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Mark 5: 21-43
An official, Jairus, falls at your feet and pleads.
A woman boldly touches your cloak.
And you grant their wishes
through your
touch.
Jesus,
let us believe.
And touch us wherever you find us:
in your poor, your sick, your flowers, birds, skies;
let us find you everywhere.
Touch us with your
grace.
The Sunday Website of Saint Louis University
READINGS
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Bible 101
4th Sundays after Mass.
Outline of the classes:
The Bible and where it came from
History and context of the Bible
Biblical genres and form criticism
Overview of Hebrew Scriptures ( the salvation story)
Overview of Christian Scriptures (the Jesus Story)
Interpretation of the Bible
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Read the Pope's Encyclical Laudato Si
On Care for our
Common Home
HERE
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Remember to view videos of the Synod on our website and on our Facebook Page.
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Remember to bring something for the food bank!
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Please know that you can email us your Prayer Requests.
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Mass at 10:30 am on Sundays.
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Contemplative Prayer and Scripture Study
Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in the Sacred Space. Meeting every week alternating each week with Contemplative Prayer and Scripture study.
Recommended books: Open Mind, Open Heart: a Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel by Rev. Thomas Keating. Prayer: Our Deepest Longing by Rev. Ronald Rolheiser. For more information contact Fr. David. |
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Emmaus ECC
Celebrating God's wonderful diversity
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Interfaith Works
Urgently Needed...
The Emergency Overnight Shelter located here at First Christian Church needs the following items:
- Blankets
- Socks
- Gloves and hats
- Hand warmers
- Coffee and creamer
- Plates, bowls, sliverware
Contact Meg Martin by email:
[email protected] or call: 360-357-7224.
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Good Shepherd Community of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion
New Mass time is 5:00 pm
Sundays. Contemplative prayer at 4:00 pm prior to mass.
In Tacoma WA
Christ Episcopal Church 310 North K street
In Trinity Chapel
Contact Father David.
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We Celebrate Ordinary Time
This has been quite a week. It began as we celebrated at the Pride Festival, and met so many wonderful people at our booth. But so much happened just today. First was the announcement of the ruling by SCOTUS that legalized marriage for, as it is called, "gay marriage." One day may we just say marriage.
But then I watched the memorial service for Pastor Clementa Pinkney and was brought to tears by President Barack Obama as he preached the eulogy. I recommend that you go
HERE if you have not had the opportunity to hear this eulogy yet. It is well worth your time to listen to the whole eulogy.
This Sunday after mass we will continue our Bible 101 classes. Our topic will be the
History and Context of the Bible.
Also, later in the day on Sunday is the first workshop on
Race: the Power of an Illusion. The workshops are scheduled for June 28, July 12, and July 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the United Churches of Olympia. Read the flyer
HERE for more information.
Here's hoping is isn't too hot in our Sacred Space this Sunday.
If you or someone you know is looking for a wonderful way to be Catholic, you can find an authentic Catholicism at Emmaus ECC. We are
a Catholic community that is welcoming of all. We do our best to follow the teaching and example of Jesus, and welcome everyone into our community, and to our table -- regardless of their race, gender, marital status or sexual orientation. Following the example of Jesus, we believe that everyone is the beloved daughter or son of God, and welcome at the table of the Christ. No kidding!
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13th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Shame and the Lord
In the Gospel Reading, Jairus wades fearlessly into the crowd around Jesus and interrupts whatever Jesus is doing. Jairus is an important person, an official of the synagogue; and his twelve-year old daughter is dangerously sick. Jairus believes that Jesus could heal his daughter, but only if he comes right away. And so Jairus urges Jesus to drop everything and come.
And Jesus does turn immediately to go with Jairus. But then Jairus's interruption of Jesus is itself interrupted. Jesus stops dead and demands to know who touched him.
"Who touched you?" his disciples say in disbelief.
Everybody touched you! You are in the middle of a big crowd pressing all around you.
But, as we know, there
was someone who touched Jesus in a special way. She was a woman who had suffered from an issue of blood for twelve years, just as many years as Jairus daughter had been alive. Under Mosaic law, she was unclean all that time. Anyone who touched her was unclean. In fact, anyone who touched anything she sat on or slept on was unclean. She had spent all her money on doctors, but they only made her worse.
So she was poor, outcast, and scared of being noticed. Unlike Jairus, she didn't dare interrupt Jesus to press her own concerns on him. And now she had added this dreadful thing to all the others: she had made even Jesus unclean. She had touched him. No wonder she was trembling when she had to face Jesus. Shame such as hers makes a person desperate to be invisible.
In her great need, she had not been willing to put herself forward, as Jairus had done. She was willing to be shamed, no-account, unnoticed-as long as she could be healed. But Jesus was not willing to tolerate her own estimation of herself. He made the official of the synagogue wait for her. "Daughter," Jesus says to her, "your faith has saved you."
In that one word, 'daughter,' Jesus healed her shame as well as her blood-flow. He showed her and all the crowd around her that she was to him what Jairus's daughter was to Jairus.
And so Jairus was not the only one who cared for his daughter on that day.
Eleonore Stump is Professor of Philosophy,
Saint Louis University
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The Ecumenical Catholic Communion
Worship at Emmaus ECC
Our liturgy is prayerul, meaningful and Catholic. Liturgy by its very nature is the work of the people. Catholic liturgy has many traditional elements: The gathering rite, liturgy of the Word, transitional prayers, liturgy of Eucharist, communion rite, and a final blessing and sending forth. We provide worship aids for participants so everyone can follow along and pray with us. The full and active participation by all present is the aim of our liturgies. In our liturgies we believe that God is still speaking to us, Christ is still proclaiming the Good News, and we are responding to God in our prayers and in our songs. We believe in reverence at mass. The first step is to do all we can to recognize the presence God, and the presence of Christ in one another. The purpose of our liturgies is to build up the Body of Christ, to worship God, and to equip us through the Holy Spirit to go out into the world and make a difference. We use inclusive language and believe in a radical equality of persons. All are welcome to join us in prayer, and around the table of Christ. We practice an open table.
Come and see for yourself.
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Schedule:
Community Business Meeting: We will continue with some short talks after mass for the next few weeks.
Contemplative Prayer/Scripture study --
Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 5 pm
BIBLE 101: June 28, after mass. Bring your bibles to Church. "History and context of the Bible."
Workshop on Race: June 28, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at United Churches of Olympia.
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The Ecumenical Catholic Communion has several regions. We are located in the Pacific Northwest Region. Bishop Thomas Altepeter is our Vicar.
We need more lay representatives at these meetings!
For years the laity have complained that they have no voice in the Church. Well, you are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings. In order to encourage more participation we are going to have our meetings by phone, and not as often as we have been having them. Our next meeting is scheduled for June 24th around 5:00 pm. Let Mother Kedda know if you are interested in being on the call.
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 Interfaith Works
Volunteer Opportunities: Would you be willing to volunteer, or to recruit a volunteer, to help with Interfaith Works programs? Lots of opportunities are listed below. IW office staff is ready to offer all kinds of support services to volunteers. To get involved, or to request information about any program, please call 357-7224, 9:00am to 2:00pm Monday through Thursday. The Peoples House: To advance the social inclusion and empowerment of the homeless through innovative practices of sheltering, mental health and emergency basic needs coordination.
The Women's Shelter: The Interfaith Women's Shelter now provides refuge for homeless women throughout the year. Single homeless women in need of shelter should call the SideWalk Advocacy Center Shelter HelpLine at 360-515-5620 Monday through Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to be screened. A shelter volunteer will also be available nightly between 7:00-9:00 pm only to arrange urgent access to the women's shelter. Faith communities house the shelter on a rotating basis and it is staffed by volunteer hosts. Other volunteers do laundry, move shelter materials from location to location and provide transportation. The program welcomes volunteers and donations of new twin sheets and pillowcases, as well as toiletry items.
Go
HERE to read more about Interfaith Works, and all their programs.
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NOTICE
The Sacraments of Marriage, Reconciliation and Anointing, are available upon request. Preparation is required for Baptisms -- for parents when children to be baptized are below age seven; for those over age seven, our community supports the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Our priests are also happy to meet with you individually, and confidentially, to discuss any spiritual or pastoral concerns you may have.
Email: Mother Kedda
Email: Father John
We Support Marriage Equality
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