Message of the Week Mensaje de la semana Welcome to the St. Wenceslaus XXI el domingo del tiempo ordinario. Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. Bemvenidos a la Iglesia Catolica de St. Wenceslaus Pedro puede declarar con certeza que Jesús es el Peter can declare with certainty that Jesus is the Mesías, el hijo del Dios viviente, debido a la forma Messiah, the Son of the Living God, because of the en que su vida había cambiado desde el primer día way that his own life had changed since the first que conoció a Jesús. La evidencia para la afir- day that he met Jesus. The evidence for Peter’s mación audaz de Peter, su credo, es el hecho de que bold claim—his creed—is the fact that association la asociación con este hombre había traído una with this man had brought a transformation of transformación de todo en su vivir, especialmente everything in his live, especially those things most aquellas cosas más resistentes al cambio — las cir- St. Michael Mission St. Wenceslaus resistant to change—the ordinary circumstances cunstancias ordinarias de la vida. Sólo Dios, con of life. Only God, with his “unsearchable ways,” sus "inescrutables caminos", podrían afectar tal August 26/27 could effect such a newness. The fact that Christ novedad. El hecho de que Cristo quiere hacer uso wants to use Peter as an instrument by which the de Peter como un instrumento que el Señor abrirá Lord will open heaven to the world is surprising el cielo para el mundo es sorprendente pero no im- but not shocking. Jus as Peter has come to recog- pactante. Jus como Pedro ha llegado a reconocer a nize God through the humanity of the man Jesus, que Dios a través de la humanidad del hombre God’s method of self-communication will contin- Jesús, método de Dios de comunicarse continuará a ue through the humanity of the Apostle Peter. través de la humanidad del apóstol Pedro.

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Home of the National Shrine of the Infant Jesus New Glass Doors New marble box for Infant Jesus Welcome! Bienvenidos! St. Michael Catholic Church Mass Readings We want to extend a very warm welcome to every- Mass Sunday at 9:00am Queremos dar una cálida bienvenida a todos los que nos visi- one who's visiting us! We're delighted to have you 217 S. Koonce ta! Estamos encantados de tenerte aquí! Monday, August 28 here! Meeker, OK 74855 September Lector: Sharon 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10 Mt 23:13-22 St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church EX Min: Barbara, Sandra, Jim Parish Council August 27 Birthday Sunday Tuesday, August 29 Father Long Phan Mike Podest Catherine Roberts Contact Sharon Judd (405) 279-2380 for urgent prayer. 1 Thes 2:1-8 [email protected] Roger Pritchett Lavern Podest Please visit sick & pray for: Steve Marak, Dale Broudrick, Dorothy Mt 6:17-29 Phone (405) 482-4351 O’Brien (Nursing Home) Jeanne Carr, Carmen Canada, Muriel Cossy. Finance Council Wednesday, August 30 304 S Jim Thorpe Blvd, , OK 74864 Sharon Melton Angela Duggan Bobbie Filippo 1 Thes 2:9-13 Administrative Office (405) 567-3080 Cemetery Committee Mt 23:27-32 Fax No. 405-567-0364 Mass Intentions Prayers Chris Duggan Genevieve King Thursday, August 31 Gift Shop: Monday through Friday 9:00am- Please visit our sick and shut-ins: 5:00pm Joe Friedel Rosalie Navrath August 28 No Mass (Joyce Muzny and Mayme Cole- 1 Thes 3:7-13 man). Sunday 12pm to 3pm Volunteer & Ministries & Organizations August 29 Bill & Andrea Fred- Mt 24:42-51 ericks Mass Times Sharon Maggard Women’s Guild Friday, September 1 August 30 Frank & Anna Podest Saturday 5:00pm Trey Hecker Knights of Columbus Shrine Events 1 Thes 4:1-8 August 31 Michael Schwartz Sunday 11:00am Trey Hecker CRH August 26 Thelma Vassou Mt 25:1-13 September 1 Poor Souls (, ON) is scheduled to pro- Tuesday through Friday at noon Call the Office RCIA vide the Alter Candles this week. Saturday, September 2 September 2 +Frank Podest, Jr. Rosary prayed 30 minutes before each mass Cecilia Hecker Baptism Coordinator 1 Thes 4:9-11 September 3 Lauryn Woods August 26 Donna Korzun Sacraments & Services Cecilia Hecker Funeral Coordinator Mt Mt 25:14-30 (Dowagiac, MI) is scheduled to provide the Flowers this week. Sacrament of Baptism: Becky Delaware Musician (Saturday) Sunday, September 3

Administrative office to make an appointment Maria Penny Musician (Sunday) August 26 Jean Luc Tetrault Jer 20:7-9

Sacrament of Marriage: Cecilia Hecker Safe Environment Future Events (Travis AFB, CA) is scheduled to Mt 16:21-27 August 27 RE meeting after provide the Sanctuary Lamp Sandi Hawkins Office Staff Pastor 6 months in advance Mass in the RE Hall Sacrament of Reconciliation Janidhu Ceballos Weekend Staff Saturday at 4:00pm to 4:45pm in Prague and by Maria Penny Weekend Staff We want to thank the Sunday Minis- ters for hosting Pilgrimage Sunday. appointment in Meeker Maintenance & Grounds Keeper Liturgical Ministry Schedule New Parishioners: Philip Marsh Chris Duggan Mike Podest Parish Census and Emergency Contact forms are available at the entrance August 26/27 Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 11:00am Prayers: SACRISTAN: Teresa Drury Simone Please contact Debbie Lokey at (405)567-4714 in Prague for Urgent Prayer ALTAR SERVERS: Sam & Genevieve King Manuel & Charmaine Shrine Board LECTORS: Teresa Drury Simone EX MIN H.C: Bernadette, Janet & Joe Dennis, Trey & Nancy Abbot Lawrence Stasyszen Chairman

Collection for August 19&20 Father Long Phan Pastor September 2/3 Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 11:00am Shrine Members SACRISTAN: Bobbie Filippo Trey Hecker Weekly Budget $1,346.15 David Johnson Deacon Edmundo Martinez ALTAR SERVERS: Joe & Sam Charmaine & Edward Weekend Collection $1,,020.00 Catherine Roberts Fr. Joseph Schwarz LECTORS: Angela Nancy

Genevieve King Evan Smith EX MIN H.C: Teresa, Bobbie & Janet Nancy, Charles & Richard