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 OLS Annulment Education and Support
Jesus calls us forth from our graves of apathy and would like to invite everyone interested in
passivity. How will your new life make a difference? learning more about the Declaration of Nullity,
Consider ministry in the Church. (John 11:1-45). For commonly known as Annulments, to join us
all our ministers of care with the sick and dying and
Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. to
their families.
8:30 p.m. in Room 102 of the Family Life Center
for Annulment Education. If you are a divorced
The Chapel of our Savior: The Chapel will be Catholic, know a divorced Catholic or just want to
closed for the Holy Triduum beginning April 1, learn more about what the Church teaches about
Holy Thursday, at 3:00 p.m. until Easter Sunday annulments, we encourage you to join us and
at 1:00 p.m. learn more about the Declaration of Nullity. Anne
____________________________________ Marie Verchot, RCIA Director at Our Lady of
Sorrows and a Diocesan Trained Advocate on
Noon Mass-There will be no noon Mass on the Declaration of Nullity, will be leading the
Tuesday, March 30, as all priests will be meeting. She will be educating and assisting
attending the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. persons on the Declaration of Nullity application
Paul. process and will be providing guidance and
____________________________________ fielding questions as the application proceeds
through the process. Catholics that have
Eucharistic Adoration completed the process are also encouraged to
Sign up sheets for Eucharistic Adoration on Holy join us in support of the applicants. Snacks and
Thursday are located in the vestibule. Adoration drinks will be available. For additional
will be from 9:00 p.m. until midnight in the information, contact David Asbach at 383-5634
Church. or [email protected] or Anne Marie Verchot 482-
____________________________________ 8627 or [email protected].
_______________________________________
AMERICAN BISHOPS PLEAD TO US TO
WRITE OUR CONGRESSMAN AND Easter Flower Offering-Please return your
Easter Flower envelopes no later than Friday,
SENATORS TO STOP ABORTION
March 26, to be published in the Easter Bulletin.
FUNDING in Health Care Reform! Protect
____________________________________
Conscience, Ensure Affordable Health Coverage
and Allow Immigrants to purchase private Health
Insurance. Contact your Representative and High School PSR
Senators today by e-mail, phone or fax. We will resume
To send a pre-written, instant e-mail to Congress meeting on March
to www.usccb.org/action. Or call 28.
The U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121,
or call your Members’ local offices. Contact High School Youth
information can be found on Members’ websites Group will meet
at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov. tonight in the Parish Hall from 7:00 p.m. until 8:45
p.m. Come for food, fun and friends.
Senator Jeff Sessions
335 Russell Senate Office Building Middle School Youth Group will meet Monday,
Washington, DC 20510 March 22, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the
Youth Room.
Senator Richard Shelby
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Congressman Spencer Bachus

2246 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515
Join us next Sunday, March 28, for Adult Our Lady of Sorrows 2010 VBS -
Education in the Parish Hall at 9:45 a.m. The “Saint Patrick’s
speaker, Marc James Ayers, OLS member and Vacation Bible School”
history researcher, presents “The History of June 14 -18, 9:00 a.m.-
Catholic Ireland: The Reformation and the 12:00 noon
Resistance.” K4 – 4th grade (in the
____________________________________ coming year)
Register now online!
Thank You to Msgr. Muller, the parishioners www.ourladyofsorrows
and staff of Our Lady of Sorrows Church: psr.com
The Family of Gertrude Seifert wishes to extend Interested in being a
out deepest gratitude for your prayers and VBS volunteer? Contact the PSR office at:
support during our time of loss. [email protected] or 871-1431
_______________________________________
____________________________________
Chapel of Our Savior
The Chapel needs permanent Committed
A second Lenten Fish Fry
Adorers for:
sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus will be held on Friday, Friday at 3:00 a.m.
March 26, at 6:00 p.m. in the OLS Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (to share hour)
Parish Hall. Everyone is invited 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
OLS Singles will meet each Saturday morning
Ida Wilker at 879-7040 or Mary Claire Brouillette
from 7:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. for a pancake
at 871-2909.
breakfast. Locations will vary. Call Grace at
I encourage Christians regularly to visit Christ,
323-3000 for location and additional information.
present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all
____________________________________ called to abide in the presence of God! (Pope
John Paul II – 1978-2005).
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
March Bridge Winners
1st Place - Fran MacDougall
Mass in the main church at 11:00 a.m. followed
2nd Place - Mike Millican
by a luncheon and bingo and concluding at 2:00
3rd Place - Margaret Kime
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. Let Worldwide Marriage Encounter help
____________________________________ you renew your marriage. The next Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekends are August 27 –
29 in Cullman, Ala., October 15 – 17 in Nashville,
The OLS PSR First Eucharist Seder
Tenn., and November 5 – 7 in Huntsville, Ala.
Celebration for all First Eucharist PSR Early registration is highly recommended. For
students and their parents will take place on
more information visit our website at:
Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 p.m.in the Parish
wwmealabama.org or call (800) 540-9963.
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!"