stjohn-catholic.org Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018 MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil, 5:30 pm* Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am*, 11:30 am*, 5:30 pm* Daily & See “Masses For Holy Days The Week” *NURSERY AVAILABLE SACRAMENT SCHEDULE PENANCE "I have called you friends." Authentic Jesus is radically transforming the concept Saturday 4:00-5:00 pm friendship can seem hard to come by these of commandment. In the Jewish heritage Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm days, especially in our transient society. of the Apostles, they would hear the word BAPTISM PREP We move away from family, change jobs, "command" and immediately think of the Deacon George Butterfield switch parishes, and end up in entirely strict Levitical law and distance from God. MATRIMONY new places with entirely new people. In introducing the language of friendship, Contact priest at least six When we look for new friends, we all have Jesus ties "commandment" to inner free- months in advance different qualities we're looking for. While dom of heart. The disciples have this free- ANOINTING OF THE SICK First Friday 7:30 am & 5:30 pm we may think of certain standards of be- dom precisely because they know "what havior necessary to be a "good" friend, we [the] Master is doing." Jesus has invited Adoration of would hardly refer to them as rules or his followers into intimate friendship all The Blessed Sacrament "commandments." along. He shares openly with them. He has 24 hours a day / 7 days a week In fact, if a friendship or romantic relation- patience with their flaws. He isn't scandal- ship--new or old--becomes characterized ized by their failures. He celebrates their by imposed obligations, we would rightly successes. We, too, have been called by MISSION STATEMENT be suspicious. Friendships, we understand, love and invited into a relationship with We are a Catholic Christian Com- ought to be characterized by freedom. We Jesus. It is you and I that Jesus chooses and munity, called to be faithful, car- ing, enthusiastic disciples. We love the person, even sacrifice for them at appoints. He does so personally, not from build up the Kingdom of God times because, within ourselves, we want a distant mountain shrouded in clouds. by worshiping and praising Him, to maintain the friendship. So why does This "new commandment" to "love one proclaiming the Good News of Jesus use the language of command as he another" is received around the shared Jesus Christ in word and witness, giving loving service to our calls the Apostles his friends? "You are my table in the breaking of the bread. neighbor and strengthening the friends if you do what I command you." parish community. ~Readings ~ Tues. Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, Sat. Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Week of May 6, 2018 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Saint Pancras, Martyr Wed. Acts 17:15, 22—18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11- Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10; 12, 13, 14; Jn 16:12-15 Jn 16:23b-28 Sun. Sixth Sunday of Easter Thurs. Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest Sun. The Ascension of the Lord Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1, Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 2-3, 3-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17 Jn 16:16-20 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13; Mon. Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a Fri. Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mk 16:15-20 and 9b; Jn 15:26—16:4a Jn 16:20-23 Ninth & Boulevard, P.O. Box 510 Edmond, OK 73083-0510, 405-340-0691 Liturgy & Worship DAILY MASSES WITH INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK A GLIMPSE OF THE WEEK AHEAD Sunday 6 7:30 am + Jacob Reffner Sunday 6 10:30 am Scouts Potato Lunch Great Hall 9:00 am People of the Parish 5:30 pm Baccalaureate Mass Sanctuary 11:30 am + Richard Price Monday 7 5:30 pm Senior Class of 2018 7:00 pm Discipleship Team Meeting Discipleship House Tuesday 8 Monday 7 7:30 am + Joseph Beckham 9:00 am St. Theresa’s Guild Council Room Tuesday 8 7:30 am + Emma Jane Quinnett 9:30 am Mom’s Bible Study Meeting Room Wednesday 9 7:30 am + Rosalee & Richard Bridge 12:00 pm Keenagers Commons Thursday 10 7:30 am + Hyun Lee 5:30 pm Safety & Security Meeting Board Room 8:15 am + Josephine Searock 5:30 pm SAC School Library Friday 11 7:30 am + Prudencia Solamillo 6:30 pm Mom’s Bible Study Meeting Room 7:00 pm RCIA Bible Journey Great Hall 5:30 pm + Dale Bailey 7:00 pm Discipleship Team Commons Saturday 12 7:30 am + Hyun Lee Wednesday 9 5:30 pm + Licia Marie Pallatto 9:30 am Bible & Mary Study Council Room Sunday 13 7:30 am + Daniel Reddy 10:00 am CDC Mother’s Day Program Great Hall 9:00 am People of the Parish 10:00 am Time Out Commons 11:30 am + Joseph Beckham 6:30 pm OCMD Follow Up Board Room 6:30 pm TYM Girls Chat Youth Center 5:30 pm + Marvin Allgeier 6:30 pm Parenting Seminar Great Hall Thursday 10 Find movies, books, audio, and bible study 9:30 am Hispanic Bible Study/P&L Meeting Room programs at FORMED.org. 3:30 pm School Band Concert School Gym Use our parish code WN7CV2 6:30 pm Pregnancy Loss Support Raphael House 6:30 pm Stewardship/Community Board Room Do you feel like something 7:00 pm Marriage Date Night Great Hall is missing in your faith Friday 11 life? Saturday 12 Do you want… 5:00 pm Peru Bake Sale Commons a closer relationship 5:00 pm Knight’s Gala Tickets Commons Foyer with Jesus? Sunday 13 to bring about the Kingdom of God in the 8:00 am Peru Bake Sale Commons world? 8:00 am Knight’s Gala Tickets Commons Foyer practical ideas on how 8:00 am Knight’s Pancake Breakfast Great Hall to LIVE life as a Catholic adult? To grow your faith as part of a Registration open for Catholic youth camp community? The mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp If you answered YES to any question, the is to nurture positive Catholic values in young people and to Discipleship Process is for you! provide campers a community of faith and fun in a safe To learn more, please call 405-348-0480 X environment. Each session begins on Sunday with registration 338 with your name and phone number 5-6 pm and ends on Friday with pick-up 4-5 pm and a Core Team member will contact you www.archokc.org/youth-and-young-adult-office/summer- right away. camp. Please pray for vocations and support our Seminarians. Liturgy & Worship Lord Jesus, we lift these people on our weekly prayer Prayer Requests Callen Hans Sally Old Crow * list up to you: You are the healer of the sick, who Steven Hayden Brooks Parker raised the dead to life. We praise you for the faith you Lou Ackerman Tiffany Hennessy * Chris Parker give us to keep on hoping and praying for those who Nancy Addington BJ Higgins Rosemarie Pelfrey are ill. Listen to the silent tears of those who weep within as they Bill Armor Rev Richard Higgins Ken Phillips yearn to see their loved ones made whole again. Your healing was Raymond Atkinson Maxine Hildebran Fr Showry the center of your earthly message. May we continue to pray for Angela Ball Carrol Hochman Ponnapati those who are sick, and may your inner peace come to us all. Keaton Barron Jerry Hoegger Teressa Reffner Linda Baustert Rose Hoegger Bill Ridgway May They Rest In God’s Peace Lauren Baxter Doris Holbrock Lidia Saenz Mary Beth Beck & Hayden Howell Edith Samaniego All Souls family A.J. Hunt Paul Savage Liz Benedict Herb Hutson Von & Linda Savary Betty Berens Barbara Janka Roland—Peggy Chloe Biddle Marian Jeter Schmidt Remember in your prayers, John Blagg Nancy K. Dick Schumacher those currently serving our Country. Margarita Blanco Gerald Kanupp Mike Seikel Claire Bleau Barbara Kasiah Mary Ellen Sessa Jase Bollenbach Bill Keller Amy Shaver Give the gift of your time Bertha Bradley Stan Kelley Carolyn Shamy Katherine Stephen Kendall Barbara Smith Brockhuysen Pat Kennedy Millie Smith John Bruning Keown twin babies Linda Spreacker Spend time in Adoration to find True Happiness: Allison Buechner Carol Lang John Stanfill "People in the Old Testament worshipped a golden calf, easy to Marica Buntin * Mike Laska Helen Steakley see now it was a false god. Today there are many false gods Barbara Burdette Gary Lee John Steele being worshipped which are worse than the golden calf. Any Mario Calbone Kenny Lemmons Tyler Strain * person, place, or thing which a person prefers to God and His Pat Campbell Fr. Marvin Leven Louis Strunk commandments is a false god. Jesus tells us in the gospel that George Carlton Gary Lu Tom Strunk anyone that prefers anything or anyone to himself is not wor- Marie Carte Lori Makanani Nick Tant thy of Christ, our Lord. The most important person to Jesus is Gary Clinkenbeard Shawn Malone Carolyn Taylor * you. Jesus must be the center of your life and the most impor- Dee Corley Louise Maloy Margaret Tharp tant Person in your life.