Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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1 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Building a Christian Community through Gospel Values A Catholic parish community served by the Carmelite Order Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017 MASS SCHEDULE Daily Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM Saturday Vigil 4:30 PM Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM Holy Days 8:00 AM & 5:30 PM CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30-4:00PM May-January PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Thursday: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM PASTORAL MINISTRY TEAM Rev. Frederick J. Tillotson, O. Carm. Pastor ftillotson@olmc-osprey.org Rev. Richard Supple, O.Carm. Assoc. Pastor rsupple@olmc-osprey.org Rev. Niles Gillen, O. Carm. Assisting Priest Rev. Roger Bonneau, O. Carm. Assisting Priest Deacon Thomas Grant Pastoral Assoc. Margaret McHugh Director of R E & Youth mmchugh@olmc-osprey.org Doris R. Brodeur Adult Faith Development dbrodeur@olmc-osprey.org Darwin Reeck Pastoral Minister to the Sick dreeck@olmc-osprey.org Kathleen Lyda Music Director klyda@olmc-osprey.org Linda Whiteley Business Manager lwhiteley@olmc-osprey.org Donna Pierson Pastoral Assistant dpierson@olmc-osprey.org Saint Peter by Peter Paul Rubens P.O. Box 1097, 425 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, Florida 34229~Phone: Fax: Website:

2 ORDINARY TIME Rock-Solid Authority Excerpt from John W. Martens, The Word on the Street, Year A, 2016 You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church. (Matt 16:18) One of the most shocking, but welcome, aspects of the Bible is how often power is challenged. It occurs so often in the biblical tradition that we might take it for granted, but the practice of saying uncomfortable things to those who have authority, to speak from a position of weakness to those who have power to harm one s life or position, is a rarity in antiquity and today. Implicit in this is that those who have power, even those with rightly ordered authority, need, like the rest of us, to hear the truth about their own behavior and practices. In the Old Testament it is most often the prophets who are called upon to carry out this uncomfortable task, emboldened by the word of God to call wrongdoers back to the path of the covenant and its demands. Isaiah speaks in this way to Shebna, master of the household during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, at a time when the southern kingdom was under siege by the Assyrian king Sennacherib. Shebna loses his position, according to Isaiah, because he built himself a grand tomb and became a disgrace to his master s house. God speaks through the prophet saying, I will thrust you from your office, and you will be pulled down from your post. The following passage has significance both for its historical context and subsequent Christian interpretation. Eliakim is given Shebna s authority to be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and no one shall shut; he shall shut, and no one shall open. I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his ancestral house. He remains a secure peg and a throne of honor until Eliakim himself will be cut down and fall. Echoes of this passage and its implications for human leadership in the church resonate in the narrative of Jesus naming Simon, petros (rock), at Caesarea Philippi. According to Matthew, Jesus says, You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. While numerous scholars have challenged the authenticity of this scene as a whole, the naming of Simon by Jesus as petros, found in all four gospels, is beyond question. What did Jesus mean by it? Since Peter, the rock of the Church, is thus given by Christ himself, the keys of the kingdom of heaven, he is the human mediator of the resurrection, and he has the task of admitting the people of God into the kingdom of the resurrection. Jesus Himself has given him power to open entry to the coming kingdom of God, or to close it. The authority Shebna and then Eliakim were given to serve the master of the house Hezekiah is now seen as Peter s authority to serve the Messiah s house. The task of admitting the people of God into the kingdom this is authority. But the authority does not belong to the human officeholder; it belongs to the office and more profoundly to God. Immediately after Peter identifies Jesus as the Messiah, he is chastened for his unwillingness to hear or understand God s way. The giving of rightly ordered authority is not the same as having rightly ordered servants. This is why, even today, while recognizing and accepting the authority of the leaders of the church, it is always incumbent upon the householders to call the masters of the house to live as they have been called to do because the final authority is God. Q. How must we support authority in the church? Q. How must we call to account the leaders of the church?

3 LOOKING AHEAD WITH FAITH AND PRAYER MASS INTENTIONS :00 AM Kathie Majerchin Michelle Fezi :00 AM Margaret Cichanowicz Edward Foster :00 AM Jack Dornstadter Marie Dickie :00 AM Jim Turchi Barbara Collins :00 AM Ralph Zynda :00 AM Nash Thompson III 4:30 PM Bauman Le Secco Family Nelle Clyde :30 AM The People of the Parish 9:00 AM Vincent De Stefanis John Slattery 10:30 AM Mark Sucher Peter Ruddy PARISH CALENDAR Mon 8:00 AM Mass-Fr. Richard Tues 8:00 AM Mass-Fr. Fred Wed 8:00 AM Mass-Fr. Richard Thurs 8:00 AM Mass-Fr. Fred Fri 8:00 AM Mass-Fr. Richard 8:00 AM Anointing of the Sick 9-02 Sat 8:00 AM Mass-Fr. Fred 3:30 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Mass-Fr. Roger Sun 7:30 AM Mass-Fr Fred 9:00 AM Mass-Fr. Richard 10:30 AM Mass-Fr. Roger Knights of Columbus Coffee & Donuts after all Masses this Sunday Readings for the Week of August 27, 2017 Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b/Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8/Ps 139:1-6/Mk 6:17-29 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13/Ps 139:7-12ab/Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13/Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17/Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8/Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12/ Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11/Ps 98:1, 7-9/Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Ps 63:2-6, 8-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 The special collection September 2nd & 3rd supports the Capital Reserve Fund The Parish Business Office will be closed Monday, September 4th, in observance of Labor Day. Reserve FUND Usher schedule September 2-3 4:30 PM: L Alvarez,P Adamo, A Kudlok, M Gibbs, J Fanelli, S Sucher, A Sunzere, D Arlia, M Schwartz 7:30 AM: J O Malley, B Axsiom, M E Miller, S Marrone, D Frederick, M Addams, P Podar 9:00 AM: P Wright,, D Krol, D McMullen, J Kovach, D Coyle, M wright, T Lock, T Lock 10:30 AM: M Halpin, M Allender, P Grieco, R Fisher, N Halpin, J Mowery, P Mowery STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE August 19th & 20th, 2017 CFA Goal 2017: $200, CFA Pledge: $289, CFA Payments: $272, Offertory: $7, Parish Pay is available at our website: or call the office at

4 ADULT FAITH DEVELOPMENT OLMC Adult Faith Development Our Shared Faith Past and Present September 2017 September 13 OLMC Book Club 12:00 PM 1:30 PM Brown-Bag Lunch September 20 Storytelling through Photography 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Doris R. Brodeur September 28 Archaeology: World s Great Sites 1:00 PM 2:15 PM Weekly DVD lecture series Registration begins on September 9. For more information, contact Doris R. Brodeur, dbrodeur@olmc-osprey.org, x314. Coming This Fall ParishPay makes it convenient for Parishioners to make donations to their Parish. ParishPay s easy-to-use website offers Parishioners the flexibility to make online donations with a credit or debit card for offertory gifts, special collections, capital campaigns and appeals. Archaeology: An Introduction to the World s Greatest Sites A DVD series of lectures by Archaeologist and Professor Eric H. Cline of The George Washington University, produced by The Great Courses and National Geographic Thursdays at 1:00 PM beginning on September 28 The work of archaeologists has commanded worldwide attention and captivated the human imagination since the earliest days of the exploration, with groundbreaking discoveries such as the treasures of ancient Egypt, the lost kingdoms of the Maya, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Archaeology brings us face-to-face with our distant ancestors, with treasures of the past, and with life as it was lived in long-ago civilizations. We will watch two 30- minute lectures in each of seven sessions. Registration begins on September 9. For more informa on, contact Doris R. Brodeur at OLMC. Fulfill Your Stewardship Anywhere, Anytime Make online donations to your Parish on the ParishPay website using a credit card, debit card or electronic check. Ensure Consistency in Giving Fulfill your Parish obligations throughout the year even when you re unable to attend weekly Mass due to personal commitments, business travel or other circumstances. Manage Your Donations Manage your online donations and personal information thoughtfully and effectively with a ParishPay account. Please contact Linda in the parish office for assistance in signing up or for more information

5 LIVING OUR FAITH Websites Worth Browsing Contemplative Photography Artist/poet Diane Walker invites you to return to your compassionate and peaceful center A blog of a Bainbridge Island (Washington) writer, artist, and photographer The main feature is a daily posting of a photograph accompanied by the text of a meditation, poem, or quotation. Other features include: Books a link to Blurb, a platform for creating, printing, and publishing independent books Gospel of Thomas Meditations archive of a blog completed in 2010 Poetry original poems linked to photographs, archive completed in 2014 Contemplative Icons a link to Lynn Bauman s translations of sacred poetry, accompanied by Diane Walker s photographic collages Breathing Peace: Meditations for Troubling Times a preview of Diane Walker s most recent book Contemplative Photography as an Act of Faith is a 23-minute YouTube video illustrating the path of Diane Walker s spirituality and art, narrated by the photographer herself. You can also find Diane Walker s art and poetry on Facebook. IMMOKALEE FOOD DRIVE For I was hungry and you gave me food. (Matthew 25:35) We had a wonderful collection for the Immokalee Food Drive. Thanks to your generosity, a great amount of food was delivered. A special thanks to those who work so hard to gather the donations. We are most grateful to all those who helped to load the vehicles and the drivers who delivered your gifts. The next collection will be Saturday and Sunday, September 9th and 10th. Bags will be distributed, Saturday and Sunday, September 2nd and 3rd. Books of Interest St. John Paul the Great: His Five Loves Jason Evert, Igna us Press, 2014 Discover the five great loves of St. John Paul II through remarkable unpublished stories of him from bishops, priests, students, Swiss Guards, and others. Mining through a mountain of papal resources, Jason Evert has uncovered these many gems, offering a treasure chest brimming with the jewels of the saint s life. A er a brief overview of John Paul s life, Evert explores in depth his five great loves: young people, human love, the Eucharist, Our Lady, and the Cross. This work is intended to be cateche cal, inspiring, and evangelical. By looking at what he loved and why, the goal is to help readers learn more about key aspects of John Paul s life and teachings, including theology of the body, divine mercy, total consecra on, Eucharis c adora on, and redemp ve suffering. Woven throughout the book is an assortment of intriguing stories and facts that most Catholics don t know about the saint, such as: How the communists actually selected him as archbishop How a priest stabbed him in Fa ma, yet he con nued with the liturgy How he had conversa ons with the Virgin Mary Praise and Prayer You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5: Why is it that the longer we are on vacation the more anxious we are to get back home? After having the summer off, our light may be getting dim, so join us as we start our new season of Praise & Prayer on Wednesday, September 6th. As we sing praises to our Lord, share God s Word, our gifts from the Holy Spirit, and our prayers together, the darkness of this world lifts away and the light of Christ enters in so that we can leave rejoicing and lifted up to go out and share with the world His love which will overcome the darkness and glorify our Father in heaven. Please come join us on Wednesday, September 6th at 8:45-10:00 AM to let the oil of the Holy Spirit rekindle His light in our lives. All are welcome.

6 YOUTH CORNER Hi! This is Margaret with a few words about waiting games. Just in case you're wondering what this has to do with sharing faith with our kids, let me share a quote from Simone Weil. Simone is a Jewish author who said, "Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life." Henri Nouwen, a Catholic priest and prodigious author wrote a book on the spirituality of waiting. He says that if we read the first few pages of the Gospels we see a people waiting with a sense of promise. I love to reflect on the truth of that statement! The importance of knowing how to wait was brought home to me the other day as I waited for a friend outside a store's fitting room. A three year old was having a meltdown moment and throwing a temper tantrum (as only a three-year-old can do). He had been shopping with his Mom and older brother and after three hours, he had enough! Witnessing the explosion of frustration and pent-up anger made me reflect on what the spirituality of waiting might look like and how well I'm able to wait. Teaching children how to wait will help them build the bridge between passive desperation and active, hopeful anticipation. Waiting games are a great way to do this. Activities like these can help build self-control through clear focus, discipline and brain-building games. Here a three kid-approved activities from Corrine, the blogger behind "The Pragmatic Parent." Magnet and Paperclip Tower: All you need is a large magnetic base and a stash of paperclips. Building on the magnetic base, kids can see how high they can build their tower of paperclips or what shapes and designs they can orchestrate through magnetic play. ABC Letter Finding Game: Using your surroundings, find something that starts with each letter of the alphabet. For example, start with A, then B, C and so on. Let your kids lead the game to practice recognizing letters and connecting to the sounds when they sound out their surroundings. Find the Color: Pick a color and find objects and items around you in that color. See how many items your kids can find and name in that color and move from one color to the next. Color recognition is a great cognitive tool for object identification. No one enjoys waiting, especially with added pressure and worry. However, let's remember that children are watching us as we wait and learning from our example. We can use these moments to our advantage!

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