Saint John XXIII Roman Catholic Church 3390 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3K 0Z3 Telephone: 204-832-7175 • Fax: 204-885-2447 Email: [email protected]• Website: www.johnxxiii.ca Summer Office Hours: Please check the schedule in the bulletin or on the website for summer office hours which vary from week to week ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ SACRAMENT OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST SUNDAY LITURGIES (MASSES) Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. WEEKDAY LITURGIES During the summer check the bulletin or website for the schedule COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND SHUT-IN Contact the parish office for assistance SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Friday 3:15 p.m., Saturday 4:00 p.m. and/or as announced or by appointment ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PARISH BULLETIN FOR THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIME June 26, 2016 and July 3, 2016 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PARISH PASTORAL TEAM Pastor: Reverend Fr. Robert Polz Administrative Assistant: Joanna Mason 204-832-7335 [email protected]204-832-7175 [email protected]Pastoral Assistant: Sharon Camier Executive Custodian: José Barrera 204-832-7206 [email protected]204-888-9340 Trustee: Albert McMurdie Building and Maintenance Chair: Claude Precourt 204-889-6606 [email protected]204-898-1893 [email protected]Trustee: Christine Carlyle Music Ministry: Donna Vendramelli 204-889-0238 [email protected]204-888-8200 [email protected]Parish Finance Council Fr. Robert Polz, Christine Carlyle, Anthony (Tony) Keck, Albert McMurdie, Loris Vendramelli Parish Visioning and Strategic Planning Committee Fr. Robert Polz, George Brown, Laurette Burch, Sharon Camier, Christine Carlyle, Ken Derendorf, Janine Gaudry, William Gould, Albert McMurdie, Gemma Minerva, Colette Mozol, Rod Olinyk, Marnie Puchniak, Victorina Tualla ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FAITH FORMATION: Catechism sessions for children (K to Grade 8) are held on Sunday mornings, September through May, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Periodically other programs, workshops, and/or study sessions are offered for adults. Contact our Pastoral Assistant (Sharon) for further information and/or to register. SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION (BAPTISM,CONFIRMATION,EUCHARIST): Contact the parish office for further information. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Contact the Pastor (Fr. Robert) SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements for preparation and celebration should be made at least six months in advance. CELEBRATION OF CHRISTIAN FUNERALS: Contact the parish office before finalizing arrangements with funeral directors.
AstheArchdioceseofWinnipegbegins itsSynodthisyearandaswerecallour beginnings as a parish community 50 years ago and celebrate a newbeginningasSaintJohnXXIIIParish,itisaveryappropriatetimeforustogethertotakeADeep,BiblicalLookatJesusChrist.ThebetterweunderstandJesus,thebetterweunderstandourselvesandourcallingasdisciplesofJesusChrist. Jesus is the Anointed One – the ultimate priest, prophet and kingforeshadowed throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. Join us as we deepen ourrelationshipwithJesusChristthroughBishopRobertBarron’sDVD-basedStudyProgram:Priest,Prophet,King.Explorethebiblicalarchetypesofpriest,prophetandkingandseehowJesusistheultimatefulfillmentofeachone.Throughoutthisexperience, youwill betterunderstandwho Jesus really is andalso realizeyourownpriestly,propheticandkinglymission. On September 20th and 21st, our parishwill begin thePriest, Prophet, King study program. Theprogram iscomprisedofsixlessons.WewillholdsessionsonsixdesignatedTuesdaymorningsat10:00a.m.and,asanalternateoption,sessionswillbeheldonsixWednesdayeveningsat7:00p.m.Tofindoutmoreinformation,pleasespeakwithourPastor,Fr.Robert,orcontactourPastoralAssistant,Sharon,orstopbytheparishofficetosignup.Thankyou._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Aswemoveforwardinfaithasaparishcommunity,wearelookingtoenlistandengageparishionerswithappropriategifts and talents to become involved in the establishment of both a new Parish Stewardship Committee anda new Parish Fundraising Committee. We are hoping to make some progress on this during the summer months.Those interested inbecoming involved ineitherorbothof theseproposedcommitteesareencouraged to speakwithmembersoftheparishstaffand/ormembersofourParishVisioningandStrategicPlanningCommittee.Thankyouforyourconsiderationandyourprayers._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MINISTRYOFHOSPITALITY(USHERS/GREETERS) We are looking for new volunteers to help serve in theMinistry of Hospitality as Greeters/Ushers at all weekendSundayliturgies.Thisisanexcellentopportunitytomeetsomeofyourfellowparishionersandgetinvolvedinanimportantparishministry. Parishioners interested in assistingmay getmore information by speaking with a current usher or bycontactingRichardCarlyle@204-889-0238. Wealsoask thosecurrentlyserving in theMinistryofHospitality tohelp inseekingoutnewMinistersofHospitalitybyapproachingprospectivevolunteers inapersonalwayatyourownweekendMasstimes. –RichardCarlyle,UsherCoordinator_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Inthemeantime,accordingtotheiravailability,thosewhohavebeenservingasCommunionMinistersduringthelastthreeyearsarekindlyaskedtocontinueservingthroughthesummermonths. Incasesofrealnecessity,ourPastormayalsodeputeothersuitablemembersofthefaithfultoassistwiththedistributionHolyCommuniononaindividualoccasion.Also, thosehoping toserveorcontinue in thisministryespecially to thesickandtheshut-inareaskedtocontactourpastoral assistant, Sharon, to make arrangement over the summer months to complete police checks and othernecessarysafeenvironmentrequirements.
FOLLOWERSHIP We take turns being leaders and followers in various contexts.Webegin life as followers. Some childrenemergeasearlyleaders.Wecallthesekidsbossy(orwasthatjustwhattheycalledme?).Butnooneremainsfixedineitherroleindefinitely.Presidentscometothesuppertableandallowtheirspousestosettheevening'sagenda.Friendsinitiateoneactivityandarejoinersinthenext.Icanleadaworkshopof50peopleonSaturday,andalleyesareonme.YetI'madaughteratmymother'shouseonSunday,wheresheiswithoutquestionincharge.Shocking though it sounds,evenaverycompetentpastorcanpresideover theworshippingassemblywithfullauthority,andstilllistenmeeklytotherecommendationsoftheparishcouncil. Librariesarefullofbooksaboutthenecessaryqualitiesofleadership.Warehousesbulgewithremainderedbooksabout leadersthemselves.Far fewerpageshavebeendedicatedtoexploringthe ideaofwhatmakesagoodfollower.Thisiscuriousgiventhat,withoutfollowers,leaderscanaccomplishrelativelylittle. Oneplacetoturnforanall-outmanualontheartoffollowershipistheNewTestament.ThewritingsofPaulhavea lot tosayabout thebreedingofnew leaders (seeCorinthiansand thepastoral letters inparticular)aswellastheresponsibilitiesofacommunityoffollowers.Mostfollowers,inPaul'sestimation,fallfarshortoftheideal! Inthegospels,Jesushaslittletosaythat'sconstructiveaboutleadersorleadership.Leadersarehypocrites,wily foxes,white-washedtombs,self-righteous,andself-deceived.Governanceseemshopelessly flawedby itsverynature:PerhapsLordActonwasrightaboutpowercorruptingabsolutely?Interestingly,Jesusneverseeksto ascend to an office of leadership. He doesn't join the Pharisaic movement with whom he has much incommontheologically.HedismissestheZealotnotionoftakingJerusalemandoverturningRomanrule.Hedoes"taketheTemple,"atleasttheoutercourt,ononeoccasion,identifyinghimselfwithitsauthority.Butthenhegivesitback,recognizingitsemptyauthorityasasoon-to-be-dismantledpileofstones.Whenaskedifhe'saking,the vanity of earthly kingship is something Jesus lightly dismisses.He also plants a questionmark behind hisinterrogator'sownauthority. Jesusdoesn'tspendalotoftimetryingtogroomleaderstosucceedhim,notevenamongthe12apostles.WhatJesusdoesinvesthistimeandenergyonisrecruitingandencouragingfollowers.Evenashisinnercircleroutinely disappoints him, Jesus continues to call others, warning them (us!) that followership is a verydemandingposition.Onlythemostsincereanddedicatedneedapply. —AliceCamille
“Let this be your whole endeavor, this your prayer, this your desire— that you may be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus only.”
GOODNEWS,SECOND-HAND Listeners to Luke's narrative have heard all this before—literally, in chapter 9. In that earlier story, Jesussendsthe12apostlestodopreciselywhatthe72are invitedtoaccomplishhere.Authorityoverdemonsanddisease:check.ProclaimtheKingdom:check.Takenoprovisions:gotit.Don'ttradeupforbetterlodging:ditto.Ifthereceptioniscold,leavetheminthedust:yep.Eventhemissionresultsarethesame:messagedeliveredandsickrestored. Theonlysignificantvariantdetail is theadditional instructiontothe72toofferpeacetoeachhousehold,whichisaniceidea.Wemightalladoptthephrase:"Peacetothishousehold"asastandardblessingwhereverwego.LatelyI'vebeenblessingshopsIfrequentalongwiththeshopkeepers.Haven'tblessedabankyet,butit'snotabadideagiventheintenttospreadfullnessoflifewhereveritsspiritisreceived. Why do we basically hear the same story twice? Scholars talk about source issues: Mark vs. Q.Numerologistsconsiderthemissionofthe12apostlesaJewishoutreach(12tribes),andthe72aGentileone(70= the "Tableof theNations" fromGenesis10). Storytellers seea simpleenlargementof theaction. Jesusrecognizes there are more towns than there is time. The mission of the 12 apostlesidentifies receptivecommunities worth visiting. The 72 pre-sort an even greater number. Those towns left in the dust of hisambassadors'rejectionwillnotbeinvestedwithJesus'presence.It'sjustasmartuseofresources. Wefeelsorry forthetownsthatblew it. Jesuswasrightuptheroad,andtheymissedtheirone-and-onlychancetohosthim!It'sanirreconcilableloss.TheycouldhavehadJesus,andalltheygotwasDisciple#68.Butmaybetheydidn'tappreciatethat,inordertoseeJesus,theyhadtogivearousingwelcometoDisciple#68.SotheygavethatguythecheapestMcDonald'shamburgerwithoutthefriesforlunch,andtoldhimtheyweretoobusytohearhiscommercialaboutsalvation.Oops. Butwait.Whatcanbesaidaboutthattownisalsotrueforus.ThemissionofJesusinthepast20centurieshas spread everywhere. Many more than 72 have gone out, and if you and I ever expect to receive Jesuspersonally,wehavetobewillingtowelcomehisambassadors. Iadmit,Disciple#1million,675thousandmaynotbethemostexcitingevangelistyou'veevermet.Hisorhertechniquemightneedsomeadjustment.ButtheonlywaytheintroductiontoJesusgetsaroundthesedaysisbymeansofthesesentones.Andwhoknows?Youmightbesentnext. —AliceCamille
“Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The Church is the new creation, it is life and joy, it is the sacramental fellowship in which we share the ultimate purpose of God, made real for us now in our hearing the Word and sharing the Sacrament.”
MotherofSorrows The HolyMother gazes at us with love and sorrow. The unimaginable grief she feels at the prospect of her Son'shorribledeathandsuffering("Aswordshallpierceyourheart,"astheagedSimeonprophesiedatChrist'spresentationinthe Temple) opens her heart to the pain of all humanity. And in her facewe see an invitation for all of us to seek hercompassionatehelp,herhandsperpetuallyopentoallwhoaskforit.
Wheredidthisiconcomefrom?Andwhonamedit? Historians can only speculate about the origins of this icon. It reflects the style of the earliest Marian portraits,including icons attributed to Saint Luke the Evangelist, which was continued through the centuries by the Byzantineiconographers. The composition and style of the icon is classically Byzantine, with its stylized folds in the Virgin's andChrist'srobes,theGreekabbreviationsof"JesusChrist"and"MotherofGod,"andthetypicallyByzantine-styleangels. Its first documented appearance is the record of its arrival at the Church of SaintMatthew in Rome in 1499. Theparchment in theVatican Library records that the iconwasearlier locatedon the islandofCrete,where theHolyVirginworkedmanymiraclesthroughit. A Cretanmerchant stole the icon and fled to Rome. Soon he became deathly ill, and on his deathbed besought aRomantogivetheicontosomeplaceofworshipwhereitcouldbevenerated.ButtheRoman'swifeconvincedhimtoletherleaveitinherbedroom.SeveraltimestheVirginMaryappearedtotheRomantorestoretheicontoamorehonorableplace,butheignoredher.Finallysheappearedtohissix-year-olddaughter,saying"OurLadyofPerpetualHelpcommandsyou to take her out of your house" – so our Lady herself gave the name by which we now know this icon. After twovisitationslikethis,themothergavethismiraculousimagetotheAugustinianFathersattheChurchofSaintMatthew. ForthenextthreecenturiestheChurchofSaintMatthewhelditsplaceasoneofthemostfrequentedpilgrimagesitesinRome,becauseOurLady'siconwasenshrinedthere.Pilgrimsfromallovertheworld,fromlowlypeasantstoesteemedcardinals,flockedtoseethemiraculousiconandseektheVirgin'shelpandblessing.
Lost OntheblackdayofJune3,1798theFrenchmilitarygovernorof"FreeRome"(underNapoleonBonaparte)commandedthat thirtychurchesbedestroyed.TheAugustiniansofSaintMatthew's packed up theirmost precious treasures, includingOur Lady's icon, andfledintoexile.Thewhereaboutsofher iconwereunknowntothefaithfulfordecades,tobesecretlyveneratedbythefatherswhohadtakenrefugeattheChurchofSt.EusebioinRome.
Looking In the 1850's when a community of the Redemptorist Order (founded by SaintAlphonsusdiLiguori)movedintonewquartersneartheruinsoftheicon'sformerhomeoftheChurchofSaintMatthew,theyheardaboutthewondroushistoryoftheChurchanditsholytreasure.BeginningasearchthroughdocumentsandthenthroughthecityofRome,whichafteralmostfifteenyearsledthemtothediscoveryofOurLady'siconalmostundertheirverynoses,concealedintheChurchofSaintEusebio.
Foundandrestored OnApril26,1866aftera lengthyandgloriousprocessionthe iconofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpwasbroughttotheChurchofSaintAlphonsusnearherformerhome.Attendedbythousands,manymiraculoushealingswerereported. Theprocessionpassedahousewherea littleboyoffour laydying.Hehadbeengivenupasahopelesscasebythedoctors. Hearing the singing, the child's grieving mother snatched him in her arms and hastened to the openwindow.LookingoutatOurLady'spicturepassingbyshecalledout:"DearblessedMother,eithercuremyboyortakehimtoparadise!" Our Lady chose the first, and the boy was cured at once. The next day he toddled along with his mother to St.Alphonsus'churchandstoodbeforethepicture.HewavedhislittlehandstotheMadonnaandcried"Grazie,grazie!" Astheprocessionwaspassinganotherhouse,anothermothercalleduponOurLadyofPerpetualHelptoaidhereight-year-olddaughterwhowascompletelyparalyzed.Atoncethegirlregainedpartialuseofherlimbsandwasabletomoveaboutabit.ThenextdaythemotherbroughtthechildtoSt.Alphonsus'churchtothankOurLadyandaskifshewouldnotcompletethecure.Atoncethechildwasrestoredtofullhealthandvigor. Astobeexpected,thereportofthosemarveloushealingsspreadrapidlythroughoutthecityandpeoplecamebythehundreds to visit the shrine. Soon thewhole area around the altarwas filledwith abandoned crutches and canes andseveral whole glass-covered cabinets were filled with gold and silver thanksgiving offerings in the shapes of miniaturehearts,arms,legsandothervotiveofferings.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE IN NEED OF HEALING AND COMFORT: Darrell Aucoin,LizBaziuk,DavidCarlyle,PeterCorcoran,ConnieCsizmadia,PhyllisDreveski,DonaldHanis,Eola Johnson,AngelaKalichak,DebraMcEnturff,Dolores andPaulMulaire,NellRamsay,Phyllis Rogoski, Rose Stankewich, Marie Stuart, Jacob Trudel, Antonio F. Viegas,MariaHelenaViegas,TedWoodandHelenYankoski.PleasecontactourPastoralAssistant,Sharon,tohavenamesaddedtoourprayerlist.Pleaserememberthattohavenamesaddedtothelistandprintedinthebulletinwerequirepermissionfromtheperson(s)concerned.Thankyouforyourhelp.
Brochures about the appeal and envelopes were distributed with the parishbulletinat theendofMay. Thosewhowish tobegin their contributions to SharingGod’sGifts2016maydosothroughtheparishofficeordirectlytotheArchdioceseofWinnipeg. Whether you submit your contribution through the parish office ordirectlytotheArchdiocese,pleasemake chequespayable to “SharingGod’sGifts”.Thankyouforyourgeneroussupport._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLANNEDGIVING:SAMPLEWILLCLAUSESParishioners areencouraged to consider incorporatinga charitablebequest to theParish in their estateplans.
It isstronglyrecommendedthatyouseeklegaladvicetoensuretheclausechosenisproperlywordedandproperlyplacedintheoverallstructureofyourwill.UnrestrictedbequestsallowtheParishtousethedonor’sbequestwhereitisfelttobeneededmost.Thefollowingaresamplewillclausesthatmightbeused:
UNRESTRICTEDSPECIFICBEQUEST:IdirectmyExecutororTrusteetopaytotheTrusteesoftheRomanCatholicParishofSaintJohnXXIIIatWinnipeg,ManitobaCanada(____percentage(%)ofmyEstate;orthesumof$____)for the general use and purposes of the Parish in its absolute discretion. The Receipt of the Pastor or otherdesignatedtrusteeoftheParishshallbeagoodandsufficientdischargetomyExecutororTrustee.
The above is provided as general information, not to render legal advice. You areurged to consult your ownlawyerorotherprofessionaladvisoraboutmakingbequestsorengaginginotherformsofplannedgiving._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
IN AND AROUND THE PARISH, ARCHDIOCESE AND BEYOND
ST. BENEDICT'S MONASTERY AND RETREAT CENTRE: Summer Fullness is a week long silent retreat with daily spiritual direction. Time to rest, reflect, pray, walk the grounds, do some creative activity. Meet God in a new way. If you can't make the week, choose a few of the days that you can attend. July 3-10. St. Benedict's Monastery and Retreat Centre, 225 Masters Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R4A 2A1, 204- 338-4601.
ST. CHARLES RETREAT CENTRE: Cana Session for Couples – July 9-15, 2016: CANA is a six-day retreat for married couples to strengthen their marriage and deepen their spiritual life. St. Charles Retreat Centre, 323 St. Charles Street. 204-885-2260, email: [email protected]
DIRECTIONS IN INDIGENOUS MINISTRY CONFERENCE: Decolonizing Pastoral Ministry II - Indigenous Spirituality, Theology and Right Relationships of Respect and Integrity. Sunday, July 31 to Thursday, August 4 at the Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd, Winnipeg. We hope you can attend or send a delegate for this important gathering. Please, if you cannot send a representative, pray for our success. For more information, contact Sister Eva Solomon, CSJ, D. Min., Coordinator of Building Bridges Project, Phone: 204-221-3539, Email: [email protected]
SYNOD LISTENING SESSION WITH ARCHBISHOP RICHARD GAGNON Central Winnipeg Deanery, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 2400 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Synod Listening Sessions have been scheduled with Archbishop Richard Gagnon so that the voices of all of you, the people of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg, will be heard and added to the discussion about our local church today and your hope for our local church in the coming years. For other events in and around the Archdiocese of Winnipeg, please see information posted on bulletin boards at the north and south entrances of the church, and/or go to the website: www.archwinnipeg.ca/weekly_bulletin.php
