Now, let us all quiet our hearts and minds as we prepare for today s liturgy.

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PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS 31

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Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 31, 2021

Welcome to all who are here to worship with us.

Today is the 31

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Sunday in Ordinary Time. Whoever you may be, or wherever you find yourself on the journey, know that here at St. Matthias,

All Are Welcome.

 The St. Martin de Porres Society is collecting items next weekend in the Reconciliation Room for Great Expectations and the Ronald McDonald House after all Masses. Great Expectations items needed include newborn baby diapers, clothing, rattles, teethers and bottles, and especially Target and Walmart gift cards. The Ronald McDonald House needs include laundry detergent, Cascade dishwasher liquid, shower curtains, dish towels and pot holders.

 The altar is rarely adorned at this time of year at St. Matthias so beautifully expect for one special reason - the annual All Souls Mass of Remembrance, honoring all the deceased community members from the past year. This special Mass will be tomorrow/today at 5:00 PM. ALL ARE WELCOME to attend and to remember and celebrate those we have lost during the past year.

 Next Saturday, November 6^th, the St. Martin de Porres Society will celebrate the Feast of St. Martin de Porres at the 5:00 Mass and the start of National Black Catholic History Month. Additionally, the St. Matthias Racial Justice Initiative will also be introduced by members of its core group at the 5:00 Mass. The vision of the initiative is TO GUIDE OUR PARISH COMMUNITY TOWARDS BECOMING A RECOGNIZABLE, INSPIRED MODEL OF RACIAL HARMONY AND JUSTICE, ROOTED IN OUR SHARED CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING AND FAITH. We welcome all who want to join this effort to pray and act together and are seeking additional core group members. Brochures about the initiative are available in the breezeway after each Mass this weekend and next.

 It’s still not too late to register for the November 13^th Vocations Ministry Morning of Reflection from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. A link to sign up is in the bulletin on page 7 and on the parish website, and fliers are available at all doors here in the church.

 Finally, CALLING ALL OUTDOORSMEN AND WOMEN!!! It’s time to put on your work jeans and a jacket, grab your gloves, mittens, scarves, earmuffs and hats. Get ready to help put up the Christmas trees for “Spreading the Light.” Volunteers are needed on Saturday, November 20^th to move trees from the delivery truck and attach them to posts, and then again on Saturday, November 27^th, at 10 am to hang lights. If you can volunteer for either (or both) Saturdays, please email the Parish Office Business Manager, Mary Pat Burke-Grospin, at the email address on page 9 of the bulletin.

Now, let us all quiet our hearts and

minds as we prepare for today’s liturgy.

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Music for Our Assembly

October 31, 2021 - 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time

Forsake me not, O Lord, my God; be not far from me! Make haste and come to my help, O Lord, my strong salvation

Entrance Hymn- Gather us In

Here in this place new light is streaming. Now is the darkness vanished away.

See in this space our fears and our dreamings;

brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in' the lost and forsaken. Gather us in' the blind and the lame.

Call to us now, and we shall awaken. We shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young' our lives are a myst'ry. We are the old' who yearn for your face.

We have been sung throughout all of hist'ry;

called to be light to the whole human race.

Gather us in' the rich and the haughty. Gather us in' the proud and the strong.

Give us a heart so meek and so lowly. Give us the courage to enter the song.

Responsorial Psalm 18 I love you lord my strength.

Communion Hymn -Ubi Caritas Refrain

Ubi caritas est vera, est vera: Deus ibi est, Deus ibi est.

The love of Christ joins us together. Let us rejoice in him, and in our love and care for all now love God in return. Refrain

In true communion let us gather. May all divisions cease and in their place be Christ the Lord, our risen Prince of Peace. Refrain

May we who gather at this table to share the bread of life become a sacrament of love, your healing touch, O Christ. Refrain

For those in need make us your mercy, for those oppressed, your might. Make us, your Church, a holy sign of justice and new life. Refrain

May we one day behold your glory and see you face to face, rejoicing with the saints of God to sing eternal praise. Refrain

Text: Refrain and vss. 1, 2, 5, based on Ubi Caritas, 9th cent.; verses 3, 4, Bob Hurd; Text 2004, Bob Hurd. Pu

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Closing Hymn - O God Beyond All Praising

O God beyond all praising, we worship you today and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay;

for we can only wonder at ev’ry gift you send,

at blessings without number and mercies without end.

We lift our hearts before you and wait upon your word;

we honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord.

Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring, that we who know your favor may serve you as our King;

and whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill,

we’ll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still, to marvel at your beauty and glory in you ways,

and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise.

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PRAYERS FOR THE MASS

GLORIA

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God almighty Father.

Glory to God…

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

Glory to God…

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Glory to God…

CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and

earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was

conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered

under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He

descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the

dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand

of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge

the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy

Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of

sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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Responsorial Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51

R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

I love you, O LORD, my strength, O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my

deliverer.

My God, my rock of refuge,

my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!

Praised be the LORD, I exclaim, and I am safe from my enemies.

The LORD lives! And blessed be my rock!

Extolled be God my savior.

You who gave great victories to your king and showed kindness to your anointed.

R. I love you, Lord, my strength.

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PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL October 31, 2021

31

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Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our response will be: “In Your name, O God, we pray.”

 For the Church, her leaders, and her children, including those assembled here and online for this liturgy…Inspire us to

sincerely seek to love You and others so that Your reign draws nearer and nearer, we pray…

 For leaders of nations all throughout the world…Guide and empower them to pour into the lives an attitude of loving service to others so that we might live in harmony and work towards solutions to our global challenges, we pray…

 For the ill, especially those on our parish and school sick lists…Teach us to be their strength and assistance through love of neighbor, we pray…

 For the deceased, especially Jean McCann, Anthony

Stankovich, Visitacion Stanford, and Bruce Heyda…Show them the way to Your light and everlasting peace, we pray…