We became aware last year that we have a problem with termites in our church, parish offices, parish center and Ye Olde Garage. With the help of experts, we studied the options that were available to us. We chose to wait for the summer months to minimize the inevitable disruption that would be caused. Now we are ready to begin the process of remediation.
The first step will be to fumigate the parish offices, parish center, and the garage. Terminix will be tenting the parish hall including the offices and the thrift store buildings from Tuesday, July 26 through Thursday, July 28. Parish offices will be closed those days. Activities in the parish center will be canceled or, if possible, relocated. Masses and other activities scheduled in the church will take place as usual.
The second step will be the eventual tenting of the church itself. It will have to be fumigated at a later date because we have an additional problem of a large beehive in the bell tower (corner of Tamarack and Adams). Before any fumigator will take on the project of tenting the church building, the bees will need to be removed. That in itself has become a very challenging project. Because of the design and construction of that tower, it will be very complicated to get to the bees. There is no way to go up the interior of the bell tower. We are still studying the alternatives and possible solutions.
Once we have figured out how to get rid of the bees (safely and legally), we will proceed with the tenting and fumigation of the church itself. Like the other buildings, we will schedule the three days of closure during the middle of a week. Daily Masses will take place in the parish center or school. Of course, we will avoid weddings and other special occasions. As soon as we have been able to solve “the bee problem,” I will let you know how and when the fumigation of the church will take place.
I am grateful to the members of our staff and maintenance crew who have been working on this problem. It is an example of good stewardship of the buildings and resources of our parish. We take very seriously the care of our property and parish resources. We do our best to maintain them so that we will have them for many years to come. Thank you for your support, understanding, patience and prayers.
Thank you to all who contributed to last week’s collection for the Comboni Missionaries. It was our parish’s annual Mission Appeal. If you missed the opportunity, you can still make your donation by putting an envelope in the collection or at the parish office marked for that intention.
Thursday Soup Suppers
There will be no Thursday Soup Supper on July 28 due to the closing of the parish center for fumigation. Also, as in the past, the Soup Supper is closed for the month of August. No Soup Supper in August.
Soup Suppers will resume on Thursday September 1, 2022. All are welcome to join us for delicious soup and bread on Thursday nights in the Parish Hall from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
A special thank you to all the volunteers who are helping to serve, and to all those who are enjoying soup!
On Being a Mystic in the World
Many years ago, 1975 to be exact, I had the rare privilege of meeting a true Christian mystic. Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896–1985) was a Russian baroness whose family emigrated to Canada to escape the collapse of Russia’s tsarist monarchy. I met her at a talk which she gave which was sponsored by the Cursillo movement in Ottawa, Ontario where I was a student.
She had a demeanor that exuded peacefulness. She spoke with clarity and simplicity, yet her message was deep and powerful. I share this short excerpt from one of her books which I highly recommend. In fact, I would recommend any of her books which are still easily available.
Ordinary Time doesn’t mean we forget Easter. The Paschal Mystery is an essential way to understand our life as Christians. Every day we are called to die to self and rise in Christ. The Lord is risen, alleluia!
Diane Bish features Easter music from locations around the world. Music includes: Mozart's "Alleluia" "Hark, Ten Thousand Harps & Voices" D. Bish Arr., "The Strife is O'er", "I Know that my Redeemer Lives" from St. Jacob's Church, Prague; "Hallelujah from Mt. of Olives" Beethoven and Diane Bish Arr. "Christ the Lord is Risen Today".
Baby Bottle Drive
July 30 & 31
Birth Choice provides FREE life saving services and referrals to women with unplanned pregnancies. Birth
Choice also offers FREE workshops on sexual Integrity, Prenatal, Parenting and After Abortion Care.
Birth Choice is a pro-life non-profit ministry and we receive no government funding.
Baby bottles will be available after Masses on July 30th & July 31st . All funds received will support Birth
Choice, a pregnancy resource center and Women’s Mobile Clinic. Please take a bottle and fill it with cash,
change or checks. (Make checks payable to Birth Choice).
Once filled, the bottles can be returned and dropped off in the black collection bins at the entrance to the church over the next couple of weeks or taken to the office during the week.
70 percent of women who are seeking an abortion and see their baby through an ultrasound choose life!
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Catholic Trivia
"Catholic Trivia”... not because they are trivial but because these might be things that not everyone knows. Test your knowledge by reading the five questions, remember your answers (or jot them down), then click the link below to find the answers.
How many Catholics are there in the world?
What continent has the highest Catholic population?
What country has the highest Catholic population?
In what country would you find the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope?
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Abraham pleads with God to save the innocent people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 138:1-3,6-8
Lord, on the day I cried for help, you answered me.
Second Reading
Colossians 2:12-14
You were buried with Christ in Baptism and also raised with him.
Gospel Reading
Luke 11:1-13
Jesus teaches the disciples about prayer.
Background on the Gospel Reading
Luke gives more attention to Jesus' teachings on prayer than any other Gospel writer. He also mentions Jesus at prayer more than the others. In today's reading, from the beginning of chapter 11 of his Gospel, Luke presents the core of Jesus' teaching on prayer. It consists of Jesus teaching a prayer to his disciples, a parable on the persistent neighbor, and assurances that God hears our prayers.
The disciples notice Jesus praying “in a certain place.” They ask him to teach them to pray just as John the Baptist had taught his disciples. Jesus teaches them a simple version of the most famous Christian prayer, the Our Father, or the Lord's Prayer. Matthew's version shows signs of being shaped by public prayer. Luke's version is probably closer to the original form that Jesus taught. Stripped of much of the language we are used to, Luke's version seems simple and direct. We pray that God's name will be recognized as holy and that his rule over all will be established. This is followed by petitions for our needs for bread, for forgiveness, and for deliverance. Luke uses the more theological language of “sins” rather than “debts,” which is used in Matthew's version.
Having taught his disciples a simple, daily prayer, Jesus goes on to reassure them that God answers prayers. First, he tells a parable about a persistent neighbor who asks a friend for bread at midnight. The friend is already in bed and has no desire to disturb his family by opening the door. But because the neighbor is persistent, the sleeping man gets up and gives him all that he needs. If a neighbor is willing to help us if we are persistent enough, how could God not respond to our requests?
This teaching concludes with the reminder that if we seek, we will get a response. If a human father, with all his faults, knows how to give good gifts to his children, how much more will our heavenly Father give us? Instead of good gifts, however, Luke substitutes the word Holy Spirit. This foreshadows the gift of the Holy Spirit, who is central to Luke's theology and who will play an important role in the growth of the early Church after Pentecost.
The parable and the concluding teaching in this section should not lead us to think of prayer as a series of requests presented to God. Rather, as Jesus teaches in his model prayer, prayer consists in recognizing God's holiness and his rule over all things.
Un día, Jesús estaba orando y cuando terminó, uno de sus discípulos le dijo, “Señor, ensénanos a orar, como Juan enseñó a sus discípulos”. Entonces Jesús les dijo, “Cuando oren, digan, ‘Padre, santificado sea tu nombre, venga tu Reino, danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día y perdona nuestras ofensas, puesto que también nosotros perdonamos a todo aquel que nos ofende, y no dejas caer en tentación”. Todos conocemos esta oración como el Padre Nuestro. Uno de los discípulos le pide a Jesús que les enseñe a orar, y Jesús les da esta hermosa oración. Lo que le trajo mucho conflicto a Jesús con los fariseos y saduceos era que Jesús decía que era el hijo de Dios, y le llamaba a Dios, “Padre”. Este concepto no era fácil para los fariseos y saduceos y por eso lo querían muerto. Meditemos el significado de esta oración en nuestra propia vida y relación con todos que nos rodean. Jesús nos dice que su Padre es nuestro Padre también. Tratemos de mirar a Dios Padre, no como un Padre que está ansioso para castigarnos o hacernos la vida dura. Más bien, miremos a Dios Padre, que sabe lo que necesitamos, que está pendiente de nuestras necesidades, que camina a nuestro lado, porque somos sus hijos/as. A veces no es fácil de creer esto, porque las experiencias que hemos vivido nos han traumado. O quizás, tenemos una imagen distorsionada de un padre violente y abusador. Este domingo, tomemos tiempo para reflexionar lo que debe ser lo más importante para nosotros, “SOY HIJO/A DE DIOS”, confiar en la fidelidad de nuestro Padre que está en el Cielo, y recibir el Espíritu Santo que nos ha mandado para que vivamos como hijos/as de Él en nuestro hogares y sociedad.
Por favor escuchen a los enlaces proveídos, espero que les ayude en su reflexión.
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