Dee Dee Cook, Hugh Comish, Warren Bourgeois Jr.
Bertha Jo Haskell, Pat Bennett, Kathryn Barbier
Alana Aucoin, Dorothy Vizzier, Diane Lindner
Warren Bourgeois Sr., Dino Paccasassi, Angela Tomaso
Maribel Luck
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Charles Rentz Moore - brother of Billie Moore
Mary Elizabeth Moore - mother of Billy Moore
Leonard Eckl - Laura, Leslie and Charles Parker’s uncle
Kirk Arnett - Carrie Couvillion’s father
Lynnette Soules - Robin Pigg’s aunt
Austin Carter - great grandson of Damien & Rose Fischer
Karen Bailey - grandmother of Annette Strittmatter
Lawrence Uzoigwe - brother of Godfrey Uzoigwe
Kathleen Gore - Karen McFadyen’s cousin
Mary Delaney Hall - niece of Mark Janus
James Quinn - friend of Fred & Becky Mock
Steven Corhern - brother of Hunter Corhern
Lorrene West - mother of Peggy Cini
Budge Weidman - friend of John & Jeanne Marszalek
Phyllis McGinley - mother of John McGinley
Barbara Lenarduzzi - friend of Ray & Kathy West
Kent Hunt - friend of Lewis & Pie Mallory
Olivia Shuler - friend of Ed White
Bob Moreland - brother - in - law of Jim Sisson
Kathleen Mock - mother of Fred Mock
Shane Kinard - cousin of Alana Aucoin
Jim Fieber - father of Tammy Ricks
Theresa Longacre - sister of Celeste Smith & Maria Peterson
Please pray for those
fighting abroad to keep us safe
Andrew Pitman, Michael Ryan,
Robert Elias, Alex Rosener
Timothy Read, John Brogdon, Jeff Woleben, Matt Herschede
Patrick Shepard, Clayton Eckler, Scott Shepard, Aaron Cini
July
25,
2010 17th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Meditation
on Today's Readings
Mass
Reading
and Meditation for July 25, 2010
MEDITATION: LUKE
11:1-13
“Ask. Seek. Knock.” (Luke 11:9)
We all have our limits. Even with our own children, we have only
so much patience. Sometimes we just get worn out and can lose our
cool with them.
Isn’t it amazing, then, to hear Jesus say that our heavenly Father has
unlimited patience? Isn’t it astounding that He tells us to go
ahead and wear God out with our requests?
Despite these assurances, we can still find it hard to keep on asking,
seeking and knocking on heaven’s door. We still love God and
trust Him, but a sense of fate or common sense can overcome simple,
trusting faith in the God of the impossible. We get worn out
quickly or we lose our focus. Perhaps we spend a day or two on a
petition, but we are nothing like the persistent neighbor with his
nighttime request.
Brothers and sisters, God want us to bombard him with our petitions
every day. He assures us that we cannot overdo it. Part of
the solution to problems like abortion, war, illness, broken families,
and grinding poverty is constant , persistent, unrelenting
prayer. Our Father wants to give us good gifts. He wants to
help us with our problems. So be persistent. Go to Him
every day, and ask and ask and ask. Never stop asking.
Never give up. Never lose hope.
“I thank you Lord, with all my heart...When I cried out, you answered;
you strengthened my spirit.” So prayed the psalmist in today’s
readings (Psalm 138:1,3). Surely we too can cry out to heaven
with patience and persistence. Surely we too can keep on asking,
seeking, and knocking. Why? Because “the Lord is on high,
but cares for the lowly” (138:6). That’s each one of us. He
will never leave us wanting!
“Father , we ask you to heal our wounded, suffering world. Pour
out grace from your throne, and renew the face of the earth. We
will never stop praising you, for we know that you are faithful to the
end.”
Calendar of
Events
Monday, 7/26
No Parish Activities Scheduled
Tuesday, 7/27
6:30 a.m. - Men’s Formation Group - Center
7:00 a.m. - Adoration Begins
4:30 p.m. - Confessions - Church
5:30 p.m. - Mass - Enrique Yu (father of
Rose
Dahlen)
6:00 p.m. - CSA Meets in the Church Parking Lot To Go Out To Dinner
Wednesday, 7/28
7:00 a.m. - Adoration Ends
7:00 a.m. - Mass - Fr. John Brock
7:00 p.m. - 11:30 a.m. Mass Choir Practice
7:00 p.m. - “Lift” in the Lounge
Thursday, 7/29
8:30 a.m. - Women’s Group - Center
5:30 p.m. - Mass - Dom Cunetto
Friday, 7/30
7:00 a.m. - Mass - Fr. John Brock
12:15 p.m. - Pro-Life Rosary
Saturday, 7/31
5:00 p.m. - Mass - Corpus Christi in Macon, MS
Sunday, 8/1
9:00 a.m. - Mass, People of St. Joseph & Students
11:30 a.m. - Mass, People of St. Joseph & Students
6:30 p.m. - CYO Ultimate Frisbee - Sportsplex
STEWARDSHIP...07/18/2010
Offertory:
$
7,601.00 Loose:
$
184.00 Total:
$
7,785.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Announcements
RELIGIOUS ED REMINDERS
We thank the parents who have registered their children for this coming
fall and ask anyone who is new or who hasn’t registered, to do so
TODAY. Our Religious Ed classes are for kindergarten through 12th
grade. The registration forms are in a folder in the Gathering
Space, or come by the Church office. The cost is $20 for 1 child
and $30 for families with more than 1 child. For more information
contact Gerry in the Church office.
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
Natural family Planning is a safe and healthy alternative to artificial
birth control based on scientific research. It is effective
for those wanting to achieve or avoid pregnancy. Summer classes
will begin in July. Cost is $45 and includes all materials.
Please contact Karen McFadyen at 662-320-9504, or Linda McGrath at
662-324-3944 for more information and to reserve your place.
PROJECT CLASS
As Fr. John has indicated this project will involve spending about one
hour a week in a third grade classroom of one of the city or county
schools helping the teacher in whatever they need. To begin the
process, each volunteer will need to have a background check
completed. These checks are done at the Greensboro Center (corner
of Louisville and Greensboro Sts.). You will need to see MS
Cheryl Rowe in Room 201 on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 8-11 and
1-4. Her number is 615-0019. The cost to complete the
background check is $36. If this is cost prohibitive, please let
Fr. John know. The Church will gladly pay for it. Once your
background check is completed there will be a training session toward
the end of July for all volunteers. Fr. John will update once he
knows the exact date.
NOTE THIS CHANGE
The Knights of Columbus will sponsor their monthly Pancake Breakfast on
Sunday, August 8, 2010 following the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Please note
the change from the usual first Sunday of the month. Your support
for vocations is greatly appreciated.
ACTIVE MILITARY LIST
If you have a friend or relative listed in our bulletin that we are
praying for, please give their address to Jeff. The high school
students have written letters to them and we would like to get them
mailed as soon as possible.
CYO ULTIMATE FRISBEE
We had so much fun the first time we are going to do it again.
All high school students are welcome to join us for Ultimate Frisbee on
Sunday, August 1st at 6:30 p.m. at the Sportsplex fields. If you
are interested in joining us, please see Jeff.
CYO TRIP TO JACKSON
The Diocese is sponsoring a day of games for all high school students
on Saturday, August 7th, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at St. Richard in
Jackson. If you would like to hang out with other students from
around the Diocese playing Frisbee, volleyball, kickball, and soccer
please see Jeff. The cost is $5 and lunch will be provided.
Any parents that are available to help drive please see Jeff.
WANT TO HELP COOK FOR THE
CSA?
If anyone is interested in cooking for the CSA this coming school year,
you are asked to call Fran at the Church office. This is a great
ministry—a truly fun way to get to know and help minister to our
MSU/CSA college students. (Guess who has already signed up—Fr.
John!)
MARY RUNNEL’S BIRTHDAY
The family of Mary Runnels invites you to an Open House celebrating
Mary’s 90th birthday. It will be held on Friday, August 13, 2010
from 6-8 p.m. in the Parish Hall. No gifts please!
