SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Di6cesis de St. Thomas en las Islas Virgenes P.O. Box 2150 st. Croix, U.S. Virgin Is!lands 00851 Tel. (340) 692-20051 Fax. (34,0) 692-2748 Web Site:http://www.sjccvLcom
XVll Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 24-25; 2010
MASSES & DEVOTIONS Weekend Saturdays: 5:00 p.m. English Sundays: 7:00 a.m. English 10:00 a.m. Spanish Week-dav
Tuesdays & Fridays: 6:30 a.m, English Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. Bilingual Thursdays: 7:00 p.m. Spanish
DEVOTIONS Sacred Heart Society
Holy Hour, every Friday: 6:30 p.m.
First Sunday: 3:00 p.m.
Santo Niiio.
First Saturday: 4:30 p.m.
Divine Mercv
Other Saturdays: 4:30 p.m.
"Lord teach us to pray'
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| Pastor: Rev. Fr. John Mark | 1·1 Bus:iness Manager |
~idence: Rev. Hr. James Petrait, OSFS i Monday-Frid~y 8:00a.m.-2:00p.m.
Deacons:
Dea. Conrad Williams, SFO Dea, Raymond Leonce, SFO
Des. James Verhoff
Dea, Neville Charles
Office Hours
St. Michael Chapel
Ii I Monday- Friday 8:00am-2:00p.m
Des. GuilJermo Huertas
Sacristans
III Mrs. Mlguelina Ayala BusiD.es5 Mana2.er: Ms. Victoria Diez-Seto I Mrs. Marva O'Neale
ReligiQus Ed. Director: Mrs. Petra Arroyo Parish Council Secretary:
Mrs. Esther F. Donelly Parish Accountant:
Mrs. Esther F. Donelly
Sacra.meuts
Baptism
Please register at the office at least one month before classes. Classes are held the 2nd, 3rd and the 4th Wednes day of every month at 6:30 p.m. Bap tisms are on the last Saturday of the month at 3:00 p.m.
Coafessioes
Saturdays one bour before Mass. Sundays 30 minaes before Mass.
Wednesdays 6: 15 p.m, (45 minutes befor mass.) Marriage
Please call the Parish Office at least (6) months before the wedding date.
Anointing of tbe Sick Please notify the parish staff if you
are going into the hospital. Tuesdays-Hospital Fridays=-Shut-ins
FUD.erals Tuesday through Frida)
"TOGETHER BUILDING THE KINGIXJM OF GODN I
LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY
I would guess that most of us wish we were better at praying. We are a little unsure of what we should say when we pray. What should we pray for?
The disciples went to Jesus and asked him to teach them some prayers. Other teachers have written prayers for their followers, and the disciples wanted Jesus to give them prayers also. Jesus teaches them the Our Father prayer. Jesus takes a longer time teaching an important lesson about prayer: If you want to pray well, you need to trust God!
When we pray, we are not trying to change God's mind. Prayer is not a matter of informing God about a lot, of things God doesn't know. More exactly the goal of prayer is to allow God to change us so that we come to desire what God desires.
Jesus teaches us that the most important thing in prayer is to place ourselves in God's hands. We are always tempted to want control of our own lives. We might want God to change us, but we want to tell God exactly what that change should be.
Real, profound prayer is a matter of allowing God to make us into whatever God wants us to be. But we find that frightening, Very simply, Jesus says that God will never hurt us ..
The most important thing to. remember when you pray is to be sincere. Offer to God your joys, your sorrows, your hopes and your fears. God will not always give you exactly what you ask for, but something much better. You may not understand what God is doing for you today or even in this lifetime, but if we real1y trust in God. we want God's will to be done.
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MASS INTENTIONS - JULY. 1010
5:00 pm GDd's help & Protection tor Martin Alexis req, by Stedman & Alexis fam.
7 :00 am Birthday blessings for Michael Maynard req. by mother 10:00 am +Yokauri Torres by Juana Demaria & Yokasta Torres 6:30 am +Leonardo Leonardo. Soto ceq. by his sister Teresa Leonardo Soto
7:00 pm For the health of Mildred & David Chittick req, by
Maria P. Mulero
7:00 pm For all deceased members of the Cursillo Movement
req. by the Curslllistas
For the good of the people ofSt. Joseph Church
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we ask and hope to receive; seek. and hope to find; knock and have your doorway opened to
us.
Ask, Seek, Knock o Jesus,
your Father stands at the door waiting for us to knock;
Readings of the XVII Week
in: Ordinary lime
:FrL July 30
Jer 26: 1-9
Mt 13: 54- 58
Mon. July 26 Jer 13:1-tl Mt 13: 31-35
Sat. July 31 Ier26: 11-16,24 Mt 14: 1-12
never sleeping,
always seeking ways to dote 0..0 us
to fill us with good things
Toe. July 27 Jer 14: 17·22 Mt 13: 36-43
Wed. July 28 Jer 15: 10,16-21 Mt 13.: 4446
Tbu.July 29 Jer 18: 1-6
Jn 11: 19·27
Sun. August I XVDI Sunday in Ordinary Time Eccll:2, 2: 21-23 0)13: 1-5,9-11 Lk 12; 13-21
And so,
HURRICANE SEASON PRAYER God, our Father, All the elements of nature obey your command. Keep us safe from the danger of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, or other natural disasters. May we be secure in your protection and al ways feel the presence of your love as you tum our fears into praise of your goodness. Bless our families and bring peace to all nations. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
| forever and ever. Amen. | I!f) |
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Weeb in Previ:ew
" Monday:
7:00 p.m. Neo Catecumenal Way I: 7:00 p:m. Clas~ of Dirigente's (Spanish Curstllo Movement)
Tuesda~:
5:00 p.m, Choir 5 :00 p.m .. mass 6:30 p.m. Spanish Choir
WedneMIay:
8 :00 p.m, Shepherds of Christ Associates
Thul'Sday:6:30 p.m, Adult Choir
8:00 p.m. Cursillo Movement Ultreya (Spanish)
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
| SAT. | 5:00 pm $ 799.00 |
| SUN. .. | 7:00 am $ 1,150.00 |
10:00 am s 282..00
$ 2,231.00
The second collection for the electricity and maintenance of the church amounted to: $1,011.00
Thank you for your generosity.
PARISH MINISTRIES
. Baptism Preparati.oD
Dea .. Conrard Williams (English) Dea, GuiJIermo Huertas (Spanish) Marriage Preparation
Dea. James Verhoff Spiritual Life
Des. Neville Charles
Dea. Raymond Leonce Eucbaristic Ministry & ~tor's Ministry All Spanish & English The Liturgy Committee
Music Ministry Mr. Edwin Thomas &.
Mr. Stanley Maynard (EngUsh) Mr. OIHio Concepcion (Spanish)
Cursillo Movement Mrs. Petra Arroyo Neoeatecumenal W!'y Dea, Conrad WiJJiaOlS
Dea, Neville Charles Sbepberds of Christ Associates Merle Seepersad
Social Committee
Ms. Noreen Vigilant
Usher
Ms. Mervelyn N.V. TyreU (English) Mr. Jose Figueroa (Spanish) Altar Sodety
Ms. Carmen RobJes (Spanish)
REFLECTION OF THE WE.EK You have tried everything else, ~his Sunday try God.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY'S SECOND COLLECTION is for the Diocesan Seminarians. We thank you very much for your generosity.
REMEMBER THATTHEHOLYHOUR iseveryFridayat6:30p.m. Come and bring your concerns to the Lord.
OUR SECOND COLLECTION next weekend, July 3 Ist- August l st will be for the Religious Education. Please be generous.
CATECHISTS ARE .NEEDED for our Religious Education classes in the fall. AIl those who are willing to share their faith with OUF children of Religions Education, please speak to Fr. John or Petra Arroyo .
JUSTA REMINDER: During the summer, many people go away for
a period of renewal and enjoyment. The financial obligations of the Ii parish, 00 the other hand, stay with us all year. ~lease remember to i use your envelopes during the summer. Your help IS much needed and . will be greatly appreciated.
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:I! ST. ANNSHURCH, Barrenspot, is ce!ebrating its 40th Parish Anni-
versary this Sunday, July 25, 2010 WIth a luncheon at Gertrude's Restaurant at 12:30p.m. Tickets are $40 . .00 (adults) $25.00 (children under 12). Everyone is invited.
HOLY HOUR. The sacred Heart Society will have their Holy Hour Sunday, August 1st at 3 :00 p.m. in the 81. Michael Chapel •. followed by a meeting.
OUR CONDOLENCES to the family of Elaine Hurley in her passing away. May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. May our Lord take them. to the glory of his Kingdom and give the family comfort and peace.
The Lord's Prayer
I cannot say 'our' ifllive only for myself I cannot say 'Father' if! do not approach God like a child. I cannot say 'who art in heaven' if I am not laying up some treasure there right now. I cannot say 'Hallowed be thy name' if I am careless with that name. I cannot say 'Thy king dom come' if I am not working to actualize it in the here and now. I cannot say 'Thy will be done' if I am resentful of that will for me at this moment. I cannot say 'on earth as it is in heaven' if I don't look OD heaven as my future home. I cannot say 'Give us our daily bread' if I am. overanxious about tomorrow. I cannot say 'Forgive us our I, trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us' if I am waiting to settle a score with someone. I cannot say 'Lead us not into tempta tion' ifl deliberately put myself in a place to be tempted .. Icannot say Deliver us from evil' if I am not prepared to pray as though everything depends on God and work as though everything depends on me. Dag Hammmerskjoid wrote, "Hallowed be thy name, not mine. Thy il kingdom come, not mine, Thy will be done, not mine".
Excerpt from Father James Gilhooley