July 31, 2016 St. Patrick Catholic Church 140 Church St., Portland, MI 48875 Phone: 517-647-6505 Fax: 517-647-7807 parishof#ice@portlandstpats.com www.stpatrickportland.com Rev. Larry J. King, Pastor Dcn. Don Sobolewski, Pastoral Associate The Mission of St. Patrick Parish is: To celebrate the Eucharist, To proclaim the Good News, To encourage Stewardship as a way of life and To grow in Faith, Justice, Love and Service to all. Mass Schedule: Reconciliaon: Eucharisc Adoraon: Saturday 4:30 pm Saturday 3:00 pm Monday, Noon 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am or by appointment Wednesday, Noon 7:00 pm & Weekdays: Tuesday 6:00 pm 9:00 pm-12:00 am Wednesday 7:30 am Parish Office Hours Thursday 7:30 am Mon.-Fri.: 8:00 am-4:30 pm Friday 7:30 am Closed 12:30 pm-1:00 pm for lunch Wed. evening: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
ST. PATRICK CHURCH Page 2 PORTLAND, MICHIGAN Masses for the Week of July 31, 2016 Mon. 08/01 Tue. 08/02 Wed. 08/03 Thu. 08/04 Sat. 08/06 Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Mt 14:13-21 Weekday Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29, and 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, 10-14 6:00 PM Iva Pung-Month Mind Weekday Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 7:30 AM For the People of St Patrick Parish Saint John Vianney, Priest Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23 7:30 AM Christie Goodman Weekday Na 2:1, 3, 3:1-3, 6-7; Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28 7:30 AM For the People The Transfiguration of the Lord Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Lk 9:28b-36 SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH July 31, 2016-August 7, 2016 Church Cleaning 10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration, 12:00 PM, Chapel Church Cleaning, 10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration, 12:00 PM, Chapel Stewardship Committee Meeting, 6:00 PM, Room 100 Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, 7:00 PM, Church Room Reserved, 7:00 PM, LLCR Eucharistic Adoration, 9:00 PM, Chapel Church Cleaning, 10:00 AM Men s Faith Support Group, 6:30 AM, LLCR Rosary, 7:30 AM, Chapel Relay for Life, 10:00 AM, PHS Track Reconciliation, 3:00 PM, Church Coffee & Donuts Following Mass Sun. 08/07 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 18:6-9; Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12; Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 Our Lord is hidden there in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for us to come and visit Him, and make our requests to Him. St. John Vianney Bulletin deadline is 10:00 AM Monday for inclusion in Sunday s Bulletin Financial Activities Collection the week beginning 7/12through 7/18 Sponsor of the Week: RCP
ST. PATRICK CHURCH Page 3 PORTLAND, MICHIGAN There Goes the Neighborhood Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Where you live determines how you live. If you live in an apartment, you have to be mindful of your neighbors. If you share a homeowners association, you have to follow its rules. Even if you have a private home in a gated community, you have to pay taxes and keep up with the bills. Where do you live? No, not your address. Not the apartment number. Not your street or neighborhood. Not the town you chose because of its beauty or proximity to work. Where do you live? You live with Christ. The Letter to the Colossians calls Christian brothers and sisters those who were raised with Christ. And it tells them, in a beautiful phrase, where they live: Your life is hidden with Christ in God. Because we were raised with Christ, we live above, and we should seek the things that pertain to life above, not to life below. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. We have a classy address. We live with Christ in God. Where we live determines how we live. We put aside the wants of the earth: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed. We adopt the way of freedom and unity. It s good for the neighborhood. We are hidden with Christ in God. We are so close to Christ, that when he, our life, appears, we will appear with him in glory. Written by Paul Turner. Copyright 2009, Resource Publications, Inc., 888-273-7782, www.rpinet.com. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from Lectionary Bulletin Inserts, Year C: First and Second Readings. Family Perspective By Bud Ozar In today s gospel Jesus teaches us: One s life does not consist of possessions. We spend so much time working to obtain more stuff; we don t have time for the people in our lives. What is enough? Are the words of Jesus, You fool, meant for us? Miscellaneous Quotes by Pope Francis You young people, my dear young friends, you have a particular sensitivity towards injustice, but you are often disappointed by facts that speak of corruption on the part of people who put their own interests before the common good. To you and to all, I repeat: never yield to discouragement, do not lose trust, do not allow your hope to be extinguished. Situations can change, people can change. Be the first to seek to bring good, do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it with good. The Church is with you, bringing you the precious good of faith, bringing Jesus Christ, who came that they may have life and have it abundantly (Jn 10:10). July 25, 2013, Varginha "Each of us has one hundred and sixty eight hours in a week, given God's gift of free will. One single hour in Eucharistic Adoration is so lile to give back to Him from whom all blessings come." Colleen Mauren ALTAR APPOINTMENTS August 6th & 7th 4:30 PM Colleen Mauren Fr. Larry King 7:30 AM Chuck Dibean Fr. Larry King Fr. Larry King 11:30 AM Carol Gunderman Fr. Larry King STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one s life does not consist of possessions. LUKE 12:15 The Gospel message today is so contrary to our modern culture where advertising continually tries to convince us that our value lies in the things we possess. Jesus showed us that our true value lies in the way we live our lives. He challenges us to not store up or hoard material possessions, but rather to live a grateful and generous lifestyle. 4:30 PM Zak Arwood, Bret Weller, Abigail Weller, Grace Thelen 7:30 AM Samantha Teachworth, Matthew Bond 9:30 AM Kaitlyn Coyne, Tyler Coyne, Emma Weller, Brett Price Intercessory Prayer That we may remember that the many possessions we strive to acquire are worthless in the eyes of the Lord.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 4 July 31, 2016 Youth Corner High School DYMO Reunion following 11:30 Mass. Regular Youth Group at 6:00 pm. Junior High Incoming Freshman retreat Thursday August 4 - not too late to sigh up! Call Mr. George in the parish office at 517.647.6505 Ext. 414 ichallenge: Is Trust in God just a phrase we throw around or is it a phrase of our faith journey to live by? SHAMROCK NEWSLETTER If you have information that you'd like to have included in the fall issue of The Shamrock, please send it to shamrockeditors@gmail.com. Or, information can be dropped off at the parish office in an envelope clearly marked SHAMROCK NEWSLETTER. Would you be interested in helping on the newsletter? It isn't time-consuming at all, requiring just two meetings per year, one for each issue. It would be very helpful to have some younger alumni join the staff. For more information contact Sue Vanlente at 517-575-8000 orsuevanlente@gmail.com. Blood Drive St. Casimir Church and the Knights of Columbus Council 9711 will be holding its annual Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday August 13th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This Blood Drive is part of the annual Corn Roast. To register call St. Casimir Parish Office at 482-1346 or the Red Cross online site. Each donor will receive 20 food tickets for the Corn Roast. Faith Formation New News First Communion Banners are ready for pick up in the gathering area of the church. Be sure to remember the Summer Challenge. Bring in a bulletin from another Parish that you may visit over the summer. This challenge will last all summer long. Rewards will be given out for those who participate. Children s Liturgy of the Word YOU can volunteer! This Ministry is looking for adults willing to share their Catholic faith with the children of our Parish. Last year this Ministry only had 7 adult volunteers and 8 youth volunteers, we need more adult groups. If there are not enough adult volunteers for next year, this program may have to be cancelled. The more volunteers, the more groups, the less each group will have to do a Sunday session at the 9:30 am Masses. Materials and resources are available with little time of preparation. If you are interested or know of anyone that might be interested in helping the children understand the Gospel message and participate in the Eucharistic celebration at their own level, please contact Lori Thelen in the Faith Formation office at 517-647- 6505 Ext. 419 or lorithelen@portlandstpats.com. NOW IS THE TIME to get involved with this Ministry. The 7 th Annual Camino Race The 7 th Annual Camino of St. James 8K/5K runs and Kids Races is coming Sunday, August 14 th. Come out and support St. James, the International Outreach, and St Vincent Catholic Charities by either participating as a runner or walker in the races or as a volunteer to help out on race day. Registration forms for the race are available in the gathering space or you can sign up online @www.caminostjames.com or www.runsignup.com. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Dodi Smith @ csmith91@att.net. Blood Drive Portland Knights of Columbus 690 Maynard Road Tuesday, August 9, 2016 11:30 AM to 5:15 PM To Schedule an appointment, call 1.800.733.2767 or log onto redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: Portland). Appointments honored. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. NEW POLISH FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT CATHOLIC CHARITIES: A new festival in Muskegon over the Labor Day weekend has selected Catholic Charities West Michigan as its charity of choice. The Muskegon Polish Festival will be Sept. 2-3 at Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon and conclude with a special Mass at 11 am on Sept. 4 at St. Michael's Church. Several polka bands will perform during the afternoons and evenings on Sept. 2 and 3. And, of course, Polish food and fellowship will be featured. For more information, go to muskegonpolishfest.com. Stay connected with our mobile app-download now at myparishapp.com
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 July 31, 2016 Summer Question and Answers This is part IV in a series of question and answer sessions about St. Patrick School that will run throughout the summer. If you have any questions about St. Patrick School you would like answered, please email them at randyhodge@portlandstpats.com. Q. Last week, you discussed shared time requirements but what about St. Patrick School teachers? Do they need to meet state certification standards? A. The simple answer is yes they do but there is more to it than that. Teachers at St. Patrick School are expected to be certified and highly qualified in the area they teach and to be practicing Catholics. If there are no applicants who meet both of these requirements, exceptions may be made to this rule. * If we do not have a qualified candidate who is Catholic, we would give precedence to a member of another Christian denomination who has a strong, faith-filled background assuming they meet the rest of the qualifications * If a non-certified teacher is hired, they must submit a plan that shows how and when they will be receiving certification. This plan is submitted to the Michigan Association of Nonpublic Schools in our annual report. The only exception to this is a religion or theology teacher. There is no state certification to teach religion or theology. Instead, we have other qualifications and they are expected to receive Master Catechist Certification through the Diocese of Grand Rapids. Q. What type of electives are available to your high school students? A. First it should be noted that at St. Patrick High School, students have seven class periods throughout the day. The schedule for freshmen and sophomore students are filled with required courses. The first semester of their junior year they can take one elective class and they can choose two elective courses during the second semester. During their senior year, students are required to take six courses and can be released during seventh hour if they so choose (they can take dual enrollment college course at home during this time). The elective classes that juniors and seniors have available are Yearbook, Art, Dual-Enrollment college courses, Physics, AP History, AP Biology, AP Calculus, German III, Spanish III, and Statistics. They can also choose to attend Heartlands Institute of Technology in Ionia. Q. Why do you not offer more elective courses for your high school students? A. On average, 60% of our students sign up and take at least one dualenrollment college course with at least 50% taking at least two dualenrollment classes each semester of their senior year. Another 10 15% attend Heartlands Institute of Technology in the afternoon. Between dual enrollment and HIT, there is not a large demand for other elective courses. Q. How many required courses do seniors need to take? A. Seniors must take a fourth year of English and Theology. They also must take one semester of career development and one of personal finance. If they only have three years of math credit going into their senior year (students may get a credit for Algebra I in 8th grade) then they must take a fourth year of math their final year as well. Q. How rigorous is a student s senior year at St. Patrick High School? A. Essentially, it can as rigorous as they want it to be. It is our goal that seniors can set their schedule based on their future career choice. Seniors planning on attending college after high school may take any combination of up to five dual enrollment college courses and AP classes if they so choose. Students who are planning on taking up a trade after high school can take their three required courses in the morning and leave and go to Heartlands Institute of Technology in the afternoon. It is our goal that our students will take a serious first step toward their future career goals in their final year of high school. Come and Pray with us During the Fatima Centennial Tour for Peace and Venerate the World Famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will visit 3 parishes in the Diocese of Lansing in August 2016, as part of the coming centennial, honoring the 100 th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917 at Fatima, Portugal. ALL ARE WELCOME. Thurs., Aug. 11, 2016 - St. Joseph Church, 109 Linden St, St. Johns, MI 11:00am Mass then veneration of Our Lady of Fatima Statue; 3pm - Divine Mercy Chaplet. Fri., Aug. 12, 2016 - St. Mary s Cathedral, 219 Seymour St., Lansing, MI 12:05pm Mass with Bishop Earl Boyea and veneration of Our Lady of Fatima Statue, before & after Mass until 7pm. Sat., Aug. 13, 2016 - St. Mary Church, 2500 N. Franklin, Flint, MI 2:30pm Rosary; 3pm Confessions; 4pm Mass, veneration of Fatima Statue, before & after Mass. This special Statue was created in 1947 based on Sister Lucia's description of her encounters with Our Lady of Fatima in 1917. The Pilgrim Virgin Statue visited more than 100 countries, bringing Mary's powerful and timeless message of salvation and hope to millions. Countless favors and graces have been reported wherever the Virgin Statue has traveled. Please join us and experience the graces and blessings of Fatima in our Diocese, and pray to Our Lady for our country and our families. Say YES to Our Lady! Sponsored by the World Apostolate of Fatima. For more information, contact: Aug. 11 - St. Joseph Church in St. Johns, MI Linda Kurncz 517-242-4850; Aug. 12 - St. Mary s Cathedral in Lansing, MI Bettie Dotts 517-887-2329; Aug. 13 - St. Mary Church in Flint, MI Kathleen Tomczyk 810-232-4012. ALSO SEE: www.fatimatourforpeace.com Our Lord told Sister Lucia that He placed the peace of the world in Mary s Immaculate Heart.
ST. PATRICK CHURCH Page 6 PORTLAND, MICHIGAN King s Korner Update on My Twin Brother s HealthP As you know, about three months ago my twin brother, Bill, had a bout with colon cancer along with a severe reaction to heparin which nearly claimed his life but necessitated the amputation of his arm. Well, against all odds and by the pure grace of God he pulled through that. Since then he has been doing physical & occupational therapy and was fitted with a prostheses. Three weeks ago he began doing chemotherapy which resulted in his losing 11 pounds the first week. His electrolytes were thrown all out of balance, so back to the hospital he went. As you also know, I just returned from vacation during which time I was out in Delaware again visiting Bill. I saw him the evening when I arrived, but the next morning I woke up with a serious cold, so that was the end of my visiting with my twin for the rest of the week because I didn t want to infect him with my germs. So, I just laid around his house all week and rested. I got a phone call this past Sunday afternoon informing me that Bill had been taken back into surgery to determine the cause of a bowel blockage he was having. When they scoped him they found that the small spot on his liver that they knew was cancerous had grown considerably and the cancer was also now in his stomach. Bottom line the doctors said there was nothing they could do for him now that it was in his stomach. They gave him about six months before the cancer would claim his life this time around. My younger brother and I will be going back out to Delaware in the near future to be of support to Bill and his family. I knew that when he pulled through the colon cancer surgery three months ago, during which time they removed 26 lymph nodes and found 14 of them cancerous, and survived the severe heparin reaction, that the Good Lord may have just been giving him some time to take a look at his life, make any changes that needed to be made, and get him back into church. Now it appears that s exactly what the Good Lord did, unless, of course, the God of our Lives has another miracle in mind. Lord, your will be done! I ask you to please keep my twin brother, Bill, and his family in your prayers. Just a Reminder about Our Saturday Evening Bus Pick-Up for ChurchP For anyone who needs help in getting to Mass, we have a shuttle bus service that is handicap accessible for anyone who needs it within a 5-mile radius of our church. There is no cost for you for this service. Just call the Parish Office and we ll assist you in making contact with the bus service. Another Reminder about Our Hearing Loop SystemP In the Sacristy in church we have two very discreet headphones that are available for use for anyone who has difficulty hearing but don t have a hearing aid. Just stop by the Sacristy before Mass and sign out one of the headphonespoh, and don t forget to return it after Mass! Fr. Larry Wedding Anniversary Mass Together with your families, the Church in the Diocese of Grand Rapids honors the faithful witness to your vocation of marriage and wishes to celebrate with you. Bishop Walkowiak is inviting all couples celebrating milestone anniversaries to join him on Sunday, October 2 at the 10:00 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, 215 Sheldon, SE, Grand Rapids. A simple reception will immediately follow. Please RSVP by calling the parish office or using the form below to confirm your attendance. Names Parish Number attending Adult Faith Formation Hello! In case you missed my introduction at last weeks Masses... My name is Carolyn Kwiecinski. I am the new Director of Evangelization and Adult Faith Formation. * I have a Bachelor s Degree in Pastoral Ministry with a cognate in Theology from Madonna University. * I have worked in the Diocese of Lansing and Archdiocese of Detroit. * Among other things, I have been a DRE, a youth minister, director of RCIA and a diocesan program developer and instructor. * My passion has always been adult faith formation. * My initial goal is a three-year strategy that encourages us to a greater love of God and a better understanding and practice of our Catholic Faith. * I am a parishioner, a St. Patrick School parent and mother of eight children. I am honored and excited to be here! Look for more information to come before our kick-off in September. Number of Years Married Wedding Anniversary Mass Sunday, October 2, 2016 Send completed forms to the parish office. Looking for a Catholic Event in our area? Go to www.catholiceventfinderr.com to find Catholic sponsored events in our area
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