June 21, 2015
12th Sunday in
Ordinary Time
"Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?"
Incredible. Unbelievable. Miraculous. What a sight to
behold. If only we had been there with those disciples!
What a help it would be to our wavering faith to see
Jesus calm the waves. Could we ever doubt again that
he was Lord of all creation after a moment like that?
Well ... maybe. These remarkable moments do
have a way of losing their luster from a distance. In
retrospect, we too often second-guess such episodes of
spiritual clarity: "Perhaps it was just a coincidence.
Maybe the storm was about to end anyway. How can
we know for sure?" In fact, it appears as though the
disciples themselves were already struggling with
forgetting the power of the signs they had previously
seen. This is why Jesus reprimands them because of
their fear, "Do you not yet have faith?"
Why does Jesus expect them to have faith
already? Because, as Mark's Gospel records for us,
Jesus had already cured countless people, cast out
demons for all to see, and even had a divine voice
announce at his baptism, "You are my beloved Son;
with you I am well pleased," (1:11). The miracles were
not in short supply. The problem was believing in the
miracles even after they were over.
Let's not fall prey to the same problem, thirsting
for other miracles than the ones we have already
experienced in our own lives, subtle though they may
have been. Let's not make our faith dependent upon the
appearance of the next sign from God. No. Let us join
the psalmist in maintaining an attitude of belief, as we
thank the Lord for "his wondrous deeds to the children
of men."
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions
June, 2015
General Intention: That immigrants and refugees may
find welcome and respect in the countries to which they
came.
Mission Intention: That the personal encounter with
Jesus may arouse in many young people the desire to
offer their own lives in priesthood or consecrated life.
ARMED SERVICES OVERSEAS
John Clark
Fred Smith
Stephanie Cyr
Thomas Jenkins, III
Richard Smith
Jesse T. Walk
Gregory Wilson
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, June 22
8:15 AM – S. Helene Miller + Anniv.
Tuesday, June 23
8:15 AM – Special Intention
Wednesday, June 24
8:15 AM – Robert Snyder +
Thursday, June 25
8:15 AM – Mary Hoesch +
Friday, June 26
8:15 AM – Wayne Roark +
Saturday, June 27
8:15 AM – Margaret Weber + Birth.
5:00 PM – Javier & Mamerta Maximiano (Liv. 60th
Wedd. Anniv.)
Sunday, June 28
9:30 AM – Robert Snyder +
12 NOON – Rose Waggoner + Anniv.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
THE SICK OF OUR PARISH, especially: Mary
Larrimore, Timothy Rappold, Carolyn Henninger,
Shirley Criger, Fredrick Hauck, William Ratajczak, and
those listed in the book of the sick.
THE RECENTLY DECEASED, especially: Gloria
Zubrowski, Rev. Thomas Loftus, C.SS.R., Leonard
Maunes, Rev. George Kelly, C.SS.R.
KNIGHTS OF FATIMA
The Knights of Fatima are selling the 6 MONTH
LOTTERY tickets which are from July 1st to
December 31st, 2015. $20 per ticket for 6 months. Pick
your own numbers for a chance to win $50 every day &
$200 on the last day of the month. For information and
tickets call Tony Reina at 443-527-3043. Also, tickets
will be available after Masses on weekends of June 2021 & June 27-28. Proceeds to benefit our Council’s
Charity Fund and Programs.
KNIGHTS OF FATIMA
Knights of Fatima will hold the 1st business meeting of
the new Fraternal year on Wednesday, July 1st at 7:30
PM in Brother DeSales Hall.
WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
June 13 & 14, 2015
Attendance: 305
Envelopes
$3,619.00
Poor Box: $85.00
Loose
$686.06
Total
$4,305.06
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Sacred Heart of Mary at 6736 Youngstown Ave.
cordially invited Children of DUNDALK/BAYVIEW
CLUSTER to their 34th Annual Vacation Bible School.
All Children: Grades Pre-K4 through 8th are invited.
Bible School is from July 6th-10th from 9 AM-12 noon.
Closing Mass is on July 10th at 11 AM. There will be
stories, crafts, songs, picnic, etc. Location is in former
Convent at 6727 Duluth Ave. Please Register by July
1st at Sacred Heart of Mary office by calling 410-6332828. High School Student Volunteers (grades 9-12)
are needed. Earn service hours for your High School
requirement.
DIVINE MERCY
Divine Mercy Devotions will be held in the Rectory
Chapel on Sunday, June 21st (this Sunday) at 3 PM. All
are welcome to attend.
FATIMA DEVOTIONS
Devotions honoring Our Lady of Fatima on the 98th
Anniversary of the 3rd Apparition will take place on
Monday, July 13 at 7:00 PM in the Rectory Chapel.
Includes rosary and benediction. All are welcome.
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
When there are storms in our life, do we have faith and
trust Jesus to protect us? Let Jesus calm the storms in
your life-take time away for the two of you. The next
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is November
6-8 in Rockville, Md. For more information and to
apply online visit moments4marriage.org or email at
applications@moments4marriage.org or call 301-5417007.
MERCY SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS
FREE CONCERT
Discover MERCY MAGIC this summer at our day
camps for girls ages 7 to 14. Camps in Soccer,
volleyball and lacrosse are available for middle
schoolers. There is also a youth soccer camp for girls
ages 7-11. Prices and dates vary. To register, please
visit www.SummerAt Mercy.com.
On Friday evening, June 26, 7:00-8:30 PM, at St.
Clement I Lansdowne, there will be a concert
performed by Dan Schutte, a founding member of the
St. Louis Jesuits. Dan is a well-known singer/composer
who has given us “Here I Am Lord”, “City of God”,
“Sing A New Song” and many, many more hymns.
This will be an evening you will not want to miss. This
concert if FREE – no tickets are needed – it is
sponsored by Oregon Catholic Press. For additional
information: Contact Jim DeBoy at 443-799-3096 or
JimDeBoy@comcast.net.
CATHOLIC HIGH SUMMER CAMPS
The Catholic High School of Baltimore is excited to be
holding summer camps for girls who are rising 8th and
9th graders. There will be a Visual Arts Camp and a
Music Sampler Camp from June 22nd thru June 25th.
They are also holding three summer camps for girls
entering grades 6-9. There will be a STEM Middle
School Camp running from June 22nd-25th, and Science
Sampler Camp running from June 29-July 2nd For more
information or to register for camp, please visit The
Catholic High School of Baltimore website at
http://thecatholichighschool.org/admission/summer
programs/. If you have any questions, please call the
Office of Enrollment at 410-732-6200, ext. 216.
RUN FOR THE NUNS
Please join the Little Sisters of the Poor for their second
annual Nun Run on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 at the
Cathedral of Mary our Queen, 5200 N. Charles Street!
Start time for the 5K and 1 mile run/walk is 8:00 AM.
The parish with most registered runners is awarded the
Parish Pride trophy! Please support the Residents of St.
Martin’s Home and Run for the Nuns! For information
visit www.little sistersofthepoorbaltimore.org. Register
at wwwcharmcityrun.com.