• October 13, Sunday, 10:30 am, Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time LIVE STREAM AND MASS
• October 13, Sunday, H.O.M. MEETING AFTER MASS
• October 14, Monday, COLUMBUS DAY
• October 16, Wednesday, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on Saint Teresa of Calcutta Facebook
• October 20, Sunday, 10:30 am, Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time LIVE STREAM AND MASS
• October 23, Wednesday, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on Saint Teresa of Calcutta Facebook
• October 26, Saturday, 4:00 pm, Jon and Bill’s Last Night on Earth Halloween Party
• October 27, Sunday, 10:30 am, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time LIVE STREAM AND MASS
• October 30, Wednesday, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on Saint Teresa of Calcutta Facebook
• October 31, Thursday, HALLOWEEN
FELLOWSHIP AFTER MASS:
We are back up with refreshments in the Teresa Room following Mass. Coffee and water, cookies or pastries. There is a sign-up sheet on the wall in the Teresa Room just over the fellowship table.
Please write your name on the Sunday for which you want to bring goodies; the church provides drinks.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Giddens.
FRIDAY
BIRTHDAYS
Jonathan Giddens 4 Oct
Alexandra Kahn 4 Oct
Emilie Manalac 4 Oct
Wes Blackwell 16 Oct
HAPPENINGS
Upcoming Birthday and anniversaries for the month
ANNIVERSARY
Cindy and Dennis Giddens October 27, 1998
PRAYERS IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTERS
Pierce Our Hearts With Compassion
Lord, at times such as this, when we realize that the ground beneath our feet is not as solid as we had imagined, we plead for your mercy.
As the things we have built crumble about us, we know too well how small we truly are on this ever-changing, ever-moving, fragile planet we call home. Yet you have promised never to forget us.
Do not forget us now.
Today, so many people are afraid. They wait in fear of the next tremor. They hear the cries of the injured amid the rubble. They roam the streets in shock at what they see. And they fill the dusty air with wails of grief and the names of missing dead.
Comfort them, Lord, in this disaster. Be their rock when the earth refuses to stand still, and shelter them under your wings when homes no longer exist.
Embrace in your arms those who died so suddenly this day. Console the hearts of those who mourn, and ease the pain of bodies on the brink of death.
Pierce, too, our hearts with compassion, we who watch from afar, as the poorest on this side of the earth find only misery upon misery. Move us to act swiftly this day, to give generously every day, to work for justice always, and to pray unceasingly for those without hope.
And once the shaking has ceased, the images of destruction have stopped filling the news, and our thoughts return to life's daily rumblings, let us not forget that we are all your children and they, our brothers and sisters. We are all the work of your hands.
For though the mountains leave their place and the hills be tossed to the ground, your love shall never leave us, and your promise of peace will never be shaken.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Blessed be the name of the Lord, now and forever.
Amen!
Link: PRAYERS IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTERS
From All of Us at STOCCC, Please Stay Safe and Vigilant! May God Bless!
COLUMBUS DAY
OCTOBER 14TH
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. Columbus went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492. On his return in 1493, Columbus moved his coastal base of operations 70 miles east to the island of Hispaniola, what is now the Dominican Republic and established the settlement of La Isabela, the first permanent Spanish settlement in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]) was an Italian explorer (from Genoa) who led a Spanish maritime expedition to cross the Atlantic Ocean in search of an alternative route to the Far East, only to land in the New World. Columbus's first voyage to the New World on the Spanish ships the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María, and took about three months. Columbus and his crew's arrival in the New World initiated the colonization of the Americas by Spain, followed in the ensuing centuries by other European powers, as well as the transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, and technology between the New and Old Worlds, an event referred to by some late 20th‐century historians as the Columbian exchange.
The landing is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, but the name varies internationally. The United States celebrates this day as "The Discovery of America". In some Latin American countries, October 12 is known as Día de la Raza or "Day of the Race". This was the case for Mexico, until it renamed it to “Day of the Pluricultural Nation” (still called Dia de la Raza locally). Some countries such as Spain refer to the holiday as the Day of Hispanicity or Día de la Hispanidad and is also Spain's National Day or Fiesta Nacional de España, where it coincides with the religious festivity of La Virgen del Pilar. Since 2009, Peru has celebrated Día de los pueblos originarios y el diálogo intercultural ("Indigenous Peoples and Intercultural Dialogue Day"). Belize and Uruguay celebrate it as Pan American Day and Día de las Américas ("Day of the Americas"). Columbus Day is also celebrated in Italy, as Giornata Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo or Festa Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo, and in the Little Italys around the world.by President Lyndon Johnson on June 28, 1968, to be effective beginning in 1971.
INDEGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
OCTOBER 14TH
Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities. It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Some people do not observe Columbus Day at all, citing the lasting harm Indigenous tribes suffered because of Columbus's contributions to the European colonization of the Americas.
Indigenous Peoples Day was instituted in Berkeley, California, in 1992, to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Two years later, Santa Cruz, California, instituted the holiday. Starting in 2014, many other cities and states adopted the holiday. In 2021, Joe Biden formally commemorated the holiday with a presidential proclamation, becoming the first U.S. president to do so, and presidential proclamations have also been issued in 2022 and 2023. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is not a recognized holiday under U.S. Federal Law.
HALLOWEEN OCTOBER 31ST TRIVIA TIME
1. What vegetable is traditionally carved into a jack-o’-lantern? Pumpkins, but we used to carve turnips!
2. What color cat is often associated with Halloween and considered bad luck? Black, but it’s just a superstition!
3. What is the name of the famous vampire from Transylvania? Count Dracula, the title character from Bram Stoker’s beloved novel.
4. In what country did Halloween originate?
The holiday has evolved from the festival of Samhain, which was celebrated among the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland.
5. Which phobia means you have an intense fear of Halloween?
Samhainophobia is actually a recognized phobia!
6. What do people “bob” for at Halloween parties? Apples. Learn more about how this tradition got started.
7. What is a group of witches called? A coven, but some people call it a gathering.
8. Which famous magician died on Halloween? Harry Houdini. The story is absolutely tragic.
9. What white, orange, and yellow Halloween candy is often shaped like a cone? Candy corn, Halloween’s most polarizing treat!
10. What was the original name for candy corn? Chicken Feed. Somehow that makes it even worse.
11. Which part of a werewolf morphs when they experience their transformation? Their entire body! Read more about the chilling history of this piece of Halloween trivia.
12. What is another name for a carved pumpkin? Jack-o’-lantern … but who is Jack?
13. What was the name of the U.S. Air Force project that investigated UFOs from 1947 to 1969?
Project Blue Book. Read more from the National Archives!
14. In which city did the famous witch trials take place?
Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which is now Danvers, Massachusetts.
15. In 2023, Travis Gienger set the Guinness World Record for the heaviest pumpkin. What was its weight? 2,749 pounds.
Which monster is known for turning people to stone with a single look?
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HOUSE OF MINISTRY MEETING
NEXT MEETING OCTOBER 13
12:15 TERESA ROOM
Purpose of this Newsletter: One format in which to “Keep the lines of Communication OPEN” and inform the congregation, friends, and guests of Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community of what ishappening.
SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLICCOMMUNITY STATS:
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
3803 HAINES ROAD NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33703
MAILING ADDRESS:
SAINT TERESA OFCALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
P.O. BOX 47921, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33743
PHONE NUMBER IS: 727-245-0102
Line #1 is the Church Office
Line #2 is Father Victor Ray
Line #3 is Prayer Request
Line #4 is Healing Ministry
Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community
Existing Ministry Teams:
HOUSE OF MINISTRIES
Moderator: Michelle Mazuros
Assistant Moderator: (AVAILABLE)
Financial: Jon Laubscher
Advertising: Michelle Mazuros
Card Ministry: Paula Thomas Baker
Decorations: Cindy and Dennis Giddens, Susanna Glisson
Hospitality: Cindy Giddens, Susanna Glisson
Liturgical: Shelli Muncy
Media: William Schwartz
Outreach: Cindy Giddens
Parking Lot Gang: Shelli and Kelvin Muncy, Frank Matzelle
Welcome: Susanna Glisson
Immediate Needed Ministries:
Records Keeper Planning Marketing Future Goals Mats Ministry
Pastor is Father Victor Ray
HOUSE OF TRUSTEES
President: William Schwartz
Vice President: Michelle Mazuros
Treasurer: Jon Laubscher
Legal: Catherine E. Blackburn, Esquire
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