St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
1653 113th Street Northwest Grove, OK 74344
918-786-9312 https://stelizabeth-grove.org
Fr. Valerian Gonsalves
IN GOD ALONE Isaiah speaks to us today of Cyrus, King of Persia,
anointed by the Lord. God calls Cyrus by name and leads him in
service to the Israelites. In this passage we hear that it is the
Lord who gives Cyrus his title, who arms him against his enemies,
and who opens doors and unbars gates before him. And God does all
of this so that the people will know that “I am the L ,” and that
“there is none besides me” (Isaiah 45:6). Paul opens his letter
with essentially the same notion—that in God alone we find our
grace and peace. Paul also gives thanks to God on our behalf,
calling to mind our work of faith, hope, and love. And in the
fa-miliar Gospel reading, Jesus tells the Phari-sees to give to
Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.
SÓLO EN DIOS Isaías nos habla hoy de Ciro, el rey de Persia,
ungido del Señor. Dios llama a Ciro por su nombre y lo conduce a
servir a los israelitas.
En este pasaje oímos que es el Señor quien le da a Ciro su
título, quien lo arma contra sus enemigos, y quien abre
los portones, y no deja nada trancado ante él. Y Dios hace todo
esto para que su pueblo llegue a saber que “yo soy el SEÑOR,” y que
“no hay otro” (Isaías 45:6). Pablo abre su carta esencialmente con
la misma noción, que sólo en Dios podemos hallar gracia y paz.
Pablo también da gracias a Dios en nuestro nombre, recordando
nuestro trabajo fatigoso de fe, esperanza y amor. Y en la familiar
lectura del Evangelio, Jesús dice a los fariseos que den al César
lo
que es del César y a Dios lo que es de Dios.
Please Pray for: Sick
Christopher Azurdia, Rosemary Barmore, Jeanie Beesley, Edda
Brancato, Kathleen Callan, Judith Caputo, Janet Fletcher, Bailey
Frasier, Barbara Hefley, James Highley, Rosalie Jensen, Gary
Keesling, Tim King, Jim Koestner, Nancy Larson, Julie Lewandowski,
Carole McCormick, Kathy McGivern, Roy McKinley, Dale Myers, , Ruth
& Steve Nutter, Art Pinsart, Joe Pisowicz, Martha Pope, Dyanna
Price, Frankie Price, Virgin-ia Price, Cindy Reynolds, Gene
Russell, Nathan Rice, Carlene Sanders, Drew Schi-bi, Bertha Senn,
Dean Shockly, Ert Sow-ers, Kayden Stephenson, Annie Walser, Mark
Williams & Kathy Williams
Military Gladys Batangan, , Nick Farris, Mike Flood, Stephen
Flood, Aaron Kyler King, Jeremy Potts, Emily Thompson, &
Nicho-las Walden College Students Aracely Aguirre, Abigail Cutter,
Hannah & Miriam Doughty, Kali Ham-mock, Troy Helms, Harley
Fletcher Justus Fletcher, Luke Hammock, Savoy King, Sabrina
Lennemann, Brady & Brannon Maravich, Madelyn Mash, Christian
Mis-sion, Siera O'Daniel, Macy & Silas Rosi-ere, Jacob Walden,
& Amber Wiles
Parish Personnel
Pastor Fr. Valley
Director of Religious Ed.
Shonna Fletcher
Parish Council Troy Tipton
Finance Council Tom Prusator
Knights of Columbus
Kyle Schauf
St. Elizabeth’s Woman Council April Hudgens
Sacristan Pat Beyer
Parish Membership and
Bulletin Stan Starts
Maintenance
John Mash & James Chaput
Mass Schedule Tuesday &Wednesday—5:30 PM
Adoration –Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 PM Thursday & Friday - 9:00
AM
Saturday - 5:30 PM Sunday - 10:00 AM
Spanish Mass Sunday—12:30PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:45 - 5:15 PM El
Sacramento de Recanciliacion en Espanol Domingo 12:00 -12:30 PM
Marriage Preparation Please contact Fr. Valley 6 months in advance.
Baptism Preparation Please contact Fr. Valley a month in advance.
In Case of Emergencies For emergencies in the absence of Fr. Valley
call Stan Starts (918-786-5300) or Troy Tipton (918-607-5203)
Rosary Reminder We will say the Rosary thirty minutes before both
Mass. Need of Prayer? It is important!!! If anyone in need of
emer-gency treatment at the hospital or is going to have surgery,
please call Fr. Valley at 918-786-9312 or Shonna at 918-948-2334 or
Troy Tipton at 918—786-4199.
Ministries for Next Week
Saturday (5:30) Sunday (10:00) Ushers: EOHC: Lector: Gifts:
Servers
Prayer Lists If you wish to have a name added to the list
please
contact Stan Starts at 918-786-5300. or [email protected]
.
Readings For The Week Monday: Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk
12:13-21 Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85:9ab-14; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday:
Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Eph 3:14-21;
Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Eph 4:1-6; Ps
24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk
13:1-9 Sunday: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt
22:34-40
DEBT REDUCTION
Additional payments to the diocese have reduced our debt on the
build-ing fund loan to $35,000. We thank all parishioners and
visitors for their help in this debt reduction project. Please
continue with your donations to end this debt. Father Valley &
the Finance Council
Offering of Last Week Attendance: 147 Cash and Coin 355.00
Checks & Direct Deposits 3163.15 Total 3518.15 Special
Collection 0.00
Announcements March for Life This year, the Diocese of Tulsa
Youth Office is sponsoring a pilgrimage to Washington DC to
participate in the National March for Life. This pilgr im-age is an
opportunity for youth, chaper-ones, college students and young
adults from the Diocese of Tulsa to advocate for life from
conception to natural death. This will mark the 48th Anniversary of
the Roe v. Wade decision of the Su-preme Court, legalizing abortion
in all states. We depart for Washington DC on Tuesday, January 26,
and return on Sunday, January 31, 2021. All fees include lodging
and transportation to and from the state of Oklahoma. Payments
below: PAY ON TIME & IN FULL: $450 per person received by
November 13, 2020. PAYMENT PLAN: $450 per per-son, with deposit of
$200 due by No-vember 13, 2020, and final payment of $250 due by
December 4, 2020. Contact the Youth Office for any further
ques-tions you may have at 918/307-4939 or 918/307-4907. To the St.
Elizabeth Community, I want to thank you so much for your prayers,
kind words of encourage-ment, and your many “Get Well” wish-es. I
know it has made a big difference in my recovery from the stroke. I
am back in Grove and have finished my Physical Therapy; but have
more Occupational Therapy scheduled to get strength back in my
right arm. Again, I know your thoughts & prayers made a
difference in my life. Thank you so very much! Blessings to you
all. Cindy Reynolds Finances St. Elizabeth’s has moved all
bookkeeping operations in-house, and our programs are now tied
directly with the Diocese of Tulsa. We are also pleased to announce
that we have hired a bookkeeper with 25+ years of experi-ence in
accounting and management. This is a welcome addition to the
pro-gress we have made within the office structure of the parish.
Grove Seminarian Be sure to pick up the letter from our local
seminarian! Faith Formation Faith Formation: Meeting in
person with families for the Living Ro-sary October 18 at 11am
Living Rosary: Join us in prayer as we gather for a Living Rosary
outside Octo-ber 18 at 11am Youth Senate Allison McPherson, our
Youth Senate representative for the Diocese of Tulsa is gathering
new socks for a diocese-wide project to provide personal hygiene
items to the homeless in our diocese. Let's show our support for
Allison in this outreach by loading her up with socks! Bring your
donation and drop it into the box in the vestibule as soon as
possible! Living Rosary The Altar Society is teaming up with Faith
Formation families to host a living rosary. This will be a socially
dis-tanced activity (hopefully outside!) at 11am on October 18th.
Prayer Chain Prayer Chain: If you would like to be added for
prayers or to pray for those in need please contact Jenni Wind-ers
at 620-872-1874 RCIA Anyone interested in entering into the
Catholic faith, please reach out to Fr. Valley or Troy Tipton.
Thrift Shop News Summer hours are from 10am-3pm. We are operating
solely on volun-teer help inside the shop and in the an-nex. We
desperately need help from our male parishioners! We are not
handling furniture at the present time so there should be no heavy
lifting. Shifts from 8:30am to noon or noon-2pm are availa-ble
also. Any help is appreciated! Our next work days are : November 4
& 5 REMINDER: The obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains
suspended for all Catho-lics of both the Oklahoma City and Tul-sa
Dioceses. PHASE ONE - Parishioner Responsi-bilities: * Persons who
are sick or feel sick must not attend public Mass. * Parishioners
are encouraged to take their temperature before leaving home to
attend Mass and not attend if they have a temperature that is 100.4
degrees Faren-heit or above per CDC guidelines. * Parishioners are
strongly encouraged to wear masks (except for reception of
Communion which will be by hand only) * Parishioners who have
coughs and sneezes associated with allergies are required to wear a
mask or not attend Mass out of charity for others. PHASE ONE -
Parish Requirements: * Only 33% of the maximum occupancy capacity
may be utilized * Pews will be blocked off to assure six foot
distancing is possible * Cry rooms and access to Parish Hall are
blocked off *Designated doors propped open if pos-sible for
entry/exit *Missalettes are available to pick up as you enter the
church. Please take it home with you * Holy water fonts remain
empty *Collection baskets will be available upon entry into the
church. You may, of course, continue to mail your collection
envelopes or donate through the Diocese of Tulsa web page. * Ushers
will wear masks and gloves and will seat people according to social
distance as they enter, go to Commun-ion, and leave the church
*Hand sanitizer will be provided within the church *Rosary, choir,
cantor and music are currently suspended during this phase *
Sanitizing procedures will occur be-tween every Mass * The sign of
peace between parisioners is omitted. After the priest offers
Christ's peace to the people and they respond, the Mass will
continue with the Lamb of God *Holding hands during the Lord's
Prayer is prohibited as it is not part of the Mass in the Roman
rite *The parish will provide a means by which parishioners may
maintain six feet of distance from other individuals in the
Communion line * An acolyte for each Mass will serve as Communion
minister/lector in order to limit movement within the church and
will sanitize and wear a mask during Communion. Weekday Mass
Intentions Saturday -Saturday—Prayers for those affected by the
Coronavirus