Nineteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
August 9, 2009
TODAY (Green) NEXT WEEK (Green)
1 Kgs 19:4-8 Prv 9:1-6
Eph 4:30—5:2 Eph 5:15-20
Jn 6:41-51 Jn 6:51-58
Here is another new revelation in the gospel text: the bread of heaven isn’t without its cost. For Jesus, the cost is the cross. The bread of life is the bread of self-sacrifice. To eat the bread of life is to eat the bread of suffering. To encounter Jesus by eating the bread of life is to take upon ourselves Jesus’ life of self-giving. This is why the gospel is so difficult: we, too, must die in order to live forever.
-Living Liturgy
MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS
6:30 a.m. Wed. Anniv. Errol & Olive Bedminister
6:30 a.m. B’day Alicia DeLeon rb Eunice & Cecil George
8:30 a.m. B’day Mable Richardson rb Sacred Heart Soc.
Fr. Patrick Lynch, C.Ss.R., Pastor of St. Patrick Church, announces their monthly prayer vigil against abortion will take place on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Island Center Parking Lot. They will simply pray the 15 Decades of the Rosary together with the Prayer to Saint Michael, the Archangel. All are invited.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Mon. Office Closed
Tue. 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Wed. 8:00—12 Noon Deacon Hyacinthe available for
Prayer and Counseling
10:30 a.m. Service at Grigg Home for Aged
Fri. 8:00—12 Noon Deacon Hyacinthe available for
Prayer and Counseling
5:30 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
Closing with Benediction
Sat. 8:30—12:30 p.m. Religious Education-Planning
Meetings for all Teachers,
Coordinators and Aides
Levels 8 and 9
.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Mon. 2 Cor 9:6-10 Jn 12:24-26
Tue. Dt 31:1-8 Mt 18:1-5,10-14
Wed. Dt 34:1-12 Mt 18:15-20
Thu. Jos 3:7-11,13-17 Mt 18:21—19:1
Fri. Jos 24:1-13 Mt 19:3-12
Sat. Rv 11:19a;12:1-6a,10ab
1 Cor 15:20-27 Lk 1:39-56
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated on Saturday, August 15th at
8:30 a.m
RCIA
Do you want to become a member of the Catholic Church?
Are you a Catholic but did not receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?
If the answer is YES, then the RCIA PROGRAM is for you. Go to the Sacristy and write down your name and telephone number We will contact you.
Make Deposits: Friendship is like a bank account. You can’t continue to draw on it without making deposits. --Anonymous
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NOTES:
New Registration for our Religious Education Classes is now open on Saturdays and after Masses on Sundays from August 1 to
August 29, 2009.
Students who did not attend classes last year and new students ages 6 ˝ to 17 years of age need to register.
Birth and Baptismal Certificates are required and must be presented at time of registration. A fee of $25.00 to cover books and materials will be collected. For Confirmation students, the fee will be $40.00 to help cover books, materials and retreats.
Students registering for First Communion must be 7 years or older. Confirmation students must have completed Level 8 satisfactorily and turned in their Sponsor Form.
Sept. 12, Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Catechetical Workshop for all
Religious Education Coordinators/ Teachers/Aides at the Retreat Center, Frederiksted
Sept. 13, Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass
Commissioning of Coordinators/
Teachers/Aides
Sept. 19, Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
Teachers Workshop
Sept. 26, Saturday 8:30 a.m.
CLASSES BEGIN WITH
MASS
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
All Levels to participate in VIRTUS PROGRAM
Sept. 27, Sunday 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Parent/Sponsor/Coordinators/
Teachers/Aides Gathering for All Levels
BOOKSTORE
New shipment of bibles for children:
My First Bible
The Bible for Little Ones
Bible for Young Catholics.
COR (Christ in Others Retreat) weekend for young adults ages 16-23, Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-6, 2009. For further information please call the Light of Christ Retreat Center at 772-4782.
Your giving is the key to the success of church plans and programs. To help us meet our obligations, please pray about TITHING and becoming GOOD STEWARDS by obtaining Offertory Envelopes (available in the Marian Hall) as a weekly reminder to support your church.
OUR SICK: Please keep in the charity of your prayers the sick amongst us:
Theresa Vasquez, Maria Thompson, Lucinda Pemberton Hakkemm Martin, Stanley Martin Jr., Mary Megahy, Willie & Elaine Decembre, Lima Martin, Ernie Schuster, Albertha Mesmain, Clara Julien, Leona Javois, Irene Prevost, Emile Durant, Mary Denis, Rosaline Millard, Julia Garcia, Sr. Marina ICM, Maria James, Francisca Valentine, Gerville Joseph, Yolanda Hector, Ena Beaupierre, Pricilla Brown, Barbara Philip, Doreen Pemberton, Zephrine Thomas, Muriel Campbell, Monica Willock, Eureka Jackson, Elden Serrant, Juanita Camacho, Ednitta Emanuel, Rosita Van Heyningan, Frances Allen.
(Please call the office to add or remove names from the list).
God of all goodness, look with love on those who wait for the safe return of their loved ones who serve in the armed forces of their country. In faith and hope we turn to you for comfort. Grant that we may trust in your mercy and send an angel to sustain us as we await their safe return. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Serving Our Country:
Fr. Simon Obeng, Fr. Alejandro Sanchez, Fr. Jose Herrera, Fr.Cecil Corneille, Sanil-Dale Tison, Darryl D’Souza, Brian Krauser, Gemma Emmanuel, Levi Denios, Natasha & Ivone Alcala, Camillus Thomas, Linus Felix, Erica A. Toussaint, Nareka Selkriege, Agnes Lindsay, Patrick Rivers, Denecia Weekes, Marcus Maximin, Miguel Navarro Jr., Mariel Chinouyaz, Audin Benjamin, Jane Willliam, Verin Nesbitt Wescott, Michael Moorehead, Brian Halloway, Istomin & Ismael Lampe, John Noel, Pablo Montanez, Jr., Dwayne Thomas, Xandrio Tank Yuk, Robinson Ferdinand, Kimberly John-Baptiste, Kimberly Ferdinand, Mario Mason Jr., Aaron Thomas, Valence Modeste Kelly, Iulani Greenidge, Anissa Eversley, David Best, Wayne J.Baker, Kareem James, Reginald Antoine, Oswald B. Williams, Marvin Delsol, Ismenio Lampe, Brian Peterson, Elsworth Stevenson, Patricia Charles, Louis Encarnacion, Pedro Reyes, Patrick Vernon, James Gaston, Fabian Claxton, Collin Joseph, John A. Francis, Jason T. Young, Terrance Ritter, Lawrence Ritter, Tasha Warner,
Shana Antione, James Frymyre, Kevin Purcell, Joel Gilbert,
Jon Megahy Emmanuel Maldonado, James Bressendorff.
Please call the office to add or remove names to this list.