Pastor: Fr. Ray Rick
Associate Pastor: Fr. Roy Villas
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00am to 2:00pm
"We are a community of believers growing together, faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church, rooted in the word of God, prayer and sacraments, strengthening family, elderly and youth--our future--and serving those in need."
NEW COUNTERS NEEDED
Saint Joseph’s Church needs more counters urgently. If you can help with counting the offertory approximately once a month, please contact Fr Rick 705-645-2294.
JULY 3, 2016
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
(Liturgical colour GREEN, symbolizing LIFE & HOPE)
“He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few’.”
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK- We pray to Jesus Christ for all who suffer in our community and especially for: Shirley Bedley, Cathy Benedetto, Ashley Bridges, Lisa Burns, Doreen Charlton, Mary Charron, Walter Collis, Theresa Crosgrey, Gerdie Doherty, Tom Emmons, David F., Senta Geiser, Arnolda Goodwin, Carol Hamblin, Paul Hitchcock, Ted Ingleson, Regina Lambert, Heather Little, June MacNeil, Louise MacNeil, Luke Manary, Martha Marquarat, Mary McKenzie, Raul Neps, Joan Neveu, Joe Neveu, John O’Byrne, Joseph O’Donnell, Mike O’Hara, Jack & Laila O’Neill, Fay Pearce, Ann Petersen, Joan Riley, Lou Sabourin, Rene Sabourin, Mary Scanlon, Cole Shelly, Gloria Speicher, Julia Tilson, Sean Usher, John Van Ekelenburg, Eleanor Wilson, Rob Ziola. Please call the office (645-2294) if you would like your name removed or added to this list.
SUMMER RESIDENTS
2016 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
PLEASE CHECK AND SEE IF THERE ARE OFFERTORY ENVELOPES WAITING FOR YOU TO PICK UP IN THE FAR CORNER OF THE CHURCH NEAR ENTRANCE TO THE HALL DOOR.
JULY 3, 2016
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
July 25th Knights of Columbus Meeting 7 pm
September 13th Catholic Women’s League Meeting
September 21st Parish Council Meeting 7 pm
(PLEASE NOTIFY THE OFFICE AS SOON AS YOU ARE AWARE OF A DATE AND TIME OF AN UPCOMING MEETING IN THE PARISH.)
2016 SUMMER MASS AT ST. MICHAEL’S IN ROSSEAU
11:00 AM SUNDAY STARTING JUNE 26TH TO SEPT 4TH
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN MORINUS
2016 SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR MASS
4:00 PM SATURDAY - MAY 21ST TO OCT 8TH
9:00 AM SUNDAY – MAY 22ND TO SEPT. 4TH & OCT. 9TH
NO 9:00 AM MASS AT MORINUS
ON SEPT 11TH, 18TH, 25TH & OCT 2ND.
CARPENTER’S CUP ‘GONE FISHIN’!
High school-aged young men are invited to the Carpenter’s Cup ‘Gone Fishin’ retreat with the Vocations Office! This will take place July 8th – 10th at St. John the Baptist Church on Lake Rosseau in Muskoka. Carpooling is available from Peterborough. Register by visiting www.veyo.ca/carpenterscup
WANTED BY THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
If you want to get rid of large plastic trays with the lids that you get at the grocery store with vegetables or fruit, please put them on the counter in the parish hall kitchen for the CWL.
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND PRAYER
Taken from: “The Heart of Intercessory Prayer”
The Word Among Us AND “Appointment with God”,
by Father Michael Scanlan J.O.R.
There is still one question we need to answer as we look at the (CONT’D ON NEXT COLUMN.)
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND PRAYER CONT’D
the call to INTERCESSORY PRAYER: What about prayers that never seem to get answered? Related to this is the age-old question that even shows up at various points in the Bible: Why is there so much suffering – especially among those who are trying to obey the Lord? We can look at passages like Psalm 13 and Habakkuk 1:1-3 for examples of how even the holiest of people -- prophets and psalmists – puzzled over these questions. But even as we admit that there is a mystery here; we should not conclude that intercessory prayer is useless or worse that God is too remote to care about us. HE WOULDN’T HAVE SENT HIS SON TO DIE FOR US IF HE DIDN’T CARE. The witness of countless saints and biblical heroes tells us that we should always pray when we face difficult or challenging situations. But it tells us also that our prayer should not be limited to asking God to take away the problem or to demand the solution that we think is the best one. Rather in our intercessions we should also ask God to soften our hearts and help us stay open to the mystery of the way He is at work among us. So when we face a trying situation or dilemma we should continue to pray for healing or a solution. But we should also ask God to shed some light on the mystery behind this situation and give us the grace to embrace His plan whatever that may be. We should always keep our hearts open to the Lord and repeat the words of the frustrated psalmist, “I trust in your mercy” (Psalm 13:6). Jesus told His disciples a parable to show that they should always pray and not give up (Luke 18:1). The parable is that of the widow who keeps going to the judge with a plea for justice. We must be willing to stick it out in our prayer, to persevere with patience so God can give us what He has promised. God is able to meet all our needs. He will make HIS WILL evident in response to each prayer in HIS OWN TIME. St. Paul said, “Run so as to win the race, PRAY so as to win the prize”. Persevere and don’t loose heart, rather give thanks that God is answering your prayer. “Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and intercession with thanksgiving present your requests to God” (Phil 4:6). We can pray continually by establishing a disciplined prayer life, adapting it as we grow spiritually and as the Lord leads us and regularly evaluating the way we are praying. As we “stand in” for the other and intercede we will see our Father working powerfully among us. So let’s never go a day without lifting up the needs that are on our hearts – both the large global crises and the small personal ones.
BISHOP MCGRATTAN’S VISIT LAST WEEKEND
Thank you to those who attended the meetings and spoke to the Bishop last weekend when he was here. He will be issuing a follow up report sometime in the future.