“Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.”
-St Jerome
Sunday readings for October 27, 2024- Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Jer 31:7-9
Responsorial Psalm: Ps 126:1-6
Second Reading: Heb 5:1-6
Gospel: Mk 10:46-52
Announcements
October 31st- Halloween
Father Tom will host the usual Halloween hot dog and hamburger barbeque on the playground from 5:30-7 PM with ghost stories after the food. All are welcome to spend Halloween with Holy Redeemer friends.
Chinatown Clinic 25th Anniversary
Please come celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chinatown Clinic! Volunteers, patients, church members, families and friends are all welcome. We will have food, flu shot and fun activities at this event. Please see the attached for the flyer.
November 1st– Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints is a holy day of obligation, and Catholics are expected to attend Mass. The Holy Redeemer Mass will be at 6 PM. The Mass will be in English with some Chinese additions. Saint John’s will offer our usual three daily Masses: 7:45, 12:05 and 5:15.
Pilgrimage to France
We have a total of 42 people either signed up or committed to sign up. There are not many places open, so if you want to join the pilgrimage, please sign up this week. We did not open the pilgrimage to the public since it seems now that Holy Redeemer folks will fill the pilgrimage. For more information, check out the brochure.
Hong Kong
Father Tom was invited to preach the annual retreat for the priests and bishops of Hong Kong from November 4-8. He will leave for Hong Kong on November 1.
Gospel of Luke Zoom Class: Begins December 4, 7-8:30pm
Last year, retired Villanova Scripture Professor Paul Danove, offered a weekly class on the Gospel of Mark. The class was well received. This year, beginning December 4, he will teach the Gospel of Luke. If you wish to receive zoom invitations each week to the class, email Father Tom pastor@stjohnsphilly.com.
Holy Redeemer School Spotlight
There is no school on Friday, Nov 1st for All Saints Day.
On Thursday, October 31, Holy Redeemer School is having its Halloween Carnival. There will be a best-costume contest for each grade, parties in each room, followed by a carnival and haunted house. The 7th & 8th graders are creating the carnival activities and will be running them. They also are producing a “haunted house” in the Angelus building.
On Tuesday, November 5th, Holy Redeemer School will be visiting the Philadelphia Zoo. Thanks to the zoo’s free field trip program and the generosity of the Holy Redeemer Alumni Association who is supplying the bus transportation, the day will be free of charge for the children and their chaperones.