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19 May
July 2015
17
2015
The Ascension of the Lord
The Lord is
my shepherd;
there is
nothing I
shall want.
— Psalm 23
14 June
2015in Ordinary Time
16th
Sunday
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday Mass
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM
Sunday AM: 6:30, 8:00, 9:45, 11:30
Sunday PM: 1:15 (Español), 5:00 (Teen Mass), 6:30
Pastor
Fr. Patrick Moses
Weekday Mass
Monday – Friday: 6:30, 8:30 AM
Wednesday: 7:00 PM (Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena)
(Tagalog Mass every 4th Wednesday of the month)
Saturday: 8:30 AM
Permanent Deacons
José Campos, Del Davis, Steve Germain, Gerald Pyne
Adoration
Weekly: Fridays 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Monthly: 13th of the month 9:00 AM – 6:00 AM (on the 14th)
Penance
Monday: 6:00 PM (English & Spanish)
Friday: 6:00 PM (English & Spanish)
Saturday: 3:30 PM or by appointment (English & Spanish)
Parochial Vicars
Fr. Martin Nguyen and Fr. Rudy Alumam
School Principal
Monica Hayden
Parish Office Hours
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM* Monday & Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM* Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
*Closed for lunch from 12:00 - 1:00 PM
CLOSED SATURDAY
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sunday
New Hope Crisis Counseling Hotline
Hot Line (24/7) 1-714-NEW-HOPE or 714-639-4673
5201 Evergreen Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630  714-826-0760  www.sticypress.org  [email protected]
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Last Sunday we heard an account of the Twelve sent out
to share in the Gospel mission in Mark 6:7-13. Today we have
the aftermath described in vivid detail in Mark 6:30-34. As they rejoin Jesus,
they are full of stories as they share the experience of their missionary
journeys. We glimpse the openness and hospitality of the band Jesus
gathered around him – “People were coming and going in great numbers, and
they had no opportunity even to eat” (Mark 6:31). Jesus suggests they cross
the water to a “lonely place” where they can “rest for a while” (Cf. Mark 6:31).
Now he will teach them how to find the interior strength that comes from
reflection and contemplation. The scene Mark describes, as Jesus and his
disciples arrive at their destination, is a memorable one. The crowd has
heard of their coming and awaits them. Hungry for what Jesus has to give
them, they “were like sheep without a shepherd” (Mark 6:34). So he changed
his plans and “and he began to teach them many things.” (Mark 6:34).
During the Easter season we were reminded that the Risen One is the
good shepherd. On Good Shepherd Sunday, however, our image was the
familiar figure, bringing back the lost sheep on his shoulders. Today we
have a down-to-earth image. People weighed down by life’s daily problems
are looking to Jesus to renew the vision of hope he has given them in the
past. He changes his plans and responds to their need. He has another
important lesson for the Twelve – the love for struggling humanity that he
shares with his Father. He knows no limit or holding back. He wants his
disciples to be one with him in this love if they are to be companions in his
mission.
In today’s first reading, Jeremiah 23:1-6, the prophet gives expression
to old Israel’s faith and hope, as it looks forward to the virtuous Branch of
the house of David – the messiah who would bring fulfilment to all Israel’s
immense hopes. Jeremiah saw the Babylonians bring ruin to Jerusalem,
because the shepherds who should have cared for the people were deaf
to his message. Now, he declares, God’s people must look forward to the
promised messiah, the true and wise king who – as his name indicates –
will express the Lord’s own integrity as he cares for them.
In our reading from the letter to the Ephesians 2:13-18, the teaching of
Paul again makes a dramatic shift to the time of fulfilment. What the prophet
looked forward to, what Jesus promised as he gave hope to the people and
instructed his disciples, has been realized in the Paschal Mystery. God’s
final achievement, through the power of the Savior’s resurrection, has many
aspects. This passage celebrates the Paschal Mystery as bringing the
peace and reconciliation in which the apparently insurmountable barriers that
divide the human family are overcome: “by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians
2:13) those who were estranged and hostile to one another have been
brought together. Paul’s teaching is profound. In his Paschal Mystery he
has identified with struggling humanity that we may be taken into a sharing
in his resurrection triumph. God’s project, so long frustrated, has now been
gloriously successful, in the “New Man”, the “Last Adam" (1 Corinthians
15:45). Through the Risen Lord, our disrupted human family has “for through
him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father” (Ephesians 2:18).
With my prayers in Christ,
Fr. Patrick
Parish Office 714-826-0760
Business Administration
Steve Germain, Business Manager
Tony Kulassia, Office Manager
Sherri Nelson, Admin. Secretary
Margie Mendez, Secretary
Lisa Giacomi, Bulletin
Adult Formation
Rebecca Soto, Director
Ministerio Hispano
Sr. Maria Teresa Salceda, Director
Humberto Arreola, Coro Hispano
Health Care Ministry
Sr. Rita O’Connell, Director
Worship
Kimberly Wargo, Director of Music
Stewardship
Carlos Ramirez, Director
Youth Formation 714-826-1140
Ruth Bradley, Director
Elaine Brewster, Secretary
Renee Lloyd, Secretary
Youth Ministry 714-826-0460
Laura Benoit, Director
Denise Gonzales, Secretary
Parish School 714-827-4500
Monica Hayden, Principal
Infant Baptism
It is necessary to attend a
Pre-Baptism Information Evening.
Register in the Parish Office at
least two months prior to the
proposed Baptism date.
Sacraments
To complete sacraments or to
become Catholic, adults contact
the Parish Office; children and
teens contact Youth Formation.
Marriage
Contact the Parish Office.
Six months preparation is required.
Anointing of the Sick
In case of serious illness or surgery,
contact Health Care Ministry.
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“I myself will gather the remnant of
my flock from all the lands to which I
have driven them and bring them
back to their meadow; there they
shall increase and
multiply.." (Jeremiah 23:3)
MONDAY
I can just see her "rolling her
eyes" in exasperation with me again!
We have had the same talk on
numerous occasions - the internal
struggle I go through seemingly every
time I pass by or I am approached by
someone asking for money - am I
"helping" and "enabling?" I am
supposing that deep within myself it
is simply a battle between being
"perfect" and just being generous - I
want to be perfectly generous!
So, a couple of days ago, I entered
into the same battle again when I was
summoned to the front desk. I
recognized him immediately. He had
been here the day before looking for
help and he did not leave a good
impression. I was wary. This time he
"needed money for a bus ticket so
that he could start his new job."
(I know what you are probably
thinking). The H.O.P.E. office was
closed. I was on my own!
A few days earlier I was with a
friend and one of our fellow
parishioners leaving a local
restaurant. We passed by a person
begging for money. I entered into the
battle, he reached into his pocket. He
acted, I didn't - perfectly.
Thankfully, we are surrounded by
generous and giving parishioners like
my friend. Last week I presented to
you some of the looming maintenance
and upkeep financial needs that we
face. Last weekend our regular
Sunday collection totaled $32,134
and you donated $7,906 to the
special Parish Missions Appeal.
And, most importantly, four
parishioners have come forward to
offer their expertise to guide our
facilities-related decision making you acted! Thank You!
Deacon Steve
PS. The semi-stranger at our front
door received some cash for his bus
ticket (I pray). I gave him what I had,
remembering my friend’s example
and that I would let the Lord decide
the "helping" or "enabling" question
in my mind. I pray too, that He will
bring them [me] back to their [His]
meadow.
TUESDAY
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: 7:00 p.m. in the Hall conference room. If you have
experienced loss and are in need of non-judgmental, caring support, please join us
on the third Monday of each month.
MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS: Please join us in praying the rosary every
Tuesday after the 8:30 a.m. Mass in the crying room.
WALKING FOR HEALTH: 9:15 a.m. Meet in front of the Ed Bldg for a 1/2 hour walk.
CAPACITAR: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. in the Education Building.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETING: 7:30 p.m. in the Hall conference room.
For more information please call Jay Conklin at 714-337-6857.
AL-ANON MEETING: 7:30 p.m. in Room #7. For more info call Betty at 761-4624.
WEDNESDAY
MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Join us in the crying room after the
8:30 a.m. mass.
ROSARY FOR HUMAN LIFE, MARRIAGE, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM each
week at 9:45 a.m. (after the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena ) in the Crying
Room. With or without us, please pray for the only civil institution that unites kids
with their moms and dads -- and the First Amendment right to promote the
life-saving value of marrying before having children.
THURSDAY
BIBLE SHARING: 9:30 -10:30 a.m. We will be reading and sharing on the
upcoming weekend’s scripture readings. This week and next we will meet in the
Youth Faith Formation office next to the Parish Hall. August 6, 13 and 20 we will
meet in the Education Building. All are welcome. For more information please call
Frank at 714-952-2420 or Fred at 714-606-5561.
FRIDAY
LEGION OF MARY: 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Modular Unit. For more information
please call Grace at 714-742-0960.
PENANCE: 6:00 p.m. in English and Spanish.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP MEETINGS are held Fridays (except the first
Friday of the month) at 7:30 p.m. in classroom 6. All are welcome.
SATURDAY
FOOD BAGGING: Volunteer help is needed to bag food for H.O.P.E.’s next
distribution day. Meet at the convent garage at 8:00 a.m.
PENANCE: 3:30 p.m. in English and Spanish.
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MONDAY, AUGUST 3
LAY APOSTLES
Please join us in praying the Rosary on the first Monday
of each month after the 8:30 a.m. Mass in the crying room.
Everyone is welcome.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3
WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Youth Faith Formation workroom
If you are a cancer survivor, newly diagnosed or dealing
with treatment, your presence will be most welcome.
Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. If you
would like to attend, please contact Terry Arenz, our
WCSG Facilitator/Parish Nurse, at 562.924.5335.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
CATHOLIC FAITH CONVERSATION
7 to 9 p.m. in a parishioner's home the first Tuesday of
the month. We are a small group of Catholics who discuss
our faith beliefs... helping us to learn more from each other;
helping us to grow closer to God; and share our faith with
others with greater faith and conviction. Everyone
contributes (no matter how small) which becomes a chain
reaction, as one person's input draws another on to thought
and speech. The Legion of Mary sponsors and facilitates
the meeting.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
NAMI - NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL
ILLNESS - MEETING—7:00 p.m. in classroom #7
Deacon Jerry Pyne and a NAMI representative will present
valuable information and literature to help families who are
coping with mental illness issues in their lives. Come and
be informed of the various agencies that may be helpful as
well as some general information that may aid in the caregiving of those with mental illness challenges. This meeting
will be offered every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12
NEW HORIZONS SUPPORT GROUP
7:00-8:30 p.m. in classroom #14
Planned social activities for single, separated, divorced
or widowed, ages 50+. Meets the second Wednesday of
each month. Contact: Alicia DeAnda at 714-761-8246 or
Gerry Terpening at 714-969-0329.
CORRECTION:
The second prize winner of the
Parish Fiesta raffle drawing was
Marjorie Metoyer. We apologize
for the error.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
FILIPINO APPRECIATION DAY
1:00-4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Mark your calendar. For the first time, the Filipino Catholic
Federation is hosting a Filipino Appreciation Day. It will be
a family affair. There will be games for the kids and adults,
dancing and karaoke. This is potluck, please bring your
favorite main dish. FCF Curia will provide the drinks and
dessert. For more information call Cora Arevalo at
562-240-7872 or Terry Arenz at 562-924-5335. Hope to
see you all. It will be a lot of fun.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
SHAWL MINISTRY
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. in classroom #6 (new location)
Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month. We welcome all
crocheters and knitters. Shawls are intended for members
of our parish who are in need of comfort due to bereavement
and/or illness. Contact Donna Kriesel at 897-3019 for more
information. You earn FISH hours for participating!
THANK YOU
TO EVERYONE WHO
DONATED MILK JUGS!!
Look what an amazing igloo
our decorating team made
with your donations.
The kids LOVED it!
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY—Grades 7 & 8
PEACEMAKERS is on summer break. Registration for
next year is beginning now. Have a great & safe summer!
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY—Grades 9-12
SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE is on summer break……keep an
eye on this page for summer activities!
CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION – Registration for high
school students wishing to begin Year I of Confirmation
preparation is going on now. Contact Laura at
714-826-0460 or [email protected]. A copy of your
student’s baptismal certificate is required for
registration and must be turned in with the form.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! HIGH SCHOOL LOCK IN
…..July 31st from 9 p.m. – 8 a.m. in the Parish Hall.
Flyers are in the vestibule or the Youth Formation Office.
REFLECTION
Imagine you’ve just gotten back from a mission trip
with your youth group. You’ve had a great week helping
people but you’re physically and emotionally exhausted.
You pull in the parking lot ready to get home for a
shower and a serious nap when you see them: the
people you helped. They were so inspired by your work,
your faith, the example you set, that they’ve followed you
home. Not only that, they’ve brought along their friends
and relatives, 5,000 of them! That’s the scenario that the
Apostles face in today’s Gospel. Last week we heard the
story of Jesus sending them out to preach with nothing
but the clothes on their backs. In today’s Gospel they
come back with sunburns and blisters and stories to tell,
so Jesus invites them to come away with him to rest. The
crowds have gathered and Jesus sees that they need
him. He doesn’t get back in the boat and go find another
beach that’s less crowded. He does what needs doing.
He teaches them about the love God.
ACTION
Do you know anyone who is like a sheep “without a
shepherd”? Someone who is lost and needs a friend or
a little guidance or encouragement? Reach out to that
person this week. A smile or a conversation can be a
great start.
JOURNALING QUESTIONS
What would your reaction be if the scenario above
actually took place?
Think of a time in your life when you have been like a
sheep without a shepherd. Did you turn to God? Why or
why not?
God’s Word, Your World! © 2014 Archdiocese of Chicago:
Liturgy Training Publications. All rights reserved. Written by
Nora Bradbury-Haehl. Permission to publish granted by the
Most Reverend Francis J. Kane, dd, Vicar General,
Archdiocese of Chicago, on January 7, 2014.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY—Pre-school-6th Grade
(and Sacrament Preparation for older students)
REGISTRATION FOR 2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR HAS
BEGUN and will close on September 11, 2015. If your
child is in the program this year, a telephone call or email
can re-register your student(s) after June 1. If your child
was NOT in classes this year, please come to the Youth
Faith Formation Office to register.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Thursday
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It would be good to call
before you come. 714-826-1140.
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Irenaeus Parish School
learning, believing, and serving…together
ST. IRENAEUS ALUMNUS SHINES
Jason Dwyer graduated from Cypress High School within
the top 1% of his class. During his time at Cypress, he was
layout editor and writer for the school paper as well as
president of the Physics Club. He was also very active at
St. Irenaeus Parish. Jason played piano at mass, was in
leadership at SNL, and volunteered each year at
Bible Camp.
He will be attending Harvey Mudd College in Claremont
next fall. He plans to major in either Physics or Computer
Science.
BRAIN POWER POINTS OVER THE SUMMER
St. Irenaeus Parish School will once again be a part of the
Brain Power Mania Program sponsored by the Buena
Park Mall in the fall. Over the summer, we can earn points
every time a St. I supporter goes to a summer concert or
free movie Tuesday. The Krikorian Theater offers a FREE
movie every Tuesday at 10am and 12:30pm. If you take
your ticket stub immediately after to customer service our
school earns 500 points. Limit 500 points per person, per
day. The movies for July and August are:
July 21 - The Book of Life
July 28 - Rio 2
August 4 - Paddington
August 11 - Penguins of Madagascar
August 18 - Dolphin Tale 2
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION
48 HOURS WITH OUR LORD
In support of the Evangelization Retreat
July 24, 25 and 26
Please sign up now for Adoration.
Come spend some time in quiet prayer
before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament
in the Education Building.
You can sign up by contacting Rolly Arenz
562-708-0258; [email protected] or
sign up on our web sign up page: http://vols.pt/PVq7Az
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TO PRAY FOR THE SICK
PARA PEDÍR POR LOS ENFERMOS
“As the Father has sent me, I am sending
you.” John 20:21
Estela Aguirre  Margaret Akong  Kevin Allan
Rick Anderson  Elaine Asbury  Nancy Barajas
Anne Cortes  Delores DeGuzman  Graziella DeLuca
Maria Diaz  Reina Duncan  Adelina Duran
Lauro Escobedo  Ralph Galindo  Lorenzo Griarte
Mary Hall  Carol Huff  Agnes Jacob
Theresa Kholoma  Martin Kirk  Juanita Macias
Nathan Manier  Jean Martella  Steve McCoy
Pablo Ninofranco  Pete Palacpac  Nick Rabanera
Mary Ritenhour  Rose Ritenhour  Luisito Salvador
Michael Sysak  Alex Terrazat  Migdalia Tomeu
Jerard VanDieren  Teiya VanMeter
Lydia Vizcarrondo  Pauline Vonderharr
HOLY FATHER'S PRAYER
INTENTIONS FOR JULY
Universal: That political responsibility
may be lived at all levels as a high
form of charity.
Evangelization: That, amid social
inequalities, Latin American
Christians may bear witness to
love for the poor and contribute to
a more fraternal society.
Our Homebound Ministry Needs….YOU
Jesus asked, "Could you spend one hour with me?" As
increasing numbers of our parish family are aging and
staying in their homes, the need is growing for people to
join the ministry to visit them and bring Eucharist during
that hour following Sunday mass. Do you feel called to
join the Homebound Ministry team? No experience
necessary. Training is provided. Rotating schedule. Call
Karen Nerrie at 714-527-2458.
…and So Does Our Care Facilities Ministry
Wedding banns
Maria Austria and Brian Aguirre
Audrey Manalo and Eric Sam
READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
26 JULY 2015
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
2 Kgs 4:42-44 / Eph 4:1-6 / John 6:1-15; L110B
Sharing Questions: I tend to calculate and fixate on
amounts of God’s gifts to me when…
I experience the fullness of the “twelve wicker baskets” of
fragments left over when…
Compartiendo Preguntas: Tiendo a calcular y fijar las
cantidades de los dones de Dios hacia mí cuando...
Experimento la plenitud de los "doce canastas de
mimbre" de fragmentos sobrantes cuando...
Did you know that on a weekly basis, teams from our
Care Facilities Ministry conduct prayer services and
our priests celebrate Mass at five local care centers the Anaheim Terrace, Karlton Residential Care Center
(Alzheimer’s and Dementia), Knott Avenue Care Center,
Knott Avenue Residential Manor and Sunrise Assisted
Living facilities?
Our Care Facilities teams strive to meet the residents
where they are – physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Many times, the residents desire fellowship as well as
spiritual nourishment, which we are happy to provide.
We offer love and compassion and quench their spiritual
thirst by praying with them, whether it’s the Rosary, the
Divine Mercy chaplets, the beloved Our Father or a
spontaneous prayer.
Being a part of this ministry is very rewarding. You don’t
have to look very far to feel God’s presence; it’s evident in
these dear souls. Interested? Just call our Care Facilities
Chair, Grace Francis at 714-742-0960.
19 JULY 2015  16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
El domingo pasado escuchamos una narración de los Doce enviados
a compartir en la misión evangélica (Marcos 6: 7-13). Hoy tenemos las
secuelas descritas con gran detalle en Marcos 6: 30-34. A medida que se reúnen
con Jesús, que están llenos de historias con las cuales comparten la experiencia de
sus viajes misioneros. Nos vislumbrar la apertura y la hospitalidad de la multitud
de personas que Jesús reunió a su alrededor - "La gente iba y venía en gran número y no tenían tiempo ni para comer" (Marcos 06:31). Jesús sugiere que crucen el
agua a un "solo lugar" donde puedan "descansar un poco" (Marcos 06:31). Ahora
él les enseñará cómo encontrar la fuerza interior que proviene de la reflexión y la
contemplación. La escena de Marcos describe, como Jesús y sus discípulos llegan a
su destino, es una experiencia memorable. La multitud ha escuchado de su venida
y ya los esperan, con hambre de lo que Jesús pueda darles. "Eran como ovejas sin
pastor" (Marcos 06:34). Así que cambió sus planes y "comenzó a enseñarles
muchas cosas." (Marcos 06:34).
Durante la temporada de Pascua se nos recordó que el Resucitado es el Buen
Pastor. El Domingo del Buen Pastor, sin embargo, nuestra imagen es la figura
familiar, trayendo de vuelta a la oveja perdida sobre sus hombros. Hoy tenemos
una imagen más real. Gente agobiada por los problemas de la vida diaria,
buscando a Jesús para renovar la visión de esperanza que les ha dado en el pasado.
Él cambia sus planes y responde a su necesidad. Él tiene otra lección importante
para los Doce - el amor por la humanidad que lucha que comparte con su Padre.
Él no conoce límites o demoras. Él quiere que sus discípulos sean uno con él en
este amor si han de ser compañeros en su misión.
En la primera lectura de hoy, Jeremías 23: 1-6, el profeta es la expresión de la
fe y la esperanza del antiguo Israel, ya que parece esperar por el virtuoso Poder de
la casa de David - el Mesías que traería el cumplimiento de inmensas esperanzas a
todo Israel. Jeremías vio a los babilonios llevar a la ruina a Jerusalén, porque los
pastores que debían haber cuidado al pueblo, estaban sordos a su mensaje.
Ahora, él declara, que el pueblo de Dios debe mirar hacia el Mesías prometido, el
verdadero y sabio Rey que - como su nombre lo indica – expresará la propia
integridad del Señor como Él se preocupa por ellos.
En nuestra lectura de la carta a los Efesios 2: 13-18, la enseñanza de Pablo
de nuevo hace un cambio dramático sobre el tiempo de cumplimiento. Lo que el
profeta esperaba con interés, lo que Jesús prometió cuando dio esperanza al pueblo
y dio instrucciones a sus discípulos, se ha realizado en el Misterio Pascual. Logro
final de Dios, a través del poder de la resurrección del Salvador, tiene muchos
aspectos. Este pasaje celebra el Misterio Pascual como trayendo la paz y la
reconciliación con lo que se superan los obstáculos aparentemente insuperables,
los cuales dividen a la familia humana, han sido vencidos: "por la sangre de
Cristo" (Efesios 2:13) los que estaban separados y eran enemigos entre sí, han
sido reunidos. La enseñanza de Pablo es profunda. En su Misterio Pascual se ha
identificado con la humanidad que lucha y que puede compartir manteniendo una
participación en el triunfo de Su Resurrección. El proyecto de Dios, tanto tiempo
frustrado, ahora ha sido gloriosamente exitoso, en el "Hombre Nuevo", el "Ultimo
Adán" (1 Corintios 15:45). A través del Señor Resucitado, nuestra perturbada
familia humana tiene "por medio de Él, tanto los unos como los otros, acceso al
Padre en un mismo Espíritu"(Efesios 2:18).
Con mis oraciones en Cristo,
Padre Patricio
Encíclica Ecológica del Papa
Francisco: ‘ALABADO SEAS”
DEPREDADORES
El Papa dice que no se trata de un
problema ecológico sino un problema
ético. Denuncia las agresiones al
medio ambiente de algunas
empresas que hacen en países
menos desarrollados actividades
que no pueden hacer en sus
propios países.
Es lo que está ocurriendo en la
Amazonia.
MAURICIO LÓPEZ OROPEZA
Secretario Ejecutivo, Red
Eclesial Panamazónica
"Los pueblos, que nos hablan de
otra manera de ver la vida, de
otras perspectivas, están siendo
desplazados. Muchos de ellos
están perdiendo los territorios
además de sus identidades”.
DESINTERÉS
Lamenta que muchos esfuerzos
para salvar el planeta mueren por
la falta de interés de personas
normales. Denuncia actitudes que
van desde la negación del
problema hasta la indiferencia,
o de la resignación cómoda o la
confianza ciega en las soluciones
técnicas.
Con los cristianos es más duro.
Les pide una "conversión ecológica”
para "vivir la vocación de ser
protectores de la obra de Dios”,
algo que no es ni opcional ni
secundario.
ESTA SEMANA EN
NUESTRA PARROQUIA
LUNES—ROSARIO POR LA PAZ Y
LAS FAMILIAS a las 6:30pm en la
Iglesia.
MARTES—REUNION DEL EQUIPO
COORDINADOR DE JOVENES
PARA CRISTO en el salón Modular
a las 7pm.
JUEVES—GRUPO DE ORACION a
las 7pm en el salón #7.
PRACTICA DEL CORO HISPANO
a las 7pm en el salón #16.
VIERNES—JOVENES PARA CRISTO,
grupo de adultos, temas de reflexión
y crecimiento espiritual. Se reúnen a
las 7pm en el Edificio de Educación.