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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
SISTERS AND BROTHERS IN THE LORD
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Parish of the Holy Spirit
Well, it has been quite a week here where the Spirit is Alive and Faith keeps growing; a week of summer weather
and beautiful flowers blooming thanks to Garden Angels.
As we enter the month of July, the height of summer vacation has begun. After being in a northern parish of our
diocese, I can appreciate people supporting the parish they attend Mass in the summer. Do not forget to support financially
our parish throughout the year. Many have made supporting the parish easy and convenient by doing online giving which
makes a steady donation weekly or monthly. Contact our parish office to learn how to do this or go to our parish website to
get started.
As we continue this Jubilee Year of Mercy, our parish act of Mercy for July is called “Give drink to the thirsty.” If you
participate in or donate to a parish mission trip or Haiti Mission trip that provides clean water where clean water is a
premium, put that act of mercy on one of the pink hearts in the narthex and drop it in our Works of Mercy container. If you
read Pope Francis’ document: “Laudato Si”, write that note on a pink heart and place it in our Works of Mercy container. As
we do at the end of each Month of Mercy, the bulletin details the Acts of Mercy we as a parish have completed. When we
show Mercy to others, Mercy shall ours.
July is usually a busy month for weddings in parishes. This year the busy month was March and there are many
Fall weddings. July we have only two scheduled. As you may have noticed at Masses in June, there are many
anniversaries of sacramental marriages that have taken place in June over the years. I am still amazed with our culture of
convenience that there are so many faithful married couples who celebrate 50 + years of marriage. God really does work in
our lives if we are open to his grace with humility and love for another. Happy Anniversary to all our married couples and
continue to pray for those responding to God’s grace in responding to the vocation of marriage.
See ya in Church
Fr John
Quote of the day – “Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.”
Prayer of Pope Francis for the Jubilee
Lord Jesus Christ,
you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us
that whoever sees you sees Him.
Show us your face and we will be saved.
Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by
money; the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in
created things; made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to
the repentant thief.
Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke
to the Samaritan woman: “If you knew the gift of God!”
You are the visible face of the invisible Father,
of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let
the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified. You
willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that
they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who
approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with His anointing, so
that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your
Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor,
proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the
blind.
We ask this of you, Lord Jesus, through the intercession of Mary, Mother
of Mercy; you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever
and ever.
Amen.
THERE WILL BE NO
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
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LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR
July 9/10
ALTAR SERVERS
5:00 pm Mass
Ava Brown, Jaden Kelly, Hallie Maas
8:00 am Mass
Ainsley Angstman, Tim Whitson
10:00 am Mass
Matthew Guttierrez, Grant Horodyski, Nathalie Strickis
12:00 pm Mass
Noah Abram, Quinton Bauer, Andrew McAlary
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
5:00 pm Mass
Please sign up in the Sacristy
8:00 am Mass
Please sign up in the Sacristy
Please sign up in the Sacristy
12:00 pm Mass
Please sign up in the Sacristy
WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Please help the
Sacristans out at ALL the Masses as we are now
in "volunteer" mode for the summer for
Eucharistic Ministers!! Thank you
LECTORS & COMMENTATORS
L: Stephanie Snyder
L: Mary Heintzelman
L: Anne Rossi
L: Jason Truskowski
8:00 a.m.
For the People of the Parish
8:00 a.m.
For the People of the Parish
8:00 a.m.
For the People of the Parish
8:00 a.m.
†David Olewinski
8:00 a.m.
†Sophie & Joe Strockis
5:00 p.m.
†Gerald & Frances Rudnik
Tuesday, July 5 - St. Anthony Zaccaria & St. Elizabeth
Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, 9-10; Mt 9:32-38
Wednesday, July 6 - St. Maria Goretti
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mt 10:1-7
Thursday, July 7
Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, and 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15
Friday, July 8
Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14, and 17; Mt 10:16-23
10:00 am Mass
5:00 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
Monday, July 4
Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Mt 9:18-26
C: Daryl Nowicki
C: Rosemary Cheslock
C: Dan Twardowski
C: Bruce Pienton
USHERS CO-CAPTAINS
5:00 pm Team #2 - Stan Soltys, Jr. & Steve Ingraham
8:00 am Team #2 - Chris Choryan & Dan Umlor
10:00 am Team #2 - J Cornell & Dan Kaboos
12:00 pm Team #2 - Tom Clifford & Jim Larsen
COUNTING TEAM
Team D: Bill & Pat Messock, Sue Spruit, Trilby Mettler
Jan Pacific
The St. Anne Novena begins Monday, July 18 through
Tuesday, July 26 at Ss. Peter & Paul, 520 Myrtle St,
Grand Rapids, MI.
Novena begins at 7:00pm week days and right after the
4:00pm Mass on Saturday and at 5:00pm on Sunday.
Saturday, July 9 - St. Augustine Zhao Rong
Dt 30:10-14; Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37; Col 1:15-20;
Lk 10:25-37
Sunday, July 10 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dt 30:10-14; Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37; Col 1:15-20;
Lk 10:25-37
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
†Henry Zeman
†Joseph & Tina Napieralski
†Eric Anderson
†Virginia Cunningham
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PARISH BUSINESS WEEKLY
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Parish of the Holy Spirit
If you are anything like me the summer months bring a lot of weekend commitments that change my “normal” worship schedule, and the venue for the celebration of the Mass is shifted to other area parishes. One benefit of this is that I get a different
worship experience, and I have to say that between Fr. John, Joe, and all the volunteer ministers we have a pretty good thing
going here at Holy Spirit!
One thing that is difficult to do while attending another church is making sure that my financial commitment to Holy Spirit continues to be fulfilled. That is why I have enrolled in the online giving program at the parish. Currently we have 280 families
that have chosen this method to support the parish. It is quite simple to activate an independent account through the parish
website, but if you are a little apprehensive about all this technology “stuff” we can manage your account from the parish office.
Just call the parish office at 453-6369 and in most instances I can set up an account for you over the phone. Enjoy the relaxation that summer brings, but don’t forget who makes this all possible.
Here is the thought for the week…”If a hearing impaired child signs naughty words does his mother wash his hands with
soap?” Have a blessed week and be generous in everything you do.
Daryl Nowicki—Business Manager
TOTAL COLLECTIONS
Advertiser
of the Week:
June 25/26
Adult Envelopes
$
17,676.00
Loose Collection
$
477.50
Youth Envelopes
Total
Capital Fund
$
$
10,902.50
$
498.00
$
29,056.00
It’s Easy!
Just go to our website at hsparish.org and
click the Online Giving tab. You can use
Online Giving for regular contributions,
Capital Fund, Educational Foundation,
Haiti, Inspire, Religious Education tuition
and child care payments.
Our bulletin is provided to
our parish by Diocesan Publications at NO COST! The
advertisers that you see on
the back of the bulletin purchase ads that cover the
cost of our bulletin.
Arsulowicz
Eye Care
JOB OPENING: Holy Spirit Religious Education Office is seeking a part-time administrative assistant. Schedule varies
with Wednesday evenings a must and possibly a few weekend or evening events over the year. Following are the preferred
qualifications for a candidate: practicing Catholic, Bachelor’s Degree, excellent communication & organizational skills,
proficient in Microsoft Office, maintains confidentiality, ability to work with a wide range of people, adept in written & oral
communication, detail oriented, & willing to substitute as needed as a catechist. Interested candidates should contact
[email protected] . Applications are due by July 15.
PARISH OFFICE
SUMMER HOURS
Monday through Thursday
8:30am - 3:00pm
Parish office will be closed on Fridays
VACATION NOTES
Please save your hotel size shampoo, soaps,
and lotions from your travels. Our Christian
Service Committee distributes these items to
the residents of Guiding Light Ministries. These
items may be placed on the food bin located in
the Narthex.
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GARDEN ANGELS
We are continuing to plant and weed our wonderful
parish grounds!
We work from 9:00am—11:00am followed by our
Angel Food time in the Multipurpose Room. Rain date
is Thursday. Bring your tools and lots of energy!
Need more information? Call Maggie at 453-3958.
July 3, 2016
FESTIVAL 2016
September 17 & 18
Don’t forget to sell those raffle tickets!!
$10.00 per ticket | Buy 4, Get 1 Free!
Second Early Bird Drawing for $1,000 will be held
August 21, 2016
Looking Ahead for Religious Ed!!!
([email protected]
Interested in Prison and Jail Ministry?
Join us for one of our next informational sessions.
Tuesday, August 9 from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
or
Tuesday, August 9 from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Both sessions are Downtown Grand Rapids at the Cathedral
Square Center. If you would like to attend one of these
Sessions please contact by August 2
Program Director, Tricia Worell
[email protected]
Or call 616-475-1255
Thank you for the prayers!
No matter how many times you come to the community of
Seguin, you always receive a warm welcome and people
are happy to see you. My 6th trip has almost come to an
end, as we are safely awaiting the last fight back home.
Leaving Seguin is never easy. There are tears of joy from
all that we have accomplished and tears of sadness because we must leave all my friends and Seguin children.
This year The Team was exceptionally productive and we
left the village much better off than we found it few days
ago. From my point of view the community (especially
younger generations) is catching on caring about their
health and many of them are asking for dental cleanings in
the hope of saving their teeth. I was very happy to perform
almost 80 cleanings and as many protective sealants. I
could not have done it without the support of my hard
working fellow team mates. Thank you for the prayers and
good wishes that we received from many of you. After intense 8-9 hour days, we needed those prayers to go
on. Hoping for a good and healthy 2016 and God’s guidance.
~Anna Babkowski, January 15, 2016
453-1591)
We are in need of faith-filled individuals to be catechists
and catechist assistants in the coming school year for our
Wednesday night program. If you are willing to share your
faith with our young people, please contact the Religious
Education Office for an interview. Training will be provided
and is available online over the summer months.
Attention all parents of children entering the First
Grade at a public school in the fall. Now is the time to
register your child for Religious Education so we can be
sure to have enough resources available when classes start
in the fall.
Do you know someone interested in becoming Catholic
or learning more about the faith? Contact the Religious
Education Office now so they can begin their journey and
will be ready to partake in the Rite of Acceptance in the fall.
Contact Diane Schoof at [email protected]
or call 616-453-1591
for more information.
PICTORIAL DIRECTORY NEWS…
If you did not order extra portraits and just opted for the free
8 X 10, your picture was sent to the parish office. If you
ordered extras, your photos will be mailed directly to your
home. Please check the box in the Narthex after weekend
Masses for your portraits.
Please contact the parish office as soon as possible if
you do not want your address and/or phone number
published in the directory. Our email address is
[email protected] or you can call us at 616-453-6369.
We are now working on our special pages for the directory.
Our plan is to be able to distribute the new directories
sometime in December. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!!
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Holy Spirit School
Praying, Serving, Learning, and Loving With the Spirit
Kudos to our students who exceeded the Diocese of Grand
Rapids schools' average in 19 of 24 categories on the
national MAPS test. Our students also exceeded the
diocesan schools' average in 7 of 8 categories on the
national ACRE religion test. We are very proud of the
outstanding efforts of our students and teachers!
Parish of the Holy Spirit
Walking With The Spirit
Save the Date: Friday, September 16th
This year we are kicking off our Community Festival
Weekend under the Big Tent with our 9th annual Walking
with The Spirit Walk-a-thon fundraiser! This event
encourages students to embrace exercise as healthy and
fun, but also provides an opportunity for the students to be
involved in raising money to improve their school.
Please consider partnering with Holy Spirit as a sponsor in
this year’s event. In addition to supporting a valuable cause,
your donation results in excellent visibility in our local
community. If you would like to take advantage of one of our
sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kelly Clancy
at [email protected].
Our Holy Spirit Educational Foundation Auction Committee has been well under way with their
preparation for Auction 2017! Please save January 28, 2017 for our next auction date.
The donation committee is putting together fabulous donations from across our Parish! The donation packages value
anywhere from $300 to $5000! If you would like to donate an item, please contact Cathy Kubiak
(616-340-2810), Sarah Lake (616-299-6262), Lauren Lenz (616-490-3480), Mandy Tuttle (616-366-6076) or Colleen
Roth (616-304-0575).
We'd love to have gift certificates for places in Traverse City, Grand Haven, Chicago, Mackinac Island or even Cedar Point.
Other gift cards for local restaurants, Meijer, Family Fare or Speedway make great donations too! (We use them in
packages or during the "gift card frenzy" portion of the auction). You may donate gift cards directly through the Holy Spirit
Scrip program or they may be dropped off at the church office.
This year, over 40 families are sending
their children to Holy Spirit School or our
Religious Education Program— thanks to
grants funded by your Holy Spirit Education
Foundation. We believe Catholic education
goes a long way, enriching through a
lifelong influence.
CIC Dinner and a Movie Presents: Movies of Faith
Babette’s Feast
Thursday, July 7, 2:30-5:30pm
Discussion led by Fr. Bernie Campbell, CSP
Cost per person $15- Dinner Included
Pre-registration required at [email protected] or (616) 459-7267
NEXT PARISH
BLOOD DRIVE
July 17, 2016
8:00 am - 1:30 pm
Multipurpose Room
Cathedral Square Center
360 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Join us for dinner and a movie, as we view and discuss inspirational films that illustrate how great faith can transform our own
life and the lives of those around us.
Babette’s Feast (1988) A woman flees the French civil war and lands in a small seacoast village in Denmark, where she
comes to work for two sisters. Beautiful but pious sisters Martine (Birgitte Federspiel) and Philippa (Bodil Kjer) grow to
spinsterhood under the wrathful eye of their strict pastor father on the forbidding and desolate coast of Jutland, until one day,
Philippa’s former suitor sends a Parisian refugee named Babette (Stéphane Audran) to serve as the family cook. Babette’s
lavish celebratory banquet tempts the family’s dwindling congregation, who abjure such fleshly pleasures as fine foods and
wines.
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PARISHIONERS IN CARE :
NURSING HOME PARISHIONERS - Christian Rest Home: Joe Cintorino; Pilgrim Manor : Leo & Helen Gryzan;
Covenant Village Assisted Living: Amy Kirchhoff; Green Acres: Don & Marilyn Kozminski, Helen Dodge, Dolly Grewats;
Mary DeWitt; Holland Home: Jack & Harriett Witt; St. Ann’s: David Lang, Gert Zbikowski, Mary Sobel, Rose Didion,
Florence Haraburda, Lottie Kruzel; Sanctuary of St. Mary’s: Julia Sullivan, Yorkshire Manor/Stonebridge: Josie Gratz, Jo
Scalabrino; Harbor House Ministries: Joey Lang; Oak Crest Manor: Peter and Josephine Morello; Railside Assisted
Living: Imojene Woodman; Villa Maria: John & Sadie Rosloniec; HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS - Walter Sanders,
Donald Luxford, Eugene & Betty Skazinski, Mary Hansen, Virginia Laferski
**Because of the HIPAA Privacy Act, we are unable to obtain information about patients at local hospitals and
nursing facilities. If you or a family member are in the hospital, please call the parish office at 453-6369.