This Week at St. Therese

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION

Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell - frkevinodell@sfcatholic.org

Cell Phone - 1-605-421-8553

Deacon: Dcn. Thane Barnier - dcnthanebarnier@sfcatholic.org

Parish Office—1-605-338-2433

Office Administrator: Sheila Haffeman - office@sttheresesf.org Finance Manager: Wendy Swedean - finance@sttheresesf.org Director of Religious Educ.: Allie Yaw - REdDirector@sttheresesf.org RCIA Director: Doug Debelak - ddebelak@aol.com Music Coordinator: Lisa Roers - slor@sio.midco.net Maintenance: Jim Mergen - St. Therese 338-2433 St. Lambert School: Colleen Davis - cdavis@sfcss.org Bulletin Submission : bulletin@sttheresesf.org Ministry Schedule Requests: office@sttheresesf.org

July 1, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Formed as people of God, Called as a community of faith,

Guided by Saint Therese, Committed to caring for God’s whole family.

MASS TIMES Weekend Saturday: 4:00PM Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45AM Daily Refer to schedule on back

CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 3PM Sundays: 8AM & 10:15AM Weekdays: Refer to schedule on back Also by appointment

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Contact the parish office at 338-2433

PARISH OFFICE Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:00PM Phone: (605) 338-2433 Fax: (605) 339-2203 Website: www.sttheresesf.org

PARISH SCHOOL: ST. LAMBERT Phone: (605) 338-7042 Website: www.sfcss.org

PRAYER REQUESTS Contact the parish office at 338-2433

901 N. Tahoe Trail · Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Religious Ed/Youth Group Announcements

UPCOMING

Fire in Faith

ST. THERESE

YOUTH EVENTS

Religious Ed Family

Kickoff Night Aug. 12th

4-8PM *Come enjoy some

grilled hotdogs & chips! *Register for

Religious Education!

St. Lambert School News: Ms. Colleen Davis, Principal If you have questions about enrollment or would like a tour of the school please call Jenni Struck, Admissions Coordinator, at 575-3358.

Purchase gift cards through SFCS after most Masses on

the weekends and at church offices during the week.

LAST CHANCE! DEADLINE FOR J.A.M.

SUMMER CAMP: JULY 1ST!!!!

Registration forms can be

found on the youth table.

Please place completed forms in the

yellow basket on the youth table! ________________________________

FAMILY OUTDOOR

MOVIE NIGHT

Movie: Inside Out ALL AGES

JULY 12th Movie starts at 8PM

Wear your pajamas! Bring a sleeping bag! __________________________________________________

J.A.M. SUMMER CAMP

Mary Leads Me Closer to Jesus

4 years old—1st Grade

JULY 23rd-26th Time: 5-8PM

No Cost—Sign up by July 1st

__________________________________________________

Religious Education is starting to

look for co-teachers for the next

religious education year! If you

might be interested in being a

co-teacher (K-8th)

please let Allie know!

reddirector@sttheresesf.org

Diocesan Youth Opportunities During

the Summer:

Confirmation Retreats:

$50 July 21, 2018 – Holy Spirit

Parish – Mitchell, SD

D-CAMP Junior High: *July 12-15th

Presentation Sisters Camp—

July 16th-20th—See Youth

Table for more info

All activities register online @ SF diocese website unless

otherwise noted!!!

St. Lambert School

Mass

TimeServers

1-Gift Bearers

2-GreetersLectors Ushers

4:00 M. Hagan C. Berg K. Donohue 1) D&M Stephens S. Margeson C. Karolewicz

PM M. Hagan T. Hagan T. Donohue J. Middlebrook

Sat 2) Stephens

*G. Sarvis Family

8:30 N. Dahle T. Behnke S. Drew 1) D&M Burwitz J. Dahle J. Lacasse

AM D. Buchholz A. Starr R. Lacasse

Sun T. Buchholz D. Witte 2) R. Krier M. Lacasse

*S. Drew K. Lienke P. Starr

11:00 A. Anders J. Anders D. Basche 1) A&K Fejfar H. Hansen M. Fries

AM J. Anders C. Anderson B. Basche V. Fries

Sun 2) Kanengieter K. Tramp

*J. Zutz Family S. Tramp

Please find a substitute if you are unable to serve.

Eucharistic Ministers

*Sacristan

Ministries for July 7th & 8th

SUN 1-Jul Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM Confessions

8:30 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

10:15 AM Confessions

10:45 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

7:00 PM Mass St. Therese Parish

MON 2 8:00 AM Mass Marvin Weber (d) Jean & Dale Staley

TUES 3 8:00 AM Mass Janet Weber (d) Jean & Dale Staley

8:30 AM Respect Life Rosary

WED 4 8:00 AM Mass Independence Day

THURS 5 8:00 AM Mass Leonard Weiler (d) Friends & Family

FRI 6 7:00 AM Mass Amer Shehadeh & Family and Christians of the Holy Land

9:00 AM First Friday Mass Mass of Remembrance

SAT 7 8:00 AM Mass Emad Ziadat & Family and Christians of the Holy Land

3:00 PM Confessions

4:00 PM Mass St. Therese Parish

SUN 8 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM Confessions

8:30 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

10:15 AM Confessions

10:45 AM Mass St. Therese Parish

7:00 PM Mass St. Therese Parish

Parish Announcements From Fr. O’Dell Community Events

GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A SPOUSE Six Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm – 8:30 pm. July 31-September 4, 2018 at Catholic Family Services, 523 N Duluth, Sioux Falls. Directed by Dr. Marcie Moran. This program is for adults who have lost a spouse and are trying to cope with the pain of separation and loss. Role change and loneliness are secondary losses which can complicate the grieving process. The program will offer assistance in coping with this change and making healthy readjustments. Non-denominational- Cost –Donation. Call 988-3775 or 1-800-700-7867 to register.

St. Michael Catholic Cemetery Visitation Hours: March 12th thru November 4th: 8:00AM—8:00 PM.

SANFORD HOSPITAL EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS NEEDED Would you consider ministering Holy Communion to the sick at Sanford Hospital? You will receive training from Fr. Jim Zimmer, and the Sanford Volunteer staff. Call, text, or email Fr. Zimmer for more information. 605-360-0788; jmszimmer@gmail.com

WEEKLY OFFERING *For the Week of June 17th:

Envelopes $ 3,795.00 WeShare (online giving) 3,205.00 Visitors / Loose Cash 663.76 Total $ 7,663.76 Need $8,996.00 *Year to Date (July 1—June 30) YTD Total $499,221.50 YTD Need $458,794.00

New Parishioner ~ Please welcome Tom Graham to our St. Therese Family!

THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RAIN By: Fr. O’Dell Well, this past week we certainly have seen our share of rain. Sometimes it felt like God turned on the water faucet and forgot to shut it off. In the last few days, we’ve seen more rain than some years have seen all summer long. It has brought much needed moisture, but it has also brought water in basements and flooding streams. Like many things in life, we both celebrate and bemoan the rain. We like the fact that our lawns are no longer stressed – that they are a rich green color. On the other hand, we hate the accumulation of mud everywhere we turn. We like it that our gardens have plenty of water and that our flowers are growing quickly. Conversely, we hate the fact that the standing water causes tons of mosquitos to grow and dart about as well. We love it when a nice shower cools the weather off. Then again, when the sun comes back out we hate the humidity in the air. Bottom line, we complain when we don’t have enough rain – and then again, complain when we have too much. It makes me wonder if we are ever satisfied with what we get? In the midst of our complaining, we forget to count our blessings. We forget for example, that some parts of the world have monsoon rains each and every afternoon which make our rains look weak in comparison. We forget that some cities in our own nation only see 42% of the days each year with the sun out. Here in South Dakota we see more than 62% of the days each year with sun. Sioux Falls has an average rainfall of about 26 inches, but in the rain forest of Africa, the average rainfall is 108 inches. The Air Quality Index in the biggest cities of South Dakota stands at 10 (very good) compared with 162 (very poor) in New Delhi, India. Rain helps wash away the pollutants from our air. In other words, our complaints are relative. Even though we may feel that we got pounded by rain this past week, that a lot of basements got flooded, that some crops got washed away – the rain that fell here was nothing compared with some places in the world. We forget to acknowledge the gifts God gives us in the rain - because we are too busy complaining about whether we got too much or too little. This lack of gratitude, this complaining spirit - is reflected in us, not only in the way that we feel about the amount of rain we got, but it is also reflected in how we see and understand the gift of our faith. When was the last time that we thanked God for all of the graces He showers out upon us that help us avoid sin. Perhaps we are too busy bemoaning the fact that God didn’t give us more. When was the last time that we thanked God for the gift of the Mass and the Holy Eucharist. Perhaps we forget that some places in the world only have Mass celebrated four or five times a year and that the people long to have the Holy Eucharist on a more frequent basis. When was the last time that we thanked God for the ability to practice our faith freely and openly in the USA – whereas in many places in the world that freedom is denied people. When we are complaining about what we don’t have, we fail to remember to thank God for all that we have been given. In the Bible, the Greek word for complaining means someone who grumbles, someone who is discontent with his or her lot in life. Within the Scripture, there are 22 instances of complaining and in each and every case, the outcome of the complaint is never good or beneficial. Remember, when the people were marching through the desert on the way to the Promised Land. They complained to God that they were tired of the manna that He had provided them to eat. They wanted meat. The Lord rained down quail upon them until they were so sick of it, that they could hardly stand it. The complaint backfired on them. Galatians teaches us that complaining is not a fruit of the Holy Spirit – in fact, if anything it is detrimental to the serenity that the Holy Spirit wishes us to possess. For the Christian – complaining about what we do or don’t have compromises our ability to witness to the world around us, with the joy, the gratitude and the peace that we should have in God and our relationship with Him. Clearly God challenges us not to grumble or complain because complaining leads to envy of heart and strife among those who travel the world with us. Take a lesson then from the rain. When we complain about the things around us, we fail to thank God for the Providence that He always shows us. When we complain

about the way things are going in our lives we deprive ourselves of the serenity that God wishes for us. When we complain about the amount of “rainy weather” that comes our

way, we fail to be the joy filled, peace filled and enthusiastic witnesses that we are called to be to others, about our faith in and love for the Lord.

St. Lambert Rummage, Book and Bake Sale When: July 20, 21 and 22. Where: St. Lambert Catholic Church, 16th and Bahnson Ave. What: Selling clothing, books, kitchen & bath items, holiday decor, furniture, children's toys, man cave and more! Lunch will be served on Friday and Saturday.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS The Knights of Columbus is the Largest Catholic Fraternal

Organization in the World. Founded by Fr. Michael J. McGivney in 1882 to assist our parish Priest’s and community. Our meetings

are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. For more information call 605-201-5531.

Mass Change—Effective this Sunday, July 1 Sunday 11:00 AM Mass is moving to 10:45 AM

Sunday 10:30 AM Confession is also moving 10:15 AM

Sioux Falls Catholic Schools - Open Positions

Food Service positions for O'Gorman High School, O'Gorman Jr. High School, Christ the

King, St. Mary, and St. Katharine Drexel; PT Educational Assistants: (8:30-12:45 p.m.) for

St. Lambert, (8:00-3:00 p.m.) for St. Mary and (7:30-11:30 a.m.) for St. Katharine

Drexel; FT Educational Assistant: (7:45-3:15 p.m.) for St. Michael School; After School

Teacher Assistant positions for Christ the King, St. Lambert, St. Mary, Holy Spirit,

St. Michael and St. Katharine Drexel. Go to website: www.sfcss.org for more details of

each position or if interested in applying. Great Employment opportunities!

Rachel’s Vineyard One Day Retreat –July 28, 2018- Strictly Confidential. A safe, loving, non-judgmental environment. Open to men, women, mothers, fathers, grandparents who have been affected by abortion. Non-denominational. Sponsored by Catholic Family Services. For registration materials & more information, call 605-988-3775 or 1-800-700-7867 or email cfs@sfcatholic.org.

Msgr. James Doyle Legacy Dinner Sunday July 15, 2018

Minnehaha Country Club Social @5:30 p.m. / Dinner @6:30 p.m.

A Tribute to Msgr. Doyle and Parish Fundraiser Raffles, Silent and Live Auctions

Seating is limited - get your tickets now! Tickets $50.00 each Tickets available at St. Michael Parish Office,

1600 S. Marion Rd., Sioux Falls, SD 57106 or call 605-361-1600

From conception to natural death! Summer heat / storms can be very difficult for the homeless. Please remember them in your prayers.

Please pray for our youth as they take part in the many summer programs our parish is offering.

Broom Tree Retreat and Conference Center: Upcoming Silent Retreats: Women’s: 2018: June 21-24, August 9-12, September 6-9 Men’s: 2018: September 20-23

Wednesday July 4th

8AM Daily Mass will go on as usual—but

the Parish Office will be closed.

Happy Independence Day and God Bless America!

PETER’S PENCE Peter’s Pence Collection Envelopes were sent home with the July Newsletter. We are collecting these donations the first two weekends of July. Thank you for your generous support of Pope Francis’s work. To learn more, please visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence

Calling all window-washers! Our church is in need of having its windows washed! Both the inside and outside windows need cleaning. If you would be interested in helping with this job, please email the office. If we can coordinate enough workers, we will schedule a date/time. Email: office@sttheresesf.org Thanks!