suffering if we are close to God.
” She wrote
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
05-30-10
From the Pastor’s Desk
My Dear People:
We hear of so many bad relationships in
marriage that it is inspiring to hear what I
heard this past week about good marriage
relationships:
John and Ann Hardin had different opinions
on whether to stay in the house that he built
and rebuilt or to sell the house and buy Ann’s
parent’s home from the rest of Ann’s family.
It was time for prayer to the Spirit of God.
After long private prayer, John asked Ann,
“What did the Spirit tell you, Ann?” She said,
“The Spirit told me to listen to John.” “John,
what did the Spirit tell you?” John told Ann
that the Spirit told him to sell his
magnificently renovated home which he had
bought before their marriage and do what
Ann originally proposed. It was a leap of
faith bcause they bought without first selling.
But when they sold John’s house twenty-four
hours after it was put on the market, in this
depressed real estate market, this was God’s
ratification of their decision.
Inspiration #2: Carolyn Wright has a
committed hour Thursday from 11:00 p.m. to
midnight. Her Protestant husband, Jack,
comes with her. I went into the chapel at
11:30 and only Jack was there. After
prayers, I asked where was Carolyn. Jack
said she was tired and he told her he would
make the hour for her. Jack, not being
Catholic, I thought maybe this is Jack’s love
of God, love for Carolyn and Ecumenism all
put together.
OLS gave me another inspiration this past
week. An eighth-grader preparing for
Confirmation wrote me that Confirmation
would help her be strong and “bring others to
Christ.” She went on to write, “We will have
suffering; we cannot go through life without it,
but we know we will have less spiritual
of her service projects and then stated that,
as a confirmed person, she plans to carry out
service to God and others.
Friday, OLS graduated forty-four from the
eighth grade and at the graduation Mass for
OLS School this past Wednesday, the gospel
of the day for the Mass was all about service.
In the gospel Jesus said:
“If you want to be great,
serve one another. I have
not come to be served;
but to serve…follow me.”
Two students received the Christian service
award, but practically all of those eighth-
graders were in high competition. I reminded
them that the success in their lives is
measured by their service and what they do
for others in Jesus’ name.
The two above-mentioned marriages, as with
so many of our marriages, are successful to
the degree that one spouse is willing to serve
the other. We run to God for help and
inspiration. As St. Paul said:
“Without Jesus, I can do
nothing;…I can do all things
in Him who strengthens me.”
Once again, living the gospel means being of
service to others. Thanks to OLS for the
many examples of service to others.
With prayers and blessings,
Fr. Muller
P.S. Correction and apologies. Concerning
the “stuck elevator,” each one coming out of
the elevator did thank the firemen who
rescued them. I wasn’t at the elevator when
it was opened but at the fire truck with the
other firemen, I thought they didn’t thank
him…But they profusely thanked the one
who unlocked the door and freed them…
They even invited the firemen to lunch with
us. Apologies to the great Fernandes and
Thornton families.
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Joe Cantavespre in the Holy Family Room.
Thursday, June 3 Special Intention
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Friday, June 4 Donors to the OLS School Found. OLS PSR would like to extend our most
Charles Schilleci sincere thanks to all our fifty adult catechists
Spec. Int. of the family of Mark & Kim Stephens who have given of their time and talents to
Saturday, June 5 Bill Stephens and for all the our students so generously this past year!
Blessed Mother’s Intentions
Elizabeth & John Mangina We would also like to give a special thanks to
Neil Jefferson our incredible high school helpers: Mary
Sunday, June 6 People of the Parish Katherine Bracken, Holly Eltz, Zach Gentry,
Jay Tombrello Mary Claire Galloway, Erin Holt, Erin Theiss
Special Int. of Amy Flemming and Rosemary Wendel. Their cheerful
dedication and commitment is an inspiration
to us all!

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

Are you being called to live in a community? Call
There will be no
on the Trinity to help you discern. (2 Corinthians Sunday morning
13:11-13) For all who serve the Church, may the high school PSR
grace of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit direct or Sunday night
them, we pray. high school youth
group. Regular
Sunday meetings will resume in the fall.
Please pick up a summer calendar in the
vestibule.
Trash & Treasure Park Night: All high school students are
We are now accepting donations for Trash & invited to hang out in the park this
Treasure. Donations may be left at the gym Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dinner is
doors. If donations include electrical items, provided, bring a drink.
please put a note on them indicating if they
are in working order. First day of working for
volunteers is June 3, at 10:00 a.m. If you are First Friday Devotions will be held on Friday,
available to help set up the gym with the June 4, at 6:00 a.m.
shelves and racks please call Melanie First Saturday Devotions will be held on
Falconer at 945-8341 or 281-9695. Saturday, June 5, at 7:15 a.m.
MEMORIAL WALL ENGRAVING
This OLS Memorial Wall is a permanent
monument located in the Columbarium
Gardens. OLS will laser engrave the name,
DOB and DOD of a parishioner, a spouse or
family member on the wall. This will be a way
to remember and honor a loved one who has
already been called by the Lord and is
interred in another location. The price for
each Memorial is $500.00. Available space is
very limited. Memorials will be sold on a first
come, first-served basis and be located on
the wall from top to bottom in the order
received. Call the office this week for
Memorial and Niche applications. Msgr.
Muller will have final approval on all Memorial
and Niche requests. Our Niche sales have
passed seventy-five percent of available
space, but there are still spaces available in
the Columbarium Gardens.
Call for Mission Partners: About thirty
members of OLS are preparing for a mission
trip to General Cepada, Mexico, from June
20-26. The trip is organized through Family
Mission Company, a Catholic mission
organization based in Louisiana. Our work
will include repairing homes, visiting the
homebound, spreading the Gospel, praying
and worshiping with the people of General
Cepada. We are asking the OLS community
to be our Prayer Partners. We need prayers
for our success and safety and prayer for the
people whom we will serve. St. Theresa of
Lisieux is considered a patron saint of
missionaries and our group has prayed the
“Little Flower Novena.” Please consider
praying for a successful mission for us.
We appreciate all of your prayers while we
prepare for this trip. For more information,
please contact Chelsea Piper, OLS Youth
Group Minister.
CHAPEL OF OUR SAVIOR
The Chapel needs permanent Committed
Adorers for:
Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (To Share Hour)
Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (To Share Hour)
Sunday at 8:00 p.m. (To Share Hour)
Our goal is to have at least 2 people on each
hour. These are the hours needed, but do
select an hour that best fits your schedule.
Please call Ida Wilker at 637-6634 or Mary
Claire Brouillette at 871-2909.
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A Holy Hour will give you more strength
during life and more consolation at the hour
of your death and eternity! (St. Alphonsus
Ligouri - 1696 to 1787)
Come join us in the fall for a woman’s
Discipleship Class, “Ladies Living the
Word,” and have Jesus open our eyes to Him
like He did at Emmaus. Call Stephanie
Murdock at 870-0846 for more details or
questions.
Let Worldwide Marriage Encounter help
you renew your marriage. The next
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends
are July 9 – 11 in Nashville, Tenn., August 27
– 29 in Cullman, Ala., October 15 – 17 in
Nashville, Tenn., and November 5 – 7 in
Huntsville, Ala. For more information visit
our website at: wwmealabama.org or call
(800) 540-9963.