Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 15, 2012
Mass Schedule, Observances,
and Special Mass Intentions
Saturday, July 14: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
5:30 PM 7:00 PM - Mass in Spanish
Sunday, July 15: 15h Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:15 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM @ St. Anthony’s in Challenge
Monday, July 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
*** NO MASS MONDAYS***
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Is 1:10-17; Mt 10:34 -- 11:1
Tuesday:
Is 7:1-9; Mt 11:20-24
Wednesday:
Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Mt 11:25-27
Thursday:
Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Mt 11:28-30
Friday:
Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Mt 12:1-8
Saturday:
Mi 2:1-5; Mt 12:14-21
Sunday:
Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23; Eph 2:13-18;
Mk 6:30-34
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura -- Amós es enviado por Dios a
profetizar al pueblo de Israel (Amós 7:12-15).
Salmo -- Muéstranos, Señor, tu misericordia
(Salmo 85 [84]).
Segunda lectura -- El Dios y Padre de Cristo Jesús
nuestro Señor nos ha elegido y nos ha bendecido con
toda clase de bendiciones espirituales
(Efesios 1:3-14 [3-10]).
Evangelio -- Jesús envía a los doce apóstoles de dos
en dos a predicar, invitando a la conversión
(Marcos 6:7-13).
First Communion Classes: Registration is
now open for 1st Communion Class 2012-2013. Classes to start in August, every Sunday from 9:15-10:15
AM. Interested parents may leave your contact information at the Parish Office or call Teacher Will at 990
-6520 for registration information.
Tuesday, July 17:
8:30 AM (COMMUNION SERVICE)
Wednesday, July 18: St. Camillus de Lellis
8:30 AM (COMMUNION SERVICE)
Thursday, July 19:
8:30 AM (COMMUNION SERVICE)
Friday, July 20: St. Apollinaris
8:30 AM (COMMUNION SERVICE)
GOHC News: The Greater Oroville Homeless Coalition will be featured THIS Sunday, JULY 15th from
1:00 to 4:00. at Grocery Outlet's "Independence From
Hunger Food Drive". We will be there with music,
hand-outs, baked goods,snow
cones and water . Please come and support our efforts. All donations of money or food given to the
Grocery Outlet during the week of July 15-21st, will
be given to the Homeless Coalition. Thanks for all
your generosity. For more information call Sally Gibson 589-3678.
July/August Food Drive: Heavenly Father, we
thank you for the many blessings you shower upon
us. Help us follow your example and share our bounty with those in great need. Through your grace, we
can ease their suffering by living our faith and walking
with the poor. Amen.
RCIA Inquiry meetings: If you or someone
you know is interested in learning more about Catholic things, please join us on Tuesday evenings, 7:00
p.m., in the Community Center.
Coffee Hour Schedule Under Construction: The 2012-2013 Coffee Hour Schedule is a
work in progress. If your organization has a preference for a particular Sunday, please e-mail Mary Seegert at seegerts@att.net or call 589-2986. Thank you!
St Thomas the Apostle Young Adult
Ministry: We are currently forming a team to establish a “Young Adult Ministry, within our Parish community. A Ministry which takes the community skills
you learned in Youth Ministry and puts it to practical
use: where Youth Ministry participation comes to its
end Young Adults begin. We will be serving all
Young-Adults within the age group of 18-39, providing a program in the areas of Catechesis, Formation,
Prayer, and Fellowship. If you have experience with
Catholic Youth or Young Adult Ministry; whether
participation or administrative and are called to serve
God by serving our Parish in this capacity. Contact:
Louis Melton (530) 693-4039. All others please pray
for the formation of this important Ministry’s firm
foundation.
Parish Calendar Under Construction: It
is time to update the parish master calendar for the use
of the Community Center, the Parish Library, and the
Church facilities. Please submit your calendar of
events, meetings, gatherings, retreats, parties, dinners,
breakfasts, or anything else that may need to be reserved for the 2012-2013 year. There is a box in the
Parish Office for drop off purposes. Include dates,
contact person with a phone number and the name of
your organization. Any questions? Mary Seegert 5892986
Please Remember in Your Prayers:
Michael Crivello
Bernice Edgington
Diane Scott
Pearl Bennett
Letha Ann Ball
Joseph Aspromonte
Ronald Suprenant
Maria Segura Moreno
School News:
Upcoming events:
 August 15 – First Day back at school – mini day
 August 30 – Back to school night
 September 1 – Campus Clean-up
 October 6 – Columbus Day Dinner
Other Notes:
 Please remember to use SCRIP
 School office will be open for SCRIP purchase and
school registration Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Mañana celebramos la fiesta de Nuestra Señora del
Carmen, reconocida en Chile como Maipú. Chile es un
país con mucha industria marinera y la Virgen del Carmen es la patrona de los marineros por el peligro al cual
se exponen en el mar.
Los frailes Carmelitas han difundido la devoción a la
Virgen del monte Carmelo desde el siglo XIII. En
aquella época María regaló el escapulario al general de
los Carmelitas, Simón Stock, prometiendo que todos los
que lo usasen serían recibidos por ella en el cielo, evitando así el infierno. Con el tiempo el escapulario Carmelitano se modificó para uso de todo cristiano. Por
esto ella es patrona de todo oficio que tiene peligro de
muerte como el de los soldados, camioneros, pilotos,
troqueros, etc.
Por entender el escapulario como algo mágico, Nuestra Señora del Carmen ha sido tomada como patrona de
los pandilleros porque viven en peligro de ser matados
en sus riñas callejeras. Piensan que llevar puesto el escapulario es lo necesario para evitar el infierno e ignoran que usar el escapulario es vivir como María, en paz
y al servicio de los demás. --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz,
OFM, © J. S. Paluch Co.
Reno Bus Trip: Open to all Parishioners, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
> Saturday August 11, 2012
> $40.00 per Person
> Reservation money required by August 1, 2012
> Upon arrival you will receive $10.00 cash & a $2
food credit, compliments of the Silver Legacy casino.
> There will be opportunity drawing, as well as food
and beverages for sale on the bus.
PICK-UP/RETURN LOCATION AND TIME:
> Oroville Wal-Mart Parking Lot 8:00 a.m./8:00 p.m.
> For more info and reservations contact Jim Coffelt
@ 534-9710
“…Most importantly of all, we call upon the Catholic
faithful, and all people of faith, throughout our country
to join us in prayer and penance for our leaders and for
the complete protection of our First Freedom—
religious liberty—which is not only protected in the
laws and customs of our great nation, but rooted in the
teachings of our great Tradition. Prayer is the ultimate
source of our strength—for without God, we can do
nothing; but with God, all things are possible.” ~ United
for Religious Freedom: A Statement of the Administrative
Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, March 14, 2012