07-28-13 - St. Thomas More Church
07-28-13 - St. Thomas More Church
07-28-13 - St. Thomas More Church
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time<br />
Big cities can have a special attraction. The commercial areas can be<br />
alive with such hustle and bustle. Walking past store windows and<br />
sidewalk restaurants can enliven one's spirit as the great mass of<br />
humanity seems to be undulating with all the excitement of commerce<br />
and exchange. In large cities one can often hear multiple languages<br />
just by walking a few blocks as people from different parts of the<br />
world mix together on the sidewalks of America. Walk a few blocks<br />
in any big city and it is likely that you will come upon someone<br />
begging or panhandling on the street. In some places the beggars are<br />
very discreet, just sitting on a bench or a sidewalk with a paper cup in<br />
their hand that may have a few coins in it so as not to attract the<br />
attention of the police. In other places, the begging may be more<br />
aggressive with requests hurled at passersby. In a big city, every<br />
beggar has his regulars who give him something when they see him.<br />
But there are also the hundreds who will pass by. And then there are<br />
the occasional visitors who are unsure whether to heed the beggars'<br />
pleas or not.<br />
In the Gospel this weekend, the disciples of Jesus ask him to<br />
teach them how to pray. He then goes on to describe for them the<br />
nature of prayer. He reminds the disciples not to give up. They must<br />
be persistent in their prayer, asking for what is needed.<br />
Most of us probably can't ever conceive of ourselves as beggars<br />
sitting on the street corner of some large city, even though it is likely<br />
that at some point in our lives we have seen them (and maybe even<br />
given them something!). But that is exactly what we are every time<br />
we pray the Lord's Prayer. After all, we pray, "Give us this day our<br />
daily bread." You can't be much more of a beggar than that!<br />
c<br />
Margaret Amatulli<br />
Doris Aurelio<br />
Maria Aurelio<br />
Irene Baker<br />
John Baker<br />
Antonio Belmonte<br />
Michael Berry<br />
Michael Blazevich<br />
Laverne Blumka<br />
Michael Boston<br />
Cheryl Bostrom<br />
Robert Boyle<br />
<strong>St</strong>ephany Burney<br />
Dorothy Campbell<br />
James Campbell<br />
<strong>Thomas</strong> Cak<br />
Al Carollo<br />
Carol Carollo<br />
Janet Cattanach<br />
Jacqueline Morrow<br />
Christian<br />
Frank Coman<br />
Vincent Corsello<br />
Mike Curtain<br />
Joseph Cwiok<br />
Margaret Demkovich<br />
Lucille Detterline<br />
Irene Dettmer<br />
Ann DeVoy<br />
MaryPat Devoy<br />
Irene Dickey<br />
Jeanine Doescher<br />
Alex Eiland<br />
John L. Estrada<br />
Sherlon Evans<br />
Virginia Fitzgerald<br />
Ann Marie Forburger<br />
John Forde<br />
Phyllis Garber<br />
Denise Gard<br />
Andrea Garritano<br />
Margaret Geary<br />
Dorothy Gillespie<br />
Jacqueleen Gonzalez<br />
Margaret Good<br />
lease pray for the sick of our parish...<br />
Howard Gralewski<br />
James Grunewald<br />
Eileen Hasse<br />
Amy Hayes<br />
Eleanore Heggi<br />
Charles Helms<br />
Marie Henke<br />
Evelyn Hennes<br />
Megan Homcho<br />
Mary Jo Humpfer<br />
<strong>St</strong>eve Izzo<br />
Dennis Jablonski<br />
Lucas & Landon Jablonski<br />
Elizabeth Jacob<br />
Barbara Jamrose<br />
<strong>St</strong>anley Jayjack<br />
Rosemary Jerzak-<strong>St</strong>aszel<br />
Penny Jurkash<br />
Debbie Kaczka<br />
Robert Kalka<br />
James Klein, Sr.<br />
Carol Keilman<br />
Janet Knight<br />
Susan Kolodziej<br />
Miller Krizmanic<br />
Jerome Kula<br />
Annika LeMonier<br />
Debbie LeMonier<br />
Gene Leahy<br />
Mary Leahy<br />
Jo Lisiniewicz<br />
Edward Liskiewicz<br />
<strong>St</strong>anley Liskiewicz<br />
Maria Lovell<br />
Carole Mackey<br />
Charlene Madura<br />
Mary Manchak<br />
Brady Martin<br />
Alex Mau<br />
Jenny Mendoza<br />
Faye Meny<br />
Sandi Merlo<br />
<strong>St</strong>ephanie Mueller<br />
Olga Mihalo<br />
Andrew Moll<br />
Elissa Moll<br />
David Moll<br />
Jean Narvid<br />
Donna Nichols<br />
<strong>St</strong>even Nowaczyk<br />
Valerie O’Donnell<br />
Danny Ogren<br />
Emily Orosco<br />
Irene Orzel<br />
Christine Osmulski<br />
Johanna Petruch<br />
Andrew Pieczyrak<br />
Elizabeth Pilones<br />
Sylvester Porras<br />
Timothy Ribble<br />
Kristen Rubin<br />
Anthony Saklaczynski<br />
Rita Sajna<br />
Ann Sardella<br />
George Sauer<br />
Marie Schultz<br />
Marianne Schwartz<br />
William Schwartz<br />
Zachery Scriff<br />
James Secviar<br />
Jim Seul<br />
Renee Shehan<br />
<strong>Thomas</strong> Skarbek<br />
Nick Skinner<br />
Lydia Skorupa<br />
Carolyn Smiley<br />
George Sperl<br />
Deborah <strong>St</strong>areck<br />
Florence <strong>St</strong>evens<br />
Georgianne Suto<br />
Celine Szczepaniak<br />
Carrie Szumelda<br />
Rose Theis<br />
Gerardo Trevino<br />
Kathie Trudgian<br />
Anthony Ubuane<br />
Tony Vanden Heuvel<br />
Julia Vrbanich<br />
Pam Wadycki<br />
Adele Wall<br />
Cecilia Ziegler<br />
Page 4<br />
SUNDAY, July <strong>28</strong><br />
<strong>St</strong>. Vincent De Paul Food Collection at All Masses<br />
MONDAY, July 29<br />
7:00 pm Blue Army ~ Chapel<br />
7:00 pm Choir ~ <strong>Church</strong><br />
7:00 pm Parish Life Committee ~ Conference Room<br />
TUESDAY, July 30<br />
9:15 am Eucharistic Adoration (until 6:30 pm) ~ Chapel<br />
1:00 pm Prayer/Vocations ~ Chapel<br />
6:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Chapel<br />
FRIDAY, August 2<br />
9:00 am Gifts of Love & Warmth ~ Conference Room<br />
SUNDAY, August 4<br />
Schola Choir Concert at 6:00 p.m. in the <strong>Church</strong><br />
Your Parish Needs You!<br />
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion<br />
are needed for the 6:30 a.m. and 12:00 Noon Masses.<br />
To help contact Deacon Dan Zurawski at(219) 742-6005.<br />
Saturday, August 3<br />
5:30 pm<br />
Lou Chronowski &<br />
Virgil Ramirez<br />
Lectors for the Week<br />
Sunday, August 4<br />
6:30 am Mass<br />
John Brooks & Micki Richter<br />
8:00 am Mass<br />
Dan Buksa & Linda <strong>St</strong>efanich<br />
10:00 am Mass<br />
Charles Helms & Irma Hernandez<br />
12:00 Noon Mass<br />
Bernadine Barrett & Cal Bellamy<br />
Vocations Committee<br />
Every Tuesday there is all day<br />
Adoration of the Eucharist<br />
in the Chapel. It awaits you!<br />
If offers you the health of your soul and if it be the will of God,<br />
the health of your body, likewise. Christ awaits you!<br />
Readings for the Week of July <strong>28</strong>th<br />
Sunday: Gn 18:20-32/Col 2:12-14/Lk 11:1-<strong>13</strong><br />
Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34/Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42<br />
Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, <strong>28</strong>/Mt <strong>13</strong>:36-43<br />
Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35/Mt <strong>13</strong>:44-46<br />
Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38/Mt <strong>13</strong>:47-53<br />
Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37/Mt <strong>13</strong>:54-58<br />
Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17/Mt 14:1-12<br />
Next Sunday: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/Lk 12:<strong>13</strong>-21
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