YEAR A

Father John F. Kelly, Pastor

Father Alvaro Pio Gonzalez Parochial Vicar

Charles Sukup, Deacon

Please note change in

Daily Mass Schedule

Weekly Mass Schedule

Monday 8:30am Tuesday 6:00pm Wednesday 8:30am Thursday 6:00pm Friday 8:30am Saturday 4:00pm Sunday 9:00am 11:00am Español 5:00pm

St. Sylvester Catholic Church, 6464 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563

New Parishioners: Please register at the Welcome Table

in the vestibule after Mass or stop by the office.

Active Membership is determined by: Registration in the parish Faithful attendance at Sunday Mass and on Holy Days Support of the parish through time, talent

and treasure

Welcome! St. Sylvester Parish Office

Phone: 850-939-3020 FAX: 850-936-5366

Website: www.stsylv.org Email: saintsylv@stsylv.org

Bulletin Items: bulletin@stsylv.org Hours: Monday - Thursday

9:00am to 2:00pm

Sun Nov 12

9a 9a 10a 11a 3p 3p 4p 4:30p 5p 6p

Son Treasure Sunday Mass Blessing at the Flag Pole Sunday Mass Spanish Baptism Prep English Baptism Class Spanish Choir Practice Reconciliation (Spanish & English) Spanish Mass Lifeteen/Edge

Mon Nov 13

8:30a Daily Mass

Tue Nov 14

9a 6p 7p 7p

Women’s Bible Study Daily Mass Men’s Rosary Fellowship Grupo Oracion

Wed Nov 15

8:30a 6p 6:30p 7:30p

Daily Mass RCIC, ROCK, RCIT Choir Practice Guitar Practice

Thu Nov 16

6p 6p 6p

RCIA Daily Mass Women of Grace

Fri Nov 17

8:30a 7:30p

Daily Mass Grupo Oracion

Sat Nov 18

10a 3p 4p

SVdP Reconciliation Vigil Mass

Sun Nov 19

9a 11a 4p 4:30p 5p

Sunday Mass Sunday Mass Spanish Choir Practice Reconciliation (Spanish & English) Spanish Mass

Religious Education Classes

Anointing of the Sick Call the parish office

Baptism Must have Baptism Preparation Class English classes on 2nd Sunday of each month Baptisms are on 3rd Sunday of each month

Text or call Erica Meyer, 850-978-2624 Email – englishbaptism@stsylv.org Spanish classes 1st and 2nd Sundays of each month Call Kenia Redondo 850-357-5087

Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction First Fridays - 6:00pm - 9:00pm 6pm Exposition and Silent Adoration 7pm Communal Prayer of the Office of the Blessed Sacrament 8pm Hispanic Holy Hour and Benediction

Marriage Arrangements Six months in advance; please call the office

Reconciliation English Saturday 3:00pm-3:30pm Spanish & English Sunday 4:30pm-5:00pm By appointment

Nursery Available during 9:00am & 11:00am Masses

Sacraments and Services

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (4-6 yrs. only) Sundays during the 9:00 or 11:00am Mass

No registration is required. The teacher will call the children to the front of the sanctuary before Mass begins, and they will return during the offertory.

Son Treasure Special Needs Liturgy/Class Sundays during the 9am Mass in Conference Rm 1

ROCK (1st-5th) Wednesday 6pm-7:15pm EDGE (6th-8th) Sunday 6pm-8pm LIFETEEN (9th-12th) Sunday 6pm-8pm ADULT FAITH FORMATION (AFF) Various days and times - Check bulletin or call parish office RCIC (4th-8th Grades) Wednesday 6pm-7:15pm RCIT (9th-12th Grades) Wednesday 6pm-7:15pm RCIA (Adult) Thursday 6pm-8pm

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Thanksgiving Day Mass 9am Thursday, November 23rd.

(There will be no evening Mass that day.) The collection during the Thanksgiving Mass on

November 23 will go entirely to local charities. There are many families in need in our local community that

will benefit from your kind generosity during this holiday season. Give Thanks to God for He is good.

For World Peace, For All God’s Children, and the Sick:

Joe Aguyao, Zoe Allen, Ava Adkinson, Roberta Anderson, Laura Baker, Norka Balencia, Selena Barthe, Pete Bayona,

Kathy Benson, Beverly Blackwell, Sam Bonno, Dennis Boyce, Mark Broughton, Lanie Brewster, Linda Burgemeister, Cathy Butler, James Cicero, George Crepeau, Bob Dasho, Barbara Donahue,

Russell Durfee, Lin Dworshak, Johnnie Frank, Elsa Garcia, Dion Gerena, John Gibson Family,

Susan Guthrie, Paul Hanson, Stephen Hass, Dale Hawkins, Kylie Hosey, Jerry Hutchinson, Fay Johnson, Dick Justice,

Anthony Konosky, Sandy Laverty, Karen Machula, Debbie Martin, Pat and Don Miller, Fr. Phi Nguyen, Doris O’Rourke, Dwayne Patterson, Dan Ramsey,

Dan Russell, J.P. Russell, Midge Skinner, Cathy Spaffard, Marvin Spellings, Joanne Thomas, Leon Vincent,

Sue Van Slooten, and Diane Watkins.

Please notify the Parish Office if someone is in need of prayer. Names will remain on the list for four weeks unless the office is notified.

Sunday, November 12 9:00am † Anthony Crimi 11:00am † Joseph & Maria Nguyen 5:00pm For the Parish Monday, November 13 8:30am † James Kattengell Tuesday, November 14 6:00pm Bobby Guthrie Sr. (Birthday) Wednesday, November 15 8:30am † TK & Pat Jones Thursday, November 16 6:00pm † Arlene Sauer Friday, November 17 8:30am † Joseph J. Schittig Saturday, November 18 4:00pm † William R. Benecke Sunday, November 19 9:00am † John Dean 11:00am † Deceased Members of the Columbiettes; Debbie Gallan, Wanda Lewicki, Pat Sweeney and Moni Price 5:00pm For the Parish

by The Crimi Family by Nguyen Family

by Vlado & Kateri Gamberger by Zeny Guthrie by The Jones Family by Robert Sauer by The Pigoski Family With Love Sissy &Tommy by Stella Dean

by The Columbiettes

If you would like to have the lamp above the Tabernacle burn for one week in Memory or Honor of a loved one, contact the Parish Office Monday through Thursday 9:00am - 2:00pm. Suggested Donation - $10

Year A Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Actions and consequences Reading I: Wisdom 6:12-16 (the availability of wisdom to those who seek) Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (resurrection of the dead) Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 (parable of the ten virgins)

Key Passage Jesus said,

“Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

(Matthew 25:13) Adult: We meet Christ sometimes when we least expect it. How can you be ready to see him in all the ways he is present? Child: What are some surprising ways in which you meet Christ in your daily life?

This Week The Sanctuary Lamp Above the Tabernacle

Burns In Memory Of:

Bill Benecke

Mass Intentions

Reflection

Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday: Wis 2:23 -- 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b --8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday:Wis18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 or (for the memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33 Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128:1-5; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]

Readings for the Week

Prayer Requests

Each week we highlight one of our bulletin sponsors. Because of these ads we are able to get our bulletins FREE.

Please support these Businesses! Our “sponsor of the

week” is:

Please email ALL bulletin ads, announcements, requests, names for prayer list, notes, etc. to the bulletin editor at: bulletin@stsylv.org

NOTE FOR THE HOLIDAY: All items for NOV. 26th’s bulletin

must be in on or before NOVEMBER 15th.

Cooks not Needed until Next Year!! Thanks to all who shared their meals

this year with our RCIA class!!!

If you love cooking and would like to share your talent, we are looking for parishioners to cook one

or more meals for our RCIA class (Classes for individuals studying to become Catholic).

Our RCIA Class meets on Thursdays at 6:00pm through April 19th.

You would need to cook for approximately 10 people. You can cook at home and bring to the church kitchen or utilize our kitchen facilities to

cook your meals.

Dates Needed: Starting in January of 2018

Sacred Heart of Jesus

I place all my trust in You!

“Women of Grace” meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 6:00pm - 7:30pm in Room 205 in the Activity Center. Each week a

different topic is discussed, which allows you to join in for one or all of the classes. Come join the “Women of Grace” to Learn, Share and Pray!

November 16

Heart of Mary: Vessel of True Devotion

For more information contact Ashley or Yany at:

Ashley - AshleyMWhelan@icloud.com 850-867-7589

Yany - ywhelan@att.net

850-867-5642

Discontinuation of Subscription

After examining the rate at which our parish uses the FORMED.ORG services, we have

decided to discontinue the parish subscription due to the high expense.

Individual subscriptions may still be

obtained through the FORMED.ORG website.

Thank you for your understanding

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Wednesday: St. Albert the Great Thursday: St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude Friday: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Saturday: The Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne; Blessed Virgin Mary

I CAN DO ANYTHING I have started houses with no more than the price of a

loaf of bread and prayers, for with him who comforts me, I can do anything.

--Frances Xavier Cabrini

THE GAP It's interesting that there is such a huge gap between

advice and help. --Anonymous

Next weekend November 18th and 19th, there will be a second collection for Saint

Vincent de Paul, St. Sylvester Conference. Please be generous to those in need.

Youth Christmas Choir All children, boys and girls,

grades 2-8 are invited to be a part of the

Youth Christmas Choir, which will sing at the

4pm Mass on Christmas Eve. Rehearsals will take place mostly on

Mondays 6-7pm in the church. The first rehearsal will be

Monday, Nov. 20th followed by Nov. 27th and Dec. 4th,

then Sunday Dec. 10th 3-4pm. The last rehearsal will be

Monday, Dec. 18th 6-7pm.

Bring the children and let them sing!

WISDOM We consider wisdom today. The first reading from the book of Wisdom presents this precious gift as a feminine spirit, a very desirable virtue sought by many and graciously present to all who seek her. In today's Gospel, Jesus tells a parable to illustrate wisdom in a practical, measurable way. The wise will conserve their resources, use them prudently, and mark the passing of time. The foolish, on the other hand, not planning ahead, will be in the dark. Both of these readings tell us how accessible wisdom is to all who simply and honestly seek it. Paul's words to the Thessalonians are not about wisdom, but describe one result of true wisdom: To the wise person of faith even death holds no terror. Our faith in Jesus' resurrection tells us we will all one day rise to new life in Christ. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

November Food for the Poor Collection for Our Community:

Revised Pantry Needs for November Canned tomatoes, paste, sauce Chicken/beef broth Boxed dressing Boxed potatoes Hamburger Helper boxed dinners Boxed mac-n-cheese Gravy, gravy mixes Condiments Jelly Syrup Canned fruit Individual snacks

Diapers sizes 5 and 6, Baby Wipes, Turkeys and Hams - please drop off during regular business hours to Interfaith Ministries 4339 Gulf Breeze Pkwy Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 (No glass jars, PLEASE)!

Welcome to New Parishioners who joined our Parish Community In September and October!!

Welcome Home!!

Vincent & Jennifer Becklund Marcus Bell

Scott & Juanita Burke Matthew & Nicole Buscemi Christopher & Tracy Cisco

David Colvin Leon Cover

John & Angelle Curry Edna & Oscar Delgodo Mike & Linda Dowty

Gustavo & Lourdes Encalada-Ayala Carlos & Adriana Fajardo

Shaun & Mariah Faulk Neri Flores

Loretta Green Thomas & Kelly Heath

Brian & Rhea Jernigan Mark & Beth Jurecki

Arlene LeBlanc Rodney & Gloria Naught William & Cynthia Scott George & Mary Skinner

Jeff Stanley Tim & Laura Teschel

Nicholas & Gina Tinney Giovani & Yorleny Valverde

Dirora Zepeda Brian & Lori Zmijewski

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION We had sixteen hundred years' experience with one

Eucharistic Prayer in our repertoire, and the liturgical reforms of the Council of Trent shaped the way we worshiped for four hundred years. In the last

years of the Tridentine Mass, the early 1960s, we tended to see children as miniature adults. Fully rooted in the Sunday assembly by the decision of

Pope Saint Pius X to push Communion back to the age of seven or so from the standard age of twelve to fourteen years during the early 1900s, children were still more tolerated than acknowledged. The Mass

was in Latin, and by the 1960s the people had begun to regain their voices in the "dialogue Mass," so the focus was on training little children to recite or sing

in Latin. The new attention to the experience of children, their ability to enter into ritual, their

spontaneity, their ability to grasp key concepts in faith, felt "untraditional." Yet we can trace in our

tradition the ways in which children have long been given a special place in the assembly. From earliest

times, boys have served in choirs and certain ministries in monasteries and in parish churches. Girls were sometimes entrusted to nuns, learning liturgical chants and the arts. Yet, in our day, the

formation of a Lectionary for children and Eucharistic Prayers suited to them are truly

tremendous breakthroughs in our treasury of prayer. --

TODAY'S READINGS First Reading -- Wisdom is easily discerned by those

who love her (Wisdom 6:12-16). Psalm -- My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God

(Psalm 63).

Second Reading -- Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

[13-14]).

Gospel -- Stay awake! You know neither the day nor the hour (Matthew 25:1-13).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy

Corporation. All rights reserved.

Keep your eyes on the Lord, thirst for Him.

Sister Margaret Kuntz, Office of Faith Formation Pensacola/Navarre: Calling all young adults and those who know, live, or work with young adults To involve young people in preparations for the Synod of Bishops on youth in 2018, the Vatican has released an online questionnaire to better understand the lives, attitudes and concerns of 16- to 29-year-olds around the world. The questionnaire can be found on the synod’s official site: youth.synod2018.va/content/synod2018/it.html and is open to any young person, regardless of faith or religious belief. For opinions from this age group regarding life, attitudes and concerns about our world. Please follow this link to read the news story and to fill out the survey! In keeping with the October 2018 synod on “Young people, faith and vocational discernment”, the diocesan young adult ministry has developed two surveys so that we can better meet the needs of the young adults in our diocese.

If you are a young adult between 18 and 39, please complete the survey found at https://form.jotform.us/71016057908152

If you are a person who lives with, works with, or know young adults, please complete this survey. https://form.jotform.us/71094762308155