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June 26, 2016 — The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rev. Kevin Hargaden, Pastor
6/19/16
Staff
Rev. Mr. Jim Weeks
Rev. Mr. Gayle Peters
Offertory
Deacons
Rev. Mr. Bill Hampton
Rev. Mr. King Cooper
Religious Education
Clare O’Malley, Dir.
Music
Leila Wathen, Dir.
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Office Staff
Susana Ikhwan, Operations/Hispanic Ministry
Rennie Todd, Secretary , April Geldbach, Bookkeeper
Office Hours
Monday –Thursday (9am to 3pm)
Faith Formation
Continuing Conversion—We have finished classes for the
summer. We will meet again beginning in August. Check the bulletin
in late July for details. We hope you will consider joining us for this
class which meets on Sunday at 9:45am in the conference room. All
are welcome. Nothing is required but an open heart. Come and join
us for a chance to increase your faith and renew your spirit and follow
Jesus. For more information, contact me, Bonnie Kaplan at 770 460
9816 or email at [email protected]. God bless you all.
Women's Faith Formation—Women's Faith Formation
meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at the church from
7pm to 8pm exactly. It is open to all women of the parish. For information please call Sally Peters at 770-486-7374.
RCIA— If you've been coming to Mass for a while, but are not
Catholic, we invite you to look deeper into the Catholic faith. Come
meet some faithful Catholics who love the Lord and would consider
it a privilege to get to know you. Our parish will soon begin a set of
sessions to share with others the truths of the Catholics faith and the
fellowship of our Church family. We invite you to learn what Catholics believe in an open and welcoming environment. These sessions
also are opportunities for you to ask those perplexing and difficult
questions you may have about the Church. Sessions are always held
on Sundays following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Feel free to come any Sunday. Please contact us via email @ [email protected], call
770.964.5804 if you have questions or would like further information;
or visit our website: www.saintmatthew.us.
Daily and Weekend Readings can
be found at www.usccb.org
Mass Schedule
Monday & Wednesday 7am
Tuesday & Thursday 9am
Saturday 5pm
Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am & 2:00pm Spanish
Anointing of the Sick—Anyone facing surgery or dealing with a
serious illness should contact the parish office or Fr. Kevin for
the celebration of this sacrament. Anointing before surgery can
be done prior to or after Mass on the weekends. Please call the
parish office to inform us if you are in need of this sacrament.
Reconciliation—Saturday at 4:15pm or by appointment. Communal penance services are also held twice yearly.
Sacrament of Marriage—Please contact Fr. Kevin at least six
months in advance to insure ample time for planning, preparation, and scheduling your wedding.
Communion to the Sick and Homebound—If you or someone
you know is ill, in the hospital, or homebound, please notify the
parish office so a visit can be arranged. Fr. Kevin, one of our
deacons, or an Eucharistic minister will be glad to bring communion.
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Rosary Group—Meets on Thursday morning after the 9:00am
Mass. Join us in body or spirit as we pray.
Eucharistic Adoration—First Thursday of each month devotion
will commence immediately after the 9:00am Mass and continue
until Benediction at 12:00pm.
Membership—Registration forms may be found at the back of
the church or by coming to the church office. Please complete
the form and give it to a minister of hospitality or a deacon.
Bulletin Deadline—Announcements and notices for the bulletin
must be submitted by 10:00am on Monday for the following
Sunday bulletin. They will run for two weeks only. Either fax
them to (770)964.1228 or e-mail them to
[email protected]. Announcements received after the
deadline will need to be modified by the sender to run them in
the bulletin on subsequent weeks.
Request for Mass Intentions—In our Church tradition no better
gift can be given our beloved departed than a Mass offered in
their memory on the anniversary of their death, birth, or wedding anniversary. There are forms for scheduling Mass intentions in memory of the departed and special intentions for the
living in the pamphlet racks in the administration building.
Stephen Ministry—Are you going through a difficult time?
Stephen Ministers are members of the congregation here to help
you. We listen, care, encourage and provide spiritual support to
people facing a crisis or going through tough times. The care you
receive is free, confidential and helpful. To learn how you - or a
friend, neighbor or family member - can receive care, please
contact a Stephen Leader. Contact Julie - 734-560-9512
Color me...
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Camino Blog
Several people in the parish have
asked if I was going to have a blog
to share updates while I am on my
pilgrimage. So I have created one!
Feel free to check
www.padrewalking.blogspot.com
for periodic progress reports from
the Camino.
Fr. Kevin
Aluminium
Cans
Aluminum can
proceeds go toward purchasing
garden related supplies for the parish
community garden. Help the environment—bring your aluminum
cans to the church recycling bins.
Please continue to support our recycling efforts and the parish community garden.
Summer
Lunch Program
We are 4 weeks into our program and
have already made and delivered almost
800 lunches! We've added a small
neighborhood in Palmetto to our route
and are blessing over 30 children just there
alone! We've had the help of over 70 different people so far!. Sign up sheets for
weeks 5 and 6 went out last weekend. If
there are still openings, please consider
volunteering to help. We'll put out the
sign up sheets for weeks 7 and 8 on July 2nd. We could still use donations
of individual bags of chips and juice boxes as well as financial support to
purchase the meat and cheese each week. We do not need anymore water
bottles. Thank you so much for your generosity and your prayers. As each of
us knows, we are blessed beyond measure, and my prayer is that each of us
will do just 1 thing or say just 1 prayer this summer for all children and families who go with less than we do! God Bless! Contact Lisa Lowther
at [email protected] with questions.
COMUNIDAD HISPANA
Retiro Transfiguracion de Adultos
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Reflexiones para la Homilía
El sábado, 9 de Julio se llevara a cabo el
Retiro Transfiguración para los adultos de
nuestra comunidad Hispana. Si desea participar o solicitar más información por favor
comuníquese con María de la Luz Rodríguez al 404-587-2438.
Cuando somos jóvenes todos tenemos sueños de hacer muchas cosas,
quizás de viajar a países lejanos. A veces nos molesta lo que vemos como
ataduras de familia, de restricciones económicas, de obligaciones familiares.
No nos sentimos libres para hacer aquello que deseamos; pero, ¿Qué es, en
realidad, la libertad? Según alguna interpretación adolescente, la libertad es
algo así como hacer lo que nos venga en gana. Luego se dicen cosas como:
la libertad acaba donde empieza el derecho del otro; esto es ciertamente
laudable, pero quizá no suficiente. Mas bien se podría decir: la verdadera
libertad empieza donde empieza el amor por otro y el derecho del otro, y
Peregrinaje del Padre Kevin
termina en el momento en que el capricho, el egoísmo, el todo vale, nos
convierten en marionetas. Ese parece ser el yugo del que habla Pablo; esos
Siga el peregrinaje del Padre Kevin en el
son los yugos también, de los que hable Jesús usando dice que dejemos a
Camino de Santiago siguiendo su blog al:
los muertos enterrar a los muertos.
www.padrewalking.blogspot.com
No parece el estilo de Jesús impedir a la gente que entierre a sus seres queridos; mas bien parece decir que a menudo las personas se atan a cosas que
Exposición del Santísimo—Primer jueves de cada ni siquiera tienen vida ni ofrecen futuro. Mas que referirse a los padres,
mes 9:30am-12:00 pm y de 6-9 pm en la capi- podríamos interpretar las palabras de Jesús como un dejar atrás todo lo que
nos ata y nos impide entregar nuestra vida a lo que de verdad vale la pena,
lla.
es decir, al servicio de Dios y de los demás. Pueden ser preocupaciones maRezo del Rosario—Jueves, 9:30 a.m. en la capilla teriales, presiones de los amigos o compañeros o incluso de la familia, hábitos de pereza o de adicción a los que ya nos hemos acostumbrado. Cualquier cosa que sea, si no somos capaces de desatarnos y seguir a Jesús, no
podemos decir verdaderamente que somos libres, aunque sintamos que de
HORARIO DE OFICINA
la noche a la mañana estamos haciendo lo que se nos pega la gana. Hay una
Lunes a Jueves 9:00am - 3:00pm.
gran diferencia entre hacer lo que en cada momento da la gana y ser libre.
Domingos: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Quien hace todo lo que se le ocurre parece mas bien sujeto a los caprichos
Teléfono: (770) 964-5804
del momento, a la tendencia de la hora, a casi lo que dicen los demás que es
la moda y hay que hacer; no hay nada mas lejano a una verdadera libertad.
BAUTIZOS: Si desea bautizar a su niño(a),
Quien sigue a Cristo entregando todo lo que es y tiene es verdaderamente
favor acérquese a la oficina para llenar el for- libre, porque esta creando vida.
mulario y regístrese en clases pre-bautismales.
Las clases se llevan a cabo el 2ºdomingo de
Para la Reflexión
cada mes a las 12:30pm. Los bautizos se cele- ¿Qué cosas me parece que me atan y no me dejan llevar a cabo mis sueños? ¿Se corresbran el 3er domingo de cada mes.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)
Help wipe out bullying and
aggression by being better
listeners and offering concrete
gestures of tolerance and patience, Pope Francis told a
group of top YouTubers from
around the world.
“The level of aggressiveness
in our world needs to be dialed down. (The world) needs
tenderness, meekness,
(people) listening and walking
together,” he told them and
others taking part in a world
congress sponsored by Scholas Occurrentes.
“Pride, arrogance—eradicate
them. Because pride and arrogance always have a bad ending,” he said May 29 at the
close of the three-day meeting at the Vatican.
The pope met privately—for an informal closed-door Q-and-A session—with a dozen young YouTubers, people
who create their own videos or vlogs, or video blogs, and share them on YouTube. The YouTube “celebrities”
who were invited to meet the pope have, when tallied together, about 25 million subscribers. They come from the
United Kingdom, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Australia, South Sudan/Egypt
and the United States.
The pope sat in on the closing portion of the world congress, which was dedicated to dialogue and social integration. He heard personal testimonies, including from a young woman who was born in Mexico, moved to Chicago
and was the victim of bullying for years.
Bullying “massacres” the mind
The pope called for an end to “aggression, bullying” when answering one of two questions from the audience.
“Bullying is an aggression that conceals profound cruelty, and the world is cruel” with wars representing “the
monuments of cruelty,” he said.
Recalling photographs he received from a nun picturing a child massacred in a civil war unfolding in Africa, Pope
Francis said bullying is the same kind of cruelty because it “massacres” the mind. In order to build a better world,
“we need to eradicate all forms of cruelty,” he said.
It is important to listen to others and ask questions—not argue right away—but inquire in order to truly understand the other person’s point of view and find points in common, he said.
Dialogue isn’t a soccer match or a debate because “in dialogue everyone wins, no one loses,” he said. “Even if I
think differently, don’t argue, but rather, persuade softly.”
It’s also important people feel like they belong, which can even include “a virtual belonging”—being part of something meaningful online, he said. “It’s urgent to offer some kind of belonging,” he told his audience.
The pope also urged participants to work harder at practicing the “language of gestures.”
“Sometimes we like to talk, talk,” he said, but “we risk paying lip service and this doesn’t work.”
Talking is not enough and sometimes what is needed is “a smile that gives hope, looking in someone’s eyes, gestures of approval, patience, tolerance.”
Of the many new initiatives Scholas organizers announced at the congress, one included an invitation for young
people to ask Pope Francis a question at www.askpopefrancis.com. Selected questions and replies will then be
published in a book in various languages and countries in the autumn.
Excerpt from the Georgia Bulletin Newspaper
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Prayer List…Teresa Catron, Mary Osborn, Marian Han-
sen, Doris Cooper, Michael, Frances James, Mary Whittaker, Imoter
Mngerem, Susan Lawton, Jenny Essien, Pat Moser, A.J. Garner, Modesto Samaniego, Carson Bird, Matthew Hukin, Ann Borchert, Ann
Cleary’s Family, Rosemary Harding, Elmer Hacker, Nancy Milani,
Vanessa McCarrey, Kathleen Rekau, Jon Danner, Denny Glowacki, Ed
Craig, Deryl Mitchell, Pat Wilmore, Genie Wilmore, Emily & Bob
Daniel, Hervey, Bill Adams, John Brennan, Art Garcia, Larry Owen,
Barry Easterwood, Christine Edwards, Jim & Rita Maharry, Bob Gaul,
Carol Balloni, Connie Metzger, Chris Cudd, Mary Lynn Ochlerts, Janet
Wilson, Glenn & Jackie Dennington, Lloyd Wilson, Sam W., Alfred
Crea, Pasquale Tosyali, Isaiah Hayward, Rose Dabney, Mariella &
Dominick Crea, Tom Nix, Bo & Loretta Chisholm, Our U.S. Military,
Herschel Coker, Sarah Snider, Lindsey Hartem, Van Brock, Chris
Brewer, Jo Ann Sowinski, Nicole & Cassie Semple, Spencer, Ciara,
Henry & Ligia Molano, Perle Peacock, Jamie & Jim Martin, Mary Jo
Shamas, Marty Yarbrough, Janet Cox, Jacob Rago, Sunni & Family,
Chris & Family, Hazelwood Family, Marcus D. Caldwell, Myia M Hamler, Smith families, Cheney Family, Janet & Jim L., Barb & Harry T.,
Lynn & Phil H., Clower Family, Anna & Henry, Chris B & Paul, Mary
Jo Dodson, Justine McGuire, Paul Messina, Irene Stapinski, Walter
Tuminowski, Fitzgerald Family, Angie & Carl Dellaquila, Angela &
Justino, Beck & Bufano Families, Stephanie, Dan, Luke, Baby, Michael
Spataro Jr., Joanna, John, Charlie, Jack, Lillian Bosco, Steve Massie,
Bryan Prado, Paula & Isabella, Dorothy Todd, Vince Eschbach, Joy
Cudsik, Mickey Todd, Mike Robson, Ruth Wells, Charles Bacigalupi,
Jr., Martin Kelley, Craig & Joey Crean, Dennis Alicea, King Cooper Jr.,
Darius, Nekisa & Sandra Cooper, Kaye Lawe, Harry & Robert Green.
All those needing prayer on our website, and all those listed on our parish prayer
list. In an effort to keep the published list to a manageable size, it is necessary to
erase it on a weekly basis. You may write the names of those in need of prayer on
the sheets provided, or call the office. If you know of, or are acquainted with, someone who is on the prayer list, show your love and concern by phoning them or sending them a card.
Liturgical
Ministries
The Knights
of Columbus
Will be
Sponsoring a
Charity Bass
Fishing
Tournament
For the Benefit of
Special Olympics
Saturday, July 2nd – To Be Held at
Highland
Marina on West Point Lake in LaGrange, GA
$7,000 in Cash Prizes
(based on 100 Boat Field)
(Prizes are Pro-Rated for less than
100 Boats)
BLAST OFF at Safe Light –
Flight Weighs-In at 3:00pm
Cost = $120.00 per boat
1st
For more information or registration forms, contact:
Roland Roger, Jr. at 770-328-0498
or
Phil Brodowski at 678-438-4455
Mass Intentions & Ministry Schedule
Monday, Jun 27 @ 7am
Mass Intention:
Saint Matthew
Parish Family
Tuesday, Jun 28 @ 9am
Mass Intention:
Saint Matthew
Parish Family
Wednesday, June 29 @ 7am
Mass Intention:
Saint Matthew
Parish Family
Thursday, June 30 @ 9am
Mass Intention:
Saint Matthew
Parish Family
Saturday, July 2 @ 5:00 pm
Mass Intention:
Tom McHugh
By Suzanne McHugh Weaver
Sunday, July 3 @ 8:30 am
Mass Intention:
Carlo Dellaquila
By Harry & Judy Kelley
Sunday, July 3 11:00 am
Mass Intention:
Saint Matthew
Parish Family
Sunday, July 3 @ 2:00 pm
Mass Intention:
Jose Nunez
By Marta de la Cruz
Phil Hanna
Frances James
Doris Cooper
John Cooper
Cameron McCune
Corinne McCune
Extraordinary
Ministers
Carol & Jim Balloni
Bill Bohach, J Derichsweiler
Cathy Prowell, Donna Groover
Donna & Dennis Norris
R Amsberry, C Craddock
Dwight & Laurie Hallock
Nancy Hamill, Carol Hixon
Bonnie Kaplan, F Weddington
Janet Smola, Shiela Carreon
Ministers of
Hospitality
Michelle Campbell, Diane Long
David Long, Bob Graham
Claudette Roberts, J Magrosky
B Amsberry, Ken Miller
Mike Smola, F Garcia
R Hendrickson, Cynthia Welsh
Altar Servers
Mary Katherine Garger
Abby & John Wheeler
Mimi & Nnamdi Osanu
Avery Fuller
Baden & Dawn Bond
Joel Courtoise
Lector
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Stewardship Reflection
1 Kgs 19: 16B, 19-21; Ps 16: 1-2, 5, 7-11; Gal 5: 1, 13-18; Lk 9: 51-62
The readings on this Thirteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time speak to the challenges, the possible sacrifices, and the attitudes needed to follow Christ as His disciple. Each of us through Baptism is called to be the Lord’s Disciple, and many of us intellectually understand that. However, making the commitment necessary to fulfill that
goal can be difficult in today’s world.
We find Elijah in the First Reading from First Kings. To putElijah’s situation in context he has been called by God and he, Elijah, has responded. Nevertheless, he is lonely and feels somewhat burdened by the tasks at hand. God announces that He will provide him relief by having
him recruit a companion and a successor to his ministry. God says, “You shall anoint Elisha, son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah, as prophet to
succeed you.”
Elijah discovers Elisha plowing with “twelve yoke of oxen.” Clearly Elisha was a man of means; any farmer who could afford twelve oxen to
assist him with his work was well off indeed. Elisha responds to the call by saying, “…let me kiss my father and mother goodbye and I will follow you.” He does not reject the invitation, but he places some qualifications on it. God invites us to take up His Cross, to take up our own
crosses, and follow him. It is natural for us to inwardly think to ourselves that we will as soon as we are ready, as soon as we have accomplished
other things. When Jesus called His Apostles, they literally gave everything up and followed Him. We may not have to make that heavy a sacrifice, but we do have to be prepared to change and to adjust to being a disciple.
In St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians, our Second Reading, Paul again addresses the whole issue of Jewish Law. It is a common theme in Paul’s
letters, and it is complicated for most of us, who have no Jewish tradition, to understand Paul’s continued mention and evaluation of it. However, it might be simplified in this way. The Jewish Law was exterior — that is, it was a standard of living that required the person following it to
act in a particular way in terms of what people saw and perceived.
As Paul is converted to following Jesus Christ, Paul realizes that following the Lord is perhaps more of an internal experience and activity than
an external one. Paul’s basic point is that we must internalize the Lord; we must make His presence and His teachings a part of our very being
internally. The external actions, as exemplified by the Law, are secondary, if not completely non factors. Paul realized that salvation is not found
by fulfilling the external commitment to the Law, but by becoming committed to the internal action of belief and faith and service and love.
Stewardship requires action, but prior to acts of stewardship, one must be converted in both mind and heart, and that is internal. Our Gospel
Reading from Luke finds Jesus in a Samaritan village. That in itself is unique and unusual. We have commented in the past about the conflicts
between the Samaritans and the Jews, and Jesus and His followers were indeed Jews. They might expect no hospitality from the Samaritans.
What Jesus says and does very well reflects the lesson provided in the First Reading about Elijah and Elisha. The Lord’s final comment after
people indicate to Him that they will follow Him, but they have to take care of some earthly matters first, is “No one who sets a hand to the
plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.” Jesus grew up in an agrarian society. This reading may have meant more
to people 100 years ago than it does now as our own society was largely agricultural then.
There are two conclusions to be drawn from Jesus’ statement about plowing and the Kingdom of God: first, the focus has to be forward always,
never backwards; second, whoever is guiding the animals (or even the tractor today) must have a firm and consistent grip on the reins or the
steering wheel. For us to be disciples and for us to be successful servants of God, like the plower, we must look forward to Christ and to eternity; then we must be committed and seek the strength to follow through with the commitment and the stewardship it requires to accomplish
our goal. From THECATHOLICSTEWARD.COM
First Reading - 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21
1. What was Elisha doing when he was called? Can you think of other bible stories where God called people from their jobs? Does God call you
to make changes in your everyday life? Do you ask him to let you go back home?
2. Which does God call to be prophets, the highly educated or the socially elite? What are God’s prerequisites for prophets? What would your
issues be if you were called as a prophet today?
Second Reading - Galatians 5:1, 13-18
1. “For you were called for freedom.” What is the source of this freedom? Are you working on accepting yours? Is “going out of yourself” a
freeing experience? What about the act of loving your neighbor?
2. “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” St. Paul says. Do you love your neighbor? Do you have actual love for yourself? Do you ever find
yourself “biting and devouring” yourself and others? Do you think you are ever guided by the Spirit?
Gospel - Luke 9:51-62
1. “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” How can you be like Jesus and still live
comfortably? Are material things very important to you? Somewhat important? What is it that you think Jesus wants from you in this regard?
2. Was Jesus homeless? What does Pope Francis name below as Jesus’ house? In their total giving, the Pope mentions that both God the Father
and Jesus step outside themselves. How does “coming out of ourselves” relate to “loving our neighbor” from the Second Reading?
Jesus lived the daily realities of most ordinary people: … He cried in front of the suffering of Martha and Mary on the death of their brother
Lazarus; he called a tax collector to be his disciple and also suffered the betrayal of a friend. In Christ, God has given us the assurance that he is
with us, in our midst. “Foxes,” Jesus said, “have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest His head” (Mt
8:20). Jesus did not have a home because his house is the people—that is, us; his mission is to open all God’s doors, to be the loving presence of
God. … He gives himself totally.
What does this mean for us? … following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves—to reach out to others, ... to go to the outskirts of
existence. …
Remember well: stepping outside of ourselves, like Jesus, like God has stepped outside of himself in Jesus and Jesus stepped outside of himself
for all of us.
Pope Francis, “Step Outside Yourself and Bring Faith to Others,”
General Audience 3/ 27/2013
Anne Osdieck - liturgy.slu.edu
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