This Week at St. Therese

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell …..frkevinodell@sfcatholic.org

Cell Phone…..1-605-421-8553 Office Administrator: Sheila Haffeman...officeadministrator@st-therese.ws Finance Manager: Wendy Swedean…..finance@st-therese.ws Director of Religious Education: Allie Yaw…..REdDirector@st-therese.ws

RCIA Director: Doug Debelak ….. ddebelak@aol.com

Music Coordinator: Lisa Roers…..slor@sio.midco.net Maintenance: Jim Mergen …..338-2433 St. Lambert School: Colleen Davis….. cdavis@sfcss.org Bulletin Submission :…..bulletin@st-therese.ws

Ministry Schedule Requests:…..officeadministrator@st-therese.ws

November 5, 2017 The 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Mission Statement: Formed as people of God,

Called as a community of faith, Guided by Saint Therese,

Committed to caring for God’s whole family.

MASS TIMES Weekend Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00am Daily Refer to schedule on back

CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 3PM Sundays: 8AM & 10:30AM Weekdays: Refer to schedule on back Also by appointment

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Contact the parish office at 338-2433

PARISH OFFICE Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Phone: (605) 338-2433 Fax: (605) 339-2203 Website: www.st-therese.ws

PARISH SCHOOL: ST. LAMBERT Phone: (605) 338-7042 Website: www.sfcss.org

PRAYER REQUESTS Contact the parish office at 338-2433

901 N. Tahoe Trail · Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Religious Ed/Youth Group Announcements

BOX OF JOY COLLECTIONS During the month of November K-12th will be participating in Box of Joy

Collections. This is a parish wide event as well!

Materials on youth table.

ALL BOXES OF JOY MUST BE DROPPED OFF

AT THE PARISH OFFICE BY THE END OF

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ON

WED. NOV. 8TH—8:30PM.

St. Lambert School News: Ms. Colleen Davis, Principal Nov. 10 = Veteran’s Day Recognition - Veterans are invited to join us for the 8:30am Mass then afterward for the flag raising

SFCS Certificates Did you know that the SFCS Certificate Program is the easiest and most affordable way to support all Sioux Falls Catholic Schools? Buying certificates for things like food, gas and gifts costs you no more than the value of the card you purchase! Why not stop before you shop and give the program a try? Certificates are available after Mass every weekend and in the parish and/or school office everyday of the week. Your support of Sioux Falls Catholic School is truly appreciated!

St. Lambert School

November Religious Ed Class Schedule

K-8th Grade

Nov. 8th—Class meets Nov. 15th—Class meets Nov. 22nd—NO CLASS Nov. 29th—Class meets

Nov. 10th 6-12th Movie Night

Time: 8-11pm Popcorn, Snacks & Soda provided! Bring a friend!

RESTART NOT JUST FOR YOUTH BUT

FAMILIES TOO!

Jan. 5th Cost: $10 –Contact Office or Allie for tickets! Night of Prayer, Worship, Speaker Time: 7-10:30pm This will sell out; get tickets fast!!!

All Souls’ Day Roses ~ In Memory of:

Deceased Anderson Family Darwin Gefre Lambert Matter Family

Scott Barnes Dick Green Deceased McCoy Family

Carroll Barnes Vicki Hassebroek Garrett Moe

Charlotte Basche LaVergne Hedman Bob Nelson

Vikki Chick Merlyn Hedman LeRoy Perreault

Roscoe Dahle Jim Heitkamp AP & Viola Perreault

Gary Downing Don Hoffman Tina Perreault

William Drew Randy Hoffman Charles Persing

Sharla Drew Glenda Horton Geri Puthoff

Lee Engelbrecht Marie Jacobson Del Roemer

Leslie “Red” Faundeen Pamela Kuyper Art & Margaret Schramm

Lil & Andrew Feller Daniel Kuyper Glenda Shepler

Larry Feller Ed Lacey Mary Sinko

Wade & Lorine Fishbeck Mary Lacey Kathyryn & Harold Stoebner

Ray & Marion Frey Loren Lagge Clair Stoebner

Brian Frey Martha & Mark Lais Diane Voeller

Denny Frey Nevin & Lucille Langland Jean & Walter Wagner

Deceased Fries Family Milton Lemmon Family Julie Walters

Rennae Fuzzey Frederick Lessand Dale Weiler

Joseph Gefre Dennis Lessand Deceased Wingert Family

Raphael Lessand

SUN 5 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM Confessions

8:30 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

10:30 AM Confessions

11:00 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

MON 6 8:00 AM Mass Tina Perreault (d)

TUES 7 8:00 AM Mass Richard Yeshnowski (d) Witte Family

8:30 AM Rosary by Respect Life

4:30 AM Confessions

WED 8 8:00 AM Mass Anna Anderson (d) Ronald & Elaine Wingert

THURS 9 4:30 PM Confessions

5:30 PM Mass Carol Zweifel (d) Barbara & John Lockwood

FRI 10 7:00 AM Mass Toby Weidenbacher (d) Family & Friends

SAT 11 8:00 AM Mass Vicki Hassebroek (d) Barbara & John Lockwood

3:00 PM Confessions

4:00 PM Mass St. Therese Parish

SUN 12 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM Confessions

8:30 AM Mass Dick Smith (d) Smith Family

10:30 AM Confessions

11:00 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

Mass

TimeServers

1-Gift Bearers

2-GreetersLectors Ushers

4:00 A. Labahn A. Heitkamp J. McGuire 1) Stephens T. Leonard C. Karolewicz

PM L. Labahn S. Margeson S. Reeves Family T. Tatone

Sat P. Labahn K. Mavity 2) M. Christensen

*NONE

8:30 C. Dwire D. Doorn B. Goetz 1) C&I Libby M. Bult S. Goetz

AM K. Dwire S. Drew D. Houseman J. Lockwood

Sun D. Dwire D. Lipetzky 2) L. Brown A. Smit

*D&T Lipetzky Need One L. Johnson B. Tieskotter

11:00 A. Anders J. Anders E. Whalen 1) A. Fejfar C. Blasy B. Doyle

AM J. Anders A. McKay J. Zutz K. Hovorka B. Kjergaard

Sun K. McKay 2) A&K McKay K. Tramp

*NONE S. Tramp

Please find a substitute if you are unable to serve.Eucharistic Ministers

*Sacristan

Ministries for November 11th & 12th

Afton Alps SKI TRIP

6-12th Grade

Feb. 18th, 2018 Cost: Usually around $60 more de-tailed info to come! Where: Afton Alps Has-tings, MN

Parish Announcements From Father O’Dell

Afterschool Teacher Assistant: PT/Seasonal (2:45- 6:00 p.m. or 3:00-6:00 p.m.) for St. Mary School; (2:45-6:00 on Friday) for Holy Spirit School. Preschool Educational Assistant: PT/Seasonal (7:45 - 11:45 a.m.) for Holy Spirit School. Educational Assis-tant: PT/Seasonal (8:00-11:30 M, Th, F/11:30-3:00 T & W) for St. Mary School. If Interest-ed in a position, please contact Human Resources at 605-575-3350. All positions posted on web site: www.sfcss.org.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Sioux Falls is seeking a qualified individual to serve as parish secretary. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week and benefit eligible. Responsibilities include; prepare bulletin, provide clerical support to parish staff, maintain parish database, coordinate funeral and wedding preparations and record weekly collections. The qualified professional will be bilingual in Spanish and English, have strong communication and technology skills with the attention to accuracy and details and will be able to interact positively with the public. Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Father Kristopher Cowles at frkristophercowles@sfcatholic.org or by land mail to 217 N Sherman Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103. A paper application can be obtained by calling Father Cowles at (605)338-8126.

Community Events

Counseling Services Catholic Family Services—988-3775 Services include counseling, foster care, psychological evaluations and education programs. Birthright—977-4781 Pregnant? Alone? Afraid? Project Rachel—988-3775 For those suffering the pain of previous abortions. Natural Family Planning—322-4434 or 297-3293 Learn about responsible parenthood supported by the Catholic Church. Grief Counseling—988-3775 Grieving the loss of a loved one. Retrouvaille—988-3776 Help for hurting marriages. Al-Anon and Al-Ateen—Are you troubled by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon meetings are available seven days a week in Sioux Falls. Contact www.sdal-anon.alateen.org or call 605-679-5497 for more information.

Broom Tree Retreat and Conference Center: Silent Retreats: Women’s: 2018: February 15-18, March 15-18, May 3-6 Men’s: November 16-19; 2018: February 22-25, April 19-22, May 17-20 Couples Retreat: December 1-3 Directed by Fr. Scott Traynor

WEEKLY OFFERING *For the Week of October 29th: Envelopes $ 3,857.00 WeShare (online giving) 4,753.00 Visitors / Loose Cash 532.00 Total $9,142.00 Need $8,996.00 *Year to Date (July 1—June 30) YTD Total $169,358.40

YTD Need $161,927.00

Centennial Corner:

The Centennial Committee would like to extend a huge

THANK YOU to everyone who participated and volunteered

for our centennial events these last three years. There are so

many to thank this bulletin is not large enough to list them all.

May God bless all of you. I also want to recognize those who have gone before

us laying the foundation for our parish. Looking forward, I pray that through

the guidance of St. Therese we may pass on the faith, devotion & legacy of

this great church to those who will follow us.

Eternal Rest Grant Unto: Robert Wescott, Grandfather of Cameo (Jay) Anders

Big Soo Coupon Books are for sale for $42.00 and are available after all the

Masses along with the Sioux Falls Catholic Certificates. There are over $12,000 worth of savings in restaurants, entertainment, shops and auto.

****Winter Hours**** Effective November 5th St. Michael Catholic Cemetery Winter Hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm till March 4th, 2018 This Sunday, Nov 5th is "Catholic Cemetery Sunday" It is a Special Day in our Catholic Cemeteries, please visit the graves of our loved ones and friends to show respect to those who have gone before us. Your remembrance of them will bring peace and comfort. May God Bless you!

Catholic Conversations with Dr. Chris Burgwald You are invited to a special edition of this year’s Catholic Conversations series here at St. Therese Church, this Thursday, November 9th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Dr. Chris will be offering a Catholic perspective on the Reformation as we approach its 500th anniversary. For more information contact the St. Therese parish office. Come join the conversation!

Respect LIFE from conception to natural death! Citizens Against Assisted Suicide – check out their FB page Citizens Against

Assisted Suicide, and pray this measure does not get on the ballot.

~ Save the Date ~

Turkey Bingo! Sunday November 19th from 2-4 p.m.

Sign-up available at the Information Center for volunteers and food items.

It’s that time again for breakfast at the Banquet. Sioux Falls Councils

have served at the Banquet for the past years and we are doing it

again this year. On Monday the 13th of November we will need 8 or

so Knights at 5AM and a total of 20-25 Knights at 6:30AM. We will be

done by 9AM. Please feel free to contact Doug Hagen at (605)759-0906 or

email him at dkhagen@yahoo.com. This is a joint Council project.

INTERCESSORY PRAYER By: Fr. O'Dell

The word “intercessory" is a big word. Because it is a word that we don't use

much in every day language, sometimes we aren't really sure what it means. The word

"intercessory" comes from the word intercede which means to intervene on behalf of

another person. It means to mediate, arbitrate, conciliate, moderate or plead for the

welfare of that person. So, any action that is intercessory is designed to beg for a benefit

for someone other than yourself. If I write an intercessory letter to a court about a

person's up coming sentencing hearing, I am usually writing to ask that the court be

lenient with that person. If I intercede for someone who is trying to get into college, I

am recommending to the admission office that this person be accepted to the programs

of the university in question. Intercessory action means going to bat for another person.

It means asking a higher authority to do something for that person that I can't do for

them.

There is a kind of prayer that we say that is intercessory as well. Intercessory

prayer means that we petition the Lord in Heaven to grant someone a particular boon

or blessing. If I am looking for a job and having difficulty finding one, I may ask for

someone to pray for me that I find employment quickly. If you are sick with cancer, you

might ask someone to pray for your healing. In a particular way, when someone close to

us dies, we may ask other people to pray for "the repose of his or her soul" - that he or

she be brought home to the Lord in Heaven quickly. We ask for people to intercede for

us in prayer frequently.

So, how does intercessory prayer work? First, prayer is powerful because we

know that God listens to our prayer. I am fully confident that if I ask God to heal

someone who is sick that He hears my prayer and answers it. The healing that He may

give the person is not always a physical healing - but some kind of healing will occur.

Maybe that healing is emotional well being, or maybe it is the grace of acceptance and

serenity, maybe it's the blessing of peace of mind, but some kind of healing always

takes place. God hears and answers my prayer.

Second, when we ask God to do something for someone in intercessory prayer,

that does not mean that God always answers our prayers in exactly the way or the time

frame that we would like. He answers the prayer in the way that best benefits the person

for whom the prayer is being offered. Demanding that it be answered in the way that we

think is best is trying to act in God's stead.

Third, the benefits of intercessory prayer don't have to be earned or merited,

they are free gifts given us by Almighty God. In other words when I pray for the well

being of another person I don't have to worry whether the person is "worthy" or

"deserving" of God's blessing because God is all merciful and all loving toward each

of us. I don't have to worry whether the person is Catholic or even Christian because we

are all God's children. I don't have to agree with the thing being prayed for or not, I just

need to trust that God knows what is worthy and how to best grant the request.

Fourth, there are no rules about how "to do" intercessory prayer. You can do

it any where and any time. You can do it on your daily walk or in your easy chair. You

can do it at home or at work. You can do in the morning, noon or night. It goes well

together with the Mass and other prayers, but it can stand alone as well. There is no

right or wrong formula to doing it - you just present your request for the other person

before the Lord and then you go about your business.

Fifth, intercessory prayer is particularly important for the souls in Purgatory.

Purgatory is a place of purification for humans who have died, before they enter

Heaven. The intercessory prayers help by shortening the time that the person is in

Purgatory before being brought to God's altar on high. Of particular importance are the

intercessory prayers that are combined with the Mass for the good of the person in

question.

Intercessory prayer is a powerful experience for the person offering it, as well

as of great benefit to the person for whom it is offered. Take time during the month of

November to pray for the faithful departed. Take time everyday to pray for the well

being of those around you.

Congratulations Rachel & Carter Gronseth

Married Saturday October 28, 2017