Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church
Mission Statement 6341 LAKE OCONEE PKWY. Pastor: G , G 30642 United in Christ, REENSBORO EORGIA Rev. Roberto Herrera P : 706-453-7292 HONE All for the Glory of God [email protected] FAX: 706-453-7095 Unidos en Cristo, WWW.COKAS.ORG Todo para la Gloria de Dios
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 9:00 am Spanish Mass 11:45 am
Daily Mass Schedule No Monday Mass Tuesday 9:00am No Wednesday Mass Thursday 9:00am Friday 9:00am
Parish Office
Mon. - Thurs. 9 am -2 pm Summer Hours
Business Manager John Steadman [email protected] Accountant Millie Browning [email protected] Director of Faith Formation Bev Fox [email protected] Communications Coordinator Gina Murphy [email protected] Pastoral Administration Lily Vaughn [email protected] Maintenance Clarence Drinkwine [email protected]
Confessions Eucharistic Adoration SVDP Hotline Rosary Saturday - 4:00 - 4:45pm 1st Friday 9 am – 6 pm 706-453-4744 Before Mass 8:40am call for appointment
July 9, 2017
“There's a demon that targets the family”
here's a demon that specializes in attacking the family, said exorcist César Truqui, a priest who participated T in a course on exorcism held in Rome two years ago. Fr. Truqui warned that everything that is harming the family, including divorce, pleases the devil. Speaking to the Italian weekly Tempi in 2015, the priest said that there is “a demon who specializes in the attack on the family, also cited in the story of Tobias, called 'Asmodeus.'”
In the Old Testament book, the demon is known to have killed seven of Sarah's husbands and was chained in the desert by Saint Rafael. The demon “is present” in many exorcisms, Fr. Truqui said. The priest recalled encounter- ing the demon “in exorcisms by Father Gabriele Amorth and Father Francisco Bamonte, whom I assisted.” The 90 -year-old Fr. Amorth is a renowned exorcist in Rome who has performed an estimated 70,000 exorcisms over the course of 29 years. Carrying out an exorcism can require multiple sessions and each time the rite is administered it is counted as one instance.
“I remember a young couple, very united, who wanted to get married, however, the woman had to undergo an ex- orcism to be set free,” Fr. Truqi said. During the exorcism “the demon was furious and threatened Fr. Amorth in order to prevent the marriage, otherwise he would kill the young woman. Obviously, it was a threat from the Liar which in fact did not happen.”
In that regard, the priest added that the devil also seeks to attack the family through ideologies and lifestyles, as well as individualistic thinking and the spread of divorce… “They think 'if I don't like my husband anymore, I would be better off divorcing' but they forget about the consequences to the children and society,” he said. “This mentality that works against the family pleases the devil – he knows that a man who is alone without any points of reference is manipulable and unstable.”
In 2014, Pope Francis gave an address to the Charismatic Renewal, in which he pointed out that the devil seeks to destroy families because that is where Jesus grows, in the midst of the love of the spouses and in the lives of their children… “He grows in the love of the spouses, he grows in the lives of the children. And that's why the enemy attacks the family so much. The devil does not love the family. He seeks to destroy it, he wants to eliminate love there,” he warned at Rome's Olympic stadium before 52,000 people.
On that day Francis reminded that “families are these domestic churches. The spouses are sinners, like everyone, but they want to progress in the faith, in their fruitfulness, in the children and their children's faith.” And so he asked the Lord to “bless the family, make it strong, in this crisis in which the devil wants to destroy it.” [Rome, Italy -CNA/EWTN News -]
MASS INTENTIONS JULY - WEEKDAY COMMUNION SERVICE
Saturday, July 8 Father will be on vacation July 3 - July 31. 5pm Dennis and Mary Urban - During this time, 9AM Communion Service will be in 45th Wedding Anniversary place of normal weekday Mass (all Tuesdays, Sunday, July 9 Thursdays and Fridays during July). 9am Tom Fricano † 11:45am Sheila McLaughlin † Monday, July 10 No Mass Tuesday, July 11 9am Communion Service
Wednesday, July 12 Father John Adamski is visiting our parish on the No Mass weekends of July 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, and 29/30 to Thursday, July 13 hear confessions and to celebrate all Masses with us. 9am Communion Service Friday, July 14 9am Communion Service Mass Intention Schedule Saturday, July 15 If there are specific dates that you 5pm Audrey Elm † would like to have a mass offered Sunday, July 16 for loved ones or friends, please 9am David Murphy † come by the office to schedule. 11:45am People of the Parish We have the Record Book for 2018 ready, so please don’t wait until the last minute to schedule PRAYER REQUESTS your masses. We want to make sure you get the dates you want. **We still have a few weekend Military Personnel Vicky Abbott Masses left in December, 2017, as well as some Tarah Thompson Sonya Stephenson weekday Masses left in 2017. Steve Piller Barbara Smith Nicholas Piller Pete Ward Rod Piller Sue Garrett Barbara Koch Fabiola Whisenhunt Please join us in Prayer—If you Deborah Stritt Glenda Mauna would like to join our Prayer Chain in Linda Chelana Christopher Stephenson daily prayer, for those in need or if you Harriet Thompson have a special prayer request, please contact Kim Buoy at 706-347-1630 or For those in critical need of daily prayers. [email protected] with Note: Names will stay on the Prayer list for 6 weeks and then requests. they will be removed. Call 706-453-7292 x 4 or email [email protected] with updates. Flowers adorning the Altar have been donated by Dennis and Mary Urban In celebration of their Children’s Liturgy of the 45th wedding anniversary. Word is celebrated at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Masses for children Flowers adorning the Pre-K through 3rd grade. Blessed Virgin Mary have been donated by NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED Jim Collins for Mary’s intercession for the cure of Breast Cancer.
LOOKING AHEAD STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE July 9th Donuts After 9am Mass Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. In the Social Hall 15th Confessions 4:00-4:45pm Offertory In the Sanctuary INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO 16th Guadalupe Food Sales 12:30pm HOLIDAY PRINTING SCHEDULE. In the Pavilion
July second collections: 7/2/17—Peter’s Pence 7/9/17—Archdiocese Military Services 7/16/17—St. Vincent de Paul Parish Please join us for coffee and donuts 7/30/17—Mission Cooperative in the Social Hall following the 9am
Mass
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Go to: www.cokas.org. Call or email Millie Browning with GUADALUPE FOOD SALES any questions 706-453-7292, ext. 9,
Join us for the Thank You For Your Support! Guadalupe Food Sales We are so grateful for all of your support and dedication Sunday, July 16th at 12:30pm to the work we are doing for our parish and in the com- in the Pavilion munity. If you haven’t signed up for Online Giving yet, now is a great time to set up your weekly offertory gift!
Online Giving Doesn’t Take Vacations This summer, if you can’t make it to church due to travel or other commitments, we encourage you to automate your regular donations. COKAS relies on the consistent financial support of the congregation and online giving offers an easy way to give on a recurring basis. Simply visit www.cokas.org and click on the link that looks like this...
SWTEWARDSHIPHAT IS AN “A OFCTIVE TREASURE CATHOLIC ”? Thank you for your continued support! For Parish verification for sponsor forms, Baptisms, and Marriages, a person must be registered and ac- tive in the parish. The Archdiocese of Atlanta defines “active parishioners” as those registered and wor- shipping members who contribute of their time, tal- ent, and financial resources to support the Parish by the following: Regular attendance at liturgy, con- The office is open Monday sistent financial support through envelopes or online through Thursday from 9 –2. giving, and volunteer involvement within the parish. We are closed on Fridays. Volunteer involvement within the parish does not include attendance at events, but requires active membership and participation in one of more of our many ministries.
Bev Fox, DRE [email protected] FAITH FORMATION Kasey Lansford, [email protected] More news? Check the website: www.cokas.org
Summer has arrived, the kids are out of school, and the vacation season is about to begin. Consider experiencing your Catholic faith in a unique way while on vacation this summer with your family -- attend Mass at a different church, visit a holy site, view religious art in a museum or cathedral, or visit a historic monastery. masstimes.org is a comprehensive website for researching Mass times at Catholic churches in cities all over the world. catholicplaces.org - provides information for Cathedrals, Basilicas, Shrines, and Holy Sites in the United States, organized by state.
If you are staying in the Atlanta area this summer, there are several interesting Catholic places to visit that are all very close to home:
Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers has a Heritage Center, large bookstore, cafeteria, and beautiful gardens. You can also attend a communal prayer for the Divine Office throughout the day.
Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center is located in Sandy Springs and occupies 20 heavily wooded acres overlooking the Chattahoochee River. The expansive grounds feature indigenous trees, plants, wildlife, and a waterfall.
High Museum - There are several prominent pieces of religious art in the permanent European collection at the High Museum in Atlanta.
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What did you say? Continued... ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Pope Francis tells us to go to Mass every Sunday because that’s where people re- ceive Christ who saves, forgives and unites everyone to his father, church and each other. We are also called to continually grow in our relationship with Jesus through faith formation experiences beyond Mass. What are you doing to grow in your faith?
We are blessed to live in a time when the Internet and cell phones provide us with an unlimited supply of Catholic content, that we can access whenever we have time, most of which is free. Here are just a few to get you started: WEBSITES AscensionPresents.com PODCASTS YOUTUBE CHANNELS Catholic.com Ascension Roundtable CatholicsComeHome.org Catholic Answers Live Bishop Robert Barron DynamicCatholic.com The Art of Catholic with Matthew Ascension Presents RomanCatholicMan.com Leonard Dynamic Catholic WordOnFire.org The Jeff Cavins Show Sophia Institute for Teachers COKAS.org (Catholic Con- The Word on Fire Show with Bishop tent tab) Barron
STEWARDSHIP SCRIPTURE REFLECTION WHY SETTLE FOR A “Let all Your works give You thanks, “GOOD” MARRIAGE… Oh Lord, and let Your faithful ones When You Can Have a bless You,” says the psalmist. Stew- “GREAT” Marriage? ardship is this “attitude of gratitude” for You can make the leap the many gifts God has given us. from just “good” to “GREAT” on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! The Weekend experience is 44 hours where married couples NEWCOMERS WELCOMING MINISTRY can get away from jobs, kids, chores, the internet & phones and focus their attention only on each HELPING NEW PARISHIONERS FEEL WELCOME! other. If you’d like greater depth, growth and en- richment in your relationship, you’ll like the differ- ence a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week- end can offer! The next Weekends are scheduled for July 28-30, September 15-17 and November 3-5 at the Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners. You can get more information or apply online at GATN-wwme.org or by calling 678-242-WWME.
Want to watch videos where couples share their experiences at WWME? Visit wwme.org/media.
Are you interested in being on a team who welcomes new parishioners through: • Personal contact (i.e., take a new parishioner out for coffee) • Preparing for their semi-annual wine and cheese reception If you’re interested, please contact Kathy Benson at 770-241-0374 OR [email protected].
Come away to Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center for a weekend retreat. Encounter God and Experience Comfort, Integrity, Peace and Stillness. Summer 2017 Weekend Retreats include:
• “The Path of Centering Prayer” Led by Rusty Weitzel & Roberta White (July 21-23) • “A God with Skin” with Retreat Director Andy Otto (August 4-6) • “My Soul Magnifies the Lord ~ A Retreat about Mary” with Fr. Peter E. Fink, SJ (August 10-13) • “At the Edge of Waiting: A Contemplative Retreat” Director Carl McColman (August 18-20) Register by Website www.ignatiushouse.org Phone 404-255-0503
"ANUNCIOS PARROQUIALES"
La oficina está abierta de lunes a jueves de 9-2 Horario de Confesiones todos los Estamos cerrados los viernes Sábados de 4:00 pm a 4:45 pm
Por favor visita nuestra pagina web KERMÉS COKAS.ORG para estar al tanto de los eventos de nuestra iglesia, el calen- Se invita a todas las personas a la Kermés que se dario, los boletines, importantes fe- realizara el domingo, 16 de chas, fotos, etc. Si hay algo que quisieras ver en el julio, saliendo de misa con boletín o en nuestra pagina Web, por favor envianos motivo de recaudar un correo electrónico o llamanos al (706) 453-7292, fondos para la próxima Ext 4 o al cokas.office.com o visita nuestra oficina. fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe Te atendemos en español los Miércoles, Jueves y Viernes.
Vestiduras de un Sacerdote Casulla, Alba y Cíngulo El significado espiritual, de la vestimenta de los sacerdotes en cada celebración Fuente: ACI Prensa
CASULLA: Es la vestidura que se pone el obispo sobre las de4más prendas. Consiste en una pieza alargada con una abertura en el centro para pasar la cabeza. Es el símbolo de caridad, que hace dulce y suave el yugo de Jesucristo. Vestidura Sagrada que se pone el alba y que sirve para celebrar la Misa. Está abierta por lo alto, para que entre la cabeza, y por los lados; cae por delante y por detrás desde los hombros hasta media pierna.El presbítero o el obispo que preside la Eucaristía se reviste la casulla: su nombre ya indica que es como una especie de "casa pequeña", a modo de manto amplio que cubre a la persona (como el "poncho" americano actual). La casulla es el indumento litúrgico que ha venido a caracterizar sobre todo la celebración eucarística.
Se usan en diferentes colores: Blanco: Representa las fiestas y solemnidades. Verde: Se utiliza en tiempo ordinario. Rojo: Representa las fiestas de los mártires y misas especiales de los santos. Morado: Para la Semana Santa y cuaresma, así como para la misa de difuntos.
ALBA: Es una amplia túnica que cubre al celebrante de arriba a abajo y se sujeta a la cintura con un cíngulo, simboliza la pureza del corazón que el sacerdote ha de llevar al altar.
CÍNGULO: Cordón o cinta de seda o de lino, con una borla a cada extremo, que le sirve al Sacerdote para ceñirse el alba.