ST. LOUIS CHURCH June 22, 2014 THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST Daily Mass Readings Sunday The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 Monday 2 Kings 17: 5-8, 13-15,18 Tuesday Nativity of St. John the Baptist Wednesday Isaiah 49:1-6 2 Kings 22: 8-13; 23:1-3 Thursday 2 Kings 24: 8-17 Friday The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Deuteronomy 7:6-11 Saturday Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 Sunday St. Pete & Paul, Apostles Acts 12:1-11 Psalm 147: 12-15, 19-20 Psalm 60:3-4, 12-13 Psalm 139: 1-3, 13-15 Psalm 119: 33-37, 40 Psalm 79:1-5, 8-9 Psalm 103: 1-4, 6-8, 10 Psalm 74:1-7, 20-21 Psalm 34:2-9 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Acts 13:22-26 1 John 4:7-16 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18 John 6:51-58 Matthew 7:1-5 Luke 1:57-66, 80 Matthew 7: 15-20 Matthew 7: 21-29 Matthew 11: 25-30 Matthew 8:5-15 Matthew 16:13-19 What is Lectio Divina? While reading sacred scripture, read the words with a love and sense of discovery until something seems to strike home. Sit with the passage as one would with a good friend-not just thinking or analyzing, but instead remaining in a quiet, listening spirit, so the word can nurture and challenge you. Call to Prayer: Let us take a moment in the midst of all our activity to prepare ourselves for prayer. Excerpts from SNOW FALLING ON SNOW Copyright 2001 by Robert J. Wicks Used with permission of Paulist Press www.paulistpress.com The Word of God: Choose one of next Sunday s readings. One person reads the scripture aloud as others are attentive to a word, phrase, or theme that is meaningful to them. Allow for a minute of silent reflection. Have another person read the same scripture a second time. Faith Sharing: Begin with an open ended question such as What strikes you from this reading? and/or you can use the Reflection Question found on our website or bulletin. Allow time for reflection & sharing. Closing Prayer: At the end of the faith sharing, invite participants to pray aloud for any particular petitions or praises they may have. Feel free to close with: The Lord s Prayer or Spontaneous prayers or a faith-based song. Reflection Question for Next Sunday, June 29, 2014 It s hard to imagine how the early Church would have grown if Peter and Paul had not been her first leaders. They are so different the blustering, impetuous fisherman and the educated scholar. But once they had fell in love with Jesus and been filled with the Holy Spirit, they offered everything they were and had to the service of the Kingdom. God was able to do extraordinary things with them and through them in different ways. Ever think you are too ordinary to be a committed disciple of the Lord? Think again: let the Spirit work through you. MEETINGS/EVENTS THIS WEEK ACTS Men's Group Monday, June 23, 2014 Room 304 7:00 PM Teen ACTS Retreat Team Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Howard Bishop Rooms 5:30 PM Men's ACTS Retreat Team Meeting Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Room 301 6:00 PM ChristLife Summer Session Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Social Hall 6:30 PM CDA Book Club Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Room 304 7:00 PM Thursday ACTS SCC Thursday, June 26, 2014 Room 304 6:30 PM HAS EITHER YOUR ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER CHANGED? HAVE YOU MOVED OR WILL YOU BE MOVING SOON? ADULT KIDS LIVING ON THEIR OWN? To update this information with the parish office visit http://www.stlouisparish.org/change.html or call us at 410-531-6040.
Dear Parishioners: This is certainly a most joyous weekend in the life of our parish. Yesterday at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Archbishop Lori ordained three men of our parish to the Priesthood. Our parish extends our prayers and best wishes to: Father James Boric Father Canisius Tah Father Ned Conklin As they prepare now to be sent to work in the Lord s vineyard, please remember to continue to pray for them that God will use them and their priesthood to touch many hearts for Christ and that they may find much joy and fulfillment in serving Our Lord faithfully as His Priests. It is a great joy, on behalf of our whole parish, to welcome the family and friends of Father James and Father Canisius both of whom are celebrating their first Mass of Thanksgiving this weekend here at Saint Louis. Msgr. Luca THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Nothing is so embarrassing as watching your boss do something you assured him couldn t be done! EMBRACING OUR MISSION SHAPING OUR FUTURE: In the last year we have seen tremendous progress in the Capital Campaign, as well as in the construction our beautiful new Parish Activity Center! To date, we have received gifts and pledges of almost $5,000,000 and are making our way toward our goal, but need everyone to help where you can. Please Be a Part of It and make your contribution today! For more information, please call Mary Helfrich in the Parish Office at 410-531-6040, ext. 229. Thank you to all those who have already made gifts or pledges! ARCHBISHOP'S ANNUAL APPEAL "SPOTLIGHT": Archbishop's Annual Appeal 2014: A sincere thank you to all of the parishioners who have made a generous gift or pledge to the 2014 Archbishop's Annual Appeal. Through May 28, 2014, Saint Louis Parish has raised $195,903, which is 98% of its $199,100 goal. If you have not made a gift to the 2014 Annual Appeal yet, please consider doing so in the next few weeks. The proceeds from the Annual Appeal not only help the many needs of the Archdiocese, they also provide funds to Saint Louis's seven Annual Appeal Partners. Envelopes are available at the Hospitality Table in the narthex. Thank you for your support! HELP WANTED: St Louis Parish is seeking a custodian for our Parish Activity Center. Hours 5pm-11pm M-F. Compensation includes benefits. Interested persons should send resume and 3 references to: St Louis Parish Attn: Fran Murray, 12500 Clarksville Pike Clarksville MD 21029 or Fmurray@stlouisparish.org. ALTAR FLOWER MEMORIALS: The flowers used to decorate our church altar, shrines, and chapel altar are available to honor a loved one who is living or deceased, as an expression of gratitude to God on special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays or other significant events. Flowers for the Shrine of St. Louis, Shrine of St. Joseph or the Blessed Mother are $50 each; Pieta is $75; Altar flowers are $75; and Chapel Altar are $75. Arrangements may be made by calling the parish office (410-531-6040) Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm. All who are honored will be acknowledged in the bulletin. The flowers for the Altar are given in loving memory of Ted Whyte on the 33 rd Anniversary of his passing. Our sincere gratitude is extended to Peg Whyte for providing this weekend s flowers. GOOD DEEDS OF THE CHILDREN: David had good sportsmanship at the swim meet; Julia cleaned up; Amanda baked cookies & brownies for her family by herself; Anna helped shovel the mulch; Maria weeded the garden; Bailey cleaned up the tent she made with her niece; Jane gave her dad a hug for Father s Day; Devyn helped empty the dishwasher; Alex made his daddy two cards for Father s Day; Emmy made a picture for her dad on Father s Day.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO OWN YOUR VERY OWN PIECE OF ST. LOUIS HISTORY? Displayed in the Narthex is a piece of architectural salvage from the "collar" portion of our Chapel bell tower. This 125 year old artifact has the original paint and features the traditional Christian symbolism of the quatrefoil. Several of our parishioners have indicated an interest in this unique piece of our parish history to own as a piece of artwork in their own homes, and we thought it would be fun to put it up for auction in support of our Capital Campaign. Saturday 6/21 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK 8:00AM 4:00PM 5:30PM Father s Day Novena Jennifer Coleman and Walter Szeliga Elizabeth Connelly and Harold Walsh Sunday 6:45AM Joan Settar and Eleanor Olenski A number of these pieces have been carefully removed from the Chapel during the restoration process and will be offered to the highest bidder over the next several weeks. The bid sheets will be available on the ministry table with the final bidding to take place in the Silent Auction tent at the Clarksville Picnic. Stay tuned! 8:00AM 9:30AM 11:15AM Elizabeth Lewis and Mary Novak Jane Gossage and Harold Walsh Ted Whyte and Thadd Long BUSINESS MANAGER POSITION AT ST LOUIS (40 hours): The Parish Business Manager directs and implements daily fiscal operations for the parish and cemetery. This position also maintains records, processes payroll and assists with matters related to Human Resources functions. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field is preferred. Must have a thorough knowledge of accounting and banking practices Must have a thorough knowledge of federal and state tax laws and requirements Must have excellent computer skills and be proficient with: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Power Point and Quick Books Online. Experience with Parish Soft and UltiPro is preferred Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills For further information and to apply go to www.archbalt.org, About Us, Employment, Career Links. Position available July,2014 12:45PM Maria Bochniewicz and Joe Murphy Monday 7:00AM Marina Torres and Anna Tomalis Tuesday 7:00 AM Peggy Mister and Walter Szeliga Wednesday 7:00 AM Joan Settar and Harold Walsh Thursday 7:00AM Peggy Mister and Jean Patterson Friday 7:00AM Ann T. Corcoran and Pearl Smith Saturday 8:00AM Carmelie Jordan and Peggy Mister (SI) denotes a Special Intention for a living person or persons. SICK LIST: If you would like to have a name put on our Sick List, please call the parish office at 410-531-6040. Names on the Sick List will be included for three months. If you would like your name to be listed after the three-month period, please call the Parish Office at that time. Thank you. PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK, ESPECIALLY: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY MARRIED: Alex Dobrusin and Katharine Mackey PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR RECENTLY DEPARTED FRIENDS AND FAMILY: James Hand, father of Dave Hand and grandfather of Wesley, Jared, and Kara. Carmelie Jordan, mother of Michelle Trotter and grandmother of Marcel. CHURCH ALTAR LINENS SCHEDULE June 22 Ms. Fran Justice June 29 Ms. Mariah Tavary Aurore Allig Dan Johnson Alician Sherrin Franklin Bell Shirley Jones Chuck Slaughter Betsy Bennett John Kaulfuss Matthew Smith-Farrell JoAnn Besozzi Virginia Kovalyak Bob Snyder Margaret Biro Dave Kraus Kathleen Stafford Mike Bochniewicz Sydney Livingston Jane Swann Dorothy Brown Margaret Miller Jennie Thompson Blanca Cantu Andy Moan Laura Van Bussink John Christman Charles Ogle Jim Wade Jan Decker Glen Ozaki Melody Walsh Richard Hawes Chuck Payne Patricia Walsh Barry Hedden Georgiana Podniesinski Geraldine Washburn Lillian Held Janet Quirk Mary Beth Weaver Anita Jeppi Jason Richardson
MILITARY LIST: If you would like to have a name put on our Military List, please call the parish office at 410-531-6040. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES: J. Adams J. Helfrich K. Remick R. Adams J. Henry J. Ryan J. Bain K. Holland J. Scheler D. Canaday Bain O. Hughes T. Settle D. Breville D. Joyce J. Six R. Cafiero M. Lark M. Spies S. Cooper M. Mangus, Jr. A. Stone J. Danko D. McGowan R. Stone C. Daugherty K. McLin S. Stone P. David T. Musselman E. Surrette L. Draughn Fr. A. Ochalek B. Urena P. Evans M. O Donnell P. Wallace B. Gallagher A. Parrish A. Wassell N. Gladfelter J. Parrish Fr. T. Wood B. Green S. Parrish K. Zaumseil D. Haack D. Reccardi SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confessions will not be heard on Saturday, June 28. PLANNING YOUR CHILD S BAPTISM? The next Baptism Preparation Session will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in Room 301 of the Pastoral Center from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Please call the Parish Office at 410-531-6040 to register. SCHEDULE CHANGES AND CLOSURES: The Chapel will be closed this weekend and next (June 21-22 and June 28-29) and Eucharistic Adoration will be cancelled to enable us to use the area in front to set up for the picnic. The parking area will be blocked off and there will be equipment obstructing pedestrian traffic. Eucharistic Adoration will resume July 6. There will be no Confessions on Saturday, June 28. Masses will not be celebrated at 4:00 pm or 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 28. 136TH ANNUAL CLARKSVILLE PICNIC FEATURING LIVE EN- TERTAINMENT BY: The Brill Brothers Band from 12-2; Dean Turner, Dean of Magic from 2-3; Kimberly Praay (Gospel) from 3-4, Pony Rides from 2:00pm to 6:00pm; Bluegrass music from 4:30pm to 6:30pm; Cloggers from 6:30pm to 7:00pm; and Country music from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. If it s picnic time that can only mean one thing HAM & FRIED CHICKEN DINNERS!!!! Tickets are $15/adult; $6/child (5-10); free for children under 5. Dine in under the big tent from noon until 6:30pm. Carry out is also available for $12/dinner. Tickets are available the day of the picnic only. $20,000 RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE AFTER MASS and in the Parish Office. For more information or to request more tickets please call Susan Miller at 410-531-5021 or Eileen Goodspeed at 301-596-9946 or request at the parish office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9AM and 12:30PM or 1:30PM to 5PM. Spring cleaning? Need an incentive? Donate your unwanted but useful items to the WHITE ELEPHANT STAND at the Annual Clarksville Picnic. See the item listing in the Narthex or at the parish office. Drop-off your donations in front of the school gym through Friday June 27 between the hours of 1 and 5PM. The White Elephant will be open for sales Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27 from 1 to 4 PM and open beginning 9:00AM on picnic day. If you sew, do needlework, make jewelry, woodwork, paint, do ceramics or any other craft, consider donating your fine handiwork for MADE IN CLARKSVILLE. If crafts are your vocation we can give you free publicity with your displayed donated items; a win-win for you and St. Louis Church. We also welcome volunteers to help set up and/or run the stand. Some materials and patterns are available for you to use. Questions? Call Hilda Mathieu at 301-854-3028 or hildon.mathieu@starpower.net. FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM: FREEDOME TO SERVE: The annual Fortnight for Freedom begins July 21 through July 4. Visit www.fortnight4freedom.org for more information on this important time of prayer, education, and action in support of religious freedom. What can YOU do to ensure the protection of religious freedom? Text the word freedom to 377377 for updates from the bishops on current threats to religious liberty. St. Louis will host Adoration with Taize chant on Wednesday, July 3 from 7-8 PM in the Church. Come pray with others from around the Archdiocese for religious freedom. Shh!!!! The SILENT AUCTION is in full swing. See the insert in this weekend s bulletin for a list of items you can bid on! Donations are still being accepted. Forms are in the narthex, the parish office and on-line at http://www.stlouisparish.org/pdfs/silentauction.pdf. Interested in making a donation or volunteering either before the picnic or day of? Contact Don Kemp at dekemp@gmail.com. DO YOU LIKE TO BAKE? The Bake Stand at the picnic needs you! If you are donating baked goods please deliver them either Friday night to the school kitchen or directly to the bake stand on Saturday. If you are available to make phone calls to parishioners to bake, please e-mail Lisa White at Lmwhite12@verizon.net.
TEEN ACTS RETREAT (July 31-August 3) Registration is Open! Please visit the high school activities page on the CYM website for more information: stlouiscym.weebly.com. Come on an ACTS RETREAT and find what you seek, satisfy your longing and form relationships in the process. Wherever you are in your faith journey, the ACTS retreat will meet you there. For more information on the Men s Retreat, September 11-14, contact Peter Congedo at (410) 948-4075 or peter.cpngedo@gmail.com or Brad Maunz at 301-639-8948 or brad.maunz@bldr.com. For more information on the Women s Retreat, October 23-26, contact Nancy Richie at 410-382- 1917 or nancyrichie16@gmail.com or Maureen Stang at 301-854-5461 or mstang999@verizon.net. Although the students are gone for the summer months, we are open for business! Please come by to learn more about your parish school and all that we have to offer your family for a comprehensive academic and spiritual education. Over these next weeks and months, we will be hosting a few play dates to meet new students and families that will be joining us in the fall. If you would like to join us, please contact Colleen Craig at ccraig@stlouisparish.org, and we would be happy to add you to our contact list. Have a wonderful week! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Please know that we understand the busy schedules of families with young children and teenagers. We d like to suggest that you take the time now to prayerfully consider other obligations (sports, scouts, school etc.) that your family may participate in this Fall and next Spring and make religious education class choices that will allow your child/children to attend class faithfully. Some of our optional programs: ACT NOW, WIRED, EDGE and Faith in the Family have a very limited number of spaces and registration for these programs WILL CLOSE once the spaces are full. If one of these optional programs is your family s first choice, you must register early, or risk the chance of the program being full and your registration for these options not being accepted. What an exciting and exhausting week we had moving into our new office space! We are so grateful to all who have contributed to the Capital Campaign to make the Parish Activity Center a reality. The space is just beautiful, and although not completely done just yet, we are unpacking in our new offices where everything has a proper place. We are looking forward to sharing the space with the parish community and cannot wait until you can all see it! Over the summer months we begin preparing for the next school year and wrap up important initiatives and events that occurred during the late spring. One of those events was our Annual Golf Classic. We are thrilled to announce that not only was it a wonderful day of camaraderie and friendship, but also financially successful, raising over $30,000 to use toward our technology needs next year. Our Laps for Learning event that occurred on Field Day, was also very successful thanks to our energetic students and our generous parents, grandparents and friends who pledged and sponsored to help us raise money to provide tuition assistance to our families. To date we have collected almost $9,000 in gifts and pledges and are so grateful! Thank you to Mrs. Lynne Layug and her army of volunteers for assisting in this important effort. Thank you to all who registered and designated St. Louis School for their grocery rewards at GIANT. You helped us earn over $11,500 in the Giant A+ Bonus Bucks reward program. You can register your card at anytime and designate up to 3 different schools to receive the rewards. Please visit Giant s website at www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus and put your name on the list for St. Louis! We appreciate it! PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER If your child is currently enrolled in one of these optional programs, you are not guaranteed a spot next year. You MUST REGISTER EARLY to secure a spot for the 2014~2015 religious education year. Registration for our Saturday morning elementary religious education classes and Monday evening middle and high school religious education classes is not limited and may be the only option available for families who choose to postpone registration. We recognize the importance of your family s faith formation. We commit to providing excellence in catechesis and thank you for partnering with us to assure consistent class attendance and a continued emphasis on the support and encouragement needed to form faith filled young Catholics. If you have any questions, please call: 410-531-6688 for Elementary Religious Education or 410-531-6668 for Middle/High School Religious Education. YOUTH MINISTRY If you have anything to do with St. Louis religious education or school or CYM, chances are you are thinking about THE MOVE. As you can probably see pretty easily right now, the new building is just about completed and the various offices are slowly but surely transitioning to their new locations. CYM has TWO moves and will be in the Bishop Rooms until the area that used to be the school office is torn apart and renovated. Our CYM staff has been patiently packing box after box and yes, even getting rid of files and pictures and furniture that is outdated and no longer needed. It is, in a sense, a luxury to be made to go through everything and purge ourselves of that which is not necessary here.
Isn t that what being a Christian is, though? Maybe the season of Lent isn t the only time to take a look at the unhealthy and unholy areas of our lives. Maybe summer is the perfect time to pack up or even throw away those things that keep us from a better relationship with God and others. And maybe, just maybe, the luxury of a different schedule without school can help us do what is necessary to become more right with God. I LL BE PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU. MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY: 6/28 Dunking Booth at Clarksville Picnic! 7/2 7PM Work camp Prayer 7/6 5-9PM Teen ACTS Fundraiser at Pizza Hut 7/6-11 High School CYM Work Camp in Sussex County, DE 7/13 6-7:30pm College Deeper Waters 7:30pm Young Adult Praise & Worship 7/14-18 Please pray for those attending ND Vision at the University of Notre Dame COLLEGE & YOUNG ADULT Register for St. Louis College Ministry! If you're a college-aged young adult, visit our website to register to receive college e- newsletters with fun articles and our summer events! stlouiscym.weebly.com. ADULT FORMATION PARISH BOOK CLUB: Joy of the Gospel: Evangelii Gaudium by Pope Francis: Join the parish book club as we discuss this book by our Holy Father. The book can be downloaded off the internet by simply googling on the title. It is also available at local book stores. There will be two discussion sessions, each from 7-8:30 PM: July 1 for chapters 1-3, and July 22 for chapters 4-5. Please contact Mary at handydan5@comcast.net or 410-530-5838 if you are interested in participating. SHRINE OF ST. ANTHONY Recurring Events: Daily Mass, Sunday through Saturday, 12 PM ( Tuesday Mass includes the Novena to St. Anthony) First Friday Healing Mass, 7:30 PM Third Sunday & Last Sunday Healing Mass, 12 PM Adoration, Thursday Quiet Adoration after the 12 PM Mass until 4:30PM; Evening prayer from 4:30-5:30PM Confession, Monday Saturday, 11:30 AM and Wednesday, 4 PM-5 PM There will be no First Friday Healing Mass on July 4. The next Healing Mass will be August 1. There will be no Prayer Shawl meeting in July or August. They will resume September 9. Friar Fest, Friday, July 11: an outdoor music festival starring Marie Miller, with her members of L Angeus for a fantastic night of music. Hear Lila Rose speak on her work within the Pro-life movement! Featuring Erik Christensen, the Love Good Music tour, and other local acts. Tickets are $10 per person or $40 per family. Food and drinks will be available for purchase during the event. To buy tickets or for more information please call 410-531-2800 or visit our website at www.shrineofstanthony.org. TALK ON THE SITUATION IN NIGERIA: On Monday, June 23, Fr. Anthony Anichukwu will be at St. Jane Frances in Pasadena to speak about the situation in Nigeria. He will speak about growing up in Nigeria, the recent kidnappings, and the challenges facing our fellow Catholics in Nigeria. 7:00pm in the St. Jane School Hall. For more information, contact ktorrey@stjane.org or call 410-255-4646. ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE MOBILE APP: The Archdiocese of Baltimore has developed a mobile version of its website and an App for Apple and Android mobile device users, to make it easier for Catholics to stay connected to their local Church, including parishes and schools, while on the go. For more information, visit www.archbalt.org or download the app from the app store. June 28/29 SECOND COLLECTIONS Building & Maintenance Fund VOCATION AWARENESS Quo Vadis Boys Camp is June 29-July 2, 2014: This camp is for young men in high school who desire to be better Catholics and better men. The theme of this year s camp is Joyful Witness to Christ. For information and registration http:// www.bmorecamps.org/quo-vadis-boys-camp/. Fiat Days Girls Camp is July 8-11, 2014: Days Camp is for young women in high school who want to model their personal holiness on that of Mary. The theme of this year s camp is Rejoice O Daughter. For information and registration http://www.bmorecamps.org/ fiat-days-girls-camp/.