Father David Tokarz, PastorFather Jose Mesa, S.J.Deacon Charles KennyDeacon Norman GaleJan Murray, Religious EdTina Lyons, Youth MinisterDolores Hale, Ministry of CareRita Langan, Preschool & Moms’ Day OutRich Courtney, Music MinisterMary Marks, Office ManagerJudy Pukac, AccountantKim McDowell, MaintenanceMary Anthony, Housekeeping_______________________________________________

Saturday Mass: Sunday Masses: Spanish Mass: Weekdays: Holy Days: _______________________________________________

Saturday: 4_______________________________________________

Office: WebEmail: Fr. David’s email: Fr. Jose Mesa’s email: Preschool: _______________________________________________

Finance Council: Liturgy: Family Life: LAFF: Life & Justice: Knights of Columbus: 4th Degree, Knights of Columbus: Men of St. Joseph: St Vincent de Paul: Parish Council: Sister Parish Com.: Boy Scouts: Cub Scouts: Widows Web:

Please notify the parish office 251

If you are interested in joining our parish family, please fill out a card on the table in the back of the church to the left as you

Baptism of infants: recently had a child and want to prepare for baptism, please call Amy Walsh (251session.Confirmation, RCIA, First Eucharist: 251Matrimony:

School of Religion grades K4from 9:45 am

8 am

Email: Junior: Senior:

Frances Stewart 251memefrances@yahool.com

Wednesday 9 am

For information about an ad call Mary at 633-6762 ext. 200 or office@oursaviorparish.org

Have you considered mentioning Our Savior parish in your will? Please help us contin-

ue our ministry by remembering us in your will.

LINE DANCING is every Monday in Jennings Hall. Beginner classes are from 6:30-7pm, and intermediate and advanced classes are from 7-8:30pm.The cost is $4. Come join the fun!! https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/65/fa/ed/65faed659661b7feb28ab5585abc8b55.jpg

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION is an act of love. We are in need of extra people to love the Lord with us on Wednesdays from 9 am until 6 pm. People who observe Eucharistic adoration experience a deeper devotion to Jesus, and this manifests itself in countless ways. St. Alphonsus Liguori noted, “of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacra-ments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us.” Please contact Janet Broderick at janetb8757@hotmail.com

PRAYER REQUESTS: Life can be difficult at times and we all need prayer. If you wish to place someone on the prayer list, please contact Frances Stewart at 251-300-7840 or memefrances@yahoo.com or Mary in the parish office. The only thing we ask of you is to please let us know if this person has either recovered, died or is no longer in need of further prayer.

WHEN REGISTERING IN THE HOSPITAL, REHAB OR NURSING HOME, please let them know you are Catholic and

are a member of Our Savior Church, also contact the parish office with the name of the facility and room number. If you enter

through the ER and are admitted into the hospital please inform them of your church affiliation.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS are selling raffle tickets for $25. Please see a Knight for tickets and more information. As a reminder, each month we draw and your tickets go back in for the next month. We will have monthly drawings and then the final one for $1000. If you would like to increase your chances of winning, please see a Knight to purchase more tickets! Good luck everyone!!

CALLING ALL “MILLENNIALS”…Hello! I'm Lexie, a Catholic millennial, by choice, with a million things to explore. I enjoy everything from delicious healthy recipes, dreaming of a cross country road trip to visit all the archdioceses in the U.S., to getting lost in ficioonal worlds via page and screen. I created a blog to document my life lessons and varied interests. I hope to share some of my sparkle and sunshine with my subscribers through insight, amusement, and encouragement. You can check out the blog at thegenesisfeminist.com and follow me on all social media @TheGenFem.

2018 CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES are in the back of the church. If you would like to start receiving church envelopes, please use the sign-up sheet in the back of the church.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE: If you will be out of town or unavailable during the months of January through March 2018, please let the parish office know.

STAFF Father David Tokarz, Pastor Father Jose Mesa, S.J. Deacon Charles Kenny Deacon Norman Gale Jan Murray, Religious Ed Tina Lyons, Youth Minister Dolores Hale, Ministry of Care Rita Langan, Preschool & Moms’ Day Out Rich Courtney, Music Minister Mary Marks, Office Manager Judy Pukac, Accountant Kim McDowell, Maintenance Mary Anthony, Housekeeping _______________________________________________

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday Mass: 5 pm Sunday Masses: 8:30 am & 11 am Spanish Mass: 7 pm Sunday Weekdays: 8:30 am Tuesday-Friday Holy Days: 7 pm _______________________________________________

CONFESSIONS Saturday: 4-4:30 pm & by appointment _______________________________________________

TELEPHONES Office: 251-633-6762 Web-site: www.oursaviorparish.org Email: office@oursaviorparish.org Fr. David’s email: djtokarz1950@gmail.com Fr. Jose Mesa’s email: mesasj@jesuits.net Preschool: 251-633-3017 _______________________________________________

CHURCH ADDRESS 1801 Cody Rd S, Mobile, AL 36695

Finance Council: Greg Carpenter Liturgy: Fr. David Tokarz Family Life: Dolores Hale LAFF: Mary Anthony Life & Justice: Ricarda Manning Knights of Columbus: Alex Chapman Grand Knight, Council 11366 4th Degree, Knights of Columbus: John Joseph Faithful Navigator Assembly 2918 Men of St. Joseph: Jay Boyd St Vincent de Paul: Tom Klouzal Parish Council: A. J. Glassen Sister Parish Com.: Jerry Darring Boy Scouts: James Alexander Cub Scouts: Edward Nehls Widows Web: Judy Adams

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MOVING OR CHANGING ADDRESS Please notify the parish office 251-633-6762

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NEW PARISHIONERS If you are interested in joining our parish family, please fill out a card on the table in the back of the church to the left as you enter or online at www.oursaviorparish.org ______________________________________________________________________________

SACRAMENTAL GUIDELINES Baptism of infants: If you are expecting a child or have recently had a child and want to prepare for baptism, please call Amy Walsh (251-605-8870) to schedule a preparation session. Confirmation, RCIA, First Eucharist: Jan Murray 251-633-6762 x 206 or re@oursaviorparish.org Matrimony: Fr. David (six months before the wedding)

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION School of Religion grades K4-12 meets Sunday mornings from 9:45 am -10:45 am

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PARISH OFFICE 8 am—4 pm Monday—Thursday & 8 am—3 pm Friday

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OUR SAVIOR YOUTH GROUPS Email: youth@oursaviorparish.org Junior: 6th - 8th grades Senior: 9th - 12th grades

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PRAYER CHAIN Frances Stewart 251-300-7840 or memefrances@yahool.com

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Wednesday 9 am—6 pm followed by Novena

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT “Our Savior parish is a Catholic community, fueled by the Eucharist and infused with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, committed to faith-filled worship, to outreach and welcoming for our brothers and sisters in need, to striving for Christian unity, to pursuing respect for the dignity of all hu-man life, and to building the Kingdom of God on Cody Road and beyond.”

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 12, 2017

WHERE DO I STAND?

I have regularly been lambasted on Facebook for being radically liberal. But all my life I have been someone who has desired to think with the Church. Even in my senior year at Notre Dame, the professor who taught “Senior Seminar” said two things about my essays: he spent more time on them than anyone else’s, and he was concerned I was trying too much to think “properly” rather than “authentically.” I’m glad to embrace that critique and say “Yes, thank you” to it. This reminds me of a conversation I had with a young priest and an older priest over lunch, years ago: the older priest said, “I was always regarded as middle-of-the-road, theologically; I have-n’t changed, yet now, I’m regarded as a liberal—how did this happen?” The younger priest had no answer. I suspect I know what the answer should have been.

Make no mistake: I find the direction and analysis of Pope Francis much more compatible with my pastoral approach than I have that of Pope St John Paul II or Pope [Emeritus] Benedict XVI. At least within the context of the Church itself, it seems to me (please note that this is a subjective point of view) they placed greater emphasis on fidelity to rules than on a comprehensive view of pastoral conditions that are unique: conditions that demonstrate that “one size [of rule] doesn’t fit all.” Again: make no mistake—I deeply revere Pope St John Paul II, and I have great re-spect for the intellect and humility of Pope [Emeritus] Benedict XVI. I am not deni-grating them at all. Both also showed flexibility in interesting ways: either by em-bracing married Anglican priests or by ecumenical/inter-religious outreach or in attempts to reconcile the break-away Society of St Pius X. But they came more from philosophical and theological points of view rather than from a hands-on pastoral perspective, and this is what I admire and respect in Pope Francis.

With regard to divorce and re-marriage, as just one example, I submit that there is not a priest worth his salt and with any meaningful number of years under his belt who has not realized (usually in confession) that sometimes law and reality don’t mesh so neatly, and adjustments to legal prescriptions should be made in the name of true justice. In the Church’s canon law this is called epikeia (which can be roughly translated as “The exception proves the rule”). Cases like these should not need an appeal to Rome.

The Gospel for daily Mass last week had Jesus questioning the Pharisees: “Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” This is the principle by which mercy must trump “justice” (that is, legalism). I am NOT, by the way, accusing the Pharisees of that (that was Matthew’s issue, primarily). I am saying that in the recent public criticisms of Pope Francis we can see the same kind of legalism in our Church today. I am cur-rently re-reading a history of Vatican II, and it is important to note that the same sorts of complaints made against Pope Francis today are those that were made by a minority of bishops (mostly from the Curia) during Vatican II, 50 years ago. Then, the “heretical” issues were collegiality of the bishops and their ordination instead of con-secration; ecumenism; religious liberty; engagement with the modern world; Chris-tian-Jewish relations: the claim was that what Vatican II proposed (and ultimately approved, as did Pope Paul VI) would mean changes in Church teaching. When pow-er, position, privilege, and prestige are threatened, God help us all…

Some men in the Vatican’s Curia are obsessed with their status. They so want to continue to live as (and be recognized as) “princes of the Church.” Many other Curial officials are genuinely eager to serve the Church to the best of their abili-ties. And many bishops are ready and willing to be true pastors and not simply bu-reaucrats. Thank God for them. They are part of what Pope Francis has in mind for the whole Church: the Body of Christ as humble servants and merciful witnesses to Him who loves us and gives Himself for us (Galatians 2:20).

- Father David

Please pray for those who are sick and suffering in our parish, in a special way… Dani Stafford Vicki Scott Jasmine Ard Kathy Sirak Edward Mallon Caroline Vanderbilt C.C. Tidwell Ashley Rickel Lisa Brazell Rose Marie Kervin Robert Scott Joe Vegliacich Keith Bumpers Judy Courtney Annie Ruth Chappell Lori Plantin Al Pawlowski Bradley Wells Mary Lozano Bill Ciccaglione Rady Laron Kathy Ferniany Michael Dees Leah Dees Ruth Lovejoy Mason Coker Linda Skeel-Haenel David Stewart Thomas Cotter Elaine Zoller

FROM DEATH TO NEW LIFE Gloria Snow 11/1/08 Shirley Hall 11/1/16 Lois Ann Hof 11/3/12 Charles Roberts 11/4/09 Adam Pigott 11/5/11 Adela Villanueva 11/5/15 La Sonia Wintzell 11/6/14 Ginger Sliney 11/6/15 Pete Fulda 11/7/11 Fraser Landreneau 11/7/11 James W. Duffy 11/8/08 Murray Driskell 11/8/16 Marcel Dionne 11/9/15 Shirley Bright 11/10/08 Audrey Fitzmorris 11/10/0 9 Vernon L.Barfield 11/11/01 Jo Ann Gregory 11/14/13 Alan Gwin 11/14/06 Susanna Wise 11/14/04 Ann Reynolds 11/14/07 Frederick Meyer 11/14/14 Annette Thompson 11/15/10 Patricia Tohill 11/16/13 Tom Langan Sr. 11/17/08 Gene Villarrubia 11/17/07 Claude Antoine 11/20/83 Josephine Thomas 11/24/10 Wayne Hall 11/19/13 Kelley Powell 11/20/07 James Fisher 11/23/12 Marguerite Oden 11/24 Michael Pukac 11/24/03 Charlie Keegan 11/24/10 Denise Sweeney 11/25/11 Tom Baker 11/26/01 Jerry Whisenhunt 11/25/08 Ronald Scott 11/26/03 Mary McBee 11/26/10 Valerie Moore Carpenter 11/26/65 Mark Alberts 11/27/12 Anthony F. Manzella, 11/27/14 Frances Russell 11/28/09 Norbert (Red) Grindel 11/28/12 Charles Oberkirch 11/28/14 Don Vernon 11/29/10 James Clifford Carpenter 11/29/16 Dianne Moore 11/30/11

MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK Saturday 5 pm: Vernon Barfield (d) Sunday 8:30 am: People of Parish 11 am: John Nash (d) Tuesday 8:30 am: Norbert Olzinski (d) Wednesday 8:30 am: Victor Bender (d) Thursday 8:30 am: Victor Bender (d) Friday 8:30 am: Walter P Neel, Jr (d)

Advertiser of the Week

READINGS OF THE WEEK Sat. Reading 1: Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27 Gospel: Luke 16:9-15 Sun. Reading 1: Wisdom 6:12-16 (154A) Reading 2: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 or 4:13-14 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 Mon. Reading 1: Wisdom 1:1-7 Gospel: Luke 17:1-6 Tues. Reading 1: Wisdom 2:23-3:9 Gospel: Luke 17:7-10 Wed. Reading 1: Wisdom 6:1-11 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 Thurs. Reading 1: Wisdom 7:22b-8:1 Gospel: Luke 17:20-25 Fri. Reading 1: Wisdom 13:1-9 Gospel: Luke 17:26-37

PALACE CASINO TRIP Sunday, November 12th. Bus leaves church at 12:30 pm and returns at 7:30pm. Cost is $20 & Free play is $15. Sign-up sheet in back of church.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY will be col-

lecting donations at the rear of the church after each

Mass this weekend. With the holidays approaching,

help will be needed to fulfill the needs of our area poor.

If you cannot donate after Mass, our food collection basket and

poor box are available at any time.

PRAY for Karen Huetwohl who died Nov. 2nd.

She was the niece of Jerry Darring. PRAY for Ro-

sia Briones who died Nov. 1st. She was the sister-in

-law of Bernie Carating. May they rest in peace.

SPECIAL COLLECTION next weekend for Campaign for Hu-

man Development. Please be generous.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN GRAND

BAY is having a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Novem-

ber 11th from 8 am to 3 pm. Yard sale, crafts, bake sale,

and raffles.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Saturday, December

2nd from 9-10:30 am in Jennings Hall. Coffee, do-

nuts, and orange juice. Bring your camera!!

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We are continuing to read Dawn of the Messiah: The Coming of Christ in Scripture by Edward Sri. Because of Hurricane Nate we have had to revise the schedule slightly. November 12 Chapter 6 “Pierced by a Sword” The Presentation November 19 Chapter 7 “In His Father’s House” The Finding of Jesus in the Temple Each chapter addresses one specific piece of the Nativity with Biblical references and discussion questions at the end. If you are interested in joining us for doughnuts and coffee between the 8:30 and 11:00 Masses and do not have the book please call Ei-leen Rettig 661-8619 or emrettig@aol.com for the biblical pas-sages we will be discussing.

MEETINGS OF THE WEEK Sunday RE & AE (9:45 am) Widow’s Web (1 pm) St Vincent de Paul at the doors Monday Tai Chi (10 am) Line Dancing (7 pm) K of C 4th Degree (7 pm) Tuesday Handmade Hugs 1-3 Men of St. Joseph (6pm) RCIA (6:30 pm) Wednesday Adoration (9 am) Bible Sharing (9:30 am) Holy Hour & Novena (6:15 pm) Scouts (6:30 pm) Choir (7 pm) Thursday LAFF (6-9 pm) Joseph Hall Friday Singing Needles (10:30 am)

PRAYER INTENTIONS POPE FRANCIS

CHRISTIANS IN ASIA That Christians in Asia, bearing witness to the Gospel in word and

deed, may promote dialogue, peace, and mutual understanding,

especially with those of other religions.

Anticipated Offering Income $ 12,365

Actual Offering Income $ 14,993

Anticipated Offering Income to date $ 556,442

Actual Offering Income to date $ 561,265

YTD Offering: Over (Under) $ 4,823

Budget Offering Year $ 643,000

Building Fund this week $ 420

Building Fund to date $ 7,811

Original Loan Amount $ 360,000

Loan Balance $ 100,000

PRIESTER’S PECANS We still have a few of our pecans remaining from our fundraiser which helps our youth to attend Alive in You Service Camp 2018. Please stop by the parish office to make your selection for all your Holiday bak-ing needs. These also make great Office gifts & Teacher Gifts etc...! Thank you for all your support

in helping our youth to attend Alive in You Service Camp.

REMINDER that during the month of November our regular Book of Prayer Intentions is removed from the stand, and the Book of Remembrance for the Dead is in its place. Please add in this book

only names of friends and family members who have died. In December, the regular Book of Prayer Intentions will be re-

turned.

“Our Savior Youth Group Invites Parishioners (55 & Older) to Our Annual Thanks-for-Giving Dinner

Saturday, November 18th in Jennings Hall after the 5 pm Mass

Please sign-up in the back of the church

SHARING THE LIGHT:

a celebration with food, music, and fel-

lowship at Our Savior Church Jennings

Hall December 3rd 7:00 pm. Join Fr

David Tokarz and Rabbi Steve Silberman to experi-

ence a bit of Advent and Chanukah—a sharing of traditions

#iGiveCatholic: Our Savior Parish is participating in this campaign that is promoted by the Archdiocese of Mobile. It is a way for us to meet two long range goals: one is to purchase new chairs to place in the

sanctuary for the deacons, and the other is to have a Wi-Fi con-nect in the church so that we may live stream the Mass for our sick or homebound parishioners. There are two ways to con-tribute to our goals. The recommended way is to contribute online through the web site www.iGiveCatholic.org but if you prefer you can fill out the necessary paperwork and turn it into the office. The instructions for both methods are on the table in the back of the church. You may donate early from Novem-ber 10th through November 26th but no later than November 28th. The minimum donation is $25 which is tax deductible. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Judy Pukac’ at 251-648-3024 or finance@oursaviorparish.org.

OUR SAVIOR YOUTH GROUP NEWS/UPDATES

Thank You to all those who helped with the Merry Mart!

It was a huge success. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Please mark your calendar now for Our Thanks for Giving Din-

ner on November 18th.

We will meet in Jennings Hall at 4pm to handle last minute details.

I will need about 6 youth to help with this event.

We want to make it a special evening for our parishioners.

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:

Nov.12 – Confirmation Retreat 11-3 Jennings Hall

Nov. 18th – Thanks for Giving Dinner

Youth Group is open to all 6th-12th grade youth. Jr. High 6th-8th &

High School 9th-12th

NEWS FROM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES meet November 12, and 19. There are no classes Sunday, November 26, Thanksgiving weekend.

Our catechists are desperately in need of a few good souls who are willing to be called upon on occasion to substitute on Sunday morn-ings from 9:45-10:45am. If you can help us, please contact Jan at re@oursaviorparish.org. Thanks!

RCIA meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights in Joseph Hall. The Inquiry Process will continue through December. Come and see and learn. Feel free to join us. Dress is casual and the food is always good!

"We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God."

— St. Vincent de Paul

THE ANNUAL ARCHDIOCESAN CELEBRATION

of the Feast of Christ the King will be held on Sunday,

November 26, 2017, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Bien-

ville Square in downtown Mobile. The Christ the King

Procession will walk west on Dauphin Street to Cathe-

dral Square while reciting the Holy Rosary. Upon con-

clusion all will enter the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Con-

ception where Mass will begin at 11:00 a.m. During Mass, Archbish-

op Rodi will confer the annual Christ the King Medal to those select-

ed by their pastor to be recognized for their exemplary service to the

parish community. Everyone is invited to participate in this celebra-

tion and witness to our faith and heritage.

LAFF’S

Thursday, November 16th Jennings Hall.

Social 6pm Dirty Santa 7pm ($20 gift limit)

No cookie exchange this year.

Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.

We will provide the main dish.

Don’t forget to invite a friend!

ANGEL TREE will consist of Christmas ornaments that

have items for our homebound and nursing home resi-

dents. Elderly packages should be place in a Christmas

gift bag not wrapped. Please all gifts need to be returned

no later than December 10th.