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Important Upcoming Dates Please see below for upcoming closure dates of parish facilities. Track (& gym) closed : July 18 & 19, Aug 6. The Parish Center will be closed starting July 1 until mid-September (specific date not yet determined).
We are resurrecting our 55+ Club, probably under a new name. All seniors (70+ years of age or ??) are invited to our 9:30am Mass this Sunday followed by a coffee & donut gathering in the Cafeteria. First item of business, pick a new name for our seniors’ group.
My personal thanks to Fr. Quarnstrom for accompanying our youth group to the Annual Steubenville Retreat in Springfield, MO and joining a group of parishioners at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, IN. Beautiful photos in this bulletin!
I’d like to offer an encouraging word about supporting our Tuition Fund. You’ll notice in our last week’s bulletin the fund amount “starts over” as we begin the new fiscal year. Last year we helped about 30 school families with reduced tuition. So, you can see the importance of continuing to support this fund. I add my PERSONAL THANKS to all – individuals and parish organizations – who make donations to our Tuition Fund.
This is the time of the year when we ask for Parish Council volunteers. The Parish Council meets monthly (during the school year) to advise the Pastor on matters pertinent to the life of the parish. The term is for three years and four names are chosen following the biblical selection of St. Matthias. Nomination Forms were in last week’s bulletin, or call the Parish Office.
Well….THANK YOU LORD….the Fr. Scheid Players’ production of the musical, The Music Man, went very well. All of us from SMMA who were in the show, as well as the entire cast and crew, thank our many parishioners who came out to enjoy the show and/or placed an AD in our Program. As I like to say…WE LOVE OUR AUDIENCE. See you next year!
This bulletin also has the important “back to school” dates for our SMMA Catholic Elementary School. We are VERY FORTUNATE to have such a strong school here at our parish for passing on the faith to our children. But….continue to enjoy the summer break!
I commend you for your generous response to the appeal by our guest missionary last weekend. $8,032 collected to date from our 2nd Collection for the Polish Redemptorists ministry in Eastern Europe and Russia. If you were away, just mark an envelope MISSIONS – checks can be made out to SMMA with MISSIONS in the memo line.
Happy Birthday Fr. Quarnstrom – July 29th!
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NEW SYSTEM FOR SAFE ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has developed a new system for safe environment compliance called Prevent and Protect STL. Everyone (clergy, employees, and volunteers) ministering to minors and vulnerable adults in the Archdiocese is required and asked to register in the new system. Click here for more information.
ACTION Meet-UpAchieving Christ In Our NeighborhoodAugust 10, 10am to 1pm – Cafeteria ACTION is a ministry for developmentally disabled adults (18+) that …
Mass Live-Stream Page on YouTube This link will take you to the parish YouTube page. Scroll down on that page to find the live feed link for the current Mass time. Dates and times are shown below the church photos.
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Supporting Our Parish
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St. Christina (1150-1224) was born to a peasant family in Belgium. She was orphaned as a child and raised by her two older sisters. When she was 21 she had what was believed to be a severe seizure, and was pronounced dead. At her funeral she suddenly revived and levitated before the bewildered congregation. She said that during her coma she had been to heaven, hell, and purgatory and had been given the option to either die and enter heaven, or return to earth to suffer and pray for the holy souls in purgatory. Christina chose the greater act of charity. From then on she lived in extreme poverty: wearing rags, sleeping on rocks, and begging for her food. She is called "Astonishing" because she did the most bizarre things and suffered the pains of inhuman feats without being physically harmed by them. She would roll in fire and hide in hot ovens; she would stand in freezing water for hours in the dead of winter; she allowed herself to be dragged under water by a mill wheel; she spent much time in graveyards. She would also climb trees to escape the strong odor of sin in those she met. Many thought her to be possessed by demons or insane, but many devout people recognized and vouched for her sincerity, obedience, and sanctity. They believed that she was a living witness to the pains that souls experience in purgatory, willingly suffering with them and for them. Christina the Astonishing is the patron of those with mental illness and disorders, mental health workers, psychiatrists, and therapists. Her feast day is July 24th. … See MoreSee Less
Daily Verse"What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct."— Matthew: 16:26-27 … See MoreSee Less
St. Bridget (1303-1373) was born into a devout and prestigious family in Sweden. Her father was a governor, judge, and one of the wealthiest landowners in the country. Bridget received an excellent religious education, and from a young age demonstrated a great capacity for holiness. She even experienced mystical visions in her childhood. At the age of thirteen she was given in marriage to a similarly devout young man named Ulf. Together the two had a happy marriage and raised eight children, one of whom was St. Catherine of Sweden. St. Bridget became famous for her sanctity, and she was well-acquainted with the Swedish king and many theologians who sought her counsel. When Bridget and Ulf were in their forties, they went on pilgrimage along the famous Way of St. James. Shortly afterwards Ulf died, and Bridget gave herself entirely to the religious life. Her visions became more frequent, and were written down in a famous work called the Revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden. She also founded a new religious order known as the Brigittines. To obtain approval for her Order she traveled to Rome with her daughter Catherine, where she lived until her death. St. Bridget of Sweden is one of the six patron saints of Europe. Her feast day is July 23rd. … See MoreSee Less
Daily Verse"May the God of peace himself make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will also accomplish it."— 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 … See MoreSee Less
"I will glory not because I am righteous, but because I am redeemed; I will glory not because I am free from sins, but because my sins are forgiven me. I will not glory because I have done good nor because someone has done good to me, but because Christ is my advocate with the Father and because the blood of Christ has been shed for me."— St. Ambrose … See MoreSee Less
St. Mary Magdalen (1st c.) was a friend and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Formerly she had been a woman of ill repute out of whom Jesus exorcised seven demons. Mary Magdalene has a special place among the Lord’s disciples and is mentioned several times in the Gospels.* She stood at the foot of the Cross with St. John and the Blessed Mother, and went the next morning to Christ’s tomb to anoint his body. As a reward for her great love and faithfulness, she is the first recorded witness of Jesus’ Resurrection. It was Mary Magdalene who informed the twelve Apostles that Jesus rose from the dead—for this she is called “Apostle to the Apostles.” After Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, Mary Magdalene continued her mission as an evangelist, contemplative, and mystic in the heart of the Church. According to the Eastern tradition, she went to Ephesus with the Virgin Mary and died there. St. Mary Magdalene is the patron of women, repentant sinners, penitent women, reformed prostitutes, contemplatives, converts, pharmacists, perfumers, hairstylists, and against sexual temptation. Her feast day is July 22nd. *The Morning Offering recognizes that there are varying views on the identity of St. Mary of Bethany and St. Mary Magdalene. You can read articles from the Vatican concerning this topic here: Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship on the celebration of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus, in the General Roman Calendar. Mary Magdalene, Apostle of the Apostles. … See MoreSee Less
Second Annual SMMA Women’s White House RetreatAug. 8-11! Do you find it hard to truly relax, quiet your mind, and talk to …
ACTION Meet-UpAchieving Christ In Our NeighborhoodAugust 10, 10am to 1pm – Cafeteria ACTION is a ministry for developmentally disabled adults (18+) that …
