Monthly Bulletin Mass Schedule for June 2018 The June 2018 DATE DAY MASS LOCATION TIME CHOIR Jun 2, 9, 30 Sat All Saturday Masses St. Theresia 3:30 PM Eucharistic Sounds Jun 16, 23 Sat All Saturday Masses St. Theresia 3:30 PM Elfacs Choir t. Peter Canisius Jun 3 Sun Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and St. Theresia 3:00 PM Voices of Praise Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) International Catholic Parish Jun 10 Sun 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Theresia 3:00 PM The Choir Immortal S Jun 17 Sun 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Theresia 3:00 PM Elfacs Choir Jun 24 Sun Solemnity of the Birth of John the St. Theresia 3:00 PM The Choir Immortal Baptist (12th Sunday in Ordinary Participation in Politics Time) Beloved Sisters and Brothers, Jun 4, 11 Sun All Sunday Masses Canisius 6:00 PM Elfacs Choir Jun 18 Sun 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Canisius 6:00 PM Praise God Choir On the 30th May 2018 the Commission for the Laity of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference Feasts, Solemnities & Memorials GEREJA SANTA THERESIA issued a moral appeal in view of the upcoming Jun 1 - St. Justin, martyr Jl. Gereja Theresia No.2 local elections. It says among others: “Politics is Jun 2 - St. Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs Jakarta 10350 basically good as a means to actualize the Tel: 391 7806 nd Jun 3 - St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs 2 Collection Fax: 3989 9623 common good. Politics itself contains noble Jun 8 - The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus values such as service, dedication, sacrifice, Jun 11 - St. Barnabas, Apostle 9-10 June 2018 Every Saturday: 3.30 pm will be dedicated to justice, honesty, sincerity, solidarity, freedom and Jun 13 - St. Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor Every Sunday: 3.00 pm the Seminarian Every 1st Friday: 7.30 pm responsibility. If those values are lived and guide Jun 21 - St. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious education to be the life of the nation, then politics will become Jun 24 - Birth of John the Baptist channeled through ST. CANISIUS COLLEGE Jun 26 - St. Josemaria Escriva the Archdiocese of (Kolese Kanisius) one of the most noble areas of life. Politics does Jun 28 - St. Irenaeus, bishop and martyr Jakarta. Jl. Menteng Raya No. 64 not look good, is gloomy and dirty because of its Jakarta 10340 actors who often neglect those values.” It Jun 29 - Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles Tel: 3193 6464 continues saying: “…the Catholic faithful people There will be… Every Sunday: 6.00 pm are called and sent by God to be the salt and … with Fr. Sylvester Asa, CICM NO ST. STEPHANUS the light of the world.” (cf. Mat.15:13-14). Jl. KH Muhasyim No. 4 In a special way the Church entrusts the CHILDREN/YOUTH Cilandak, Jakarta Selatan active involvement in politics to the competent “The Gospel of Matthew” MASS… Tel: 750 1628 lay people. The Church encourages the lay Saturday, 23 June 2018 @ 12.30pm Every Tuesday: 10 am people to participate in various political Every 1st Friday: 10 am movements to bring about a positive change in Please RSVP: Bro Pete (08164814868) Priest: the society, such as justice, and particularly in the Bro Ivan (0816770942) Fr. BB Triatmoko, SJ Indonesian context to promote unity in diversity, Assistant Priest: …during the Fr. Thomas Hidya Tjaya, SJ tolerance, justice and peace. It upholds the Please bring your own Bible; summer holidays human dignity and the basic rights of every lunCh will be provided. until September 2018 www.expatcatholicparish.org person and it serves to promote the ideas and the principles of the social teaching. good will to promote whatever is true, whatever just, whatever holy, whatever In politics the lay people play their full role as citizens in the economic, lovable [cf. Phil. 4:8] (Apostolicam Actuositatem, no. 14). social, legislative, administrative and cultural areas. The Second Vatican The Church venerates Saint Thomas More as patron of statesmen and Council affirms: “In loyalty to their country and in faithful fulfillment of their politicians. He gave witness by his martyrdom to the inalienable dignity of the civic obligations, Catholics should feel themselves obliged to promote the human conscience. He taught by his life and his death that human being cannot true common good. Thus they should make the weight of their opinion felt in be separated from God, nor politics from morality. order that the civil authority may act with justice and that legislation may conform to moral precepts and the common good. Catholics skilled in public Fr. John Mangkey, MSC affairs and adequately enlightened in faith and Christian doctrine should not refuse to administer public affairs since by doing this in a worthy manner they can both further the common good and at the same time prepare the way for the Gospel” (Apostolicam Actuositatem, no. 14). We may therefore say that participation in politics is crucial because it is one of the highest forms of charity since it seeks the common good. This is also a way every faithful is called and commissioned to manifest his/her faith through deeds or works (cf. James 2:14, 17). The Council affirmed this when it wrote: "The political community, then, exists for the common good: this is its full justification and meaning and the source of its specific and basic right to The Sacrament of Confirmation was Celebrated exist" (Gaudium et Spes, n. 74). ‘Common good’ is therefore concrete and on Saturday, 19 May 2018 at normative for Catholic politicians. St. Theresia ChurCh by 75 For a Catholic politician or state-person, engagement in political life is a Confirmandi, His ExCellenCy ArChbishop Piero Pioppo, noble vocation that originates from his baptism. “It is not the role of the ApostoliC Nuncio to Pastors of the Church to intervene directly in the political structuring and Indonesia, was Celebrant while Fr. Moko was organization of social life. This task is part of the vocation of the lay faithful, Concelebrant. acting on their own initiative with their fellow citizens” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2442). Without the vocational dimension, politics would easily become a profession or a showoff of power or a means of getting personal gain. By this participation in politics the lay people share in the mission of Christ to bring the joy of the Gospel to all people by permeating the society with Christian values. Not all the laity will get involved in practical and direct politics. Nevertheless, everyone can support those involved in politics to promote the basic human rights and values, regardless of race, tribe or religious affiliation. They need the support of the faithful and the accompaniment of the hirarchy. Those faithful involved in politics cannot work alone but should network with others. “Catholics should try to cooperate with all men and women of .