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Parish Office Phone Number: 813-949-4565

Fax Number: 813-948-1981

www.LadyRosary.org

Office Hours Monday—Friday

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM

6:30 PM (Spanish —Livestream)

Sunday Masses 9:00 AM

11:30 AM / Livestream) 5:00 PM (Life Teen)

Daily Mass

Monday—Friday 8:00 AM

Thursday – Eucharist Adoration 8:30 – 9:30 AM

Early Childhood Center Mary’s House 813-948-5999

[email protected]

Children’s Ministry Young Disciples

813-949-2699 [email protected]

Youth Ministry 813-949-7331 Chris McBride

Family Life Ministry 813-949-4565 ext. 232 or 230

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Music Ministry [email protected]

Sacrament of Reconciliation In Mater Dei

Saturday 3:00—4:00 PM Sunday 4:00– 5:00 PM

Or by appointment

Parish Website: www.LadyRosary.org 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time— August 16, 2020

Professing one Faith, one Lord, and

one Baptism, Our Lady of the Rosary

Parish is a Roman Catholic community of the people of God

redeemed by Jesus Christ and sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Strengthened by Prayer, the Sacraments, and the Word, we

seek to know Jesus Christ fully, to serve Him faithfully,

and to experience the transforming power of the

Holy Spirit. Through the Stewardship of our Time, Talent and Treasure, we strive to

minister to the spiritual and material needs of all God’s

Children. Empowered by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we proclaim the Good News

of Salvation through Jesus Christ and

invite everyone to join us in the Kingdom of God where the

Justice, Peace, and Joy of Christ abound.

Rev. Monsignor, Ronald B. Aubin, J.C.L., Pastor

[email protected]

Rev. Felipe Gonzalez —Parochial Vicar [email protected]

Rev. Albert Shuyaka —Weekend Associate [email protected]

Kathy Fox [email protected] Office Manager / Bookkeeper

Danielle Murphy, Pastor’s Secretary [email protected]

Barbara Gallagher [email protected] Receptionist / Parish Calendar Coordinator Wendy Ottenwalder [email protected] Parish Secretary

Jenene Peterson [email protected] Web Master

Ron Serpenti [email protected] Safety & Assistance Director

Deacon Ken Anderson [email protected] Deacon Bill Ditewig [email protected] Deacon José Solórzano [email protected] Deacon Frank DeSanto [email protected]

Reverend Fr. Joshua Anthony Bertrand Reverend Fr. Connor David Penn

Reverend Fr. Mark Andrew Woodke

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time— August 16, 2020

Saturday, August 15— The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; 1 Cor 15:54-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19; 12:1, 10; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 8:00 am: For the People of Our Lady of the Rosary 4:00 pm: † William & Maximilian Eder by Rose Wilkerwicz 6:30 pm: † Rafael Rojas & Olga Robledo by Gilma I Rojas Sunday, August 16 — Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Is 56: 1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 9:00 am: Intentions of All Fathers Living & Deceased 11:30 am: † Rodolfo Tolentino by The Lagasca Family 5:00 pm: † Elizabeth Jimenez by Maria Shultz Monday, August 17— Weekday

Readings: Ez 24: 15-24; Mt 19: 16-22 8:00 am: † Benny Estrada by The Lagasca Family Tuesday, August 18— Weekday Readings: Ez 28: 1-10; Mt 19:23-30 8:00 am: † Daniel Elizaga by Cristina Flores Wednesday, August 19— Weekday/ Saint John Eudes Readings: Ez 34: 1-11; Mt 20: 1-16 8:00 am: † Frances Ortiz by Carol Gray Thursday, August 20— Saint Bernard Readings: Ez 36:2328; Mt 22:1-14 8:00 am: † Mario and Carmen Ramos by George & Blanca Gomez Friday, August 21— Saint Pius X Readings: Ez 37:1-14; Mt 22:34-40 8:00 am: † Baby Lainey Joy by Deacon & Kathy DeSanto Saturday, August 22— The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Ez 43:1-7; Mt 23:1-12 4:00 pm: Intentions of Dennis & Paulin Joaquin by Ray & Gladys Romain 6:30 pm: † Frances Ortiz by Lucy Hoyos Sunday, August 23— Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36’ Mt 16:13-20 9:00 am: For the People of Our Lady of the Rosary 11:30 am: † Higinio Lagasca, Sr. by The Lagasca Family 5:00 pm: † Angela Martinez by Her Family

Our Lectionary readings today invite us to consider both the human tendency to build boundaries between people, and God’s tendency to cross and even to break these boundaries. Isai-ah and Paul speak of God’s ongoing desire to bring all of humani-ty under divine care. The scene in Matthew’s Gospel alludes to the long-standing distrust between foreigners and the Jewish peo-ple. Though Jesus initially resists, he then celebrates the faith of the Canaanite woman and heals her daughter. Those who are giv-en the gift of faith can be tempted to believe that God is present only to them, implicitly creating barriers against others. But the gift of faith is meant to serve God’s larger purpose, so that every-one might be united with God. By his act of healing, Jesus breaks the boundary between Jew and Gentile, and invites both to be a part of God’s people.

Matthew opens the scene in today’s Gospel by setting up a con-flict. Unlike the parallel story in Mark (7:24), the woman is de-scribed as “a Canaanite.” This label serves to evoke the ancient animosity between Jews and other peoples in the region. The woman, who is never named, begs for help for her daughter. The disciples are actively dismissive of her, as a woman and a foreign-er, and deem her to be unworthy of their attention. The text sug-gests that Jesus initially sided with the disciples. But then he rec-ognized the strength of her faith. Many women, foreigners, or marginalized persons might identify with this woman’s story. Sometimes faith means standing fast, in care for others or in fidelity to truth, even when it seems that no one supports you. Somehow, the woman recognized God’s power and God’s care within Jesus. And Jesus recognized that God was active within her, manifested in her commitment to her daughter. Jesus saw his Father’s larger horizon of care for everyone, Jew and Gentile, within this faith-filled woman.

STANDING FAST

LIVE THE LITURGY—INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

Our relationships often need reconciling and healing. While it is easy to say, it is often difficult to achieve. Sometimes, reconciling requires that we take down the barriers that are sources of divi-sion, remove our prejudices, look beyond differences, and see the "sameness" that connects us one to another. Of course, each party has to be willing to do this in order for healing to occur. Our Gos-pel shows us the healing that can occur when both parties are willing participants.

“Mercy is the true face of love” —Pope Francis

Provides a faith based structured preschool learning environ-ment. Our program starts at age 2 through the state funded VPK program. Our rigorous academics have been proven suc-cessful by the performance of our children going onto Kinder-garten. Our curriculum focuses on phonetic awareness, letter recognition, writing skills, reading strategies, and problem solving activities. We offer two sessions, a morning preschool program and an afternoon program. We also offer extended hours when needed. For more information please contact: Corrine Ertl, Center Director at 813-948-5999 or [email protected]

Anointing of the Sick Those scheduled for Serious Surgery should contact the Parish to arrange for the reception of this sacrament prior to their entrance into the hospital. Those in imminent danger of death have a right to the consolation of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick and Holy Eucharist. Immediate relatives should call the Parish 949-4565 . Baptism Baptism for infants and children under seven: Please contact Deacon Frank or Kathy DeSanto at (813) 949-4565 ext 232 or 230 or by email to [email protected] or [email protected] to schedule an appointment prior to deciding on a Baptismal date. Confirmation Teens: Baptized Teens in 9th grade or above may enroll in the Confirma-tion Class by calling Patricia Ikhwan at 949-7331. Adults: who practice their Catholic Faith but have not yet been confirmed, should contact Dea-con Frank or Kathy DeSanto at 949-4565 ext 232 or 230 so special in-structions and arrangements may be made for their Confirmation. Eucharist The homebound may receive Communion on a regular basis by contacting the parish office to request this service. Lay ministers assist the pastor in this ministry. Holy Orders If you would like to serve God by preaching the Gospel, celebrating the Sacraments and serving the needy, God may be calling you to be a priest or deacon. For more information contact Fr. Ron or the Diocesan Vocation Director at 727-345-3452 or website: www.spvocation.org or e-mail: [email protected]. Marriage In keeping with Diocesan guidelines, arrangements must be made at least six months before an anticipated wedding date can be set, to allow for the required SIX MONTH preparations for the sacrament of matrimony. Couples need to pre-register for the next Joined in Christ Sacramental Marriage Preparation Pro-gram as soon as a decision to marry has been made, by contacting Deacon Frank or Kathy DeSanto at 949-4565 ext 232 or 230 or Email at [email protected] or [email protected] Reconciliation (Confession) In Mater Dei Saturday: 3:00 to 4:00 PM, Sunday 4:00— 5:00 PM or by appointment. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA, RCIA adapted to teens, RCIA adapted to children) Unbaptized adults, older children, or teens who wish to be baptized in the Cath-olic Faith, or adults, older children or teens already baptized into another Chris-tian community and who now desire full communion with the Catholic Church, should contact Deacon Frank or Kathy DeSanto at 949-4565 ext 232 or 230 or Email at [email protected] or [email protected] .

Annie Donnelly Malcom Babione Dolores Escobar Kathy Feustal Nichole Kress Harry & Ann Costello Phil Tyler Joey Comes Jenny Benau Kevin Rodriguez Maryleen Charles Peter Ceruzzi Scott MacPherson Vincent Caravella Roger Meken Claire O’connell Margaret Just Mark Dahlia Juan Reyes Bruce & Mary Jane Hunter Scott Gray Michael Robb Lena Gamble Anthony Waters Anne B. Donnellan

Xiomara Mejia Gilberto Lopez Gladys Cestoni Alberto Arenas Damian Perroti Karen Sullivan Sophia Dipasupil Mary Cappuccilli Brad Sherwin Bill Kress Flavia Garcia Iliana Salazar Kevin O'connell Joseph Benigno Eileen Mason Edith Lugo Patricia Ahlgren Patricia McLeod Carol Stucnyzski Tom Cullen Agnes Flower Rafael Gomez Marc Ventresca Michelle Howe Bud Beck

Call the Parish Office with your prayer requests.

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK

Matthew 15:21-28 What do you think most impressed Jesus about the Canaanite woman? Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 According to Isaiah, "observe what is right, do what is just" is the Lord's expectation for ALL people. How do you measure up to this divine code of conduct? Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 In Romans 9-11, Paul wrestles with the Jewish rejection of Jesus as the Messiah. In today's reading, how does Paul deter-mine that this rejection ("disobedience") actually helps the Gentiles?

“O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more—a grateful heart.”—George Herbert

2020 Candidate Questionnaire Project: Let your conscience be your guide Catholic faithful are called to political engagement shaped by the moral convictions of well-formed consciences and focused on the dignity of every human being, the pursuit of the common good, and the protection of the weak and the vulnerable. To help parishioners become in-formed on where candidates stand on key issues, the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops has polled candidates running for the U.S. Congress and the Florida Legislature. To see how candidates appearing on the August 18 Primary Election / No-vember 3 General Election ballot responded to the question-naire, visit www.flaccb.org/cqp.

"This moment in history is a time to choose what matters in life and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not.

It is a time to get our lives back on track with regard to you, Lord, and to others."

- Pope Francis

Proyecto del Cuestionario de los Candidatos 2020: Que su conciencia sea su guía Los fieles católicos somos llamados a la participación política. Esta participación debe ser influida por las convicciones morales de conciencias bien formadas y en-focada en la dignidad de cada ser humano, la búsqueda del bien común, y la protección de los débiles y vulnerables. La Confer-encia de Obispos Católicos de la Florida, para asistir a los feli-greses que quieren conocer la posición de candidatos políticos sobre temas claves, ha encuestado aquellos postulándose para el congreso y la legislatura estatal. Para ver como los candidatos, que aparecerán en la papeleta de la Elección Primaria de agosto 18/Elección General de Noviembre 3, respondieron al cuestion-ario, visite www.flaccb.org.

An Invitation from the Lay Pastoral Ministry Institute (LPMI) People often ask how they might grow in their faith. The LPMI of the Diocese of St. Petersburg was founded in 1997. It is a four-year program: an informal year of discernment and three years of formal academic training and spiritual growth. The initial segment, the Year of Discernment, consists of eight Sat-urday sessions from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The classes meet at Christ the King Parish (821 S. Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa). Clas-ses begin on September 12, 2020 and continue once monthly through April 2021. Through an integrated process of education and ongoing faith formation, we provide an opportunity for Catholics across the Diocese to grow spiritually, intellectually, and pastorally. Many of our St. Paul parishioners have complet-ed this program in past years. The registration form and pro-gram information can be found on the LPMI website at: www.dosp.org/lpmi. You may also email [email protected] or call 727.344.1611, ext. 5458. Registrations are due in the LPMI office no later than September 9, 2020.

“Absolute truth must be unchangeable!”—Pope St. Pius X

Music Ministry The last several months have been unprecedented for all of us in so many ways. Our daily lives have been turned upside down due to the coronavirus, and our music ministry, too, has been affected. As soon as we entered the period of quarantine, all of our music ministries were sus-pended. Since the Third Sunday of Lent (March 15), we have been celebrating Mass without choirs, cantors, or instrumental-ists. I’ve been leading the music alone, as part of our live stream and now as we begin having public gatherings for Sun-day Mass, I will continue leading the music by myself for the time being. I am grateful for all those who participate in our music ministry, and I am disappointed that we have had to cut our time short this season due to COVID-19. I hope that all who have been faithful members of music ministry for so many years will rejoin when our programs are able to safely resume. So when we will have cantors and choirs back for Sunday Mass? The answer right now, the best I can say is I don’t know. Most of the guidelines that the Church is adhering to right now, strongly discourage choirs. Vigorous singing contrib-utes 6x the amount of aerosol particles in the air, which can very easily spread virus. I’m hopeful as we successfully return to public Mass on Sunday, I can use the cantors and instrumen-talists along with myself to lead music. When we do this, we will do so observing social distancing and other precautions. So we will wait and see, and pray for the best as we resume Sunday Mass. May God bless you and keep you safe.

Un Momento de Corresponsabilidad: Vigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

En la primera lectura de hoy, el Señor habla a través del profeta Isaías, durante un tiempo de disolución política y decadencia moral. El profeta advirtió acerca del juicio de Dios contra la gente por los sentimientos de presunción fundamentados en sus posesiones, y les condenó por las diversas formas de injusticia económica, tales como la explotación a los pobres y a los inmi-grantes. Los buenos corresponsables saben que el mensaje de Isaías es tan imperioso hoy como lo fue en el tiempo del reino de Judá: “hagan lo correcto.” Muestre justicia y compasión hacia otros. Sea honesto en todos sus tratos, y recuerde ob-servar el día del Señor.

Date Night/Marriage Enrichment Evenings!!

You’re Invited To Join Us For Our Fall 2020 Virtual Zoom Call

Weekly calls start September 11, 2020

@ 7:30 pm For more information

please email:

[email protected]

Rito de Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos:

(R.I.C.A) no es un programa. Es un proceso contin-uo de formación a imagen y semejanza de Jesús. Es un proceso que incluye: oración y meditación personal, Escritura y adoración litúrgica, com-prensión de las enseñanzas de la Iglesia y partici-pación en los diversos ministerios de la comunidad de fe. Es un proceso de Investigación y Con-versión, de iniciarse en la comunidad cristiana a través de los Sacramentos del Bautismo, la Confir-mación y la Sagrada Eucaristía. Si nunca se ha bautizado o se ha bautizado en otra tradición de fe y desea saber más sobre la fe católica, por favor llame a Luis Nuñez (813)784-4035 ó a nuestra oficina parroquial al (813)949-4565

GOOD EXAMPLE A faithful Christian, illumined by the rays of grace like a

crystal, ought to illumine his neighbor with the light of good example, through word and deed.

—St. Anthony

Have you talked to your mother lately? Pray the Rosary... Learn how @ www.ladyrosary.org/prayit

Sunday Gospel Reflection by Bishop Parkes 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Lord, Give Us Grace

As people in a society that judges others by looks, social status, money and much more, it’s notable that in the Gospel of Matthew this weekend, we find Jesus healing a Canaanite woman. The many stories of Jesus’ encounters with people are often with those who many would judge to be on the fringes of society, sinners, outcasts, criminals, foreigners, and even corrupt government and temple officials. He does this to challenge the authority of the day, and to create a new way of thinking and en-countering others.

Canaanites were pagans for the most part. Yet, this woman cries out, “Lord, Son of David, help me”. She recognizes the divinity of Christ and addresses Him as such. She wanted nothing more than to free her daughter from torment from a demon. Jesus took the opportunity to show that His saving works were not only for the Jews, but for all people regardless of their nationality, belief, or unbelief. The woman showed faith, earnestly and unceasingly praying, and Jesus answered her prayer. He said to her, “O woman, great is your faith, let it be done for you as you wish,” and her daughter was healed.

Let this serve as a lesson for us that unceasing and persistent prayer is powerful and is answered. It may not be the answer we want, but we trust that it is the will of God. Today more than ever our families, our churches, our nation and our world need prayer…prayers of healing, prayers for peace, prayers for love of our fellow man regardless of skin color, nationality, politics, faith, or past action. Today we pray, “Lord give us the grace to open our hearts to bring healing and compassion to all”.

St. Vincent de Paul would like to thank all the young ladies and gentlemen from the youth groups at church for volunteering at our food pantry this summer. You helped unload delivery trucks, assist-

ed in sorting and storing the food delivered, moved boxes of meat from the walk- in freezer to the pantry, helped our clients out to their cars with the carts of food. You did all this in the extreme heat we are having this summer.

SVDP pantry volunteers extend our most sincere gratitude and apprecia-tion for all the hard work you have done. Hopefully you have seen peo-ple that are deprived of the basic need of food and realized how your work this summer has helped to provide that need for them. Best wish-es and best of luck in your upcoming school year. In the future, we hope you will think about becoming a SVDP member. Being of service to Our Lord’s poor is very rewarding.

With the young adults going back to school, we are now in need of a few strong men that can assist St Vincent De Paul on Wednesdays, Thurs-days, and Fridays. We get deliveries on Wednesday from Feeding Tampa Bay and Thursday we get delivery from Volunteer Way (our USDA food) and Fridays we get Target. On Wednesday we need help from 11:00 – 1:00. On Thursday and Friday’s, we provide food to our clients and need help from 8:30 to 12:00. If you can lift and carry approximately 30 to 50 lbs. and donate a few hours on those days, your help would be most appreciated. You can contact me at:

813-494-2551 Sharon Turner President of St. Vincent De Paul OLOR

Our Lady of the Rosary provides on-site Professional Counseling Services to children, adults, couples and families. Contributions towards the cost of services are welcome and payable to OLOR.

For additional information, or to schedule an appointment, please call 949-4565, ext. 223 or e-mail [email protected] Office hours: Thursday and Friday by appointment.

Carmen S. Anderson Licensed Mental Health Counselor

The Catholic Church encourages the “practice of merci-

ful love,” offering as a guide the corporal works of mercy, charitable acts for the common good and basic human welfare. These actions are rooted in our love for the Lord, and as Jesus tells us, knowing that whatever we do for the most vulnerable among us we do for Him. Pantry Hours: Thursday & Friday 9:00— 11:30 am For assistance Contact (813)949-6094

Non perishable Food donations can be dropped off at the parish office Monday—Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Thank you for your generosity!

Please fill out short form and click on submit.

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YOUNG DISCIPLES OFFICE 813-949-2699

Connie Whittington Kimberly Sievert Director of Children’s Ministry Children’s Ministry Assistant [email protected] [email protected]

www.ladyrosary.org/registerk-12 On the front page please register soon

Call our office for clarification on any program. Start dates for Children’s Faith Formation in the classroom is Sunday, 9/13 / Monday, 9/14 and Wednesday 9/16.

If your child has been participating in the December 2020 First Holy Communion and your child has not completed their Reconciliation Interview please call me.

If your child is participating in the December 2020 First Holy Communion and has successfully completed the First Reconciliation Interview please complete Reconciliation and plan on attending our First Session on August 19 in Rosary Hall Rooms 6, 7 and 8.

Please remember to wear your masks.

NOT SURE WHAT KIDS IN CHRIST IS ALL ABOUT? Come to our Parent / Student night on August 17 at 6:30 PM in the Church if you have a 4th or 5th grader!

We will keep our social distance, we will wear our masks, but we will have an opportunity to have some fun!

It is Faith Formation unlike anything your 4th or 5th grader has done before,

Parents come join us for this, we want you to see! We want you to participate! We think you may like it enough to join us regularly!

17th —KIDS IN CHRIST (KIC) Parent / Student night in Church 19th – Sacramental Preparation—Session #1 Students preparing for December 2020 First Holy Communion Reconciliation Interview Completed 25th—Sacramental Preparation—Session #1 Makeup Students Preparing for December 2020 First Holy Communion Reconciliation Interview Completed 26th—Core Team Empowerment (LT/EDGE/KIC) Mater Dei

HOME STUDY FAITH

FORMATION WILL BEGIN

The week of Sunday, September 20

If you are want your child to attend

classes from home this year, know you have this option for our 1st grade to 5th grade. Just register your child for the Home Study program. This program is online with a Family Faith Formation

once a month. This program will begin September 20 at 1:00 PM we will meet in Immaculata Hall for orientation to

the program.

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES

GriefShare Meeting Schedule

Weds, 6:30pm—8:00pm in Nicodemus Room

Aug. 12, 19, 26 Sep. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 Nov. 4

We know it hurts. We want to help.

Support & Encouragement after the loss of a loved one.

GriefShare is a special weekly support group designed to help you rebuild your life after suffering

the death of a loved one.

10 Day Pilgrimage to the Holy Land April 11—21, 2021

Jerusalem • Bethlehem • Nazareth • Galilee • Last Supper • Gethsemane Nativity Church • Capernaum • and More…

Join Deacon Frank and Kathy DeSanto on this once in a life time customized trip.:

$4,199.00 Per Person ~ Includes round trip airfare from Tampa

RESERVATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN NOW

Questions ? Contact: Kathy DeSanto at 813-536-0988

To reserve your seat go to: www.ProximoTravel.com Select: CLERGY TRIPS Search for: HOLY LAND WITH DEACON FRANK D.

REGISTER EARLY SPACE IS LIMITED

Jerusalem

Tomb of Jesus Renew Baptismal Promises

Altar Servers Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult

Marriage Preparation Young Adult Ministry

Tech Team Mission

DIRECTORS OF FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES Kathy DeSanto: [email protected] Deacon Frank DeSanto: [email protected] Direct Office: 813-536-0988

Have you recently become Engaged?

Are you Planning to be Married We are excited you have chosen Our Lady of the Rosary

These are the beginning Steps to have your Wedding at OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

1. Call Kathy or Deacon Frank DeSanto to arrange a meeting 2. Register and attend both sessions shown below 3. Visit our website, www.ladyrosary.org, for more information

The first two sessions of each of our nine session program are in Rosary Hall on Thursday evenings from 7:00 –8:30 PM.

Two Part Series - Presented by Fr. Ron Aubin

T/B/A

Alpha

SING ! SING ! SING !

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Praise & Prayer

Join us for an Exciting time set aside for us, God’s faithful,

to recognize, develop and strengthen the Holy Spirit moving through our parish and our daily lives.

Sessions 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday evenings

Invite your friends & family.

Summer/Fall 2020 Sessions Will be LIVE STREAMED

Until Further Notice

Starting again in August 13th, 2020

Come Find Out

ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH

If you want to . . . ♦be on a Spiritual Journey ♦be Baptized ♦Join the Church ♦become Catholic ♦receive Communion with your spouse and/or family ♦received Confirmation & Eucharistas a Baptized Catholic

If any of these apply, RCIA is just what you need! The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) is the process for initi-ating adults into the Sacramental Life of the Catholic Church. It is a process designed for adults who have never been bap-tized or who have been baptized in other Christian faiths who are seeking full communion with the Catholic Church. The process includes four periods, three major rites:

1. Pre-Catechumenate (Inquiry Process) 2. Catechumenate 3. Full Initiation 4. Mystagogy (Action)

Other rituals also mark a person’s journey toward faith and full initiation into the Catholic Church.

RCIA is Not just for those who want to be Cathol ic . This program is a powerful way to enter into a new lever of learning the True Richness and Teachings of the Catholic Church. If you are already practicing or want to return back to restore your Catholic Faith, the RCIA process can be a great way to restart the fire of the Holy Spirt in your heart. The full-ness of Life comes through faith. The relationship you have with your heavenly Father, His Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirt is through faith and is given as a free gift from God for those who choose to follow.

If today you hear the voice of GOD, harden not your hearts!

Please Call!

“Inquiry” is a period of spiritual discovery to help an individual understand that the Catholic Faith is a life-long pursuit to build a

strong relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We are excited to meet with you and discuss your journey. Please call or email Kathy and Deacon Frank DeSanto

Courageously Growing Together in Christ!

MAKING A SPIRITUAL COMMUNION BY FATHER RON AUBIN

If for whatever reason, you are not able to attend Mass and receive Jesus in Holy Communion, then I encourage you to make a spiritual communion, or better yet, make your entire day a spiritual communion with Jesus. There are several web sites, listed below, that explain how to do just that. But my favorite prayer for maintaining a spiritu-al communion with Jesus is the Prayer of Saint Patrick, also known as the Breastplate of Saint Patrick: https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/st-atricksbreastplate.html I’ve adapted this prayer to suit my own spiritual needs and my version goes something like this:

Christ be with me, within in me, before me, behind me, beneath me, above me.

Christ be on my right, and on my left. Christ be in my heart, in my mind, in my soul, and in every fiber of my

being. Christ be in my thoughts, in my words, and in my actions.

Christ be in my eyes (what I see), my ears (what I hear), on my lips (what I say),

in my hands (what I do) and in my feet (where I go). Christ be in my sleeping, in my waking, and in all my doing.

I love Jesus, be with me today, that I might be with you forever.

What’s needed…

Children’s shoes - Size 9 and up, adult shoes in all sizes, and socks in all sizes. Closed-toe shoes (no flip flops) and socks in neutral colors are most wanted for both boys and girls. This Shoes and Socks Drive will benefit all school age children in our county from Grade School through Middle and High School.

We will be collecting New shoes & socks the weekend of October 17& 18.

The Drive runs until October 26th.

5th Annual

Join Living Well Women's Bible Study as we do

Biblical Women in Crisis - Portraits of Faith and Trust.

This session will offer an Online

ZOOM meeting and an In person session in Immaculata Hall.

All sessions start Monday, September 14, 10am to 12pm.

Please see our website for more details. https://ladyrosary.org/livingwell

Space is limited. There will be training material available for those who are new to Zoom.

We have all faced times of crisis. The key is to respond with faith and trust in the Lord. And who better to learn from than the heroines of the Bible? We will look at six different situa-tions in which biblical women are caught up in difficult, sur-prising, or uncertain situations. The choices they make to

face or embrace those situations are models for us when we are confronted with such events in our own lives. Among the women studied are Hannah, Naomi and Ruth, Martha,

and Jesus' mother, Mary.

“Stand Firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong." l Cor. 16:13

Annual Pastoral Appeal 2020 Goal: $312,206

If you are paying attention here, you will no-tice our goal dropped. The Diocese gave a 15% credit to all parishes because of the

Pandemic. The Diocese was able to do this because they cut staff hours and salaries.

Pledged: $ 266,303 85.30% Paid: $ 221,934 71.09%

531 Participating families 3,282 Registered, active families

You can make APA donations through our web site: www.ladyrosary.org/give.

We understand this will be a most distressing time for all families. However we are still called to support the work of our parish and Diocese. So we continue to ask all those who are able to financially support either our Annual Pastoral Appeal or parish offertory, please do so. The need is great.

Saint Michael’s Ministry

We are hoping to reopen our ministry this Fall. We need help for Young Disciples, Edge, and Life Teen. If you have been involved and would like to come back in September, or if you are new and would like to help in some capacity, please send an email to [email protected] or call the office (813) 949-4565. We need volunteers for our SAT (Safety helpers) SRT (Law enforcement and military background) and MRT (Medical and nursing background) to assist with keeping the children on campus safe while they learn about their faith.

2020 Diaconate Discernment Sessions – Beginning this September, our diocesan Diaconate Office will offer a series of discernment sessions for those men who are con-sidering a calling to ministry as a permanent deacon. These ses-sions are required preparation for, and an integral part of, the application and evaluation process which will occur during the first half of the following year. Before participating in the dis-cernment sessions, inquirers will meet with the director of the program to learn about the discernment process, the requirements of the formation program, and the ministry of the deacon. Pas-tors, if you have men in your parish who you believe may have a calling to service as a deacon, please ask them to contact Sue Huertas in the Diaconate Office: (727) 341-6826 or by email: [email protected]. A letter will also be sent to all pastors by mail later this year.

Our Lady of the Rosary

Stewardship: Our Way of Life

Now you can make your offertory gifts work harder than ever to support your parish by participating in our

Online Giving Program. Here is a link to Online Giving!

www.ladyrosary.org/give

Accepting Offertory, Holy Day Offerings, APA, Parish Faith Formation Fees & More For more information on this program contact [email protected]

It has been a rocky road we’ve all traveled these past months. However, Our Lady of the Rosary is blessed with many very generous parishioners. We truly thank all those who gave above and beyond their normal offertories—and there were many of you who gave an extra $1,000 2,000 even $10,000 to help us. Fr Ron was able to bring most staff back because of your generous response and we thank you. All our bills can be paid and we are able to maintain a high level of cleanliness and sanitation that these times demand. We don’t know what the future will bring, but we know we will get through it with you and Our Lord Jesus! Thank you once again for your generous support of Stewardship at OLOR!

2020 2019

August 8-9 August 10-11 Offertory $ 9,304 $ 25,506 Mail In $ 12,512 Online Giving $ 15,054 $ 3,264 Total Offertory $ 36,870 $ 28,770

YTD Offertory (Fiscal Year: begins July 1st)

$ 189,190 $ 197,985

Envelopes Mailed 2247 2175 Online Givers (by the week) 145 253 Envelopes returned 656

Mass Attendance 729 2593

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