- QUESTIONS OF THE
WEEK
- Fourteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
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- When we believe in ourselves,
we feel as if we can do almost anything. When we doubt ourselves,
action becomes much more difficult. Learning to trust is one
way to overcome doubt.
- Adults: What is one thing I can do this
week to grow in confidence that God guides my life?
Children: What is one thing I can do this week
to help a classmate grow in his or her self confidence?
PETER’S PENCE
- thank you! Thank you for your generosity in last weekend’s
Peter’s Pence Collection. Because of you, Pope Benedict
XVI will be able to help millions of people around the world
quickly and effectively. In 2007, the United States was responsible
for almost one-third of worldwide proceeds for this Collection.
Your important contributions are truly helping the Holy Father
to make a difference for those most in need.
CHURCH
PICNIC
St. John’s Catholic Church Annual
Homecoming will be held Sunday, July 26, at the church
on Dutch Ridge Road in Guysville. Mark your calendars NOW and
plan to attend this event that includes family activities, fun
and FOOD. Beginning at noon a chicken OR ham dinner will be served.
The cost of the meal is $7 per adult and $3 per child. There
will be BINGO, raffles and other games. Everyone is invited to
attend.
PRAYER/MEDITATION BOOKLETS
The new Living Faith booklets
are available at the bulletin boards in church. The months of
July, August and September are included in this
issue.
We also have available the July issue
of Living with Christ. These particular booklets
are very well done. Each issue is $2.00, or you can purchase
a yearly subscription for $15.00; contact the office for more
information.
Either, or both, of these booklets offer opportunities
for prayer time and spiritual growth. Check them out!
VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
- An Adventure for the whole
family…Join us as we travel to Ancient Rome for Vacation
Bible School to meet St. Paul and experience the early Christian
community in the Underground Church July 19th-23rd, from
6:00 - 8:30.To register to participate or to volunteer
to help – go to http://www.groupvbs.com/webtoybox/myvbs/CTKROME2009.
Adults…Join Greg Kremer from 7:45-8:30
each night as he explores the life and letters of St. Paul (no
registration required). For more information contact Cheryl Kraus
at 740-707-4638 or clkraus@netdocs.biz.
CATHOLIC
LADIES OF COLUMBIA
The CLC plan to celebrate the summer months
at their regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 13, at
6:30 pm in the CTK Parish Center. For information, contact
Marguerite Kostival at 698-2200, or Trudy Montle at 698-4185.
BUS
TRIP
The “Women in the Spirit”
Exhibit in Cincinnati is now on display. A bus will be going
on Tuesday, July 28, starting from Belpre. Call S. Mariel
Kreuziger at 740-667-0100 or Msgr. William Myers at Gallipolis
740-446-0669 by July 1 to register for the trip.
SISTERS
ON THE RIVER 2 RETREAT
This year’s Retreat for Christian women
begins Friday evening, October 2, and continues through
Sunday morning October 4. This year’s theme is “Women
in the Bible.” Mark these dates on your calendar and plan
to attend. More information will follow in later bulletins or
phone 740-698-8254.
NATIONAL SHRINE IN CAREY,
OHIO
The Franciscan Friars invite you to make a
pilgrimage to the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of
Consolation in Carey, Ohio. We offer a place of quiet prayer
and devotion on your journey to faith, hope, and healing. For
more information please call 419-396-7107 or visit our website
www.olcshrine.com
- LITURGY BITS AND BYTES
Frequent Communion
Today
nearly everyone at Mass receives Holy Communion. Did you know
that this was not always the case? In the beginning everyone
present at the Eucharist received Holy Communion but this situation
did not last. For a variety of reasons people began to receive
Communion less frequently until, at many Masses, only the priest
received Communion. The Church tried to reverse this trend by
laws. Thus in 1215 it was the law to receive Communion at least
once a year at Easter.
It was Pope Pius X who strongly encouraged
frequent Communion in 1905. In 1910 he lowered the age for first
reception of Holy Communion. In 1953 and 1964 the laws requiring
fasting from midnight were relaxed. In 1973 permission was given
to receive Communion even more than once a day if a person participated
in two Masses for different occasions.
Perhaps it is important to remember that the
purpose of the Eucharist is not to change the way we worship
so much as to change the people who worship. We who gather at
the table of the Lord are called to eat and drink the Lord’s
Body and Blood so that we might be transformed into Christ.
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2009 Resource Publications, San Jose, CA
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- Our eyes are fixed
on the Lord...
BIRTHDAYS
& ANNIVERSARIES
July 6 - 12
Birthdays: Peg Adelsberger,
Lourdes Benencia, Darlene Dillinger, Bob Finnearty, Hannah Fulton,
DeeDee Gloeckner, Jared Jeffers, Marco Jeffers, Andrew Lewis,
Ryan Mack, Patrick McCuistion, Deb Meyer, Marcus Perko, Mary
Pettit, Denver Queen, JoAnne Queen, Kyle Queen, Bill Rader, Kathy
Riestenberg, Jim Rodgers, Luca Rosas-Clouse, Kailey & Rachel
Scharer, Bill Serbonich, Emma Shadis-McLaughlin, Martha Simpson,
Nancy Tullius and Peter Williams.
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- Anniversaries: Congratulations to the following couples
who are celebrating their anniversary this week: Sara & Roger
Menchofer (30th), Sue & Jeff McAdoo (24th),
Gina & Mike Rider (19th), Linda & Steve Dillinger (37th),
Mary Jo & Duane Starkey (26th), and Nancy & Dan Denhart
(27th).
- PRAYERS FOR THE SICK -
Please continue to
pray for Belle Cancellare, Mary Ann Gorman, Kathi Hahn and Bill
Rader. (Remembered in the petitions)
MASS AT HICKORY CREEK
We will be celebrating the Eucharist at Hickory
Creek Nursing Home this Wednesday, July 10, at 2:00
PM. Several of the residents are regular attendees, and we
have parishioners who routinely share this time during Mass.
Please join us this Wednesday at 2:00!
WORD
OF LIFE: Bulletin Briefs from the USCCB
At 9 weeks after conception unborn children
begin thumb-sucking. Between 12 and 16 weeks they often touch
their mouths, up to 50 times an hour. Teeth start to grow by
13 weeks. Beginning at 14 weeks developmental differences between
boys and girls begin to appear: female fetuses move their mouths
much more frequently than males. --The Endowment for Human
Development, www.ehd.org
CAPUCHIN FRIARIES
For 800 years followers of Saint Francis of
Assisi have been rebuilding the Church. The Capuchin Franciscans
are priests and brothers who serve Christ in the spirit of Saint
Francis. Men between the ages of 16-40 are invited to visit a
Capuchin friary. Visits to Capuchin friaries in Pennsylvania,
Washington D.C. and Ohio are held regularly throughout the year.
For more information, call 1-888-263-6227 or go to www.capuchin.com
MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER - One of the 1000 places to see before you die
is Marietta, Ohio. You can accomplish that and do something positive
for your marriage at the same time. Attend the July 24-26
Marriage Encounter Weekend in Marietta. Couples in 92 countries
around the world have rediscovered the joy in their relationship
through this weekend since 1968. For information or to register,
call 330-305-9963 or email WorldwideME@sbcglobal.net or go to
our website www.wwme.org
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