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Irene Petersen
Stanley Nowak
Bob Zimmermann
Janet Morris
Fr. John Young
MaryCarole Perry
Gerry Tremaine
Linda Tebeau
Edith Madsen
Larry Allen
Katherine Beauregard
Gerald Sherman
Marjorie Bycraft
Aniceto “Jr.” Martinez
John Stewart
Sharon Borkovec
Charles “Art” Bennett
Arthur Jackson
Steven Otto
Agis Ntanos
George Wondergem
Francisca Garcia Langston
Barbara Cox
Nancy Schlacks
David Szarkowski
Mary Ann Mason
Bruno Plactha
Shirley Tyson
Damian Sanchez
Mae Steinmiller
Richard Averill
Carol Averill
Juan Hernandez Jr.
Gail Weber
Richard Kennedy
Rosemary Clifford
Christine Scalf
Charles Stoltzner
Marylee Stoltzner
Evelyn Fleming
Kathleen McNamara
Michael Wallace Kempski
We pray for all of the deceased, especially
Let us remember all those who have died, our relatives and loved
ones, those we laughed with, wept with, and walked with.
Their memories are alive in our homes and in our hearts. We pray
for them and remember them as we celebrate
their journey to God now with the great communion of saints.
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Mission Statement Called by Baptism, nourished by the Eucharist,
and inspired by the Holy Spirit, our mission is to live the Good
News of Christ through Worship, Evangelization, Service, Spiritual
Formation, and Stewardship.
Contact Us
Father Jim Morris, Primary Pastor, St. Basil
Father Fabio Garzon, Primary Pastor, St. Peter
Deacon John Lohrstorfer
Deacon Bill VanDril
Andrea Aleman, Church Manager
Cecilia Wondergem, Music & Liturgy Coordinator
Charlie Hamlin, Facilities Manager
Camille DeLano, School Principal
Margie Little, DRE/Youth Faith Formation
Geralyn Monacelli, Coordinator of R.C.I.A.
Sylvia Verdonk, Confirmation Program
Sister Maria Eugenia Gomez, Parish Pastoral Associate for
Hispanic Ministry
St. Basil Catholic Church
513 Monroe Blvd., South Haven, MI 49090
Parish Office 269-637-2404 Fax 269-637-8374
School Office 269-637-3529
www.SaintBasilCatholicChurch.org
Parish Office Closed
Mass Intentions
Saturday, October 31
4:00—5:00 p.m. Confessions
7:00 p.m. † Juan Hernandez, Jr. (en Español)
Sunday, November 1
9:00 a.m. † Mae Steinmiller
11:00 a.m. † Carson and Pat Munn
Monday, November 2
9:00 a.m. † The Kusmider family
6:30 p.m. All Souls (en Español)
Tuesday, November 3
9:00 a.m. People of the parish
Wednesday, November 4
9:00 a.m. † Larry Allen
Thursday, November 5 No Mass
Friday, November 6
5:00 p.m. † Jerome Wroblewski, 1st anniversary
Saturday, November 7
7:00 p.m. People of the parish (en Español)
Sunday, November 8
9:00 a.m. † Frank Zelasko
11:00 a.m. † Marge Callan
Joe Aleman
Colleen Barbour
Tony Brush
Tommy & Andrea Connors
family
Dennis Dascenzo
Laurie Davidson
Mike Dickson
Jeff Edwards
Avery Ellis
Louise Llorens Ford
John Gazi
Roy Hale
Lyle Harrison
Joey Hartmann
Laura Hentchel
Ellie Hoban
Bob Hughes
Marilyn Johnson
Jim Kummeth
Randall Latorre
Doe Leonard
Tim Lewis
Merna Llorens
Dorothy Lockwood
Bill Mabry
Paul Macyauski
Joe Malbouef
Bob Migut
Richard Morales
Kim Needham
Benjamin Nicoloff
Joan Overton
Dee Pavich
Dawn Romagna
Madeline Shiflett
Dennis Sheehy
Julian Soroka
Joscelyn Spear
Suella VanDyke
Carol Vissett
Lucille Wabanimkee
Maribeth Watkins
Patt Welder
Nancy Whitten
Mark Williams
This week’s bulletin sponsor is Clementine’s and Hawkshead
Restaurants.
Please keep all of our advertisers in your prayers as our
businesses and sponsors struggle during these times.
Flowers on the Altar
In memory of Carson Munn and Pat Munn
from their loving family
Our Generosity to God for the weekend of October 25
Envelope Offering (37) ......................................
$5,008.00
Electronic/Online Contributions .........................
$1,408.00
Loose Offering
..................................................... $490.00
Total Collection
................................................. $6,906.00
Offertory Giving All have felt the financial impact of COVID 19
in one way or another. Everyone’s situation is very personal to
them. Our offertory has dropped significantly with the limi-tations
of capacity for participation at Mass. Average weekly contribution
needed to meet budget
$11,050
Weekly collection October 25: $6,906
Please consider giving any amount that you are able to share so
that we can continue the ministry of the church
and help those in need. Contributions may be mailed in or made
electronically via the church website. If you are interested in
regular automatic giving, please contact the office for an ACH form
or download at
https://www.saintbasilcatholicchurch.org/parish-forms
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Religious Education News
First Communion New sessions have begun for children who will be
receiving their First Communion in the Spring of 2020 or 2021. It
is a requirement that your child attend these monthly sessions in
addition to attending Catholic School and/or Religious Faith
Formation (CCD). If you have not registered your child to sign up
for these session please contact Margie Little at 269-355-5671 or
by email at [email protected].
Congratulations to Elizabeth Estkowski who received her First
Holy Communion this past weekend and to all the children who also
celebrated this special Sacrament this fall.
BAA 2020—Building Strong Parishes ...and We’re Getting Closer to
the Goal!
Thank you for your generosity! We have raised $77,500, getting
closer to our goal of $101,637! Any funds that are donated will now
come back to the parish to help pay the cost of tuckpointing the
exterior of the bell tower and the main church building. Please
prayerfully consider your gift to the appeal for this year and help
us reach our goal.
We need your support to reach the parish goal of $101,637.
Pledges are payable through March 2021 and can be made with
envelopes available in the church Connector or by visiting the
diocesan giving website https://diokzoo.org/give or visit our
parish website https://www.saintbasilcatholicchurch.org/giving and
then direct your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
Please contact the business office at 637-2404 or send an email
to: [email protected] with any
questions.
More from Thomas Merton’s “Life and Holiness”
from Deacon John
It sometimes is amazing in reading the works of Thomas Merton
how observant he was about the role of Christians and the
relationship to society and the world when he, himself, lived 27
years of his life in a monastery! For instance, he observes “...
that it can never be sufficient to lead a ‘Christian life’ that is
confined in practice to the pews of the parish church and do a few
prayers in the home without regard to the problems which affect
millions of human beings…” Christian holiness “can no longer be
considered a matter purely of individual and isolated acts of
virtue. It must also be seen as part of a great collabora-tive
effort for spiritual and cultural renewal in society, to produce
conditions in which all men can work and enjoy the fruits of their
labor in peace...The Christian cannot separate his life of faith
from the real world of work and struggle in which he lives.”
November 2 is All Souls’ Day, or el Día de Los Muertos. It's a
day for especially remem-bering our loved ones who have died. In
fact, the entire month of November is a special time for
prayerfully remembering our deceased loved ones.
Unfortunately, because of our need to keep people safe from
COVID-19, we cannot host our usual Saturday morning breakfast after
a special Mass honoring those who have died during this past year.
However, the 9:00 Mass on All Souls’ Day, November 2, will be live-
streamed on our Facebook page and will be viewable both during the
Mass and afterward: https://www.facebook.com/StBasilCatholicChurch/
I know we won't have enough room to safely seat all of the families
of all of the people we've lost this year so I recommend that most
use the Facebook option to stay safe. There will also be a Mass in
Spanish at 6:30 on that evening. Register for it ahead of time at
https://saintbasilcatholicchurch.org/mass-times or call the parish
office to help you sign up. We can also re-member our dead by
spending some time in Adoration that day. Exposition and Adoration
takes place after the morning Mass until about 3:00 in the
afternoon. The Book of Deceased Loved Ones will also be available
until Advent begins on November 29. You can write in the names of
those you wish to pray for.
Another especially nice way to honor our deceased loved ones is
to place their picture on the altar that Sr. Maria has set up as
part of the Latino tradition. It is in the South Lobby this year to
make sure that "traffic flow" remains smooth in the church at
Communion. Anyone may place a picture on that altar but, since it
is not supervised at all times, you may want to use only a copy of
a photograph since the parish can't take responsibility for them.
Sorry, no candles. That would be a fire risk.
In any case, as the Church Year moves toward its ending, and the
readings bring us to think of the end of all things, let us
remember that life on this Earth is not meant to be permanent, but
only the beginning of eternal life. Fr. Jim
Students should watch for emails and texts reminding them of
up-coming Confirmation preparation sessions.
Because of the large number of students involved in the two-year
program, two Zoom sessions are being scheduled each Sunday.
First-year and second-year preparation will alternate weekends, and
students may choose the Zoom session they wish to attend on the
appropriate weekend. One session will be held from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
and the second will occur from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Each student should
simply join in the Zoom meeting that is more convenient for him or
her.
Invitations to the Zoom meetings will be sent weekly via email
and/or text. Students or their parents should contact Sylvia
Verdonk at (616) 446-5113 or (269) 637-2723, or email
[email protected], to update phone numbers and email information
as needed.
"Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do
not, people will notice that you say one thing,
but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical
laughter and a derisive shake of the head."
- St. Charles Borromeo, Feast Day November 4
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St. Basil Catholic School
Please pray for
Gail Weber and
Robin Hackel that they may now enjoy the great blessings of
eternal life. We pray also for their family and friends, that they
find peace in the promises of Christ.
Trauma Recovery Program The Trauma Recovery Program is available
to adult survivors of childhood trauma (emotional, physical, or
sexual abuse, or severe neglect). The program focuses on the
present, rather than the past, and teaches skills for more
effective daily functioning. Call Trauma Recovery Associates at
269-459-2121 and learn about our free programs.
Eucharistic Adoration
Monday, 10:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Confessions
Monday, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Our parish office remains closed during the mandated
stay-at-home order for Michigan. You may still contact us at
269-637-2404. When you call the office and press our extensions
(Andrea, Cecilia, Fr. Jim, and
Charlie) your call will be automatically sent to our personal
phones If we don’t answer immediately, your call will be forwarded
to a voicemail which we are able to retrieve from home. We remain
available for you, just not in the office.
Winter Coat Collection Our friends at St. Vincent de Paul in
Bangor are requesting our help with a collection of outer winter
wear for the less fortunate. Gently used coats, hats, mittens for
children and
adults are needed, especially men’s and children’s coats.
There’s a deposit station in the South Lobby for you to drop off
your items. Thank you!
We wish to thank all those who contributed to the fundraising
for Saint Helena’s church in Franklin, Louisiana. Your gener-ous
donations raised $3,313 to assist that small church that has been
hit twice, by
hurricane Laura and hurricane Delta. They will be very
appreciative of our parish’s generosity!
Deacon John and Martha Lohrstorfer
Happy Halloween! The students really looked forward to a
fun-filled Friday consisting of various Halloween activities in
their classrooms. Students did some Halloween themed academics,
enjoyed a bit of candy, dressed in Halloween colored clothing, and
everyone had a chance to decorate a pumpkin to take home. While a
bit more "low key" than past years, all enjoyed the day taking a
break from the usual. Pictures to come next week!
In addition to our Halloween celebra-tion, Mrs. Villegas worked
with students on creating Dia de los Muertos altars to remember
those family members who have gone before us.
My 7th grade math class has been doing some practice with
percent of change. Along with tracking certain stocks each day,
they did some prac-tice with M&Ms, comparing colors between two
bags.
Our 2nd graders have been discussing landforms and the effects
of erosion. I spent some time watching them work through an
investigation involving water (rain) and cornbread landforms. They
were all pretty excited with the results!
Our Booster Club will once again be selling wreaths and garlands
for the Christmas season. Wreaths will be availa-ble for $25 and
garlands for $35. Order forms will soon be available, or you can
email or call the school with your or-der. If emailing:
[email protected] or call 269-637-3529. Thank
you in advance for your support!
Please stay safe and I hope you enjoy the weekend! We don't have
trick or treaters around our place anymore, so it's usually a
dinner out kind of night for my husband and me. This works out
rather well as my mom's birthday is on All Saints Day, so it will
give me time to whip up a cake (okay, so more like go buy a
cake...)
Thank you again for all you do!
VOTE! A sign of life from your hidden Deacon Bill.
Carolina and I are doing just fine with only a few aches and
pains at our advanced age. Most of our pain is not being able to go
to church, but still thankful we can virtually attend Mass and
receive our Lord in spiritual communion by streaming on the
internet. Thank you, Father Jim and Deacon John for your faithful
service to our community.
Last week I read something on the coming election that mentioned
the lack of nonviolent messages in the many negative ads and
campaign speeches. I think both parties are guilty of that. Then
how can we come to a positive and reasonable conclusion?
Perhaps we can by asking ourselves a few pertinent questions. As
Catholics, what do we know about Catholic social teachings? How
much does either party conform to that? In the gospels, Jesus
teaches nonviolence, to turn the other cheek, to pray for our
enemies, his preference for the poor, the widows and orphans, the
vulnerable. Does our vote reflect this preference, the needs of our
neighbor before ours? Which approach to our problems do we think
will result in less violence and more relief of poverty and hunger?
How do we think Jesus would vote, if he would be among us? I hope I
have voted His way, but without telling you which side I voted.
God’s peace and blessing to you all. Deacon Bill
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In Our Collaborative
This Week in Our Parish Monday, November 2
9:00 a.m. Mass
10:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration
6:30 p.m. Mass—Español
Tuesday, November 3
9:00 a.m. Mass
Wednesday, November 4
9:00 a.m. Mass
Thursday, November 5
No Mass
Friday, November 6
5:00 p.m. Mass
Saturday, November 7
7:00 p.m. Mass—Español
Sunday, November 8
9:00 a.m. Mass
11:00 a.m. Mass
Scripture Readings for the Week of Nov. 1
Sunday Solemnity of All Saints Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1b-2,
3-4ab, 5-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a
Monday The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, All
Souls' Day Wis 3:1-9; Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40
Tuesday Saint Martin de Porres, Religious Phil 2:5-11; Ps
22:26b-27, 28-30ab, 30e, 31-32; Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop Phil
2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33
Thursday Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Lk 15:1-10
Friday Phil 3:17—4:1; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Lk 16:1-8
Saturday Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a and 9; Lk
16:9-15
Mass at St. Peter Parish, Douglas Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Daily Mass Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 8:30 a.m.
Mass at San Felipe, Fennville Thursday 6:30 p.m.
Lord, this is the people
that longs to see Your face.
Weekend Masses
Saturday and Sunday Mass attendance requires advance
registration:
https://www.saintbasilcatholicchurch.org/sign-up-for-mass
We are grateful to the volunteers who have offered to check-in
our Mass participants, usher, and clean the church after each
Mass.
Please contact Andrea at the parish office if you can help,
269-637-2404, ext. 1102.
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