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Our Lady of Sorrows ChurchFebruary 21, 2010

From the Pastors Desk

My Dear People:

Lent started this past Wednesday, andif we dont get closer to God duringLent, we probably will never get closerto God. It is a holy season. Godbecame much closer to us throughJesus dying for our sins; we get closerto Him by taking up some kind of crossduring Lent.

During Lent, with Mary and St. Johnwe should look upon Jesus on thecross, crucified for our sins. He longsfor our attention and love. He loves usso much and we cant take His loveand throw it back at Him and notappreciate His goodness to us.

The greatest way to show our

appreciation for Gods love is tocelebrate the Lords Supper; it is anact of appreciation of His death for oursins and an act of appreciation of Hisresurrection which is His promise to usof a wonderful life after death. So, ifpossible, put an extra attendance atMass during the week at the top of thelist for Lent.

The fruit of the Mass is in theEucharist, and we have Jesus Himself,physically present in the Church and inthe Chapel of Our Savior. For Lent wecould make an extra visit.

Another way we can show ourappreciation of His love for us is by

praying the Stations of the Cross, withor without a booklet, with thecommunity on Friday nights orprivately.

The third way we can show that we

appreciate Him and His forgiveness isby reciting the Chaplet of DivineMercy.

I am sure each one of us is doingsomething personal and extra this holyseason.

The pope recently said we need toshow extra kindness to others during

Lent and we offer the suggestion ofstarting with members of our ownfamilies; then the people with whomwe work, and the people next door.

Some of us are so kind to others untilwe get into our automobiles. Thereare sins of dangerous driving---endangering ourselves and those we

might hit with our automobiles.

What about when we park the car inplaces reserved for the handicappedand elderly? The front handicappedparking lot is reserved (with all thoseblue lines) for the elderly andhandicapped. If we can walk we needto use the back parking lot, or parkingdeck when coming to Mass. Just

because the place is open, does notmean there is not an elderly person inback of us waiting to use the placereserved for them. We hearcomplaints from the elderly andhandicapped so we must pass this onto those who rob them of theirreserved parking places when they try


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to come to Mass and there is nospecial parking. Please exercisekindness in this regard. Thanks!

With prayers and blessing,Fr. Muller

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, February 22 Felisa IslaGeorge Cantwell

Special Intention of Nicholas MilanTuesday, Feb. 23 Marion Yester

Josephine Sicola

Special Intention of Michael MilanWednesday, Feb. 24 Special Int

Fran HinesSpecial Intention of Sam Salerno

Thursday, Feb. 25 Marion YesterSpecial Intention of Sam SalernoSpecial Intention of Forest Walls

Friday, Feb. 26 Donors to the OLSSchool Foundation

Marie AntonioThomas BoothSaturday, Feb 27 Marion Yester

Mark TrippSpecial Intention of Sam Salerno

Sunday, Feb. 28 People of the ParishRichard Jeffers

Special Intention of Sam Salerno

VIP Anointing Mass Come join your

friends and neighbors on Tuesday,March 2, at 11:00 a.m. for Mass, lunchand bingo. Fr. Muller and Fr. Jaya willadminister the Anointing of the Sick.

Please note new address forRev.Msgr. Brian Egan:St. John Vianney Residence2724 Hanover Circle, SouthBirmingham, AL 35205

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Birmingham Cursillo Community-will is having our Lenten Ultreya onTuesday, February 23, starting at 6:00p.m. (Note this is different from ournormal 6:30 p.m. time!) We willproceed to the Parish Hall, where wewill share dinner, fellowship, and ourwitness talk given by Doug Homann.All Cursillistas, new and old, arewelcome to attend. Please bring a

pot-luck dish or grocery store item toshare. Looking forward to seeing youas we kick off our Lenten journey withGod leading the way. DeColores! Formore information please contactPatrick Crabtree at 205-930-3991 orat [email protected]

Mark your calendars for our Lenten

Mission. The mission will be March 1,2, 3 and 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church.Our Penance Service will be held onWednesday, March 3, following themission. Our presenters will beDeacon Glenn and Linda Harmon.Dont miss this opportunity tostrengthen your relationship with God,your Church and with one another


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Learn moreabout theSacraments thissemester! Highschool PSRclass will meet

this Sunday morning from 10:00 a.m.to 11:15 a.m. in the youth room. Highschool youth group will meet thisSunday night from 7:00 p.m. to 8:45p.m. in the Parish Hall.

Spring Break Mission Trip: All highschool students are invited toparticipate in a spring break missiontrip to Life Teen Covecrest, a Catholic

youth retreat center and summer campin the North Georgia Mountains. Wewill be building cabins, clearing trailsand taking some time to pray in Godsterritory. The trip will be Monday,March 15, through Friday, March 19.The cost is $75.00 per person. Formsare available at youth group. Call theoffice for more information.

30-HOUR FAMINE ANDCARDBOARD CAMP-OUTAll high school students are invited toparticipate in the annual diocesan 30-hour Famine and Cardboard Camp-out. Help the homeless and hungry bylearning what it is like to be homelessand hungry. Spend the day doingservice and getting to know otherCatholic high school students and thenight sleeping in a cardboard box.Forms are available in the churchoffice, the vestibule and at youth groupand due back Wednesday, Feb. 24.The OLS Mothers Day Out will haveregistration for the summer session

and the fall session on Friday, March5, from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.Mothers Day Out is for children sixweeks through four years of age.Please call the nursery at 871-3253 formore information.

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Thank You Lena Jo Carroll wants tothank everyone for their prayers whileshe was sick.Joyce Bromberg would like to thankthe OLS Altar Sodality for thewonderful Valentine gift she received,and Sister Pat and the parishionerswho delivered her a poinsettia at

Christmas.______________________________

Chapel of Our SaviorThe Chapel needs permanentCommitted Adorers for:Thursday at 4:00 a.m.Friday at 3:00 a.m.Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Our goal is to have at least two peopleon each hour. These are the hoursneeded, but do select an hour thatbest fits your schedule. Please callIda Wilker at 879-7040 or Mary ClaireBrouillette at 871-2909.Adore and visit Jesus, abandoned andforsaken by men in His Sacrament ofLove, Man has time for everythingexcept for visits to His Lord and God,

who is waiting and longing for us in theBlessed Sacrament. St. Peter JulianEymard.

BENEDICTINE SISTERS RETREATSharpening Our Sacramental Vision:A Lenten Retreat, will be held at the


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Benedictine Sisters Retreat CenterFebruary 26-28. Please contact theCenter at (256) 734-8302 or by e-mailat [email protected]

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Our Lady of Sorrows ApostlesBuild 2010We will join with other faiths to build ahouse in partnership with deserving,low-income families. It is a tangibleway for us to put our faith into actionand reach beyond the walls of thechurch to serve. Our Lady of SorrowsBuild Day is Saturday, March 6, from8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To get involvedcontact: Chris Alexander [email protected].

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OLS ANNULMENT EDUCATIONAND SUPPORT would like to inviteeveryone interested in learning moreabout the Declaration of Nullity,commonly know as Annulments, to

join us Thursday, February 25, at 7:00p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Room 102 of theFamily Life Center for AnnulmentEducation. This event is open toeveryone to learn more about theDeclaration of Nullity. If you are adivorced Catholic, know a divorcedCatholic or just want to learn moreabout what the Church teaches aboutAnnulments, we encourage you to joinus and learn more about theDeclaration of Nullity. Anne MarieVerchot, RCIA Director at Our Lady ofSorrows and a Diocesan TrainedAdvocate on the Declaration of Nullity,will be leading the meeting Foradditional information, contact DavidAsbach at 383-5634 or

[email protected] or Anne MarieVerchot 482-8627 [email protected].

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Attention Seniors: St. Francis

Xavier Parish will hold its monthlyactivity for Catholic Senior Adults ofthe Birmingham area on Thursday,February 25. The day will begin withMass in the main Church at 11:00a.m., followed by a luncheon andbingo and concluding at 2:00 p.m. Adonation of $6.00 is asked to defraycost. Please join us and sharefellowship. Please call for reservations

no later than noon on Wednesday,February 24, to the Parish Office at871-1153.

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Life Cell- 40 Days for Life- 40 Daysfor LifeCampaign From February 17-March 28, our community will beparticipating in the 40 Days for Life

Campaign which consists of: 40 Daysof prayer and fasting, 40 days ofpeaceful vigil, 40 days of communityoutreach. The prayer vigil will takeplace at Planned Parenthood 121127th Place, Birmingham, Alabama35205. You may go to this website tolearn more atwww.40daysforlife.com/birmingham .Birmingham meeting will be held in the

OLS Family Life Center, Library Room102 the last Monday night of eachmonth beginning on Monday, February22. The purpose of the MEV Life Cellis to seek to grow in the likeness ofChrist as we build a Culture of Life.We are committed to the defense ofthe right to life. We will be studying
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Humanae Vitae; the facillator will beAnita Beckwith, MEV. For moreinformation you may contact her at396-6560

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THANK YOUMany thanks to all who helped with theAltar Sodalitys spring fling, ThatsAmore, last weekend!!! We had awonderful turnout despite the snowand cold weather. Our utmost thanksto Eighteenth-Street Orientals, CrownJewelers and Donna Boettner whodonated beautiful prizes for our raffles,Chuck Tortorice of Tortorice Electric

who strung lights and helped decoratethe Parish Hall before the snowfall.Louis Noto, the T-shirts were great,they were a big hit, Thank you for yourgenerosity. John Gillespie, my sincerethanks to you for all you do to makethe raffle proceed smoothly and foremceeing the event for more yearsthan I can count. Thank you, Byte-

Size, for the tickets and postcards.Ladies of the Altar Sodality, yourdevotion to our OLS community isamazing! Thanks for the cookies, thefood and drink, and your decoratingskills. Melinda DAmico, I appreciateyour capable handling of the ticketsales, kudos to you for your hard workand organizational skills. Bartenders,you were terrific. Gaeton Lorino of St.

Peters, thanks for cooking the Italiansausage. To all the guilds, thank youfor the twelve $50.00 prizes. Godbless each of you for your efforts inmaking this so successful.Here is a list of the winners:$3000.00-Pat & Ann Thornton$1500.00-Bill & India Askew

$500.00-Elizabeth RitcheyPearls-Cathy DentAubusson Needlepoint pillow-PaulaFioreCookie trays-Margie Lombardo,Gaethea Messina, and Cathy Dent.

My deepest appreciation for all thesupport from those who worked andthose who bought tickets.Fran Ross Robertson

PRAY FOR VOCATIONSDuring this time of fasting we may be

tempted to go astray. Pray for thegrace to follow the way that leads tolife. (Matthew 4:1-11). For those whohave dedicated their lives to God inmarriage, through ordination, orprofession, that they may be faithful totheir commitment.

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