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 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 June 3, 2018 You re invited! Please join in for the 173rd annual Corpus Christi Procession. Gather at St. Mary s Church at 2 pm, June 3rd Procession will stop at altars along the way and end at Sacred Heart Church for the final benediction. Come and be a part of an historical event! First Communicants are encouraged to participate.

2 Page Two Queen of the World Church, St. Marys, Pennsylvania NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Monday, June 4th 7:00 AM + Angelo & Kathryn Longhi Tuesday, June 5th 7:00 AM Scripture & Communion Service Wednesday, June 6th 7:00 AM Scripture & Communion Service Thursday, June 7th 7:00 AM + Clifford Samick 6:30 PM Evening Prayer & Benediction Friday, June 8th 7:00 AM + Dick Hoffman Saturday, June 9th 7:00 AM L&D QW Rosary Altar Society TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 6:00 PM - Sat. Vigil - Donald Pepper Fleming 7:30 AM L&D Members of the Parish 10:00 AM + Silvio Cortina THE SANCTUARY LAMP for the week of June 3rd burns in memory of Philip Taylor Gospel Summary & Question of the Week Read Sunday s Gospel, Mt 14:12-16, Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ - Cycle B Gospel Summary: In our modern times, symbols can seem to have lost its value. The most recognizable "signs" are ones we see on the road or the branding in advertisements. The logos for major companies don't do much more than perk our interest or disdain. They surely don't deliver on their promises for our lives to be happier, healthier, and easier. On this feast of Corpus Christi, we hear the account of the Last Supper. This was Passover, an ancient sign of the covenant of Moses. The Hebrew people celebrated God's providential care for His people. To the listening disciples, Jesus makes a very bold claim. "This is my blood of the covenant." At the time of the first Passover -- the redemption of the Hebrew people from slavery to the Egyptians -- the blood of the sacrificial lamb was spread on the lintels of the doorpost. Tomorrow, some of the disciples would witness the blood of the new covenant spread across the wood of the cross. Christ s Body and Blood are more than a sign. They are a sacrament. In the sacrament, the sign makes real what it signifies. More than ritual, a sacrament enacts truth of the covenantal love of God and His promise of fidelity. It's a promise God keeps. The same bread and wine of that first Holy Thursday liturgy becomes -- throughout the centuries and until the end of time -- the very Body and Blood of Christ. On this feast, we celebrate the unfailing covenantal love of our God. As you partake in the Eucharist today, and next Sunday, and the Sunday after that, remember that you receive neither a meaningless sign nor an empty offer. You receive God Himself, as He fulfills His promise to remain with us always. Question of the Week: Do I see the Eucharist as an obligation or as a means of life? What are ways I can prepare to receive Holy Communion? MINISTERS SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 9th & 10th Altar Servers Eucharistic Ministers Lectors 6:00 PM Vincent Lenze Bill Miller, Terry Pontzer, Virginia Sorensen Greg Snelick Natalie Lenze Barb Rajchel, Mary Steele, Mike Weinzierl 7:30 AM Robbie Bobenrieth Doug Bauer, Angie Bennett, Patty Brennen Kiley Pesce Marvin Riddle, Christian Schmidt, Lori Schreiber 10:00 AM Aaron Lanzel Mary Lee DePrator, Wanda Dragone, Char Geci Kristin Bish Tanner Pasi Terri Lanzel, Ken Vogt, Sr., Mary Ann McCluskey 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 is held at the 10:00 AM Sunday Morning Mass. If your child is between the ages of 5 years old through to third grade, have them participate in this special Children s Liturgy.

3 Page Three Queen of the World Church, St. Marys, Pennsylvania June 3, 2018 BAPTISMAL PREPARATION SESSIONS June 7 St. Mary s Church July 10 St. Leo Church, Ridgway VOCATION CALENDAR Please consider joining the Parish 31 Club for Vocations to the Religious Life. 4 th Rose Ann, Steve & Juliana Silveri, Lois McCoy 5 th Ann, Matt & Becky Avery, Joanne Gasper, Rita Peterson 6 th Mary Hahn, Carol Ehrensberger, Mary Gore, Chrissy & Jason Kuhar 7 th Mary Ellen Frank, Lillian Haller, Eleanor Newell 8 th Lisa Lyons, Bonnie Kopp 9 th Doll Fox, Dick & Leah Dallasen, Dale & Jen Vogt 10 th Tom Snyder, Anna Mae Mertz, Sally Geyer CAMP FLUTTERBYE GRIEF CAMP Camp Flutterbye is a grief camp for children and teens, K-12, who have experienced a loss through death, sponsored by the Penn Highlands Community Nurses. It will be held Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8, 9 am to 4 pm. For more info / to register, call Comm. Nurses at or Or get an application at: Space is limited, please RSVP as soon as possible. BE A STAR SUPPORTER OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION Do you own a business, want to support Catholic education AND receive a tax credit? You can by participating in PA s EITC program. For more info go to: tuition.htm. Your contribution to the STAR Foundation can be designated to a specific Catholic school, or made available to help students most in need at any of the Catholic schools within the diocese. Recurring applicants may apply starting May 15 and new applicants may apply on July 2. Contact Michelle Basista, Catholic Foundation, , mbasista@cfnwpa.org or Chuck Banducci, Diocese of Erie, , cbanducci@eriercd.org with questions. Thank you for providing an opportunity for our students CURSILLO SCHEDULE June 21-24, 2018 Men's #245 at Elk County Catholic High 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 To submit an application / or for more info contact Rob / Dee- Dee Wortman at or go to: www/eriecursillo.org. Cursillo is a personal encounter weekend with Christ that is open to men and women 18 years and older. 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 Monday, 06/04: 6:00 pm - Apostolate of Fatima Holy Hour at Sacred Heart Church. Tuesday, 06/05: 9:15 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary s Church, Benediction at 4:45 pm Wednesday, 06/06: 4:00 pm - Bowls of Love - A free meal at St. Marys First United Methodist Church. Friday, 06/08: 1:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at Sacred Heart until 4 pm. 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!! NO ECC MUSIC BOOSTER BINGO IN JUNE The next ECC Music Booster BINGO will be held July 13th. PARISH CARE AND CONCERN PRAYER CHAIN For those needing prayers, please call Mary Ann Facetti at or Cathy Olson at QW ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY BASKET RAFFLE The Rosary Altar Society is holding a basket raffle in the back of church for the next two weekends. 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 & 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 to get in their picnic reservations immediately. The picnic will be held at Hoss s, Monday, June 12th beginning at 5:30 pm. TRIP TO SEE THE MUSICAL JESUS Sponsored by the Fox Township Senior Center Thursday, Sept. 27th. The cost of $133, includes the show, lunch, driver tip and bus transportation. $50 due at signing with balance due by August 26th. To sign up, call Barb at 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 Visit: for Faith Formation events. For more info, call Janet at CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD FOR ADULTS Are you ready to fall more deeply in love with Jesus and His Church? Do you wish you had more tools to help your children and others grow in their faith? Then prayerfully consider taking the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level 1 Formation Course over two weeks this summer. The course is a retreat style, anyone can participate. Adult formation for the level 1 atrium of 3-6 year old (pre-k thru K) will be held June 6-10, Aug and 2 days TBD. Being held at St. Mary s Parish Center. Call or Elena at VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Rome: Mark and the Underground Church Dates: June 11-15, 1-4 pm, at Elk County Catholic High School. Starts each day at 1 pm each afternoon with 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 Christian 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. TEENAGERS SUMMER DISCIPLESHIP CAMP OFFERED The Diocese of Erie s Summer Discipleship Camp (Camp Totus Tuus) will be held July at St. Philip Church in Linesville. The camp is for middle school students who want to strengthen their relationship with Jesus and who want to spend time with other Catholic Christians. 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; financial aid is sometimes offered by a parish or school. 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 BE VIGILANT ON CHILD PROTECTION It is vitally important that we are constantly vigilant concerning the behaviors of those who interact with children. And we must always communicate our concerns to the appropriate parties. Sometimes this means communicating our safety concerns to our children. And sometimes this means communicating our concerns about seemingly inappropriate behavior to those who are in a position to intervene. Parents must also listen carefully to their children and observe both their children s activities and the behavior of older children and adults who interact with them. When children exhibit dramatic behavioral changes, adults must find out what caused the changes. Being aware of what s happening with our children means talking to, listening to, and observing them - at every opportunity. To see what the Diocese of Erie is doing to help create safe environments, check out the web site: Congratulations to these Queen of the World Students who received First Eucharist - May 5, 2018 Jacob Babcock Vincent Defilippi Kaitlyn Dellaquila Bella Feldbauer Carter Funair Marcus Gahr Levi Ginther Abigail Gregory Tanner Guthridge Alan Laird Julian Lanzel Madeline Lanzel Amelia Meyer Elise Meyer Konnor Meyer Anna Porkolab Victoria Rivera Chase Simbeck Brody Wehler Franco Williams Students who were Confirmed - May 20, 2018 Matthew Bellina Jacob Carnovale Jack Cuneo Matthew Fleming Samuel Flynn Sam Gregory Allison Manning Gina Meyer Garret O Dell Adam Piccolo Gina Schlimm Brady Schneider Benjamin Sherry Sady VanAlstine Carissa Vavala Dalton Vollmer Alex Wehler Skylar Yanochko Evan Zelinski PRO-LIFE PERSPECTIVE Roe v. Wade cannot stand as the law of this great nation, a nation founded on the selfevident truth that all people are created with an inalienable right to life. We are committed, no matter how long it may take, no matter the sacrifices required, to bringing about a reversal of this tragic Supreme Court decision. Archbishop William Levada ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK J & S GRINDING CO., INC. Shelley Schneider For all your grinding, honing & tumbling needs! 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 3, 2018 Dear Parishioners, How might we honor the Lord in the Eucharist? Today s feast is a good beginning. A solemn liturgy, a procession, lots of prayers of gratitude...indeed. There are many other ways too. Let s start with His command: Take and eat; take and drink! How often, how reverently do we sit with the Lord as He did with those first disciples at the Last Supper? How well do we listen to His every word? How do we join Him in song? How do we translate all of this into our Eucharistic lives of service? In effect, everything we are about as Catholic Christians begins and brings us back to the Eucharist. Yet, the Eucharist itself is not an end, it is the means. Jesus gave it to us to accomplish much. Such as holiness. Such as unity. Such as an appreciation for our gifts. Millenniums after the Last Supper, as much as the Eucharist has meant to us, we have a long way to go. The Second Vatican Council refers to the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of our lives. How, then, do we explain away any choices we make to refrain from attendance AND full participation? How then do we explain an lackadaisical attitude toward this most precious gift? Do we remember that after we have received Holy Communion our bodies ARE tabernacles? Mine, yours, everybody s With what reverence do we attend to the Lord present in everyone we celebrate with? How do we bring people to Mass? How do we bring people back to Mass? What ministry do we participate in, or are we content with just taking rather than being part of the giving? How does the Sacrifice of Christ resonate with our spiritual lives? How is the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus apparent in me as I celebrate liturgy and bring its graces to bear in my own life? Yes, celebrating Corpus Christi is a good start. But, the great mystery of the Eucharist should, as with any mystery, leave us with as many questions as we have answers fr jeff SUMMERTIME, WHEN THE LIVING IS EASY Welcome to summer! Most of our school children have completed their academic year and have come to summer break. We wish them and all of our families well - have a safe and enjoyable summer. I offer the usual reminder to stay faithful to Sunday mass, from which we do not take a break - it is our primary way of experiencing the Lord s grace and help. Remember, too, to include other ways of growing in faith. Pray at home as a family. Stop for a brief visit at Church. Check out our Vacation Bible School. Do a pilgrimage to another church, especially if you are traveling. Read the Bible together. Check out things available on line, especially at FORMED. We have learned through the years that keeping our children s minds sharp during summer is important. So, they spend some time reading, rehearsing their math skills, attending academic camps, etc. It is all the more important to strengthen their souls and their journey in faith. Mom and dad, and in some cases, grandma and grandpa, that only happens with your encouragement. FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI Today we have one final special feast to wrap up our Lenten / Easter / Pentecost / And Beyond. We celebrate the Eucharist on Corpus Christi. This great mystery of faith is one of the Lord s most precious gifts to us - the very gift of Himself in this Sacrament. In our community, we will enjoy the Procession, a longstanding way to honor the Lord and give witness to our Catholic, Eucharistic faith. See the details elsewhere in the bulletin and join us in prayer as a whole community. ORDINATIONS TO PRIESTHOOD This Friday evening at 7 pm at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, Bishop Persico will ordain two young men as priest in service to the Church. Consider making the trip, a pilgrimage to our Mother Church, to join the larger Church at prayer on this festive occasion of the call to priesthood. If your family has never participated in an Ordination Mass, or if it has been a long time, it is a great way to be part of a joyful occasion in faith. Please pray for our candidates to priesthood: Rev Mr. Ian McElrath and Rev. Mr. Andy Boyd. May the Lord bless them as He calls them to the Sacrament of Holy Orders. MEN S CURSILLO PLANNED FOR ST. MARYS A Men s Cursillo will be held in St. Marys on June 21-24, 2018 at Elk County Catholic High School. To submit an application / or for more info contact Rob / DeeDee Wortman at or go to: www/eriecursillo.org. Cursillo is a personal encounter weekend with Christ that is open to men and women 18 years and older. The Cursillo movement can assist in developing a deeper understanding of what it means to be fully Catholic. ST. PETER CATHEDRAL - 125TH ANNIVERSARY All are invited to attend the 125th anniversary gala of St. Peter Cathedral, the mother church of the Diocese of Erie, on June 30th at Gannon University s Waldron Campus Center, Yehl Ballroom. Cocktails begin at 5 pm; dinner and live music begin at 6 pm. Tickets are $65 per person and $125 per couple. For more information or to reserve tickets, go online to: DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS Monday, June 4th 2 Pt 1:2-7/Ps 91:1-2, 14-15b, 15c-16 [cf. 2b]/Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday, June 5th 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18/Ps 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14 and 16 [1]/Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday, June 6th 2 Tm 1: /Ps 123:1b-2ab, 2cdef [1b]/Mk 12:18-27 Thursday, June 7th 2 Tm 2:8-15/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [4]/Mk 12:28-34 Friday, June 8th Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9/Is 12:2-6 [3]/Eph 3:8-12, 14-19/Jn 19:31-37 Saturday, June 9th 2 Tm 4:1-8/Ps 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22 [cf. 15ab]/Lk 2:41-51 Sunday, June 10th Gn 3:9-15/Ps 130:1-8 [7bc]/2 Cor 4:13--5:1/Mk 3:20-35

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