ST. LOUIS CHURCH MOST HOLY TRINITY May 18, 2008

ST. LOUIS CHURCH MOST HOLY TRINITY May 18, 2008 Daily Mass Readings This Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Next Sunday Ex 34:4-6,8-9 Jas 3:13-18 Jas 4:1-10 Jas 4:13-17 Jas 5:1-6 Jas 5:9-12 Jas 5:13-20 Dt 8:2-3,14-16 Dn 3:52-55 Ps 19:8-10,15 Ps 55:7-11,23 Ps 49:2-3,6-11 Ps 49:14-20 Ps 103:1-4,8-9, 11-12 Ps 141:1-3,8 Ps 147:12-15, 19-20 2 Cor 13:11-13 1 Cor 10:16-17 Jn 3:16-18 Mk 9:14-29 Mk 9:30-37 Mk 9:38-40 Mk 9:41-50 Mk 10:1-12 Mk 10:13-16 Jn 6:51-58 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. Excerpts from SNOW FALLING ON SNOW Copyright 2001 by Robert J. Wicks Used with permission of Paulist Press www.paulistpress.com Call to Prayer Let us take a moment in the midst of all our activity to prepare ourselves for prayer. 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 Spontaneous prayers or A faith-based song Reflection Question for May 25 th How significant is the Blessed Sacrament in my life? Mass Intentions for Week of May 18, 2008 Sunday 6:45am Agnes Carnabuci & Louise Scarzello 8:00am Jane Gossage & Anthony Fleece 9:30am Ryan Boric & Theodore Geho 11:15am Mother s Day Novena 12:45pm Maria Bochniewicz & John Tutko, Jr. Monday 7:00am Mother s Day Novena 8:30am Jean Ferris, SI & John Nash Tuesday 7:00am Malini Ranasinghe & William A. Hipp 8:30am Karen Brown & John Nash Wednesday 7:00am Christine Dexter 8:30am Gialia Ghiglione & John Nash Thursday 7:00am Angelo Santo 8:30am Michael Casey Friday 7:00am Fred Beaudoin, SI & Special Intention 8:30am Nellie Peters Saturday 8:00am Malini Ranasinghe 4:00pm Luz Angelica Serena & Sharon Ingraham 5:30pm Al Pocklington & John Tutko In Your Prayers, Please Remember Those Who Are Sick Especially the People Listed Below 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. Frederic Beaudoin Antionette Ducote Glenn Nicastro Julia Bauer Betty Farrell Melissa P. Doni Belleza Margaret Fitch John Rettaliata Bradley Benefiel Peggy Fry Bea Shaw Danny Blake Beth Hartner Gerry Shaw Harold Boone Larry Hoffman Tim Shaw Maxine Bornyek Fr. Bart Karwacki Matthew Sussan Herbie J. Brown Scott Kingsley Regie Tesk Dolores Cashman Louise Koontz Bob Thommen Daniel Comeaux Nancy Krug John Williams Jean Crane Mary Marilley Samantha Wierney Jacob Dexter Evan Mort Mortimer Bernadette Zellars Good Friend of the DeJames Family PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DEPARTED Our departed friends and loved ones: Patrick Hogue, Brother of Michael Hogue

Dear Parishioners, What most often receives the world s acclaim? Obviously, the achievements of the powerful, the gifted and the beautiful hear the world s applause. It is easy to forget how much the world depends on the unsung and unseen people among us. St. John in his Gospel (John 6:1-15) reminds us of this in a memorable way. Jesus became such a popular teacher and healer that great crowds followed him, even when he went out into the wilderness. On one such occasion, a huge group that had followed him into the desert became extremely hungry. Jesus disciples were concerned about the crowds since they had neither food nor money to buy food for such a large assembly. The only food they could find was the small lunch of barley loaves and dried fish that a boy had brought along. It was obviously too little for such a crowd. In Jesus hands, however, the little lunch was more than enough. A multitude of people were fed and blessed. It is easy for us to remain in the back of the crowd when we feel that what we have to offer is not enough. Who wants to give an offering that is too little? Everything about Jesus contradicted such a feeling. The principle of stewardship applies just as much to the one-talented person as to the multi-talented superstar. Yet we cling to what we have, or hide if from sight, because we fear it will be ridiculed as inadequate. Just as Jesus needed the boy s simple lunch, God depends on the small and relatively unimportant gifts of average people. Whatever we have, when placed in the hands of Jesus, is never too little. Msgr. Luca THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK There is no modern pain medicine as effective as a mother s kiss. The Altar and Sanctuary flowers in the Church are given this weekend in loving memory of Eugene Marrow, Sr.. Our sincere gratitude is extended to the Marrow family for providing this weekend s flowers. The flowers for the Pieta are given this weekend in loving memory of Vestelle Thorpy. Our sincere gratitude is extended to Jean and Bob Crane for providing this weekend s flowers. PARISH MEETINGS THIS WEEK New Parishioner Welcome Sunday, May 18 Social Hall 12:30 PM Uniform Measuring Monday, May 19 Howard Bishop 2:00 PM Liturgy Committee Meeting Monday, May 19 Room 304 7:00 PM Novena Monday, May 19 Chapel 7:30 PM JOYS meeting Tuesday, May 20 Room 305 7:00 PM Respect Life Committee Tuesday, May 20 Room 304 7:30 PM Mothers' play group Wednesday, May 21 Nursery 10:30 AM Picnic Raffle Committee Wednesday, May 21 Room 305 7:00 PM RCIA Information Meeting Wednesday, May 21 Room 301 7:00 PM CDA Wednesday, May 21 Social Hall 7:30 PM Prayer Group Mass Wednesday, May 21 Chapel 8:00 PM Haiti Meeting Thursday, May 22 Room 306 8:00 PM Choir Rehearsal Thursday, May 22 Church 8:00 PM CDA Basket Bingo Committee Friday, May 23 Room 301 3:30 PM

. SECOND COLLECTIONS May 24 th /25 th -Building Fund June 7 th /8 th -Black and Native Americans June 28 th /29 th -Building Fund July 19 th /20 th -Missionsary Cooperative July 26 th /27th-Building Fund STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE Honor the Lord with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce. (Proverbs 3:9) SOME OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR CHILDREN OFFERED TO GOD THIS WEEK Just for being dad s big helper; I shared my lunch; I helped a friend at school; Listen to my mom; Give $1 to the poor; I helped my dad; I gave my mom and dad a shell and rock; I helped make scratch sauce; I paid attention in church; Giving thanks and prayers for my family and friends; Helped a classmate; I was nice to my brother; Helped clean; I fed the dogs; Helped around the house; I was good to my cousins; I fed the cat when she was hungry; Trying to act with manners; I comforted my sister when she was afraid; Not crying when I was punished. ARE YOU A SNOW BIRD? Help us update our files and ensure that you get your mail when you are away. If you are away from your primary address for an extended annual time frame please call the Parish Office at 410-531-6040. We will be happy to update your file and ensure your St. Louis mail gets forwarded to you. CHURCH LINENS Today by Ms. Flynn & on May 25 th by Ms. Gill. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Next weekend, May 24 th, Monsignor Luca and Father Sorra. APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA PRESENTATION The Knights of Columbus would like to invite everyone to our open meeting on May 27th to hear Monsignor John L. FitzGerald, a retired Captain from the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, give a presentation on the Church's outreach to the tens of thousands of seamen who pass through the Port of Baltimore each year. The majority of these men are Catholic. We will meet in the Social Hall of the Pastoral Center at 7:30 pm. Donations of magazines and men s clothing for the seamen would be appreciated. Light refreshments will be served. For more information contact Leo Mortimer, ALTAR FLOWER MEMORIALS The flowers used to decorate our church sanctuary are available to honor a loved one who is living or deceased. The flowers may also be used as an expression of gratitude to God on special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays or other significant events. In addition to placing flowers at the Altar in loving memory of someone, you may also acknowledge loved ones, with flowers at the other shrines in our new church. 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. 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.

PLANNING YOUR CHILD S BAPTISM? Here are a few things to keep in mind. Parents must participate in a Baptism Preparation Session before the Baptism date is set. The next Baptism Preparation Session will be held on Wednesday, June 11th in Room 301 of the Pastoral Center from 7:15pm to 9:15pm. Please register for a session by calling the Parish office at 410-531-6040. One godparent must be a practicing Roman Catholic, verified by the godparent s parish. Parents must be registered parishioners of St. Louis for at least 6 months. RECENT BAPTISMS AT ST. LOUIS Patrick Gallagher Crowell Child of Kevin and Suzanne (Magnolia) Crowell John Christopher Frank Child of Gary and Stephanie (Colacicco) Frank Luke Harrison Frank Child of Gary and Stephanie (Colacicco) Frank CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY MARRIED COUPLES Anthony Latrechiano and Denise Fairbanks Byron Brooks and Monica Dodd PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS Please continue to remember the following soldiers in your prayers: Cpt. Gregory Steenberge, Cpt. Edward Beatty, Cpl. Dan Haack, LTC John Spain, Lt. Joseph McDonald, Spc. Curtis Campbell, Cpt. Brendan Gallagher, Father Tyson Wood, 1 st Lt. Matthew Middleton, PFC Catherine Sanagursky, PFC Joseph Henry, Lt. John Ryan, Lt. Steven Cooper, 1 st Lt. Robert Charles, Cpl. Allen Scott P. and Capt. Kristy Steenberge. Their pictures and mailing addresses are on the board in the Narthex so you can put a name with a face in your prayers. Please do bring any pictures and addresses of your family members in the military to the parish office for inclusion in the bulletin and on the prayer board. WELCOME SESSION & PARISH REGISTRATION If you are new or nearly new to the parish, please plan to join us today Sunday, May 18 th for our New Parishioner Welcoming Program. In order to REGISTER and officially join our parish family we invite you to attend. We will meet Sunday afternoon from 12:30pm 1:30pm in the Social Hall of the Pastoral Center. Refreshments and childcare will be available. DO YOU ENJOY PLANNING? HAVE SOME IDEAS ON PROMOTING LIFE ISSUES? This is the last Respect Life meeting before summer break and we need some help organizing for the St. Louis Ministry Fair scheduled for August. Everyone is welcome. Join us on May 20 th at 7:30pm in room 304 in the Pastoral Center. For more information call Grace Kissane at 410-730-0201. 2 nd ANNUAL CDA COURT ST. LOUIS VERA BRADLEY BASKET BINGO. The Vera Bradley Basket Bingo will be held on June 6 th in the St. Louis Parish Social Hall. Doors open at 6 pm and first game starts at 7 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Additional sets of 3 cards will be available for $5. There will be three special games. Meal Deal/Snacks will be available. Also door prizes, raffles and a 50/50. Must be at least 12 years old to enter. Please, no alcohol. Tickets will be on sale after all Masses on the weekends of May 24-25, and May 31 - June 1 or by contacting Kathy Pasis at 410-750-6370. THE POOR NEED YOUR HELP Looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of poor people? Among the many ministries here at Saint Louis there is one that is looking for additional helpers. Once a month Saint Louis parishioners feed 700 people at Our Daily Bread a wonderful place in Baltimore city where poor and homeless people literally sit down for a served meal. No questions are asked about their status. They are simply treated with dignity and respect in an environment of Christian love and compassion. You can help by preparing chicken pieces according to a simple recipe. Members of our parish prepare the meal in their homes as they would prepare chicken for their family and then drop them off at the home of Mary Agnes Lewis (6005 Ten Oaks Road across from our parish cemetery) on the 2 nd Monday of each month. Available volunteers then take the food to the facility located next to the Basilica in Baltimore and serve the meal on the 2 nd Tuesday of each month. For additional information about how you can help, call Mary Agnes Lewis at 410-531-3813. This is a wonderful way in which a family can work together in preparing a wholesome meal for some of Hungry for something more spiritual? Is church a little too routine? Sometimes wonder about the relevance of Jesus? Try a dynamic weekend away with the guy or the gals: satisfy the hunger, rise above the routine, answer the questions. ACTS retreat (a-doration, c-ommunity, t-heology, s-ervice) led by 25 men and 25 women missionaries along with Fr. Dominique We only have 45 spots! When? Men s Retreat: Thursday, September 11 (5:00pm) to Sunday, September 14 (11:00am) Women s retreat: Thursday, October 16 (5:00pm) to Where? How much? Sunday, October 19 (11:00am) Bon Secours Spiritual Center Marriottsville, MD (i.e. 20 minutes from here!) $300 (includes 3 nights in a beautiful, private room, three meals and two snacks per day) $100.00 deposit to secure a room. Financial aid is available. For more information, contact Fr. Dominique (410-531-6040 or dperidans@stlouisparish.org) FROM THE MUSIC MINISTRY Do you like to sing? We are now searching for a few additional willing and able singers to cantor at Mass specifically the 4:00pm and 5:30pm Saturday Masses. Please contact Paul Carroll at pcarroll@stlouisparish.org or the Parish Office for more information.

SCHOOL NEWS Cultural Arts are in the Air at St. Louis School! Recently the students in grades 1, 3, 5, & 7 and our primary and middle school choruses sang in our spring concert -- they were awesome! The artwork of all our students was displayed in the halls and on the walls of the gym. Our school was transformed into an art gallery and a concert hall! Spanish projects of the 7 th and 3 rd grade students were also on display and were fabulous! You can see the benefit of our students receiving Spanish language and culture education starting in kindergarten. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Ms. Douglass, Mrs. Ruppert, Mrs. Purvis, and Mrs. Kerwin for sharing their talent and creativity with our children. A few evenings later, our Beginner, Prep, and Concert Bands held their Spring Concert. Our band students never cease to amaze us with their talents! We are very proud of them and congratulate them on their achievements this year. Of course we would like to thank our wonderful band instructor, Ms. Jennifer Roy. She definitely brings out the best in her band students. The Concert Band did very well during its performance at the Hershey Park Band Festival recently. The band received a superior rating and first place in their division. We are very proud of the band -- the dedication and hard work of the students are evident in the high quality of their playing. Representation Band On April 24 th, several of our students had the honor of performing in the Representation Band, held at Notre Dame Prep. These students were selected from over 50 Catholic elementary schools. The students who represented St. Louis School were: Meghan Brown flute, Paul Garvey alto sax, Emma Williams horn, Laura Goudreau tuba, Henry Hines baritone, Michael Monaghan trumpet, and Eric Forte trumpet. St. Louis Students their Service Continues! The Student Council is sponsoring the WE CAN Collection. Every class has a coffee can where students are encouraged to drop in their spare change for the Tutweiler Clinic in rural Mississippi. The Tutweiler Clinic s mission is to help all in that area to receive medical, educational, and social help. This fundraiser will run until Friday, May 23 rd. St. Louis Students know WE CAN make a difference in the lives of others with our spare change. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTER NOW! Power Lab Vacation Bible School is coming to St. Louis Church. Join us 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on July 14 through July 18 for a lot of faith filled fun as we discover Jesus Miraculous Power. Our nominal tuition includes a T-shirt, daily snack, daily craft and a lot of fun! Registration forms for campers and volunteers are available to download. Just go to the parish website www.stlouisparish.org, then click on St. Louis Religious Education in the far left column, then click on St Louis Parish in the top middle of the page, then click on Vacation Bible School and follow the onscreen instructions. There is a free nursery for the younger children of volunteers. If you have any questions or need additional information about our Vacation Bible School program, please contact Mrs. Moira Monk at 410-531-6752. Any VBS YOUTH VOLUNTEERS ages 14 17 must be STAND certified before June 29, 2008. If you have not attended a Youth STAND training session, mark your calendar to attend on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 7 8:30 pm. You must call Pat Sprankle at (410) 531-6668 to reserve a spot in this session. If you are unsure whether or not you are STAND certified, please contact Mary Anne Johnson (410) 531-6688. YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY St. Louis Young Adult Ministry (SLYA) welcomes Catholic young adults (single, married, married with children) ages 18-35, and connects them through a balance of social, service and spiritual events. SLYA is a member of the Howard County Regional Young Adult Ministry. If you would like more information, please contact Christine Loppatto (ctlrainbow@yahoo.com) or Kristen Daub (kdaub@stlouisparish.org). UPCOMING EVENTS May 28 th Bible Study in the Pastoral Center room 303 from 7:30pm-9pm. June 13 th Holy Hour in the Chapel at 7pm. Dinner and fellowship afterwards. Picnic Volunteers Needed Every year SLYA puts together and runs the Silent Auction for the Clarksville Picnic (June 28, 2008). We are in need of some volunteers. Please contact Tim Daub (timdaub@yahoo.com) for more information and/or how you can get involved. National Nurses Week Recently we celebrated our wonderful nurses who take such gentle care of our children, faculty, and staff. On behalf of the entire St. Louis School community, we would like to thank Mrs. Gough and Mrs. Miranda for all the time, love, and attention they give to each of us.

YOUTH DIRECTOR S COMMENTS I guess I have no life, at least as I am driving. This is why I try to look at just about every bumper sticker that I can. Then, I either wave if I agree or ignore if I don t. (Okay, sometimes I will give looks to the really disrespectful ones!) Something wonderful is about to happen! This one really caught my eye (and my faith) but I was not able to see who was driving. Something wonderful is about to happen? Kind of gets the whole excitement building, huh? And yet, as Christians, we can say that about any moment, any day, any time in the church s year! As we celebrated Pentecost, we remembered something wonderful that happened. The Spirit came in fire and wind and languages and a new, courageous church was born! The Spirit comes again and again today and wonderful things continue to happen! If we believe, no, I mean really believe that Jesus is alive and well in our lives, that the Spirit is really helping us in past, present and future, this bumper sticker and His presence must mean hope. If you are graduating from 8 th grade, high school, college or beyond, something wonderful is about to happen if you believe! If you are trudging through life, something wonderful is about to happen. If you living great joy or great fear or great pain, something wonderful is about to happen. Know that He does not leave us orphaned but will always be with us. I LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU! MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY May 18 HS CYM Deeper Waters at 6 pm May 20 Youth STAND Training at 7 pm May 23-24 Confirmation Retreat Pls pray for those attending May 24-25 Fair Trade Coffee Sales at all Masses May 25 Youth Mass & Special Blessing of all graduates at 9:30 am SHRINE OF ST. ANTHONY Recurring Events: Daily Mass, Monday thru Friday, 12 noon (Tuesday Mass includes the Novena to St. Anthony) Daily Evening Prayer, Monday thru Friday, 5pm First Friday Healing Mass, 7:30pm Third Sunday Healing Mass, 3:00pm Confession, Wednesday, 4:00pm-5:00pm and Friday, 7:00-8:00pm (except for First Friday of each month) Upcoming Events: May 26 th, Memorial Day Mass, noon June 7 th, Day of Prayer, 10am-3pm "Anthony: a new Moses, Finder of our children and grandchildren" Registration is required and cost is $45 (includes lunch and materials.) Unless otherwise noted, all above events are held at the Shrine of St. Anthony at 12290 Folly Quarter Rd in Ellicott City. For more info call 410-531-2800 or visit www.companionsofstanthony.org. 14 th ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA invites you to the 14th Annual Memorial Day Mass, honoring the men and women of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in service of this country. The Mass will me held at 4:30pm on May 18 th at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave, NE, Washington, DC. The sacrament of reconciliation will be available from 3-3:45pm followed by the recitation of the Rosary. Tickets are not necessary but please arrive by 4:20pm for seating purposes. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY NATIONAL HOME SCHOOL AND PARENT CONFERENCE 2008 The Immaculate Heart of Mary National Home School and Parent Conference will be held at Dulles Expo Center on June 13 th from 9am to 9pm and on June 14 th from 9am to 4:30pm. Admission is free and there is plenty of free parking! Many Catholic vendors and curriculum providers will be participating. For more info visit www.ihmconference.org or call 540-636-1946. TRAVELERS LOOKING FOR MASS TIMES To find church locations and Mass schedules while traveling or on vacation in the U.S.A., call 1-410-676-6000, or go to www.masstimes.org. WASHINGTON THEOLOGICAL UNION Washington Theological Union if offering classes and workshops during June, July and August. Courses and workshops will focus on continuing education in theology, spirituality, the arts and ministry. Contact Joanne Cahoon at 202-541-5210 or email admissions@wtu.edu for more information. PREGNANT? NEED HELP? For confidential assistance call the Ho.Co.Pregnancy Center at 410-730-3223; 24/7 800-395-HELP or the Gabriel Network. PROJECT RACHEL is the post-abortion healing ministry of the Catholic Church. It will help any woman or man struggling with the aftermath of abortion. 800-286-4224 or www.hopeafterabortion.com