EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME July 31, 2011

The Parish Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 (7/1/11 - 6/30/12) is based on the giving of our faith family for Fiscal Year 2011. The portion of our budget contributed in envelopes, checks and loose cash is $1,565,512 or $30,106 per week. Thank you for your continuing generosity. Contributions for the 4th weekend of the fiscal year were $22,069.00. In the 4th week of our fiscal year, our budgeted goal for ministry programs and ordinary operating expense is $120,424.00 and our collections are $123,870.00. We encourage everyone to prayerfully consider using the Capital Improvement Envelope in your packet to help recover the purchase of the 4-plex adjacent to St. Francis Hall.

May God bless you in your sacrificial giving. Lord, help me move from comfort to sacrifice.

How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me? (Psalm 116:12)

MON, AUG 1: 8:30 AM -- + JANE BRENNER BY BRENNER FAMILY + BARKER & CHIADO FAMILIES BY BARKER FAMILY SI CECILIA CONNER BY MARIA MAES

5:30 PM -- + GISELA ELIZABETH GODFREY BY ELIDA SAUCEDO SI JENNIFER & TONY BY DAD SI STEPHANIE MATIO BY DAD

TUES, AUG 2: 8:30 AM -- + HORTENCIA C. SAUCEDO BY HER DAUGHTER + NAOMI ANAYA BY RIKER FAMILY SI WARREN ROBERSON BY MARTINEZ FAMILY

5:30 PM -- + LUPE LOZANO DE MARTINEZ BY RALPH & JACKIE HADCOCK

WED, AUG 3: 8:30 AM -- + LYNN MC CULLOCH BY POTTERS, HORVETS & WINTHEISER FAMILIES SI MARY ANN MOSCOSO BY JIM & MARY LOU CALDERONE SI JOHN & SHIRLEY MARES—60TH ANNIVERSARY

5:30 PM -- SI SPECIAL INTENTION

THURS, AUG 4: 8:30 AM -- + JAMES G. FAHEY BY FAMILY + SOUL OF HER UNBORN CHILD BY THERESA YEON SI SPECIAL INTENTION

5:30 PM -- + JON SAXTON BY RICK & RENEE PAGAN SI SPECIAL INTENTION BY TIM & PAT MC KENNA

FRI, AUG 5: 8:30 AM -- + MARY ALICE ANDREWS BY KAY & JIM MAGOVERN + HENRY, AMBROSIO & JESUSITA MAES BY MAES FAMILY + SOUL OF HER UNBORN CHILD BY THERESA YEON

5:30 PM -- + ALBERT GARLEY & ELIZA BARELA BY LILLY ARELLANO SI HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY BY PEREZ FAMILY SI IN THANKSGIVING TO ST. ANTHONY

SAT, AUG 6: 8:30 AM -- SI FR. VOORHIES’ INTENTIONS

5:00 PM -- + JACK LANDWEHR BY REGINA MARTINEZ SI RAY CHAVEZ BY MR. & MRS. EVY MARTINEZ SI IN THANKSGIVING TO ST. JUDE & ST. ANTHONY BY BETTY MILLS

SUN, AUG 7: 7:00 AM -- + DOROTHY DE VENZEIO BY BETTY TIMMERMAN SI THANKSGIVING TO ST. JUDE SI JOANNE LANDWEHR

9:00 AM -- SI FOR THE PEOPLE

10:30 AM -- + LUCY USCO BY PATRICIA MOON + PATRICIA WENTWORTH BY H. SNYDER + MARY HODOCK BY HILLERMAN FAMILY

12:00 PM -- SI THANKSGIVING TO TRINITY & BLESSED VIRGIN MARY BY CLINT & CAROL DORWART SI SR. LINDA CARANDANG, FDCC SI JARED CODY BY CODY FAMILY

5:30 PM -- SI JOE URIAS BY THERESA, ELIZABETH & JOE SI LEON VIGIL

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a Rom 9:1-5 Mt 14:22-33

AUGUST 7, 2011

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2011-2012

Registration for Religious Education for the new pastoral year, will be throughout the month of August and mid-September.

For more information or any inquiry, please call the Office of Religious Education: 296-0411

Preparing for Catechetical Sunday –Theme: Do this in Memory of Me

-- T THEHE FOUNTAINFOUNTAIN OFOF LOVELOVE -- How Parents Form Children for Prayerful Participation in the EucharistHow Parents Form Children for Prayerful Participation in the Eucharist

excerpts from an article by J. David and Angela Franks PhD

FFAMILYAMILY C CENTEREDENTERED R RELIGIOUSELIGIOUS E EDUCATIONDUCATION

Sr. Grace De Paoli, FdCC, Director Melany Gallegos, Secretary - 296-0411

dreannunciation@aol.com

That Christ Should Enter Under Our Roof

How do we raise our children so that they are made ready to respond to th is e ternal , Eucharistic love? We so often assume that children cannot understand God’s love, so we feed them paltry crumbs of truth, which cannot meet their hunger for the infinite expanse of God. Instead, we should strive to give them food that is both digestible and nourishing. Children are concrete thinkers. Family life must prepare children for the Eucharist in concrete ways. Christ in the Eucharist loves us by offering himself to the Father. Eucharistic love is sacrificial love. “In this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is contained and is offered in an unbloody manner” We too can offer ourselves in an unbloody way, by lifting up the daily events of our lives as a sacrifice of praise to the Father. If we parents keep in mind that

our children need our homes to be schools of patience, of stillness, of silence (the essential conditions for a vital interior life), then certain practical steps come immediately to mind. If busyness consumes us as adults, the frenetic pace of the world will invade our children’s spirits. The peace of Christ should be palpable in our homes. This requires that our own prayer lives be vigorous and constant and that we pray together as families. Grace before meals is crucial (as is eating dinner together). The Church encourages laity to exercise their common priesthood by praying the Liturgy of the Hours. Night Prayer serves well as a structure for bedtime prayer. Praying the Rosary together suffuses the graceful presence of our Holy Mother Mary. If possible, going together to Eucharistic adoration once in a while; this will make a decisive difference in the spirit of the home. It is also worth prayerfully considering placing significant limits on the amount of television our children watch.

Constant noise and trivia destroy the taste for prayer, our ability to see everyday life as something to be offered up to God, and our recognition of the deepest hunger in us for God’s true love.

Our children naturally aspire to infinite knowledge and love. Filling our homes with statues (the more beautiful the better), reproductions of great art (religious and otherwise), great books, classical music, crucifixes, and bedtime prayer will have a profound impact on children.

When we as parents pray for the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, we are given inspiration to undertake the practical steps necessary to transform our homes into schools of love. Truer than Marlowe’s Faustus, we can say, “See, see, where Christ’s blood streams in the firmament.” Indeed, see, see the unstoppable torrent of Christ’s love flowing through the fabrics of everyday life, flowing from his pierced Heart on the Cross (Jn 19:34), when we intentionally arrange the life of our homes according to Christ’s Eucharistic offering.

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PARISH LIFE & PASTORAL OUTREACH Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC, Director

Mary Agnes Sain, Secretary 299-9111 covejera@annunciationparishabq.org

Reflection: "The greatest reward the Lord can give us in this world for our work is to let us serve Him with all our heart...all for His glory." ~ St. Magdalene of Canossa

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

► SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READING REFLECTION GROUP: Led by Alberta Urrea, meets every Thursday morning in St. Francis Hall at 9:30 AM. The reflection is on the Sunday Liturgy readings for the following Sunday. Just show up with your Bible and the Living Faith Booklet.

► LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY GROUP (LRSS): The topic for the Fall session is the Gospel of St. Luke. Morning sessions will be on Wednesdays, September 21—October 26, at 9:30-11:30 AM, in St. Francis Hall. The facilitator is Rose Fernandez. Evening sessions will be on Tuesdays, September 27—November 1, at 7:00-9:00 PM. The facilitator is Sr. Cristina. Registration fee is $12.00, for the booklet and study guide. Please call 299-9111 to register. Thank you.

► Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical Caritas in Veritate: Wednesday, August 3, 6:30-8:30pm at Our Lady of Fatima in Albuquerque—This is the last interactive workshop offered this summer on Pope Benedict’s Encyclical Caritas in Veritate. “The Christian faith does not rely on priviledge or position of power, nor even on the merits of Christians...but only on Christ, to whom every authentic vocation to integral human development must be directed.” Br. Graham Golden, O. Praem, from Office of Social Justice and Respect Life Archdiocese of Santa Fe will facilitate the discussion. For more information call 505-831-8235 or email justice2@archdiosf.org.

JUST FAITH: Scripture repeatedly calls us to care for the widows, the orphans and the strangers. Who are these people in our world today? What do I know about them? What does my faith say about my relationship with them? The JustFaith program is an intensive thirty-week program that helps to answer these questions through reflection on Scripture and Catholic social teaching, study, prayer and community. Groups are forming to start this Fall. For more information, call the Office of Social Justice and Respect Life, 505-831-8167 or email justice@archdiosf.org.

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our Lady of the Annunciation Roman Catholic Parish is a people of living faith rooted in the Gospel, centered on

the Eucharist and led by the Holy Spirit. We are inspired by the example of Mary to continue the mission of Jesus Christ by ministering to all.

Annunciation Parish Website: www.annunciationparishabq.org

CANOSSIAN GOLDEN JUBILEE Our faithful have been blessed with an outpouring of grace and love since the arrival of the Canossian Sisters 50 years ago. Together we have grown side by side in the service of God’s holy people. The sainted foundress, Magdalene of Canossa rightly set the course by acclaiming that Jesus is not loved because He is not known and set about the glorious task of “Making Jesus Known and Loved.” Today we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of a spirituality designed to raise the faithful to new levels of love for the Lord. Please join us for a special Jubilee Mass today, Sunday, July 31st at 12:00 p.m. here at Annunciation Parish followed by a reception in the parish gym. If you would like more information on the Sisters’

ministries and how you can join them in “Making Jesus Known…” please visit us at www.canossiansisters.org or contact the Canossian Spirituality Center at 452-9402. Congratulations and blessings!

WISDOM FROM THE CURE OF ARS St. John Vianney, known as the Cure or Pastor of Ars, whose feast day is August 4th, left us many pearls of wisdom. Here is one such treasure recorded in The Spirit of the Cure of Ars translated by Abbe Monnin , page 38: “Worldly people say, it is too difficult to save one’s soul. Yet nothing is easier. To observe the commandments of God and the Church, and to avoid the seven capital sins; or if you like to put it so, to do good and avoid evil: that is all.” Oh, if only we could live that simple truth, we would find peace in this life and be prepared for the next! St. John Vianney is the patron of priests, so please pray for your priests on August 4th.

MEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION The annual Men Under Construction conference will be held this Saturday, August 6th at the St. Pius High School gym in Albuquerque. For only $25 (in advance), you get a Twisters burrito for breakfast, Dion’s sub for lunch, but far more importantly, real life examples of men helping men be better husbands, fathers, and members of our church, all with a stronger Catholic faith. Our keynote speaker is NFL All-Pro Danny Abramowicz sharing how he has re-dedicated his life to God through his EWTN “Crossing the Goal” ministry. Go to www.MenUnderConstructionNM.org, or call 505-831-8253. Get a friend to join you!

THE GOSPEL AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES Many of us are familiar with the Gospel where Jesus, with only five loaves and two fish, provides enough food for the crowd that has gathered. With faith, God will provide all that we need. Catholic Charities is a conduit in which people’s needs are met. Today, many people in New Mexico struggle to pay their rent. Approximately 18% of all New Mexicans live in poverty. About 17,000 New Mexicans are homeless in any given year. In the

2010-2011 fiscal year Catholic Charities helped provide assistance to over 1,000 individuals in around 450 households who were struggling to pay their rent in Albuquerque, preventing homelessness from occurring. With only five loaves and two fish, Catholic Charities is able to help people become self-sufficient and in a home where they are able to thrive as God’s creations. For more information on Catholic Charities’ Center for Self Sufficiency and Housing Assistance please call 505-724-4670.

ALTAR SERVER OUTING All altar servers are invited to a day of bowling and fun at the Isleta Fun Connection on Wednesday, August 10th from 10:00 AM—1:00 PM. Come and enjoy a time of bowling and laser tag and a hamburger lunch. For additional information and to reserve your space no later than August 3rd, contact Leslie Monette at 293-6760. Strike!

CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to the Canossian Sisters for fifty years of loving service among God's people in the United States. Thank you Annunciation Parish for welcoming them with open arms and magnanimous hearts! Ad multos annos!

SOCIAL CONCERNS COLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES—JULY 30th & 31st The following is a comprehensive list of items that Catholic Charities needs this month: Backpacks, pens, pencils, scissors, rulers, pencil sharpeners, erasers, high lighters, pencil cases, calculators, notebooks,

loose leaf paper (wide rule), folders, binders, markers, crayons, colored pencils, glue, glue sticks, compasses, protractors, combina-tion locks, English dictionaries, English/Spanish dictionaries. Thank you for your generous support of this very necessary ministry.

PROJECT DEFENDING LIFE: THE GABRIEL PROJECT 3rd Annual Dinner & Benefit

Friday, August 5, 2011— 6:00 PM — Albuquerque Country Club Speaker: Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

Dinner tickets: $100/person or $150/couple; Raffle tickets: $100/each For Dinner or Raffle tickets call 505-266-4100 or order on line at: www.defendinglife.org

WOMEN’S GUILD: The Women's Guild Ladies Bridge Marathon is accepting sign-ups for the 2011-2012 year. We meet at homes once a month September through May. Also, substitutes are needed. Please call Mary Agnes at the Parish Office (299-9111) if you are interested in joining us. August 17th will be the last day to sign up.

► INFANT BAPTISM PREPARATION: Parents and Godparents seeking Baptism for a child have a responsibility to attend a Baptism preparation session before the Baptism takes place. Annunciation Parish offers a Baptism Preparation instruction class once a month. Parents should carefully consider choosing a Saint’s name for their child, perhaps a role model whose

life reflects the hopes and aspirations for this God-given child. Please contact the Parish office for more information. The next class is Monday, August 8, 2011, in St. Magdalene Hall from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

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R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

For anyone considering a call to the Catholic Church, our parish’s RCIA program will begin with Inquiry sessions August 23rd and August 30th at 7:00 PM in St. Magdalene Hall. Please contact Mary Agnes at the parish office 299-9111. Give her your name and phone numbers, so that a team member can contact you.

The RCIA team is in need of sponsors. This ministry requires a serious commitment, but is most rewarding. A sponsor must be a practicing Catholic in good standing and at least 16 years old. Interested? Leave your name and number with Mary Agnes 299-9111.

Coffee and Donuts will be served on August 7th by Women’s Guild

after the 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM Masses in the Community Center.

MUSICMUSIC  

  Cantor Rehearsal:   Thursday, August 4 , 7:00 pm, in the church        

    Thank  you  to  everyone who  sang  in  the  special  choir  for  the  Canossian  50th  Celebration!  

    Music is an integral part of every liturgy; its importance seems magnified when the celebration 

    marks  a  special  occasion.    If  it’s  been  awhile  since  you  belonged  to  a  choir  here  at              

    Annunciation, please give some serious thought to  joining one of the  choirs when rehearsals 

    begin in earnest a month or so from now.   

    ALTAR  SERVERS: Don’t  forget your Summer Fun Day on August  10!   Details  can be 

    found elsewhere in this bulletin.   

The Liturgical Minister Schedule is available on the Annunciation Parish Website: www.annunciationparishabq.org

MINISTRY & MUSIC HAPPENINGSMINISTRY & MUSIC HAPPENINGSMINISTRY & MUSIC HAPPENINGS

MUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRY Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298---963696369636

Maria Neiber, Assistant Maria Neiber, Assistant Maria Neiber, Assistant

LECTIONARY READINGS August 1st — August 6th, 2011

MONDAY MEMORIAL: ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI Nm 11:4b-15 Mt 14:22-36

TUESDAY Memorial: St. Eusebius of Vercelli & St. Peter Julian Eymard Nm 12:1-13 Mt 14:22-36

WEDNESDAY Weekday Nm 13:1-2,25-14:1,26-29a,34-35 Mt 15:21-28

THURSDAY MEMORIAL: ST. JOHN VIANNEY Nm 20:1-13 Mt 16:13-23

FRIDAY Memorial: The dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome Dt 4:32-40 Mt 16:24-28

SATURDAY MEMORIAL: THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD Dn 7:9-10,13-14 2 Pt 1:16-19 Mt 17:1-9

YOUTH CONFIRMATION Registration for the Confirmation program for the 2010 - 2011 year will begin the first week of August. If you have questions about the program please contact Leslie at 293-6760.

ADULT CONFIRMATION Beginning in mid-September our parish will offer an Adult Confirmation class. This is an immediate preparation program with adults being confirmed in mid-November at the Archdiocesan Confirmation Mass. Registration for the Adult Confirmation program is ongoing. Please contact Leslie at 293-6760.

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Leslie Monette, Director

293-6760 lmonette@annunciationparishabq.org

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT & FIRST FRIDAY MASS First Friday Adoration on Friday, August 5th will begin after the 8:30 AM Mass and

end with Benediction at 5:00 PM followed by the 5:30 PM Mass celebrated in Spanish.

We invite you to come and spend time with our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. First Saturday Mass Saturday, August 6th at 8:30 AM.

First Saturday at 3:30 the Divine Mercy Cenacle Formation Team will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the church please join us.

Young Adults Group Next Meeting: August 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: St. Magdalene Hall Topic: TBA

We will begin our meeting praying the rosary. Bring your rosary and a friend — all are welcome.

Adult Education Program Wednesday, August 3, 2011

at 7:00 p.m. in the Gym Topic: The Return - Judah returns to the Promised Land

The Maccabean Revolt—Faithful Jews fight to preserve their identity All are welcome to be a part of the Great Adventure

through the Bible.

Altar Server Outing to Isleta Fun Connection Bowling, Laser Tag, food & fun

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 10:00 am—1:00 pm Call Mel at 296-0411 for more information and to RSVP

Adoration Chapel Assigned Adorers - Thank you for spending time with our Lord in the Adoration Chapel. Substitute lists are available in the Parish Office. There are still hours that do not have Assigned Adorers. Listed below are the days and the times we need your help. Sundays - 12 am - 4 am, 6am, 1 pm, 4 pm, 5pm and 7 pm Mondays - 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 11pm Tuesdays - 2 am, 3am and 7pm Wednesdays - 12am, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 9pm Thursdays - 2 am, 3am and 4 am Fridays - 12 am, 1am, 2am, 3 am, 7 am, 8 am and 5 pm Saturdays - 3am, 4am, 3pm, 4pm and 9pm