Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Community

DECEMBER 28, 2014 HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

CHURCH: 708 1st Street S., Birmingham, AL 35205 322-1205 ▪ Web Site: home.catholicweb.com/ourladyoffatimabirmingham Pastor: Fr. Godwin Ani, S.S.J. (Josephite Fathers) 322-1205 Deacon: Rev. Mr. Douglas Moorer 925-3261 (home), 427-7885 (cell)

PARISH COUNCIL: President: Tyrone Webb, 841-3386 Vice President: Olivia Hill, 664-2551 Secretary: Carol Prince, 923-4293 Mass Representatives: (6pm) Wilbur Johnson & Patricia Simpson; (7am) Brenda Browder & Roosevelt Harvey; (11am) Douglas White

FINANCE COUNCIL: Melanie McNary (Chairman), Ocie White (Treasurer), Dwight Russell (Secretary), James Craig, Tyrone Webb, Deac. Douglas Moorer and Fr. Godwin Ani, SSJ

SCHOOL: 630 1st Street S, Birmingham, AL 35205 Grades: K4 - 8 Office: 251-8395, Fax: 251-8393, Web Site: HTTP://OLF.SCHOOLINSITES.COM

Principal: Mrs. Chandra Farrier

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION:

December 27, 2014 (Saturday), 6 p.m. Wilbur Johnson & Delores Johnson

December 28, 2014 (Sunday), 7 a.m. Alice Ramsey & Lela Flood

December 28, 2014 (Sunday), 11 a.m. Carol Prince, Rosalind Crowder, Greta Chapman & Debra Hill

LECTORS:

December 27, 2014 (Saturday), 6 p.m. Wilbur Johnson & Michael Edosomwam

December 28, 2014 (Sunday), 7 a.m. Rafael Brathwaite & Lewis Burks

December 28, 2014 (Sunday), 11 a.m. Melanie McNary & Doug Coutee

MASSES: Saturday Vigil, 6 p.m. ▪ Sunday, 7 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. ▪ Holy Days, 7 a.m. & 9 a.m.

NOVENAS: Wednesdays, 7 a.m. – Novena to St. Joseph Thursdays, 7 a.m. – Novena to St. Katharine Drexel Exception: No 7 a.m. Mass when there is a school or funeral Mass.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Family Adoration Hour: 1st Mon. of the month, 6 – 7 p.m.

RECONCILIATION: Before Mass and Upon Request

CHURCH SERVICES: For all Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals, please call the Rectory. Please contact the Rectory before making funeral arrangements with the fu-neral home.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER: Contact Lenora Bolling, Director of the Family Life Cen-ter, to schedule usage: 251-3903 or 305-4448. Events are subject to Mrs. Bolling’s approval.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION: Sunday: 9:30 - 10:45am Director: Mrs. Theresa Nalls, (DRE) 798-3123

ADULT BIBLE STUDY CLASSES: Sunday: 9:30 - 10:45am Women’s Teacher - Susan Nolan, 541-7277 Men’s Teacher - Doug Coutee, 408-4406

MINISTERS FOR NEXT WEEK

January 3, 2015 (Saturday), 6 p.m. E: Nathan Kelly & Bettye Kelly L: Shunna Cannon & Pam Jacobs

January 4, 2015 (Sunday), 7 a.m. E: Roderick Palmer & Phyllis Palmer L: Conni Smith & Beverly Beacham

January 4, 2015 (Sunday), 11 a.m. E: Darrell Sims, Sybil Sims, Doug Coutee & Jackie Coutee

L: Sharon Bryant & Jetaun Murrell

HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Community

DECEMBER 28, 2014

PARISH ACTIVITIES AND MORE...

NO PARISH COUNCIL MEETING There will not be a January 2015 Parish Council Meeting. Watch the bulletin for the announcement of the February 2015 meeting.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday, January 5, 6pm.

ADULT CHOIR PRACTICE Wednesdays, 6pm.

LITURGICAL DANCE PRACTICE Sundays after 11am Mass and Tuesdays, 6-8pm.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK-END If you would like to request a Mass Intention for the deceased, in thanksgiving

or a special intention, please contact Fr. Godwin Ani, SSJ at 322-1205. Offering

- $5. Please submit special intentions that are for a particular date at least two weeks prior to the desired print date. Early submission increases your changes for date availability. (R) Repose of Soul, (B) Birthday, (T) Thanksgiving

COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE The Knights of Peter Claver Jr. Knights and Daughters are hosting their annu-al Coat and Blanket Drive. Please remember to make a donation of gently used or new coats and blankets. A collection box is in the lobby. The donations will be given to the Catholic Center of Concern. Thank you in advance for your generosity during this Christmas sea-son.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR CATHOLIC WOMEN The Alabama State Council of Auxiliary La-dies of the Knights of Columbus (ASK AL KC) invites Catholic women in Alabama to apply for a $500 college scholarship. She may be a high school senior, someone already in college, a woman who would like to return to college, or one desiring to purse a graduate degree. To apply, please submit the following: a resume, which includes your parish, academic standing, volunteer acti-vates and organizations to which you belong; two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your parish priest. The complete package must be post marked on or before December 31 and mailed to the following address: Mrs. Nancy Long, Past President ASK AL KC. 213 Allen Court, Florence, AL 35630.

BULLETIN AND WEBSITE MINISTRIES Fatima, it is with a heavy heart that I inform you - this is my last bulletin. The bulletin and website ministries will now be handled by the new church secretary.

It has been a blessing and a privilege to have performed these ministries over the past 14 years. I watched so many of you joyfully and passionately serving Fatima in your ministries that I was compelled to desire the same.

One day in prayer, I told God that, “I want to serve in a ministry at church, but I do not have anything to give; all I have is the trait of being detailed”. I went on to say, “If you can do something with that, then, do it. Amen”.

If it sounds like I got a little huffy with God, you are right, I did. His immediate response was to laugh. I heard, in my spirit, a little chuckle that conveyed the message - “Are you challenging Me little girl?” I am not kidding. This is really what happened. If I can’t tell you - Fatima, my spiritual family - this truth, who can I tell? Within 12 months, His ultimate response was the bulletin ministry; and, in December 2012, He expanded the ministry to include the church website.

Please allow me to impart three bits of wisdom: (1) Be careful about challenging God. He is listening and just might challenge you back; (2) Know that God has given every human being talents to use to advance His king-dom. Be willing and ready to use your talent wherever He commands, whether it’s in the world, here at Fatima or both; and (3) Serve God passionately and thank Him for the privilege of serving Him every time you perform your ministry - just a simple sincere prayer of gratitude and humility will work: “Thank you, God, for allowing me to serve in the ministry of _____________ and let me do right by you with it. Amen”.

Please submit all bulletin and website announcements (weekly/monthly activities and pending events) to the church email address: olf@josephite.com. The submis-sion deadline is Thursday by noon. I love you, Fatima, Valerie White.

PASTORAL CARE FOR THE SICK Please keep our Fatima loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. If you know of anyone who is very ill and confined (at home, in a nursing home or in the hospi-tal), please contact Father Ani at the Rec-tory or one of the following members of the Pastoral Care to the Sick Ministry: Lela Flood, Eliza-beth Harris, or Bettye Kelly. Currently, the following OLF parishioners need your prayers: Marie Purnell (Fairhaven Nursing Hm) • Flora Wiggins (Home) In times of Bereavement, contact Father Ani at the Rec-tory.

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptiz-ing them in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…” (Matt 28:19-20). Fatima, you are counted among the nations. You have been commissioned to live the word and spread the word. May God bless you to continue your mission in 2015. Happy New Year!

2015 Our Lady of Fatima Church and School