Mass Times

Saturday, 5 PM, Sunday, 8 and 10 AM

(Overflow/Socially-distanced Seating in Joy Hall at 5 PM and 10 AM Masses)

For live Masses go to live.olqu.org

Daily Mass in St. Joseph's Chapel

Tuesday – Friday, 12 Noon, with Adoration at 11:30 AM

First Fridays: Adoration begins at 11 AM

Confession: Saturday, 3:30-4:30 pm

Eucharistic Devotion at Cathedral on June 19

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has called for a Eucharistic Revival, a three-year “grassroots revival of devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.” Particularly right now, the bishops feel the Church in the United States needs (1) healing, (2) unity, (3) formation, and (4) sending. The mission of the revival is to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. Locally, we will prepare for the Eucharistic Revival with a Forty Hours Devotion, beginning June 17 at the Cathedral of St. Paul. The devotion will culminate with a Eucharistic procession through the streets of downtown Birmingham on June 19, the Feast of Corpus Christi at 7 PM.

A Promotional Video invitation from Bishop Raica in English with Spanish subtitles is available at https://vimeo.com/715628447 or on the diocesan website and is shareable from the Diocesan Facebook page.

40-Hour Devotion Adoration Sign-up

To ensure at least three adorers are present in the Cathedral at all times throughout the devotion, we are asking adorers to sign-up for specific time slots. Both individuals as well as parish, school, apostolate and movement groups are invited to sign up for a particular hour. The hour may be spent in silent prayer, with the leading of suitable devotions, or the singing of appropriate songs. The link to sign-up may be found here: https//www.signupgenious.com/go/5080d4eaaaf23a6f49-40hours.

Those who wish to attend can download the following information at

https://olqu.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/0092_001.pdf.

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Volume 19, Number 2, May 2022

Getting Back On Track

Our schedule has been a little irregular since the beginning of the pandemic, depending on when we have content to publish, but for this issue, that wasn't the problem. Christmas provided plenty of content—as you will see—we just got behind schedule. The main mission of The Queen's Messenger is to communicate to you the Parish's events in a timely fashion, which didn't happen with this issue, but its secondary mission is to document these events for the future, so we're publishing this content rather than skipping it to catch up. The next issue—Lent and Easter—should appear on June 1, which will catch us up for now–The Editor.

Christmas Party with Bonfire

Before COVID, the Bonfire and the Christmas Party were separate events. However, in 2020, we didn't have a bonfire event, and the Christmas Party was turned into a drive-through visit to Santa held in our parking lot. This year, we held a combined event in and around the Pavilion. Santa made an appearance, of course, and chili dogs and hot cocoa were available, as were s'mores with marshmallows toasted in the bonfire. Jerry Kessler and Mark Blackburn led the caroling afterward. (Archie Phillips contributed the photo of Fr. Charley with Santa.)

Christmas Decorations

Bev Massa and her Arts and Environment team and all others who helped get the church, the gathering space, and the outside of the building ready for Christmas did an awesome job. Here are some photos of their work.

Christmas Eve Mass

Christmas Crèche Collection

Who knew? Fr. Charley is a crèche collector, and he put his collection on display in our gathering space for Christmas. Beautiful!

Fr. Charley's 30th Anniversary of Ordination

(All photos except the first slider slide are by Bev Massa.)

Schedule for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter

March 2, Ash Wednesday: Mass at 12 PM and 6 PM

March 3, Thursday: Lives of the Saints, 6 PM

March 4, Friday: Fish Fry, 4 – 5:30 PM, Stations of the Cross, 6 PM

Weekday Schedule During Lent

Mondays: Mass at 5 PM

Tuesday – Thursday: Adoration, Stations of the Cross, and Mass beginning at 11:15 AM

Fridays: Adoration and Mass beginning at 11:30 AM

Lenten Events

First Week of Lent

March 10, Thursday:

March 11, Friday:

Lives of the Saints—A Lenten Study, 6 – 7 PM

Stations of the Cross, 6 PM

(Soup and bread takeout after Stations by St. Andrew's Table Ministry)

Second Week of Lent

March 14, Monday:

March 17, Thursday:

March 18, Friday:

Chain Rosary, 7 AM – 8 PM

Lives of the Saints—A Lenten Study, 6 – 7 PM

Fish Fry by the Men's Club, 4 PM – 5:30 PM

Stations of the Cross, 6 PM

Third Week of Lent

March 20, Sunday:

March 24, Thursday:

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March 25, Friday:

Family Rosary, 6 PM

Lives of the Saints—A Lenten Study, 6 – 7 PM

Taizé Night Prayer, 7 PM

Stations of the Cross, 6 PM

(Soup and bread takeout after Stations by St. Andrew's Table Ministry)

Fourth Week of Lent

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April 1, Friday:

Lenten Mission, 10 AM

Lenten Mission, 6 PM

Lenten Mission, 10 AM

Lives of the Saints—A Lenten Study, 5 – 6 PM

Lenten Mission, 6 PM

Confession after the Lenten Mission; three priests will be available

Fish Fry by the Men's Club, 4 PM – 5:30 PM

Stations of the Cross, 6 PM

Fifth Week of Lent

April 7, Thursday:

April 8, Friday:

Lives of the Saints—A Lenten Study, 6 – 7 PM

Stations of the Cross, 6 PM

(Soup and bread takeout after Stations by St. Andrew's Table Ministry)

Holy Week

April 9, Saturday: First Saturday Mass, 8:30 AM

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Palm Sunday: The Commemoration of the Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem

April 9, Saturday: Vigil Mass, 5 PM

April 10, Sunday: Mass, 8 AM and 10 AM, Stations of the Cross at 9 AM

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April 11, Monday: Exposition, Stations of the Cross, and Mass, beginning at 5 PM

April 12, Tuesday: Chrism Mass in Birmingham, 11 AM

April 13, Wednesday: Exposition, Stations of the Cross, Mass, beginning at 11:30 AM

The Triduum

April 14, Holy Thursday: Christ Is the Sacrifice

Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7 PM

April 15,  Good Friday: The Silence of the Tomb

Personal Prayer, 1 – 3 PM

Stations of the Cross (outdoors), 3 PM

Veneration of the Cross, 7 PM

April 16, Holy Saturday: The Vigil of Hope, and the Day of Joy

Blessing of the Easter Food, 11 AM

Easter Vigil Mass, 8 PM

April 17, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Easter Mass, 8 AM and 10 AM

 

Have a Blessed Easter!

 

OLQU FAMILY ROSARY

Our Family Rosary has been rescheduled for January 30 at 6 PM in Joy Hall. As always, you and your family are invited to bring a candle to be blessed during the Exposition of the Holy Eucharist.
Also, if you would like to lead a decade of the rosary, please contact Mark at olqu.org or the office at 256.852.0788 during office hours (9 AM - 3 PM).

Volume 19, Number 1, December 2021

St. Joseph’s Chapel Receives New Furniture

On December 21, Fr. Charley blessed a beautiful new set of furniture for St. Joseph’s Chapel, including the new altar, a table for the Tabernacle, a credence table, tables for the St. Mary and St. Joseph statues, and an ambo. Parishioner Bernard Acker designed and built the furniture.

Upper two photos by Vicki Wilson and Tim Conley.

Parish Visited by Saints!

At the end of Mass on October 31, Fr. Charley invited the children who had dressed as saints to come to the front and tell which saint they were portraying.

Fr. Charley’s Birthday

Fr. Charley receiving birthday gifts after the Noon Mass on November 2.

November Taizé Prayer Service

The Taizé Prayer service for November was moved back a week to November 18 since the usual fourth Thursday of the month was Thanksgiving Day. The altar, however, was ready for the holiday. Mark Blackburn and Damian Hochmuth provided the music for the service.

Mandating of Liturgical Ministers

Our Diocese has asked the liturgical ministers of the parishes to receive special training in their ministries in order to participate. Once they have completed the training, they are given a “mandate” or call to serve, and participate in a “mandating” ceremony at Mass. In the photo here, Susan Turner and Pat Spinelli are receiving their mandates: Susan as a Lector, and Pat as a Sacristan.

Parish Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Fr. Charley’s Ordination

Fr. Charley celebrates the 30th anniversary of his ordination on December 30. Our Parish Family will join him in celebrating with a Mass at 5 PM, followed by a reception. Please plan to attend—we would like to show him our appreciation for his service and our thankfulness that he accepted God’s call!

(Photo from 2019)

One Voice Subscription

In your January collection envelopes there is an envelope for your One Voice subscription payment. You may disregard this envelope—it was included by mistake—since your subscription to the new quarterly magazine is already paid for by the Parish.

You may also sign up for the bi-weekly diocesan e-newsletter (which has most of the detailed information that the old One Voice newspaper had) at https://onevoicebhm.org/form/e-newsletter-signup.