Nativity of Mary Church and School 10017 E 36th Terrace Independence, MO 64052 Parish: (816) 353-2184 Fax: (816) 358-4155 School: (816) 353-0284 Web: www.nativityofmary.org My attitude must be Christ s. - Philippians 2:5 Parish Staff Rev. Robert Stone, Pastor Mrs. Mary Parrish, Principal Melissa Clancy, Business Manager New Parishioners If you are new to our parish and would like more information please contact the Parish Office. Pastoral Care Sacraments for the Sick. Fr. Bob Stone, 353-2184, ext. 404 Mass Schedule Monday: 8:30 a.m. Communion Service Weekday: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Day: 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Confessions Saturday: 3:00 p.m. or by Appointment Pastoral visits to the Homebound and Hospitals. Paula Cassity, 353-2184, ext. 401 Emergency Assistance Contact St. Mary s Food Pantry and Clothes Closet - 252-8649 Youth Ministry Becky Winbinger, 353-2184, ext. 408 School School, Early Childhood and Extended Care Carmen Wolfgeher, 353-0284 Sacrament Preparation Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Adult Initiation (RCIA), and Matrimony Contact the parish office for information Music Ministry Maria Milazzo, 985-6498 Parish Ministry Council Marilyn Mineart - Chair Diocesan Victim s Advocate Kathleen Chastain 816.392.0011 or chastain@diocesekcsj.org Ombudsman Jenifer Valenti, 816-812-2500 or JeniferValenti@att.net
JULY 15, 2018 - THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS READINGS OF THE WEEK - JULY 16-22, 2018 Sat., July 14 - Vigil of the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00PM + Mary Ragsdale & Catherine Glionna Sunday, July 15 - The 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00AM 10:30AM + John Paul Nauser + Saveria Tarantola Monday, July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Tuesday, July 17 Communion Service + Chris Yancik & Ron Brumbaugh Wednesday, July 18 - St. Camillus de Lellis Thursday, July 19 Nativity of Mary Parish & School + Pete Serrone Friday, July 20 - St. Apollinaris + Helen Fetters Sat., July 21 - Vigil of 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00PM + Maxine Breunig Sunday, July 22 - The 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00AM 10:30AM Intentions of Bob DeSchepper & Familly + Pete Quiroga & Saveria Tarantola PLEASE PRAY FOR: Vern/Margaret Ault Barbara Garrett Mike Singleton Michael Bell Joey Gray Patrick Singleton Allison Carnes Marla Herbst Bernice/Norm Steffen Steve Christensen Cynthia/Dennis Jones Breit Maureen Sutera John Clarke Katie Lesmeister Zeniada Torres Mary Crocker Jack McEnroe John Tuccillo Bob DeSchepper Juan/Mary Perez Mary Vitt Kathy Dunbar Arnold Muzquiz Carol Byrd Weaver Roni Durkee Carlos Pinon Alyssa Webb Mary Enyart Gary Pricer Daniel Wheeler Shannon Casey Mary Kay Seller Ayden Wright Garry/Emily Gagnon Mike & Janet Shaw Monday: Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 10:34 -- 11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14-15; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13-14ab, 15-21; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-12abcd, 16; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION At the time of the Reformation, although England broke away from papal authority under Henry VIII, a silent majority clung to the Catholic faith. Henry's eldest daughter, Mary, restored the "old religion" in a fierce persecution of Protestants (she is called "Bloody Mary" for good reason.) His youngest daughter, Elizabeth, rejected papal ties. Under her reign, beginning with legislation in 1593, Catholics were persecuted again, and only the very wealthy could afford the fines for not attending Anglican services on Sunday. They were called "recusants," from a Latin word meaning "refuse," since they refused to attend the liturgy of the Church of England. Many families maintained Catholic tradition in secret, and today their descendants claim "Recusancy" as a mark of family pride. For generations they sent their young people abroad to be educated in convents and monasteries. It is not surprising that the first monastery in colonial America springs from Holland with the daughters of patrician English recusant families. Port Tobacco, Maryland, proved fruitful soil for the Carmelite tradition. Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these. The Celtic Christian Tradition
JULY 15, 2018 - PARISH NEWS Did You Know Saturday, September 8, 2018, after the 4:00 p.m. mass, the Parish Ministry Council will be hosting the annual Parish Social. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend and mingle with other FUN parishioners. More news to follow in the coming weeks! Classes will begin in the fall Do you know anyone who is interested in joining our church or that wants more information on the Catholic faith please have them contact Becky Winbinger at the Ministry Canter, 353-2184. They will need to set up an appointment with her before classes begin this fall. All High school and Middle school youth are invited to attend a free concert at the Grandview Amphitheater to see Grammy nominated Christian artist Matt Maher on August 11th. We will meet here at Nativity at 3:30 and carpool to the Amphitheater. We will return around 9:30. The concert is free but they will have concessions that can be bought there. Bring a blanket or chair. Friends are welcome also. We will need adult drivers to help. Please RSVP to Becky Winbinger at beckywinbinger@nativityofmary.org or at 816-353-2184. Devotional candles are kept in the kiosk. If you would like to light one just ask an usher for assistance. There is a slot and envelopes available in the kiosk to place your $5 donation. NATIVITY OF MARY CONTRIBUTION REPORT 6/30/2018 & 7/1/2018 Envelopes $ 8,703.50 Plate $ 477.00 Church Debt $ 637.50 Pisces Fund $ 152.00 Utility Fund $ - EFT $ - Credit Card $ 425.00 Online Giving $ 260.00 Poor Box $ 260.00 Total $ 10,915.00 Tuition/Registration Fees 17-18 $ - Tuition/Registration Fees 18-19 $ 1,870.00 If you have a suggestion, concern, or comment you would like the Parish Ministry Council to address there are cards on the kiosk for you to fill out and drop in the slot. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combating sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1.800.392.3738 (if the victim is currently under the age of 18), and 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Jenifer Valenti, at 816.812.2500 or JeniferValenti@att.net, if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact Victim Advocate, Kathleen Chastain, at 816.392.0011 or chastain@diocesekcsj.org for more information.
JULY 15 - AUGUST 4, 2018 CALENDAR Sunday 15 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass Monday 16 Communion Serv. Tuesday 17 9AM - Quilters Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 6:30PM - Liturgy Committee Mtg. Friday 20 Saturday 21 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass 22 23 Communion Serv. 9AM - Quilters 24 5:30PM - Parish Finance Council 25 26 27 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass 28 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass 29 30 Communion Serv. 9AM - Quilters 31 August 1 7PM - Altar Society Meeting 2 9AM - Noon Eucharistic Adoration 3 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass 4 Diocesan Visioning Process - You Are Invited to Share and be Heard Bishop Johnston recently instituted a visioning process to develop a Mutually Shared Vision for our diocese. The purpose of the process is to create a compelling Vision statement (unifying theme) for the diocese. It will include three priorities - major areas of focus - for the diocese for the next 3 years and six goals (two within each priority) that will lead to specific outcomes in the next 2-3 years. Bishop Johnston described the process as a way to honestly assess our needs as a diocese and align them to the larger call of living as households of faith united in one Church as disciples of Jesus Christ. Bishop Johnston invites every member of our local church to participate in their regional listening session in July. The locations haves been chosen to reach as much of the diocese as possible in the time frame available. You may attend any one of the sessions. Throughout the process Bishop Johnston asks everyone to join him in prayer for the fruitfulness of this effort. Prayer cards have been made available for this effort and distributed to parishes (you can find them on the kiosk in the back of church). More information about the process, online forms to submit input, and news updates on progress may be found at www.kcsjcatholic.org. There are postcards on the kiosk in back of church with a list of locations and dates of the sessions.
JULY 15, 2018 - THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Have you ever felt called to do something? Perhaps it was the moment you realized you were called to a life vocation-- marriage, priesthood, or consecrated life, for example--or when you recognized a call to a particular career. Maybe it was a time when you felt called to a certain kind of service or ministry, or to care for the needs of a family member or good friend. The truth is, we are all chosen as Christ's people, called to share in Christ's mission of love, to "exist for the praise of his glory," as we hear in the Letter to the Ephesians today. In today's first reading, Amos tells how he was called from the life of the shepherd to that of the prophet; in the Gospel we hear how the disciples were called out to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. CALLED TO MISSION As baptized Christians, each of us is called to mission. When Catholics hear the word "mission," most usually think of those who go to foreign countries to serve and share their faith. Some might also think of a parish mission, a time of focused reflection, usually led by a visiting speaker. Remember the often-quoted line from Mission Impossible, "Your mission, should you choose to accept it"? Sometimes we use the word mission to describe our purpose or goal, what we have been charged to do. Thinking of mission in this way makes our call as Christians clearer. Our mission is to live as Christian people, to share our faith, to be people of service, and to show Christ's love to others in the ways that we live our daily lives. The choice to live as people of mission is ours. How do you, or will you, live as a person of mission? CALLED TOGETHER Notice that the disciples in today's Gospel were sent out two by two. This was not only a practical thing for Jesus to do as he sent the disciples out to preach, teach, and heal. It was also very spiritual, for being sent on mission together with another engenders mutual support. We live and grow in faith in deeper and more lasting ways when we are in community with others. Not only is our relationship with Jesus personal, it is also communal--we are drawn into communion with Christ, through and with the community of faith. Being part of a community offers us the strength and perspective found in relationship with others. We find support, encouragement, and consolation in trying times; we more readily challenge one another to live the gospel call to follow Jesus with our lives. What is your mission? With whom are you called? Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Company In his letter to the Ephesian community, St. Paul teaches that God, the Father, has established a divine plan to bring all of creation to Christ and that He has blessed us with the divine gifts to help implement that plan. Christian stewards know what their gifts are and remain committed to using them in the service of the Lord. Do we know what our gifts are? Do we believe that God has given us these gifts? Are we committed to using our gifts to serve the Lord? Catholic Stewardship July 2018 e-bulletin Gluten-free hosts are available. Talk to Fr. Bob before Mass. We have 2 wheelchairs and hearing assist devices available for your use during mass. Please contact an usher. Stewardship Prayer Heavenly Father, You are the source of wisdom and grace, the author of human freedom and creativity. We thank you for these gifts, and ask that you teach us to be good stewards of our creative spirits. As we immerse ourselves in this summer season, show us how to slow down a bit, quiet ourselves, and learn the art of re-creation, reflection and relaxation. Encourage us to power down so that we might recharge and re-energize our minds, bodies and spirits for the journey ahead of us. Help us never to be too busy to pause and realize your gracious presence all around us; in nature, in other people, in ourselves. Slow us down and teach us to be better stewards of our time and recreation. We pray this in Jesus name. Amen.