T THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST 71 Murray Avenue, Goshen, New York 10924 (845) 294-5328 - www.sjegoshen.org Each year, every parish is expected to host a speaker on behalf of the annual Missionary Cooperative Appeal. To that end, next weekend we will welcome Sr. Margaret Rogers, SHCJ; Sr. Margaret is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and served for more than two decades in Nigeria. The collection itself will be taken the follow- ing weekend, July 14/15. (Please note that there is not an envelope in your packets; we’ll have some loose ones available next weekend.) + + + Last year, we invited our graduating high school seniors for a special baccalaureate blessing at Sunday Mass the weekend of the Goshen High School graduation. While it was well received, the timing probably could have been better. To that end, we’d like to invite all of our recent high school graduates – Burke Catholic, GHS, or anywhere else – to the 5:00pm Mass on Saturday, August 11, with a BBQ to follow. Please email or call the parish office to let us know you’re coming. + + + We received notice this week that “Slide the City” will be returning to Goshen on Saturday, August 4. This year, the slide is moving a block east to Erie Street, which will be closed to vehicular traffic from late Friday evening through early Sunday morning. Obviously, this will impact those trying to get to the church for the Saturday even- ing Masses on August 4, so please plan accordingly. + + + In last week’s bulletin, we began to examine some of the questions surrounding the intense debate around immi- gration policy and legislation. I’m writing about it because it’s come up quite a few times in conversation recently with parishioners and others, no doubt precipitated by news of the protocol of separating minors from their par- ents. My one and only goal is to articulate what I believe are all the factors each person should take into considera- tion in making a prudent and reasoned judgment on the issue. Given recent developments, this whole exercise may be a moot point, but such are the vagaries of a once-a-week bulletin – and this requires more than one week’s worth of space. Here are the first two factors as expressed last week: The right of a government to control and secure its borders, and the responsibilities attendant upon that right; The Catholic Church’s teachings on the role and responsibility of government, and their practical application, especially in this situation. By way of background, I am going to quote extensively from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I had considered extracting bits and pieces, but that would do neither the issue nor the Catechism justice. Space does not permit me to include the footnotes, so I would encourage you to reference either a hard copy of the Catechism or access it online. It should be noted that the Catechism makes liberal use of italics; therefore, where italics appear below, they are as in the original. Continued on page 5. THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JULY 1, 2018
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TTHE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST 71 Murray Avenue, Goshen, New York 10924
(845) 294-5328 - www.sjegoshen.org
Each year, every parish is expected to host a speaker on behalf of the annual Missionary Cooperative Appeal. To that end, next weekend we will welcome Sr. Margaret Rogers, SHCJ; Sr. Margaret is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and served for more than two decades in Nigeria. The collection itself will be taken the follow-ing weekend, July 14/15. (Please note that there is not an envelope in your packets; we’ll have some loose ones available next weekend.)
+ + + Last year, we invited our graduating high school seniors for a special baccalaureate blessing at Sunday Mass the weekend of the Goshen High School graduation. While it was well received, the timing probably could have been better. To that end, we’d like to invite all of our recent high school graduates – Burke Catholic, GHS, or anywhere else – to the 5:00pm Mass on Saturday, August 11, with a BBQ to follow. Please email or call the parish office to let us know you’re coming.
+ + + We received notice this week that “Slide the City” will be returning to Goshen on Saturday, August 4. This year, the slide is moving a block east to Erie Street, which will be closed to vehicular traffic from late Friday evening through early Sunday morning. Obviously, this will impact those trying to get to the church for the Saturday even-ing Masses on August 4, so please plan accordingly.
+ + + In last week’s bulletin, we began to examine some of the questions surrounding the intense debate around immi-gration policy and legislation. I’m writing about it because it’s come up quite a few times in conversation recently with parishioners and others, no doubt precipitated by news of the protocol of separating minors from their par-ents. My one and only goal is to articulate what I believe are all the factors each person should take into considera-tion in making a prudent and reasoned judgment on the issue. Given recent developments, this whole exercise may be a moot point, but such are the vagaries of a once-a-week bulletin – and this requires more than one week’s worth of space. Here are the first two factors as expressed last week: �� The right of a government to control and secure its borders, and the responsibilities attendant upon that right; �� The Catholic Church’s teachings on the role and responsibility of government, and their practical application,
especially in this situation. By way of background, I am going to quote extensively from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I had considered extracting bits and pieces, but that would do neither the issue nor the Catechism justice. Space does not permit me to include the footnotes, so I would encourage you to reference either a hard copy of the Catechism or access it online. It should be noted that the Catechism makes liberal use of italics; therefore, where italics appear below, they are as in the original.
Continued on page 5.
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JULY 1, 2018
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Church of St. John the Evangelist 71 Murray Avenue Goshen, NY 10924
The Eucharist is celebrated on weekdays in the chapel: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30am
Wednesday at 5:15pm, followed by adoration until 9:00pm
Saturday at 8:00am
Sacrament of Penance (Confession) Saturday, 4:00 - 4:45pm
Thursday before the first Friday, 4:00 - 4:30pm
Sacrament of Baptism The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the first and second Sundays of the month at 1:30pm. Couples who are awaiting the birth of a child are invited to contact the par-ish office to schedule an appointment with one of the priests.
Sacrament of the Sick
The sacrament of the sick is available to anyone who is acutely or chronically ill, or suffering the effects of age. Please speak with one of the priests.
Fr. George Hafemann Fr. Anthony Giacona
Fr. Joseph Komonchak Fr. Anthony Amponsah Deacon James Faulkner
Deacon William Castellane
St. John School Pre-K through Grade 8
Mr. Dustyn Cormier, Principal (845) 294-6434
www.saintjohngoshen.org
St. John’s Religious Education Program K through Grade 8
Mrs. Cathy Fife, Coordinator (845) 294-6847
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SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018
REGULAR COLLECTION $ 9,389
Thank you for your continued generosity!
In your prayers, please remember Anna Marie Johnson
all the souls in Purgatory.
Please remember to pray daily for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Schedules for the Week of July 7/8
Extraordinary Ministers Lectors
5:00 p.m. C. Quinn F. Warren 6:30 p.m. C. Camilo 8:00 a.m. J. Morena E. Dorian 10:00 a.m. D. Missalidis M. Loomis 12:00 p.m. B. Kuehner G. Whelan 5:00 p.m. B. Thompson J. Navilio
Please join us in adoration Wednesday evening from 6:00-9:00p.m. Please come and spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament.
On Thursday, July 5 in McCaffrey Hall, doors open at 5:45pm and
games start at 6:45pm. Team #3
We offer our prayers and best wishes to Cosmin Negru and JoAnna Barone,
who will be married at St. John’s on Saturday, July 14, 2018.
HEARTS FOR KIDS! Please be a part of our Vacation Bible Camp “Jesus Saves Us” Shipwreck Adventure by taking a heart from the tree in the back of the church and donating the item to support camp activities. Return all items to the back of the church on or before June 30th!
Please come and pray the Rosary every Sunday at 7:30am before the 8:00am Mass.
RECTORY MEETING ROOM
Mon, July 2 Heart of Mary 7:30pm
THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2018
IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.
There is no adoration that evening.
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This Friday, July 6, 2018 is First Friday. Confessions will be heard on Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 4:00 to 4:30pm. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin after the 6:30am Mass and continue until Saturday morning at 7:45am. Please remember that the Blessed Sacrament
should never be left unattended. Please call Jo and Vin DeLuca at 469-4585 for more information.
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In your prayers please remember Tiffany Adams, Dorothy Burns, Harriet Cifuni, Frances Cifuni,
James Cully, Carol Crisman, Jo DeLuca, Daniel P. Daly, Jr., Marcia Eisenring,
Evelyn Glynn, Sandy Greene, Christine Katz, Eric Katz, Anne Kuznetsky,
Sydney Lundgren, Kim Martin, James McArdle, Paul Messina, Lisa Missalidis, Mary O’Brien,
Michelle O’Neill, Julia Parsons, John S. Patane, Sr., Shawn Peck, Jennifer Mary Purcell, Margaret Savage, Lauren Velez, Dave Wreski, Renate Zottmann and all those in need, that they may recover through the healing
power of Our Lord.
BULLETIN SICK LIST
* PLEASE NOTE * We will place names in the list for a period of six (6) weeks. If you wish the name repeated you must submit a new form. Requests will be accepted only from the sick person or an immediate family member; please include the relationship with said person. Detach and return:
I would like my name entered in the Bulletin Sick List and give my permission.
NAME (print)__________________________________
DATE: ______________
__________________________________________
SIGNATURE & RELATIONSHIP
“Jesus Saves Us” Shipwreck adventure Vacation Bible Camp will be Monday, July 16-Friday, July 20. Blue registration forms are located in the back of the church. If you would like to volunteer, please call or e m a i l D e b b y S h e e h a n ( 8 0 0 - 7 4 4 6 ; [email protected]).
EAT FRESH, EAT LOCAL...BECOME A MEMBER OF COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE! The Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt, NY are offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) memberships at the farm they sponsor in Goshen, NY. Members enjoy vegetables from Harmony Farm over a 22 week season. Detailed information about the CSA and the fees associated can be found at www.harmonyfarmny.com or Call Sr. Ellenrita at 347-538-7759.
Heavenly Father,
Surround those who are graduating with your grace.
Bless them with hope so that they move
into the future with eager and open hearts.
Help them to put the knowledge, skills, and insights gained through their education to use for the good of all humankind.
Inspire them to believe in the goodness of life even when faced with challenges and difficulties.
As they commence with their lives, may they grow ever more grateful and wise.
All of this we ask in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
PRAYER FOR GRADUATES
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1897 “Human society can be neither well-ordered nor prosperous unless it has some people invested with legiti-mate authority to preserve its institutions and to devote themselves as far as is necessary to work and care for the good of all.” By “authority” one means the quality by virtue of which persons or institutions make laws and give orders to men and expect obedience from them. 1898 Every human community needs an authority to govern it. The foundation of such authority lies in human nature. It is necessary for the unity of the state. Its role is to ensure as far as possible the common good of the so-ciety. 1899 The authority required by the moral order derives from God: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. There-fore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.” 1900 The duty of obedience requires all to give due honor to authority and to treat those who are charged to exer-cise it with respect, and, insofar as it is deserved, with gratitude and good-will. Pope St. Clement of Rome provides the Church's most ancient prayer for political authorities: “Grant to them, Lord, health, peace, concord, and stability, so that they may exercise without offense the sovereignty that you have given them. Master, heavenly King of the ages, you give glory, honor, and power over the things of earth to the sons of men. Direct, Lord, their counsel, following what is pleasing and acceptable in your sight, so that by exer-cising with devotion and in peace and gentleness the power that you have given to them, they may find favor with you.” 1901 If authority belongs to the order established by God, “the choice of the political regime and the appointment of rulers are left to the free decision of the citizens.”
The diversity of political regimes is morally acceptable, provided they serve the legitimate good of the communi-ties that adopt them. Regimes whose nature is contrary to the natural law, to the public order, and to the funda-mental rights of persons cannot achieve the common good of the nations on which they have been imposed. 1902 Authority does not derive its moral legitimacy from itself. It must not behave in a despotic manner, but must act for the common good as a “moral force based on freedom and a sense of responsibility”:
A human law has the character of law to the extent that it accords with right reason, and thus derives from the eternal law. Insofar as it falls short of right reason it is said to be an unjust law, and thus has not so much the nature of law as of a kind of violence. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
1903 Authority is exercised legitimately only when it seeks the common good of the group concerned and if it em-ploys morally licit means to attain it. If rulers were to enact unjust laws or take measures contrary to the moral or-der, such arrangements would not be binding in conscience. In such a case, “authority breaks down completely and results in shameful abuse.” 1904 “It is preferable that each power be balanced by other powers and by other spheres of responsibility which keep it within proper bounds. This is the principle of the 'rule of law,' in which the law is sovereign and not the arbitrary will of men.”
Continued on page 6.
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1905 In keeping with the social nature of man, the good of each individual is necessarily related to the common good, which in turn can be defined only in reference to the human person:
Do not live entirely isolated, having retreated into yourselves, as if you were already justified, but gather instead to seek the common good together.
1906 By common good is to be understood “the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.”” The common good concerns the life of all. It calls for prudence from each, and even more from those who exercise the office of authority. It con-sists of three essential elements: 1907 First, the common good presupposes respect for the person as such. In the name of the common good, public authorities are bound to respect the fundamental and inalienable rights of the human person. Society should per-mit each of its members to fulfill his vocation. In particular, the common good resides in the conditions for the exercise of the natural freedoms indispensable for the development of the human vocation, such as “the right to act according to a sound norm of conscience and to safeguard . . . privacy, and rightful freedom also in matters of religion.” 1908 Second, the common good requires the social well-being and development of the group itself. Development is the epitome of all social duties. Certainly, it is the proper function of authority to arbitrate, in the name of the com-mon good, between various particular interests; but it should make accessible to each what is needed to lead a truly human life: food, clothing, health, work, education and culture, suitable information, the right to establish a family, and so on. 1909 Finally, the common good requires peace, that is, the stability and security of a just order. It presupposes that authority should ensure by morally acceptable means the security of society and its members. It is the basis of the right to legitimate personal and collective defense. 1910 Each human community possesses a common good which permits it to be recognized as such; it is in the political community that its most complete realization is found. It is the role of the state to defend and promote the common good of civil society, its citizens, and intermediate bodies. 1911 Human interdependence is increasing and gradually spreading throughout the world. The unity of the human family, embracing people who enjoy equal natural dignity, implies a universal common good. This good calls for an or-ganization of the community of nations able to “provide for the different needs of men; this will involve the sphere of social life to which belong questions of food, hygiene, education, . . . and certain situations arising here and there, as for example . . . alleviating the miseries of refugees dispersed throughout the world, and assisting mi-grants and their families.” 1912 The common good is always oriented towards the progress of persons: “The order of things must be subor-dinate to the order of persons, and not the other way around.” This order is founded on truth, built up in justice, and animated by love. To be continued. Faithfully your priest, Fr. George Hafemann
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