June 30,2019 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9900 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH • BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420-4733 WWW.NATIVITYBLOOMINGTON.ORG Welcome 2 JUNE 30, 2019—THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH CONTACT INFORMATION Community News Telephone Numbers The Bloomington Police Department is investigat- Parish Office 952.881.8671 Parish Fax 952.881.8692 ing burglary and theft from autos in the Blooming- School Office 952.881.8160 ton area. Please remember to lock your car when Creative Clubhouse 952.881.9103 you come to Nativity. By locking car doors and Parish Staff garages, residents can greatly reduce their chanc- Ext. es of being victimized. Refrain from keeping valu- Fr Nels Gjengdahl, Pastor [email protected] 317 ables in your vehicle. John Shearer, Deacon 314 [email protected] Home Health Equipment Nativity of Mary Church no longer has access to Baier, Cathie, Coordinator of Evangelization and used home health equipment to borrow on a short Faith Formation [email protected] 311 term basis. Thank you to all who donated their Campion, Mike, Maintenance Manager equipment in the past. [email protected] 315 Dobesh, Erin, Pastoral Minister [email protected] 319 Parish Pictorial Directories Grimme, Jill, Lunch Director The new parish pictorial directories are available [email protected] 204 Hagerty, Wanda, School Admin. Asst. until the end of July at the Welcome Desk on the [email protected] 100 north side by door 1and also in the parish office Keogh, Cindy, Creative Clubhouse Coordinator [email protected] 329 Monday—Thursday, 8:30 to 4:30 pm and Fridays Lockhart, Liz, Director of Parish Operations 8:30 am to Noon. [email protected] 214 Millner, Nicole, Director of Liturgy & Music [email protected] 322 Rachel, Joanne, Accountant/TADS Please keep the following in your prayers. [email protected] 316 Pray For… Tobroxen, Judy, Parish Administrative Assistant Barb Dockendorf [email protected] 310 Weis, Terri, Part-Time Bookkeeper and the prayers in our [email protected] 321 Parish Book of Intercessions. Please call Kass Lanman, Volunteer Coordinator Summer Parish Office Hours of Nativity of Mary Prayer Chain Ministry, at Monday-Thursday: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM, (952)881-0233, with your request for prayers. Friday: 8:30 AM —Noon Saturday & Sunday: Closed Hospital Ministry—If you or a family member is hospitalized and would like to be visited by our hospital minister, please call Erin, Pastoral Minis- Website: www.NativityBloomington.org ter, in the Parish Office at (952)881-8671 ext 9900 Lyndale Ave. South 319. Bloomington, MN 55420-4733 Sunday 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21/ Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19/Mt 9:1-8 Gal 5:1, 13-18/Lk 9:51-62 Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67/ Monday: Gn 18:16-33/Mt 8:18-22 Mt 9:9-13 Weekly Readings: Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29/Mt 8:23-27 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29/Mt 9:14-17 June 30, 2019 Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22/Jn 20:24-29 Next Sunday: Is 66:10-14c/Gal 6:14-18/ Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 JUNE 30, 2019—THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURC H 3 Pastor’s Note God or Nothing I recently read a book by Cardinal Robert Sarah entitled, “God or Nothing.” It is an interview with the cardinal about faith. What attracted me to read this book was the poignancy of the title: God or nothing and in that title I found what I believe ought to be the attitude of every Catholic. During my time at Na- tivity of Mary, I hope that you have heard a theme running through my homilies. No, I’m not talking about White Castle or hockey, but rather, I hope that you have heard the theme that God is real and that you must have a living, breathing, growing relationship with God because this is all that there truly is for us as human beings. When you were created, the very purpose of your life was to have this active and loving relationship with the God who created you. All of the other activities that we have are subordinate to the relationship that we build with God. All the other relationships that we form in life are subordinate to our relationship with God. All the other projects, goals, desires, successes, failures are subordinate to our relationship with God. Because when we depart from this earth, it will only be our relationship with God that will be car- ried into eternity and give us hope of eternal life as opposed to eternal damnation. Continuously build your relationship with God through prayer. Cardinal Sarah said in his interview book, “The most important moments in life are the hours of prayer and adoration. They give birth to a human being, fashion our true identity; they root our existence in mystery.” I agree with this quote entirely. It is only through prayer that our relationship with God is built. That is why we must pray at mass, not merely “attend” mass. That is why we must pray the Bible, not just merely “read” it. That is why we must pray in our service to other people, not just merely “give” to them. Everything we do and everything we are can and ought to be a prayer to God. To live the Catholic life is a challenge, both externally and internally. We are all tempted, on a daily basis to put something, anything ahead of our relationship with God. Sometimes these are even good and noble things, but they are still not God. And this quote from Cardinal Sarah responds so beautifully to these temptations: “The only way to win this great combat is union with God. Christians will never suc- ceed in overcoming the challenges of the world by appealing to political tools, human rights, or respect for religious liberty. The only true trick for the baptized is prayer and the encounter with Jesus Christ.” So let us all recognize the reality of our human life as being made for a union with God. And let us truly live what we believe: It is God or nothing. Weekend Masses Weekday Mass Saturday Mass 4:00 PM 8:00 AM Monday through Friday Sunday Masses 8:30 & 10:30 AM Adoration Mass Times Private Confessions T-Th 7-7:45 am and Fri 8:30-noon Saturday 3:00-3:45 PM Saturday 8:00 AM Communion Service 4 JUNE 30, 2019—THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Faith Formation Community Life Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Campbell’s Soup Labels & Ink Cartridges Children’s Liturgy of the Word will be offered at the Nativity of Mary School can no longer accept Camp- 10:30 AM Mass this Sunday, June 30. This week’s leaders bell’s Soup labels or any ink cartridges. The program are Dottie Kaye & Kayta Herring. Children between the has been discontinued. Thank you for all your help with ages of 3-12 are welcome to join. There will not be Chil- this school fundraiser! dren's Liturgy of the Word next Sunday, July 7. Employment Struggles? The St. Thomas Moore Guild has been helping people This fall, the Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute will with employment improvements for over 40 years. Each begin another two-year course at Mary, Mother of the Saturday morning, from 9:30—11 AM, a regular Church in Burnsville. Taught by some of the best instruc- meeting is held in St. Bonaventure’s Parish Activity tors in the Twin Cities, such as Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Building. This is a networking effort that can help indi- Jeff Cavins, Deacon Joe Michalak, Fr. John Klockeman, Dr. viduals navigate the often-treacherous employment Todd Flanders, Christina Smith, Liz Kelly, and more, the world. If you’re ready to put the Lord in charge, please program follows the four pillars of the Catechism of the join us. For questions, contact Randy Omlie at (952)831 Catholic Church and will make sense of all things Catholic, -1342. deepen your faith, and lay out the roadmap to heaven. The classes are divided into four eleven-week modules VEAP and meet on Monday evenings, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with two Congratulations Nativity of Mary parish. According to Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP), you con- Saturday morning formative sessions per module. Appli- tributed $2,800 during the recent March Food Share cations are now being accepted through July 1, 2019, Drive. That amount can be leveraged by VEAP to pur- for the class beginning in September. For more infor- chase $28,000 of food. A VEAP representative said mation and an application visit www.CIstudent.com or call our parish is one of the leaders in contributions of cash. (651) 962-5072. Grandparents Apostolate Celebrates the Feast of Faith Formation Catechists for Next Year Saints Joachim and Anne, Friday, July 26, 8:45 Do you feel the call to help our next generation of Catho- a.m. (Optional: Mass at 8:15 a.m.) Nativity of Our lics to learn about and live out their Catholic faith? We Lord, St. Paul need catechists for the 2019-2020 Faith Formation pro- All grandparents are invited to an event of celebration gram. We are looking for catechists for grades Pre-K - with prayer, enrichment, encouragement and fellowship Confirmation (9th Grade) and both men and women are highlighted by a presentation by Father Nick Hagen needed! Our preschool Catechesis of the Good Shepherd who will present on “Listening to the Holy Spirit with Saints Joachim and Anne”.