June 26, 2016
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Offertory: May 30, 2015 OLM $594, OLV $647, COS $393 Total $1,634
May 29, 2016 OLM $743, OLV $659, COS $635 Total $2,037 (incl. online giving)
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, June 25, OLM 4:00 PM For Curt Spindler, requested by Marie Lee
Sunday, June 26, OLM 8:30 AM For the Souls in Purgatory, requested by John Nappi, Jr.
Sunday, June 26, OLV 10:30 AM For Dominic Tagariello, requested by Ray and Claire Sorrentino
Sunday, June 26, COS 12:30 PM For Sue Charles, requested by Karen Shaw
Saturday, July 2, OLM 4:00 PM For Sam and Steve Bunker and Linda Kofsky, requested by Jake Schroeder
Sunday, July 3, OLM 8:30 AM For a special intention, requested by John Nappi, Jr.
Sunday, July 3, OLV 10:30 AM For Kathy LaTaille, requested by Walter and Elaine Meyer
Sunday, July 3, COS 12:30 PM For Otto Egger requested by Connie and Ray Guttroff
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
June 25 & 26: Special Collection, Holy Father-Peter’s Pence
June 30: Book Club, 7-8 PM OLV The Chronicles of Narnia. Books 4-7 (Prince
Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle)
July 1: First Friday Mass, 5:30 PM, St. Edmund’s, Saxtons River
July 4: Independence Day
July 6: Parish Council Meeting, 7 PM, OLV
July 15: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, OLV 3-4 PM
Parish Book Club Announcement:
Our June book club selection continues to be C. S. Lewis’ classic 7-book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. W e will discuss Books 4-7 (Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle) at our June
30th meeting. C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the 20 th century, a devout Christian, and one of
the most influential writers of his time. The Chronicles of Narnia is a classic of the Children’s Literature genre and takes
its inspiration from Christianity, Greek and Roman mythology, and from traditional fairy tales of Britain and Ireland. The
books are suitable for readers 3rd-grade and up. “The magic . . . never fades.”—The Times (London)
Book details: Available in hardcover, paperback, digital, and audible versions. Public (and many private) libraries will
have these books available. Online and brink-and-mortar bookstores will also stock the series.
Please consider reading Books 4-7. Then, join us for an hour of lively discussion on Thursday, June 30th from 7-8 pm, at
Our Lady of the Valley in Townshend. The publisher’s reading-group guide is available for free download:
http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/Reading Guides/0064409430.pdf.
Contact: Carol Bemis (802-779-6412) with any questions. Hope to see many of you at our club meeting!!
~In the second collection today, we are supporting Pope Francis
in his charitable works. The Peter’s Pence Collection is taken up
worldwide to support our brothers and sisters on the margins of
society, including victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, the collection is an opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our
suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous in today’s collection.
~ You are all invited to attend the Jubilee Year of Mercy Celebration for Families at St. Anne's Shr ine in Isle La Motte on J uly
17. Bishop Coyne will celebrate Mass at 12:15. A procession to
the statue of St. Anne will follow, and then there will be free time
for lunch and recreation. Please fill out the registration form if
you are planning to attend, especially if you would like to purchase the BBQ meal the Shrine is preparing. This will be an extraordinary day of grace at the oldest religious site in Vermont.
Please join us! For more information go to the Diocesan website: www.vermontcatholic.org/yearofmercy
“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.”
~Milton Berle
Please come to the West River Mission
Picnic at the Townshend Dam,
Davis Shelter, Townshend, VT
Saturday, July 16th 10a.m.—2p.m.
Please come any time and stay as long
as you wish.
The Muise's will begin setting up at 10:00 a.m. The grill will be
started at 11:20 a.m. and food will be served beginning at noon.
We will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, ice tea and lemonade.. If
you would like to bring a dish to share, feel free to contact Jon
and Alice Muise so that they can let you know what others are
bringing: (802) 365-7769 or [email protected]
Once again, the State of Vermont has given us
the privilege of having a Coffee Service at the
Welcome Center on
Friday, July 22, 2016 from
8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Please consider helping out by donating baked
goods (must be NUT-FREE) and/or your time
by joining us at the Welcome Center. Contact
Mollie Muldaur at the OLM Rectory 387-5861
Weekly Intention:
For the grace this week to put aside all our
fears and live by faith.
From Fr. Fred:
One of our greatest preachers in history presents us with a wonderful challenge.
From a homily on the Acts of the Apostles by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop
The light of a Christian cannot escape notice
There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.
You cannot plead poverty here; the widow putting in her two small coins will be your
accuser. Peter said: Silver and gold I have not. Paul was so poor that he was often hungry and
went without necessary food.
You cannot plead humble birth, for they were humbly born, of humble stock. You cannot offer the excuse of lack of education, for they were uneducated. You cannot plead illhealth, for Timothy also had poor health, with frequent illnesses.
Each one can help his neighbor if only he is willing to do what is in his power. Look at
the trees that do not bear fruit: have you not noticed how strong and fine they are, upstanding,
smooth and tall? If we had a garden, we would much prefer trees with fruit—pomegranates
and olives—to trees that are for pleasure, not for utility, and any utility these have is small.
Such are those men who think only of their own concerns. In fact, they are even worse:
the trees are at least useful for building or for protection, whereas the selfish are fit only for
punishment. Such were those foolish virgins who were chaste, comely and self-controlled, but
did nothing for anyone. So they are consumed in the fire. Such are those men who refuse to
give Christ food.
Notice that none of them is accused of personal sins. They are not accused of committing fornication or perjury or any such sin at all: only of not helping anybody else. The man
who buried the talent was like this. His life was blameless, but he was of no service to others.
How can such a person be a Christian? Tell me, if yeast did not make the whole mass
like itself, is it really yeast? Again, if perfume failed to pervade all around it with its fragrance, would we call it perfume?
Do not say: it is impossible for me to influence others. If you are a Christian, it is impossible for this not to happen. Things found in nature cannot be denied; so here, for it is a
question of the nature of the Christian.
Do not insult God. If you say that the sun cannot shine, you have insulted him. If you
say that a Christian cannot help others, you have insulted God and called him a liar. It is easier
for the sun not to give warmth or shine than for the Christian not to shed his light. It is easier
for light to be darkness than for this to happen.
Do not say then that it is impossible. The opposite is impossible. Do not insult God. If
we have put our affairs in order, these things will certainly come to be, and will follow as a
natural consequence. The light of a Christian cannot escape notice. So bright a lamp cannot be
hidden.
Quote of the week:
“True peace is born of doing the will of God,
and bearing with patience the sufferings of
this life. It does not come from following our
own whim or selfish desires.” St. John XXIII
Just for Fun:
We know Jesus was Jewish because he went into his
father’s business, he lived at home until he was 33, and his
mother thought he was God.
On the other hand, he could have been Irish
because he never got married, he never held a steady
job, and his last request was for something to drink.
On the other hand, he had a Puerto Rican name.