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If God were to speak to us and tell us to ask for anything we want, what would we say? A financially secure life? Health for ourselves and our families? Safety from all the dangers of the world? To how many of us would it occur to ask for wisdom? We just don't think about it much. We think we know how to run our families, our work, our politics, but how many mistaken ideas do we really have, and how do those work out? Do we treat others, even those we dislike, with kindness and understanding? Solomon asked God for the wisdom to know right from wrong and how to govern God's vast people. God was pleased with this request, and granted it to Solomon in abundance. Can we ask for the same in our lives? Would our lives be happier if we were wiser? "We know that all things work for good for those who love God" (Romans 8:28). THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS LIKE . . . Parables and more parables. What have we to learn about the reign of God from so many parables? The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. The kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea. These parables are not hard to understand, for they all point to something valuable being searched for: a treasure, a pearl, good fish. Those who search for these things give up what they have to acquire these precious things. Those who search are praised for their wisdom in valuing what they find more than what they already have. Even the fishermen can distinguish what is good from what is useless and to be discarded. The kingdom of heaven is something precious to be sought, even above the good things we have in this world. It is more important than anything we already have and treasure. Jesus says that at the end of the age when the good shall be separated from the bad, the good will enjoy the happiness of the kingdom of heaven.

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Rectory Phone 215-535-6667 Rectory Fax: 215-535-7107 Parish Email sjc4415@comcast.net Parish Website www.stjohncantiusparish.org Rectory Hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Evenings by appointment only, Saturday & Sunday Closed REV. JOSEPH J. ZINGARO Pastor REV. KONSTANTY PRUSZYNSKI Parochial Vicar MRS. THERESA DOMBKOSKI Director of Parish Services EMAIL sjcparishservices@comcast.net MRS. LISA MARIE REMILLARD Parish Secretary Mass Schedule SATURDAY MASSES: 5:00 P.M. (English) SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. (English) 11:30 A.M. (Polish) HOLY DAY MASSES Vigil Mass 7:00 P.M. (English) 9:00 A.M. (English) 7:00 P.M. (Polish) DAILY MASSES: 8:00 A.M. Mon. thru Fri. (English) 8:00 A.M. Sat. (Polish) CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30P.M. - 4:15 P.M. BLESSED TRINITY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL Ms. Linda Milewski Principal 215-338-9797

July 30, 2017 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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July 30, 2017 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

MONDAY – JULY 31st St. Ignatius 8AM(E) For the People of St. John Cantius TUESDAY – AUG 1st St. Alphonsus 8AM(E) Zygmunt Michta req. wife & son WEDNESDAY – AUG 2nd Ss. Eusebius Peter 8AM(E) John & Jeannette Pasternak req. Mark, Terri & Family THURSDAY – AUG 3rd 8AM(E) Ethel Staudte req. Daniel Nardi Jr. FRIDAY - AUG 4th St. John 8AM (E) Pat Kelly req. Joe Zagorski 7PM Sacred Heart Society SATURDAY—AUG 5th

8AM(P) Thomas O’Dea req. John, George & Robert Leszczynski 5PM (E) Clara Gocolinska req. John & Kathleen SUNDAY – AUG 6th

8AM(E) Walter Gontarek req. The Flynn Family 10AM(E) Emily Ciurlej req. daughter, Linda & son in law, Herb 11:30(P) Joanna Beres req. Mom, Dad & Sister (Baby Baptism Blessings)

The Second Collection today is for Parish Special Needs 7/30 .

LECTORS AUG 6 5PM Tom Crouthers 8AM Dori Michalak 10AM Paula Grochowski

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS AUG 6 5PM Terry Dombkoski & Dave Higman 10AM Mark & Terry Pasternak

FLAME OF LOVE Flame of Love Cenacles

Wednesday, 8:30 AM, 2PM & 3:30PM in the Chapel.

THERE WILL BE NO SCRIP SALES BETWEEN 7/17-7/31. SALES WILL RESUME ON 8/3/17. THANK YOU

BANNERS DONATED

The green banner hanging in the Chapel was donated by John & Kosh Augustine. If you are interested in donating a banner, please call the rectory office. Thank you

Please pray for our recently deceased: Josephine Skoczlas & Blanche Sulecki. May God grant them eternal peace in His Presence.

The candle in the Chapel burns for Jack Chrzanowski from Loving wife, Florence & Children.

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Letter From Pastor I don’t have too much to report from the Poconos. We’ve had some pretty bad storms up here in the evenings. I have however been able to get some much needed work done. Walking the dogs has enabled me to get some exercise and lose a few more pounds. I’ll be leaving today (Sunday) for Vermont for my annual Retreat. Have you ever thought of starting your day with attending Mass? It’s perhaps the best way of beginning a day. Receiving our Lord daily in Holy Communion gives us the spiritual strength to cope with the daily problems that we encounter and enable us to live good lives in the shadow of God’s presence. Give it a try. Our weekday Masses are celebrated at 8:00 in the air-conditioned Chapel. I once again extend my gratitude to Fr. McNamara and Fr. Burke for their priestly ministry to us in our parish and in helping me so I could take an extended vacation. May God continue to bless you! OUR DYNAMIC CATHOLIC THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “God wants us to come to him with our needs in prayer, and no request is too small or trivial.” A SECOND DYNAMIC CATHOLIC THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “By emptying ourselves, even if just a little bit, we make room for God to enter our lives more fully.” Remember the Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic:

PRAYER STUDY

GENEROSITY EVANGELIZATION

Nie mam zbyt wiele do zgłaszania z

Poconos. Wieczorami mieliśmy dużo złych sztormów. Ja jednak miąłem bardzo dużo pracy. Spacery z psami pozwoliły mi trochę ćwiczyć i stracić kilka kilogramów. Wyjeżdżam dzisiaj (niedziela) do Vermont na moje coroczne rekolekcje.

Czy kiedykolwiek myślałeś o rozpoczęciu

dnia uczestnictwem we Mszy św.? To chyba najlepszy sposób na rozpoczęcie dnia? Przyjmowanie naszego Pana codziennie w Komunii Świętej daje nam siłę duchową, do poradzenia sobie z codziennymi problemami, z którymi spotykamy się i do umożliwienia nam dobrego życia w cieniu obecności Boga. Spróbuj. Nasze Msze św. w dni powszednie odprawiane są o godzinie 8: 00 w klimatyzowanej kaplicy.

Jeszcze raz okazuje moją wdzięczność Ks. McNamara i Ks. Burke za ich posługę kapłańską do nas w naszej parafii pomagając mi, abym mógł wziąć długie wakacje.

Niech Bóg nadal Was błogosławi!

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naszymi potrzebami w modlitwie, a prośby nie jest ani małe ani banalne".

„Oczyszczając się nawet tylko trochę przygotowujemy miejsce dla Boga żeby zajął się w pełni naszym życiem.”

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CONTINUED FROM COVER PAGE THE NEW AND THE OLD It is holy wisdom that allows us to realize how valuable the kingdom is. One more parable ends this reading: "Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old" (Matthew 13:52). It is like the Church, which knows what to keep from the traditions of the past and what to cherish in the present time. Tradition is something passed down from generation to generation, but not necessarily unchanged. For example, we always have cake to celebrate birthdays. And yet, perhaps in the past that always meant a white or yellow cake with vanilla frosting. Today, it can mean a chocolate cake, an ice cream cake, or even a fruit pie! It can have the number of candles of the birthday person's age, or a candle for each decade and one for each subsequent year, or one big candle. It can even have, as once seen in a catalogue, Roman numeral candles to spell out the years! Traditions can change and still convey the truths they represent. So it is with the Tradition of the Church. The wise leaders bring forth both the new and the old, and seek in the kingdom what is good. LISTEN TO YOUR DREAMS God visits Solomon in a dream, and the scripture story nowhere tells us that Solomon awoke to have this conversation with God! So, still in his dream, Solomon answers God’s question about what he desires most, and God grants his request for wisdom in abundance. In our waking hours, we are much distracted by work, home, family, traffic, entertainment, and many worries. When we try to think about what we really want out of life, we have trouble even imagining what that might be. But deep inside, our real longings dwell, known to God and to the Holy Spirit. Our dreams, unencumbered by defenses, may hold clues to what our deepest needs are, or what bothers us most. They could be God speaking.

ALL SAINTS SENIORS TRIP

All Saints Seniors are running a trip to the sight & sound theater in Lancaster on Sept 20th to see “JONAH” Cost is $110.00 which also includes an all you can eat buffet at the Shady Maple restaurant.

PRAY If you pray you are sure of saving your soul. If you do not pray you are just as sure to lose your soul. —St. Alphonsus Liguori

NATIONAL POLISH APOSTOLATE COMMITTEE You are once again invited to join the National Polish Apostolate Committee for their annual Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA on Sunday, August 27,2017 at 12:30 PM. On this Sunday we also celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lady of Czestochowa and at 3:30 PM there will be Marian Vespers and a Procession. Kindly spread the word about our gathering on Sunday, August 27th at America’s Czestochowa. For additional information you can email: Theresa@polishamericancenter.org.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-23; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Ps 103:6-13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35; Ps 99:5-7, 9; Jn 11:19-27 or

Lk 10:38-42 Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Ps 81:3-6, 10-11ab; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9

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TO ALL PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS

YOU ARE INVITED THE 2ND WEDNESDAY OF

EVERY MONTH (SEPT-JUNE) AT 1:00 PM IN

THE CHAPEL TO PRAY AN ENGLISH ROSARY

ALONG WITH OUR ROSARY SOCIETY. THIS

SERVICE IS BRIEF BUT BEAUTIFUL. COME,

SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME ONCE A MONTH

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PLEASE OUR BLESSED MOTHER AND JESUS.

PREP REGISTRATION Registration is currently being held for PREP. PREP is a year-long program which provides religious education to our parish children who attend non-Catholic schools. Registration forms are available at the rectory. The fees are $80 for one child; $150 for two children; and $50 for each child after. The fee must be paid at the time of registration. A copy of the baptismal certificate is required for first time registrants if the child was not baptized at St. John Cantius Church or All Saints Church. Please remember that before a child receives the sacraments (First Penance, First Communion or Confirmation) the child must receive two (2) years of religious instruction. If there are any questions, please call, Mrs. Dombkoski, Director of Parish Services at the rectory.

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Collection Count for July 23, 2017 Attn Env Cash Checks Total 5pm 96 64 $537 $843 $1,380 8am 70 35 $337 $202 $539 10am 92 58 $584 $496 $1,080 11:30 131 62 $683 $122 $805 Total $2,141 $1,663 $3,804 Mailed In 5 $10 $235 $245

Cemetery 147 $825 $193 $1,018 Grand Total $2,976 $2,091 $5,067

Total Deposit $5,067

COLLECTION COUNTERS FOR SUNDAY

July 30 Joe Foster Aug 6 Lucille Mocarski & Terry Casey Aug 13 Connie Perrault & Maryann Marszalek Aug 20 Joan Reed & Michelle Skalski

LOTTERY TICKETS Lottery tickets will be sold in the back of the Chapel or Church Calendars are now available for distribution. The cost is $5.00 each for the month, based on the evening of the Pennsylvania Lottery drawing. Daily prizes of $50.00 a day and Sundays are $100.00. Plus each month a bonus day! Sellers are needed. Tickets will be sold before and after each Mass. This will be an on going fundraiser. We ask for you help and support to make this an ongoing success. Thank you for your support of our Parish.

DATE NUMBER PRIZE WINNER SELLER July 14 440 $50 Unsold July 15 651 $50 MaryAnn Hackford Guy July 16 340 $100 Unsold July 17 413 $50 Scott Hesser Pasternak July 18 823 $50 Unsold July 19 303 $50 Unsold July 20 693 $50 Unsold July 21 153 $50 Unsold July 22 901 $50 Brian Pasternak Pasternak July 23 111 $100 John

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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Drive St. John Cantius will be hosting a clothing drive to benefit The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Saturday, August 26th from 9am to 2pm. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be using the services of GreenDrop truck in the school parking lot where an attendant will be available to assist you with your donations. Please place your donations of usable men’s, women’s and children’s clothing in plastic bags or boxes. Household items such as: kitchenware, games/toys, small appliances under 50 pounds, electronics, sporting goods, books, CDs & videos are also accepted.

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