The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 30, 2017

St. Thomas Aquinas Roman The Seventeenth4th Sunday Sunday of of Easter Ordinary  TimeMay 7, 2017July 30,  2017  Mass Schedule Eucharistic Adoration Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. to Noon Wednesday: 12:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Extraordinary Form) Wednesday: 12:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. First Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.—August 4 First Saturday: 10:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) - August 5 Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

Confession Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 4:00-5:00 p.m.; or by appointment Parish Information Office Hours Parish Staff Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tim Flynn ...... Office Manager Phone: (704) 549-1607 Fax: (704) 549-1614 Valerie Gebhardt ...... Parish Secretary Website: http://www.stacharlotte.com Gina Schafer ...... Finance Administrator

Thomas F. Savoy ...... Dir. Of Sacred Music & Liturgical Events Religious Education Office Hours José Melgar ...... Facilities Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Marie Aymar Watkinson ...... Administrative Assistant Phone: (704) 549-0199 Monica Bailey ...... Coordinator of Volunteers & Special Events Baptism Baptisms are held on Saturday mornings & Sunday afternoons. The Preparation Class is held one Sunday each month. Class time and dates vary each month, so be sure to sign up in advance for more details. To make further arrangements, contact the Parish Office at least three months in advance of your desired Baptismal date.

Marriage Registered parishioners are required by Diocesan Policy to contact one of the priests or deacons six months prior to the date of marriage. Couples married at our parish should contact Fr. Bean at [email protected] or (704) 549-1607 to begin the marriage preparation process.

Anointing of the Sick/Visiting the Sick If anyone needs a visit from a Priest, please call the Office. Please do not wait until an emergency to call for a Priest. 1400 Suther Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC

Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church From our pastor…Priests Deacons Rev. Patrick Winslow Rev. Matthew Bean Rev. Mr. James Witulski Pastor Parochial Vicar (704) 960-3704 (704) 549-1607 ext. 201 (704) 549-1607 ext. 208 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Dear Parish Family,

I want to take this opportunity to update you on our sanctuary project. OurRev. effort Mr. Joseph to Diaz reach our financial goal of a total of $102,000 has been successful. Thank you. I(704) have 804-2415 been [email protected] truly moved by the overwhelming support and excitement for this project. Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena The exact dollar amount of this project has yet to be determined. So far we have been operating from Sr. Zeny Mofada, O. P. Sr. Edeva Jover, O. P estimates. For this reason I still want to continue with our fundraising efforts. Any offerings can be sent to Religious Education Youth Ministry Rev. Mr. Martin Ricart the office or deposited in(704) the 549-0199 offertory in a clearly marked(704) 549-1607envelope. ext. 305 (704) 453-1125 [email protected] [email protected] This past week I have met with the diocesan Facilities Director and several architects to discuss [email protected] details. The next step is to choose an architect to draw the plans and then to secure bids from general contractors. There have been many great questions about various details. Such matters are still being sorted out. Once I have drawings I will make them available for all to see in the Narthex.

Blessings,St. Basil the Great Eastern Catholic mission Parish Campus Ministry Rev. Joseph Matlak Fr. Deacon Matthew Hanes Rev. Innocent Amasiorah Administrator [email protected] [email protected] (704)549-1607 ext. 203 (980) 785-2763

[email protected] Fr. Winslow

Today’s Readings Readings for the Week First Reading -- Solomon prays for an understanding heart Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-23; Mt 13:31-35 (1 Kings 3:5, 7-12). Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Ps 103:6-13; Mt 13:36-43 Psalm -- Lord, I love your commands (Psalm 119). Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35; Ps 99:5-7, 9; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Second Reading -- All things work for good for those who love Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:47-53 God (Romans 8:28-30). Gospel -- The one who knows of the kingdom of heaven brings Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Ps 81:3-6, 10-11ab; Mt 13:54-58 new and old from the storeroom (Matthew 13:44-52 [44-46]). Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1-12 The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) Sunday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Mt 17:1-9 [44-46] Corporation. All rights reserved.

Saints & Special Observances Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Friday Monday: St. Ignatius of Loyola Tuesday: St. Alphonsus Liguori Adoration is Wednesday: St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard August 4 Friday: St. John Vianney; First Friday www.stacharlotte.com/ Saturday: The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major; adoremore First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary

www.stacharlotte.com The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 30, 2017

It’s a Boy! UNDERSTANDING THE MASS

Please join us to celebrate and support Javera All are invited to participate in an Adult and her baby boy, Aug. 6 at 1p.m. in Aquinas Religious Education class on the insightful Hall. For registry and more information go book Understanding the Mystery of the to marygardenshowers.org or Mass by Fr. Matthew Buettner. The class will email [email protected] be facilitated by parishioner Michael Coyle, who holds a theology degree from Franciscan St. Thomas Aquinas is now the home of this thriving national University of Steubenville and has been ministry. We are grateful that we are growing to many other teaching religious education for 36 years. churches, and we are in need of two volunteers. We are Come and discover a greater appreciation for looking for someone to help coordinate showers at our parish, the words and actions of the Sacred Liturgy and for another person to handle shipping of our items to other for an active participation in and effective witness to the mystery of chapters of our ministry. If you can help coordinate showers Christ’s redemptive work! Join the weekly discussion on six or make a weekly run to the post office for us, we will cover all Thursday evenings in meeting room C of the parish center, from shipping costs, and would be very grateful! Please email September 7 through October 12, from 7p.m. to 8:30p.m. Registration Serena & Kaitlyn at [email protected] if you are is required for this class by August 15, with a payment of $13 for the interested. Thank you! purchase of the book. Registration can be handled at the parish 6th Annual Polish Diocesan Mass office; checks should be made payable to St. Thomas Aquinas Church. On Sunday, August 27th at 2:00 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Church will host our 6th Adult Bible Study: Annual Polish Diocesan Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa, St. John Paul II Come join us for an exciting new parish and St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. program, Queen of Heaven: Mary’s Battle for You, which paints the epic narrative of Mary’s Polish priest, Rev. Matt Nycz, will be celebrant life. Just as Christ lives on through His Church, and Rev. Mr. James Witulski will assist as deacon. The Mass Mary lives on as the . In a will be in the Polish language with the homily given in both battle between the Angel who said No, and the English and Polish. This Mass will fulfill your Sunday woman who said Yes, you will see your mother obligation. Confessions in Polish and English will be heard intervening at pivotal periods in history to draw beginning at 1:00 p.m. A Polish Choir will provide music. us back to her Son, including at her most well-known apparitions. Anyone owning traditional native Polish attire is encouraged to This part of the program is hosted by acclaimed Catholic actor wear it to the Mass. Leonardo Defilippis, with over a dozen great minds of the After the Mass, the faithful will have the Church. Part II is hosted by Fr. Patrick Winslow, who gives a short opportunity to venerate a 1st Class Relic of pastoral talk on what it means to have Mary as your mother and the Pope St. John Paul II; a drop of his blood on a many ways you can nurture your relationship with her in your fragment of his cassock from the day he was everyday life. If you cannot attend the sessions, you can join us shot in 1981AND…a 1st Class Relic of St. remotely via Streaming Video. Maria Faustina Kowalska!...The two Apostles The first of eight sessions begin on Tuesday, August 22 @ 10 a.m; of Divine Mercy!...A first for St. Thomas Tuesday, August 22 @ 7 p.m. and Wednesday, August 23 @ Aquinas Church! There will be a reception 10 a.m. Registration forms are available on the bulletin board in the with light refreshments following. Your donation of these Narthex, parish office or www.stacharlotte.com. For more refreshments is appreciated and can be dropped off before the information, contact Lainie Lord at 704.517.9967 or email Mass at Aquinas Hall. Everyone is invited to attend. [email protected].

Please complete a pledge envelope and place in regular offertory Parish Pledge Paid To Total Parish # of Donating basket, or return it to the Parish Goal: Balance: Date: Households: Households: Office, or make a gift online $105,471.00 $34,518.51 $102,258.38 2,803 460 at charlottediocese.org/dsa .

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Mass intentions Prayers for our Troops “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my Daily Masses held in the Church life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes foes, with your right hand you save me.” —Ps. 138: 7 Date Time Intention Please pray for those serving in our military. Mon., 8:30a.m. Buchanan Family PO2 James B. Aumuller PFC Ryan Cameron Keistler, USMC Connor Ignatius Burns July 31 12:15p.m. Lt. James Brian Barker, 101st E-3 Jason Kline Airborne Division, US Army LT. Matthew Keidel, U. S. Navy 8:30a.m. †John Perkins Tues., Major Brian J. Burke SS C. Newman 12:15p.m. †Robert Harris Aug 1 Sr. Airman Charles Broadway, General John W. Nicholson US Air Force SSgt. Benjamin M. Pake, US ANG Wed., 12:15p.m. †Sarah Cerminaro Sr. A C Meghan Cabaniss, Lt. Jeffery Platoon Aug 2 7:00p.m. †Clarence George US Air Force CPL Nicholas E. Rosario Corpsman Eric Clark, US Navy AFC Joshua Runfola Thurs., 8:30a.m. Daniel Jerome - Healing Col. Patrick Frank MSgt. Ronald Ryckman Aug 3 12:15p.m. †Fr. Sebastian Daniel Frazier, Charlie Troop Sgt. Michael James Sanchez 4-73 82nd Airborne Division, AFC Sean Scheuerman Fri., 8:30a.m. Helen Jones – Birthday Blessings US Army PFC Stephen Sergent †Elena Reyes Aug 4 12:15p.m. LCPL Mario Griffith, USMC Sgt. Sarah Shalkowski RDML Gregory Harris, Navy S.Sgt. Matthew Simono, USAF Sat., 10:00a.m. Tom Aumuller – Birthday Blessings Captain Jonathan Mark Harris A1C Christopher Robert Smith

Aug 5 5:30p.m. Virginia & Allen Bond - Anniversary US Marine Corps SFC Christopher T. Smith Capt. William Joseph Hinchey Major Jeffrey P. Sparrow, USMC The Transfiguration of the Lord Tyler Hornsby, USMC PFC Brandon G. Taylor, US Army AFC Adam Christian Hunt, 1st Sgt. Aloma Sosa –Turner

7:30a.m. Pro Populo US Air Force Ryan Adam Stein—USAF Sun., 9:30a.m. †Olga Aponte Brown PFC Alex Jerome AFC Alonda West Aug 6 11:30a.m Matt Sergent & The Squires - Thanksgiving Lt. Thurman Chad Howell PFC Medic, Patrick Wyllie 5:00p.m. †Kevin McGuire US Navy Please notify the Parish Office to have yourself or a family member placed on the Military Prayer List. Names will appear for one month and cycle through this column. If needed, we will gladly continue in one month increments as often as you request .For our complete list of prayer requests, please visit our website at: www.stacharlotte.com/prayer. Prayer Requests “I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people” — 1Tim 2:1 Dolores Allocco Ann Marie Ramjohn Together, let us pray for the needs of our Mary Angebranndt Loretta & Charles Rembold brothers and sisters. Please remember these Rafael Burgos & Family Margaret Roush intentions in your daily prayers. Katherine Calhoun Bill Schubert Chris Coutre Alice Thornburg A prayer for those who have requested them… Mary-Claire Dempsey Garrett Toenjes Marie Dorsey Sandra Wasielak O Lady of Good Remedy Joyce DeStefano Karen Fischman O Lady of Good Remedy, source of unfailing Joe Fitzgerald help, grant that we may draw from thy Daniel & Margie Frascella treasure of graces in our times of need. Mary Isabelle Goettl Touch the hearts of sinners, that they may seek Vicki Goudy reconciliation and forgiveness. Bring comfort Joan Horanski to the afflicted and the lonely; help the poor Jimenez Family and the hopeless; aid the sick and the Greg Johnson suffering. May they be healed in body and Stephen Johnson strengthened in spirit to endure their Luke Juday sufferings with patient resignation and Michael Manz Christian fortitude. Please notify the Parish Office to have yourself or a Colin McDougnh family member placed on the Prayer List. Names will Bill & Collette McInerney Pray a …. appear for one month and cycle through this column. Sharon McKelvey If needed, we will gladly continue in one month Kathryn Blackmar Miller “Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by increments as often as you request. For our complete John & Michaele Molloy prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your list of prayer requests, please visit our website at: Zemmie Pendergrass requests known to God.” Philippians 4:6 www.stacharlotte.com/prayer.

www.stacharlotte.com The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 30, 2017 Coming This Week Share Sunday AH = Aquinas Hall FLC = Family Life Center N = Nursery in AH BLR = Brother Leo Rm K = Kitchen in AH OCR = Office Conf CH =Church The final total for June's Share Sunday, and 7th Annual PC= Parish Center chp = Chapel BR = Bridal Room Back to Summer Food Drive, returned an impressive Date Time Event / Activity 3025 pounds of food, paper goods and household Mon. 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon [CH] goods. Our July Share Sunday returned 400 lbs. The July 31 7:00p.m. Bingo [AH] generosity of our parish has really made a difference for our neighbors and families 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon [CH] in need. Next weekend is our August Tues. 10:00a.m. [BLR] Share Sunday weekend. If you are able Aug 1 7:00p.m. Spanish [chp] to, please bring a donation with you to 7:00p.m. Boy Scouts [PC-D] Mass and share in the satisfaction that helping returns. Just a reminder, 12:45p.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 6:45pm [CH] donations are now being accepted at any Mass or Wed. 6:00p.m. Confession [CH] event. Every item makes a difference. Through our parish Aug 2 6:15p.m. Respect Life Rosary [CH] efforts, we can all help families just like our own that are 6:45p.m. Benediction [CH] in need. As always, place the items you would like to Thurs. donate in the Share Sunday bin in the narthex. Please 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon [CH] Aug 3 donate if you can, every item counts!

9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 6:45pm[CH] Annual Missionary Appeal—COAR Fri. 7:00p.m. Divine Mercy Holy Hour [CH] Aug 4 7:30p.m. Hispanic Charismatic Prayer Group [PC-C] COAR will be making an upcoming mission appeal 8:00p.m. Benediction [CH] asking for your prayers, awareness, and generosity next Adult RE Class Registration weekend. Founded in 1980 at the beginning of El 9:10a.m. Rosary for Priests’ Intentions [CH] Salvador’s civil war, COAR is the Community of Oscar A. 11:00a.m. Baptism [CH] Romero, a school, foster care facility, clinic and other Sat. 11:00a.m. African Cup of Nations Meeting [PC-B] services for the impoverished children of El Salvador. Aug 5 4:00p.m. Confession [CH] 4:45p.m. Vocations Rosary [CH] COAR is now known as the “Children’s Village” with 800 5:00p.m. St. Basil Vespers [chp] day students, 100 in foster care, a medical and dental 7:00p.m. St. Basil Confessions [chp] clinic, pharmacy, trade shops (such as baking and tailoring). It is administered directly by the Archbishop The Transfiguration of the Lord of San Salvador through his Vicariate of Human Adult RE Class Registration Development. COAR’s motto is Women and Men for God 8:30a.m. Holy Hour [CH] and Culture: the curriculum educates the entire person. Sun. 10:00a.m. St. Basil – Confessions [chp] With over 30 employees COAR strengthens the regional Aug 6 10:30a.m. Donuts [AH] economy. One of the first orphans of COAR served as 1:00p.m. St. Basil Divine Liturgy (Mass) [chp] mayor of Zaragoza from 1998 - 2002. COAR buzzes with 1:00p.m. Shower [AH] optimism and vitality.

However, El Salvador remains an impoverished country This events listing is accurate at time of bulletin submission. as are COAR’s students. Please help us respond to the For most up-to-date listing of parish events and needs of the most impoverished among us and help them activities, please check our online calendar: build a better future. More information is available at www.coarpeacemission.org. Donations are payable to www.stacharlotte.com/calendar “COAR Peace Mission”, 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe, OH 44092.

5 St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC World Feast 2017: October 13 & 14 Liturgical Ministry Schedule for February 25 and 26 We are gearing up forExtraordinary another successful Minis- World Feast this Fall! This year we are kicking off our Communion Usher ter of Holy Commun- Reader Cantor Soundboard festivitiesUsher a day early! Following the final Fatima Procession, enjoy some Old Mecklenburg Beer, some of our ethnic foods, and checkion out our LIP SYNC CONTEST! Satur- Francina Nagara- Mary Turner Mark Myers (1) day jan Michael Coyle Lucy Rodriguez David Kay AllStaci day Kay Saturday, enjoyMary the Myers sight, (2) sounds, and tastes of our vast culture at St. Thomas! We’ll have 5:30P James Marchioni games and crafts for the kids, and stage entertainment for the adults! Learn more about different Anthony Herin cultural devotions to Our Lady and the saints. And of course, MORE FOOD! Brian Golowski Sunday Richard Melgar William Tolone (1) Urbain Noun- Anne Golowski Edward Jones Susie Melgar Paul Sparrow (2) 7:30A agoun Robert Pisano We can’t makeMaria this Crockett a success without YOU! If you can help as a volunteer, please fill out the form below and drop it in the Normanoffertory Demers or at Edwardthe parish Morris office. If you have any questions, email [email protected]. Sunday Christopher Brown (1) Mercedes Caines G. James Good- Uwa Akhere Daniel Crockett Anne DeSart (2) 9:30A Cecilia Villavi- man cencia Audrey Jeganathan NAME(S):______Sunday Guy Brilhante Delila Clay Robert______Buchanan (1) Deborah Savoy Richard Costes 11:30A Nennette Costes Venus Tinio Jaclyn Valino(2) Riley Micha Rowe PHONE: ______E-MAIL: ______Finian Curran Sunday Drew Brooks Lord Charles Jr. Tolley Madeline Alrich (1) Josie Peplinski (1) Ross Schumann Kenneth Baltes Country 5PCoordinator/Volunteer Luke Miller (pleaseVirginia list Lowry country) ______Charles Simoneaux______(2) Anne Catherine Sergent (2) Kathryn Ryan

Country Devotionals/Volunteer (please list country) ______

Ticket Sales _____ Games _____ Crafts ____ Food Prep/Cooking ____ Beverages ____ Setup/Tear Down ____

Facilities _____ First Aid (RN/NP/DO/MD) ______I am willing to help out where needed ______R.E. Service Hours _____

Calling All Chefs! Professional or Amateur!

We are recruiting new cooks for our World Feast! Do you have a “secret family recipe” from the old country? Consider sharing it with our parish family by running a food tent! We’d love to showcase as many ethnic foods as possible for Friday night, Saturday, or both days! E-mail Katie at [email protected] or [email protected]

if you can participate!

You’ve seen it on TV! Now is your chance to show your talents. No vocal technique needed! You’ll be competing for MONEY MONEY MONEY! cash prizes of $300, $200, and $100! Enter in for a chance to win our cash raffle at World Feast! The contest will begin following the Fatima Procession on Three winners will be drawn. October 13. Spaces are limited. Entry forms and rules to be posted soon! 1st Prize: $2,000 Tickets are $5 or a book of 6 for $25. 2nd Prize: $500 Going on sale soon! 3rd Prize: $250 www.stacharlotte.com The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 30, 2017 JuneReligious 2017 Statement Education to Parishioners

Early registrationAquinas Hall for the 2017-2018 school year has begun! Please take advantage of the discounted fees. Sr.For Zenaida more (Zeny)information Mofada, O.P.please see Sr. Zeny, OP. [email protected] Phone: (704) 549-0199 Please consider volunteering as a catechist or an assistant for the upcoming school year! Contact Sr. Zeny for more information on how you can help!

Youth Ministries

Middle School (MS) & High School (HS) Youth Group

Youth ministry is the response of the Christian community to the needs of young people and the sharing of the unique gifts of youth with the larger community.

Our HIGH SCHOOL Youth Group meets on Sundays after the 5:00 p.m. Mass until 8:00 p.m. in Aquinas Hall.

Our MIDDLE SCHOOL Youth Group meets on Wednesdays 7-8 p.m. in the Aquinas Hall.

Youth Ministry Contact: Sr. Edeva Jover, O.P. [email protected] Young Adult Ministries

Aquinas’ Finest

A Catholic social group for young adults in their 20's and 30's! “Aquinas' Finest” is all about good company, wholesome fun, building friendships, and celebrating our Catholic faith. Our motto, “Fides Amicitia et quidquid bonum” means "Faith, Friends, and Something Good." Join us for any or all of the upcoming activities and bring a friend! More activities online!

Sign up to get text updates by texting @ frassati to “81010”, and join our email list and Facebook group at: stacharlotte.com/finest. For questions, email [email protected].

7 St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC New Parishioners Baptisms

Hannah Shuskey Sydney Marie Collins, daughter of Devin and Sarah Collins Shana Henriques & Family Madison Kate David Quizon, daughter of Jonathan and Catherine Quizon Gebremeskel Tesfamarium/Abrehet Ghebrehinet & Family Altar Care

The Bread & Wine Memorial and the Altar Flowers are offered by Dave & Staci Kay in honor of children with cancer.

To honor a loved one, consider making a donation to help support, the ALTAR FLOWERS, ALTAR NECESSITIES, and BREAD & WINE MEMORIAL for each week at Mass. Contact the Parish Office or indicate your name on the boards in the Narthex. Place the envelope with date and name, along with donation, in the Offertory Basket.

Spiritual Ministries Devotional Life PRAY THE ROSARY Bereavement Ministry Prayer Shawl Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.: For the respect of human life from Mary Myers Mary Isabelle Goettl [email protected] [email protected] conception until natural death. Bible Study Purgatorial Society Saturday at 9:10 a.m.: For our Priests’ intentions with the Lainie Lord Laurie McBroom Immaculata Prayer Ministry. [email protected] [email protected] Saturday 4:45 p.m.: For increase in Vocations to the priesthood and Columbarium Ministry R.C.I.A religious life, in the Church. Jim Little Father Bean First and Third Tuesdays at 7 p.m.: Rosary in Spanish in the Chapel. [email protected] [email protected] El Santo Rosario es cada primer y tercer martes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. en Enthronement of the Respect Life la Capilla. Mary Manz Geri King [email protected] EUCHARISTIC ADORATION [email protected] School of Mary Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m.—Noon Immaculata Prayer Ministry Maria Ventura Wednesday at 12:45 p.m., Benediction at 6:45 p.m. Robyn Magyar [email protected] First Friday 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.: Immaculata Prayer and [email protected] Vocations Awareness Enthronement ministries. Legion of Mary Mary-Claire Dempsey Mark Myers [email protected] First Friday 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.: Divine Mercy Holy Hour, [email protected] Wedding Director closing with Benediction.

Men of Veritas Chris Goodman VOCATION AWARENESS Charlie Simoneaux [email protected] We hope that all parishioners will participate in hosting the [email protected] Vocations Blessing Cup, which involves praying for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Liturgical Ministries Host Family: Immaculata Prayer Group Altar Linen Care Liturgical Ministry Coordinator Mary Isabelle Goettl for the following ministries: Parish Family Book of Prayer [email protected] Deacon Joe Diaz Under the Statue of the Infant of Prague in the back of the Church is a Heavenly Dusters [email protected] book with space to include your prayer request. Reference to these Elaine Marchioni • Acolyte Program prayers is made at each Mass during the Prayers of the Faithful. [email protected] • Extraordinary Ministers of Choirs & Cantors Holy Communion Thomas F. Savoy • Readers [email protected] • Soundboard Columbarium Greeters • Chris Coutre Ushers Our Columbarium, located on the north side of the church, is a • Communion Ushers beautiful inurnment place of a loved one for church members and [email protected] their immediate family. Please contact Jim Little for more information at (704) 455-5657. www.stacharlotte.com The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 30, 2017 Community News Corporal Ministries St. Vincent de Paul Preschool is registering children ages 2-5 for Fall 2017. Bereavement Luncheons Nursery Our half-day preschool program provides the perfect atmosphere for your Mary Isabelle Goettl Valerie Gebhardt child to learn and grow in spirituality, creativity, social development, and [email protected] [email protected] knowledge while making new friends. Our experienced, caring teachers are Blood Drive Parish Fellowship Events dedicated to making the preschool years enjoyable and exciting so that each child will be prepared and eager to begin kindergarten. Schedule a tour now to Donald Seifert Mary Isabelle Goettl see our classes in action. Registrations forms may be found online at [email protected] [email protected] www.stvincentdepaulchurch.com/preschool. For more information, call the Christmas Angel Tree Rick Wirth Preschool Office at (704)644--4656 or email [email protected]. Erica Bleffer [email protected] [email protected] Our Daily Bread—Publix Foods Are you a writer? The NC Chapter of the Catholic Writers Guild will meet at Clothing Drive Carolina Willes Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church’s Parish Life Center at 2203 West Market Jackie Quigley [email protected] St, Greensboro, NC 27403, at noon on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Please come! Room in the Inn Lunch will be served, so come with an appetite! You do not need to be a [email protected] Deacon Joe Diaz published author to join our group; just a Catholic, with a love for writing, is all Friends of St. Francis Gardening that is required! Our keynote speakers will be Annie Ferguson and Peter Kathy Johnson [email protected] Arsenault, speaking about Freelance Writing. For more info, contact Ginny [email protected] Sandwiches for Men’s Shelter Lieto, at [email protected]. Hospice House Dinners John Nolan Kari Moses [email protected] “Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart . . .” Help encourage our [email protected] Share Sunday own understanding hearts by participating in a Worldwide Marriage Jail Ministry Ray Haywood Encounter (WWME) weekend. The next weekends are: Nov 10-12, 2017 in Deacon James Witulski [email protected] ATLANTIC BEACH, NC and Oct 13-15, 2017 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Early sign [email protected] Thanksgiving Food Baskets up is recommended. For more information visit our website at: Angelique Mitchell https://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us Mary Garden Showers [email protected] at [email protected] or 704-315-2144. Kari Moses [email protected] Visitors to Sick & Homebound The Annual Respect Life Conference for the Diocese of Charlotte will be [email protected] New position available taking place on Saturday September 16, 2017 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM at St. Barnabas Catholic Church in Arden, NC. All Pro-Life Advocates are welcome. Please contact Jessica Grabowski at [email protected] or visit Parish Life Groups our website at ccdoc.org/respectlife for more information. Hope to see you Aquinas’ Finest Cub Scouts there! Katie Herzing Sara Munday [email protected] [email protected] Cruise with your fellow diocesan Catholics January 15-20, 2018 on the Carnival Ecstasy out of Charleston to the Bahamas. Prices begin at $459 per person and Bingo Hispanic Ministry include all port fees and taxes. Transportation to the port from SJN will be Thomas Beckett Susie Melgar offered for an additional fee. Deposits of $150 per person will reserve your [email protected] [email protected] cabin. Daily Mass, Private One Hour Cocktail Party, and Bottle of Wine per Greg Kent Joyful Hearts cabin included. Other group events planned. For further info or to register, [email protected] Barbara Sands contact Terri Obermeier at 704-774-7779 or tobie1258@gmail. Space is limited so Book Club [email protected] register early! Patricia Berry Knights of Columbus [email protected] Everton Cris Caines Thinking about Separation or Divorce? – Is your marriage or that of a relative Boy Scouts [email protected] or friend heading for divorce? Do you feel helpless to do anything about it? Retrouvaille is designed to help troubled marriages regain their health by Tony Migliaccio Mothering with Grace helping spouses rediscover the love, trust and commitment that originally [email protected] Jessica Ferranti brought them together. The program is highly successful in saving hurting Catholic Campus Ministry [email protected] marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated Fr. Innocent Amasiorah Pastoral Council or divorced. For confidential information or to apply to attend the program [email protected] Joe Bjerg beginning with a weekend on September 22, 2017 call 800-470-2230 or Columbian Squires stacharlotte.com/parish-council email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.org Matt Sergent Squirettes [email protected] Charmaine Rahman Blythe Columbiettes [email protected] Voice, Piano or Organ Lessons Charmaine Rahman Blythe Youth Ministries [email protected] Sr. Edeva Jover, O.P. It is never too early or too late to enrich your lives Couples for Christ [email protected] with music. For those interested in voice, piano or Joy Arrojado organ lessons, please contact either Thomas or [email protected] Deborah Savoy, [email protected] or call at (518) 878-5660.

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