THE CATHOLIC SHRINE of the IMMACULATE … · 48 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 404.521.1866 Msgr. Henry Gracz Pastor

48 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 www.catholicshrineatlanta.org 404.521.1866

Msgr. Henry Gracz Pastor

Rev. Mr. Bill Monahan Deacon

Deacon Rev. Mr. Dominic Saulino

Jerry Bryant Finance Administrator

Wanda Paige Outreach Coordinator

Dónal Noonan Director of Music

Lee DeSandre Discipleship Coordinator

Stacey Jones Religious Education

(404.727.7141)

Susan Kokoszka Pastoral Coordinator

Tricia Austin Technology Coordinator [email protected]

FREE PARKING FOR SUNDAY MASSES

In Underground Parking Deck at the corner of MLK Jr. Dr. and Central Ave.

Bring ticket into church for validation.

THE CATHOLIC SHRINE of the

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordered Time August 23, 2015

Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 AM

Monday-Friday 12:10 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM

The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception strives to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ

as a welcoming community of diverse Christians, seeking spiritual growth

and providing compassionate outreach.

Whether you have traveled from across the street,

across the county, or across the country,

we are honored that you have chosen to spend part of

your weekend with us.

SCHEDULE OF THE EUCHARIST

The Shrine’s

MISSION STATEMENT

WELCOME

PASTORAL AND OFFICE STAFF

“It is the spirit that gives life” -John 6:63

St. Joseph's Hands - Painting Parties have been scheduled for the following dates: Sunday, August 30th: 1 - 5pm Tuesday, Sept. 1st: 5 - 8pm Tuesday, Sept. 8th: 5 - 8pm Sunday, Sept. 13th: 1 - 5pm Tuesday, Sept. 15th: 5 - 8pm Sunday, Sept. 20th: 1 to completion (if need be) Even if you are not a painter, we need folks to lay out tarps, taping out and clean up. Food will be provided. For more information please call the office 404.521.1866.

St. joseph’s hands

TODAY AND AUGUST 30 REGISTRATION DAYS AT THE SHRINE

Shrine School of Religion. Pre-school and grades 1-9. Registration: $60.00 one child; $120.00

for 2 or more children before Labor Day (September 7th) plus 5 hours of volunteer time per family. After Labor Day $75.00 one child; $150.00 for 2 or more children plus 5 hours of volunteer time per family.

Teen Youth Group. New Program This Year. Representatives will be available to talk about this new program.

Becoming Catholic. Inquiry sessions about the Catholic faith.

Registration for these programs will take place after both Masses. Representatives will be there to answer questions.

Interested in becoming Catholic?

Have you been coming to the Shrine and want to know more about Catholicism? Our Catholic Initiation for Adults (RCIA) will begin inquiry sessions beginning September 20 at 9:45AM in the Agape Room. If you want to know more, please come to the meeting. Members of the team will also be present at the Shrine’s “REGISTRATION SUNDAYS’—August 23 and August 30 after both masses. Other questions, please call the office visit us at [email protected] call us at 404.521.1866.

Adult inquiry class

EXPANSION OF OUR FACILITIES... We are forming, through the help of the Pastoral Council, a FEASIBILITY COMMITTEE to look into our need for more space. Should we...can we… work toward more classrooms and space to hold our parish events and meetings and offices. If you would like to be part of the process or would like to recommend someone, please contact the parish office by email at [email protected] or by phone at 404.521.1866 with the name and what gifts you or they have to help in the process. It is an exciting time.

Are you called to compassion? Start this Holy Year of Mercy with a 24-week dynamic journey with neighboring parishes (Lourdes, Sacred Heart, The Shrine, St. Anthony's). September 16th begins the next faith formation program, JustFaith.

Through prayer, readings, videos, and dialogue, you will seek to see the world through the lens of the Gospel. You will develop a new level of understanding of systemic issues and see more clearly the faces and lives of people most affected by those systems. You become a community through your shared journey and engagement at the margins. Signups will be online:

h t t p : / / w w w . s i g n u p g e n i u s . c o m /go/10c0d4fa5a828a6:fc1-justfaith

SAVE THE DATE! This year’s Atlanta Pride Parade is right around the corner. On Sunday, October 11, all of our Shrine members of diverse backgrounds-families, children, men and women-will march as one family. You are invited to join us. Please contact Joe Agostini at 404.786.0165.

Shrine Stewardship & GIVING

Scripture Readings

Week of august 23rd

Mon Rv 21:9-14 Jn 1:45-51

Tue l Thes 2:1-8 Mt 23:23-26

Wed l Thes 2:9-13 Mt 23:27-32 Thur ; Thes 3:7-13 Mt 24:42-51

Fri l Thes 4:1-8 Mt 25:1-13 Sat l Thes 4:9-11 Mt 6:17-29

Sun Dt 4:1-2,6-8 Ps 15:2-5 Jas 1:17-18,21-27 Mk 7:1-8,14-23

Please remember our sick and homebound in your prayers… Carol Cornelius, Cathy Cornelius, Delores Johnson, Freddie Mae Elliott, Lynn Dobbs, Vester Johnson, Herbert Anderson, Jacquie Scott, Michelle Bourget.

Please also pray for…Nick Basinski, Anita Bell McFarlin, Betty Williams, Ruby Parks, Diane Fleming Richardson and Family, Rosa Holmes and Family, Courtenay Scott, Elsie Mees, Grace Neel (Catherine Perry’s sister in AL), Elena Lisi, Susan Ruhl.

Please let the parish know of any sick, call 404.521.1866.

Also remember Freddie Mae Elliott who is in a convalescent care home. You may visit her or send her a card at: Golden Living Center 2787 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, Ga , 30033 (404.292.0626)

Our offertory collection for last Sunday was $9,924.63.

To meet our ministry commitments, we need $9,884.00. Thank you for your generosity which keeps us growing!

Long-time member Carol Cornelius is recovering. Cards can be sent to her home, 1540 Stokes Ave., SW, Atlanta, Ga 30310-1522.

The Way for Men: The Way for Men is a 3-day retreat for adult male survivors of abuse offered by the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Victim Assistance Program September 18-20, 2015 at Carmel Retreat Center in Hoschton, GA. Registration is September 11, 2015. Please contact Sue Stubbs at 404.920.7550 or email her at [email protected] for more information.

OUTREACH MINISTRIES

St. Francis Table served 225 meals last Saturday.

Morning Sandwiches given to 1,214 guests during the week.

Our Food Pantry gave assistance to 24 families.

We thank those from all over Atlanta and our own Shrine members who helped with these ministries. To help with St. Francis Table, please call the Parish Center at 404.521.1866. Our Food Pantry Outreach has a basket at the entrance of the Church. For AUGUST please bring COFFEE, canned vegetables, pasta, spaghetti sauce, canned meats, and canned fruit. Thank you!

NIGHT SHELTER NOVEMBER 1-MARCH 31, “One Ministry—Two Locations”

All are welcome at the Shrine, including our homeless brothers and sisters. Did you know that on any given night, approximately 7,000 Atlantans are homeless? As the hot summer draws to a close, the Night Shelter Team is preparing for the upcoming season which keeps homeless men safe during the cold Atlanta winter weather. There are many ways to get involved, whether it is making sack lunches or breakfasts, preparing and serving supper, volunteering to stay overnight—experience is not required. Our first Sign-up is on Sunday, September 20th. Should you have any questions, please stop by the back of the church after either Mass on Sunday, August 30th to speak with the Night Shelter Team; otherwise, feel free to contact Jerry Arias at [email protected]

If the Shrine has touched your life, pray about remembering us with a gift in your estate or will.

Betti Knott, one of our long time members who is working for St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, has been battling cancer. We ask you to join friends around the world in praying for her healing through the intercession of Frederick Ozanam as one of the miracles leading to his canonization.

Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Frederic Ozanam

God, our Father, you alone have the power to bestow those precious gifts of yours which we rightly call miracles. If it be your will, be pleased to grant such a gift on behalf of Betti Knott. We humbly ask that you grant this favor so that Blessed Frederic Ozanam may be canonized by our Holy Mother the Church. We make this prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. Amen.

Dear faithful parishioners of the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,

I greet you in the joy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in whom we hope to be saved.

I come by this message to ask your support for our scholarship program for poor children and returnees from

the Dominican Republic, while counting on your great charity for your sister parish, Our Lady of the Nativity

in Malféty, Haiti which I have the honor of being present pastor.

Indeed, for over three years, the administration of Malféty Parish is in the greatest difficulty to honor

salaries of teachers at both our schools, in Malféty and Garate. Many of our families live in extreme poverty.

Yet, we still need to pay teacher and administrative salaries for the survival of our schools.

So to better help our parents with the financial burden to educate our children in the parish, we have initiated

a scholarship program and are asking for your support, our faithful parishioners of the Catholic Shrine and all

people of good willing to sponsoring one, two, or three of our children.

The beneficiaries of this scholarship program will be the children of the poorest families and children of

returning families from the Dominican Republic.

Your financial support of $200 for one child will cover:

1- a years Tuition

2- Uniform

3- Books

4- School materials

5- Food

We rely on the generosity of each of you and thank you in advance for your participation in this scholarship

program. God bless you and multiply what you have to live, but offered to help Jesus Christ in the poor

children who are his brothers and sister. In union of prayer,

Fr. Père Medenel Angrand

Today’s second offertory collection is set aside specifically for Haiti and 100% of the 2nd offertory collection will be put toward student scholarships in Haiti. The need is great, 170 students, between two schools. While we know we are unable to support all 170 students, the Haiti Outreach committee is committed to sponsoring as many children as possible. We, along with Fr. Angrand, ask for your generous consideration with the 2nd offertory collection next Sunday. For more information, on the scholarship program, the children we seek to sponsor, and our sister parish in Haiti, please stop by our table after the Mass.

FROM OUR SISTER PARISH IN HAITI