Holy Spirit Mission Statement

We, the Family of Faith at Holy Spirit, proclaim that by our Baptism we share in Christ’s mission as Priest, Prophet and King. We recognize our responsibility to give worship to God, reverence to all people, respect to all creation and to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Acknowledging our own brokenness and our need to hope, we seek to be a forgiving and welcoming community committed to service by the sharing of life and love with all, and working together to make peace and justice a reality in our world. Strengthened by the presence of God in our lives, we undertake all of this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. Alleluia!

Deacon, Al Evans

Deacon, Charles Ruelas

Deacon, Paul Wood

Pastor, Rev. Joseph C. Lee

Parochial Vicar,

Rev. Eugene Okoli

Adult & Family Director, Richard Johnson x23

Adult & Family Associate, Melisa Limones x26

Baptism/First Communion, Lisa Estrada x12

Business Administrator, Ann M. Picha x44

Business Associate, Mary Jorgensen x17

Childcare & Safe Environment, Sharon Bush x19

Children's Faith Formation, Deborah Pearson x14

Community Life, Cindy Meyer x24

Music Director, Felipe Ramirez (972)298-4971

Outreach Coordinator, Donna Greenlee x20

Parish Office, Mary Gruhlke x10

Parish Resource Associate, Veronica Houston x30

Pastor's Office, Cathy Ordemann x11

R.C.I.A., Lindee Greer x43

Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Devyn Buschow x16

Youth Ministry, Rachel Cromwell x45

Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.

Monday - Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Saturday 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

WELCOME!

We invite you to become a

member, by registering at

the Welcome Table in the

Narthex after Mass, or by

visiting the Parish Office!

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Parish Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday:

9:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday:

9:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon

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Please contact the

following staff members

for questions about:

Becoming Catholic:

Lindee Greer, x43

Baptism &

First Communion:

Lisa Estrada, x12

Confirmation:

Devyn Buschow, x16

Funerals:

Please contact Funeral

Home or Parish Office

Holy Spirit Catholic Church November 12, 2017

From The Pastor’s Desk Weekly Readings & Activities Sunday, Nov 12 Wis 6:12-16; 1 Thes 4:13-18; Mt 25:1-13

Monday, Nov 13 Wis 1:1-7; Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday, Nov 14 Wis 2:23--3:9; Lk 17:7-10

Wednesday, Nov 15 Wis 6:1-11; Lk 17:11-19

Thursday, Nov 16 Wis 7:22b--8:1; Lk 17:20-25

Friday, Nov 17 Wis 13:1-9; Lk 17:26-37

Saturday, Nov 18 Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Lk 18:1-8

Sunday, Nov 19 Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30

Sunday, Nov 12 8:00 a.m. Holy Mass—People of Holy Spirit 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Food & Fellowship HSCC Library (till 11:30 a.m.) 9:15/11:15 a.m. Children’s Faith Formation/“Mornings with Mom & Dad”9:15/11:15 a.m. Adult Clusters 1 & 2/3 9:30 a.m. Holy Mass—Intentions of Isaiah Kieffer 10:30 a.m. Choir Practice 10:45 a.m. R.C.I.A. Session 11:30 a.m. Holy Mass—Intentions of Dre & Jou Jou Jameson 1:30 p.m. Confirmation Preparation Parent & Student Session 5:30 p.m. Holy Mass—�Eugene Gallagher 6:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Classes Monday, Nov 13 St. Francis Xavier Cabrini 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass—�Albert C. Yzaguirre 9:15 p.m. Monday Morning Scripture Study 9:30 a.m. Low Impact Exercise 7:00 p.m. Monday Evening Scripture Study Young Adult “Elevation” Tuesday, Nov 14 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass—�Nora Estevez 9:30 a.m. Women’s Spirituality 1:00 a.m. Women’s Spirituality 6:30 p.m. HSCC Library 7:00 p.m. “Consoling the Heart of Jesus” Study 7:30 p.m. K of C 1st Degree Team Installation Wednesday, Nov 15 St. Albert the Great 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass—�Richard Graham

9:30 a.m. Legion of Mary Low Impact Exercise 6:00 p.m. Confessions Family Prayer Group HSCC Library 6:30 p.m. Team Spirit Meeting 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening Scripture Study “The Bible Timeline” Study CL Commission Meeting Thursday, Nov 16 St. Margaret of Scotland 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass—�Bob Rombach 6:30 p.m. Help for the Holidays 7:35 p.m. Choir Practice Friday, Nov 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass—�Fred Lyons 9:00 a.m. Holy Hour Saturday, Nov 18 St. Rose Philippine Duchesne 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass—Intentions of Francisco Romero Jr. 10:30 a.m. Children & Youth Choir Practice 3:30 p.m. Confessions 4:00 p.m. Choir Practice 5:30 p.m. Holy Mass—�Cristela Delgado Murphy 6:30 p.m. Marriage Enrichment Sunday, Nov 19 8:00 a.m. Holy Mass—�Deceased members of Flusche/Schultz 9:30 a.m. Holy Mass—�Jose Cayabyab 10:30 a.m. Choir Practice 11:30 a.m. Holy Mass—People of Holy Spirit 2:00 p.m. South Dallas Curia-Legion of Mary 5:30 p.m. Holy Mass—�Jack Anderson

The Word of God today urges us to seek wisdom. But what does the seeker of wisdom look like? A seeker of wisdom knows that he does not know, and is so open to new discoveries, new truths about life and about him or herself. If we have an answer for every problem that comes along, we can be assured that we are not seekers of wisdom. But when we can simply be present to a new situation, open to what it may reveal to us, and ready to admit that we don’t have all the answers for this particular situation, then we are on the road to wisdom. It is then that we have the possibility of listening to the voice of God as it is revealed in that particular happening.

Jesus urges us to keep awake – do not go through life in a drowsy state. This requires a certain level of alertness. Reflection is essential. Like most things, reflection is a habit – a good habit and one that we have to cultivate. It doesn’t happen automatically like rain falling down instead of up. We have to deliberately open ourselves up to the possibility of finding new truth in an old relationship, or in a familiar situation where we always presumed we knew what was going on.

For example, husbands and wives often lose the opportunity to discover new truths about each other because they presume they know the other as much as one can possibly know a person. This presumption places a large block between the man and the woman as they seek to live out their marriage in the ever-new situations that arise in everyone’s life. Part of the wisdom of being married is putting away all presumptions about the other person and remaining totally open to new discoveries.

Many marriages go stale and dry up because the man and woman no longer sense the adventure of living with another alive and changing human person.

One tried and true method for walking the road that leads to wisdom is the practice of Christian meditation. Do not be frightened off by the word, ‘meditation’. It just means reflecting on life in the presence of God. A person, who meditates, thinks about things. If that person is a Christian, then his or her meditation can be prayer by thinking about things, while consciously being aware of God’s presence. As you can imagine, such meditation usually involves a certain degree of quiet and separation from the usual activity of life. One who meditates needs a certain space and time which is conducive to reflecting upon life.

And don’t be put off by all the talk about different methods of meditation. If you simply reflect upon life in the presence of God, you are meditating. All that is usually required is some quiet time and space. Some people use a notebook to record any important thoughts or insights they had during their time of meditation. This can be helpful as a way of deepening some convictions and as an incentive to put those convictions into action or perhaps you might want to read some spiritual book as a form of meditation. As you read, whenever a thought strikes you, stop; stay with that thought; let it sink in and pray about it.

Remember these words from our first reading: “Resplendent and unfading is wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her.”

Holy Spirit Catholic Church November 12, 2017

Youth Ministry

Liturgy

Community Life Ministry

Pray for PEACE!

Sunday Morning Food and Fellowship Today: Tamales by Catholic Daughters Join us in the Gym for this annual tradition. Don’t forget to place your holiday orders. They will be ready for pickup on Dec. 17.

Next Sunday, Nov. 19: Thanksgiving Break

ThanksGIVING LUNCH Thursday, Nov. 23 - 11a.m.-1p.m. Holy Spirit will be offering a Thanksgiving Day Lunch for all those who would like to attend. See the insert in today’s bulletin for more information.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass & Celebration Tuesday, Dec. 12 - 7:00pm mass with Dinner following. Our final planning meeting for the OLG celebration will be on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7p.m. for anyone who is interested in helping with the event. If you have any questions please contact Cindy Meyer at cindymeyer@holyspiritcc.org.

Altar Flowers & Mass Intentions:

Altar Flowers this week were donated in

memory of ɫMark Opdahl by Deborah & Curtis

Opdahl.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in

memory of ɫNora Estevez by Brenda Bernier.

Holy Spirit’s Family Night at the Star’s Game will be December 5th! Tickets are only $10 but you must sign up by November 12th. Fill out the flyer at the front desk or e-mail DevynBuschow@holyspiritcc.org. Reminder: join us for Young Adult “Elevation” Monday, November 13, 7:00 p.m. Room 106

Do you miss the tradition of Christmas Carolers coming to your house? This year the teens of Holy Spirit want to come sing to you! Save the date for December 23rd! (Duncanville and Cedar Hill homes only) Sign-up sheets will be out soon!

Please pray for the teens leading and attending the Confirmation retreat next weekend! We will be growing closer to God at Camp Hoblitzelle in Midlothian. Remember, we do not have youth ministry next Sunday, November 19th or Sunday, November 26th! Enjoy Thanksgiving with your family!

Children and Youth’s Christmas Eve Mass

If you are in 2nd grade or older and have a love for Jesus and music; please sign up for the 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass Choir. A signup sheet will be outside of the music room in the church building. Any

instrumentalists are welcome as well.

We also will be singing for the St. Nicholas Breakfast on Sunday, December 10th.

Our practices will be in the church on Saturdays starting November 11th. through December 23rd. We will not have practice on November 25th, Thanksgiving weekend. Practices will be from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. each Saturday.

For more information, please call Mary Russell 214-773 1293. You can also contact me at mrussell@swbell.net.

Parish Nursery: WILL BE CLOSED on Nov. 24,

Thanksgiving Day. The Nursery will be open

Sunday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 26 for the 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Masses for children 6 months - 12

years-old No reservation required but space is

limited. Since there is no Faith Formation those

mornings, please enter the nursery via the playground

entrance.

Finances

Contributions - Nov. 4 & 5

Collections, Online & Mail $30,237.67 Average Weekly Expenses ($24,785.00)

Surplus $ 5,452.67 Contributions - All Saint’s Day $ 2,803.50 Upcoming Special Collections: Today Nov. 11/12 Catholic Charities Sunday Nov. 18/19 Catholic Campaign for Human Dev. Thank you to everyone for your continued generous support of the parish, our diocese and the global Catholic Church. May God bless you!!

Holy Spirit Catholic Church November 12, 2017

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who brought Halloween candy, treats and prizes for our Halloween Spooktacular! We had a record-breaking crowd for this event and without the donations that so generously came in during the past week, there would have been a whole lotta disappointed ghosts and goblins. In fact, we had just enough

candy, treats and Cat Walk prizes to make it to the very end of the Spooktacular...whew! We also gratefully thank the many teens, adults and families who came out to help with games, snacks and general crowd control, under the great direction of Devyn Buschow. Special thanks to Chris Kubin for cooking all those corny dogs, Cecilia Pecararo for donating all the cotton candy, Jessica Huckeba for baking and donating all the yummy Halloween cupcakes and Stacie DeDominicis, Lynn Hyles & Lynn Kinard for all their help with set-up. An extra shout out to parishioner Tony Padilla & Barcel Co. for donating all the marshmallow suckers and packages of Takis tortilla chips and Ken Rarick for his exceptionally generous monetary donation! That came in reeeallly handy on Monday for those last minute needs. Lastly, we thank Mary Grulke for coming in to handle the snack table all night and the incredible Limones Family, including DJ “Carlime,” for all their help before, during and after the event.

And on behalf of Holy Spirit’s Outreach Ministry, a sincere thank you to everyone who donated canned goods and/or miscellaneous food items for our food pantry! We collected over 300 items during our event, which will help stock the pantry for the holidays.

Join us for our annual Children’s Christmas event, Breakfast with St. Nicholas! Enjoy a delicious breakfast, courtesy of the Knights of Columbus, musical performance by the children’s & youth Christmas choir and there might even be a visit from St. Nicholas himself! Admission to breakfast - PER PERSON - is a new child’s toy, which will be donated to Brighter Tomorrows, one of Dallas County’s largest women’s shelters. But, if you forget your toy, a monetary donation, per person, will be taken in lieu of. All cash donations go to Brighter Tomorrows. This event is open to the entire parish….not just Faith Formation. So grab your grandchildren, nieces & nephews and join us for a wonderful Christmas event!

There will be no Faith Formation classes on Sunday, November 19 or 26 so that we can celebrate and enjoy the Thanksgiving Holidays! Classes resume on Sunday, December 3, the first Sunday of Advent. Have a blessed holiday!

Kindergarten Mornings with Mom & Dad are this Sunday, November 12 in the dining room at your child’s regularly scheduled Faith Formation class time. Mom & Dad, plan on joining your child for some one-on-one time and experience what they are learning in their CFF class. To ensure minimal disruption for the other families in attendance, please take advantage of our nursery for younger siblings. Please note that Mornings with Mom & Dad ARE NOT associated with our sacramental preparation program. PreK 4 Mornings with Mom & Dad sessions will be upon our return from the Thanksgiving break on Sunday, December 3.

SACRAMENTS & SUCH…. · The next Confirmation Parent & Student session is

THIS Sunday, November 12 from 1:30-3:45 p.m. in the gym. Please be on time…. Any questions may be directed to Devyn at ext. 16. Also, permission slips are NOW due for the required Confirmation retreat November 18/19!

· RCIA meets this Sunday from 10:45 a.m.-12 noon in Room 211.

Y O U A R E I N V I T E D T O

L U N C H

Thursday, November 23, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm ● Dining Room

DO YOU NEED SOMEWHERE TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING?

ARE YOU NEW IN TOWN? IS YOUR FAMILY OUT OF TOWN?

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW TRADITION?

COME AND JOIN US!!

If you would like to join us in celebrating this meal,

please RSVP by Monday, November 20

with the number attending in your party. You can also

place your reservation in the Narthex after mass.

We are asking our community to help us prepare this amazing

Thanksgiving meal by donating prepared dishes.

Please see our sign up tables in the Narthex for a list of dishes and

quantities needed. For more information, please

contact Cindy Meyer or Deborah Pearson at 972-298-4971.

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Come join us in GIVING Thanks!

DO YOU NEED SOMEWHERE TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING?

ARE YOU NEW IN TOWN? IS YOUR FAMILY OUT OF TOWN?ARE YOU NEW IN TOWN? IS YOUR FAMILY OUT OF TOWN?

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW TRADITION?

COME AND JOIN US!!

Help for the Holidays For adults who have experienced

the death of a loved one. Please join us.

Thursday, Nov. 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Holy Spirit Community Center Facilitated by Jessica Huckeba

Please register by calling Melisa at 972-298-4971 x 26 or Jessica at 214-498-6886.

To reserve childcare, call 972-298–4971 x 19 by Nov. 13.

Women’s ACTS Retreat Nov 30—Dec 3

Thursday evening through Sunday morning

Join with other women to energize your faith and apply it to daily

life. Experience God’s love and joy! Return with a deeper love for

God and his people and a passion to share that love with your

family, parish, and others.

Cost: $190—includes all meals and lodging. Financial help is

available. Please do not let the cost keep you from participating!

More info and register in narthex or online at

www.holyspiritcatholic.com/womens-acts-retreat