St John the Baptist Catholic Church THE LITURGICAL WEEK www.stjohntryon.com MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, June 6 St. Norbert 4:30pm - Jim R. Hess Sunday, June 7 Corpus Christi 8:30am - Joyce McVay 11:00am - Mary Jo Paterno Paschke 12:30pm - - For St. John Parishioners Monday, June 8 8:30am - Addie Kenny Tuesday, June 9 St. Ephrem 8:30am - Priest s Intention Wednesday, June 10 5:15pm - Julia Shull Shank Thursday, June11 St. Barnabas 8:30am - Hazel Creeser Friday, June 12 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:30am - Mary Winkels Saturday, June 13 The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Anthony of Padua 4:30pm - For St. John Parishioners Sunday, June 14 11 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30am - Addie Kenny 11:00am - Mary Jo Paterno Paschke 12:30pm - Frank Bastone Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. ~St. John the Baptist (John 1:29) CONFESSION Mondays 7:30-8:15am Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm Fridays 7:30-8:15am Saturdays 3:30-4:15pm DEVOTIONS ADORATION Wednesday at 5:45pm MORNING PRAYER After Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET After Morning Prayer on Monday THE SANCTUARY LIGHTS are lit this week in memory of Arthur & Doris Chassé PRAYERS FOR OUR SICK & SHUT-INS Please remember the infirmed of our parish, especially those who, by request, have been placed on our parish prayer intention list. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Audrey Collins If you would like to be added to this list, please call the parish office. You may also call for a copy of the prayer list. UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS! JUNE 7, 2015
CORPUS CHRISTI! Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Corpus Christi Second Sunday after Pentecost or Thursday after Trinity Sunday The High Feast of the Lamb (detail) Ghent altarpiece - Jan Van Eyck 16th c "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you; he who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:53, 54 Dear Parishioners, Today is the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord: Corpus Christi. We celebrate this Feast to honor the Real Presence of the Risen, Glorified Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. This miracle is the profound center of our Holy Catholic Faith. In every tabernacle in every Catholic Church Christ stays with us to comfort us, to feed us, to gather us in unity. On every Altar where a Catholic priest offers the Holy Mass, the true Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of the Risen, Glorified Jesus is made present for us to Adore and to receive. Here is a good web site for learning about the Real Presence of Jesus the Holy Eucharist: http://www.therealpresence.org/ index.html After entering, you will see places where there is perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. On the right you can click on many topics; go to Eucharist. : From Conversations with God by Fr. Fernandez: When we spend time with the Blessed Sacrament we make an act of faith. It was faith in the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist that led to devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass as well. In the first centuries of the Church the Sacred Species were reserved so that Communion could be taken to the sick and to those who were in prison awaiting martyrdom because they had confessed their faith. As time went by, the faith and love of believers caused them to make both public and private devotion to the Holy Eucharist far richer. Their faith led them to treat the Body of Christ with the greatest possible reverence and this also led to greater public devotion. We can find many testimonies in the most ancient documents of the Church to the veneration by the early Christians which later was to make way for the feast we celebrate today... This Solemnity goes back to the thirteenth century. It was first established in the diocese of Liege, and Pope Urban IV instituted it in 1264 for the whole Church. (There had just been a Eucharistic Miracle at Bolsena and the blood stained corporal from a Mass was taken to the Pope staying in Orvieto. You can see the corporal today in the Cathedral of Orvieto.) The centre of the feast was to be, as Pope Urban IV described it, a popular devotion reflected in hymns and joy. In the same year Saint Thomas Aquinas, at the Pope s request, composed for this day two Offices which have nourished the piety of many Christians throughout the centuries. Catechism of the Catholic Church - The Eucharist 1322-1419 1324 The Eucharist is "source and summit of the Christian life." "The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch." 1325 "The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the Church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God's action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit." 1326 Finally, by the Eucharistic Celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all. 1327 In brief, the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith: "Our way of thinking is attuned to the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in turn confirms our way of thinking." Friday is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Remember the 12 Promises our Lord made to Saint Margaret Mary when He appeared to her at Paray La Monial. And Saturday is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Let us rejoice in the many graces our Lord is offering us in the Liturgy. Saturday is the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Several people have asked about carpooling or renting a bus to attend Dcn. Santiago Mariani s ordination to the Holy Priesthood. If someone would like to organize this please call the parish office. The ordination will be at St. Patrick s cathedral in Charlotte at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 27 th. In order to facilitate parking and a reception for the future Fr. Mariani s Mass of Thanksgiving here at St. John s on Sunday, July 5, we have moved the celebration to the 8:30am Mass. We will then have a reception at the Sunnydale Reception Hall at 328 South Trade Street. I hope you can join us for this celebration. May our Lady keep you in her care and our Lord grant you many graces. With my prayers, Fr. Arnsparger THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED! PAGE 2
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH! PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS For sacramental emergencies, please call 828-859-9574, ext. 6 If you or anyone you know is homebound or hospitalized, even temporarily, please call the office so that we may arrange for them to be visited by one of our Extraordinary Ministers. DAILY MASS READINGS June 7 Sun The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Ex 24:3-8/Heb 9:11-15/Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 June 8 Mon 2 Cor 1:1-7/Mt 5:1-12 June 9 Tue 2 Cor 1:18-22/Mt 5:13-16 June 10 Wed Cor 3:4-11/Mt 5:17-19 June 11 Thu Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Mt 5:20-26 June 12 Fri Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9/Eph 3:8-12, 14-19/Jn 19:31-37 June 13 Sat 2 Cor 5:14-21/Mt 5:33-37 (364) or, for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart, Is 61:9-11/ Lk 2:41-51 June 14 Sun 11 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 17:22-24/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk 4:26-34 FINANCIAL FACTS This Week Y.T.D. Actual $ 6,222 $353,863 Budgeted $ 7,038 $337,846 Variance ($ 816) $ 16,017 (unfavorable) This is the collection report for the Sunday Masses of May 30 & 31, 2015. DONUTS & DOGMA THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 7 TH Donuts & Dogma will be downstairs in the social hall following the 8:30am Mass. Be sure to join Fr. Arnsparger and your fellow parishioners for some delicious coffee and donuts and dynamic discussion. Dear parishioners of Saint John the Baptist, It is with great joy that I announce to you my upcoming ordination to the priesthood this 27 th day of June at St. Patrick s Basilica in Charlotte (1621 Dilworth Road East) at 10:00am. Thank you so much for your prayers and support these last six years. It will be a great happiness for me to pray on your behalf as one of Christ s priests, especially at the Altar of Sacrifice! Speaking of which, I will be celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving at your parish July 5 th at 8:30am. While I know that not all of you will be able to make it due to travel arrangements, please know that I will be praying for you, wherever you may be. As these last few weeks before ordination approach, I entrust myself once again to your prayers, that I may receive the gift of the priesthood with a generous and glad heart. May Jesus Christ reign in us evermore! Yours in Christ, Deacon Santiago Mariani QUO VADIS DAYS Attention all Catholic young men ages 15-25! Do you know where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a great plan for you! You are invited to attend the third annual Quo Vadis Days (QVD) camp to spend time with other young men your age looking at the Lord s call in your life while having fun. QVD is led by priests and seminarians of the diocese and is supported by the diocesan Office of Vocations. QVD will be held from June 15-19, 2015 at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont. The cost of the camp is $100.00. If you are interested, please visit our website, www.charlottediocese.org/quo-vadis-days or contact Father Christopher Gober, Director of Vocations at (704) 370-3327. UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS! PAGE 3
CORPUS CHRISTI! PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS THE SANCTUARY LIGHTS...are available from July 4 through the end of the year. The suggested donation is $20 per week. Please see Andrée in the parish office if you would like to to offer the lights in memory of, or in honor of someone. ATTENTION ALL LITURGICAL MINISTERS The 3 rd quarter liturgical minister schedule (July, August, September 2015) is in the early planning stages. Please contact Theresa Fitch in the parish office: stjohnff@windstream.net or 859-9574 x3, if you are not available to serve in the next quarter or if you have any changes in your mailing address or phone number. Thank you. DEACON SANTIAGO S PRAYER KNEELER & PRAYER INTENTION BOOK Santiago s Prayer Kneeler will be with us through the Spanish Mass this weekend. This weekend is our last opportunity to kneel and offer intentions for Deacon Santiago on his ordination kneeler. A Prayer Intention Book for Santiago is on the back table in the vestibule and will remain with us up to his ordination week (the last week of June). Please take a moment to offer your thoughts, wishes, Holy Hours and prayers for Santiago in the coming weeks. We thank all of you who have and will offer prayers for Deacons Santiago and Casey Coleman, for the sanctification of our priests and for an increase in vocations. Prayer cards (tan with image of crucifix) are available on the table in the vestibule feel free to take with you and continue to offer prayers for Deacons Santiago and Casey. We thank Mary s Sons for this blessed opportunity and the graces that will undoubtedly flow from our prayers. The Eucharistic Congress video is available for viewing at http:// www.goeucharist.co m/congress-video. PARISH LIFE AT A GLANCE Mon June 8 9:00am 5:30pm Tue June 9 Wed June 10 Divine Mercy Chaplet Schola Choir Rehearsal, Church Thur June 11 9:30am Patriotic Rosary, Church Fri June 12 Sat June 13 9:15am K of C Meeting, Social Hall ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Application Deadline: Monday, June 15, 2015 Who: If you are a confirmed, active, registered member of the parish; a 2015 H.S. graduating senior and will be enrolling in college in the fall of 2015, then you are eligible to apply. What: First Year College Scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year in the amount of $1,000. One Recipient only. Where: Applications available via parish office or parish website: www.stjohntryon.com. THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED PAGE 4
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH! FAITH FORMATION YOUTH GROUP Youth, Totus Tuus Enrollment forms will be in the back under the table in the vestibule this weekend! Sign up sooner than later! You won t want to miss it. Have a wonderful summer. Check your emails regularly for Ignite Your Torch. RSVP where needed. Also, we welcome and need you to volunteer at Totus Tuus during the day (Mon. Fri. July, 27 31). Great service hours and just plain fun! Contact Ms. Fitch in the parish office to sign up to volunteer. FYI - You will be asked to sign a code of conduct and covenant. REFLECTION FOR YOUR SUMMER PRAYER LIFE In this trying time that our country is going through we Catholics and especially we students, have a serious duty to fulfill: our self-formation. [...] We, who by the grace of God are Catholics... must steel ourselves for the battle we shall certainly have to fight to fulfill our program and give our country, in the not too distant future, happier days and a morally healthy society, but to achieve this we need constant prayer to obtain from God that grace without which all our efforts are useless; and finally, the sacrifice of our passion and of ourselves, because without that we cannot achieve our aim. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassiti FAITH FORMATION Registration 2015-2016 If you are a new family to St. John the Baptist Church, or you have a child entering first grade (public school or home school) this fall, please contact Theresa Fitch in the parish office to place your family s name and address on the FF registration list for this coming year of Faith Formation Classes. NOTE: All families must be registered with the parish prior to enrollment in Faith Formation Classes please contact Andrée Harrison in the parish office to register with the parish. Faith Formation Registration /Enrollment will take place in August 2015. Faith & Life TEXTBOOKS Faith and Life Series textbooks are to be returned to the parish office a.s.a.p. Please check your child s faith formation folder and if you have a copy of a Faith and Life textbook, please either leave in the back of the church (with note with family last name) or drop it off by the parish office. Be sure to either send message or leave note with family name. Thank you! Theresa D. Fitch 828-859-9574 ext. 3 stjohnff@windstream.net IMPORTANT SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION Attention Confirmandi: Sponsor certificates must be signed by the sponsor s parish priest (including St John the Baptist parishioners) Re h e a r s a l f o r S a c r a m e n t o f Confirmation: Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 10:00am. Meet at the church. Sacrament of Confirmation: Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 7pm. Arrive by 6:15pm. Meet in the social hall. Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. St Catherine of Siena TOTUS TUUS JULY 26 31, 2015 Totus Tuus enrollment forms went home with every student in Faith Formation and additional copies are available in the parish vestibule (under the table for this weekend). Only one ENROLLMENT FORM PER FAMILY needed. Please mail in or drop off forms as soon as possible. Any questions, contact Theresa in the parish office or at stjohnff@windstream.net. God is good all the time! All the time God is good! UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS! PAGE 5
CORPUS CHRISTI! ANNOUNCEMENTS WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 2015 Love Is Our Mission, The Family Fully Alive September 22-27, 2015! Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Families and individuals, called together from all over the world in faithful celebration of the family the sanctity of love and life Love is Our Mission Preparatory Catechesis Website: WorldMeeting2015.org Families can look forward to seeing and hearing Pope Francis, guest speakers, celebrations, kids activities, and prayer, all of which will bring renewal and transformation for you, your loved ones and the world. June 2015 A Home for the Wounded Heart Many people, especially today, face painful situations resulting from poverty, disability, illness and addictions, unemployment, and the loneliness of advanced age. But divorce and same-sex attraction impact the life of the family in especially intimate ways. Christian families and networks of families should be sources of mercy, safety, friendship, and support for those struggling with these issues. In the words of Pope Francis: I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting him encounter them; I ask all of you to do this unfailingly each day. No one should think that this invitation is not meant for him or her, since no one is excluded from the joy brought by the Lord. 140 Love is Our Mission SECOND ANNUAL "SUMMER FEST" On Saturday, June 20 th, following the 4:30pm Mass, the Knights of Columbus will sponsor a dinner to benefit those with intellectual disabilities. All proceeds will be donated to the L.A.M.B. Foundation of North Carolina. The menu includes hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, cole slaw, dessert, coffee, tea, lemonade and soda. Beer and wine are included. Tickets will be available before and after Masses on June 6 th & 7 th and June 13 th & 14 th. Adult $10.00 Child $ 5.00 (12 and under) Start the summer season by joining us for this wonderful dinner to benefit L.A.M.B. (LEAST AMONG MY BRETHREN). If you cannot attend the dinner, please consider making a donation! THEOLOGY ON TAP Do you know a Catholic in their 20s & 30s looking to reengage with their Faith? Consider inviting them to Asheville Theology on Tap: the third Tuesday of every month at Mojo Kitchen on College St. in downtown Asheville, it's a chance to meet other young adult Catholics in a casual setting, with food, drink, and a dynamic speaker. Our next event is Tue., June 16 th at 6:30 pm. Jun 7 Jun 12 Jun 20 Jun 27 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church SAVE THE DATE Corpus Christi The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus K of C LAMB Dinner, Social Hall S. Mariani Ordination, Charlotte MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is the most precious gift that God has given to each one of us. God feeds us, nourishes us and gives us the grace that transforms us to live the holy life he has called each of us to live. Allow God to give you grace in abundance and transform your marriage relationship. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends are Jul. 31-Aug. 2, in Chapel Hill, N.C. and Nov. 6-8, in Atlantic Beach, N.C. For more information visit our website at: http://ncmarriagediscovery.org or contact us at applications@ncmarriagediscovery.org or 704-315-2144. Jul 3 Jul 5 Jul 26 31 Aug 20 Sep 11-12 Sep 19 Oct 25 Parish Office Closed for Independence Day Fr. Mariani Celebrates Mass at SJB, 8:30am Totus Tuus Week Confirmation Eucharistic Congress, Charlotte NC K of C Wine Tasting, Overmountain Vineyards Parish Picnic, Harmon Field THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED PAGE 6