Sunday, July 11th 2021 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Greg Piatt, Pastor

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St. John XXIII 12100 Beech Daly Rd., Redford, Michigan 48239 (248) 800-6081

Weekend Masses Saturdays at 4 p.m. Sundays at 9 & 11 a.m.

Weekday Masses July 19-23 Tues., July 19 at 9:30 a.m. Wed., July 20 at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., July 21 at 12 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration Dine-In Only Tues., July 19 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Meal

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Confessions on Saturday, July 31 By appointment following the 4:00 p.m. Mass.

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WEEKLY READINGS

Sunday: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Am 7:12-15/Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 [8]/Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/ Welcome to our church family. Mk 6:7-13 We’re glad you could be with us today. We’re honored to share the Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22/Ps 124:1b-3, 4-6, 7 th -8 [8a]/Mt 10:34—11:1 15 Sunday in Ordinary Time with you. We hope God touches your Tuesday: St. Henry life as we worship side by side and Ex 2:1-15a/Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, you leave us today with the peace 33-34 [cf. 33]/Mt 11:20-24 of God in your mind and heart. To learn more about St. John XXIII Wednesday: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Ex 3:1-6, 9-12/Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 6-7 [8a]/Mt 11:25-27 Parish, visit our website or Facebook page. If you are new to Thursday: St. Bonaventure the parish, we encourage you to Ex 3:13-20/Ps 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27 [8a]/Mt register at the parish office. We 11:28-30 look forward to meeting with you! Friday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Ex 11:10—12:14/Ps 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18 PASTORAL STAFF [13]/Mt 12:1-8

Saturday: Ex 12:37-42/Ps 136:1 and 23-24, 10-12, 13-15/Mt 12:14 -21

Next Sunday: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Father Gregory Piatt, Pastor Jer 23:1-6/Ps 23:1-6/Eph 2:13-18/Mk 6:30- 34 [email protected] Laura Scanlan, Pastoral Associate [email protected] Steve Morello, Deacon [email protected] PRAYER LIST Deacon Ziggy, Florence Crowley, PARISH STAFF Lester Williams, Carol, Meghan Linda Hudy, Secretary [email protected] Perkins, Donna Thornburg, Mary Toal, Larry Skotzke, Esther Johnson, Frank Munoz, Maintenance FIND US [email protected] Bob Frank, Jim Frank, Marianne Colette Renaud-Maher, Bulletin Corrigian, William Saxby, Lorraine ON FACEBOOK! [email protected] Waling, Scott Miller, Martha Facebook.com/ Please email your bulletin submissions Batayeh, Ed Furstenberg, Carol StJohnXXIIIRedford on or before Monday at noon. Walsh, Gail Witt, Yvonne Lowry, Christine D’Ambrosio, Alice COUNCILS & LEADERSHIP Stefanich, Benjamin Hodge, Kenneth Finance Council Jim Allan, Jim Francis, Michelle Rozmys, John Verkest, Baby Kaiya, Poisson, Cheryl Roza, Fred Schneider Tom & Bridget Hurley, Loretta & Jack Templin. Gasiorek, Tony Capraro, Jr., Sylvia Parish Council Clark, Jack Flanagan, Victor Waling, Mark Cochran, Denise Zuzow-DeKett, Eileen Roy, Dennis Sokol, Joe Zasa, Maureen Franklin, Chuck Sudekum & Enrico “Ricky” Canini, Patricia Jim Vote. Parish Leadership Team Griffin, Fr. Larry Kaiser, Evelyn Pam Condron, Shane Foley, Maureen Martin, and Bob Witt request your Franklin & George Salloum. prayers.

Sign Up Today for St. John XXIII Parish has several ways in which we support each other in Flocknote Texts special personal prayer. Prayer requests and Mass intentions are accepted at Text the parish office. Mass Intentions are dedicated to the intentions of the petitioner and are mentioned out loud during the Prayers of the Faithful. STJOHNXXIII Intentions for Mass may be for the support of the sick, for repose of the soul of to a loved one, in thanksgiving, on the occasion of an anniversary or for other 84576 special intentions. 2 MASS INTENTIONS AGGIORNAMENTO! By Fr. Greg Piatt SATURDAY, July 10

Mass at 4:00 p.m. With COVID-19 restrictions dropped, St. John XXIII  Margaret Kucharek By Deacon is ready to launch faith-enrichment programs, social Ziggy events and different types of liturgies for parishioners  Raymond Elam by Vicki Bury to take part in at the parish.  Anna Saxby By Husband, William • Later this month, the parish will reintroduce Nametag Sundays. th  Esther Klebba (6 Anniversary) Many folks like it, and it returns for the weekend Masses, July 24- By George & Cheryl Roza 25. Furthermore, a few new people have been attending Mass and we offer Nametag Weekends so our congregation can get to know SUNDAY, July 11 one another on a first name basis. Mass at 9:00 a.m.  Marie Browning By William • On Saturday, July 31, the parish will host a Meal after Mass. We Saxby offer Meals after Mass as a fellowship event. The idea is to attend Mass and have a meal with parishioners. During the pandemic, we Mass at 11:00 a.m. offered the meal as take out, but now that our state is open, the  Marino and Rosa Benedetiini meal WILL NOT BE OFFERED AS A TAKEOUT MEAL. Sorry, the By Graziano Canini meal is hosted so parishioners can spend time with each other. Other dates for Meals after Mass are: Aug. 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 30, SATURDAY, July 17 Nov. 20 and Dec. 11. Mass at 4:00 p.m.  Margaret Kucharek By Deacon • The parish will also host a monthly Friday Movie Night. Our next Ziggy Movie Night will be Friday, July 30. Other parish monthly Friday  Joseph and Anna Kucharek By Movie Nights are: Aug. 13, Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10. Deacon Ziggy  Gerald Beamish By Lillian • St. John XXIII will hold a Car Blessing on Thursday, Aug. 19. In Overbeck and Ralph & Michele September, the Parish Council will be hosting a Food Truck Rally, Westbrook Friday, Sept. 17.  Marino and Rosa Benedettini By Graziano Canini • Our Fall faith program, the 10-week Word on Fire Catholicism  The Special Intention of Stella Series, starts Thursday, Sept. 9. Also in September, my talks on Wolak faith will resume after the Wednesday evening Mass. Lastly, the parish is planning to launch a Praise and Worship Service on SUNDAY, July 18 Sunday evenings this Fall. Mass at 9:00 a.m.  Ray and Dolores Elam By The • The parish’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul will host a parking lot Elam Children sale Sat. Sept. 11. There will be a Bottle Drive and a St. Vincent de  Arthur Piatt (14th Anniversary) Paul Pod for larger donations in the parking lot all weekend By Fr. Greg • Our parish’s Knights of Columbus Council will also hold quite a few Mass at 11:00 a.m. events like a Golf Tournament Aug. 15.  Marino and Rosa Benedetiini By Graziano Canini • On Fridays, the Knights will host a Cornhole Tournament on Aug.  Rio Della Mora By Family 20, Euchre Tournament Aug. 27, Trivia Night Sept. 10, a Baby Shower event Oct. 15, Trunk or Treat Oct. 29, and an Usher/ Parish Minister Appreciation Night Nov 19.

REST IN PEACE • The Knights will cook a Veteran’s Day Breakfast,  Tim Sieszputowski Sunday, Nov. 14 and host a  Theresa Delling, the sister of Santa breakfast and Mary Toal Toys4Tots event, Sunday, Dec. 12.

3 STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS What We Carry from Town to Town By Tracy Earl Welliver In my experience, there are two kinds of people: the folks who kick off their shoes the second they walk through the door and the ones who don’t.

People can feel strongly about this on both sides. The main thrust of the Shoes- Off Brigade seems to be this: we track a lot of weird stuff on the soles of our feet. Little reminders of all the places we’ve been — whether a private home or a public bathroom — cling to our shoes JULY 4 long after we leave.

96 Envelopes $4,344 This same theory applies to our spiritual lives. As human beings and Loose $58 as disciples, we visit many symbolic towns and pick up a lot of figurative 153 E-Envelopes $845 dust. Sinfulness. Shame. Defeat. Anger. Fear. Doubt. No matter how Utilities $538 hard we try to keep free of it, these things have a way of attaching Total $5,785 themselves to us, sometimes without us even noticing. We need to take Thank you for your continued a good look at what unhelpful and unconstructive baggage from our giving. If you would like to make past we’re tracking into our present and future encounters. your giving easy and consistent What is the “town” God is asking you to visit today in His name? Is it a through the summer, please challenging conversation with a friend, a brief witness to a stranger in consider our electronic giving the checkout line, a call to be present to someone in your family? option. To learn more, please Before you go: contact tour parish office or visit 1. Remember, shake off the dust. www.osvonlinegiving.com/4663. It 2. Don’t let a past disappointment constrain you. is an easier way to give! It’s 3. Don’t allow yesterday’s failures or burdens to keep you from the joy simple! It’s safe! And it keeps God of today’s witness, whatever form it might take. at the top of your giving list!

CSA 2021 Goal $49,456 Pledged $14,639 Paid $12,999

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4 ALL THINGS CATHOLIC TUESDAY, THE CHURCH REMEMBERS ITS TWO APOSTLE PILLARS By Father Greg Piatt

she told St. Simon. Benedict XV, the pope, granted a

When St. Simon took the partial indulgence to those who scapular, he was told, “Wear the devoutly kiss their Scapular. Scapular devoutly and perseveringly. It is my garment. To Having a deep devotion to the be clothed in it means you are Blessed Mother, Pope Benedict continually thinking of me, and I, in XV said: “Let all of you have a turn, am always thinking of you common language and a common and helping you to secure eternal armor—the language, the life.” sentences of the Gospel and the common armor is the Scapular of In time, the Church extended the the Virgin of Carmel, which you all scapular privilege from the ought to wear and which enjoys Blessed Mother to St. Simon to the singular privilege of protection the laity. even after death.”

Pope Francis wrote how A myriad of miracles have been devotion to the Blessed Mother attributed to the Scapular since it helps us discover the Gospel was given to St. Simon, and for values that must transform and more than 700 years, the scapular revolutionize our lives. stands for the decision to:

“Every time we look at Mary, we • Follow Jesus, like Mary, the come to believe in the perfect model of all of Christ’s revolutionary power of tenderness disciples. and affection,” the Holy Father • Be open to God and his will. wrote. “In it, we see that humility • Be guided by faith, hope, and and tenderness are not virtues of love. the weak, but the strong.” • Be close to the needs of people. “In this feast of Our Lady of • Pray at all times. Mount Carmel may we be very • · Discover God’s presence in present to those who suffer any all that happens around us. The brown scapular: a sign of infirmity, and may we renew our • The hope of an encounter salvation, a protection in danger, commitment to helping them, and a pledge of peace with God in this life and the accompany them and share with them all the best we have,” Pope next with the help of Mary’s Friday, the Catholic Church intercession. celebrates the liturgical feast of Francis added.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also Initially, the scapular was two Many popes and saints have known as the Scapular Feast. large body length pieces of cloth, strongly recommended wearing the Brown Scapular. Pope St. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is attached at the shoulders and covering the front and back of a John Paul II called the scapular a associated with the Brown practice of piety for everyone. Scapular, a devotional monk’s habit. Certain religious sacramental that signifies the orders wear them today. As doctors were about to wearer’s consecration to Mary and Today, a scapular for the laity is operate on the Polish pope after affiliation with the Carmelite two small square pieces of wool being shot in 1981, he told them Order. not to remove his Scapular. cloth connected by a cloth cord “Whosoever dies clothed in this and worn over the head and under “The Scapular is essentially a Scapular shall not suffer eternal one’s clothing. habit which evokes the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary in this fire,” the Blessed Mother told St. To receive the blessings life and the passage to the fullness Simon Stock in a vision on July associated with the Scapular, one 16, 1251, in Aylesford, England. has to be formally enrolled with a of eternal glory,” the late pope said. “Take this Scapular; it shall be a special blessing prayer by either a sign of salvation, a protection in priest or an authorized person. danger, and a pledge of peace,” During World War I, Pope

5 PROCLAIM THE WORD

AT ALL MASSES SPOTLIGHT Now that we added a second Mass on By Father Greg Piatt In Sunday, the parish needs people to proclaim God’s Word at all Masses, especially the last newly added 11 a.m. Mass. The parish hopes week’s Chapter 12 in St. to have two Lectors at each Mass if possible, Paul’s, there is that passage in his and we need your help. 2nd letter to the Corinthians.

Paul tells us: In order that I So, if you ever felt called to proclaim the might not become too elated, I Word as a Lector, here’s your chance. Once was given a thorn in the flesh, an part of our team of Lectors, you will be angel of Satan to beat me and assigned to the Mass you regularly attend. keep me from getting proud. Training will be provided. Please email Three times, I begged the Lord [email protected] or call that this may leave me. Laura Scanlan at the Parish Office to lend your voice to the Lord by proclaiming the Everyone has a “thorn in the Word. flesh” that we beg God to change. It gnaws at us with every step like a stone in our shoe.

And we beg God to take away this physical, psychological, or spiritual thorn. Save the Date Thursday, We know our thorns, and we th have asked the Lord to take them August 19 away. But what does the Lord tell Fr. Greg will bless your car, us about our thorn: truck, or motorcycle. The blessing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” God’s grace is His unmerited love, and God’s love is sufficient for you. WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED No matter what the suffering is, Question: What kind of religious practices should we begin, once we God’s grace is sufficient for you. marry, to help us practice our faith each day? This means if you are connected to God—who is the most Answer: Your spiritual life as a couple is essential. The sacrament of profound source of being, life and Marriage is a gift and a grace, but living it well isn’t always easy! It meaning—then any thorn, requires intentionality and perseverance. Growing your spiritual life as a weakness, in principle, can be couple also requires a plan. Life can be hectic. There’s never “enough endured. time” for everything we want to do. But we can live by our priorities. If Our Lord tells us: My grace is we don’t prioritize prayer, we’ll find it slowly disappear from our lives. sufficient for you. In our If you’re not already praying individually, that’s an excellent place to weakness, our power reaches start. If your schedules are similar, take some quiet time at the same perfection with God’s grace. time to help hold each other accountable. Praying together is also Society conditions us that essential! You could start by looking at the religious practices of your weakness isn’t a good thing, but family and families around you that you respect. Talk with your spouse St. Paul preaches one thing: about the ones who make the most Christ-Crucified, and the profound impression on you or were weakness of the Cross is the most meaningful when you were revelation of the Power of God. young. Think about what you want your future children to experience. With God, this mystery of Making faith, a commitment now, will weakness is power that reaches mean it is engrained habit when you its perfection in the power of the grow your family. Ultimately, these faith Cross. practices should help us grow in our love for God and one another. 6 LET GO & LET GOD! SCILLITAN MARTYRS (Feast Day July 17) By Laura Scanlan d. 180

The first reading and the The Scillitan Martyrs were a Gospel talk about being sent group of twelve North African out. Amos, a shepherd and a Christians (seven men and five dresser of sycamores, is women) who were executed for sent by God to “Go, their beliefs on July 17, 180. prophesy to my people Their names were Speratus, Israel.” Unlike the Apostles, Nartzalus, Cintinus (Cittinus), Amos was given minimal Veturius, Felix, Aquilinus, instructions. His prophecy Laetantius, Januaria, Generosa, was not good news. God Vestia, Donata, and Secunda. (Yahweh) wanted Amos to tell the people of Israel They were an example of the that he was tired of their offenses against him and strength and vigor of the Church they would suffer the consequences of their actions. in Africa in the 2nd century. The The consequences included the destruction of Israel. martyrs take their name from No wonder Amaziah, priest of Bethel, was sending Scilla (or Scillium), a town in Numidia (present day Amos away. Algeria). The Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs are considered to be the earliest documents of the Jesus sends out the Twelve in pairs, and they are church of Africa. given authority over unclean spirits. Speratus, their principal spokesman, wrote that Jesus is very instructive with his directions; they they had lived a quiet and moral life, paying their could only have a walking stick, no food, a sack of dues and doing no wrong to their neighbors. money was allowed to be carried. The Apostles However, when called upon to swear an oath to the could wear sandals, but they could not take a emperor, they refused. The proconsul of Scillium second tunic. If they were offered a house to stay in, asked the seven men and five women what has they should remain in this house until they were caused them to rebel against worshipping the ready to leave. If they went to a place that did not emperor. They replied, “the books and epistles of accept them, they were to leave this place and Paul, a just man.” The emperor was seemingly shake the dust off their feet “…in testimony against unimpressed but not particularly upset, and so he them.” gave them thirty days to reconsider and recant, but The Twelve had much more success than Amos. they all refused. Their trial and execution took place They could drive out many demons and anoint with in Carthage under Governor Vigellius Saturninus, oil, many of who were sick and cured them. who was the first persecutor of Christians in Africa.

It was very unsafe to travel alone, so Jesus sent them out two by two. TAKE TIME TO CHAT The Martyrs of Scillitan were asked to worship the It may seem very strange for Jesus to send them emperor instead of Jesus. Why is it wrong to worship out with no food or money. Today one would wonder anyone other than Jesus? how they were ever going to complete their mission.

Again at the time of Jesus, people in the Middle LITURGY LINK East were expected to take care and offer hospitality The apostles in today’s Gospel story were cared to strangers. for financially and physically by the people they visited. What are ways that your parish cares for A stranger was safe from the villagers if they were those in need? provided hospitality by a host. The host granted hospitality to a stranger for a given period. FAMILY CHALLENGE

The strangers then become temporary guests with Create a mission statement for your family that the hope that the host and the stranger would reflects how God is calling your family to build the become friends. kingdom of God.

Failure to provide hospitality to strangers was a FUN FACTS severe breach of honor. To follow Jesus’s instruction July 17th is World Emoji Day. Emojis are yellow to shake off the dust from their feet would be a major smiley faces that have a variety of facial expressions. insult. It would mean that they were rejected by this Harvey Ball created the yellow smiley face design in community and would have nothing to do with them. the 1960s and this inspired emojis which were first used in Japan in the 1990s. Which emoji best describes how you feel today?

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