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UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS ! MAY 8, 2016

THE LITURGICAL WEEK

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, May 7First Saturday8:30am - Respect for Life4:30pm - Marshall Monroe†Sunday, May 8Seventh Sunday of EasterThe Ascension of the Lord8:30am - Jim & Addie Kenny†11:00am - Meredith Ruff†12:30pm - St. John ParishionersMonday, May 98:30am - Dominick SciaccaTuesday, May 10St. Damien de Veuster 8:30am - Priest’s IntentionWednesday, May 115:15pm - The Kohlbry FamilyThursday, May 12SS. Nereus & AchilleusSt. Pancras8:30am - The Meyers FamilyFriday, May 13Our Lady of Fatima8:30am - Ray Stuart†Saturday, May 14St. Matthias11:00am - Mass of Christian Burial Earl Schoeppner†4:30pm - Charles Ross†Sunday, May 15Pentecost Sunday8:30am - St. John Parishioners11:00am - The Circle of Mary Ladies12:30pm - Thomas Wingate

CONFESSION

Monday 7:30 — 8:15amWednesday 4:00 — 5:00pm

Friday 7:30 — 8:15amSaturdays 3:30 — 4:15pm

DEVOTIONS

ADORATIONWednesday at 5:45pm

BENEDICTIONWednesday at 7:00pm

*NO MORNING PRAYERAfter Mass on Monday, Tuesday,

Thursday & *Friday

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLETAfter Monday Morning Prayer

PRAYERS FOR OUR SICK & SHUT-INS

Please remember the infirmed of our parish, especially those who, by request, have been placed on our parish prayer intention list.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Earl Schoeppner †

If you would like to be added to this list, please call the parish office. You may also call for a copy of the prayer list.

THE SANCTUARY LAMPS are lit this week for the

Remarkable Mothers of Our Parish

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SPIRITUAL READING & REFLECTION

The ultimate miracle of divine love is this, that the life of the risen Lord is given to us to give to one another. It is given to us through our own human loves. It is no violation of our simple human nature. It is not something which must be cultivated through a lofty spirituality that only few could attain; it does not demand a way of life that is abnormal, or even unusual; it is not a specialized vocation.

It is to be lived at home, at work, in any place, any circumstances. It is to be lived through our natural human relationships, through the people we know, the neighbors we see. It is given to us, if we will take it, literally into our own hands to give. It is the love of human lovers, of man and wife, of parent and child, of friend and friend.

It is through his risen life in us that Christ sends his love to the ends of the earth. That is why instead of startling the world into trembling adoration my manifesting his glory, he sent the woman who had been a sinner to carry the ineffable secret, and sent the two disciples who had been bewildered by their blind inability to reconcile Scripture and Calvary, and sent the friend who had denied him, to give his love to the world, and to give it as simply as a whispered secret or a loaf of bread. So is it that we, sinners, wranglers, weaklings, provided only that we love God, are sent to give the life of the risen Christ to the whole world, through the daily bread of our human love.

Caryll Houselander

Caryll Houselander (+ 1954) was a British mystic, poet, and spiritual teacher.

Magnificat May 2016

THE LOVE BY WHICH WE ARE LOVED AND LOVE

The Ascension by Gustave Dore

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DAILY MASS READINGS

May 8 Sun 7th Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60/Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20/Jn 17:20-26May 9 Mon Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 May 10 Tue Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a May 11 Wed Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 May 12 Thu Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 May 13 Fri Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 May 14 Sat Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 May 15 SunPentecost SundayActs 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26

FINANCIAL FACTSFiscal Year July 1, 2015 — June 30, 2016

Totals for the Masses of April 30 & May 1, 2016

This Week Y.T.D Actual $8,423 $338,410 Budgeted $7,115 $313,077 Variance $1,308 $ 25,333 Over/(Under)

Thank you for supporting the DSA and all the diocesan ministries that support mothers:  Teens in Crisis, Pro-Life Initiatives, and Natural Family Planning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL / NATIONAL COMBINED COLLECTION MAY 14 & 15

The International – National Combined Collection will be taken at all Masses next Sunday. You should receive a letter from our Chancellor, Msgr. West, and an informative brochure in the mail this week. Please take the time to read the information and contribute as generously as possible in the second collection next Sunday.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH BUILDING

NOTICE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 13TH On May 13th, after the 8:30am Mass, we will be “closing” the church building for inside cleaning of carpets, pews and windows. There will be no morning prayer that Friday. Thank you for your understanding. We resume our regular schedule on Saturday, May 14th.

ATTENTION: WOMEN OF THE PARISHAre you a “Mary” listening at our Lord’s feet or a “Martha” serving our Lord? (Lk 10:38-42) or maybe you are both! We are asking YOU, all ladies of the parish, to prayerfully consider if you have one to two hours on Monday morning (9:30 to 11:00) to help our “Mary / Marthas” as they spruce and clean our sanctuary including votives, candles, holy water fonts etc. It’s a quiet time spent at the feet of our Lord in service to the Church! If interested, please contact Theresa in the parish office at 859-9574 ext. 3 or at stjohnff@windstream.net.

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." — Mother Teresa

FUNERAL

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial for Earl Schoeppner

on Saturday, May 14th at 11:00am.

✟All are welcome to attend.

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PARISH LIFE AT A GLANCEPARISH LIFE AT A GLANCEPARISH LIFE AT A GLANCEPARISH LIFE AT A GLANCEMon May 9 9:00am

5:30pm7:00pm

Divine Mercy Chaplet, ChurchSchola Choir Rehearsal, ChurchRCIA, Social Hall

Tue May 10 6:30pm Women’s Group, Parish Center

Wed May 11 6:00pm Faith Formation Classes, Parish Center

Thu May 12 9:30am10:00am

Patriotic Rosary, ChurchWomen’s Bible Study, Social Hall

Fri May 13 9:15am Church building closed for cleaning, after Mass

Sat May 14 9:30am K of C Mtg, Social Hall, 8am officers

NO YOUTH GROUPSUNDAY, MAY 8TH

PRO LIFE“An unexpected pregnancy can bring joy, excitement, awe, gratitude, and deeper love than I knew was possible.”

— “10 Ways to Support Her When She’s Unexpectedly Expecting”

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities

PRAYER FOR OUR FIRST COMMUNICANTS

Our First Communicants areCael Bennett, Caroline Bravo, Yoselin Olquin,

Emma Mae Stover, Miquel Vazquez and Kimberly Vega

✥✥✥Lord, they wish to believe in You.

Let their faith be full and unreserved,and let it penetrate their thoughts and prayers.

Let their faith be strong;Let it be strengthened in the intimate proof of Your truth.

Let their faith be joyful and give peace and gladness to their spirit, and dispose it for prayer with You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Amen

We ask all parishioners to pray for the children of our parish who will celebrate the sacrament of First Holy Communion this Sunday morning at the 8:30am Mass. Please pray that “graced with adoption as children of God, they will be led by the Holy Spirit into the promised fullness of time begun in Christ and, as they share in the Most Holy Eucharist that they may have a foretaste of the kingdom of God.”

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DUC IN ALTUMAttention all Catholic young women, rising high school freshmen through freshmen in college! Do you know where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a great plan for you! You are invited to attend Duc In Altum to spend time with other young women your age looking at the Lord’s call in your life while having fun. DIA is led by religious women, priests and laity of the diocese and is supported by the diocesan Office of Vocations. Duc In Altum will be held from June 27 — July 1, 2016 at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont. The cost of the camp is $150 per person. If you are interested, please visit our website at: www.charlottediocese.org/vocations or contact Fr. Gober, Director of Vocations at 704-370-3327.

SAVE THE DATESAVE THE DATEMay 8 First Holy Communion

May 13 Church building closed from 9:15am - May 14

May 15 Pentecost

May 22 The Most Holy Trinity

May 29 Corpus Christi

May 30 Memorial Day, parish office closed

Jun 6 Confirmation

Jun 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Jul 4 Independence Day, parish office closed

Jul 24 - 29 Youth, Totus Tuus Week

Aug 15 Feast of the Assumption of Mary, parish office closed

Aug 29 Passion of St John the Baptist

Sep 9 - 10 Eucharistic Congress, Charlotte NC

Oct 23 Parish Picnic, Harmon Field

A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LANDUnder the Spiritual Direction of Rev. John Eckert of Sacred Heart Catholic Church: You are invited to join Fr. John and Deacon David Reiser (a native of Israel) on a once-in-a-lifetime “Pilgrimage to the Holy Land,” 10-days, November 6 – 16, 2016. Includes visits to Tiberius, Nazareth, Cana, Sea of Galilee, Mt. Tabor, Mt. of Beatitudes, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem & more! Cost $3,925 from Charlotte (CLT), includes airfare, hotels, tour bus and guide and two meals a day. To download the free co lo r b rochure and reg i s t r a t i on fo r m, v i s i t www.pilgrimages.com/travelexperts, or for more information, please contact Deacon David Reiser at (704) 488-5646 or send an email to reiserd@hotmail.com. Space is limited. Register today!

LEAVE A LEGACY A mother’s love is eternal. Honor Mom this Mother’s Day with a special gift to an endowment in her honor. For more information visit our website at www.charlottediocese.org/giving and follow the link to planned giving.

ST. JOHN’S SANCTUARY LAMPSThe Sanctuary Lamps are available for most weeks through November. The suggested donation is $20 to have the lamps lit for a week, in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. Contact Andrée in the parish office.

FR. FALABELLA BOOK SIGNING"St. Benedict's Catholic Store is pleased and honored to announce that everyone's favorite priest and military hero, Fr. Robert Falabella will be signing copies of his incredible book, Vietnam Memoir at their bookstore on Sat., May 21st from 1pm to 3pm, at 900 W. Poinsett St. in Greer, S.C. For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l  8 6 4 - 8 0 1 - 1 8 3 0  o r visit www.facebook.com/StBenedictsCatholicStore."

BE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE ATWWW.STJOHNTRYON.COM

You may view the bulletin online, visit Facebook, listen to Fr. Arnsparger’s and other archived homilies, view our pictures, learn about vocations, find interesting links, and read other information about our parish and events.

“CHECK OUT” THE ST. JOHN LIBRARYCome and browse the St. John library which contains a wide variety of religious books, reference materials, VHS videos and a small selection of DVDs. These items are available to enrich religious education and enhance an individual’s spirituality. The library is located in the parish office and open during office hours.

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FAITH FORMATION

WOMEN’S MORNING BIBLE STUDY The Book of Genesis

Class meets this coming Thursday, May 12th at 10am,parish social hall!

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTSRCIA group continues with the next session on Monday, May 9th in the parish center.

YOUTH GROUP —————————————— • May 15 Youth Group Dinner & Movie w/ Fr. Arnsparger at 5:30pm Parish Center• June 13-17 Quo Vadis—all youth young men should consider this retreat: www.charlottediocese.org/vocations/quo-vadis-days• June 27-July 1 Duc In Altum—all youth ladies should consider this retreat. See bulletin• July 24-28 Totus Tuus is back! Meets in the evenings for teens (7th -12th grades)

FAITH FORMATIONOnly two more weeks of Faith Formation classes — Faith Formation classes will conclude on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.

CONFIRMATION NOTICEFor Confirmation (8th grade students) please reserve the following dates:• Confirmation Rehearsal—Wednesday, June 1st at 6:30pm• Confirmation—Monday, June 6th at 7:00pm• Light Reception will follow in the parish social hall.

MEN’S GROUP BROTHER’S IN CHRIST

The next meeting is Thursday, May 19th at 7:00pm.

WOMEN’S GROUPTUESDAY, MAY 10TH

“If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy”. ~ St. John Vianney

How do we restore a sense of awe and sanctity to the liturgy? How do we remind ourselves, and our brothers and sisters in Christ, that the sanctuary is “filled with countless angels” during the consecration? It’s an inspiring reality! We invite women of the parish to join us for several weeks as we seek to deepen our understanding of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Join us Tuesday, May 10th in the parish center at 6:30pm.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

Totus Tuus returns to our parish this summer the week of July 24th — 29th!

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF ST. JOHN'SSt. John's will be awarding a First Year College Scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year in the amount of $1,000. If you are a confirmed, active, registered member of the parish; a 2016 H.S. graduating senior and will be enrolling in college in the fall of 2016, then you are eligible to apply. Applications are available in the parish office or you can download an application using the link below. Application deadline is Monday, May 23, 2016. Any questions, contact Theresa Fitch in the parish office: 859-9574 ext. 3. Link to application: http://stjohntryon.org/