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From the desk of Fr. Sarihaddula. S St. the Worker Parish 22nd Sunday in Ordinary time year A 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: :7-9. Romans 12:1-2. 8/29-8/30 :21-27. Sat. 8/29 RS 4:00 +Myron Fassett‐ 2nd Anniversary Dear friends in Christ through Our Blessed by Wife Mother Mary and St. Joseph the Worker! Intentions of Our first reading from the Jeremiah goes Helene Mackin back to 600 B.C. It sounds as if Jeremiah by Leo & Cathy expected people would be grateful to him for Mackin speaking God's word to them. But they only WW 6:00 +Kathleen hated him for it. The people ridiculed him, threw Southworth him in jail and even tried to kill him by throwing by Jim, Virginia & James him in a well. We hear him complaining to God, "You duped me! You tricked me, God!" Jesus' Sun. 8/30 WW 8:30 +Helen Raymond faithfulness to his mission would bring him by Walter suffering too, but Jesus did not feel tricked. He Raymond, Sr. was well aware of what was going to happen. In RS 10:30 +Joseph Marzeski by Pat & Dan Bond today's gospel, we hear him warning his disciples WW 6:00‐ ahead of time. "His name becomes like fire Youth burning in my heart" - this is from our first reading mass today, from the Prophet Jeremiah. God pursues Mon. 8/31 us just as God pursued the Prophet Jeremiah. Tues. 9/1 WW 9:00 + Laslo Pustay Often we do not realize this because we pay no by Mary Pustay attention to God. Today we are invited to pay Wed. 9/2 WW 9:00 + Elizabeth & attention to God and to know more profoundly William Horgar by daughter how much God loves us and wants us to love Thurs. 9/3 RS 9:00 +Paul & Martha Him. Blowers by Steve & Lois The second reading today is from the Letter to Rosenberger the Romans. Now we are invited to "be transformed by the renewal of your mind." This Fri. 9/4 RS 9:00 can help us understand that we cannot know Sat. 9/5 RS 4:00 God's love for us unless we take time to think WW 6:00 +Kathleen about God and to listen to God's words to us. So Southworth many of us do not take the time to read the , by Jim, Virginia & the Holy Scriptures, every day. Instead we James Sun. 9/6 WW 8:30 +Tom Jones remain like little children who have no education by Erin Jones and only want to play! God invites us to take Him +Russell seriously and to begin to read His word in the by wife, Millie Bible and to let that word form our lives. Today's RS 10:30 +Joseph Casalere Gospel, from Matthew, tells us about the by Pat & Dan Bond relationship of Jesus with His followers. Peter WW 6:00‐ does not want Jesus to suffer. None of us wants Youth others to suffer, for the most part. Yet a human Mass life lived in a way only to avoid suffering is a wasted life. Instead, Jesus invites us to follow If you are interested in arrangements at either of Him and to accept the suffering that come with our cemeteries, please contact Cathy Mackin at that following. (315) 858-1682 for Richfield Springs and Sue Korosec at (315) 822-3191 for West Winfield. Jesus tells us in strong words: "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his , and follow me." Clearly it is not natural for us to want the cross or to follow someone who will lead us into suffering. Nevertheless, Jesus …for good and holy vocations to the invites us to know what life really is by following priesthood, consecrated religious life, and Him. If we follow the Lord, we will suffer. We will faithful, fruitful marriages. Especially for Victor become like the Prophet Jeremiah and complain Gelfuso (a young man, from our parish who is discerning the priesthood). that following God makes us suffer. We will be like Saint Paul in recognizing that we must be transformed by the renewal of our minds. In the Divine Providence midst of all of this, the name of God can become For the weekend of 8/30 like fire burning in our hearts and allowing us to Regular……………………….$1975.00 rejoice in this life, even in the sufferings, because Second Collection.…………..$ 532.00 we are loved by God and know that in following Votive………………………….$ 30.00 Him, we are returning His love. Next week’s second collection: Explosion in Beirut May God bless you all with Joy, Love, Peace, Unity and above all with good health. Please Thank you very much to all of you who are pray for me. finding a way to continue to support our parish Fr. Sarihaddula. S with your donations. Please remember the Worker in your will.

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