Have No Anxiety at All, but in Everything, by Prayer, Petition, with Thanksgiving, Make

October 2, 2011

27th Sunday in ordinary time

Is 5:1-7/Phil 4:6-9/Mt 21:33-43

“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer, petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus… Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you.”

As I look at my life, I discover countless people who have taught me. Parents, educators, friends we call role models, coaches, the list goes on and on. What one person in your life represents the ideal you wish to follow?

St. Paul was so convinced of his mission and ministry, that he was able to tell his disciples, ‘don’t fail to follow my example.’ He was sure that the road he had taken, then taught, was the key to salvation. He stressed his dependence on the Lord, turning to Him at every moment, moments of trial and despair, moments of joy and hope.

Paul included prayer and petition as the foundation, combined with gratitude, as the benchmark for his disciples. He offered words of encouragement and asked them to ‘think about those things’ and apply them to their daily lives. He wanted more from them than ‘just hanging in there’ but wanted them to grow and achieve, as he said two times, so that the peace if Christ would be in their lives. Let’s follow his words and example.

HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly

Join St. Joseph's Choir (11:30 AM Mass)

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St. Joseph’s Soup Kitchen has been operating in Casserly Hall every Saturday for about 20 years. Meals are prepared with the help of an army of volunteers from different churches and faiths, working under the supervision of one of our rotating head chefs. We strive for nutritionally balanced, hearty meals and whenever possible, include fresh vegetables and salads. We are open to the public from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., but the preparation shift begins at 10:00 a.m.

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Theology on Tap with the Archbishop!

Join Catholic young adults and Archbishop Dolan for a special theology on tap on October 3rd. The talk will focus on Our Blessed Mother and her place in our church and our lives.Theology on Tap is held at Connolly's Pub and Restaurant on West 45th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in the spacious Klub 45 Room .Speaker at 7:30 and Socializing at 8:30.

Holy Women: A Cantata for Nine Singers and

Chamber Ensemble

October 5-7:30pm

Church of Corpus Christi-529 West 121st Street

$20 general admission/$10 students & seniors

Holy Women: Lives of the Women Saints in the Stained Glass Windows of Saint Bede's Chapel. New York Premiere. Composed by Robert Sirota with libretto by Victoria Sirota. Conducted by Robert Sirota. For tickets, go to:

The Roman Forum Lectures are back!

Fervent Catholics on a Ship of Fools:

From the Fall of Constantinople to the Reuchlinstreit

Lecturer: John Rao D.Phil. Oxford University

Assoc. Prof. of History, St. John’s University

10/2-An Unending Ottoman Advance

All sessions meet on Sundays at 2:30pm

$10.00 at the door

St. Joseph’s Church Hall- 371 Sixth Ave.

“Be Not Afraid.” This year Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) will commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11/01 with a presentation by Pax Christi author Tom Cordaro who will speak on his award-winning book, Be Not Afraid: An Alternative to the War on Terror. All are welcome to join us for the full day or just the afternoon. The morning provides an opportunity to get to know Pax Christi better, and the afternoon is an opportunity to learn about a Christian, nonviolent response to the war on terror. It’s a great time for prayer, study, and action all in one community-building event. The date: Saturday, October 15th. The location: Mary the Queen Convent, 35 Vark Street, Yonkers, NY. Donation: $30 for the full day, including morning bagels and lunch; $15 for the afternoon, excluding bagels and lunch. Registration required by October 7th. Contact PCMNY, 212-420-0250; ;

We Lift Up Our Hearts: The Roman Missal and its Chant

Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P. and Fr. Columba Kelly, O.S.B., will present a seminar, We Lift Up Our Hearts: The Roman Missal and Its Chant on 7 October, to be held at The Church of Saint Catherine of Siena, 411 E. 68th Street, New York, NY 10065. Father Gabriel O'Donnell is a spiritual master and a natural and enthusiastic teacher. Father O' Donnell will bring both of these gifts together as he demonstrates for us the real purpose of the Liturgy: praise of the Triune God and experiencing here on earth what we hope to enjoy forever in Heaven. In his talk, Heaven Wedded to Earth: The Importance of the Roman Missal and Its Implementation, Father O’Donnell will show his listeners what the Third Edition of the Roman Missal will accomplish and how very important it is for all of the faithful to embrace the new Missal with thought, prayer, understanding and without reservation. Fr. Columba Kelly, O.S.B. shares his expertise in his talk, Liturgical Chant As An Icon In Sound: God Speaks and We Respond. He will discuss how the Church has always been clear about the importance of Gregorian Chant. Both Musicam Sacram of the Second Vatican Council, and more recently Sing to the Lord (USCCB, 2007) speak of the pride of place which is to be given to Gregorian Chant and to its unique suitability for the Liturgy. The program is from 10-3 and admission is $30.

FEAST DAYS, SCRIPTURE CITATIONS

AND SPECIAL INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK

SATURDAY, October 1 St. Therese of the Child Jesus

Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Lk 10:17-24

12:10PM Virginia Monteferrario

5:30PM Kathleen Lynch

SUNDAY, October 2 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32

9:00 AM Gretchen Haseltine

11:30 AM Elizabeth Costello

6:00 PM Rose Arias

MONDAY, October 3

Jon 1:1-2:2,11/Lk 10:25-37

12:10 PM

5:30 PM

TUESDAY October 4 St. Francis of Assisi

Jon 3:1-10/Lk 10:38-42

12:10 PM Carl & Angelo Conetta

5:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, October 5 St. Faustina

Jon 4:1-11/Lk 11:1-4

12:10 PM

5:30 PM

THURSDAY, October 6 St. Bruno

Mal 3:13-20b/Lk 11:5-13

12:10PM Tim Kennedy

5:30PM

FRIDAY, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary

Jl 1:13-15;2:1-2/Lk 11:15-26

12:10PM

5:30PM

SATURDAY, October 8

Jl 4:12-21/Lk 11:27-28

12:10PM Jeremiah W. O;Connor Jr.

5:30PM Oliver Forand

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