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 your specific request that

you have sent us.

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

SENDING

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