OUR VALUES Saint Boniface Christ Jesus, enable us to reap this bountiful harvest by staying rooted in the “good soil” of the CATHOLIC CHURCH basic principles in which we as a parish believe. We are a parish who prays, studies, JUNE 27, 2021 and acts in accord with the Scriptures and the traditions of the Catholic THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Church and the Diocese of Erie. We are a parish who stands firmly on OUR MISSION the foundation of our past; Christ Jesus, you call us together as a parish We are a parish who understands and responds to the changing needs of all to sow and nurture the seeds of God’s saving families today; love in the hearts and minds of all our We are a parish who welcomes and neighbors and beyond by living your gospel. enjoys fellowship with all people; We are a parish who lives within our OUR VISION means and exercises responsible Christ Jesus, bless us as you blessed our stewardship of the resources entrusted to us; patron, St. Boniface, so that, by carrying out We are a parish who works together the mission entrusted to us, our parish will asGod’s family for the good of all, yield a bountiful harvest of passionate putting our common mission above disciples, united to you by the sacraments all else. and sent by you to further your mission. This we pray, in your name. Amen. HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE HEARING DEVICE AVAILABLE St. Boniface, pray for us. 9367 Wattsburg Road • Erie, PA 165096031 S[SL,K , ;S;[L;RKL; ", SL,R[L,K ,S[ ST. BONIFACE ERIE FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK summer raffle possible, whether planning and promoting, volunteering the day of, donating items, purchasing and selling tickets, praying for our success, “There is an appointed time for everything, and a time or the countless other activities that make the raffle for every affair under the heavens” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). possible. I also want to urge everyone to mark your calendar for November when, circumstances Another summer in the age of permitting and prudence allowing, we plan to host a Covid19 has arrived, and, once FULL FALL FESTIVAL(!), with our world famous again, we will not have a summer pork and sauerkraut dinner, country cupboard, bake festival here at St. Boniface. While sale, and everything else that makes our festivals the number of Covid cases and special. We may even throw in a few other surprises deaths has significantly declined, just to welcome everyone back; we’ll see. In the and the governor has lifted many of meantime, enjoy the summer raffle and keep the restrictions, this new stage in cultivating the virtue of prudence, in your life and in our war with the virus came too late the life of our parish. for us to plan and execute a full chicken dinner and festival by June. So, once again, the saltoftheearth country folk who Fr. Marc Stockton make up our parish have shown their customary flexibility and adaptability by planning another ADORATION~ Please join us the last Thursday of summer raffle in the festival’s place, adapting to the each month at 6:00p.m. in the Church for more relaxed restrictions by holding the raffle both Adoration. All are welcome to attend. If you have any virtually, live streaming it online, and by opening the questions contact the parish office. doors of the Coleman Center for those who are interested in attending in person. WE DON’T ALWAYS KNOW~ unless you Flexibility. That is just another word for the virtue of inform the church office, if a family member is unable prudence, one of the cardinal virtues on which all to attend Mass, or now resides in a nursing home, or other virtues depend. Prudence simply means who would like to be on our visiting list. If your exercising good judgment, being able to read the children are grown and reside with you or no longer landscape and the circumstances of any situation and reside with you, they should not be listed as members make decisions that get us closer to the goal. Having under your name. They should register, themselves, as just watched the US Open, I have golf on my mind, so members of their Church. If you move or your phone allow me to use an example. A prudent golfer, like number has changed including email, please let us John Rahm, correctly reads the many factors that know as well. Call 8254439 with any changes or new affect each shot the lie, the wind, the firmness and information. run of the surface for which he or she is shooting, the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ distance he or she is capable of shooting with each STAFF club, and so on and then applies that judgment to his Rev. Marc Stockton, JCLPastor or her game, hitting exactly the right shots at exactly Rev. Mister Timothy G. GoodPermanent Deacon Jeanne Yaple.Faith Formation Director the right time. Imprudent golfers do not. Some of the Sandee KrivonakBusiness Manager best golfers in the world, like Bryson DeChambeau Melanie KennerknechtParish Secretary and Dustin Johnson, hit some very imprudent shots Brooke LanderPreSchool Director last weekend. John Rahm did not, and that is why he PARISH OFFICE HOURS is the new US Open champion. MondayFriday9:00a.m.1:30p.m. DIRECTORY There is a time for everything under the heavens, and Parish Office8254439 there are times not to do those things. The time for a PreSchool8254439 ext. 222 full festival has not yet come, and I believe that is a Center8258101 prudent decision. So there will be no delicious Hall Rental8254439 Parish Websitewww.stbonifaceparisherie.org chicken dinner at the summer raffle, but light [email protected] refreshments will be served, including samples of our General [email protected] parish brew club’s latest home brews for those 21 and Business [email protected] over, who wish to attend the raffle in person. I want to Religious [email protected] thank all who have worked so hard to make our [email protected] June 27, 2021 HEAVENLY DUSTERS~ Your new schedule is MARRIAGE MOMENT~ What does it mean to ready. Please pick one up. They are on the counter in have equality in marriage? It’s more than just being the gathering space. fair, divvying up tasks, and respecting each other. Scripture reminds us that our “abundance should supply other’s needs and that their abundance may ~KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS~ also supply your needs.” (2 Cor. 8:14) Does one of Let us all give thanks to God. All the Magnificent you need more than the other today? If not, as a Minds who developed the VACINE. All the couple, supply a neighbor’s need today. MagnificentPeople who PUT THE SHOTS IN THE ARMS, and ESPECIALLY ALL THOSE WHO PARENTING POINTERS~ Caring for planet SERVED TO KEEP US FREE so that we are able to earth is not just about being altruistic it’s about enjoy this MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY, USA. Please whether our children will have a livable planet. You join us before all the Masses July 3,4, to Pray the probably already recycle. Consider going beyond Rosary. Let us ALL give thanks and pray that recycling to reducing the stuff that comes into your everyone gets VACTINATED. home that needs recycling M especially plastics. Our next meeting will be July 1st at 6:30pm. SeeRecycling and Beyondfor more ideas. Coming Event; The first Saturday of August, the 7th CELEBRATING A MILESTONE from 4 to 8 pm., we will be having our 9th Annual ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR? Couples Car Cruise in and Spaghetti Dinner. All you wonder- celebrating their 25th, 50th or 60th or more wedding ful people who love to Bake and feel left out the last 2 anniversaries are invited to attend the annual Diocesan Festivals, We have you in mind. Please watch this Anniversary Celebration Liturgies on Sunday, August SPACE for further details. Also anyone who has a 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception in business and would like to advertise Please check the Clarion and Sunday, August 8, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Jude bulletin board for information and Posters that are in Erie. Both liturgies will begin at 2:00 p.m. To available (Contact Fred at 8145043221) also anyone register for either event or to receive a scroll by mail, who would like to help but don't like to bake can put a please visit https://www.eriercd.org/familylifeoffice/ donation in the collection basket addressed to anniv.html or contact your parish office or the Family St. Boniface KOC. Thank You for helping us serve Life Office at (814) 8241261. your parish. CELEBRATING MARRIED LOVE~ Looking GENERATE DONATIONS for family planning that respects your faith, your THIS SUMMER! Looking for an marriage, your body and that is effective? Couples extra little way to support our Parish? from around the diocese are learning about a way of It is easy! Just shop AmazonSmile at life that helps them work with God to grow their smile.amazon.com/ch/251031947 to families or space children. Find studies verifying generate donations for Saint Boniface Natural Family Planning’s (NFP) effectiveness and Church. Just click St. Boniface, bookmark the page, class schedules at www.eriercd.org/chastity.htm or and you're all set. contact the Diocesan Natural Family Planning Coordinator at 8145120818. ST. BONIFACE PARISH OUTREACH FOR THOSE IN NEED~ St. Boniface Parish is Natural Family Planning: Supporting God’s Gifts of answering the question, “What can I do to help?” The Love and Life in Marriage is this year’s theme for parish office has obtained a list of social service National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week.