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1 Welcome ~ We re glad you re here THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 1, Medford Lakes Road Tabernacle, New Jersey ~

2 A NOTE FROM FATHER ANDREW Dear Parish Family: I hope you will have a wonderful July 4th with family and friends. I am so happy to share with you that Vacation Bible School was another wonderful success for our children. The children had a great time. The leadership team for VBS of Donna Remaley and Jessica Garrett have done an outstanding job and I wish to express my sincere thanks to them for their dedication to this ministry for our children. I also want to thank Jeff Siedlecki who created an absolute magnificent set for VBS. Each year Jeff gets more creative but he could not have done it without his wife Linda, the teens of HERO and the various adults who came several nights to put the creation together. My thanks to one and all. To all the volunteers who made VBS at Holy Eucharist a wonderful experience for our children thank you. My thanks also to our parish family who donated items for VBS, your support was truly appreciated. Over the past couple of weeks, we have been working on some major projects regarding the maintenance of our property and building. As you can see, the parking lot has been refurbished due to increasing cracks and pot holes throughout the property. We had to cut out certain sections of the property and replace them with new asphalt that was badly damaged. As you can see the parking lot has been resealed and stripped. This was a very large and expensive maintenance project which had to be done. I am grateful to Deacon Joe DeLuca for over seeing it to its completion. Also another project that had to be done was the electronic doors in case of fire. This is a little more difficult to notice but if you look at all the double doors you will see what I mean. This has been an issue with the Fire Marshall each time he visited us. Thanks be to God and to you for your support of the parish. 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. Looking forward to seeing you on the weekend. Have a wonderful week. Fr. Andrew 2

3 holyeucharist.org/give Text to Give ~ Download the App Thank You For Your Continued Generosity! June 24th Collection: Will be in the July 15th Bulletin July 1, th Sunday in Ordinary Time as a matter of equality your abundance at the present time should supply their want, so that their abundance may supply your want, that there may be equality. 2 CORINTHIANS 8:14 We are responsible not only for our own lives, but for the lives of those around us. It is important that we not only grow, nurture and share our gifts; but that we also teach our children and encourage others to do the same. This is the communal aspect of our Catholic faith. We are the Body of Christ. We are called to be dependent on each other and not live in isolation. HAVE YOU MADE THE CHANGE? Holy Eucharist provides Online Giving - a very safe and convenient way to make one-time or recurring donations. To begin, visit: and click our Online Giving link. When you participate, your gift will be securely transferred directly into the parish bank account It really is that EASY! Thank you to those already participating in Online Giving!! Holy Rosary is said every Sunday morning at 8:00 am just before the beginning of the 8:30 am Mass Miraculous Medal Novena is said every Monday at 9:30 am Communion Service every Tuesday at 9:00 am Except on Holy Days A Special Communion Service will be held on Wednesday July 4th at 9:00 am 3

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6 Welcome to Church of the Holy Eucharist. May you encounter Jesus Christ in His church and in His sacraments through your participation in our Parish community. Visit our Welcome Center before or after our weekend masses for any information on our parish, it s ministries and it s community. We sincerely welcome you! Pastoral Staff Andrew Jamieson, Pastor Ext. 102 avjjr@holyeucharist.org Dottie Connelly, Communications Coordinator Ext. 107 dconnelly@holyeucharist.org Joseph DeLuca, Deacon Ext. 114 jdeluca@holyeucharist.org Kelley Derricott, Maintenance Ext. 109 kderricott@holyeucharist.org Kenneth Domzalski, Deacon Ext. 116 kdomzalski@holyeucharist.org Justina Fenton, Administrative Assistant Ext. 100 jfenton@holyeucharist.org Anne Marie Kelly, Rectory Assistant Regan Peiffer, Music Director Ext. 105 rpeiffer@holyeucharist.org Donna Remaley, Faith Formation Coordinator Ext. 106 dremaley@holyeucharist.org Jack Schell, Facilities Manager Ext. 109 Mary Warner, Business Manager Ext. 101 mwarner@holyeucharist.org Barbara Sentner, Protecting God s Children Ext. 104 bsentner@holyeucharist.org Mass Schedule Saturday Evening Vigil: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:30am & 10:30am & 6:00pm Weekdays: 9:00am (except Tuesday & Saturday) Tuesdays: 9:00am - Communion Service Holy Days: 9:00am & 7:00pm Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday 9:30 am Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesdays 9:30 am - 7:00 pm Children s Liturgy of the Word: Saturday 5:00pm and Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am Sept. through May Preschool Kidzone: Saturday 5:00pm and Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am Sept. through May Stay Connected Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9 am - 4:30 pm Office closes at noon on Friday s from Memorial day to Labor day Food Pantry Hours Tuesday & Thursday 10 am-12 pm Office Fax Music Office St. Vincent De Paul HOPE Website hec@holyeucharist.org Facebook facebook.com/holyeucharistchurch WIFI password in building hepublic520 Sacraments Visit our website for complete details holyeucharist.org/about-us/sacraments Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:30pm or by appointment. Baptism: Your child s baptism is a time for celebration in our parish. It is our mission to guide parents to bring your child to the waters of baptism. Stop by our Welcome Center on the weekends, call our parish office for more details or complete the form on our website: holyeucharist.org/about-us/baptism Marriage: Couples wishing to celebrate and consecrate their love are asked to call the parish office or complete the form on our website holyeucharist.org/about-us/marriage to request a wedding date a year in advance. At least one person should be a registered member of the parish. Congratulations! Faith Formation Holy Eucharist parish is totally committed to family life and to helping you foster faith in your children. Our Faith Formation Program is created to assist you in doing just that. Our program creates opportunities for families to pray together, grow as disciples and develop spiritual habits that will lead them into a deeper relationship with Christ. For more information contact us at , Donna Remaley at dremaley@holyeucharist.org or visit our website: holyeucharist.org/about-us/family-faith-formation RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Anyone who is searching and may be thinking of becoming a Catholic Christian or a baptized Catholic who is interested in continuing their own journey of faith and have not received the other Sacraments of Initiation (Eucharist and Confirmation) Please call the parish office at ext. 100 Sacramental Sponsorship Certificate This is a form required to be a Godparent or Sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation. A certificate can be obtained from our parish office. Please call the parish office for more details ext. 100 Funerals We ask you to first contact your Funeral Director. The Funeral Director will contact the Church to make the arrangements. For more information about funeral planning at Holy Eucharist visit holyeucharist.org/about-us/funerals 6