Due to expected treacherous road conditions because of Winter Storm Diego, Fr. Geckle will not be traveling his mission route this weekend.
He reminded us at Mass this past Sunday that tomorrow is not only a First Friday but also the vigil of the Immaculate Conception, which is a day of fast and complete abstinence. Although we will be unable to have Mass, it is still a holy day of obligation and we must refrain from unnecessary servile work.
On Sunday Fr. Borja clarified for us that Fr. Geckle will say three Masses on All Souls Day: one at 7 am, one at 7:30 am, and one at 11 am.
Father also asked for prayers for Bob Coffey, a parishioner who is hospitalized for heart surgery. He came through the surgery fine this morning but still needs prayers.
Below are some pictures from Christ the King Sunday. The altar flowers were especially lovely.
Last Sunday two Congregation Mater Dei Sisters traveled to us from Omaha to teach catechism before mass. They brought two lovely young ladies from Mater Dei Academy with them who joined the sisters in choir. Such sweet pure voices! We were blessed once again also with the presence of seminarian Carlos Zepeda, who served at the altar.
Afterward we had cake and socializing to celebrate our one-year anniversary as Our Lady of Fatima Mission Chapel, under the pastoral care of the CMRI. Our chapel blossomed from the former St. John Fisher chapel in Tulsa when it was abandoned without warning by the SSPX last year.
There is much to celebrate! Not only have we procured our own property, Fr. Geckle told us that the Sisters are planning to come to us every third Sunday to teach catechism! Deo gratias! And Bishop Pivarunas has twice generously sent us seminarians to help remodel our church. In those two visits, they helped put down the flooring, modify the pews, and put up new sheetrock. We feel so loved and cared for. Thank you, Bishop Pivarunas!
We are excited to announce that Fr. Geckle will say three masses for us during this week in addition to our regularly scheduled Sunday mass. So spread the word to all your northeast Oklahoma, northwest Arkansas, southwest Missouri, and southeast Kansas friends that they can come to Chelsea, OK, for the traditional Latin Mass on Thursday and Friday this coming week.
The schedule for next week is:
Thursday, Nov. 1, All Saints Day, at 5:30 pm (All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation.)
Friday, Nov. 2, All Souls Day, at 7:00 am and at 11 am.
Sunday, Nov. 4, at 1:30 pm, as usual.
Fr. Geckle announced last week that two Congregation Mater Dei sisters will teach catechism at Noon tomorrow, Sunday, October 21. They were here this past summer for a class, and we are excited to have them back. This will be the first time to host them at our new chapel in Chelsea, OK. We look forward to visiting with them and showing them around.
Our Lady of Fatima Mission Chapel 