2019 Apelación Pastoral Anual
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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 4450 County Road 579 • Seffner, FL 33584 (physical address) P.O. Box 1218 • Seffner, FL 33583 (mailing address) Phone (813) 681-9115 • Fax (813) 689-4148 www.stfranciscc.com • Email: [email protected] Priests of the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) Pastor Fr. Edison Bernavas, I.C. Deacon Dick Beaudry Mass Schedule Vigil Mass (Saturday): 4:30 p.m. (English) 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) Sunday Masses: 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Rosary 35 minutes before each weekend Mass Weekday Masses Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. Thursday: 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) First Friday: 6:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Monday thru Friday After 8:00 Morning Mass to 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:30-4:15 p.m. First Friday: 7:30 a.m. or Anytime by Appointment with Priest June 30, 2019 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 2 IN THE CHARITY OF YOUR PRAYERS, please pray for those who are ill, Mass Intentions homebound, or confined to hospitals and nursing homes, espe- cially for the following: for the Week Pat Allen, Sheila Alvarez, Helen Bacovsin, Pat Bartolucci, Bonnie Beaudry, Patsy Bourassa, Tasha Brown, Frances Calvani, Jim Calvani, Marie Casale, Katrina Crooks, Deb- Saturday June 29 bie Cuesta, Ida Cuesta, John Edgerton, Veronica Everett, 4:30 p.m. †Robert & Sophia Weirauch Ralph Fehr, Scott Gill, Rachel Harlor, Nancy Hilbert, Rhett by Mogilewicz family Keane, Blanche Kosierowski, Doris Kukwa, Mary Little, 6:30 p.m. Spanish Mass Billie Morrow, Edie Moscelli, David Mueller, Darryl Mummert, Ed & Gerry Murray, Bill Newkirk, Pat Racic, Sunday June 30 Sue Soleau, Bernadette Suppa, Joe Suppa, Jr., Phyllis 8:30 a.m. Birthday Intentions of Thao Tran Suppa, Mary Edwina Binwa Sylvester, John Vicario, and Cao Tran George Wagner, David, Janice, & Robby Wedderman, 10:30 a.m. †Joe Suppa Kurt Wicker, Mary Winiarski, John Yeninas, Ron Ziegler, the Homebound and their Caregivers and the by Bernadette Suppa repose of the soul of John McFaul. 4:30 p.m. Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi Please remember to call the parish office if you need Monday July 1 to have a name added to our prayer list. Names will 8:00 a.m. †Angel Alvarez remain on the list for four weeks, unless otherwise specified or they are considered a long-term illness. by Gladys Alvarez Thank you for your support and cooperation. Tuesday July 2 8:00 a.m. Intentions of Ann & Pat Burke LORD, by Patricia White Look upon me with eyes of mercy, may Your Wednesday July 3 healing hand rest upon me, may Your life-giving 8:00 a.m. †Helen O’Connor powers flow into every cell of my body and into by Joe & Family the depths of my soul, cleansing, purifying, restor- ing me to wholeness and strength for service in Thursday July 4 Your Kingdom. Amen. 8:00 a.m. †Abraham Mathai Ayallene by Ayallene Family Follow the Holy Father on Twitter! 6:30 p.m. Spanish Mass Pope Francis is on Twitter! The Vatican uses Friday July 5 Twitter as a way for the faithful to interact more 8:00 a.m. †Don Parker by Mary Parker closely with the Holy Father and is available in 6:30 p.m. †Roy Jordan by Sue Jordan several different languages. Follow him at www.twitter.com/pontifex as he shares his wisdom, Saturday July 6 thoughts, and blessings! 4:30 p.m. Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi Please remember to pray for our troops, especially: 6:30 p.m. Spanish Mass Sunday July 7 Casey James Casale Wesley Kosierowski 8:30 a.m. †Betty Muley Alejandro Cuesta Nicholas Kosierowski by Nick & Debbie Tony Cuesta Leobardo Martinez 10:30 a.m. †Bruce & Jean Butler Matt Daniels Michael Mulhern by Sharon Belinski 4:30 p.m. †Betty Muley Spencer Dewey Collin Newman Jesse Doyle Keenan Newman by Nick Muley Remy Herrero Donovan O’Connor Eternal rest, grant unto them, Dan Holder Magaly Oliu O Lord, and let perpetual Christopher Jeffers Christina Piserchia light shine upon them. Patrick Junker Paul Michael Presley May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen. (To have a name added to this list, please call the parish office.) June 30, 2019 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 3 From the Pastor… Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi! My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We extend a special welcome to all In our Gospel today we see two types of fol- our visitors and new parishioners who have lowers of Jesus; those who have been called and come to celebrate Mass with us today! If those who ask to be called… but may not be. An unnamed you are new to our community, please intro- person says to Jesus that he will follow Jesus wherever He duce yourself to our clergy. If you live in this area and at- goes. Jesus doesn’t say ‘Thank you.’ or ‘Oh, how nice of tend regularly, we invite you to join our parish of St. Fran- you!’ but simply indicates that He has no home base and cis of Assisi. Registration is necessary for better care of He travels constantly. We don’t really know whether Je- souls, more effective administration of sick calls, and mat- sus accepts this offer or not, or whether the young man is ters pertaining to baptism, education, marriage and burial. willing to leave everything and just follow Jesus. Registration is very easy, and the cream “Parish Registra- Another unnamed man, is called by Jesus, however, tion” cards can be found in the pamphlet holder above the Jesus asks this one to follow Him. Apparently his father table in the lobby. After completing, please place in the has just died, and he tells Jesus that he will follow Him Parish Drop Box, located in the door by the water fountain but, he needs to go and bury his father first. This is a law in the lobby. and an obligation of a son. But Jesus does not accept this proposal, and in a very famous statement says: 'Let the Today’s Readings dead bury the dead'. As cold a statement as this seems to First Reading — Elisha left and followed Elijah as his at- be, we need to remember that in Jewish custom and law, tendant (1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21). the deceased had to be buried within 24 hours and Psalm — You are my inheritance, O Lord (Psalm 16). mourned for seven days. However, this man seems to be Second Reading — Beware that you are not consumed by lying or making an excuse and Jesus has picked up on it. one another (Galatians 5:1, 13-18). Another theory might be that the man wants to go back to Gospel — Go and proclaim the kingdom of God claim his inheritance so he can then live securely. Jesus (Luke 9:51-62). may know this and be telling him that he must leave all those ‘dead things’ of this life behind him in order to fol- Please Join our FORMED Online Community low Him to a new life. A third interpretation might be that As a member of the FORMED community, you will Jesus wants the man to realize that he should be spending have access to movies, inspiring audio talks, informative his time on the living rather than on the dead. Christian life bible studies, and much more. St. Francis of Assisi parish is a life of service to others who are living. is providing this resource free of charge to help our mem- Now, a third man is asked by Jesus to follow Him. bers learn and grow in their faith. So please join us. To sign up for FREE, visit us here: https:// This, again unnamed man, agrees, but wants, to go back stfranciscc.formed.org and use Parish Code: Y499KR. and say goodbye to his parents. Jesus does not want his followers to look behind, but only ahead. “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind Peter’s Pence Collection - Be a Witness of Charity is fit for the Kingdom of God. But what it means is that the Today is the Peter’s Pence Collection, a worldwide collec- true follower of Christ is one who trusts in Jesus com- tion that supports the charitable works of Pope Francis. pletely and relies on Him. Funds from this collection help victims of war, oppression, The second theme of the readings is Jesus’ reaction to and natural disasters. Take this opportunity to join with the Apostles who certainly don’t act out of love in this sec- Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today. For more tion. We are reminded about the way we used to think of information, visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence. Protestants when we were children, or the way some Prot- estant sects are taught to think about Catholics. I remem- ber we were told we shouldn’t even walk by the Protestant Radical Transformation school but should take another route! On this Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the readings For us today, there is also a lesson here. How should describe anything but an ordinary time. They are disturbing we treat people of other faiths or cultures, or people who and they leave us disturbed. The Old Testament reading have hurt us, or people we are afraid of. Should we allow recounts a young man’s radical break with the past to fol- division because of tradition or should we try to find ways low a new path.