God s Word for this Week

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1 (A parish community in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie) the Most Reverend Marcel Damphousse Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie James Hutton, C.S.S. Pastor, Parish Priest Home Phone: Denis O Donnell, Deacon stpatricks@unitz.ca Larry Lazowick, Acolyte Ray Levac, Acolyte Myrna Levac, Diocesan Order of Service Brenda Cavallin, Pastoral Associate (Youth Ministry, Music) stpatricksym@gmail.com Loretta DiGioseffo, Pastoral Associate (Children s Sacraments, School Liaison) stpatricks@unitz.ca Michelle Bedard Parish Secretary/Office Manager Vilija Tassone Office Assistant Dennis Ongaro Custodian Yvonne Luoma Sacristan, Hall Kitchen Monitor Christina Bégin, Matt Kallio Principal Musician Zenaida Odense Parish Nurse Liz - Prayer Chain Other Parish Groups & Co-ordinators See Website SUNDAY EUCHARIST Saturday Sunday 4:30 pm 10:00 am WEEKDAY EUCHARIST As announced in weekly bulletin see Website SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions) Saturday 3:30 to 4:00 pm Weekdays (upon request, before Mass & by appointment) OTHER SACRAMENTS Contact Parish office or website June 5, 2016 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time God s Word for this Week Reading I: 1 Kings 17:17-24 Reading II: Galatians 1:11-19 Gospel: Luke 7:11-17 Scripture Focus The Jews of Jesus time looked forward to Elijah s return. Some felt that he had returned in Jesus. When Jesus encounters a grieving widow in Naim, he restores her son to life, just as Elijah had done in the story we heard from the First Book of Kings. Only God can bring life. Through God s power, Elijah restored the boy s life. Through his power Jesus raised the young man in Naim. We too can rely on God s power. The word of the Lord does give life! Life Focus Recall an impossible situation when there seemed to be no hope of a solution and then the unexpected happened. In what way did new life appear? Describe a time when someone s words to you gave your life new meaning and purpose. Relate an occasion when your words or actions renewed a lost relationship, revived a dead issue or restored hope in a desperate situation. -Diocese of Rockville Centre The Church of the Good Shepherd Holbrook, OFFICE New York HOURS: Tuesday to Friday; 9 am 12 pm & 1 pm 4 pm 39 Walford Road Sudbury ON P3E 2H2 Tel: Fax: stpatricks@unitz.ca OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday to Friday; 9 am 12 pm & 1 pm 4 pm For more information visit our website: 39 Walford Road Sudbury ON P3E 2H2 Tel: Fax: stpatricks@unitz.ca For more information visit our website:

2 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time THANK YOU! Saturday, May 28th provided the best weather for gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts. The combination of overnight, and early morning rain though forced the cancellation of work planned by ELEVATE 2016 at the Robinson Playground. Regrettably, although the sun was out in all its splendour by the afternoon, the rink boards were too wet to be worked on. The planned worked had to be cancelled and rescheduled to a later date. Thank you to all those who planned to help, as well as all who donated supplies. As promised, the St. Patrick's Parish Knights of Columbus fired up the coffee and tea pots along with a variety of desserts and provided a continental breakfast. A true thank you for being there early to prepare the food. Gratitude is also extended to the City of Greater Sudbury, Parks and Recreation Department, for their assistance with supplies. Cynthia Hall- Picard Re-creation Co-ordinator worked diligently with ELEVATE 2016, and the Robinson Playground Association to support our work. Thank you to the collaborating churches, Glad Tidings, St. Mark United Church, Trinity Lutheran Church and the Salvation Army for their participation and work. Lastly, thank you to Monsignor Jim for his passionate support and advancement of the project every step of the way. ~ Maurizio Visentin STILL LOOKING: Rides for Sunday Mass for two car-less parishioners. See Fr. Hutton if you are willing to help out. Knights of Columbus Annual Charity Golf Tournament: Benefitting Inner City Home of Sudbury on Saturday, June 25 th at the Pine Grove Golf Club, Hwy 69 S, 1 pm Shot Gun Tee Off Registration is $75 per person (includes steak dinner & 18 holes). Option of dinner only (without golf) for $20. 50/50 DRAW. For more information call Steve , Julio or Mary (Inner City Home) Sunday Collection Report: Received May 29 th, 2016: $4, from 185 envelopes $ from loose change Total: $4, Your regular offerings help pay the bills to keep the parish alive! Inner City Home THANK YOU!!! We want to thank all those who so generously contributed to our Spring yard sale that was held on May 28, Through your contributions our yard sale was a success once again, raising a little over $ for the Homes services. A special thank you to all the volunteers for their teamwork and dedication! The winner of the 50/50 draw was Peter Dillabough (a Volunteer with the Home) with ticket #367 The prize.was $ each, for the winner and Inner City Home. Congratulations Peter. See you on September 24 th at our Fall Yard Sale. Knights of Columbus News: Fish Fry on June 7 th. We will be collecting the 2016 dues ($40) and issuing membership cards for Knights of Columbus Council at that time. If you have not paid yet, please bring your membership dues to this meeting. The next Knights of Columbus Mass will be June 19th - Father's Day. We are asking for a good turn out of our brother Knights to assist with this Mass. Please or talk to Cory Brunatti (cory.brunatti@gmail.com), if you are interested in assisting at this Mass. Did You Notice???: How clean and neat our Church parking lot is? The total cost to have the lot swept and lines painted was $2, Your regular generosity keeps our property clean and welcoming. THE SHELVES ARE LOW!!! An appeal from Sudbury Food Bank. Every dollar donated turns into $6 of food value. Send donations to: Sudbury Food Bank, 1105 Webbwood Dr., Sudbury P3C 3B6. 24 Community Food Banks are supported. 19 Community Support Programs are supported. 4 meal providers are supported. CWL NEWS: ALL CWL MEMBERS are invited to attend the St. Patrick s CWL Pin Award Ceremony. Festivities start with a Mass at 5 pm on Wed. June 8 th followed by refreshments in the lower hall.

3 June 5, 2016 GOOD NEWS! Thanks to the research of our parish Bookkeeper (Mariette Giroux) the parish will receive $11, back on HST rebates for This will help our ability to meet expenses during the coming summer months. Evening Presentation at Villa Loyola, - Reason for Faith presented by Dr. Lucien Pelletier. As a professor of philosophy I have been asked from time to time about the rational ground for religious faith, by individuals who expressed the need to understand. In the public discourse, either scientific or religious, I think that this moment of philosophical reflection about the articulation of reason and faith is missing. The presentation proposes a way to think of this articulation.. DATE: Tuesday June 14 th, 7pm, free admission LOCATION: 4951 Long Lake Rd REGISTRATION: Call ext. 0 Monday to Friday or loyola@isys.ca Infant Baptism: Next Saturday at the 4:30 pm Mass 3 children will begin their faith journey in Christ and His Church. We welcome and support their families. Inner City Home of Sudbury It s almost that time of year again, when school will soon be finished and families will be vacationing that time of year that we all look forward to. However, those who are in financial need and crisis situations still need our help! We have had a very busy winter and I anticipate the same will hold true for the summer months. Our shelves in the Food Bank are looking quite bare as donations have already slowed down this past month and we have been using any surplus food that we had from the winter food drives. At this time when the food supplies are so low, we have to purchase basic food items steadily, which is a tremendous drain on our financial resources (that also drop off during the summer months). Some of the items most needed at this time are: Macaroni & cheese, pork and beans, canned vegetables, canned corn, soups, canned meats & fish, potatoes, cereals, canned pasta sauce or canned tomatoes. Also in short supply, are toiletries such as hand soap, toothpaste, shampoo, razor blades and deodorant. Any help you can give is greatly appreciated and will go a long way to help someone in need. Food donations can be dropped off at 251 Elm St. Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or left in the grocery carts located at the entrances of the church. Thank you for your ongoing support and generosity and we wish you a happy and healthy summer. Mary Ali ~ Executive Director Monthly Dinner at La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate, 1534 Pioneer Rd., Sun. June 5 th 4:30 6:30 pm Menu: Tomato Macaroni Soup, Meat Pie, Hot Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes with Cheese & Bacon, Salad, Lemon Meringue Pie, Coffee, Tea or Juice. Featuring Les Colombiettes. Tickets: $12/adult - $5/child. For info please call MEGA Yard Sale, at St. John the Divine Anglican Church, 34 Godfrey Dr., Copper Cliff on Sat. June 4 th from 8 am 2pm. Something for Everyone! Treasures, Trinkets, and Timeless Wonders, Bake Sale, Face Painting, Popcorn! Festa Nazionale della Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic Day), at Società Caruso (Caruso Club), on June 5 th. Celebration of the Holy Mass at 4 pm in the lower hall, dinner to follow, $20 per person. St. Anthony s Festival, at Our Lady of Hope, 591 Brennan Rd., on Sun. June 12. Mass at 11am with the blessed Bread distribution followed by the procession of the St. Anthony Statue through the neighbourhood. Luncheon at 12:30 pm sponsored by St. Anthony s CWL. Cost is $20 for adults, $10 for children 6 12 yrs. Old, children 5 and under are free. Includes music, door prizes and activities for children. Tickets available by contacting Julie at Strawberry Tea, at St. John the Divine Anglican Church, 34 Godfrey Dr., Copper Cliff on June 15 th from 12 noon to 2 pm takeouts until 6 pm - $8. Our juicy strawberries and whipped cream are served with a handmade biscuit. Free Delivery on orders of 8 or more call or Two amazing door prizes and baking, jewelry and twoonie tables. INVITATION TO ST. MARY S UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH LANDMARK OAA AWARD RECEPTION: Wednesday, June 15th from 4:00-7:00 pm. Guided tours at 4:30 and 6:30 pm. Presentation of the OAA Awards to Architect Mr. John Stefura and St. Mary s at 5:30 pm. Location: St. Mary s Church hall accessible from the parking lot. June 6 th - 12 th ( indicates intention [ ] indicates donor ) Tues. 10 am Jean Ives Danis [the Furlong family] intentions of the Holy Cross Community [Holy Cross School] Wed. 5pm (CWL Mass) Donata Riley [Carmella Parrotta & family] for the Unborn [St. Patrick s CWL] Thurs. 10 am In Thanksgiving for the Gift of Priesthood [Fr. Jim Hutton] Alex Singbush [Reno & Mary Ann Peloso] Fri. 10 am intentions for Fr. Jim Hutton [Armand & Arlene Brideau] Ted Szilva [Sister Bernadette Sammon] Sat. 4:30 pm Gaston Temilini [wife Stella & chidlren] Olga Luciw [Ilca Zelda] Nerina Centis [the Cozzarini family] Ted Szilva [Bruno & Vilija Tassone] Bruno Ruberto [Grazia Falvo] Sun. 10 am [for the parishioners of St. Patrick s Church]

4 The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia). From Pope Francis. April 8, 2016 Chapter 3. Looking to Jesus: The Vocation of the Family. The third chapter recalls "some essential aspects of the Church's teaching on marriage and the family." He refers to teachings from the last three pontiffs regarding marriage, reasserts the Church s teaching on marriage, cites Scripture to emphasize the sacramental nature of marriage. All this presents the ideal and then he goes on to say; 79. When faced with difficult situations and wounded families, it is always necessary to recall this general principle: Pastors must know that, for the sake of truth, they are obliged to exercise careful discernment of situations (Familiaris Consortio, 84). The degree of responsibility is not equal in all cases and factors may exist which limit the ability to make a decision. Therefore, while clearly stating the Church s teaching, pastors are to avoid judgements that do not take into account the complexity of various situations, and they are to be attentive, by necessity, to how people experience and endure distress because of their condition. Chapter 4. Love in Marriage. Chapter 4 is a masterpiece. It should be read by every couple planning to marry and every couple who has been married for no matter how many years. Hopefully some publisher will publish this chapter separately for marriage prep classes and marriage counseling as well as for high school and college courses. It begins with a wonderful meditation on St. Paul's lyrical passage on love in First Corinthians (13:4-7). He quotes Martin Luther King Jr. and refers to the movie "Babette's Feast. The tone (of Chapter 4) is pastoral and inspiration, not nagging or judgmental. One can only conclude that, as a priest and bishop, he spent countless hours listening and dialoguing with couples about their lived experience. (Thomas Reese. NCR) If you have not seen the movie Babette s Feast, it is well worth watching it Marriage is a precious sign, for when a man and a woman celebrate the sacrament of marriage, God is, as it were, mirrored in them; he impresses in them his own features and the indelible character of his love. This has concrete daily consequences, because the spouses, in virtue of the sacrament, are invested with a true and proper mission, so that, starting with the simple ordinary things of life they can make visible the love with which Christ loves his Church and continues to give his life for her We should not however confuse different levels: there is no need to lay upon two limited persons the tremendous burden of having to reproduce perfectly the union existing between Christ and his Church, for marriage as a sign entails a dynamic process..., one which advances gradually with the progressive integration of the gifts of God Marital love is not defended primarily by presenting indissolubility as a duty, or by repeating doctrine, but by helping it to grow ever stronger under the impulse of grace. A love that fails to grow is at risk. Growth can only occur if we respond to God s grace through constant acts of love, acts of kindness that become ever more frequent, intense, generous, tender and cheerful. Husbands and wives become conscious of their unity and experience it more deeply from day to day For this reason, a love lacking either pleasure or passion is insufficient to symbolize the union of the human heart with God:

5 Chapter 5. Love Made Fruitful. Chapter 5 deals with children in the family. For Pope Francis, this chapter and the previous one are the "two central chapters dedicated to love." He says that "large families are a joy to the church" but agrees with St. John Paul II that that responsible parenthood does not mean "unlimited procreation or lack of awareness of what is involved in rearing children, but rather the empowerment of couples to use their inviolable liberty wisely and responsibly, taking into account social and demographic realities, as well as their own situation and legitimate desires." (167) "I certainly value feminism," he says, "but one that does not demand uniformity or negate motherhood." (175) He concludes that "in our day, the problem no longer seems to be the overbearing presence of the father so much as his absence, his not being there." (178) Chapter 6. Some Pastoral Perspectives. Chapter 6 reflects "on some of the more significant pastoral challenges." This chapter is addressed to bishops, priests and pastoral leaders in the church. He avoids detailed specificity because "different communities will have to devise more practical and effective initiatives that respect both the church's teaching and local problems and needs." (Thomas Reese. NCR) He speaks of the importance of proclaiming the gospel of the family, of preparing couples for marriage, of training of lay leaders, and of supporting and accompanying married couples as they continue their life together and experience crises, including breakdown and divorce or death. Noteworthy are his words about seminarians, who "should receive a more extensive interdisciplinary, and not merely doctrinal, formation in the areas of engagement and marriage." 203. "Their training does not always allow them to explore their own psychological and affective background and experience," say the pope, who was once a seminary rector. "There is a need to ensure that the formation process can enable them to attain the maturity and psychological balance needed for their future ministry." He also urges the presence of laypeople and "especially the presence of women in priestly formation. He speaks about the need for better marriage preparation. In some ways it reads like baptism preparation and mystygogia with the accompaniment of couples in the first years of married life. (232) The Exhortation stresses the importance of recent reform in the annulment proceedings. It concludes Divorce is an evil and the increasing number of divorces is very troubling. Hence, our most important pastoral task with regard to families is to strengthen their love, helping to heal wounds and working to prevent the spread of this drama of our times Chapter 7. Towards Better Education of Children. Chapter 7 deals with the education of children, which parents should take up "consciously, enthusiastically, reasonably, and appropriately." He urges vigilance but not obsession. "What is most important is the ability lovingly to help them grow in freedom, maturity, overall discipline and real autonomy." He stresses the ethical and religious formation of children. For the most part, what he says is sensible and traditional, but he also raises new issues, like the need for "technological disconnect."

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