Fifteenth Sunday in ordinary time July 11 2021 WELCOME Mass AT THE CATH EDRAL Saturday, Jul 10 12:05pm Daily Mass Int. Fe Welton 4:30pm Sunday Vigil Mass † Norma Sidor Sunday, Jul 11 10:00am Sunday Mass (ASL interpretation) (televised / live-streamed) † Harriet V. Smith 12:00pm Misa Domingo en Español (live-streamed) † Maria Alejos Aranjibel 5:30pm Sunday Mass Intentions of CIC Collaborators and Partners in Mission 7:30pm Sunday Contemplative Mass Parish Family Monday, Jul 12 12:05pm Daily Mass † Ken Lomis Tuesday, Jul 13 12:05pm Daily Mass Int. Quentin Taylor Wednesday, Jul 14 12:05pm Daily Mass † Marjorie Dean Thursday, Jul 15 12:05pm Daily Mass † Janice Kosakoski Friday, Jul 16 12:05pm Daily Mass Int. Debbie Flinn Saturday, Jul 17 12:05pm Daily Mass † Richard Cebelak 4:30pm Sunday Vigil Mass † Betty Kersjes Sunday, Jul 18 10:00am Sunday Mass (ASL interpretation) (televised / live-streamed) † Don Jandernoa 12:00pm Misa Domingo en Español (live-streamed) † Pomposa Vazquez Altamirano 5:30pm Sunday Mass † Mary Schmuck 7:30pm Sunday Contemplative Mass Parish Family Confession Schedule God bless, Weekdays following the 12:05pm Mass Saturdays, 11-11:45am in the Chapel Very Rev. René Constanza, CSP (or by appointment) Rector Watch Sunday 10am Mass Online page 2 Go to grdiocese.org or the Cathedral’s Facebook page Scripture Reading... Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Am 7:12-15 Ps 85:9-14 Casting a Net Eph 1:3-14 Mk 6:7-13 ome of us have bad memories of being the last one chosen for the kickball game during Monday: school recess. Or we may have been overlooked at work when the boss chose somebody Ex 1:8-14,22 S else for the new position. Some of us may have trouble choosing what to eat at a Ps 124:1b-8 restaurant or choosing what to wear on a night out. Our choices, and other people’s choices, Mt 10:34—11:1 can have a big impact on our lives. Tuesday: We live in a culture of ‘choice’ where there are dozens of cereal options at the grocery store, Ex 2:1-15a hundreds of different shows & movies to stream on Netflix, and thousands of different shoes Ps 69:3,14,30-31, to buy on Amazon. It’s invigorating to have so many options and the power to choose how we 33-34 want, but it’s also overwhelming at times. What do we choose? And why are we choosing it? Mt 11:20-24 Our readings this week are all about being chosen and then making a choice. In our first Wednesday: reading, Amaziah the priest of Bethel tells Amos to get out of town. He’s stirring up too much St. Kateri trouble with his prophecy. Amos responds, I’m really just a shepherd. I didn’t choose to do all Tekakwitha this but God chose it for me. I’m just following God’s call. Ex 3:1-6,9-12 Ps 103:1b-4,6-7 In our second reading, St. Paul tells the Ephesians that God has chosen them, among others, to Mt 11:25-27 live in Christ, who was sent to them by the Father so that they may have life to its fullest. And in our Gospel reading, Jesus’s twelve apostles are chosen by Him to journey outward and cure Thursday: those who are ailing. The disciples chose to follow Jesus’s call; the Ephesians only sometimes. St. Bonaventure Ex 3:13-20 In these readings, Amos, the Ephesians, and the Apostles are chosen for some greater purpose. Ps 105:1,5,8-9, They are chosen to prophecy, to praise, and to heal. They didn’t get a choice in that. But they 24-27 did choose what they did after that. Just as God chose them, he chooses ALL of us for some Mt 11:28-30 greater purpose. And we can respond or not. Friday: What are you chosen for? And how will you respond? There are many Cathedral service Ex 11:10—12:14 opportunities about which you can discern. With COVID restrictions lifted and liturgical Ps 116:12-13,15, ministers coming back, the Cathedral is looking for people to serve as Eucharistic Ministers, 16bc,17-18 Altar Servers, Sacristans, Lectors, Ushers, and Greeters. If you’re interested, contact Julie Mt 12:1-8 Batholomew ([email protected]). We are also hoping to reopen the Clothing Saturday: Center on Saturday mornings in August. If you’re interested contact me Ex 12:37-42 ([email protected]). Ps 136:1,23-24, We are all chosen by God for some greater purpose. We don’t get a choice in that, but we can 10-15 Mt 12:14-21 choose how to respond. If we choose God who first chose us, we usually choose the right path. Sunday: Sixteenth Sunday In Christ’s Peace, in Ordinary Time Jer 23:1-6 Ps 23:1-6 Eph 2:13-18 Mk 6:30-34 Rev. Mike Cruickshank, CSP Associate Pastor Father Mike page 3 This Week Events and Activities Saturday, July 10 9:00am Baptism 10:00am Quinceañera 1:30pm Wedding 4:30pm Sunday Vigil Mass Sunday, July 11 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:00am Sunday Televised Mass (live-streamed) Fr. René Constanza, CSP 12:00pm Misa en Español (live-streamed) 3:00pm African Refugee Mass Fr. Bill Edens, CSP Fr. Mike Cruickshank, CSP 5:30pm Sunday Mass 7:30pm Sunday Contemplative Mass Tuesday, July 13 Your Pastors 10:00am Baptism Beginning July 2021, we officially have a new associate Wednesday, July 14 pastor on the team of Paulist Fathers serving the Cathedral 10:00am Prayer Blanket Ministry and Catholic Information Center. We welcome Fr. Mike Cruickshank to his first year as an associate pastor. Fr. Bill is Thursday, July 15 beginning his sixth year at the Cathedral as an associate 5:00pm Quinceañera rehearsal pastor. Fr. René is beginning his fourth year as the rector of 7:00pm Pastoral Council the Cathedral, and his sixth year serving as the director of 7:00pm Knights of Columbus the Catholic Information Center. May God continue to bless Friday, July 16 these Paulist’s ministry in Grand Rapids. 7:00pm Amigos de Jesus—Ambrosian Rm. Saturday, July 17 Did you know?! 9:00am Young Adult Retreat Day If you can’t access our hearing loop because 10:00am Quinceañera your hearing aid doesn’t have a T-coil and 1:00pm Clases de Bautismos you don’t have a smartphone, we have a 4:30pm Sunday Vigil Mass small number of transmitters available from Sunday, July 18 the ushers. You will need your own plug-in Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time earphones. Make sure you come early if 10:00am Sunday Televised Mass (live-streamed) asking for a transmitter. Look for a brochure in the back 11:00am Paulist Associates of church explaining how to access the system with or 12:00pm Misa en Español (live-streamed) without a hearing aid. 5:30pm Sunday Mass 7:30pm Sunday Contemplative Mass Try Text-to-Give We have a convenient way you can give to Cathedral Ministries. Many Experience the convenience of Online people who don’t carry cash find Text- Giving. Visit cathedralofsaintandrew.org to-Give easier. Text the word “Give” to 844-490-1079 You will get a link for the quick initial sign up. Once you are signed up, you just STEWARDSHIP type in a dollar amount and send. Be Week ended July 4 $ 12,420.00 sure to save the phone number in your contacts. Same week last year $ 12,215.66 Weekly need $ 14,038.46 page 4 Communion to Homebound Lay Ministry Resumes Our lay people, who are So Close! We are over 95% of our goal. The finish line is EMHC (Extraordinary just ahead! If you are one of the 400+ households that hasn’t Ministers of Holy given yet to support the important ministries that are funded Communion) are ready to resume their ministry to by CSA, please go online or turn in your envelope. Thank you the homebound. If you are, or know of anyone who for your generosity! is homebound and would like Holy Communion brought to them, please make sure you/they are on 350 donors Pledged: $122,652 our homebound list. Contact the parish office at 616-456-1454 x1909 or [email protected] Goal: $128,694 Italy Pilgrimage Your CSA giving helps support these Make plans now to join ministries that take place right here in Deacon Dennis Rybicki for a our parish and neighborhood… pilgrimage to Italy in June • 2022! Televised and Live-Streamed Mass to the Homebound • Hispanic Ministries & Immigration Services Pray at some of the most • Faith Formation & Evangelization through the important shrines of the Catholic Information Center Catholic Church including • Caring for our Heartside Neighbors through the Assisi, Palestrina, Florence, the Ministries of God’s Kitchen eternal city of Rome and the Make your pledge or gift for 2021 today tomb of our patron, Saint at grdiocese.org/csa and mark the Andrew in the beautiful cathedral in Amalfi. Cathedral as your parish. For memories that will last a lifetime we’ll visit the most amazing places in all of Italy including the Vatican. Experience your faith through the history of Italy and Backpack School the Catholic Church! The official brochure for the trip Supplies Drive will be in the back of church soon, but you can find all Each year we participate in the information at https://www.The-Catholic- Catholic Charities Back to Journey.com/0622SaintAndrews School Backpack Drive.