July 25, 2021 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

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July25,202117thSundayinOrdinaryTime(B)

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Happy Birthday to each and every one of our CFDS parishioners for their upcoming August Birthdays!

August3–WayneNeely

August6–GraceHallandLillyRiffeAugust7--GeorgeDenioAugust8–LisaSeals

August14–TinaHutchesonAugust16–EdwardMcNameeAugust18–MichaelSanderson

August20–JoanDawsonAugust21–ClaudiaGarciatelloReyes

August22–ZacharyFossAugust23–GregoryHutchesonandMatthewTaylor

August29–CatherineWalker

Announcements:

Pleasenote:therewillbenoMassonFriday,July30,2021.

SavetheDate!TheChurchpicnicistobeheldonSunday,September26,2021atMilfordHavenCoastGuardStation,Hudgins,VA.

The2021Donation/ContributionEnvelopesarenowINTHEOFFICE.

Ifyouhavenotpickedyoursupyet,pleasedosoatyourearliestconvenience.

IfyouwouldliketohaveFatherhearyourconfession,pleasecalltheofficeduringnormalhoursandanindividualappointmentwillbeset.

PleaseknowthatourChurchandofficeareopenonMondayandTuesdayfrom8:00a.m.until4:00p.m.andonFridayfrom8:00a.m.until12:00Noonandyouarewelcometocomefor

individualadoration.

Ifyouwishpastoralcare,pleasecalltheoffice,(804)725-2776,duringthenormalhoursandwewilldoourbesttomeetyourneeds.

OutsideofficehourspleasecallFatherGerryat(804)286-9271.

Shouldanyoftheabovechange,wewillnotifyyoubye-mail.

July25,2021,17thSundayinOrdinaryTime

Readings:2Kings2Kings4:42-44: Theyshalleatandthereshallbesomeleftover.Psalm145: “ThehandoftheLordfeedsus;Heanswersallourneeds.”Ephesians4:1-6: Onebody,oneLord,onefaith,onebaptism.John6:1-15: Hedistributedasmuchastheywantedtothosewhowerereclining.

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July25,2021,17thSundayinOrdinaryTimeFatherGerry’sHomily:InthereadingstodayweseeGod’sconcernfortheneedyespeciallythehungry.InthefirstreadingweheardhowamanbroughtElisha,themanofGod,20barleyloavesandfreshearsofgraininhissack.TheyweremeanttobeofferedasfirstfruitsoftheharvesttoGod(Yahweh),butinsteadElishasaidtheyshouldbegiventothosewhowerewithhimsotheycouldeatatatimeofgreatneed.AswithElisha,JesusgivesmorethancanbeeatentothosefollowingandbelievingHim.InthegospelJesus,movedbycompassionwhenHesawthecrowds,wasconcernedthattheyshouldhavefoodtoeatsincetheyhadfollowedHimforsometimeandwouldbehungry.So,Hedecidestodosomethingaboutit.WhenJesusmethungrypeople,Hegavethemtheonlythingthatmatteredmostatthatmoment:food,anddidsowithgreatgenerosity–allateasmuchastheywanted,andtherewerestill12largebasketsofscrapsleftover.Jesus,whoisGod,isalwaysverygenerouswithHisgifts.Arewegenerousinourdealingswithothersinsharingwhatwecanwiththem?Themiracleoftheloavesisamiracleofgreatgenerosity.WeexperiencethisgenerosityeverytimewesitdowntoeatandespeciallywhenwereceivetheEucharist.Theexperienceofgenerosityshouldenlargeourhearts,andawakeninusadesiretobegeneroustowardsthosewhoarenotasfortunateasourselves.WhatJesusistellingusisthatthosewhohaveplentyandmorethanenoughmustsharewiththoseinneed.Perhapsitisaquestionofawarenessandarealdesiretoshare.Thismaybeisagreatermiraclethanmultiplyingfoodmiraculously.So,whilstPhilipsawthedifficultiesinprovidingfood,asdidtheservantofElisha,Jesusseesthepossibilitiesandtheopportunitiesthattheoccasionoffered.Theopportunityofsharingwithotherswhateverwehave,howeverlittleitmightbe.Obviously,thesceneremindsusoftheEucharistwhichgivesusthenourishmentweneedinordertoliveourdailylivesasfollowersofJesus.WhenwegooutfromtheEucharist,wearecalledupontoliveaEucharisticlifestyle.Weareaskedtoputintopracticedaily,whatwehaveexperiencedattheEucharist:forgiveness,unity,communion,sharingtheBodyandBloodofJesus,Hissacrificeofloveforus.ThereisadirectconnectionbetweenattendingtheMass[Eucharist]andlivingaChristianlife.St.Paulinthesecondreadingspellsoutsomeofthethingswemustdoifwearefaithfilledpeople,especiallytheunityinourrelationshipwithothers.TherealChristianlifeistolearnfromJesuswhoisconcernedabouttheneedsofothersandiscallingtodothesameinwhateverwaypossible.Theneedsofmanypeoplearenotneedsoffoodtofeedtheirphysicalhunger,butmanyneedthefoodoffriendship,concern,encouragement,forgiveness,loveetc.Eachofusiscalledupontorespondtothese.Wejustneedtoopenoureyes,toseetheneedsaroundus.Problemstobefaced;peopletobeloved,respected,andlistenedto.Tobeinvolvedinhelpingothers,withourtalents,ourenergy,andourlove,isthebestandproperuseofourChristiancalling.Anditwillmakeourlifeworthyofourvocation,avocationtobringJesustoothers.

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LORDHEAROURPRAYER:Parishioners:HelenYacobucci,MikeBeavers,JoeKing,GinnyGroff,KirstenBeatley,RitaEngle,JeanandBobTanner,AnnaDeagle,PatBarnes,Terry& RandyDobson,SharonSimmons,JanetLetizia,PeggyKinsey,DonMcCue,AnnMarieLachner-McCue,Skip&PattiSarosy,GeorgeDenio,BonnieGoolsby,AliceMercer,GloriaBosley,MatthewDeForge,PaulReardon,SallyHowland,

JerryJohnson,SusanSanderson,MichelleOliver,andNeilD’Amato. Family:CathyMoody,VickiKrieger,Jim&JoanBanocy,MichaelEinfeldt,Myron&ShirleySchmoldt,MaryCatherineOrt,StephenHarrold,EllieKennedy,DaleWilson,MalloryHurst,PegLeonard,JordanHurst,BrianCarroll,KarenBeal,LarryHargrove,MelissaSmith,FrancisSmith,BrettSmith,Tony

Cantrell,SusanBoone,GrahameWalker,JoeSchertle,DottieLong,FredMoody,JeanRaines,Frank

Manozzi,MimmaAngelillo,KathleenCala,ShirleySchmoldt,TimothyFarrell,JimMcAndrew,KimberlyNicholsandHeatherEdwards.

Friends:ClaytonBruce,KresiaMcCoy,ZacharyReynolds,LeeOsenton,MikeBergman,DonaldHenry,JimRenner,CharlesAltar,Don&SandyMikulecky,FlorenceFoster,CherylLamport,BobbyTinder,

BobThompson,BillSmith,NancyTaylor,JohnKelly,ShirleyPrimovic,Jim&TammyEllis,JeanSteel,LourdesParker,Laurel&AllenRobins,NitaRew,BellaSilvus,MaryRoberti,RobinDale,LoriRoscher,

infantEzraFreeman,ZoeHassim,TomNeiger,NancyO’Donnell,JoanneJones,LisaCoolahan,Marie

Coolahan,JeannieMorgan,JennieHorner,JoyLong,JohnMachen,Sr., PaulFlaherty,KevinHershey,CurtFaulkner,JoeDunaway,MikeBergman,ChrisMoughan,CareyHogge,BobThompsonand

WilliamScottSmith.

PLEASEPRAYFOROURMILITARYMENANDWOMENANDTHEIRFAMILIES:CaptainAndrewBohn,sonofJeffBohn&SuanneDittmeier,U.S.Army,SouthKorea Cdr.RyanCarey,sonofJack&GinnyCarey,USNavyNMCBBattalion5,Okinawa,Japan

MSGTKristinDobson,daughterofRandy&TerryDobson,LangleyAFB,VASSGT,EOD,USAFCameronFarrell,great-nephewofElaineLynch,SeymourJohnsonAFB,Goldsboro,NCMasterChief,AndrewGuenther,son-in-lawofEric&MonicaChadwell,USSNimitz(CVN-68)NavalBaseKitsap,Bremerton,WA

E-4GregoryMichel,sonofJillEdmonds-Michel,USAFA,COE6,U.S.Navy,JohnRobertPizzicar,son-in-lawofJim&DeonaPavik,Ft.Meade,MDSPECZacharyShields,sonofLeAnne&DavidShields,GuamLt.PatrickSopko,sonofSuzanneSopkoandRonaldSopko,NorthIslandNavalAirStation,Coronado,CA;currentlydeployed,attachedtotheUSSNimitzAirCraftCarrier.AustinTice,freelancejournalist&formerMarineCaptain,capturedinSyriaonAugust14,2012

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UpdatedJuly13,2021

FdSParishFinancialReport(ThroughtheendofJune2021)

FiscalYear2020-2021TotalIncome: $175,003TotalExpenses: $166,147IncomeMinusExpenses:$8,856

OffertoryIncome: $155,559OffertoryBudget: $158,400Difference: -$2,841

AswereachedtheendofJune,ourOffertoryIncomewas$2,841lessthanourbudget.Thatsaid,wewereabletomeetourrequiredexpenses,whichwere

greatlyreducedduetotheCOVID-19shutdown,whenyoucomparetotalincomeversustotalexpenses.Aswemoveforward,wearecountingon

continuedParishionersupportandgenerosity.

Pleasecontinuetocontributetoourparishonaweeklyormonthlybasis.The

followingarewaystocontinueyourfinancialsupporttotheChurchofFrancis

deSales:

1.YoucanbringyourSundayOffering[i.e.,envelopes,check,orcash]totheParishOffice[Monday&Tuesday08:00a.m.to04:00p.m.and

Friday08:00a.m.to12:00noon].

2.YoucansendcashorcheckstotheParishOfficeforeachweek.

3.Ifyoupaybillsonline,pleaseconsidermakingyourweekly/monthly

Offertoryanonlinepaymentorsetupautomaticbillpay.

4.YoucanusetheCatholicDioceseofRichmondwebsitetodonateonline

(thereisasmallsystemsurcharge).Goto:

https://offertory.richmonddicocese.org

ThenselectourParish:“ChurchofFrancisdeSales,Mathews–4011”

Therearemanyopportunitiesavailabletosupportworthwhilecauses,butpleaseconsidersupportingourParishfirst.Thankyouforyourcontinued

financialstewardship.

ParishFinanceCouncilquestionsmaybedirectedtoLeonIvesonat

[email protected]:(501)749-2276.

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ChurchofFrancisdeSalesContactInformation(updated6/22/2021)Name Committee Email HomePhone CellPhoneFr.GerryKaggwa Pastor,Liturgy [email protected] 804-286-9271

ChuckDawson ParishAdministrator& [email protected] 804-725-2993 804-512-8940

Columbarium,Chair

MaryMarshall OfficeManager [email protected] 804-725-2776

JeffreyBohn FuneralCoordinator [email protected]

804-854-1077RichardChurray LEMSCoordinator,Chair [email protected]

804-725-8140

JoanDawson Sacristan,Chair [email protected] 804-725-2993SuanneDittmeier PrayerChain,Music,Chair [email protected]

804-854-9620

AllenDowns GroundsManager [email protected] 804-725-5807 804-725-6067RitaEngle ParishLife,Chair [email protected] 804-725-1462 804-824-1599ChristineDehnert-Fernald Counters,Chair [email protected]

804-725-4943

RachelFoss YouthMinistry,Co-Chair [email protected]

804-384-4248

MichelleHaas K-8ReligiousEd.,Chair [email protected] 804-695-0549AlanHartlove MemorialBricks,Chair

717-471-4795

RobertHartlove BuildingManager

717-572-4210CherylHenig RCIA,Chair [email protected]

804-725-7750 804-356-2475LeonIveson FinanceCouncil,Chair [email protected]

501-749-2276

ChristineJohnson EvangelizationProgram,Chair [email protected]

410-967-8863

ElaineLynch Bulletin,Environment,Chair& [email protected]

804-725-4617 ReceptionsCleanUp,Chair

EdMcNamee Webmaster,Lectors,Chair [email protected]

571-265-6192

JonOliver Acolytes,Chair& [email protected] 804-725-6702 YouthMinistry,Co-Chair

MicheleOliver Liturgy,Co-Chair [email protected]

804-695-4959

PaulReardon Greeters,Chair&Ads,Chair [email protected] 804-384-3339PhillipSanderson FaithFormation,Co-Chair [email protected]

804-725-9026 804-384-8919SusanSanderson FaithFormation,Co-Chair,& [email protected] 804-725-9026 804-384-8918

ParishCouncil,Chair

PattiSarosy PastoralCare&NewMembers,Chair [email protected] 804-832-3642

ValerieSmith SundayHospitality,Chair [email protected]

804-514-5311

MarkSopko Ushers,Chair [email protected] 804-815-2897HelenYacobucci ParishOutreach,Chair& [email protected]

804-815-7606

FuneralReceptions,Chair

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OURTHANKSTOTHEFOLLOWINGBUSINESSESFORSUPPORTINGOURBULLETIN

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Parishioner

Doug’s Fabrication and Mechanical Heavy equipment repair

Lawnmower and small engine repair Tractor and implement repair

Welding and burning

Doug DeForge (804) 725-8292

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