The Catholic Church of Saint Mary the Virgin

1408 North Davis Drive, Arlington, Texas 76012, 817-460-2278

stmaryarl@sbcglobal.net; www.stmarythevirgin.org

Fifth Sunday after Trinity (The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

July 5, 2015

Divine Worship: Order of Holy Mass

Low Mass 8:00 am, Solemn Mass 10:30am, Low Mass 6:00 pm See Mass card or Mass booklet

Collect

Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee: that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance; that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

First Reading Ezekiel 2:2-5

In those days: The Spirit entered into me and set me upon my feet; and I heard him speaking to me. And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the sons of Isra-el, to a nation of rebels, who have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. The people also are impudent and stub-born: I send you to them; and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that there has been a prophet among them.”

PSALM 123:1-4

R/. Our eyes look to the Lord,

till he have mercy upon us.

To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master. R/.

As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he have mercy upon us. R/.

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of

contempt. Too long our soul has been sated

with the scorn of those who are at ease, the contempt of the proud. R/.

Second Reading 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Brethren: To keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it should leave; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made per-fect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest up-on me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and ca-lamities; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Prelude……………America from Thesaurus Musicus, (1745)

Entrance Hymn………………..…………………...….657 KYRIE……………..…...…………............................….S91

GLORIA…………………………………………..…...S202 Offertory Hymn………….……..……...…....……....…636

SANCTUS…………...…..…………………………....…....S114

Our Father………………………………………...….S119 AGNUS DEI……..………...…...…….……………...…….S158

Communion Hymn…………….…..…..…………...…..671

Anthem……………….….……....Be Thou My Vision, Hunter

Closing Hymn…...………………….………..………....607

Postlude….…God of Our Fathers, as set by Emma Lou Dierner

Alleluia. V/. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me;

he has sent me to preach good news to the poor.

Alleluia.

THE HOLY GOSPEL Mark 6:1-6

Jesus came to his own country; and his disciples followed him. And on the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get all this? What is the wisdom given to him? What mighty works are wrought by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house." And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.

MUSIC

S t. Mary the Virgin is in need of a few more ushers. If you are able to give an hour or two per month during Mass, please contact Stephen Schmitt at stephen.defocused@gmail.com for the

10:30am Mass or Paul Denning at pjcadenning@yahoo.com if you attend the 6:00pm Mass. You may also call the Parish Office at 817-460-2278.

Reader: Let us pray to the Lord. Response: Lord, have mercy

For those celebrating anniversaries: Sunday: Jeffrey Mirus [B]; Monday: Suzanne DeDecker [B]; Marc & Micki Allen [W]; Tuesday: Margaret Heitzenrater [B]; Wednesday: Kristina Kane [B]; Thursday: Chuck & Judi Lynk [W]; Friday: Charles & Charlotte Shelor [W]; Saturday: Rachel Heise [B]; Bruce Lewis [B].

For those serving in our armed forces: Dillon; Mathew; Al-ton; Annie; Josh; Sebastian; Brandon; James; Jacob.

For those expecting children: Rebecca & Thomas; Shelby & Ryan; Mary Elizabeth & Danny; Mary Pat & Sam; Angie & Chris.

For those in special need: Reba; Alyssa; Leonard; Alex; Zachary; Linda; Bruce; Carol; Michael; Rosemary; Quin; Louise; Joe; Anne; Sadie; Christi; Tom; Emma; Beverly; Shelli; Betty; Ray; Echo.

For the faithful departed: William Chase Anniversaries of Death: Sunday: Jack Heath; William Poindex-ter; Tuesday: Mary Elizabeth Cobb; Thursday: Drue Hester; Margaret Hoffman; Friday: Frank Field.

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Flowers: St. Mary the Virgin for the children of Vacation Bible School.

Sanctuary Light: John & Chr istina Heitzenrater in thanksgiving.

Lamp at the Crucifix: Mary Jo Lee in celebration of daughter Diana’s birthday.

Lamp at the Shrine of Our Lady: Gerro & Joe Hayden in celebration Aisling & Jason Jones’ anniversary.

Lamp at the Shrine of Joseph: Terry & Craig Southard in celebration of Makayla’s birthday.

Lamp at the Shrine of St. Therese: John & Christine Heitzenrater in celebration of Margaret’s birthday.

Lamp at the Shrine of Blessed Charles I: The Laurange family for the repose of the soul of William Chase.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration occurs every Friday after the 9:00 a.m.

Mass and continues throughout the day until

Evening Prayer at 6:00 p.m.

The Blessed Sacrament is not to be left alone at

any time. If you cannot attend at the scheduled

time, you must arrange for your own substitute.

If you have questions or desire more info, please

contact Ilene Watts, at

tomilenew@yahoo.com or

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Liturgical Ministries

Those who are scheduled to serve but unable to carry out the assignment are asked to arrange substitutes and contact the Parish Office (817.460.2278) ASAP.

July 5

8 am Altar Server Craig Southard Ushers Nance FitzGibbon/Gloria Vera 10:30 am Master of Ceremonies John Williams, Jr. Thurifer Greg Ahern Crucifer Joseph Schmitt Torchbearers Martin Morris / Joseph Morris Boat Boy William Heitzenrater First Reading John Heitzenrater Intercessory Prayers Meg Jones Oblationers The Schmitt Family Ushers Lonnie Jones / Bill Thomas 6:00 pm Altar Server Derek Histen / Paul Denning (C) Ushers Christy Assid / Carol Denning

Office Help Don Brignac

News and Notes

Announcing a new Catholic University Model home school program for Jr. High & High School. Our Lady of Good Counsel at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Fort Worth offers a-la-carte, core classes for incom-ing 7th-12th grade. All will be taught once per week by Catholic tutors with daily lessons assigned for re-maining weekdays. Limited parental volunteer time required. Visit www.olgcfw.com for Open House/Registration info.

Give a neighbor in need a “lift” for just three hours a week.

Catholic Charities Fort Worth Transportation is ex-panding to your community! Arlington is in need of volunteer drivers to provide vital employment-based rides. Join the Tarrant Riders Network & Catholic Charities Fort Worth to provide trans-portation to those in need by driving your own car & choosing your schedule. For more info Merrissa Kuylen at mkuylen@ccdofw.org or 817-413-3936.

Thank you for your generous sup-port of our Holy Father’s charitable works in the Peter’s Pence Collec-tion. Your contributions will be combined with those of our brothers and sisters around the world to help

Pope Francis provide essential relief to people in need. Your generosity is an act of solidarity with the universal Church, answering the call to be a witness of charity. May God bless you.

Come celebrate Independence Day today following the 10:30 Mass. Come prepared to get wet on the HUGE water slide & to enjoy plenty of food & fun!! Requested do-

nation is $3 per child, $5 per adult with a $20 max per family. Please note that parking will be lim-ited on this day.

On Monday, July 20, Catholic Answers apologist & speaker Jim Blackburn will be at St. Maria Goretti CC, 1200 S. Davis Dr., Arlington from 7:00-9:00 pm in the Church. Jim Blackburn is a regular guest on the Catholic An-swers Live radio program. He is the author of the book 101 Quick Questions with Catholic Answers: Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment and holds certifi-cates in philosophy and theology from John Paul the Great Catholic University & is working toward his master’s degree in theology. Scheduled talks are: “Authority: The Foundation for Apologetics” & “The Bible: Its History, What It Is, And What It Is Not.” Increase your faith by deepening your knowledge of apologetics and scripture! Admission is Free.

DCYC 2015 is our 20th anniversary holding this conference for the diocese of Fort Worth. Our theme for this year is "Catholic: know, love, serve". We are getting back to the roots of our Catholic faith to evangelize and inspire the youth to come to know Him in a dynamic way, and by knowing Him better we can obviously grow in loving Him more deeply and finally have the con-viction to live out our Catholic faith proudly by serving our Lord.

DCYC 2015 will be held at Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport 2334 International Pkwy Dallas, TX 75261 the weekend of July 10-12.

St. Mary’s this Week If our Priest cannot offer the Mass you have scheduled due to an emergency or other commitment, your Mass intention will be said elsewhere or at another Mass. Any questions, please call the Parish Office.

Sunday, July 5 Mass at 8:00am, 10:30am, 6:00pm

Lessons from the Lectionary at 9:15 am Open Forum with the Pastor at 9:15 am

Choir Rehearsal at 9:15 am K of C Independence Day Celebration at 12:30 pm

Youth / Children’s Choir Rehearsal at 1:00 pm

Monday, July 6 Fr. Day Off

Tuesday, July 7 Mass at 7:00 pm

S.I. Deann, Bryce, Zachary, Alex & Anibelle Ziba

Wednesday, July 8 Mass at 12:00 Noon

Confessions at 11:00 am S.I. Bernadine Homan, RIP

Thursday, July 9 Mass at 12:00 Noon

S.I. William Chase, RIP

Friday, July 10 Mass at 9:00am

Saturday, July 11 Mass at 9:00am

Confessions from 10:00am-11:00am

Sunday, July 12 Mass at 8:00am, 10:30am, 6:00pm

Lessons from the Lectionary at 9:15 am Open Forum with the Pastor at 9:15 am

Choir Rehearsal at 9:15 am Youth / Children’s Choir Rehearsal at 12:30 pm

Next Sunday is The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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The Parish Offering

Weekly Offertory Forecast……...……….$6,000.00 Actual Offertory Collected…….….…..…$5,607.00 Variance……….………...........................—$393.00

Thank you for your loving support.

On Further Reflection

Independence Day Fr. Timothy Perkins

Some have asked what we celebrate this year on this occasion. So many things that have happened in our country recently provoke more frustration than cele-bration for the faithful. Well, I like to celebrate. So I have been thinking about a reason to do so.

There are so many reasons to rejoice, but I want to fo-cus only on the notion of a declaration of independ-ence, since surely we are presently mindful of the Dec-laration of Independence. How about this? I declare myself independent of the actions that violate the con-victions of my faith. Furthermore, I pledge to remain free of the anxiety that gives power to any secular au-thority that would attempt to restrict my freedom to “rejoice in the Lord always.”

The source of our independence and freedom is Di-vine, so let us celebrate both the gift and the Giver. “If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36

“I feel relieved to know that I am not the only soul suffer-ing in such deep sorrow after my abortion. Rachel’s Vineyard is a life-changing event! I am so happy I came!” ~Testimony after a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat

Give us a call and join us on the next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat.

Rachel Ministries 817-923-4757

Next Retreat September 11

Adult Choir will rehearse at 9:15 Sunday mornings. Youth / Children Choir will meet today at 1:00 pm.

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