For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

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2 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jesus mission has suffered a setback in the cities of Galilee. Despite the miracles he performed there, Jesus was not welcome. He turns once more to prayer to discover his Father s plan, to revel in his goodness, and to reiterate in a vibrant Magnificat the happiness of the poor.. Drawing from the treasures of the scripture, Jesus sings a hymn of praise to his Father. His renewed vision unveils the paradox of a salvation hidden from the learned and clever but revealed to the humble ones who follow him. Jesus plays an unparalleled role in his revelation because his privileged relationship with God is sustained and tested within this calm center of prayer. He is the Son by nature. Only he can know the essence of God as Father, and only he can inform his disciples of this mystery of love. The union of the Son with the Father finds expression in the prayer of Jesus. Each Christian is called upon to join in that prayer. To pray with Jesus is to allow the Spirit to pray within us by opening us to God s presence. This makes us children ready to do the will of God and ready to stand in awe with the Son before the marvels of grace. KID S EYE VIEW One of God s main jobs is making people. God makes babies because they are smaller and easier to make. God s other important job is listening to prayers. God doesn t have time to watch TV or see a movie on account of this. God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere, which keeps God pretty busy. So don t waste God s time asking for something your parents said you couldn t have. Jesus is God s Son. He was good and kind and did all the hard work like performing miracles and trying to teach people who didn t want to learn about God. They finally got tired of Jesus and they crucified him. Jesus told God that they didn t know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said OK. His Dad (God) appreciated everything that Jesus had done and all his hard work. God said that Jesus didn t have to go on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. Now he helps his Dad out and you can pray any time and they are sure to hear you because one of them is always on duty. You should always go to Mass on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there s anybody you want to make happy, it s God. Atheists are people who don t believe in God. I don t think there are any in our town. At least they don t come to our church. KID S EYE VIEW It s good to know God s always around when you re scared in the dark or when you get thrown in deep water by big kids. But you shouldn t just always think of what God can do for you. God put me here and God can take me back any time. So it s up to me to figure out what I can do for God. Copyright 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. DESDE LA PERSPECTIVA DE UN NIÑO Uno de los trabajos más importantes de Dios es hacer personas. Dios hace bebés porque son pequeños y por tanto más fáciles de hacer. El otro trabajo importante de Dios es escuchar las oraciones. Por eso es que Dios no tiene tiempo para mirar la tele o ir al cine. Dios lo ve todo y lo oye todo, y está en todos los lugares; esto lo mantiene bien ocupado. Así es que no pierdas tu tiempo pidiéndole a Dios algo que ya tus padres te dijeron que no podías tener. Jesús es el Hijo de Dios. Él era bueno y amable, y hacía trabajos difíciles como hacer milagros y tratar de enseñar a las personas que no querían aprender nada acerca de Dios. Por último, muchos se cansaron de Jesús y lo crucificaron. Jesús le dijo a Dios que esas personas no sabían lo que hacían y que las perdonara, y Dios dijo O.K. A su Papá (Dios) le gustaba todo lo que Jesús hacía y estaba contento con el difícil trabajo de su Hijo. Dios dijo entonces que Jesús no tenía que andar más por la tierra. Se podía quedar en el cielo. Y así lo hizo Jesús. Ahora él ayuda a su Papá y tú puedes rezarle en cualquier momento, y siempre te van a oír porque uno de ellos siempre está de turno. Debes de ir siempre a Misa los domingos porque eso hace feliz a Dios, y tener contento a Dios es algo que seguramente quieres hacer. Los ateos son personas que no creen en Dios. No creo que haya ningún ateo en nuestra ciudad. Al menos no vienen a nuestra iglesia. Es bueno saber que Dios siempre está bien cerca cuando tienes miedo en la oscuridad o cuando algunos de los niños más grandes tratan de fastidiarte. Pero no debes pensar solamente en lo que Dios puede hacer por ti. Dios me puso aquí y Dios puede quitarme de aquí en cualquier momento. Pregúntate qué puedes hacer por Dios. La decisión es toda tuya. Copyright 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

3 We are St. Therese This is kind of lengthy and I could not figure out how else to post it except like this but I guarantee it is worth the read! Blessings to all of you my fellow parishioners Why Church? If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope! A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. He wrote: "I've gone for 30 years now, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons, but for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time, the preachers and priests are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all". This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column. Much to the delight of the editor, it went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: "I've been married for almost 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this: They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!" When you are DOWN to nothing, God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible & receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical and our spiritual nourishment! IF YOU CANNOT SEE GOD IN ALL, YOU CANNOT SEE GOD AT ALL! B. I. B. L. E. simply means: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth! BIRTHRIGHT OF ALBUQUERQUE Please help us support the less fortunate Moms of our community. We are requesting that recently delivered Moms donate their gently used maternity clothes to Birthright of Albuquerque for Moms in need. Clothing may be dropped at our location: 3228 Candelaria NE Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday 12:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m. Birthright would like to thank the community for its support these last 40 plus years. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, & put your trust in the LORD. 7/2/2017 Regular Sunday Collection $ St. Vincent de Paul $.00 School Support $ Utilities $.00 Building Fund $.00 Misc $ Second Collections: 1st. Sunday of the Month St. Therese School, 2nd Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd Sunday Building Fund, 4th Sunday Utilities, 5th Sunday Misc. PETER S PENCE Thank you for your generous support in last week s Peter s Pence collection! As a parish, we collected $ Our contributions will be combined with those from our brothers and sisters around the world to help Pope Francis provide essential relief to people in need. PRAY FOR THE SICK Barbara Downey, Teresa DeBruyn, George Lucero, Carmen Whatley, Msgr. Francis Eggert, Lucy Gallegos, Teresa Griffin, Lucricia Baros, William (Bill) Robinson, Bernie Martinez, Jim Wasson, Mike Mora, Stephen Lee Ames, Antonio X. Zamora, Anthony & Florinda Cortez, Carin Gallegos, Louisa Garcia, Eddie (Sunny) Chavez, Frances Meek, Ray Quintana, Betty Ortega, Jim Blea, Theresa Hernandez, Priscilla Duran, Sena, Chavez & Armijo family, Marleen Anzures, Liam Nelson and for those in hospitals or their homes and cannot attend church. FOCES A delegation is going to visit El Salvador August 8-15th to spend time with the scholarship student and families which we support through FOCES. Over the next several weekends following the Eucharist liturgies, we will be selling $2.00 raffle tickets for a Retablo of St. Francis de Assisi donated by Santero Adan Carriaga, valued at $250 and a 2-night stay at La Casita Guest House in Dixon, NM valued at $200. The winner will be drawn the weekend of July 23rd. All proceed help furnish a student safe house for scholarship students sponsored by FOCES (Friends of the Children of El Salvador) and the Franciscan Center in Greensboro, NC

4 Shrine of the Little Flower St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish Albuquerque, The Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning Next class begins July 9, at 1:30-4pm at Annunciation Parish, St. Bakhita Hall. Contact the Parish Office at for additional information. come to the FIESTAS holy family july Holy Family Church in Albuq. Join the fun! Dancing, food, bingo, and raffle prizes! Saturday, July 15 from 11am- 10pm and Sunday, July 16 from 11am-9pm Raffle Grand Prizes: $3000, $2000, & two Acoma pots valued at $500 each Raffle Tickets are $5 each For more information, call come to the FIESTAS san ignacio july San Ignacio Church in Albuq. July 29: Vespers, 6 p m, crowning of the Royal Court, and a reception. On July 30: Mass at 9:30am, then procession, then entertainment from 11am-5:30pm. Dancers, live music games, face painting, water slide, posole and other food items. Call Loretta Naranjo Lopez at Living Through Loss If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, please join the Immaculate Conception Church Ministry of Consolation Team for Living Through Loss. We are a lay group of volunteers who are open to the healing power of the Holy Spirit. This 6-week support Sunday July 9, 2017 group begins Tuesday July 11, at Immaculate Conception in downtown Albuquerque. For more information, please call Paulette or Mary at St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center at UNM is now registering for K-8 CCD. Classes start July 10-21, Monday through Friday Register/Pay on lobocatholic.org or damontoyajmj@gmail. com for registration forms. Before and aftercare available for an additional fee. First Confession: July 22 at 10am; First Communion: July 30 at 9am. For information, call Preschool Openings! Risen Savior Catholic Preschool, located at 7701 Wyoming Blvd. NE, in Albuquerque, has a few openings for the upcoming school year. If you are looking for a caring, safe environment for your precious 3 or 4 year old, call to schedule a tour! For information, call x112. Pilgrimage Advertisement Join Fr. Vincent Chavez on Pilgrimage! To Belgium, Lisieux & Paris September 4-13, 2018 This 10-day pilgrimage includes round trip airfare (from Albuquerque); Daily Mass; all sightseeing and tours of the cities of Brussels, Bruges, Leuven, Lisieux, Paris, & more! Early booking COST: $3,899, book by Nov. 1st, 2017 Call Corporate Travel: x 121 for more information or visit ctscentral.net for online reservations Men s Conference Saturday, August 12 sponsored by The Archdiocese of Santa Fe Held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque Living in today s (some might say secular ) world can be a constant battle, often directing us away from the Catholic faith and/or principles. We look forward to providing men from around New Mexico with a great day of Catholic guidance and fellowship to make men s lives more purposeful, family oriented, and grounded upon Catholic values and teachings. If you are desiring guidance, encouragement, answers to hard questions, this is your day. Check our website for registration and lodging options or call (505) The Family Life Office invites Mothers and their Daughters, ages 10-12, to a celebration of the beauty and vocation of women. The girls will focus on the virtues and grace while their mothers are equipped to share God s gift of femininity with their daughters. The afternoon will end with a tea. Cost $10/pp. The tea will be held on Sunday, August 27, 1-4:30pm, in the Sandia Room at the Catholic Center, 4000 St. Joseph Place, NW. To make your reservation, call the Family Life Office at or the office at yduran@archdiosf. org before August 21. Space is limited. *A privately owned business licensed by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Published by JCPress TheCatholicCommunicator@gmail.com

5 Mass Intentions Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Bonaventure, Bishop July 15 Saturday, July 8, 2017 Gn 27: 1-5, 15-29; Mt 9: :00 AM In honor of St. Lucy By: Frances Meek 4:00 PM Frank Concini By: Family Santistevan family By: Family Benjamin Juarros (Birthday) By: Alice Juarros David Fresquez By: Tim Sunday, July 9, 2017 Zec 9: 9-10; Rom 8: 9, 11-13; Mt 11: :00 AM Alfredo Reyes & Polo Juarez By: Familia Reyes In honor of All Saints By: Stella Pohl 10:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 12:00 PM Ernie Perea (1st Anniversary) By: Wife Clorinda Jesus Acosta By: Acosta family In thanksgiving to the Lord for the intercession on behalf of Dominic Perez By: Dora Saiz Julian & Suzanne Saavedra By: Christine Milligan Monday, July 10, 2017 Gn 28: 10-22a; Mt 9: :00 AM Communion Service Thank You to our bulletin advertisers! The advertisements pay for our bulletins. ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK Aesops Gables Kitchens Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Gn 32: 23-33; Mt 9: :00 AM Special intention of John David & Monique Maes By: Rita Maes Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Gn 41: 55-57, 42: 5-7a, 17-24a; Mt 10: 1-7 8:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Thursday, July 13, 2017 Gn 44: 18-21, 23b29, 45: 1-5; Mt 10: :00 AM Agnes Martinez (1st Anniversary) By: The Strader, Vallejos & Gonzales families In honor of St. Anthony (Favors received ) By: Gloria Robinson Friday, July 14, 2017 Gn 46: 1-7, 28-30; Mt 10: :00 AM In honor of St. Jude By: Gloria Ruiz Saturday, July 15, 2017 Gn 49: 29-32, 50: 15-26a; Mt 10: :00 AM Ella Peshlakai By: Rose Fulton 4:00 PM Melba Vigil By: Esther Chavez For the health of Gary Esquibel By: Family Marlena Torres, Agnes & Roque Sandoval By: Family Lucia & Andrea Vigil & Virginia Sando By: Nayda Casaus Sunday, July 16, 2017 Is 55: 10-11; Rom 8: 18-23; Mt 13: :00 AM Anne Skender By: The Corazza family In thanksgiving to Jesus of the Cross By: Priscilla Martinez 10:00 AM Antonio (Birthday remembrance) & Annie Perea By: Lorraine Luna Frank Luna By: Lorraine Luna Lee Boyd & Ashly Nicole Garcia (Birthdays) By: Family 12:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH FIESTA MEETING Join us on Tuesday, July 18, at 6:00 PM for our first Fiesta meeting. Everyone is welcome.