We, the people of Saint Vincent DePaul Parish in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, are committed to following Jesus Christ, Evangelizer of the poor. We do this through: ♦ Eucharistic centered worship and continued spiritual formation. ♦ Service to the poor and oppressed. ♦ Preaching the Gospel by word and action in an ecumenical spirit. Parish Office 1408 South 10th Street St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone♦ 314-231-9328 Fax ♦ 314-621-2232 Email ♦ [email protected]Website ♦ http://www.stvstl.org Let’s Start 314-241-2324 Father Ed Murphy, CM ♦ Pastor Father Tom McKenna, CM ♦ In Residence Father James G. Ward, CM ♦ In residence Sister Regina Siegfried ♦ Senior Sister in Service Sister Sheila Brennan, OP ♦ Administrative Assistant Jacqueline Cooperwood ♦ Janitorial George Dennis ♦ Maintenance Karen Hanks ♦ Bulletin Editor Bill Heitman ♦ Janitorial Linda Mertz ♦ PSR Coordinator Elisabeth Morales ♦ Parish Receptionist Pat Poehling ♦ Outreach Ministry Michael Tackaberry ♦ Bookkeeping Jim Votino ♦ Kitchen Manager Dennis Wells ♦ Associate/Director of Music Toni Wood ♦ Saturday Receptionist Organizations/ Activities Bob Bischoff ♦ Finance Council Jean Caton ♦ Liturgy Committee Linda McCrackin ♦ Parish Council Barb Zawier ♦ Development Committee SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 26, 2015 “More Than They Could Eat” (By Regina Siegfried, ASC) The prophet Elisha makes his appearance today in our summer full of prophets. His multiplication of twelve barley loaves is a direct connection to the multiplication of the loaves and fish in the gospel, even to the detail of "some left over." When the same gospel story is included by all four evangelists, we need to pay attention. In Jesus: A Pilgrimage James Martin, SJ, indicates some reasons why “all four Gospels include the story—other than its miraculous character. Readers would draw parallels to the church’s Eucharistic meals.” So we have a miraculous story of God’s abundance and a narrative of the foreshadowing of our Eucharistic celebrations as a worshipping community. Scripture scholars call chapter 6 of John “The Bread of Life” discourse. Today and the next five Sundays feature passages from John 6. Always highly symbolic and deeply theological, the writer of John packs this passage with references to mountains, the Passover, and bread to develop his Eucharistic theology. The Bread of Life, symbolized in providing the crowd with “more than they could eat,” is Jesus himself, free gift of God. God’s abundance includes Jesus, human and hungry like all of humanity. The careful details recorded in the Gospel selection help us understand Jesus' reinterpretation of bread as the foreshadowing of the Passover when he gave us the Eucharist. No one went hungry; the leftovers filled twelve baskets, another symbol of God's care for those in need. Today it is our privilege to make sure that the goods of the earth have a more equal distribution than they have. We are the ones who carry the baskets to our brothers and sisters and provide signs of God's loving generosity for those who sit at our tables. A fair distribution of the goods of the earth is more justice than charity. Perhaps our meals program and the lunch window are ways of sharing what we have with those who need a sign of God's abundance. It seems more than mere coincidence that these accounts of feeding the hungry fall during the week when it's the parish's turn to do meals. Rather than being in the crowd who benefits from the multiplication of loaves and fish, we are the ones who have the privilege to distribute God's gracious abundance. Ponder: ♦ Where do I find the prophets serving those who need God's tender care? ♦ How can we as a parish continue to carry the baskets of our abundance to God's people? Do: ♦ It's our turn for meals Friday. Show up. ♦ Read chapter 15 in Jesus for an exegesis of the loaves and fish story.
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We, the people of Saint Vincent DePaul Parish in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, are committed to following Jesus Christ, Evangelizer of the poor. We do this through:
♦ Eucharistic centered worship and continued spiritual formation. ♦ Service to the poor and oppressed. ♦ Preaching the Gospel by word and action in an ecumenical spirit.
Parish Office
1408 South 10th Street St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone♦ 314-231-9328
Father Ed Murphy, CM ♦ Pastor Father Tom McKenna, CM ♦ In Residence Father James G. Ward, CM ♦ In residence Sister Regina Siegfried ♦ Senior Sister in Service Sister Sheila Brennan, OP ♦ Administrative Assistant Jacqueline Cooperwood ♦ Janitorial George Dennis ♦ Maintenance Karen Hanks ♦ Bulletin Editor Bill Heitman
♦ Janitorial Linda Mertz ♦ PSR Coordinator Elisabeth Morales ♦ Parish Receptionist Pat Poehling ♦ Outreach Ministry Michael Tackaberry ♦ Bookkeeping Jim Votino ♦ Kitchen Manager Dennis Wells ♦ Associate/Director of Music Toni Wood ♦ Saturday Receptionist
Organizations/ Activities
Bob Bischoff ♦ Finance Council
Jean Caton ♦ Liturgy Committee Linda McCrackin ♦ Parish Council Barb Zawier
♦ Development Committee
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 26, 2015
“More Than They Could Eat” (By Regina Siegfried, ASC)
The prophet Elisha makes his appearance today in our summer full of
prophets. His multiplication of twelve barley loaves is a direct connection to the multiplication of the loaves and fish in the gospel, even to the detail of "some left over." When the same gospel story is included by all four evangelists, we need to pay attention. In Jesus: A Pilgrimage James Martin, SJ, indicates some reasons why “all four Gospels include the story—other than its miraculous character. Readers would draw parallels to the church’s Eucharistic meals.” So we have a miraculous story of God’s abundance and a narrative of the foreshadowing of our Eucharistic celebrations as a worshipping community.
Scripture scholars call chapter 6 of John “The Bread of Life” discourse. Today and the next five Sundays feature passages from John 6. Always highly symbolic and deeply theological, the writer of John packs this passage with references to mountains, the Passover, and bread to develop his Eucharistic theology. The Bread of Life, symbolized in providing the crowd with “more than they could eat,” is Jesus himself, free gift of God. God’s abundance includes Jesus, human and hungry like all of humanity. The careful details recorded in the Gospel selection help us understand Jesus' reinterpretation of bread as the foreshadowing of the Passover when he gave us the Eucharist.
No one went hungry; the leftovers filled twelve baskets, another symbol of God's care for those in need. Today it is our privilege to make sure that the goods of the earth have a more equal distribution than they have. We are the ones who carry the baskets to our brothers and sisters and provide signs of God's loving generosity for those who sit at our tables. A fair distribution of the goods of the earth is more justice than charity. Perhaps our meals program and the lunch window are ways of sharing what we have with those who need a sign of God's abundance. It seems more than mere coincidence that these accounts of feeding the hungry fall during the week when it's the parish's turn to do meals. Rather than being in the crowd who benefits from the multiplication of loaves and fish, we are the ones who have the privilege to distribute God's gracious abundance.
Ponder: ♦ Where do I find the prophets serving those who need God's tender care? ♦ How can we as a parish continue to carry the baskets of our abundance to
God's people? Do: ♦ It's our turn for meals Friday. Show up. ♦ Read chapter 15 in Jesus for an exegesis of the loaves and fish story.
Sacraments & Masses
4:30 pm Saturday
9:00 am Sunday
11:00 am Sunday
12:05 pm Monday-Friday
6:30 pm Holy Days
Miraculous Medal
Devotion After
Monday Mass
Reconciliation 3:45 - 4:15 pm Saturday or by appointment
Other Sacraments by appointment
Parish Office Hours
Monday—Friday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
To register in the parish, contact the Parish Office at
314-231-9328
Bulletin Deadline
Monday at Noon
You can submit requests to the parish office or email:
4:30p Catholic School Teachers Sunday, July 26th 9:00a People of Our Parish 11:00a Single Mothers Monday, July 27th
12:05p Theresa Wilson Kaver Tuesday, July 28th 12:05p Ron Elking Wednesday, July 29th 12:05p Larry Etzkorn Thursday, July 30th
12:05p Maureen Curran Friday, July 31st
12:05p Sue Gerloff Saturday, August 1st
4:30p Vincentian Missions Sunday, August 2nd 9:00a Ladies of Charity 11:00a Richard Roche
FOR THE FOLLOWING, PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE AT 314-231-9328, [email protected]
BAPTISMS: For preparation and scheduling of infant baptisms, contact the office two months prior to desired baptismal date. PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION: To enroll, contact Linda Mertz. ST. FRANCES CABRINI ACADEMY: Our parish elementary school is St. Frances Cabrini Academy, located at 3022 Oregon Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118. For more information contact the school at (314)776-0883 or visit the website at www.cabriniacademy.org. P R E P A R A T I O N F O R F I R S T COMMUNION AND RECONCILIATION: Contact Linda Mertz. THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA): If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or joining the Catholic Church, contact Sister Regina. S AC R AM E NT O F M AT RIM O NY : Arc hd ioc es an gu ide l i nes r equ i r e engaged couples to contact a priest at least six months before the wedding takes place. Contact Kerry Lyman to schedule a meeting with Father Ed Murphy. MEMBERSHIP: To become a member of St. Vincent’s Parish contact the office. MEALS AND LUNCH WINDOW: Meals are served in the Parish Hall from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. from the 22nd of every month through the first day of the following month. Volunteers arrive at 4:30 p.m. to set up. Lunches are served Monday through Saturday from 11am–1pm. Volunteers arrive at 10:30am. To help, contact Jim Votino. FOOD PANTRY: The food pantry operates Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9a–2p and the third Saturday of each month 9:30a-noon. To volunteer, contact the office. OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We welcome participation on parish committees and organizations, in the music ministry, in liturgy ministries, and with fundraisers. To volunteer, contact the office 231-9328 or [email protected]
27, 34-37 Psalm 81:3-6, 10-11 Matthew 13:54-58 Saturday: Leviticus 25:1, 8-17 Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 7-8 Matthew 14:1-12 Next Sunday:Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Psalm 78:3-4, 23-25, 54 Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6:24-35
Please call the office for your request for Mass intentions at 3 1 4 - 2 3 1 - 9 3 2 8 o r e m a i l : [email protected]
Together We Pray for:Together We Pray for:Together We Pray for:Together We Pray for:
those who are in need of special prayer, especially those serving in those who are in need of special prayer, especially those serving in those who are in need of special prayer, especially those serving in those who are in need of special prayer, especially those serving in the armed forces:the armed forces:the armed forces:the armed forces:
those celebrating birthdays this week:those celebrating birthdays this week:those celebrating birthdays this week:those celebrating birthdays this week:
all those who allow us to serve them at the clothing window, Let’s all those who allow us to serve them at the clothing window, Let’s all those who allow us to serve them at the clothing window, Let’s all those who allow us to serve them at the clothing window, Let’s
Start, meals, and the sandwich window.Start, meals, and the sandwich window.Start, meals, and the sandwich window.Start, meals, and the sandwich window.
those who are sick & their CAREGIVERS:those who are sick & their CAREGIVERS:those who are sick & their CAREGIVERS:those who are sick & their CAREGIVERS:
“Lord, give us eyes and a heart directed toward the poor.”
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Judy Sieckhaus Bob Sieckhaus LECTOR Suzann Barry Bob Gerth
AMBASSADOR Wanda Sidwell Angie Thompson CANTOR
Emilie Grimi
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Sister Sandy Schwartz Steve Frei Jim Fuehne Mary Leimkuehler Richard Pinter LECTOR James Lewis Jr. Ora Wooldridge
AMBASSADOR Mary Ann Gerbin Joan Metro CANTOR
Amy Mueller
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Tish Hanewinkel LECTOR Chris Hanewinkel Laura Stobbs
4:30p - Table of Plenty (BB#310) - Mass of Creation (BB #881-884) - Taste and See (BB #814) GC #565) 9:00a - Table of Plenty (BB#310) - Mass of Creation (BB #881-884) - Bread to Share (song sheet) - Canticle of the Sun (BB #424/ GC #496) 11:00a - Table of Plenty (BB#310) - Mass of Creation (BB #881-884) - Bread to Share (song sheet) - Canticle of the Sun (BB #424/ GC #496)
31 Christine Brizidine 31 John Hunt 31 Chase Zancanata AUGUST 1 Bob Bischoff 1 Chloe Klevorn 1 William Pudlowski 2 Amanda Crawford 2 Alice Todt 2 Nancy Volpe
CORRECTION: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Marquise Nelson who was the great nephew (not great grandson) of Ora Wooldridge.
Julianne Zurfluh Alford Rosmarie Augustin Mike Bell Margie Beninger Larry Boyd Bob Bujnak, Jr. Bob Bujnak, Sr. Jerry Burke John Burkhart Walt Cerski Donnie Coates Doug Conley Marcella Cobb Audrey Dangos Mary Deeker Stephanie Dempsey Donna Ethan Lee Fuehne Gabriele S. Lorraine Gerke Carol Greer Hailey Gene Hernandez Laurie Liz Hicks Paul James Charlotte Jernigan Nancy Kaminski Linda LaHue Dave Larson Debbie Lowry Tim Lowry Linda McCrackin
Tommy Meissner Patty Mitchell Delores Morfia Mike Muran Mary S. Murphy Mike Murphy Tyler Nash Kim Norton Ansley Odum Ron (Kelly) Ralston Morris Rideout Marvin Roberts Rosetta Karen Rothery Earleen Ryan Bob Sinak Dorothy Smith Bob Soaib
Special Person Greg Stark Cathy Staten Duane Stevenson Tara Sullivan Jan Swederska Ellyn Theobald Barb Thomas Chris Thomas Bob Thompson Marie Venezia Larry Volk Ray Volk Joe Waeltermann Clara White Larry Zeide
AT ST. VINCENT’SAT ST. VINCENT’SAT ST. VINCENT’SAT ST. VINCENT’S
SCHOOL SUPPLIES will be needed before we know it. We will be hosting a school supply drive here at St. Vincent’s. These supplies will benefit students who c ome fo r mea ls he re a t St. Vincent’s, the children whose families participate in Let’s Start, the students at the Lift for Life Academy in our neighborhood, our parish school, St. Frances Cabrini and Blessed Teresa in Ferguson who serve the homeless children in the Ferguson/Florissant school districts. We will be collecting these items the weekends of July 19th, July 26th and August 2nd. There will be bins in the back of church for your donations. Thank you for whatever you can do. Backpacks, crayons, pencils, pens (black and red), wide ruled loose leaf paper, notebooks, and glue are some suggested items.
The Food Pantry is in need of: ♦ Canned Fruit ♦ Peas ♦ Pork n Beans ♦ Toilet Tissue Thank you for whatever you can donate.
THANK YOU to all those who serve coffee, doughnuts and sandwiches on Sunday mornings. Thank you to the Poehlings who pick up the doughnuts. Thank you to the little elves who move the tables and chairs.
Sunday, July 26th
5:00p Meals Monday, July 27th
5:00p Meals Tuesday, July 28th 9:00a Food Pantry 12:00p Clothing Window 5:00p Meals 6:30p Let’s Start Wednesday, July 29th 5:00p Meals Thursday, July 30th
9:00a Food Pantry 5:00p Meals 6:30p Women’s Prayer Group Friday, July 31st 5:00p Meals-St. Vincent’s 6:00p Rummage Set-up Saturday, August 1st
9:00a Rummage Sale 5:00p Meals
WHAT DID POPE FRANCIS SAY?
“When everything falls apart, only one thing sustains our hope: God loves us, He loves everyone!
New Members Needed Do you know anyone interested in joining the Catholic faith? Are you that person? The process and classes for The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) at St. Vincent’s will begin in September. It’s not too early to inquire or to sign up. Contact the parish office (314-231-9328) or
Sister Regina Siegfried, ASC ( r e g i n a s i e g f r i e d @ c h a r t e r . n e t ; 314-771-5410) for more information.
There are now two faith sharing groups that are meeting at St. Vincent’s once a month. This is open to all members of St. Vincent’s. The men’s group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month. The women’s group meets on the last Thursday of the month. You do not have to commit to attending every month. No need to reserve a place, just come join us when you can. Enter through the doors on the parking lot. If you need a ride, call a friend. If you have questions contact : Catherine Determan at 314-276-4466 or Mike Burton at 314-503-0837 The WOMEN will be meeting this week on Thursday, July 30th around 6:30p.
Spiritual Direction Available
Individual Spiritual Direction is available upon request from Sister Sharon Groetsch, Daughter of Charity. There is no fee for Spiritual Direction but anyone who wishes to do so may make a free will offering which will be donated to the parish. Spiritual Direction encourages a person to explore more deeply his or her experience of daily life and of prayer in order to deepen one’s personal relationship with God and to discern the way in which God is calling the person to respond more deeply to God’s presence in life. The conversation takes place with a spiritual director who is trained to listen and to help the person to notice God’s action and to pay attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, in order to grow in intimacy with God and to live out the consequences of the relationship in everyday life. An appointment with Sister Sharon is best made by e-mail at [email protected] She will respond by e-mail or by phone if you will leave your name and phone number and she will call you as soon as feasible. Sister Sharon will be at the parish on a part time basis. Appointments will be available
most weeks on Monday through
Thursday between 10am and 3pm. They
normally last no longer than 45 minutes.
The meetings will take place at the
parish office in an available private room
and always in the context of
confidentiality.
How to Donate Books to the Library
You may have some books that you think would be appropriate for the Father Bill Library. Here’s how to donate them: Want to donate books to the collection? If you have books you would like to donate, please contact Jackie Hittner: [email protected] to find out whether they would be appropriate additions to the parish collection. Please do not bring your books to church without contacting Jackie first! If you have any questions about the library, Jackie knows the answers, so ask her.
Cabrini is Enrolling until August 5th! St. Frances Cabrini wants to re-connect with its Alumni base. If you or someone you know attended St. Frances Cabrini since 2003, St. Pius V Elementary or Notre Dame Elementary prior to 2003 please let us know.
Please call us at 314-776-0883, e-mail us at [email protected] or find us on Facebook at St. Frances Cabrini Academy and Twitter @Cabriniacademy. We look forward to hearing from you and can’t wait to start our Alumni programs. Mark your Calendars! August 8th – Saturday – 5 p.m. – Dusk - Welcome Back BBQ – Tower Grove Park, West End Site August 16th – Sunday – 10 a.m. Family Mass at St. Wenceslaus and 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Open House August 17th – Monday – First Day of School
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