Holy Faith HIGHLIGHTS 13 October 2019 Volume III Issue 197

At Holy Faith our mission is that everyone come to know, love and serve God in union with Christ Jesus and his Spirit-filled Catholic Church. In doing so we are committed to our vision to build together a community of compassion in Christ.

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Read in today's bulletin Fr. John's personal story of why John Henry Newman , who today will be "canonized" as a saint, influenced his life. (click on bulletin link below) Today's Gospel is a lesson on 'Faith'. Here is an excellent reflection on this week's scripture reading: View Here

HOLY FAITH IS HAPPY TO HOST CELEBRATING AUTISM IN THE ARTS TODAY: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 - 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Parish Life Center (see ad below "In the Community")

FAITH FORMATION SCHEDULE CCF Classes are from 10:40 am until 12: 00 Noon as scheduled. October 13th: Classes for Grades K thru 9th OCTOBER 13th: Youth Confirmation Preparation Class for students only in the Parish Life Center, Section C October 13th: CDF (Coffee, Donuts and Faith) in that order, with Fr. John at 10:45am in the Parish Life Center Section A October 13th: Catholic Youth Ministry "The Word with Friends" at 4pm in the Youth Room

DON'T MISS COFFEE, DONUTS & FAITH THIS SUNDAY WITH FR. JOHN

SIGN-UP TODAY! This weekend we invite everyone to sign-up for a Small Christian Community. Letty Valentin, our Director of Adult Faith Formation will speak to us about the benefits and opportunities available to all. Sign up for more information after all Masses. More information

BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG FUNDRAISER

This weekend Holy Faith’s Respect Life Ministry will distribute collection envelopes to benefit ‘ A Woman’s Answer (AWA)  Medical Center ’ after all Masses. Please return them by the first weekend of November. Thank you for your generosity and support of the necessary services AWA provides to pregnant women.   Info: A Woman's Answer

JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEVING TO HEALING  Take time to grieve the death of a beloved family member or friend with your Holy Faith Community during a six-week support group. This is a time for sharing about your loss, learning about the  stages of grieving, and supporting others through their loss. Whether the death occurred recently or in the distant past, please come. Sessions on Mondays, 6pm to 7:30pm, beginning October 14th in  Conference Rm 1. Facilitator: Dr. Chadik; contact the office with questions or to let us know you are coming.

THANK YOU "LIVING ROSARY BEADS"! On OCTOBER 7th, the Feast day of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary we prayed in community a "Living Rosary" in the church. We had asked for 60 volunteers to make this a truly moving prayer experience. As of Monday morning we were short about 15 people to pray with us. Just about 5pm a rain storm hit our area, and at first we felt not many would make it to the church, but we decided the prayer would go on as planned with whoever showed up, and we prayed for the assistance of Mary. By 6pm, we filled the church with all 60 beads! and a few guests too! Prayers were answered and the service was absolutely beautiful as we offered this very special devotion in honor of our Mother Mary. Our Fathers and Hail Marys were prayed in many different languages and there were moments when the sound of everyone's voices together felt like what it says in scripture about the day of Pentecost: " And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues,  as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. ' Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his own native language? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.” See Acts: 2:1-11 We prayed together in many dialects of the Philippines and India, in Spanish, French, Italian, Vietnamese and English, all together as one. What a beautiful experience of the diversity and beauty of the unity of our parish as one community of many different origins. Thank you to all who answered the call and made it despite the challenges of the weather. May God continue to bless you, and may the prayers Mother Mary brings to Jesus for you be answered according to God's will. Amen.

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FACEBOOK PINTEREST

WEBSITE Parish Soft Online Update Link

PARISH APP INSTAGRAM

We have updated our Database onto a new online platform called Parish Soft. We have been busy working behind the scenes to make it easier for our parishioners to access and update their own membership data and giving information. You will be able to create and log into your own membership area called “My Own Church” . To get started we ask you to go to ParishSoft. Once there, click on "New User" and enter information (Organization is listed as "Holy Faith Parish, Gainesville". For your user name enter your Last Name_First Name, and proceed to enter all other requested information. The system will match your name and email to you membership record. Click submit (notice this is not the official registration form for new members, but if you are a new member you will be emailed the form for full membership separately). Once you submit your information you will receive a temporary email in a day or two and then you will be able to view all the information we have in our new database for your family and update any changes. Please help us to better serve you in the near future by checking and updating your information through this new program. Get connected today! Once you're all set and logged-in with the password they send you, please change your password. When you are on your page click on 'My Family' and once there click on the link above that says "Family Detail". Press edit details to make any changes. Changes will be reviewed by staff, and once reviewed your record will be updated. Thank you for helping us maintain correct information in our new database. ParishSoft Online Giving is now available. Click here for information and to sign-up on our website: ONLINE GIVING Remember to cancel your Faith Direct online giving account if you donate through them, so duplicate donations can be avoided. We will phase out Faith Direct before the end of December. Thank you for helping us with this transition to our new system. If you need assistance we are happy to help you get set-up with online giving. Call the office or contact us via : EMAIL Please NOTE: With this system you can pick the date you wish the money to be taken out of your account for your weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, twice a month, quarterly or annually giving by clicking on the recurring link . The difference with this system and Faith Direct is twofold: One, it saves the parish money and two, it conveniently allows more flexibility for donations to be disbursed from your account on different dates (to do this you must do the different fund accounts separately so the system won't include them on the same dates). There is an option to help with the processing fee charges but not mandatory (please uncheck the box if you wish). The special collections for Easter, Christmas and other National Diocesan Collections will be available during the months when the dates fall. We will remind you when those links are available. Again, thank you for using online giving which allows your donations to reach us even when you are away. May God bless you and return your generosity in abundance.

IN THE COMMUNITY

HOLY FAITH IS HAPPY TO HOST CELEBRATING AUTISM IN THE ARTS TODAY: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 - 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Parish Life Center

ATTENTION YOUNG ADULTS (in particular) Join other Young Adults for THEOLOGY ON TAP Monday, October 28th at Crafty B's ( 4860 NW 39th Ave A ) from 7-9pm. Reina Saco, local attorney and former fellow for Equal Justice Works, will be speaking at 7:30 on Immigration and how it can be seen and helped locally. All are welcome!"

BACK FROM THE DEAD CEMETERY WALK Back from the Dead Cemetery Walk at St. Francis from approximately 6pm to 8pm with tours every 15 minutes.  This is an engaging and inspiring evangelization drama that comes from Mount Saint Mary's Seminary to help teach the Catholic faith about the "last things" including teachings on the Communion of Saints, purgatory, the angels, and the virtues of faith, hope and charity. It does have a couple spooky elements that make it appropriate for ages 10 and up.Come and join us for an evening you won't forget. Our CYM group will take a field trip to this activity on Tuesday, October 29th. Teens can sign up for this activity at CYM or by emailing to: TiAnna McCabe

IN THE DIOCESE

The Diocese of St. Augustine celebrates the 8th annual White Mass on Saturday October 19, 2019 for Catholic physicians, medical students & residents, healthcare professionals, and those in healing ministries. A Vigil Mass at 4:00 pm will be celebrated by Bishop Felipe J. Estévez at the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre De Dios in St. Augustine. Fellowship will follow with a casual reception at the Pilgrim Center and Pavilion located on the mission grounds. Event is sponsored by our Catholic Medical Association (CMA) St. Gianna Guild of North Central Florida under President Dr. Angeli Akey. Registration requested by October 12, 2019: contact Belinda.