Saint John XXIII Catholic Community 4831 Tramway Ridge Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 Phone: 505-293-0088 Fax: 505-293-7276 Website:www.johnxxiiicc.org A Vatican Council II Concept of Christian Community and Mission A Church Dedicated to Saint John XXIII MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday 5:30PM Sunday 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:30AM & 6:00PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 6:30AM Monday COMMUNION SERVICE: 6:30AM Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-5:00pm Closed: Holy Days, Holidays, & Weekends Clergy & Staff: ~Rev. Arkad Biczak, Pastor 293-0088; pastor@johnxxiiicc.org ~Fr. Sean Garrity, CSB, Parochial Vicar 293-0088; frseangarritycsb@johnxxiiicc.org ~Fr. Charles Dougherty, C.P., Sacrament Assistant 293-0088; frcharlesdougherty@johnxxiiicc.org ~Mr. John Russo, Deacon thndmtnjohn@q.com ~Jude Fournier, Religious Formation Director 293-7756; jude@johnxxiiicc.org ~Steve Herrera, Worship Director 293-0086; worship@johnxxiiicc.org ~Maria Duran, Social Concerns Ministry Coordinator 293-0376; socialconcerns@johnxxiiicc.org; https://sites.google.com/site/john23socialconcerns/ ~Sean Williams, Youth Ministries 323-2750; youth@johnxxiiicc.org ~Clara Maestas, Business Manager 323-2760; claram@johnxxiiicc.org ~Marina Giannini, Parish Secretary/Receptionist 293-0088; marinag@johnxxiiicc.org ~Terry Sheehan, Bulletin Editor/Sacraments 293-0088; communications@johnxxiiicc.org ~Jim Dlouhy, Bookkeeper/Maintenance 293-0088; jdlouhy@johnxxiiicc.org ~Richard Ortega, Maintenance 293-0088 ~Buddy Hayes, Space Usage 293-0088
September 2018 St. John XXIII Catholic Community Sunday Monday Tuesday Aug 2018 S M T W T F 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 10:15 AM RCIA Parish Council Outreach After All Masses - Religious Formation (Host) 4 Labor Day Parish Office and Church Closed Registration for 2018-2019 Religious Formation Classes After All After All Masses Masses 9 Knights of Columbus Refreshments After All Morning Masses Registration for 2018-2019 Religious Formation Classes After All Masses Deacon's Weekend 16 10:15 AM RCIA Caring and Sharing - Parish Food Pantry R t k Restock Finance Council Presentation at All Masses 23 11:30 AM Anniversary Mass Mass and Reception Friendship Sunday 30 Family Promise Progran After 9AM and 11:30AM Masses Knights of Columbus 5th Sunday Rosary (After 9AM Mass) 2:30 PM Symphony Orchestra of ABQ Chamber Concert S M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 Oct 2018 T W T F 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 5 9:30 AM Adult Faith Formation Committee 10:00 AM & 7:00 PM Adult Faith Formation - Acts of the Apostles 7:00 PM Contemplative Prayer 11 7:00 PM Baptismal Preparation Class 7:00 PM Contemplative Prayer 6:30 PM Divorce Recovery Ministry 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus 6:30 PM High School Youth Group (EMBERESCENT) 7:00 PM Young Adult 17 10:00 AM & 7:00 PM Adult Faith Formation - Acts of the Apostles 6:30 PM Divorce Recovery Ministry 6:30 PM High School Youth Group (EMBERESCENT) 24 18 Thursday Friday Parish Council Outreach After All Masses - Religious Formation (Host) Registration for 2018-2019 Religious Formation Classes After All Masses 7 7:00 PM Creation Care Committee 8 12:00 PM Holy Hour Eucharistic Adoration 7:00 PM Dead Prophets Society 12 5:30 PM Middle School Youth Group (TORCH) 13 Registration for 2018-2019 Religious Formation Classes After All Masses 14 15 9:30 AM Usher Training 7:00 PM Social Concerns Ministry Caring and Sharing - Parish Food Pantry Restock Finance Council Presentation at All Masses 19 6:30 PM Banner Team 7:00 PM Contemplative Prayer 7:30 PM Knights of Columbus 4th Degree 20 21 6:00 PM Cardboard City/Project Dignity 7:00 PM Youth Committee (FLAME) 22 Cardboard City/Project Dignity Friendship Sunday 26 10:00 AM & 7:00 PM Adult Faith Formation - Acts of the Apostles 7:00 PM Contemplative Prayer 6:30 PM Divorce Recovery Ministry 7:00 PM Parish Council 6:30 PM Banner Team 6:30 PM High School Youth Group (EMBERESCENT) 7:00 PM Young Adult 7:15 PM Pastoral Commission 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus Potluck 10:30 AM Anointing Mass and Reception Deacon's Weekend 6:30 PM Banner Team 6:30 PM Religious Formation Committee 25 Saturday 1 S 6 13 20 27 6 6:30 PM Banner Team 7:00 PM Youth Committee (FLAME) 10 9:00 AM -12:00 PM Knights of Columbus Blood Drive S 4 11 18 25 Wednesday 5:30 PM Middle School Youth Group (TORCH) 27 28 29 9:30 AM Women in the Spirit 10:00 AM Blessing of the Pets
Project Dignity Youth Ministries needs your help! We are collecting needed items to serve the homeless in our community. Please give generously as we share what we have in abundance with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Donations can be dropped off under the Youth Table and will be given to local homeless shelters. We ask that you please donate only the items on this list! Thank you! Feminine Hygiene Products Tissues (travel size) Chapstick/Lip Balm Toothbrushes Bars of soap Lotion Sunscreen (travel size) Water (reusable and bottled) Socks Food items (snack bars, nonperishable, pop top canned goods) Small backpacks or canvas bags
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 2, 2018 Saint John XXIII Parish Ministries This week s events and Ministry Contacts PARISH COUNCIL John Wagner, President parishcouncil@johnxxiiicc.org Members of the parish are invited to attend our monthly meetings. Please contact our president if you d like to present an issue to the Council at our next meeting on September 25. PASTORAL COMMISSION Mike Gannon, President pastoralcomm@johnxxiiicc.org FINANCE COUNCIL Gerald Gaul, Council President, 379-2989 financecouncil@johnxxiiicc.org Jim Lozito, Annual Catholic Appeal Volunteer Coordinator 823-9779, vlozito3@comcast.net Tuesday, September 4 6:30AM OTHER EVENTS Monday, September 3 Labor Day Church and Parish Office Closed Tuesday, September 4 7:00PM Contemplative Prayer Friday, September 7 12noon Holy Hour Eucharistic Adoration Saturday, September 8 10:30AM Anointing Mass and Reception Sunday, September 9 9:00AM Noon Knights of Columbus Blood Drive Sunday, September 9 Knights of Columbus Refreshments After All Morning Masses Mass Intentions WORSHIP MINISTRIES Wednesday, September 5 6:30PM Banner Team Steve Herrera, Director, 293-0086 worship@johnxxiiicc.org RELIGIOUS FORMATION Jude Fournier, Director, 293-7756 jude@johnxxiiicc.org Debbie Williams, Chairperson...298-1126 Tuesday, September 4 9:30AM Adult Faith Formation Committee Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9 Registration for 2018-2019 Religious Formation Classes After All Masses Continues (Final Weekend) YOUTH MINISTRIES Sean Williams, Director, 323-2750 youth@johnxxiiicc.org Randy Sheesley, Chairperson.293-0088 Tuesday, September 4 7:00PM Youth Committee (FLAME) Thursday, September 6 7:00PM Dead Prophets Society SOCIAL CONCERNS MINISTRIES Maria Duran, Coordinator/Chairperson, 293-0376 socialconcerns@johnxxiiicc.org Thursday, September 6 7:00PM Creation Care Committee Wednesday, September 5 6:30AM Thursday, September 6 6:30AM Friday, September 7 6:30AM Saturday, September 8 5:30PM Missy Rosson By Deanne Gilpin Sunday, September 9 7:30AM Frances Grasser By the Grasser Family 9:00AM Kathy Mayer By the Pennington Family 11:30AM Jerry and Shirley Lowther By Mr. and Mrs. Victor Valdez 6:00PM Joseph W. Trujillo By the Grasser Family To reserve a Mass Intention, please call the church at 293-0088 or see Marina in the front office PRIEST S SCHEDULE For Next Weekend September 8-9, 2018 (Subject to Change) 5:30PM Fr. Sean 7:30AM Fr. Charles 9:00AM Fr. Ark 11:30AM Fr. Sean 6:00PM Fr. Charles
www.johnxxiiicc.org The Church and Parish Office will be Closed this Monday, September 3, 2017 in Observance of Labor Day. Have a Safe and Blessed holiday! TODAY S READINGS First Reading For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us? (Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8). Psalm The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord (Psalm 15). Second Reading Religion that is pure is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction (James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27). Gospel This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Religious Formation Classes Registration continues this weekend for all 2018-2019 Religious Formation classes. Please stop by the table in the Gathering Space and sign up. Be sure and pick up a calendar for the school year. Classes for all K-7th grade students start Sunday, September 16, 2018. Saint John XXIII Catholic Community Friday Holy Hour Holy Hour is a devotional tradition of spending an hour in Eucharistic Adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Friday Holy Hour takes place at noon in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel on the First Friday of each month. The next Holy Hour will be Friday, September 7, at noon. Anointing Mass We will have an Anointing Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at 10:30AM. Mass will be followed by a reception in the Gathering Space. All are welcome. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass For the Blessings of Human Labor, nos. 907-911 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Sunday: Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 USHERS NEEDED!!! URGENT! We are very much in need of new ushers. Training is scheduled for Saturday, September 15 at 9:30AM in the church. Hope to see you there! Please call the church office at 293-0088 if Annual Parishioner s Anniversary Mass September 23, 2018 11:30AM Mass Please join the annual celebration of marriages of all parishioners by signing up at the white cabinet as you leave Mass. THE HIGHEST LAW From time to time, newspapers and magazines will offer, as an item of filler, various laws that are still on the books but seem silly to us in our day and age. In one California city, it is illegal to have two indoor bathtubs in one house. Clean water, a precious commodity when the law was written, is now readily available, so the law seems silly. But the human value of protecting and preserving precious resources is still around, evident in many conservation laws that seem sensible to us. So it is with the laws of religious tradition. What Jesus scorns today is others attitude toward ritual laws, an attitude that becomes nearly idolatrous when laws are observed for their own sake. Jesus teaches that observation of external ritual laws is of value only when they are emblems of our internal disposition toward the will of God. Our whole lives must follow the one ultimate law of God: to love God completely and to love neighbor entirely. Roman Catholicism is a tradition rich with customs, traditions, and even laws. As we continue to listen to the voice of Christ, we must always look into our own hearts and underneath our ritual practices to make sure that love of God and love of neighbor are what we prize above all. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 2, 2018 Do you or someone you know have questions concerning the Catholic Church? Then please join us, for all are welcome, to become part of the process, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This would include both those desiring to know more about the Catholic Church or those who just have questions. We meet the first and third Sunday after the 9:00AM Mass, at 10:15AM in the Library Please call Jude Fournier at 293-7756 for more information. DIVORCE RECOVERY MINISTRY Monday evenings 6:30 to 7:30PM at St. John XXIII Catholic Community starting September 10. This 12-week class has a $20 fee which includes the Personal Survival Guide workbook. Learn of God s healing power and peace for divorced/separated people. Call Karen at 505-238-1159 to register or for more information. August 11-12, 2018 Thank You for Your Generosity and Support! Please use your envelopes. Weekly $ 12,532.65 Building Fund $ 2,435.00 Feast of the Assumption $ 311.50 Youth Mission Trip $ 20.00 Baptismal Prep Class The next Baptismal Preparation Class will take place Tuesday, September 11, at 7:00PM in the Parish Hall. For more information or to make arrangements for a Baptism, please call Terry in the office at 293-0088. Thank You Dear Parishioners, Thank you for your generosity with the 2018 School Supply Drive. The supplies went to Van Buren Middle School, Kennedy Middle School, Eugene Field Elementary School and Janet Kahn Elementary School. They were greatly appreciated! The Social Concerns Ministry Special Collection for Seminarian Support We will be taking up a collection for Seminarian Support next weekend, September 8 and 9, 2018. This is an Archdiocesan campaign for the support of the local seminarians in their studies and formation. Extra envelopes will be available on the white cabinet as you exit the church. Thank you! Partners in Prayer If you have prayer requests, please call the church office at 293-0088 during office hours, press Ext. 213; otherwise, press 9. You may also email the team at partnersinprayer@johnxxiiicc.org and leave your name and phone number. Someone from our team will call you to get your request. General Information PARISH REGISTRATION: New parishioners are always welcome. You may register in the parish by calling the parish office. Registration forms can be downloaded from the church website or are available at the church office. Also, please notify us when moving out of the parish or when have a change of address. BAPTISM: Parents should be registered in the parish unless they have made other arrangements with the Pastoral Team. Pre-baptismal class is required for both parents and godparents. To schedule a baptism, arrangements must be made by the parents of the child to be baptized, by calling Terry in the Parish Office at 293-0088. Registration for the Baptismal Preparation Class may also be made by calling Terry. MARRIAGE: Make arrangements by contacting the parish office at 293-0088. Must be registered, active, and contributing members six months prior to the wedding. The couple should meet with the priest or deacon prior to setting a wedding date or making plans for the reception. CONFESSIONS: Saturday immediately following the 5:30pm Mass (except the week before and after a Communal Penance Service or if a wedding or parish function is scheduled.) Also available by appointment. FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY is held the 4th Sunday of each month after weekend Masses. Refreshments are served after these Masses. This is also a great way to socialize with your fellow parishioners.
www.johnxxiiicc.org Saint John XXIII Catholic Community The Gospel According to Mark Mark now interrupts the story of the twelve going forth on mission to present the story of the death of John the Baptist. It begins with King Herod becoming aware of Jesus because they say, John the Baptist has been raised from the dead and thus feats of power are performed by him. Others say It is Elijah. And others, A prophet, like any of the prophets. Herod then says, Him whom I beheaded, John this one has been raised. Mark then tells of Herod and the death of John the Baptist. Herod had previously had John arrested and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. Herodias had wanted John killed but could not since, Herod was afraid of John, knowing him to be a man upright and holy, and protected him, and was very much at a loss when listening to him, yet listened to him with pleasure. On Herod s birthday he has a celebration in which he produces a banquet for his grandees, the chiliarchs, (military officers in other translations) and the foremost men of Galilee. Herodias takes the opportunity to have her daughter perform a dance that delights both Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you. Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom. She then asks her mother, What should I request? and her mother says, John who baptizes. The girl rushes to the king and says, I wish that you should at once give me the head of John the Baptist on a trencher (platter). Herod does not want to refuse her because of his oath and those together reclining at table. He orders the guard to bring him John s head. The guard beheads John and brought his head on a trencher, gave it to the girl and the girl gave it to her mother. John s disciples take the corpse and put it in a tomb. Matthew repeats the full story of the death of John the Baptist, which Mark did (Matthew 14:1-12). Luke, however, does not include the story of John s death. Both Mark and Matthew introduce John early in their Gospels when he appears in the desert, preaching of the coming of the kingdom. Luke includes the birth of John in his infancy narrative; it is here that he identifies John as the one who prepares for Jesus s coming. Luke has John s disciples ask Jesus if he is the one to come. Jesus answers, Go report to John the things you have seen and heard: the blind see again, the lame walk, lepers are being cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the poor are given the good tidings. And blissful is he who is not offended by me. Fr. Ark PLEASE be CAREFUL when walking in the parking lot, as certain areas are higher and/or lower than other areas. These areas are marked off with cemented curves, and/or rocked areas (islands). For your safety, PLEASE, walk around the rocked islands and any cemented curves. We care about your safety! Thank You! Attention Liturgical Ministers! Copies of the new Ministry Schedule are now available on the table in the foyer. If you are unable to fulfill your ministry, please call a replacement. The substitute list is attached to the schedule. The deadline for submission of unavailable dates for the October 13-December 2, 2018 schedule is Friday, September 21, 2018. Any questions, call Steve at 293-0086 or email at Worship@JohnXXIIIcc.org. Communications Information BULLETIN DEADLINE is 10 (ten) days prior to the weekend which you wish the announcement to be published. Submissions may be made via e-mail to communications@johnxxiiicc.org, brought in to the office, or faxed to 505-293-7276. For a bulletin insert/flier, e-mail communications@johnxxiiicc.org to schedule a weekend, at least 2-3 weeks in advance. VERBAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Must be submitted by Thursday 4:00PM for approval. Verbal announcements may be submitted via e-mail to marinag@johnxxiiicc.org, brought in to the office in writing, or faxed to 505-293-7276.