St. Christopher Catholic Church Very Rev. Aidan Hynes, V.F., Pastor and James Parrilli, Deacon 12001 SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound, FL 33455 772-546-5150, office 772-546-8820, fax [email protected]Website: www.stchrishs.com Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Weekday Mass: Monday through Friday at 9:00am Confessions on Friday, following the 9:00am Mass or by appointment Saturday Vigil Masses: 3:30pm and 5:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:30am, 9:00am, and 10:30am July 15, 2018
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St. Christopher Catholic Church Very Rev. Aidan Hynes, V.F., Pastor and James Parrilli, Deacon
12001 SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound, FL 33455 772-546-5150, office 772-546-8820, fax [email protected] Website: www.stchrishs.com
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Weekday Mass: Monday through Friday at 9:00am
Confessions on Friday, following the 9:00am Mass or by appointment Saturday Vigil Masses: 3:30pm and 5:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:30am, 9:00am, and 10:30am
July 15, 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018 3:30 PM † Maryellen Castellano / † Robert Keller / † Allan Jacobson / † Dennis Koop
5:00 PM † Dorothy Pensa / † Loretta and Frank J. Burgert / Intention of The McDonough Family / Special Intention
Sunday, July 15, 2018 7:30 AM † Father Tom Butler / † Joseph Varone / Intention of People of St. Christopher /
Intention of Graduation Class of All Saints School Class of 2018
9:00 AM † Gerald and Evelyn Royce / † The Charles and Sophie Lomangino Family / † Albert Tieri / † Robert Williams
10:30 AM † Thomas Egan / † Elizabeth Cerrano / † In Memory of Grace and George Kelly / Intention of Sarah Page
Monday, July 16, 2018 9:00 AM † James O'Malley / † Alice, Miles & Jack McDonald / † Gudrun Regan / Intention of Larry Day
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 9:00 AM † Stephen Nawrocki / † Ken Dolan / † Patricia Tracey / Intention of Liz Reilly
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:00 AM † Mary Belle Regan / † Margaret Lynch / Intention of Diane Giannetti / Special Intention
Thursday, July 19, 2018 9:00 AM † Lillian Grimbilas / Intention of Russ Godshalk / Intention of JoAnn Bule / Intention of Denny Driscoll
Friday, July 20, 2018 9:00 AM † Robert Busch / † Irene Champlin / † Robert Be'la Wilhelm / † Dean Duncan
Saturday, July 21, 2018 3:30 PM † Richard Bailey / † Mary E. Dunn / † Frances Traskos / † Rose and Sandy Quartto
5:00 PM † Shirley McNally / † Frank Broedell Sr. / Intention of Joan Braun / Special Intention
Sunday, July 22, 2018 7:30 AM Intention of Margaret Greenwood / † Anthony Kane / † Mary Kelly Greene /
People of St. Christopher
9:00 AM † Lois Morahan / † Joseph Varone / † Agnes Brady / † Kate Bovers
10:30 AM † The Shaefgen and Hill Families / † Ben Parrilli / † Bob Moraco / † Evelyn Shore
Altar Flowers
The parish family of St. Christopher.
Sanctuary Candles In loving memory of Dorothy Pensa & Beatrice MacAskill,
as requested by Lawrence.
Parishioners and visitors remark on the arrangements adorning our sanctuary.
They are always fresh cut flowers, replaced weekly.
You can help with cost involved by using the floral arrangements to honor the living or memorialize the dead. An acknowledgment of those being honored or memorialized and
also the name of those arranging it will be placed in the bulletin each week.
A similar arrangement can be made for the sanctuary lamp. Please contact the parish office at 772-546-5150 for details.
First Reading, Amos 7:12-15 The prophet Amos is sent from Bethel.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 85:9-10,11-12,13-14 A prayer for the Lord’s salvation
Second Reading, Ephesians 1:3-10 Paul teaches that we were chosen for Christ before the creation of the world.
Gospel Reading, Mark 6:7-13 Jesus instructs his disciples and sends them to preach repentance.
Background on the Gospel Reading
This week’s Gospel and the one for next week describe how Jesus sent the disciples to minister in his name and the disciples’ return to Jesus afterward. These two passages, however, are not presented together in Mark’s Gospel. Inserted between the two is the report of Herod’s fears that Jesus is John the Baptist back from the dead. In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ ministry is presented in connection with the teaching of John the Baptist. Jesus’ public ministry begins after John is arrested. John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, who preached the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God.
While we do not read these details about John the Baptist in our Gospel this week or next week, our Lectionary sequence stays consistent with Mark’s theme. Recall that last week we heard how Jesus was rejected in his hometown of Nazareth. The insertion of the reminder about John the Baptist’s ministry and his death at the hands of Herod in Mark’s Gospel makes a similar point. Mark reminds his readers about this dangerous context for Jesus’ ministry and that of his disciples. Preaching repentance and the Kingdom of God is dangerous business for Jesus and for his disciples. Mark wants his readers to remember that we, too, may find resistance as we choose to be disciples of Jesus.
Mark’s Gospel tells us that Jesus sent out the Twelve. These twelve were selected from among Jesus’ disciples and named by Mark in chapter 3. Mark notes that these twelve are also called “apostles.” The word apostle means “one who is sent.” The number twelve is also a symbolic number, representing the twelve tribes of Israel. By naming twelve apostles, Jesus shows his mission to be in continuity with the mission of God’s people, Israel.
Jesus’ instructions to the apostles are very specific. He repeats the mission that they are sent to preach and to share his authority to heal and to drive out demons. Jesus sends them in pairs, establishing his mission as a communal endeavor. Jesus also instructs them to travel lightly, without the customary food, money, and extra set of clothes. These instructions mean that the Twelve will be dependent on the hospitality of others, just as Jesus depended on others to provide for his needs.
Jesus continues to send us into the world as his disciples. But like the first disciples, we are not sent alone. Jesus has given us the community of the Church, which strengthens our life of discipleship. The Christian message can only authentically be proclaimed in and through the community of faith that is the Church. In our work with others, we build this community of faith and can invite others to share in it.
July 15, 2018 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Christopher Catholic Church
Dollars and Sense
“Give to the Most High as He has given to you, generously, according to your means.” ~ Sirach 35: 7 - 9
Offertory, July 8, 2018 ........................................................................................ $13,162.34
Last year ................................................................................................................................ 13,623.00
Catholic Relief Services, July 8, 2018 ................................................................. $3,648.34
Last year .................................................................................................................................. 3,044.00
This Week’s Second Collection, July 15, 2018 The second collection will benefit All Saints Catholic School.
Next Week’s Second Collection, July 22, 2018 The second collection will be used for Altar Flowers.
Correction to July 1st Reported Combined Offertory and Major Maintenance ........................ $17,300.00
Correction to last year Combined Offertory and Major Maintenance ................................................................... 17,138.50
Knights of Columbus, Steak Dinner
The Knights of Columbus will host an always popular Steak Night on Saturday, July 21, 2018 in the Parish Hall.
Tickets will be on sale this weekend after all the Masses and available in the church office until Wednesday, July 18th
Tickets are $12.00 per person!!!
Please plan to join us, and get your tickets early before they sell out.
Please call the parish office at 772-546-5150 for information or to arrange any of the following: Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, Homebound Visits, Mass Intentions, Marriages, or Funeral / Memorial Masses
WELCOME
Thank you for attending Mass with us today, we are glad you came!
Fr. Aidan Hynes and the parish family of St. Christopher would like to welcome all of our visitors and new members.
St. Christopher Council of Catholic Women 30 Week Fundraiser!!!
We are happy to announce the return of our popular 30 Week Club. Now is your chance to be a big winner. There will be 30 weekly drawings held from Sept. thru April for 3 weeks at $30 and one week at $60 respectively for 29 consecutive weeks. The 30th final drawing in May will be for $600!! Everyone is eligible for each drawing even if you are a winner the previous week. Please join us in making this fundraiser a success. It provides needed funds which we share with various charitable organizations. Membership forms are available at the front doors of the church.
Thank you again for your continued support.
July 15, 2018 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Updating Parish Census Records
We are updating our parish census records this summer and require your assistance to update addresses - phone numbers - email addresses - family members - family and member information.
Even if you believe nothing has changed, unless you registered less than a year ago,
we ask that you please complete a new registration form. Thank you.
Prayer to Avert Hurricanes The Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach, is asking all parishes and schools in the
diocese to join him in a united prayer effort in thanksgiving for helping us through the past hurricane season, and for our protection from devastating storms in the 2018 Hurricane Season. Below is a Prayer to Avert
Storms that you and your families can use throughout the hurricane season. Thank you for your support of our prayer effort to ask God to keep us safe from hurricanes in this upcoming season.
God our Father, Creator of the Universe and Lord over all creation, we humbly stand before you as your children in thanksgiving for your loving care and protection. We ask that you keep us safe from all hurricanes which may threaten us in the coming seasons. Protect us from all fear and anxiety of storms and give us an ardent trust and hope in Your love and mercy. You alone have the power to command the sea, the wind and the rain. You alone bring peace, calm, and safety. Father, we thank you in advance, for you are our only Refuge. We ask this through Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Mary, Queen of the Apostles, and Patroness of our Diocese, pray for us.
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store And Financial Office
Please note, the hours for:
Thrift Store Monday - Saturday, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Financial Aid Office
Monday—Friday, 9:00am to 12:00pm
Application Window Now Open for Permanent Diaconate
Starting July 1, applications for the Formation Program for the Permanent Diaconate will be accepted.
Men interested in applying are asked to speak to their pastor for permission to apply and should download the application from the diocesan website at www.diocesepb.org/deacon-formation. Pastor permission is
required, no exceptions. Seminary classes will begin Fall 2020.
To be considered, applicants must submit their application by the deadline of December 31, 2018. Applications received after Dec. 31st will not be accepted. For more information, contact Lina Salcedo in
Please take a few minutes and consider joining the Religious Education team; we
are always in need of catechists, aides, substitutes, and administrative help. Now is the time to get the training you will need.
Families... during the Summer break take time to look at the blessings of nature that surround us. Compose a prayer to show gratitude and appreciation for the
beauty around us.
Catechists... please continue to work on your training programs. Stop by the religious education building on Sundays or contact Sue by email if you are having any problems. Please feel free to do work in your classrooms to prepare for the
upcoming year.
This Week's 5 Questions:
1. What was the first plague sent to Egypt? 2. Where do we find the story of the Good Samaritan? 3. What was the first city God destroyed in the Bible?
4. Who came after Moses as the leader of the Israelites? 5. Name the city where the disciples were on the day of Pentecost.
Last Week’s 5 Questions:
1. How many people did Jesus raise from the dead? 3 (Matthew 9:23-35) (Luke 7:11-16) and (John 11:43-44) 2. What are the first three words of the Bible? "In the beginning" (Genesis 1:1)
3. What did Abel do for a living? Shepherd (Genesis 4:2) 4. Who was Isaac's father? Abraham ( Genesis 21:1-8)
5. Who is it who had a coat of many colors? Joseph (Genesis 37:3)
St. Christopher Staff Mary Stevens, Office Manager
