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ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

To Help You Prepare For Next Sunday:

Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31;

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6;

Matthew 25:14-30

Your Prayers Are Requested

Please remember to keep in your prayers those of our Parish Community who are unable to be with us at our Sunday Eucha-

rist: Freddie Domineack, Bertie Domineack Harper, Joseph

Chaky, Jim San Filippo, Mary Thomas, Cheryl Walz, Vince

Frasher, David Koenig, Mary Koenig, Anna Heuck, Henri-

etta Bernard, Pam Martini, Molly Minihan, JoJo, Tom

Vonderahe, and Patricia & Harvey Sander. If you know of

someone else who should be included in this list, please call the Rectory. Also, your prayers are requested for the safety, and

safe return, of all the men and women serving our country in

the armed forces.

Annunciation School Faith Formation News

Our school students are involved in a Thanksgiving Food Col-

lection this week, benefitting

the clients of the St. George

Food Pantry. Items requested

by the pantry are dried beans, pork and beans, canned pasta,

cookies and crackers, toilet tis-

sue, and any other non-perishable items.

Our weekly celebration of Morning Prayer with students and faculty, preschool-8th grade, followed by Liturgical Catechesis,

is Thursday, November 16 at 9:30 a.m. in church. All are wel-

come to join us for prayer!

Friday, November 17 is the feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary,

one of our preschool patron saints!

For more information about Faith Formation at Annunciation

School, please contact our Director of Faith Formation, Dr. Sandi Chakeres at 861-1295.

Pray for Persecuted Christians! Please remember to pray everyday for our Brothers and Sisters

who experience hardship, suffering, and

persecution for our Christian faith. Please

pray for those Christians who will give their lives this day in faithful witness to

Jesus Christ. And pray for the grace to

quietly and courageously give witness in our own lives to the faithfulness of God.

Visit the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual

Help, located to the left of the altar.

Vocation View

Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the

hour. (Matthew 25:13)

Annunciation Finance Commission The next meeting of our Annunciation Parish Finance

Commission is this Tuesday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m.

in the Parish Conference Room.

Interested in Becoming Catholic? If you or someone you know has no church home, or is

attending Annunciation but is not Catholic, consider ex-

tending an invitation to this individual to give some

thought to becoming Catholic. If you or someone you

know is interested in finding out more about the pos-

sibility of becoming Catholic, please contact Father

Grogan or Dr. Sandi Chakeres at the Parish Office,

861-1295.

Catholic Campaign for

Human Development (CCHD) Working on the Margins

Please Give Generously on Collection Week:

November 18-19, 2017 (World Day of the Poor)

On November 19, Pope Francis is instituting a World

Day of the Poor, the same weekend as our annual collec-tion for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

(CCHD), the national, anti-poverty campaign of the U.S.

bishops. CCHD has been an immeasurable blessing for

thousands in our Archdiocese over the years. Just this past year, the agencies funded by CCHD have empow-

ered nearly 2,000 low-income people to break the cycle

of poverty through such feats as finding jobs, responsibly reentering society after prison, educating youth, and se-

curing decent housing and public services for their com-

munities. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr appeals to the faithful this year: “Through our contributions to CCHD

on the World Day of the Poor, and our engagement with

the poor all year round, may we more fully understand

the deepest truths of the Gospel.” Please prayerfully and generously consider how you will give on Collection

Weekend, Nov. 18-19. Your dollars are making real

change! Visit www.usccb.org/cchd to learn more. Also check out the Archdiocesan CCHD website for more lo-

cal information: www.catholiccincinnati.org/socialaction

Annunciation Parish

Advent Wreath Making

Sunday, December 3rd

12:00 Noon

Make an Advent Wreath

$10 fee covers all materials

Call 861-1295 to Register!

All are welcome!

Join Us For Easter 2018! The Sacred Paschal Triduum, the highpoint of our entire

Church Year, will be celebrated sundown Thurs-

day, March 29 to sundown Sunday, April 1.

As a parish community, it is important that we

celebrate the Triduum together. Mark your

calendars and plan your schedules now, so that all

family members can join us for the great liturgies of

Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord!

Annunciation’s Thanksgiving Outreach Annunciation Parish will once again this year conduct a

Thanksgiving food drive and outreach benefitting the

clients of the St. George Food Pantry. Bags are being distributed at Masses this weekend for you to fill and re-

turn at our 9:00 a.m. Mass on Thanksgiving Day. Below

are a list of specific items that patrons are in great need of

as Thanksgiving approaches. You may not be aware that non-food items cannot be purchased with food

stamps. Food pantry clients struggle to purchase diapers,

hygiene products and dental care items.

1. Boxed stuffing mix

2. Boxed mashed potatoes

3. Canned or packaged gravy (no glass jars)

4. Canned sweet potatoes

5. Pork and beans

6. Canned tuna

7. Instant coffee

8. Paper towels

9. Cookies (any kind)

10. Crackers (any kind)

11. Toothbrush & toothpaste

12. Diapers (any size)

13. Kitchen spray cleaner

14. Dish detergent

If you prefer not to shop, a monetary donation would be greatly appreciated and used to make purchases for the

above items.

Our Condolences Our condolences to parishioners Jill and Michael Matacia

and their children, Sophia, Ruby, and Eliza, on the October 25th death of Jill’s mother, Dolores Ann Holsap-

ple. Eternal rest grant unto Dolores, O Lord, and let

perpetual light shine upon her. Please keep the Matacia and Holsapple families in your prayers.

Welcome! Please welcome our newest Annunciation Parishioners,

Raymond and Lisa Ladouceur and their children, Olivia, Camelia, Catherine, and Anneliese! We are

glad you have chosen Annunciation as your parish home!

Masses for the Week Monday, November 13th - Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

8:00 a.m. Jim Snyder; Sandi Chakeres

Tuesday, November 14th - Weekday in Ordinal Time

8:00 a.m. Jeanne Clark; Julie Fath

Wednesday, November 15th - Weekday in Ordinal Time

8:00 a.m. Celebrant’s Intention

Thursday, November 16th - Weekday in Ordinal Time

8:00 a.m. Joseph Nurre; Fritzi Heidt

Friday, November 17th - Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

8:00 a.m. Persecuted Christians

Saturday, November 18th - Vigil, 33rd Sunday in Ordinal

Time

5:00 p.m. Nickolas Thorvaldsen; Rev. Todd Grogan

Sunday, November 19th - 33rd Sunday in Ordinal Time

9:00 a.m. Special Intention; Fritzi Heidt

11:00 a.m. Pro Populo, For the People of the Parish

Next Week’s Ministers

Saturday, November 18th - 5:00 p.m.

Servers: Emme Smith & Kate Smith

Lectors: Paul Hendrick & Char les Matthews

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Kathy Chabot & Felicia Domineack

Gift Bearers: The Smith Family

Sunday, November 19th - 9:00 a.m.

Servers: Gary Brichler , Joseph Spaeth, Wolfgang Windholtz

Lectors: Mary Douglas & David Turner

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Andy Olding & Beth Brichler Gift Bearers: The Olding Family

Sunday, November 19th - 11:00 a.m.

Servers: Austin Bailey, Lucia Cristobal-Vasquez, Gabrielle

Hopkins

Lectors: Mike Suffern & Barbara Mussman

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Stephen Macha & Valentina Macha

Gift Bearers: The Macha Family

Financial Stewardship

Sunday, October 22nd (40 Envelopes)….............................2,250.00

Sunday, October 22nd (Electronic Giving)............................260.00

Sunday, October 22nd Total Weekly Offering….............…2,510.00

Sunday, October 29th (45 Envelopes)…..............................2,138.00

Sunday, October 29th (Electronic Giving).............................260.00

Sunday, October 29th Total Weekly Offering…..............…2,398.00 Sunday, November 5th (49 Envelopes)…............................4,538.00

Sunday, November 5th (Electronic Giving)........................1,070.00

Sunday, November 5th Total Weekly Offering…............…5,608.00

St. Vincent de Paul…………………………….…...……….1,027.00

Mission Sunday……………………………………………….655.00

All Saints Day………………………………………...…….1,435.00

Please remember Annunciation Parish in your will!

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINAL TIME NOVEMBER 12, 2017

ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINAL TIME NOVEMBER 12, 2017

ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini - Patron of Immigrants Where were you born? Was it here in Cincinnati? Or were you born in another city or state? Or maybe you were born in another country, like Kenya, or Peru, or India, or Germany. What about your parents, or

grandparents, or great-grandparents? On November 13 the Church remembers Saint

Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants.

Maria Francesca Cabrini was born in 1850 in the province of Lombardy in northern Italy.

Maria was the youngest of thirteen children. She was very small and weak as a child. But

she was very religious. Maria’s father would tell his family many stories about the mis-sionaries. Maria loved these stories, especially the stories about the missionaries who

went to countries like China. Maria went to school to study to become a teacher. After

teaching school for several years, Maria was asked to go to Codogno in Italy to be in

charge of an orphanage for young girls. This was in 1874. Three years later, Maria pro-fessed religious vows. In those days, religious Sisters usually took a new name when they

professed their vows. Maria took the name Frances Xavier. Frances was a form of her

middle name, Francesca. And she took the new middle name of Xavier after Saint Francis

Xavier, who had been a famous missionary to the Orient.

On November 14, 1880, Sister Frances Xavier Cabrini founded a new religious order called the Missionaries of the Sacred

Heart of Jesus. As the head of this religious order, the other Sisters called her “Mother.” In 1888 Mother Cabrini started two missions in Rome, Italy. There she met a bishop who had just founded an institute to minister to Italians who had im-

migrated to other countries, and were now living outside Italy. Many of these Italians had immigrated here to the United

States. The bishop asked Mother Cabrini to leave Italy and become a missionary here in the United States working with the

Italian immigrants. When Mother Cabrini arrived in the United States she couldn’t speak English, but she worked very hard to help the Italian immigrants. She founded orphanages for the Italian children whose parents had died. She also founded

hospitals to care for the immigrants who were sick. In 1909 Mother Cabrini became a citizen of the United States. She died

in Chicago on December 22, 1917. She was canonized a saint in 1946, and is the first citizen of the United States to be can-onized a saint. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini is the patron saint of immigrants, orphans and hospital administrators. Saint

Frances Xavier Cabrini is a wonderful role model for us. Her life and good works remind us that we are all part of one

world, and that we are always to welcome those who might be new to our country or parish or school.

Text ©2007 by Sandra A. Chakeres. Cincinnati, Ohio.

In November, we remember...

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINAL TIME NOVEMBER 12, 2017