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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 28, 2015
The Navigator
El Navegante
St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church
Cumming, GA
Go… Baptize… Teach…
Vayan… Bauticen… Enseñen…
Do not be afraid;
Just have faith.
• Mass Etiquette: Even during the
warm summer months, dress modestly
and appropriately. Wear your Sunday
Best. As Catholics we believe that God
comes down to meet us at every
Mass. So, why would we not dress
up?
• St. Brendan’s Preschool has
openings for the 2015 – 2016 school
year. Information is available on our
website or call 770-205-7969, ext. 19.
• Father’s Day gift brochures are still
available in the Narthex this
weekend – in English and Spanish.
This is a special gift for all men of the
parish.
• Our new hymnals will be ready for
use very soon! If you wish to donate a
hymnal to the parish, please pick up
an envelope in the Narthex.
• Extended Adoration times during
Fortnight for Freedom have been
added June 26 through July 2. This is
a great way to offer our prayer in union
with other Catholics to pray for
religious freedom. Please sign up in
the Narthex.
• We are collecting school supplies
through the month of July.
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Pastoral Staff
Rev. Fr. Matthew VanSmoorenburg, L.C., Pastor...
Rev. Fr. Juan Guerra, L.C., Parochial Vicar ...........
Rev. Fr. Patrick Langan, L.C., Parochial Vicar ……
Rev. Fr. Jason Brooks, L.C, Parochial Vicar……....
Rev. Mr. Roger Fraser, Deacon ............................
Rev. Mr. Luis Carlos Lorza, Deacon ………………
Rev. Mr. Ed Rubio, Deacon ..................................
MASS SCHEDULE
[email protected], ext. 42
[email protected], ext. 12
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected], ext. 43
[email protected]
How Do I?
Register at the parish?
Visit www.stbrendansatl.com/online-registration or pick up a “Welcome” packet in the Narthex.
Receive personalized offertory envelopes?
Elba Banderas at [email protected] or ext. 10.
Make arrangements for a wedding?
Contact Fr. Juan, ext. 12 at least six months before an anticipated wedding date.
Contact someone about my interest to become Catholic?
Don Conklin, [email protected] or ext. 40.
Contact a Priest in a Sacramental Emergency?
Phone 678-224-8448, 24 hours a day.
Arrange for Communion to the sick or homebound?
Call the parish office at 770-205-7969.
Arrange to have my child baptized?
Sandy Spera, ext 27 (English), Deacon Luis Carlos Lorza, ext. 43 (Spanish)
Request Baptismal, Confirmation or Marriage certificate?
Luisa Rubio, [email protected] or ext. 15.
Place an announcement in the bulletin?
Online form available at www.stbrendansatl.com/calendar.
Receive information about an annulment?
Deacon Roger Fraser, [email protected].
Reconnect with the Catholic Church?
Don Conklin, [email protected] or ext. 40.
Register my child/children for Religious Education?
Stacy Applegate, [email protected] or ext. 33 (English), or Monica Plew,
[email protected] or ext. 26 (Spanish)
Make arrangements for a Funeral or Burial?
Deacon Luis Carlos Lorza, [email protected] or ext. 43 or
Lynne Sterritt, [email protected] or ext. 20.
Schedule an appointment with a priest?
Mary Ann Mallon, [email protected] or ext. 11.
Request a Mass intention?
Elba Banderas ext. 10.
Reserve a meeting space at St. Brendan?
Online form available at www.stbrendansatl.com/calendar.
Volunteer in the parish?
Opportunities are updated weekly and listed online at www.stbrendansatl.com/volunteer-opportunities/
Seek counseling services for myself or my family?
Holy Family Counseling Center, 678-993-8494 or Catholic Charities of Atlanta, 404-920-7725.
Receive assistance from the St. Joseph’s Food Pantry?
Open Wed. 4:30 – 6:30 pm in the Barn behind the Church or contact Barbara Gordon at
[email protected], 404-431-9924.
Seek emergency financial assistance?
Good Samaritan Hotline: 770-205-2324; leave a message and expect a call back within 24 hours.
Sign up for electronic giving?
Look for the “online giving” link on our homepage at www.stbrendansatl.com or Laura Myers,
[email protected], ext. 21.
Receive a tax receipt for donations?
Laura Myers, [email protected], ext. 21.
Find out about St. Brendan’s Preschool?
Julie Lahey, [email protected], ext. 19.
HORARIO DE MISAS
Saturday Vigil:
5:00 pm & 7:00 pm (en Español)
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am,
1:00 pm (en Español), 5:00 pm
Daily Mass
Monday – Saturday: 8:30 am
Tuesday, Thurs. & Fri.: 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 7:00 pm (en Español)
Rosary – after weekday am Mass
The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
en Español
Sundays at 12:30 pm
Eucharistic Adoration
in St. Sebastian Chapel
Tuesday - 6:30 pm – Wednesday
6:45 pm
Reconciliation
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. until last
person served and 3:30 - 4:45 pm
Tuesday: 4:30 - 5:45 pm
Wednesday: 5:30 - 6:45 pm
English and en Español
Please note: Mass times may vary
on Holy Days. Check the Mass
Intentions in this bulletin or the
website calendar.
Parish Office Hours:
Oficina Parroquial:
Mon – Thurs
9:00 am – 4:00 pm,
Fri 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Maintenance Personnel
Contact Info:
Mac McKinney – 678-467-6490
Melvin Rogers – 404-313-2330
Alex Ayala – 770-500-9341
St. Brendan the Navigator
Catholic Church
4633 Shiloh Road
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone: 770-205-7969
Fax: 770-205-5040
WWW.STBRENDANSATL .COM
Catholic Charities Atlanta
Leadership Class
The nomination deadline for the 2015 Catholic Charities Atlanta Leadership Class is June 30. The mission of the Catholic Charities Atlanta Leadership Class is to inspire and empower Catholic men and women who seek to become servant leaders in the business community through professional development, education and active mentoring. The class is limited to fifty participants who make a commitment to a five-­‐
month program. The program includes networking and speaker events, educational opportunities, service projects, and fundraising. Upon graduation, class members are matched with a senior Catholic business leader for a nine-­‐month mentorship program. Additionally, CCA is need of a few good senior Catholic business leaders to serve as mentors for this program. For more information visit the CCA website atwww.catholiccharitiesatlanta.org or c
all Kathleen Byrne at 404-­‐920-­‐7757 or email kbyrne@catholiccharitiesatlanta.
org. Home School Gathering
Join us every 1st Friday for a Homeschool Mass. The next Mass will be Friday, July 3rd. This will occur during the regularly scheduled 8:30 AM Mass. We gather in front of the Church after Mass. All are welcome! A few Moms, with children, meet every Friday for Mass, pray a decade, and play out front. Everyone is welcome! Garden Help Needed The Garden Ministry has one team coach to tend our garden each week. If you can lend an hour or two to work at the Garden, please contact one of our coaches for their work schedule. • Clare Clare (June 28-­‐July 4) [email protected]. • Rosie Terbrueggen (July 5-­‐11) [email protected] • Viviana Sykes (July 12-­‐18) [email protected] • Kristin McCabe(July26-­‐Aug1) [email protected] High School Adoration and Bonfire The Wednesday night bonfires are back! We invite all high school teens to join us every Wednesday night during June and ending on July 8th. We will meet in the church at 8:00pm for adoration and then have a bonfire after! Have You Registered for Faith Formation Classes? Faith Formation fees for the 2015-­‐16 year will increase after June 30th. Classes are filling up. Please submit your registration and payment to secure your spot and join us for another exciting year at St. Brendan's! Ministry Carnival Help Needed Our annual parish ministry carnival, where there is fun for all, will be held on Sunday, September 20th. Committee help is needed! If you would like to help with the silent auction, vendors, communications, setup logistics, or any of the many other tasks required, please contact Kelle Russo at [email protected], or 770-­‐722-­‐9181. Parish Workday – Saturday, August 22nd Mark your calendars now for our annual parish workday. We will begin with Mass at 8:30am and gather in the Social Hall at 9:15am. We will plan to work until 12:30pm, followed by a potluck picnic lunch. This event is perfect for the entire family, couples or individuals. We will work to cleanup all buildings on campus and the entire grounds. We hope you will join us for a day cleaning up God’s house and working with fellow parishioners. Lord’s Laundry Ministry Needs Help Joan Gaskin 678-­‐965-­‐4886 Each week the Lord’s Laundry Ministry members make sure that the small Mass linens (purificators, corporals, etc.) are cleaned and ironed and ready for our busy weekend schedule. Due to increased Mass frequency we have a need for more volunteers to wash and iron these small linens at their home. Please contact Joan if you are interested in serving our church in this important ministry. Couples Celebrating 50th & 60th Anniversary in 2015 Archbishop Gregory would like to honor couples married in 1965 and 1955 with an invitation to a Golden/Diamond Wedding Anniversary Mass on Saturday October 3, 2015, at 12:00 noon, at St. Brigid Catholic Church. RSVP at http://tiny.cc/anniversarymass. Shop Online? What if your everyday purchases could help St. Brendan’s Church? With Amazon Smile they can! Go to this link & sign in to your Amazon account: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/ 58-­‐2473782. A percentage of any shopping that you do will go directly to support our church. The Fortnight for Freedom: freedom to Bear Witness will take place in our Parish from June 26 to July 2, 2015, 9:00am to 5:45pm, a time when our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power -­‐ St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. The theme of this year's Fortnight will focus on the "Freedom to Bear Witness" to the truth of the Gospel. Please use the sign up sheets in Narthex. School Supply Collection: During the month of July we will be collecting school supplies for local families that are less fortunate. All school supplies are welcome to be dropped off in the Narthex. Readings for the Week of June 28, 2015 Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24/Gal 1:11-20/Mk 5:21-43
Acts 12:1-11/Mt 16:13-19
Gn 19:1-29/Mt 8:23-27
Gn 21:5, 8-20/Mt8:28-34
Gn22:1b-19/Mt 9:1-8
Eph 2:19-22/Jn 20:24-29
Gn 27:1-5, 15-29/Mt 9:14-17
Ez 2:2-5/2 Cor 12:7-10/Mk 6:1-6
Seeking Communications Candidates for PT Position St. Brendan’s is currently seeking candidates to fill a part time position on our Administrative team with a specific focus on Parish Communications. The position requires expertise with desktop publishing, graphics design, and web technologies. Experience in marketing and technical proficiency with computer networking is extremely beneficial. If interested please send resume to Laurie Johnson at [email protected]. Weekday Mass Sacristans Needed We are in need of volunteers to assist as Sacristans for the weekday Masses. Their work involves setting up the altar and preparing the page markers in the books for the priests. Please contact Deacon Luis Carlos if you are interested in serving your church in this manner. [email protected] or 770-­‐205-­‐7969, ext. 43. Seeking New Members for 9:00 am Choir Vocalists and instrumentalists are needed to help enrich our Sunday 9:00 am choir. Please prayerfully consider sharing your love of music with your parish through this important liturgical ministry. If interested please contact Jorge Alvarez at [email protected] or call/text at 678-­‐
281-­‐5312. World Youth Day – Last Call Last call to sign up for the trip of a lifetime! St. Brendan's youth ministry and Pinecrest Academy will be hosting a joint trip to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, next summer for 16-­‐21 year olds. Tour Poland, see Pope Francis, grow in your faith, and make new friends from all over the world! Deadline to sign up is July 1st. Please contact Nicole Stone [email protected] for more information! Hurting after abortion? PATH (Post Abortion Treatment and Healing) will be offering a Rachel's Vineyard Retreat September 11, 12, 13, 2015 that could lead to wholeness and healing. Please register by September 9, 2015 for the Retreat. PATH also offers ongoing Bible Studies. Compassionate, confidential care is available to women, men, siblings, grandparents, and friends affected by abortion. Contact Mary Ann McNeil for details at 404-­‐717-­‐5557 (voice mail) or e-­‐mail Mary Ann at [email protected]. Please visit our website at www.healingafterabortion.org. Did y ou k no w…… … .. St. Brendan’s celebrates 7 Masses every weekend, 5 in English and 2 in Spanish. Additionally, we celebrate 10 Daily Masses, 9 in English and 1 in Spanish. We celebrate at least 5 hours of bilingual reconciliation each week and other times by appointment. We have established 23 hours of Adoration each week, beginning Tuesday after the evening Mass until just before the Wednesday evening Mass. The Rosary is recited daily each weekday morning right after Mass. We pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet in Spanish each Sunday before the 1PM Spanish Mass. All this seems to happen without any effort, yet it takes many volunteers to offer these Sacraments and services to our parishioners. Volunteers fill roles such as Sacristans, Lectors, Ushers, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, Altar Servers, Welcome Desk staff and Ministry coordinators. Clergy are required for the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation, as well as for Baptisms, Marriages and Funerals which round out the Liturgical activities. Countless hours are spent serving the Lord each week. If you would like to be a participant in any of these service roles, please contact the Parish office at 770 205 7969. Opportunities are available right now for both English and Spanish speakers. The service is generally set according to your personal availability and the rewards are out of this world! Please Remember in Your Prayers Recordemos en Nuestras Oraciones The Sick (Enfermos) Bridget Margeson, parishioner Recently Deceased (Fallecidos) Bebe Driggers, grandmother of parishioners Jonathan & Tina Driggers Gene Sock (parishioner) Parish Stewardship of Treasure
June-2015
7"Jun"15
14"Jun"15
21"Jun"15
28"Jun"15
Electronic8Giving8for8the8Month:
Total:
Offertory8Monthly8Budget:
Overage8/8Shortage8for8the8period:
Offertory8Actual8YTD:
Offertory8Budget8YTD:
Overage8/8Shortage8YTD:
Last8Week's8Second8Collection: 8
Fatih&Formation&+&Youth
$27,252.00
$25,276.00
$52,528.00
$64,000.00
($11,472.00)
$1,688,426.00
$1,600,000.00
$88,426.00
$3,243.00
& 8
Building-Fund
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electronic8giving8for8the8month
Total8Building8Fund8Contributions:
8 8
$5,537.00
$5,537.00
Archbishop's-Annual-Appeal-Update-2015
Goal
Outstanding8Pledges
Payments8to8date
8
$132,000.00
$237,056.00
$131,631.00
8
CERTIFICACIÓN DE
CATEQUISTAS AVANZADA
26 DE JULIO 2015
ADORACIÓN NOCTURNA
Acompáñenos el Sábado
11 de Julio a nuestra celebración de Aniversario de
la Adoración Nocturna mensual, a
partir de las 4:00pm en el Salón
Social de San Brendan. Vea el volante informativo con la invitación
al aniversario. Informes con Alberto Robles (404) 396-2187.
¡REGRESO A LA ESCUELA!
Como en años anteriores estamos solicitando su colaboración para ayudar a
niños de bajos recursos en nuestra comunidad de Forsyth con
los útiles escolares.
Los artículos más indispensables
son: Mochilas, papel, folders, lápices, crayones, pegamento, colores,
y marcadores.
Por favor traiga sus donaciones
antes del 16 de Julio y deposítelas
en la caja a la entrada de la iglesia.
¡Muchas gracias por su ayuda!
GRUPO DE DANZA
DE SAN BRENDAN
¿Te gusta bailar? Te invitamos a
formar parte del Grupo de Danza
de San Brendan. El grupo es responsable de las danzas para la Virgen de Guadalupe y para eventos
de la Iglesia donde podamos presentar también bailes folklóricos.
Hay oportunidades para niños y
adultos tanto hombres como mujeres. Anímate y participa! Para más
información puedes llamar a Mariana Carreño al (678)800-4061 ó
Mariana Loya al (770)205-7969
ext. 41
MINISTERIOS LITÚRGICOS
Atención todos los Ministros actualmente activos (e inactivos) se
les invita a participar en los talleres de re-entrenamiento que llevaremos a cabo este verano para actualizar los procesos de cada comisión. Ésta actualización está enfocada en la misión de nuestra parroquia y nos ayudará a servir en
nuestros ministerios de una manera más profunda y eficaz, según las
necesidades crecientes de nuestra
comunidad. Estos entrenamientos
se llevarán a cabo en la iglesia en
las siguientes fechas:
Lectores
18 de Julio, 11:30am-1:00pm
Ministros de Eucaristía
19 de Julio, 2:30pm-4:00pm
Favor
de
confirmar
su
participación con su líder de
ministerio,
si
tiene
alguna
pregunta contacte al Diácono Luis
Carlos al (770) 205-7969 ext. 43.
RETIRO DE PAREJAS:
SANANDO EL CORAZÓN DE MI PAREJA
SÁBADO 11 DE JULIO, SALÓN SOCIAL
8:15AM - 8:00PM
Ven y comparte con tu pareja un día
lleno de sanación. El retiro de parejas
dado por parejas donde juntos podrán
descubrir y ayudarse mutuamente a
sanar heridas.
El retiro tiene un costo de $40, por pareja y consiste de charlas y dinámicas,
momentos de reflexión, la Santa Misa y
clausura del retiro. Desayuno, almuerzo
y merienda se encuentran incluidos en el
tiempo del retiro.
Para información y registros vea la mesa
de registros a la salida de la Misa, ó
llame a Mónica Plew al (678) 341-9631 ó
al correo electrónico [email protected] ¡Los esperamos!
La Arquidiócesis de Atlanta en colaboración con la Oficina de Formación y
Discipulado le invita a su Certificación
de Catequistas Avanzada y ¡San Brendan es sede de una las 3 parroquias
que ofrecerán estos temas!
El programa consiste de 6 semanas (6
temas), cada sesión es de 3 horas y
puede obtener 18 horas de crédito de
certificación. Las clases de certificación son gratuitas y puede registrase
en la puerta o hacer su reservación
con tiempo.
Para más información llame a Mónica
Plew al (770) 205-7969.
CORO HISPANO DE SAN BRENDAN
NOTAS MUSICALES
Este es un llamado para la gente
que quiera unirse al Coro Hispano
para la Misa de las 7:00 pm todos
los Sábados o el Coro Hispano para la Misa de la 1:00 pm todos los
Domingos. Los ensayos para los
dos coros son todos los Miércoles
de 7:00pm-9:00pm. Durante el
verano. Su participación puede ser cantando o tocando un
instrumento. Audiciones son los
Sábados de 4:00pm-4:45pm en el
Salón de Música. Es muy importante llamar, textear o poner un email
para hacer audiciones. Para más
información, llame a Jorge Alvarez al (678) 281-5312 ó
[email protected]
ó [email protected]
QUINCENA DE ORACIÓN
POR LA LIBERTAD
26 DE JUNIO AL 2 DE JULIO
9:00AM A 5:45PM
Venga y comparta una hora con el Señor y
participe en lo que los Obispos Católicos
llaman “un tiempo extremadamente impor-­
tante para orar por nuestra Libertad Religiosa”. La Adoración del Santísimo se exten-­
derá durante estos días de oración.
Busque la hoja de registro en el vestíbulo de
la Iglesia ó llame al Diacono Luis Carlos
Lorza.