SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH JULY 1, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sing praise to the Lord, you faithful; give thanks to his holy memory. PS 30:5 PARISH MISSION STATEMENT 5130 Wilson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 Parish Office Hours Monday Friday 8am - 4pm Phone: 314.771.1228 FAX: 314.771.0454 St. Ambrose School Phone: 314.772.1437 www.stambroseonthehill.com We, the members of St. Ambrose Parish, believe that, through our faith and baptism, we have been called to give witness to the values of Jesus as expressed in the Gospel and teachings of our Church.
SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH STAFF IMPORTANT INFORMATION Msgr. Vincent Bommarito........Pastor Rev. Mr. Daniel Tracy...Deacon Rev. Mr. Joseph Fragale.Deacon Sharon Gambaro..Bookkeeper Jenn Kelly....Secretary Parish Office Directory: 771-1228, mailbox #: Msgr. Vincent Bommarito... 1.....frvinceb@gmail.com Jenn Kelly.2.....jkelly@stambroseonthehill.com Sharon Gambaro 3...sgambaro@stambroseonthehill.com Masses Monday - Friday...6:30 am School Masses (While School is in Session) Tuesday & Friday.8:00 am Weekend Masses Saturday.........5 pm Sunday....7, 9 and 11 am Communion Service Saturday 7:30 am Holy Day Mass Schedule 6:30 and 9 am, 12:00 noon Confession Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm Adoration Each Friday 8:30 am-12 pm when school is in session. Rectory Office Hours: Monday - Friday - 8 am - 4 pm Use entrance located between rectory and school. St. Ambrose School 5110 Wilson Ave. (314) 772-1437 http://school.stambroseonthehill.com/ Barbara Zipoli.......Principal 114...bzipoli@stambroseonthehill.com Linda Gambaro........Secretary 116 Marriage Call the pastor to discuss your wedding arrangements. You may have a wedding at St. Ambrose if you have been an active member of the parish for at least six months. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please speak with Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-282-0739. Classes are on Wednesday evenings, beginning Oct. 18 and continuing until Easter. Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors If you would like to volunteer to help with this ministry, please call the rectory. St. Vincent de Paul Society For more info please call 289-6101, ext 1131. Choirs To join the Sunday choir, contact Gary Scott at the rectory. Bulletin Articles are due at least 8 days before distribution. E-mail articles to Jenn Kelly jkelly@stambroseonthehill.com PSR Contact the South City Deanery PSR Nancy Haselhorst at 314-773-3070. Leave a message. Children s Liturgy of the Word This is a short worship service for children aged 3-10 years. The service is offered during each 9 am Sunday Mass during the school year.
PARISH CALENDAR Monday, July 2: 7:30 pm Holy Name Café Tuesday, July 3: 6-8 pm St. Ambrose Society Café Prepare lunches for Claver House Wednesday, July 4: Independence Day Rectory Closed St. Ambrose Sacrificial Giving Summary 2017/18 Goal (July 1 June 30) $520,000 Weekly information Week ending: 06/17/2018 Amount budgeted: $ 10,000.00 Amount collected: $ 8,097.00 Surplus (Shortfall): ($ 1,903.00) Year-to-date information Amount budgeted: $ 510,000.00 Amount collected: $ 523,135.00 Surplus (Shortfall): $ 13,135.00 Friday, July 6: 10 am-12 pm Crochet/Knitting Saturday, July 7: Neighborhood Fireworks at Sublette We now have the ability to accept Sunday contributions by credit card. Please contact the rectory if you wish to set this up or if you have questions. St. Ambrose School PTO Bocce Tournament August 25, 2018 at Milo s Look for the flyer coming out soon! Interested in meeting new neighbors? Please contact the rectory if you have some free time to help welcome new residents to the Hill neighborhood. Current activities include preparing informational folders, calling newly registered parishioners, and delivering welcome packets. JULY 7 & JULY 8 5:00 pm 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am Lector: L. April E. Barni A. Danter B. Saracino Eucharistic L. Tomlinson C. Schmid Longland R. Winkler Ministers: R. Brissette C. Crowe D. Seib A. Ehrhardt J. Canino A. Scheers M. Bishop S. Favazza B. Lenzini M. Mense Servers: J. Abbate J. Hovey G. Gibbons B. Begley M. Abbate R. Hovey S. Nugent C. Longland B. Stewart B. Mazzola C. Longland
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK Monday, July 2 6:30 am Joseph & Evelyn Barbeau Tuesday, July 3 6:30 am Joann McDowell Wednesday, July 4 6:30 am Vito Maniscalco Thursday, July 5 6:30 am Emanuele Passinisi Friday, July 6 6:30 pm Benjamin Stratton Saturday, July 7 7:30 am Communion Service 5:00 pm Mary & Sam Tornetto Family Sunday, July 8 7:00 am For the People 9:00 am Lena A. Farina 11:00 am Ambra Moreno Please Pray for those who have requested prayers: Leonard, Steve, Corey, Mindy, Ann, Martin, Luca, Maureen, Angela, Jacquelyn, Jane, Shirley, Barb, Mike, Paul, Tina, Kirby, Jane, Jeff, Carol, Diane, Robyn, Rosemary, Tracey, Ramsie, Lisa, David, Diane, Jeff, Joenae, Keith, Sharon, Linda, Josephine, Cindy, Madeline If you have a prayer request, please contact Jenn Kelly at 771-1228 or e-mail her at jkelly@stambroseonthehill.com. Each prayer request will be honored for a month. Recent Deaths Please pray for Sharon Dalba. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Sacrament of Baptism Baptismal classes (for the first child only) will be held on the second Sunday of the month after the 9 am Mass. Baptisms will be scheduled after completion of baptismal classes. For information and to schedule a class, please contact Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-282-0739 or by email jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com. Baptisms are performed on the first and third Sunday of the month at Noon, and at 12:30 pm for visiting priests/deacons. Recent Baptisms Vivian Rachael Madalon, Daughter of Joseph & Rachael Madalon Tucker Andrew Noel, Son of Todd & Lisa Noel WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ST. AMBROSE PARISH? If you are not currently registered in another parish and wish to join our parish, please complete this form and place it the collection basket or mail it to: St. Ambrose Rectory, 5130 Wilson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. We will see that you receive a registration form. NAME: ADDRESS: ZIP CODE: PHONE #: E-MAIL
St. Ambrose Society YOU ARE INVITED Upcoming Activities Fr. Dempsey s Home Prep: Monday, July 2, 6:00-8:00pm **DATE CHANGE** Make meal for homeless veterans in the Cafeteria. Fr. Dempsey s Home: Thursday, July 5, 3:15-5:00pm Serve meal to homeless veterans at Fr. Dempsey s Home. Claver House, Read & Feed Summer Camp Lunches Cook lunches in the Cafeteria: Saturdays 9am-11am: July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28 Tuesdays 6pm-8pm: July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24 St. Patrick Center Sandwich Program: Monday, July 16, 6:00pm Make sandwiches for the homeless in the Church Hall. to join the Mt. Carmel Sodality on July 10 th for a private tour of our St. Louis Cathedral Basilica. The tour starts at 10:00 until just before the noon Mass. Our experienced guide is Tom Bogaki. If you need a ride or can be a driver for others, meet at St. Ambrose by 9:00. After the tour, we will go directly to Guido s Restaurant. Missionaries of Charity Soup Kitchen: Saturday, July 28, 8:45-11:30am Work with St. Teresa of Calcutta s Sisters at the Soup Kitchen. Claver House, Read & Feed Brown Bag Lunches August, Date & Time TBD (will occur every 3 months) Assemble brown bag lunches for children in need. Contact To volunteer, please contact Deacon Joe at jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com or 314-282-0739. Visit SAS on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stambrosesociety/. Cost: $15.00 per person includes tour and lunch Reservations are a must by June 30. Please call Vicki Calcaterra at 645-3113
Approximately $4 million has been contributed to numerous primarily St. Louis-based children s charities since the initial Italian Open in 1974 raised about $4000. Today between 30-40 local children s charities (including St. Ambrose School) benefit from the Italian Open which now distributes approximately $150,000 yearly. The Italian Open two-day event includes a dinner auction at which we honor one or two deserving citizens from our area each year. Two of this year s honorees are Guy & George Giudici. To register for this year s event, visit http://italianopen.org/registar-online/ 2018 - CYC Adult and Youth Soccer Referees Needed The South Central CYC is in need of Soccer Referees for the upcoming fall soccer season. The requirements for NEW referees for this PAID position are as follows: You must be 14 years old by August 1, 2018 Attend classroom clinic on EITHER Wed 7/18 OR Sun 7/29 at Sacred Heart Valley Park from 6-10pm (use gym entrance, session will be held in the Great Hall). Attend field training on EITHER Sat 8/1 from 6-7:30pm OR Sat 8/18 from 9-10:30am at Memorial field in Webster Groves (corner of S. Elm and E. Glendale) Bring Cash/Check/Credit Card to purchase referee jersey/pealess whistle and lanyard/data wallet w/ pad and red and yellow cards. 3 stripe referee socks will also be available for purchase. Receive a score of 92% or above on the 2018 Soccer Official's Test Referees 18 years of age must meet additional archdiocesan requirements. RETURNING referees must also receive a score of 92% or above on the 2018 Soccer Official's Test and are encouraged to attend a classroom clinic and on field training. Classroom clinic is required for returning referees that score <92% on the official's test. Pay ranges from $15/game for K-2 games to $30/game for 7th-8th grade games. Information can be found at www.cycsouthcentral.net (se lect soccer and then officiating). To register contact Referee Coordinator Melanie Sullivan at melaniesullivan9135@gmail.c om or leave a message at (314) 783-6249.
Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs Abrahamic Traditions Dinner Join us for community, discussion & stories of hospitality from the Jewish, Christian & Muslim traditions. This is a free event & open to all. Archdiocese of St. Louis Cardinal Rigali Center 20 Archbishop May Dr. St. Louis, MO 63119 Thurs. June 28 @ 6:30-8:30pm RVSP @ 314-792-7177 or http://archstl.org/ecumenical/events SOUTH CITY DEANERY PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION Registration packets are available for the 2018-2019 school year. We are accepting students in grades PK - 8. It is the Board s policy that all students who are preparing for sacraments must be in our program for two years before receiving the sacrament; that means that students must be enrolled in our 1st grade class to receive First Communion in second grade. Students must be in our Pre-Confirmation class before the Confirmation preparation class. There will be two on-site registration opportunities at the St. John the Baptist Parish Center: Sunday, August 12th from 11:00am to 1:00pm and Monday, August 20th from 6:00-8:00pm. Classes begin August 27th with a Parent/Student Orientation. Please contact the SCDPSR at 314-773-3070 or stl.scdpsr@gmail.com with any questions. National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Scripture Study Courses Online You or your Bible Study or prayer group can enroll in one of five online courses: The Gospel of John, Women in the Bible, In Search of St. Paul, The Book of Revelation, and The Passion Narratives in the Gospel of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John. Each course features recommended readings, extensive study notes, and a facilitated discussion board for comments and questions. The next term will begin July 1 and continue through August 31. The same five courses will be offered again every two months. The courses are facilitated by Mark Etling, Ph.D., Spiritual Programs Coordinator at the Shrine. The fees are 440 per person for a four-unit course, and $60 per person for a six-unit course. To enroll in a Shrine Scripture Study course, call 618-394-6270 or go online: https://snows.org/onlinescripture/