Weekly Bulletin

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

July 25, 2010

EVERYONE WHO ASKS RECEIVES?

The traditional and familiar words of the Our Father make it a community prayer for all times and every occasion. The tone of the prayer is both intimate and also mysterious. It is simple, short and yet a profession of faith because it reveals God as our Father whose kingdom we seek, and who can be trusted to provide for our genuine needs. Prayer is talking to God – it’s an intimate and loving conversation which we carry on as family members with our heavenly Father. It’s walking in his company, paying loving attention to his presence and deepening our relationship with him. God wants us to be real, so we can drop our inhibitions, come as we are and speak to him with all honesty in a human way. We all have our own style of communication – lengthy speaking and many words are not necessary. The joys and disappointments that make our days, give us much to converse about. We can place our petitions before him and they will be answered as he sees fit. Whatever his response, we can be sure it is for our good.

It has been said that he who prays rises from his knees a better person. It always happens as we come to know God more, we come to know ourselves better. Prayer makes us realize how much we need God and deepens our sense of dependence on his saving help. We become aware that we stand before God in weakness, powerlessness and yet in hope that his grace can make something of us. In the rush and noise of life, which drowns out the voice of God, we must find a time and a place of silence to pray. It is only in silence we can speak to God and God can speak to us.

PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND

Join Fr. Vid Vlasic on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land on October 20, 2010 for 10 days. Travel to the Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes, Cana, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, The Wailing Wall, Mount of Olives and the Dead Sea. Please pick up a flyer or check the notice board.

WELCOME TO OUR PARISH COMMUNITY

If you are new to our parish or just visiting, we warmly welcome you to our parish community. We are pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. Please fill out a registration form which is available in the foyer for your convenience.

Monday 12:15 p.m., +Salvadore & Simon Andrade

Tuesday 7:00 p.m., +Ilda Lawrence, +Lourdes Rosario

Wednesday 12:15 p.m., +Renzil DeAlmeida, +Ricardo Ramos, +Kim Steward

Thursday 7:00 p.m., +Lucia Coccia, +Maria Macutay

Friday 12:15 p.m., +Juan Carlos Gracias

Thanksgiving – Navarro & Legaspi Families

Saturday 9:00 a.m., +Alfredo Clemente, +John Bonnici, +Silvio Fantini, +Anthony Pereira, +Francis Sharpe, +Lenny Fernandes, +Rizaldi Gurina, +Bellkiss Maz, +Michael Monteiro, +Theresa Hart, +Xavier Alfonso, +Carmen Macalino, +Christine Sequeira +Holy Souls in Purgatory

Sp. Int. – Luiz Gomes, Janette Brual, Carmen Panlaqui

Thanksgiving – Pires Family, Sophia Royen

(MAYBE) I WANT TO BE A CATHOLIC!

Each year we welcome into the church adults through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.). It is a ministry of people who wish to enquire about becoming full members of our faith community. This evening program is focused for prospective adults and their sponsors. We will be offering this process again in September. If you would like to know more about the process or know someone who is interested in the Catholic faith, please contact Fr. Vid or Fr. Peter.

Director of Youth Ministry

at Merciful Redeemer Parish in Mississauga, Ontario.

Job Type: Full-Time or Part-Time Position

Job Location: Merciful Redeemer Parish

Address: 2775 Erin Centre Blvd. Mississauga, ON

Parish Web mail: pastor@mercifulredeemer.org

Telephone: 905-812-0030

Job description and Qualification:

Requires total commitment to Youth Programs and the Youth Mass – Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening.
Must be a role model for youth and parish community.
Required to develop, implement and evaluate youth programs: Edge and Life-Teen Programs.
Required to have some knowledge of Scriptures, Catholic Theology, Social Justice and Spirituality.
Must be able to relate and build positive relationship with youth, youth leaders and parents.
Be available for counseling for youth if needed.
Required to hold planning sessions with adult and youth volunteers.
Required to seek new leadership and train new youth leaders.
Required to plan and execute annual youth retreats and conferences.

Please Email or drop off your resume at the Parish office.

The application Deadline is August 14, 2010, and salary is negotiable.

DON’T FORGET

If you have a change of address or telephone number, please send us an email to:

office@mercifulredeemer.org

MISSION APPEAL

A missionary from PIME (the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions) will be present at all Masses next weekend. PIME is a Missionary Institute of priests and brothers who dedicate their lives to the mission among non-Christians on the five continents. They strive to be creative in their missionary presence, spreading the Gospel and promoting dialogue and understanding among religions and cultures. The priest or brother will share his experience as a missionary and make the Annual Mission Appeal. This will give each one of us the opportunity to be active in the Mission of the Church in other lands by giving the support of your prayers and financial assistance. We thank you for your generosity.

OBSTACLES…..

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.



	All The News and Announcements for the Week!
	SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME July 25, 2010 EVERYONE WHO ASKS RECEIVES? The traditional and familiar words of the Our Father make it a community prayer for all times and every occasion. The tone of the prayer is both intimate and also mysterious. It is simple, short and yet a profession of faith because it reveals God as our Father whose kingdom we seek, and who can be trusted to provide for our genuine needs. Prayer is talking to God – it’s an intimate and loving conversation which we carry on as family members with our heavenly Father. It’s walking in his company, paying loving attention to his presence and deepening our relationship with him. God wants us to be real, so we can drop our inhibitions, come as we are and speak to him with all honesty in a human way. We all have our own style of communication – lengthy speaking and many words are not necessary. The joys and disappointments that make our days, give us much to converse about. We can place our petitions before him and they will be answered as he sees fit. Whatever his response, we can be sure it is for our good. It has been said that he who prays rises from his knees a better person. It always happens as we come to know God more, we come to know ourselves better. Prayer makes us realize how much we need God and deepens our sense of dependence on his saving help. We become aware that we stand before God in weakness, powerlessness and yet in hope that his grace can make something of us. In the rush and noise of life, which drowns out the voice of God, we must find a time and a place of silence to pray. It is only in silence we can speak to God and God can speak to us. PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND Join Fr. Vid Vlasic on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land on October 20, 2010 for 10 days. Travel to the Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes, Cana, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, The Wailing Wall, Mount of Olives and the Dead Sea. Please pick up a flyer or check the notice board. WELCOME TO OUR PARISH COMMUNITY If you are new to our parish or just visiting, we warmly welcome you to our parish community. We are pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. Please fill out a registration form which is available in the foyer for your convenience. Monday 12:15 p.m., +Salvadore & Simon Andrade Tuesday 7:00 p.m., +Ilda Lawrence, +Lourdes Rosario Wednesday 12:15 p.m., +Renzil DeAlmeida, +Ricardo Ramos, +Kim Steward Thursday 7:00 p.m., +Lucia Coccia, +Maria Macutay Friday 12:15 p.m., +Juan Carlos Gracias Thanksgiving – Navarro & Legaspi Families Saturday 9:00 a.m., +Alfredo Clemente, +John Bonnici, +Silvio Fantini, +Anthony Pereira, +Francis Sharpe, +Lenny Fernandes, +Rizaldi Gurina, +Bellkiss Maz, +Michael Monteiro, +Theresa Hart, +Xavier Alfonso, +Carmen Macalino, +Christine Sequeira +Holy Souls in Purgatory Sp. Int. – Luiz Gomes, Janette Brual, Carmen Panlaqui Thanksgiving – Pires Family, Sophia Royen (MAYBE) I WANT TO BE A CATHOLIC! Each year we welcome into the church adults through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.). It is a ministry of people who wish to enquire about becoming full members of our faith community. This evening program is focused for prospective adults and their sponsors. We will be offering this process again in September. If you would like to know more about the process or know someone who is interested in the Catholic faith, please contact Fr. Vid or Fr. Peter. Director of Youth Ministry at Merciful Redeemer Parish in Mississauga, Ontario. Job Type: Full-Time or Part-Time Position Job Location: Merciful Redeemer Parish Address: 2775 Erin Centre Blvd. Mississauga, ON Parish Web mail: pastor@mercifulredeemer.org Telephone: 905-812-0030 Job description and Qualification: Requires total commitment to Youth Programs and the Youth Mass – Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening. Must be a role model for youth and parish community. Required to develop, implement and evaluate youth programs: Edge and Life-Teen Programs. Required to have some knowledge of Scriptures, Catholic Theology, Social Justice and Spirituality. Must be able to relate and build positive relationship with youth, youth leaders and parents. Be available for counseling for youth if needed. Required to hold planning sessions with adult and youth volunteers. Required to seek new leadership and train new youth leaders. Required to plan and execute annual youth retreats and conferences. Please Email or drop off your resume at the Parish office. The application Deadline is August 14, 2010, and salary is negotiable. DON’T FORGET If you have a change of address or telephone number, please send us an email to: office@mercifulredeemer.org MISSION APPEAL A missionary from PIME (the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions) will be present at all Masses next weekend. PIME is a Missionary Institute of priests and brothers who dedicate their lives to the mission among non-Christians on the five continents. They strive to be creative in their missionary presence, spreading the Gospel and promoting dialogue and understanding among religions and cultures. The priest or brother will share his experience as a missionary and make the Annual Mission Appeal. This will give each one of us the opportunity to be active in the Mission of the Church in other lands by giving the support of your prayers and financial assistance. We thank you for your generosity. OBSTACLES….. A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.
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