We, the community of

Our Lady of Perpetual

Help, desire to grow in

the love of God the

Father, Jesus, and the

Holy Spirit; united in

faith and nourished by

the Eucharist as

stewards of the Roman

Catholic Church, we

share our time, talent

and treasure by striving

to live our gospel values

through faithful service

and witness of Christ's

love to our community

and one another.

Rev. Charles A. Mosley, Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Evening before Holy Day 5:30 p.m. Holy Day 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

CONFESSIONS

Saturday 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. (or by special arrangement)

Baptisms Baptism classes will be held on the First Sunday of each month at 2pm at the Pastoral Center. Baptism will take place on the last weekend of the month. Note: No Baptisms will take place during the Advent or Lenten Season. For more information, please call Fr. Mosley at 844-3438 X224.

WEDDINGS

Arrangements with the pastor should be made at least six months before the event. For more information, please call Fr. Mosley at 844-3438.

The Pastoral Center general office hours are Monday through Friday,

9:00 a.m. to Noon and again 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Please call the Pastoral Center for assistance at 219-844-3438, X 221.

Mari Smelko (x221) Receptionist/General Information

Father Mosley (x224) Pastor & Baptism Information

Bob Meaney (x228) Adult and Family Faith Formation & RCIA

Dorothy Callahan (x229) Administration

Mary Jameyfield (x231) Director of Music

Roger Coan (x233) Hall Rental

Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7140 ARIZONA AVE. · HAMMOND, IN 46323

219-844-3438 olphparish.net

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Christ the King November 26, 2017

Preview the Week…

Sunday — 11/26 [Christ the King] Mass 8 am Mass & RCIA 10 am Rosary Raffle Tickets Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue Raffle Tickets Monday— 11/27 Bingo — Doors open at 4:30 pm Religious Education 6:00 pm Tuesday — 11/28 Quilting 9 am Scripture Study 1 pm Choir 6pm St. Vincent de Paul Society 7 pm Wednesday — 11/29 Prayers to the Blessed Sacrament 11 am Bells 6:30 pm RCIA Inquiry 7pm Scripture Study 7pm Thursday — 11/30 Mustard Seed 7pm Friday — 12/01 Saturday — 12/02 Decorate for Advent 9am Confessions 3:30 to 4:00 pm Mass 4:30 pm Rosary Raffle Tickets Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue Sunday — 12/ 03 [1st Sunday of Advent] Mass 8 am Mass & RCIA 10 am Prayer Team 11am Rosary Raffle Tickets Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue Raffle Tickets Our Lady of Guadalupe Taco Dinner 5pm at St. Catherine of Siena

Mass Intentions

SUNDAY, November 26 [Christ the King] 8 am For Our Parishioners 10 am Marie & Henry Austgen by Sielger family MONDAY, November 27 7 am Matt Kovacic by daughter TUESDAY, November 28 7 am 25th Anniversary Blessings on Marge and John Kowalski by family WEDNESDAY, November 29 7 am Margaretha Motes by Peggy & Joe McBride THURSDAY, November 30 7 am Sostenes Perez by daughter, Mary Munoz FRIDAY, December 1 7 am William & Julia Lannin by Margie & Jerry Torres SATURDAY, December 2 4:30 pm For Our Parishioners SUNDAY, December 3 [1st. Sunday of Advent] 8am Carolyn Harrington by Mary & Gerald Skrabala 10am Rosary Society

Rose Adams, Elizabeth Bardoczi, James Barrick, Ann Hudzik, Mary Jackson, Kay Kwiatkowski, Ann Matolin, Leroy Phelps, Lillian Wojno and Corinne Zaborski

Parish Offering

Sunday, November 12, 2017 211 out of 587 Envelopes Used

Regular Collection: $3,883.50 Loose Collection: $120.00 Second Collection $20.00 Hall Income: $2,201.00 Total Income: $6,224.50

CSA as of November 12, 2017

Total pledged: $20,254.24 Total payments: $17,904.24 92 pledges received out of 587 parishioners

Our parish goal for 2017 is $31,039.00 Parishioners please note . . .

St. Vincent De Paul Food Drive continues. We will be restocking the pantry for Christmas.

Simple Qpon Books still available. Call Valer ie Scriff , 902-2032.

It is time again to pick up. . . your 2018 church contribution envelopes. They are available in the Gathering Area for pick up after mass. If you know someone who cannot pick up their envelopes please contact the Pastoral Center at 844-3438, X221 so we can make arrangements to get their envelopes to them.

What happens when church envelopes are not picked up? Envelopes that have not been picked up from church are brought to the Pastoral Center and kept for the next two months. Parishioners are called and asked to pick them up. If not picked up, these parishioners are deleted from our parish membership list.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Taco Dinner 5pm at St. Catherine of Siena, Sunday, December 3.

Helping hands needed to decorate the church for Advent. Join us Saturday, December 2 at 9am in church. Sign up sheets in Gathering Area.

Adult voices invited to sing for Christmas Rehearsals on Tuesdays 6pm in church.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Christ The King November 26, 2017

THOUGHTS FROM THE PASTOR

Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year. In our reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians we read “Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.”

“For since death came through man, the resurrection of the dead came also through man.” This tells us what type of king Christ is. He is not one who claims His authority over us or looks to be lifted up on a royal throne (although He deserves all of this.) Rather He has humbled Himself to be like us so that we can be lifted to the glory that God the Father had prepared for us from the beginning. As St. Paul goes on to remind us “For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life.” Pray for Peace. Every week we hear of another horrific act of violence. One must ask when did we become such a violent society? Love is in need of love and peace is in need of peace; the peace God has to offer. Please remember that I invite you to join me every Friday of this year to take some time maybe five minutes or half an hour or an hour whatever time you may have and spend it in prayer for peace. You do not have to be in church, although the church is always available to you, prayer can happen anywhere you are. You can be alone or get together with some friends. Let us just do this and use this great tool that the Lord has given us and make our world a place of love and peace. When good people come together in prayer wonderful things will happen. Let us lift our prayers for peace. Remember the Lord says I will hear the prayer of the faithful person.

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Let us use these biblical passages to help us celebrate the Lord in our lives and relationships. Christ the King Sunday: Matthew 13: 31– 32 Matthew 15: 22-33 “Lord save me! . . Oh you of little faith why did you doubt.”

Stewardship Thought for the Week “For a tree is known by its fruit.”

Our Lord and King Jesus Christ reminds us of this fact in the twelfth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel. So what are your fruits? Are they love, forgiveness, mercy, sharing? I hope that they are all of these and more. For to be a follower of Christ; one who deserves the name of Christian we must be these things and have that willingness to see the other person above ourselves.

CSA Reminder: If you have outstanding pledge payments for the 2017 CSA Campaign, you should be receiving monthly reminder statements and Diocesan addressed return envelopes from the CSA Office. Please be sure to include our parish name and your CSA ID# on your checks when you mail in your payments to the Diocese. If you have not yet had the opportunity to make a pledge, it is not too late. Please return your pledge card and donation to the

Diocesan office at 9292 Broadway marked CSA. Thank you for your faithful stewardship and for giving back according to what you have received from God. No gift is too small or too large.

Wow!! What a blessing. Your generosity is really great. We have reached our goal of $12,000.00 and then some. To date we have received $16,137.00 from various donors.

I thank everyone who has given to this cause. What a wonderful example of stewardship. The doors have been ordered and in about eight weeks or sooner (we hope for the sooner) we will see our new church doors. If I must say so myself they are quite beautiful. I think you will like them.

We currently have $31,139.61 in our building fund. This money is part of our Roof Fund. We need $100,000.00 for a new roof on the old school building. The patch that we have on the roof has reached the end of its warranty. It could fail at any moment, so we really need to get this roof fixed.

I am your humble Servant,

Fr. Charles A. Mosley

WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT THE

CHURCH TODAY

In this column I will answer questions about the Church or the parish, so whatever you want to know about the Church or the parish please just ask. In addition we will sometimes look at issues that affect our church or our members. We just celebrated Thanksgiving. Today I will offer a prayer of Thanksgiving.

A PRAYER FOR THANKSGIVING

O God of all creation,

Giver of all good gifts,

You bless our lives with your generous love,

by giving us once more the fruit of the fields,

our family and friends,

our faith, our work,

and our lives together.

We thank you for these gifts,

and ask that you help us to imitate your goodness,

to share our blessings with those who are in need.

Amen.

TITHING

We can partake right here and now of the grace of a faith-filled life. We will not only know about God, but know

God personally and devotedly. And that God whom we intimately know, we gladly serve, offering Him our time, talent and treasure.

Fr. Thomas J. Connery

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All are invited to come celebrate the Novena & Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena and Celebrations:

Sunday, December 3, - Our Lady of Guadalupe Taco Dinner 5pm at St. Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine of Siena at 7pm

Monday, December 4, day one Tuesday, December 5, day two Wednesday, December 6, day three Thursday, December 7, day four Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 7pm Friday, December 8, day five Saturday, December 9, day six Sunday, December 10, day seven Monday, December 11, day eight Tuesday, December 12, final day of the Novena and Feast Day Mass at 7pm.

In celebration of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day, December 12, Mexican sweetbreads, and hot cocoa will be served after Mass. ******************************************** Todos están invitados a celebrar nuestra novena y la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Patrona de las Américas. Domingo, 3 de diciembre, convivencia y cena en preparicion para Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe a las 5 p.m. a. Iglesia de Santa Catherine de Siena Iglesia de Santa Catherine de Siena a las 7 p.m. Lunes, 4 de diciembre, comienza la Novena de Nues-tra Señora de Guadalupe Martes, 5 de diciembre, día dos Miércoles, 6 de diciembre, día tres Jueves, 7 de diciembre, día cuatro Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro a las 7 p.m. Viernes, 8 de diciembre, día cinco Sábado, 9 de diciembre, día seis Domingo, 10 de diciembre, día siete Lunes, 11 de diciembre, día ocho Martes, 12 de diciembre, último día de Novena y la misa del día de fiesta a las 7 p.m. (Las mollejas a la mexicana y el chocolate caliente se servirán después de la misa.)

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PEOPLE OF FAITH

Thank you Religious Education students and families that contributed with food and money to the St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Food Drive. 8th grade Confirmation Retreat on Saturday, Dec. 2, 9:30 - 4pm in Social Center. The retreat is lead by 11 young adults who through stories, skits, music, and personal testimonies stress the importance of God and receiving the sacrament of Confirmation. Families invited to light Advent candles at the beginning of Mass starting next week. If you and your children would like to be involved please let me know. Sacrament of Confession will be celebrated by our 3rd through 8th graders in Religious Education during Advent as we prepare for Christmas. 3rd grade children singing for the 10 a.m. Youth Mass on December 10. They are practicing on Monday nights.

For More Information call Bob Meaney 844-343 x221

Pro Life Ministry . . . That all people will accept and adore Christ as their King and recognize His image

in each and every human being.