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This Week's Bulletin

King's Korner

Hospitalized or Homebound?

TO OUR PARISHIONERS

If you or a loved one are hospitalized or admitted to a Care Facility,

please call the parish office so we can be informed. Father Jim can

attempt to visit; however, permission to enter hospitals or nursing homes

at this time is limited.

Father Jim is on the Hospice call list and often responds at the request

of Hospice Staff. If homebound Parishioners are in need of Anointing,

Father will safely respond.

If Parishioners are unable to attend Mass call the parish to arrange homebound Communion.

Requests can be called into the Rectory phone (561-1563). Father

rarely answers because the number is usually used by

telemarketers. Please leave a message on the answering machine

and Father will return your call.

Teen Corner

Does Jesus tell us when the day of the Lord will be? NO. Can we know when it will be? NO. What does Jesus say we should do? We need to pay attention and prepare ourselves for the day of the Lord. We do this through our prayer and our faithfulness to the Commandments and to Jesus' teaching. God requires us to pay close attention in order to hear the ways he is calling us.

Youth Ministry Calendar -- Middle & High School

November Youth Ministry Calendar

Sun. Nov. 27 Reconciliation Service -- Middle & High School

Youth City-wide Service (Confessions),

Sacred Heart Cathedral, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Sun. Dec. 4 Youth Ministry Session, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Mon. Dec. 5 Newman Club -- East

Tue. Dec. 6 Newman Club -- Central & Centennial

Wed. Dec. 7 Newman Club -- South

Sun. Dec.11 Youth Ministry, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

NO Newman Clubs this week due to finals

Sun. Dec. 18 Youth Ministry Session, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Christmas Season break --

Sessions resume on Sunday, January 8, 2023

High school Newman Clubs

East - Monday; Central & Centennial - Tuesday; South - Wednesday

Stop by for conversation and free lunch, friends welcome.

The Newman Clubs at Central and Centennial will meet on

Tuesday during both lunches. South Newman Club will meet

on Wednesday, both lunches. We will announce the room

numbers where we will meet once the school has finalized their

classroom time. Pray for teachers, staff and mostly importantly

our young people.

Watch your e-mail or text messages from FLOCKNOTE as that is how teens are receiving messages

UPCOMING EVENTS AT OLM
(see Bulletin for further info)

Los Pobres

Los Pobres serves over 200 families. Sister Nancy would like to give gift

cards to families to use for their greatest needs.

Knights of Columbus Breakfast

The next Knights of Columbus Breakfast is scheduled for November 20 and are planned to continue monthly on the third Sunday.

Monthly Food Drive

Remember to bring food donations first weekend each month to all the Masses. Staples, canned hams, chicken, packaged meals and children’s snacks are always good. Please be generous

First Sacraments Preparation

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Mark your calendar for upcoming events

Parish Calendar Of Events

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Advancing Missionary Discipleship

Remember to use your envelopes to build up your Parish’s AMD reserve (former DMF) so we have extra funds available to pay the 15% Tax starting in April and beyond.

Thank You to everyone for your continued generosity in Parish support.

We receive the bulk of support by mail and it is deeply appreciated.

Click here to go straight to OnLine Giving

Click Here for Bishop Berg's Letter concerning AMD

Volunteer Opportunities

Hospitality

Ministers of Hospitality are entrusted to foster a sense of welcoming

and belonging to those gathered to experience God in the

celebration of the Eucharist. Individuals, couples and families are

invited to become Ministers of Hospitality.

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion are called to serve the

very life of the Church, the living Body of Christ, in helping in the

distribution of the Body and Blood of Christ. Required training

for these Ministers is scheduled once a year at our Parish and

Ministers are commissioned by the Bishop for three year terms.

EMs can also, if so chosen, carry Communion as an extension of

our Eucharist to shut-ins, nursing homes and hospitals.

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion training lecture

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Sacristans

A Sacristan is a commissioned Extraordinary Minister of Communion

who makes ready all that is needed for the celebration of

Mass: the sanctuary, altar table, bread and wine, and the vessels.

He or she also assists the Presider with the distribution of Holy

Communion and insures that all Liturgical Ministers are present.

Lectors

Those interested in participating in the Lector Ministry must understand

that proclaiming Scripture is much more than being a

good reader. The Lector must proclaim in such a way that all the

people will listen attentively and understand the Word of God.

Training is offered and practice is important.

Music -- Cantors & Accompanists

The Ministry of Cantor is open to anyone who is comfortable

and capable of leading the congregation in sung prayer.

Our Lady of the Meadows also welcomes experienced instrumentalists,

including pianists, who are willing to minister at liturgies.

Those individuals interested in participating in the Music Ministry

must be willing to commit to weekend Mass scheduling and

rehearsals needed for special Liturgies.

Altar Servers

The Ministry of serving at the altar is to assist the presider (priest)

at Mass, to lead procession in and out of the Worship area, to

prepare and clear the altar table. Girls and boys, fourth grade and

older, can be a Server.

All Ministers must be committed to regular scheduling, early

arrival and substitution effort when unable to be present when

scheduled.

All Ministers will be asked to attend in-service sessions.

Diocese Of Pueblo

A Message from Bishop Stephen J. Berg to the Faithful

Feasibility Study Results

Be informed -- The results of the recent diocesan-wide Feasibility

Study along with Bishop Stephen J. Berg’s letter to the faithful may

be found at: www.diopueblo.org and www.catholicfoundationdop.org

Please take a moment to become informed regarding how fellow

parishioners responded.

Click here for information on the report of clergy abuse over the past 70 years and the Diocese's recommitment to survivors and prevention.

... May Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus hear our prayers and lead us to victory over Satan, the Adversary, the Enemy of Christ and humankind. May we more deeply journey through the Heart of Jesus in the year ahead, to proclaim the Gospel in our diocese, always mindful of the most precious gift with which we have been entrusted: the safety, future and faith of our children."

Most Reverend Stephen J. Berg, D.D.
Bishop of Pueblo

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Our Prayer

The LORD bless you and keep you!
The LORD let his face shine upon
you, and be gracious to you!
The LORD look upon you kindly and
give you peace!

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Let us make our Morning Offering

Prayers for the Deceased:

Warren (Woe) Carere; Dominick Filangi; Connie Stuart; Claudia Jaramillo;

Tina Louise White; Desiree Gentry; Kirsten Rene Longo;

Patricia Ann Cozzolino Armijo; Frances White; Betty Willers;

Verner Giltner; Matilda Rael; Virginia Walker; Robert Boyd;

and all the deceased members of our parish, family, and friends

PEACE & JUSTICE

Remember to pray for peace every day at noon.

“Every breath we take, every step we make,

can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.”

--Thích Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk

Click Here for Prayers concerning those affected by the virus

Pope Francis' Daily Activities

Our Holy Father's Prayer Intentions:

NOVEMBER

For children who suffer

We pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war; may they be guaranteed access to education and the opportunity to experience family affection.

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DECEMBER

For volunteer not-for-profit organizations
We pray that volunteer non-profit organizations committed to human development find people dedicated to the common good and ceaselessly seek out new paths to international cooperation.

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First Sunday of Advent

November 27, 2022

For he assumed at his first coming
the lowliness of human flesh,
and so fulfilled the design you formed long ago,
and opened for us the way to eternal salvation,
that, when he comes again in glory and majesty
and all is at last made manifest,
we who watch for that day
may inherit the great promise
in which now we dare to hope.

Preface 1 of Advent

COLLECT PRAYER

Grant your faithful,
we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen

Information taken from www.catholicculture.org

Click here for this Sunday's readings from USCCB

Saturday, November 26

Vigil of First Sunday of Advent

Vigil Mass 5 PM

Sunday, November 27

First Sunday of Advent

7:30 and 11 AM

Daily Mass, 7AM Tuesday-Friday

Click on links below to get the daily readings from the USCCB plus additional information of the month from CatholicCulture.org

November

Month of the Souls in Purgatory

December

Month of the Immaculate Conception

Calendar of Readings for entire liturgical year and other Biblical resources
2022 Liturgical Calendar

How can we protect our children when we don't respect life?

Mother Teresa I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child - a direct killing of the innocent child - murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love, and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts.--Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, obeying his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the LORD swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them. Dt 30:19-20

Let us Pray: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

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" Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace. Whoever preaches, let it be with the words of God; whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen ."
-- 1 Peter 4:8-11

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You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you:

Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

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