St. Francis of Assisi Parish 1031 Chenango Street, Binghamton, New York 13901

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1 July 22, 2018 St. Francis of Assisi Parish 1031 Chenango Street, Binghamton, New York Staff Rev. Timothy Taugher, Pastor Deacon Stephen Blabac Delores A. Farwell Parish Administrative Assistant Maria Kirk Director of Faith Formation Joseph Carpenter Parish Business Administrator Dave Bollinger Parish Pastoral Care Coordinator Sue Ekstrom Parish Media Manager Edmund Savo Organist Office Hours: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Parish Office: Fax: Faith Formation Office: Website: Mass Schedule Monday-Thursday 8:00 am at the Parish Center Chapel Saturday Evening 4:00 pm Sunday Morning 8:00 am & 11:00 am Confession: 2nd & 4th Saturday of every month at 3:00 pm at the Church

2 Page Two St. Francis of Assisi Parish July 22, 2018 Weekend s Offering ( ) Regular Envelopes $5, Loose Collection......$ Electronic Collection $ Total Collection $6, Thank you for your generous donations! Saturday, July 21, Vigil of Sunday 4:00 p.m. Ed Farthing by Family Sunday, July 22, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Liturgy for the People 11:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the Mee, Mullay, & Deinhardt Families by Family Monday, July 23 8:00 a.m. Joseph Sardella by Marge Mangan Tuesday, July 24 8:00 a.m. Charles Jaworski by Michael Mangan Wednesday, July 25 8:00 a.m. Anne Bartnicki by Mirtie & Nelson Sessler Thursday, July 26 8:00 a.m. Peg McGowan by Kurt & Kelly Mohney Friday, July 27 NO MASS Saturday, July 28, Vigil of Sunday 4:00 p.m. Maude Houlihan by Family Sunday, July 29, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. John Turna by Judy & Gordon Ruston 11:00 a.m. Charles & Mary Zemek by the Albee Family Hope Appeal Donations are $16,000 of our $47,400 parish obligation. $31,400 to go! Faith Formation Confirmation 2018 summer update info has been mailed. If your Confirmation interview needs to be rescheduled please call Maria Kirk at (607) Vacation Bible School Update Thank you to all the St. Francis of Assisi children and adults who made VBS Shipwrecked! a HUGE success. We raised over $1500 to build a greenhouse in Kosovo. The greenhouse ministry helps people out of poverty by allowing them to produce enough food for their families and extra to sell. Catherine s Cupboard Our parish pantry is open to anyone in need of food. We are open on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. No requirements except to show ID showing who you are. A person can come as often as needed. We are here to help, not to judge. So please pass the word to anyone you think may need assistance. Canned or dry goods, plus paper & personal care products (toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, soap, baby diapers, women s personal items) are always needed and welcome. Drop off in the barrel at the church foyer or leave the items in the Parish Center. Prayers... Please remember all of our parishioners who are in hospitals and nursing homes and our homebound. Also, please pray for our deceased parishioners and loved ones.

3 Page Three St. Francis of Assisi Parish July 22, 2018 Save the Dates! I Have Called You by Name Mobilizing the Family of Faith - Eucharist Must be Lived September 30 October 3, 2018 Sponsored by the Churches of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Mary of the Assumption, and Church of St. Paul Lead by Speaker: Vince Ambrosetti Embracing and living the call of Baptism. BAPTISM CALLS EACH AND ALL OF US to a conscious and active role in the Mystical Body of Christ. Faith is not a spectator event, parish is not meant for passive membership. For more information contact your Parish office or watch the bulletin for details! St. Cyril s Parish Festival July 22nd 11:00 6:00PM Live Radio Broadcast: Bill Flynn Cool FM Roger Neel WNBF 1290 AM Binghamton HS Steel Drum Band Juice Blenders 11:00AM 12:30PM Rob Bobinski Orchestra 1:00 6:00PM Chicken BBQ, Ethnic Food, $3,000 Raffle, Adult Games, Kids Games, Theme Baskets, Bake Sale, Ice Cream Knights of Columbus Annual Tom Mangan Memorial Golf Tournament Sunday, July 29th Shotgun start at 1:00 PM Genegantlset Golf Course Greene, NY Captain and crew format $75/player includes: golf, cart, beverages, banquet, and prizes Dinner only $30/person Your payment at the Parish Center confirms your reservation Please, make checks payable: to Knights of Columbus For more information call Larry Koch at Or Marge Mangan at Safe Environment Training Protecting God's Children the initial Safe Environment training will be held Wednesday, August 8th at 6 PM in the Faith Formation Office, 1031 Chenango ST. Register online at click on Safe Environment initial training. All people who work or volunteer for the church or use the church facility for children must be trained. If you need help registering call Maria Kirk at Today s Reading Reflection Catholic Social Teaching strongly affirms the dignity of every human person. Today s scriptures reinforce the church s call to minister in a caring, respectful way to all of God s people. Jeremiah speaks of shepherds who will work for the good of the people so that they need no longer fear and tremble, and none shall be missing. Paul speaks of Christ who broke down the dividing wall of enmity. Jesus saw the vast crowd and his heart was moved with pity for them. People matter. Individuals and their needs matter. Those in need are of a special concern. God invites us to work to promote values that care for and respect all God s people, especially those who are poor or struggling with any special need. People must not be lost in the concerns and pressures of our institutions, structures and ideologies. Economics must be economics as if people mattered. Politics must be a politics that empowers people. Institutions must be peoplecentered. Policies must support the efforts of individuals to create a more just society. Prayer Lord, we pray for the power to be gentle; the strength to be forgiving; the patience to be understanding; and the endurance to accept the consequences of holding to what we believe to be right. May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil and the power of love to overcome hatred. We pray for the vision to see and the faith to believe in a world emancipated from violence, a new world where fear shall no longer lead us to commit injustice, nor selfishness make them bring suffering to others. Help us to devote our whole life and thought and energy to the task of making peace, praying always for the inspiration and the power to fulfill the destiny for which all people were created. Amen.

4 Catherine s Cupboard Volunteer Schedule Transportation Week of July 22nd Michelle Warne Week of July 29th TBA Shelving (Mondays) July 23rd N. & D. Minch July 30th TBA Distribution August 7th A. & S. Faughnan, J. Wyatt, M. Quinn, R. & P. Scales NOT COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES! We have done this collection for over 10 years now and YOU have been so generous. At this time we will be holding back as it has become a "favorite event" lately and there are now more than 25 giveaways throughout the area. The pantry will get tissue and sanitizer's or what ever it is the big item every student now needs this year and just offer it to families with their food. Like To Weed Gardens? Feel free to come by and weed our church grounds at St. Francis of Assisi anytime! We appreciate you lending your time and efforts. St. Francis of Assisi Co-ed Half Day Basketball Camp The St. Francis of Assisi Co-ed Basketball Camp is scheduled for August 13th 17th 9:00AM to 12:30PM each day in the school gym. The camp is open to all boys and girls entering grades 1 5. Each participant will receive a t-shirt, along with instructions on the fundamentals of basketball. Jim Norris will be our guest speaker. Cost for the session is $40/child For more information or to register, please call Delores at the Parish Center at *Donations Wanted* for Sister City Benefit Sale Once again the Binghamton El Charcón Sister City Project will hold its annual Benefit Sale in support of several wonderful educational programs in rural El Salvador. We would be grateful for donations of items in good condition (no clothes, please). If you re downsizing, planning to move, or just want to clear out some of those closets, please contact Beth ( ) or Suzanne ( ) to arrange for us to pick up your donations. Our warm thanks, by the way, to everyone who donated items last summer. Regrouping the St. Francis of Assisi Prayer Chain The St. Francis of Assisi prayer chain is regrouping. We are going to be using and/or phone calls. If you have someone you would like to put on the prayer chain, please Patricia Clark at pjc0911@aol.com or call She will then forward the request to those on the prayer chain. We hope these changes will allow others to join us in praying for those in need. If you would like to join the prayer chain, contact Patricia Clark. All are welcome to join us! Jesus Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster, PA August 2nd, 2018 Load 6:45 A.M. 7:00 A.M. Departure from Northgate Plaza (behind Denny s on Front St.) Cost: $140/person Cost includes bus, show, & lunch Deposit $25 upon reservation Final payment of $115 due by June 25th No refunds after June 26th unless a substitute is found Make checks payable to: Shirley Christoff ( ) Mail checks to: 9 Peer St., Binghamton, NY Please include: Name, Phone Number, and Address along with the check.

5 St. Francis of Assisi Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers & Altar Servers July 28th & 29th, :00 P.M. Mass Lector Rosemary Rounds EM Host Dom Lomonaco EM Host Larry Koch EM Host Jan Pandich EM Cup Carol Parga EM Cup Peggy Munson Altar Server Dominic Lomonaco Altar Server Logan Lomonaco Altar Server Jessica Wojnar 8:00 A.M. Mass Lector Shirley McCray EM Host Nancy Oliver EM Host Marie Iobst EM Host Mary Ellen Vaverchak EM Cup Tim Vaverchak EM Cup Joanne Horoschak Altar Server Sarah Bush Altar Server James Bush Altar Server Mary Bush 11:00 A.M. Mass Lector Barb Novitsky EM Host Sue Jones EM Host Joseph Frissora EM Host Anne Wolanski EM Cup David Hanzes EM Cup Kerri Hamilton Altar Server Olivia Santa Croce Altar Server John Michael Frissora *Attention All* Please keep a close eye on the schedule, you may be asked to fill in when needed. So, we appreciate your cooperation during these summer months. Question of the Week Question for Children: How do you keep Sunday as a day of rest? Question for Youth: Jesus was moved with pity for the people who were gathered. Who are the people you are moved with pity for? What can you do to help them? Question for Adults: Why is rest important, and how do you make sure you get enough of it in your own life?

6 END OF BULLETIN CHURCH NAME: St. Francis of Assisi CITY, STATE: Binghamton, NY FILE NAME: PHONE: Contact: Delores A. Farwell or Sue Ekstrom Comments: Bulletin copy for July 22nd, 2018 Deliver 600 copies to St. Francis of Assisi.