Rev. Davis Chackaleckel, M.S.F.S. Pastor

Year of Mercy: Dec. 8, 2015—Nov. 20, 2016

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PARISH OFFICE

Phone: (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 Website: stcatherinecc.org

Hours: Monday—Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

“Fr. Davis” Chackaleckel: stcathpastor@stcatherinecc.org; ext. 221

Terri Bailey, Secretary/Bookkeeper: tbailey@stcatherinecc.org; x224

MASSES Weekend: Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Spanish: Sunday: 6:00 p.m. Daily: Mon., Tues., Fri. at 8:15 a.m.; Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Communion Service at 8:15 a.m. Holy Days: 8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

CONFESSION: Friday, after 8:15 a.m. Mass; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. NURSERY provided during the Sunday Masses. Bella Hernandez 931-446-3788

HOSPITALIZED, HOMEBOUND, NURSING HOME? Contact the office so a minister of Eucharist may visit.

MARRIAGE: Nashville Diocese requires 4-month preparation period.

BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: (in writing, fax, e-mail) Due Monday noon

BOOKSTORE: Wednesday evenings; after weekend Masses

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

BAPTISM: All parents should attend Baptism Preparation class before Baptism. Schedule with the parish office. Class: 2nd Sunday, 11:45 AM. Sign up with the office for preparation class. Expectant mothers are welcome to participate in Baptism preparation. Questions: Nita Bernard 797-2669 SATURDAY & TRADITIONAL CHOIRS: Practice Thursday, 6:30 p.m.; sing at Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Mass. Practice Saturday at 4:15 pm, sing at Saturday 5:30 pm Mass Janet Thompson, 931-683-1101

CONTEMPORARY CHOIR: Practice one hour before Mass to sing at Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass. Cathy Cook, 381-6192

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Jeanette Sparkman, Director (931) 381-6784 ext. 231 email: jsparkman@stcatherinecc.org

RCIA-Adult: Janice Vinson 381-7977 Linda Knowles 334-3240

RCIA@stcatherinecc.org RCIA-Youth: Paula Boand 334-4275 YOUTH GROUPS (CYO): Joe & Marilyn Yzaguirre, Donald & Rosanna Castillo, Chris & Kelly Coyne MARIAN GROUP - DIVINE MERCY: First Saturday, 4:55 PM John Billingsley 388-3266 MARRIAGE ANNULMENTS: Kay Reischman (931) 379-3182 MINISTRY HEADS: Notify pastor of change in your status

OUR DEACONS: Price Keller ~ Dan McCulley ~ Ray Seibold FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK

Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a Catho-lic? Are you a Catholic who has not received all your Sacra-ments of Initiation? The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

is the process through which one enters into full commun-ion with the Church. This journey in faith to share the rich-ness of the Catholic Church started Monday, September the 12th at 7 PM in room 209, and continues every Mon-day night through Easter!

Classes are also ongoing for youth who have passed the second grade level and have not received First Holy Communion.

For more information call Janice Vinson (381-7977), Linda Knowles (334-3240) or Paula Boand (334-4275).

In his parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Jesus is giving a sharp warning to those who “love money” — to those whose main concern is getting, keeping and enjoying wealth, even at the expense of those in need. Such people need to re-member the parts of the law that pertain to a situation like that in the story, when a person like Lazarus is in trouble and needs help. “Charity begins at home,” the saying goes. That’s also where it ends, for folks who draw the circle of responsibility with a short radius. Some of us terminate our locus of concern at the nu-clear family unit, a definition of belonging that’s only been around since the early 20th century. Others may extend it briefly to include elder relatives or close personal friends. For those with a cultivat-ed sense of community, generosity might be extended through the neighborhood, parish, village, or tribe. However, we define who belongs to us, it’s clear most of us perceive some boundary be-yond which our consideration or largesse is not required. In this regard, the rich man at his sumptuous dinner didn’t owe poor Lazarus a thing. By Jewish law, it was Lazarus’ own relatives who should have been seeing to the needs of this misfor-tunate fellow. Lazarus was like that homeless person rattling his Styrofoam cup at us for our spare change. Weren’t there agencies to which he could appeal? Or like that bloated child in the maga-zine photos: Her own government should do better by her, not ours. Most of us find ways like these to wash our hands of the suffer-ing that lies beyond our realm of perceived responsibility. The rich man in the story is no different. His lovely suppers were nev-er disturbed by the thought, perhaps even the sight, of sore-infested Lazarus at his door. Maybe the rich man’s radius of owned responsibility was shorter than yours or mine, but truncated compassion is only a matter of degree. All too soon, the rich man will learn to his dismay that Father Abraham is Lazarus’ father too. How far is our love and compassion obliged to go? More to the point: How far is our obligation to do something about human suffering expected to go? If God’s expectations are the ones that concern us, then the answer is quite far indeed. Someone once asked Jesus: “Who is my neighbor?” The response wasn’t com-forting: essentially, everyone, including my enemy. Our instinctive defense mechanism against the cruelties of life is to construct fail-safe walls of moral culpability and to disappear behind them. Jesus takes down those walls brick by brick with teachings about loving enemies, blessing those who curse us, returning good for evil and forgiveness for injury. When Jesus forgives his murderers from the cross, there’s nowhere to hide from the truth: We can’t wash our hands of anyone. Charity may begin at home, but it can’t stay there. Thoughts for the week:

“Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off” (St. Francis de Sales)

“This earth indeed is the very Body of God, and it is from this body that we are born, live, suffer, and resurrect to eter-nal life” (Richard Rohr)

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Ss. Cosmas and Damian Tuesday: St. Vincent de Paul Wednesday: St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; St. Wenceslaus Thursday: Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Friday: St. Jerome Saturday: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus; First Saturday

This weekend: Blessing of September Wedding Anniversaries

Sunday, September 25 Mass 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Religious Education (Grades K-5) 9:00 AM Adult Scripture, Room 209 Mass 10:30 AM 11:45 AM All Youth to meet, Social Hall Latin Mass 4:00 PM, Chapel Mass in Spanish 6:00 PM

Monday, September 26 Mass 8:15 AM 10:00 AM Mercy Small Group #6, Room 205 4:00 PM Karate for Christ, Social Hall 7:00 PM RCIA Classes, Rooms 207, 208 & 209 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus Officers’ Meeting, Room 205

Tuesday, September 27 Mass 8:15 AM 7:00 PM K of C Council Meeting, Social Hall

Wednesday, September 28 Mass 8:15 AM 6:30 Prayer Service, Worship Center 6:30 PM Religious Ed. (Grades 6-10) All Rooms 7:00 PM Church History Class, Room 209

Thursday, September 29 8:15 AM COMMUNION SERVICE 5:30 PM Yoga, Social Hall 6:30 PM Choir Practice, Worship Center

Friday, September 30 Mass 8:15 AM Confession after Daily Mass 9:00 AM—9:00 PM Adoration, Chapel

This weekend: 2nd Collection for Bldg. Maintenance Fund

Saturday, October 1 10:00 AM Blessing of Pets 4:30 PM Confession Mass 5:30 PM

Sunday, October 2 Mass 8:00 AM NO Religious Education 9:00 AM Adult Scripture, Room 209 Mass 10:30 AM Mass in Spanish 6:00 PM

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 25, 2016

Happy Birthday to all celebrating a birthday this week:

Adults: William Coppings : Felix Mar-tin : Sulma Flores : Glibert Shaprley : Ni-gah Steinberg : Kim Allman : Kaitlyn boo-her : Shannah Cano : Paulette Martinez :

Kevin Blue : Robert Criswell : Marge Sabin : Kenneth Seibold : Rossana Castillo : Lyndale Drewett : Dayna Kakoczki : viola Lopez : Daniel Rios : Marvin Russell : Omar Gonzalez : Yvonne Leath : James Mroczek : James Johnson : Esteban Legarrea : Jesse Ortiz : John Plourd Youth: Adelyn Dillehay : Matthew Hernandez : Gracy Johnson : Brian Stalnaker : Rebecca Reeves : Addison Grimaud : Rebekah Thomas

The Week Ahead

This weekend there will be a special collec-tion for the Flood Victims of Louisiana.

Attention

Come to the Social Hall this Sunday, September 25th

at 11:45 AM to meet some new friends, eat lunch, & have

fun.

Youth Group Starts with You!

PET BLESSING

St. Catherine is having their annual Pet Blessing in the front parking lot on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 10:00 AM. Please have your pet on a leash, in a crate or proper housing in order to take part in the ceremony.

~Prayer Service ~ This Wednesday, September 28th

at 6:30 PM

In keeping with the catechetical theme for the year, Prayer: The Faith Prayed, St. Catherine will have a Prayer Service on the last Wednesday of each Month, beginning September 28th at 6:30 p.m. On this Wednesday, the Mass will be celebrated in the morning at 8:15 a.m.

Pray for the Repose of the Soul of:

Ermadell Hendricks, sister of Ray (Betsy) Morrical

ST. CATHERINE of SIENA COLUMBIA, TN

Monday (9/26) 8:15 AM † Carolyn Godson—Bob & Harriet Bohrman

Tuesday (9/27) 8:15 AM † Catherine Walsh—The Walsh Family

“ “ † Bob Eviston—Robert & Annamaria Eviston

Wednesday (9/28) 8:15 AM † Shane Rieschman—Aunts & Uncles

Thursday (9/29) 8:15 AM Communion Service

Friday (9/30) 8:15 AM † Jessi Lunn Leverett—Judi Taylor

Saturday (10/01) 5:30 PM † All Souls in Purgatory

“ † Veronica Corona—June Turner

Sunday (10/02) 8:00 AM Members of St. Catherine

10:30 AM Intentions of Albert Kis—The Kis Family

Readers Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers

Saturday, Oct. 1 5:30 PM Jennifer Turner Kevin Thompson Isaiah & Caleb Rohling

Greg Saino Dona Banks Zach Knowles

Sunday, Oct. 2 8:00 AM Terry Seay Tracy Szyperski, Jim Barton Ben Nichols, Jacob Ackley

Candice Barton Betsy Morrical Nathan Russell

“ 10:30 AM Jennifer Hultgren Hayni Blue, Donald & Janet Cormier Zoe Marczak

Anthony Thomas Rossana & Donald Castillo, Luke & Seth Adkins

Corinne Ragsdale, Sarah Flanigan

Ministry Assignments for Next Week

Mass Intentions

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Lourdes Casales : Lena, Ed, Janna & Alex Phillips : Jennifer Rohling : Kyle Szyperskii : Tom Cairns : Vicky Cairns: Deacon Price Keller : Frank Lundie : Charles Thompson : Irene Bartusiak : George Vassallo : Joe Soisson : William Beard : Harvey McCulley : Noreen Baker : Jim Braun : Sandra Yanez : Diane Plourd : Bill Coppings : Lenore Willeford : Kathryn Crowe : Laura Beck : Mary Brydson : Harriet Insprucker : Ron Wenzel: Kathy Redding : Jim Lockwood : Joe Reischman : Carol Rivas : Patricia Mullen : Shannon Bowen : Theresa Wen-zel : Donna McCulley : Kimberly Sparkman : John Orban : Christine Orban : Ernie Schilling : Gilbert Sharpley : Pau-

la Landers : Fernando Lopez : George Rondeau : Jackie Rondeau : Mary Ribley : Susan Beale : Paul Baron : Rigoberto Pantoja : Christine Hall : Steve Devaney : Carley Lovett : Todd Bernstein : Maria Sevilla Glorioso : Frances Keough : Anne Ledet : Stacia Ris-ner : Teresa Rivera : Lee Macon, Jr. : Lester Bennett : Terry Hall : Kathy Devaney : Rodney Blackwell : Blaise Cooper Harris : Sha-ron Zempel : George Couch : Betty Novach : Michael Valasquez : Sandy Strong : Ron Morrical : Hector Colorado : Charles McNeese : Elaine Fountaine : Ralph Gorton : Martaveus Lockridge : Jimmy Lunn : Ruby Herrera : Elyse Adams : Wojciech Noworyta : Mally Har-per : Marci Lingelbach : Brynlee Bush : Linda Morrical : Grace Scott : Fr. Tom Wilson : Constance Matlock : George Sirak : Clara Viola : Lindsey Rivard : Jill Brooks : Paul Webber : Mary Leigh Britt : Jennifer McNeese : Mike Primm : Adam Boyd : Debby Raia : Mike Myers : Lynn Fischer : Brian Sirak : Kareena Phillip : Kinley May Lancaster : Eloise McNeese : Jone Lewis : Jared Eddlemon : Arthur Gentile : Kathy & Scott Sirak : Cora McMarry : Lisabeth Gehrke : Patricia H. Russel : Maria Nalikowska : Frank Nalikowski : Mario Irizarry : Regina Burrow : Francis Baron : Luke Denson : Sophia Gary : Dale Adams : David Primm : Heather Goodwin : Antho-ny Gentili : Royce Lege : Loraine Decker : Mary Rovaris : Peter Diauto : Richard Banks : Jacquel Schreiber : Samantha Pettit-Mager : Mattew Pettit-Mager : Patrick And : Krista Foley : George Umstead : Tim Britt : Mary Leigh Britt : David Harmon : Angela Sepulveda : Deborah Staggs : Tony Rinaudo : Kendra (Douglas) Chen : Paulina Guerra : John Marasco : Margaret Ribley : Jack Taylor

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 25, 2016

Registered Families : 687

Thank you for your generosity!

Sign-up is as simple as going to our church website at stcatherinecc.org.

Electronic Giving Made Simple

Our Offertory (9/18/16):

Loose Cash 573.00

Env. & Checks 6,052.00

Bldg. Maint. Fund 85.00

E-Giving, Reg.(9/12—9/18) 265.60

E-Giving, Bldg. (9/12—9/18) 195.00

Latin 547.00

Please Pray for our Religious

Mon Very Rev. Dexter S. Brewer, JCL, JV

Tues Rev. Andy Bulso

Wed Rev. Ben Butler

Thur Rev. Msgr. Owen Campion

Fri Bethany Convent

If you or your business would like to donate an item to be given as a bingo prize at our church picnic on Sunday, October 30, 2016, please contact Dee Konz [931-381-3637], or bring it to the church office no later than October 23rd.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14ab; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14; Lk 17:5-10

SAVE THE DATE!

Parish Picnic Sunday, October 30

from Noon to 4 PM

Mark your calendar… KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS VOCATION PANCAKE BREAKFAST To benefit religious vocations will take place on Sunday, October 16th after each Mass in the social hall. Cost:: Donations accepted.

Thank you to all the ladies attending our Fall Breakfast. We had a great turnout. We can do a lot to support our parish and com-munity by working together and have fun, too!

Special thanks to Kaye Reischman & Kimberlan for the wonder-ful breakfast!

YOU’RE INVITED

Parish Senior Citizens (age 55+) Monthly Luncheon

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Lunch: 11:30 AM ~ Bingo: 1:00 PM Bingo & door prizes (thanks to K of C)

There is no charge for lunch (donations accepted). Reservations required; sign up in the Narthex. If you must cancel your reservation, call Jeanne Binford (931-215-6955) or Candice Barton (931-380-0729). Attention Seniors: If you need to can-cel your reservation, do so by 8:00 AM Monday; otherwise we are charged for it.

LIVING FAITH daily devotion booklets for October, November, December are in the office. Quantity is limited; pick up your copy soon. Thank you to the anonymous donor who graciously provides these!