On behalf of Father Victor and to all who are with us today, Thank You for being here. Love is present among us this day, Thank You! 3rd Sunday in ordinary time January 21, 2018 Volume 2, Issue #3 Celebrants: Father Victor Ray and Father Martin deporres Wisdom From Father In the homily of Fr. Bel San Luis, SVD, he narrated about a despondent man who said to his mother, I ve stopped going to church for two reasons: I don t like the people and the people don t like me. The mother looked at him and said: My son, you should go back to church for two reasons: you re already 59 years old, and you re the parish priest. Our gospel today tells us about Jesus Christ calling some simple men, mostly fishermen to share the responsibility of gathering the family of God and proclaiming the good news of salvation to each other. These men whom He called were completely unprepared and they did not even belong to any religious groups at that time. According to William Barclay in his commentary on the gospel of St. Mark (1985, p.28) said that they were simple folk. They did not study in some known schools and colleges; they were not drawn from the ecclesiastics or the aristocracy; they were neither learned nor wealthy. They were fishermen. That is to say, they were ordinary people. No one ever believed in the ordinary people as Jesus did. As once George Bernard Shaw said: I have never had any feeling for the working classes, except a desire to abolish them, and replace them by sensible people. A man should never think so much of what he is but as of what Jesus Christ can make of him. As of the twelve, they were challenged by Jesus words to become fishers of men, and so they followed Jesus and wanted to know Him better and preached Him to other people. Later on, they continued His work of salvation whether the people like them or not, much like the dejected and rejected parish priest in the story. Fr. Victor Ray
LET S SAY A PRAYER FOR: Kelley Browne, Skye Matzelle s mother. She has a medical issue and needs Prayers for Healing. Wayne Rettke, Parishioner. Extreme Prayers for Healing Ron Little, Parishioner. Prayers for Support and Comfort. Tyler Luckadoo, Friend of Becky. Prayer for Continued Recovery and Healing. Mark Talboom, Parishioner. Undergoing a procedure this week. Prayer for Healing. Lyn Kovar, Parishioner. Prayer for Healing Aura. Ivy Villafana, Parishioner. Prayers for continued Healing and Better Health. Bill Hartwig, Parishioner. Prayers for continued Healing and Better Health. D.A. and Dee, Parishioners. Prayers for Healing and Better Health. Birgit Wilhelm, Parishioner. Prayers for Healing and Better Health. For all of our Parishioners that follow us through Electronic Media. Prayers for your specific request that you have sent us. For all those that need a Prayer, Raise your Right Hand Toward Heaven and know that the Parish of Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community is beside you in your Prayer. Any Prayer Request needed, Please, notify William Schwartz For All Those Prayers that we have received through the Internet: You are ALL in our Prayers! The Daily Prayer of Saint Teresa Dear Jesus, help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with your spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of You. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen.
Celebrations Father Martin deporres 41 st Anniversary 1/28 Jennifer Stout Birthday 2/6 Becky Byrley Birthday 2/10 Ellie Ospina Birthday 2/12 Matthew Schnabel Birthday 2/13 Caleb Stout Birthday 3/3 This Weeks Chuckle For all those Celebrations that I have missed, Forgive Me and I sincerely hope they were all Wonderful and Wishing You Many More! OTHER HAPPENINGS STOCCC Gazette is now on the App. Healing Ministry is now Line #4 on the Church Phone Directory You will notice that we are now closing the Inner Doors to the Chapel. We have had requests to use this time before Mass for Meditation and Prayer. Please be respectful for this request. Once Mass starts, the Inner Doors will stay open for Security reasons. We are trying to make the Narthex homier for conversations. We have an App for Our Church. Download Instructions and User Guide are available in the Narthex. On the Bulletin Board located in the Narthex, is a list of all Official Registered Members. If you are not on this list, please fill out a Blue Form and place it in the Offertory Plate or give it to an usher. Being a Registered Member entitles you to vote on the Upcoming Constitution, Bylaws, etc. So Please Register. New Page to the Website: www.stoccc.org has been added. Prayer Requests are now being handled through the Website. Facebook has turned into a jungle of @#$%^&*. Please No Smoking on Allendale Campus. Hospitality Ministry does well with food and snacks but help is needed in the Drinks Departments. If you catch a good price on Soda or other Beverages, we sure could use some. Anything we can help you with, or if we need to be doing something, Please, speak up!!
CHURCH SCHEDULE January 21, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am 3 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 27, Saturday, 9am - 12pm ***FEEDING TAMPA BAY***MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, Lealman/Policy Athletic League Property @ 3755 46th Ave N., St. Petersburg January 28, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am 4 th Sunday in Ordinary Time After Mass - First Monastic Eastern Divine Liturgy February 2, Friday, Ground Hog Day ***FEEDING TAMPA BAY*** MOBILE FOOD PANTRY When: Saturday, January 27th from 9am - 12pm Where: Lealman/Policy Athletic League Property, 3755 46th Ave N., St. Petersburg (Parking is not available on the PAL Property, but there is nearby street parking) What: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for FOOD DISTRIBUTION Come join the DREAM CENTER's ADOPT-A-BLOCK and Saint Teresa's Saturday Morning Team Ministry in giving out food to Lealman area residents!! For questions please see Barb Fichter. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP WITH THIS PROJECT, PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE BULLETIN BOARD ~~THIS SUNDAY~~. SHARE THE LOVE OF MOTHER TERESA WITH THOSE WHO HAVE LESS...
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Reading 1 JOHN 3:1-5, 10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah, saying: "Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you." So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD'S bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day's walk announcing, "Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed, " when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out. Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. THANKS BE TO GOD. Responsorial Psalm PSALM 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R. Teach me your ways, O Lord. Your ways, O LORD, make known to me; teach me your paths, Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior. R. Teach me your ways, O Lord. Remember that your compassion, O LORD, and your love are from of old. In your kindness remember me, because of your goodness, O LORD. R. Teach me your ways, O Lord. Good and upright is the LORD; thus he shows sinners the way. He guides the humble to justice and teaches the humble his way. R. Teach me your ways, O Lord. Reading 2 1 CORINTHIANS 7:29-31 I tell you, brothers and sisters, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away. Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. THANKS BE TO GOD.
SING ALLELUIA RIGHT AWAY Alleluia MARK 1:15 R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel. R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Gospel MARK 1:14-20 After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him. This is the Gospel of the Lord. PRAISE TO YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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POST COMMUNION SONG (IF NEEDED TO STRETCH) NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD SING THE REFRAIN FIRST BEFORE VERSE 1 Verse 3 Glory, glory this I sing Nothing but the blood of Jesus All my praise for this I bring Nothing but the blood of Jesus Then to Refrain
SENDING 10,000 REASONS by Matt Redman REFRAIN Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul. Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul, I'll worship Your holy name (1) The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning. It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me. Let me be singing when the evening comes REFRAIN (2) You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger. Your name is great, and Your heart is kind. For all Your goodness I will keep on singing. Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find REFRAIN (3) And on that day when my strength is failing. The end draws near and my time has come. Still my soul will sing Your praise unending. Ten thousand years and then forevermore REFRAIN and REFRAIN AGAIN Jesus, I'll worship Your holy name. Lord, I'll worship Your holy name Sing like never before, O my soul. I'll worship Your holy name Jesus, I'll worship Your holy name. I'll worship Your holy name
Special note from the media minister I would like to take this opportunity to give out a Special Thank You for your concern of my well -being. I am so grateful to have friends that care about me. THANK YOU! Let me tell you a little background. I come from a German Family whose Grandfather died at the age of 104 and my Grandmother died at the age of 99. Both my Grandparents worked until very shortly before death. My Grandfather was a farmer with 160 acres and my Grandmother was the School Lunch Lady in the Cafeteria. Both woke up at 4 am and went to bed at 8 pm. Workaholics to the Max. I ve discovered that Living Life, Being Active and Believing in God is why people live long. Sitting in a chair, watching TV constantly, no ambition your number is next (my philosophy). By the way my Palm Reader says my life line is very long. (LOL) Now I have a confession to make. I am involved in a lot of items. To the normal eye it would seem too much of a burden. But, the hardest part of any project is setting it up. Once the project is underway, maintenance is a breeze. The Bulletin now takes me about 15 minutes, the song choices takes me about a half hour only because I search other versions. The Website takes me about 15 minutes. And I ve just started the STOCCC Ministry. Bottom Line, I enjoy what I m doing and hopefully it is benefiting my Church in some way. I m a Workaholic, by no means and if I didn t play with my computer, I would be shopping on line with Amazon and Jon My Partner, would kill me! Another Comment I would like to clarify: Jon and Bill are resembling (%^&* and @#$) another couple from the past. I ve heard, only because we do too much, or we are into too much. Trust me the difference is, if you would like to take any of our jobs away from us, we would not be angry or disappointed! We would find other things to do to help Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community! Thank You All For Your Concern! May God Bless! Bulletin Guy I mean, Bill Schwartz
Please join us for Fellowship and Coffee. Have a Blessed Week! Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community Mailing Address: Physical Address P.O. Box 47921 3803 Haines Road North St. Petersburg, Florida 33743 St. Petersburg, Florida 33703 Phone: 727-245-0102 Line 1 is Church Office Line 2 is Father Victor Ray Line 3 is Prayer Request Line 4 is Healing Ministry Website: STOCCC.org APP: Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community Youtube: Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/STOCCCLOVE Instagram: STOCCCLOVE Twitter: STOCCC2 Bulletin Submissions due by Thursday at Midnight. Email to: media.stoccc@gmail.com or by calling Bill Schwartz at PH: 727-350-3778