Queen of the World Church

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1 Queen of the World Church 134 Queens Road St. Marys, Pa Phone: / Fax: qwchurch@windstream.net Website: qwchurch.com June 10, 2018 Very Rev. Jeffery J. Noble, V.F., Pastor Weekend Masses Saturday Evening: 6:00 pm Sunday: 7:30 & 10:00 am Confessions Saturday: 4:30 pm Thursday before First Friday: 4:00 Parish office hours: Monday thru Thursday - 9 am to 4 pm Sacrament of Baptism Arrangements are to be made in advance at the parish office. Parents and Godparents attend a Baptismal Preparation Session prior to the baptism. Sacrament of Marriage Couples planning to marry need to talk to a priest at least six months in advance of the wedding. Sacrament of the Sick Please call a priest immediately in case of illness. The homebound are urged to have their names placed on the Sunday and First Friday Communion lists. Parish Care and Concern Prayer Chain For those needing prayers, please call or Music Ministry Stephen Toney, Director / Organist - Phone: Peggy Hoffman, Assistant Director Faith Formation 139 Church St. Phone: Janet VanEerden, Director Elk County Catholic School System Sam MacDonald, President 600 Maurus Street Phone: St. Marys Catholic Elementary School 114 Queens Road Phone: Deborah Slay, Principal St. Marys Catholic Middle School / Elk County Catholic High School 600 Maurus Street Phone: John Schneider, Principal School Finance Office 600 Maurus Street Phone: Bob Breindel, Director School Advancement Office Susan Jansen, Director Lindsey Straub, Director of Communications For Directors of Admissions Call: Elementary / Middle / High School

2 Page Two Queen of the World Church, St. Marys, Pennsylvania TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Monday, June 11th 7:00 AM L&D Lee & Betty Hoffman Family Tuesday, June 12th 7:00 AM Scripture & Communion Service Wednesday, June 13th 7:00 AM + Jerome Cheatle Thursday, June 14th 7:00 AM 60th Wedding Anniversary Sam & Rita Asti 6:30 PM Evening Prayer & Benediction Friday, June 15th 7:00 AM + Harold C. Pistner Saturday, June 16th 7:00 AM + Leo Bleggi ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 6:00 PM - Sat. Vigil - + Art Hasselman 7:30 AM L&D Fathers of Queen of the World 10:00 AM L&D Fathers of Queen of the World THE SANCTUARY LAMP for the week of June 10th burns in memory of Joe & Raymond Frey Gospel Summary & Question of the Week Read Sunday s Gospel, Mk 3: th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Cycle B Gospel Summary: Have you ever felt judged by your family? St. John Paul II noted that the family "is the cradle of life and love" (On the Lay Members of Christ's Faithful, 40). Yet unmet expectations and divergent priorities can cause tension in even the most loving family situations. This is true for us, and it was true for Jesus! In today's Gospel, Jesus has returned home to Nazareth. A large crowd gathered, and Jesus finds himself facing stiff opposition from his family. This was likely Jesus' large, extended family. The Semitic language has no specific words for extended relatives, so everyone is "brother" or "sister." The entire clan has gotten wind of Jesus' preaching, and they are not amused. "They set out to seize him, for they said, 'He is out of his mind.'" To make matters worse, the religious authorities even accuse Jesus of being possessed by a demon. It's a mess by any standards. The family's perspective is perhaps understandable. In Jewish culture, teachers and scribes underwent intensive schooling and apprenticeships, none of which Jesus had done. The family knew Jesus the carpenter, not Jesus the rabbi. For them, Jesus' bold preaching threatened the reputation of their family! Jesus' words to his family can seem controversial. "Who are my mother and my brothers?" Yet Jesus knows what he is about. He has always known he would be about the business of his Heavenly Father. And what is that business? It is the business of the new covenant and the Kingdom of God. In this Kingdom, we are all adopted sons and daughters of the King. Jesus begins, even now, to expand the perspective of his listeners. Being welcomed into this family does not depend on our families of birth or ethnic origin, but a wholehearted commitment to "do the will of God." Question of the Week: Whom, in need, could you invite to share a happy occasion with your family? MINISTERS SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 16th & 17th Altar Servers Eucharistic Ministers Lectors 6:00 PM Olivia Meyer Linda Hoffman, Terry Pontzer, Barb Rajchel Chris Lampe Gerrianne Vogt Virginia Sorensen, Mary Beth Schaut, Mary Steele 7:30 AM Adam Bobenrieth Paul Baumgratz, Terry Baumgratz, Sue Shaffer Paul Carnovale Kiley Pesce Mary Ann Facetti, Christian Schmidt, Diane Shuttleworth 10:00 AM Thomas Defilippi Linda Glass, Amy Jacob, Terry Lanzel Vic Straub Ryan Sharrow Rodney Mills, Vic Pasi, Rita Peterson Greeters: Please feel free to welcome your fellow parishioners at the Mass you are attending. Thank you for your ministry! All Ministers: Always check the website at for any last minute changes to the ministers schedule. It is the most up to date for the schedule! Children s Liturgy of the Word, which is held at the 10:00 AM Sunday Morning Mass, is on break for the Summer. Next Fall if your child is under the age of 5 years, consider, having them participate in this special Children s Liturgy.

3 Page Three Queen of the World Church, St. Marys, Pennsylvania June 10, 2018 BAPTISMAL PREPARATION SESSIONS July 10 St. Leo Church, Ridgway Aug. 7 St. Josesph Church, Force Reservations are necessary to attend. Please call the church where you wish to attend the session to make a reservation. VOCATION CALENDAR Please consider joining the Parish 31 Club for Vocations to the Religious Life. 11 th Pat Pfeufer, Betty Cheatle, Nicole Schneider 12 th Virginia Newell, Mady Schneider 13 th Steve & Dody Winiarczyk, Peggy Hoffman, Emily O Neill 14 th Eileen Williams, Beth Minnick, Irene Taylor, John & Helen DaCanal 15 th Tony Weber, Aaron Straub 16 th Catherine Labant, Rosie Wheeler, Grace Arnold 17 th Anne Riddle, Donna & Clate Aunkst, Larry Wheeler HOME VISITS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS NEEDED! Are you looking for a very fulfilling ministry? We are in need of Eucharistic Ministers to visit the homebound on Sundays. If you are open to this ministry, please call the parish office to let us know you would like to help. BENEDICTINE GIFT SHOP SEEKING VOLUNTEERS Can you help out 2-3 hours twice a month? No experience necessary, we ll train you. For more information, call Kim at the St. Mary s Parish office at OUR LADY OF FATIMA STATUE HERE AT QW The Blue Army Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrim Statue will be in Queen of the World Church this week - until June 15th. Take a few minutes to stop for a visit and pray for the intercession of Our Blessed Mother for your intentions. This statue has relics of Saints Francisco and Jacinta in the base. ROSARY WALK FOR SOULS A new Walking Club - Rosary Walk for Souls will be starting on Wednesday, July 11th at 7 pm. The walk will take place around the St. Mary s Catholic Cemetery with the praying of the rosary for our deceased loved ones. Bring family, friends and strollers too. Sorry NO pets are permitted in the cemetery. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your rosary. Consider joining in for fresh air, exercise and prayer every Wednesday evening at 7 pm. For more information, call Bonnie at or Kathy at DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS The 2018 Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebrations for couples celebrating their 25th, 50th or 60th or more wedding anniversaries will be held: Sunday, August 5 at St. George Church in Erie at 2:00 pm and on Sunday, August 19th also at 2 pm at Ss. Cosmos and Damian Church, Punxsutawney. If you would like to sign up for one of these celebrations, please call the parish office at UPCOMING AREA HAPPENINGS Sunday, 06/10: 10:30 am - Cavalier Chicken BBQ at St. Mary s Church Annex parking lot until sold out. Dinner includes: 1/2 chicken, baked beans, macaroni salad, dinner roll all for only $9. Best BBQ in town!! Monday, 06/11: 6:00 pm - Apostolate of Fatima Holy Hour at Sacred Heart Church. Tuesday, 06/12: 9:15 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary s Church, Benediction at 4:45 pm Tuesday, 06/12: 6:30 pm - Elk County Right to Life meeting at St. Mary s Church Annex building. Wednesday, 06/13: 4:00 pm - Bowls of Love - A free meal at St. Marys First United Methodist Church. Friday, 06/15: 1:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at Sacred Heart until 4 pm. NO ECC MUSIC BOOSTER BINGO IN JUNE The next ECC Music Booster BINGO will be held July 13th. QW ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY BASKET RAFFLE The Rosary Altar Society is holding a basket raffle in the back of church this weekend. Please take a few minutes to view the items up for raffle. Some of the great items include a Patriotic Wreath, Stained Glass, Lottery tickets, afghan with wine & box of candy and a basket of gift cards. When you support the Rosary Altar Society - you support Queen of the World Church. Thank you in advance. Rosary Altar Society Members are reminded that the picnic will be held at Hoss s, this Monday, June 11th beginning at 5:30 pm. R t i l y fla i i! QUEEN OF THE WORLD PARISH MEMBERSHIP FORM Name Address Phone No. Please check one: I am new in the parish & wish to register Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want Envelopes Interested in a Parish Ministry

4 Page Four Queen of the World Church, St. Marys, Pennsylvania VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Rome: Mark and the Underground Church This week: June 11-15, 1-4 pm, at Elk County Catholic High School. Starts each day at 1 pm with an ancient Roman setting and a secret underground church, followed by special stations with child-friendly food in the Roman Marketplace and a visit to St. Mark s House featuring daily interactive teachings. There will be crafts and music as we explore life of Christians in ancient Rome. For Ages: K through 5th grade. Fee: FREE! To register or for more info: visit Bring the kids to visit ancient Rome. Being sponsored by Disciples Life Family Ministry. CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN This summer when you children are out of school and on different schedules, meeting new people and going to new places, make sure you talk to them often about their experiences and the people they ve met. Listen carefully to your children. If possible, observe and get to know the other children and adults who are part of your children s summertime fun. Above all, communicate your safety concerns to your children. Make sure they know that they can come to you with any concerns they may have about the people they interact with. And if you hear of or observe behaviors that may be inappropriate, make sure to communicate your feelings to people who are in a position to intervene. Communications is key to creating and maintaining a safe environment all year round. To see what the Diocese of Erie is doing to help create safe environments, check out: TEENAGERS SUMMER DISCIPLESHIP CAMP OFFERED The Diocese of Erie s Summer Discipleship Camp (Camp Totus Tuus), for middle school students who want to spend time with other Catholic Christians, will be held July at St. Philip Church in Linesville. Camp begins with a family Mass at 1 p.m. on July 15, and ends with a family picnic at 6 p.m. on July 18. The cost is $175 per person. The cost includes all snacks and meals, overnight accommodations, a T-shirt, binder and materials for the week. Register online at or contact Jennifer Durney of the Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry at jdurney@eriercd.org or call CURSILLO SCHEDULE June 21-24, 2018 Men's #245 at ECCHS July 19-22, 2018 Women's #252 in Hermitage. August 16-19,2018 Men's #246 at St. Philip, Linnesville October 18-21, 2018 Women's #253 at Our Lady of Mercy November 15-18, 2018 Men's #247 at Our Lady of Mercy ST. MARY S CHURCH HIRING AN ORGANIST There is an organist opening at St. Mary s Church which could possibly work into the role of Liturgical Music Director. For more information, call Kim at or you can them at smchurch1@windstream.net. PARISH BUDGET July 1, 2017 thru June 30, $746,042 Parish Budget to Date...$797,726 OFFERTORY INCOME for weekend of June 2/3, 2018 Parish Offertory $13,138 Loose $1,874 Children..$2 School Support $90 Utilities & Maintenance..... $430 Memorials $350 Total Received.....$15,884 DESIGNATED COLLECTIONS OF THE DIOCESE International Needs...$61 Faith Formation.$ CSA Number of Pledges: 431 Amount Pledged: $108,929 Diocesan Assessment: $100,000 Parish Goal: $140,000 Thank you! Envelopes Mailed Bi-Monthly Envelopes Used May 26.27, Mass Attendance June 2/3, PRO-LIFE PERSPECTIVE Abortion is a big American business. Planned Parenthood, the nation s largest provider of abortions, operates approximately 650 abortion facilities. In 2013, abortions made up 94% of Planned Parenthood pregnancy services Those who keep this business profitable, who put abortion providers on Easy Street, are by and large the poor and the young. Fr. James Gilhooley, National Catholic Register ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK LYNCH - GREEN FUNERAL HOME Michelle A. Muccio - Supervisor Please patronize the sponsors who appear on our bulletin. It is through their support that this bulletin is made possible. Business owners interested in advertising, please contact Liturgical Publications Inc. at ext 6318, Susan Novosel, LPI Representative or snovosel@4lpi.com. Thank you to the businesses who advertise! Please tell a business when you support them that you saw their ad HERE!

5 Page Five Queen of the World Church, St. Marys, Pennsylvania June 10, 2018 Dear Parishioners, This liturgical year, the Gospel of Mark is shared with us as the main focus during the Liturgy of the Word at Sunday Mass, especially as we now return to the succession of Ordinary Sundays. There are some exceptions. For example, later this summer we will take a several week vacation in the Gospel of John - more on that as the time approaches. Also, there is one feast day (at the end of this month) that usurps the Ordinary Sunday because of its importance. Mostly, though, we will be experiencing the story of Jesus as St. Mark tells it. He is the first evangelist to write things down for us. Matthew and Luke depend greatly on his text. To say that another way, much of what we know about Jesus comes from this gospel. Thank goodness for this inspired and inspiring text. Mark s is a brief and concise account. He doesn t get verbose, nor does he clean up the narrative as the other evangelists tend to do. We have here a portrait of Jesus with a strong personality with various emotions that are freely expressed. There are only a few lengthy narratives - so, when they come along, we pay them great attention, for they are telling us about a particular emphasis in Mark. These will include a basic teaching parable and the great battle against evil. Mark tries to push the reader toward the passion narrative. He makes it clear that we do not know or understand Jesus except when we get to the Cross. Don t tell anyone yet is a common theme, reminding you and me that, even if we think we know the outcome, we don t get it quite yet - we have a ways to go to get to the Cross ourselves! Mark will also remind us how swiftly things happen. There is a power for good in Jesus which brings about immediate results, immediate movement, immediate change, immediate help. This means we have to be ready, poised, and open to what life in Christ will bring us, even if this includes persecution or suffering. After all, those are just opportunities to imitate Jesus! Let us rejoice that the Apostolic Church included people like St. Mark, who responded to the charge of Jesus to go, tell the Good News! Sunday by Sunday, let us hear the Lord s voice with hearts open to His call to follow him fr jeff DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS Monday, June 11th Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Ps 98:16 [cf. 2b]/Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday, June 12th 1 Kgs 17:7-16/Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 [7a]/Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday, June 13th - St. Anthony of Padua 1 Kgs 18:20-39/Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11 [1b]/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday, June 14th 1 Kgs 18:41-46/Ps 65:10, 11, [2a]/Mt 5:20-26 Friday, June 15th 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, [8b]/Mt 5:27-32 Saturday, June 16th 1 Kgs 19:19-21/Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-10 [cf. 5a]/Mt 5:33-37 Sunday, June 17th - Father s Day Ez 17:22-24/Ps 92:2-3, [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk 4:26-34 LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN Today is the last of this season that we will send our younger children off for the Liturgy of the Word for Children. We need to give our presenters time to enjoy summer free of this responsibility. I thank them and their helpers for their preparation and prayer with the children. To see the children s joy as they return to us after hearing, discussing and praying over the story of Jesus is a great blessing to all of us. We will miss that over the summer. But, please, parents do not take the summer off from Church. Let our children continue to encounter Jesus in the big church until we resume this practice, hopefully, in the fall. We could use a couple more presenters and helpers for this ministry. If you are willing to take a turn on occasion to share the Good News of Jesus with our children, please let Fr. Jeff know, We put several resources in you hands to help you do this more easily. GIVE ME AN AMEN, CHURCH! You ll notice those times when I stop at Church, rather flabbergasted by what I perceive as lackluster responses to our prayers. I know our church is a large one, and I know many of us are trained to be quiet in our prayer. But liturgy is PUBLIC PRAYER AND WITNESS to our faith. It require participation and energy, a praying TOGETHER. The most powerful word of prayer we have is AMEN. It means a great deal. It means that I believe, I agree, I give myself to this prayer. I give myself to God in response to His blessings upon me. It is never meant to be a half-hearted conclusion to somebody else s words. It s our being invested. So, please, let your Amen and your and with your Spirit have some energy, some voice, some life, and some meaning in them. Most especially, at the poignant, intimate moment of Communion with the Lord and all of us, please say your Amen to the proclamation, The Body of Christ. this is no time to mumble! If we work on this who knows, someday I may get you to sing, too! CURSILLO Beginning Thursday, June 21st, there is a Cursillo here in town, at Elk County Catholic, for men. This is a great opportunity for an uplifting weekend, a break from the usual, a deeper look at faith and life, and a great time to be renewed in our Catholic tradition. I hope some men from our parish will be so moved as to attend. There are many Cursillistas in our parish who will encourage you to enjoy this great weekend. There are several Cursillistas from our area that will be working the weekend along with the priests who assist, so that all the candidates might have the support of our faith community. Please call for more information. Please keep the candidates and the team members in your prayers as the weekend begins on Thursday, June 21st. THURSDAY, OUR SPECIAL DAY Remember that our parish holds Adoration every Thursday from after the morning Mass until Evening Prayer and Benediction at 6:30 pm. Please stop sometime for quiet prayer before the Lord. Join us for the closing prayer, the official prayer of the Church, our concluding praise in thanksgiving for the day. It would be great in the summertime to see MORE people, not less, making the time for this special day for our parish at prayer.

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