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Holy Family Catholic Church
Holy Family Catholic Church
1453 N. Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
PASTORAL STAFF
Reverend J. Victor Gournas…………………………Pastor
Rev. Amaro Vasquez Ortiz………………..Parochial Vicar
Rev. Deacon George Stonikinis
Mrs. Cee Cee Petruncio ............................ Parish Secretary
Ms. Joan Bryant ........................................... Choir Director
Mr. Sonny Baccus ...................................................Organist
Ms. Marianne Schwartz ............................... Bulletin Editor
Mr. Pete Ferland, 252-312-9029…….Sound & Webmaster
COLLEGIAL BODIES
Mrs. Terry Gregory ...................... Pastoral Council, Chair
Mr. Donald Witosky ................................... Finance Council
Ms. Doreen Warren, 252-335-7724……Secular Franciscan
Order
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mrs. Sharon Lupton .................................DRE, Grades K-5
Mrs. Cathy Terranova …...……………..DRE, Grades 6-12
Mrs. Karen Hamilton, St. Katharine Drexel:
.......................................................................... DRE, Grades K-12
Parish Office: .................................................. 252-338-2521
Office Hours: ........................ Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Office Fax: ....................................................... 252-338-4183
Parish House: (Emergencies Only Please)…..252-335-4419
Faith Formation & Hispanic Line: ............... 252-338-5566
E-Mail: ................................ [email protected]
Web Page: ............................. http://www.holyfamilyec.org
Catholic Charities…………….……..………………..252-426-7717
Parish Office is closed Sat., Sun., Holy Days, and National
Holidays
FAITH DEVELOPMENT
HF Nursery: Every Sunday during 10:15 AM Mass
HF Grades PreK-5: Sundays, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
HF Grades 6-8: Sundays, 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM
HF Confirmation Classes: Designated Sundays, 11:30 AM 2:00 PM
St. Katharine Drexel Mission meets Sundays following Mass
Classes are held September - May
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Holy Family: Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday:
10:15 AM; 12:15 PM (Hispanic Mass)
Daily Mass: 8:00 AM except Tuesday, 12:15 PM
St. Katharine Drexel Mission ......................... 252-453-6035
154 Maple Road, Maple, NC 27956
Mass: 7:00 PM Saturdays; 8:00 AM Sundays; 6:30 PM Wednesday
Services
SACRAMENTAL LIFE
Baptism: Please call Chelle White at 252-455-2830 to register
for a Baptismal Preparation Class when you are expecting a
child. Classes are held by appointment.
Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:30-4:00 PM or by appointment.
Marriage: Contact the Pastor at least 8 months before your
planned wedding date.
Anointing of the Sick and Ministry to the Shut-in: Please
call the Parish at times of illness or hospitalization.
Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.): All adults
interested in becoming Catholic should contact: Rev. Mr. George
Stonikinis at 252-330-1395. Classes are mid-Sept until Pentecost.
Holy Family & St. Katharine Drexel Mission Child and Youth
Safe Environment Program (SET): Safe Environment Team:
Karen Hamilton, 252-338-2521.
New to the Parish? Returning
to the area? Don’t miss out on
important events.
Take a
moment and complete a church
registration form. Be sure to let us know if you
are available to help in any of our many ministries. The blank
forms are located in the container on the wall next to the
parish office door. Deposit completed forms in the container
on the door. Thank you.
A Catholic Community
Readings for Week of June 21, 2015
Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26, 28-31;
2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41
Monday:
Gn 12:1-9; Ps 33:12-13, 18-20, 22; Mt 7:1-5
Tuesday:
Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15:2-4ab, 5; Mt 7:6, 12-14
Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6ab, 15ab, 17;
1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17; Day: Is 49:1-6;
Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80
Thursday: Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 [6b-12, 15-16];
Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 7:21-29
Friday:
Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22; Ps 128:1-5; Mt 8:1-4
Saturday:
Gn 18:1-15; Lk 1:46-50, 53-55; Mt 8:5-17
Sunday:
Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13;
2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk 5:21-43 [5:21-24, 35b-43]
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday June 20th
Holy Family
St. Katharine Drexel
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
Sunday June 21st
St. Katharine Drexel
8:00 am
Holy Family
10:15 am
Holy Family (Hispanic) 12:15 pm
Monday June 22nd
Holy Family
Tuesday June 23rd
Holy Family
Wednesday June 24th
Holy Family
Thomas Jones
Parish Family
Parish Family
Maria Dung Nguyen
Parish Family
8:00 am
Parish Family
12:15 pm
Philip DiPiazza
8:00 am
Parish Family
8:00 am
Helen McDonald
8:00 am
Parish Family
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
George Kerns
Parish Family
St. Katharine Drexel
8:00 am
Holy Family
10:15 am
Holy Family (Hispanic) 12:15 pm
Parish Family
William Nolan
Parish Family
Thursday June 25th
Holy Family
Friday June 26th
Holy Family
Sunday:
The Wednesday morning Bible Study Group is
taking a break for the summer. Please join them
beginning Wednesday, September 2nd for another
spiritual year. For all of you who have been participating in the weekly bible study, thank you for
your support.
Saturday June 27th
Holy Family
St. Katharine Drexel
Sunday June 28th
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR JUNE & JULY 2015
Sunday
21 TWELFTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME/Father’s Day/
Summer Begins
ST. KD Mass 8 am
HF Mass 10:15 am
HF Hispanic Mass 12:15 pm
Monday
Tuesday
22
23
HF Mass 8 am
HF Rosary 11:30 am
HF Mass 12:15 pm
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Social
Hall
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
FOR THE YOUTH OF OUR PARISH. On
June 27th from 10 a,m. to 2 p.m., the Knights
of Columbus will be sponsoring a fishing
tournament at FunJunktion. Questions, more
info, please contact Don Chaffee or any member of the
Knights of Columbus.
Wednesday
24
HF Mass 8 am
Thursday
26
27
HF Mass 8 am
HF Mass 8 am
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
Women's Prayer
Group, 6 pm, Chapel
Boy Scouts, Weeblo,
7-8 pm, Classroom
Dance, 7 pm, S Hall
Saturday
25
TOPS, 9-11:30 pm, SH
Choir Practice, 7 pm
Friday
Adoration-8:30 am to
10 am
Benediction-10 am
Mom’s Bible Study,
6:30 - 8:00 pm,
Classroom
Youth Fishing Tournament at FunJunktion from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. hosted by
KofC.
Catholic Daughter’s
Mtg., 3:30 pm, SH
Farewell Potluck for
Ms. Jo Hunt, after the
5 pm Mass
28 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
29
HF Mass 8 am
ST. KD Mass 8 am
HF Mass 10:15 am
HF Hispanic Mass 12:15 pm
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Social
Hall
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
5 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
6
HF Mass 8 am
ST. KD Mass 8 am
HF Mass 10:15 am
HF Hispanic Mass 12:15 pm
Boy Scouts,
7 pm, Social
Hall
Choir Practice, 9:30 am
30 HF Rosary
11:30 am
HF Mass 12:15 pm
Choir Practice, 7 pm
Boy Scouts, Weeblo,
7-8 pm, Classroom
Dance, 7 pm, S Hall
Mom’s Bible Study,
6:30 - 8:00 pm,
Classroom
1
2
3 First Friday
HF Mass 8 am
HF Mass 8 am
HF Mass 8 am
7 HF Rosary 11:30 am
8
HF Mass 12:15 pm
Choir Practice, 7 pm
Boy Scouts, Weeblo, 7-8
pm, Classroom
Presentation on Mary,
7:00 pm, SH
Mom’s Bible Study, 6:30 8:00 pm, Classroom
KofC Council
Meeting, 7 pm,
Social Hall
TOPS, 9-11:30 pm, SH
Women's Prayer
Group, 6 pm, Chapel
4th Degree Mtg./Social,
6 pm, Social Hall
HF Mass 8 am
9
HF Mass 8 am
TOPS, 9-11:30 pm, SH
Women's Prayer
Group, 6 pm, Chapel
Adoration-8:30 am to
Noon
Benediction-Noon
4 Independence Day
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
PARISH OFFICE
CLOSED - Holiday
10
HF Mass 8 am
Adoration-8:30 am to
10 am
Benediction-10 am
11
HF Mass 5 pm
ST. KD Mass 7 pm
KofC Awards
Banquet, 6 pm,
Social Hall
June 13 & 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,535.16
Weekly Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,212.00
JASON & ASHLEY M. MOODY
and
Gracie Marie
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ALDONA TUFO-CIRCELLI
and
Kelsey Graham
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SEAN & MEGHAN LITCHFIELD
and
Sean & Kyleigh
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MEGHAN McMULLEN
and
Braden & Devin
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WELCOME BACK TO
JIM & PAULA GREEN
FAREWELL TO ONE OF OUR
SPECIAL PARISHIONERS
On Saturday, June 27th, the Catholic
Daughter’s will honor one of our longstanding parishioners, Josephine
Hunt, with a pot luck dinner after the 5 p.m. Mass.
She has been a faithful member of the Catholic
Daughters of the Americas as well as volunteering
and participating in many other church ministries.
Please bring your favorite pot luck dish to share as
we say farewell to someone who will be missed.
THE WIND AND THE SEA
Living along the shores of Lake Superior—the “big lake,” as
the locals call it—you can often hear the advice, “Respect the
lake; don’t take it for granted.” People who know Lake Superior respect its power and watch out for its many moods.
Sunken ships and boats crushed into kindling are testimonies to
what the lake can do.
The readings of this Sunday evoke our memories of the lake,
of the mighty Mississippi River, or of the ocean itself. Who but
God can control these mighty waters and set limits to their advance? The lake described in today’s Gospel was a body of
water subject to sudden storms and churned into dangerous
waves by terrible winds.
But these mighty agents are subject to God. The sailor and
the fisher all respect the water. Even more, they respect the
awesome power of the Maker of wind and sea.
ADORATION & BENEDICTION
OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
June 26, 2015
Adoration: 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Benediction: 10 a.m.
Please use the signup sheets at the entrance of the Church to
indicate your intention to spend an hour in prayer in front
of the Blessed Sacrament. Every hour must be covered.
The Blessed Sacrament cannot be left unattended during
the period of adoration.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Council Events & Activities
June 27 - Youth Fishing Tournament at FunJunktion from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
July 1 - Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Social Hall
July 2 - 4th Degree Meeting, 6 p.m., Social Hall, Sir Knights
only please
July 11 - Awards Banquet, 6 p.m., Social Hall
July 12 - Installation of Officers after 10:15 a.m. Mass
July 15 - Officer’s Meeting, 7 p.m., Library
July 19 - 4th Degree Installation of Officers after 10:15 a.m.
Mass in the Social Hall. Luncheon to follow at Montero’s
Restaurant. Sir Knights and Ladies are welcome.
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The Knights of Columbus will not be serving coffee and donuts for
the months of June, July, and August. Have a wonderful summer.
Feed the Needy (also known as SOULS
ministry). Holy Family parishioners provide
a meal every Tuesday for the Feed the Needy
program. At 5 p.m. team members gather at
the old fire station on Elizabeth Street to
provide a meal to approximately 30-50 people. Holy Family
has five teams, so members volunteer about once a month.
We are in need of some new members due to moving,
etc. A heartfelt thanks to all of our current volunteers who
already contribute their time and support and for their
dedication to the program. For more information, please
contact Doug and Diana "Donnie" Gardner at
330-3535. Thank you.
Holy Family Religious Education registrations will be held each weekend during the
month of August after the 10:15 a.m. and
12:15 p.m. Masses. Registration fees are
$30.00 per student with a family maximum
of $75.00. Please make sure your child is
registered as soon as possible, so that we
can order enough resources for
each student. Please note:
registration fees are waived
for all Catechists. Thank you.
Those in nursing homes: Edney Whiteside, Thomas
Britany, Theda Mahboub, Frank Willsey, Marguerite
Frost, and James Campbell (in Barco).
Those in Brookdale (formerly known as Carolina House): Pat
Weaver, Helene Liles, Eileen Mohr, Ruth Haerich, George Byberg and
Anne Scudder.
Those who are ill and/or are in need of our prayer:
Barrett Sturtevant, Ron Hellberg, Amanda Brown, Seth Soria, Teri
Crowe, Audrey Nell, Anna Roback, Debbie Cheek, Bob and Bette
Murphy, Liz Taylor, Diana Knapik, Jim McGarrigle, Travis Wright,
Scott Seigel, Elizabeth McGinty, Dorothy Jane Dods, William Dods,
Dorothy Bates, Charlotte Theibert, Angela Stovall, Jack and Joy
Flowers, Bill and Peggy Taylor, Mary Syrydynski, Mary Austin,
Sandy Markle, Amanda Piwowaiski, Jean Smith, Carol Willsey, Elaine
Lemieux, Valerie Gregg, Laura Rentkewicz, Tahlia Faith King, Mary
Sheridan, Barbara Pierce, Shawn Davenport, Howard Garrett, Evelyn
Lloyd and Edwin. (Names will be retained quarterly. This quarter
ends June 30, 2015. If you would like for your intentions to be carried
over to the next quarter [July 1 through September 30], please contact
the Parish Office.)
Bishop Burbidge invites the Faithful to participate in the fourth
annual Fortnight for Freedom, a 14-day celebration of our
Freedom to Bear Witness to the values of our faith with respect
to the gift of life, conscience rights, immigration, adoption,
marriage, health care and many humanitarian concerns.
PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING NAME(S) TO THE
PRAYER LIST. Please choose one of the following options
for submitting your request: (1) email your request to:
[email protected]; (2) write the name(s) on a slip
of paper and deposit it in the plastic bin located on the door that
goes into the Parish Office; or, (3) call the Parish Office and
speak with the Parish Secretary, or you may leave a message on
the answering machine.
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Floral Dedication: If you would like to remember
your loved ones by donating flowers for the Altar,
please choose a date and contact Mrs. Cee Cee
Petruncio, Parish Secretary, 338-2521. You are
responsible for selecting the florist, ordering the
flowers, and paying for them. Or you may choose an alternate method (flowers from your garden, etc.). If you have
any questions, please call the parish office, 338-2521.
LOST & FOUND. Are you missing keys? Or perhaps a
Mass book? Your child’s toy or shoe? A rosary? If so,
please stop by the Parish Office or call to see if your item
may be in the Lost and Found box. All unclaimed items,
including car/house keys, will be disposed of June 30th.
Are you missing a favorite casserole dish, serving platter,
or utensil? If you brought food to one of the many events
recently held at Holy Family, perhaps your missing item is
in the Social Hall or Family Life Center kitchen. Please
take a moment the next time you are in the church and
look in both locations. You never know - it might be there.
All unclaimed items will be donated to Albemarle Hopeline on June 30th.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR - PARISH PICNIC,
August 30th after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. We
will not have an Hispanic Mass (12:15 p.m.)
on that day. The Parish will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, buns and drinks. A signup sheet will be
available in the gathering area starting in July. Start
thinking about what favorite dish (salad, beans, dessert,
vegetable, casserole) you would like to bring to share
with the Holy Family community.
As part of our observance of the Fortnight, you are invited to
join with Bishop Burbidge for the celebration of Mass on
Thursday, June 25 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in
Raleigh. A reception and picnic sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus will follow the Mass.
For more information and educational resources on the
Fortnight for Freedom, access our website at: www.dioceseof
raleigh.org/fortnight-for-freedom.
Help Protect International Religious Freedom by Passing
H.R. 1150 Christians and Religious Minorities
Suffering in Middle East and Elsewhere
Pope Francis has expressed increasing concern for the suffering
of many Christians and others who are persecuted around the
world simply because of their faith. The brutality inflicted on
religious minorities has reached staggering proportions, causing
them to flee the violence in places like Syria, Iraq, Pakistan,
Nigeria, and Myanmar (Burma) with little more than the clothes
on their backs. Millions of Syrians and Iraqis are displaced
internally and in surrounding countries, trying to survive in
cramped quarters, uncertain of their future.
As a way to address this suffering, the USCCB strongly
supports passage of The Frank Wolf International Religious
Freedom Act of 2015, H.R. 1150, that updates the 1998
International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) and provides more
tools for the U.S. government to support the protection of
religious minorities.
Two vases are located in the Holy Family Memorial
Garden so that individuals may place “live” flowers
in them in memory of their loved ones. Please do not
use plastic flowers. Thank you.
Did you enjoy the concert benefit featuring
“Women of Praise,” a women’s choir composed of
Albemarle area residents, which was held at Holy
Family in January? They will be returning on
Sunday, July 19th, at 4:00 p.m., for a repeat performance. All
proceeds will be donated to the Teri Crowe Fund. Teri is a long
-time parishioner at Holy Family and needs a heart transplant.
She must raise $25,000 before she can be put on a heart transplant list. Information, as it is received, will be published in
future bulletins.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN should be
submitted in writing or by e-mail to the parish office by
4 p.m. on Friday at least 2 weeks prior to the event or as
soon as possible. Send e-mails to holyfamily@embarq
mail.com (Attn: Bulletin Editor). Thank you.
MINISTERIO HISPANO- JUNIO 21, 2015
VIII ENCUENTRO MUNDIAL DE LAS FAMILIAS FILADELFIA 22 AL 27 DE SEPTIEMBRE, 2015
TEMA V: FAMILIA, FUTURO DE LA IGLESIA.
Lectura del Evangelio según San Lucas 2, 22-33
[22] Asimismo, cuando llegó el día en que, de acuerdo a la Ley de Moisés, debían cumplir el rito de la purificación, llevaron al niño a Jerusalén para presentarlo al Señor, [23] tal como está escrito en la Ley del Señor: Todo varón primogénito
será consagrado al Señor. [24] También ofrecieron el sacrificio que ordena la Ley del Señor: una pareja de tórtolas o
dos pichones. [25] Había entonces en Jerusalén un hombre muy piadoso y cumplidor a los ojos de Dios, llamado Simeón. Este hombre esperaba el día en que Dios atendiera a Israel, y el Espíritu Santo estaba con él. [26] Le había sido
revelado por el Espíritu Santo que no moriría antes de haber visto al Mesías del Señor. [27] El Espíritu también lo llevó
al Templo en aquel momento. Como los padres traían al niño Jesús para cumplir con él lo que mandaba la Ley, [28]
Simeón lo tomó en sus brazos y bendijo a Dios con estas palabras: [29] Ahora, Señor, ya puedes dejar que tu servidor
muera en paz como le has dicho. [30] Porque mis ojos han visto a tu salvador, [31] que has preparado y ofreces a todos
los pueblos, [32] luz que se revelará a las naciones y gloria de tu pueblo, Israel. [33] Su padre y su madre estaban maravillados por todo lo que se decía del niño.
La familia en el misterio de la Iglesia
Entre los cometidos fundamentales de la familia cristiana se halla el eclesial, es decir, que ella está puesta al servicio de
la edificación del Reino de Dios en la historia, mediante la participación en la vida y misión de la Iglesia.
Para comprender mejor los fundamentos, contenidos y características de tal participación, hay que examinar a fondo los
múltiples y profundos vínculos que unen entre sí a la Iglesia y a la familia cristiana, y que hacen de esta última como
una «Iglesia en miniatura» (Ecclesia domestica)[114] de modo que sea, a su manera, una imagen viva y una
representación histórica del misterio mismo de la Iglesia.
Es ante todo la Iglesia Madre la que engendra, educa, edifica la familia cristiana, poniendo en práctica para con la
misma la misión de salvación que ha recibido de su Señor. Con el anuncio de la Palabra de Dios, la Iglesia revela a la
familia cristiana su verdadera identidad, lo que es y debe ser según el plan del Señor; con la celebración de los
sacramentos, la Iglesia enriquece y corrobora a la familia cristiana con la gracia de Cristo, en orden a su santificación
para la gloria del Padre; con la renovada proclamación del mandamiento nuevo de la caridad, la Iglesia anima y guía a
la familia cristiana al servicio del amor, para que imite y reviva el mismo amor de donación y sacrificio que el Señor
Jesús nutre hacia toda la humanidad.
Por su parte la familia cristiana está insertada de tal forma en el misterio de la Iglesia que participa, a su manera,
en
la misión de salvación que es propia de la Iglesia. Los cónyuges y padres cristianos, en virtud del sacramento,
«poseen su propio don, dentro del Pueblo de Dios, en su estado y forma de vida»[115]. Por eso no sólo «reciben» el
amor de Cristo, convirtiéndose en comunidad «salvada», sino que están también llamados a «transmitir» a los
hermanos el mismo amor de Cristo, haciéndose así comunidad «salvadora». De esta manera, a la vez que es fruto y
signo de la fecundidad sobrenatural de la Iglesia, la familia cristiana se hace símbolo, testimonio y participación de la
maternidad de la Iglesia[116].
AVISO PARA LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA CATOLICA
LAS INSCRIPCIONES O REGISTRACION PARA LOS NIÑOS Y NIÑAS DE LA CATEQUESIS,
SE ESTARÁ LLEVANDO A CABO CADA FIN DE SEMANA DURANTE EL MES DE AGOSTO,
DESPUES DE MISA EN INGLES DE LAS 10:15AM Y DE LAS 12:15AM HISPANA.
LAS INSCRIPCIONES O RESGISTRACIÓN TIENE UN COSTO: ES DE 30:00 DOLARES POR
NIÑO, CON UN MAXIMO DE 75:00 DOLARES POR FAMILIA, ES DECIR, SI TIENEN MAS
NIÑOS. POR FAVOR LA ISNCRIPCIÓN O REGISTRACIÓN DE SU NIÑO O NIÑOS TIENE
QUE HACERLO CUANTO ANTES, LO MAS BREVE POSIBLE PARA PODER ORDENAR LOS
LIBROS Y O MATERIAL DE TRABAJO DE CADA ESTUDIANTE. CUALQUIER COSA PUEDE LLAMAR AL
TELEFONO: 252 339 4660.
MUCHAS GRACIAS