Pastor, Very Reverend Robert J. Kus .............................................................. ext. 111 RCIA/Social Ministries, Sister Isaac Koenig, S.U. ......................................... ext. 135 Director of Religious Education, Mr. John Walsh ......................................... ext. 114 Director of Hispanic Ministries, Ms. Norma Rivera ...................................... ext. 122 Business Manager, Ms. Sharon Marren ......................................................... ext. 158 Wedding and Missions Coordinator, Ms. Simone Payne ............................... ext. 129 Development Director, Ms. JoAnn Daley ....................................................... ext. 110 Parish Secretary, Ms. Simone Payne .............................................................. ext. 113 Bulletin Editor, Ms. Sandy O'Leary ............................. bulletin@thestmaryparish.org Campus Director, Mr. Phil Davis ................................................................... ext. 115 Organist/Director of Music, Ms. Sara Bryant................................................. ext. 118 St. Mary Parish Bookstore.............................................................................. ext. 159 The Upper Room 1871 Event Coordinator, Mr. Tim Patton ……….910—470-8004 St. Mary School Principal, Ms. Joyce Price ................................................... ext. 153 St. Mary School Administrative Assistant, Ms. Susan Linn ........................... ext. 140

Liturgy Schedule Saturday: ...... …………………5:30pm English 7pm Spanish Sunday:……….8am, 9:30 am, & 11am English 12:30 pm in Spanish Daily:………………... As published in bulletin Mass in the Extraordinary Form…… Fourth Sunday of the month at 7pm For information 910-891-1972

Sacraments

Baptism: Preparation prior to baptism is required. Parents should contact the Parish Office for details. Confirmation: Please contact the Faith Formation Office for more information. Reconciliation: 4:00–4:45 pm Saturdays or by appointment. Weddings: Contact the Pastor as soon as possible to set the wedding date and begin marriage preparation; preferably at least 3 months before your wedding. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. R.C.I.A.–Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Saturday: 9:00-10:00 am; RCIA Room, 1st Floor, Tileston Building

Education

The Saint Mary School: Grades Pre-K–8. The oldest Catholic School in North Carolina now

celebrating 144 years of education. Accredited by SACS-CASI.

Faith Formation: K–High School

(Communion-Confirmation) Sunday: 11:00 am—Noon

September to May

CEPI De Santa María: Spanish Adult School, Tileston Gym Annex 2nd Floor

St. Mary Adult School: Art and ESL. Call

office for times and dates.

Children, Youth & Young Adults

Nursery: 6 months–5 years Sunday: 9:30 Mass. Nursery, 1st Floor, Tileston Building

Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos:

Monday: 7:30pm. Hispanic Ministry room, 1st Floor Tileston Building

Social Outreach

St. Mary/Tileston Outreach:

Monday–Thursday 8:00-11:30am

St. Mary Health Center: (Dental and Medical)

Tileston Gym Annex - Lower Floor Walk-ins Welcome

For Appointment, call: 763-8163 stmaryhealthcenter.org

Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary: 412 Ann Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Tel. 910-762-5491 Fax 910-762-9664 www.thestmaryparish.org Monday–Friday: 9am–4pm

The St. Mary School Office: 217 South Fourth Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Tel. 910-762-5491 ext. 140 Fax 910-772-8034 www.thestmaryschool.org Monday–Friday: 8am–3pm

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Weekend Mass Schedule at a Glance Saturday Mass in English – 5:30 pm Saturday Mass in Spanish – 7:00 pm Sunday Mass in English – 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am Sunday Mass in Spanish – 12:30 pm

To schedule a Mass Intention, to donate the Altar Flowers, or for information on Baptism, please call the Parish Office at 762-5491.

Pastor’s Corner My Dear Friends, I hope you are enjoying the magnificent fall weather we have been having! Our Faith Formation ministry is bursting at the seams this year with kids of all ages coming from hither and yon! What a wonderful thing it is to see so many young people getting to learn about Jesus and our Catholic Christian Faith! At this time of year, we also begin our classes to prepare non-baptized persons for baptism as the Easter Vigil Mass. With them, we also prepare baptized persons for First Communion and Confirmation. Here at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, we have 3 branches of this ministry: RCIA for English-speaking adults (Sr. Isaac); RICA for Spanish-speaking adults (Norma Rivera); and RCIC for children & youth (John Walsh). If you would like to prepare for these sacraments, please contact the person whose name is listed after each ministry. The annual Blessing of the Animals is right around the corner. We’ll have that on Saturday, October 5th at 9 a.m. behind the St. Mary Rectory next to the Pre-K Playground. Live and stuffed animals are most welcome! Also, Oktoberfest is around the corner also. This event, sponsored by Council #1074 of the Knights of Columbus, will be held Saturday, October 12th at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to support St. Mary Cafeteria. Fine food and music will be on tap. On September 14-15th, 50 leaders from the St. Mary Hispanic Ministries were on retreat on our St. Mary Campus. This Joshua Retreat was a very inspirational event, and it helped the community leaders gain renewed zeal for the various ministries they lead in the Hispanic community. At the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, some groups have what are known as “Corporate Communions.” “Corporate” means “formed in one body.” Thus, a “Corporate Communion” is a gathering of a ministry at Mass who receive Communion together. Among the groups who do this routinely at St. Mary’s are the Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters of America, the St. Mary Altar Guild, and various groups in our St. Mary Hispanic Ministries. If you would like your ministry to have a Corporate Communion, just call the parish office (x 111) and let the office know the date and which weekend Mass you’d like to have this. Let the office know how many pews you’d like to reserve. [You can plan on seating 5-6 people per pew.] Sincerely yours in Christ,

Father Bob

Readings for the Week of September 29 Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7/1 Tm 6:11-16/Lk 16:19-31 Monday: Zec 8:1-8/Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23/Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8/Mt 18:1-5, 10 Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12/Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Bar 1:15-22/Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Lk 10:17-24 Next Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14/Lk 17:5-10

——Liturgical Publications Inc

Liturgies and Paraliturgies Including Mass Intentions

Saturday, September 28 5:30 pm Mass — † Eleanor Antonaccio Offered by The Antonaccio Family 7:00 pm Mass — † Bob McLean Offered by Pat and Tom DeBella

Sunday, September 29 8:00 am Mass — † Peggy Ellis Offered by Megan 9:30 am Mass — † Anne VanGorder Offered by The Regan Family 11:00 am Mass — † Vincenzo and Carmella Bencivengo Offered by Michael and April Ramaglia 12:30 pm Mass — Parishioners of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

Monday, September 30 7:30 am Mass — † Joseph Mallon Offered by Frank and Frances Bindewald

Tuesday, October 1 7:30 am Mass — † Jane Hudson Offered by Mary Jane Eason

Wednesday, October 2 7:30 am Communion Service

Thursday, October 3 7:30 am Mass — † Dan Kuebrich Offered by Helen Kromer and Lorrie Drinkwater

Friday, October 4 8:30 am Mass — † Merilda Lambert Offered by Irene Harrison

Saturday, October 5 5:30 pm Mass — † Nancy Spinelli Offered by Emil Spinelli 7:00 pm Mass — Parsishioners of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

Sunday, October 6 8:00 am Mass — † James Kenny and Katy Fex Offered by Elizabeth Kenny 9:30 am Mass — Mass of Thanksgiving Offered by The Del Rosario Family 11:00 am Mass — † Barbara and Vince Rinaldi Offered by Michael and April Ramaglia 12:30 pm Mass — Parishioners of our Sister Parish in Honduras

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Please Pray for Our Sick Call the church office or email bulletin@thestmaryparish.org

to have a name added or removed.

Delores “Dee” Albert Devon Albertini

Jamie Allen Shannon Allen James Barry Susan Barry Teresa Beers

Roberta Bigger Henry Bredeck Marilyn Bunzel Andrew Burger Karen Cabrera Florence Carey Joseph Cassar Susan Cellars

Courtney Chase Barta Conn

John Connelly Marge Davis

Louise Deaton Drew Dooley

Madeline Dowell Bill Drennen Eddie Ellis

Kathy Emmet Diana Folland Aisha Francis

John Gee Mary Giacalone

Mark Gibbs Tina Gibbs

Judy Karns Gourley Brenda Grainger Anne Haggerty

Carol Hanzel

Tracy Hargett Shirley Hargrove

Marion Hear Brian Hirsch

Jillian Hoagland Montgomery Holden

Mike Hubbell Charles “Chuck” Hudson

Karen Hunter David Hurley Patti Jackson

Catherine Johnson Janet Kay

Mary Kehrmeyer Vernon Kehrmeyer

Kelly Keilholz Danny Kenny

Barbara Kruckeberg Terry Logue

Dan McCaffrey Russel Macica

Georgette Majeski Patricia Mazeleski Arleen Mercorella

Jim Meyer Cheryl Milmoe Alfred Muoio Lillian Niles

Carol Ninteau Diane O’Connor

Ken O’Leary May Piccioni Vitouto Pitra

Tina D’Amico Poole Patrick Quinn Philip Rawls

Michael Ream Theresa Ream Theresa Rice Donald Rich Terri Richter

Rev. Gene Ridley Craig Roberts Karen Roberts

Baby Adalynn Russ Robert Sanders Paul Schreyer Dorothy Sellers

Johnny Smith, Jr. Priscilla Smith

Cory Smith-Evans Mike Sontz

Bruce Stahlin James Stenson

Ellen Stewart Terilyn Stone

Kenny Sumner Jill Swart

Amanda Thomas Robert Thomas Aaron Timmons Mariam Truhan Paul Tschieder

Gene Ambrose Wallin Jeff Weeks

Sheila Weeks Jared Wendt

Michelle Wood

The Upper Room 1871

Built in 1871 and steeped in NC history, The Upper Room is the perfect backdrop for any occasion. Located in the Tileston Building, the Upper Room can accommo-date 300 plus guests. Proceeds benefit the

continued restoration and mainte-nance of the Tileston Complex.

Tim Patton * Event Coordinator * 910.470.8004 upperroomnc.com

The Week Ahead In Our Parish Parish Office Hours Monday—Friday

9:00 am—4:00 pm

Sunday, September 29

• Adult Faith Formation—9:30 am in the Youth Room

• Nursery – Available at the 9:30 am Mass in Room T323

• English as a Second Language —10:45 am in the St. Mary School Cafeteria

• Faith Formation—11:00 am—Noon in the Upper and Lower School Buildings

• Confirmation Class attend 11:00 mass

• RICA in Spanish—11:00 am in Room T303

• Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—11:00 am in room T318

Monday, September 30

• Contemporary Choir Rehearsal - 7:00 pm in the Tileston Building

• Hispanic Young Adult Group (El grupo de jóvenes adultos)- 7:30 pm in Tileston

• Grupo De Alcohólicos Anónimos - 8:00 – 9:30 pm en el gimnasio

Tuesday, October 1

• Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—7:00 pm in Room T318

Wednesday, October 2

• Women’s Contemplative Prayer—1:30 pm in Room T325

• NO Children’s Choir Rehearsal—4:15 pm—5:15 pm in the Amy Bradley Room (Resumes soon)

Thursday, October 3

• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament—following morning Mass in the Basilica

• Divine Mercy Chaplet – 12:30 pm in the Chapel

• Hispanic Baptism Preparation Class—6:30 pm in Room T316

• Renaissance Choir Rehearsal—7:30 pm—9:00 pm in the Music Office

Friday, October 4

• First Friday Adoration—following morning Mass in the Basilica

• Grupo De Alcohólicos Anónimos - 8:00 – 9:30 pm en el gimnasio

• Hispanic Prayer Group—8:00 pm

Saturday, October 5

• Annual Blessing of the Animals—9:00 am in the parking lot between the St. Mary School and the Basilica

• NO R.C.I.A—9:00 —10:30 am in the Tileston Building (Classes will resume October 12th)

• Gospel Choir Practice—10:30 am in the Basilica

• Youth Gospel Choir Practice—11:30 am in Room T318

• Tessa Salaottolo and Cory Johnson Wedding—2:00 pm in the Basilica

• RCIC Class—3:30 pm in Room T325

• Reconciliation—4:00 pm in the Basilica

Sunday, October 6

• Adult Faith Formation—9:30 am in the Youth Room

• Nursery – Available at the 9:30 am Mass in Room T323

• English as a Second Language —10:45 am in the St. Mary School Cafeteria

• Faith Formation—11:00 am—Noon in the Upper and Lower School Buildings

• RICA in Spanish—11:00 am in Room T303

• Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—11:00 am in room T318

Up-to-date Parish Calendar can be found on the website:thestmaryparish.org ** Please check with individual ministries for time/date changes**

The St. Mary Parish Bookstore Located in the Tileston Building

Saturday 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm 762-5491 ext. 159

You may also email us at bookstore@thestmaryparish.org

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Parish Happenings

• CENTERING PRAYER—An hour of contemplating prayer and the Center-ing practice. Wednesdays from 1:00—2:00 pm. Contact Joan Regan at 383-2804 or centeringprayer.com.

• THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS—will be said Monday - Thursday at 7:05 am. Everyone is invited, books are available as is instruction.

• KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 1074—Wilmington Council 1074 meets in the basement of the Tileston Building. You can contact the Knights by email at info@kofc1074.org.

• ST. MARY AAMEN CHAPTER—Chapter meetings are held Fourth Sunday of each month at 4:00 pm in the Tileston Building.

• BLESSED SACRAMENT—Every Thursday after the 7:30 a.m. Mass for one hour.

• CAMILLUS MINISTRY—Ministry Co-Coordinators, Sue Reilly (susanreilly52@hotmail.com) and Eileen Mankin (elnmankin43@aol.com)

• EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS NEEDED—We are in need of both Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors at all of the masses. Please con-tact Stephanie Watts if you are interested in serving: 799-7623 or wattss@thestmaryparish.org.

• THE NEWCOMER WELCOME AND HOSPITALITY MINISTRY—needs your assistance to help our new members become part of our parish fami-ly. For more information, please contact Erin Buller at 910-833-7164 or erinbuller@gmail.com.thestmaryparish.org/newcomer.

• CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS COURT 1036—Meets the Second Sunday of the month in the St. Mary School Cafeteria. For more information, please contact Julie LaChance, Regent, at 910-352-8822.

• FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION—Following Mass until 2:00 pm • ST. MARY NURSERY—Volunteers are needed to help staff our Sunday

nursery during the 9:30 am mass. Please contact nurse-ry@thestmaryparish.org.

• MUSIC MINISTRIES—Contact: Sara Bryant at 762-5491 ext. 118, or music@thestmaryparish.org. Boys and Girls Choir (grades 2—6) meet on Wednesdays at 4:15. The Renaissance Choir meets each Thursday in the Music Office from 7:30—9:00 pm.

Quarter Auction Saturday, October 19th

We’d like to have your help in putting on a “Quarter Auction” fundraiser for the St. Mary/Tileston Social Outreach. A “Quarter Auction” fundraiser is a type of auc-tion where people bid on items using quarters instead of larger sums of money. This enables people to win valuable items for as little as 25 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents or a dollar! The auction items will be offered based on their value in $10 increments. For example, an item valued at $20-25 will be auctioned for a 50 cent bid, a $10-15 item might be valued at just a quarter! Auction bidders pre-purchase tickets for $5.00 that they will turn in at the door for a numbered paddle to do their bidding! Paddles will be $7.00 at the door and additional paddles can be purchased to increase your chances of winning!

Here is how you can help!

Contact JoAnn Daley 762-5491, 110 – jdaley@thestmaryparish.org or Simone Payne 762-5491, x113 - secretary@thestmaryparish.org

Let us know…..

• If you or any friends or family members are home-based vendors who might be interested in donating goods toward the auction for the opportunity to network with our attendees and set-up a table free of charge at the event. (i.e. Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary-Kay) We will offer these opportuni-ties on a first-come first-serve basis as we will only be able to have one representative from any business attend.

• If you or any friends or family members have service, retail or other types of businesses that may be willing to make a donation to the auction. Gift certif-icates, free passes for services or events are great items! Handmade crafts and gifts are welcome donations.

• If you will help by pre-selling tickets!

• If you would like to help the day of the event! We will need people to take tickets, issue paddles, make change and many other duties!

• The Catholic Daughters have agreed to sell refreshments and lunch items at the event. Please contact Julie Lachance @ 352-8822 if you are interest-ed in helping in that area the day of the auction.

Outgoing? Have an hour or two to offer, once every two months? The Newcomer Welcome Ministry is looking for outgoing, welcoming people for a VERY small commitment-- an hour or two after Mass one time every other month. We are going to start holding meet and greets with coffee and light breakfast items after the Sunday Masses, and we need friendly people to greet our newcomers. We already have several people helping with set-up, clean-up, and food/drinks, but if you are interested in that instead, please let us know, too. Contact Erin Buller at erinbuller@gmail.com or 833-7164.

All St. Mary children in grades 2 through 6 are invited to sing in the Children's Choir. The choir, directed by Sara Bryant, sings at the 9:30 Sunday mass about once a month during the school year, and sings at the 3:00 p.m. Christmas Eve mass. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays from 4:15 until 5:15, beginning in Octo-ber. If you are interested, please contact Sara Bryant, Director of Music, at 762-5491 ext. 118 or music@thestmaryparish.org.

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"Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what was good during

your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is

comforted here, whereas you are tormented.'" - Lk 16:25

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Around the Area

CATHOLIC CONVOCATION October 19, 2013

Join us for an inspirational and educational day with dozens of workshops featuring national and local speakers, as well as exhibitors to help form

and deepen your knowledge of the Catholic faith. The day begins with Mass celebrated by The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh, fol-lowed by the keynote address by Reverend Monsignor J. Brian Bransfield, Asso-ciate General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Good Shepherd Center Golf Tournament Would you like to support the Good Shepherd Center in its mission to shelter the homeless and feed the hungry in our tri-county area? Then sign up to enter the 2nd Annual Brunswick County Good Shepherd Center golf tournament at Cape Fear National in Brunswick Forest. This 4-person flighted scramble event will be held on October 7, 2013. Registra-tion starts at 11:30am; shotgun start at 1:00pm.Entry fee is $100 per per-son and includes golf, hole-in-one and other contests, prizes, and dinner. Sign up as a team or as an individual online at www.goodshepherdwilmington.org. Sponsorships starting at $250 and donations of any amount are most welcome. For additional information, call Dave Huber at 910.256.1125.

St. Stanislaus Church To Celebrate 16th Annual Polish Festival November 2, 2013

11:00 am—5:00 pm

St. Stanislaus Church in Castle Hayne, NC will celebrate our 16th Annual Polish Festival on the church grounds in Castle Hayne. Admission is free and there is plenty of parking on the church property. Festival patrons can look forward to genuine Polish foods including kiel-basa, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, potato pancakes, Polish beer, brewed by the Front Street Brewery, and desserts. We also offer a variety of hand crafted items and Polish souvenirs for sale. The Chardon Polka Band from Ohio will delight everyone with crowd favorite music that is sure to have you toe-tapping and dancing non-stop. For the young folks, there are always lots of games and activities. Festival goers are invited to try their luck on the raffle, the grand prize is $2,000. cash with a second prize of $1,000. and a third prize of $500. There is something for every-one! St. Stanislaus Church is located at 4849 Castle Hayne Road (Hwy 133) in Castle Hayne. The parking lot entrance is on Marathon Ave. For more information, please call 910 675-2336 or visit our website: ststani-slauscatholic.org.

The 21st Annual “Street of Shop” Fall Craft Bazaar October 5th, 2013 9:00 am—2:00 pm

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Southport Sponsored by the Ladies Guild of Sacred Heart

Handmade goods—Wreaths—Jewelry—Artwork—Bake Sale—Raffles

Sacrament of Confirmation For Youth To better adhere to updated norms St. Mary will be making a slight change in our youth Confirmation program. Under normal circumstanc-es, Confirmation candidates will now receive the Sacrament of Confir-mation as freshman in high school rather than as sophomores, which has been our custom in years past. The two year formation requirement will still be followed, but first year Confirmation will now be 8th grade rather than 9th grade. All youth who were registered with our eighth grade faith formation and Confirmation I classes last year (2012/2013), as well as last year’s eighth grade St. Mary school students, will go into our Confirmation II class and will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the spring of 2014. St. Mary’s is projecting to have 67 youth receive the Sacrament of Con-firmation this year. With such a large number we will be hosting our own Confirmation liturgy, to be celebrated by Bishop Burbidge, on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

Office of Faith Formation and Youth Ministries

John Walsh, Director of Religious Education, Ext. 114

The Justice for Immigrants Campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

has released new materials to encourage the faithful to contact their U.S. Repre-sentatives. Visit: justiceforimmigrants.org. At the top of the page is a post card that can be sent to your legislator electronically. You may call, email or make an appointment with your Representative in his or her office, or attend Town Hall meetings in your district to show your support for comprehensive immigration reform which preserves family unity and provides a path to citizenship. Questions? Contact Mary Beth Phillips at Marybeth.phillips@raldioc.org or Melis-sa Ducharme at Melissa.ducharme@raldioc.org.

SAINT BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PRESENT

1ST ANNUAL 2013 ITALIAN FESTIVAL – SHALLOTTE, NC

OCTOBER 12TH, 2013 11AM – 6:00PM MASS CELEBRATED 7:00PM

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN FOOD

SAUSAGE & PEPPERS ♦ PIZZA PASTA ♦ MEATBALLS ♦ SANDWICHES ♦ ITALIAN BREAD

DESSERTS – ZEPPOLES (FRIED DOUGH) ♦ ICE CREAM

DRINKS – SODAS, WATER, BEER, WINE

FUN FOR ADULTS - 50/50, SILENT AUCTION, BOCCE, CRAFTS, ROULETTE WHEEL

FUN FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES – ACTIVITIES, GAMES, FACE

PAINTING, CLOWNS, AND MORE…..

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend As men and women of God we are to “pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience and gentleness.” We are called to keep his commandment to love one another as he has loved us. Is the evident in your lives and marriages? The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are Nov 1-3, 2013 in Atlantic Beach, NC and Feb 7-9, 2014 in Asheville, NC . Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: http://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact William & Elizabeth Nickles at applications@NCMarriageDiscovery.org or 704-315-2144.

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With the scripture readings we have today I really do not need to say much. But I will! I suspect most of us are happy that the poor man finally experienced some good things. We probably don’t want to compare ourselves to the rich man, yet after ministering to 40 plus people each day here at the ministry this month, we are indeed rich. For the most part we have a roof over our heads, food to eat and sufficient funds to get us through most situations. And, above all, we have an education that not only helps us support ourselves, but it hopefully has broadened our minds and hearts to understand the reality of life. Then add to that the gift of our faith-faith that makes us grateful for the fact that we have been redeemed by God. Yes, we are truly rich and as our Holy Father has been modeling quite well, we are called to use our gifts to help our brothers and sisters in need. Last week I received a phone call from one of our elderly guests. Her need was simple - $3.00 to get a much needed prescription from the pharmacy. Sometimes I reflect on the fact that many of the people who come for assistance don’t have a few dollars on their person. That is a very sobering thought. Have I ever been that much in need? It definitely creates a dependence on another and that can be very humbling. Most of us have been raised to be able to take care of ourselves and our independence is so important to us. The Alleluia verse reminds us that Jesus emptied Himself for us and we are called to do the same. Alleluia!

Office of Social Ministry Sister Isaac

On October 12th we will begin this year’s process of the Rite of Chris-tian Initiation of Adults. It is a one hour session on Saturday mornings, from 9-10 am in the RCIA Room, first floor, in the Tileston building.

St. Mary English as a Second Language (ESL) Program De' Corbett, Director

ESL registration continues from 10:45 am -12:15 pm in the

St. Mary School Cafeteria. We welcome new students and those returning for an exciting year full of new

opportunities!!

We are seeking volunteer applicants so if you are interested please contact us. ESL (English as a Second Language) serves adults of any nationality who wish

to understand, speak, and read English.

If you have any questions about ESL, please call De' Corbett at (910) 232-2745.

Hadden Hall

Over twenty years ago our Parish sponsored two buildings, each holding 40 apartments, to provide decent living quarters for our elderly on fixed income. Hadden Hall I and II are located on Caswell Street, which is adjacent to Empie Park. Parishioners volunteer to serve on the Board of Hadden Hall for a 3 year term and we will need several people to fill the vacancies of those leaving the Board this coming January. If you are interested in serving please call Mary Friedrichs at (910) 409-2579 for more information.

Year of the Faith 2012—2013

During the Year of Faith, the Diocese will provide parishes with weekly Faith Briefs. The Briefs will be taken from the Catechism and Vatican II docu-ments, the significance of which Pope Benedict XVI noted in his Year of Faith decree. This week’s offerings is from the DEI VERBUM:

The principal purpose to which the plan of the old covenant was directed was to prepare for the coming of Christ, the redeemer of all and of the messianic kingdom, to announce this coming by prophecy, and to indi-cate its meaning through various types. Now the books of the Old Testa-ment, in accordance with the state of mankind before the time of salva-tion established by Christ, reveal to all men the knowledge of God and of man and the ways in which God, just and merciful, deals with men.

Dei Verbum: IV. The Old Testament (¶15)

Special Need of the Week Thank you for supporting our Yard Sale. $2,956.00 will help us support our Work for Rent Program, paying something towards a rent or gasoline for those who work on our truck as we pick up and deliver much needed furniture and appliances.

We can always use dishes, flatware and pots and pans.

Apologetics 101: How to Defend the Faith

Wilmington Catholic Radio is proud to present a talk by the well-known apologist, John Martignoni, on Friday, October 25th, at 7 pm at St. Mark Catholic Church in the Parish Hall. John is the host of EWTN Live's Monday radio show, the Director of the Office of the New Evangelization and Stewardship for the Diocese of Birmingham (Alabama) , president and founder of Queen of Heaven Catholic Radio, and founder of the Bible Christian Society. You may remember John from the 2010 Ignited By Truth conference in which he did a talk on the "One Church." More likely you'll recognize him from his frequent appearances on Catholic Answers which airs on Wilmington Catholic Radio. The audience for this talk will be Catholic adults that want to learn how to confidently and lovingly defend their faith. While apologetics is nor-mally thought of as explaining our faith to non-Catholic Christians, the concepts will be equally valid to aid in explaining to the poorly cate-chized Catholic. One thing is sure: after listening to John's talk on apol-ogetics, you'll feel much better prepared to defend your faith. The talk is FREE and all are invited to attend, but we ask that you regis-ter for the talk via our website at www.WilmingtonCatholicRadio.com or by calling 377-1770 and leaving us your first name, last name, phone number and email address. Thank you!

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Liturgical Ministers’ Schedule Weekend of October 5 — October 6

For Masses in English Twenty–seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Schedule does not show substitutions ~

Saturday 5:30 pm

Sunday 8:00 am

Sunday 9:30 pm

Sunday 11:00 am

D. Hill S. Keller

P. Lachance J. Marchese D. Thompson

K. Tosoni D. Wiggins

F. Bua J. Bua

J. Cappellino B. Grace E. Grace P. Gross J. Walsh

L. Dezio T. Graham L. Johnson M. Oehling

M. Reis Y. Sims

G. Worsley

T. Bennett J. Cavanaugh P. Cavanaugh

T. Cordon J. Maurer K. Moore

P. Thompson

L. Collette R. Cicchetti

C. Grant

S. Weisbrook

S. Fernando

B. Meyer

A. Arcaro

R. Bangert

A. Aaron S. Summerfield

A. Tosoni

C.J. Bost B. Folan C. West

G. Duffy A. Pafford

M. Szalkiewicz

T. Moore E. Poole

M.K. Poole

T. Barton P. Lachance F.Bindewald F. Bindewald

H. Lange G. Doye M. Flores B. Kenny

C. Black F. Bua

F. Grant R. Keegan R. Jenski T. Longo

A. DeVega H. Bielawa B. Ozment D. Keefe

T. Patton R. Lowney L. Franks J. Patton L. Dezio S. Frelke

L. Johnson F. Romeo

E. Burke N. Cahill J. Morris

M. Fedarko J. Prantil J. Newton

~ Stewardship of Treasure ~ September 1, 2013

Envelopes Mailed: 1634 Envelopes Returned: 382

Offertory Budget Education 09/01/2013 $ 15,949.76 $ 15,700.00 $ 2233.01 07/01/2012 to $ 151,806.54 $ 160,200.00 $ 8,509.82

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Bulletin Deadline Deadline for publishing is the Friday, a week before publication, at Noon. Information received after deadline will be published in the next bulletin.

Please submit bulletin information to: bulletin@thestmaryparish.org

Two Girls of San Antonio

Here we see two girls of the community of San Antonio who were at the Church of San Antonio for a special Mass in August of 2013. This community is a very hard-working one, and they are very proud of their new church, one of the 81 churches of our sister parish.

Mission Corner

Diana Maldonado-Maldonado Erik Maldonado-Maldonado

Reid Carter Steiner, Jr.

In Memory

Eleanor Ewing October 18, 1927 – September 14, 2013

Grayson Day Masciere

September 13, 2013 – September 13, 2013

Dennis Smith &

Shannon Chandler were married at the Basilica Shrine of

St. Mary on September 21, 2013. They make their home

in Richlands, North Carolina.

Presentation in the Church

Génesis Ortiz

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From the Principal Joyce M. Price

Thank you to all of the families who returned the E-rate forms which I have sent to the

diocesan office. We needed at least a 51% return...you made that 73%! Last year, we received an over $2,000 rebate. It's been another great week for our Lady Falcons Volley-ball Team. Congratulations to the girls for winning their games against Harrells Christian Academy on Tuesday and Wilmington Christian Academy on Thursday of last week! The Fall Fest committee has met to plan a great evening of family fun on Friday, October 25th. For all of our new families, this is a tradition that we think you'll enjoy. We'll shut off Ann St., string lights, have lots of fun booths with games and activities for all. Our 8th grad-ers will follow tradition by creating a Haunted House under the gym. Save the date to come out, wear your costume, enjoy our cookout supper, and have lots of fun! On Friday, September 20th the Cub Scout leader came to speak to the boys in grades 1-5. Signup took place on Tuesday even-ing, September 24th. We had no school on Monday, September 23rd. The teach-ers, assistants, and I participated in a full day workshop on Literacy Across the Curriculum, Non-fiction Reading, and Common Core Standards. Please make any updates to your RenWeb information so that we can begin to create the Directory.

Science Olympiad 2013-2014 Who:

• All St. Mary Middle School students are invited to join the 2013-2014 Science Olympiad teams. We will have a Varsity team and two JV teams (in-school competitions in January & Febru-ary will determine team placement).

What: Science Olympiad is a team competition that takes place at the school, regional, state and national level. Team members work in pairs to accomplish tasks such as:

• Building cantilevers, cars, gliders, electric circuits and bottle rockets.

• Completing laboratory activities or taking tests in the areas of heredity, anatomy, epidemiology, entomology, and much more!

• A list of events and additional information may be found at: SMS Science

Olympiad Information or www.sciencenc.com. When/where:

• Practice will be on Thursdays & Fridays from 3:15-4:30 starting October 3rd.

• Students are not required to attend all practices-they can always work on their events at home.

• The Regional Competition will take place at UNCW on Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 7:30-5:00-all team members on all three teams will go to this competition.

• If the varsity team does well at the Regional Tournament, they will travel to the State Tournament at NC State University in April.

Coaching Needs:

• We need help from any parents, grandparents, family, and friends who are able to come. Simply visiting once a month can really help students pre-pare for their events. You are invited to join us to help monitor practice or to coach specific events.

Costs:

• Student costs begin with $15 membership dues that will be used toward competition fees and to purchase event supplies/equipment. Students who remain with the team and compete in the spring will also purchase a team t-shirt and lunch on competition day. Additional costs for travel and food may arise if we attend the State Competition, but those will be described at a later date.

Sign-up forms and event descriptions are available on my website: SMS Science Olympiad Information. Email any questions you may have to: Mrs. Brown—brownk@thestmaryparish.org

Ashley Basinger, H.S.A. President

I am very proud to see we have a great group of involved parents in our school! 140 out of 180 families filled out volunteer sheets! We now have fantas-tic lists of volunteers for many needed areas within the school. If you filled out a sheet, you have been placed in one or two areas of the school to volunteer. You were not placed in every area you checked - we don't want to wear out our volunteers. Mrs. Linn has a notebook with the different volunteer areas and volunteers. You will receive an e-mail from the head of your committee when the time is right. If you would like to volunteer for other groups, of course, we would love to have you help. Thank you for all of your time. It makes such a difference in our school!

Getting Ready for Rita’s Celebrity Scoops which took place on Saturday, September 21st.

Spotlight on Mrs. White’s Kindergarten Class

The kindergarten class is busy learn-ing and making friends. They are enjoying their classroom activities as well as their special classes. Last week they met their 4th grade bud-dies. Their buddies will met with them throughout the year to read and help with fun projects. The kindergarten

class is off to a fun start and is looking forward to a super school year!