ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH MINERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 2 July, 2017

DIOCESAN VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR The Diocese of Allentown provides assistance to victims of

sexual abuse. Please contact our Victim Assistance Coordinator ~ Wendy S. Krisak, M.A., NCC, LPC Direct Telephone ~1-800-791-9209

Diocesan website: www.allentowndiocese.org Youth Protection

DIOCESAN SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR

Sr. Meg Cole, S.S.J., M.S., L.M.F.T Telephone: (610) 332-0442 Ext. 19

THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS Vigil Mass for The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time SATURDAY, 1 July - St. Junipero Serra, Priest; BVM

4:00 PM ~ JOHN AND ANNA BOSACK FAMILY Joe Bosack Sr. The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time SUNDAY, 2 July - 8:00 AM ~ JOHN (RAB) R. BRENNAN Kevin, Scott, Holly and Families 10:00 AM ~ PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH Monday, 3 July - NO MASS Tuesday, 4 July - Independence Day

6:00 PM ~ JAMES CALLAGHAN Wife, Libby, sons and family Wednesday, 5 July - St. Anthony Zaccaria, Priest,, St. Elizabeth of Portugal 8:00 AM ~ BERTHA “BLONDIE” LIPSETT (7/7 Anniv.) Husband Joseph, Sons Scott and Joe

Thursday, 6 July - St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr

8:00 AM ~ ELIZABETH AND BOLIE BUTENSKY Joe, Nancy and Family Friday, 7 July - First Friday

8:00 AM ~ THOSE ENROLLED IN THE SAINT MICHAEL MEMORIAL AND RENOVATION FUND Vigil Mass for The Fourteenth Sunday in Ord. Time SATURDAY, 8 July - 4:00 PM ~ JOSEPH DALY, SR. Jeffrey Daly and the Daly Family The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time SUNDAY, 9 July - 8:00 AM ~ PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 10:00 AM ~ WILLIAM J. PARKER Anna Rita Kozura ——————————————————— NB: Eucharistic Adoration: THURSDAYS after the 8:00 AM Mass, concluding with

Benediction and the Miraculous Medal Novena at 6:00 PM

Come and spend some quality time with the Lord ! SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Thursday 5:30 to 6:00 PM - Saturday 3:00 PM - Other times available by appointment - ———————————————————————————--

To Inspire... To Inform... and To Entertain “Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification. To put it another way: people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport.” (Pope Francis)

DEVOTIONAL LAMP INTENTIONS † Sanctuary In Memory of Bertha “Blondie” Lipsett

Husband, Joseph and Sons, Scott and Joe † Thursday Adoration Candles Special Intention † Blessed Virg in Mary

In Memory of Carol Stephen (71st B’day 7/3) Dee and Family Special Intention Joe and JoAnne † Sacred Heart Health and Welfare for Mary C. Duffy Son, Philip J. Duffy † St . Anthony In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolfe (Anniv. 7/4) Daughters and Son-In-Laws † The Holy Fami ly In Memory of Joseph Daly, Sr. Jeffrey Daly ~ Altar Flowers~ In Memory of the Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolfe Daughters and Son-In-Laws

The following dates are open for Altar Flowers to Memorialize your loved one or Special Occasion. August 6, September 3 and 24

PRAY for OUR PRIESTS In your charity, please pray for the priests of our diocese, and in particular during this week remember: July 1: His Holiness Pope Francis 2: Pope Emeritus Benedict 3: Bishop Emeritus Edward Cullen 4: Rev. John Barron, SJ IN MEMORIAM Please remember these clerics of the Diocese of Allentown in your prayers. July 1: Rev. Richard A. Schware Rev. Thomas A. Horan 2: Rev. Francis. Mealey 3: Rev. Joseph J. Fricker; Rev. Paul E. Masiar 4: Rev. Michael G. Ditsky

6: Rev. Joseph B. Rapczynski 7: Rev. Edward J. Kenney

~ THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~

CHURCH AND PARISH POLICIES Many common Church and parish policies are listed in the

bulletin. If you have any questions please give us a call; our parish staff is here to help you.

PARISH REGISTRATION All are most welcome here at St. Michael the Archangel Parish. If you are living within our boundaries, please register as soon as possible. If you are leaving the parish or just changing your address, please notify the parish office. If you are moving out of the area, please register in a parish where you live as soon as possible; this is especially important for young adults who have finished college and now live in another area. If you need help finding a parish in your new locale, we will gladly assist you.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptisms usually take place on the first Sunday of each month during the 10:00 AM Mass, unless the liturgical calendar dictates another Sunday. Baptismal Classes are held at convenience of priest and family. Parents must be registered parishioners. Contact the parish office to make arrangements for the Baptism. Please pay close attention to the requirements for Godparents (see below). If there is any doubt or you need a further explanation please contact us.

TO BE A SPONSOR FOR BAPTISM OR CONFIRMATION ?�Be an active, registered member of the parish ?�Be at least 16 years of age, baptized and confirmed ?�Receive Holy Eucharist and Penance on a regular basis ?� If married, be married under the auspices of the Catholic Church ?�Strive to live, publicly and privately, the Lord’s Commandments ?�Request sponsorship certificate no less than three weeks before the

conferral of the sacrament.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Couples contemplating marriage should contact Father Zelonis at least one year in advance of the date of the intended marriage to begin sacramental preparations. Church date and arrangements MUST precede all other wedding plans.

VISITATION OF THE SICK Please notify the parish office if someone in your family is in the hospital, as Fr. Zelonis visits every other week and by request. Also, Father and Sr. Catherine take Holy Communion monthly to those who are homebound and cannot attend Church.

HANDING ON OUR CATHOLIC FAITH Because parents have given life to their children, they have the gravest obligation of educating them in our Catholic faith. For those children who go to public schools, our CCD Program is the means to help parents meet this responsibility. You may enroll your child for CCD at any time but we prefer you register for the following year each May. Special prep for all youth preparing for First Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation is offered and required.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS We are happy to welcome young adults “back home” for special occasions such as weddings and baptisms; however, non-parishioners who desire to celebrate a baptism or wedding here will need the permission of their pastor.

DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN - CATHOLIC CHARITIES A multi-purpose social service agency providing assistance to families, children and adults. Pottsville Office ~ 570-628-0466

CRISIS PREGNANCY HELP LINE 1-888-467-8466

PROJECT RACHEL Post Abortion Healing 1-866-372-2435

Dear Family, (The following is an edited excerpt of an article I wrote several years ago for The A.D. Times. I present this text as the first of a miniseries on “The Spirituality of Recovery as the Recovery of Spirituality.”) “Being in the image of God the human individual possesses the dig-nity of a person, who is not just something, but someone. He is capa-ble of self-knowledge, of self-possession and of freely giving him-self and entering into communion with other persons. And he is called by grace to a covenant with his Creator, to offer him a re-sponse of faith and love that no other creature can give in his stead” (CCC 357). Saint Irenaeus famously said, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” We bear witness to God’s beauty, wisdom, and power by firing on all cylinders—i.e. seeking to know and appreciate ourselves, and giving ourselves to God and others in prayer and service. But we human beings tend to misfire—sometimes dangerously—by not dedicating our intellects to truth, our wills to goodness, and our senses to beauty. God gave us passions, or emotions, that are meant to move us in good directions. Instead, however, we allow our emo-tions to lead us, often without a worthy goal or path. Saint Paul outlined the situation in last week’s second reading as that which our first parents set into motion. It chiefly manifests as inordi-nate desires and the bodily and mental tendency to such desires (“concupiscence”). In another place he lamented it thus: “The will-ing is ready at hand, but doing the good is not. For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want” (Rom 7:18-19). As members of the human community, of our own families, schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces, we can’t help but take all sorts of cues from each other. Our negative attitudes, our noxious attach-ments to substances (alcohol, drugs) or activities (gambling, overeat-ing, or lust), though undertaken at some point by free will, found their inspiration elsewhere, and we can trace it with honest effort. While there may be some value to recognizing where our crippling debilitations and pesky shortcomings came from, the information worth seeking is what to do with them—what to do with us. At heart we human beings crave a discipline to refashion us, so that, while substantially remaining the same, our lives might align ever more closely with our God-given dignity. In the mid 1930s, a stockbroker and a physician learned that they shared a common plight: drinking alcohol catalyzed within them an uncontrollable physical craving and mental obsession that alcohol alone seemed to satisfy, though at a most undesirable cost. Their companionship fostered freedom through daily self-reform, prayer, and service. Soon others would join them regularly to share the fruits of God’s work in their lives and to guide neophytes in sobriety-supporting spiritual disciplines, employing a twelve-step process. So began the fellowship and program of Alcoholics Anonymous, which continues to carry a message of hope and enthusiasm to millions. Sufferers of other addictions, and their beleaguered loved ones, have come to learn that AA’s methods also work for their madness, and have formed fellowships to help them with their own maladies. (Continued 7-9-17) Yours, Father Christopher M. Zelonis

ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH MINERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 2 July, 2017

WEEKDAY ALTAR SERVER

Tuesday, July 4, 6:00 PM and Thursday, July 6, 6:00 PM

Nikki Conville W E E K E N D A L T A R S E R V E R S

Sat., July 8 - 4:00 PM - Liam Reiley, Ava Frantz and Ella Frantz Sun., July 9 - 8:00 AM - Emily Hart, Katelyn Moran and Sarah Leibig Sun., July 9 - 10:00 AM - Keegan Dube, Madison Hayes and James Dube

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION AND LECTORS

Sat., July 8 - 4:00 PM – Sr. Catherine, Charles Reber, Sr., and Peg Ulmer Lector: Georgine Walters Sun., July 9 - 8:00 AM - Sr. Catherine, Brenda Duncan and Gerald Trasatt Lector: Maria Mason Sun., July 9 - 10:00 AM – Sr. Catherine, Joe Lazarchick and Paul Noon Lector: Chris Schwartz

DIOCESAN HAPPENINGS: The Office for Vocations, in conjunction with the Saint Andrew Committee, will be conducting its Fifth Annual Quo Vadis Vocation Camp and Third Annual Fiat Days Vocation Camp, from Sunday, July 16 to Thursday, July 20, 2017 on the campus of DeSales University. Both camps are open to young men and women from ages 14 to 18 (including the newly graduated). Registration is now open. There are a limited number of spaces availa-ble. For more details and registration material, please see our webpage at: www.allentowndiocese.org. Registrations must be received by Friday, June 30, 2017 2017 BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL:

As of today, our parishioners have raised $7,834.00 (22% of the goal) from 96 parish-ioners. We need the support of all of our parish families to reach our Goal. If you have not made your pledge of support, you may return your pledge form to the parish office or make your gift online. Remember, every gift counts, no gift is too

small. Every dollar helps those in need. If you have any questions or would like to make a gift, please call the parish office or visit the Appeal website at ~ FaithHopeChartyGives.org COMMUNITY NEWS: St. Charles Borromeo SUMMER FEST 2017 1100 Block, Walnut St. Ashland, PA. Friday, July 7th and Saturday, July 8th, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Live bands, bake sale, basket auction, money chances, games, food and more. See our Facebook event page for more information. St. John the Baptist, Pottsville, MID SUMMER FESTIVAL on Friday, July 14th and Saturday, July 15th from 5 to 9:30 p.m. on the parish grounds at 9th St. & Schuylkill Ave. in Pottsville. Food, varied Games of Chance, Children and Teen Games, Pot Luck Stand, Theme Baskets, and “Splash the Clown”, balloon mak-ing, face painting, and much more. Music each night ~ Shaded seating under the tent ~ Come join the fun! St. Matthew the Evangelist, Minersville ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL ~Sunday, August, 20th, 2017. South Cass Fire Company Picnic Grounds, Primrose from Noon to 9:00 PM. Live entertainment, homemade ethnic food, ice cream, Bingo and Basket Auctions. Call 570-544-2211 for more information.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of St. Michael the Archangel Church, invites you to join in a Pilgrimage to

Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Bally (The Oldest Church in the Diocese of Allentown) followed by a tour of

The Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa (Doylestown, PA) Sunday, August 6, 2017

Please call 570-527-0453 to reserve your seat and for more information. Cost is $25.00

SVDP Pilgrimage Reminder:

To all our pilgrims who are traveling to Bally and Doylestown: payment for the trip is due on

Thursday, July 6th. Thank you for joining us on this special day.

PARISH OFFICE Please note the Parish Office will be closed

Tuesday, July 4th

Do you own a HP Printer that takes # 901 Ink Cartridges? Call the Parish Office, we have a few cartridges (New) that we no longer can use.

~ THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~

PARISH EVENT CALENDAR July 19: Society SVDP ~ Food Pantry 10:00 -11:00 July 27: Parish Spaghetti Dinner Aug. 6: Pilgrimage ~ see bulletin for information Aug. 15: Holy Day ~ Assumption B.V.M. Masses 8AM, Noon, 6PM Aug. 23: Society SVDP ~ meeting at 7:00 PM and Apple Dumpling Sale begins Aug. 24: Ladies Guild ~ meeting 7:00 PM

COLLECTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 25, 2017

Total Envelopes Sent : 514 Envelopes Used This Week : 312 Total Collection: - $4,514.00 The second collection this week is for Dues. Next week the second collection is for the Cemetery Collection.

CCD NEWS: CCD SUB SALE ~ CCD students are selling coupons for Tony’s Meat Market foot-long Subs for $6.50. Choices available are: Regular (Bele), Ham and Cheese, Turkey or Italian. Coupons are available in the Church vestibule or from any CCD student. Thanking you in advance for your continued support and generosity. Coupons expire on December 31, 2017 2017-2018 CCD Registration Forms are due by July 30, 2017. Forms were sent home in May. If you need a form they are on the parish web page or at the parish office. All students must register every year. If this is your child’s first year we need a copy of their Baptismal Record.

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NATIVITY B.V.M. NEWS: Little Girls Volleyball Camp for girls entering 3rd through 8th grade will be held from Monday, July 17 through Thursday, July 20, 2017

Grades 3,4 & 5 ~ 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Grades 6,7 & 8 ~ 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Cost is $45.00 Camp includes: individual instruction, team concepts and competitions. Brochures are available at Nativity. Call Mrs. Daubert -570-622-8110 for more information. Dean of Students ~ Nativity BVM High school is accepting applications for the position of Dean of Students for the 2017-2018 School Year. This is a year round position. Duties include all aspects of Discipline, Student Record Keeping, Attendance, Coordina-tion of Student Life, Supervision of Maintenance and other duties. Minimum requirements of a Bachelor’s Degree and Teacher Certification required. Interested candidates should send resume, certifications and all clearances by July 5, 2017 to: Nativity BVM High School Attn.: Mrs. Lynn Sabol, Principal One Lawtons Hill, Pottsville, Pa 17901

June 50/50 Winner CONGRATULATIONS To

Mrs. Rita Meadows $220.00 Thanks to everyone who parƟcipated in this month’s drawing!

St. Michael’s Spaghetti Dinner Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Adult ~ $9.00 Child ~ $5.00 (10 yrs. old and under) Full-course meal: spaghetti, meatballs, tossed salad, roll, dessert and beverage.

Eat –in or take-out Tickets will be sold beginning July 8/9 in the vestibule or call Jean at 570-544-6853. Advance tickets are appreciated. You can also pick up your ticket at the Parish Office. Tickets will be sold at the door while dinners last.

To our faithful bakers: Sign –up sheets will be in the vestibule the week of July 8/9.

Thank you in advance for your loyal support.

Protecting God’s Children Workshop **Monday, July 31, at 6:30 PM, at St. Patrick’s Church** Call their Parish office to register 570-622-1802

Everyone who wishes to works with our Parish children MUST complete this course!

Saint Michael the Archangel Parish offers prayerful best wishes

to The Reverend Monsignor

Alfred Andrew Schlert, J.C.L.

whom Pope Francis has named the Fifth Bishop of Allentown.

Ad multos annos! [God grant] many years!