MEL CATHOLIC CHURCH. July 1st th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 ST MEL CATHOLIC CHURCH July 1st th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 2 July 1 st, 2018 St. Mel Catholic Church 4745 Pennsylvania Avenue P.O. Box 1180 Fair Oaks, CA stmeloffice@yahoo.com Parish Office: 4748 Pennsylvania Avenue In an emergency call for a priest PARISH STAFF Parochial Administrator:... Father Aldrin Basarte Deacons:... David Lehman... Anthony Pescetti... Jack Roland St. Mel School Principal:... Janet Nagel Director of Business & Development:... Bob Mayer Financial Director/Dir. of Religious Education:... Sara Donnelly Director of Music:... Aaron Thompson Technology & Security:... Jim Carlson Youth Ministry Area Coordinator:... Malcolm MacDonald Staff Services:... Yolanda Carlson Parish Secretaries:... Kelly Heskett... Nancy Mammano St. Vincent de Paul PLEASE NOTE! NEW BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINES Please send your typed articles, in MS Word - Times New Roman, font 10, via to stmeloffice@yahoo.com no later than 2pm on the day indicated below. Bulletin Weekend Dates July 7-8 July July July Articles DUE June 25 July 4 July 11 July 18 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil... 4:30PM Sunday... 8:00AM, 10:00AM & 4:30PM Monday - Saturday... 8:30AM Holy Days... 8:30AM & 7:00PM CONFESSIONS Saturday... 3:00PM - 4:15PM BAPTISMS Call the office to make appointment CATHOLIC FAITH FORMATION (CFF) Sunday... 9:00AM - 10:00AM Phone ST MEL SCHOOL The Chapel of the Holy Eucharist is open 24 hours a day and Adorers are always needed. The following days and times are in need of adorers: Sunday: 12-1pm, 1-2pm, 6-7pm, 7-8pm, 10-11pm Monday: 3-4pm Wednesday: 4-5pm Thursday: 12-1pm Friday: 10-11am, 6-7pm Saturday: 1-2pm, 2-3pm, 3-4pm, 4-5pm, 6-7pm If you would like to sit with the Real Presence of Jesus, please call Marge, or Chris, to volunteer for one of the above hours or to be a substitute. God is thirsting for you to satiate His thirst. Commentators & Altar Servers July 7 th & 8 th Mass Times Commentator Altar Servers SAT 4:30PM SUN 8:00AM SUN 10:00AM SUN 4:30 PM Wagner J / Wagner G Ward / Wagner Do Lehman / Allison Wagner Da / Handy David & Dylan Marcus & Matthew Collin & Amaya Kate & Garrett

3 July 1, READINGS FOR THE WEEK July 1, 2018 Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16/Ps 50:16bc-17, 18-19, 20-21, [22a]/Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 20:24-29 Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24/Ps 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-17 [23b]/Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Am 7:10-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10cd]/Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12/Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131 [Mt 4:4]/Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, [cf. 9b]/Mt 9:14-17 Next Sunday: Ez 2:2-5/Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4 [2cd]/2 Cor 12:7-10/Mk 6:1-6a Albert Alcantera Aiden Hulse Albert Souza Allene Blessing Amanda Barron Bob Ahern, Sr. Carol Ellen Leever Danielle Hannon Dawna Jones Delores Bousliman Diana Fischer Diane Buzzard Elaine Ervin Frank & Renee Weiss Gene Fischer George Stevens Gerald A. Hoffarth Gerrie & Paul Parker Helen S. Worthington Helen Chilcott Jean Thorpe Jeanette Barron Jerry Centabar Joe Hoffmann John English Jonathan Hayes Jude Hoffmann Louella Mortensen Martinez Family Rose Johnson Rudy Worthington Victoria Hummer Please Pray for the Chronically Ill of Our Parish (Names of those with long-term illnesses will appear in the bulletin the first Sunday of each month.) Albert Gonzales Auroa Deese Betty Cerato Bill Jones Bruce King Cecelia Beviacqua Charles J. Ortner Connie McKie George Snyder, Sr. Howie Hoel James English Jody Martinez Joel Battaglia Kathy Houser Louis Patterson Lynn Warner Maria Erickson Marie Lofgren Mary Hoel Ralph Virgen Veronica Saenz TODAY S GOSPEL MEDITATION ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE Today's Gospel offers a rare framework -- a story in a story. Most of the healing miracles are standalone encounters. One person approaches Jesus, demonstrates faith, and is healed. The evangelist tells the next story. This Gospel, however, is different. Jesus is on his way to heal one person, a young girl of twelve, and is interrupted on his journey by "a woman afflicted with hemorrhages." She bravely approaches Jesus in a crowd, despite being ritually unclean from her bleeding, and stretches out to touch his cloak. She is healed! Jesus meets her eye, confirms her faith, and continues on to resurrect the young girl. Reading this passage, it might be easier to identify with one story -- the long-suffering woman or the young, innocent girl -- and to move past the other. But here they sit side by side. The girl is twelve. The woman has been suffering for twelve years. For the Gospel writers, number parallels have deep symbolic meaning. Between the woman and the young girl, we are not one or the other. We are both. None of us had a perfect childhood, perfect families, or a perfect peer group. As we endure pain, disappointment, or unmet expectations, it can feel like a part of our childhood hopes have died. Our coping mechanisms, social adaptations, and hidden secrets can make us the "walking wounded" in some respects. Jesus wants to do more than simply staunch the bleeding. His healing hand makes dead things come alive. He awakens the dreams that are asleep. This process requires prayer, conversations with trusted community and spiritual mentors, and critical looks at difficult areas of our life. However, we can believe the words of our Lord. If we approach Jesus in faith, believing that he wants to heal and save, we, too, will hear his calming words spoken over the hurts of our life. "I say to you, arise!" "Go in peace."

4 4 July 1, 2018 HEADING Subhead Text Sunday, July 1 8:00am (I) Joy Schindler by Schindler Family 10:00am (I) Mass for Parishioners 4:30pm (I) Intentions of our Soldiers by Chris & Karen Juten Monday, July 2 8:30am (R) Isaac & Marietta Barron 8:30am (R) Nathan Zanonia by Bill Jones Tuesday, July 3 8:30am (I) Craig & Phyllis Shaw by Al & Joy Schindler 8:30am (I) St. Mel Class of 2018 by Pilo & Miki De Leon Wednesday, July 4 8:30am (R) Isaac & Marietta Barron 8:30am (R) Ed Samcoff by Susan Roberts HEADING Thursday, July 5 Subhead 8:30am (I) Doug Hesia Family Text by Al & Joy Schindler 8:30am (I) Anderson Family for the intercession of St. Maria Goretti Friday, July 6 8:30am (R) Isaac & Marietta Barron 8:30am (R) Rachel Irene Dillas Anderson Saturday, July 7 8:30am (R) Anna Wanner by Rose Johnson 4:30pm (I) Mass for Parishioners Sunday, July 8 8:00am (R) John & Dora Marczak by Al & Joy Schindler 10:00am (R) Isaac & Marietta Barron 10:00am (R) Orville Fisher by Sally Fisher 4:30pm (R) Shirley Scalise by Mark & Julie Handy 4:30pm (R) Mary Marie Bach by Jesse & Judy Bravo ST. MEL GIFTS St. Mel Gifts has a wonderful selection of religious gifts. The store is open after all weekend Masses so stop in and browse our selection of rosaries, books, statues and much more. Our store is a ministry for our Parish. Help is always needed. If you are interested in giving minutes of your time after Mass to assist parishioners with their purchases, contact Brenda, When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses. Ex 2:10 Reflection: Many couples are eager to adopt children but are unable to do so, either because of burdensome laws, or because the children have been killed by abortion. The pro-life movement promotes adoption; the pro-abortion movement does everything it can to discourage it. Prayer: Lord, look with love on all those who seek to adopt a child. Bless them for their generous desire to give a child a loving home. Excerpt reproduced with permission from Pro-Life Reflection for Every Day 2009 Catholic Book Publishing Corp., NJ. All rights reserved. PRAYER INTENTIONS OF POPE FRANCIS Please join the Legion of Mary in praying daily the intentions of Pope Francis for July. Please place special emphasis this month on Evangelization Priests and their Pastoral Ministry That priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests. Let us pray for those in our community who have passed away. Robert Kuntz Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP St. Mel s Charismatic Prayer Group welcomes you on Tuesday nights at 6:30PM the Church. Come and praise God with us and receive healing and answered prayers. Contact Chris or Karen at

5 July 1, Today is the Peter's Pence Collection, a worldwide collection that supports the charitable works of Pope Francis. Funds from this collection help victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today. For more information, visit ST. MEL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUND There will be a second collection next weekend, July 7 th & 8 th, for the St. Mel Maintenance and Improvement Fund. These funds are used for taking care of our facilities. Thank you for your generous support. RECOGNITION ANNOUNCEMENTS Wedding anniversaries for the month of July will be recognized at all Masses next weekend, July 7 th & 8 th. Attention Parents and Godparents. The next Baptism Preparation class is on Tuesday, July 17 th at 7:00PM in the Parish Center Conference Room. If you would like to attend the class, please call the Parish office to register The Parish Office will be closed Wednesday, July 4 th in honor of Independence day. Enjoy your holiday! USHER MINISTRY NEEDS YOUR HELP! Have you ever considered helping usher at Mass? The Parish Usher Ministry could use your help. We are calling men, women, and young adults to consider joining this weekly service. To learn more about this ministry, please contact Pat Wagner at patrick.wagner@ieee.org or VOCATIONS MINISTRY CORNER Be one of the promoters of Holy Vocations at St. Mel! The St. Mel Vocation Ministry invites all parishioners to become a part our vibrant vocations ministry. Meetings are the first Sunday of the month from 11:30AM - 12:30PM in the St. John Paul II room. No experience necessary. Just a willingness to commit to help others discern their God given vocation and encourage them in their spiritual growth. For more information, please contact Jeanne Condon, or Jenni Murray, DEACON JACK ROLAND Jack Roland was ordained in to the Permanent Diaconate at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on June 30th. Deacon Jack will be preaching at all Masses next weekend, July 7 th & 8 th. There will be a reception following the Saturday Vigil Mass on July 7 th in the Parish Center. Please join us to congratulate Deacon Jack and to enjoy food and fellowship. HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS The next Holy Hour for Vocations will be held at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 711 T Street in Sacramento on Friday, July 6 th at 7:30PM. Please join us in praying for vocations. The evening will include Adoration/Benediction, a Vocation Story, time for questions and answers and fellowship. GOD'S LIFE IN US AND THE GLORY OF OUR CALLING Vocation, what is it? Are each of us called? How do we respond? Fr. Michael Kiernan will explore these thoughts and how God's call can be lived in each of our lives. Please join us Saturday, July 7 th, 10:00AM at Easter's Faith Formation Center 6916 Sunrise Blvd. Suite I, Citrus Heights, for this insightful presentation on our response to God's Call. Fr. Kiernan has served for many years as Diocesan Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs,. Dir. of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sacramento and Dir. of St. Patrick's Home for Children, in Sacramento. He is presently the host of Catholic Viewpoint, Faith, Hope and Love on Sacramento Faith TV.

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