Page 1 S ERVED BY : FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020 ASCENSION CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Rev. Eamon Tobin ...... Ext. 3070 Pastor, email: [email protected] 2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935

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Anita Brady ...... Ext. 3001 School Principal [email protected]

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Cara Giuliano ...... Ext. 3501 Director of Youth Ministry [email protected]

Anna Nagy ...... Ext. 3501 Associate Youth Minister

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Ashley Breaux ...... Ext. 3077 ASCENSION CATHOLIC SCHOOL SCHEDULE OF MASSES Contemporary Music www.ascensioncatholicsch.org [email protected] U.S. Department of Education Saturday Vigil Mass

Monica Sutton ...... Ext. 3076 School of Excellence 4:30 pm Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Volunteer Coordinator Sunday Masses [email protected] FAITH FORMATION 7:30 am PARISH OFFICE HOURS Religious Education 9:30 a.m. Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pre-K3– Gr. 3 Tuesdays, 2:00-3:30pm PARISH OFFICE STAFF 11:30 am Pre-K3– Gr. 6 Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Teresa Romano ...... Ext. 3050 5:30 pm Pre-K3– Gr. 6 Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Front Office Manager (Contemporary Music) [email protected] Gr. 1-6 Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:30 p.m.

Mary Russo...... Ext. 3078 YOUTH MINISTRY Weekday Masses Business Manager/Bookkeeper Ascension Catholic Life Teen Monday-Friday: 7:30 am [email protected] Sundays 6:45-8:30pm Sat. 9:00 am Anne Whelan ...... Ext. 3074 Edge (Grades 7&8) Wednesdays 6-7:30pm Assistant Bookkeeper Sacrament of Reconciliation [email protected] Ascension Social Concerns: 259-5685 Saturday: 3:15-4:25 Maria Sittig ...... Ext. 3072 Religious Articles Gift Shop Wednesday: 5:00 pm Secretary/Bulletin Open after all weekend Masses (or by appointment) [email protected]

Brian Carley Special Projects Manager As a good steward of the Lord’s blessings, please remember to consider [email protected] your Parish Family or School Endowment in your Last Will and Testament. Page 2 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020 to whom ‘more will be given.’ They will be given more as they grow in openness and receptivity to God’s Word.

On the other hand, those with unreceptive hearts, those with closed and hardened hearts, will miss the message of the parables, and so the little they have will be taken from them.

Jesus then says that Isaiah had the same problem as he has. He too had to deal with people who closed their minds to his message. Then Jesus calls attention to the great privilege the disciples have in hearing and understanding  The Parables of Jesus what righteous men and women in the past longed to see and hear.  Reflections on the Parable of the Sower In the third and final section of today’s Gospel (verses 18-  A New Book by Matthew Kelly 23), Jesus speaks about the various kinds of soil on which  Blessed Luigi and Maria Quattrocchi’s the seed falls and the factors that prevent the Word from Ordinary and Extraordinary life bearing fruit abundantly. The Evil One may come and steal the Word. Also, the Word may not take root because of Chapter 13 in Matthew’s Gospel is sometimes called “the persecution, preoccupation with other things, including the day of parables.” He presents us with seven parables that loss of riches. Even though four types of soil or persons are are all focused on the Kingdom of God. They are parables envisioned, it is more realistic to understand each seed as seeking to give us a glimpse into the nature of the belonging to all of us. At one time or another, each of us Kingdom that Jesus is inaugurating. can lose the Word to the Evil One. We can be enthusiastic but not persevering, and we may allow the pursuit of Parables have been called “an earthly story with a material things to distract us from paying attention to our heavenly meaning.” Jesus tells a story and then challenges soul. But then at some time, the Word may bear abundant the listener to figure out the message for him/herself. On fruit in our lives. the other hand, parables can, in the words of William Barclay, conceal truth from those who are either too lazy to A New Book by Matthew Kelly think or too blinded by prejudice to see. It puts the responsibility fairly and squarely on the individual. It Best selling author and well known speaker Mathew Kelly reveals truth to those who desire truth; it conceals truth has recently released a new book called: I Heard God from those who do not wish to see the truth (Commentary Laugh. on Matthew, Vol.2, p.13). The inside cover of the book reads:

Today’s parable of the sower is very much based on the Most of us are trying to put together the jigsaw puzzle everyday experiences of the audience. They often see we call life without a very important piece. Over time this sowers sowing seed. The main point of the parable is becomes incredibly frustrating. In this extraordinary book, God’s offer of his Kingdom (salvation) to all. God is the Matthew Kelly powerfully demonstrates that we cannot Sower and we are the soil – of different types. If the seed live the life we have imagined, or experience the joy we falls on good soil (an open heart), it will likely produce an yearn for, unless we learn to tend the soul. From there, incredible harvest. Jesus encourages his audience to be with his classic style of practical wisdom, he teaches us good soil, receptive to his message. Jesus’ offer of the how to remedy this problem. Kingdom to all people would have stretched the mindset of When our bodies are hungry, our stomachs growl. those who believed that only the Jews belonged in the When our souls are hungry, we become irritable, restless, Kingdom. The parable invites each listener to look into his/ confused, overwhelmed, exhausted, anxious, discontent, her heart to see what kind of soil he/she is and to see how and tend to focus on the things that matter least and open and responsive he/she is to Jesus and his message. neglect the things that matter most. In section two (verses 10-17) of today’s Gospel, Jesus Are you taking care of your soul? Are you feeding it responds to the question as to why he teaches in parables. and nurturing it? Or are you ignoring it and neglecting it? This is one of the most difficult sections in the whole of The reality is, most people have never really been taught Matthew’s Gospel because in it Jesus appears to be saying how to tend their souls. I Heard God Laugh will help you that God deliberately blinds the eyes and hardens the hearts to do just that, and so much more. of some from hearing and understanding his Word. The If you ever wondered how Matthew Kelly has been able truth is, of course, that Jesus wants everyone to hear, to write and speak the way he has over the past three understand, and follow his message. But, unfortunately, decades, he is about to share his secret with you. As he that does not always happen because of the spiritual shares what transformed his life, along with intimate de- condition of people’s hearts. tails of his own journey and struggle, he teaches us how to

Those who have open, receptive hearts will hear and apply the great spiritual lessons learned to our own lives. understand and bear much fruit. These are also the people At every turn he floods the reader with hope and demonstrates unmistakably that the best is yet to come! Page 3 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020 An excerpt: Habit and Potential the beatification. He was talking about the light that shines in all married couples who have lived ordinary yet extraor- I started to read Kelly’s new book a week ago. I loved this dinary lives of faith and sacrifice. piece on Habit and Potential—I am only sharing here an excerpt from this section of the book. Devout People of Means. Maria Luisa Corsini was born on June 12, 1884, in Florence, Italy. Her mother was “lively Our lives change when our habits change. For better or and domineering,” while her father, an officer in the Royal for worse, habits are one of the most powerful influences in Army, was noted for his bad temper. Maria, no shrinking our lives. Our lives rise and fall more on our habits than violet herself, once told her father, “You know, Papa, I on circumstances beyond our control. There is so much would never have married you like Mama did, with your bad uncertainty in life, so much that is beyond our circle of temper.” influence, but with our habits we get to exercise our God- Born into a family of means, Maria was well educated: in given free will and shape our destiny. literature, languages, and the Catholic faith. After obtaining Earlier, we briefly discussed the idea of your past and a commerce degree at La Sapienza, one of the best universi- your potential. You are not what has happened to you. You ties in Rome, she taught at the university level and wrote are not your accomplishments. You are not even who you several books about education and family life. She was are today or who you have become so far. You are who always devout and incorporated her religious convictions and what you are still capable of becoming. You are your into work at her parish, St. Vitale, and in the Catholic realized and unrealized potential. God sees you and all Action movement. your potential, and he aches to see you embrace your best, Luigi Beltrame was born on January 12, 1880, in truest, highest self. He yearns to help you and accompany Catania, Sicily. Luigi’s uncle, Luigi Quattrocchi, could not you in that quest…. have children, so he asked if he could raise his namesake as “I am who I am,” some people say. But this is a half- his own. Luigi’s parents agreed, and eventually he added truth. You are who you are, but you are also who you are “Quattrocchi” to his name out of respect for his uncle. Like capable of becoming—and you have amazing potential. Maria, Luigi received a fine education. He obtained a law You may not see it. You may feel stuck or trapped, and you degree from La Sapienza and worked as an attorney for may be right now. But you do not have to stay stuck or the Italian government after graduation. Unlike Maria, how- trapped. God and your potential are ready to pull you out ever, he was not especially devout as a young man. Luigi and Maria met as a result of their families’ friend- of all that with this new habit of daily prayer. Our potential ship. Whatever their acquaintance was at first, a turning is unleashed with new habits. Habits unlock our potential, point occurred when Luigi became very ill. Maria, who must and no habit does this like daily prayer. And this is only have been quite concerned, wrote to him and included a one of many qualities that make it life’s essential daily picture of the Madonna of Pompeii. They became close, and habit. within the year, he asked for Maria’s hand. They married at (Copyright © 2020 “I Heard God Laugh: A Practical Guide to Life’s the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on November 25, Essential Daily Habit” by Matthew Kelly, published by Blue Sparrow, 1905. www.dynamiccatholic.com. Used with permission of Dynamic Catho- lic. All right reserved.) A Scare—and a Choice. Although Luigi traveled a great deal for business, he and Maria began to have children in Cost: USA $17.99. The book is also available from Blue rapid succession. But Maria’s fourth pregnancy brought a Sparrow as an audiobook and on eBook. devastating diagnosis: placenta previa, a complication of pregnancy that can be fatal for both mother and child. The Married Way to Holiness Maria was only four months into her pregnancy, and she The following article about a wonderful couple appeared in was hemorrhaging. The doctor recommended bed rest—and the June 2020 edition of The Word Among Us. It is written an abortion. Despite their doctor’s urgings, the couple both by Woodene Koenig-Bricker, a freelance writer and frequent refused the abortion and placed their hope in God. contributor to The Word Among Us. It was a heartbreaking and frightening decision. Maria had only a 5 percent chance of survival, they were told. The Not long after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, possibility that Luigi would soon be a widower with three Pope St. John Paul II presided over the beatification of a small children loomed large. One of his children caught him married couple who lived in Rome during an earlier time of weeping as he unburdened his soul to a priest. But to every- global uncertainty and impending war. It was the Catholic one’s shock and surprise, both Maria and her daughter, Church’s first joint beatification of a married couple Enrichetta, survived the birth. Luigi and Maria thanked who lived ordinary family life: Luigi and Maria Beltrame God. Maria had always been devout, but with the arrival of Quattrocchi. this miracle, Luigi too became increasingly devoted to To emphasize their joint intercession as husband and Jesus. wife, one miraculous healing had been accepted on behalf of them both. They also share the same feast day—their Pious, but Not Excessively. The couple’s intention was to wedding anniversary—by special request of John Paul II. raise children who loved God and one another. Using their John Paul told the crowd assembled that even during means, they made sure that the children enjoyed sports, difficult years, Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi “kept vacations, and other family activities. But the spiritual life the lamp of the faith burning—lumen Christi—and passed it received equal attention. They instituted daily Mass, a fami- on to their four children,” three of whom were present for ly holy hour in honor of the Sacred Heart on first Fridays, Page 4 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020 night prayer vigils, and retreats at the Monastery of St. Paul difficulty later in life stemmed from a vow that Maria made Outside the Walls. But as pious as these activities may have to do “whatever was most perfect.” This included the renun- been, the Quattrocchis were not stuffy; their family dinners ciation of marital relations during the later portion of their were famously noisy occasions. marriage—a practice that the Church would counsel firmly In Radiography of a Marriage (1952), Maria wrote, against today. “Educating children is the ‘art of all arts’ and brings Another area where the Quattrocchis showed their along serious difficulties. But one thing is certain: as two humanity was with regard to their children’s vocations. bodies in one, we both aimed at their best, ready to Their daughter Stefania reported that when her brothers avoid everything that could harm them. This implied some entered religious life, her father was so saddened by their personal sacrifices.” absence that he became physically ill. Luigi, for his part, stopped smoking during his children’s Luigi died of a heart attack in 1951 at age 71. At his upbringing. Both he and Maria curtailed their disagree- funeral, a friend of his who had been an atheist said to the ments and discussed them in private so that their children Quattrocchi sons, “Your father never pestered me with would not see them argue. Enrichetta recalled, “It is sermons. But I want to tell you: it’s through his life that I obvious to think that at times they had differences of discovered God and that I love the Gospel. Pray for me!” opinion, but we, their children, were never exposed to these. After this, Maria increased her writing and volunteer They solved their problems between themselves through work. Always combining faith with action, she served on conversation, so that once they came to an agreement, the trains carrying sick and disabled persons to Lourdes. atmosphere continued to be serene.” She wrote books about marriage and articles for Catholic Maria and Luigi were always careful to entrust their magazines and participated in an Italian Catholic movement children to God. When any of the four faced problems, their called Movement for a Better World. She died in 1965 in the parents always encouraged them first and foremost to presence of Enrichetta, the daughter for whom she had “appeal to the heavens” in prayer. Maria and Luigi said risked her life. they wanted their children to appreciate heavenly realities: A Model of “Walking Together.” As Pope St. John Paul II life “from the roof up,” as they called it. And by all said, the Quattrocchis “lived married love and service to life accounts, this occurred. Their three eldest children entered in the light of the gospel and with great human intensity.” religious life. In the words of their son Cesare, who became Their story calls to mind the many similar stories all around a Trappist monk, “There was always a supernatural, serene, us. Every hardworking parent who returns from a long shift and happy atmosphere in our home, but not excessively to see their children off to bed, every concerned parent and pious.” grandparent who pray for their adult children, and every Faith Expressed through Action. Both Maria and Luigi family whose work and recreation are punctuated with believed that the gospel was preached as much by action as loving service to their parish and to people in need—these by words. Luigi once wrote, “It is through honesty and the are the “Quattrocchis” all around us. They may not be Christian spirit that permeate our conduct in human “ Blesseds ” of the Church yet, but they are surely blessed, as relations ... that we profess to men our religious convic- are all people who see the light of these families shine. tions.” (Copyright © 2020 “The Married Way to Holiness: Blessed Luigi and Luigi was among the first Italians to become involved Maria Beltrame Quattroccki’s Ordinary, Extraordinary Live” by with the scouting movement in 1916. He became the first Woodeene Koenig-Bricker and Kathryn Elliott, Reprinted with permis- president of the general assembly in 1918 and helped to sion from The Word Among Us June 2020 issue, www.wau.org.) establish a scouting group for the poor of Rome, which his sons joined. In business too, Luigi conducted himself with a Christian ethos. A man of great ability, integrity, and virtue, he never spoke of the professional honors that he was given. He also steadfastly refused positions of higher authority that might compromise his duties to God and his household.

Maria was always busy. She took part in the general council of the Italian Catholic Women’s Association, volun- teered as a nurse for the Red Cross, and involved herself in parish activities. Together, they also helped to prepare other young couples for marriage, and during World War II, they turned their apartment into a shelter for Jews and other refugees. Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi

Not without Struggles. Despite the obvious holiness of their lives, the Quattrocchis were not plaster saints. The daughter Have a blessed week, of challenging parents, Maria was sometimes described as “aggressive.” Luigi, who was of a milder disposition, could appear “nervous” at times. Although they always wanted the best for each other, they didn’t always agree. Maria disapproved, for instance, when Luigi resumed his smoking [email protected] habit after their children had grown. Another area of Page 5 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020

Next Sunday’s Readings YOUTH MINISTRY July 19, 2020 A Ascension Catholic Sixteenth Sunday in Life Teen Ordinary Time Life Teen and Edge Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 Our Life Teen and Edge programs have been meeting virtually for the past few Romans 8:26-27 months and will be ending for the summer. Matthew 13:24-43 Keep an eye on our Facebook/Instagram for additional information and special virtual events at Ascension Catholic Teens. When has a first impression of someone changed from “week” to “wheat” Life Teen-High School Teens

for you? What would you have missed if Summit Bible Study on Zoom every you had not taken the time to understand Tuesday at 7:00pm until we can meet the person more thoroughly? again in person. All graduated 8th graders-graduated seniors are welcome!

Edge - 7th and 8th Grade Teens

Edge: Summit Bible Study coming soon for all those entering 7th & 8th grade!

Questions about Youth Ministry? Contact Cara Giuliano, Director of Youth Ministry, or Anna Nagy, Associate Youth Minister, EDGE program at [email protected]

See Summer 2020 Information

Ascension Catholic School Mission Statement

Ascension Catholic School is committed to maintaining a Catholic Community of companions on the journey toward academic excellence, global service and lifelong learning. We live this out by showing respect to all people, by being responsible for our actions, by showing reverence, and by making right choices. Page 6 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020

Pray The Rosary With Your Parish Family!

Join Father Eamon Every Sunday night at 7:00 pm

This Sunday we will pray the Joyful Mysteries celebrating God’s Love. We will gather virtually, quiet ourselves, and pray the rosary to prepare for the busy-ness of the week ahead.

Join Father Eamon by phone, computer or tablet via our parish website: https://www.ascensioncatholic.net/. Click on Ascension Catholic Media or Parish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACCMelbourne. Together we will honor Jesus and Our Blessed Mother in prayer.

Come Zoom With Us!!!

Beginning Wednesday, July 15, at 7:00 pm join us for a Zoom Small Christian Community

 We will proclaim the Sunday readings,  read Father Eamon’s commentaries for understanding,  and reflect on God’s Word in our lives – in this moment.  We will virtually break into small groups to discuss and share faith.

Already in an SCC? Invite your whole group!

Father Eamon will be our special guest visiting each group!

Call or email today for your password! Contact [email protected] or 321-254-1595 ext.3067.

NEED HELP CONNECTING TO ZOOM? We will be available to help from 6:30 to 7:00pm, Call 321-626-1842 and we will assist.

Want to just see what it’s like? Join Father Eamon by phone, computer or tablet via our parish website: https://www.ascensioncatholic.net/. Click on Ascension Catholic Media or Parish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACCMelbourne. Page 7 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020

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GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD

My name is Katherine Laird and I am working towards earning my Girl Scout Gold Award! I am creating a Life Skills Learning Library in the Ascension School Library encouraging students to master important life skills, including: civics, recycling, effective listening skills, healthy living, budgeting, time management, navigating without electronics, and basic first aid. I would love to include the parish family in this project! If you have any books or resources that teach these subjects, are appropriate for grades K-8, and are 15 years old or newer, please contact me at:

[email protected]

or at 321-200-3378. (If I do not answer, be sure to leave a message. I will return your call as soon as I can.) Thank you for helping me to make this project a success!

Fair Trade Coffees, Teas, Olive Oil and a few Chocolate Bars!

If you are interested in pur- chasing these items, call Barb Warwick at 321-242-2036. I can safely deliver them to your home. I am not sure if I will be able to order items at this time. Thank you for supporting Fair Trade farmers!

Ascension ROSARY-MAKING MINISTRY

Prayer Shawl Ministry We are unable to hold meetings right now due to the It’s easier to pray when pandemic but we need to continue making rosaries and not you are wrapped in Love! get discouraged. I would like for all current members of the

While most of our parish ministries have been shut down Rosary Ministry to continue making rosaries. When you have rosaries made, please contact me at (321) during this pandemic, our Prayer Shawl Ministry members 537-9168 or [email protected] so we can have continued to knit and crochet for those in need. We arrange a time and place to meet to give me the have prayer squares and prayer shawls available for anyone rosaries. If any other parishioners want to find who would like one or knows someone who could benefit out more about this ministry, you are welcome from one. Please call Carol at 330-806-8928 and we will get to contact me, Michi Davis, at the above tele- you what you need. phone number or email address. Page 9 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha July 14 (1656-1680) Thinking about completing

Though the New York State your sacraments? Thruway runs close by the North Enjoying the Mass with American Martyrs’ Shrine, traffic’s roar never pierces the peace your family on-line? enveloping Auriesville-Ossernon to Native Americans—in the lovely IT’S A GREAT TIME TO BEGIN! Mohawk Valley, where Kateri Tekakwitha was born barely ten years after the martyrdom of Isaac Jogues and his Jesuit and lay companions. Daughter of a Christian Algonquin mother and non-Christian Mohawk chief, Kateri’s parents died in a smallpox epidemic widely blamed on the missionaries. Moreover, many Native Americans had experienced exploitation at the hands of “Christian” traders and trappers, further discrediting the faith Kateri embraced in baptism, then pledged to live even more intensely in vowed virginity. Misunder- standing led to harassment, prompting her move to a Christian village farther north along the Saint Lawrence River. Despite this, Kateri’s faith remained undaunted, her selfless charity undiminished. Both before and after her death at twenty-four, this young “Lily of the Mohawks” drew countless converts to Christ by the fragrance of her goodness. Through us, does “the aroma of Christ” (2 Corinthians 2:15), attract others to the beauty of his gospel. -Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J.S. Paluch Co.

The Seed Sown on Rich Soil

Every child in school has experienced the excite- ment of growing a simple bean seed planted in a paper CONTACT Laura Dodson: cup or watched a time lapse video of the growth process. We watch this miracle sprout in a matter of 321-254-1595 ext. 3067 days, and marvel at the whole process. A seed must be planted and die to itself in order to create a new life. [email protected] Then it must be fertilized and watered and cared for. BE ONE WITH THE But most importantly, one must be patient and wait. Seeds take a certain amount of time to develop and may BODY OF CHRIST! require being dormant for a while. Similarly, a human baby takes nine months to grow from the time the seed

is fertilized. YOU ARE A WINNER! But no matter what we do, and how well we do it, not all seeds will yield fruit. Sometimes the conditions Married couples, skip the lottery this month and treat are just not right to allow it. Not all pregnancies go full yourself to a Worldwide Marriage Encounter term. Farmers know the pain of a drought year, Weekend, your ticket to better communication and or storms that ruin a crop before it can be harvested. more love. The next weekend will be a nonresidential Diseases and blight and other things can take hold. weekend held July 31 thru August 2 at Divine Mercy

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To get more information or to register, call Bob & Sheila Baker at 407-647-4289 or go to WWME.ORG. You’ll be glad you did! Page 10 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A July 12, 2020

Braver Angels: Reuniting America Documentary Screening

What: It all began in southwest Ohio, where Trump voters and Clinton voters gathered in our Red/Blue workshops in the weeks and months after the 2016 election. Now, the second workshop and its aftermath have been captured in Braver Angels: Reuniting America, a one-hour documentary film by Emmy-winning director Jim Brown and produced by Peter Yarrow of the legendary Peter, Paul, and Mary trio. Braver Angels: Reuniting America shows 8 Democratic-leaning voters and 7 Republican-leaning voters moving through a Braver Angels signature Red/Blue workshop, from initial skepticism to more profound understanding and empathy. You’ll get an inside look at how a Democratic voter went from threatening to cut off relationships with Trump voters to becoming dear friends with one—and how a Republican voter moved from disdaining progressives to taking co-leadership with one in a movement that now spans the country.

Who can participate?

When: Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 7:00–8:30 pm

Where: Grab your popcorn in the comfort of your own home and join us via Zoom Cloud Meetings

Interested? Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuc-GtpzIuEtY3yb2QWm7bre3_mCgrVxO0 or contact Paul Witte at [email protected] or 321-243-0161 for additional information.

About Braver Launched in 2016, Braver Angels is a bipartisan citizen's movement to unify our divided By bringing red and blue Americans together into a working alliance, we're building new to talk to one another, participate together in public life, and influence the direction of our not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by better angels of our Abraham Lincoln,

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Lance Maki, MD Some Will Be Lost

Board Certified OB/GYN Growing up in the Western states, beautiful fields of Medical Sex Therapist wheat and beans were a common sight for me, but I did Kristine Maki, WHNP not fully understand this parable until going to the Holy Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Land and seeing the rocky ground that Jesus spoke of. Medical Sex therapist This was an “aha” moment, as I witnessed what a miracle it was when something had the strength and tenacity to MEDICINE Center for grow among the crags despite the arid conditions. What a Sexual Dysfunction sign of faith and trust and hope even to plant crops there, knowing that some would be lost! It would seem easier to Promoting sexual health, respecting Catholic teachings, write them all off, or even less work not to plant them at treating individuals and couples on a wide range all. Jesus could do that to us, but he has not. He has faith of sexual intimacy issues, lack of communication, and trust that a number of the seeds planted in us will infidelity resolution, bear great fruit. They will not wither and fade away, but and restoration of Marital Bonds. will produce fruit, a hundred, or sixty or thirty-fold. And his faith in us gives us hope.

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Wedding Anniversaries

Richard & Mary Smeltzer 51 years June 21

Francis & Nancy Grimaldi 68 years July 12 Week beginning Monday, July 13, 2020

William & Donna Loftus 67 years July 17

and ending Sunday, July 19, 2020 John & Gerry Hemel 65 years July 16 Derek & Gloria Scoble 58 years July 14 James & Joanne Price 40 years July 12 Mon. 7:30 am † McKee Family † Jarrin Bonar Greg Grasso, Betty Elko, Claire Grasso, Mia Moore, Tues 7:30am † Anthony Trovato Carmelia Navarretta, Peggy McKelvey, Cathi Hurd, † Fr. Val Sheedy Ted Stoner, Betsy Coradine, CVNS, Joan Barco, Rose Struzinski, Mary Laird, John Kelly, Jim Wed 7:30am † Victoria Banks Eisenmann, Laurie Chatman, Marge Pearsall, Terri † Richard Migliori, Sr. Sills, K.J. Baker, Richard Furstenburg, Amanda Thur. 7:30am † Anne McKelvey Oudwa, Janice Roberson, Robert Hinnant, Mary Ellen Ritter, Maureen Kurtz, Theo Reaves, Leo Shumaker, Mary Ann † Kathleen McGovern Shumaker, Shirley Mattai, John DeStefon, Thomas Horan, Fri. 7:30am † Eugene DiCerbo Margie Boozer, Bill Porzio, Wayne Fogel, Anthony Tynes, John † Helen Dauplaise Hemel, John Thorstad, Joan Cantwell, Tim Durkin, Art Coridine, Steve Weinhold, Leslie Selage, Jonah Powers, Werner Schulz, Sat. 9:00am † Ellen Keating Justine Miller, Cosanne Mistretta, Elizabeth Mengel, Patrick † Barbara McKeets Kenny, AJ Johnson, Marion Sampieri, Ron St. Clair, Fr. Mike 4:30pm People of the Parish DiRenzo, Elisa Fernandez, Eric Farrell, Frank Cavaliere, Jim Thorstad, Traci Wood, Frances Moberly, Joey Tauper, James Sun. 7:30 am † Fr. Walter Keutzer Shifflett, Sarah Morawa, James Price, John Brower, John Fox, † Fr. William Foley John Loft, Susan Costner, Adrienne Matteucci, Nancy Grimaldi, 9:30 am † Derek Diesel Catherine DeLorenzo, Karen Papp, Jerry Golson, Eugene Parsons, Rewa Donley † Laurie Bert Please pray for those in the nursing homes. 11:30 am Birthday Intention—Leo Chau

Pray for our Armed Forces Personnel here & overseas 5:30pm † Joseph Lieule

Joseph Marci, Robert Crowl, Bryan Calenda, David Barlow, † Mary Kieu Nguyen Dylan Traver, Marty Martinez, Jonathan Martinez, Bryan Satter- white, John Kinsora, Josh Grier, Robert Grover, Rory O’Connor, Flowers on the altar Shane O’Connor, Alex Ritner, Kyle Mimbs, Kristin Agresta, Andrew Nemethy, Lance Freeberg, Theresa Mavity, Matthew in memory of Hammond, Daniel Amulong, Dr. Jerry Higman, Margaret-Anne Frank Jindrak Sytxma, Matt Maurer USAF, Daniel Sosa, Ray Romano, Matthew Cavalcante, Chad Bloomstine, Logan Solio, Nick Owens, Nicho- Love and prayers, las Jon DeDominici, Benjamin Fredrick DeDominici, Reece Your Family Sampieri, Andrew Conklin

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Charlemagne, crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800, had a major interest in shaping the worship life of the church, and began a long period of reform and regulation. We owe many confirmation policies and practices to his rule. A baptized person was required to be confirmed as soon as the bishop’s presence made it possible. Priests were expected to do their best in seeing to it that a newly-baptized child received the Eucharist. One twelfth-century ritual insists that if the child is not yet capable of eating or drinking, then the priest might give him or her some of the Precious Blood on a leaf or a finger. Despite the best efforts of the Empire to hold liturgical life together, the rules were not always lived out with great beauty. St. Richard of Chichester of thirteenth-century England, for example, was canonized for his holy life as a bishop. One of the remarkable signs of his sanctity was his willingness to climb down from his horse to confirm “merely baptized” layfolk who crossed his path! This praiseworthy practice points a finger of blame at less zealous bishops, whose casual attitudes revealed a sacrament in need of rescue.

- Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch