This Week at St. Therese

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor: Fr. David Stevens .………………………….….. fatherdavid@st-therese.ws Rectory Phone ……………………………….…..………………………. 214-0321 Deacon: Harold Pardew …………………………………….…………………… 338-2433 Office Administrator:…..………….. ……...….officeadministrator@st-therese.ws Finance Manager: Jan Kreiter…..…………………………….finance@st-therese.ws Religious Ed Director.………….. ……………………….REdDirector@st-therese.ws RCIA Director: Doug Debelak …………….…………………….... ddebelak@aol.com Music Coordinator: Lon Semansky………………..NancySeaman@sio.midco.net Maintenance: Jim Mergen ……………...…………………………………….… 338-2433 St. Lambert School: Colleen Davis ………………….……………... cdavis@sfcss.org Bulletin Submission :……...……………………………………bulletin@st-therese.ws

November 6, 2016 · 32nd Sunday of 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 Saturday: 3:00pm Weekdays: Refer to schedule on back Also by appointment

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Contact the parish office at 338-2433

PARISH OFFICE Pastor: Fr. David Stevens 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 or email prayerrequest@st-therese.ws

Sioux Falls Catholic Schools

SFCS Position Openings for 2016-17 Year: If interested in a position, please contact Human Resources at (605) 575-3350. All positions posted on website: www.sfcss.org.

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 and 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 News: Ms. Colleen Davis, Principal

Nov. 11 = 8:30 Mass led by 2nd grade

Nov. 18 = 8:30 Mass led by 1st grade

We would like to especially invite our veterans and those still serving in the military to Mass on Nov. 11th. After Mass, a few students will be reading Thank You letters to honor our veterans.

Thank you to everyone who supported our school by donating baked goods for our Craft Fair or came to fair. We REALLY appreciate it!

St. Lambert School

Job Postings for St. Therese Parish

901 N. Tahoe Trail · Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Full-time Office Administrator at St. Therese Parish. Duties include: greeting and

assisting visitors, answering and directing phone calls, registering new parishioners,

coordinate pastoral communications with parishioners including preparations for

funerals, weekly bulletin, coordinate ministry to the sick and homebound, create and

maintain monthly liturgical schedule, and maintained parish records. For submission

of resume or questions, please contact Fr. David Stevens at

fatherdavid@st-therese.ws.

St. Therese Parish Music Director Position: Part-time, 10-15 hours weekly, salaried.

Responsibilities include, scheduling volunteers for Masses, recruitment of volunteers,

playing piano/singing for two Masses each month. Please send your resume to

Fr. David Stevens at fatherdavid@st-therese.ws.

Full-time Religious Education Director K-12/Youth Minister at St. Therese

Parish. Duties include: * Plan, coordinate, and participate in weekly faith formation

programming for K-12 grades during the school year. This will require nights and

weekend work. * Recruit, train, support, and supervise volunteer Religious Education

staff and other volunteers. * Assisting with office duties, as directed by pastor. For

submission of resume or questions, please contact Fr. David Stevens at

fatherdavid@st-therese.ws

Mass

Time

Altar

Servers

1-Gift Bearers

2-GreetersLectors Ushers

4:00 M. Hagan M. Anderson 1) Ushers or T. Leonard R. Collins

PM M. Hagan C. Dandurand Volunteer Fami ly T. Tatone

Sat A. Heitkamp

8:30 Minh Lu J. Dahle A. Smit 1) W. Wilhelmi K. Hasvold N. Dahle

AM J. Pellman D. Houseman R. Smit Family K. Hawks T. Dahle

Sun E. Nolz R. Steenholdt 2) R. Krier S. Pellman

M. Pellman 2) K. Ramm T. Pellman

11:00 K. Gomez B. Goetz 1)J.Waterbury Lila Feller B. Doyle

AM K. Gomez A. McKay Family Jesse Gomez M. Fries

Sun J. Zutz 2) S. King V. Fries

2) J. Waterbury L. Peterson

Please find a substitute if you are unable to serve.

Eucharistic Ministers

Ministries for the Weekend of November 1 2th & 1 3th

Youth Announcements November 6th- There will be no beginning church session. Please go directly to class at 6:30. Class will still end at 7:45 p.m. November 16th - Class picture day November 23rd - Thanksgiving break - no class November 30th and December 7th - the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes will be preparing for confession and celebrating the sacrament of Reconciliation. If your child comes home with a "practice" booklet, please assist them by reviewing it with them December 14th - Christmas party. December 21 and 28th - No classes - Christmas break

Also, a large "Thank you" to all the parents and teachers who brought cupcakes for our "Cupcake Rosary" event. It was a big success and the children and everyone who participated enjoyed the beautiful array of cupcakes. Thank you for your generosity and willingness to help!

Sun 6 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 AM Mass: Paul Kirsch (d) Susan Drew

11:00 AM Mass: St. Therese Parish / Adoration SistersMon 7 No Mass or Confessions Tues 8 4:30 PM Confessions (or by Appointment)

5:30 PM Mass: Fr. J. Michael Ewert, OFM (d)

Wed 9 7:45 AM Morning Prayer

8:00 AM Mass: Fr. Richard Curry , SJ (d)

Thu 10 4:30 PM No Confessions

5:30 PM No Mass

Fri 11 7:00 AM No Mass

7:30 AM No Morning Prayer

Sat 12 3:00 PM Confessions (or by Appointment)

4:00 PM Mass: St. Therese Parish / Adoration Sisters

Sun 13 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

11:00 AM Mass: Fr. Ralph Besendorfer (d)

Community Events Parish Announcements Eucharistic Adoration

Join us for one of our upcoming Eucharistic Holy Hours:

1:00 pm on November 6

8:00 am-5:30 pm on November 8

5:30 pm on November 16th and 30th

Adult Education at Holy Spirit Church in Sioux Falls will be on Tuesday, November 8th at 7:00 pm in the Fireside Room. The presenter is Deacon Bill Radio, from St. Joseph Cathe-dral in Sioux Falls. His presentation will be "The Apostles - Who Were They...?" There will be an opportunity for Q & A after the presentation. If you have any questions, please con-tact Kathy Davis at 371-2320.

Knights of Columbus News

Please pray for all Veterans, police, and Firemen this week and

especially on Veterans Day November 11.

Join us November 12th for Bingo at the Banquet: Celebrating our Veterans. All veterans and their families are invited to this event. Bingo card $1 each, Veterans play free! The Banquet dinging room 900 E 8th St. , 3-5 pm. The goal is to raise $350 for a breakfast .

From Father David...

BIG SOO COUPON BOOKS Don’t leave home without your BIG SOO COUON BOOK

Save $10 at all the following - Callaway’s, Falls Landing, Fuji,

Grille 100 at Holiday Inn, Rookies at the District, Tokyo & Tre’.

A great gift idea or buy with someone and share the coupons!

Cost is $40 and St. Therese earns $10/book.

Social/Outreach/Fellowship Committee!

Centennial Corner: 100 years ago this month on November

11th, 1916 the property at Cliff Ave. & 8th St. was purchased

by the Diocese for the future home of St. Therese Parish.

The parish was originally named St. John’s with Fr. Patrick

Ryan, the first native South Dakota priest, as the founding

pastor. The first Mass was celebrated in a tent, but not until June of 1917.

The original church on that site wasn’t built until 1926 by Msgr. John Cava-

naugh who renamed it after his favorite Saint, Therese, the Little Flower

of Jesus.

PRAYING ON THE SIDEWALK—you are invited to join

with the St. Therese Respect LIFE group on Saturday,

November 12th at 10 AM at Planned Parenthood. Bring a

friend.

All Are Welcome

Sacred Arts Series Organ Concert: Concert organist Wolfgang Reisinger of Vienna, Austria will be the featured artist at the Sacred Arts Series of the season hosted at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph on Saturday , November 5 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10/$5; more details at sacredarts@sfcatholic.org.

Day of Recollection: Broom Tree Days of Recollection begin at 10 a.m. and include confer-ences, time for Adoration, Mass, and an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The day ends in mid-afternoon. A prayerful donation is requested. November 15: Directed by Fr Tom Anderson December 6: Directed by Fr Steven Jones

God's Mercy NEVER ends but the Year of Mercy will! Join us at St. Lambert Parish as we close this jubilee year by learning of one man's profound encounter with Mercy Himself. Reid Holiday will be sharing with us his life and the reason for his freedom. Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

Year of Mercy Resources: The Office of Discipleship & Evangelization has compiled a list of resources to help you and your parish celebrate the Holy Year of Mercy. Please visit www.sfdiscipleship/yearofmercyresources to view the list.

Please join us on November 9 for Shirley Donnelly and Bridget Dahlin’s

going away reception to be held during the Wednesday Night Dinner.

Needed: Office volunteers for St. Therese Parish. Have a free morning or

afternoon? 8-12 or 12-4 shifts are available. Contact Susan at

OfficeAdministrator@st-therese.ws.

Turkey Bingo! Sunday, November 20th from 2 - 4 pm

Sign-up Available at the Information Center for Volunteers and Food Items

St. Nicholas Parish Craft & Vendor Fair: 140 Brian Avenue, Tea, SD. Saturday, November 19th: 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Handmade crafts and Vendors Bake Sale and Concessions.

St. Michael Catholic Cemetery Winter Hours effective Sunday, November 6th thru Satur-day March 11th, 2017: 8:00 am to 4:30pm.

Abbey of the Hills Retreat:. A Healing Weekend: Inner Healing—Experiencing Inner Free-dom. December 2-4, 2016. The Matthew Ministry—A Ministry of Inner Healing. Facili-tated by Jane Barz—Mike Snyder. Registration fee is $200/person and includes lodging, meals and all materials. Register online at www.abbeyof thehills.com or call Valari at 605.398.9200.

The Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery and the Mount Marty College Music Department will present their annual Vespers performance entitled “Angelorum Canti-cum”, Songs of Angles, on Saturday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday December 4 at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The free performances are in the beautiful Bishop Marty Chapel on the Mount Marty College campus. For more information: events@mtmc.edu.

Baptism: Milo John Weiland son of Zach and Sally Weiland Alexzander Timothy Watts son of Loren Lassiter and Paul Watts

Eternal Rest Grant Unto: Shirley Jean Badker brother of Don Hanisch and sister of Sharon Adkins

Grieving the Loss During the Holidays: This program is for adults who have lost loved ones and are grieving during the holiday season. Tuesdays, 6:30—8:30 pm November 8-December 13. Call 988.3775 to register. Cost-Donation.

Helping Families with Incarcerated Loved Ones: Saturday, November 12, 10-3 pm at the Siouxland Library Main Branch. Presented by Dr. Marcie Moran. This is a day program for adult family members who have a loved one in jail or prison. Free of charge. Preregistra-tion is encouraged, lunch is provided. Call 1.800.700.7867 to register or information.

As part of the diocesan Life Chain Link, please join Bishop Paul J. Swain in prayer in front of Planned Parenthood on West 41st Street in Sioux Falls on November 8, 2106 at 12:00 noon. If you are unable to attend, Pleas consider joining in prayer in your own parish. To learn more, visit the “Life of Chain Link” at www.sfcatholic.org/respectlife.

Thanks to everyone that assists with Liturgical Ministries each weekend. Remember

to check in at the podium prior to your service and please find a substitute if you are

unable to serve. We always need more Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans,

Gift Bearers, Greeters, Lectors and Ushers. Your commitment can be as little as once a

month and you can always requests dates off that don’t work for you. You can even

choose the weekend that works best for you. Just email your scheduling request to

schedule@st-therse.ws by the 10th of the month. THERE IS A SPECIAL NEED

FOR SATURDAY USHERS, SACRISTANS, AND ALTAR SERVIERS!!!! If

you have are interested or have more questions, please contact the parish office or

email schedule@st-therese.ws.

Good Sunday to all! November is the month of remembrance of all

our beloved dead, especially those who have died since last year. Have you

noticed that November 1, All Saints, and November 2, All Souls, belong

together? All Saints commemorate those who have finished the final journey

and now rest in God. All Souls is about the holy souls in purgatory, still travel-

ling on the journey who need our prayers. As one spiritual writer says: The

Church is a good mother who provides a number of ways to help ensure prayers

for the dearly departed.

Every Mass remembers the Dead in at least two places: 1) As the last of the

Prayers of the Faithful; 2) In the Eucharistic Prayers in what is called the

Memento. For example in Eucharist Prayer III the priest prayers: to our

departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their

passing from this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom.

One of the spiritual works of mercy is to have Mass celebrated for those

who have died, especially on their anniversaries. The Catechism of the

Catholic Church #958 says: Our prayer for them is capable not only of

helping them, but also of making their intercession for us effective. The

parish office would love to assist you in scheduling such Masses.

One of my practices is to keep a calendar, the dates of death of the impor-

tant people in my life. Just like I send cards to family and friends on birth-

days, I send a prayer for the special ones on their anniversaries.

A last spiritual practice that the Church highly encourages is the visitation

of a cemetery, especially during the first days of November. During No-

vember 1-8, the faithful may obtain a plenary indulgence by making such a

visit. The condition for obtaining a plenary indulgence include: 1) Sacra-

mental Confession; 2) Holy communion; 3) Prayer for the intention of the

Holy Father Pope

FR. DAVID

PS: I will be away from the Parish November 10-11 and 13-14. For emergen-

cies please call the Parish Office.

Election Day Eucharistic Adoration The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on the altar from 8 AM – 5:30

PM. Please consider spending some time in prayer for our Nation on this Elec-

tion Day. The sign-up sheet is in the Gathering Space.

Wednesday Night Dinner November 9th 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Pauline’s Traditional Turkey Dinner!

Turkey & Dressing Mashed Potatoes Gravy Corn Cranberries Dinner Rolls Fruit Salad Dessert

4th Grade thru Adult: $7.50 3rd Grade & Under: $3.50

Proceeds Fund the Community Outreach & other Social Ministry Projects

Volunteers and Food Items are needed - please sign up in the gathering space