Pentecost sunday

May 20, 2018 Volume 2, Issue #24

Celebrants:

Father Victor Ray Associates:

Father Martin dePorres

Father Robin Whitlock

The Kingdom continues to grow throughout the world due to the power of God, due to the Holy

Spirit. We all have experienced the working of the Spirit in our own lives. Why do we

believe? Why are we Catholic? Is it simply because many of us were born into the faith? Or,

perhaps, because many here married a Catholic and made the decision to practice their spouse’s

faith? Do we believe because someone made a great argument to us that we couldn’t refute? Are we

Catholic because we have seen so many Catholics being kind and generous to those in need?

All of these are ways that we have been exposed to the faith, but none of these alone, or even all

of these together, draw us to Christ. There is something within us which calls us to Jesus

Christ. This may be a burning desire for God. Or it may be a still small voice telling us where we

can find our peace. Thunder or whisper, there is something, no, there is Someone within us. The

Holy Spirit is there deep within our lives, leading us to the Lord. It is the Holy Spirit that leads us

from knowing about God to knowing God, to experiencing God. It is the Holy Spirit that drives us

to shout out to the world, “Jesus lives. Life has meaning when lived in union with Him. Life is

beautiful!” It is the Holy Spirit that leads us to convince others that they are good, that God loves

them.” It is the Holy Spirit that fills the world with the love and compassion of our merciful God.

Pentecost is not merely a historical event. It is a continuing reality. The Holy Spirit continues to

come upon people for the sole purpose of leading all to Jesus Christ. We are all in the Upper Room

as the wind blows and the tongues of fire descend on our heads. We possess the Spirit of God.

We call upon the Holy Spirit today. We ask Him to continue to work through the Church in

general and through each of us in particular. We ask him to help us continue the mandate of the

Lord: May we, like the first apostles and all the fervent Christians throughout the ages, lead others to

Christ.

Father Victor Ray

Wisdom From

Father Victor Ray

CHURCH CALENDAR

• May 20, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – Pentecost Sunday

• May 27, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – The Most Holy Trinity

• May 28, Monday, Memorial Day Observed

• June 3, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ

• June 10, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Let’s Pray For:

Andrews, Stacey

Byrley, Becky

Elena

Giddens, Dennis

Harper, Richard

Hartwig, Bill

Hickman, Bp. Peter

Judy and Larry

Jentsch, David

Kovar, Lyn

For all of our

Parishioners that follow

us through Electronic

Media. Prayers

for your specific request

that you have sent us.

For all those that need a

Prayer, Raise, your Right

Hand Toward Heaven

and know that the Parish

of Saint Teresa of

Calcutta Catholic

Community is beside you

in your Prayer.

The Daily Prayer of Saint Teresa

Dear Jesus, help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul

with your spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that

all my life may only be a radiance of You. Shine through me and be so in me

that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul. Let

them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I

shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen.

Little, Ron

Marx, D.A.

Ray, Father Victor

Retke, Wayne

Spano, Dee

Talboom, Mark

Villafana, Ivy

Wilhelm, Birgit

Celebrations

MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT 5/13/18: 21 COLLECTIONS: $285.00

ACTUAL MONTHLY EXPENSE: $1,562.61 MONTHLY INCOME (PLUS/MINUS) (-1110.61)

Katherine Whitlock Birthday 5/23

Aryn Zahnow Birthday 5/28

D.A. Marx Birthday 6/2

Ivy Villafana Birthday 6/8

Father Victor Ray Birthday 6/17

For all those Celebrations that I have missed, Forgive Me and I sincerely hope they were all

Wonderful and Wishing

For more detailed Church information, read the STOCCC Gazette which is found on the

Website: www.stoccc.org or the APP: Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community

This Weeks Chuckle

OUR NEW ADVERTISING SLOGAN

Jesus Christ has never denied anyone in the participation of the Seven Sacraments: Baptism,

Confirmation, Holy Communion, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and the Anointing of the Sick.

If you believe this statement to be true, then Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community is the

Church for you,

Our mentor, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and We at Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community

have one thing in common, our “LOVE” for our fellow being is a lesson learned from Jesus Christ.

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NOTE TO THE CONGREGATION

To ensure that our mission here at Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community grow and

survive, we need to adhere to our advertising slogan. It is time to let go of the past and start listening

to the message that Jesus and Father Victor preach every Sunday about “LOVE”. Alienating

individuals from Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community does not support our mission to help

those who really need our LOVE and ASSISTANCE.

REMEMBER:

I KNOW THERE WILL BE A DAY OF PEACE.

FOR THIS, LET US ALL WORK AND PRAY.

GATHERING

Come, Holy Spirit by John Angotti

Refrain:

Come, Holy spirit, send down your fire.

Come fill your people, renew and inspire.

We are your children who long to see your face,

confirmed in one baptism,

one hope, one Lord one faith.

Vs. 1

We shall not travel on this road along

We need not fear the darkness,

for you have sent your fire to light our way

until we see you again.

Vs. 2

Called to be merciful for the oppressed,

called now to be Christ for the poor.

Send down your Sprit, Lord; make us anew.

Teach us to be your living sign.

Vs. 3

Send down your fire______

Reading 1 ACTS 2:1-11

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And

suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the

entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which

parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy

Spirit and began to speak in different tongues,

as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At

this sound, they gathered in a large crowd,

but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They

were astounded, and in amazement they asked, "Are not all these people who are

speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language?

We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and

Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya

near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans

and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God."

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church

Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm PSALM 104:1 , 24, 29-30, 31 , 34

R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God, you are great indeed! How manifold

are your works, O LORD! the earth is full of your creatures;

R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth..

May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD be glad in his works!

Pleasing to him be my theme; I will be glad in the LORD.

R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth..

If you take away their breath, they perish and return to their dust. When you send forth

your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.

R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

READING 2 GALATIANS 5:16-25

Brothers and sisters, live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the

flesh. For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; these are

opposed to each other, so that you may not do what you want. But if you are guided by

the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious:

immorality, impurity, lust, idolatry,

sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions,

factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned

you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity,

faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Now those who

belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires. If we live

in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church

Thanks be to God

Penetecost Sequence: Come, Holy Spirit

Text : Sequence for Pentecost, 13 C. Mode I PLainsong Tr. by Peter Scagnelli, born 1949 Setting by Richard Proulx

1. Holy Spirit, Lord Divine, 6. Left without your presence here, Come, from heights of heaven and shine. life itself would disappear, Come with blessed radiance bright! Nothing thrives apart from you. 2. Come, O Father of the poor 7. Cleanse our soiled hearts of sin, Come whose treasured gifts endure, Arid souls refresh within, Come, our hearts unfailing light! wounded lives to health restore. 3. Of consolers, wisest, best, 8. Bend the stubborn heart and will, And our soul’s most welcome guest, melt the frozen, warm the chill, sweet refreshment, sweet repose. Guide the wayward home once more. 4. In our labor rest most sweet, 9. On the faithful who are true, Pleasant coolness in the heart, and profess their faith in you, Consolation in our woes. in your seven gift descend. 5. Light most blessed shine with grace, 10. Give the virtue’s sure reward, In our hearts most secret place, Give us your salvation Lord, Fill our faithful through and through. Give us joys that never end… Amen.

GOSPEL JOHN 15:26-27; 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples: "When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the

Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me. And you

also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit

of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak

what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.

He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.

Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from

what is mine and declare it to you."

This is the Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Question of the Week:

Can I sense the movement of the Holy Spirit in my life right now? Does it

feel more like a gentle breath or a strong driving wind?

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your

love.

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

OFFERTORY

INSTRUMENTAL

COMMUNION

POST COMMUNION SONG (IF NEEDED TO STRETCH)

SANCTUARY

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving, I'll be a living. Sanctuary for You

It is you, Lord. Who came to save

The heart and soul. Of every man

It is you Lord. Who knows my weakness

Who gives me strength. With thine own hand

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and Holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving I'll be a living. Sanctuary for you

Lead Me on Lord. From temptation

And Purify me. From within

Fill my heart Lord. With Your holy spirit

And Take away, Take away all my sin

Lord prepare me to be sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving, I'll be a living. Sanctuary for You

Lord prepare me to be sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving, I'll be a living. Sanctuary for You

Sanctuary for You

Sanctuary for You

SENDING

AT THE END OF VERSE #2 AND #3 REFRAIN ADD:

THEY’LL KNOW US BY OUR LOVE, OUR LOVE, OUR LOVE, OUR LOVE. THEY’LL KNOW US BY

OUR LOVE, OUR LOVE, OUR LOVE, OUR LOVE.

JUST FLOW WITH THE BANTER AFTER VERSE #3 REFRIAN ADD ON…

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