Romney W V

The Knights of Columbus Council #10011 meets on the fourth Sunday after Mass

End of the Year of St. Joseph: Act of Consecration

“O great Saint Joseph, whom God has made the Head of the Holy Family, accept me, I beseech you, though utterly unworthy, to be a member of your “Holy House.” Forsake me not, but adopt me as a servant and child of the Holy Family. Watch over me at all times. Console and strengthen me, with the presence of Jesus and Mary, so that with you, I may praise and adore the Holy Trinity for all eternity. O my Spiritual Father, I hereby consecrate myself to you. In faithful imitation of Jesus and Mary, I place myself and all my concerns under your care and protection. To you, after Jesus and Mary, I consecrate my body and soul, with all their faculties, my spiritual growth, my home, and all my affairs and undertakings”. Amen.

St. Joseph, Pray for us! In the name of the Father…

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For Your Safety

For the safety of everyone in the church and the hall, we are requesting that everyone attending Mass enter the church through the main entrance, at the front of the building.  It is unsafe to open other doors in the building to let people in on Sundays.  For your additional safety we will be locking the main doors of the church on Sunday, ten minutes after Mass starts.  You will still be able to get inside after the doors are locked, just knock so that an usher can let you in.  

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Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service 3:00 pm

Fr. Giles will preach the message
 

November 27 First Sunday of Advent
Lector workshop - mandatory for lectors - after Mass
 

December 4 Coffee and donut Sunday
Honey Bees Advent Program at 2:00 pm
 

December 13 Sacrament of Confession after 12:00 noon Mass And at 6::00 pm - Fr. Giles & Fr. Thomas
 

December 18 Presentation on the Eucharist - Fr. Giles
 

December 20 Fr. Giles Scripture study at 1:00 pm
 

December 24 Christmas Eve Mass at 6:00 pm
 

December 25 Christmas Mass at 11:00 am

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Advent Program
The Honey Bee Choir will hold their annual Advent Program on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00 pm. There will be a reception after the program in the church hall. Please bring a plate of holiday treats to share.

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Holy Day of Obligation
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is Thursday, December 8. It is a holy day of obligation. Masses will be Wednesday, Dec 7 at 6:00 pm and Thursday, Dec 8 at 12:00 noon.

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The Eucharist
Fr. Giles’ continuing education on the Eucharist has been postponed until after Christmas.

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Decorating
The church will be decorated after Mass on Sunday, December 18. Please stay and help if you can.

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Ladies’  Prayer Group meets Tuesdays at 1:00 pm

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Greeters needed  and Eucharistic ministers are needed

We are looking for greeters for Sundays.  If you would like to be a greeter please contact Gayle Bogard (gmbogard@gmail.com

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Romney Food Pantry
There is a basket in the vestibule for non perisha-ble food donations for the Romney Food Pantry.
Money in the Poor Box in November will go to the Romney Children’s Home for Christmas. Thank you for your support!
Catholic Charities collects and distributes per-sonal care items to the needy. They are in need of toilet paper and shaving cream. There is a box in the vestibule for donations.

Do you have a Guardian Angel?

Yes, you have a guardian angel. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession.202* "Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life."203** Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and men united in God.

Simply put, each living person has a guardian angel from the moment of their conception to the moment of their natural death. During this time, they are aided by their guardian angel. They are not just for children. 

Your guardian angel will work to steer you free from sin, to encourage you to keep God's commandments, and to intercede on your behalf before God. 

For many people, this seems strange. Few individuals even recognize the angels exist, or that they have a guardian angel. The source of this problem is distraction, especially with worldly matters. When we fill our hearts and minds with worldly things, we have little attention left over to discern the gentle nudging of our guardian angel. Furthermore, our guardian angel cannot make decisions for us. We retain our free will, so they cannot stop us from committing sins, nor can they protect us from evil choices made by others. 

* Footnote 202 - Cf. Mt 18:10; Lk 16:22; Ps 34:7; 91:10-13; Job 33:23-24; Zech 1:12; Tob 12:12.
** Footnote 203 -Â 203 St. Basil, Adv. Eunomium III, I: PG 29,656B.

Parish Email: 

ologrwv@gmail.com

Monthly Bible Study

Fr. Giles will be explaining parts of the bible on Tuesday 1:00 PM. of every month.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  It will be in the church hall after the 12:00 noon Mass.  Please bring your own lunch.  Weather permitting the talks will continue the first Tuesday of each month.

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The rosary is recited before every Sunday Mass 

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Please send in names for the new prayer list in the bulletin, or write them on the list in the vestibule.

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Registration

Coming to Our Lady of Grace regularly but not a member?  Contributing but not receiving a tax credit for charitable donations from Our Lady of Grace?  Joining the parish is easy!  Registration forms are on the table in the vestibule.  Simply fill one out and put it in the collection basket. 

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It has come to our attention that some parishioners are interested in preplanning their funeral Mass,  We have a book with suggested readings and Gospels.  We will also have a form for you to fill out with the items that you have selected; readings, hymns, etc.  If you would like to preplan your service please contact the office.  We will let you borrow one of the books to use to fill out the form.  We will keep a copy of the form on file in the church office.  

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Thank you for your continued support.  Don't forget to donate to the Catholic Sharing Appeal.  The large sign in front of the church is in need of repair or replacement.  The money we get from the CSA  will go toward that.

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What is the

Sacrifice of the Holy Mass

      Perhaps the best way to describe this connection is to say that in the Mass we re-link ourselves to Calvary.  In the Mass, Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary is perpetuated by the priest, who offers it anew to the Father.  St. Paul told his converts in Corinth, "Every time, then, you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes" (1 Corinthians 11:26).

       It is not a new sacrifice, but rather the same sacrifice that Jesus offered on the cross 2,000 years ago.  The Eucharist is not a matter of "repeating" that action but of reestablishing our bond with it. The difference, however, is that Jesus no longer  dies at each Mass, but is simply re-offered to the Father.  It is a “bloody” sacrifice only in the sense that it contains the Body and Blood of Christ.  But it is “unbloody” in the sense that it is offered only in a sacramental fashion under the appearances of bread and wine. 

     In other words, in the Mass, we re-present -- or mystically renew -- the Sacrifice of Calvary.  In other words, we offer Jesus’ sacrifice to God the Father on the altar during Eucharistic celebration   for the remission of our sins, using signs and symbols.  This means that, once again, we offer Christ to the Father, saying: "Father, look upon the Lamb that was slain for our sake." By the words of consecration, Christ is made present again through the “transubstantiation" of the bread and wine into Christ's Body and Blood.

Our Lady of West Virginia

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Our lady is the beauty

of the West Virginia hills.

From Spruce Knob’s lofty towering

     To where Kenova spills

Out of bounds, and seeks to share

     Our wealth with sister-states,

Our Lady’s smiling sunshine

     Forever radiates.

The bright blue of her mantle

Is in summer skies at Cheat.

Her golden tresses ripple

In Greenbrier’s autumn wheat.

Romney’s apple-blossoms

Ear the blushing of her face

As she heard the angel whisper

“Hail, Mary, full of grace.”

Our Lady is the music

Of our lovely lakes and streams,

“The beautiful Ohio,”

And the Tygart’s dashing gleams.

Her low-voiced laughter tumbles

In Blackwater’s clear cascade,

And echoes on Kanawha:

“Behold the Lord’s Handmaid.”

Our Land is the loveliness

Of all young, growing things.

She is the rapture in our souls,

The gaiety which sings:

“Lady of West Virginia, Virgin Immaculate,

Reign over every heart and soul,

Queen of our Mountain State.

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Mark Smith

Advent 1st Sunday
The word Advent means "coming" or "arrival." The focus of the entire season is preparation to cele-brate the birth of Jesus Christ in his First Advent, and the anticipation of the return of Christ the King in his Second Advent. Thus, Advent is far more than simply marking a 2,000 years old event in history. It is celebrating a truth about God, the revelation of God in Christ whereby all of creation might be recon-ciled to God. That is a process in which we now participate, and the consummation of which we antici-pate. Scripture reading for Advent will reflect this emphasis on the Second Advent, including themes of our accountability for faithfulness at His coming, judgment on sin, and the hope of eternal life.
In this double focus on past and future, Advent also symbolizes the spiritual journey of individuals and a congregation, as they affirm that Christ has come, that He is present in the world today, and that He will come again in power. So, as the Church celebrates God’s in-breaking into history in the Incarna-tion, and anticipates a future consummation to that history for which "all creation is groaning” (Romans 8:22) awaiting its redemption, it also confesses its own responsibility as a people commissioned to "love the Lord your God with all your heart" and to "love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:36-39) While we typically regard Advent as a joyous season, it is also intended to be a period of prepara-tion. Prayer, Penance, and Fasting are all appropriate ways to prepare ourselves during this season.
I wish you all a blessed and a graceful Advent season.

Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseWhat is the significance and meaning of Jesus' kingship for us? Kingship today seems outdated and useless, especially in democratic societies where everyone is supposed to be equal and free. The Jews understood that the Messiah ("Anointed One") would come as God's anointed King to restore paradise and establish God's reign of peace for them. They expected a Messianic King who would free them from strife and division, and from foreign oppression. Many had high hopes that Jesus would be the Messiah and Ruler for Israel. Little did they understand what kind of kingship Jesus claimed to possess.Actually Jesus came to deliver his people, and the whole world, from the worst kind of tyranny possi-ble - from bondage to sin, guilt and condemnation, and from “the wages of sin which is death” (Romans 6:23). Jesus came to conquer hearts and souls for an imperishable kingdom - a king-dom ruled not by force or fear, but by peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, and the power of God's right-eousness (Romans 14:17). Jesus died not only as King of the Jews, but as King of all nations and Lord of the universe. His victory over the power of sin, Satan, and the world was accomplished through his atoning death on the cross and his resurrection on the third day. In the Book of Revelation Jesus is called “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:16). He now sits in glory at the right hand of the Father in heaven - and from his throne he rules as Lord over all. Do we recognize Jesus Christ as our Sovereign King and Redeemer?

Adelynn, Lynn Adams, Kevin Adrian, John Ahrens, Barb Aiello, Thomas Alicandro Jr., John Bennett, Carolyn Batton, Paul Biser, Elizabeth Braun, Mary Bowser, Christine & Dan Brown, Donald Buchinger, Casey Carriger, Sandra Carriger, Betty Chevery, Paul Clower, Harrison Codo, Rick Corbett, Buddy Day-ton, Connie Davis, Helen Dercks, Antonia Detres, Londa Dodson, Rick Dodson, Beth Grayson, Diane Gumpper, Steve & Judy Hajash, Betty Hartman, Tony Haywood, Hazel Holcombe, Harry Hott, Tom Hud-son, Grace Jackson, Chuck Kesner, Sharon Kuykendall, Pam Kizer, Loretta Leach, Marianna Leone,
Fr. Giles LeVasseur, Lance LeVasseur, John Lien, Andy Mason, Raymond McCall, Naomi Miller, Felix Gonzalez Morales, Shaina Mowry, Eileen Passauer, Nick Perez, Michael Peshock, Bob Pliska, Richard Ramsay III, Danny Reddick, Gary Reddick, Meaghan Reddick, Teresa Reddick, Julie Robert, Dale Rog-ers, Dick Shanholtzer, Kathy Steiner, Lori & Mike Stickley, Dominick Tarinelli, Jack Welton, Nancy Wolfe, Jim Wysopal, Maureen Wysopal, Benny Young, Dennis Young
(To add or remove a name, contact the office or put a note in the collection basket. A new list will be printed every three months.)

Please note the new email address for
Our Lady of Grace - ologrwv@gmail.com.
Do not use the old email address and delete any messages you receive from it. Please send an email to the new address so that Terry has your email address for her contacts.

What is Mass

Our Lady Of Grace  Mission Statement

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If you don't see the information you are looking for, always  check the Church Bulletin  click here

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Deacon Larry has offered to take communion to anyone who is still unable to attend Mass.  If you know someone who doesn’t get emails please contact them and ask if they would like Deacon Larry to bring communion to them.  You, or they, can contact the office (304) 822-5561 or call Deacon Larry 703-421-5815.

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Catholic Charities collects and distributes personal care items to the needy.  This month they need disposable razors, ladies deodorant, q-tips, and toothpaste.

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Dear fellow parishioner,

For better or worse, you will find either a physical or scanned copy of “Thoughts and Reflections”

included in the weekly bulletin.  Since I have not been able to contribute to the common liturgical or

ministerial good during this plague, I asked Fr. Thomas if I could perhaps contribute such weekly

offerings instead.

These reflections were written in an ad hoc basis during my years of active ministry in these Potomac Highlands.  They were, for the most part, cobbled together on those Saturdays when I had the

weekend homily in hand by the time I left for the 5:00 P.M. Mass at Epiphany.  They have been

excavated from my physical files (I suspect that there are many more if I opened one of the many thumb-drives I’ve ignored since I retired.)  They are passed on to you in their original state with all the errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and typos, of that which is written in haste.  Such is the

laziness of this retiree.

These have no pretense of being anything more than what they are -  a backward glance upon the scatterings of grace which a generous God has strewn upon the surface of my daily life.  If you find any merit in them; if you find them helpful in recognizing the touch of grace in the simplicity of your own lives, them I am pleased and grateful.

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Special Occassions

Holy Days of obligations

times are coming

Sacrament of Reconciliation: 

Weekday Mass's

Half Hour

before and after

1/2 hour before  Saturday or Sunday Mass

    or by appointment

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Websites of interest

Daily Readings written http://usccb.org/bible/readings

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Daily Readings audio http://usccb.org/bible/readings-audio.cfm

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Video Reflection http://usccb.org/bible/reflections/index.cfm

The usccb.org site will also give you tutorials on how to pray the Rosary, the Divine Chaplet, and other prayers and devotions.

Daily Reflection from The Word Among Us can be accessed at https://wau.org/meditations/

EWTN Catholic Radio

Daily

Schedule https://www.ewtn.com/radio/schedule

Access The Magnificat free online at https://www.osvnews.com

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Liturgical Press is providing free access to a digital file for Give Us This Day, which includes the daily Mass texts: https://giveusthisday.org/Digital

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National Catholic

Register has Catholic news, stories, blogs, etc. at ncregister.com

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Discover a saint special to you at Catholic News Service’s Patron Saints page: https://www.catholicnews.com/patron-saints.cfm

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Catholic enrichment site for  hildren: Catholicsprouts.com

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For teens and twenty-somethings: lifeteen.com

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For Catholic headline news: catholicnewsagency.com

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Daily Living with Fr. Chapin: mydailyliving.com

The Knights of Columbus Council #10011 meets on the third Sunday of every month at 12:00 pm in Quinn Hall

Check out FaithInWV.org

The of Wheeling-Charleston has rolled out #FaithInWV, and it is all presented online through a new website - FaithInWV.org.  It is an online pathway to stories, photos, and videos of how our people in West Virginia are following Christ by actions and choices.

#FaithInWV is giving hope, rising above the odds, being a blessing, and leading by example. It is choosing to find the good in others, and letting others see Christ in you. Ultimately it is having faith in God the Father above all.

Learn how our brothers and sisters in Christ are doing His work. Let’s imitate their love, joy, strength, and resilience through the website. 

Do you know an exceptional Catholic in West Virginia, someone or a group who is a shining example of #FaithInWV? Email Bibey your feature idea to jbibey@dwc.org.

What is the

Sacrifice of the Holy Mass

      Perhaps the best way to describe this connection is to say that in the Mass we re-link ourselves to Calvary.  In the Mass, Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary is perpetuated by the priest, who offers it anew to the Father.  St. Paul told his converts in Corinth, "Every time, then, you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes" (1 Corinthians 11:26).

       It is not a new sacrifice, but rather the same sacrifice that Jesus offered on the cross 2,000 years ago.  The Eucharist is not a matter of "repeating" that action but of reestablishing our bond with it. The difference, however, is that Jesus no longer  dies at each Mass, but is simply re-offered to the Father.  It is a “bloody” sacrifice only in the sense that it contains the Body and Blood of Christ.  But it is “unbloody” in the sense that it is offered only in a sacramental fashion under the appearances of bread and wine. 

     In other words, in the Mass, we re-present -- or mystically renew -- the Sacrifice of Calvary.  In other words, we offer Jesus’ sacrifice to God the Father on the altar during Eucharistic celebration   for the remission of our sins, using signs and symbols.  This means that, once again, we offer Christ to the Father, saying: "Father, look upon the Lamb that was slain for our sake." By the words of consecration, Christ is made present again through the “transubstantiation" of the bread and wine into Christ's Body and Blood.