Good News…..
Where does food come from? In an effort to teach our children that food didn’t come from grocery stores, my husband and I helped them plant tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans in our back yard. The yield was small, but the reward was great as they tasted the work of their hands. We had somewhat more difficulty explaining the source of our protein, though they did learn how to fish. We cooked what they caught. I think they grew in appreciation of the hard work it took to put food on the table. We also learned the importance of sharing what we had by cooking for others and collecting canned goods for our local pantry. The Israelites in the desert wondered where food was going to come from as well. The desert they wan-dered through was a far cry from Egypt. They forgot their enslavement and remembered only the food that they had, which seemed like a banquet compared to what the desert provided. There was nothing to plant and no place to plant it. The Israelites had to rely solely on God. God did not disappoint. First he sent quail, then a miraculous bread that was as much as they needed. It was a lesson in faith we all need to learn. As city dwellers, we have grown to rely on the farmers, butchers, and fisherman who supply our daily food. As Christians, we again must rely solely on God for our spiritual nourishment. He sent us his Son, Jesus, who is the true bread from heaven. If we come to him, we will never hunger.
MARY KATHARINE DEELEY [email protected]
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Aug. 1 & 2, 2015
Lord’s Day Eucharist: Saturday at 5:00 pm Sunday at 9:00 am & 10:45 am
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Website: www.stvincentdepaul.ca
Office Hours – 9:00 to Noon &1:00 to 4:00
Mission – St. Mary’s - Tribune
314 – 3rd Street Weyburn, SK S4H 0W7
Sacraments
Baptism: Contact the office Reconciliation: Fri. 11:30 – 12:00 Sat. 4:00 – 4:40 Matrimony: Contact Fr. Gerry at least 8 months prior to wedding RCIA: Contact the office
Parish Team Pastor: Rev. Gerry Bauche Emergency #861-3011 Administrative Assistant: Janice Seitz (Mon. – Thurs) Parish Life Coordinators: MaryAnn Flaaten/Wendy Pitre Youth Minister: Paula Reich 842-4288 Caretaker: Rani Roettger Hall Convener: Josie Klein 842-4481
Parish Organization Contacts:
Parish Council Chairperson – Camille Goski 306-842-0321 Parish Finance Chairperson – K of C Grand Knight: Ron Klein (842-6192) K of C Faithful Navigator: Jim Wanner (842-4014) CWL President: Camille Goski (842-0321)
Weyburn K of C Mtgs: Executive & Directors – 2nd Monday of every month, General Mtg. – 4th Monday of every month (Sept.-June) Weyburn CWL – General Meeting – 3rd Monday of every month (Sept. – June)
Eucharistic Services Intentions Monday Aug. 3 9:00 AM Cliff Kopec+ Tuesday Aug. 4 9:00 AM Adam & Adeline Seiferling Family Wednesday Aug. 5 9:00 AM Bonnie Brown+ Thursday Aug. 6 9:00 AM Ken Maley+ Friday Aug. 7 9:30 AM Mass at Weyburn Special Care Home Thanksgiving 12:10 PM First Friday Ron Klein 5:00 PM Benediction Saturday Aug. 8 8:00 AM Walter Reihl+ 10:00 AM Mass at Tatagwa View Mike Kyrylchuk+ 5:00 PM Casey & Dorothy Fink Family Sunday Aug. 9 9:00 AM John Wilgenbush+ 10:45 AM St. Mary’s Saturday Aug. 8 7:00 PM Margaret Fuhro+
Good News….. August 9, 2015 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
I have a clear memory of leaning over to the classmate in the next row and complaining about an assignment we had just been given. I wasn’t the only one. Throughout the classroom, pairs of heads came together in a wave of rolling eyes and muttered remarks. I suppose we thought it went unnoticed. “Is there anything you would like to share with the rest of the class?” the teacher asked. “No, thank you,” was the general response. We were a little embarrassed at having been found out. That long-ago recollection surfaced as I read that the crowd “murmured” when Jesus said that he was the bread that came down from heaven. The word is also used of the Israelites who “murmured” about their hunger in the desert. Jesus calls them out by answering the question they thought he didn’t hear. When he explains that he is greater than the manna that kept them alive in the desert, they can’t believe their ears. They couldn’t see that Jesus was far more than they understood him to be and they did not have faith in him because of that. Has there ever been a time when you have murmured to yourself or someone else about God? Maybe God called you to ministry and you didn’t believe him. Maybe he asked you to give up something and you complained like I did in that class of years past. Maybe you think God has been unfair to you. Save you breath; God hears you. In-stead, go to him. Pour out your questions and fears and, with an open and willing heart, listen to the promise of life he alone can give you. MARY KATHARINE DEELEY [email protected]
Eucharistic Services Intentions Monday Aug. 10 9:00 AM Meg 10:00 AM Mass – Bison Manor Stanley Lorenz+ Tuesday Aug. 11 9:00 AM Souls of Bourassa Family & Blanche Debruyne+ Wednesday Aug. 12 9:00 AM Gregory, Mary, Donna Chaika+ Thursday Aug. 13 9:00 AM Eldon Grosenick+ 10:00 AM Communion Service – Parkway Lodge 10:20 AM Communion Service – Hilltop Manor 11:00 AM Communion Service – Crocus Villa Friday Aug. 14 12:10 PM Martin Kress Saturday Aug. 15 8:00 AM Walter Lukey+ 10:00 AM Mass at Tatagwa View Judy Pachailo 5:00 PM Jay & Margaret Larsen
Sunday Aug. 16 9:00 AM Joe Lauf+ 10:45 AM 5:00 PM Filipino Mass Renato Juan+ St. Mary’s Sunday Aug. 16 12:30 PM Gertrude Zackrisson+
Readings for Aug. 8 & 9
1 Kings 19:4-8, Ephesians 4:30-5:2, John 6:41-51
Readings for Aug.15 & 16
Proverbs 9:1-6, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58
The Archdiocesan Leadership Camps: at Glen Harbour Camp (20 min. from Craven) Theme -
Holy Holidays; August 16 – 19: Open to any student entering Grade 10 to 1st Year university in
fall and who wants to have a blast while developing their faith life!
August 21 – 24: Open to students entering Grades 7 – 9. Come for a fun filled experience with a
Holiday theme! Enjoy swimming, hiking, camp fires and prayer enrichment. Forms can be found
in the foyer of the church.
The bulletin will be printed every two weeks until the end of August. The dates for the bulletin in August will be
Aug. 1/2, Aug. 15/16 and Aug. 29/30. The regular schedule will resume Sept. 5/6.
The Following Funeral Lunch teams will be called first to serve the next funeral lunches: T3 (Shirley), T4 (Marilyn & Ev)
and T5 (Renee & Donna). Why not join a funeral lunch team?! This is a wonderful way to give back and to get acquainted
with some fellow parishioners! A sign-up sheet is in the foyer !
Holy Cross Parish Spiritual Education committee invites you to join them for a short pilgrimage!
To Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at Kronau on Sunday, August 9th. The bus leaves at 12:00 noon and arrives back in
Regina at 5:30 PM. The cost is $12.00/person. For more information contact Jeanine @ 306-535-3290
([email protected]) or Cathleen @ 306-789-0507 ([email protected]) Bus leaves and returns from Holy Cross
Parish – 315 Douglas Ave. E. Regina,SK
A Blood Donor Clinic will be held at Assiniboia Park Elementary School on Tuesday, August 18th from 2 – 8 PM.
Donations are always needed in the summer months. Give the gift of life!
Our Sympathy and Prayers to Bob Lukey on the passing of
his brother Walter Lukey and to Ron Bonus on the passing
of his father Servillano Bonus in the Philippines recently.
Welcome Visitors & New Parish Members! New parishioners are asked to please be sure to complete in full a new parishioner form – located on
the table in the foyer. Thank you!
the foyer!
“Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion; thus will I test them, to see whether they follow my instructions or not.” Exodus 16:4 When the Israelites gathered more than their daily portion of manna, the surplus became wormy and
rotten. In the same way today, God calls us to be content with a fair portion and to be willing to share
the rest.
Pastoral Care Ministry brings comfort through visiting of the sick and elderly, those in distress and
all persons in need. The committee assists the pastor in fulfilling the needs of those who are suffering.
The services are provided by teams of volunteers; these volunteers have an ability to show
compassion and loving concern for people in the context of our Christian faith.
St. Vincent de Paul Pastoral Care Team takes Communion to those who are sick at home or in the hospital. Some
of the members provide a Lay Service at care homes, and some provide assistance in transporting care home
residents to Masses and Communion services that are scheduled weekly, biweekly and monthly.
A new schedule will soon be made for Pastoral Care. If you would like to share your time & talents with this
ministry please call the office by August 17th, 2015.
There is a promise of marriage between
Justin Tracey & Britta Von Hagen on
Saturday, August 8, 2015 @ 3:00 PM at
St. Vincent de Paul Church.
FROM PASTOR’S DESK:
Pope Francis’ recent Encyclical, “On Care for Our Common Home”, focuses early on the example of St. Francis of Assisi
who is greatly loved among Catholics but also by non-Christians for his deep concern for all God’s creation and also for the
poor and outcast. “As a mystic and a pilgrim who lived in simplicity and in wonderful harmony with God, with others, with
nature and with himself, St. Francis shows just inseparable the bond between concern for nature, justice for the poor, com-
mitment to society, and interior peace.” So attuned to the wonder of God’s creation, St. Francis was fond of addressing all
that exists in creation with the endearment of ‘brother’ or ‘sister’, and thus, his approach was one awe and wonder, fraternity
and beauty in everything, manifesting “a refusal to turn reality into an object simply to be used and controlled” [10-11]. Ever
faithful to the Scriptures, St. Francis saw nature as a magnificent book in which God speaks to us and grants us a glimpse of
His infinite beauty and goodness, as these passages indicate: “Through the greatness and the beauty of creatures one comes
to know by analogy their Maker” (Wisdom 13:5); as indeed “His eternal power and divinity have been made known through
His works since the creation of the world” (Romans 1:20). [12] In many respects, this echoes the account of creation in
Genesis, where at the conclusion of each, God looked upon what He had created and saw that it was good. This goodness
and beauty of what God creates is affected and marred by human sin, but it is not totally lost or obliterated, rather it is retained
and needs to be fostered in our activities with all that exists as St. Paul writes, “creation still retains the hope of being freed,
like us, from its slavery to decadence, to enjoy the same freedom and glory as the children of God” (Romans 8:21). Far being
pessimistic and disillusioned, Pope Francis appeals to the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral
development, for “the Creator does not abandon us; He never forsakes His loving plan or repents of having created us.
Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home”[13]. Cautioning against obstructionist atti-
tudes, ranging from denial of the problem to indifference, nonchalant resignation or blind confidence in technical solutions,
Pope Francis acknowledges that “regrettably, many efforts to seek concrete solutions to the environmental crisis have proved
ineffective, not only because of powerful opposition but also because of a more general lack of interest” [14]. Far from just
isolated problems such as the availability of clean water, the effects of prolonged drought in certain regions, the long-term
effects of chemical residues on the land, etc, Pope Francis encourages to see the big picture, not just parts of the issues. {To be continued…}
Next week’s Ministry -
August 8 - 9
Ministries In Two Week’s Ministry -
August 15 - 16
Sat. 5:00 Glenda Zackrisson, Lloyd Zyla Readers Wendy Sidloski, Mitchell Tuchscherer
Sun 9:00 Colleen Gallinger, Cecile Sellinger Dianne Haider, Theresa Istace
Sun 10:45 Shirley Mondor, Wendy Pitre Doris Aasen, Conlin Daenckaert
Sat 5:00 Jo Martin Stephen Zackrisson
Janice Seitz Brian Winter
Delois Sunde Dave Creurer
Lloyd Zyla
Eucharistic
Ministers
Rose Loos Kathleen Williams
Margaret Tuchscherer Andy Broccolo
Bruno Tuchscherer Roberto Roman
Kim Haupstein
Sun 9:00 Cecile Sellinger Jean Janoski
Lavine Stepp Joe Janoski
Christine Marcotte Cheryl Anderson
Jean Woodard
Theresa Istace Stan Zaluski
Cherise Hein Audrey Rydzik
Bonita Larson Pat Wolensky
Dianne Haider
Sun 10:45 Ron Klein Judy VanBetuw
Pat Benning Val Wing
Frank Porte Helene Gordon
Danette Tracey
Wes Lonoway Marga Cugnet
Camille Goski Gordon Rutten
Roger Marcotte Aimé Isabey
Dorothy Rist
Sat 5:00 No Children’s Liturgy – Summer Recess Children’s
Liturgy No Children’s Liturgy – Summer Recess
Sun 9:00 No Children’s Liturgy – Summer Recess No Children’s Liturgy – Summer Recess
Sun 10:45 No Children’s Liturgy – Summer Recess No Children’s Liturgy – Summer Recess
Sat 5:00 Servers
Sun 9:00
Sun 10:45 Ron Klein, Pat Benning, Frank Porte Acolytes Wes Lonoway, Camille Goski, Roger Marcotte
Sat. 5:00 No Assigned Choir in Summer Computer/
Projector
No Assigned Choir in Summer
Sun. 9:00 Barry Briltz Cheryl Anderson
Sun 10:45 Jennifer Woodard Verna & Kevin O’Neill
Sat 5:00 Brian Winter, Sophie Gall, Rhonda Baudria,
Stephen & Glenda Zackrisson Hospitality Carole & Harry Plemel, Chad Klein, Sean Galvin,
Shane Williams, Chad & Claire Fingler
Sun 9:00 Darrell Yakimowski, Michael, CJ, Logan
& Rylie Mainil, Yvonne Kerr, Juliet Ostrea Jerry & Janie Jordens, Ken & Susan Kot,
Denis Tremblay, John & Shannon Tuchscherer
Sun 10:45 Terry Lonoway, Ron Miller,
Larry & Emily Stadler, Charlene Keen Norm Mondor, Joe Glab,
Roberto Roman, Al Pitre
Deanna Mainil, Randy & Janet Schiller Counters Dave Creurer, Rob Labbie, Darrell Yakimowski