PASTORAL LETTER
My Dear People of God,
Today we celebrate the
feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. The apostles were the first eyewitnesses to
Jesus’ salvific work of redemption. He
empowered the first apostles, particularly Peter, to form, strengthen, and build
the Church. The early Church venerated
these noble Saints. The two great
apostles, Peter and Paul, were martyred in
Our parish should be the
central part of carrying out Christ’s mission to the poor, elderly,
disadvantaged, and the voiceless.
Everyone has a part to play in building up this church, the Mystical
Body of Christ. Today we are called to
action to serve more our parish; the neighborhood, and the world. Let every one try to name a concrete action
one will take to better our parish daily.
May the keys of St. Peter,
and the words of
May God bless you all,
Fr. Festus
Adult
Ed Calendar
Adult Education –
Summer Vacation. We will start up again September
7 @ 9:15—10:15 with a new brand. So far suggestions for the new name have
been: (1) Knowing Our Faith, (2) Christ
in the World Group, (3) The Seekers, (4) The
Truth Seekers, and (5) Focus on the Faith.
If you have another
suggestion or a preference, please let Hank 333-0616, Joe 336-4353, or Pat 337-2118
know.
NEXT SUNDAY
Join
in praying the Rosary at 6:20AM before Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the
Marian Chapel.
Do you find yourself in
need of more patience, perseverance, faith, hope, and love of God and
neighbor? Do you realize these are just
some of the "fruits" of praying the Rosary? Our Blessed Mother waits with her arms full
of many graces to shower upon those who respond to her pleas to pray the
Rosary.
Persons willing to lead
the Rosary before the 8:00AM and 10:30AM Masses on Sunday should contact Fr.
Festus.
PERPETUAL
ADORATION: “From every altar where the Blessed Sacrament
is, He seems to speak to us all and say:
Why do you shun Me? Why do you
not come to visit Me, seeing that I love you so much and that it is for your
sake I remain here in this humble state?
Of what are you afraid? It is not
to pass judgment that I have come to earth, but to do good and to save all
those who have recourse to Me. That is
why I have hidden Myself in this Sacrament of Love. I came not to judge the world, but to save
the world.” Direct all questions on
Adoration to Victor De Lapo, 335-1201.
SILENCE PLEASE!! Conversations and fellowship after Mass are
welcome in the Gathering Area, but please leave the church area a “quiet zone”
for persons who wish to stay to pray after
PRAYER
LIST: We pray for all people who are listed in the Book of Intercession
and for our parishioners who have asked us for prayers: John Ewbank, Leo Danel, Bud Shipley, Marie Puckett, Katherine Casey,
Louise Connor, Teresa Anderson, Jim Hagan, Bill Creel, Esther Phelan,
Virgil Horning, and Allyson Perry.
We pray
for our parishioners’ families and friends who have asked for prayers: Thang Lé, Sharon Nunn, Margaret McKay,
Valerie Sue McKay, Treasure Reynolds, Jolene
Owens, Missy Keller, Jason Keller, Eliseo
Sauceda, Carol Ann Christensen, Jared
Daily, Louis O'Connor, and Helen
Harig.
MASS INTENTIONS
Tuesday,
July 1, 2008
7:00AM
+ Tina
Valladolid (Al & Clare Abeyta)
Wednesday,
July 2, 2008
5:15PM + Joe Skaggs (Vince & Jan Soebbing)
Thursday,
July 3, 2008
7:00AM
+ Bob
Martinovich (M/M J. Eilers)
Friday, July 4, 2008
11:30AM
Saturday,
July 5, 2008
5:00PM
+ Harry Herzig (Tracy Elm)
Sunday,
July 6, 2008
8:00AM
+ Mike
O’Neal (R. Grimmer Family)
10:30AM
FOR PARISHIONERS
+ Carol Lynn Creel McDonnold (Bill & Carol
Creel)
1:30PM
HISPANIC
MINISTRY
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Saturday,
July 5, 2008 5:00PM
Euch. Min . K. Gormley, D. Capaldi (NEED MINISTERS)
Reader
J. Esslinger
Servers
S. Walters, M. Kennedy, S.
Stambeck
Sunday,
July 6, 2008 8:00AM
Euch. Min.
S. Dale, G. McCourt, R. Brown
Reader
D. Pickett
Servers
T. Ulrich, K. Boles, C. Ulrich
Sunday,
July 6, 2008 10:30AM
Euch. Min.
R. Hankinson, E. Horning, Chris Jones, X. Serran,
C. Fries, C. Riseling
Reader
R. Ramsey
Servers
K. Frasier, K. Taylor, B. Rose
Sunday,
July 6, 2008 1:30PM
Euch. Min.
M. Acosta, L. Acosta
INTERESTED IN THE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON PRAYER
THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE TOTUS TUUS AND
ATTENTION JR. HIGH, GRADES 6-8
!!!SUMMER BLAST!!!
Don’t
forget, this summer, we will meet Thursday evenings, 6-8PM in the Youth Room.
WORLD YOUTH DAY
BENEFIT GOLF BALLS: The World Youth Day
group will have a table set up in the
gathering area to sell some lightly used golf
balls that were donated to us. If you're interested, stop
by. Balls will sell for 50 cents each or 3 for $1.
YOUTH NEWS!!
ATTENTION ALL 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS
Youth Group Sundays, 7PM.
(Note, next weekend, July 6, due to 4th of
July weekend, there will NOT be Youth Group.
We will resume July 13.)
ANNUAL BUDGET
(Projected Expenses) $542,000.00
JULY 1, 2007-JUNE 30, 2008
Weekend of June 21/22, 2008
Projected
Collections $
10,423.07
Our
Offerings $ 5,984.50
Revenue
Shortfall of Budget ($ 4,438.57)
Thank you for your continued generosity and
stewardship.
DIFFICULTY
HEARING DURING MASS??
We have portable electronic hearing devices available for the hearing
impaired and for those who have difficulty discriminating some word sounds. The
devices are at the back of the nave on a table near the steps to the choir
loft. Please use one if you have a problem. Let us know what you think of them.
The devices are far more effective than an amplifier that makes sounds
louder—they pick up the speech from the microphones and transmit it to the user
thus eliminating the reverberation caused by our cavernous building. They only
work with the frequency of our sound system and will not be helpful in front of
a TV or at a Movie etc, so please return them to the table after
MOVING? MOVED?
CHANGES MADE? If
you are planning to move, or if you have changed residence, phone number, etc.,
please call the office, 336-4353 to let us know. Thank you very much for helping us keep our
parish records current and updated.
FREEDOM FEST 2008 HERO SEARCH: Knights of
We are needing a picture
of each person, brief background of each person and family, and if in military
rank, what branch of service, and where served.
Anyone who believes they know such a hero is asked to send their
name and contact information, along with details about a local hero (name,
title or rank, branch of service or organization, plus a sentence or two about
their service), to Sharon Hurst at donghu@earthlink.net or 414 SE Washington
Blvd., PMB 289, Bartlesville, OK 74006.
For more information, contact
PARTY TIME! Father Festus
is having a BIRTHDAY! Join your parish family in celebrating our
Pastor's special day. Bring your
favorite food to share in a potluck meal after 10:30 Mass THIS SUNDAY, June 29. The
hall will be open to receive food from 9:30AM.
MAINTENANCE FUND UPDATE:
Thank you very much for your generous donations of
$3,720.00 towards our Maintenance Fund.
This will help us reach our goal of $50,000. If you missed the announcement about this
need, it is for an unexpected expense to fix water leaks in the Administration
facility and the Braymer room. If you
are able to donate, please mark your check or envelope “maintenance fund”. Thank you very much.
Book
Leisure Club
will meet for a potluck lunch and bingo at noon on
Tuesday, the 1st of July in the
Braymer Room at
MONDAY,
JUNE 30, 2008
TUESDAY,
JULY 1, 2008
12:00NOON-Leisure Club
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 2, 2008
10:00AM-Rosary & Chaplet of Divine Mercy in
Chapel
11:00AM-Divine Mercy Formation Class in CR2
7:00PM-Choir
THURSDAY,
JULY 3, 2008
1:00PM-Rosary prayer group
6:00PM-Jr. High Summer Blast
7:00PM-Baptism Class
FRIDAY,
JULY 4, 2008—Independence Day
OFFICE
CLOSED
6:00PM-Holy Hour
SATURDAY,
JULY 5, 2008
SUNDAY,
JULY 6, 2008
NO CRE
9:15AM-Adult Ed.
NO YOUTH GROUP due to July 4th
weekend
SOLEMN VESPERS AT THE CATHEDRAL THIS SUNDAY NIGHT (June
29): Bishop Slattery will celebrate Solemn
Vespers for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul at 6:30PM this Sunday, Cathedral of the Holy Family in
Ladies, please plan to
attend Create
for Mission Day (sponsored by Church Women United) on Friday, July 18, 2008 at First
Presbyterian Church, 505 S. Dewey, from
9:30AM to 2PM A light lunch will be
served for $4.00.
Donations would be appreciate