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PAGE 1. ST. PETER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH June
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MASS INTENTIONS: 6/18/21 thru 6/23/2021 SUNDAY: ENGLISH MASS: 9:00am. +John Kelly (requested by Kay
Buck). SPANISH MASS: 11:00am. +Irene Moya, (requested by Johnny and
Debra Chavez). WEEKDAY MASS INTENTIONS: MONDAY: 9:00am. +Marie Funk. TUESDAY: 9:00am. WEDNESDAY: 9:00am. +Pat McSorley. THURSDAY: 9:00am Intention of Mass Donor. FRIDAY: 5:00pm. Andrew Gerlach (req.
by Lora Harrison). FINANCIAL REPORT FOR WEEK
6/12/30/2021 YOUR GIFTS TO THE LORD: Collections & Donations Sunday Offering…………………………$2311.00 Capital Fund……………………………..……$20.00 Diocese of Gallup Seminary Fund..$95.00 The Quarterly Financial Report is Available in The Church Office for Review Church Secretary; Yvonne Schneider Office Telephone: 928-333-4423 Email: PRAYER TREE: Please contact Monica Boehning at 333-5539 for
prayer requests. Leave a message if no answer, include your name and phone
number, with info. THIS WEEK PLEASE PRAY FOR: Family
of +Annie Benta, Sandy Rogers, Bernice Chavez,
Lilly Hill, Denia Duncan, Clara
Archuleta, Liz Ketring, Jason Pittman, Eileen Tyrrell, Rebeka Talbot, Roxanne Chavez, Ricky Barraza,
Susie Apodaca, Richard Pena, Victor Rubalcaba, Maria Morales, Judy Bragg,
Margie Tapia, Juanito Quevedo, Krystyna Kocol, Confie Lesuer, Lydia Gonzalez,
Eva Orona, Sophie Montoya, Joe Tapia. GIFT SHOP: Gift Shop is open every
Sunday after the 9:00 am Mass or Contact; Dean Smith at
928-853-6307 OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Closed on Tues., Thurs., Holidays &
Holy Days of Obligation CHURCH EMAIL: |
CALENDAR OF WEEKLY EVENTS: WEEKLY EVENTS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID Baptism Preparation Classes SPANISH CLASSES: Contact Deacon Jorge @ 928-245-5638 ENGLISH CLASSES: Contact Bob Dyson @ 928-333-2809 SUNDAY: Rosary before 9:00am mass. Sacrament
of Reconciliation, 8:00am – 8:50am. Rosary before Mass. CCD classes after 9:00am Mass. MONDAY: Office hours; open 9:00am/1:00pm C.C.D.
Classes 4:00pm. RCIA Classes: 7:00pm. TUESDAY: Office hours; Closed on Tues., Thurs., Holidays & Holy Days of Obligation. Church Cleaning. WEDNESDAY: Office hours; open 9:00am/1:00pm 6:30pm English Choir practice in church THURSDAY: Office hours; Closed on Tues., Thurs., Holidays & Holy Days
of Obligation. FRIDAY: Baptism
Preparation Classes; Spanish Classes, 2nd Friday of the month, Contact Deacon Jorge at
928-245-5638. English Classes; Contact Bob Dyson at
928-333-2809. Office
hours; open 9:00am/1:00pm Eucharistic Adoration; First Friday of the Month. ST. HELENA PARISH, ALPINE, AZ. SATURDAY: Confessions,
3:30pm
Mass 4:00 pm ---------------------------------------------- PASTORAL
STAFF
Pastoral Administrator Rev. Fr. Anselm Amadi Rectory Telephone: 928-333-4707 Emergencies Only; 505-906-8421 Deacon:
Rev. Mr. Jorge Campos 928-245-5638 Pastoral Council: Chairperson: Vacant Secretary: Yvonne Schneider - (928) 812-0049 Building Committee: Chairperson: Jackielyn
Harrington Finance Council: Chairperson: Jackielyn
Harrington Finance Secretary: Ed
Fritz - (928) 333-5919 PARISH MINISTRIES: Altar Servers: Tasheena James……. Eucharistic Ministers: Charles Rand………………………….…..….(928)
333-3541 Church Cleaning: Susan Ely…………. Funeral Director: Diane Fritz…………(928) 333-5919 Lectors: Mary DiFilippo……….…………(928) 333-3338 Maintenance: Vacant. Music Director: Bob Dyson………….…(928) 333-2809 Prayer Tree: Monica
Boehning………(928)
333-5539 RCIA: Deacon Jorge Campos…………(928) 245-5638 Religious Ed. Vacant Sacristans: Elizabeth Ketring..……...(928) 245-6992 St. Vincent De Paul Org………………….(928) 333-4879 Ushers: Jim Morrison……………………..(928) 333-0928 |
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PAGE 2. MINISTRY SCHEDULES FOR June 27th. |
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Altar Servers: 9:00am.
Analia & Prescilla Morales, Gabriel James. |
Lectors: 9:00am. Charles
Rand. 11:00am. Inez Marrs. |
Eucharistic Ministers: 9:00am.
No
Eucharist Ministers
Assigned Due to Covid
Phase One Reopening. |
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POPE
FRANCES UNIVERSAL PRAYER June /
Junio 2021 The Beauty
of Marriage LA BELLEZA DEL MATRIMONIO Let us pray for young people who are preparing for marriage with the
support of a Christian community: may they grow in love, with generosity, faithfulness and
patience. / Recemos por los jovenes que
se preparan para el matrimonio con el apoyo de una comunidad cristiana: para
que crezcan en el amor, con generosidad, fidelidad y paciencia. |
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REVEREND FR. ANSELM CHIGOZIE AMADI. PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF TIME, TREASURE & TALENT, VISIT OUR WEB stpeterspringerville@dioceseofgallup.org |
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OUR
PARISH TIME TREASURE and TALENT:
Sunday,
June 27th. Please be
as generous as you always are.
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Page 3.
THE
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: YEAR B.
(Job
38:1, 8-11; 2Cor. 5:14-17; Mk. 4:35-41)
THEME:
TRANQUILITY OF FAITH AMIDST TURBULENT WAVE OF LIFE
BY
REV. FR. ANSELM CHIGOZIE AMADI
Introduction: Christianity is a
religion of the Cross. Our Master, Jesus started his earthly life from the
rough grass of the manger and ended on the hardwood of the Cross. He has
promised to be with us in our difficult moments but not to withdraw suffering
from our path. The suffering of the righteous, as is evident in the case of Job
and the stormy voyage of the apostles remains a puzzle for many. Many a time,
God remains silent in such cases. Like the apostles we tend to ask: “Lord, do
you not care?” Yet, in all this, the silence of God prolongs his initial words:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you…. When you pass through waters, I will be
with you; …. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, nor will
flames consume you” (Isaiah 43:1-2).
The Irony
of Faith:
The suffering of the righteous, often permitted by God, has constituted a
matter of faith-crisis for different generations. In the face of such a crisis,
saint Paul assures us that nothing can separate us from the love of God.
Neither tribulation, nor anguish, nor death, nor present sorrows (cf. Rom.
8:35). When we are solidly established in the love of God, we are held in
steady balance in the face of afflictions and challenges of life. When the love
of God visits us with the turbulent wave of affliction, it is to train us in
Christian maturity. When he humbles, it is only to exalt us.
Whenever it
pleases God to humble his beloved, it is always to accord his favors. As saint
Peter says, “God opposes the proud but accords his favors on the humble” (1Pet.
5:5) To Make Moses fit to communicate with him, God ordered him to take off his
shoes (Ex. 3:4-5). That was to make him assume the position of a servant, which
is proper to his relationship with God. Consequently, when Moses obeyed this
command, he was properly disposed to enjoy the supernatural grace for the mission
ahead. Having put off the shoes of his self-esteem, he as it were, emptied
himself of his ego, and so God filled him with that divine. Again, to exalt
Israel as a people, God humbled them in the desert when he ordered them to
remove their festive garments and adornments: “from now on, leave aside your
festive ornaments and put on common working garments that you may be aware of
the treatment you deserve” (Ex. 33:5). Similarly, in the case of Job, all his
glorious days of prosperity and delight could not dispose him to hear the voice
of God; but only when he sat on dunghill, when his body was racked in pains It
seems he was prepared for divine encounter by the painful affliction that
befell him.
The Stormy
Sail: The
stormy sail of the apostles pictures the nature of Christian life. The journey
of faith is not an easy one. The road that leads to life is a narrow one with
many ups and downs. The journey to the Promised Land foreshadows the Christian
pilgrimage of faith. The desert experience of Israelites was punctuated with
tales of difficulties such as hunger and thirst, discomfort and pain. More
still, the feeling of abandonment occasioned by Moses’ absence for forty days.
Likewise, the apostles, while on the voyage of faith, experienced the same
necessary challenges, while the Lord seemed to sleep.
The concern of
the apostles about Christ’s apparent indifference to their plight is akin to
the many questions about God’s silence when bad things happen to his children.
Having been called to faith through the word of God, believers, who have
accepted this word will certainly confront his silence. Benedict XVI explains:
“God’s silence prolongs his words. In these moments of darkness, he speaks
through the mystery of his silence. Hence, in the dynamic of Christian
revelation, silence appears as an important expression of the word of God”
(Benedict XVI, Verbum Domini 21). The silence of God presupposes his word which
we have received and accepted, on the bases of which we are called believers.
His eloquent silence in moments of trial reverberates his words such as: “Even
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,
for you are with me; (Ps. 23:4). His silence echoes the assurance: “God is our
refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress” (Ps.46:2). Yes,
storms may arise, tempest will rage, but God’s unfailing love abides with us.
Hence, Jesus rebukes his disciples “why are you terrified? Do you yet have no
faith? As if to say, do you not believe the assurance of the word of God?
God promises
us a safe, not smooth voyage of faith. He allows challenges to come our way so
that we may grow in strength and maturity. On the wings of the storm, we fly to
the heights of the spiritual realm. When the sun has set, darkness descends around
us with a gloomy aura. Yet, that is the time we see the stars, which were not
visible in the bright light of the day. Though they are far away from us, they
appear resplendent with the brightest rays. This shows that in the gloom of the
night of faith, we gain the loftiest sight of the transcendent.
Conclusion: Faith is a path littered
with challenges, trials and temptations as milestones. This path is the way of
divine love. Everything we encounter along this path is designed for the good
of the soul. Unfortunately, the Christian fold has witnessed an emergence of a
gospel of solution as against the message of salvation. Many preachers of the
gospel have enthroned solutions over salvation. In search of a solution, many
have abandoned the narrow gate to eternal life and embraced the smooth road to
perdition. The so-called churches that promise miracles and life rid of
suffering are, in reality, not followers of Christ. The word of God is clear
about the call to discipleship: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny
themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Mt. 16:24). There are many
churchgoers but few disciples.