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September 26th, 2021 Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Served by Society of Christ Fathers Rev. Richard Philiposki S. Chr. - Pastor Zachary Young– Parish Manager

315 South Casino Center Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Tel-(702) 382-9909 Fax- (702) 382-6655 Parish website www.stjoanlv.org Parish Email: [email protected]

WELCOME TO ST. JOAN OF ARC Please see the online donation box link at A very warm welcome to all tourist and visitors who are www.stjoanlv.org as seen below, if you wish to make worshipping with us today at St. Joan of Arc Church. St. a one time or recurring donation online. Thank you for Joan of Arc is the Mother Parish of all Catholic Church- your support! es in Las Vegas. We hope you enjoy your stay and have good fortune! Please remember to practice moderation. If you are blessed with good luck, please remember to share with the Church or another charity of your choosing. God Bless!

HOLY MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY VIGIL - 5:00p.m.

SUNDAY - 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. (Polish) 11:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

WEEKDAYS 12:15p.m. Monday thru Friday

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (confessions) Saturday: No Confession Monday thru Friday: 11:30a.m. - 12:00p.m Wednesday Evening: No Confession First Friday Evening: No Confession

Please call the parish office for more info or email: Phone:(702) 382-9909 Email: [email protected] PROCLAIM THE WONDER OF GOD The gift of the Spirit is given freely, not according to DEVOTIONS (Before or after Mass) human expectations, but according to the generosity of Monday: St. Monica God. Joshua wants to stop Eldad and Medad from Tuesday: St. prophesying in the camp, when they were not with the Wednesday: Mother of Perpetual Help others as the spirit was bestowed on them. Moses, so Thursday: St. Jude Thaddeus close to God’s mind in the matter, wishes everyone Friday: Divine Mercy Chaplet & Benediction could possess the spirit of God and proclaim it to the First Friday: Sacred Heart of Jesus nations. Psalm 19 celebrates the perfection of God’s law, and how it brings joy and delight. It is better than the SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM & MATRIMONY: finest gold or the sweetest honey. Moreover, God gives Please see the parish website for requirements or call the wisdom of the prophets to everyone, especially the the parish office. simple and lowly ones, even to children. It is the “little ones” who proclaim the wonder of God to all.

FATHER RICH REPORTS….. SUNDAY READING OVERVIEW Next weekend we will begin our new Sunday revised Mass The Gospel is from St. Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48. There are schedule. With the decreased attendance of some of our own two very practical lessons we must learn from today's Gos- parishioners and other locals who have for various reasons or pel: the grave obligation we have of not causing scandal to concerns have remained away from attending Mass. Also our fellow-Christians or indeed to any man or woman and contributing to this is the fact that tourism downtown has not secondly, the willingness we should have to sacrifice any returned to the levels they once were previously has justified earthly possession which is a cause of sin to us. the reduction of one Sunday Mass. Scandal, the sin of being a cause or an occasion of an- Beginning Sunday, October 3rd our schedule will be as fol- other's sin, is doubly sinful involving one's own sin and the lows: 8:00Am (A more traditional Mass with sung Latin sin of the person scandalized. Scandal can be caused by Mass parts and responses), 9:30AM (Mass recited win Polish with hymns also mini homily in English) and 11:30AM - (A word—that is, by teaching or propagating wrong doctrine more contemporary Mass with mix of modern and traditional or by giving sinful advice, and it can be caused by one's music) and finally the 5:00PM Mass will remain as is. Please own sinful deeds which may be imitated by others. Those remember the change especially those who have been attend- in positions of authority such as parents whose duty it is to ing the 11AM and 12:30 Masses on Sunday. bring up their children in the Christian faith, are especially WEEKLY WEDNESDAY EVENING MASS AT 5:15PM liable to give scandal if they fail to live truly Christian Restoration of Wednesday evening (after work) Mass at the lives. Christian parents who fail to live according to their new time of 5:15PM with the novena devotion to Our Mother faith will be held accountable not only for their own sins, of Perpetual Help following will begin on Wednesday, Octo- but for the sins of their children and perhaps their chil- ber 6th. Some of the intentions from Sunday Masses may be dren's children for generations to come. initially transferred to the Wednesday evening Mass. Much, if not all of today's moral laxity and permissiveness ADDITIONAL CONFESSION TIMES can be blamed on parents who have failed to give the ex- In addition to our weekday confession times 11:30-12PM , ample of true Christian living in the home and in dealings we will have confessions scheduled: with their neighbors. To children of such parents, Christi- Saturday: Immediately after the 5PM Mass anity is only a label; it does not inform or inspire their Sunday: 8:50-9:20AM and 4:30-4:50PM lives, hence they are only nominal Christians. It is true that REACHOUT TO OUR PARISHIONERS (NON ATTEND- there may be "black sheep" in the best of Christian homes. ING) I will be contacting our parishioners who have not re- When, however, all the children of a home are "black turned to regular attendance and participation at Holy Mass to sheep" the whiteness, the sincerity, of the parents of such a offer them at least a monthly visit with Holy Communion if home must certainly be called into question. There may be they are willing. If you know of anyone in this category then many bad influences at work outside the home but the please inform the parish office. good example of truly Christian parents can counteract these influences. Let parents see to it that they will not be a HOLY MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK cause of scandal and a cause of eternal loss to the children God put into their charge. Saturday September 25th The second lesson for all of us in today's Gospel is that we 5:00p.m. ++ Colonel & Mrs. J. Mark Sauve should ever realize that eternal life is worth any sacrifice Sunday September 26th which we may be called on to make. The road we have to 8:00a.m. + Nicholas Fletcher travel in life is not an easy one. As our Lord says in anoth- 9:30a.m. St. Joan of Arc Parishioners er place: "Enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and 11:00a.m. + Loreta A. Medilo the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who 12:30p.m. Pat Janus enter by it are many. But the gate is narrow and the way is 5:00p.m. + Alvina Sierant hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few" (Mt. Monday September 27th 7: 13). We wish to reach heaven, therefore we must be pre- 12:15p.m. Ron & Pat Janus pared to follow Christ; we must not allow others to lead us Tuesday September 28th astray but be prepared and determined to conquer and resist 12:15p.m. Pedro Gracia our own evil inclinations also. Wednesday September 29th Fr. Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M. 12:15p.m. Souls In Purgatory Thursday September 30th RELEVANT RADIO 12:15p.m. + Margarita de la Cruz Cunanan 970 AM CATHOLIC RADIO Friday October 1st LAS VEGAS 12:15p.m. Joshua Benoit AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Mass Requests - If you would like to offer a Mass please Sunday: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; call the Parish office for available dates: 702-382-9909 Grandparents Day Monday: St. THE PRESENCE OF GOD Tuesday: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross In all our thoughts and actions we ought to remember Wednesday: Our Lady of Sorrows; Yom Kippur the presence of God, and account all lost in Thursday: Ss. Cornelius and which we think not of God. Friday: St. ; St. —St. Saturday: Blessed Mary SECOND COLLECTION: The collection today is for DIVINE MERCY REFLECTION our Special Needs Parish Fund. This money will specifi- A Retreat With Jesus cally be used to make necessary improvements through- Have you ever made a retreat? Some are privileged to take out the parish. It also will serve as a safety net for any time away from the busyness of life so as to spend an ex- unexpected maintenance costs. Please be generous tended time listening to our Lord and being in His merciful presence. Others find it hard to find even a day to enter such OUR PARISH MUSIC MINISTRIES a retreat. Regardless of whether you have or have not had Organists and Musicians: Kathy Gillespie, Liz Lynch, this opportunity, know that you need time alone with Je- Fermin Ramirez, sus. It is not possible to speak to Him only during your busy day and maintain a proper relationship with Him. The depth TODAY'S READINGS of the relationship desired by Jesus requires time set aside First Reading — Moses said, “Would that all the people solely for Him. Seek these opportunities and do not neglect of the LORD were prophets!” (Numbers 11:25-29). them. It is through moments of extended prayer and reflec- Psalm — The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart tion that life is clarified and the Will of God is made mani- (Psalm 19). fest. When is the last time you spent an extended amount of Second Reading — Come now, you rich. The wages you time alone with our Lord? Perhaps it was only an hour in the withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are chapel or in your room, or perhaps it was longer. Think crying aloud (James 5:1-6). about how much time you give to Him. We often can find Gospel — Whoever is not against us is for us plenty of time to watch a movie, go shopping, or engage in (Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48). some other recreational activity. The truth is that if we make time alone with our Lord a priority in life, it will hap- READINGS FOR THE WEEK: pen. We will find the time and our time with Him will be Monday: Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; abundantly fruitful. Ponder the level of priority that you Lk 9:46-50 give to these moments of quiet reflection with our Lord and Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-7; Lk 9:51-56 recommit yourself to making them the most important part Wednesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; of your life. If you do so, all else will fall into place as His Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Mercy is poured forth. Lord, I desire to make You the num- Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8-11; ber one priority in my life. I desire to make time for You on Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Lk 10:13-16 a daily basis and to find an extended period of time for You Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-37; Mt 18:1-5, 10 regularly. Help me to have the will to do this so that I may Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11; bask in Your presence and allow You to sort through the Mk 10:2-16 [2-12] difficulties I face in life. Jesus, I trust in You.

The Lord’s Prayer: The Eucharistic Prayer ends with the BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY great “Amen,” the acclamation of assent by the assembly. The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul; Then the Communion rite begins with the Lord’s Prayer. the decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving We pray this prayer in many contexts, both inside and out- wisdom to the simple. — Psalm 19:8 side the Church’s liturgy. Here, in the context of the Mass, the Lord’s Prayer is profoundly eucharistic. When we ask COLLECTION TOTAL - September 19th, 2021 for our “daily bread,” we are asking for the gift of the Eu- Thank you for your continued support! charist. When we ask God to forgive us as we forgive oth- SATURDAY 5:00PM $389.00 ers, we are seeking forgiveness and purity of heart before SUNDAY 8:00AM $506.00 we approach the altar to receive the sacrament of the SUNDAY 9:30AM $181.00 Lord’s Body and Blood—“so that what is holy may, in SUNDAY 11:00AM $396.00 fact, be given to those who are holy” (General Instruction SUNDAY 12:30PM $109.00 of the Roman Missal, 81). At Mass, a prayer for peace is SUNDAY 5:00 PM $358.00 inserted between the prayer and the doxology. In this Weekday $403.00 prayer, called the embolism, the Church asks God for free- Coin / Office Mail / Candles $273.00 dom—freedom from sin and all anxiety and distress. We Online $100.00 are living in an in-between time; even as we rejoice in Poor Box (Not included) $146.00 Christ’s presence, we await his coming in joyful hope. SECOND COLLECTION: $907.00 TOTAL $3,622.00

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A welcoming letter and registration census will be sent to you. Please drop in the collection or bring to or mail to the Parish Office. Available Parking For Weekends & Weekdays: OFFERING OF MASS INTENTIONS Every Holy Mass (with the exception of one weekend Directly Behind the rectory (12 spaces), Corner dirt lot next Mass that is offered for parishioners) is available to be to the church (about 24 spaces) & Douglas Parking Garage requested for a particular or private intention such as for (entrance on Casino Center Blvd)- 90 minute validated park- the soul of a deceased loved one, the anniversary of death ing tickets available from ushers or the sacristy after mass. or wedding,, birthday blessings, health or special favors or just in thanksgiving. The offering stipend is $10.00. Weekdays (Noon Mass): Behind rectory, dirt lot next to Please contact the parish office to request a Mass inten- church, and in the Douglas Parking Garage located adjacent tion. to the parish rectory. Parking Passes needed for both the dirt lot and the Douglas Parking Garage (available in church). NOVENA TO ST. JOAN OF ARC Weekday Evenings: Behind rectory, dirt lot next to church, Glorious St. Joan of Arc, filled with compassion for those and the Douglas Parking Garage. *Please note that parking who invoke you, with love for those who suffer, heavily on the corner lot may not be available when an event is go- laden with the weight of my troubles, I kneel at your feet ing on at the Downtown Event Center (owners of the lot) and humbly beg you to take my present need under your special protection...(mention here). CHARITABLE OUTREACH Vouchsafe to recommend it to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus. Cease not to inter- Please consider donating to the poor box located by the cede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain front entry. The monies received are divided amongst for me the grace to one day meet God face to face and Catholic Charities, Catholic Worker, St. Therese Center, with you and Mary and all the angels and saints praise and Living Grace Homes. We discourage giving out Him through all eternity. money to people outside as this encourages pan handling O most powerful Saint Joan, do not let me lose my soul, and keeps them from getting the help they need. but obtain for me the grace of winning my ways to heav- en, forever and ever. Amen.

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