SAINT ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH BRISTOL, VIRGINIA July 23, 2017 Remember St. Anne’s in your Will and Trusts

This Weekend and throughout this week

we will be celebrating our PARISH FEASTDAY.

The Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne is July 26.

Our readings for this weekend’s Masses are:

Sirach 44:1, 10-15—Their name lives on and on.

1 Corinthians 13:4-13 —Love never fails.

Matthew 13:16-17 —Many prophets and righteous people

longed to see what you see.

SAINT JOACHIM & SAINT ANNE

Parents of Mary

Ancient tradition, dating back to the second century,

supplies these names for the parents of the Blessed Virgin

Mary. Saint Anne’s cult flourished from the sixth century

in the East and reached the West in the tenth century. The

cult of Saint Joachim is of more recent date.

According to tradition Anna, childless for many years,

reached a point in her life when, just short of despair, she

prayed that God grant her a child with a promise that should

her wish be fulfilled she would pledge the child to the

Temple. Anna, faithful to her word, presented her daughter,

given the name of Mary, at the Temple at the age of three.

Mary remained in the house of God for twelve years,

emerging at the age of fifteen with a purity and

wholesomeness found in no other creature of God, not only

a flawless maiden but one who had acquired the lore and

religion of the deepest scholars, something usually denied a

female child of those days.

Readings for this Week (July 24-29)

Monday: Exodus 14:5-18; Matthew 12:38-42

Tuesday: 2 Cor. 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28

Wednesday: Sirach 44:1, 10-15; Matthew 13:16-17

Thursday: Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Mt. 13:10-17

Friday: Exodus 20:1-17; Matthew 13:18-23

Saturday: Exodus 24:3-8; John 11:19-27

Scripture for next Sunday (17th Sunday/Ordinary Time)

1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Solomon asks for an understanding heart.

Romans 8:28-30

God predestined us to be conformed to the image of

the Son.

Matthew 13:44-52

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried

in a field.”

In the Gospel, Jesus tells more parables about the kingdom

of God, particularly about seeking and finding treasure. In

the first reading next Sunday, God offers Solomon anything

he wants, and Solomon chooses the treasure of a wise,

discerning heart. Let us listen for the gifts that God is

offering us and pray for the grace to choose wisely.

Nominations for Pastoral Council are being taken in

the commons this weekend (July 22/23). If you didn’t

get a chance to stop by the table, you may email or call

the parish office to nominate up to 3 people (including

yourself!) - must be received NLT Monday at 10 a.m.

To serve on the Council, you need to be age 18+, a

practicing Catholic in Full Communion, and registered

with our parish. Those nominated will be contacted to

ask if they agree to run for election. Those who agree

to run will submit a brief bio, including answers to

some questions, and a photo by August 1. Elections

for the three (3-yr.) positions will be held at Masses

on August 12/13.

ALTAR FLOWERS

Our altar flowers this weekend are given by Cathy

Dorula in loving member of her mother, Ann Dorula,

and in celebration of our parish Feast Day.

A Special Note…

“I would like to thank all of you for your prayers,

cards, and get well wishes as a result of my fight with

pneumonia this past month. Your prayers and

thoughts have been good medicine and really helps in

times like this. May God bless all of you.”

Skeeter Ritter

This MONDAY, July 24th will be our LAST 12:15

Monday weekday Mass. (Just a reminder… we added

Monday Mass to the calendar after we had a second priest

assigned here. Now that Fr. Stephen has been reassigned,

we will be taking the Monday Masses off the calendar.—

thank you for your understanding.)

ADORATION of the BLESSED SACRAMENT

Weekly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues

on Tuesday, July 25 immediately after morning Mass

(approx. 9:15 a.m.). Please join us in prayer anytime

during the day. Benediction at 4:30 p.m.

FEAST DAY: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 Plan to join us this Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m.

for Mass in the Church in celebration of our Parish

Feast Day!!

—No Confessions/No Mass on Thurs., July 27 due to

Clergy Study Day in Roanoke.

—No Mass on Friday, July 28 (Fr. Nicholas away).

(16th Sunday/Ordinary Time) — Celebrating our Parish Feast Day — Saints Joachim and ANNE

Study Bible Order

If you would like to order one of the Catholic Study

Bibles that Fr. Nicholas told us about last weekend,

please sign up at the table in the commons and the

Bible will be ordered

Prayer Shawl members are reminded of our regularly

scheduled gathering this Wed., July 26, at 10 a.m. in

the St. Vincent de Paul Center. New members are

always welcome to join us.

NO Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) this

Wednesday, July 26th. Next Wednesday, August 2,

RCIA will attend the final session of OREMUS.

If you have any questions about RCIA, please contact

Sydney Farnum at 276-669-8200 ext. 32 or email

sydneyfarnum@stannes-bristol.org.

Adult Faith Formation Committee members are

reminded of our meeting on Monday, July 31, 4 p.m.

in the St. Vincent de Paul Center.

Senior High Youth Ministry

(Grades 9-12)

Upcoming Schedule:

July 23—Parish Picnic (4:00-6:00pm)

■ SHYM is responsible for running the

children’s games!

Aug. 6 — Parent/Youth Meeting

(GR/BYC 6:00pm-8:00pm)

■ Meet in the Great Room

■ At least one parent must accompany

their teen!

Aug. 13 — Youth Group (BYC 6:00-8:00pm)

■ Food & Games!

Aug. 20 — Youth Group (BYC 6:00-8:00pm)

VIRTUS—Protecting God’s Children

Parish & School Employees and Volunteers who have

not yet attended VIRTUS are invited to register for the

upcoming session: Saturday, July 29, 10a-1p in the

school conference room. Register online at

www.virtusonline.org.

Parish Nurse Position—St. Mary’s (Johnson City, TN)

St. Mary’s is seeking a Parish Nurse (part-time, 20 hrs./wk.

for a stipend). Ideal candidate must be an RN with an active

license for Tennessee and 3-5 yrs. nursing experience. Need

good organizational, communication/pastoral skills and be

able to participate in the full sacramental life of the Church.

The Parish nurse will serve as advocate, resource person,

liaison, integrator of faith and healing. Training/supervision

thru Parish Nurse Program of MSHA. Send resume to

patwroe@embarqmail.com. or mail to: Attn. Pat Wroe RN,

Interim Parish Nurse, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2211 E.

Lakeview Dr., Johnson City, TN 37604.

A NOTE OF THANKS

TO THE PARISH OF SAINT ANNE

As many of you know, I will be retiring

August 1 after 24 years as your Director of

Liturgy and Music. I cannot express how

grateful I am for having the opportunity to serve

this Parish. Your prayers and support have

made serving here the most gratifying

professional experience of my life. I am deeply

thankful and I know that I couldn’t have served

in a better Parish.

Although I am looking forward to my

retirement, I regret that my decision was

influenced by a degradation of my hearing

abilities. About a year and a half ago, I started

to hear things out of tune and sometimes sounds

were even perceived as “noise”. Needless to say

this has added a lot of stress to my ability to

perform in my job. If it were not for the help

from my choir, cantors, members of the parish,

and my wife Rosie, I would not have been able

to perform this long.

I have been blessed while I have been here

and I couldn’t have found more wonderful

people to work with in all the areas of the

liturgical life of this Parish.

My prayers are with St. Anne’s community

and I look forward to serving as a parishioner

here at Saint Anne.

May God Bless You All!

Richard J. Davis

SAINT ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH BRISTOL, VIRGINIA July 23, 2017 Remember St. Anne’s in your Will and Trusts

Saturday, July 22 (Vigil: Parish Feast Day celebration)

5:30 p.m. †Jack Nutterville

Sunday, July 23 (Parish Feast Day celebration)

8:30 a.m. †Barb Fiala

10:30 a.m. †Ronald Arnold

2:00 p.m. Parishioners (Spanish Mass)

Monday, July 24 (the last Monday weekday Mass)

12:15 p.m. †Barry Brady

Tuesday, July 25

8:30 a.m. †Vito Cericola

Wednesday, July 26 (Feast of Saints Joachim & Anne)

8:30 a.m. †Elizabeth P. “Betty” Miller

Thursday/Friday, July 27/28—No Weekday Mass

Saturday, July 29

5:30 p.m. Spec. Int. for Chuck Weisenberger

(birthday—7/27)

Sunday, July 30

8:30 a.m. †Ed Balcar

10:30 a.m. †Vito Cericola

2:00 p.m. Parishioners

Financial Independence Commonwealth Catholic Charities’ Housing and Financial

Counseling services offer financial counseling to families

and individuals. From improving credit scores, creating

workable budgets, purchasing a home, or avoiding

foreclosure, CCC’s certified housing and financial

counselors can help individuals develop a plan to achieve

financial goals and live with financial freedom. Learn more

at www.cccofva.org.

Collection Report (July 15/16)

Regular/Operating $8,110.

We welcome the following newly registered family!

Julia Garvey and Rebecca Adams

Haus Rd., Bristol, VA 276-466-0463

PRAY for VOCATIONS! If God may be inviting you to consider the priesthood, call

Fr. Michael Boehling, Vicar for Vocations, 804-359-5661

or email mboehling@ richmonddiocese.org.

This Week in Adult Faith Formation:

Tuesday, July 25:

Book Club, 10:30 a.m., St. Vincent de Paul Center

Wednesday, July 26:

Scripture Study—Women in the Old Testament,

1:00 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul Center

NO RCIA this week

For more information about any of the above programs,

email sydneyfarnum@stannes-bristol.org or call 276-669-

8200 ext. 32.

“OREMUS—Let us Pray August 2—Session Eight

“Desolations and Consolation” - final session

Please sign up this weekend and next weekend for

Session Eight of Oremus, Wednesday, August 2, at

6:30 p.m. It is very important that you sign-up if you

are attending. Also, for those attending class, there

will be a simple supper served at 5:45 p.m. When you

sign-up for class, please indicate if you will be

attending the supper. If you missed session 7, plan to

attend a make-up class for Session 7 on Monday,

July 31, 6:30 p.m. in the St. Vincent de Paul Center.

If you plan to attend the “make-up” class, please let

Sydney know at 276-669-8200 ext. 32 or sydney

farnum@stannes-bristol.org no later than NOON,

Monday, July 31. Thank You!

“FORMED”

The Catholic Faith on Demand We are excited that our Parish has become a partner in

an exciting 24/7 on-line web-based digital formation

series called FORMED, produced by the Augustine

Institute and Ignatius Press. This series is designed to

help adults grow in their faith at all levels — how we

think, how we pray, and how we live. Better yet, your

access is FREE, due to our Parish subscription.

FORMED is a game-changer, a real immersion of

Faith! Begin today!!

Visit formed.org/register,

Click on Register (lower right of page)

Enter Parish Access Code: (24Q8G9)

Enter your email and create a password

Enjoy and share with others in our local

community!

Watch the upcoming bulletins for more information

about “formed”. If you have any questions, please

contact Sydney Farnum at 276-669-8200 ext. 32 or

email sydneyfarnum@stannes-bristol.org.

(16th Sunday/Ordinary Time) — Celebrating our Parish Feast Day — Saints Joachim and ANNE

Looking Ahead Just a Bit…

“1st Tuesday” Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

WILL BE August 1, beginning at 9:15 a.m. and

concluding with Benediction at 9:15 p.m. Sign up

in the commons next weekend (July 29/30). We

need to be sure all hours are covered!!

NO morning Mass at 8:30a on Aug. 1 as Father

will be returning to Bristol later in the day. Deacon

Steve will open Adoration at 9:15 a.m. Father will

be back for Confessions at 5 p.m.

Richard’s Retirement!! After almost a quarter century of faithful and dedicated

service to Saint Anne’s as our Director of Liturgy &

Music, The Richard Jesse Davis will be retiring the

end of July. Mark your calendar and plan to come to a

reception in his honor next Sunday evening July 30th

from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Great Room. Plan to stop in

and thank him for his ministry to our parish!

A Note from Fr. Nicholas….

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone at Saint

Anne Parish and Saint Anne School for your warm

welcome extended to me during my time of

transition. My assignment as the pastor of Saint

Anne has been a great source of joy for me and

each of you has contributed to that joy both in

hidden and visible ways. As we continue together

the great work that Christ has given us in His

vineyard, let us hope and pray that we, His

disciples, can make a fitting offering toward that

task which He has entrusted to each of us. Please

be assured of my prayers for each of you —

prayers of thanksgiving for your hospitality and

generosity as well as for your daily needs and

intentions.

Your servant in Christ,

Fr. Nicholas Mammi