SUNDAY MASSES Saturday 4:00 PM

Sunday 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM

THE HOLY ROSARY Saturday 3:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE No Mass - Monday ~ Wednesday & Friday ~ 8AM Tuesday, Thursday ~ 12 Noon (St. Vincent’s Chapel)

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY First Friday of the Month

Devotion: 7 - 8 AM ~ Mass: 8 00 AM First Saturday of the Month

Devotion: 7:30 AM ~ Mass: 8:00 AM

CONFESSIONS First Friday ~ 7:00 - 8:00 AM

First Saturday ~ 7:30 - 7:50 AM Saturday ~ 2:30 - 3:30 PM

Sunday - 8:00AM Before 8:30AM Mass Or By Appointment

OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Office Phone: 501-623-3233 Fax: 501-609-9524

Email: stmcc@hotsprings.net Fr. George Sanders: frgeo.stmcc@hotsprings.net

Sacramental Emergencies Only: 501-763-0704 WEBSITE: www.stmaryofthesprings.org

OFFICE PERSONNEL Diane Pollock, Office Manager

Jan Gray, Secretary

DIRECTOR of FAITH FORMATION & YOUTH MINISTER Natalie Evans 501-545-3064

Email: stmarys.cym@gmail.com

MARRIAGE Contact the parish priest at least 6 months in advance to begin marriage preparation.

No Date can be scheduled before this preparation begins.

BAPTISM Contact the parish priest to schedule a baptism

Administrator: Fr. George Sanders Deacons: Lee Leckner & Joe Harrison

St. Mary of the Springs Catholic Church 100 Central Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901

Established in 1869

August 23, 2015 - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary

Today is August 23, 2015 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

MINISTRY SCHEDULE Saturday, 4PM August 29, 2015 Lector: ** Ursula Rhode, Chris Frazier EMHC: * Judy Peters, Tom Baroni, EMHC: Marguerite Rhodes Altar Servers: Joseph Gallaher, Martin Nguyen Altar Servers: Nate Webber Sunday, 8:30AM August 30, 2015 Lector: ** Mary Gallimore, Charles Smith EMHC: * Wally Marroy, Stephanie Nehus EMHC: Steve Gallimore Altar Servers: Collin Gallimore, Brianna Gallimore Altar Servers: Donna Logan, Austyn Van Wagner Altar Servers: Ryan Villano Sunday, 11AM August 30, 2015 Lector: ** David Meeks, Bruce Burton EMHC: * Ed King, Cheryl King, Tina Sliger Altar Servers: Leah Marvin, Christian Sliger Altar Servers: Hunter Speas, Peyton Speas Altar Servers: Krystyna Valdivia

PRAY FOR THE SICK

Christine Andreski Dean Ballard Sylvia Bevill Lisa Caldwell Paul Caudle

Sheilah & Daryl Clark William Confer

Frankie DeGeorge Quentin Dooley

Dave & Barbara Elmore Donna Folson Tom Gilleran Haley Gloria

Dorothy Gossage Jim Greene

Steven Hadlock Lou Ann Hall

Deb & Tina Harbert Dylan Harrison Jimmy Kolasch

Marie Krenzelok Dc Lee Leckner

Dorothy Longinotti Penny Martin

George Meggers Teagan & Lois Murphy

Karla Pollock Stella Porter

Lindsay Powell Lellie-Beth Rhodes

Ruth Rhodes Fr. Alan Rosenau Raymond Sanchez

Peggy Smith Donna Stevens Rick Stewart

Thyra Lynn Sullivan Alfred Watson Joan Wright

Dr. Michael Young

8/22/2015 Sat 4PM Ted & Helen Smykowski + 8/23/2015 Sun 8:30AM Elodie Hinshaw + 8/23/2015 Sun 11AM Charlie Adams + 8/24/2015 Mon Private Charles Marciano + 8/25/2015 Tues 12 Noon St. Anonymous & Haiti Mission

8/26/2015 Wed 8AM Dwight Conway + 8/27/2015 Thurs 12 Noon Greg Esposito + 8/28/2015 Fri 8AM Richard Scroggin 8/29/2015 Sat 4PM Our Parishioners 8/30/2015 Sun 8:30AM Julian Walter Post + 8/30/2015 Sun 11AM Henry Thomas Galeher + & Dennis John Galeher +

MASS INTENTIONS

HOLY FAMILY PRAYER GROUP Meetings are on Tuesdays in the Church

September 1st 6:30 PM Contact for prayer requests - Ruth Sliger: 282-5292

STEWARDSHIP

ALTAR CARE TEAM 4th Week, Friday, Aug 28th

* Pat Papacek * Amy Guresky * Penny Martin * Gloria Picou

CHILDREN OF GOD PRAYER GROUP

Every Thursday, 10:30AM - Roland Room @ Women’s Center CHI St. Vincent’s

All 12 Noon Masses are at CHI St. Vincent Chapel

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY and FOR THOSE WHO SERVED

Doug Fires Jyrlyn Greene Tony Guanella Blake Heller Edmund Jaskiewicz Ryan Jordan Tristan Jordan Michael Elmore

John Long Nick Madson Ryan McCabe Nicholas Mueller Morgan Patterson Bee Stamps Matt Steinhaus Patrick Steinhaus Walker Vaughn

Emmanuel Alvarez Evadne Anderson James F. Anderson II Darren Bemis Katherine Brock Colt Davis A. J. Dierks Stephen Drakes

Sandy Vongsiri-Jordan

CHILDREN’S COLLECTION

Aug. 16, 2015 $69.00

AUGUST COLLECTION Aug Collection as of Aug 16th $19,267.00 Budget Aug 2015 $32,292.00 Amount Aug (Under): $13,025.00

Liturgy Chair: Catherine Wade 870-648-9881 Chief Usher: Charles Smith 501-318-8189 Lector Coordinator: Christine Frazier 501-627-4639 EHMC Coordinator: Betty Harrison 501-655-0718 Altar Server Coordinator: David Peters 501-617-2614 Sacristan: Tim Phillips 479-256-0504

LITURGY COMMISSION

HAITI MISSION - AUG. 2nd $5,552.00 ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL - AUG. 9th $1,807.00

SOCIETY of ST. VINCENT de PAUL

Members of the Society are men and women who strive to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to individuals in need. Call 501-538-1062, if you or anyone you know need assistance.

The society meets every Wednesday in the Carroll Room from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.

CHI ST. VINCENT’S PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

Open Hours: Sun: 7AM, 7PM Mon: 8AM & 11AM, Wed: 8AM & 7PM Fri: 6AM & 6PM - Sat: 6PM & 8PM There are also overnight hours where an Adorer in needed. Please call Shelly at 623-6201 to volunteer.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks “Do you also want to leave?” We must ask ourselves if we really want to hear the good news of his love for us and for others. Is the word of God able to break into our consciousness, change us and call us to hear the cries of the poor? As you give your gift to the poor through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, in your heart you also will find the good news of God’s love.

A U G U S T B I R T H D A Y S

Robbie Baumann Aug 27 Andrew Canu Aug 27 Joseph Nguyen Aug 29 Andres Sharp Aug 29 Catherine Trout Aug 29 Diana Bennett Aug 30 Rolanda Hurst Aug 31 Jan Wisenhut Aug 31

Brittany Halverson Aug 22 Stephanie Nehus Aug 22 Evelyn Worsham Aug 22 Catherine Canu Aug 24 Alex Pequignot Aug 24 Corley Canu Aug 25 Reagan Cooper Aug 25 Thanh Tran Aug 25

POST-ABORTION SUPPORT GROUP Do you feel alone, hurting or unforgiven from a past abortion? The Respect Life Office, through Project Rachel, is starting a support group, beginning the third week in September. The spiritual journey lasts 11 weeks, with small groups of 6-8. Groups will be formed in Little Rock, Rogers/Springdale and Hot Springs areas. All names and meeting places are strictly confidential. For details call 501- 664-0340, ext. 357. All inquiries must be made by September 14, 2015.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Looking for adults and teens interested in volunteering in the Nursery and Children's Liturgy at the 11AM Mass this school year. Volunteers will help on a rotational basis. Please contact Jennifer Marvin at 762-3191 for more information.

‘God’s Healing Mercy’ Retreat Saturday, September 12th, 8:30-3:00;

St. Joseph Parish Hall, Conway An all-day retreat, (for ladies only) featuring Kathleen Beckman, L.H.S., a woman devoted to Mary, the Eucharist and Adoration, and seen regularly on EWTN. Sponsored by Magnificat, Central Arkansas Chapter. Registration required for all-day retreat, $25 fee includes lunch; Follow Magnificat on Facebook or send email to MagnificatCentralArkansas@gmail.com for ticket information. No tickets sold after September 8th.

Also evening sessions with Kathleen Beckman; Saturday & Sunday, September 12th and 13th, 6:30-8:00, St. Joseph Church, Conway. Men and Women Welcome; Focus will be: ‘Praying for Priests’ and ‘God’s Love and Mercy’; No registration is needed for evening sessions. Learn more about Kathleen at www.kathleenbeckman.com or see flyer at www.sjparish.org.

COME CELEBRATE THE JUBILEES OF OUR RELIGIOUS

Saturday, Sept. 12, 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church, 1003 N. Tyler St., Little Rock. Presentations by Sister Karen Elliott, C.PP.S., D.Min., “Consecrated Life: Waking up the World for the Future.” $10 per person (no charge for Religious) includes workshop & lunch. Register by Sept. 2. Form at http://bit.ly/arkansasreligious, or contact Sr. Mary Clare OSB, maryclarebezner@yahoo.com or 870-926-4201.

POSITION OPEN AT DOLR The Diocese of Little Rock has a job opening for an Office Manager for Catholic Immigration Services in Little Rock. Excellent writing and oral communication in English and Spanish, exceptional organization and computer skills, and ability to work with a broad audience is required. This is a full-time position with competitive pay and benefits. To apply, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to plattanzi@dolr.org or mail to Paula Lattanzi, DOLR, 2500 N. Tyler St., Little Rock, AR 72207.

MUSIC DIRECTOR

St. Mary’s Parish in Hot Springs, Arkansas is seeking a music director. Ability to play organ is a plus. Position is part-time. Salary is negotiable based on qualifications and experience. To apply, send a resume and letter of interest via e-mail to Catherine Wade stmcc@hotsprings.net

KEEPING OUR COMMITMENTS In the musical Fiddler on the Roof, the husband, Tevye, whose marriage was arranged years and years before, wants to know if his wife really loves him. Was their marriage just an arrangement, a deal? Did his wife, after all these years, ever love him? Does she still? We need to know if our loving commitments stick. We need to be reminded and reaffirmed. In the first reading, Joshua, Moses’ successor, needed to know if the people would remain faithful to their covenant with the Lord. Joshua was going to lead them to a new life—a settled life. Would they be faithful? Jesus, who identified himself as the very life of his disciples’ life, needed to know: Will you also go away or will you stay? We do not often see Jesus this vulnerable. Peter and the apostles chose to stay. What will we do? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Sunday, August 23, 2015 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The ministry of permanent deacons has become an essential part of our parish life today, yet for centuries until 1967, this deeply traditional ministry had virtually disappeared. Every priest had first to be ordained a deacon, but the notion that one could actually embrace a permanent vocation to the diaconate was lost. The primary ministry of the deacon is to the welfare of the community, especially its poor, and his role in sacraments and preaching flows from that. His principal role is to animate and promote the ministry of all the faithful. Ninety percent of permanent deacons are married, although the discipline of celibacy for clerics means that if a deacon is widowed, normally he cannot remarry, nor can an unmarried deacon marry once ordained. The deacon does not preside at Mass nor may he absolve sins. Nor, since anointing of the sick is linked theologically to penance, may he anoint. Sometimes we are slow to engage with a tradition: Trent approved permanent deacons in the 1560s, but nothing was done until the 1960s. The vitality of the long‑delayed restoration has greatly enriched the Church, particularly in the United States, where the majority of the deacons in the world serve. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD “If it does not please you to serve the LORD,” Joshua enjoins the tribes of Israel at Shechem, “decide today whom you will serve.” And the people answered: “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods,” going on to name the deeds the Lord had done for them (Joshua 24:15, 16). Centuries later, after hearing Jesus call himself bread to be eaten, descendants of those at Shechem said: “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” And they “no longer accompanied him.” Jesus then asked the Twelve if they would leave too. Simon answered for all: “We have come to believe and are convinced you are the Holy One of God” (John 6:60, 66, 69). Our response is a simple but weighty Amen (meaning “So be it”). When the consecrated host is held up, accompanied by “The Body of Christ,” and the cup offered with “The Blood of Christ,” we are asked to put our faith on the line and say, “Amen.” Has familiarity bred contentment? Are we so used to this mystery that we rarely have a sense of awe or wonder? The first act of faith is believing that God is present in things as ordinary as this bread and wine. We believe that the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. What is the change in us that should accompany receiving them? But of such stuff dreams are made—God’s dream of a family, loving daughters and sons, gathered around a table to say “Amen,” then to live Communion in a world of broken bodies, shed blood, wounded hearts, and crushed spirits. When we say “Amen” to this mystery, who knows what might happen? —James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

LIVING GOD’S WORD Jesus, you came from the Father and returned to the Father and remain ever near the Father’s heart. You remain the Father’s Word of love to us, the Word of the Father’s commitment to us; draw us into being “Amen” as you were also “Amen” to the Father’s will. Amen.

Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Revelation 21:9b-14; Psalms 145:10-13, 17-18; John 1:45-51 Tuesday: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Psalms 139:1-6; Matthew 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Psalms 139:7-12ab; Matthew 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13; Psalms 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17; Matthew 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Psalms 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Matthew 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11; Psalms 98:1, 7-9; Mark 6:17-29 Sunday: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalms 15:2-5; Jamess 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

LOVE THEM BOTH We must love them both—those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject. For both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in the finding of it. —Thomas Aquinas

ST. MARY’S FAITH FORMATION

Contact Natalie Evans: 501-545-3064 Email: stmarys.cym@gmail.com

Facebook: St. Mary’s CYM

Junior High & Senior High Youth Sunday, August 23rd from 6-8PM, in the Carroll Room

St. John’s Catholic School Pre K 2 1/2 through 8th Grade 501-624-3171 - www.sjshs.org Mrs. Angela Isaacs, Principal

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Fr. George’s Coffee-Cat

Every Sunday Parish Hall

9:45 - 10:45 AM

Fr. George Blog www.chat-cat.org

33 DAY TO MORNING GLORY SMALL GROUP RETREAT

Join us on September 4th in the Carroll Room, as we begin a 33-day preparation for Marian Consecration. For six weeks, we’ll learn the secrets of the saints to drawing closer to the Heart of Jesus through the Heart of Mary. We will meet on Fridays from 8:45-10:15 using the book and videos by popular author, Fr. Michael Gaitley. For more information about this 33 Days to Morning Glory Small Group Retreat or to register please contact Mary Gallimore @ 501-282-1383 or marygallimore4@gmail.com.

VIRTUS TRAINING Virtus training is August 31, 5:30 in the Carroll Room. Please RSVP to the church (623-3233) so we will know how many packets to order.

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There’s ultimately only one reason to be Catholic: because it’s true. In this outstanding presentation, Jason Evert shows us the beauty and the treasures of the Faith, as revealed through the Saints and Sacraments.

It’s Time… Coming Soon

Join us this Thursday

Come support our new inquirers as they meet Fr. George and the RCIA Team. We will discuss how the program works, class schedule and get to know others you will be sharing this journey of Faith with!

It’s Not Too Late, come for just one class or all– 6:30PM in the Parish Hall

Welcome non-Catholics and Catholics all are encouraged to attend!

THE NURSERY (ages 8 months to 3)

CHILDREN'S LITURGY (ages 4-First Communion)

will begin on September 13th at the 11AM Mass.

COME JOIN US FOR THE UNVEILING OF

‘OUR NEW CLASSROOMS! CCD is now Faith Formation.

There are a lot of new and exciting changes. Open House is:

Sunday, August 30th - 9:30 - 12:30PM.

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