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July 12th, 2020 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Welcome No matter your present status in the Catholic Church. No matter your current family or marital situation. No matter your past or present religious affiliation. No matter your personal history, age, background or ethnicity. No matter your own self-image or esteem. You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected, in our faith community. Welcome to Our Lady of Fatima!
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Our Lady of Fatima Sacraments of Healing Delanson Reconciliation Saturday Vigil – 4:00 pm · 3pm Saturday and by appointment Sunday – 11:00 am Anointing of the Sick Weekday: 9am Thursday Visitation of the Sick and Homebound
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Middleburgh: Sacraments of Initiation Our Linked Parish Congratulations as you continue your initiation. These three Saturday Vigil – 5:45 pm sacraments provide the foundation for a life of Christian faith. Sunday – 9:00 am Preparation begins with forming faith. Join us for GIFT as we journey Phone (518) 702-4385 together as a parish family. Baptism is available for any age GIFT (Growing In Faith Eucharist candidates must be at least age 7 by Shrove Tuesday Together) is our Parish model for and be participating in ongoing GIFT gatherings. life-long intergenerational faith Confirmation candidates must be at least age 15 by April 1st. formation, centered around Sacraments of Commitment opportunities to learn about, share Marriage - Congratulations on your engagement! Please contact the and experience our faith in the company of all parishioners from Parish Office as soon as you are engaged, to allow us to help you plan the newly baptized to our most to live out the Sacrament of Marriage that will begin on your wedding mature members, leading us to an day. ever deeper relationship with God Religious Life - Congratulations as you begin your discernment and each other. Due to our process. Please contact the Parish Office or view the resources on the generous parish community, GIFT diocesan website at rcda.org for more information. is free and welcomes all. Join us as we explore and grow in faith - CONTACT US together! Father James Davis: (201) 637-2110 Deacon Larry Steiger (518)-312-0823
Parish Office: (518) 895-2788 (Monday - Friday 9:00am -1:00pm, or leave a message anytime) 1735 Alexander Road P.O. Box 219 Delanson, New York 12053 E-Mail: [email protected] Parish Website: [email protected] www.olfgrowinginfaith.weebly.com www.facebook.com/olfdelanson MyParish App Mass Intentions Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 11, 2020 Parishioners of Our Lady of Fatima First Reading July 12, 2020 Isaiah 55:1011 Ricko Mencarelli The Word of the Lord shall achieve its purpose. By Bud & Pat Van Slyck Second Reading Romans 8:1823 Together with all of creation, we await God’s redemption. Please pray for all who are sick, including: Stephanie Merenda, Ron Frisbee, Cody Stephenson, Gospel Reading Michael Fisher, Thelma Corbett, Ken Chrinian, Sue Matthew 13:123 (shorter form: Matthew 13:19) Hamilton, Henrietta Babbie, Robin Bunnell, David Nedelski, John Miller, George Tallman, Paul Reveal Jesus teaches that the kingdom of heaven is like seed and Al Westfall that has been sown on good soil. Please pray for our homebound: Bella Stuart, Charlotte Marks, Maureen Farnum, Belva Thompson, Bea Crounse, Joan Williams, Lorraine Duffy and Carolyn Terrell
Visitation Ministry visits the sick or homebound. Contact Carole Hoffmann at (518) 8756575 for any services or to receive Background on the Gospel Reading the Sacrament of the Sick. Today’s Gospel marks the beginning of the third long Prayer Ministry prays for anyone in need of prayer. You can discourse given by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. request prayers or join in this ministry. Call James Keller at (518) Over the next few weeks, the Gospel readings will 2957970 or email him at [email protected]. From our lips th to God’s ear. Give your concerns to God and join your parish consist of the entire 13 Chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, family in faith and love. a lengthy teaching discourse. Throughout this discourse, Jesus will offer several parables to illustrate for his listeners what he means by Ginger Snap cookies the kingdom of heaven. He begins with the parable of Ingredients the sower, which appears rather straightforwardNof 1/2 cup sugar course seeds grow best in good soil. Seeds that miss 2 1/2 cups flour the soil, are sown on rocky ground, or are sown among 3/4 cup salad oil other plants will not grow. The surprise in the parable 1/4 cup dark molasses is the enormous yield of the seed that is sown on good 1/4 maple syrup soil. 2 tsp baking soda Jesus then explains his use of parables. Jesus seems to 1 egg suggest that he uses parables to teach because the 1 tsp ground ginger meanings of parables are not selfevident. The hearer 1/2 tsp cinnamon must engage in some degree of reflection in order to 1/4 tsp salt comprehend the message of a parable. In this way, the mediumNthe parableNmodels the point of the Directions parable of the sower. Those who are willing to engage 1. Preheat oven to 350 themselves in the effort to understand will be rewarded 2. Measure all ingredients into a bowl by the discovery of the message and will bear fruit. 3. mix well 4. roll each spoon sized cookie in decorative sugar To bring home the point, Jesus interprets the parable 5. bake 10 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. of the sower to his disciples. The different types of soil in which the seeds are sown are metaphors for the Submitted by Mary Ann Conway disposition with which each individual hears the teaching about the kingdom of heaven. Some will be easily swayed away from the kingdom of heaven. Some will receive it for a time but will lose it when Sacrificial Giving faced with difficulties. Some will hear the word but 7/4/2020 7/5/2020 Actual: Not available Budget: $3,271 will then permit other cares to choke it out. Yet some will receive it well, and the seed will produce Thank you for your continued support! abundant fruit. Growing In Faith Together Coming soon, GIFT will be adding Parish Staff virtual faith formation programs! We have been working extremely Sacramental Minister & Acting Administrator hard to provide our faith community Father James Davis (201) 637-2110 with different learning opportunities Pastoral Associate Administrator as we continue to face this ongoing Deacon Larry Steiger (518)-312-0823 pandemic. The best part is being able to be flexible Music Director schedulingwise so that gatherings can take place right Carol Wilber [email protected] Parish Office from the comfort of your home! Please check our site for Carol Caban [email protected] updates. Tiffany Sinatra GIFT continues to host a special page on the Faith Formation olfgrowinginfaith.weebly.com website that includes Sena Monaco [email protected] schedules for local livestreamed masses, activities for Sacramental Preparation families each week of Ordinary Time, music and blogs for Laura Countryman [email protected] prayer and reflections during this pandemic. I encourage Maintenance all to check the website: George Tallman http://olfgrowinginfaith.weebly.com/livingfaithduring covid19.html Be safe and have a blessed week! Sena Holy Cross Novena Jesus, Who because of Your burning love for us Saint of the Day willed to be crucified and to shed Your Most Precious Blood for the redemption and salvation of SaintsJohn Jones and our souls, look down upon us and grant the John Wall petition we ask for...(mention here) Feast Day July 12 We trust completely in Your Mercy. Saints John Jones and Cleanse us from sin by Your Grace, John Wall’s story sanctify our work, These two friars were martyred in England in the 16th give us and all those who are dear to us our daily and 17th centuries for refusing to deny their faith. bread, lighten the burden of our sufferings, bless our families, John Jones was Welsh. He was ordained a diocesan and grant to the nations, so sorely afflicted, priest and was twice imprisoned for administering Your Peace, which is the only true peace, so that by thesacramentsbefore leaving England in 1590. He obeying Your Commandments we may come at last to joined the Franciscans at the age of 60 and returned to the glory of Heaven. England three years later while Queen Elizabeth I was at the height of her power. John ministered to Food Pantry Donations Catholics in the English countryside until his We appreciate your donations but we are NOT in need of any peanut butter or macaroni and cheese imprisonment in 1596. He was condemned to be However we are in need of the following items: hanged, drawn, and quartered. John was executed on July 12, 1598. 1lb Bags of white Fruit cocktail rice Canned Pears John Wall was born in England but was educated at Canned corn Chef Boyarde Ravioli the English College of Douai, Belgium. 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