Incorporated July 1, 2008

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS Monday, September 7, 2015 PLEASE NOTE: SPECIAL MASS TIME **9am - Special Intentions Tuesday, September 8, 2015 6:30am - Intention of Peggy Davern 8am - Soul of Lorayne M. Flynn Wednesday September 9, 2015 6:30am - Soul of Mark Busch 8am - Soul of Fr. Juancho 2pm - Soul of Carol Ann McCurty Thursday, September 10, 2015 6:30am - Soul of Alice Corkill 8am - Soul of Gerado Cruz Friday, September 11, 2015 6:30am - Soul of Cletio and Faye Gamad 8am - Soul of Gary Bird and Victims of 9/11 Saturday, September 12, 2015 8am - Intentions of Cramer Family 5pm - Soul of Chester Falcosky Sunday, September 13, 2015 7am - Intentions of Sharon Bouros 9am - Soul of Raymond Keller, Sr. 11am - Soul of Luis Lopez Lagunas 5pm - People of Mount Carmel Parish

School: 480.967.5567 www.olmcschoolinfo.com Preschool: 480.966.1753

2121 South Rural Road Tempe, AZ 85282 Parish: 480.967.8791 www.olmctempe.com

Monday, September 7 **LABOR DAY HOLIDAY** PLEASE NOTE: NO ACTIVITIES NO ADORATION/BENEDICTION SPECIAL MASS TIME Tuesday, September 8 7pm RCIA - North Hall 7pm Meditation - Church 7pm W. CA - South Hall 7pm M. 12 Step - Youth Annex 7pm Mom’s Group - Teacher’s Lounge Wednesday, September 9 5:30pm Kid’s Choir - Church/mr/ucr Thursday, September 10 6:15pm Co - Anon - Youth Annex 6:30pm M. CA - South Hall 7pm Music Ministry - Church/MR 7pm - Women’s Studies - North Hall Friday, September 11 2:30pm School Rosary - Church 7pm UNITAS - Rm. 7B 7pm AlAnon -North Hall/2A/C1/3A/3B 8:30pm AA - McCready Hall Saturday, September 12 9am Women’s Studies - Youth Annex East 10am Day of Remembrance - Church 10am SVdP - Youth Annex West 3pm AA Sr. Group- Youth Annex 4:30pm OIKOS - McCready Hall Sunday, September 13 7am Coffee Shop - McCready Hall 7:30am K of C Pancake Breakfast - South Hall 9am Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Rm. 8A & 8B 12:15pm Wedding Orientation - UCR 3pm Boy Scouts #71– South Hall

PARISH INFORMATION

WEEKDAY MASSES Monday through Friday at 6:30 am & 8am Saturdays at 8am

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday Vigil at 5pm Sunday at 7am, 9am, 11am & 5pm Holy Day/Holiday Masses As Announced

ADORATION Mondays 8:30am-7pm in the church 24hr Adoration First Fridays 8:30am - 8am Saturday in the youth annex

Confession Saturdays ... 3pm to 4:30pm

Childcare available during the 9am and 11am Masses on Sunday mornings in the preschool.

A Note From Fr. John September 06, 2015

Dear Friends, One of my New Years resolutions was to laugh more. Yes I realize it is September but this is as soon as I could get to it! Pope Francis often quips that too many Christians drink vinegar for breakfast or as I like to say seem to have been baptized in pickle juice. Our greatest witness at times, despite the challenges of bearing the name Christian in today’s world, is the joy we have despite the hostility and opposition we often face. And one of the best ways to keep the joyful spirit active is to laugh at ourselves. Today, in fact, thanks to the wonders of the Internet we no longer have to wait for those little vignettes in a monthly edition of the Reader’s Digest. A website that is entirely dedicated to poking fun at the foibles of Catholics is called The Eye of the Tiber (eyeofthetiber.com). The Tiber being the river that runs through the city of Rome. Most of the posts are little spoofs, lampoons or satire and news parody directed towards the way we Catholics see the world. Some of their posts have headings such as: “Pope Francis Changes Mind: Declares 2016 Year of Di-vine Wrath” (instead of the Year of Mercy). Or did you ever think about what Pope Emeritus Benedict does while Pope Francis travels to the US at the end of the month? Well how about this, “Benedict confers epic keg-ger at Apostolic Palace During Pope Francis US visit.” Then there’s this, “ Vatican opens Retirement Commu-nity to accommodate expected influx of retired Popes”. And then: “Vatican approves new Emoji translation of Mass.” The Vatican announced today that Pope Francis has approved a new emoji translation of the Mass to help young adults more actively follow along dur-ing church services. “We’ve found that most young adults can no longer read complete sentences or even com-plete words,” said Vatican spokesman Ronaldo Bernini, going on to say that the minority of young adults that can read, cannot do so fast enough to keep up with the blistering pace of the Mass. “We still have some work to do before the final version comes out. We’ve hired over one hundred teenagers to look over the new missal and to see whether, for instance, our choice of a clover is the best emoji for the word consubstantial.” Bernini said that he hopes the new missal will not only help young adults better understand the Mass, but that it might also help parents learn how to tell their children that they love and miss them without having to “navigate the treacherous waters of actually having to talk.” Some of the posts wade into politics as well: “ Supreme Court demands apology from God for Sodom and Gomorrah”. “Just hours after ruling that all Americans, no matter their sexual orientation, can now legally marry the people they love, the U.S. Supreme Court went forward with plans to demand that God apologize and make amends for His actions at Sodom and Gomorrah. Many are calling the decision to hold God liable for the destruction of the impenitent cities as a victory for gay rights activists who have fought for centuries to see God brought to justice. The justices found that, under the 14th Amendment, states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognize same-sex unions that have been performed in other states, and that the Di-vine judgment of God that was passed upon Sodom and Gomorrah was unjust. Justice Anthony Kennedy deliv-ered the majority opinion and was joined by Justices Ginsburg, Kagan, Breyer and Sotomayor in calling God to step down from his post immediately.” Some of the best just make fun our ourselves: “Area Catholic confirms too many obligations to make it to Mass on Holy Day of Obligation.” Or “Man drops $10 in donation basket like he’s some kind of Beverly Hills Millionaire.” This seems to ring true: “Family fighting for good seats at Christmas Eve Mass with the zeal of 12th Century Crusaders.” How about, “Homily never going to end, Sources confirm”. This could be helpful: “New APP allows users to locate where least Crappy Homily going to be delivered in Area.” One of my favorites: “Parishioner dies after botched Homily”. Reminds me of the time during Mass many years ago a man actually had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Afterwards I went to see him and asked, “What do you think caused the heart attack?” He looked at me said, “Father, I think it was the homily”! Ha! Great answer. That man was back in Church the next Sunday. I think what helped him recover so quickly was his sense of humor. Laughter is often said to be the best medicine. Love, Fr. John B.

INTERESTED in learning more about the Catholic

church???? Whether you were baptized Catholic as a baby and never completed your formation in the

Church, are a strong non-Catholic Chris-tian looking to delve into the richness of Catholicism for the first time, are from other non-Christian belief systems, or have never prayed a day in your life, the Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults will meet you where you are at in your search for Truth and journey with you closer to the heart of Jesus and His one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

Designed to unpack what it is that Catholics profess to be revealed by God and why, foster authentic discussion for application and life transformation, pro-vide opportunities for fellowship and find-ing your place in our parish community, and developing a rich prayer life and inti-mate relationship with Jesus Christ, our team of volunteers, skilled catechists, sponsors and many members of our parish community wanting to learn more are here to walk this journey of faith alongside you this year. (A more in depth of the stages of the process are on the parish website for those interested in learning more about what the R.C.I.A. entails).

We hope that you will join us! Interested??? Please call Todd at the parish office 480.967.8791 ext. 203.

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WOMEN OF THE PARISH ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN THE LADIES OF SODALITY SATURDAY SEPT. 12th 8:45am in

McCREADY HALL

Coffee, treats, prayer and special

guest speaker! ————————————————-

YOU.. Are Invited to Save the Date Our Lady of Mount Carmel Annual blood drive on Sunday September 20, 2015 8AM-2PM. Details will follow on where and when you will be able to set your ap-pointment to continue this wonderful me-morial tradition in honor of one of our own OLMC students.

AN EVENING DESIGNED TO NOURISH AND STRENGTHEN

YOUR MARRIAGE SATURDAY,

SEPTEMBER 12th 4:30 –7pm

McCready Hall

FREE dinner with childcare provided. YOUR Prompt RSVP will be greatly appreciated to reserve childcare spots.

OIKIOS evenings are open to all OLMC parishioner couples seeking to enrich and strengthen their marriages.

For more information please contact Sabina@olmctempe.com ————————————————— All the faithful are invited to join us as we pray for the unborn, the little ones that cannot speak for themselves. We pray for them and their mothers that the unborn will be spared and the mothers will have a change of heart.

We meet every Sat at 9:15 AM; Planned Parenthood, 1250 E. Apache Blvd. Tempe, Az. information call Ray (480 820 2553) or Dick (480 253 7118). ——————————————–——————————————————————————————————————————--

The next OLMC parish Wedding Orientation will be held on Sept.13th. Couples, please meet in the fountain area on the south east side of the church, Im-mediately after the 11am Mass. We will then continue on to the UCR. Please be aware that this is the first step in the marriage preparation pro-cess here at OLMC. More details can be located on the website:http://www.olmctempe.com/marriage-prep-about.php. —————————————————

OLMC Coffee Shop Sunday Mornings after Masses

in South McCready Hall

All proceeds benefit the OLMC’s FullCircle Program for at Risk teens

and young adults.

To learn more about the FullCicle program here at OLMC and how we can assist families in crisis, contact AJ in the parish office at 480.967.8791 or email: aj@olmctempe.com.

Memorial Service for Victims of Abortion Date & Time Saturday, September 12 Mass at 10am Location Our Lady of Mount Carmel Special Details Presider: Bishop Eduardo Nevares Co-Celebrants: Fr. John Bonavitacola, OLMC Fr. Dan Vanyo, St. Anne’s Speakers: Fr. Dan Vanyo and Jason Walsh from AZ Right to Life Local Contact Donald J. Kosis 480.577.2029 djksr1@msn.com Join Us on this day as pro-life Ameri-cans honor the memory of the more than 50 million unborn victims of abortion during the National Day of remembrance for Aborted Children. ———————————————-

Father Robert Barron's The Mystery of God

Who God Is and Why He Matters

Atheism is on the rise. Skeptical thinkers attack belief in God as irration-al or, even worse, dangerous. The so-called New Atheism has attracted mil-lions of young people thanks to bestsel-ling books such as The God Delusion and God Is Not Great. How should Christians respond? How can we turn the tide of secularism and draw people back to God? In The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters, Fr. Robert Barron reaches into our rich intellectual tradition to teach us how. Using the in-sights of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Benedict XVI, he uncov-ers a clear yet sophisticated understand-ing of what we mean by “God.” On September 24th, the Wom-en's Studies Ministry will begin the Mystery of God 7 week program. We meet Thursday's 7-8:30pm in McCready Hall. $30 registration fee includes mate-rials, snacks, and free childcare is pro-vided. To find out more information, please contact Carey Gass at cncgass@yahoo.com or stop by our registration table after Mass to sign up.

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