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RECONCILIATION SECOND PRECEPT: YOU SHALL CONFESS YOUR SINS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.

We must prepare for the Eucharist by means of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). This sacra-ment “continues Baptism’s work of conversion and forgiveness.” (Monthly is best for spiritual guidance.)

Saturday .................................................3pm Sunday ........................ 8-8:15am, 10-10:50am Monday .............................. 6:05pm (after Mass) Tu, Thu, Fri ........................ 8:35am (after Mass) Wednesday ........................ 6:15pm to 6:50pm

By appt, call the office, (321) 269-2282.

MARRIAGE/MARRIAGE CONVALIDATION Call 6 months in advance to schedule meet-ings with Fr. Andrew & Angela. If you weren’t married in the Catholic Church, call us to discuss your Marriage Convalidation.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Fr. Andrew anoints the sick after the 11am Mass in the chapel on the third Sunday each month (October 20). Call the office for anointing at home, hospital or nursing home.

FUNERALS — DEATH/BEREAVEMENT After a death, call Father Andrew, (321) 269- 2282. Our bereavement coordinator, Chris Doyon, will call you about funeral details.

HEALING AND SALVATION The readings today speak of healing and salvation. In Second Kings, Naaman, a commander of the army of the king of Syria, develops leprosy. He goes to a stranger, a prophet from Israel, when no one else can cure his disease. Much to his surprise, after a simple bath in the river, he is cured.

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus cures ten lepers and sends them to the priest. Only one, a Samaritan, returns to thank Jesus for his cure and only he hears the words, “Your faith has saved you.” The psalm and Timothy remind us that salvation involves justice, kindness, and faithfulness and forever links us with Jesus. In a world as broken as ours, both healing and salvation are neces-sary. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Sunday, October 27 12:30-3:30pm (begins after the 11am Mass)

How will you help? Kitchen worker? Supervise a game? Set up? Clean up? We have a spot for you! Many hands make light work. In addition to your donation of bags of individually wrapped candy, it’s a Pot-Luck Lunch so parishioners are asked to bring food, too. (This would be a great time to bring soup with meat since it’s not Lent.) Sign-up sheets are posted in Emmaus Hall by the water fountain. Hot dogs & loaded baked potatoes will be served, too.

Dress up as a SAINT and “tell your story” in the GUESS WHO I AM? game. Games for all ages will be available, as well as crafts, storytellers, scavenger hunt, caricature artist, hay ride, more!

Sign-up for the Chili Cook-Off & bring your best chili in a large crockpot/Instant Pot by 1:15pm that Sunday—judging begins at 1:30pm. Join us on Saturday, October 26 at 1pm to help setup & decorate.

Contact the parish office at (321) 269-2282 or info@holyspiritmims.com to leave your name & phone number and/or your e-mail address. Julie will contact you with more information.

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PREPARE FOR NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2019 FIRST READING—As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight (Exodus 17:8-13).

PSALM—Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth (Psalm 121).

SECOND READING—Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed (2 Timothy 3:14-4:2).

GOSPEL—Will not God secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? (Luke 18:1-8). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

MASS SCHEDULE & MASS INTENTIONS

Spiritual Work of Mercy: PRAY FOR THE LIVING & THE DEAD

Deceased Special Intention

Saturday, October 12 4:00pm ........ Barbara Decker

Sunday, October 13 8:30am ........ For the parish 11:00am ........ Maria Marsh

Monday, October 14 5:30pm ........ Jorge Adrian

Tuesday, October 15 8:00am ........ Caleb Gutman

Wednesday, October 16 7:00pm ........ Merle C. Zimmerman Maurice W. Sherry, Jr.

Thursday, October 17 8:00am ........ Nicki Schehl

Friday, October 18 8:00am ........ Hubert Roblin

Saturday, October 19 4:00pm ........ Robert Koch Mass Intention cards with envelopes are available to inform family/friends of the upcoming Mass Intention: Mass intention suggested donation is $10 and can be for: ▪ Healing ▪ Repose of the Soul ▪ Special Intention ▪ Happy Occasion

Spiritual Work of Mercy: PRAY FOR THE LIVING & THE DEAD

Our complete parish prayer list is online at holyspiritmims.com/prayer-list

(Faith in Action tab) Names are included here for two weeks.

PRAY FOR THE SICK Wayne Tucci • Dominic Rosato

PRAY FOR DECEASED Christopher Connell Angela Scarengelli

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May all the souls of the faithful departed

rest in peace. Amen.

PARISH NEWS & EVENTS ELIJAH CUP—Pray for an increase to the priestly and religious vocations in our parish and dio-cese of Orlando. Suggested daily prayers are included in the case with photos for displaying the Cup in a place of honor in your home for one week. All parish families are encouraged to partici-pate. Sign up binder is in the vestibule.

This week: Saturday, October 12, 4:00pm — David & Monica Benninghoff Next week: Sunday, October 20, 8:30am — Tom & Jocelyn James

RCIA INQUIRY—The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a process for adults to learn about Catholic beliefs & teachings in order to make an informed decision to become Cath-olic. Weekly inquiry sessions are 7-8pm Tuesdays at Carpenter Hall (parish office). Call the parish office to leave your name & number (or email). Sam will contact you with details.

CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD—We have an exciting new children’s program led by Ce-leste Ramirez. Kids gather in THE ATRIUM in Emmaus Hall each Saturday by age group:

9:00am - 11am — 3- to 6-year-olds 11:30am - 1pm — 7- to 12-year-olds

SISTER DIOCESE COLLECTION—Come prepared for collection next weekend, October 19-20, for our Sister Diocese in the Dominican Republic. Make checks payable to HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC

CHURCH and indicate SISTER DIOCESE on the memo line—or give online using WeShare (access portal from our parish website’s homepage). Your generosity to those in need is deeply appreci-ated by our brothers & sisters in Christ in the Dominican Republic!

PLAN AHEAD—Friday, November 1, is All Saints Day and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses are offered at 9am and 7pm that day. (There will not be an 8am daily Mass that Friday.)

THANK YOU—To our dear Holy Spirit family: We are very blessed and grateful for the time and love from so many of you for our family during this difficult time. May God bless you and keep you. -The Costello and Clay families

DONATIONS NEEDED * HSCCW FALL BAZAAR

There is (or will be) a large box in Emmaus Hall for you to donate NEW products or craft items for the HSCCW table before Thurs-day, October 31. Holidays are just around the corner. Find great deals from local small businesses & craft vendors at our annual Fall Bazaar, 9am to 3pm on Friday, November 1 & Saturday, November 2.

ALL SOULS REMEMBRANCE

Provide the names of your deceased family members to be read at the All Souls Candlelight Memorial Mass you attend: 4pm Saturday, November 2 or 8:30am/11am Sunday November 3. Pick up an All Souls Card from the vestibule and put it in the Offertory basket OR submit names online on or before Sunday, October 27 at:

holyspiritmims.com/all-souls-memorial-form.

October — Month of the Rosary There is no surer means of calling down God’s blessings upon the family,

than the daily recitation of the rosary.

- Pope Pius XII

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FAMILY FORMATION CHRIS MCCORMICK, FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR

(321)269-7785 FaithFormation@holyspiritmims.com Persons ministering to children, elderly & infirm are re-quired to be fingerprinted & complete the diocesan Safe Environment Training. Call the office for details (321) 269-2282.

BULLETIN SUBMISSION Next Issue ........ October 20, 2019 Deadline ........... 9am, Monday, October 14, 2019 Email ................. bulletin@holyspiritmims.com Online ............... holyspiritmims.com/bulletin-submission Photos .............. JPG or PNG file (high res—1MB)

PARISH OFFICE — CARPENTER HALL 2399 Holder Road, Mims, FL 32754 Monday - Thursday: .... 9am - 5pm Fridays: .......................... 9am - 5pm

Parish numbers: (321) 269-2282 ... Parish Office (321) 269-7785 ... Faith Formation

(321) 269-2252 ... Fax

Websites ................... http://HolySpiritMims.com http://AtticShopMims.com Flocknote .................. Flocknote.com/HolySpiritMims Facebook .................. Facebook.com/HolySpiritMims Twitter ....................... @HolySpiritMims

CLERGY & OFFICE STAFF Pastor ......................................... Fr. Andrew Wojtan Bookkeeper/Manager ................. Dianne Sweeney Facilities / Maintenance .............. Mike Gutman Faith Formation Director ............ Chris McCormick Music Director ............................ Angela Dirig

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FAITH FORMATION—The next Family Faith Formation for grades K-5 meets this Sun-day, October 13, 12:30pm, in the chapel.

EDGE & LIFE TEEN—Edge (middle school) and Life Teen (high school) meet 6pm to 8pm on Sunday evenings in Emmaus Hall. Friends are always welcome!

GALATIANS BIBLE STUDY—Sessions continue 6:30pm Monday evenings in the church & 8:45am Thursdays morning in Emmaus Hall. The previous week’s video will play at 3:10pm Saturday and 10am Sunday.

SACRAMENTAL PREP—Parents/children pre-paring ONLY for First Reconciliation/Holy Communion/are asked to attend the 6:30pm Mass together before meeting in the church on Thursday, October 24, at 7pm.

SACRAMENTS & FAITH (from “Jesus Shock” by Peter Kreeft) FATHER ANDREW WOJTAN HOMILY SUMMARY OCTOBER 6, 2019

When as a Protestant I discovered that this was what the Catholic Church taught about sacra-ments, I was shocked. It seemed “magical”: automatic and impersonal. That objection, I found, was easily disposed of: it is a sheer misunderstanding…

Magic is a one-way operation, like nailing wood. The wood is passive. But sacraments are two-way operations, like sexual intercourse. He is a gentleman; he seduces but He does not rape. We are not rendered passive by His grace, but active. Sacramental grace, like all grace, works like a two-part epoxy glue, to glue together our souls and our Savior. The analogy of the epoxy is imperfect, because half of the binding power comes from each half of an epoxy, but all the power in the sacraments comes from God. But the analogy does make one valid point—that both parts, ours and God’s, are necessary. It’s not just God, doing automatic magic without our free will. We can’t get grace without God’s free will to give it, but God won’t give grace without our free will to accept it, to trust it, to believe in it… God can supply grace without sacraments, but He cannot supply our faith without our consent. That is why God’s sacraments without our faith do not save us (they are not magic), but our faith without His sacraments can save us, for God can make up for His missing half of the epoxy (the sacraments) but He cannot make up for our missing half (our faith).

So when a Protestant is saved by faith alone without the sacraments, that is the miracle, that is the unusual thing, the thing outside the divinely appointed order of things; that is getting into God’s house through the back door. But when a Catholic is saved by faith and the sacraments, that is the usual thing, that is the front door, that is the full epoxy.

Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God’s grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all. When the faucet handle is turned off, no water flows to us, even though the water is still objectively present. When it is “turned on” by faith, the water flows out and into us, and we get wet. But the water is already there. The faucet itself does not bring the water, only stop it down. We can block it, but we can-not produce it. But God can get the water to us even without using the hose.

Protestantism is still Christianity, but not complete Christianity, because it denies “ex opere op-erato” sacraments. (“Ex opere operato” means “by the work of the (divine) working” rather than “by the work of the (human) one worked on,” or “ex opere operantis”.)… Protestantism is still the Gospel. It can save you. For it introduces you to the Savior. Hinduism, or Buddhism, or Islam cannot save you, though many things in them can make you very wise and good. Only Christ can save you. When Hindus or Buddhists or Muslims are saved, they are not saved by their religion but by Christ, anonymously.

DIOCESE & COMMUNITY EVENTS ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ORLANDO—Our new resupply app allows you to schedule a FREE pick up of large appliances or furniture directly from your smart phone. We've partnered with resupply to make donating more convenient. Or call our Donation Hotline at 888-986-4483 or schedule via svdporlando.org. Thank you for helping us help others!

“GO BEYOND! YOU ARE ENOUGH”—Keynote presenter Danielle Bean shares what women of the Bible teach about women, their mission & worth on Saturday, November 16, 10am-3pm, at the first diocesan women’s conference at Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Patrick’s Hall, 5125 S Apopka-Vineland Rd, Orlando. Registration & check-in at 9:30am. Online registration is $25 at:

https://www.orlandodiocese.org/go-beyond-womens-conference/.

We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he gives us every abundant grace;

and though we are so weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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