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Our Lady of Sorrows 5020 Rhodes Avenue St. Louis, MO 63109 www.olsorrows.org
Business Hours Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Phone (314) 351-1600
Fax (314) 351-1602 Pastor
Fr. Sebastian Mundackal
Mass Schedule
Daily Monday—Friday 6:30 a.m.
Holy Days 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
Rectory closed on all Holy Days
Sunday Saturday 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. Confessions
Tuesday 6:15—6:30 a.m.; Saturday 4:00—4:45 p.m. By appointment anytime
PARISH STAFF Rev. Sebastian Mundackal, Pastor
[email protected] Rev. Andrew Sigmund, Retired
[email protected] Deacon Dan Skillman, Pastoral Associate
[email protected] Mrs. Cathy Newhouse, Business Manager
[email protected] Mrs. Mary Ann Rachas, Bulletin Editor
[email protected] Mr. Greg Schweizer, Director of Music
SOUTH CITY CATHOLIC ACADEMY Mrs. Laura Hirschman, Principal
[email protected] 5821 Pernod Ave St. Louis, MO 63139 314-752-4171 www.stlsouthcitycatholicacademy.org
OTHER HELPFUL NUMBERS Corinne Bardgett, Parish Council 481-0335 Prayer Chain 330-9275
Parish Helpers 351-4673 Medical Equipment Needs 752-4660 Martha Ministry (funeral luncheons) 351-4673 St. Vincent de Paul (assistance line) 289-6101 mailbox 1123 Eucharistic Adoration: The Adoration Chapel, locat-ed in the South Sacristy, is open on weekdays; call the rectory for specific hours. Please come & spend some time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Sacramental Policies: For details on sacramental policies for infant baptism, adult initiation, anointing of the sick, Christian mar-riage, or religious vocations, stop by the rectory or visit our website: www.olsorrows.org. Bulletin Articles: Should be submitted by 9am Tuesday morning prior to the weekend the article is to run. Articles may be emailed to [email protected], faxed to 314.351.1602, or dropped off at the Rectory office.
Fifth Sunday of Easter – Year A May 10, 2020
From the Pastor’s Desk
Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Louis, MO
Today’s readings tell us how the early Church accepted the challenge of keeping Jesus’ memory alive by re-maining a dynamic Christian community, bearing wit-ness to Christ by their unity, fidelity in worship and spir-it of loving, humble service. Today’s Gospel introduces Jesus as the Way to God, the Truth to be accepted, and the Life to be shared and lived. Scripture lessons: The first reading, taken from Acts, shows us the early Church as a loving, serving, and worshipping community (Acts 6:1-7). Hence, it eas-ily solved a problem of perceived discrimination by insti-tuting the diaconate for the service of the communi-ty. In the second reading, St. Peter advises the early Christians to renew the memory of Jesus by making their community a spiritual edifice built from the “living stones” of believers upon the “Living Cornerstone of Christ” (I Pt 2:4-5). Peter praises Christians, both Gen-tile and Jewish, as “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and God’s own people.” In today’s Gos-pel, Jesus consoles his apostles (who are sad and dis-heartened at His announcement that He will be leaving them soon), by assuring them that he is going to pre-pare an everlasting accommodation for them in his Fa-ther’s House in Heaven. He gives them the assurance that he will come back to take them to their Heavenly abodes. It is then that Thomas says, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus answers Thomas’ question with, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.” The basic doctrine of Judaism is that Yahweh is the Way the Truth and the Life. Hence, Jesus is making a revolutionary claim that he is equiva-lent to Yahweh. Jesus also declares that he is the safest
and surest way to God, discrediting the notions that all religions are equally sure ways to reach God, or that no organized religion but only living a good life of sharing love is necessary to reach God. Jesus, however, is the Way which he calls narrow because it is the way of focused, loving, humble, sacrificial service. Jesus is the Truth who teaches revealed truths about God and God’s relation to man. Jesus also teaches moral truths by demonstrating them in his life. Jesus is the Life because, as God, he possesses the eternal life of God and shares his Divine life with his disciples through the Word of God and the Sacraments. In short, Jesus reveals the Father in the way he lives, in the truth of his word and in the new life that he brings. Life messages: We need to accept Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We accept Jesus as the Way by walking his narrow way of loving, humble, sacrificial service. We accept Jesus the Truth by learning and practicing what he has taught us, as given in the Bible and in the teachings of the Church. We share the Divine life of God through making use of the means Jesus has estab-lished in his Church: a) by actively participating in the Eucharistic celebration and properly receiving the Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion; b) by the wor-thy reception of the other Sacraments; c) by the meditative and daily reading of the Word of God; d) by allowing the Holy Spirit living in the Church and within us to guide and strengthen us; and e) by communicating with God the Source of Life, in per-sonal and family prayers.
Happy Mother’s Day! Special Drive Through Blessing May 10 from 12 noon-1:00pm
Dear brothers and sisters, I would like to invite you and your family to receive a special blessing on Mother’s Day. All are welcome!! Deacon Dan and I will be under a canopy on the west end of the parking lot. You will be able to drive up and receive a blessing without leaving your car, thereby maintaining the appropriate social distancing guidelines. We will celebrate live-stream Mass at 9:00am on Sunday. Then between 12 noon-1:00pm, you will be able to drive into the Faenger Hall lot at the first entrance to the parking lot on Rhodes Avenue and follow our parish guides to the canopy to receive a blessing. Praying for you all. Father Sebastian
May 10, 2020
SUN 5/10
MON 5/11
TUE 5/12
WED 5/13
THU 5/14
FRI 5/15
SAT 5/16
SUN 5/17
Monday, May 11 Easter Weekday Readings: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26
6:30 a.m. †Angie Corich Tuesday, May 12 Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs; St. Pancras, martyr
Readings: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a
6:30 a.m. †Rick Dieckmann Wednesday, May 13 Our Lady of Fatima Readings: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8
6:30 a.m. †Jerry Duffey Thursday, May 14 St. Matthias, apostle Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17
6:30 a.m. Special Intention (EL) Friday, May 15 St. Isidore
Readings: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17
6:30 a.m. †Bea Reymer Saturday, May 16 Easter Weekday Readings: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-
21 5:00 p.m. †Linda Piasecki servers: lectors:
Sunday, May 17 Sixth Sunday of Easter Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20;
1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a
9:00 a.m. †Dan Reinarman servers:
lectors:
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Parish Mission Statement: We, the Catholic community of Our Lady of Sorrows, are disciples of Jesus Christ through our Bap-tism. Nourished by Word and Sacrament we seek to form adults, teens, and children in the ways of the Gospel, while welcoming new members to our parish and our Catholic faith. As a Eucharistic people, guided by the Holy Spirit, we minister to all, especially the ill, elderly, and those in need, through works of fellowship, charity and justice. We strive to continue the mission of our parish begun a
century ago through the prayerful intercession of Mary, Our Mother.
Sharing our Faith in Jesus, Caring for our Community, Building on Tradition
Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Louis, MO
Welcome! We welcome our devoted and faithful parishioners, neighbors who come regularly to support our mission, all St. Louisans of all faiths, and our visitors. Serving you in this beautiful church of Our Lady of Sorrows is a great privilege.
— Fr. Sebastian Mundackal, pastor — Fr. Andrew Sigmund, retired in residence — Deacon Dan Skillman, permanent deacon
Online Giving Sign up for Online Giving by visiting our parish website at www.olsorrows.org and selecting the online giving link. If you need technical support, you can contact Our Sunday Visitor at 1-800-348-2886, option 4, or contact Cathy Newhouse in the rectory: 351-1600.
Sunday, May 3, 2020 Envelopes: $ 5,479. Loose: $ . Online: $ 2,875.
$ 8,354. Thank you for your sacrificial gifts
to our parish!
Pray for the Sick Please remember the following people in your prayers:
Carl Brown Kenny Mehring Jack Reilly Mike Cebulski Richard Messmer Audrey Sambo Mary Ann Chibnall Julia Michalka Robert Seeber Yolanda Downey John Moran Pat Taylor Gary Harbstreet Bob Reichelt
E-mail Account for Bulletin Submissions If you wish to submit content to the bulletin via e-mail, please use the new address: [email protected]. This account will strictly be for bulletin articles. Please direct all other inquiries for the parish staff to [email protected] or [email protected].
Join us in praying for the deceased members of our par-ish community:
Walter Gerau
Margaret “Marge” Rauhut Joan Robison
To all who mourn their loss, we extend our deepest sympathy and prayers dur-ing this difficult time. We call on Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, to comfort you in your grief.
March Income & Expenses March Income & Expenses Income: Offertory & Restricted Gifts: $41,725 Roof Fund: $ 725 Other Revenues: $ 890 $43,340 Operating Expenses: Personnel Costs (salaries & benefits): $17,626 Supplies: $ 7,055 Fees & Services: $ 1,002 Occupancy(utilities,repair,maintenance): $11,599 Payment of SCCA subsidy: $12,500 Transfers to Archdiocese: $ 1,864* $51,646 Net Income: -$8,306** *Payment of these transfers has been put on hold with permission of the Archbishop **$725 of the net income is restricted for roof repairs ***We received $14,531 in Beyond Sunday grant income, but it is restricted to be used for Beyond Sunday projects only
Contributions In lieu of dropping your contribution envelopes in the collection basket at Sunday mass, you can mail them to the rectory, drop them in the mail slot lo-cated on the interior rectory door, or set up Online Giving. If you need technical support to set up Online Giving, you can contact Our Sunday Visitor at 1-800-348-2886 option 4. Thank you for your continued generosity, prayers, and patience as we all navigate through these un-precedented times together.
Our Lady of Sorrows, Pray for Us
May 10, 2020
As we go through this period of time where the gathering for Mass has been suspended, we wanted to let our parishioners know what is available to them: Mass at OLS will be live-streamed on our website
www.olsorrows.org at 9:00am on Sundays. To view the Mass, just click on the “Live Stream Sunday Mass” link on our web-site.
Adoration Chapel will be open Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm. Church will be open Saturday from 9am-5pm and on Sunday from 10am-5pm
for personal prayer. Please enter through the door on the Rhodes side of Church.
In consideration of others and out of an abundance of caution, if you are experiencing any signs/symptoms of illness, please stay home. Thank you.
It is with great sadness that we are going to have to inform you that Va-cation Bible School will not be held this year. Due to the concerns with COVID-19, we felt it was best to cancel. The health and safety of your children come first. It is our hope that we will be able to continue next year. Your children are in our prayers. God Bless! VBS Team
Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Louis, MO
Spiritual Communion of St. Alphonsus
My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart.
As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
HUGS
A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.
—Anonymous
Fiat Women's Group Livestreamed Event
All women are invited to view our next livestreamed talk, presented at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary (5200 Glennon Drive, 63119) on Thursday, May 21st, 2020. The speaker will be Monsignor James Ramacciotti, Cardinal Burke Chair of Canon Law, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Formation Advisor at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. Monsignor’s talk is entitled: How Bishops Become Bishops. Please join us for Mass at 8 a.m., followed by Monsignor’s talk immediately following Mass (about 8:45 a.m.). Monsignor will give a short presen-tation after which people may submit questions or comments via Youtube or Facebook Live. You may access Monsignor’s talk here: https://www.youtube.com/user/kenrickglennon/live and on Facebook Live. For more information or to watch videos from past Fiat talks, see: www.kenrick.edu/fiat
May 10, 2020
May 10: Fifth Sunday of Easter– The Way, the Truth, and the Life Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – The Way, the Truth, and the Life How do we know the way to God the Father? Only because Jesus has shown it to us by His life on earth, His Passion, death, and Resurrection. How do we know that Jesus is the Truth? Because all
He said and prophesied came to pass. He is faithful to His promises. How is Jesus the Life? Building upon last week’s Gospel, because we can truly live only by obeying His commandments and walking with Him in humility. In the world today, in which philosophies, ideologies, and political agendas do everything but lead us to the truth and show us how to live, Jesus gives us the simple solution. How do we know what to do and how to live our lives in a fallen world? Because Jesus has shown us and told us that the one who trusts in Him shall not be put to shame (Isaiah 28:16, Romans 10:11).
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St. Louis Friends of Birthright Virtual Run for Life and Learning
Looking for a fun and safe way to support Moms in need? The Friends of Birthright Run for Life and Learning has gone Virtual! To register or donate, visit run4lifeandlearning.eventbrite.com. Complete a Run/Walk distance of your choice (6K, 1 mile, 0.25 mile) individually or with your immediate family anytime between Monday, June 1 and Sunday, June 7. Post your time and/or photo to our Facebook page, or email us, and receive a race t-shirt. Proceeds enable women who are financially stressed by an unplanned pregnancy to continue their education. Please email us at [email protected] for sponsorship oppor-tunities.
MARY OUR MOTHER
What a joy to remember that Mary is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weak-ness, what have we to fear? —Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
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