Chapel of the Holy Cross 1534 Whitesville Road Albertville, AL 35950

St. William Catholic Church 929 Gunter Avenue

Guntersville, AL 35976

Deacon Ken Hall Minister Training 256-673-1024

Music Coordinator Kevin McGarrahan 256-586-6784

St. Vincent de Paul Joe Snead *for Assistance 256-582-4245 ext. 1

RENEW Mary Fritts 256-582-7389

Pro-Life Alice Beck 256-593-4764

Altar Sodality Janice Slaughter 256-738-1677

Knights of Columbus Council 12618 Kevin Young 256-508-2794

Marshall County Homeless Ministry Janice Slaughter 256-738-1677 Fr. Mark Spruill 256-582-4245 ext. 2

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Jason & Susan Poyer 256-881-1526

Parish School of Religion

Coordinator—Debbie Still Office Hours Monday thru Thursday 9:00 am—1:00 pm

256-582-4245 ext. 4 debbie@stwilliamchurch.com

Pre-K through 8th Grade Children age 4 through 15. Catholic Youth Formation meets on Sundays in Mary’s House from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.

Senior Youth Catechism High School Catechism is held each Sunday in Parish Hall from 9:30 am to 10:45 am. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.

Adult Formation Interested in learning about the Catholic Faith? Please contact Fr. Mark to make arrangements.

Ministries Would you like to serve in one of the church ministries? Please contact Deacon Ken Hall at 256-673-1024 for training.

Sacraments

Weddings Please contact the church office at least 6 months prior to your proposed wedding date.

Baptisms Please contact the church office for preparation information.

Bulletin deadline—Monday noon

(Deadline exceptions during holidays)

Coros Coro Santa Cruz: Ensayo los viernes a las 6 pm en la Capilla. *Coordinador: Raúl Garduño, 256-558-5286 Coro Alabanza y Gloria: Ensayo los miércoles a las 6 pm en el centro. *Coordinador: Tomás Ackerman, 251-402-3626 Arpa de David: Ensayo los jueves a las 6 pm en el centro. *Coordinador: Emiliano Soriano, 256-960-1662 Coro Don de Dios: Ensayo los jueves a las 5 pm en El Centro *Coordinador: Alondra Sandoval 256-677-5811 o 256-298-2752

Catecismo Preparación para la recepción de los sacramentos y para el crecimiento en la fe. Clases los viernes, sábados y domingos en el centro. Se requiere dos años de clase para la recepción de la Primera Comunión y para Confirma-ción. Para la recepción de Comunión el/la estudiante necesita tener 7 años de edad antes del primero de octubre. Para empezar la clase del primer año de Confirmación, necesita tener 12 años antes del primero de octubre. Y para la recepción de Confirmación, necesita tener 13 años antes del prime-ro de octubre. *Contacte: Yolanda Nieto, 256-891-0550 Clases de Crecimiento. Para los jóvenes y adultos que quieren aprender más de su fe. “Cuando era niño, hablaba como niño, pensaba y razonaba como niño. Pero cuando me hice hombre, dejé de lado las cosas del ni-ño” (1 Corintios 13:11). *Coordinador: Pedro González, 256-486-7890

Sacramentos Cursos Pre-Matrimoniales. Dichoso quien ama de corazón los Mandatos del Señor. Anímate a recibir la bendición de Dios en tu matrimonio. Te esperamos. *Contacte: 256-891-0550 x101 Clases Pre-Bautismal. Cada segundo sábado del mes a las 1:00 pm. *Para más información contacte: 256-891-0550 Preparación Quinceañeras. Son solamente tres veces al año. *Para más información contacte: Ramona Solís, 256-202-9164.

Grupos Grupo Juvenil Reuniones Miércoles 5:00 pm a 7:00 pm *Contacte: Martha Mata 256-486-5360 Caballeros de Colón *Consejo 15845: Gustavo Linares, 256-557-0532 *Asamblea 3499: Heriberto Vásquez, 256-572-5323 Grupos de Oración. “Eran asiduos a la enseñanza de los Apóstoles, a la Convivencia fraterna a la fracción del pan y a las oraciones” (Hechos 2:42). Domingos desde las 2 p.m. hasta las 5 p.m. en la capilla. *Coordinador 1: Juan Martínez, 256-763-1863 *Coordinador 2: Juan Ramírez, 256-293-2648

Comité Organizador de los Eventos de la Iglesia *Contacte: Rosalinda Vega, 256-572-1642

Church Office 256-582-4245

www.stwilliamchurch.com Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Administrator—Laura Hodge laura@stwilliamchurch.com

Mass Schedule Tuesday—Friday 8:30 am

Vigil Mass—Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday—8:30 & 11:30 am

Confession - Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm

St. William Catholic Church 929 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976

www.stwilliamchurch.com Pastor—Rev. Mark Spruill

256/582-4245 Ext. 2

Capilla de la Santa Cruz 1534 Whitesville Road, Albertville, AL 35950

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miércoles, jueves, & viernes sábado Misa de Vigilia

domingo en Español domingo bilingual

6:00 pm 6:00 pm 8:30 am & 12:00 pm 6:00 pm

Horario de Misas:

Confesiones: Miércoles 4:30-5:30 pm, Sábado 4:30-5:30 pm, o por cita

Associate Pastor-Fr. Raul Bedoya Director-Juan Núñez

DRE-Yolanda Nieto Asistente-Liliana Trejo

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Horario de Oficina lunes - cerrado martes - viernes 9:00 am - 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

sábado - domingo 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

In today’s Gospel we hear that only one of those healed returned to glorify God and to give thanks to God. It is true, that when we have a grateful heart we know that everything is a gift from God. To give thanks for all that God has given to you, have you considered answering the call to help serve the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?

Seek refuge in the name

of the Lord

The Feast of All Saints on Nov. 1st commemorates Christians who lived ex-traordinary lives of service or who were killed in defense of the faith. In the eyes of the Church, these self-less acts of sacrifice attest to a person’s love of God above all else. This kind of agape love is seen as sufficient to cleanse the soul of any minor or “venial” sins. Therefore, at the moment of their death, these holy ones or “saints” are said to enter heaven immediately. But what about the souls of ordinary Christians who die each year without being perfectly cleansed of venial sin or who have not atoned for minor transgressions? Do they deserve to be deprived of heaven forever? No. The church teaches that un-repented serious sins are “mortal” or dead-ly in a spiritual sense. That is to say they will permanently separate us from the love of God (this is what we call Hell). But un-repented venial sins can be forgiven by

God, even after a person’s death. This time for a final “purging” of sin before a soul enters heaven is the basis of the doctrine of Purgatory. Early Christians were heirs to the Jew-ish belief in the resurrection of the dead. This included a conviction that the prayers of the living could benefit the dead. The Old Testament recounts a story of a battle 160 years before Jesus was born, in which Judah Maccabee prays and offers sacrifice for his dead companions who had commit-ted the sin of idolatry: “For if he were not expecting the fallen to rise again, it would have been useless and foolish to pray for them in death” (II Maccabees 12:44). In the early Church, the names of the faithful departed were posted in churches so the community would remember them in prayer (a practice we still maintain in every Mass during the Prayers of the Faith-ful and especially during the month of No-

vember by displaying the book of the dead, which lists all deceased members of our local church). However, for the first 1,000 years of Christianity there was no univer-sal day of memorial for these souls in Pur-gatory. In the 7th century, monasteries were celebrating an annual Mass for all the de-ceased of their order. Then, around 1040 A.D., the Abbot of Cluny decreed that all of the Cluniac monasteries should offer prayers and chant the psalms of the Office of the Dead for all of the souls in Purgato-ry on the day after the Feast of All Saints. This idea spread to Benedictine and Car-thusian monks and soon, Nov. 2nd was formally established as the Feast of All Souls for the whole Church. Next week, we will look at the customs of the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls.

HALLOWEEN—THE PASTOR'S CORNER H H C B H H —P 3 5

By: Rev. Mark T. Spruill, Obl.S.B.

Love Can Make The “Unwanted Child” Wanted! “Love declares that there is no such thing as an unwanted child....With love, children are adopted, not aborted. With love, chil-dren are cherished, not abused. With love, there is less room for the oppressor because his hunting grounds are smaller....We simply need to see no child as unwanted.... And it can start with just one. One life loved can make all the difference. After all, one life changed the en-tire world." Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King.

In the past few years, many have adopted the practice of keeping a gratitude journal. Sometimes, the journal-keeper uses a book that in-cludes prompts that guide the user’s reflection. Others simply keep a list or write brief reflec-tions at the end of their day or week, recognizing the many things for which they are grateful. The action of seeking out the blessings of life creates a habit of attentive-ness. We see what we seek. When we look for things for which to be grate-ful, we realize that we are surround-ed by blessings. This is not only a

good practice for our emotional health and well-being. Recognizing our blessings and growing in grati-tude for them is a deeply spiritual

practice, through which we become attentive to God’s presence and action in our lives. Gratitude can truly be a life-changer for us. As we grow in grati-tude, we view the world through the perspective of abundance rather than scarcity.

Without the habit of gratitude, we take things for granted. We get caught in an endless cycle of wanting more, rather than seeing all that we have.

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Las lecturas de hoy ha-blan de sanación y salva-ción. En el segundo libro de los Reyes, Naamán, un comandante del ejército del rey de Si-ria, se enferma de lepra. Él va con un extranjero, un profeta de Israel cuan-do nadie más puede curar su enfermedad. Para su

sorpresa, después de un simple baño en el río, él sanó. En el Evangelio de Lucas, Jesús sana a diez leprosos y los envía con el sacerdote. Solo uno, un samaritano, regresa a agradecerle a Jesús por haberlo sanado y él solo escucha las palabras: “tu fe te ha salvado”. El Sal-mo y Timoteo nos recuer-da que la salvación invo-lucra la justicia, la bondad y la fidelidad y nos vincu-la para siempre con Jesús. En un mundo roto como el nuestro, ambas sanacio-nes y salvacion son nece-sarias. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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October 12-13 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors Servers Ushers

Saturday 5:00 pm Noel Merrill Norb Patla

Billie Ellen Simpson

John Summers Elizabeth Summers Erin Summers

Gene Doyle Sean Landry

Yolanda Turner

Sunday 8:30 am Bubba Balzli

Rick Hoepfner Lupe Kirby

Finie Higgins Dianne Thomas

Christopher Gore Magen Tomas

Madeleine Wharton

William Busic Dale Lee

Kevin Young

Sunday 11:30 am Maria Go Kay Nolan Gail Rusk

Raul Ortiz Brett Stanton

Matthew Corbin Regis Go

Gezelin Go

Jimmy Chavez Joan Riggs Joe Snead

October 19-20 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors Servers Ushers

Saturday 5:00 pm Noel Merrill

Terri Rushing John Summers

Elizabeth Summers Norb Patla Erin Summers

Gene Doyle Yolanda Turner

Marie Noack

Sunday 8:30 am Paul McKinney

Susan McKinney Shawn O’Harra

Jack Hahn Sandy Whitaker

Derek Lowe Kimberly Pham

May Pham

Harold Davis Jackie Todd Kevin Young

Sunday 11:30 am Magdalena Corbin

Tina Hoang Tom Swatek

Alice Beck Denise Stanton

Ryan Buchanan Vincent Tenchavez

Payton Uchaker

Mark Etu Rickey Hammond

Vincent Riggs

October 26-27 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors Servers Ushers

Saturday 5:00 pm Norb Patla

Terri Rushing Billie Ellen Simpson

Patty Gurley Linda Hodge Erin Summers

Sean Landry Noel Merrill Rafael Soto

Sunday 8:30 am Jack Hahn

Charlotte Kruk Sandy Whitaker

Jeff McLaughlin Joseph Peanasky

Brayan Castro Christopher Gore

Magen Tomas

William Busic Dale Lee

Kevin Young

Sunday 11:30 am Alice Beck Kay Nolan Gail Rusk

Cindy Hammond Raul Ortiz

Matthew Corbin Regis Go

Gezelin Go

Jimmy Chavez Joe Snead

George Uchaker

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OCTOBER 2019—St. William Calendar

Octubre 2019 Capilla de la Santa Cruz

Lucy Robbins Ray Hamilton

Davey Roberson B.J. Rusk

Larry Franey Alice Franey

Robert Franey Wanda Nydum Nina Gilchrist

Jan Davis Gene Whitaker

Pat House Judy Ward

Kathleen Sipple Kathy Strasburg

Tony Talley Thomas J. Bannan

Shelby Butler Linda Johnson

J.T. Huber Nathan Demeike

Bob Franz Carlee May Largen

Jeff Dunfield Bill Franey

Tommy & Shirley Clift Christine Everhart

Our Soldiers Stationed Overseas Lonnie Wyatt Eli Kaufman

Christina Smith Kim Burcham Allen Stroud Tony Frantz

Kimber Strasberg Susie McEntyre Cynthia Hudson

Those Recovering from Surgery

Please pray for Our Sick and Recovering Parishioners

Matthew 25: “I was sick and you visited me.” Hospitals do not notify the church of admissions. If you or a loved one is sick or hospitalized and would like a visit from a priest, please contact the office at (256) 582-4245 or via e-mail. They will be happy to arrange a visit. Prayer List Request Policy: Due to privacy concerns, requests must be made by the individual or with family member’s permission before adding a parishioner’s name to the prayer list. Names will remain as space allows.

Offertory Last Weekend Poor Box Building Fund Collection current month

PRAYER FOR THE SICK Almighty and Eternal God, You are the everlasting health of those who be-lieve in You. Hear us for Your sick servants for whom we implore the aid of Your tender mercy, that being restored to bodily health, may they give thanks to You in Your Church. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

Weekly Collection for St. William

Please pray for our sick and recovering Friends and Family

Tom Ewing Kevin McGarrahan

Kathleen Farrington John Bannan

Dottie Browne-Peck Dewon Simpson

Mary Andreae Gloria Rabin

Anna Caliguire Linda Bannan

Jordan Befort Bill McCormick

Elsa Kirst Robert Crowell Shelvy Landry

Carmen Collazo Jerry Hardy Mary Todd

Our homebound parishioners

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SATURDAY, October 12th 5:00 pm—Al & Zita Huebel †

SUNDAY, October 13th

8:30 am—St. William Parishioners 11:30 am—Fr. Jim Handerhan †

MONDAY, October 14th

No Daily Mass

TUESDAY, October 15th 8:30 am—Frank Bejar †

WEDNESDAY, October 16th

8:30 am—Treva Oh †

THURSDAY, October 17th 8:30 am—Fr. Jim Handerhan †

FRIDAY, October 18th

8:30 am—Carol Neely †

SATURDAY, October 19th 5:00 am—Annelise Atchley †

SUNDAY, October 20th

8:30 am—Consuelo Diaz Rios † 11:30 am—St. William Parishioners

Total Project Cost $ 2,245,175

Collected in September $ 28,843

Payment (Principal $6,158 + Interest expense $2,383) $ 8,541

Loan Balance September of 2019 $ 844,924

Thank you for your continued support of St. William Parish

S t . W i l l i a m

Help Wanted Part-time position available at the Chapel office, 20-25 hours per week. Hours are flexible, but weekends are necessary during the school year. Computer knowledge and the ability to com-municate in both English and Spanish are essential. If interest-ed, please contact Juan at the Chapel’s office (256) 891-0550 or Laura at the St. William office (256) 582-4245. Pro-Life envelopes will be in the pews dur-

ing the month of October. These envelopes will be entered into a drawing to be held at the Masses for All Saints Day. Please see the display in the vestibule.

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