Sunday, July 5, 2009 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

 

 

Monday, July             6

6:30 a.m.                     Jesus Martinez Jr.

                                    By Jesus & Christina Martinez

 

Tuesday, July            7

6:30 a.m.                     Geneva Konop                                                                                              By Margaret Beaudette

 

Wednesday, July       8

6:30 a.m.                     Communion Service

 

Thursday, July           9

6:30 a.m.                     Lay Apostlado

                                    By Legion of Mary

 

Friday, July                10

6:30 a.m.                     Communion Service

 

Saturday, July            11

5:30 p.m.   Mass:        Ramiro Rodriguez Sr.

                                    By Rodriguez family

 

Sunday, July  12

8:30 a.m. Mass:          Francisco R. Garcia

                                    By Maria Garcia

10:00 a.m. Mass:        For all our Parishioners

                                                           

Weekly Schedule

Tue.     July            7    Legion of Mary           5:30 pm

                                    Bilingual choir            7:00 pm

Wed.   July            8    Spanish Choir           7:00 pm       

Thurs.  July            9    Dance Practice         6:30 pm

                                    English choir              7:00 pm

Sat.      July          11    Confessions              4:00 pm

 

 

 

July 6 through July 12, 2009

Monday:           Gn 28:10-22a   Ps 91:1-4,14-15   Mt 9:18-26

Tuesday:         Gn 32:23-33   Ps 17:1-3,6-8,15   Mt 9:32-38

Wednesday:    Gn 41:55-57;42:5-7a,17-24a  

                        Ps 33:2-3,10-11,18-19   Mt 10:1-7

Thursday:        Gn 44:18-21,23b-29;45:1-5   Ps 105:16-21   Mt 10:7-15

Friday:             Gn 46:1-7,28-30   Ps 37:3-4,18-19,27-28,39-40   Mt 10:16-23

Saturday:         Gn 49:29-32;50:15-26a   Ps 105:1-4,6-7   Mt 10:24-33

Sunday:           Am 7:12-15   Ps 85:9-14   Eph 1:3-14  Mk 6:7-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loaves & Fishes

 

We at Loaves & Fishes want to thank you for all the donations this month. Our appeal for help supporting this ministry had an overwhelming response. St. Vincent Pallotti parishioners held a food drive, collecting 39 bags of food and donated $365.00 to the funds.  If you are not in a position to donate please help us with your prayers. Loaves & Fishes has grown way past our expectations. May 2009 we served 296 families feeding 1304 people. The need is so great. There are many food pantries in Abilene doing their best to help the needy. We all check our clients through 211-Call for Help-United Way to stop any abuse of the system. This connection has been so useful.  Our heartfelt “thank you”.

 

Prayer for the Sick

Please remember those in our parish who are ill:

Rose Acosta                                         Dolores Hernandez

Pedro & Lupe Aguero                         Johnny Hernandez Jr.

Clara Aguilar                                        Demetrio Lerma

Rustin Alvarez                                      Gregoria Loya

Richard Arredondo                              Alma Martinez

Zackary L. Arriago                                Richard Cantu Martinez

Bernardo & Alice Carrillo                   Steve Martinez

Virginia Castro                                     Ben Medrano

Raul Castillo Sr.                                  Martha Mendoza

Jordan Click                                         Mario & Rosa Montelongo

Margo Cervantez                                  Guadalupe Perez

Frank Daly                                             Celestino M. Ramirez

Diana Delgado                                    Juanita A. Rodriguez

Manuel & Petra DelaCruz                  Rosa Sanchez

Jesse Monico Diaz                              Florencio San Juan

Matthew Dominguez                           Agapito Sentena

Macario Escobedo Jr.                         Paula Silva

Katherina Esquivel                              Richard Silva

Alicia Fernandez                                  Chris Sigala

Gloria J. Flores                                    Pablo & Tomasa Sigala

Fermin Garza                                       Robert Torres

Maria Z. Garza                                      Silvina Valdez

Santiago Garza                                    Efren Villanueva Sr.

Gregoria Gonzales                              Alexis Zertuche                   

Manuel & Raquel Guerra                  

 

Those family members, who may be seriously ill, may call the office for prayer-requests).

 

 


 

Bulletins for children: Just a reminder...we still have available for children two different age group bulletins. One will be directed for children 6 years of age and under and the other will be for children 7 years old and over. They are at the entrance of the Church. These bulletins will coincide with the Church’s Liturgical year. We invite parents to take an age appropriate one for your child/ren. May your children enjoy them and look forward to getting one every Sunday.

 

 

The Knights of Columbus: Meet on the 2nd, Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. in Pan American Hall. Next Council meeting: Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

 

Parish bulletin: Please note all bulletin materials must be submitted to the parish office by 12 noon on Tuesday for the following Sunday’s bulletin. Please e-mail to office@stvincent-pallotti.org or fax to 672-8780.  Thank You!

 

Steubenville Trip: Thank you all who kept us in prayer for a safe trip and return. Thanks to all the chaperones that went for giving of their time and to the 24 Youth who went, it was GREAT! A special thank you to Fr. Terry for his support and prayers. Especially to all who help sponsor a youth, without your support this would not have been possible. Thank You. God is Good! All the Time! We had lots of fun. Thank you and God Bless.

 

Search: Search for Christian Maturity will be held at St. Vincent On July 10,11, 12, 2009. Anyone who is in 10th grade or 16th years of age and wishing to attend please contact Ricky or Eneida Rodriguez. Ricky cell 352-660-7774 or Eneida 325-660-7731.

 

CCW: Christian Community Weekend (CCW) will be held at Sacred Heart on July 30,31 and August 1, 2009. Anyone who is interested in going please contact Ricky or Enieda Rodriguez. Ricky cell 325- 660-7774 or Eneida 325-660-7731.

 

 

Congratulations to Von Drea Garcia who competed in the National Competition of Forensic Science of Medicine in Nashville TN.  We are proud of you!

 

 

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary

Time Point of View

            A priest who read this gospel remarked that he would consider a day that he “only” cured a few people to be a tremendous day.  But from Jesus’ point of view, he was disappointed that so few people in that town had faith.  And what about the point of view of the townsfolk?  They probably thought Jesus had a lot of nerve preaching to them.  That son of a carpenter was not going to tell them how to act.  And sometimes we take that same point of view.

            One way we do that is directed toward God.  A man once asked God to send him a yellow flower.  He received a cactus and when he hurt his finger on thorn, he through the cactus out.  While he was angry at God for not answering his prayer, his cactus bloomed a yellow flower. When we pray for something very specific instead of asking God to give what we need, we may be trying to change God rather than letting him change us.  For example, you might pray for a new job, but God may want to give you the patience or strength to succeed at your present job.

            Another way we are like the people in the gospel is when God sends someone to preach to us.  It may be a parent who challenges us to act more maturely.  It may be a friend who tells how we have hurt her.  When we refuse to listen to someone God has sent to help us, we are showing a lack of faith that God is in that person and speaking to us.

            “But can’t God change me regardless of my attitude?  After all, he is all-powerful.”  As powerful as God is, he always respects our free will.  We may not be able to stop God’s plan for the universe, but if we stubbornly refuse to believe or to change, he will not force himself on us. I resist change as a child resists growing pains:  From the child’s point of view, they seem unnecessary.  But God knows that pain is part of growing in faith and love.  It all depends on your point of view.