Our Lady of Sorrows Church a.m. with Benediction.

The day really starts

March 21, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. with a reflection and confession
for those who choose to go. There will also
From the Pastor’s Desk be the anointing of the sick for those who
need it and were not anointed at the VIP
My Dear People: Mass.

Thanks to the sodality for making the request Compass Bank reminds us we already have
for the renovation. We now have a roomier $150.00 from people opening a checking
and more pleasant vestibule. Also, as often account with them to the credit of OLS
as I noticed the stairwells needing attention, church with .25% of each qualified purchase
their renovation did not materialize until the with a new or existing Compass Visa Check
sodality representatives met with me and Card (debit card). This is of no cost to
urged me on. anyone but a benefit to the church. Just tell
Ben Walker at Compass 297-7571 to give
Someone recently asked me two questions? OLS the credit.
First, “Why do we pray for things God has
already planned?” My immediate response Pray for the RCIA people as we come into
is that God has two plans: One if we do not the home stretch of Lent preparing for the
ask (He told us to ask!) and the other if we Easter Vigil with about forty people coming
do ask. Example, at the wedding feast of into the Church.
Cana, Mary asked Jesus and He went to
plan B because she asked. Once I wanted With prayers and blessings,
something very badly and after a while, I Fr. Muller
prayed for it. I could almost hear the Lord
saying: “I never thought you would ask!”
Asking God is an act of worship, indicating
He can do it. It is also an act of trusting that
God knows what is best for us. MASS INTENTIONS
The second question asked me is “Why do Monday, March 22 Special Intention
we find it so easy to criticize others?” It is Catherine Smith
good to know that answer which is simply Douglas Coretti
that we, selfishly try to make ourselves look Tuesday, March 23 Thomas Booth
Patrick Robinson
better by finding others’ mistakes. When we
Sam Maniscalco
are critical, it is because we are insecure and Wednesday, March 24 Donors to the OLS School
need to build ourselves up by putting others Foundation
down. This is wrong, unkind, sinful and the Frances Naro
opposite of the second part of the great Elizabeth Saia
Thursday, March 25 Special Intention
commandment: to love our neighbor… as
Patrick Robinson
God loves us. He looks for the good in us Pauline Macke
and with the eyes of love, magnifies our good Friday, March 26 Thomas Booth
qualities. This is His commandment: Spec. Int. of Michael Merry
Dewey Powell
Saturday, March 27 Special Intention (Cosmo Sicola)
“As I have loved you,
John A. Holt
you are to love one another.” Elizabeth Saia
Sunday, March 28 People of the Parish
May I give a Lenten reminder concerning the Marie Statham
Sodality Day of Recollection: Fr. Rick Special Intention of Joe LaRussa
Chenault is the guest speaker after the
luncheon. The morning Mass starts at 10:00
 PRAY FOR VOCATIONS
Jesus calls us forth from our graves of apathy and
passivity. How will your new life make a difference?
Consider ministry in the Church. (John 11:1-45). For
all our ministers of care with the sick and dying and
their families.
The Chapel of our Savior: The Chapel will be
closed for the Holy Triduum beginning April 1,
Holy Thursday, at 3:00 p.m. until Easter Sunday
at 1:00 p.m.
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Noon Mass-There will be no noon Mass on
Tuesday, March 30, as all priests will be
attending the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St.
Paul.
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Eucharistic Adoration
Sign up sheets for Eucharistic Adoration on Holy
Thursday are located in the vestibule. Adoration
will be from 9:00 p.m. until midnight in the
Church.
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AMERICAN BISHOPS PLEAD TO US TO
WRITE OUR CONGRESSMAN AND
SENATORS TO STOP ABORTION
FUNDING in Health Care Reform! Protect
Conscience, Ensure Affordable Health Coverage
and Allow Immigrants to purchase private Health
Insurance. Contact your Representative and
Senators today by e-mail, phone or fax.
To send a pre-written, instant e-mail to Congress
to www.usccb.org/action. Or call
The U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121,
or call your Members’ local offices. Contact
information can be found on Members’ websites
at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov.
Senator Jeff Sessions
335 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Senator Richard Shelby
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Congressman Spencer Bachus
2246 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515
OLS Annulment Education and Support
would like to invite everyone interested in
learning more about the Declaration of Nullity,
commonly known as Annulments, to join us
Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. in Room 102 of the Family Life Center
for Annulment Education. If you are a divorced
Catholic, know a divorced Catholic or just want to
learn more about what the Church teaches about
annulments, we encourage you to join us and
learn more about the Declaration of Nullity. Anne
Marie Verchot, RCIA Director at Our Lady of
Sorrows and a Diocesan Trained Advocate on
the Declaration of Nullity, will be leading the
meeting. She will be educating and assisting
persons on the Declaration of Nullity application
process and will be providing guidance and
fielding questions as the application proceeds
through the process. Catholics that have
completed the process are also encouraged to
join us in support of the applicants. Snacks and
drinks will be available. For additional
information, contact David Asbach at 383-5634
or daa28@aol.com or Anne Marie Verchot 482-
8627 or verchot@bellsouth.net.
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Easter Flower Offering-Please return your
Easter Flower envelopes no later than Friday,
March 26, to be published in the Easter Bulletin.
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High School PSR
We will resume
meeting on March
28.
High School Youth
Group will meet
tonight in the Parish Hall from 7:00 p.m. until 8:45
p.m. Come for food, fun and friends.
Middle School Youth Group will meet Monday,
March 22, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the
Youth Room.
Join us next Sunday, March 28, for Adult
Education in the Parish Hall at 9:45 a.m. The
speaker, Marc James Ayers, OLS member and
history researcher, presents “The History of
Catholic Ireland: The Reformation and the
Resistance.”
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Thank You to Msgr. Muller, the parishioners
and staff of Our Lady of Sorrows Church:
The Family of Gertrude Seifert wishes to extend
out deepest gratitude for your prayers and
support during our time of loss.
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A second Lenten Fish Fry
sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus will be held on Friday,
March 26, at 6:00 p.m. in the OLS
Parish Hall. Everyone is invited
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OLS Singles will meet each Saturday morning
from 7:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. for a pancake
breakfast. Locations will vary. Call Grace at
323-3000 for location and additional information.
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ATTENTION SENIORS: St. Francis Xavier
Parish will hold its monthly activity for Catholic
Senior Adults of the Birmingham area on
Thursday, March 25. The day will begin with
Mass in the main church at 11:00 a.m. followed
by a luncheon and bingo and concluding at 2:00
p.m. A donation of $6.00 is asked to defray cost.
Please join us and share fellowship. Please the
Parish Office at 871-1153 for reservations no
later than noon on Wednesday, March 24.
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The OLS PSR First Eucharist Seder
Celebration for all First Eucharist PSR
students and their parents will take place on
Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 p.m.in the Parish
Hall. The text of this Seder Celebration is based
on the Association of Hebrew Catholics, "A
Passover Seder Seen in the Light of Christ,"
which illuminates the Hebraic roots of our faith.
We meditate on the words of St. Paul, "Christ our
Passover is sacrificed for us, therefore let us
keep the feast!"
Our Lady of Sorrows 2010 VBS -
“Saint Patrick’s
Vacation Bible School”
June 14 -18, 9:00 a.m.-
12:00 noon
K4 – 4th grade (in the
coming year)
Register now online!
www.ourladyofsorrows
psr.com
Interested in being a
VBS volunteer? Contact the PSR office at:
psr@ourladyofsorrows.com or 871-1431
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Chapel of Our Savior
The Chapel needs permanent Committed
Adorers for:
Friday at 3:00 a.m.
Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (to share hour)
Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Our goal is to have at least two people on each
hour. These are the hours needed, but do select
an hour that best fits your schedule. Please call
Ida Wilker at 879-7040 or Mary Claire Brouillette
at 871-2909.
I encourage Christians regularly to visit Christ,
present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all
called to abide in the presence of God! (Pope
John Paul II – 1978-2005).
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March Bridge Winners
1st Place - Fran MacDougall
2nd Place - Mike Millican
3rd Place - Margaret Kime
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