ST. MARY CATHEDRAL LANSING, MICHIGAN

POTLUCK The St. Mary Wednesday night potlucks are every Wednesday night at 6pm in the Parish Hall. The pot-lucks have been a great way to share a meal and social-ize/get to know fellow parishioners. All you need to do to attend is to bring a dish to pass, your own table service and $2 if you wish (for the main dish that the cooking team has provided). The cooking teams provide a main dish item as well as beverages. Come join us for the Wednesday night potlucks - you’ll be glad you did! If you would like more information on this or would like to help, please contact Mike or Terri Hecksel at 482-3196.

Annual Mission Appeal Next week we have our annual Mission Appeal. We will be hearing about the Foundation for Children in Need. Specifically, this group works with needy children in Southern India, providing education and the other neces-sities of life. Mr. Tom Chitta will be at all the Masses to talk with us about his mission work. There will be a sec-ond collection after Communion. To learn more about the Mission Appeal, you can go to YouTube and search for Foundation for Children in Need. They have several short videos that describe their mission well. Sabbatical As you know I am scheduled to be on a sabbatical start-ing in a few weeks. The timing of course is not great. When I get to a new place, I like to dive in and be there for a while, if for no other reason than we can get used to each other. Unfortunately this sabbatical was planned and approved long before any of us knew that I would be coming here. I realize that it does extend our transition period with each other. Forgive me. I do believe I will be able to serve you even better once I return. What will I be doing? Beginning August 16, I will take two weeks to catch up with family and friends around the country who I have not seen in over a year. On Septem-ber 3, I will fly to Rome and begin the formal sabbatical program. You can go to: www.pnac.org to see what I will be doing. Click on: Institute for Continuing Theo-logical Education, it is at the bottom of the page. At the new page, you can scroll down and see Fall 2017 Mod-ules. I will be participating in Modules 1 and 3. During the time of the second module I will be in Spain and join-ing a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I have never been to the Holy Land and thought this would be a good time. At the conclusion of the third module, I plan to return to the U.S. just before Thanksgiving and will formally get back to my life here on Tuesday, November 28. A three month sabbatical is offered to the priests of dio-cese for every ten years they are ordained. I just cele-brated in June my twentieth anniversary and thought it would be a good time to get away, get refreshed, and to celebrate the gift of priesthood and the many ways God has unfolded that gift over the years. Please keep these details and the whole three months in your prayers. You are in my prayers. Fr. Karl Pung

PICNIC TIME IS COMING! Our St. Mary Cathedral Parish Picnic will be here soon. Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 20, 2017 from 4pm until 8pm at Grand Woods Park. Hotdogs, burgers, drinks and table service will be provided. Please bring your favorite dish to pass. A raffle will take place (no charge). Everyone receives a raffle ticket upon arrival. We need donations for prizes. Homemade items, bought items, restaurant or gas gift cards– your choice! PLEASE NO WHITE ELEPHANTS! You may drop off donations at the Parish office or after Masses in the Sacristy. We will pick them up. We had a marvelous variety (and many) at last year’s event. Let’s see if we can ALL get involved for this great day! Questions? Call Jan & Mike Maurer at 886-6328 or Terri & Mike Hecksel at 482-3196

Youn Adult Car Wash Donation-Based Fundraiser Where: St. Mary Cathedral side parking lot off of W. Ottawa (by the Tribunal Office) When: THIS weekend (7-22 & 7-23) during the Saturday and Sunday Masses Why: To finance their fall retreat How: While you're at Mass, your car will be washed so that it's clean and ready to go just like you and your soul after receiving Jesus. If you wish to have your car washed, please pull up into the side parking lot when you arrive for Mass. If you would like to donate, but your car is already clean, feel free to come on over and talk to one of us!

16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME July 23, 2017

Monday, July 24

12:05 +Mary Filice by Charles & Judith Filice Tuesday, July 25 8:00 Special Intention 12:05 +Della Marie Sonni by Greater Mission Team 5:15 +Dolores Long Wednesday, July 26 8:00 +Lowella Lamb by Wissner Family 12:05 +Estelle Schafer by Catherine Spitzley Thursday, July 27

8:00 +Derwood Boyd by Elizabeth Boyd 12:05 +Nicole Fisk by Margaret Fisk Friday, July 28 12:05 +Marty Whipple Saturday, July 29

8:00 Intentions of daughter of Chuong Phan 4:00 +Iluminada Marinas by Basilio & Ines Liberan Sunday, July 30 8:30 People of the Parish 11:00 +Ana DeLuca by Bernadette Stone

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN Are you - or do you know of - someone who has been abused by a minister of the Church (priest, deacon or lay minister) in the Diocese of Lansing or elsewhere? If you are – or know of someone who has been – please con-tact Cheryl, the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the Diocese of Lansing at 1-888-308-6252. She will help fa-cilitate the healing process.

SUMMER TIME!!! Just because summer is here and vacations are being planned does not mean that the church is on vacation too. Don’t forget to continue to make your financial con-tributions, as our bills never take a break for the summer!

July 30, 2017 +17th Sunday in Ordinary Time+

1 Kings 3: 5, 7-12 Romans 8: 28-30

Matthew 13: 44-52

The Sanctuary candle burns this week in church

In Memory of Robert & Gladys Stump

TOO MUCH STUFF? RUMMAGE SALE - AUGUST 10, 2017! We need your donations for our rummage sale. Call Lin-da at 775-7254 for information. Organizing meeting for volunteers and interested parties, August 2 at 7:30 in Parish Hall. Come early and share potluck. For more information call Linda at 775-7254.

MISSION APPEAL NEXT WEEKEND Next weekend, July 29-30, we will have guest speaker at all the masses offering the annual mission appeal for the church’s many-faceted missionary activities through-out the world. Foundation for Children in Need is a Cath-olic lay organization based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Mr. Tom Chitta, Cofounder of FCN is very happy to visit us and share about their mission work in the interior vil-lages of India. FCN sponsors 2500 children and college students. They have been responsible for building sever-al schools, boarding homes, a community health center and a home for the elderly. They provide free medical check-ups and medicine to thousands of needy people and children. We welcome Tom and encourage you to support their mission work generously. There will be a second collection taken up next weekend. To know more about their mission work, Please visit: www.fcn-usa.org.

JULY RETREAT– ST. FRANCIS RETREAT CENTER A new retreat "Mary: Blessed Are You Among Women" will be given Tuesday, July 25 from 9:00am-3:30pm at St. Francis Retreat Center by Tony Sperendi. Mary is truly THE Wonder Woman created by God with super-powers of grace and humility! We will unpack the Scrip-tures and her apparition at Fatima to understand the great role she plays in our lives and how much she loves us! All are welcome. Cost is $65 or $55 for seniors 60 and over and includes breakfast, snacks, lunch, Mass and materials. Bring your Bible.

OUR WEEKLY COLLECTIONS Weekend of 7/16

Envelopes $4,718.50

E-Giving $572.00

Non Envelopes $1,335.86

Candle $NA

Youth $0

Total $6,626.36

Capital Improvements $NA

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