SAINT AUGUSTINE CHURCH WASHINGTON, DC

November 17 2013

Year of Faith
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Crisis is comingbut God is already here!
Most people get life insurance AFTER something bad happens (accident, death) because thinking about it requires the willingness to face ones own mortality and the real possibility that you may no longer be around to provide for those you love. It is sobering to think about these things but it is also good that we do. Jesuss words today about the end of the world are also sobering and good for us to hear! Why, because our life in this world comes with an expiration date. Just as life insurance is supposed to give you peace of mind in the face of lifes uncertainty, so Jesus wants us to have a sense of security and peace that comes through faith in him in a fragile world. Investing in a trusting relationship with Christ is our Eternal Life Insurance policy. The finite nature of this world and everything in it should be enough information to get us to put our faith in Someone who is more trustworthy than the promise of tomorrows sunrise, more reliable than the tectonic plates beneath the earths surface, and more merciful than the random winds of a deadly hurricane, a massive tornado or the violent waters of a monster typhoon. We do well not to wait for the crisis to seek God out. The wise seek his face now and listen for his voice today! The wise take Christ up on his invitation to follow him through the storms of life before they are upon us! Yet the crises described in the Gospel are not just the ones originating from nature and the cosmos, but those that are man-made and a reflection of a world that has grown violently hostile to the Gospel and to those who insist on professing it. The Lord exhorts us to be among those who so insists and persists in bearing witness to this Gospel and to Gods indomitable love, scandalous mercy and enduring Truth. Standing on the promise of eternity and fixing our focus on the Eternal One is the most secure path in a world that is passing away. Crisis is coming but dont be afraid because, God is already here.
Copyright Father Patrick A Smith, 2013 .
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Sunday November 17, 2013

Scripture Readings
33rd Sunday In Ordinary Time Mal 3:19-20a 2 Thes 3:7-12 Lk 21:5-19 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2 Sm 5: 1-3 Col 1:12-20 Lk 23:35-43

Mass Intentions
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 18 Ruby Blackwell 19 Flossie Braxton 20 Mae T. Brent 21 Katherine Dean 22 Cora Dyer - Deceased - Deceased - Deceased - Deceased - Deceased 830

Attendance

Bible Study meets every Wednesday at 7:00pm in the School Cafeteria.

Fall Trainings for New and Experienced Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers. Saturday, December 7th EMHC 10:00 am 11:30 am Lectors 11:30 am 1:00 pm

REMEMBER ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH IN YOUR WILL & BEQUESTS

SEE WEB PAGE FOR FATHER PATS SERMON NOTES

33rd Sunday In Ordinary Time

THIS SUNDAYS SECOND COLLECTION IS FOR THE DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE PHILIPPINES
NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2013 SECOND COLLECTION IS FOR THE PARISH POOR St. Augustine School Love to Learn; Learn to Love
SR. GLORIA AGUMAGU, HHCJ PRINCIPAL INFORMATION: 202-6672608

Catholic Education Corner

Saint Augustine Catholic School is now registering for the 2013-2014 school year for grades Pre-K through Eighth. For an application or more information, please contact the school office at 202-6672608 or email: admissions@saintaugustine-dc.org . Gospel Choir Concert 11/24/13 The Saint Augustine Gospel Choir will celebrate their 36th Anniversary Sunday, November 24 at 5pm in the Church. There will be guest choirs from churches throughout the Archdiocese. The celebration is free however, there is a free will offering. Youth Altar Server Training Training for new Altar Servers is being held on Saturdays from 9:15am to 11:00am in the Church. You must be in the third grade and up and have received ;your First Holy Communion.

Please Pray for the Sick and Homebound

John Adams, Sr. Beatrice Alexander Florencia Alfonso Nora Basey Milton Bess Evelyn Bezell Thomas Brock Frances Brooks Brandon Brown Mary Burgan Eric Brown Andrew Burton Jeanina Cajou Angela Callighan Agnes Carey Elizabeth Carter Kim Cauthen Antonia Cayabas Phillip Cephas William T. Chesley Vincent Clarke, Sr. Annie Cole John Collins Tommie Cunningham Dorsey Davis Pauline Dines Joyce Dorsey Susan Epps Richard B. Fowler Barbara Ferguson Daniel Galloway Inez Gaskins Charles Gathers Margaret Green Valencia Green Delores V. Greene Thelma Givens Brian Harvey John Harris Patricia Herndon Deborah Jackson Eleanor Johnson Francis Kelly Sedonia Labee Keats Labule Louisa Lee Mary Leonard Bernadette Mahoney Sr. Philomena Malveaux Von Martin Catherine Mason Florence Matthews Edna Mills Leona Miller John Monte Joyce Morton Sylvia Monroe Albert Nellums Julius Oben Donna Pasteur Ashley Redhead, Jr. Lisa Rivera Ruby Roberts Doris Silas Gertina Simms Kathleen Simms George Simmons Mary Smith Donnie Stewart Willis Thomas Juanita Towns Selma Twitty Beatrice Twyman Terry Vaughn Esperanza Walker Betty Washington James F. Washington Lillie White

Pray For Our Dead

Share Packages for the month of November are now on sale at the Ushers Table. See the Share Representative.

Pastoral Council Meetings are held every 3rd Saturday of the Month at 9:00 AM in the Gingras Center Meetings are open to all parishioners.

Parish Pastoral Council Elections

Parish Pastoral Council elections will be held after each Mass in the back of the church, this weekend Saturday, November 16th and Sunday November 17, 2013 We are seeking to elect eight (8) new Council members to the Parish Pastoral Council. Nominees are on display in the rear of the Church.

The Teenagers of St. Augustines are sponsoring a coat drive this season for those in need. We are asking for donations of gently used coats (all sizes & genders), and are especially in need of mens & womens winter coats sizes XXLG through 5X, with hoods. If you have any gently used coats youd like to donate, please bring your coats St. Augustines Church at 15th & V Streets, NW. We will have a storage container located at the back of the Church to collect the coats. The coats will be collected for Catholic Charities Coats of Many Colors campaign to be provided to those in need. If you want to support the effort, but you do not have the ability to provide coats, please consider going to the Catholic Charities web site www.catholiccharitiesdc.org to make a donation that will go directly to purchase much needed coats.

Our Parish Bookstore and Gift Shop Opens before and after weekend Masses. Use Visa or MasterCard ($10 min), check ($5min), or cash to buy: Bibles - Missals - Rosaries - Books on the Pope, Saints, Parish History, Faith, Discernment, Marriage, Childrens Books, Father Pats Homilies and more.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC, RECEIVING CONFIRMATION? SPONSORING INQUIRERS? RCIA MEETS TUESDAYS AT 6:45 8:45PM IN THE GINGRAS CENTER - SABRINA WILLIAMS AT 202-294-6990.
SEE GINGRAS CENTER BULLETIN BOARD FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH AND ADULT OPPORTUNITIES .