THE TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FATHERS DAY June 19/20, 2010   What do you do to promote the unity of the Church and to mend divisions?   Gospel Reflection: (Luke 19:18-24) Today’s Gospel from Luke is perhaps one of the most poignant accounts of Jesus. Before this exchange with his disciples, Jesus has already cured the possessed man, cured Simon Peter’s mother-in-law, cured the leper, taught the multitude about God’s love, healed the paralytic, healed the centurion’s slave, raised the widow’s son from death, pardoned the sinful woman, calmed the storm at sea, healed the Gerasene demoniac and Jairus’ daughter and the woman with the hemorrhage. He had fed the 5,000 men plus women and children with 5 loaves and 2 fish.    Now, he is in praying in solitude and the disciples are with him. He asks, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” What did Jesus feel as he asked? What answer did he expect, or hope for? And what did he think when the disciples answered: John the Baptist, Elijah, or one of the ancient prophets arisen? Then, the Gospel says, he said, “But who do you say that I am?” Did Jesus hope—after all the miracles and teachings—they would finally understand? Today, we might reflect on that same question that Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?” We have the witness of Peter who was the first to reply to Jesus, saying Jesus is “The Christ of God.” But when he turns to you and me, how shall we respond?   Discussion Points: Discipleship means continually answering the question that Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?” We can answer in many ways: in prayer, in our words, in our decisions, in our participation in the community of faith, in our efforts to share his Good News with others. Who do you think answers Jesus’ question effectively today? Name one way in which your life answers who you believe Jesus to be. (--Sadlier “We Believe” www.webelieve.web.com) MASSES FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY          5:15 pm     Bill Rader - Mary Rader & family SUNDAY               8:30 am     Becky Meeks - the Bell family                             10:30 am     Don Dillinger - Sharon & James Huelsman MONDAY            12:15 pm     NO MASS TODAY TUESDAY             5:15 pm     NO MASS TODAY WEDNESDAY      12:15 pm     NO MASS TODAY THURSDAY          5:15 pm      NO MASS TODAY FRIDAY               12:15 pm     NO MASS TODAY SATURDAY          5:15 pm      Bill Rader - Ed & Mary Schreck SUNDAY               8:30 am      Salvatore & Teresa Davoli - the Bray family  13th Sunday in               10:30 am      People of Our Parish    Ordinary Time PLEASE NOTE: There are no daily Masses this week because Fr. Marty is away. Please consider attending 8:30 AM Mass at St. Paul’s. PARISH CALENDAR: June 20 - 27 Sunday     The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                    Fathers Day                   9:45 am     Rosary                 11:30 am     Prayers for Peace Monday                      OU 1st Summer Session Begins Friday                   1:00 pm     Faith Sharing Group Saturday                   4:15 pm     Reconciliation Sunday     The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                   9:45 am     Rosary                 11:30 am     Prayers for Peace
Sunday Scripture Readings      Reflection on the Scriptures has become more and more a part of basic Christian spirituality. At times we would like to return to the Sunday Scriptures at home, but we do not have the missalette with us. At other times we may be interested in seeing just what came before or immediately after the reading for the day to gain more insights.      To encourage this encounter with the Scriptures, we will be including in the bulletin the scripture reading references for the current Sunday and the following Sunday. In addition, in our on-line bulletin we will have the actual links to the readings.	New American Bible Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Galatians 3:26-29 Luke 9:18-24 The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21 Psalm 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 Galatians 5:1, 13-18 Luke 9:51-62
QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME      Being “clothed in Christ” means that when others see me they should see Christ. How I act, what I say, and who I am should be a living witness for Jesus.   Adults: What will people learn about Jesus if they see me at work or driving or interacting with my spouse and children? Children: What will people learn about Jesus if they see me at work or driving or interacting with my spouse and children? Dear God, Thank You for the gift of our Fathers! Our dads help us feel secure and protected as they guide us through life. Through laughter and tears, they understand and provide encouragement. Fathers young and old, we remember you all. Dear Lord, please bless our fathers with a renewed awareness that they belong to You; protect them, love them, and lead them, that they might find rest in Your embrace. May we enjoy our times together, neither regretting yesterday nor fearing tomorrow. Help our fathers succeed as the men you call them to be, and may they know the deep love of their family and friends. Encourage them and anoint them for their mission of loving and leading their families to You, the Father of us all, now and forever. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. DIOCESAN PARISH SHARE CAMPAIGN    The returns of the pledge cards for the DPSC are beginning to show some promise. We now have $2,220.00 to apply to our capital improvement projects. Please continue to return your pledge cards. All of the additional monies collected will be applied to the capital expenditures for the new roof and the heating/air conditioning system. I am confident that as you see more details for this project you will find it worthy of your generous support. Progress report    We have written to the diocese for permission to hire the architect to draw up plans for the roof for the church. We have also been in touch with a company in St. Clairsville which installs geothermal heating and air-conditioning systems. Utility costs could be reduced by as much as 76%! Quite encouraging numbers. PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION    Next week our diocese will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection, which provides the Holy Father with the assistance he needs to carry out his most important charitable works. The proceeds benefit the most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and disasters. Through your generosity, with Pope Benedict we can cast the love of Christ upon the world. Envelopes are located at both bulletin boards in church. For more info, visit www.uscc.org/nationalcollections Kroger community RewardS Program: it benefits Religious Education    Since 2008 we earned a total of $22,877.46 through the generosity of Kroger and the dedication of our parishioners and friends who registered to support our Program. From September 2010 - March 2010 we earned $7030.38 via the dedication of 103 participating St. Paul and CTK parishioners.    We are asking each parishioner to help us meet the increasing expenses of running our Religious Education Program ($46,612.50 for 2009-2010) by using a Kroger Plus Card. It is very simple. Each time you shop at Kroger and use your Plus Card, the program receives a % of your total purchase price.    You must register on-line. You need: 1. A valid email address, 2. Your Kroger Plus Card, 3. Our name and number in bold below. Please go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com and REGISTER today!!    1. Click on “OHIO.” If you are registering for the first time, click on ENROLL and follow instructions given on website. If you are reregistering, click on RE-ENROLL.    2. Find our organization and give the Kroger Community Rewards number for C.T.K./ST. PAUL’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: #80963    3. Create a password (please write it down)    4. Go to your email account to open an email from Kroger to finish the registration process. Thanks for ENROLLING!!    5. When you are finished shopping and are checking out, you must swipe your Kroger Plus Card or use your phone number for each purchase to count for CTK/ST. PAUL’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM. For more information or questions contact Nancy Denhart at 740-590-3302, ndenhart@ctkathens.org. YOUTH SERVICE PROJECT - On July 7 many of our youth will be traveling to St. Michael parish in Paintsville, Ky. to work with a missionary priest for 5 days to serve to poor in the mountains. We would like to take donations of NEW socks, underwear, and school supplies for their mission school (K-8th). If you would like to help, please drop off your donations at church or contact our youth minister Kate Kahler at 592-2711. THANK YOU! ST. FRANCIS SOCIETY will gather for Mass at 10:00 AM at CTK on Friday, July 2. Following Mass the group will carpool to Lancaster for lunch at Shaw’s Restaurant. Sign up on the sheet posted on the PC bulletin board. VOCATION CAMPS will be held this summer for male youth entering 7th-9th grades on June 27-30 at the Sacred Heart Retreat House. The cost is just $65 per participant. For those males entering 10th-12th grades, a second camp will be held July 25-28 at the Sacred Heart Retreat House. The cost is $65 per participant. Call the Office of Vocations at 740-282-0646 or email at diosteubhof@sbcglobal.net. PEACE AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE - The tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico is a powerful reminder of where the oil we use and often waste comes from. Regarding the crisis, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has quoted the Franciscan Action Network, “As we look at the images of the devastation from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, could Christ be calling each one of us by name [as] he called [St.] Francis, and urging us to rebuild God’s house that is being destroyed? ... Responding with integrity to the oil spill in the gulf requires that we squarely face and begin to transform our habits of high consumption that we have grown accustomed to and take for granted.” LITURGY BITS AND BYTES   Attention at Liturgy    We support one another’s faith by the kind of response we give to the Lord in our worship. That response needs to be active, alive, and enthusiastic. We make a difference to one another by the way we are attentive to what is happening at Mass. We can build one another up by the reverence we show. Eucharistic ministers certainly notice the reverence of people as they come to receive the Lord in communion. We can also weaken one another just by our inattention, our look of boredom, our non-participation. We have an affect on one another even when we don’t always know it. Our responses and actions during liturgy are part of our ministry to one another as members of the Body of Christ. Copyright @ 2010 Resource Publications, San Jose, CA	“But who do you say that I am? BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES June 21 - 27    Kathy Abfall, Bryon Broka, Alyse Carter, Arie Frame, Jack Gloeckner, Taylor Gregory, Emily Hill, Tom Holmes, Catherine Hoobler, Roger Howard, Coleen Krubl, Emma Rae Lewis, Steve Mack, Sue McAdoo, Helmut Paschold, Sondra Rebottini, Kyle Redefer, John Sabraw, Chuck Schoeppner, David Scott, and Pat Torres.    Congratulations to the following couples celebrating an anniversary this week: Laura & Keith Chapman (30th), Joke & Karl Harnish (29th), Janis & John Tysko (31st), Charlene & John Kopchick (34th), and Danita & Christopher McLaughlin (28th). PRAYERS FOR THE SICK - Please continue to pray for Dee Grabowsky and Kathi Hahn. (Remembered in the petitions.) SUNDAY 10:30 MASS “CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD” - Our summer program for the preschool and kindergarten children during 10:30 Mass has begun. We transition from Religious Education to “Liturgy of the Word.” If you would like to help as an aide or a leader contact Suzanne Vazzano at vazzano@ohio.edu or Nancy Denhart. 120TH ANNUAL HOLY TRINITY GARDEN PARTY June 25 and 26 at the Trinity School grounds in Somerset, Ohio. Come for a ham or chicken dinner on June 26, 4-7:30 PM. Come for some music, games & fun! The ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS will be having the Shamrock Degree Initiation Saturday, June 26, 11:00 AM 417 Virginia Street, Marietta. If you are interested in joining, please contact Chip Rogers (rogersc@ohio.edu) in advance of the meeting.