St. Jude Maronite

FATHER ELIE ABI CHEDID, PASTOR JACK MANHIRE, PH.D.

Parish Council President - Amine Harb Women’s League President - Paula Harb Music Director - Sharon Luhrs Offi ce Manager/Secretary - Barbara Fidler Bulletin Editor - Diane Manhire MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil - 5:30 pm Council & Finance Committee Members Sunday: 9:15 am & 11:15 am Khalil Abou-Jaoude • Gail Bell • Stanley Chlastawa Daily Mass Telma Domingues • Barbara Fidler • Ann Geagea • Amine Harb Tuesday - 6 pm Bill Hinshaw • Sheila Love • Elias Maroun • John Smith • Dr. Sam Wakim Friday - 12:15 pm

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION as noted

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT & OF ST. CHARBEL’S Every 22nd of the month 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Tuesdays 9:00 am - noon Thursdays & Weekends - Closed

BAPTISM Call the Parish Offi ce for information. MATRIMONY Arrangements with the Pastor must be made at least six months in advance. One of the parties must be registered in the Parish & attending mass for at least 3 months. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

MARONITE CHRISTIAN FORMATION July 4-5, 2020 (Religious Education) Begins in September 5555 Dr. Phillips Blvd. • Orlando, FL 32819 RECONCILIATION 407-363-7405 phone • 407-363-7793 fax Saturdays before the 5:30 pm mass [email protected] www.SaintJudeChurch.org COMMUNION FOR THE SICK facebook.com/stjudemaronitecatholicchurch Please call the Parish Offi ce at 407-363-7405. FROM THE DEACON’S DESK

Q. With all the problems we fi nd in today’s society and throughout the world, can I Mass Intentions really make a difference as a Catholic? Sat 7/4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA A. Before I directly answer this week’s 5:30 p.m. + Special Intentions by St. Jude Parishioners question, since this weekend we celebrated Sun 7/5 th HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA Independence Day (4 of July), let me give you an example of 9:15 a.m. + Hadassa Itiel Pena Calva Happy 9th Birthday how 5 men made a difference. The highest honor that a person in by Clara Lopez + uniform can receive is the Medal of Honor. Most times it is given post-humously. It is for bravery above Sun 7/5 HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA 11:15 a.m. and beyond the call of duty. Since the American Civil War, the + Intention of the donor Medal of Honor has been award to 5 military chaplains. ALL are Tues 7/7 + Intention of the donor Catholic chaplains. The chaplains include Father , 6 p.m. an Army chaplain from Kansas, who died as a prisoner of war in Fri 7/10 + Special Intentions of the Smith Family Korea; Father Vincent Capodanno, a Maryknoll priest from Staten 12:15 p.m. by John & Gloria Smith + Island, New York, who died when, despite his own war injuries, Sat 7/11 + Janet Chlastawa RIP by the Chlastawa Family + he tended injured Marines during battle in Vietnam; and Father 5:30 p.m. O’Callahan, a Jesuit priest and Navy chaplain in World War II, who ministered to injured sailors on a ship hit by two Sun 7/12 + Good Health for the Kahl Family by Bill Hinshaw + bombs. Father Charles J. Watters, from New Jersey, who served 9:15 a.m. in Vietnam. He rescued wounded men at the Battle of Dak To and Sun 7/12 + Joseph G. Hanna RIP by Joseph M. Hanna + ran through intense gunfi re to help wounded soldiers. He died in 11:15 a.m. the worst “friendly fi re” incident in Vietnam. The fi fth chaplain is Father Angelo Liteky, who won his medal for carrying 20 wounded soldiers to safety during intense fi ghting on a search-and- destroy mission in Vietnam. Father Kapaun and Father Capodanno WEEKLY COLLECTION also are being considered for sainthood. These Catholic men truly made a difference. for the weekend of June 27-28, 2020 But for most of us, we lead very plain and yes often mundane Sunday Collection $1,527. lives. So how can we as Catholics make a difference. I found the Candles/Gifts 334. following suggestions in a past issue of Shalom Tidings. Memorials 150. 1. Knowing what is necessary for spiritual growth – we will not Donations 1,518. grow in our faith without daily prayer. We have to make prayer Total Collection $3,529. time a priority and stop making excuses. 2. Remember we are called to lead lives of holiness – As 22 Envelopes used • 117 attendees unpopular and out of step with our modern culture as this may be, The parish received $200. in donations through PayPal we are all called to become Accounts not included in the above recap. 3. Live as a Catholic, speak as a Catholic – we cannot be cafeteria or cultural Catholics. We are called to live authentic Catholic lives and be true to our faith. ST. JUDE PRAYER CHAIN 4. We cannot serve God and the world – we cannot have it both Please send your request to ways. There is no way to pursue a life of holiness and worry about [email protected] chasing illusory pleasures and the things of this world that don’t Please let us know your prayer intention and matter. We cannot serve God and the world at the same time. we will send it out to the prayer chain. 5. Be a light for Christ to others – one of the most profound Pray for the sick of our parish. ways to affect others is to radiate joy and let people see Christ at Many parishioners need our prayers. work in us. Our personal example can be the catalyst that helps Whenever two or three of you come together in My lead someone into the Church. Unlike the fi ve chaplains mentioned above and even more unlike name, I am there with you. Matt 18:20 the , we are not called to shed our blood for our faith; but Christ does ask of everyone a steadfastness in proclaiming the THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE truth through His life and words in environments that may be diffi cult and hostile to the teachings of the Catholic Church. I pledge allegiance to the Flag, If we all truly live our lives as Catholics the world would be Of the United States of America transformed. So how do Catholics make a difference? And to the Republic for which it stands, By practicing their faith! One Nation, under God God Bless You, Deacon Jack Indivisible, with Liberty & Justice for All. [email protected] MEMORIALS To sponsor a religious gift in memory/honor of your loved one for a special intention, please call the parish offi ce Memorials & Special Intentions - $50 each/month)

CURRENT SPONSORS Altar Candle Sponsors ✞ July - Harold Betts RIP by John & Gloria Smith

Sanctuary Lamp Sponsors ✞ July - Jim Bell - 5th Anniversary RIP by Gail Bell ✞ August - Ed Beaton - Happy Anniversary RIP by Dorothy Beaton

Altar Bread & Wine Sponsors Our July Heroes ✞ July through December - Dr. Ziad & Eddy Mattar & and their Feast Days Family, Good Health & Special Intentions 10 - Three Massabki Maronite Martyrs 11 - St. Benedict Charcoal & Incense Sponsors 16 - Scapular, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ✞ July - Anthony Smith RIP by John & Gloria Smith 17 - St. Marina, Nun of Qannubine 20 - St. Elias the Prophet Special Intentions 22 - St. Nouhra ✞ July - Ronnie Smith RIP by John & Gloria Smith 23 - St. Charbel 24 - St. Christina of Tyre 27 - St. Pantaleon (Asia) 31 - Disciples/St. Maron

FYI: The bulletin is posted on the St. Jude website - both the current week and the last week. The Blessed Massabki Brothers The bulletin will continue to be sent to registered Abdel Moati Massabki, Francis Massabki, parishioners on Friday but now you know Massabki) are three maronites saints from Damascus. The three were brothers and children of Nehme Massabki. there is another way to view it. They were killed by Muslims inside Franciscan church www.SaintJudeChurch.org in Damascus while they were praying. Pius XI proclaimed the beatifi cation of the three brothers in 1926. Feast Day - July 10 Did you lose ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ health Prayer & Novena to the Blessed Massabki Brothers insurance from Oh Lord Jesus, Son of God, You who have promised to glorify those who glorify You, and to acknowledge those your ? who acknowledge You, look at us with Your merciful eyes, and answer the prayers we raise to You through For more information, please call your your martyrs the Franciscan priests and the three brothers Francis, Abdel Mooti, and Raphael, who acknowledged Certifi ed Healthcare Navigator, Analise Alva- You before everyone, glorifi ed rez at 813-557-1149 or the state wide line for You before nations, and died Covering Florida at courageously for You.

877-813-9115. Accept this prayer that we raise www.CoveringFlorida.org to Your greatness, for rapidly confi rming their sanctity if You mercifully allow it, and bestow upon us the necessary BISHOP'S APPEAL UPDATE blessings, especially To date, 25 families have (name of requested blessing). donated $4,407 towards our goal of $10,000 for this years appeal. Thank you for your support. May glory be upon You. Amen. SIXTH WEEK OF PENTECOST

1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 27-30 As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it. Some people God has designated in the church to be, fi rst, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work mighty deeds? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? Matthew 10:16-25 "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, fl ee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not fi nish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. No is above his teacher, no slave above his master. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household! NEXT WEEKEND’S READINGS 2 Cor 3:1-6 & Luke 10:1-7

POPE FRANCIS INTENTIONS DAILY READINGS JULY 2020 Mon: Acts 12:1-11 & Mt 15:1-9 Tues: Acts 12:12-24 & Mt 15:10-20 Wed: Acts 12:25 - 13:12 & Mt 15:21-28 Our Families Thurs: Acts 13:13-25 & Mt 16:1-4 We pray that today's families may be Fri: Acts 13:26-39 & Mt 16:5-12 accompanied with love, The 3 Blessed Massabki Maronite Martyrs respect and guidance. Heb 12:1-9 & Lk 12:6-10 Sat: Acts 13:44-52 & Jn 3:31-36

VOCATIONS PRAYER

Blessed be God, the Father, who chose shepherds after his own heart; Blessed be the Beloved Son, who entrusted the service of His Mysteries to them; Blessed be the Holy Life Giving Spirit, who sanctifi es their offerings.

DON’T TAKE A VACATION St. Jude has a PayPal Account so now you can make donations through PayPal. You don't have to have a PayPal FROM CHURCH account to donate. You can use any credit card. Simply go to the church's website, saintjudechurch.org. You will see There are Catholic churches all over the world. a donate button, click on it and choose your amount; then Follow this link for mass times by location - choose PayPal or Debit/Credit Card. There is also a box to www.masstimes.org check for a recurring monthly donation. Fill out the form & press "Donate Now". Thank you for your generosity. You may be taking a vacation this summer but our expenses don’t take a vacation. Our parish budget is based on a 12 month calendar for both income and expenses & the bills still need to be paid. If you will be away this summer, please send your donation(s) through the mail or turn them in before you leave. Have a blessed, happy & safe summer. AT INDEPENDENCE HALL It was here that the freedoms which define this country were first proclaimed. The Declaration of Independence stated that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, and that governments exist to protect and defend those rights. Those ringing words continue to inspire us today, even as they have inspired peoples throughout the world to fight for the freedom to live in accordance with their dignity. History also shows that these or any truths must constantly be reaffirmed, re-appropriated and defended. The history of this nation is also the tale of a constant effort, lasting to our own day, to embody those lofty principles in social and political life. We Our religious traditions remind us that, as human beings, we remember the great struggles which led to the abolition of slavery, are called to acknowledge an Other, who reveals our relational the extension of voting rights, the growth of the labor movement, identity in the face of every effort to impose “a uniformity and the gradual effort to eliminate every kind of racism and to which the egotism of the powerful, the conformism of the prejudice directed at further waves of new Americans. This shows weak, or the ideology of the utopian would seek to impose on that, when a country is determined to remain true to its principles, us” (M. de Certeau). those founding principles based on respect for human dignity, it In a world where various forms of modern tyranny seek is strengthened and renewed. When a country is mindful of its to suppress religious freedom, or, as I said earlier, to try to roots, it keeps growing, it is renewed and it continues to embrace reduce it to a subculture without right to a voice in the public newcomers, new individuals and new peoples. square, or to use religion as a pretext for hatred and brutality, All of us benefit from remembering our past. A people which it is imperative that the followers of the various religious remembers does not repeat past errors; instead, it looks with traditions join their voices in calling for peace, tolerance and confidence to the challenges of the present and the future. respect for the dignity and the rights of others.He recalled Remembrance saves a people’s soul from whatever or whoever that when John Paul II ended his visit to the United States in would attempt to dominate it or to use it for their own interests. 1987, he reminded all Americans that “The ultimate test of When individuals and communities are guaranteed the effective your greatness is the way you treat every human being, but exercise of their rights, they are not only free to realize their especially the weakest and most defenseless ones.” Francis potential, they also, through their talents and their hard work, made clear that those words are still valid for the United States contribute to the welfare and enrichment of society as a whole. today and tomorrow. In this place which is symbolic of the American way, I would - from Pope Francis speech at Independence Hall 2015 like to reflect with you on the right to religious freedom. It is a fundamental right which shapes the way we interact socially and personally with our neighbors whose religious views differ from our own. The ideal of interreligious dialogue, where all men and BIBLICAL FREEDOM PRAYER women, from different religious traditions, can speak to one another without arguing. This is what religious freedom allows. In our distress, we prayed to the Lord, Religious freedom certainly means the right to worship God, And He answered us and set us free (Psalm 118:5). individually and in community, as our consciences dictate. But religious liberty, by its nature, transcends places of worship and the So if the Son sets us free, we are truly free (John 8:36). private sphere of individuals and families. Because religion itself, the religious dimension, is not a subculture; it is part of the culture And because Christ has indeed set us free, of every people and every nation. We know that is how we must stay. Our various religious traditions serve society primarily by the Being careful not to get tied up again in slavery (Galatians 5:1). message they proclaim. They call individuals and communities to worship God, the source of all life, liberty and happiness. They And remember, if we were slaves when the Lord called us, We remind us of the transcendent dimension of human existence and are now free in Christ. our irreducible freedom in the face of any claim to absolute power. And if we were free when the Lord called us, We need but look at history – we always benefit from looking We are now slaves of Christ (1 Corinthians 7:22). at history – especially the history of the last century, to see the atrocities perpetrated by systems which claimed to build one or The Lord gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. another “earthly paradise” by dominating peoples, subjecting them The Lord frees the prisoners (Psalm 146:7). to apparently indisputable principles and denying them any kind of rights. Our rich religious traditions seek to offer meaning and And since the Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon us, direction, “they have an enduring power to open new horizons, He has anointed us to bring good news to to stimulate thought, to expand the mind and heart” (Evangelii the poor. Gaudium, 256). They call to conversion, reconciliation, concern He has sent us to comfort the for the future of society, self-sacrifice in the service of the common brokenhearted good, and compassion for those in need. At the heart of their And proclaim that captives will be released spiritual mission is the proclamation of the truth and dignity of the And prisoners will be freed ( 61:1). human person and all human rights.