St John the Baptist Catholic Church THE LITURGICAL WEEK www.stjohntryon.com MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, August 10 4:30pm - Peter Anderson Sunday, August 11 8:30am - Dolores Gallagher 11:00am - For the Living and Deceased Members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 12:30pm - Jerry Biedrycki Monday, August 12 8:30am - Heather Bayne Tuesday, August 13 7:00am - Priest s Intention Wednesday, August 14 Vigil Mass for The Assumption 5:15pm - Jim Davis Thursday, August 15 The Assumption 8:30am - Lorraine Salvail 6:00pm - For the Living and Deceased Members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Friday, August 16 8:30am - Matthew May Saturday, August 17 4:30pm - For the Living and Deceased Members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Sunday, August 18 8:30am - Jim Kenny 11:00am - Ronald Skadow 12:30pm - Vivian Grames THE SANCTUARY LIGHTS are lit this week for The Davis Family CONFESSION Mondays 7:30-8:15am Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm Fridays 7:30-8:15am Saturdays 3:30-4:15pm DEVOTIONS ADORATION Wednesday at 5:45pm MORNING PRAYER After Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET After Morning Prayer on Monday PRAYERS FOR OUR SICK & SHUT-INS Please remember the infirmed of our parish, especially those who, by request, have been placed on our parish prayer intention list. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Marianne Brown Please pray for the repose of the soul of Jane Borah If you would like to be added to this list, please call the parish office. You may also call for a copy of the prayer list. UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS! AUGUST 11, 2013
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME! SPIRITUAL READING & REFLECTION NEXT SUNDAY S GOSPEL READING LUKE 12:49-53 J esus said to his disciples: I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were a l r e a d y b l a z i n g! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-inlaw against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-inlaw. AUGUST 15 ASSUMPTION YOUR BODY IS HOLY AND EXCELLING IN SPLENDOR In their homilies and sermons on this feast the holy fathers and great doctors spoke of the assumption of the Mother of God as something already familiar and accepted by the faithful. They gave it greater clarity in their preaching and used more profound arguments in setting out its nature and meaning. Above all, they brought out more clearly the fact that what is commemorated in this feast is not simply the total absence of corruption from the dead body of the Blessed Virgin Mary but also her triumph over death and her glorification in heaven, after the pattern set by her only Son, Jesus Christ. Thus Saint Jon Damascene, preeminent as the great preacher of this truth of tradition, speaks with powerful eloquence when he relates the bodily assumption of the loving Mother of God to her other gifts and privileges: It was necessary that she who had preserved her virginity inviolate in childbirth should also have her body kept free from all corruption after death. It was necessary that she who had carried the Creator as a child on her breast should dwell in the tabernacles of God. It was necessary that the bride espoused by the Father should make her home in the bridal chambers of heaven. It was necessary that she, who had gazed on her crucified Son and been pierced in the heart by the sword of sorrow which she had escaped in giving Him birth, should contemplate Him seated with the Father. It was necessary that the Mother of God should share the possessions of her Son, and be venerated by every creature as the Mother and handmaid of God. Saint Germanus of Constantinople considered that it was in keeping not only with her divine motherhood but also with the unique sanctity of her virginal body that it was incorrupt and carried up to heaven: In the words of Scripture, you appear in beauty. Your virginal body is entirely holy, entirely chaste, entirely the house of God, so that for this reason also it is henceforth a stranger to decay: a body changed, because a human body, to a preeminent life of incorruptibility, but still a living body, excelling in splendor, a body inviolate and sharing in the perfection of life. Another early author declares: Therefore, as the most glorious Mother of Christ, our God and Savior, giver of life and immortality, she is enlivened by him to share an eternal incorruptibility of body with him who raised her from the tomb and took her up to himself in a way he alone can tell. All these reasonings and considerations of the holy Fathers rest on Scripture as their ultimate foundation. Scripture portrays the loving Mother of God, almost before our very eyes, as most intimately united with her divine Son and always sharing in his destiny. Above all, it must be noted that from the second century the holy Fathers present the Virgin Mary as the new Eve, most closely associated with the new Adam, though subject to him in the struggle against the enemy from the nether world. This struggle, as the first promise of a redeemer implies, was to end in perfect victory over sin and death, always linked together in the writings of the Apostle of the Gentiles. Therefore, just as the glorious resurrection of Christ was an essential part of this victory and its final trophy, so the struggle shared by the Blessed Virgin and her Son was to end in the glorification of her virginal body. As the same Apostle says: When this mortal body has clothed itself in immortality, then will be fulfilled the word of Scripture: Death is swallowed up in victory. Hence, the august Mother of God, mysteriously united from all eternity with Jesus Christ in one and the same decree of predestination, immaculate in her conception, a virgin inviolate in her divine motherhood, the whole-hearted companion of the divine Redeemer who won complete victory over sin and its consequences, gained at last the supreme crown of her privileges to be preserved immune from the corruption of the tomb, and, like her Son, when death had been conquered, to be carried up body and soul to the exalted glory of heaven, there to sit in splendor at the right hand of her Son, the immortal King of the ages. From The Office of Readings From the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus by Pope Pius XII THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED! PAGE 2
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH! PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS If you or anyone you know is homebound or hospitalized, even temporarily, please call the office so that we may arrange for them to be visited by one of our Extraordinary Ministers. With your help we can make certain everyone is taken care of. Thank you! For sacramental emergencies, please call 828-859-9574, ext. 6 THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY August 15 th is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is a holyday of obligation. The Mass schedule is as follows: Wednesday, August 14 th Vigil Mass at 5:15pm Thursday, August 15 th Masses at 8:30am and 6:00pm Wednesday Confession and Holy Hour remain the same. OFFERTORY COLLECTION Budgeted Offertory $ 7,600 August 3 rd & 4 th $ 7,711 Overage $ 111 Food Bank Collection $ 946 WE BID A FOND FAREWELL TO BRIAN BECKER our seminarian in residence for the summer May the peace and grace of the Lord be always with you. ADULT FAITH FORMATION MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW...to join Fr. Eckert on Monday, September 30th at 7:00pm for the start of a series of talks on the Catechism. All parishioners welcomed and encouraged to come out on Monday evenings for these talks by Fr. Eckert during this YEAR OF FAITH. 2013 EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS Did you know that it costs approximately $30 per person to stage the Eucharistic Congress? Your gifts to the Congress help offset the cost of this free event. Make a donation online at www.goeucharist.com or send a check to the Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203 Prayer cards for the Success of the Eucharistic Congress on the table in the vestibule. &'#%-.,&#).%!/%/0+&'1!"#$%&'#%(!!)%&!%*')+,& $+$&'%#;*'0)+,&+*%*!$<)#,, (+!*#,#%!/%*'0)2!&%,#"&#-4#)%56%7583%9:56 UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS! PAGE 3
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME! PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS PRO LIFE [We must] promote religious freedom for everyone, everyone! Every man and every woman must be free in his or her profession of religion, whatever it may be. Why? Because that man and that woman are children of God. Pope Francis, Address on the vigil of the Feast of Pentecost, May 18, 2013 ATTENTION PARISHIONERS If you are a registered member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and do not receive the Catholic News Herald, please contact Andrée in the Parish Office at stjohnchurch@windstream.net, or 828-859-9574. If you would like to register as a member, you may contact Andrée or download a Registration Form from our website: StJohnTryon.com. HOW DOES OUR PARISH ATTRACT INQUIRERS WHO CONSIDER BECOMING CATHOLIC? The short answer is YOU! When any parish has inquirers year after year, it is the fruit of the Holy Spirit as parish members open their hearts to welcome others. Members of a welcoming and evangelizing community take seriously their call to share the Divine message of salvation. It happens in parish families, in the workplace, in gatherings with friends and neighbors, and in daily contacts. Give thanks to God as he continuously strengthens each of us who seek to do his will in offering a gentle, humble, and clear welcome to the Catholic faith. If you know of someone who may be interested in the life changing journey of RCIA, please contact Theresa Fitch at stjohnff@windstream.net or at 828-859-9574 ext 3. ARE YOU NEW TO THE PARISH? DO YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN? If you are a new family to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church WELCOME! Whether you are new to the parish or have young children ready for Faith Formation I invite to give me a call in the parish office. I look forward to hearing from you! Registration for all Faith Formation participants will take place on August 25th. Classes will begin Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Sincerely, Theresa Fitch, Director of Faith Formation 828-859-9574 ext. 3 stjohnff@windstream.net Go out into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15) PARISH LIFE AT A GLANCE Mon Aug 12 5:30pm Schola Choir Practice, Church Sanctuary Lights are available for the following date: September 7 14 Tue Aug 13 Wed Aug 14 Thur Aug 15 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Fri Aug 16 Sat Aug 17 The requested donation is $20. Please see Andrée in the parish office. THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED PAGE 4
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH! FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION 2013-2014 FAITH FORMATION CLASSES SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 TH Faith Formation Classes will resume Wednesday, September 11 th. It is important that your child(ren) learn about their Catholic Faith and develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Your family must be registered in the parish for your child to attend Faith Formation classes. If your child is entering 1st grade in school, then you should register them for the 1st year level of Faith Formation Classes. First Holy Communion is a two year program and starts in the 1st year level. The sacraments of Reconciliation (First Penance) and First Holy Communion are received at the end of the second year. The program builds, renews, supports and continues with 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th year levels. The sacrament of Confirmation preparation begins in the 7th year and concludes with Confirmation at the end of the 8th year level. ALL Confirmed teens are wanted as members of our Youth Group! We welcome and encourage YOU to join and become a treasured and active member of St. John s Youth Group (9th 12th Grade). If you have any questions, please call Theresa Fitch at 859-9574 x3. Join us for Coffee on Sunday, August 25th between the Sunday morning masses: 9:30 to 11:00am in the church social hall to register your child(ren). YOUTH, encourage your families to attend the Eucharistic Congress, September 13 and 14 The only Mass in the Diocese on that Saturday evening is in Charlotte with the Bishop! The whole diocese is invited to attend. Get your families excited there s a track for children, youth and adults. Sign up for the teen track now or attend the adult track. See flyer in glass bulletin board. Note: this is not a St. John Youth Group event. ATTENTION PARENTS PARTNERS IN FAITH We will have Partners in Faith CALENDARS for August that will encourage learning and growth through the end of summer. These calendars are available in the back of the church this weekend. Please be sure to pick up your copy. At a time in the future, you will also receive, via parish bulletin inserts, the handouts, Why Do Catholics Do That? And Help Children Love the Mass. Parents, you are the primary catechists for your children. We, as your partners in faith, pray that these materials may aid you in raising faithful Catholic children. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me in the parish office at stjohnff@windstream.net or 859-9574 ext 3. Yours in Christ, Theresa Fitch Director of Faith Formation PARTNERS IN FAITH Partners in Faith August Calendars are in the back of the church on the table in the vestibule this calendar has fun and simple suggestions for each day of the week that will encourage spiritual learning and growth. Why Do Catholics do That? See insert in this week s bulletin! UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS! PAGE 5
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME! PARISH / DIOCESE / OTHER CHECK OUT The Newest Donation to the St. John Library Pope Francis by Matthew E. Bunson. Summer Reading: Come and browse the St. John library which contains a wide variety of religious books, reference materials, VHS videos and a small selection of DVDs. These items are available to enrich religious education and enhance an individual s spirituality. The library is located in the parish office and open during office hours. Feel free to use our Self Check-Out system, or see Andrée for assistance. May I recommend our latest donated biography, Pope Francis, by Matthew E. Bunson, call number 282.0922. Maureen Miller, Librarian VATICAN II ANNIVERSARY Mark your calendar for Saturday, Aug. 24 for a special seminar celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vatican II at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Fellowship Hall in Waynesville from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Presenters include Fr. Jim Cahill, Mary Keenan and Glenmary Fr. John Rausch. Lunch will be provided. To register, call Mary Keenan at 828-456-6629 or Fr. Cahill at 828-586-5881. THERMAL BELT OUTREACH Every Friday through the month of August from 12:00pm 2:00pm...the Columbus Bi-Lo will be selling Hot Dog Plates, with the proceeds going to Thermal Belt Outreach. This is a great way to support the Outreach and enjoy your lunch, too. KNOWING YOUR FAITH, LIVING YOUR FAITH, SHARING YOUR FAITH. See our religious pamphlets in the Church vestibule, including How to Make a Good Confession, Forgiveness, Eucharistic Adoration, How to Make a Holy Hour, and 10 Things That Make For a Great Catholic Family. EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS HELP NEEDED Volunteers Needed: Our Eucharistic Congress benefits greatly by the kindness of volunteers who generously provide their time and skills to help in many areas. We are still in need of volunteers as ushers, youth track helpers, and to help at the various speaker's book sales tables. There are several benefits for volunteering: On Friday, September 13, there will be a Mass for volunteers at the Convention Center in the morning, right before the short volunteer training session, and then a free volunteer lunch. Usher volunteers will receive a free Eucharistic Congress polo shirt, and youth track volunteers will receive a free Congress t-shirt. Volunteers also receive a free parking voucher for the day they volunteer. Please register online at www.goeucharist.com or by contacting Mary Catherine Surface, the Volunteer Captain at: mcsurface@gmail.com. THE ANNUAL DIOCESAN 25TH AND 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS IS THIS YOUR YEAR? Couples married 25 or 50 years this year, will be honored at an Anniversary Mass held on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Charlotte. Mass begins at 2:00pm and will be followed by a reception. Simply call the St. Thomas Aquinas parish office at 704-549-1607, to be included. If you have questions regarding the Anniversary Celebration, please contact Sherill Beason at 704-370-3228 or email: sabeason@charlottediocese.org. Please respond by September 6, 2013 so that we have sufficient time to finalize certificates for each couple. THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED PAGE 6