Dear Parishioners, This weekend we have distributed the annual parish financial report. Please read it over carefully. If you have any comments or would like more information about our parish finances, you may contact me or any member of our Finance Council: Kathy Reynolds, Patrick Hayes, Kathy Jacobsen, JoAnne Zech, Ted Testa, or our accountant, Colin Cahill. Thank you for your financial support of our parish. Anointing of the Sick - I will be offering the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick after Mass on Saturday, November 17th. Those who wish to be anointed can sit in the front rows of the church after Mass. Who can receive the Anointing? Anyone who will be having an operation in the near future; anyone who has chronic pain; those who struggle with addictions; those who have compulsive behavior; people who grew up in abusive, dysfunctional families; and people who suffer from depression or other mental challenges. Those who are anointed with the holy oil can expect the following blessings from the Lord: strength to continue to be spiritually healthy; inner peace, knowing that you are right with God and with others; forgiveness of all your sins; heal ing - spiritual, emotional or physical. May God send his healing love to those who are ill. Our Men's Spirituality Group and our Women's Spirituality Group will meet next Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. The meetings will consist of social time, prayer, and discussion. These groups are open to all men and women of the parish. Come and get spiritually refreshed! Liturgy comes from the Greek word ‘leitaurgia’ meaning the work of the people. It’s what we do when we come together as a Catholic community to worship publicly. This happens in the Mass and the other Sacraments as well as in the Liturgy of the Hours. There is a particular pattern and rhythm to the Liturgy. The Liturgical Calendar gives shape to this. It begins every year in late November or early December on the First Sunday of Advent and runs through to the Solemnity of Christ the King, the follow ing November. The Liturgical Year consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons. It determines when feast days are to be observed and which parts of Scripture are to be read in the cycle of three years. The ‘Lectionary’ – the Mass readings from the Bible – follows a Sunday cycle and a weekday cycle. The Liturgical Calendar follows a three-year cycle, each year being represented by the letters, A, B, and C. During the year A cycle, the Gospel of Matthew is the primary Gospel used for the readings. In year B, Mark is the primary Gospel. In year C, Luke is the primary Gospel. The Gospel of John is proclaimed on particular Sundays in each of the years. In each cycle of the Liturgical Calendar there are six seasons – each emphasizing a part of the life of Jesus: Advent; Christmas; Lent; Triduum (three events – Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday); Easter; Ordinary Time. Distinct liturgical colors may appear in connection with the different seasons. In a couple of weeks we will celebrate the Feast of Christ The King, the last Sunday of the church year. Then we begin the new year with Advent. The church will be reading cycle C readings, the Gospel being from St. Luke. Many thanks. God Bless You, Fr. Paul J. Alciati