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Newsletter of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church ~ August / September 2019

In this issue . . .Music This Side of HeavenSummer Trips, Missionary DiscipleshipHome Repair, Our Parish RespondsSteubenville ReportPoems on Fr. Gallatin, by Sr. GallatinAugust Calendar, September CalendarA Bulldozer of ChristLay Missionaries of ChristSaints and Days; 2 PoemsConnecting the Liturgy with LifePerpetual Adoration ChapelParish Life

She sits between Marianne Kokojan, our pianist, organist and choirdirector, and cellist José Palacios at the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Masses. LauraCunningham is the gifted violinist who provides sacred and secular musicat the prelude before Mass and guidance and accompaniment for oursinging during the Mass.Laura was born and raised in Edmond and is a graduate of Edmond

Public Schools. She graduated from Oklahoma City University in 2015with a double major in violin performance and business. She just receiveda Masters in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oklahomain May.Her primary instrument is the violin but she also plays piano and

classical guitar. She credits her mother as her biggest musical influencewho provided guidance and inspiration. “Mom was the musician and Dadwas the appreciator. My older sister played flute and was great at it butdecided to focus on debate and journalism in high school. From the time Iwas five years old on through high school, Mom was a fantastic pianoplayer. She played for school musicals and for band and orchestra kids forcontests.”Laura began piano lessons at age five and took up violin at twelve. She is

currently employed full-time at an arts organization in a fundraisingcapacity and says she has a two-track career: business and music. Besidesbeing part of our St. Charles trio, she plays as a soloist and in ensemblesfor weddings, events and church services. Her favorite composers areBrahms, Gershwin, and Mendelssohn, and she loves Beethoven, AmyBeach, and Frank Bridge that the trio often plays during preludes.About six years ago Laura met St. Charles’ Music Director Marianne

Kokojan through her work at OCU and with Kyle Dillingham, a well-known local violinist who is part of the group, Horseshoe Road. Marianneis Kyle’s aunt and she and Laura met through Kyle and mutual musicalinterests. One of Kyle's distant cousins was also Laura’s orchestra directorfor seven years.Laura grew up in the Methodist church but had played at Masses before

coming to St. Charles. “In layman’s terms, once you do this many times,you have a feel for timing and how to pivot. It is fun to know the parts ofthe Mass and as the music changes through the seasons and know them sowell together. It’s a gorgeous service at St. Charles.”(As we say goodbye to Marianne, we so appreciate the gifts and talents

she brought and shared with the parrish.)—Monica Knudsen

Music This Side of Heaven — Laura Cunningham

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I recently went on a road trip with another priest toCalifornia. On the way driving through Texas, I sawroad signs on the interstate with directions to Shamrock,Groom, and Pampa. This almost brought me to tears.Growing up, the family always took a summer

vacation to Mexico. The cities mentioned above weresmall towns that we usually passed through whenmaking our long trip. They aren’t famous for anythingbig, but I have them planted in my head as spots we hiton the road. Seeing the names on those interstate signsrecently brought back a lot of memories.When we took those trips to Mexico, I hated it! It was

a lot of time sitting in the van waiting to get to thedestination. We always traveled in the month of August,so it was always hot! And the other big thing, mysiblings and I would always fight in the van, over thelittlest things.At the time, for me, it was a nightmare to travel like

that every summer, but now, looking back, rememberingthose trips brings me to tears . . . happy tears. Whatseemed like a pain at that time, is now a happy memory.What a blessing to have had an opportunity like that forall the family to be together, with Mom and Dad, Louie,Patty, Lupe, Manuel, Becky and Lori. I can’t do thattoday. My mother has passed, and all my siblings aregrown up and have their own families.Kids grow up fast. Parents, use the time now when

your kids are young to make crazy trips like these. Getthe kids out of their rooms, get them away from theircomputers, and do something with them all together as afamily. They’ll grunt, but they’ll appreciate it later.

—Fr. Macario

Summer Trips

Archbishop Coakley on January 25, 2019 in Go MakeDisciples: Building a Culture of Conversion and Disci-pleship says “there is greater clarity in our call to gomake disciples than there was five years ago. This call topersonal holiness and missionary discipleship is our pathinto the future. I invite every Catholic to embrace thesummons.” Over the past year, a group of people here inour parrish participated in a process of Discipleship de-veloped by Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO).We can honestly say that through CCO we seldom if

ever come out of a session without some kind of revela-tion about our personal relationship with Jesus Christand our own mission to bring that relationship to others.We believe that most people are looking for or wantingto grow in a deeper relationship with Jesus, and yetmany times do not know how or where they can let thathappen. This Fall a few groups of Catholic ChristianOutreach will be formed in our parrish.Stay tuned for further information.

—Dale Dirkschneider

MissionaryDiscipleship

6 Why do chicken coups always have two doors?With four, they’d be chicken sedans.

6 What do clouds wear under their shorts?Thunderpants.

6 Where did Noah keep his bees?In his archive.

6 What did the bee in the hot tub say?Swarm in here.

6 A guy rushed past me at the post office todeliver 25 different letters.He skipped the Q.

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RJ has been a patient of St. Charles free clinic for overseven years. He has health issues which keep him fromsteady income. RJ called St. Charles clinic Tuesday,May 28th around noon. His house burned down and wasa total loss. RJ called to let us (the clinic) know he washomeless and lost everything including all his medicinesand insulin in the fire. These medicines and insulin arenecessary daily for him to stay alive. RJ owned thehouse; it was paid in full and he did not have homeown-er’s insurance. RJ left a message on the clinic phone ask-ing for help replacing the medicines. He explained he isliving in a building on his property with a dirt floor andnothing, not even a bed. Some of the medicine needs tobe refrigerated and of course he lost the refrigerator aswell. I took the message off the phone and immediatelycalled a nurse, Roberta, and our Clinic director Dr. Bohnto help figure out how we could help RJ and replace themedicines he needed to survive.On Wednesday when I checked on RJ, he explained

the Red Cross had given him a $250 voucher for necessi-ties, but this wouldn't cover medicine. Dr. Bohn immedi-ately drove in from Moore to meet with our pharmacytech to fill all RJ’s prescriptions. The St. Charles Confer-ence of St. Vincent de Paul helped purchase a small re-frigerator for the insulin.And when it became clear that RJ had no way to come

from Newcastle, where he lives, to the clinic, the clinicstaff arranged for the medicine, insulin and refrigeratorto be delivered Thursday morning and included a gasvoucher for future travel..Many who knew RJ for years and others in the parish

office and with St. Vincent de Paul who didn't know himpersonally dropped everything and jumped in to help ourbrother in need. We could do so because of your gen-erosity to St. Charles' ministries.Sincerely,

—Jan Egan

” Whatever you do for the least of my people, you dofor me.” —see Matthew 25:40

I thought I could do it myself for a brief space of time.The delusion of being able to scrape and paint my househad less to do with pride and more to do with savingmoney. I watched two or three DIY videos and looked atinfrared paint stripping devices and scaffolding. Butonce I began thinking perhaps, just maybe, I could do itmyself, Pride did step into the picture.Luckily so did the painter I’d called for an estimate.

And with that expert also came Humility. Immediately,he began pressing on the framing around the windowsand using the word rot. Once he had me looking, it wasobvious the whole house was in desperate need of . . . alot. This job was going to be much more than cosmetic.Years had flown by during which I had planned each va-cation to get work done around the house; I hadn’t butthe heat, the ice, the straight-line winds certainly haddone their work.My house had fallen into disrepair. I felt embarrassed

when he declared this “a BIG little job.”It was embarrassing to have another person seeing

where I’d let things get rotten. I walked around myhouse examining what previously I’d ignored: work wasimperative. Work I am not equipped to do myself and aBIG little job I could not complete on my own.Embarrassment can make a person dig in and pretend

nothing is really wrong, or conclude that she can fixmatters herself, or just sell up and move on to avoid fac-ing what a mess things have become. Embarrassmentisn’t humility though. Humility can cushion the blow ofreality. Humility contacts the professional for help.Many of us want to wait until everything is perfect be-

fore inviting someone over. In the same way, we mayshy away from letting the Lord in to all the rooms of ourheart. Then during the Liturgy of the Eucharist the fol-lowing weekend I heard myself reciting, “Lord, I am notworthy that you should enter under my roof, but only saythe word and my soul shall be healed.” I pictured all theapologies we make about the conditions of our housewhen company comes over.Lord, I am worried to have you enter under the eaves

of my roof, those peeling of paint, “but only say theword and my soul shall be healed.” Mercy and salvationare not DIY projects. God doesn’t point out where weare rotten but is the master carpenter who replaces andrepairs what has fallen into embarrassing shape. Humili-ty before God is the recognition and request for healing.It is only takes a Word from God and the soul shall behealed.

—Kathy Judge

Home Repair

Our Parish Responds

6 If you boil a funny bone it becomes alaughing stock.That’s pretty humerus.

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This was my 4th year going to Steubenville. Throughall of these trips this one has been the most impactful!Everything that I have learned in the past was wrappedand tied together. I am now better prepared to go into thereal world and lead with my faith. I am now knowledge-able enough to take courage and live my life to prophe-size and live the life of a disciple. Please send your kidson this trip! Te amo mama y papa! —Diana A.My weekend at Steubenville was such a great experi-

ence. I felt close to God already. Everything I felt waswhat I already knew but needed to be reinforced. I wasamazed by adoration by seeing others take the steps tohaving a stronger relationship with God. Everythingbrought great joy to my heart. —Jennifer G.This was my first time at Steubenville. My experience

was so amazing. I can’t even think of words to describeit. One of the biggest blessings I received during thistrip, was the opportunity to see Christ during adoration.Seeing our Lord definitely changed me in some way. Iam very grateful for this wonderful opportunity. I hopemore teens can attend Steubenville next year! I can't waitto go back! —Veronica T.This trip to Steubenville helped many people. I would

know because it helped me. I got in deeper touch withJesus. Through almost all my senior year in high school,I have felt this sort of numbness, which is the best way Ican describe it. I would be indecisive and indifferentabout things that I was known to like and enjoy. When Iopened my heart up even more to God, I felt like I washugged by Him and I felt that numbness go away. Iwould recommend for other teens to go! —-Ana A.My experience at Steubenville was beyond amazing. I

got to experience more than I imagined. This year itmade me realize that I belong here. That God wants meand you to belong to Him. No matter how many battlesyou might go through, He’s always there to lift you upand help you fight your battles. This retreat made me re-alize that even in the toughest times God is always thereto help you because you are his daughter and son. I real-ized that he loves me I just have to open up to Him. Justbreathe easy and know my worth. God’s love for us istremendous. I am going back home with peace in myheart and with a lot more faith. —Jasmine R.

Steubenville Report: "Everything brought great joy to my heart"

6 What goes zub, zub? A bee flying backwards.

6 What do you call a dead bee? A was.

Testimonios Juveniles de SteubenvilleEste fue mi cuarto año en Steubenville. A través de

todos estos viajes, ¡este ha sido el más impactante! Todolo que he aprendido en el pasado fue envuelto y atado.Ahora estoy mejor preparada para ir al mundo real yliderar con mi fe. Ahora tengo el conocimiento suficientepara tener valor y vivir mi vida para profetizar y vivir lavida de un discípulo. Por favor envíen a sus hijos en esteviaje! Te amo mama y papa! - Diana A.Mi fin de semana en Steubenville fue una gran

experiencia. Ya me sentía cerca de Dios. Todo lo quesentía era lo que ya sabía, pero necesitaba ser reforzado.Me asombró la adoración al santísimo al ver a otrostomar los pasos para tener una relación más fuerte conDios. Todo trajo gran alegría a mi corazón. - Jennifer G.Esta fue mi primera vez en Steubenville. Mi

experiencia fue tan increíble. Ni siquiera puedo pensaren palabras para describirlo. Una de las mayoresbendiciones que recibí durante este viaje, fue laoportunidad de ver a Cristo durante la adoración. Ver anuestro Señor definitivamente me cambió de algunamanera. Estoy muy agradecida por esta maravillosaoportunidad. ¡Espero que más adolescentes puedanasistir a Steubenville el próximo año! ¡No puedo esperarpara regresar! - Veronica T.Este viaje a Steubenville ayudó a muchas personas. Lo

se porque me ayudó a mi. Me puse en contacto másprofundo con Jesús. A lo largo de casi todo mi últimoaño en la escuela secundaria, he sentido un tipo deentumecimiento, que es la mejor manera de describirlo.Me sentía indecisa e indiferente con respecto a las cosasque siempre me han gustado y he disfrutado. Cuandoabrí mi corazón aún más a Dios, sentí que me abrazaba ysentía que el entumecimiento desaparecía. Recomiendoque otros jóvenes vayan! -Ana A.Mi experiencia en Steubenville fue más que increíble.

Pude experimentar más de lo que imaginaba. Este añome hizo darme cuenta de que pertenezco aquí. Que Diosquiere que tú y yo le pertenezcamos. No importa cuántasbatallas puedas atravesar, Él siempre está ahí paralevantarte y ayudarte a luchar en tus batallas. Este retirome hizo darme cuenta de que incluso en los momentosmás difíciles, Dios siempre está ahí para ayudarte porquetú eres su hija y su hijo. Me di cuenta de que él me ama,solo tengo que abrirme a Él. Solo tengo que respirartranquila y conocer mi valor. El amor de Dios pornosotros es tremendo. Regreso a casa con paz en micorazón y con mucha más fe. -Jasmine R.

—compiled and translated by Alejandra Godinez. . . continued in next issue

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Paul’s Journey: A Light To The Gentiles

We Gentiles who stumbleAlong the wayIn our Damascus darkHave no fear of night.You have journeyed with usCarrying prophet-fire as priest,To give us lightAnd warm our journeyThrough the desert night.

If we should feel lostIn the dark of our alone,You shape in words our deep desire;And on communal altars built with desert stoneGod comes to us in fire.

When you break the bread of truthAnd share its wineWe remember where we have beenFor all along our path we seeThe dead riseThe deaf hearThe lame walkAnd the blind can see again.

You point usTo the joys in lifeAnd the dark is at an end.

A light unto the Gentiles.A light from deep within.

Unlike St. Paul

No Eutychus fell from the windowOf your homiletic view,But you never put pen to parchmentAs Paul was wont to do!Your epistles to us GentilesHave yet to be construed.

We’ve not ransomed you from prison;You’ve not been caught and stoned, or jailed,Tis good, for friends and relatives of yoursCould never scrape up bail.And being lowered by basket at our handswould leave you sickly pale.

When you studied at Athens of ArkansasYou produced no weighty tome,And as you go about your ministryThere’s no serious threat from Rome.(Don’t know if we can say the sameOf your parishioners at home).

You’ve never been in shipwreckOr taken a solemn vowTo have your hair shaved from your head,But you’ve lost some anyhowIn the cause of age and wisdomThat’s so much a part of you right now.

There are some ways you are like Paul.(We can tell from what he wrote).But unlike for Paul there is for youAlways this firm, fond hopeThat the Church of our day will see the lightAnd elect you as its Pope!

These poems were written by Father Paul Gallatin’saunt, Sister Rose Marie Gallatin. They were publishedin her book, I Saw That Sunflower Bloom. Sister RoseMarie also related that she attended “a wonderful event— the celebration of my nephew’s twenty-fifth an-niversary as a priest in the Archdiocese of OklahomaCity in 1983. There was a special Mass and receptionat the home of his sister, Mary Catherine. I composedtwo poems for Paul; one serious and one humorous. Irecited the poems at the reception. “Unlike St. Paul”got a great deal of laughter.I recited them again at his 50th, celebrated at his

parish in Oklahoma City. His parish showed a CD ofpictures which I supplied from our home album.”

6 Why didn’t the shark eat the clown?Because he tasted funny.

6 Why did the skeleton go to the Chinese restaurant?To get some spare ribs.

6 Where do you find a no legged dog?Right where you left him.

6 How do you know if there is an elephant in your bed?Because he has ‘E’ on his pyjamas.

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“Let’s do something beautiful for God,” is one ofMother Teresa’s favorite expressions. It also illustratesher own personal mission, one that dates to her child-hood. She was born Agnes Ganxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje,Macedonia in 1910 to a religious and prosperous Albani-an merchant. Though her father died when she was onlyeight, her widowed mother continued to include thetown’s poor as guests at the family dinner table.By twelve, Agnes knew her vocation was to the reli-

gious life. Letters read in church from Croatian mission-aries in India inspired her to become a missionary. In1928, at eighteen, she left her family to join the Loretoorder. She trained as a teacher and took her final vows in1937. Agnes became Sister Teresa, from St. Teresa ofLisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus and patron saint ofmissionaries.From her bedroom window in Calcutta, Sister Teresa,

a teacher at an elite girls’ private school, could see theslum area called Moti Jheel. In 1946, she received a “callwithin a call” and left her Order to live and work amongthe poor.On day one of her new ministry in 1948, thirty-eight

year old Sister Teresa packed a lunch and walked towardthe slums alone, with no money or even a plan of action.She began by founding a school. Her students were fiveimpoverished children and she wrote in the dirt with astick.Like her patron saint, St. Teresa of Calcutta believed

that menial, outwardly demeaning tasks can be forms ofworship if done to help others and serve God. Someoneonce watched her change the putrid, foul-smelling ban-dages of a leper and said, “Mother, I wouldn’t do that fora million dollars!” She replied, “Neither would I, but Iwould gladly do it for the love of Christ.”She and her fellow sisters own two white and blue-

bordered saris, a metal bucket for washing, and their de-votional books. She prefers the title Mother Teresa in-stead of Reverend Mother. Yet she has won world fame,a Noble Peace Price and the admiration of numerousworld leaders. The success is not hers, she insists. “I amonly the little pencil in God’s hand.”

The late Indira Ghandi said, “To meet her is to feel ut-terly humble, to sense the power of tenderness and thestrength of love.” Others have called her “a bulldozer ofChrist” for the single-mindedness she brings to allprojects that help the poor.An update: Mother Teresa died in 1997 and was can-

onized St. Teresa of Calcutta in 2016. Today the Mis-sionaries of Charity are comprised of 4,500 nuns in 600missions in 133 countries.Quotations from St. Teresa of Calcutta:“Calcutta can be found all over the world if you have

eyes to see.”“It is Christ you tend in the poor. It is his wounds you

bathe, his sores you clean, his limbs you bandage.”When a U.S. Senator once asked Mother Teresa if she

became discouraged about the numbers and unsolvableproblems of poverty, she said, “God does not requirethat we be successful, only that we be faithful.”

—Monica Knudsen

This is a reprint of an article written in the March1995 St. Charles Chatter newsletter during St. Teresaof Calcutta’s lifetime. For those of a certain age, weremember Mother Teresa’s small frame, outsized andoutspoken personality, her holiness, her influence, andher spiritual beauty.

A Bulldozer of Christ

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The Lay Missionaries of Charity was founded by St.Teresa of Calcutta together with Father SebastianVazhakala, M.C. priest. The LMC movement has grownfrom a group that started meeting in Rome in the 1980s tothousands of members in nearly fifty countries.In the Church there are associations made up of clerics,

lay persons, or clerics and lay persons together. The LayMissionaries of Charity is one such association. These as-sociations recognize and support competent ecclesiasticalauthority in making the Church more present in the world,building up the Body of Christ, and participating in theplan of salvation.Most LMC members are not regularly and consistently

available for the works of the apostolate as the commit-ment is to the growth and holiness of the family, and theapostolate begins at home with the members of one’s ownfamily. Our apostolate does not, however, oblige us toleave our homes or do any work that might be inconsistentto our first obligation, which is family.If you are interested in learning more about the LMC’s

and our work in promoting the expression of charism of St.Teresa of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity, pleasejoin us on the first and third Saturday of each month. Webegin with Holy Mass at 9:30 am at St. Ann’s IndependentLiving which is followed by our meeting there from 10am-12 pm.In order to express an interest in learning more about

our life and work as LMC’s please contact Toni Harrelsonat 341-2199 or [email protected]. All are welcometo “Come and See” how the LMC Movement has expand-ed and most assuredly it will continue to do so.

—Toni Harrelson

The LayMissionaries of Charity (LMC)

6 A talking sheepdog gets all the sheep into the pen for his farmer.He comes back and says "Okay, chief - all 40 sheep accounted for."The farmer says, "But I've counted them and I've only got 36!"The sheepdog replies, ‘I know, but I rounded them up.'

6 How does a duck buy lipstick?She just puts it on her bill.

6 What did one tectonic plate say to the other when they bumped into each other?Sorry, that was my fault.

6 Why did the student do her math homework on the floor?The teacher told her not to use tables.

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Radical Equality

We all rise from kneeling,humble before the Presence,and from the pews proceedhealthy, sickpoor, rich,visitor and parishioner. . . .You know, the pairs called opposite.

Walking together to plate and cupthe differences becomeinconsequential.Companions sharing of the Bread of Life,standing, equals, in the Kingdomreaching forward, palm cradled in palm,making “a little throne” as St. Cyril describedreceiving the blessing and body of communionanswering the call to discipleshipspeaking the universal language “Amen.”

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Meditation of St. Francis of Assisi

Let everyone be struck with fear,the whole world tremble,and the heavens exultwhen Christ, the Son of the living God,is present on the altar in the hands of a priest!O wonderful loftinessand stupendous dignity!O sublime humility!O humble sublimity!The Lord of the universe,God and the Son of God,so humbles Himselfthat He hides Himselffor our salvationunder an ordinary piece of bread!

See the humility of God, brothers,and pour out your hearts before Him!

Humble yourselves that you may be exalted by Him!

Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves,that He Who gives Himself totally to youmay receive you totally!

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August Saints and Days01 St. Alphonsus Liguori;Memorial02 [St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard]03 [BVM]04 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time05 [Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major]06 The Transfiguration of the Lord; Feast07 [St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan]08 St. Dominic;Memorial09 [St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross]10 St. Lawrence; Feast11 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time12 [St. Jane Frances de Chantal]13 [Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus]14 St. Maximillian Kolbe;Memorial15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Solemnity16 [St. Stephen of Hungary]17 [BVM]18 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time19 [St. John Eudes]20 St. Bernard;Memorial21 St. Pius X;Memorial22 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary;Memorial23 [St. Rose of Lima]24 St. Bartholomew; Feast25 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time27 St. Monica;Memorial28 St. Augustine;Memorial31 [BVM]

September Saints and Days01 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time03 St. Gregory the Great;Memorial07 [BVM]08 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time09 USA: St.Peter Claver;Memorial12 [The Most Holy Name of Mary]13 St. John Chrysostom:Memorial14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Feast15 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time16 Ss. Conelius and Cyprian;Memorial17 [St. Robert Bellarmine]19 [St. Januarius]20 Ss. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang and

Companions;Memorial21 St. Matthew; Feast22 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time23 St. Pius of Pietrelcina;Memorial26 [Ss. Cosmas and Damian]27 St. Vincent de Paul;Memorial28 [St. Wenceslaus; St. Lawrence Ruiz and Compainions]29 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time30 St. Jerome;Memorial

6 What do you do when you see a spaceman?Park your car, man.

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Holy Innocents’ Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel was dedi-cated by Archbishop Coakley on February 22, 2011. The chapel wasopened in response to the presence of an abortion clinic next door. Twoabortion clinics have closed since then and permanent adorers, substi-tutes and visitors continue to maintain a prayerful silence in the Pres-ence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.Please give thoughtful consideration to becoming an adorer by

spending one hour a week in the Holy Innocents’ Adoration Chapel.Holy Hours are always available and substitutes needed. Your sched-ule will be taken into consideration.To discuss your options or if you prefer to visit at your convenience

please contact Toni Harrelson at 405-341-2199 (please leave a mes-sage).You may also email: [email protected]

—Toni Harrelson

“Eucharistic Adoration will make your soul everlastingly more glori-ous and beautiful in Heaven.” —St. Teresa of Calcutta

Holy Innocents' Foundation Perpetual Adoration Chapel

Often you will hear a child complain that the Mass isboring—maybe even as adults we have complained.The same prayers, the same rituals, we stand, we sit—without a real understanding about the holiest act of theCatholic faith, we can be easily distracted or bored.Learning about the meaning of the rituals and symbolsof the Mass can enliven our experience and bring uscloser to God.In his book Christ Is Passing By, J.M. Escriva writes

"A man who fails to love the Mass fails to love Christ."To love the Mass does not mean just sitting in a pew. Itmeans to be fully present and engaged. It means to takepart in the Mass—listening to the word of God, prayingand joining our prayers with our whole community. Wemust realize what the Mass is—the Sacrifice of theCross renewed on the altar. When we go to Mass, we go,as it were, to Calvary, standing at the foot of the crosslike Mary. Christ is really present to us!With this realization each act of worship takes on new

meaning. As we enter the Church we bless ourselveswith Holy Water. In this act we are reminded of ourBaptism. We are reminded that we are members of this

faith community. We are part of the body of Christ.In greeting our friends and fellow parishioners we

celebrate this unity. We recognize that we are together topraise God, to give thanks for all we have, to ask forwhat we need and to ask for forgiveness of our sins. Weare joined in purpose.As we enter our pew, we genuflect. This simple act

shows our humility. It also shows that we recognizeChrist as our King. It is a sign of reverence.We often begin our Mass in song. It has been said that

singing is praying twice. No matter our vocal skills, it isimportant to join with the congregation in praising God.If you pay attention to the words of the songs in Church,you will find great meaning and often a lesson to carrywith you through the week.These first rituals become significant as they prepare

us for what is to come. The familiar prayers and actionsbind us together with our shared history and faith. Weare being prepared to be salt and light in our everydayworld.

—Nancy Largent

Connecting the Liturgy with Life — Part 1: TheMystery of the Eucharist

We, your newsletter team, submit this issue with humility and thanks to God: Michael Carpenter, Jan Egan, DaleDirkschneider, Sr. Rose Gallatin, Alejandra Godinez, Toni Harrelson, Kathy Judge, Monica Knudsen, Nancy

Largent, Father Macario, Margaret Phipps, Charlene Smith, and the Steubenville contributors.

Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church5024 N.Grove, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73122

(405) 789-2595 ~ www.stcharlesokc.org

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Parish LifeNew Parishioners-June

Anvar and Lidia Bielma OrtizJason and Jennifer EddsNicolas and Lucia MartinezRomulo and Mayra RentenaMarco and Abudra VelascoRaul and Alexandra GuzmanJose and Raymunda BravoAlfonso and Cristal Escobar

Cristino and Estela Resendez-OchoaErnesto and Elizabeth Gonzalez

Angel and Cindy SilvaMarcotulio and Adelina Masariegos

Yolanda RamosCesar and Mary Baltazar

Carlos and Esmeralda LuevanoGilberto and Silva MontesinoWilliams and Lizeht Loya

Jesus and Imelda HernandezArturo and Maria RodarteSaul and Carolina Gonzalez

Angelica MartinezCarlos and Yaneli Carreno

Roberto and Analicia SandovalNew Parishioners-July

Luis and Linda Diaz de AndaAngel and Shannon GarciaAnthony and Mary FazioMichael and Kara GraftonIngnacio and Socorro LopezSergio and Jaylene PadronMauricio and Karen Corrales

Alex and Maria PerezWilson and Maria De Leon

Berenice MonrayRaul and M. Eduviges RodriguezLawrence and Elizabeth Reeve

Juan MosquedaAna Flores

Gibrian and Daniela RivasCordell and Natalie Jordan

Angelica MartinezChristopher and Jessica MacGrath

Rosalba HernandezNoel Chaparro

Raul and Reyna VelascoCandido and Brisa Rojas

Teresa Garcia

AnniversariesAug. Anniv.01st Jeffrey and Tamara Knapp 27th02nd Tim and Sandy Politte 23rd03rd Gary and Christiane Sauls 46th07th Donald and Frances Haan 54th

Randy and Tracey McNutt 19thTim and Carmen Schoelen 16th

08th Gregg and Tia Feronti 21st09th Casper and Betty Temple 67th10th Earl and Josephine Statton 52nd14th Bob and Clara McBroom 48th18th Philip and Ana Evans 29th21st Joe and Kay Lieber 53rd22nd Thomas Outlaw and Kathylee Santangelo 27th28th Gustavo and Lorena Escobar 26th

Darrell and Rebecca Van Houtan 51st30th Harry and Rosemary Koelsch 61st

Long and Ha Ta 23rdSept.01st John and Jo Anne Griswold 41st

Jason and Laura Brewington 23rd05th Patrick and Elizabeth Determan 50th06th Bob and Norma Muth 26th07th Steve and Joey Muth 23rd15th Manuel and Maria Garcia 44th17th Mark and Catherine Myers 31st20th John and Josephine Addai 21st26th Larry and Martha Wiseman 35th28th Mathew and Rosita Graves 24th29th Michael and Deborah Wilson 29th

Weddings JuneJason Edds and Jennifer Giesler

Weddings JulyJohn Chavarria and Amanda MendozaGuillermo Hernandez and Belia Briones

Baptisms-JuneAdrian PerezJulian PerezArellie PerezDuke Pham

Aimar GutierrezMaya VelazquezItzel MedelXimena RojasErnesto RuizMateo RuizMateo ReyesAlex Torres

Alicia MartinezJesus AlvaradoDiego AlvaradoMickey MartinezAngel RodaldoBaptisms-JulyMateo GarciaMia Avelar

Luca AndrewsEstefania QuinonesSalvador De LeonMartha SernaMaria Serna

Nicolas EscobarChristopher Montalvo

Arantza EscobarMarco EsparzaLeah MontalvoAlfonso Escobar

Deaths-JuneMaureen Rainey

Laura Tinsley ReichertFlorene "Flo" Pouland

Deaths-JulyGeorge NewtonMarilyn DukeRocco Santoro

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