- Sunday Scripture Readings
- Reflection on the Scriptures has become
more and more a part of basic Christian spirituality. At times
we would like to return to the Sunday Scriptures at home, but
we do not have the missalette with us. At other times we may
be interested in seeing just what came before or immediately
after the reading for the day to gain more insights.
To encourage this encounter with
the Scriptures, we will be including in the bulletin the scripture
reading references for the current Sunday and the following Sunday.
In addition, in our on-line bulletin we will have the actual
links to the readings.
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New
American Bible
17th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 18:20-32
Psalm 138:1-3, 6-8
Colossians 2:12-14
Luke 11:1-13
18th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dedication of St. Mary Major in Rome
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17
Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11
Luke 12:13-21 |
- QUESTIONS OF THE
WEEK
- Seventeenth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
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- Jesus has taught us that we should
persist in asking God for what we want, even if it seems initially
that he is not listening.
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- Adults: What are the deepest desires of my
heart that I should be pouring out to God in prayer?
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- Children: What is it that I would like to take
to God in prayer this week?
REST IN PEACE
Please pray for the repose of the soul
of parishioner Susie Shanmugham who died Friday morning after
a long and valiant struggle. We offer our sympathy and prayers
to Dr. Shan, Anita, Manoj and Jason and the family. May Susie
and all who have died, rest in the peace of our Lord.
Calling hours will be at CTK on Sunday from
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. followed by the Vigil. There will also be calling
hours here on Monday morning from 10:00 - 11:00 prior to the
11:00 funeral. Following the funeral there will be a get-together
with refreshments in the Parish Center for those who wish to
spend some time with the family.
*Please note: we won’t have 12:15 daily
Mass Monday.
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY needs
a volunteer to help deliver food on the 4th Tuesday of the month.
Call Kathy at 593-5338 for more info or to volunteer.
WELCOME
FATHER LES BLOWERS
Father Blowers, a Maryknoll priest, will be
celebrating the liturgies with our community this weekend; he
is visiting from Cleveland. Please welcome him with hearts open
to the missionary work of the church.
CHURCH
PICNIC -- TODAY!
Today’s the day for St. John’s Annual
Homecoming at the church on Dutch Ridge Road in Guysville. A
chicken or ham dinner will be served beginning at noon for $5
per adult and $3 per child. BINGO, raffles and other games will
be offered. Don’t forget: the building is now air conditioned!
So come to the Homecoming and enjoy food, fun and fellowship
in cool comfort!!! Everyone is welcome!
Brothers
and Sisters in Christ,
As I prepare to end my time with you and return
to the seminary, I want to thank you for the kindness and welcome
you have shown to me these past 10 weeks. It has been a great
privilege for me to be with you this summer, and this assignment
has been one of the highlights of my years of priestly formation.
You have a wonderful parish, and Fr. Marty is such a fine man.
I will long treasure my time spent with him. I will miss all
of you, and I hope that we can stay in touch. As St. Monica prepared
for her journey to eternal life, she asked one thing of her son
St. Augustine, who is my patron saint: “Remember me at the
altar of the Lord.” Although my journey is much less great
than Monica’s, I ask the same request of each of you. May
God bless you.
Bradley Greer
PEACE & JUSTICE NOTES
Dr. Greg Kremer, Chair of OU’s Mechanical
Engineering Dept. and active member of Christ the King Catholic
Church, will present a public lecture entitled “Is Coal
in our Future? An Engineer’s Perspective” on Tuesday,
July 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the Athens Public Library meeting
room. The Earth Justice Network is comprised of people of faith
from many denominations who are concerned about issues of climate
change and earth justice. Please join us.
ST.
FRANCIS SOCIETY
Members will travel to St. Bernard Church in
Beverly, OH on Friday, August 3, for Mass at 11:00 AM.
We will then go to the Stockport Mill Inn for lunch at the restored
mill on the Muskingum River. We will leave Christ the King Church
at 9:30 AM and return at approximately 3:00 PM. Please sign up
on the sheets posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Center
if you are planning to attend. The restaurant requires a reservation
and needs an accurate count of the number of people attending.
LITURGY
BYTES & BITS
The role of the Lector is to proclaim God’s
word. This is different from reading. To proclaim the word, the
lector must be so familiar with what is being read that it becomes
a statement of faith from the lector. In order to gain that familiarity,
the lector must read the selection during the week and pray about
it in order to know how best to proclaim it to make the meaning
clear to God’s people. It’s less like reading a story
than like telling a story. The word is personal and is to be
delivered in a personal manner with eye contact, because the
word that is read/proclaimed is the word from God to each of
us and to all of us. --Ministry
Resource Update, Resource Publications, San Jose, California
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- “And I tell you,
ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the
door will be opened to you.”
BIRTHDAYS:
July 30 - August 5
Paul Cadamagnani,
Bob Gallagher, Sergio Lopez, Kevin Moberg, Wendy Serbonich, Jamie
Sindelar, John Costanzo, Nancy Denhart, Steve Dillinger, Doris
Fisher, Claudia Gonzalez-Valejo, Gabriela Grijalva, Jenna Kostival,
Rebecca Miller, Breanna Oswald, Meredith Payne, Christine Preast,
Marge Ruman, Isa Sabaw, Megan Starkey, Francis Tullius, Marianne
Watson, and Matthew White.
ANNIVERSARIES: Catherine
& John Bowditch (3rd), Denise & Harold Gregory (22nd),
Audrey & Joseph Mulholland (55th!), Janet &
Chuck Hammer (21st), Belle Cancellare & Helmut Paschold (11th),
Mary Ann & Dan Gulino (28th), Sherry & Mike McCleary
(35th).
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Let's be one in hope and prayerful presence
to all on our prayer list and continue to pray for Cliff Wasko,
Don Dillinger, Frieda Shields, Donna Hart, Gunard Gustafson,
and Bill Rader. (Remembered in the
petitions)
THOUGHTFUL
MOMENTS
Tips for Improving Mass Manners
Even older children have trouble focusing during
Mass from time to time, but enduring Mass with disruptive children
can be trying on everyone involved. Try these tips to improve
your children’s Mass manners so they can experience it with
their hearts and minds:
Practice sitting still. Take a few minutes
each day and read from your family Bible Choose Gospel stories
with which your children are familiar, then move on to the Old
Testament or epistles. That will help children become familiar
with what they will hear.
Bring an age-appropriate missal. Missals
that are geared toward your children’s ages can help them
follow and understand the Mass better. Not only do good children’s
missals include Mass prayers, they often include explanations
so youngsters can follow what is going on.
Share peace. Giving the sign of peace
is a great way to get all children involved. Practice at home
so your youngsters will know how to appropriately greet grown-ups
as fellow-Christians.
Reward reverence. Reinforce good behavior
with a treat after Mass is over. --2007 Success Publishing & Media, LLC
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
AT UCM DINNERS
Want to help out at the August 9th community
supper at UCM? CTK is in charge of cooking and serving food for
the dinner at the UCM house on College Street and then cleaning
up afterwards. Food prep begins around 4:00 PM in the basement
of UCM, and we serve dinner at 5:30. Clean up is finished by
7:00. We can use help for any part of the evening; if you can
help, please call Mary or Pat Reddan at 740 594 8591.
HEALTH
AND NUTRITION OFFER
Here’s a great opportunity to improve
your nutritional health and well being. Ohio University senior
dietetic students would like to assist you in meeting your personal
nutritional goals. Four faculty supervised sessions include a
complete health and dietary assessment, dietary instruction,
and nutritional counseling. Hourly sessions are client-centered,
flexibly scheduled, and offer a unique chance to positively impact
your health while supporting our students within the School of
Human and Consumer Sciences. Total cost is $25.00, with an additional
$20.00 if bloodwork is desired. We are now inviting all who are
interested in fall session sign up to contact Deb Murray at murrayd1@ohio.edu
or 594-3341.
NEED CHILDCARE?
Are you looking for someone who is reliable
and responsible to watch your children? Contact Rachel, 740-707-5211
or 797-7213. She is an experienced childcare provider and is
a member of our parish. Give her a call!
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