ST. AGNES CHURCH

Solemnity of the Holy June 11, 2017

Rev. Vincent L. Parsons Pastor Rev. Michael E. Wetovick Associate Pastor Sr. Vera Meis, C.S.J. Pastoral Minister

Mass Schedule: (October - May) Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 am (June - September) Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 am Monday, Tuesday, Friday 7 am Wednesday 8:15am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays one hour prior to evening Mass or by appointment (632-2541) of Please call the Parish Office

2314 Third Avenue, Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361 (308)632-2541 Mailing address: PO Box 349, Scottsbluff, NE 69363-0349 Fax: 308-632-2146 Website: www.st-agnes-church.com Parish Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am - Noon & 1pm - 4pm Page 2 Year A June 11, 2017 This Week’s Events ’s Desk Monday, June 12, 2017 This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. Daily Mass (11:30am) The Holy Trinity is one the most sacred mysteries of our †Felix Koenig . Human knowledge cannot understand the relationship by Ray & Theresa Rezac between God and the Three Persons. Because the Trinity is Communal Rosary (4:45pm) Divine, human words, human thought, or human perception Liturgy of the Hours (5:05pm) cannot begin to explain the Oneness of God with the Three Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Persons. God does not come with separable parts, as with a Daily Mass (11:30am) human made up of a head, a torso, and limbs. These human Intention: †Richard Zitterkopf parts cannot function separately and would fail without by Friends each other. While each part of the Trinity could operate alone, the Father, the Tuesday Discussion Group (8am) Son, and the Holy Spirit are so interconnected that they are an inseparable being — God. Nor can the Three Persons be thought of as three separate people, such Location: Garden Room as Tom, Dick, and Harry each with a different personality, desires and ideas. The Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Trinity does not have different ideas or have disagreements about what God Wednesday, June 14, 2017 does in interacting with the world. The Trinity, while being Three Persons, is still Daily Mass (11:30am) the one God, and He is always indivisible in the Trinity. There is no possibility of Intention: †Priest & †Bishops of separating One Person from other two in any imaginable way. Diocese of Grand Island Through the Holy Trinity, we receive the gifts and grace that uniquely Liturgy of the Hours (5:05pm) makes each one of us different from any other person in the world. And that is Contemplative Prayer (6:00pm) 7.5 billion people! God demonstrates how special each of us is even to the Location: Office Basement smallest detail. There is no other person with fingerprints like yours. The shape Thursday, June 15, 2017 of your ears is different from any other person’s. And those are just examples of the exterior parts of our bodies. God has given us a mind for reasoning, Daily Mass (11:30am) understanding, and loving, to name a few assets that are not replicable from one Intention: Siblings of Fr. Augustyn person to the next in expressing the gifts from God. What are problems (and I Mass at SB Care & Rehab (9:30am) don’t mean just math problems) that you solve, that others scratch their head Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) over? What are situations that bring tears to your eyes, that others do not Friday, June 16, 2017 understand your concerns? Do you remember when you recognized and Daily Mass (11:30 am) addressed the troubles of another when other people turned their heads and Intention: John/Kathryn Augustyn walked away? God has also given you a soul unlike anyone else as well, built by Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) the hand of God, and designed for accomplishing His work. However, even with Saturday, June 17, 2017 this close relationship with God, we are unable to have complete knowledge of God. Weekend Mass (6:00pm) The Trinity is a challenge for us. How can God be made of three distinct Intention: †Pete Wylie Persons but remain as the one true God? It is a mystery long studied by by Gene & Mari Schwarzkopf theologians and philosophers. It is important in attempting to understand God Sunday, June 18, 2017 and the Trinity that both faith and reason are a part of the search to know God Weekend Mass (8:00am) better. Historically, and in more recent times, we see what fanaticism does in Intention: For the Parish distorting God’s love. Fanaticizers who do not comprehend the real meaning of Weekend Mass (10:00am) God’s love expect all to conform to a specified interpretation of God’s laws. If a Intention: †Arjae Villegas person or group fails to obey the man-created standards, the results are hatred by Bill & Anita Ames & Tillie Cabral and killing. God does not distinguish between individuals or groups, for He created each one of us, and He does not have favorites. We as humans, through our free will, each decide our own fate, whether to follow God’s simple message to love one another as we love Him, or declare ourselves as being more faithful than others and proclaim the right to attack and destroy in the name of faith. At the other end of the spectrum are those who think that it is possible to philosophize away the existence of God. There are those who attempt to explain life as resulting from the right combination of elements in the right environment and “poof” life began. However, scientists still have not been able to replicate this proposal in explaining the formation of life. Continued on page 4 Page 3 Solemnity of the Holy trinity

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Reverend Matthew Nash June 4, 2017 Actual $5908.95 Budget $9000.00 e have Surplus (Deficit) $3091.05 W known you Seminary $1674.00 since your time of Baptism, through St. Agnes School, First Communion and Rest in Peace Mary Cook, sister of later, when you Eileen (Jerry) Young. received the sacrament of Confirmation, to the June Ministers Deaconate, and now Lectors to the Priesthood. June 17, 6pm Chris Burbach You’ve grown up June 18, 8am Tim Madden with us at St. Agnes, 10am Steve Viessman and we couldn’t be June 24, 6pm Kristin Schiff more proud of the June 25, 8 am Jordan Colwell Man of God you’ve 10am Mark Loose become. Servers June 17, 6pm Emma Marks Clancee Ott Mass Times this week National Elder Abuse Awareness June 18, 8am Katie Forsstrom Because of Totus Tuus being held at This week is a time for awareness of Emily Esselstein St. Agnes this week, Mass times will be Elder Abuse across the nation. The 10am Jazmine Golden at 11:30 am, Monday through Friday. Nebraska Department of Health & Spencer Schaff Human Services wishes to draw As part of our cen- attention to this very important issue tennial celebration that is an under recognized problem in this year at St. Ag- our society today. If you become nes, Fr. Vince has aware of physical abuse, neglect, This Week’s Readings invited several for- sexual abuse or financial exploitation mer pastors of our parish to join us for of an elder, please immediately call a weekend. Next weekend (June 17-18) the hotline (open 24 hours a day): we are privileged to welcome back Fr. 1-800-652-1999. Your call can remain Charles Torpey. anonymous if you wish.

KC News Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-9; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129-133, 135; You may have noticed something new Please Come to celebrate Mt 5:13-16 in the Gathering Space. It is a special Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Kiosk from the Knights of Columbus Reverend Matthew Nash’s Mt 5:17-19 Supreme Office to promote the Build- Ordination to the Priesthood Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15 - 4:1, 3-6; Ps 85:9ab, 10- 14; Mt 5:20-26 ing the Domestic Church Initiative. The Today after the 10am Mass Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 116:10-11, 15-18; Kiosk is filled with informational book- St. Agnes School Gym Mt 5:27-32 lets that are designed to aid you in Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; your walk with Christ. Help yourself to Serving a light luncheon Mt 5:33-37 whatever you can use; it is the Knights Everyone is welcome! Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-15, 19- gift to you! 20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58 Page 4 June 11, 2017 Living Our Catholic Faith

Continued from page 2…. Reflecting on God’s Word We have also seen the impact of Can you remember a time when you heard an a cappella choir sing in attempting to eliminate God from perfect harmony? Perhaps you have sung in a choir like that. The many voices societies. Eventually, those atheistic blend into one voice, the many parts into unified chords, the many notes into governments fail because the leaders a single song. If we can imagine that harmony for an instant, we might hear an try to make themselves equal to Time echo of the perfect harmony uniting our one God. The three-part harmony in and time again these Godless God sings a single song of love. It sings of the merciful, faithful love of the Fa- societies destroy themselves because ther who nurtures and protects this weak, beloved human family. It sings of they do not understand human the self-giving love of Jesus that liberates us from slavishly repeating our sins. existence is dependent ultimately on It sings of the unifying love of the Holy Spirit that binds us together in love God and not on humans. and unity and peace. Therefore, both faith and As we imagine that harmonious hymn of praise, we might also hear a sum- reason are necessary for humans to mons to live in the harmony that the Holy Spirit empowers in us. Our God’s begin to comprehend the reality of love is so powerful that it resounds in the Christian community and invites the God. We need faith in God in seeking whole world to sing along in the never-ending hymn of love. our salvation, to increase our desire to —Virginia Stillwell find the truth as God reveals it to us. Copyright © 2012, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Reasoning enables us to advance in human knowledge seeking the correlation between human existence with the promises of God by asking Three In One the question “Why?” Only through Trinity Sunday is one of the few the wise use of faith and reason can feasts that celebrates a reality and we grow in the understanding of of the Church, rather than an event or per- God’s love for each of us. son. Today we honor the eternal God: Fa- We were well aware of the ther, Son, and Holy Spirit. Essentially, we greatness of the Trinity as we believe that God is one being yet three celebrated the ordination of Matthew distinct persons. Most people have a hard Nash as a Priest for the Diocese of time wrapping their minds around this Grand Island on Friday. God’s grace doctrine. Don’t let the word “person” fool you. Person here means “that and blessings have rained upon Matt with his saying “Yes” to a life of which stands on its own,” or “individual reality,” and does not mean the service to the diocese. We as a parish persons of the Trinity are like three human persons. How can the Father, and a diocese are also blessed, for Son, and Holy Spirit be distinct from one another yet completely united? through Father Matt, we will see the Well, think of your eyes: each eye is distinct, yet together they are one and mercy of God in his conferral of the undivided in their sight. Another illustration is a musical chord. Think of a C as provided by Jesus. chord. The C, E, and G notes are all distinct notes, but joined as one chord Through Father Matt’s words, he will make the sound richer and more dynamic than if the notes had been help us to understand the message of played individually. The notes are all equally important in producing the God. By Father Matt’s actions, he will lovely sound, and the sound is lacking and thin if one of them is left out. show us the infusion of the Holy Spirit Yet again, the Trinity could be compared to ice, steam, and water. Jesus with the strength of the faith. May was solid, like ice: he became fully human so we could see him in our God Bless Father Matt and us all who world. The Holy Spirit, like steam, is something that cannot be seen, but seek to do what God reveals to us has great power. The Father is like water, without which there would be through the Holy Trinity. neither steam nor ice. However, all of these explanations fall short. The

Trinity is a mystery but by the word “mystery,” the Church does not mean May you see the immensity of God’s love in your life, a riddle to be solved, but a reality beyond our human ability to grasp. Ulti- mately, it is a truth we can only begin to know through worship, symbol, and faith. Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Page 5 Solemnity of the Holy trinity

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Celebrating Sunday for Registration for Totus Tuus has Catholic Families begun! See the next page for the Most Holy Trinity registration form. Gospel: John 3:16-18 Junior/High School-(Grades 7-12) June 11th - 15th - 7-9 p.m. On the Way to Mass: Today is Trinity Sunday. How Grade School - (Grades 1-6) would you explain the Father, the June 12th – 16th - 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

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On the Way Home From Mass: movie this God sent Jesus to save the world. summer? That means everyone, right? How The Religious can you help save the world today? Education Office just added four Living the Word: new movies to the library just in time for summer. The We think of the blessed Trinity as DVD’s are: St. Ignatius of Loyola (126 “three "because of the connection of mns), Pius XII Under Roman Sky (200 Totus Tuus Curriculum The the Father, the mins), Miracles (35 mins) and Sacred Scriptures and the Son, and the Holy Pompeii—The Doomed City (135 Catechism of the Spirit. Trinity mins). The movies are geared toward provide the foundation of the Sunday suggests adults and available for you to check catechetical instruction of the a “trinity day” at out. If you are interested please contact Totus Tuus summer catechetical home. Engage the RE Office . program. One of the unique your children in features of Totus Tuus is the two doing as many independent cycles of catechetical things as you can in a series of materials. The six core topics of “threes”: eat three tacos, say “I love Why Do Catholics Do That? (which come by you” to someone three times, play dividing the four pillars of the three card games. As you do this, What do we believe about eternal life? Catechism into six major remember how much God loves us. elements) and the four mysteries God sent his Son Jesus, followed by God is eternal. He had no beginning of the Rosary make certain that the Holy Sprit for ages unending. and he will have no every summer has an original Find and show the children a church end. “God is love” (1 presentation of material for the in your state or city that is named John 4:16). When we students. after the Holy Trinity. love God, we come

Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2016-2017 into his eternal Totus Tuus seeks to foster presence. Therefore, openness to vocations in the young eternal life begins people we serve as well as among with Baptism, continues through the teachers. This is accomplished death and has no end. by placing special emphasis on the “Living forever with God in the importance and necessity of prayer, Eucharistic devotion, and happiness of Heaven, entered after Marian devotion in addition to death by the souls of those who die catechetical instruction and Find Us On in the grace of friendship of formation in the Catholic faith. Facebook God” (Catechism of the Catholic Twitter: stagnes-church Church). That’s the eternal life for This year the content focus will be Instagram: st.agnescatholicchurch which we hope. The Mystery of Salvation and the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. Parish Website Partners in Faith-June 2015 www.st-agnes-church.com Page 6 June 11, 2017

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