PASTORAL LETTER
My Dear People of God,
Throughout the year, God
continues to sow His Word in our minds and hearts. He never gives up on us. He waits patiently for us to accept
His Word so that we can be fruitful. God
keeps on sowing His Word in our hearts even though He knows that much of what
He sows will be eaten by the birds, or fall on rocks, or among thorns.
The Word of God comes to
us as a friend. It is a sign of God’s
Love for us! We all need the Word of
God. It gives us guidance in times of
doubt, reassurance in sorrow, correction in times of foolishness, challenge in
times of laziness and sloth, warning in danger, and hope in times of suffering
and despair. Let us ask our Lord for the
fortitude so that we never become like those who are like the path on which the
seed fell—negligent, lukewarm, and full of scorn. Negligence and lukewarmness are manifestations
of a lack of contrition and repentance.
On the day of baptism, the Divine Sower scattered His seed onto the soil
of our soul. God hopes we will receive
His grace and bear fruit. All men,
whatever their lives may have been in the past, are able to become soil that is
prepared to receive God’s grace.
God pours Himself into our
souls in accordance with the degree of welcome He finds in us. We can ask ourselves, do we check our
relationship with God constantly in the light of the Ten Commandments? Do we get rid of any noxious weeds through
frequent Confession? Let us all, as a
community 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
Matt.
13:24-43.
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: “Come to Me each day to pray with Me and to
Me, in front of the Blessed Sacrament, so you can be fed spiritual food of
which you are in need. Please try to do
this for one hour each day. Allow Me to
heal you by being one with Me. I love
you.” 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 15, 2008
7:00AM + Betty Smith (Don Smith)
Wednesday,
July 16, 2008
5:15PM + Wilbur Phelan (Esther Phelan)
+ Betty Smith (Mike Smith)
Thursday,
July 17, 2008
7:00AM
+ Joe
Skaggs (Phelan Family)
Friday, July 18, 2008
11:30AM
Saturday,
July 19, 2008
5:00PM
+ Trinidad
& Nancy Bueno & Linda Adams
(Bueno Family)
+ Rosa Picaso Recovery (Mary Lou & Bill
Doggett)
+ Matthew Merrell (Lois Toups)
Sunday,
July 20, 2008
7:30AM
+ Bob
Martinovich (Boeke Family)
11:00AM
FOR PARISHIONERS
1:30PM HISPANIC MINISTRY
NEW MASS SCHEDULE
as of July 13, 2008 (THIS weekend)
4:00PM Confessions (No Change)
5:00PM Saturday Vigil (No Change)
7:30AM
Sunday
11:00AM
Sunday
1:00PM Sunday Confessions (No Change)
1:30PM Sunday-Hispanic Mass (No Change)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
9:15AM
Sunday
Weekday Masses at
Weekday Masses at Our Lady of Guadalupe (after
July 13):
8:30AM Tuesdays and Thursdays
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Saturday,
July 19, 2008 5:00PM
Euch. Min . J. Esslinger, D. Capaldi, K. Gormley
Reader
(NEED READER)
Servers
M. Gray, D. Taylor, A. Taylor
Sunday,
July 20, 2008 7:30AM
Euch. Min.
G. McCourt, V. Stacy,` C. Stacy, T. Vandeven
Reader
L. King
Servers
C. Ulrich, K. Boles,T. Ulrich
Sunday,
July 20, 2008 11:00AM
Euch. Min. R. Hankinson, C. Fries, Chris Jones,
E. Horning,
R. Lowry, R. Lowry
Reader
S. Janda
Servers
K. Richard, J. Bullen, A. Bullen
Sunday,
July 20, 2008 1:30PM
Euch. Min.
M. Acosta, L. Acosta
THURSDAY
AFTERNOON PRAYER
INTERESTED IN THE
ATTENTION JR. HIGH, GRADES 6-8
!!!SUMMER BLAST!!!
Don’t
forget, this summer, we will meet Thursday evenings, 6-8PM in the Youth Room.
REMEMBER
OUR WORLD YOUTH DAY PILGRIMS:
They left July 9 and will return on July 21.
Let us please keep them and all participants in our prayers during this
time.
YOUTH NEWS!!
ATTENTION ALL 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS
Youth Group Sundays,
7PM.
ANNUAL BUDGET
(Projected Expenses) $542,000.00
JULY 1, 2007-JUNE 30, 2008
Weekend of June 28/29, 2008
Projected
Collections $
10,423.07
Our
Offerings $ 9,086.50
Revenue
Shortfall of Budget ($ 1,336.57)
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
USAGE OF GATHERING AREA DISPLAY NOTE: Please check with the office before
placing any displays in the Gathering Area or distributing any pamphlets in the
church for approval. Be sure that your name
and telephone number are on the back of the display so that we can return it to
the proper group or person. Thank you.
Family Game Night :
The Knights of Columbus are hosting a game night at St. James on Saturday night July the 19, 7:30PM.
Please
bring the game of your choice and a snack.
John Tedrick 327-9369
MEN'S RELIGIOUS RETREAT
Plan now to attend the Men's Religious
Retreat at the Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House,
Come pray with us. Call Carroll Kirwin for details, 335-1197.
LOST AND FOUND:
Please be sure to check the basket in the back of the church for any
items that you may have lost in church.
Mary Martha Outreach at 1845 W. 4th., needs volunteers to help hang clothes. Every weekday morning, from 9:00 to 11:00, or
M - T - W - T afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00.
Ask for Elaine or Susie.
MONDAY,
JULY 14, 2008
TUESDAY,
JULY 15, 2008
7:30PM-Knights of
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 16, 2008
10:00AM-Rosary & Chaplet of Divine Mercy in
Chapel
11:00AM-Divine Mercy Formation Class in CR2
7:00PM-Choir
THURSDAY,
JULY 17, 2008
1:00PM-Rosary prayer group
6:00PM-Jr. High Summer Blast
7:00PM-Finance Com.
FRIDAY,
JULY 18, 2008
6:00PM-Holy Hour
SATURDAY,
JULY 12, 2008
SUNDAY,
JULY 13, 2008
NO CRE
NO ADULT
ED.
7:00PM-Youth Group
The Catholic Congregation of
the Blind: The Catholic Congregation of
the Blind (CCB) is a religious community of blind men seeking to serve Christ
in the Church, and the world at large through a life of prayer and work. It was established in 1990 in
Applications for membership in this community are acceptable from single
blind Catholic men
who have successfully completed their 10th standard exam. Individuals take first vows after three to
five years. After this it takes another
five years before the final profession, during which they study philosophy and
theology, and complete technical, Bachelors degrees or advanced studies appropriate
to the mission of the congregation. More
information is available at their website: http://ccblind.org/
MADONNA HOUSE AUTUMN HARVEST 2008: Our 15th annual show of arts and craft