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St. Jude the Apostle Parish Sunday, June 13, 2021– Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 800 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD. MASS SCHEDULE NORTH TONAWANDA, NY 14120 Saturday Vigil5:00 pm RECTORY PHONE: 6940540 • FAX: 6948943 Sunday8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon FAMILY FAITH FORMATION: 6944540 Tuesday and Thursday6:45 am After hours emergency 5251880 MondayMFriday9:00 am Website: www.stjudetheapostle.org Saturday9:00 am EMAIL: [email protected] Holy Day Massessee inside facebook.com/StJudetheApostleCatholicParishNT FIRST FRIDAY EXPOSITION 222063947871449/ 9:30 am to 5:00 pm (Sept. June) Formed Great learning tool! Formed.org. Parish code (V76GH4) No First Friday devotion during July & August PARISH STAFF NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Pastor……….………………………………... Rev. James W. Kirkpatrick, Jr. Wednesdaysat the 9:00 am. Mass. Deacons………………………………… Deacon Brick & Deacon Steiner Music Director/Organist/Choirmaster…… …………. ....Michael Hauser EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Folk Group………………………………… ……………. Peggy Barkley Wednesdays 9:30 amM8:00 pm in Church Family Faith Formation /Confirmation coordinator.... Lynda Mostowy Divine Mercy Chaplet recited at 3:00 pm. RECTORY HOURS CONFESSIONS Monday Thursday 9:30 am 3:00 pm. Fridays 9:30 am 1:00 pm Saturdays4:00 pm−4:45 pm (or by appointment) FAMILY FAITH FORMATION Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 am 2:00 pm MARRIAGE Arrangements are to be made by calling the rectory 6 WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS months in advance. A date cannot be reserved until Please fill out a registration form obtained at entrances to the church or the couple meets with the pastor. Couples are to attend a PreCana Conference. contact the rectory during office hours. BAPTISMS FUNERAL LUNCHEONS The Bereavement committee is a group that provides a luncheon in the Held at 1:00 pm on the last Sunday of the month. They Parish Hall for a minimum of 25 people and not more than 100 people can also be scheduled at weekend Masses. A required following the funeral Mass of a parishioner. Volunteers are always needed class for parents and godparents is held in church the and will be placed on a rotating team. Tuesday before the Baptism at 7:00 pm. Please call the rectory for registration. A godparent is to be a Con- firmed Catholic and be able to obtain a letter of recom- mendation from his/her parish. Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time MESSAGE FROM FR JIM PARISH MISSION STATEMENT “St. Jude the Apostle is a Roman Catholic community commit- Dear Parishioners, ted to knowing our Christian Faith. We are a welcoming com- munity striving to live in the truth of the Gospel, with love in service to others. Led by the Holy Spirit and rooted in the Last week I wrote about the Road to Renewal and the Eucharist, we believe in the dignity of each person and that all general shape it is going to take. Many details are still life is sacred.” being worked out but we will be seeing a much clearer picture very soon. I encourage you to visit our diocesan MASSES FOR THE WEEK website, buffalodiocese.org, for some detailed infor- June 13, 2021NJune 20, 2021 mation. The diocesan Facebook page has videos with Fr Bryan Zielenieski speaking about the Road to Renewal. I am sharing them to our parish Facebook page. Please Saturday, June 12, 2021N(Vigil) take some time to watch them. 2 Cor 5:1421 Ps 103:14, 912 Lk 2:4151 9:00 amNDoris Wienke by Gerard and Ann Cote’ I also ask you to pray for vocations to the priesthood. 5:00 pmNArthur & Theresa Bertini by niece, Rosalie We need good and holy men for the priesthood. Please continue to encourage people to be open to the call to Sunday, June 13, 2021NEleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time priesthood. Ez 17:2224 Ps 92:23, 1316 2 Cor 5:610 Mk 4:2634 8:00 amNCarmen, Julia, Toma & Joe Martinez by Virginia FYI, I will be on retreat this week, June 14th18th, in 10:00 am Al DiMatteo by Rose & family 12 noonNMarjorie Platzer by family Ohio. It’s an opportunity for spiritual refreshment for me. Monday, June 14, 2021M Weekday 2 Cor 6:110 Ps 98:1, 2b, 34 Mt 5:3842 Christ’s Peace, 9:00 amNEdward Hermanson by Louise & Angela Donato Tuesday, June 15, 2021NWeekday 2 Cor 8:19 Ps 146:2, 59a Mt 5:4348 Fr Jim Kirkpatrick 6:45 amNHerman Schaef family by estate 9:00 amNFlorence & Angie Maggio by Jerry & Pam Casillo Wednesday, June 16, 2021NWeekday READY FOR RENEWAL? 2 Cor 9:611 Ps 112:1bc4, 9 Mt 6:16, 1618 9:00 amNSouls in purgatory by Gwen McCallum Thursday, June 17, 2021NWeekday The Diocese of Buffalo has embarked on the Road to Renewal 2 Cor 11:111 Ps 111:1b4, 78 Mt 6:715 6:45 amNJoseph Emery family by estate that began with a planning phase last August. Since then, a 9:00 amNPatrick Brown (birth remb) by Mom great deal has taken place to help prepare our Diocese for much needed renewal and revitalization. Over the past month. Rev. Friday, June 18, 2021NWeekday Bryan Zielenieski, Pastor of St. Mary in 2 Cor 11:18, 2130 Ps 34:27 Mt 6:1923 Swormville, and Vicar for Renewal and 9:00 amNWilliam J. Miller by Gwen McCallum Development, has been meeting with parish Saturday, June 19, 2021N(vigil) groupings, sharing with priests, deacons and 2 Cor 12:110 Ps 34:813 Mt 6:2434 lay leaders the vision and work that the re- 9:00 amNDavid Mersman by Wendell & Faith Clark newal entails. 5:00 pmNPat Anastasi by Ron & Family Because it is important for all parishioners to be aware of the Sun. June 20, 2021 Twelfth Sunday in Ord. Time (Father’s Day) Renewal work at hand, Fr. Bryan will help keep everyone up to Jb 38:1, 811 Ps 107:2326, 2831 2 Cor 5:1417 Mk 4:3541 8:00 amNRichard & Janet Avino by family date with biweekly updates regarding where we are in the pro- 10:00 am Angelo DeGiuli by Ann Marie & Duane Wingert cess . The Renewal offers creative ways to respond to changing 12 noon Leo Campbell by family trends in our church, while addressing and responding to the needs of parishes. Visit www.roadtorenewal.org for the latest updates and to stay informed about the Diocese of Buffalo’s Road to Renewal. For Your Convenience…. If you are going to drop off any tickets or envelopes after office hours, you can place them in the locked mail box on the side of the parish hall. This is located on the side of the building near the Kingston entrance. This is always locked so you can be sure that your tickets or envelopes are safe. 2 June 13, 2021 VOCATIONS Our Faith Community’s Gift to God A Vocation View Receipts 6/5/21N6/7/21 “We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ”, writes St. Paul. So many people are unprepared for their Regular Weekly $ 10,046.22 eternal judgment! If only there were more ministers of God to re- Ascension 38.00 mind and admonish the world. Easter 25.00 Perhaps God is calling you to this mission? Fr. Dave can help direct Employee Retention Credit 13,391.48 you at 7168475535 or visit buffalovocations.org Snow 25.00 Heat 25.00 Our Lady of Fatima, Traveling Madonna “We Share” Electronic Giving Regular weekly 1,430.00 Importance and Meaning of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart Total weekly receipts $ 24,980.70 Attention to the heart as a symbol of love, has a long history that dates back to Old Testament Church in Latin America 5.00 times. It continued and grew in the age of the Church through honor and devotion directed to the For more information about the “We Share” Contribution Program, Sacred Heart. But, it was greatly spread as a re- visit the Parish Website at www.stjudetheapostleparish.org Click on the “Parish Support” icon and follow the “We Share” link to make sult of a series of apparitions of Jesus regarding secure online donations using credit/debit cards or direct withdrawals the devotion received by St. Margaret Mary Ala- from your bank account. coque in the seventeenth century. FAMILY FAITH FORMATION Jesus, Himself asked for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, which we celebrate, and each year on FridayNnineteen days following Registration is now open for Family Faith Formation. Chil- Pentecost. The observance of nine consecutive First Fridays, dren need to be in religiouseducation instruction beginningin Acts of Consecration to the Sacred Heart and Enthronement of 1st grade in order to make their sacraments on time. the Sacred Heart in Homes and Places are common practices Family Faith Options: associated with this devotion. It is not possible in this short space to cover the essential elements and practices of this devo- THURSDAY evenings: tion and the four principal apparitions of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary. Elementary/Middle: weekly from 5:45 pm6:45 pm SEPT 16, 2021 APR 2022 Deacon Michael BickerstaffNInto the Deep, The Catholic Faith Explained. High School (9th & 10th) 7:008:00 pm (23 times per If you and your family would like to honor Blessed Mother by inviting the month) SEPTMAY (scheduled dates TBD this summer) Statue of Our Lady of Fatima into your home, please call Ann 6924396, to arrange a time for the Traveling Madonna to visit your home. SATURDAY morning: FATHER’S DAY RAFFLE Elementary/Middle: weekly from 11:00 am noon SEPT 19, The drawing for the Father’s Day raffle will be 2021APR 2022 held next Sunday, June 20th (Father’s Day).