STAR OF THE SEA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH · Diana Sayson Estrella S. Monzon Dr. Natasia Reed Anne O’Brien Clarence Pitz Carlos Ortiz Isaac Swain Aaron Holley Tom Holloway Julie Mauro

LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday .................................................... 5 pm Sunday ........................ 8 am, 10 am & 12 noon Weekdays ............................. See inside bulletin Holy Days ............................ See inside bulletin

RECONCILIATION 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month ........ 3:30 pm or by appointment

HOLY ROSARY 1st Saturday of the month .................... 4:15 pm

OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday .......................... 9 am–4 pm Friday ......................................... 9 am–12 noon

PARISH STAFF Rev. Esteban "Steve" DeLeon ................ Pastor

Jean Choplinsky ......... Business Administrator

Jeanine Ritz ............. Religious Ed Coordinator Nancy Liette ........ Youth Ministry Coordinator Bryce Miller ....................... Music Coordinator

Geri Tarkington .. ...Baptisms, Marriage, RCIA and Funerals

Virginia Mollner ....... Social Ministry Director

Jessica Kwiatkowski ..........................Secretary

Grace Jones ...... Receptionist & Liturgy Coord.

Tony Lewis ...................................... Custodian

Sharon Lewis ............................. Housekeeping

STAR OF THE SEA

CATHOLIC SCHOOL 309 15th Street • Virginia Beach, VA, 23451 Website .............................. www.sosschool.org Phone .......................................... 757-428-8400 Fax .............................................. 757-428-2794 Dr. Carey Averill ............................... Principal

Karen MacLeod ...... Admissions Coordinator

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 • 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH STAR OF THE SEA 1404 PACIFIC AVE. • VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23451

Website: www.staroftheseaparish.com [email protected] Phone: 757-428-8547 Fax: 757-428-0788

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

MONDAY, September 30

TUESDAY, October 1

9:30-11am Women's Faith Sharing, R1/2 1:30pm Mass at Atlantic Shores 6:15pm Mass & Rosary 7pm Adult Faith Sharing, CHA

WEDNESDAY, October 2 8am Mass (Kathleen English†) 10am Women’s Club Welcome Coffee, CHA 7pm Cantors 7:30pm Choir

THURSDAY, October 3 8am Mass (Johnny Graziadei†) 8:30a-3pm Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel 5:15pm Children of Mary, R5 6:30pm RCIA, CHA

FRIDAY, October 4– Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

9am School Mass 6pm Blessing of the Animals, Church Parking lot

SATURDAY, October 5 8:30am Helping Hands of Star of the Sea, LH 3:30pm Reconciliation 4:15pm Rosary 5pm Mass (Jack & Nancy McLaughlin†)

SUNDAY, October 6- 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8am Mass (People of Star of the Sea) 10am Mass (Jerry Ryan†) 12noon Mass (John Sibilia†) 7pm Life Teen

Star of the Sea School Clothing Drive

THE WEEK AHEAD

In Our Parish

September 29, 2019– 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that our worth is not so much on what we have as who we are to God.

The story about Lazarus should remind us

that in the next life, the good will be rewarded, and

the bad will be punished. Is this a warning, or a

consolation to you? It all depends on the kind of life

you are living now. One thing is sure, we carry

nothing with us when we leave this world, except the

love we have shared.

Let us continue to be the visible face of Christ’s love and compassion by what we say and do.

Let us keep on loving as Jesus did. Amen.

From Fr. Steve

John Flannery M. Baily Buck Diana Brumitt Cathy K.Urwin Pat Smith Mary Dempsey Mary Barraco Gerardo DeLeon Beverly deCroix Sherry McCaskill Ken Fleming Ally Elefante Diana Marsden Nancy Burgess Peggy Morelli Bill Sabo Betty Sabo Remy Gega Brian Oswald Darren Wilson Michael Oswald Diana Sayson

Estrella S. Monzon

Anne O’Brien

Carlos Ortiz

Aaron Holley

Julie Mauro

Bernie Devlin

Kevin Kittrel

Shelia Atkey

Vicki Williams

Mike Davis

Craig McMillan

Collin Johnson

Randy Starling

Ric Robinson

Carolinn McLane

Michelle Wilson

The Aragon Family

Norm Hess

Lynn Hess

Katie Sabatino

Kelsie Weyer

Brenda Morris

Ann Miller

Angelita I. Majors

Anita Babineau

Dorothy Clemens

Hank Richeson

Joe McWaters

Mary M. Lyons

Susan Rivadulla

Sandra O’Brien

Ramona L Castner

Joel Rivera

Penny Romero

Christine Lake

Chris Palm

Pam Huggins

Robert Garrison

Joclare Moody

Michael Earhardt

Bonnie Cholish

Mario Simbulan

Madeline DeMuccio

Joan Kunzinger

Christy Black

Tom Holloway

Silvia Widmer

John Slepecki

Miguel Macias

Joseph Mikulski

Billy Spruell Jr.

Josie Orencia

Mary Longley

Patricia Rufle

Mary Morris

Ruth Jennette

Dale Ann Corillo

Dan Foley

Judy Duff

Kevin Flannery

Jim Edge

Evelyn Edge

Meghan Fitzgerald

Madeline Fitzgerald

Marianne Cicatko

Barbara Thomas

Jimmie Huggins

Bohumila Hrahoska

Brian Dempsey

Michael Fitzpatrick

Walt Daunhauer

The Gendreau Family

David Havel

JJ Miller

Nick Baragar

Lanie Lizarda

Scott Kohlrust

April Buckner

Tanner Effinger

Carolyn Stevens

Barb Tennyson

Joan Hoare

Mary Hancock

Stephanie Mungal

Betty Viloria

Clarence Pitz

Isaac Swain

Lois McDaniel

Alexa La Duke

Sherry LaMay

Jeffrey DiFulgo

Helen Slezak

Ann LaBuda

Gloria Apel

Vincent Donlon

Lee Taylor

Kevin Moore

Sirico Whitfield

Tony Schmidt

Bryan Langan

Janice Wilkie

Jack Upton

Andy Gallop

George Slezak

Kaye Barnes

Jacqueline Alwine

Giuseppe Pasceri

Con English

Bob White

George Rogers

Jorg Widmer

Carly Mauer

DaBiero Family

Patricia Briden

Mischele Grayson

Andrea Themides

Christopher Browne

Jack McGovern

Tom Ford

Wanda Weakley

Gail Alcorn

Ann Graziadei

Rosemarie Fraites

Debbie Lancto

David Hilton

Richard Davidson

Dr. Natasia Reed

Jean Brown

Judy Waterman

Rachel Tease

Sandy Mieczkowski

Alane Pollan

Jackie Napolitano

Joseph Kostrey

Mary Katherine Ogden

Joan Hilton

Trish Bloom

Angela Hopkins

Brody F Mary Nielsen Mike Stonum Dr. Yvonne Chandler Anna Steel Fermina Imperial Margaret Ross AndyRose Dempsey

OUR CIRCLE OF PRAYER

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED:

Dusty Shuman, Terese Briggs, Brother Mark Evans, O.S.B.

Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Virginia Beach is seeking a full- time Business Manager

The Business Manager will oversee the daily operations of the parish. This position is for 36 hours per week and will be available mid- November. Must have knowledge and experience with general office practices and procedures, highly organized and have the ability to multi-task. A willingness to help and serve others, a work-ing knowledge of the Catholic faith and the ability to han-dle situations pastorally, is necessary.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field; and 3-5 years’ experience.

Interested candidates should submit a resume to the Pas-tor at [email protected].

October 4th is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi Please join us for a Blessing of the Animals on

Friday, October 4th at 6pm in the Church Parking lot.

STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA September 29, 2019

Weekend Ministry Schedule for

October 5th & 6th Contact Grace Jones at [email protected]

Altar Guild Louise Allen, Marie Beck, Mickey Simkins, Maureen

Campbell, Chooki Woolard

Welcome Desk 5pm Armistead, Denoble 10am Davey, Merklinger 8am Tabor 12pm Kenney

Mass Schedule at Local Parishes Holy Family 9am Tuesday through Friday

5:30pm Saturday, 8:15am, 11am Sunday

St. John’s 7:30am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,

Friday 8am Wednesday, 5pm Saturday,

7:30am, 9:15am, 11am Sunday

St. Nicholas 9am Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

5:30pm Saturday, 9am and 11am Sunday

St. Luke’s 7am Monday through Saturday

5pm Saturday, 7am, 9:30am, and 12 Sun.

Holy Spirit 9:10am Tuesday and Friday, 6:15pm

Wednesday and Thursday, 5:30pm

Saturday, 8am, 10:15am and 12:15pm Sunday

The schedule for Liturgical Ministers is available

online at

www.rotundasoftware.com/ministry/SOS

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

September 22 Sunday Collection: $ 14,481.32

We need $16,077 each week to operate the parish.

Social Ministry: $ 415.00

Debt Reduction : $ 1,449.82

Our current mortgage debt for the parish hall is $13,537.32

Parish mortgage for the school building is $1,331,074.25 If you would like to have your Church contributions sent directly to the Church from your bank, please contact your own bank to do so. Almost every bank offers this service. Some parishioners are opting to do this.

STAR OF THE SEA PARISH COUNCIL Diane Anderson Jim Billing John Fletcher

Nancy Liette Ruth Neely Chancey Walker

Kirsten Robinson Tim Murphy Michelle Libasci

STAR OF THE SEA PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL Gary Ruffner Larry Wetsel Peter Rader

Alison McKee John Davey

Both councils meet once a month.

Readings for the Week of

September 30th-Ocotber 6th Monday: Zec 8:1-8/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23 [17]/Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [Zec 8:23]/ Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/ Mt 18:1-5, 10 Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [9ab]/Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Bar 1:15-22/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/ Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Ps 69:33-35, 36-37 [34]/ Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/2 Tm 1:6- 8, 13-14/Lk 17:5-10

Eucharistic Adoration:

Come let us Adore Him and receive His Blessings

We truly believe everything we pray in the Apostles’ Creed: - That God is the Creator of Heaven and Earth. That Jesus Christ is His only begotten Son. That Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. That Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and rose again on the

third day. - That God is both Divine and human.

WE BELIEVE that He is present, Body, Blood, Soul, Divinity in Holy Communion. Receiving Jesus in Holy Communion is the greatest gift He

gives us. Second is to spend time with Him (Our Eucharistic Lord) during Eucharistic Adoration.

He can do all things…things we cannot comprehend as human beings. Jesus didn’t say “this is a symbol of my

Body”. He said “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world” John 6:51. Once an ordained priest blesses the bread of the Lord's Supper, it is transformed into the actual flesh of Christ (though it retains the appearance, odor, and taste of bread); and when he blesses the wine, it is transformed into the actual blood of Christ (though it retains the appearance, odor, and taste of wine)

In the Eucharist, we see Him in the form in which He has chosen to come to us on our earthly journey. Come and join us the first Thursday of each month after the 8am Mass until 3pm.

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK Thanks to Hair for You, for sponsoring our bulletin

this weekend.

ALTAR SERVERS 3rd-5th GRADE

There will be an Altar Server training ses-sion on October 10th at 6:30pm for new and current Servers. You must be in 3rd Grade and have made your First Holy communion

in order serve. This meeting is for all children in 3rd through 5th grades only! If you have any questions contact Grace Jones at the Parish Office. Thank you!

STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA September 29, 2019

SACRAMENTS Baptism The next Baptism Classes will be December 4th & 11th at 7pm. For more information or to register for classes contact [email protected].

First Reconciliation/First Eucharist If your child will be in 2nd grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist for the 2019/2020 school year, please contact [email protected].

Confirmation If your teen will be in 10th grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation for the 2019/2020 school year, please contact

[email protected].

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

RCIA has just started, it is not too late to join. If you would like to learn more about the Catholic faith, please join us on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm in Crawford Hall For more information, please contact [email protected]

Marriage If you are a registered parishioner and interested in celebrating your wedding here, please contact [email protected], at least six months prior to your planned wedding date.

STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL NEWS

Still Enrolling for 2019-2020 School Year Is a small, nurturing school environment right for your

child?

Our school offers half or full day preschool (age 3) through 8th grade. Financial aid available. For a tour, call

Karen MacLeod at 757-428-8400

Come see if Star of the Sea is right for your student from age 3 through 8th grade!

3rd graders showed spirit for the Hawaiian dress down day

Star of the Sea Catholic School is accepting applications for a part-time After-Care Coordinator as well as After-Care workers. If you are interested,

please contact the principal, Dr. Carey Averill. Save the Date!! Our 9th annual 5K and Mile Fun Run will happen on Saturday, November 2 at 10:00 am on the boardwalk right across from Star of the Sea School. Reg-istration is only $25 each or $100 for a team of 5. Regis-ter online at https://www.active.com/virginia-beach-va/running/distance-running-races/ninth-annual-star-of-the-sea-catholic-school-5k-and-mile-fun-run-2019. Please email [email protected] for more infor-mation. THANK YOU!!!

Clothing Drive The school will be holding a Fall Clothing Drive on the weekend of October 5-6. Please bring clothing, shoes, belts, and purses in tall kitchen garbage bags. The donations benefit the school and Seton House. School volunteers will collect donations before all Masses that weekend. Thank you!

Coming Tuesday,

December 3

Ages 21-35

Join us for food, discussion & friendship

on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month

To be added to our contact list

& receive updates, please email:

[email protected]

QUILT RAFFLE Women’s club is raffling a beautiful hand quilted king/queen quilt. Tickets go on sale in Crawford Hall after all Masses on most hospitality weekends throughout the year. The drawing will be on Saturday, January 25th at our Winterfest Event.

Please join Father Steve on the Pilgrimage to Ireland, from May 11-19, 2020! This is not only a Pilgrimage to the holy sites and places of Ireland, but a bit of historical insight for the Richmond

Diocese and Star of the Sea. In honor of our Diocesan Bi-centennial, we will visit the seminary of our first Bishop, Patrick Kelly. We will also visit the home town of our first Pastor Phillip Brennan! Some of our current parishioners were baptized by Father Brennan! This plans to be a fantastic trip! Please contact Grace Jones at the Parish Office for more information.

STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA September 29, 2019

Nancy Liette, Youth Ministry Coordinator

[email protected]

Life Nights are Sundays 7-8:30pm Complete calendar available on the parish website

Life Night Sept 29th

SAMEWAVELENGTH

Jesus wants to start something new every time you walk through

the doors of the church for Mass. Otherworldly is about

encountering Jesus in the Mass and being transformed, but it is also about how we approach the Mass and what we do after

Mass has concluded.

Connect with Life Teen FACEBOOK: Star of the Sea Life Teen / HS Youth Group

Instagram: @SOSLIFETEEN

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Jeanine Ritz, Coordinator

[email protected]

All Religious Education forms are available online now at

www.staroftheseaparish.com

Beginning October 7th– Monday Nights from 6:15-7:30pm K-5th Grade– The Sowers

6-8th Grade– Edge

Sunday Nights at 7pm

9-12th Grade– Life Teen

Monday Night Adults The group will begin October 7th at 6:15pm. Contact for the group is Stephanie Lavin, 581-6833.

Tuesday Morning Women’s Faith Sharing

The group will resume October 1st from 9:30am-11am in room 1/2. Contact Ann Mooney at 496-2595 for more information.

Tuesday Night Adult Faith Sharing The group usually meets every Tuesday and begins with Mass & Rosary at 6:15pm followed by faith sharing at 7pm. We are currently sharing “Genesis to Jesus: Journey Through Scripture” by Scott Hahn. For any questions

contact Grace Jones.

COMMUNITY LIFE Shining Stars Senior Adults

All Seniors are welcome to join us for our next Senior

Mass and Celebration on Friday, October 11 at 12noon

followed by a luncheon to celebrate our October birthdays. If it is not your birthday month, please bring a dish to share.

Children of Mary - All are welcome to join us If you are devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and would like to join us in praying the Rosary and visiting nursing homes, please contact Nida Shaughnessy at 430-2334 or

come to our next meeting on October 3rd at 5:15pm in room 5 in the parish hall. Speaking of Our Blessed Mother…Please invite Mary as the Pilgrim Virgin of

Fatima into your home, contact Nida. Join us to pray

the Rosary on Tuesdays at the First Colonial Inn at

10:30am and at Atlantic Shores on Wednesdays at

10:30am.

**Helping Hands of Star of the Sea

This group is open to all men and women of the parish who would like to help with small projects. They meet most Saturday mornings at 8:30am at the Lake House. Contact Steve, 343-3288 for more info. More volunteers

are needed.

Men’s Faith Formation This group meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7pm in Room 1. Please join your brothers in Christ and bring a friend. For more information contact Jeanine Ritz at [email protected]

Women’s Club The ladies meet every Wednesday in room 5 at 10am. All women of the parish are invited to a WELCOME

COFFEE gathering on Wednesday, October 2nd at 10am

in Crawford Hall. Come see what we are all about!

Children’s Liturgy of the Word This is offered at the 5pm Saturday Mass and the 10am Sunday Mass for all children 4 years old to 2nd grade. No sign up is necessary. Fr. Steve will bless and dismiss the children after the opening prayer so they can enjoy the readings on their level. They return to you during the offertory. Parents are always welcome to come and help!

Parish Nursery Our beautiful nursery is located down the hallway by the restrooms. It is open for all Masses on the weekend. One parent must stay with their child at all times. A live broadcast of the Mass is shown on the TV in the nursery.

Columbarium Our Columbarium is located at the south end of the

Church. Double Niche $1,500.00

Single Niche $750.00 This price includes the urn and brass plate, engraved marble face plate, and perpetual care. Contact Jean. 5 day candles are available for everyone's use.

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

SOCIAL MINISTRY

Coordinator, Virginia Mollner

Email: [email protected]

Hours of Operation:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

9:30-11:30am

Phone Number: 428-1244

Star of the Sea’s Social Ministry activities include: Peace and Justice, Social Outreach, Soup Kitchen, Migrant Ministry, Food Donation Drivers, Respect Life, Thanksgiving Baskets, Christmas Giving Tree, Sweet Blessings, Sowers of Justice, and Virginia Catholic Conference.

Peace & Justice: The feast day for St. Francis of Assisi is October 4th, 2019. In honor of St. Francis, the ‘Blessing of the Animals’ will be held 10/4/19 at 6:00 pm in Star of the Sea Church’s parking lot. Come celebrate St. Francis’ feast day by bringing your pets to receive a special prayer & blessing! Also consider

donating pet food or gently used blankets and towels to the local animal shelters around this time of the year to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Families can also help their children learn more about endangered or abused animals and what we can do to help. Who was St. Francis? St. Francis was born in the 12th century, lived in Italy and founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers. Francis was known for his generosity to the poor, his willingness to minister to the lepers, and for his love for animals and nature. He is remembered as the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment. In March of 2013, Pope Francis chose his papal name to be called after St. Francis of Assisi because he was “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation.”

May we always praise

you for all your beauty in creation.

Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.

Father Steve, parishioners, and pets at the Blessing of the Animals, Oct. 4, 2018

Soup Kitchen: Our remaining dates of serving dinners at Judeo Christian Outreach Center (JCOC) for this year are: October 9 and December 18, 2019! SOS Soup Kitchen Ministry volunteers enjoy making a delicious meal for our parish community’s needy and homeless at JCOC, and always looks forward to an evening of service, hospitality, and fellowship!

CONTACTS IN THE PARISH Baptism, Marriage, Funerals Geri Tarkington 428-8547

Liturgy Coordinator Grace Jones 428-8547

Religious Education Coordinator Jeanine Ritz 428-8547

Life Teen/ Youth Ministry Coord. Nancy Liette 652-2124

Eucharistic Adoration Dick & Sue Meeker 228-7775

Funeral Hospitality Virginia Rader 631-1966

Marie Beck 581-0452 Music Bryce Miller 428-8547

Social Ministry Virginia Mollner 428-8547

Columbarium Jean Choplinsky 428-8547

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Geri Tarkington 428-8547

Children of Mary Nida Shaughnessy 430-2334

Ministry to Sick and Homebound Pat McGlinchy 428-2464

Shining Stars Senior Adults Barbara Tennyson 635-5891

Women’s Club Jan Carlson 486-7686

Helping Hands of Star of the Sea Steve Rufle 343-3288

Young Adults Jeanine Ritz 428-8547

Altar Servers Sidney Hays 481-9080

Greeters Sharon Pitz 468-2621

Lectors Kevin Bowser 635-1929

EMHC Diane Boyd 403-8919

Welcome Desk Team Rhonda Crowe 340-0409

Altar Guild Marge Standing 450-3050

Parish Events Committee Amber Steele 989-287-0031

RISE for Men Jeanine Ritz 428-8547

Grief Sharing Group Virginia Rader 631-1966

Meals on Wheels Marie Beck 581-0452

Prison Ministry Virginia Mollner 428-8547

Migrant Ministry Isabel Valentini 406-1453

School Principal Dr. Carey Averill 428-8400

Social Outreach: We str ive to help our needy brothers and sisters in our community by “loving our neighbors” especially with our food pantry at Social Outreach! We serve our Virginia Beach parish neighbors, needy, and homeless .

The following items are always greatly appreciated as they are very helpful to the individuals and families that

come to Social Outreach:

Toilet Paper Bottled Water Deodorant Instant Coffee Our Social Outreach guests are very grateful for the services we provide! One guest was so overwhelmed with stress when she came to Social Outreach. After we helped in her time of need, she dropped to her knees in prayer and cried out “Thank you God for this church!” Additionally our Social Outreach was surprised by a “Sweet Blessing” from a parishioner recently! The parishioner wanted to celebrate her late father’s birthday in a special way. In honor of her father, she baked a large chocolate cake with peanut butter crème frosting, and simply requested that his favorite cake be shared with our Social Outreach guests since he always liked doing something for others. Our guests enjoyed the sweet birthday cake treat! Thank you!