St. James the Apostle Catholic Church 8400 Monarch Drive Port Richey, Florida 34668 (727) 869-3130 fax (727) 869-8886 Email: office@stjamesportrichey.org Web: stjamesportrichey.org Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00am-12noon/1:00-4:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 3:00-3:45pm in Chapel Morning Prayer weekdays Monday-Friday 8:00am in Chapel Adoration: 1st and 3rd Friday (3pm) and 2nd and 4th Thursday (7pm) Masses: Daily: Monday - Friday /Saturday Vigil 4:00pm/Sunday 8:00am, 10:00am and 1:00pm Pastor: Reverend Michael Cormier Retired Clergy: Reverend Paul Goudreau Deacon: Rev. Mr. James Minary Deacon: Rev. Mr. Mark Manko Parish Secretary: Mrs. Judy Licari Director Of Faith Formation: Rev. Mr. Mark Manko Director of Youth Ministry: Mrs. Lorraine Parsons Business / Network Manager: Ms. Randi Hodgson Maintenance: Mr. Butch Toohey Sacristan: Mr. Robert Dunn Music Coordinator: Mrs. Tina McCann
I pray these lines find all doing well. All is slow going here at the parish but realizing August is fast approaching I pray all have had the down time they need. Today s Gospel tells of Jesus sending off the disciples 2 by 2 and sending them out to work in God s name, to bring love and healing to the world. He still sends us out today by twos, they are generally referred to as a couple, man and wife.. Yes, you and your spouse are a team, sent out by God to continue to carry out His work. Your primary mission however does not involve a journey but in fact happens in your home. Your primary responsibility is to teach your children the faith and to help hem fall in love with the faith. (Your kids faith right now gives you a great snap-shot of what your faith was when they were in primary school when faith gets developed or not). Once you became parents one of your primary jobs is to pass on the faith. Monetary things, food, shelter are all important it s true BUT what good is any of that if you don t prepare them for eternity. If they don t have faith then they are lost in a very terrifying way. You who are young parents, I pray you realize the priority of faith. Unfortunately we take religion much more seriously when we grow older (and wiser). But, when we are older and the kids are grown we miss the window of teaching. One of God s major questions to you will be did you teach your kids about Me? With God, life is so much easier, much less pressure, there is knowledge about being loved unconditionally. Each of us is given a mission. I pray our priorities are in check. God first, all else to follow close behind! God Bless you! Love, Fr. Mike SCRIP SCRIP NEWS! School begins again on August 13th. Shopping for school supplies is easy SCRIP gift cards are available for Wal-Mart, Office Depot, Target and Staples. For that college bound student, SCRIP gift cards are wonderful to give them. They can purchase items needed for their dorm room, a quick lunch, or even to have a gas card (for when they forget to fill up). There are over 750 retailers to choose from, such as Amazon.com, itunes, Wendy s Lands End, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond and Starbucks. Orders are due in the office by July 22nd. For more information, visit our website at: www.stjamesportrichey.org for a complete list of participating vendors. Order forms may be picked up in the office or in the Centrum. If you still have questions regarding our SCRIP program, please call the parish office at 869-3132. Let your shopping dollars work for us. Bloodmobile Scheduled!!! Bloodmobile is here today, Sunday, July 15, 2018 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM here at St. James The Apostle Catholic Church. All donors will receive a FREE Beach Towel and a wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening! Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure Offertory Collection $9,531.70 Attendance: 1,012 Offertory $6,232.00 Non-Envelope Offertory $1,782.70 On-Line Giving $1,517.00 Total Offertory $9,531.70
Monday: 07/16 Tuesday: 07/17 Wednesday: 07/18 Thursday: 07/19 Friday: 07/20 Saturday: 07/21 Vigil 4:00pm Sunday: 07/22 8:00am Mass Intentions 10:00am 1:00pm Sharon McDonnell Esther Pataczala Vocations Danielle McKay Vincent Grande Peggy Leahy Maglietta and DeTrinca Family Arthur Anderson Parishioners Monday Readings for the Week of July 16, 2018 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Is 1:10-17; Mt 10:34 11:1 Tuesday Is 7:1-9; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Mt 11:28-30 Friday Saturday Sunday Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-11, 12abcd, 16; Mt 12:1-8 Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church Mi 2:1-5; Mt 12:14-21 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34 Our Parish Family We welcome into the parish community all new members and those returning Home to us. We remember all who are sick at home or in the Hospital: Connie Reth, Garnet Manchester, Eveline Poznika, Marie Nuzzo and Fannie Grande. We remember in our prayers those who have died: Anna Candelario and Victor Ventra. Altar Candles The candle burning on the altar in the Chapel and Church for the month of July is in memory of Michael Durkin and were donated by the Durkin Family. Groups that meet at St. James Adoration 1 st / 3 rd Friday 3-4pm 2 nd / 4 th Thurs. 7-8pm Divine Mercy 1 st /3 rd Fri. 1:30pm In-People 4 th Mon. 7:00pm Knights of Columbus 1 st Wed., 7:30pm 4 th Thurs. 7:30pm Legion of Mary Tues. 9:45am Respect Life TBA in bulletin St. Vincent de Paul Society Tues. 9:50am Candles & Flowers Remember your loved ones or your special intentions. You can do this with candles that burn all week in the Chapel or in the grotto or a monthly candle. You can also request to support the flowers that are on the altar for the week. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested 727-869-3130.
Christmas in July is a month-long, community-wide fundraiser for St. Joseph s Children s Hospital. Every year, St. Joseph s Children s Hospital Founda on aids corpora ons, local businesses, civic organiza ons, and individuals in bringing some mid-year holiday cheer to the kids that need it most. This will be St. James 9th year par cipa ng in this wonderful event a.k.a. Project Entertainment. Please join our youth group in helping out by making a dona on of toys, DVD, video games, cra s, baby items or a monetary gi, that the youth will be delivering on Friday, July 27, from 7am-1pm.. Faith Formation Our Faith Formation Classes will begin again in September. If you have a child that will be attending our classes this year grades 1-8 please take the time now to sign him or her up. Grades 2 and 8 are Sacramental classes and will meet once a month on Tuesday Evenings. The rest will meet once a month on Wednesday evenings. You can sign your child up by going to the web site and clicking on the Faith Formation button on the menu. You can fill out the form right there or stop by the parish office and Knights of Columbus #5869 Sports League 2017 Soccer Season Registration We have confirmed the dates and place for our live registration. Please still register online to decrease your wait time during live sign ups. We will have computers available for your registration, there will be no paper registration this year. http://tshq.bluesombrero.com/ Default.aspx?tabid=2252692 Registration will be at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church on State Road 52 at the parish center Saturday July 21st, 2018-9:00 am to 12:00 pm Tuesday July 24th, 2017-6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Saturday July 28th, 2017-9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Final Registration) Marriage Struggling? If your marriage has become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it, no matter how bad it may be Retrouvaille can help, as it has helped tens of thousands of others. Our next program in Tampa begins July 27, 2018. For more information, visit www.helpourmarriage.org, or call (813) 816-0711. Not counseling or group therapy. All contacts and names held in strictest confidence.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: Please mark your calendar July 27-29 STEUBENVILLE CONFERENCE Orlando, FL August 3-Fri. 5:00pm-7:00pm :Youth Night/Water Balloon Games Youth Room Please stop by the youth table to sign up and check out what is happening. If you have any questions, ideas, suggestions please contact me. Best way is call / text : (727) 967-3768. You can also email me at youth.group@stjamesportrichey.org Youth Ministry office : (727) 869-3130 ext. 1309. Thank you and May God bless and protect us all. Mrs. Lorraine Parsons GOOD SAMARITAN PROJECT was a great success again this year. First, I would like to thank Fr. Mike and Deacon Mark for celebrating one of the daily masses. St James had a good representation as a group and I am very proud of our young people here. They worked so hard helping the local community here in Pasco area (Sunshine Christian Home in Holiday, Angelus in Hudson, and Volunteer Way in Port Richey). They also experienced a lot of praise and worship songs led by an excellent musician Jeremy and a wonderful and inspiring speaker, Maggie Craig. There were a lot of fun activities and programs and our youth were able to meet other teens from different parishes. Thank you to all our youth : Xavier, Jahra, Ivan, Vanessa, Victoria, Meghan, Zelinda, Dominik, Sabrina, Vivian, Vincent and our chaperone, Zach Merto. Thank you to all of you who prayed for us and please continue to pray for our youth. To all who had been a part of helping us to raise money this past year, without your generous support we would not be able to send these 11 youth to this wonderful mission. Again, thank you all so much. (more pictures next page of fun and service)
JULY 15, 2018 ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME