The Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Creating Disciples and Living the Stewardship Way of Life.
MASSES Sat Vigil: 5:15pm | Sun: 6:30am • 9:00am • 11:00am • 5:15pm Mon–Sat: 6:30am | Mon–Fri: 8:00am | Tues-Fri: 5:30pm Thursday 5:30pm Mass is celebrated in Extraordinary Form - (Latin).
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PARISH OFFICE 124 N Roosevelt • Wichita, KS 67208 | Hours: 8:30am–5:00pm Phone: 316.682.4557 | Fax: 316.682.4558 | Sacramental Emergency: 316.512.2206 Website: www.blessedsacramentwichita.com Fr. Drew Heiman Pastor Fr. Andrew Bergkamp and Fr. Adam Grelinger Parochial Vicars Sunday, August 5, 2018
e Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ✆✝ ✞✟✠✡☛✞ Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the fl ock of my pasture, says the LORD. ☞✌ ✟✟✌✡ (Jer. 23:1) We heard this scripture verse just two weeks ago and still the words resonate in my heart since the scandalous actions of abuse by the now retired Archbishop McCarrick have come to light. How saddened I was to hear that the credible allegations include the abuse of a minor some fi fty years ago and abuse against seminarians. ere are no excuses for the horrible trauma he caused his victims through these criminal and sinful actions. He was a shepherd who’s deplorable actions have misled and scattered the fl ock. ese actions are a betrayal of the offi ce of bishop, of being a shepherd of God’s fl ock. For a bishop is a successor of the Apostles who should sacrifi ce himself for the good of the Church like the Apostles Peter and Paul, who imitated Jesus’ sacrifi ce on the Cross. e sacrifi ce of a shepherd is to be for the benefi t of others expressed in thoughts, words, and actions. Yet, we have learned in the last few weeks, he used his power to prey upon seminarians and minors, sacrifi cing the sheep for his own benefi t and pleasure. is is not what Christ taught his Apostles! But even among such good Apostles, I am reminded that there was also Judas and there are still Judas’ within the Church and hierarchy today. Now, McCarrick has been forbidden to exercise any public ministry, resigned from the College of Cardinals, and has been urged to embrace a life of prayer and penance. But the healing of the abuse scandal in the Church must go deeper than just some external punishment, it must be a conversion of hearts. e Church longs for and is in need of a humble repentance and an ongoing conversion of Her hierarchy. is conversion and renewal will only begin when we seek to do voluntary penance and reparation for sin, and off er prayers for the victims of abuse and for the sanctifi cation of the Church. is renewal of the Church must be ongoing and frankly permanent. e victims of abuse will always deserve our prayers, love and support. e entire clergy, bishops and priests, must engage in these sacrifi ces and prayers so that their hearts may become like the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is full of sacrifi cial love and mercy.
In the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Father Andrew Heiman
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