23rd Sunday in Ordinary time
September 9, 2018 Volume 2, Issue #40
Celebrants:
Father Victor Ray Father Martin dePorres
Associate:
Father Robin Whitlock
One day a man who had moved to a new town struck up a conversation with a stranger on the
street. He talked to the stranger about very many things. Then at some point, he asked, "Could you
lend me one thousand dollars, please?" "No, I do not know you well enough to lend you any money."
"Oh! That's very strange", the man said, "Where I used to live, people wouldn't lend me money
because they knew me; and now I have moved here, people won't lend me money because they do not
know me."
There are times in everyone's life when we feel ignored, unwanted, rejected, isolated and left out
by others. Sadly, sometimes we treat others the same way too. We forget that we all have begun our
life on earth as strangers, and all things belong to God.
What is the message for us?
The Gospel is a reminder for us that in God's eyes we are all equal and we are all the same. To
Him no one smells better, looks better or sounds better or more important, more valuable or more
precious than another. Since God shows no favoritism, we must be like Him and must not show
favoritism either. Let us be careful to reject all forms of prejudice, discrimination and favoritism
toward anyone based on economic status, race or anything else. Instead let us treat everyone with
love and respect. We especially ought to be careful in how we treat people in our liturgies (Masses
etc.), social gatherings, schools and other institutions. All must be welcome. All must be treated
equally. All must be received just as they are and embraced just as they are. No one should be
neglected or shunned.
Let us manifest the sincerity of our love for God and our faith in Him by acts of understanding,
respect, compassion, kindness and love toward others regardless of differences.
Father Victor Ray
Wisdom From
Father Victor Ray
CHURCH CALENDAR
• September 9, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am –23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
• September 9, Grandparents Day
• September 10, Rosh Hashana
• September 11, Patriot Day
• September 15, Saturday, 7:00 pm – Eastern Orthodox Service by Father Martin dePorres and
Roger McCormick
• September 16, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am –24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
• September 22, Saturday, 1 pm – Triad Of Celebrations
• September 23, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
• September 29, Saturday, 8 am - ? , Breakfast provided by Allendale and then helping to
beautify the Grounds. Aryn Zahnow is in charge of the landscape beautification. All Are
Welcome!
Let’s Pray For:
Andrews, Stacey
Andrews, Valerie
Harper, Richard
Hartwig, Bill
Hickman, Bp. Peter
Kovar, Lyn
Little, Ron
Marx, D.A.
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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.
Matzelle, Frank
Meeks, James
Ray, Father Victor
Retke, Wayne
Spano, Dee
Talboom, Mark
Villafana, Ivy
Wilhelm, Birgit
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GATHERING
AFTER VERSE #3 MUSICAL BREAK, REPEAT REFRAIN THEN VERSE #4
Reading 1 ISIAH 35:4-7A
Thus says the LORD: Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your
God, he comes with vindication; with divine recompense he comes to save you. Then will the eyes
of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then the
tongue of the mute will sing. Streams will burst forth in the desert, and rivers in the steppe. The
burning sands will become pools, and the thirsty ground, springs of water.
Hear what the spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm PSALM 146:6-7, 8 -9, 9-10
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
The God of Jacob keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. The
LORD sets captives free.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
The LORD gives sight to the blind; the LORD raises up those who were bowed down. The LORD
loves the just; the LORD protects strangers.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
The fatherless and the widow the LORD sustains, but the way of the wicked he thwarts. The LORD
shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
Reading 2 JAMES 2:1-5
My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus
Christ. For if a man with gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor person in
shabby clothes also comes in, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes
and say, “Sit here, please, ” while you say to the poor one, “Stand there, ” or “Sit at my feet, ”
have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs?
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world
to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
Hear what the spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God
Gospel MARK 7:31-37
Again Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,
into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech
impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the
crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue;
then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!” —
And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed,
and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to,
the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said,
“He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
Question of the Week:
How have I failed to be open to those who were outside
My present community? How can I welcome those
Who are outsiders?
Alleluia MATTHEW 4:23
R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom and cured every disease among the people.
R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
OFFERTORY
COMMUNION
day though
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
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