

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

If you are interested in becoming Catholic

please contact the Office of Religious

Education and speak with Tracy Finke our

Director 256-881-0345 or

[email protected]

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Perpetual Adoration Chapel

Open Hours:

Thursday: 1 am; Saturday: 4 am

Shared Open Hours:

Tuesday: 10 am; Wednesday: 2 pm;

Thursday: 2 pm; Friday: 6 pm;

Saturday: 12 noon

For more information, to schedule an hour, or to

obtain the keypad code for late night/early morning

entry, contact one of the following Chapel Commit-

tee members: Bob Dineen, 880-0221, Pete Robert,

882-0033, Malen Colberg, (Spanish) 650-5194 or

Maritza Holland (Spanish) 808-551-2901.

The Knights of Columbus

Holy Spirit Council 764

in partnership with the American

Red Cross is offering free smoke

detectors to individuals within the North Alabama

territory. Our goal is to have a smoke detector in-

stalled in every home especially within our Holy

Spirit Parish. If your home does not have any smoke

detectors installed, contact the Knights of Columbus

by filling in the information in the notebook located

in the back of Church. You’ll be contacted about

installation.

Please join the Holy Spirit Grounds

Beautification Committee! We will have Group Workdays

or you can “adopt a plot” as a Group or Individual

For more information please contact Cathy White

256-316-5605 or [email protected]

Jose Avalos-Hernandez

3416 Kennemore Dr. 35805

Dora Cardona

Darwin, Ariel

720 W. Arbor Dr. 35811

Lucy & Dulfay Rojas-Ballesteros

Angelica, Antonella

2001 Flagstone Dr. 35758

New Parishioners

Holy Spirit Regional

Catholic School is

hosting the Annual

Spaghetti Dinner on

Friday, October 20th.

Order forms are

available at Holy

Spirit Parish Office or School. Join us anytime from

5:30-8:00pm. Dine-in or take-out options available.

Haiti Sponsorship – Their names are Shevlove

Fortilus, Dayana Amilcar, Nadege Louis Jeune

and Guiveline Louis. They are the last four NDC

girls that need sponsorship this year. Their pictures

are on the board in the side vestibule. Please consid-

er sponsoring one for this year. If you do, please

take the picture and make out a check to HSHM and

put the child’s name in the memo field. Thank

you. Bob McCoy

St. Vincent de Paul

Auto Donation

Over the past four months

we have had five very gen-

erous donations of working

automobiles given to Holy Spirit SVdP Conference

(not to be confused with SVdP Wheels for Work-

ing). Thank you, as it has made a major difference

in these people’s lives. For a recipient to qualify to

receive a car, they must 1) write a letter requesting a

vehicle and state how it will help their work situa-

tion improve, 2) presently be employed, 3) have a

valid driver’s license and 4) have proof of valid in-

surance to drive the vehicle from the church. In this

part of the US it is very difficult to hold a steady job

without a car, so if you have a good running vehicle

that you would like to donate to SVdP just call Bob

McCoy at 256 603-7398 and I will help you with the

process. It is our primary objective to keep people

working. Thank you for your generosity.

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Have you ever been asked Catholic ques-

tions at work, on the ball field, or at fam-

ily gatherings? Have you ever been

asked the reasons why Catholics do this

or that or why Catholics believe what they believe?

Most of us have been taught what we believe as

Catholics, but we have trouble explaining why we

believe it. Have you ever had trouble finding Catho-

lic doctrine in the pages of Scripture? Would you

like to be able to help your children embrace the

Catholic Faith? Lighthouse Catholic Media was de-

veloped to do all of these things and more. By listen-

ing to Lighthouse CD’s, Catholics learn the faith

well and are able to explain the reasons that we be-

lieve as we do. Catholics who avail of Lighthouse

books, CD’s, and booklets rejoice in their Catholic

faith and are able to evangelize others leading them

into the Church. If you have never listened to a

Lighthouse Catholic CD, try one today!

From the Library … We are all going to

die. How will we do it? In Jeffry Hendrix' 93-

page book, A Little Guide for Your Last

Days, he offers suggestions of faith and hope and

charity -- and the knowledge that you won't have to

do it alone. In his case (kidney cancer), the doctor

pretty much did all that could be done, and Jeffry

found himself in what he called the Pre-Death Club.

Realizing the inevitable had become a certainty, he

raised The Big Question -- What am I supposed to

do with the time I have left? His answers to that

question are "right on." This is not a morbid book, it

is full of love and joy -- and good ideas for that com-

ing time of your life.

Fr. Gray Bean Bir thday: October 21

St. Theresa, Leeds

Clergy Appreciation Dinner

October is Clergy Appreciation Month. The Northern Alabama Knights of Columbus Councils

and Assemblies will be holding a Clergy Appreciation Dinner for the priests, deacons, religious

sisters and brothers, and seminarians of northern Alabama on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Holy

Spirit Parish Life Center.

This dinner provides an opportunity for all of us, as Catholics, to show our appreciation to all of these men

and women who have chosen to serve God by serving us. How different would our faith lives be without these

dedicated individuals?

Tickets will be $30.00 per person and can be purchased after Masses on October 8th and 15th and in the Parish

Office. Your attendance and support enables this dinner to occur and we encourage your participation.

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256-885-1786

Gisela Dyer

The Holy Rosary

625 Airport Rd., Huntsville

Saturday, October 14, 1-2:00 PM

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During these “40 Days for Life”,

September 27 through November 5,

try to spend one - and if possible, many - hours

praying for the unborn at the abortion facility

located at 4831 Sparkman Drive,

between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm.

Sunday—October 29, 2017

2:00-4:00 PM (Pick up a sign in the Youth Room from 1:30 on)

Join the 30th NATIONAL LIFE CHAIN!

Stand with thousands of pro-lifers throughout the

USA! You'll be a light in a darkened world as you

help put an end to abortion through prayer! Bring

your whole family! Rain or shine! Water, lawn

chairs, umbrellas and strollers are welcome!

Come, Let Us Pray:

- For our personal repentance & for spiritual awak-

ening in our community and nation

- For unborn children’s protection and for an end to

legalized abortion

- For all who witness our Life Chain, that their eyes

& hearts will accept the truth

LIFE CHAIN is a peaceful and prayerful public

witness of pro-life Americans standing (for one to

two hours) and praying for our nation and for an end

to abortion. It is a visual statement of solidarity by

the Christian community that abortion kills children

and that the Church supports the sanctity of human

life from the moment of conception to natural death. Every destruction of a child

is a destruction of Jesus in the flesh.

Daily Reflections

Sunday: Blessed are those who mourn, for they

will be comforted (Mt 5:4). Lord, give me a broken

heart over abortion. Give me the grace to do my part

in ending this evil.

Monday: Repent and believe in the Gospel (Mk

1:15). Lent prepares us to share the victory of life,

and to live as the people of life.

Tuesday: Some people slanderously accuse us of

proposing, “let us do evil so that good may result”

(Rom 3:8). The battle for life is one that we conduct

only by choosing good. We can never destroy or kill

in the name of life.

Wednesday: Rise, take the child and his Mother

and flee to Egypt (Mt 2:20). St. Joseph is a model

for all Fathers. Thousands of times a day children

are aborted because of the choice of a father. Lord,

bless all fathers so that

Thursday: Even now, I know that God will grant

you whatever you ask of Him (Jn 11:21). Lord, we

are a people of hope. Grant us perseverance and vic-

tory in the battle for life.

Friday: Love your neighbor as yourself (Lev.

19:18). Let your command of love, O Lord, free us

from the prejudices that distract us. Open our eyes

to see every human person as our neighbor - through

all stages of life - and to act accordingly.

Saturday: If you wish to enter into life,

keep the Commandments. He said,

“Which ones?” And Jesus answered,

“You shall not kill” (Mt 19:17-18). Lord,

all the good you give us depends on life.

Bring an end to all killing so that we may

each walk the path to life eternal.

Spiritual Adoption Update: Our little children begin to be quite

active. Although they sleep a lot, on awaking they

exercise their muscles energetically, turning their

heads, curling their toes and opening and closing

their mouth. They can make tight fists. They

breathe amniotic fluid to help develop the respirato-

ry system. Fine hair has begun to grow on the head.

Let us be steadfast in our daily prayer

for our spiritually adopted children.

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Religious Education Tracy Finke 881-0345

[email protected]

Did you find the needle?

Somewhere in this Bulletin a needle is hiding.

See if you can find it!

If you or someone you know is home-

bound or in an assisted living facility

and needs communion, please call the

church office for assistance.

EXPERIENCING grief, hospitalization, reloca-

tion, loneliness, job loss, cancer, financial stress, dis-

ability, difficult pregnancy, long-term illness…?

Need the listening ear of someone who will keep

your story in confidence and pray with and for you?

If so, call for a Stephen Minister today by

contacting Kathy Heckman (256-489-7389) or

Carolyn Brunty (256-683-7015). You will be paired

with a Stephen Minister of the same gender who will

meet with you weekly until your situation improves.

“Bear one another’s burdens and in this way you

will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Gal 6:2)

If a loved one has passed away and you

would like the Divine Mercy Chaplet

said on their behalf, contact Yvonne

McCarthy at 256-830-5225. Leave a

message with the person's name or text

the information to 256-508-8836.

Confirmation Session October 18th

Our next Confirmation Session is scheduled

for Wednesday, October 18th from 6:00 to 8:30 pm in

the school Auditorium. Please have your Candidates

arrive by 5:50 pm so that they have time to get a

snack and a drink; find their tables and are ready to

begin class at 6pm.

First Reconciliation Parent Meeting:

There is a meeting for all second grade par-

ents whose children will receive the Sacraments of

Reconciliation and Eucharist this year. The meeting

will take place on Tuesday, October 24th at 6pm in

the school auditorium. This meeting has a dual pur-

pose. It gives parents information on the Sacrament

of Reconciliation and is also an Adult Education ses-

sion on the sacrament itself. Please allow 2 hours for

the meeting.

Youth Activity Lori Lai 256-881-4781 ext. 218 [email protected]

Website: http://holyspirithsv.com/?page_id=2578

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256-881-4852

Holy Spirit Regional

Catholic School

Saint John Paul II

Catholic High School

256-430-1760 www.jp2falcons.org

SAVE THE DATE!

JPII Gala Red, White, Blue and You

November 11 - Cocktails starting at 6:00pm

The Summit on Redstone Arsenal

Admissions for the 2018-2019 School Year opened

on October 2! We look forward to working with all

families to complete the admissions process. Please

do not hesitate to contact the JPII Admissions office

at [email protected] if you have any ques-

tions. #JP2gether

American Heritage Girls

For more information:

http://ahg-al7361.org/

POC: Ava Joly, Troop Coordinator ,

[email protected]

American Heritage Girls Troop AL7361 is having our

kick-off on Sunday, August 27th from 2-4 pm in Holy

Spirit School's Auditorium. Parents can come sit on

an informational session while the girls experience all

the fun of AHG! AHG is a Christ-centered scouting

program for girls ages 5-18. Come check out our

troop! For more info, contact Ava Joly.

Cub Scout Pack 361

For more information:

http://hspack361.com/

POC: Er ic Davis, Cubmaster ,

(727) 239-5759 [email protected] November 17th, 18th, and 19th: Cub Scout Pack 361

is collecting items for the St. Vincent de Paul

Pantry. Please bring your items and place them in

the boxes located in the parish vestibule.

Holy Spirit Regional School - Faculty Highlight

Lisa McQuinn is a fir st grade teacher at HSRCS.

Mrs. McQuinn has a B.S. degree from Louisiana

State University in elementary education. She holds

a M.S. degree in education with an emphasis on

reading and literacy from Walden University. She is

a mother of two daughters and has been married to

Tom for 28 years. Her family welcomed their first

grandchild in July. She loves to read, crochet, and

spend time with her family.

Holy Spirit Regional Catholic School is a 2013

National Blue Ribbon recipient from the Department

of Education and also, accredited by the AdvancEd

Association. We strive to provide an education

strongly rooted in Catholic Values, reflecting each

student’s unique qualities and promoting excellence

in the whole person. Our vision is to challenge

students to be faith-filled individuals as they discover

and utilize their gifts and talents through academic

success and service to others.

If you are interested in seeing what Holy Spirit

Regional Catholic School is all about please contact

Mrs. Salvo for a tour: 256-881-4852.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

#HSRSHuntsville !

Mark your calendar:

Oct. 9-13: School will be closed for Fall Break

Oct 20: Spaghetti Dinner from 5:30-8pm

Oct 21: Carnival from 11am-3pm…

There will be inflatables, a photo

booth, hay rides with Father Mike

and much more! Please come and

support Holy Spirit Regional School

at the 2017 School Carnival.

BOX TOPS and PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS

Holy Spirit School is collecting Box Tops and

Plastic Bottle Caps to raise money for the school to

purchase needed items. The box tops and bottle

caps you collect can be taken to the Church or

School Offices.

Box Tops: Please clip, trim, put them in a baggie

and write the number of box tops on the baggie.

Plastic Bottle Caps: Please rinse (if needed), put

the caps in a bag and write the number of caps on

the bag. (Caps must be screw on type)

Thank you for supporting our Catholic School.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School is

proud to present “St. Catherine of Siena: A Woman

For Our Times,” a one-woman show performed by

Adrian Dominican sister Nancy Murray, O.P, at 7:00

PM on Wednesday, October 18, at St. Francis Xavier

Catholic Church. Sr. Nancy, the older sister of actor

Bill Murray, has received international acclaim for

her performance of the life of one of the Catholic

Church’s most beloved saints. Tickets are $25 in ad-

vance, or $30 at the door. All proceeds benefit Holy

Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School. To learn

more and to purchase tickets, visit:

www.hfcristorey.org/siena.

Calix Society-A Catholic organization for recovering

alcoholics/drug addicts. The purpose is the spiritual

progress of its members. We substitute the cup that

sanctifies for the cup that stupefies. For information

call 256-595-2162.

Alabama State Kouncil of

Auxiliary Ladies of the Knights of Columbus

$750 College Scholarship (female)

Package must be mailed by November 30

For more information go to: www.askalkc.net.

There is a PDF file called Scholarship Info 2017

under “Documents. “

1010 Church Street

P.O. Box 745

(256) 536-0073

Licensed Counselors Offer:

Individual, Marriage and Family Counseling

Sliding – Scale Affordable Rates

Free Counseling for:

Pregnant women, women with young children,

Individuals affected by abortion

Life after Loss Community Grief Support at

Brookdale Jones Farm

Brookdale Jones Farm, First United Methodist

Church, Hospice of North Alabama and Laughlin

Service Funeral Home are pleased to announce a

new six week grief support group "Life after Loss:

A Journey to Healing.” The group will meet on

Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 pm, through Nov. 9 in the

third floor game room of Brookdale Place Jones

Farm. For more information, please phone

Brookdale Jones Farm at 256 881-6111 or Rev.

Malm at 256 883-6539.

Fantasy Playhouse Children's

Theater invites your congrega-

tion to join us this Christmas

season for The Littlest Angel, a

delightful puppet show about a

little angel who cannot stay out

of heavenly trouble, presented at the Fantasy Arts

Center, 3312 Long Ave, Huntsville, AL December

10 @ 2:30pm and December 11 & 12 @ 9:00am

&11:00am. All tickets are $7 and are available now

by calling 256-539-6829 or online at

www.fantasyplayhouse.com.

John Carroll Catholic High School

Admissions Open: Admissions for the 2018-2019

school year opened October 1. Apply online at

www.jcchs.org. The Placement Test for incoming

freshman will be November 11 at 7:30 a.m. Contact

[email protected] for more information!

Her Choice Birmingham Women's Center

Fundraising Banquet

Tuesday, November 7, 7:00 PM, The Club *

1 Robert S. Smith Drive, Birmingham

Keynote, Dr. Haywood Robinson,

Former Abortionist now Pro-life Physician

Please, make your reservation now, consider hosting

a table of eight, or make a life-saving donation.

There is no cover charge to attend but an appeal will

be made to help support this work of mercy and

hope. Her Choice Birmingham Women's Center ex-

ists to help women facing a crisis pregnancy to

choose life, and to help support them with that deci-

sion. Her Choice also offers post-abortion recovery

services. To participate, please call 205.447.8796 or

email [email protected]

Christian Women’s Job Corps

of Madison County Fundraiser

November 6, 12:00 noon

Marketplace at 10am

VBC North Hall

Carolyn Maull McKinstry, author of

While the World Watched,

a personal account of the events surrounding the

1963 bombing of the 16th St. Baptist Church

in Birmingham

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council’s greatest achievements was its recognition of the wisdom and value found in other faith traditions. Today, in an era where we face so much conflict in the world based on religious differences and misunderstandings, interfaith dialogue is needed more than ever. Make a point today to reach out to someone of another faith tradition—via a phone call, an email, a short note. Begin a dialogue that can help heal the world. Carry on the legacy of Vatican II and John XXIII.

TODAY'S READINGS: Jonah 4:1-11; Luke 11:1-4 (463). “For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.”

Thursday, Oct 12, 2017 Be persistent in prayer Do you have friends like this? They’ve got an endless stream of needs, and they bombard you with them by phone, email, and the old-fashioned doorstep method. They always seem to want your approval, advice, or sym-pathy for their latest crisis. They think nothing of asking you to bail them out of their lack of preparation for life in general. Sometimes you help them out of compassion and sometimes just to make them go away. Jesus prom-ises God will be even more responsive when we ask!

TODAY'S READINGS: Malachi 3:13-20b; Luke 11:5-13 (464). “Even though he will not get up because he is his friend, because of his persistence he will give him what he needs.”

Friday, Oct 13, 2017 The cycle is unbroken Jewish communities today celebrate Simchat Torah (“rejoicing with the Torah”), the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle. The last section of the Book of Deuteronomy and the first section of the Book of Genesis are read out loud in the synagogue. In this way the cycle of readings is un-broken. The Roman Catholic cycle of liturgical readings also comes up for renewal every year on the first Sunday of Advent, about six weeks from now. The Judeo-Christian community is part of the never-ending story of salvation. Now is a good time to reflect on how important the cycle of holy readings is to your own sense of reli-gious identity.

TODAY'S READINGS: Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Luke 11:15-26 (465). “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.”

Saturday, Oct 14, 2017 MEMORIAL OF CALLISTUS I, POPE, MARTYR Drop the stone Saint Callistus I, pope from 217-222, was proof of Paul’s proclamation to the Galatians that “there is no longer Jew or Greek, no longer slave or free”—that through faith, all are one in Christ despite social status or even a check-ered past. Callistus himself was a freed slave and later sentenced to hard labor for fighting in a synagogue. Yet he became deacon to a pope and later pope himself, his imperfect past making him tolerant of remarried clergy as well as returning heretics in the early church. Though some thought him too lax, Callistus challenges us to for-give as Jesus did.

TODAY'S READINGS: Joel 4:12-21; Luke 11:27-28 (466). “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” ©2017 .

Sunday, Oct 08, 2017 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Forgiveness first Feeling the sting of personal offense, our first response is often to fight back. Forgiveness may occur to us, but we’ll push that idea aside as too soft. After all, we’ve been in-jured! Someone has done wrong and should be punished, and it’s our job to do the punishing! No matter what choice we make in the short run, sooner or later the busi-ness of forgiveness comes back around as the only viable solution. We could save ourselves a lot of trouble by em-ploying forgiveness first.

TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 5:1-7; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 (139). “The stone that the build-ers rejected has become the cornerstone.”

Monday, Oct 09, 2017 MEMORIAL OF DENIS, BISHOP, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Send a message All martyrs’ stories seem to end alike, with blood on the ground. But behind all these bloody endings are some pretty remarkable beginnings, each one as unique as you are to the person next to you. Each starts with an individ-ual on fire with the beauty, hope, and truth of the gospel. Take Bishop Denis, future patron saint of France, who got together with six of his fellow bishops around the year 250 to bring the message of Jesus to Paris. It has been said that nothing is more eloquent than the blood of martyrs. These men became the message they brought. What message can you bring to the world?

TODAY'S READINGS: Jonah 1:1—2:1-2, 11; Luke 10:25-37 (461). “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017 Witness through your daily routine Let dust bunnies multiply and guests go hungry? It’s what Jesus seems to imply when Martha of Bethany grumbles about her slacker sister. But to the delight of moms and church ladies everywhere, centuries of Christian tradition have come to Martha’s defense. Thérèse of Lisieux won the hearts of millions with her “Little Way” of serving God—helping to launch the Catholic Worker Movement and its houses of hospitality by influencing Dorothy Day. Brother Lawrence, doing chores around the monastery, taught us how to practice the presence of God while washing dishes. Give witness to Christ today by showing love—especially in the smallest of gestures.

TODAY'S READINGS: Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 10:38-42 (462). “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself?”

Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017 MEMORIAL OF JOHN XXIII, POPE Heal the breach The Second Vatican Council opened on this day in 1962, under the leadership of Pope John XXIII. One of the

Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time.

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HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 881-4781 + extension

Baptism Preparation Class

For parents and godparents, October 11-—7:00 PM

in the Multi Purpose Room of the Parish Life Center.

Please call the parish office to make a reservation so

we can plan for you! 881-4781 “0”

ADMINISTRATIVE Adopt-A-Plot Cathy White 316-5605

Communications Michael Rafferty 539-2165

Data Entry Joe Hodges 880-0211

Money Counters Pat Carrigan 882-1911

Connie Robert 882-0033

Pastoral Council Jon Hollihan 882-2666

Print Shop & Mailing Maritza Holland 881-4781

COMMUNITY Beginning Experience Voice Mail 837-8375

Catholic Family Services 1010 Church Street 536-0073

Catholic Women of the Diocese of Birmingham

Carol Chapuran 882-0655

Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Christina Spradlin 698-8679

Cursillo in Christianity Bob McCoy 532-1991

KAIROS Prison Ministry Deacon Sam Dias 715-1190

Knights of Columbus #764 http:/www.kofc764.com

Ladies’ Auxiliary #764 Mary Kay North 539-8274

Marriage Encounter Jason & Susan Poyer 881-1526

Meals on Wheels Jonathan Duerr 527-4345

Our Lady’s Prayer Group Debbie Cvitan 881-3874

Pro-Life Gisela Dyer 885-1786

HISPANIC OFFICE Hispanic Ministry Coordinator Maria Jose Bonilla 881-4781 ext. 225

Hispanic Ministry Office Maritza Holland 881-2211

MUSIC Adult Choirs Anne Vasile ext. 219 881-4781

St. Cecilia Choir and Dr. Rebecca Whited 1-256-620-7925

St. Gregory Youth Choir [email protected]

St. Nicholas Choir Ann-Kathleen Whited

[email protected]

Youth Mass Ensemble Anne Vasile ext. 219 881-4781

LITURGY Altar Guild Michelle Vandergrift 828-2548

Altar Servers Tracy Finke 881-0345

Eucharistic Ministers Lynne Greco 882-0888

Lectors Vicki Pape 883-0835

Altar Linens Connie Beveridge 882-3414

Wedding Coordinator Mary Walker ext. 0 881-4781

PARISH LIFE Bookstore Jeanne King 881-1385

Holy Spirit Travel Club Sandy Wells [email protected]

Hospitality Committee Debra Kibler 714-3468

Nursery Sharon Brown 881-4781

Parish Life Center Library Dexter Nilsson 881-6366

Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist

Bob Dineen 880-0221

Pete Robert 882-0033

Malen Colberg (Spanish) 650-5194

Maritza Holland(Spanish) 808-551-2901

Jason Poyer 881-1526

Widowed Group Hugo Jenrath 682-1694

Our Lady’s Rosary Makers Maritza Holland 881-2211

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Adult Education & Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA

Tracy Finke 881-0345

Faith Formation - Ages 3 thru grade 12, and

Vacation Bible School Tracy Finke 881-0345

SOCIAL JUSTICE Haiti Parish Twinning Program

Bob McCoy 532-1991

Habitat for Humanity Marianne Higgins 653-1843

Ministry to the Sick and Homebound

Michael Sudnik 604-3374 [email protected]

Society of St.Vincent DePaul Bernadette Deal 797-8173

Stephen Ministry Lee or Kathy Heckman 881-4781

Carolyn Brunty 881-4781

YOUTH Boy Scouts RJ Sollohub 529-5200

Cub Scouts Eric Davis 727-239-5759

American Heritage Girls Ava Joly

[email protected]

Youth Ministry Lori Lai 881-4781

ext. 218

Parish Ministries & Contact Persons

Fr. Michael Mac Mahon 216

Fr. Charles Merrill 217

Anne Vasile 219

Tracy Finke 223

Religious Ed (School) 249

Deacon Mike Sudnik 212

Kyle Becher 220

Judy Rebman 224

Print Shop 211

Disaster Relief 232

Nursery 235

Bookstore 215

Maritza Holland 251

Maria Jose Bonilla 225

Julie Kellogg 234

MARRIAGE

Arrangements for weddings must be made six

months in advance with our priests. A Marriage

Preparation Class is required.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

If you are ill and would like to receive the Sacra-

ment of the Sick and/or the Eucharist please contact

the parish office to make arrangements.

Contact parish office prior to hospitalization,

surgery or during illness.

Grand Knight John Valentine 503-7475

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #764