July 26, 2020 Seventeenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

JULY 26, 2020 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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PARISH CALENDAR & MASS INTENTIONS

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Appeal Weekend – Solidarity Fund –

Church in Africa

SUN. 26 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 a.m. Mass (St. Lawrence Parish) CH

10:00 a.m. Mass (Thelma Bedel) CH

12:15 p.m. Spanish Mass (Luke Shirley) CH

2:00 p.m. Confirmation CH

MON. 27

8:00 a.m. Mass (Fr. John Schultz) CH

TUES. 28

8:00 a.m. Mass (Delaware County Healthcare Providers & Mental Healthcare Providers) CH 11:00 a.m. Adult Faith Formation Mtg.(Prayer) AH 12:30-2pm Finance Council AH 3:30-5:00 p.m. Hearts of Hope AH 6:30-8:00 p.m. Hearts of Hope AH

WED. 29 St. Martha

8:00 a.m. Mass (Harry Metzger) CH

THURS. 30

NO MASS

FRI. 31 St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest

8:00 a.m. Mass (Beverly Dalton) CH

9:00 a.m. Church Cleaning

SAT. 1 St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and

Doctor of the Church

8.00 a.m. Mass (Betty Anderson) CH 3-4:00p.m. Confessions CH

4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass (Susan Land) CH

2nd Collection-Solidarity Fund

Church in Africa

SUN. 2 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 a.m. Mass (Welfare of Jesse White) CH

10:00 a.m. Mass (St. Lawrence Parish) CH

12:15 p.m. Spanish Mass (Michael Alan Ross) CH

Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Lawrence:

I believe I’ve treasure hunted most of my life.

When I was young and lived near the White River, I

would always go down and search for the biggest fish

that I could find – among all the dead fish that

covered the river as far as one could see. To me it

was a treasure.

In second grade, I received a penny in change

that was a 1914-S – the oldest penny I had ever seen

at that time. Tom Hadley, a classmate, offered me a

quarter for it which I accepted. Then I pursued the

treasure hunt of coins, art and books. In spare time I

enjoy treasure hunting in antique and Goodwill

stores.

All these earthly treasures give a joy for a while

but cannot satisfy the deeper hunger we carry within

us -- that deeper hunger is for God. Our human

hearts were designed to be infinite so only the infinite

can satisfy the hunger. St. Augustine clearly

recognized this in the wisdom he left behind: “Our

hearts are restless, O Lord, until they rest in you.”

The deep hunger in our hearts is our hunger for

God. Did you ever imagine that what your heart is

experiencing is God’s hunger for you – perhaps it is

His infinite hunger for us that we experience.

God Bless,

Fr. Dave

St. Lawrence Catholic Church http://www.stlawrencemuncie.com

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — Solomon prays for an understanding

heart (1 Kings 3:5, 7-12).

Psalm — Lord, I love your commands (Psalm 119).

Second Reading — All things work for good for those

who love God (Romans 8:28-30).

Gospel — The one who knows of the kingdom of heaven

brings new and old from the storeroom

(Matthew 13:44-52 [44-46]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,

International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Jer 13:1-11; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35

Tuesday: Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43

Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 34:2-11; Jn 11:19-27

or Lk 10:38-42

Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53

Friday: Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58

Saturday: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34;

Mt 14:1-12

Sunday: Is 55:1-3; Ps 145:8-9, 15-18; Rom 8:35, 37-39;

Mt 14:13-21

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please remember the following parishioners in your

prayers this week: Beth Kaiser, Sonja Bickey,

Larry Tricker, Isaiah Greiner, Joe Morgan, Dale Goth,

JoAnn Brown, Miriam Walker, Adam Pence, Alex Pence,

Joseph Jenkinson, Clara Persinger, Martha Jean McIntosh,

Dorothy Duncan, Linda Goth, Shirley Jordan, Kameron

Kadinger, Joe Duncan, Lucille Kanney, Pat Daunt, Larry

Rigel, Joyce Doyle, for the family of Alex and Kim

Flores, Stacey Vencel, Joshua Cole, Richard Biehl, Ed

Kratochvil, Mary Hadley, Noah Cross, Judy Cool Beaty,

Mary Kerrigan, Roni Johnson, William Berger, Tia

Lindsey, Dixie Lindsey, David Duke, Bill Brown, Bailey

Michelle Rinker, Jimmy Hossom, Paula Hughes, Helen

and Ronny Fouts, John Hartmeyer, Julie Coley Werling,

James Kenneth Barnes II, Gary Pavlechko, Jim Savage,

Sister Paulette Shaw, Lora Brenner, Becky Chandler,

Kathy Taylor, Marsha Clark, Dan Wade, Kathy Lewis,

John Slivoski, Greg Shaw, Doris Martin, Jeff Fasnacht,

Luisa Sanchez.

PRAYER CHAIN Please call Joan McKinley 716-7073 for the St.

Lawrence Church Prayer Chain request.

Please pray for those serving our country in the military – especially: Benjamin Branson, William Cox, Jared

Hargis, Kyle Jones, Kyle & Leandra Long, Jon Powell, Stephen Smith, Kyle Stewart, Christopher Tolmachoff, Payden Schug, and Matt Johns.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for JULY

Our Families …… We pray that today’s families may

be accompanied with love, respect, and guidance.

Pray For:

Our Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians Sun. Fr. Andy DeKeyser Jacob Miller

Mon. Fr. James DeOreo Andrew Morand

Tues. Fr. Brian Doerr TJ Slamkowski

Wed. Fr. Richard Doerr Andrew Thornton

Thurs. Fr. A. Dudzinski Jeffery Todd, Jr.

Friday Fr. Brian Dudzinski Elliot Zak

Sat. Fr. T. Dudzinski All Seminarians

Weekend of July 19, 2020

Mailed In, Dropped Off, Collection at Mass (online not included)

St. Lawrence Parish ……………………. $6,366.00 Children’s Envelopes ………………….. $ 5.00 School Support ………………………… $ 813.00 Fuel Fund ……………………………… $ 0.00 Deacon’s Food Pantry ………………… $ 200.00 Total: $7,384.00

Please consider online giving. Go to

www.osvonlinegiving.com/4289 or call the Business

Office at St. Lawrence 765-288-9223, Ext. 22 for

additional information.

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Memorial Flowers Would you like to honor the memory of a loved one, special intentions, and anniversaries with a special flower arrangement that will help adorn the church? Normandy Flower Shop, Inc. has graciously agreed to offer Memorial Flowers for $25.00. Call the Rectory at 288-9223, to make the arrangements.

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Bishop Doherty will be here to

bestow the Sacrament of Confirmation this

Sunday, July 26 - 2:00 p.m.

With the state mandate for mask wearing

effective, July 27, masks will be mandatory

at all Masses and at all meetings held on

the parish grounds.

JULY 26, 2020 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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PARISH MINISTRIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Adult Faith Formation Column

(Sue Wilhelm)

Sue will be out on vacation for a couple weeks, but

wants you to be aware of the following:

Inquiry Meetings

Are you new and curious about this church?

OR do you know of someone who is curious about

the church or is interested in knowing more about

growing in relationship with Jesus through our

Catholic Faith? Please invite them to consider

participating in the Inquiry Meetings to find out

more. These sessions will be August 16, August 23

and August 30 after the 10:00am Mass at St. Agnes

Hall.

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The Sunday Scripture Study group that meets on

Tuesday is taking a break for 2 weeks. The next

Tuesday morning, Sunday Scripture Study ZOOM

session will be Tuesday, July 28th at 9:00am Join us

here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89229211774 The

readings for August 2nd can be found

here: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/080220.cfm

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The Adult Faith Formation Team is looking for

interested persons to be part of committees for the

following: 1) Formation in Prayer 2) Formation for

Evangelization (including Be My Witness) and 3)

Formation for Catholic Social Justice. Email Sue

Wilhelm if you are interested

at swilhelm@parish.dol-in.org.

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Do you have a passion for your faith and for

children? Please consider joining our Family Faith

Formation team as a catechist, volunteer or youth

ministry assistant. Please call the office to let us

know how you would like to assist.

Next weekend, our parish is taking up a collection

for the Solidarity Fund for the Church

in Africa (SFCA). While the Church in

Africa is growing, many still lack

access to basic resources and pastoral

care. Many suffer due to high rates of

poverty and unemployment, illiteracy, and poor

education. The SFCA supports pastoral projects that

foster lasting peace and reconciliation in a continent

often marked by division and tension. To learn more,

visit www.usccb.org/africa. Your August envelope

packet has a special envelope for this appeal.

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The next date for Eucharistic Adoration has not been

scheduled at this time. If you are interested in joining our

ministry, please contact Marilyn Sherrill at 765-396-3583

or 765-744-4086.

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HEARTS OF HOPE MINISTRY Great news! This group will begin meeting again in July

– on the 28th. Scheduled times are 3:30-5:00pm or 6:30-

8:00pm in St. Agnes Hall. If you have any questions,

contact Deb Saxon at 765-760-4800.

FOOTPRINTS SEWING GROUP The next meeting of this group will be

Thursday, August 6 at 9:30 a.m. in St.

Agnes Hall. For the time being this group

will only be meeting once a month. New

members are always welcome! New leaders of this group

are: Evela Ward (765) 228-5348; email:

joevela11@yahoo.com and Jo Turner (765) 282-0170;

email:jot492002@yahoo.com. Please contact them if you

have any questions, and/or if you need supplies, etc.

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STEPHEN MINISTRY Are You Going Through a Difficult

Time? Stephen Ministers are members of

St. Lawrence Church who listen, care,

encourage, and provide emotional support

and spiritual growth to those who are

facing a crisis, or going through loss or tough times in

their lives. The care you will receive is confidential, free,

and can be life changing. To learn how you can receive

the care and prayers of a Stephen Minister, or if you have

questions, call the Rectory 765-288-9223 and talk

privately to Fr. Hellmann. You may also contact a

Stephen Leader. Stephen Leaders are Melinda Haack, Jim

and Pat Savage, and Deb Saxon.

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Saint Lawrence

Catholic School

stlawrencemuncie.org

765.282.9353

Rob Frey, Principal:

r.frey@stlawrencemuncie.org

Our mission is to provide a Catholic

Christ-centered education rooted in love and

compassion to prepare students to lead

meaningful lives of service

School is currently on break.

First day of school is scheduled for

August 6.

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We welcome to the church through the Sacrament of Baptism

Griffin Patrick Dougherty Son of Patrick and Emma Dougherty

and

Angel Cabrera

Son of Amador Cabrera Martinez and Irma Chavez Gonzalez

PARISH PICNIC For Parish Picnic information and farewell to Fr.

Dave see page 6. There you will also see an RSVP

form. If you registered online at

stlawrencemuncie.com, you do not have to fill out

an RSVP form.

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PLEASE HELP!!

We are in need of volunteers to help

clean the church in between Masses

ongoing for some time. If you can

help, please give Jeanette a call (288-

9223) at the Parish Office. If we get enough

volunteers, you would only be scheduled for one

Mass each weekend.

In case of an emergency, an AED (Automatic

External Defibrillator) is located in the

vestibule of the church. There is also one

located in St. Agnes Hall.

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ST. JOSEPH RETREAT AND

CONFERENCE CENTER

Upcoming Retreats

Get Away for a Day – August 18

Mother-Daughter Overnight – August 21-22

ROOTED: A Men’s Retreat – August 14-15

Men’s Silent Retreat – August 28-30

Register online at www.stjosephretreat.org

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Rummage Sale to Support

Fr. Andre’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Orphanage in Haiti

Dates: August 20, 21 and 22

Location: St. Mary (Muncie), Noll Hall

If you have donations (no adult clothing), drop off

dates are August 1 and 8. For more information

contact: Becky Hazen-749-3390.

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St. Lawrence Parish - Mission and Vision

Mission: St. Lawrence Parish, a people of

prayer and service glorifying God. Vision:

Through prayer and service, St. Lawrence

Parish deepens its love for and knowledge of

God.

JULY 26, 2020 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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The Knights of Columbus will be holding

their annual golf outing on August 16 at

Crestview Golf Club. This year’s

tournament will be more of a fun filled

tournament with limited prizes due to

Covid-19. If you are interested in joining us for a fun

day of food and golf, or if you would like to sponsor

a hole as a business owner or a memorial to a loved

one, please contact Joe Huff at 765-730-

5489. Cost is $200 per team. Hole

sponsorships are $50. Lunch is

11:30am. Check in is 12:00pm. Shotgun

start at 1:00pm. Hope you can join us.

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The stewardship way of life could be described as a

daily pursuit of the kingdom of heaven. In our Gospel

passage from Matthew today, Jesus

employs three parables to describe this

kingdom.

In the first of today’s parables, our

Lord reminds us that living for Him

and for His kingdom will be costly. But

the deep joy that comes in following

Him makes the “price” entailed worth

it. Jesus says, “The kingdom of heaven

is like a treasure buried in a field which

a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and

sells all that he has and buys that field.” Next, He says the

kingdom of heaven is “like a merchant searching for fine

pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and

sells all he has and buys it.”

In each of these stories, the kingdom of heaven is

somewhat “hidden.” We must intentionally search for it

amidst the noise of the world that bombards us. Yet, our

Lord reminds us that His Kingdom is meant for everyone

and He wants us to find it! He says, “It is like a net thrown

into the sea which collects fish of every kind.”

But Jesus concludes His teaching with a rather

ominous image, reminding us that every “fish” will also

be judged as good or bad. “The angels will go out and

separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them

into the fiery furnace.” This is a description that is

difficult to forget. Clearly Jesus wants to get our attention.

Let us pray for the wisdom to recognize the kingdom

of heaven in our midst and intensify our efforts to pursue

it starting right now. There is no time to lose, and we will

obtain the immeasurable joy that only comes when we live

as disciples of Jesus.

(from the Office of Stewardship and Development, Diocese of Lafayette)

PARISH PICNIC AND

FAREWELL TO FR. DAVE

FACE MASKS REQUIRED!

Sunday, August 9

12:30 p.m.

Knights of Columbus Hall

Dinner: Catered

Sign up to attend at:

Stlawrencemuncie.com

or fill out the form below Come and Enjoy – no need to bring anything!

Desserts: Prepared/furnished by

committee members

There will be plenty of seating indoors!

Also, a tent will be set up outside on the

grounds for anyone who would like to sit

outside. Please bring your own lawn chairs.

OUTDOOR GAMES NEEDED: Corn hole and

other yard games. If you can provide, call the

Parish Office.

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RSVP BY JULY 31

Clip and return to the Parish Office

(If you registered online, no need to fill

out this form)

Drop in collection basket or mail to the Rectory

Name:____________________________________

Phone:__________________________

Email: __________________________

No. of persons:________

St. Lawrence Catholic Church http://www.stlawrencemuncie.com

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Knights of Columbus

Council 560

Golf Outing

August 16, 2020

Crestview Golf Course

Lunch 11:30

Registration 12:00

Shotgun Start 1:00

$200 per team | $50 Hole Sponsorship Golf, Cart, Lunch,

Please join us for a fun-filled day of fundraising for our core Charities.

Make check payable to: Knights of Columbus Council 560

Mail registration form to: Joe Huff

5101 S Eldorado Lane

Muncie, IN 47302

Phone: (765) 730-5489

Players: (Please list team contact and phone number)

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2.

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Please call Joe Huff for registration & hole sponsorship info: (765) 730-5489

JULY 26, 2020 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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A SHARE IN GOD’S KINGDOM

Today concludes a three-week series of Gospel

texts in which we have listened to a total of seven

parables about the Kingdom. The believer is asked to

consider the request that God made of Solomon in

today’s first reading: “Ask something of me and I

will give it to you” (1 Kings 3:5). Today’s parables

about the treasure buried in the field and the pearl of

great price should prompt us to answer, “A share in

your kingdom, O God!” Today we discover that the

kingdom of God is beyond value, a priceless treasure.

Unfortunately, our culture bombards us with things

that it believes are priceless treasures—the bigger and

better SUVs, anti-aging and anti-balding creams and

salves, miracle diets, and so much more. Having a

share in God’s kingdom and helping to bring about

that kingdom are the greatest treasures that we can

ever hope to gain. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINT MARTHA (first century)

July 29

Whether you find Martha Stewart admirable or

annoying, she has the perfect patron saint. Luke describes

Martha—saint, not Stewart—as “burdened with much

serving” (Luke 10:40). About Mary, seated, listening to

Jesus, Martha complained, “Do you not care that my sister

has left me by myself to do the serving?” Jesus’ response,

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many

things . . . Mary has chosen the better part” (10:41, 42),

suggests to some the superiority of the contemplative life,

leaving the rest of us, supporting families, earning livings,

(helping others?), as second-class Christians. But Luke

introduces Martha and Mary immediately after Jesus’

parable of the Good Samaritan, whom Jesus recommends

as a model of practical compassion, concluding, “Go and

do likewise” (10:37). Go and do! Sit and listen!

Discipleship is never either/or but both/and. Jesus

ministered in prayerful silence and hospitable service.

Monastic calendars add Martha’s sister, Mary, and

brother, Lazarus, calling all three “hosts of the Lord,”

recalling their welcome of Jesus to their home in Bethany,

reminding us Whom we welcome whenever we extend

summertime hospitality! —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

PATIENT TRUST

Above all, trust in the slow work of God.

We are quite naturally impatient in everything

to reach the end without delay. We should like

to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient

of being on the way to something unknown,

something new.

And yet it is the law of all progress that it is made

by passing through some stages of instability—

and that it may take a very long time.

And so I think it is with you; your ideas mature

gradually—let them grow, let them shape

themselves, without undue haste. Don’t try

to force them on, as though you could be today

what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances

acting on your own good will) will make of you

tomorrow.

Only God could say what this new spirit gradually

forming within you will be. Give Our Lord the

benefit of believing that his hand is leading you,

and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in

suspense and incomplete.

(Pierre Theihard de Chardin, SJ – excerpted from Hearts on

Fire)

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Words to “ponder”

Everyday is an opportunity to begin anew, for each

day is a page and each week is a chapter in the story

of God’s love for us.

The words of the song “Companions on the Journey” –

“We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and

sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share

for we believe in the love of God.” (Carey Landry)

Hospitality is who we are as the people of Christ.

Hospitality flows from charity and is about welcoming

Christ, who is deep within every person we encounter. (from the book entitled-Start With Jesus – Julianne Stanz)

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