CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 June 19, 2011 The Most Holy Trinity CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH 6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, Alabama Website: TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Office: Fax School Office: , ext. 1 Fax Rel. Ed. Office: , ext. 7 Fax Preschool Office: Fax Youth Ministry: Fax PASTORAL STAFF Very Rev. James F. Zoghby, V.F., Pastor Rev. John S. Boudreaux, Associate Pastor Deacon Arthur W. Robbins, Deacon Sr. Donna Cooper, R.S.M., Visitation Chaplain Mrs. Judi B. Ankiewicz, Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Joan T. McMullen, School Principal Mrs. Linda M. Hawkins, Preschool Director Mrs. Kathleen Q. Jester, Parish Catechetical Leader Mrs. Colleen DeVoe, Youth Ministry Co-Director Mrs. Brenda Martens, Youth Ministry Co-Director Mr. Matthew F. Purvis, Music Director Mr. Jay H. Henley, Gym Manager TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE PARISH Please fill out a Census Form. Census Forms are available in the church vestibule and parish office. COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS & SERVICES For rental information and kitchen services, please call the parish office at or SUNDAY MASSES Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Morning: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. W EEKDAY MASSES 6:30 a.m.: Monday through Friday 8:15 a.m.: Monday through Saturday SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 5:00 p.m. and by request, particularly after the 6:30 & 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses. BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF SICK Please call the parish office ( ) or information and scheduling baptism, marriage, anointing of sick. ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.) Please see published schedule for specific dates and times, or call the parish office ( ). SUNDAY SCHOOL (C.C.D.) Grades K 12, Sundays during school year, 10:05-10:55 a.m. in school bldgs. SCHOOL, SACS-accredited for Grades K through 8. For info & registration, please call the school office. PRESCHOOL, State-licensed for 6-week to 4-yr. olds. For info & registration, please call the preschool office

2 THE MOS T HOLY TRINITY Students who received Confirmation or 1st Eucharist may pick up their certificates, pictures and banners at the parish office, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.. Knights of Columbus nd Meeting: 2nd Tues. July 12, 7 p.m., Com. Ctr. Conf. Rm.. (2 Flr). Contact: Grand Knight, Bill Hamilton, SPECIAL NOTES! 1. Send your address to church@corpuschristiparish.com! 2. Please support our advertisers on the back of the bulletin. Their ads give us our bulletins & inserts free of charge! 3. Current & past bulletins are online: click Church then Sunday Bulletin. High School Youth Ministry Summer Cosmic Bowling Night Wednesday, June 22 9 p.m. to Midnight at Skyline Lanes Government St. Cost $10. If you can join us for dinner prior to the bowling, meet us at Bel Air Mall Chick-Fil-A at 7:30 p.m. If not, meet us at the bowling alley. Pick up a permission form at the parish office or in the church vestibule. We need to know by tomorrow, June 20, if you are attending. See the permission form for more details. You are responsible for your own transportation to and from the event. If you need more info, us at youth@corpuschristiparish.com or leave a message at the parish office ( ). Note: Save the date for another Summer Cosmic Bowling Night scheduled for Thursday, July 21, 9 p.m. to Midnight. Bible Study Groups Sun: 8:45-10 a.m.: Will resume in the fall. Info: Ken Crowley, Tue:, 1:30-3 pm : Will resume in the fall. Info: Judi Ankiewicz, nd Tue, 7 p.m..: Com Ctr, 2 Flr, Complete Bible Course. Dave Burchette, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box, Food, Clothing donations put in the designated places in the vestibule are distributed by our St. Vincent de Paul Society To obtain assistance, call and leave name & phone no. st rd nd Meetings: 1 & 3 Wed., 7 p.m., Com. Ctr. Conf. Rm. (2 Flr.) Our SVDP Corpus Christi Food Pantry is in need of the following items: Canned Meat, Dried Beans, Rice, Peanut Butter. Any and all food donations are always greatly appreciated. Thank You! Men of St. Joseph Tuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m. in the Family Room All men are welcome to meet for prayer, reading the Gospel, and discussion. Info: Jim Donaghey, jbd@orthomobile.com or Women of Mary Tuesdays, 9 to 10 a.m. OR Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m., in the Family Room. All women are welcome to meet for prayer, reading the Gospel, and discussion. Info: Judi Ankiewicz, , or Sr. Deborah Kennedy, R.S.M., Fall 2011 CYO Sports Registration Registration forms for soccer, football, volleyball are due July 1. Registration Forms and Uniform Order Forms may be found at or in the vestibule. Troop 29 Boy Scouts Troop Meeting today, June 19, 5-6 p.m. Camp Woodruff: June 25-July 2. Welcom e New Pa ris h ioners John & Andrea Napiontek. Rondi & Kristen Wahl and their sons, Collin and Evan. BAPTIZED IN CHRIS T Ellen Clare Wentworth (daughter of Sean Patrick Wentworth & Cynthia Anne Willcox Wentworth) Around the Archdiocese: Cathedral Place Apts. Open House, 351 Conti St., Sat, June 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Recently-renovated one bedroom and efficiency apartments for seniors independent living; clean, safe environment with privacy and opportunities for social activities. Rent subsidized by federal gov. for those who qualify. A retired RN or LPN volunteer is needed by the Service Center of Catholic Social Services (555 Dauphin St.) to assist clients in need of a referral to Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy, one to two days a week, 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.. Some computer knowledge required. Info: Jamie Landry, , & Hope Bearers Sidewalk Counseling Training, Friday, June 24, 6: p.m., and Friday, July 22, 6: p.m. at Caire s Hope, 328 S. Sage Ave.; Interested persons will be trained in the gentle and powerful art of peer counseling at the abortion mill to save lives. Attendees will receive a free booklet with Alabama s laws, tips on sidewalk ministry and pro-life activities, such as reaching women and men after abortion. To register, contact bburgess@cssmobile.org. St. Michael Parish Seafood Jamboree, today, Sunday, June 19, 11 a.m. to afternoon Heron Bay Loop Road East, Coden, Alabama ( 1 mile off D.I.P.). This community still recovering from Hurricane Katrina and the oil spill in the Gulf will be serving shrimp, fish, oysters, baked crabs, gumbo, desserts and more. The celebration will also include arts and crafts, raffles, and bingo. All are invited.

3 CORPUS CHRIS TI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA J UNE 1 9, Special Thanks Thanks to Deacon Arthur Robbins for his ongoing and extensive repairs & maintenance in the church and community center, and thanks to his son, Bill Robbins, who climbed the extension ladder and hung the shroud on our resurrection cross in the church, with the direction and assistance of his dad, for the Easter season. Christians of the Holy Land have their olive wood religious goods from the Holy Land for sale in support of the Christian families struggling to remain in their homeland. SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND: Peter s Pence. FIRST COLLECTION TODAY for tithing offerings. SECOND COLLECTION TODAY for Catholic Communications. JUNE 12th BLDG FUND ONLINE & DONATIONS: $10, JUNE 12th TITHING ONLINE & COLLECTION: $24, Thank You and God Bless You for your tithes and contributions to the support of God's work here at Corpus Christi, for special bequests for Corpus Christi Church. To make a direct donation of stock, contact your stockbroker, or call Steve Setterstrom at Citigroup Global Mkts. at Receive a record of your contributions by mail, or fax at any time: Call or Church@CorpusChristiParish.com Online Giving If you wish to use the online giving option, go to our parish website ( click Church ; then click the green Online Giving icon on the left, and follow the instructions to make your contribution(s) to the tithing fund, building fund or special collections. For direct assistance call , ext 4. Thanks to the members of the Corpus Christi Parish Pastoral Council for the past year of service: Pictured left to right: (Back row) Evalyn Ellis, Chris Knight, Fritz LaCour, Walter Bracewell, Deanie Waddell, Brenda Martens, Michael Montgomery, Judi Ankiewicz. (Front row) Colleen DeVoe, Terri Cain, Danny Kelly, Bill Geers, Matthew Purvis, Linda Hawkins, Kathleen Jester. (Those who were out of town or unable to be in this picture) Theresa Christie, Jay Henley, Vicki Cawthon, Rita Langan, Joan McMullen, Richard March.

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5 God has sent t he Spirit of his Son int o our heart s, cry ing out, Abba, Fat her! Galatians 4:6 We are tau gh t to call h im Father. Perh ap s w e take th at n am e for gran ted, as th ou gh w e som eh ow d eserv e it, n ot realizin g th at ou r God cou ld h ave ch osen som e oth er n am e by w h ich w e are to com e in to h is p resen ce... Boss, p erh ap s... or Ruler... M aster... Tyrant... Potentate... Suprem e Being... bu t in stead th e n am e h e tau gh t u s is... Father. W h at ten d er m ean in g th ere; w h at con fid en ce an d h op e th at n am e is m ean t to in sp ire. A n d w h at resp on sibility for all w h o bear th e n am e of Fath er h ere on earth, an d th u s are called (at h om e an d ch u rch ) to sh ow by w ord an d d eed an d attitu d e w h at God is like. God s lov e h as m an y asp ects. In p articu lar, G od lov es us as our Fat her... God s lov e for u s as ou r Fath er is a stron g an d faith fu l love, a lov e th at is fu ll of m ercy... It is th e reality of God s lov e for u s as ou r Fath er th at exp lain s w h y Jesu s told u s w h en w e p ray to ad d ress God as A bba, Fat her. Pope John Paul II For our fathers who have given us life and love, that we may show them respect and love. For fathers who have lost a child through death, that their faith may give them hope, and their family and friends support and console them. For fathers who are ill, that they may restored to health. For fathers who have died, God, bring them into the joy of your kingdom. God our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things. Bless our fathers. Strengthen them with the power of your Spirit. Let their example of faith and love shine forth. Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor them always with profound respect and love. We ask this in the name of Jesus. A Blessing Prayer for Fathers Blessed are you, Lord and Father of all life, you have given us the gift of the father of our family. Today we honor him. His love for us has been a sign of your divine affection and a sharing of your love. Bless him this day with your strength and grace that he may continue to be a sign of your presence and a priestly parent to our family. May we who are a part of this family assist him by our respect, obedience and care. Bless him, Lord, with happiness and health, peace and prosperity, so that we may, with him, live in harmony with all. Receive into your eternal kingdom all our fathers who have gone to their rest. Grant them life forever, as they gave us life here on this earth. W e ask this prayer in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Happy Father s Day

6 Trinity Sunday ~ Celebrating Three Persons in One God The Trinity is the manner in which we believe God is revealed to the world. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us, The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of the Christian life. (CCC, #261) God is mystery, meaning that we just can t pin God down we re unable to know everything there is to know about God. Nevertheless, God has communicated to us just who He is. The Church expresses this as God s being revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three expressions or persons of one divine essence. The Trinity is One. We do not believe in three Gods but rather one God in a unity of three persons with one divine nature. One analogy is to think of the different states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Ice can become water, and water can become steam. All of these are the same essence and contain equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen, but they appear in different forms. God the Father The first person of the Trinity is the Father the Creator from which everything flows and has its being. While the Son and the Holy Spirit are not lesser gods, they do proceed from the Father as God s own self-gift to humanity. In the Father, we experience God as Abba, Papa our loving and merciful Father. God the Son The second person of the Trinity is the Son Jesus himself, the God become man. We believe that God freely chose to come into human history in the person of Jesus. God became like us and died our human death for us. But because Jesus is God, He cannot be held by death and rises to new life. In Jesus, we experience God as Savior, Friend, Shepherd, Brother. God the Holy Spirit The third person of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from both the Father and the Son. Jesus announces that his Father will send the Holy Spirit to be with and in the disciples, to teach and guide them. The Spirit is God s real presence living within all of us. In the Holy Spirit, we experience God as Counselor, Consoler, Advocate, Guide.

7 Trinity Three Persons Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier One in Perfect Love GOD Love could not be better commended to you than by the fact that it is called GOD. St. Augustine Father, we joyfully proclaim our faith in the mystery of your Godhead. You have revealed your glory as the glory also of your Son and of the Holy Spirit: three persons equal in majesty, undivided in splendor, yet one Lord, one God, ever to be adored in your everlasting glory. Preface for Trinity Sunday God is love. On this solid rock the entire faith of the Church is based. Pope Benedict XVI You must as a community do all in your power to be formed in the image of God. And what do we find in God? We see equality of persons and unity of essence. What should that teach you if not that you should all be one and equal? St. Vincent de Paul God does not exist in solitude, but in perfect communion. Therefore, the human person, made in the image of God, fulfills himself or herself in love. Three persons are one God because the Father is love, the Son is love and the Holy Spirit is love. The greatest proof that we are all made in the image of the Trinity is that only love makes us happy, because we live to love and to be loved. Pope Benedict XVI Tell me how it is that in this room there are three candles and but one light, and I will explain to you the mode of divine existence. John Wesley To examine the fact of the Trinity closely is rashness, to believe it is piety, to know it is life, and life eternal. St. Bernard The vocation to love makes the human person an authentic image of God: Man and woman come to resemble God to the extent that they become loving people. Pope Benedict XVI God hugs you. You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God. Hildegarde of Bingen In speaking of the Trinity we must face the misery of language. St. Thomas Aquinas Our efforts to speak of the Trinity is comparable to the efforts of a drunken man shuffling along the street and trying to speak lucidly. If we imagine that we are able to get to grips with mystery, we are making a fool of ourselves. St. Gregory of Nyssa