Thirteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sisters and brothers, the Holy Spirit has summoned us
from our homes to gather in this sacred place. We are headed for
MASS SCHEDULE
June 30 4:30PM People of St. John’s Parish
July
Silvio Tremante………………………Adinolfi Family
July
July
John & Raffaela DeMatteo……By Family
July
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
06/30: A.
Lotano & T. Lotano & L. Lucas 07/01: M. Perrella & M. Sieder & S.
07/07: C.
Glover & G. Glover &
COMMENTATOR & LECTOR
06/30: C.
Kiszkiel & E. Feuerstein 07/01:
L. Lucas
07/07: B.
Nicolella & M. Burger 07/08:
J. Carosella
ACOLYTES
07/01: Vitas & Mattias Carosella 07/08: Justin & Carli Aragosa
REST
IN PEACE – Please
pray for Margaret Riccio and her family.
Margaret went to her eternal rest on June 24th. Her funeral was held in our church on June 27th.
MANDATORY BACKROUND SCREENING
– Per a memo from Bishop Howard Hubbard, ALL VOLUNTEERS IN ALL MINISTRIES that
have ANY contact with children must have a background screening. Screening forms must be filled out, given to
an usher and they will then be placed in a sealed envelope.
ANNUAL PARISH
PICNIC – Our parish picnic is in need of a
chairperson(s). The picnic has
traditionally been held in July. If you
are interested in chairing this event please contact Diury Alvarado or the parish
center 374-9148.
THE PARISH OFFICE – will be closed on Weds. July 4th in
observance of Independence Day.
THE Rummage
Sale was another SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY EVENT!
Thank you to all who donated your rummage, sorted,
baked, cooked and donated food. A very big thanks of appreciation goes
out to all of you who worked that “VERY HOT Day of the Sale”. We
raised a total of $2,000.00 which includes the money from our Spring/Summer
clothing sale. Anyone who still owes money from the sale, please put it
in an envelope marked “rummage sale” and drop it off at the rectory or in the
collection basket. Donna
Lessard and Fred Simone
A
BIG thank you - to Kay LaTorre for
volunteering to take our left over baby items to Catholic Charities!
We are NOW looking
for: 1. A Person to volunteer to take all remaining clothing from the
rummage sale to the city mission. 2. Any number of people to weed the
flower beds in front of the church (this can be done anytime day or night).
Contact Eileen at 374-9148 ASAP
MEETING DATES
THURSDAY July 5th Bible Study
11:00 AM in the
MONDAY July 9th Parish Council 6:45PM in the
OFFERTORY COLLECTION: The offertory collection for the weekend of
1 Corinthians 16:1
MEDITATION: 13TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
The 4th of July, Democracy and Samaritans
"It is no exaggeration to say that democratic
society is founded on a kind of faith: on the conviction that each citizen is
capable of, and assumes, complete political responsibility. Each one not only
broadly understands the problems of government but is willing and ready to take
part in their solution. In a word, democracy assumes that the citizen knows
what is going on, understands the difficulties of the situation, and has worked
out for himself an answer that will help him to contribute, intelligently and
constructively, to the common work (or "liturgy") of running his
society.
"For this to be true, there must be a considerable amount of solid educational
preparation. A real training of the mind. A genuine formation in those
intellectual and spiritual disciplines without which freedom is impossible.
"There must be a completely free exchange of ideas. Minority opinions,
even opinions which may appear to be dangerous, must be given a hearing,
clearly understood and seriously evaluated on their own merits, not merely suppressed.
Religious beliefs and disciplines must be respected. The rights of the
individual conscience must be protected against every kind of open or occult
encroachment.
"Democracy cannot exist when men prefer ideas and opinions that are
fabricated for them. The actions and statements of the citizen must not be mere
automatic "reactions"-mere mechanical salutes, gesticulations
signifying passive conformity with the dictates of those in power.
"To be truthful, we will have to admit that one cannot expect this to be
realized in all the citizens of a democracy. But if it is not realized in a
significant proportion of them, democracy ceases to be an objective fact and
becomes nothing but an emotionally loaded word.
"What is the situation in the
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
by Thomas Merton,
New York: Doubleday & Co, Inc., 1968
edition, p. 100-101
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