Our Lady of Peace. OLP Knights of Columbus. Garage Sale Proceeds 25th, 50th, or 60th or more Wedding Anniversaries in 2015

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1 Our Lady of Peace Anniversary Celebrations for couples celebrating Garage Sale Proceeds 25th, 50th, or 60th or more Wedding Anniversaries in 2015 Sunday, August 23, 2015 Blessed Sacrament Church 1626 West 26th Street, Erie 2:00PM Call Cynthia in the Church office at x 201, by August 10th, to register. A reception follows Mass. New York City Bus Trip September 3rd - 6th A three day, two night bus trip to New York City. Includes a hotel in Times Square. For more information, please call Donna at or Janice at Arlene Chaney and Jeanne Marie Ryan are now in their third year of sponsorship of Hekima Place in Nairobi, Kenya. You may remember Kate Fletcher was here to speak at OLP. Kate, based in Pittsburg, founded this orphanage to house & educate Kenyan girls. Arlene & Jeanne directly sponsor Ann Njambi who is one of the first girls from Hekima Place to attend university. Despite the dangers of being a Christian & being educated in Africa, Kate and the girls are determined to change the treatment of girls/women and expand their opportunities. Proceeds from this annual Garage Sale go towards this sponsorship. You can help by supporting their GARAGE SALE June 12th, 13th, 14th June 19th, 20th, 21st June 26th, 27th, 28th from 8:00AM - 5:00PM at 3309 Asbury Road There is something for everyone at this sale: furniture, household items, yard/workshop items, vintage, miscellaneous items; and three 25 tables Please include the staff and girls of Hekima Place in your prayers. Only the Lord can guide us to eliminate against Christians and women in places like Africa. OLP Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus will once again hold their monthly mee ng in the Social Room on Tuesday, June 16th, at 6:45PM for rosary and 7:00PM for the mee ng. Please plan on a ending, as there are plans and decisions that need to be made on the future direc on of the Our Lady of Peace KOC Council. June 14, 2015 The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2401 West 38th Street, Erie, PA 16506

2 OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH ERIE, PA Parish Office Phone Fax Website School Pre School Faith Formation Office Office Hours: 8:00AM - 8:00PM Business Hours: 8:00AM - 4:00PM Parish Pastoral Team Pastor Rev. Glenn R. Whitman Parochial Vicar Rev. David Renne Permanent Deacons Rev. Dr. Anthony Alleruzzo Rev. Mr. John Mang School Principal Miss Mary Beth Ek Advancement Director Mrs. Ashley Caldwell Music/Liturgy Director Mr. Brian Kuzmin Faith Formation Director Mrs. Tammie Mang Office Manager Mr. Ron Erb Office Secretary Mrs. Cynthia Berarducci Pastoral Council President Mrs. Kathy Grisier Finance Council Chairman Mr. Paul Vojtek The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the First & Third Sunday of each month, 11:00AM Mass & 12:30PM respectively. A mandatory preparation class for parents is available on these dates: 2015: July 27, Sept. 28, Nov. 16. Call the Parish office to register. Sacrament of Matrimony An appointment with a parish priest needs to be made at least six months prior to the wedding date. PreCana or Engagement Encounter is required. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:45-4:45PM or by appt. New Parishioners Welcome! Registration forms are available in the Parish Office or register online. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation) Anyone seeking information on becoming a Catholic or completing one s initiation into the Catholic faith should call the Parish Office. Prayer Request Line: Doris Marge Chris Our Mission Statement: Our Lady of Peace is a Catholic Community of Faith called to proclaim the greatness of the Lord through Worship, Service, Education and Ministry. Grief Support Group The Grief Support Group meets weekly in the OLP Social Room: Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30PM for prayer, sharing, and support. Questions, please call the Church Office at x 201. Church Cleaners for the Week of June 14th Team 2: Sylvia B., Nancy D., and Ginny B. Thank you to all those who are willing to help with this important ministry of keeping our church clean and beautiful. OLP 31 Club Praying for vocations every day of the year! Members of the 31 Club agree to go to daily Mass on a particular day every month and offer that Mass for an increase of vocations to the Church. There is a great need for vocations in the Church today. One of the best ways to increase vocations is through prayer, and the greatest prayer we have is the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Upcoming Mass commitments: June 14: Nancy A., Mary Beth N., Mary Fran P., Peggy R., Alice S. June 15: Jean H., Maryalice W. June 16: Dee Dee B., Kathi K., Ed Z. June 17: Len & Cathy K., Helen W., Barbara W. June 18: Frank G., Kathy T., Carlee Y. June 19: Amber D., Chris L. June 20: Debi C., Kim D., James T., Roseann G. If you would like to join the OLP 31 Club, please call Dave or Kathy Wayman at There are no dues and no meetings, only opportunities for grace and the satisfaction that comes from helping to fulfill a great need in the Church. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Service Hours Available Not because you have to, but because you want to -Fr. David Renne Service hours are available at OLP Summer Camp If interested, please contact Kathy at olpcampers@aol.com We are currently accepting applications for the position of Development Director for the parish and school. Mrs. Ashley Caldwell has resigned the position after successfully coordinating some standing fundraisers and increasing our EITC scholarships by over $100,000. Requirements would include: Active membership in a Catholic parish Excellent communication skills Experience in fundraising with demonstrated success Ability to represent the Pastor/Principal at Development events. Any interested person may contact Fr. Glenn Whitman: Phone x 212 fr.glenn@olp.org

3 THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 14, 2015 MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, June 15, :00AM Cheryl Petrus - Family 12:10PM Deborah Laird - Tom & Phyllis Burke TUESDAY, June 16, :00AM Special Intention for Amy Rudolph - Walczak Family 12:10PM Communion Service Presented by Tammie Mang Readings for the Week of June 14th Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-7; Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26, 28-31; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 WEDNESDAY, June 17, :00AM Richard Forrester - Jerry & Mary Ann Anuszkiewicz 12:10PM Communion Service Presented by Deacon Tony Alleruzzo THURSDAY, June 18, :00AM Joseph F. Ertl - Family 12:10PM Communion Service Presented by Deacon Tony Alleruzzo FRIDAY, June 19, :00AM Arthur Hoke - Jane 12:10PM Maurice Werner - Joe & Dianne 5:00PM Wedding - Conor Shaffer / Holly Forsberg SATURDAY, June 20, :00AM George Bosner - Jim & Jo Rudolph 2:00PM Wedding - Jake Niemi / Marissa Feikles 5:00PM John Alward - Family SUNDAY, June 21, :30AM Parishioners 9:00AM Americo Cab Berarducci - Ed & Rina Hoffman 11:00AM Kathy Schupp - Family 4:30PM Grant Sheriff - Wife & Children BANN III Conor Shaffer / Holly Forsberg BANN III Jake Niemi / Marissa Feikles BANN I Juan Carlos Lopez / Tammy Hawes SANCTUARY LAMP - The lamp is burning this week in memory of Margaret Kightlinger - Friends. CHAPEL LAMP - The lamp is burning this week in memory of Arthur Hoke - Jane. PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED - Please pray for Thomas Hauck. May his family find hope and consolation through their faith in the resurrected Lord. As Fr. Glenn Whitman and Fr. David Renne, along with all the priests, gather this week for their annual EMMAUS Convocation, at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA, please continue to keep them in your prayers throughout the week using the prayer below: THE EMMAUS PRAYER Lord Jesus. Hear our prayer for the spiritual renewal of priests. We praise you for giving their ministry to the Church. In these days, renew them with the gifts of your Spirit. You once opened the Scriptures to the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Now renew your ordained ministers with the truth and power of your Word. In Eucharist, you gave the Emmaus disciples renewed life and hope. Nourish priests with your own Body and Blood. Help them to imitate in their lives the death and resurrection they celebrate at your altar. Give priests enthusiasm for the Gospel, zeal for the salvation of all, courage in leadership, humility in service, fellowship with one another and with all their brothers and sisters in You. For you love them, Lord Jesus, and we love and pray for them in Your Name.

4 OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH From the Pastor s Desk ORDINARY TIME After six weeks of Lent, eight of Eastertime, and the last two special Sundays here we are back with Mark s gospel picking up in chapter 4 and ready to continue reading. With the exception of an interlude from John s gospel for five weeks later this summer, Mark will set the pace for us until Advent. We also pick up on the Second Letter to the Corinthians, while the first readings from the Old Testament will come from a smattering of sources, generally selected because they contain an image or theme from the gospel passage. We call all this Ordinary Time when we re given the opportunity to grow in our faith, (thus green vestments a sign of growth) fresh from the power of the resurrection and getting a weekly booster shot from Mark s good news. And that connects quite easily with the images of growth that come from first century agriculture the use of something that grows in the earth: wheat, a bush, the cedar. Our first urge after hearing these stories is to find a moral and turn Ezechiel and Jesus into Aesop. Now they, Jesus and Ezechiel, were very much concerned with how to behave, with how people treat one another but their stories were not intended to be clear-cut lessons in morality. They are both attempting to share something they see in the physical world. Look at the Ezechiel story, where he sees something about Israel and about God. He could have said simply, God can do whatever God wants and God is free to raise up the outcast and the lowly while bringing the big and mighty to ruin. Other prophets had said just that. But Ezechiel had in mind something more. What? Why does the story work so well and remain vivid after centuries? What does it say to the world, to the Church, to me and you? Ask identical questions of the two stories Jesus tells, and pay special attention to the two lines with which he introduces the second story. Mark s last line reveals his dissatisfaction with the two stories and that he couldn t believe that Jesus would simply let it go at that. But sometimes the parables go unexplained, and that might just reveal Jesus wanted us to let them percolate in our hearts and minds and come to their truth in God s own perfect time. What teaching of Jesus have you let simmer for a while and then come to an Aha! moment yourself? Msgr. Ernest Daley May 19, 1955 to May 19, Years of Priestly Ministry ERIE, PA EMMAUS CONVOCATION This week Father David and I will be in Latrobe for the annual Emmaus gathering of priests and deacons with Bishop Persico. Somebody ppllleeeeaaassse watch Father Caz while we re away. Check the bulletin for daily Mass and Communion Services. I m leaving from Latrobe on Friday for North Carolina for ten days. See you at the end of the month! CHURCH CARPETING In a couple weeks, the pews and carpeting will be removed and new carpeting installed. It will be a long process, beginning in early July with completion set for August 16. While the pews are out, the Properties Committee recommended we work on cleaning the ceiling, replacing tiles where necessary and checking our light fixtures. There was a suggestion made that the work might go faster if we removed all the pews and vacate the church, using the gymnasium for weekend services. However, there are a couple weddings already scheduled for the church, and the idea of metal chairs getting set up weekly in the gym with no air conditioning, though a vivid reminder of our past, wasn t a good idea. That means the seating on weekends will be different, but just for a couple weeks. Thank You! Thank You! For your generous support of OLP Athletics You ask: How the OLP Sports Lottery The OLP Athletic Board and OLP Sports Teams would like to thank all those in our OLP Parish Community who supported our first OLP Sports Lottery. Your overwhelming support was greatly appreciated! If you would like to send Father a card, send it to: Msgr. Ernest Daley St. Mary s at Asbury Ridge 4855 West Ridge Rd Erie, PA 16506

5 THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 14, 2015 Casserole Club We are taught, Remember the stranger, for you were strangers in the Land of Egypt. During Passover, let us never forget the festival s theme of freedom. May we be mindful of those who are enslaved by poverty and hunger, by illness or by prejudice, by homelessness and by hopelessness. May the festival inspire us to yet another act of tzedakah, to help the needy of our larger community, whenever in the world they may be. Let our voices and our deeds struggle for the freedom of all humanity. Our Passover Haggadah tells us that we are not truly free until all men and women live at liberty and in peace. May we rejoice in our own freedom by committing ourselves to the liberty of others. Rabbi Barry H. Block The June casseroles can be delivered to the Our Lady of Peace Church meeting room (basement) on Saturday, June 20th, between 3:30 and 4:30PM. If you need a casserole to be picked up, or if the date and time for collection is not convenient, or if you have any questions about Maria House Project, contact Skip and Dottie Glover, , scottiedip@yahoo.com. Casseroles should be pre-cooked, frozen in a disposable container with reheating instructions attached. Names or addresses should not be included. June 8, 2015 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, On June 29th, the Church will celebrate the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the two Apostles who shed their blood for Christ in Rome. As every year, the Peter s Pence Collection will be taken throughout the Church on or near that Solemnity. The collection will be taken in our parishes this year on the weekend of June 27th and 28th. The Peter s Pence Collection supports the charitable works of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, the successor of St. Peter, as he responds to some of the most urgent needs of people throughout the world, including relief to victims of natural disasters such as the earthquake in Nepal, floods, typhoons and drought. Peter s Pence also helps our Holy Father support seminaries and religious houses, orphanages, AIDS treatment centers, and other medical facilities in developing nations, as well as many other charitable works. From the beginning the Church has made it a priority to help the most needy of our brothers and sisters in the human family. Your prayers and contributions will allow this important work to continue. Please be as generous as you can. Through our support of the Peter s Pence Collection, all of us here in the Diocese of Erie are also helping to strengthen the ties that bind us together as the Family of God. Please know of my gratitude for your generosity. Sincerely yours in Christ, +Lawrence T. Persico The Most Reverend Lawrence T. Persico, JCL Bishop of Erie Asbury Community Seniors Get Ready to Travel... Riverside Dinner Show - Peeved Sprague Brewery / Buffalo Farm July 28, 2015 Amish Brown Bag - Middlefield, OH August 19, 2015 Mystery Trip 3 Days - 2 Nights Awesome/Educational/Adventurous in Pennsylvania... September 23-25, 2015 $470pp (double occupancy) $583pp (single occupancy) Benezette - PA Elk Visitors Center October 8, 2015 Chicago, Illinois 5 Days - 4 Nights October 19-23, 2015 $530 pp ($693 single occupancy) Tara (A Country Inn), Daffin s, Kraynak s November 12, 2015 For more information regarding any of these trips, please contact: Maxine Reinsel at (814)

6 Our Lady of Peace Parish Membership Form Name Phone Address City Zip Please drop Membership Form into the offertory basket or mail to rectory. CHECK ONE: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want envelopes Question of the Week Reading I: Ezekiel 17: (prophecy of the restoration of Israel) Reading II: 2 Corinthians 5:6 10. (walking by faith) Gospel: Mark 4: (seed grows by itself and the mustard seed) Question of the Week: ADULT: What is the good soil that has allowed your faith to grow like the mustard seed and provide shelter for others? CHILD: How do you help your faith grow like the mustard seed? Be a Reflection of Christ s Love Through Giving We are asking that everyone contribute something to this years CSA campaign. Our goal would be that we hear from every family whether they can give a gift or not. We have heard from 535 families; have you responded yet? Won t you please take the time to use the CSA envelope, return it to us with your intention to help us help others by Being a Reflection of Christ s Love. Pledges can also be made thru EFT, contact Ron Erb at ron.erb@olp.org Every CSA dollar raised NOW will be kept in the parish and put towards our cafeteria flooring project CSA Campaign Period Ends December 2015 Goal... $ 147,634 Pledge Payments Received to Date... $ 130,274 Total Pledges... $ 192, Families - Goal is 700 Families Every dollar raised to make our goal supports important Diocesan services and every dollar raised over our goal will be kept in the parish and put towards our cafeteria flooring project. Carpet in the Cafeteria Our bulletin is supported through the generosity of the advertisers - many of whom are our parishioners. Most are members of our local community. Please support our advertisers with your patronage. Tell the business owner that you appreciate their support of our parish through their ad in the bulletin.

7 The residents of Clearfield County need your help Won t you please consider signing up... Do you like the outdoors? Are you somewhat of a handyperson? Do you like helping others? Would you like a feeling of accomplishment? Do you need Service Hours? A Stewardship of Sharing Week of May 31, 2015 Fiscal Year July June 2015 Weekly Envelope... $ 22,150 Loose... $ 1,558 Other Income... $ 9,713 Total Weekly Income... $ 33,421 If you answered Yes to any of these questions...then this if for you Must be in: 10th, 11th or 12th Grade, OLP Parishioners also welcome... Frenchville Mission Trip July 19th through July 25th, 2015 in Frenchville, PA. Bethany Youth Center / Young People Who Care This is an opportunity to par cipate in a week long service project and retreat this summer. We will stay at the Bethany Youth Center Young People Who Care, in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. We will join together with youth and adults from Michigan and other areas for this week of service outreach. This experience includes service to the poor of Clearfield and Centre Coun es, community building, prayerful reflec on of experience and personal processing me. The cost of the program is $200 per person. (OLP will pay a por on of this registra on fee for parish youth members.) Please let us know right away if you are interested as space is limited. For more informa on and/or to register, please call Darrell Meyers, Mission Trip Coordinator, or send an to: darrell.meyers@olp.org. Courtyard Concert with Selah Praise Band Our Lady of Peace Contemporary Praise Band Enjoy a summer evening of music and fellowship under the stars. The concert is free and open to the public. Remember to bring a blanket or lawn chair. Rain or shine! In case of rain, concert will be moved indoors. Saturday, June 27, :30 pm to 9:00 pm Emmanuel Presbyterian Church 3520 Perry Street, Erie Take 38 th Street East to Perry Street (2 nd left beyond Pine Avenue). Turn left on Perry Street. Travel north two blocks to Emmanuel Presbyterian Church.

8 2015 Our Lady of Peace, Hank Starr Memorial Golf Outing Four Person $100 per player. Friday, July 10 th, 2015 Whispering Woods Golf Course 7214 Grubb Road Erie, PA On Course Refreshments/Lunch Ticket for the turn, Steak Dinner and Prizes immediately following golf. Shotgun Start: 10:00 a.m. The Tournament Features a: Team Skins Game / Mulligans Closest to the Pin Par 3 s Awards, Raffle, 50/50 Longest Drive Contest Putting Contest and more. Instructions for completing Registration Form: Fill out the information below. Check appropriate Box. Return registration form with your check made out to Our Lady of Peace no later than Tuesday June 30, 2015 to: Our Lady of Peace Attn: Golf Committee 2401 West 38 th Street Erie, PA Questions can be directed to Paul Vojtek: pvojtek@eriewaterworks.org, or Registration Form: Name of contact Company Address Phone Name s of Players Please check appropriate box. Individual Player(s) - $ per player Hole + Team Sponsor - $ = 4 Players and a Tee Box sign Team Only Sponsor - $ per 4-Person Team Hole Sponsor - $ per Tee Box Signs requested Total Enclosed $ So come out and have a FUN day on the course and support Our Lady of Peace!! Proceeds will benefit the parish and the school!!!