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He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick— no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic.

He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there. Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” Mk 6:8 Fifteenth Sunday in Center Activities Parish Council Chairperson Ron Gazdik ...... (304) 417-1213 Parish Office Hours Parish Pastoral Council St. Ann Circle President Mon - Fri...... 9:00AM - 12:00PM 3rd Monday of month...... 6:00PM Lydia Spurlock ...... (740) 744-3428 Phone ………………………….… (304) 429-4318 St. Ann Circle Parish E-mail ……..... [email protected] 2nd Tuesday of month ...... 1:00PM Sacraments Parish Facebook …………..fb.com/shcchwv Parish Website……...http://shcchwv.com/ Your Parish Staff Reconciliation Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Administrator Anytime by appointment. Baptism Rev. Fr. Shaji Thomas ……. (248) 996-3960 By appointment. Parents should be registered in Weekend Liturgies ...... [email protected] parish at least 6 months. Instructions required. Saturday Evening ...... 5:00PM Parish Secretary Marriage Sunday Morning ...... 9:00AM Theresa Phillips ...... (703) 969-0542 Arrangements made AT LEAST 6 months in advance. (Bulletin Deadline: Monday by 10:00AM) Instructions required, and parishioners registered in Weekday Liturgies Bookkeeper the parish at least 1 year. Anointing of the Sick Monday ...... 8:30AM Lena Adkins ...... (304) 486-5370 Please notify Fr. Thomas to surgery or in times Tuesday ...... NO Choir / Music Director of illness. Also, please notify us when a parishioner Wednesday ...... 8:30AM Traci Ferguson...... (304) 563-3390 is in the hospital, nursing home, or is homebound.

Thursday ...... NO MASS Finance Council Chairperson Friday ...... 8:30AM Pat Reger ...... (304) 522-2031 A Parish of Wheeling-Charleston

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Good News of Jesus From today’s Gospel—Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over un- clean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the jour- ney but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their Readings for the Week of July 11, 2021 belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay Sunday Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time there until you leave. Whatever place does not welcome you or Am 7:12-15; Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14;Eph 1:3-14 or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” 1:3-10; Mk 6:7-13 To be holy, we have to do all that God asks of us, including Monday Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8; Mt 10:34—11:1 making disciples “in season and out of season”. It requires us to be faithful to the mission to evangelize, even when we know Tuesday Saint Henry that being Catholic could be used against us. Paul put it this way Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34;Mt 11:20-24 when writing to Timothy (Tim 4:1-5): Wednesday of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin "I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in sea- Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 son and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come Thursday Memorial St , Bishop/Doctor of Church when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27; suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great Mt 11:28-30 number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn Friday Our Lady of aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, en- Ex 11:10—12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15 and 16bc, 17-18; dure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the Mt 12:1-8 duties of your ministry." So...how do we evangelize the world in the midst of Catholic Saturday Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1 and 23-24, 10-12, 13-15; scandals? We do it with faith in God, not humans. We do it real- Mt 12:14-21 izing that the only way we can help others is by abandoning Sunday Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ourselves to a God that wants nothing more than to save a cor- rupt world. God wastes nothing. Nothing! He is the one who Jer 23:1-6; Ps23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6; Eph2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34 can draw good out of grave evil, because he alone is perfect, all- powerful, and truly good. We evangelize by being instruments “In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to of God. By being faithful. By doing what he asks, even when it give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.” is hard. Furthermore, let this be a reminder not to make idols of other Francis humans. All of us sin. All of us are in need of redemption. None of us is God. So, don’t put your faith and hope in others, but in . Let us return to a radical faith in Jesus, that al- 30 minutes before all Masses lows us the perspective we need in moments like this.

ADORATION Fr. Thomas will have adoration this Friday after 8:30 mass until 11:00. Confessions at All are encouraged to come to adore Jesus in Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 the . You are welcome to come for confession or spiritual counseling at this time. If you have a special prayer or By Appointment or intention that you would like Fr Thomas to include in his prayer time, - Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the please write, email or call him with your request. Blessed Virgin Mary. To you, God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us Liturgical Assignments grace, mercy, and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen. Saturday, July 10 Saturday, July 17 Prayer to SAINT THE - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us Reader Kris B Reader Jim W in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Dev- Server Pat R Server Pat R il. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of the Sunday, July 11 Sunday, July 18 heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell , and all the Reader Mary Ruth Reader Lena A evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Server Kris B Server Jeffrey W

2 Sacred Heart • Huntington, West Virginia Our Stewardship We offer up the July 3 & July 4 Weekly Collection $2,539 Eucharistic Sacrifice Catholic Charities Rent $500

Mass Intentions Collection Total $3,039 Saturday, July 10 Mass Attendance 42/45 Total 87 5:00 P.M. † Eddie Dent By Saint Ann’s Circle Thank You for Your Gift of Time, Talent , and Treasure. Sunday, July 11 9:00 A.M. For the People of the Parish Monday, July 12 Our Lady of Mt Carmel 8:30 A.M. NO MASS SCHEDULED

Tuesday, July 13 No Mass Scheduled The Brown is not a good luck charm, talisman, , nor gris-gris. It is a - a symbol of devotion and yoke of obedience to whose feast we celebrate on July 16. Wednesday, July 14 Oral tradition tells of St. praying with a 8:30 A.M. NO MASS SCHEDULED passionate intensity to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel during a time of great distress and hardship for the Order. With fervor and faith, he prayed for the first time the Flos Carmeli prayer which he wrote. The Blessed Virgin answered that Thursday, July 15 No Mass Scheduled prayer. She promised that whoever would wear the Carmelite habit devoutly would receive the gift of final perseverance. The habit was taken to mean the Friday, July 16 scapular in particular. The scapular was a broad band of cloth over the shoulders, falling below the 8:30 A.M. † June Karr knees toward the feet front and back as an apron, worn as part of the religious By Eileen Waters habit by and . As it was adapted for use by the laity, it became two small panels of brown cloth joined by strings and worn over the shoulders as a familiar Marian sacramental. Saturday, July 17 The Brown Scapular is a powerful sign of “Mary’s quiet presence.” The quiet, 5:00 P.M. For the People of the Parish unfailing love of our Blessed Mother is always with us, and we are silently reminded of this, day after day. When memory fails, the slight tug of the scapular’s cords or the occasional itch of the wool against the skin is a quiet yet Sunday, July 18 distinct reminder. 9:00 A.M. † Eddie Dent Quiet as this sacramental may be, there are always the moments when someone will mention a curious tag sticking out the back of our shirts. Or someone more By Saint Ann’s Circle forward may actually come right out and ask about that ‘thing’ we are always wearing. In this moment, we can break the silence and give witness to the sav- ing love of our Lord Jesus Christ and his mother’s quiet love and devotion for all of her children. Evangelize the World. Mass Intentions: In accordance with the guidelines from the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Flos Carmeli / Flower of Carmel The current suggested level of giving is $20 for a weekend Mass or $10 for a daily Mass. “O Beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Any offering, however, is most welcome, and, if you don’t have funds to offer, you are holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remaining a encouraged to request your intention. pure virgin, assist us in our necessity. O Star of the Sea, help and protect us. Show us that you are our Mother. Amen.” Next Week’s Second Collection is for Please Pray for our sick and homebound parishioners the Catholic Communications Campaign and friends who are in need of our prayers, especially…..

St. Ann’s Circle Sharon Allen Joe Leonora Trish Smith Susie Barrett Andrea Markham Lina Sorbilli Monday, July 26 Rose & Ernie Stephen Miller Sam & Lydia Spurlock Mass 8:30 Followed by Breakfast Blankenship Viola Parsley Jimmy Wright All are Welcome! Marcella & Phil Joe Morabito Dreama Taylor Corkrean Dara Morgan Ezra Taylor THE DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON is committed to the protection of its children and Mike Clark Dan Norris & Family Raquel Blankenhorn young people. To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please contact your local Emily da Ponte Lucy Rutherford Mandy Martinez law enforcement agency, or you may confidentially contact WV Child Protective Services at 800.352.6513. To report suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of Wheel- Hazel Goodwin Ricky Sebastiani Jessica Schlacter ing-Charleston to the Diocese, please contact one of the Bishop’s designees at 888.434.6237 or Tony Howerton Judi Smith Michael Taylor 304.233.0880: Sister Ellen Dunn, ext. 264; Mr. Bryan Minor, ext. 263; Mr. Tim Bishop, ext. 353; Delores Law Jean Baily Jason Loboda Fr. Dennis Schuelkens, ext. 270 or call the Office of Safe Environment at 304-230-1504

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