Saint Barnabas Roman Catholic Church “St. Barnabas Roman Catholic parish, a welcoming and diverse Eucharistic community of faith and stewardship, empowered by the Holy Spirit and in response to Christ’s call to love and serve one another, seeks to bring all people to the knowledge of and union with God our Father.” NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - August 12, 2018
Saint Barnabas Roman Catholic Church New Parishioners are welcomed 109 Crescent Hill Drive and invited to join in our PO Box 39, Arden, NC 28704 Telephone: (828) 684‐6098 worship and many activities. Fax: (828) 684‐6152 Please register after Sunday [email protected] Masses or stop by the office. www.saintbarnabasarden.org Parishioners who move are Front Office Hours: asked to notify the office so we can say a fond farewell Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:30 am ‐ noon and 1 pm ‐ 4 pm and assure you of our continued prayers. Tues: 9:30 am ‐ noon and 1 pm ‐ 2 pm Wed: Closed
Diocese of Charlo e Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, J.C.D., Bishop Father Adrian Porras, Pastor Rev. Mr. Frank Moyer, Deacon Rev. Mr. Mike Stout, Deacon Rev. Mr. Rudy Triana, Deacon
PASTORAL SCHEDULE CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am ‐ 8:00 am
VIGIL & SUNDAY MASSES Saturday 5:30 pm, Vigil Mass in English Saturday 7:15 pm, Vigil Mass in Spanish Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am in English
HOLY DAY MASSES Vigil and Holy Days (See inside of bulle n)
WEEKDAY MASSES (Check bulle n and web for changes) Monday, Thursday, Friday: Morning Prayer (Lauds) 8:45 am Mass 9:00 am
Tuesday: (Distribu on of Holy Communion) 9:00 am Wednesday: Evening Prayer (Vespers) 5:45 pm Mass 6:00 pm Benedic on of the Blessed Sacrament 6:45 pm
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHAPEL Monday thru Friday 7 am un l 10 pm Saturday 7 am un l 4 pm Sunday 1 pm un l 10 pm Wednesday in the Church at 6:45 pm St. Barnabas Catholic Church · Arden, NC · August 12, 2018 St. Barnabas Staff & Contact Informa on Commissions and Council Heads Buildings and Facili es Larry Schmi 828‐684‐6098 (p) ‐ 828‐684‐6152 (f) Community Ministries & Peace and Jus ce Susan Chitwood Name / Posi on Phone Ext. / Email Ecumenism Open Educa on and Forma on Open Fr. Adrian Porras Ext. 1301 Evangeliza on/Communica on Open Pastor [email protected] Liturgy and Worship Dana Wardwell De. Mike Stout Ext. 1373 Parish Life Open Deacon [email protected] Finance Council Ken Marino Pastoral Council Ron Wild De. Rudy Triana Ext. 1314 Deacon [email protected] THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM ‐ Bap sms are celebrated on Sundays a er the 11:00 am Mass. Parents must be registered in the Parish and have De. Frank Moyer Ext. 1321 st Deacon [email protected] a ended a Bap smal Prepara on Class, held the 1 Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Oscar Romero room, D Hall. Pre‐registra on for this class Mrs. Marilyn Jensen Ext. 1312 required. Call the church office to register. Bap sm should be conferred in Business Manager [email protected] the first few weeks a er the birth of a child. Godparents must be prac cing Mrs. Marcia Torres Ext. 1306 Catholics.
Admin. Assistant [email protected] THE SACRAMENT OF FIRST CONFESSION AND FIRST HOLY Ms. Sheryl Peyton Ext. 1302 COMMUNION ‐ Second grade is the normal me. One year prior Religious Educa on is required. Dir. of Religious Ed. [email protected] THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS ‐ Men should call the parish priest or Mr. Simeon Willis Ext. 1303 the Diocesan Voca on Director to help them discern their call to the Diaco‐ Dir. of Youth Ministry [email protected] nate or Priesthood.
Ms. Tiffany Gallozzi Ext. 1310 THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY ‐ Couples should make an appoint‐ Director of Music [email protected] ment with the priest or deacon at the me of engagement and at least six Mr. John Psychas months in advance of any wedding date to begin prepara ons. No date Organist [email protected] should be set before that mee ng so all canonical requirements are met. Ms. Suzanne Daley Ext. 1307 One party must be registered and an ac ve Catholic. All weddings take place inside the Church. Sec’y/Scheduling [email protected] THE SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF SICK ‐ The anoin ng of the sick Mr. Dan Alvarez Ext. 1311 can be administered to anyone suffering from a serious or chronic illness. Receptionist (M,Tu) [email protected] Please call the church office to make arrangements to be anointed. In an (Habla Español) emergency, please use ext. 1, leave a message with your name and phone Ms. Mary Ogle Ext. 1311 number. You will be contacted as soon as possible.
Recep onist (Th,Fr) [email protected] HOLY COMMUNION AT HOME ‐ Please call the Church office to make Mr. José González Ext. 1305 arrangements. Tribunal Advocate [email protected] (annulments) St. Vincent de Paul Society ‐ Ext. 1308 Saint Barnabas Couples Club Compassionate Callers ‐ Ext. 1309 The Saint Barnabas Couples Club is a social organiza on that meets the first Tuesday of the month between 7:00 and 7:30 pm Knights Corner Council 8923 in the Saint John the XXIII conference room (followed by refresh‐
Grand Knight: ments in the social hall). The purpose of the organiza on is for Arthur Carder: [email protected] Couples that are members of Saint Barnabas to join together The Knights meet the 4th Monday of each month at socially at different venues. If interested in joining the Club or 7 pm beginning with a Rosary, with mee ng following. ge ng more informa on contact Ron and Toni Wild, this year’s
4th Degree: Joe Bolick, Faithful Navigator presidents. You can contact them at 828‐779‐8548 or email 828‐772‐1441 them at [email protected].
Collec ons and Financials Weekend of August 4‐5, 2018 214 Families using envelopes (of 1,108 registered families) Total A endance for weekend: 1,059 Offertory Budgeted + or ‐
Collec on Weekly Offering to Offertory Budget Totals for August 4‐5, 2018 $14,037 $14,211 ‐($174)
Envelopes and Checks $8,921 Electronic Giving $2,921 2018 DSA Pledge Progress Report: August 6, 2018, 2018
Youth Envelopes $19 Non‐Envelopes & Visitors $2,161 Goal: $79,526 Holy Day $15 Pledges Paid: $54,225 Pledge Balance: $17,474 Offertory Total $14,037 Over/Under: ($7,827)
Building & Facili es $270 Give online! Diocesan Collec on: $0 h ps://charlo ediocese.org/dsa Saturday, August 11, 2018 Thursday, August 16, 2018 Vigil: 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Saint Stephen of Hungary 09:00 AM» Piecemakers Quil ng Group » B2 08:45 AM» Morning Prayer » Church 10:30 AM» Bap sms in Spanish » Church 1 09:00 AM» Mass (English) » Church 12:00 PM» Quinceaños » Church 9 11:00 AM» Centering Prayer » C5 04:00 PM» Confession » Church 11:00 AM» St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry » JXXIII 05:30 PM» Vigil Mass in English » Church T 07:00 PM» Boy Scout Troop Mee ng » SH, PV, D5 07:00 PM» Hispanic Choir Prac ce » Church H Bookstore 07:30 PM» Vigil Mass in Spanish » Church Open A er Masses S Friday, August 17, 2018 Sunday, August 12, 2018 Weekday in Ordinary Time TH 19 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME U 08:45 AM» Morning Prayer » Church 07:30 AM» Confession » Church N 09:00 AM» Mass (English) » Church 08:30 AM» Mass (English) » Church 11:00 AM» Charity Kni ng & Crochet Group » LB 10:00 AM» Rosary for Peace » Church D 11:00 AM» Mass (English) » Church A Y Monday, August 13, 2018 Saturday, August 18, 2018 TH Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Vigil: 20 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Priest, Martyrs IN 10:00 AM» Youth Catechist mee ng » C5 08:45 AM» Morning Prayer » Church 12:00 PM» Quinceaños » Church 01:00 PM» Catechist Workshop » JXXIII 09:00 AM» Mass (English) » Church O 09:45 AM» The Divine Will Studies » JXXIII 04:00 PM» Confession » Church 11:00 AM» Charity Kni ng & Crochet Group » LB R 05:30 PM» Vigil Mass in English » Church 07:00 PM» Hispanic Choir Prac ce » Church 04:00 PM» St. Vincent de Paul Mee ng » D4 D 07:00 PM» Knights of Columbus Rosary » Church 07:30 PM» Vigil Mass in Spanish » Church 07:30 PM» Knights of Columbus Monthly Business IN Mee ng » JXXIII A Sunday, August 19, 2018 R TH Tuesday, August 14, 2018 20 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Y 07:30 AM» Confession » Church Priest and Martyr 08:30 AM» Mass (English) » Church 11:00 AM» Mass (English) » Church 10:00 AM» Al‐Anon Mee ng » C1 T 07:00 PM» Vigil Mass for the Feast of the Assump on » 06:30 PM» High School Bowling Party at Tarheel Lanes Church I M Wednesday, August 15, 2018 E THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED We encourage those who request Mass Inten‐ ons (Vigil and Sunday Morning) to present the VIRGIN MARY Offertory Gi s at that Mass. Please sign in at the Office Closed Liturgical Ministers’ (round) table and let a 09:00 AM» Mass for the Feast of the Assump on » Church 07:00 PM» Mass for the Feast of the Assump on Greeter know you would like to bring up the (bilingual) » Church Gi s.
Mass Intentions for This Week indicates deceased Sat: 08/11/18 » 5:30 PM » † Dorothy Bykowicz (by Mary Johnson) † Sat: 08/11/18 » 7:15 PM » The Hispanic Community Sun: 08/12/18 » 8:30 AM » † Connie Lareau (by Ken & Isabelle Marino) Sun: 08/12/18 » 11:00 AM » For Our Parishioners Mon: 08/13/18 » 9:00 AM » Alexandra Ciampi (by Albert Ciampi) Tue: 08/14/18 » 7:00 PM » For our Parishioners Wed: 08/15/18 » 9:00 AM » † Mary Ann Hinman (by the Hinman family) Wed: 08/15/18 » 7:00 PM » For our Parishioners Thu: 08/16/18 » 9:00 AM » † Robert W. Fralix (by Deacon Rudy Triana) Fri: 08/17/18 » 9:00 AM » † Roger Hawkinson (by Sue Konopka) Sat: 08/18/18 » 5:30 PM » † Christopher Swartz (by Bob & Margie Riffle) Sat: 08/18/18 » 7:15 PM » For the Hispanic Community Sun: 08/19/18 » 8:30 AM » Kathy Miller (by the Gates Family) Sun: 08/19/18 » 11:00 AM » For Our Parishioners Parish Life St. Barnabas Catholic Church · Arden, NC · August 12, 2018 Our Prayers
Bookstore & Gi Shop Is Open! St. Barnabas prays for... The store, located on the C Hall, will be open a er all English Masses the weekends of Our Parishioners August 11/12, and 25/26. Elena Gonzalez, John Di Donato, Elaine Des Roch‐ es, Suzanne Daley, Joanne Gregory, Bob Donald, Peggy Kaufman, Irene Lepak, Brad Owens, Lucille Feast of the Assump on Carrier, Doug Huth, Dolores Constan no, Gloria Wednesday, August 15 is the Feast of the Assump on. It is a Winburn, Larry Schmi , Bill Lilly, Gail Davison, Susie Kramers‐Bondy, Holy Day of Obliga on. The office will be closed, and all ac vi‐ Gianna Janecek, Emily Tunstall, José González, Tony Costan no, es canceled. Masses have been scheduled as follows: Bri any Bresnahan, Ruth Carson, Barbara Brady. Tuesday, August 14: 7 PM, Vigil Mass in English Our Friends & Loved Ones Wednesday, August 15: 9 AM, Mass in English and a Kathleen Ochab, Steve Reppert, Cynthia Smith, (baby) Nevin, Jerry bi‐lingual Mass at 7 PM. Harris, William Wolff, Joy Barnes, Mike Nelson, George Cobb, Steph‐ Thank you to those who have signed up to serve. Some posi‐ anie Williams, Claire DeMichele, Chase Bracher, Marty Moore, Mark ons remain open, so please sign up as soon as you can. Buske, Sherrill Collins, Iva Capps, Joel Rivera, Diana Casteel, Dianne Petkas, Kari Collier, Jennifer Gaude e, Susie Aruffo, Anne Lau‐ bengeiger, Leo Laubengeiger, Cindy Ungerer, Mary Kilcoyne, Karen School Supplies Needed Carter, Susan Macilli, Carrie Bellman, Normand Valliere, Hank Per‐ The St. Vincent de Paul Society is collec ng school supplies for kins, Joel Rivera, Sue Babcock, Daniel Barber, Karen Rooney, Ann their clients. Please bring your contribu ons the weekend of Messino, Ivy Bertuzzi, Joel Rivera, Anne McKibbin, Thomas E Barre , August 18 and 19. Notebooks, Three Ring Binder Paper, Pencils, Vickie Gaddy, Baby Harper Marie, Cathy Donaldson, Jason Moore, Jeff Sachs, Charlene Ross, Sharon Burton, Linda Wesson, Mary Rob‐ Pens, Crayons, and Glue S cks are most needed. erts, Mary Kilcoyne, Carol Pi man, All who serve in the Police or Military.
St. Barnabas Night at the Asheville Tourists! Loved ones in the military Join the St. Barnabas parish family in enjoying the Asheville Tourists play at 7:05 pm on Friday, August 31. It is $1 hot dog Andrew Patrick Beard, Jr. US Army (Grandson of Charlo e and night, and there will be post‐game fireworks. Tickets are $7 for Andrew Beard) adults and $5 for Senior Ci zens and children 12 and un‐ Anthony Cruz, US Army (Son of Eddie & Wanda Cruz) der. Children under 5 who do not need a seat don't require a Brianna and Ben Dermody, US Air Force (Daughter and Son‐in‐ cket. Sign up will be available a er Mass the weekends of Au‐ law of Paul and Joan Pajak) gust 11/12 and August 18/19. You can also call 231‐6940 or Darian Dudney, US Coast Guard (Grandson of Patricia Talbot) Michael Franco, US Marine Corps (Son of Emil & Becky Franco) email Jo Landreth at [email protected] to sign up Zachary Grasberger, US Air Force (grandson of Nick and Mar‐ sooner. Money must be paid by the end of the last Mass on lene Grasberger) August 19 in order for your ckets and seats to be secured. Ma hew Gray, Na onal Guard (Grandson of Charlo e and Andrew Beard) Altar Server Training & Pizza Lunch Scheduled Jacob Greco, US Army (Grandson of Larry Greco) Les Jarvis, US Navy (Son of Deborah Carson, Grandson of Ruth for Saturday, September 15 at 10 am Carson) Please sign up in the Social Hall Erik Klueber (Nephew of Chris & Theresa Beck) If you would like to become an Altar Server, or have not Billy Moody, US Army (Son of George and Mary Jo Moody) a ended a training in a year or more, this session is for you! Hunter Myers, US Marine Corps (Grandson of Patricia Talbot) Jacob & Jamie Naber, US Air Force (Grandson and Wife, of Ted Exis ng servers, please sign up (preferably) online through the and Mary Naber) ministry scheduler program. New servers, please sign up in the Joseph Naber US Air Force (Grandson of Ted and Mary Naber) social hall. Servers must have received the Sacraments of First Brooklynn Porter, Air Na onal Guard (Daughter of Paul and th Penance and First Holy Communion and must be in at least 5 Julie Wojcik) grade. Gregory Wardwell, US Army (Son of Dana & Paule e Ward‐ well) Richard Wendel, US Marine Corps (Son of Mary Ann Wendel) New NC Right to Life Chapter Has Formed Michael Wright, US Air Force (Son of Dave and Mary Wright) A new chapter of NC Right to Life has just formed for Bun‐ Alex Zorich, US Air Force, (Son of Dave & Kim Zorich) combe and Henderson County. NCRTL will s ll be sponsoring the booth for the Mountain State Fair. There will be a mee ng Loved ones and friends discerning August 18, all invited especially those who volunteer for the religious voca ons booth. Please go to the following facebook page for more infor‐ Seminarians: Aaron Huber (The Athenaeum of Ohio) ma on: h ps://www.facebook.com/RTLHendersonBuncombe Ma hew Bradley ‐ Franciscan Conventuals Order (nephew of Sue Konopka) Young Church Faith Forma on Religious Educa on
St. Barnabas Youth TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION by Simeon Willis areful readers of the “Treasures” will have no‐ ced that the two columns about the oldest monas c communi es in the United States Youth Ministry Registra on is open for the 2018‐2019 year! C refer to the colonial states. The Louisiana Purchase gained Please find forms and informa on including the youth ministry a great treasure for our na on, the Ursuline monastery of calendars in the social hall. Please register by the first youth night. New Orleans. Among the greatest pioneers of that city Any youth who register a er youth ministry has started will s ll be were nuns who came from France on a perilous voyage in considered absent for the weeks missed. 1727, pestered by pirates and tossed by fearsome storms. Youth Ministry Kick‐Off Events: These were genteel, well‐educated Ursulines, yet their first *High school bowling night at Tarheel Lanes task was to roll up their sleeves and open a hospital to care August 19th from 6:30‐8:30pm. Drop off and for the pes lence‐ridden colony. Next, they opened a pick up will be at Tarheel lanes. Please bring school for girls and launched a plan to educate the women your permission and medical release forms be‐ being shipped over from France to marry se lers. In this forehand or with you to be able to a end. RSVP way, they had enormous influence in molding pa erns of by the 17th. family and domes c life. *Middle School (games and ac vi es at St. Barnabas) August 26th At Christmas me in 1814, the threat of a Bri sh as‐ from 6:30‐8:30pm. sault on the city was growing. On the terrifying night of January 7, 1815, the women of New Orleans gathered in Open Arms Pregnancy Center the monastery chapel to pray that the city be spared from Cleaning Day, August 25 from destruc on in ba le. The mother superior made a vow to 11:30‐2:00pm. Open Arms is have a Mass of Thanksgiving on that date every year moving to a new, larger loca on should the Americans win. That night, Our Lady of Prompt and they need volunteers to clean Succor, to whom the nuns had great devo on, became the the old loca on. This is a wonderful opportunity for our youth to protector and patron of this great city. The convent in the serve. Please RSVP by Saturday, August 18. Drop off and pick up at French Quarter is the oldest standing building in the Mis‐ Open Arms: 329 N Washington St., Hendersonville NC. sissippi valley, and the only surviving building of the French 828‐676‐4510. colonial period. The nuns relocated in 1824, but their old monastery is preserved as a museum and archives for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The school the nuns began, Religious Ed and Youth Ministry classes start Ursuline Academy, is the oldest con nuously opera ng Catholic school, and school for women, in the United September 9, 2018. States. If you have not already signed up please do so —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. right away. Forms are in the social hall. STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE oday we resume the “Bread of Life” discourse READINGS FOR THE WEEK: August 12 ‐ 19 from John’s Gospel that began two weeks ago. Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4‐8; Ps 34:2‐9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2; Jn 6:41‐51 T He makes reference to the Jews’ ancestors who Monday: Ez 1:2‐5, 24‐28c; Ps 148:1‐2, 11‐14; Mt 17:22‐27 ate manna in the desert. These days we would think pri‐ marily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews Tuesday: Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear 111, 131; Mt 18:1‐5, 10, 12‐14 today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3‐4, 15‐16; 16:1‐2; Ps 132:6‐7, angel of the Lord sends him on his forty‐day and forty‐ 9‐10, 13‐14; 1 Cor 15:54b‐57; Lk 11:27‐28 night journey (the biblical number for a prepara on me). Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1‐6a, 10ab; Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his Ps 45:10‐12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20‐27; Lk 1:39‐56 listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very Thursday: Ez 12:1‐12; Ps 78:56‐59, 61‐62: Mt 18:21 — 19:1 important that we not stop listening to Jesus a er his Friday: Ez 16:1‐15, 60, 63 or 16:59‐63; promise of eternal life—a marvelous promise, but this Is 12:2‐3, 4bcd‐6; Mt 19:3‐12 “reward” is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Saturday: Ez 18:1‐10, 13b, 30‐32; Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in Ps 51:12‐15, 18‐19; Mt 19:13‐15 the fullness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten Next Sunday: Prv 9:1‐6; Ps 34:2‐7; Eph 5:15‐20; Jn 6:51‐58 of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Liturgical Ministers Schedule Parish Life
August 18‐19 5:30 PM 8:30 AM 11:00 AM Ron Wild (First Reading) Maureen Kennedy (First Reading) Pete Barago (First Reading) Lector Cathie Osada (Second Reading) Mike Sowa (Second Reading) Sally Barago (Second Reading) Bill Carter Isaac Dellinger Chase Dymond Brandon Kelpin Nathaniel Edwards Henry Gibbs Abigail Kramer John McGovern Jesse Kramer Altar Server Jaeger Souphab Aldric McMahan Braeden Owens John Paul Torres NOT FILLED Dan Alvarez ‐ Head Greeter Rene Allison ‐ Head Greeter Frank Dezzu o ‐ Head Greeter Darlene Penland ‐ Greeter Emil Franco ‐ Greeter Chris Lance ‐ Greeter Greeter Margaret Plaisance ‐ Greeter Dorothy Hobbs ‐ Greeter Orrin Lundgren ‐ Greeter Ed Rice ‐ Greeter Amy McKeon ‐ Greeter Robert May ‐ Greeter Rey Romualdo ‐ Greeter Joan Pajak ‐ Greeter Gabriella Torres ‐ Greeter Hospitality Jack LeBeau Mary Beth Chandler Patricia Hawkins Phyllis Boller ‐ Chalice Becky Franco ‐ Chalice Arthur Carder ‐ Chalice (sub req.) Dave Cypcar ‐ Chalice Claudia McMahan ‐ Chalice Maureen Carder ‐ Chalice (sub req.) Mary Palermo ‐ Chalice James Taneyhill ‐ Chalice Harriet Dezzu o ‐ Chalice Cathie Stout ‐ Chalice NOT FILLED ‐ Chalice Michael Ungerer ‐ Chalice Extra‐Ordinary Minister Mike Davison ‐ Ciborium Marilyn Jensen ‐ Ciborium Marlene Grasberger ‐ Ciborium Klaus Jockwig ‐ Ciborium Noel Lareau ‐ Ciborium Kim Owens ‐ Ciborium Lissa Loosemore ‐ Ciborium Claire Ungerer ‐ Ciborium Jim McGovern ‐ Ciborium Maureen Wellbery ‐ Ciborium Jean Jockwig Joan Pajak Madonna Moyer Sacristan Klaus Jockwig
Protec ng God’s Children Workshop "Protec ng God's Children" is a required program for all volunteers at St. Barnabas. Upcoming classes:
Saturday, September 8, 2018: 9:00 am. English. Immaculate Concep on (Hendersonville) Pre‐registra on is required for all workshops. Register online at www.virtus.org. Click "registra on" on le and follow prompts.
A Safe Environment The Society of For Children, St. Vincent de Paul Youth, and Among our food pantry clients we have widows and widowers, some of whom collect Social Security as their only source of in‐ Vulnerable come. They are in their 70’s and 80’s. There were no pensions for Persons them when they re red. $740 a month income from Social Security and $16.00 in Food Stamps is typical. They might as well get nothing in Food Stamps. They come The Catholic Church is to us to help supplement the necessi es of life. We have bread, eggs, and some of absolutely commi ed our parishioners also provide us with tomatoes, corn, beets, cucumbers, peaches, to the safety of children. Together we etc. This helps our clients get some goodies they can’t afford. We usually have can make a Promise to Protect, and a meat, canned goods, detergent, etc., for them as well. We really appreciate all the Pledge to Heal. The Charlo e Diocese vegetables as do our clients. We believe there are some of our parishioners who may be struggling to have has adopted policies and procedures to enough to feed themselves or their children. If you see yourself in this picture we safeguard those whose care has been are here to help. Come any Thursday to our Food Pantry (in JXXIII), 11 am to 2 pm. entrusted to us. Background checks are We will help remedy this problem. We have La no food boxes as well. We do not required for all persons who volunteer want to have any families in our parish go hungry. Let us help put the food you in any capacity in the church, and a Pro‐ need on your tables. It would please us to be able to help you. This is our mission. tec ng God’s Children class (and subse‐ We need your acceptance of our help to complete that mission. The Council on Aging will be also be at our Food Pantry August 23 and September 20 from 11 am quent updates) are required of all who to 2 pm (see info elsewhere in this bulle n). Call them at 828 277‐8288 for an ap‐ volunteer with children or vulnerable pointment. But please know that no appointment is necessary for you to come to persons. our Food Pantry on Thursdays from 11 am to 2 pm.
Your Vincen ans ‐ 828‐684‐6098 ext. 1308 A Taste of Hendersonville ‐ Don’t miss this fabulous event! Tuesday, August 14 in the Conference Hall at Blue Ridge Community College. Taste delicious samples from local restaurants and caterers. Bid on wonderful experi‐ ences and packages of special items and services. Have a great me while suppor ng crisis services at IAM to help our neighbors in need. Reserva ons are $65 and are available NOW. Don’t wait long to reserve your seat because this event always sells out! Become a sponsor of this fabulous event! Visit www.iam‐hc.org or call 697‐7029.
On Sunday, August 26 at 2:00 pm, St. Thomas Aquinas Church will host our 7th Annual Polish Diocesan Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Pope St. John Paul II, St. Maria Faus na Kowalska and Bl. Fr. Sopocko, the Spiritual Director of St. Faus na. Polish priest, Rev. Ma Nycz, will be celebrant and Rev. Mr. James Witulski will assist as deacon. The Mass will be in the Polish language with the homily given in both English and Polish. This Mass will fulfill your Sunday obliga on. Confessions in Polish and English will be heard beginning at 1:00 pm. A Polish Choir will provide beau ful songs! A er the Mass, the faithful will have the opportunity to venerate the 1st Class Relics of The three Apostles of Divine Mercy! … Pope St. John Paul II, St. Maria Faus na Kowalska…AND…. Blessed Fr. Sopocko. This is the first me that Bl. Fr. Sopocko’s relic will be present for our Mass! A er the Mass, there will be a recep on with light refreshments. Your dona on of these refreshments is appreciated and can be dropped off before the Mass at Aquinas Hall, located across the courtyard from the Church. Everyone, from any na onality, is invited to a end this very special and popular Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Road, Charlo e 28213. For more informa on, call Mary at 704.290.6012.
St. Barnabas Night at the Asheville Tourists Stadium ‐ Friday, August 31, 2018 at 7:05 pm. Join the St. Barnabas parish family in enjoying the Asheville Tourists play at 7:05 pm on Friday, August 31. It is $1 hot dog night, and there will be post‐game fireworks. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for Senior Ci zens and children 12 and under. Children under 5 who do not need a seat don't require a cket. Sign up will be available a er Mass the weekends of August 11/12 and August 18/19. You can also call (231‐6940) or email Jo Landreth at [email protected] to sign up sooner. Money must be paid by the end of the last Mass on August 19 in order for your ckets and seats to be secured.
Western North Carolina Respect Life Monthly Prayer Gathering ‐ First Friday of each Month at Planned Parenthood, 68 McDowell Street, Asheville, NC. We a end the 12:10 pm Mass at the Basilica on the First Friday of the month in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and then we drive to Planned Parenthood. Please join us for the recita on of the Rosary, Divine Mercy, and silent prayer at our peaceful gathering. For more info please call Don DeLauter at 828‐980‐8033 or email [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE! Our Charlo e Diocese Eucharis c Congress will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 7 & 8. This spiritually unifying event brings together thousands of Catholics from across the diocese and south‐ east for spiritual talks, music, prayer, and fellowship ‐ all centered around the Most Blessed Sacrament. All ages welcome!
Social Jus ce‐‐‐Isn't What You think It Is ‐ The Center for Evangelical Catholicism will present this Social Jus ce conference in Greenville, SC on 21‐22 September 2018. The conference will encompass Friday evening and Satur‐ day. Registra on opens June 1, 2018. Details will be available at h p://www.evangelicalcatholicism.com.
FROSTY VILLAGE BAZAAR Sat., Oct. 27, 2018 Our third annual Parish Bazaar will be held in our church hall on Saturday, October 27, 2018. PLEASE save the date and watch the bulle n for more info.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: “My God is now my strength!” ‐ Let God be the strength of your mar‐ riage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is Nov. 9‐11, 2018 in Atlan c Beach, NC. Early sign up is recommended. For more informa on go to: h ps://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us at applica [email protected] or call 704‐315‐2144.
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The hours listed at right are open on the Thursday Adora on Chapel Schedule. 09:00 AM 08:00 PM 05:00 PM Please consider filling one of these hours.
You can see other open hours and register online at saintbarnabasarden.org/adora on‐st‐barnabas‐catholic‐church or stop by the Adora on Chapel table in the Social Hall.
“The best and surest way and most effective way of establishing ever- lasting peace on the face of the earth is through the power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.” -- Pope St. John Paul II
Lay Ministry Forma on Elder Ministry Announces two upcoming Days of Reflec on in August with Sr. Mary Hugh Mauldin, RSM, MA Program The Diocesan Office for Lay Ministry is Register today for one of the upcoming Days of Reflec on in August currently accep ng applica ons for the two‐year Lay Ministry program designed Tuesday, August 21 – St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville to help you understand more fully your Topic: “The Bea tudes and Living the Chris an Life” bap smal call to minister to your family, Check‐In & Light Refreshment: 9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. to others in the Church, and to those in Program & Prayer Service: 10:20 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. your daily life. This program is also a pre‐ Cost: $12 per person includes morning snack and lunch – Make check payable to requisite for the permanent diaconate. Catholic Chari es. Deadline for Registra on: Monday, August 13th Classes for Year 1 will be held in five sites: Arden, Charlo e, Greensboro, Lenoir and To Register: Contact Sandra Breakfield at 704‐370‐3220 or email sabreak‐ the Smoky Mountain area and will begin field@charlo ediocese.org or send your name, address and registra on fee to: in September/October. For more infor‐ ma on please contact Frank Villaronga at Catholic Chari es Diocese of Charlo e 704‐370‐3274 or e‐mail 1123 South Church Street, Charlo e, NC 28203 frankv@charlo ediocese.org. A n: Sandra Breakfield
More informa on is also available at: charlo ediocese.org/ev/adult‐educa on Community and Fellowship in Action St. Barnabas Night at the Asheville Tourists Stadium Friday, August 31, 2018 at 7:05 PM Mark your calendar! Join the St. Barnabas parish family in enjoying the Asheville Tourists play at 7:05 PM on Friday, August 31. It is $1 hot dog night, and there will be post‐game fireworks. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for Senior Ci zens and children 12 and under. Children under 5 who do not need a seat don't require a cket. Sign up will be available a er Mass the weekends of August 11/12 and August 18/19. You can also call (231‐6940) or email Jo Landreth at [email protected] to sign up sooner. Money must be paid by the end of the last Mass on August 19 in order for your ckets and seats to be secured. Let's go Tourists!
BENEFITS SCREENING AND ENROLLMENT Ride to Mass Needed Meet with a Benefits Enrollment Specialist Fern Deschenes is seeking a ride to Mass. She lives in an apart‐ for a free consulta on ment complex close to the Ingles in Fletcher. She would prefer
St. Barnabas Catholic Church 8:30 Mass but would go to any if she can get a ride. She is am‐ 109 Crescent Hill Drive, Arden, NC bulatory with a walker and oxygen. Her phone number is 828‐ 676‐1370. Please call her directly if you can help! Thursdays, August 23, September 20, 2018 11:00 am ‐ 2:00 pm Mountain State Fair Apologe cs Booth To make an appointment, please call the Council on The NC Mountain State Fair will run from September 7‐16 at Aging of Buncombe County at 828‐277‐8288, or Catholic the WNC Agricultural Center. There will be a mee ng, to be Chari es Diocese of Charlo e at announced. Sign‐up sheets are in the social hall; Please sign up 704‐370‐3220 for a me slot. The first Friday of the fair is free admission for Items to Bring to Your Appointment families, the second Friday is free mission for senior ci zens. Proof of iden ty (for example: driver’s license, pass‐ Passes will be provided for volunteers. Volunteers for set up or port, Social Security card) breakdown of the booths are also needed, so please sign up in Proof of NC residence (for example: u lity bills, lease the social hall. agreement, voter registra on card) Birth cer ficate or other proof of ci zenship/alien Mountain State Fair Right to Life Booth status NC Right to Life will again sponsor a booth at the Mountain Employment and income informa on (for example: State Fair. We need volunteers to man the booth Sept 11 ‐16. paystubs, W‐2 forms, wage and tax statements) Please show support for Life and sign up. Passes provided for Current financial statements from other sources of volunteers. Sign up sheet is in the social hall. Help also needed family income, such as social security, re rement ben‐ for set up and breakdown. efits or pensions, veterans benefits, SSI, child support, or other sources Food Drive for Catholic Chari es Next Most recent financial statements from financial ins ‐ tu ons (such as bank statements) Weekend Your Social Security card Catholic Chari es Diocese of Asheville is asking for your part‐ Your Medicare card nership to help our community with direct assistance each Copies of all medical and life insurance policies month. We need sugar and flour; coffee and tea; canned tuna List of all cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, etc. that you & canned chicken; toothpaste (adult and children) and tooth‐ or anyone in your household own, including the year, brushes (all sizes); bars of soap; powdered laundry detergent make, and model for each item (we break these down into baggies); shampoo and body lo on; A list of all the real property you own feminine products (tampax and pads + baby wipes), and deo‐ For applicants who are not U.S. ci zens, proof of resi‐ dorant (both men and women). Many people will benefit from dency status your generosity and will be very grateful Please place these items in the bin.
Novena for Life Intercession May a change in the U.S. Supreme Court move our na on closer to the day when every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life.
Prayers Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be
Reflec on Supreme Court Jus ce Anthony Kennedy's announcement that he will re re has catapulted Roe v. Wade into the news. Pro‐abor on groups are pulling out all the stops to urge the U.S. Senate to reject any nominee who does not promise to publicly endorse Roe. And they are misrepresen ng the legal and social reality of Roe and what would hap‐ pen if it is overturned.
The upcoming Supreme Court vacancy provides us with an occasion requiring focused prayer. The USCCB does not support or oppose the confirma on of any presiden al nominee. However, given this historic moment, the U.S. bish‐ ops are urging all people of good will to pray for nine weeks—star ng Friday—that a change in the U.S. Supreme Court may move our na on closer to the day when every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life.
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