Our Lady of Grace Parish - eChurch BulletinsOur Lady of Grace Parish “Gathering in Faith ~ Striving in Hope ~ Serving in Love” 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills, Florida 34465 Telephone

Baptisms: Registered parishioners should contact the office to make arrangements. If possible, this should be done at least three months before the birth of your baby. Baptisms will be celebrated in April, August, and December. Marriages: Registered parishioners should contact the office at least one year in advance of making marriage arrangements. RCIA: This process is open to anyone interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Faith. Please contact the office. Going into the Hospital: Please contact the office if you need a priest to come to your home to anoint you, or to be anointed at a weekday Mass. St. John Paul II Catholic School: 4341 W. Homosassa Trail, Lecanto, FL 34461 Phone (352) 746-2020 Web site: www.sjp2.us

CLERGY

Rev. Erwin Belgica Pastor

Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM

Sunday Masses:

8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

12:30 PM Spanish Mass

Weekday Masses: 9:00 AM Monday to Friday

Eucharistic Adoration

First Fridays 9:30 AM-3:45 PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays: 2:30 to 3:15 PM

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PARISH OFFICE

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Staff

Mary Arnold Director of Faith

Formation

Vinny DeMaio Sacristan

Ed Putnam Director of Music

Michele Vermilyea Financial Secretary/

Office Manager

Victoria Perrin Bulletin Editor/

Secretary

Moses Nunez Facility Manager

Website: https://ourladyofgracefl.org

Office email: [email protected]

Faith Formation: [email protected] Music Director: [email protected]

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Our Lady of Grace Parish “Gathering in Faith ~ Striving in Hope ~ Serving in Love”

6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills, Florida 34465 Telephone (352) 746-2144 - FAX (352) 746-6892

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

PRAYER

“Almighty God, our creator and guide, may we put our faith into action and serve you with all our heart.” Amen.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Tm 2:1-8; Ps 28:2, 7-9; Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Wednesday: 1 Tm 3:14-16; Ps 111:1-6; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Thursday: 1 Tm 4:12-16; Ps 111:7-10; Lk 7:36-50 Friday: 1 Tm 6:2c-12; Ps 49:6-10, 17-20; Lk 8:1-3 Saturday: 1 Tm 6:13-16; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 8:4-15 Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20; Ps 54:3-8; Jas 3:16 - 4:3; Mk 9:30-37

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading - The Lord GOD is my help; who will prove me wrong? (Isaiah 50:5-9a). Psalm - I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living (Psalm 116). Second Reading - Faith, if it does not have works, is dead (James 2:14-18). Gospel - Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8:27-35).

From toddlerhood to old age, we grow in mastery of our own lives, our bodies, and our destiny. This mastery is hard won, and we don’t let go of autonomy easily. Much of this self-mastery involves the avoidance of pain or discomfort, so when we hear things like “take up your cross” and “lose your life,” we tend to resist the message. James says that faith without works is dead. Ouch! That is really a direct message! One way to look at this, as well as the part about losing our life to find it, is that faith is a process of more and more openness to God’s direction of our lives. It is very hard for us to give up control, but perhaps what we are being asked to do is not to become passive and babyish, but to allow God to direct where our self-mastery will lead and what it will accomplish. We are asked to relinquish the need to control the results of our efforts; to risk, as Jesus did, the loss of everything we are working to achieve. We are asked to let God take the lead and to control the results, even though we may never see those results. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

THE CROSS TO BEAR

If you bear the cross gladly, it will bear you. —Thomas à Kempis

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MASSES FOR THE WEEK Discipleship through Stewardship and

Sacrificial Giving

Pray for our sick…

Mary Coleman, Vince Wojteczko, Mary Gruss, Dolores Salaman, Dorothy Dunbar, Alma Eberle, Ken Goss, Andrea Gumaskas, Joseph Grivois, John Hinrichs, Joanie Hayward, Alberto Sitchon, James Smith, Vince Cloonan, Louis Oberle, Ileen Jervis, Doug Rober, Greg Jorif, Barry & Jean Clarke, Anna Palmer, Marge Henry, John Rodgers, Juan Diaz, Jr., Herb Murfin, Enoc Moreno, Diego Bertagna, Gene Brizuela, Eduardo Cortes, Mary Iosso, Michael Alberts, Anne Kuter, Dolores Elwood, Odie Malave.

Remember Our Deceased

We remember our brothers and sisters who have died recently. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

MARY TERSCHAK

CHRISTINE FINER

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In the second reading today, St. James has harsh words for those who do not put faith into action. May we be such good stewards of Gods gifts to us that we can never be accused of having “faith that does nothing in practice.”

SMONDAY, September 13 9:00 AM MARY & DON DOMBEK

By Richard & Marion Dombek TUESDAY, September 14

9:00 AM JOSEPH SAKAL By wife, Joanne

WEDNESDAY, September 15 9:00 AM SPEED RECOVERY– ROSE MARY

RICHARDSON By Sandy Sharpe & family

THURSDAY, September 16 9:00 AM MONA MALONE

By Vermilyea Family FRIDAY, September 17

9:00 AM ALLEN XAVIER By Rosary in Grotto Group

SATURDAY, September 18 4:00 PM LINDA & DONALD LAPOINTE By Mom & Dad SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 8:00 AM THANKSGIVING

10:30 AM DESI SEGUNDO By Jim & Pat Louque

12:30 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

By Gene & Bredy Dagamac

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Month of September

SANCTUARY CANDLES

In Memory of VALENCIA MOTILLA LOPEZ

By May & Grace Costales

Month of September

ALTAR CANDLES

In Memory of PATRICIA GRIFFIN FREDA

By Husband, Michael Freda

For the list of the sick, please see the prayer board located near the book rack in Church.

ALTAR FLOWERS (Sept. 9-15, 2021)

In Memory of FRED MEYER

By wife, Shirley

Month of September

BREAD & WINE

In Memory of ALFREDO ROQUE

By Gene & Bredy Dagamac

September 5, 2021 Offertory, On-line giving, School and 2021 Annual Pastoral Appeal figures will be available next week.

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

As of August 16, we received $48,491 or about 60% of our Annual Pastoral Appeal (APA) Assessment. Thus far, 270 parishioners have donated for a participation rate of 31%. Our goal is 100% participation. Realistically, to reach our goal

of $81,541, we will need to pull together another $33,050. That will mean about 175 additional pledges at the current average contribution of $190.

Every dollar helps. If you have not yet contributed to the Annual Pastoral Appeal, please do so. If you have already given, please consider giving a little more. Please contact the parish office, 352-746-2144, for instructions for making a donation.

APA is one of our responsibilities to the Diocese of St. Petersburg as it directly funds more than 50 diocesan ministries, programs and services each year.

If we do not reach our assessment from donations to APA, the parish will have to take from Offertory donations to make up the difference.

Our Pastor Father Erwin and the Finance Council extend a heartfelt “Thank You!” to all who have given thus far.

“Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.” (Luke 6:38)

Annual Pastoral Appeal Update

Sunday Gospel Reflections From Bishop Parkes

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

“He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.’” – Mark 8:34

In early July we witnessed the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup. In February, we saw our Buccaneers win the Super Bowl and last year we saw the Rays go to the World Series. The teams are models of success. But that success did not come without tremendous sacrifice of time away from family and friends, sacrificing their personal goals for the team, and for some of the players, even a cut in pay to keep the team together. Life is difficult and requires some sacrifice. Parents give a great deal to their children so that the kids might succeed in life. A servant-leader in the office sacrifices his or her time and efforts for the good of the team. In Mark’s Gospel this weekend, Jesus says, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” They now are faced with the man, who they have followed for some time, telling them that they must deny themselves of all they know, take up a cross and follow Him. Remember, the cross back then was a form of execution carried out by the Romans. Hearing this must have been somewhat shocking to the disciples. They probably would not fully comprehend this until seeing their savior carrying His own cross to His death.

We must also remember that the cross is heavy, challenging, and sometimes too much to bear. But, for Christians, it symbolizes hope and eternal life. The disciples would come to believe this and bring others with them.

Being a Christian today is more challenging than ever. It means giving up things of this world. Are you willing to give up watching the ball game to go to Mass? Are you willing to give up an afternoon at the movies to spend time doing some charitable work or ministry? Are you willing to be ridiculed by co-workers, neighbors, or others for your beliefs? You can be sure that discipleship has a price. How much and what are you willing to sacrifice? Have the courage today to examine what you might sacrifice so that you might more closely follow Jesus Christ. - Bishop Gregory Parkes

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pork & Beans Canned Fruit

Soups Hamburger Helper

Canned Pasta, Canned Meat

Our Lady of Grace Community of Catholic Women

All ladies of the parish are invited to the CCW meeting tomorrow for a NEW BEGINNING. The previous board will meet at Noon and an open meeting will be held in the PLC beginning at 1 p.m. We will open with prayer and consider ways to move forward together as an organization after the challenges of the past year.

CCW

2021 MISSION CO-OP

Collection Today

Fr. Claudius has assigned by our diocese for our Mission Co-op this year. He will share with us the Missionary Cooperative Plan of the Archdiocese of Mwanza, Tanzania.

Please be generous in the second collection in order to help our brothers and sisters who are in dire need of our assistance. Thank you very much.

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www.ourladyofgracefl.org/donate Our Lady of Grace is excited to offer online giving for families to easily give one-time and recurring gifts! Simply make a secure donation via electronic check, debit of credit card by visiting ourladyofgracefl.org/donate. After setting up a recurring gift, you will be prompted by email to create your own online donor account to manage your gifts. It’s easy as online shopping or banking!

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OPENING HOURS

Every weekend before & after Masses.

Wednesdays: 9:30 to 11:00AM. Inviting you to come in!

Ladies Auxiliary

Knights of Columbus Abbot Francis Sadlier Council 6168

We would like to invite all Catholic women over 18 years of age to our first meeting to begin a year of prayer, service and fellowship. It will be held on Wednesday, September 22nd at 1 pm in Lecanto at the KofC Council 6168 Hall on Norvell Bryant Highway (Rte 486). Meetings last about 1 hour and then we have social time with coffee and snacks. Annual dues are $7. For more information, please call Denise Uva @ (973) 896-7180 or Debbie Gach @ (757) 846-0589. We hope to see you there!

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We have available dates for Masses beginning November 24 thru the end of this year. Please call the Parish office 352-746-2144 to offer your intention in honor or in memory of someone special (living or deceased). Thank you very much!

2021 Hispanic Ministry

Fundraiser Sunday, September 19, 2021

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND For Presale Tickets:

Call Moses: 352 270-0533 Or the Parish office: 352 746-2144

Savory Pork Roast Sandwich, Choice of Beverage,

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YOUR CONTRIBUTION: $10

An Opportunity to Grow

Two new Adult Education Groups are forming beginning Monday, September 13th from 9:45-11:15 AM. The other will meet beginning Wednesday, September 15th from 5:30-7:00 PM. Both will meet on a weekly in the Conference room

in the PLC. Choose the time best for you. Drop in when you can! All parishioners are welcome to come and explore the Sunday readings and learn more about our Catholic faith by exploring various topics in the faith. Come and join us Monday or Wednesday.

Overview of August Minutes

* We met at Good Counsel Camp and were given a tour of the campus. The churches in our deanery are assessed for the maintenance of this facility. Use of the camp for church activities are being considered. * The Fall issue of the newsletter will go out mid September. * A Welcome Booklet for new parishioners is in progress. It will be ready by the end of September. * Parish commemoration on All Souls Day at 7pm Mass will involve our parishioners. They will remember their loved ones with named doves on the walls. * Reopening Hospitality Sunday remains under discussion. * Attendance remains flat at about 520 each weekend. Down by 300 since COVID. The Spanish mass is increasing their attendance and expects to exceed 100 by October’s end. Up from 53. * The annual APA appeal will change to the “Catholic Ministry Appeal”. All money donated will be put to use to fund ministries. This campaign will begin in the fall. * A desire to have all the parishes in the deanery join together and advertise as a group in the Chronicle is under consideration. * An agenda item for a future meeting will include drills for emergencies in the church. Complete minutes are readily available in the parish office.

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LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura - En la tribulación, el Señor Yavé me ha abierto los oídos para que yo escuche (Isaías 50:5-9a). Salmo - Caminaré en la presencia del Señor (Salmo 116 (115)). Segunda lectura - Demuestra tu fe por las buenas obras que produces (Santiago 2:14-18). Evangelio - Para seguir a Cristo es necesario que uno renuncie a sí mismo y tome su cruz (Marcos 8:27-35).

Vigésimo Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

El Señor me ayuda,Por eso no quedaré confundido.— Isaías 50:7

Ministerio Hispano Recaudacion de Fondos Domingo, 19 de Septiembre 2021

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Reflexiones del Evangelio Dominical del Obispo Parkes

Toma tu cruz y sigue a Jesús

“Después llamó a la multitud y a sus discípulos, y les dijo: “ El que quiera venir conmigo, que renuncie a sí mismo, que cargue con su cruz y que me siga”. - Marcos 8, 34

A principios de julio fuimos testigos cómo los Tampa Bay Lightning ganaron la Copa Stanley. En febrero vimos a nuestros Buccaneers ganar el Super Bowl y el año pasado vimos a los Rays ir a la Serie Mundial. Nuestros equipos son modelos de éxito. Pero ese éxito no llegó sin un tremendo sacrificio de tiempo alejados de su familia y amigos, el sacrificio de sus objetivos personales por el equipo, y para algunos de los jugadores, incluso un recorte de sueldo para mantener el equipo intacto. La vida es difícil y requiere algunos sacrificios. Los padres dan mucho a sus hijos para que éstos tengan éxito en la vida. Un líder que sirve en una oficina sacrifica su tiempo y sus esfuerzos por el bien del equipo. En el Evangelio de san Marcos de este fin de semana, Jesús dice: “El que quiera venir conmigo, que renuncie a sí mismo, que cargue con su cruz y que me siga”. Ahora se encuentran con que el hombre, al que han seguido durante algún tiempo, les dice que deben negarse a sí mismos de todo lo que conocen, tomar una cruz y seguirle. Recuerda que la cruz en aquel entonces era una forma de ejecución utilizada por los romanos. Oír esto debió ser algo alarmante para los discípulos. Probablemente no lo comprenderían del todo hasta que vieran a su salvador llevando su propia cruz hasta la muerte.

Debemos también recordar que la cruz es pesada, desafiante y a veces demasiado para soportar. Pero, para los cristianos, simboliza la esperanza y la vida eterna. Los discípulos llegarían a creer esto así como sus seguidores. Ser cristiano hoy en día es más desafiante que nunca. Significa renunciar a las cosas de este mundo. ¿Estás dispuesto a dejar de ver el partido de béisbol para ir a la Misa? ¿Estás dispuesto a renunciar a una tarde en el cine para dedicar tiempo a alguna obra de caridad o ayudar en un ministerio? ¿Estás dispuesto a que tus compañeros de trabajo, tus vecinos u otras personas te ridiculicen por tus creencias? Puedes estar seguro de que cuesta el ser discípulo. ¿Qué cosas y cuánto de ellas estás dispuesto a sacrificar? Ten el valor de examinar hoy lo que podrías sacrificar para seguir más de cerca a Jesucristo. - Monseñor Gregory Parkes

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