When Elijah calls Elisha to follow him, Elisha goes back,
momentarily, to finish some business at home. But note
that he does not leave the work to be done by those
at home, nor does he plan to come back and finish it
himself. He recognizes in Elijah’s call that he must follow
faithfully and not look back.
Psalm 16 celebrates the loving protection of God for those
who depend on God’s love and mercy. God is our portion
and cup, in a line seen by Christians as a poetic reference
to Eucharist, and God will not abandon us to death and
corruption, but will call us into the holy Presence forever.
This could be seen as resurrection, something that was
not universally believed in the days before Jesus. We are
assured that if we go forth in confidence to follow God’s
daily call, we will not be shamed or abandoned, but will
find the life we seek.
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We are only about $2,000.00 away from our goal for the
Annual Catholic Appeal. Perhaps some people have put
it off or have forgotten about giving. There is still time.
We have envelopes in the vestibules which can be
mailed in to the Diocese of Tucson or placed in the
Sunday collection.
June 30, 2010 is our conclusion of this appeal.
Thank
you for your support. Let’s go to the top of the thermometer.
In using our Journey Songs Hymnal, you
might have noticed some favorite
hymns are missing: I Am the Bread of
Life, or Blest Are They, or You Are
Mine. Our music department has
worked to obtain proper licensing for copying these
and other songs, and has produced a supplement
that fits into the back plastic pocket of the Journey Songs
book. In it you will find:
Additional hymns, old and new.
Additional settings for some Psalms and Masses
These are numbered with an “S” in front of the
number in the supplement’s index. To denote the
different music sources on our song boards, a song
from the Supplement will have a green card (with
and “S”) in front of the number; a song from Spirit &
Song will have an orange card (with “S/S”) in front of
the number; and a song from Journey songs will be
plain, as it is now.
We ask that you treat these supplements with care:
leave them in the pockets of Journey songs, do not
remove them, nor allow children to play with them.
If, in the future, you see one damaged, please refer
it to a music person after the Mass.
A Prayer for Priests
And Priestly Vocations:
Heavenly Father, please grant
to Your faithful servants, the
grace and strength to carry out
Your mission for the church
each day. Keep our priests
close to You and continue to
inspire them to serve others
in Your holy name. Please
help to inspire men who are
called to a priestly vocation
to answer Your call and
participate in the fullness that
You have planned for them.
Amen
Heating and Cooling - There are some things in life
that are beyond our control. The weather is one of
those things. We have no “button” in the church that
lowers or raises the heat or the cooling.
It is all regulated outside in the chiller and heater room,
which is also sensitive to the outside temperature. We
really don’t control the outside temperature.
The Music Numbers - We are moving the boards to
make them more visible to at least 3/4ths of the congregation.
We are also trying to put in another board toward
the back of the church.
Hopefully more people will be able to see the numbers of
the hymns so they can participate in singing God’s
praises.
The Sound System - We have scheduled an evaluation
of our sound system with AV Innovations for Thursday,
October 15, 2009. We will let you know next week in
the bulletin what they are suggesting for us to have better
sound. In the meantime we will also encourage all of
our lectors to project their voices, and make sure the
microphone is by their mouth.
Please be patient with all of these things. We are trying
to correct our problems. Thank you!
Children’s liturgy of the word
(CLOW) has begun once again. There is a dismissal of the
children during the 9:00 am Mass right after the
opening prayer. All ages are welcome to come.
The children read the same readings. We use a
translation that is easier to read and understand.
Our homily is in dialogue form and ends
with practical ways that the children can follow
what Jesus wants us to do.
On the second Sunday of the month we will
have the children remain and take part in the
liturgy, by being ushers, lectors, gift bearers, and
singing in the choir.
Choir practice for the children began
Thursday August 20th. We encourage our children
to join the choir. It is open to all
who are in kindergarten through
sixth grade.
Taking part in the Family Mass
i s a great way to give
praise and thanksgiving,
for all the gifts God
bestows on us. We
hope our families will
participate in this Mass.
If you wish to
join one of the Choirs, please come to
rehearsal times shown. No audition is necessary and
all are welcome.
Contemporary Singers (sings at 9 am Mass):
Thursdays, at 7:00 pm in the church.
Joyful Noise Children’s Choir:
Thursdays, at 5:30 pm in the church.
Celebration Chorale (sings at the 11 am Mass):
Tuesdays, at 7:00 pm in the church.
Teen Choir (sings at 5:30 pm Mass):
Sundays, at 4:30 pm in
the church.
Please call Michael Koss at 297-7271
ext. 212 if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you!
Jesus has always invited us to
have a relationship with Him.
He talks to us as to how close
he is to us when he said, “I am
the vine and you are the
branches.” John 15:5.
When we cut ourselves off from Jesus, we are
like a branch that has been severed from the
vine. The sap dries up and the branch dies.
We lose the energy of the Holy Spirit when
we get disconnected from Jesus. When this
happens, we need to talk things over with
Jesus, which is putting prayer back into our
Faith life. It is making sure we receive Jesus
in listening to the Word and receiving him
in the Eucharist. This happens in our most
perfect public worship, the Mass. We begin
to realize that Jesus is the center of our life.
What a blessing to be invited to the table of
the Lord. Make Christ the center of all that
you do. Don’t be disconnected from the vine.
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Diocesan priests now ‘Chaplains to His Holiness’ Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas announced June 15 that “four of the finest priests in our Diocese” have received from Pope Benedict XVI the papal honor of “Chaplains to His Holiness” in recognition of their service to the Church. With the honor, Fathers Edward Carscallen, Todd O’Leary, Thomas Millane and Van A. Wagner now have the title of“Reverend Monsignor.” Bishop Kicanas said that the best way to characterize and describe how the four have ministered during their combined 208 years of service in the Diocese was the word “exemplary.” The public is invited to celebrate the investiture of the
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Msgr. Carscallen, who will be 86 on Aug. 18, is the oldest diocesan priest. Ordained in 1947, he has served as pastor at seven parishes. He is pastor emeritus of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Tucson. He was born in Utica, NY as was Father Richard.
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Baptisms
Sept. 25 & 26,
2010 - Blessing of Pregnant Parents, all
Masses
Oct. 9 & 10,
2010 -
Enrollment of Children, all
Masses
Oct. 17 & 24,
2010 -
Preparation Classes after the 11
am Mass (about 12:15 pm in
the church)
Oct. 30 & 31, 2010 - Celebration of Baptism at all
Masses
We are providing babysitting during the 9:00 am Mass on Sundays. It is held in the Education Center room 8. Please use this service. We have had to discontinue it before because it was not used very often. We do have a paid, certified and reliable sitter. Parents, you can feel good about leaving your children.
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.
Plutarch
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
Registering in a parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of a Catholic community and a commitment to the life of the parish family. To so clearly state your Catholic commitment in all its dimensions brings you advantages, recognition, and responsibilities of many kinds. Being a registered parishioner makes things much easier when it is time for infant baptism, school registration, weddings, when asked to be a baptismal or confirmation sponsor, and even funerals. We are often asked to provide affidavits for baptismal and confirmation sponsors. We can only do this if a person is a registered member in our parish.
So, are you a registered parishioner? If not, please consider registering. Registration forms are always available at the Parish Office. Please come by and fill one out. We always welcome new members and would like to have you join our community.
Please stand our Journeysongs Hymnal Books vertically, right side up rather than horizontally on their sides.
Loving and generous God, we need more vocations to the priesthood. Send us faith-filled servants to minister as dedicated and loving priests in the Diocese of Tucson. Inspire us with your Holy Spirit so that we will encourage and foster a culture of vocations in which many will hear your call to serve your people. Bless our Diocese with men and women who will work together with your priests as deacons, religious, and lay ministers to bring life to the Gospel and to realize the Church’s mission in our Diocese. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Diocese of Tucson Prayer for Vocations January 2007