St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church 3300 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, CO 80305

303-499-7744

www.smdpchurch.org

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 21 - 22, 2018

Mass Schedule: Saturday Anticipatory: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Weekday: Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. Holy Day Masses: Call the office or consult the bulletin. Sacrament of Penance: Sat 3:30-4:30 p.m. or by appt. Church Office Phone: 303-499-7744 Fax: 303-494-8754 parishoffice@smdpchurch.org Hours: Mon. 9 -12; Tues - Thurs: 9-12 & 1-4 p.m.; Fri: 9 -12 Deacon Rev. Mr. Karl Matz (Ret.) Business Administrator Ken Baird: businessoffice@stmartindeporreschurch.org Director of Faith Formation/Pastoral Assistant Laurie Lopez: laurie@smdpchurch.org Music Director Fernanda Nieto, D.M.A. RCIA Coordinator Franco Zearo: franco_zearo@yahoo.com Administrative Assistant Susan Read, Tues. & Wed. Director of Facilities Jason Dang

SUNDAY PROGRAM Registration for our Sunday Children’s Religious Education Program is underway. If your child was enrolled in classes last year, you should have received or will be receiving a registration packet in the mail. For families who are new to the program, please contact

Laurie Lopez at 303.499.7744, ext 103, or via email at laurie@smdpchurch.org to register or to obtain additional information. You may also go to our website at www.smdpchurch.org and click on the FORMS tab at the top of the page to download a registration form. ♦ Fees for our Sunday Program are $50 per

student. ♦ Fees for Sacramental Prepartaion are $25 for

Year 1,(1st Reconciliation), $35 for Year 2 (1st Communion/Confirmation) and $75 for Middle School Confirmation.

♦ Take advantage of our early registration discount! There is a $10 PER STUDENT discount for Sunday class fees if paid in full by August 15, 2018.

♦ Please provide a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate prior to the start of classes.

♦ We will begin formal registration after all the weekend Masses beginning on August 4, 2018 and continue throughout the month of August. Registration deadline is Sunday, September 2.

♦ Parent Orientation session is on Sunday, September 9 at 9:45 am.

♦ Classes begin on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 9:45 am

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Please consider sharing your faith with our young people by volunteering to teach for our Children’s program. We need your talents and skills! Experience is not necessary, only a desire to pass on the faith to our children. This is a weekly commitment from mid-September through the end of April. Volunteers are needed for grades K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6 and Middle School/Confirmation. The success of our Sunday program depends on our dedicated volunteers, without whom the program does not run. Please give prayerful consideration to sharing your gifts with our young people. Training is provided. For more information, please contact Laurie Lopez at 303.499.7744, x 103 or at laurie.smdpchurch@gmail.com. BAPTISM PREPARATION Baptism classes are offered on a quarterly basis on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Our next baptism class is on Sunday, October 21 @ 12:30 pm. Parents must register for the class. Call Fr. Jim or Laurie for more information.

P C M : Chairperson: Marsha Ruggeri, Carrie Lingo, Joan Fleming, Jason Pastrick, Mario Mirville & Fr. Jim. F C M :

Chairperson: Mario Mirville, John Meyers, Taylor Varoglu, Jeremy Lingo, Ken Baird & Fr. Jim.

Saturday, July 21 5:00 p.m. + Maxine Steffens - Kathy & Ken Kessler Sunday, July 22 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. + Milena Pieraccini - Fulvia Testardi Monday, July 23 No Mass Tuesday, July 24 8:30 a.m. + Holy Souls in Purgatory - a friend Wednesday, July 25 8:30 a.m. + Rev. Angelo Ossino - St. Martin’s Parish Thursday, July 26 8:30 a.m. + Rev. Dennis Ryan - St. Martin’s Parish Friday, July 27 8:30 a.m. + Mary Fleming - Joan & Steve Fleming Saturday, July 28 5:00 p.m. Dorothy Shindledecker - Marie Kindgren Sunday, July 29 9:00 a.m. + Adolf Stammler - Dick & Mary Socash 10:30 a.m. Pro Populo

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading -- I shall gather the remnant of my flock and bring them back to their meadow (Jeremiah 23:1-6). Psalm -- The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading -- In Christ Jesus you who were once far off have become near by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13-18). Gospel -- When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he began to teach them many things (Mark 6:30-34).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Tues: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 Wed: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Thurs: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 26:6-7ab, 8-11; Mt 13:10-17 Fri: Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10-13; Mt 13:18-23 Sat: Jer 7:1-11; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:24-30

O G : May 1 - 31, 2018: $1,614.31 June 1 - 30, 2018: $1,664.31

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L M : meets Thursdays 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. in the St. Anne Room. Contact Susan, 303.499.6170.

G N S G : meets every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Contact the parish office.

A G : meets on the first Saturday of the month. Contact Barb or Pete Schumacher, 303.494.2049

K G : We will meet on Sunday, July 29 at 5:00 p.m. at Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ & Taphouse, 1940 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont. Please contact Vi Beeby, 303-494-8371 to make your reservation.

Our parish Garage Sale will be Sat.-Sun., August 25-26. We will begin taking donated items soon.

Registration for the new 2018-19 Biblical and Catechetical School class locations is open! This is your

opportunity to mature into a deeper knowledge and love of our Lord and his Church through an unforgettable study of the faith and Scriptures! Pick up a brochure at one of the parish entrances for a list of locations and information sessions. You can also call 303.715.3195 or visit sjvdenver.edu/laydivision for more details.

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Paul sure had a way with words―beautiful, eloquent words. The letter to the church in Ephesus will be read all the way until September, so watch for it every Sunday. It’s the letter about the Church that existed in that earliest Christian century. It’s full of majestic language, and today’s section is some of its loveliest.

The letter touches on issues and themes that would have affected the growing Church AFTER the martyrdom of St. Paul in the mid-sixties. This, along with many other arguments, has convinced many biblical scholars (but not all) that the actual author was probably a secretary of Paul’s, who knew his writing style and the prayerful way he would approach the leadership issues of the late first century.

The letter has always carried Paul’s name, however, because ancient writers had no qualms about naming as author the person who inspired the work.

For the earliest Christians, the gospel was one word: peace. But don’t feel left out because you weren’t alive in those days. Ephesians says, “He came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.”

We are the ones who are “far off.” Did the writers imagine that, nearly two thousand years later, these words would be read in churches around the world in the summer of 2018? The most singular message of Jesus is still this: peace.

Let this be our “save page” for this summer: a thousand brave rescuers from around the world, working together to lead those twelve boys and their coach out of that cave. That’s peace. Can we let that monumental human achievement change us, and elevate us? Of course we can.

What touched you the most as you watched the world come together with a common purpose? Kathy McGovern ©2018

www.thestoryandyou.com

C N W ! Visit www.smdpchurch.org and take a look! You can find forms, the weekly bulletin, and other important news.

O N S M S will begin on Sunday, September 9. Sunday Masses will be offered at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

S S D : This annual drive to benefit low income families starts next weekend: July 28 - August 5.

MUCH-NEEDED PRAYER “Each Christian needs half an hour of prayer each day, except when we are busy; then we need an hour.” --St. Francis de Sales

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The American Revolution cleared the way for freedom of religion in the former colonies, since the colonies had always been a more religiously tolerant place than the old country. Even so, colonial laws restricted the practice of the Catholic faith, and just as in England, Americans who desired to be priests or

nuns had to go to the Netherlands or France. As political storm clouds gathered in France, an American woman, Mother Bernardina Matthews, the prioress of the Hoogstraeten Carmel in Holland, made a brave move. With two other American nuns, her nieces, and a Dutch sister, she came to Port Tobacco, Maryland, in 1790. Within twenty years the community had grown to twenty, although by 1823 their farm failed and they had to move to Baltimore and open a school. The Carmelite order requires contemplation and cloister, so in time the school was closed. The Port Tobacco land had long since been sold, but in 1976 a community of nuns was able to return thanks to loyal neighbors who had worked for forty years for their restoration. Today, our original American convent is fully alive in prayer, hard work, and strong community.

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