Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church

     CRUSADE OF PRAYER ON FRIDAYS
                   7:30A.M.   Morning Mass
     8:00A.M. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                 followed by Morning Prayer
     8 A.M. to 4:45 P.M. Individual Adoration and
                  Praying for Vocations all day in Church
     4:45 P.M.   Evening Prayer /Benediction/Closing

Please join this powerhouse of prayer to the Lord. We need additional members in the early hours of the afternoon.

THANKSGIVING LITURGY
A Thanksgiving Liturgy will be presented by the Religious Education Students on Monday evening, November 19, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. All families, students and parishioners are invited to celebrate giving THANKS for our bounty and to share with our less fortunate brothers. Please join us.

Adult Education Classes
Monday, November 12, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

A MESSAGE FROM BISHOP HART
Thank you very much for all the prayers and Masses you have offered for me.
I’m grateful for this spiritual assistance.
Please continue to pray for me.
I pray that I will be faithful to God’s will.

Stewardship Month!
November is Stewardship Month in OLPH. Each November, every parishioner is asked to review his/her weekly contribution made to God in OLPH Parish. Our goal this year is to increase our offertory by 10%. Please read Father Lipton’s letter, which was sent to each parish family AND the special flyer insert in this week’s bulletin.

In today’s Gospel lesson, Jesus is questioned by a group of Sadducees who denied the reality of resurrection. They did not acknowledge any spiritual reality that was not mentioned on the pages of the first five books of the Old Testament. Truthfully, the aim of their question was to ridicule Jesus and his message of the resurrection of the body after death.
This is the month of All Souls. Jesus promises life after death and resurrection. Our beloved ones who departed before us need our prayers. They need us to offer the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross for them—to have Masses said for them. They need us to pray the rosary asking Mary to speak to her son for our loved ones. They need us to keep the memory of their goodness alive and before the Lord.
The Books of Maccabees tell us that it is a good thing to pray for the dead. During the Month of November, we pray for our loved ones that they might be healed of the effects of sin in their lives and be admitted into the eternal love of the Lord.

Crusade of Prayer for Vocations: Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life every day.

Choir Rehearsal - Thursday, November 15, 2007. New Members are welcome. If interested, call Celeste Milukas at 447-0277.

COLLECTIONS
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Offertory $3,716.75
Monthly Nov: $1,123.00 Energy Nov: $152.00
This weekend is St. Bernard’s High School Collection.
Students from St. Bernard’s will be at the 5:00 P.M. and 10.30 A.M. Masses to say ‘Thank You’.

Bible Study: On Friday, November 16th, there is a Bible Study prayer group at 10:00 a.m. in the Hall. They are studying the Book of Ephesians. If you would like to join, please call Anne Megan at 447-3488.

Lector Workbooks for Cycle A (2008) are available in the Sacristy for $15.00.

LADIES GUILD CHRISTMAS PARTY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007
IN THE PARISH HALL
$13.00 PER PERSON FOR
PRIME RIB OR STUFFED BAKED FILLET OF SOLE
HORS D’OEUVRES AT 6:00 PM
DINNER AT 6:30 PM
PLEASE CALL JULIE COPE AT 443-5716 WITH YOUR
DINNER CHOICE ASAP. YOU CAN DROP YOUR PAYMENT ENVELOPE INTO THE CHURCH COLLECTION BASKET BEFORE DECEMBER 3rd.

The Children First Foundation & Catholic Charities, Diocese of Norwich, Inc.
Invite you to
The 2007 Charity Concert for Adoption
(Complimentary Admission)
on Sunday, November 18, at 2:30 PM at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich.
The free concert will be performed by renowned New York Philharmonic concert violinist, Charles Rex, accompanied by pianist Elizabeth Pridgen in a charming, one-hour program of works by Beethoven, Stravinsky and Kreisler.
The purpose of the free Cathedral Concert is to raise awareness and funding for the important pregnancy and adoption services provided by Catholic Charities of Norwich that help desperate young women choose life and consider adoption for unwanted pregnancies or unwanted newborns. This concert is organized by The Children First Foundation a charitable foundation that promotes and supports Adoption and Safe Havens in Connecticut.

Outside the Parish
“COPING WITH GRIEF AND THE HOLIDAYS” – Tuesday, November 13, 2007 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Atria Crossroads Place, 1 Beechwood Drive, Waterford, CT, sponsored by Hospice Southeastern Connecticut’s Community Bereavement Program.
Please call to register at 848-5699 as space is limited. Free – refreshments will be served.
Saint Bernard School (Xavierian Brothers Sponsored School) Grades 6-12 will hold Entrance Exam, November 17th, 8:30-Noon --$20 testing fee. Make up Exam, December 1st, 8:30 to Noon. Pre-registration is requested – call 848-1271, ext. 108 or download the application at www.saint-bernard.com.
The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church invites girls in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades to their “Share-A-Day with the Sisters” from 9 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 17th at Holy Family Motherhouse in Baltic, CT. For more information contact Sister Mary DePaul at 860-822-8241 or e-mail: TJTMVOCSCMS@juno.com.
Academy of the Holy Family entrance exam – November 17th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. followed by lunch. Fee $25. Please call to register; however, walk-ins are welcome.

Announced Masses

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 11, 2007
5:00 P.M. Barbara Jean Donoghue (Rose Harman)
8:00 A.M. Walter & Helen Sokol (Carol & Sr. Michelle)
10:30 A.M. Jack Watson (Wife, Angela & Family)

Monday, November 12th     St. Josaphat
7:30 A.M. Stanley & Alice Klicas (M/M Ed Tuneski)
Tuesday, November 13th    St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
7:30 A.M. Departed of the Dawson/Sudol/Kondratas/
          Kleczynski/Soroczynski/Polen/McBride families
Wednesday, November 14th   weekday of 32nd of Ordinary Time
7:30 A.M. Departed of the Skalski/Kent/Strutt/
         Balestracci/Paige/Finnegan/Gawerecki Families
Thursday, November 15th     St. Albert the Great
7:30 A.M. Departed of the McKeon/Millaras/Smith/Peabody/
       Dembek/Farina/Liberio/Shaw/Cabral/Pickett Families
Friday, November 16th St. Margaret of Scotland & St. Gertrude
7:30 A.M. Philip B. & Frances E. Pasquale (Estate)

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 18, 2007
5:00 P.M. Sr. Mary Frances (Deacon Ron & Donna Kitlinski)
Victoria Hartlang (Eva & Barbara Parzych)
8:00 A.M. Departed of the Sokol/Henry/Furman/Lesieur/
Pollick/Bazinet/Nicholas/Margolis Families
10:30 A.M. Intention of Bishop Hart