31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS:

5:30 p.m. Saturday, November 4 + Bobby Johnson (Kathy & Guy King) 8:00 a.m. Sunday, November 5 Aram Kalpakgian (Birthday) (Donor) 10:00 a.m. Sunday, November 5 For the People 8:00 a.m. Monday, November 6 David Stapleton & Family (Donor) 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 7 + Mike Hays (Patty Hays) 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 8 + Jack & Kathleen Beckerman (Bob & Ellen Schopis) 8:00 a.m. Thursday, November 9 Nicholas Ward (C.W.C.) 8:00 a.m. Friday, November 10 All Souls 8:00 a.m. Saturday, November 11 Amanda Robinson (Donor) 5:30 p.m. Saturday, November 11 + Patrick Hildebrandt (Terry & Linda Oliver) 8:00 a. m. Sunday, November 12 All Souls (Rosalee Richie) 10:00 a.m. Sunday, November 12 For the People SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday:

Tuesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time; National Vocation Awareness Week; Daylight Saving Time ends Election Day The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica St. Leo the Great St. Martin of Tours; Veterans Day

Total collection: Oct. 28/29 $2,293.00 Average expenses last 4 weeks: $3,542.82 Total in Electrical Fund: $225,796.19 Total Pledged for Electrical as of 7/24: $141,209.25 Attendance: 5:30 PM (44) 9:00 AM (90) 2:00 PM (100)

MINISTERS: EUCHARIST: LECTORS: SERVERS: USHERS:

SAT. NOV. 11 5:30 PM LILIA BABBITT PAUL SEBASTIAN KRYSTAL DAVISON GABBY MCCONNELL FRED CALVERT MIKE MCCONNELL

Pastor’s Notes Jesus makes an important statement in today’s Gospel. What He is in effect saying is “Listen to what the Pharisees say.” Further, by His reference to the “Chair of Moses”, Jesus is saying that they preach with authority and that that authority rests in God. These statements might at first seem strange coming from the mouth of the Lord who seemed so often to be at odds with the Pharisees. But Jesus quickly draws a distinction about what these men say and what they do. The Pharisees would have seemed natural allies of Jesus. He preached many of the same doctrines about the afterlife and the Law that they held. But, while Jesus gives them credit for saying the right things about God, He criticizes the Pharisees for practicing a faith that is mostly for show. Jesus proclaimed last week that the two great commandments of love of God and love of neighbor underlie the Law and the prophets. That love is a total self-giving love. By His specific criticisms of the Pharisees in this week’s reading Jesus seems to be saying that their motivation for practicing the Law as they do is based in a self-love that seeks not the glory of God but the glory of self. They want everyone to know that they keep the Law. They want people to praise them, to fawn over them. They want everyone to think that they keep the Mosaic customs in a way that proves those who do not to be beyond contempt. If they had truly been motivated by love of God and neighbor then they would have spent more time concerned about the welfare of others than about their own personas. Instead of criticizing those who failed, they would have helped them better understand the Law and sought their conversions. Instead of trying to exclude the taxcollectors and sinners they would have worked to bring them back into a right relationship with God. The self-righteous always make out that they are doing more than anyone else in terms of religious observance. The fact is they are actually minimalists who do no more than is necessary to win the praise of others. They fail to keep the very commandments they stress for others because they do all for self rather than act out of love of God and neighbor. They expect to be rewarded for the little they do but never strive to give of themselves. They may well know the truth and even be able to expound it to others but as Jesus showed, in reality it means only as much to them as they can personally gain from it. FATHER TOM

SUN. NOV. 12 8:00 AM MATT BOKOVITZ NATHAN FRAZEE GABE FRAZEE JOSIAH STAPLETON PAUL KOCH BRUCE DAVISON

SUN. NOV. 12 10:00 AM _____________ JOY ELLIOTT ___ ANTHONY SOLA ____ CAROLINA SOLA SOPHIA SOLA _______ KEITH ELLIOTT MIKE STAPLETON __________

LOVE NEEDED HERE: No one needs love more than someone who doesn’t deserve it. —Anonymous

FATHER THOMAS HAMM, JR. PASTOR

NOVEMBER 5, 2017________ THE GREATEST AMONG US

Whom do you admire? Is it the President of the United States or a movie star or a billionaire? These are people whom the world exalts as great. Like the Pharisees in today’s Gospel, they have places of honor wherever they go. Would you like to follow in their footsteps? The scriptures for today offer different examples for us to follow. Jesus tells us that the greatest among us are the servants. These are the people we are to honor and imitate. We are called to be like Paul, who worked hard to serve the needs of his communities, and Jesus, who gave his life in service to the world. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION today from 11:00-4:00 pm. PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION classes today Sunday, November 5 after the 10:00 AM Mass. LIVE YOUR FAITH- SERVING THOSE IN NEED. Grow Spiritually. Develop Christian Friendships. In the Gospel today, we hear the good news that when we keep our focus on God and serve one another, God exalts us! Please say a special prayer for the poor who have no one to pray for them. We encourage and invite everyone to our meeting on Monday, November 6 at 7:00 PM. THERE WILL NOT BE A CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING THIS MONTH. BLESSED IS HE THAT CONSIDERETH THE POOR: THE LORD WILL DELIVER HIM IN TIME OF TROUBLE. Psalm 41. LOAVES AND FISHES wish to extend a thank you to the following who donated to the dinner on Sunday, October 29: Lilia Babbitt, Margie Calvert, Karrie Davison, Stacie Deslich, Joan Folden, Kitty Griffith, Mary Louise Hennesy, Yolande Howard, Kathleen Patrick- Marchi, Janet Merry, Janet North, Don & Dorothy Polcyn, Remy Simon and The Thompson family. 333 meals were served. MSGR. WILLIAM MYERS UPDATE: Fr. Bill had open heart surgery on Monday, October 30th. They did one by-pass and replaced a valve to his aorta. He will be in the hospital five to seven days and then will be in rehab. Here is the address for when he is moved to rehab: Trinity Community of Beavercreek 3218 Indian Ripple Road Beavercreek, Ohio 45440. Please keep him in your prayers as he recovers. “National Vocation Awareness Week will be celebrated in our country November 5-11, 2017. Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons and consecrated men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of a vocation."

NAMES ON THE PRAYER LIST WILL REMAIN FOR 30 DAYS AFTER 30 DAYS THEY WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THE OFFICE.

These names will remain until November 30, 2017 Please pray for the health and the healing of our friends and relatives:

Resty and Gisela Alonzo, Donna Altizer, Wayne Bergdoff, Andrew Calvert, Brent Coburn, Lori Cody, Margaret Coen, Marge Cornett, Amy Davis, Harriett Davison, Karen Davison, Keith Davison, Betty Doerfer, Greg Frasier, Sue Freyberg, Jonnie Lou Gabrielli, Albert Grable, Kelly Haas, Larry Haas, Patrick Hays, Noah Knackstedt, Alan Kuhn, Jess Luther, Davey Mathney, Richard Maynard, Jim McCausland, Bill Merry, James Merry, Lee Ann Mollohan, Sydney Elaine Preston, Bart Repass, Jeff Rider, John Rocchi, Vicky Ross, Charlotte Shaffer, Lyle Shillington, Dr. Mel Simon, Dr. Anthony Sola, Lori Stevenson, Gabe Stewart, Charles Surber, Len Sutton, Sandy Walker, Jamie Weis, Judy Werner, Jack Williams, Harry White and Patrick Wolfe.

NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUBS OF OUR DEANERY WILL MEET HERE AT ST. LOUIS AT 2:00 PM FOR AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING TO ORGANIZE OUR DEANERY ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED. ITS’S TIME TO STARTING PLANNING FOR THE MARCH FOR LIFE TRIP 2018. This year’s trip will be Thursday, January 18th thru Friday, January 19. Cost is $50.00 per person early bird special, $100.00 after Nov. 30th. Includes Round trip motor coach bus, snacks on the bus, one boxed lunch, hotel accommodations (4 per room), metro passes, prayer materials, dinner on the way home. You can find registration forms on the table in the entryway of the hall. For more information please contact John Spencer at 740-444-9632 or email [email protected]. SPECIAL COLLECTION TO BE TAKEN UP FOR OUR SEMINARIANS: A special collection will be taken up at all Masses next weekend, November 11/12, for the seminarians of our diocese. This effort is being coordinated by the Knights of Columbus as they continue to support seminarians and vocations to the priesthood. If you wish to donate to this collection. Please put your donation in a blank envelope marked “Seminarians” and put it in the collection next weekend. I urge you to be as generous as your means allow and ask that you pray for our seminarians regularly and for the success of this collection. THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKETS: Our Knights of Columbus, St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Women’s Club are asking for non-perishable food items to fill food baskets for Thanksgiving. You may start bringing you items now. Please place them in the hall by the memorial tree on the wall.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION What is the name of the pope’s cathedral? If you said the Vatican, or St. Peter’s, you were off by a few miles, since the answer is the Basilica of St. John, the Lateran, the “Mother Church” of all the churches of the world and the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome. It takes its name from the Lateran family, the Trumps of their day, who somehow ran afoul of the Emperor Nero. He seized all their property, including their vast Roman palace and estate. We don’t know how Plautius displeased Nero so badly, but eventually all the Lateran property came to Constantine, the first Christian emperor, through his wife, Fausta. Early in the fourth century, when Christianity was at last legalized, Constantine gave the property to the church. Soon the great meeting halls were expanded and adapted. Over the centuries, the church building has been sacked by armies, ruined by fire, torn down, and rebuilt. The oldest and most unchanged part of the Lateran is a vast, separate baptistery with steps leading down to a huge green basalt pool. Imagine what a triumphal moment the dedication of this public church building was for a community that had worshiped in secret for so long! This Thursday’s feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica is really about the tradition of consecrating space for worship, and so by extension, a feast for your parish church building and, given the beautiful second reading, for its baptistery as well. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.