Growing our Catholic Faith -- at Folly Beach”

P.O. Box 1257 · 56 Center Street

Folly Beach, South Carolina 29439

Fr. Kelly Hall: 105 West Hudson Avenue

Phone/Office-Rectory: 843-588-2336

Email: olgcfollybeach@outlook.com

Website: http://olgc-follybeach.org/

Sixteenth Sunday in the Liturgical Year

July 19, 2020

Rev. Fr. Bryan Babick, SL.L. Administrator

Nicole DeNeane

Administrative Assistant MISSION STATEMENT: To give honor and glory to God, by loving one another as He has commanded, and by reaching out with love and compassion to those in need.

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday (Anticipated Sunday Mass)...5:00pm

Sunday……………...6:30am (traditional Latin)

9:00am, 11:00am

Mon, Tues, Wed & Friday ...... 9:00am

Holy Day of Obligation….according to daily schedule

The Church will be open on Weekdays for prayer.

SACRAMENTS

Confession ........ Saturday 4:00-4:45pm

Sunday, 8:00-8:45am

Marriage ....... Six Months Prior to Date

Baptism…... .. First and Second Sunday

Call Parish Office prior

Office hours: M 9a-2p, W 11a-4p, F 9a-2p Mass Intentions: A Mass can be offered for your loved ones, living or deceased or for yourself, by calling or emailing the Office (843-588-2336). There are also envelopes in the back of the Church to fill out information and drop in the Offertory. To Place Flowers in the Church: Those that wish to place flowers in the Church in memory of or in honor of a loved one, please call the parish office. Bulletin Submissions must be turned into the parish office by the end of business on Mondays. The publisher requires the completed bulletin be sent to them by the end of business on Tuesdays. Parish business is given preference on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parishioner Registration Forms are located in the rear of the church.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Sunday, July 19, 2020

Mass Intentions Sixteenth Sunday in the Liturgical Year Saturday, 7/18 Anticipated Sunday Mass 5pm Ed & Rose Hahalyak † Sunday, 7/19 9am Olan P. Skipper † 11am Helen B. Caranza Monday, 7/20 9am Alexander Chuprys † Tuesday, 7/21 9am Rod Pasibe Wednesday, 7/22 9am Tony Ayers † Friday, 7/24 9am Julia A. Farley † Seventeenth Sunday in the Liturgical Year Saturday, 7/25 Anticipated Sunday Mass 5pm Parents of Justin DeCastro Sunday, 7/26 9am Mike & Pat Sillman 11am Caitlin Brennan Monday, 7/27 9am Michelle Taylor Tuesday, 7/28 9am Rod Pasibe Wednesday, 7/29 9am Jerry Smith † Friday, 7/31 9am Raymond & Waneta Cline †

Upcoming Events

Please visit www.charlestondiocese.org to en-joy livestreamed liturgies, including daily Mass.

“If we want, we can become good soil.”

In his Angelus address July 12, he meditated on Sunday’s Gospel reading, in which Jesus recounts the Parable of the Sower. In the parable, a farmer scatters seed on four types of terrain -- a path, rocky ground, thorns, and good soil -- only the last of which suc-cessfully produces grain. The pope said: “We can ask ourselves: what type of terrain am I? Do I resemble the path, the rocky ground, the bramble bush? But, if we want, we can become good soil, ploughed and carefully culti-vated, to help ripen the seed of the Word. It is already present in our heart, but making it fruitful depends on us; it depends on the embrace that we reserve for this seed.” Pope Francis described the story of the sower as “somewhat the ‘mother’ of all parables,” because it focuses on a fundamental element of the Christian life: listening to the Word of God. “The Word of God, symbolized by the seeds is not an ab-stract Word, but is Christ himself, the Word of the Father who be-came flesh in Mary’s womb. Therefore, embracing the Word of God means embracing the personage of Christ; of Christ Himself,” he said. Reflecting on the seed that fell on the path and was imme-diately consumed by birds, the pope observed that this represented “distraction, a great danger of our time.” He said: “Beset by lots of small talk, by many ideologies, by continuous opportunities to be distracted inside and outside the home, we can lose our zest for silence, for reflection, for dialogue with the Lord, such that we risk losing our faith, not receiving the Word of God, as we are seeing everything, distracted by every-thing, by worldly things.” Speaking from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, he turned to the rocky ground, where the seeds sprang up but soon withered away. “This is the image of those who receive the Word of God with momentary enthusiasm, though it remains superficial; it does not assimilate the Word of God,” he explained. “In this way, at the first difficulty, such as a discomfort or disturbance of life, that still-feeble faith dissolves, as the seed with-ers that falls among the rocks.” He continued: “Again -- a third possibility, that of which Jesus speaks in the parable -- we may receive the Word of God like ground where thorny bushes grow. And the thorns are the deceit of wealth, of success, of worldly concerns... There, the word grows a little, but becomes choked, it is not strong, and it dies or does not bear fruit.” “Lastly -- the fourth possibility -- we may receive it like good soil. Here, and only here, the seed takes root and bears fruit. The seed fallen upon this fertile soil represents those who hear the Word, embrace it, safeguard it in their heart and put it into practice in everyday life.” The pope suggested that a good way to counter distraction and to distinguish the voice of Jesus from competing voices was to read the Word of God daily. “And I return once more to that advice: always keep with you a handy copy of the Gospel, a pocket edition of the Gospel, in your pocket, in your purse ... and so, every day, read a short pas-sage, so that you become used to reading the Word of God, under-standing well the seed that God offers you, and thinking about the earth that receives it,” he said. He also encouraged Catholics to seek help from the Virgin Mary, the “perfect model of good and fertile soil.”

Joyce Aydlett Rose Bomley Ed & Sallie Boothroyd Leo Brueggeman Barbara Budney Roger Budney Larry Budney Carol & George Clement Rachel Dawn Jake Dvorak Ruth Gerth Carole Gordon Ginny Hens

Chris McCarty Rod Pasibe Nancy Pickard Donald Pryor George Reeves Paul Rossmann Gregory Russell Bonnie Sigers Michelle Maureen Taylor Special Intention Angela Weir Jack Williams Anthony Woodle

Please pray for those who have asked for our prayers.

Sixteenth Sunday in the Liturgical Year

Please continue to pray for our active duty

Military men and women and their families Msgt. Charles Cook, SCANG Maj. Alec DeCastro, USAFR

Capt. Anthony B. DelaRosa, USA WO2 Armando B. DelaRosa Jr., USA

Lt. Col. Stewart Eyer, USAF Lance Cpl. Joseph Harris, USMC

Sgt. Michael E. Hens, USMC Maj. Brian J. Heslin, USMC

Nava LaBounty. IDF Staff Sgt. Travis LaRue, USAF

1st Lt. Christopher Lowther, USMC Capt. Mark Matthews, USN

Reggie Sampson, USA 1Lt. Bryan D. Weber

Pvt. Jorden Weir

To set up your Online Giving: olgc-follybeach.org ˃ Online Account (in the box titled Online Giving in the lower right corner of the first page) Follow instructions to schedule your recurring and one-time donations.

OFFERTORY

Offertory & Church Maintenance: 7/12/2020 ** Total includes $2,364 online deposits for 7/6-10/2020

Offertory & Church Maintenance: 7/12/2020 YTD # Active Parish Families: 290 # Families Participating this week: 24 # Families participating Online: 47 % of Participation 24%

Prayer Requests

Envelopes Loose Total

Budget $4,450 $1,450 $5,600

Actual ** $3,905 $1,153 $5,058

Difference $( 545) $ (297) $( 842)

Percent 88% 80% 86%

Budget $8,900 $2,900 $11,800

Actual $6,538 $1,741 $ 8.279

Difference $(2,362) $(1,159) $(3,521)

Percent 73% 60% 70%

From The American Catholic Almanac—July 19: Trouble Comes for the Archbishop: When Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy arrived in Santa Fe in 1851, a few problems awaited him: corrupt priests openly living with their mistresses; a bizarre fraternal sect practicing ritual-ized crucifixions; and a laity almost completely unschooled in Catho-lic doctrine. In the midst of the mess, the last thing Bishop Lamy needed was a Vatican clerical error. But that is what he got. Lamy, who was born in France, came to Ohio as a mission-ary in 1839. Eleven years later, the Church created the Apostolic Vi-cariate of New Mexico, and appointed Lamy its leader. Thanks to a shipwreck and other disasters, it took Lamy 10 months to reach Santa Fe. When he did arrive, he found the local Church in shambles, having been ignored by previous bishops for more than a century. To make matters worse, his clergy refused to recognize his authority. Their bishop, they claimed, was Bishop Zub-iría of Durango. Hoping to nip the trouble in the bud, Lamy hopped on a horse and rode the thousand miles to Durango. There, he discovered the Vatican clerical error: Rome forgot to tell Zubiría that his diocese had been redrawn and a new bishop appointed. Neither bishop was happy about the situation, but when Lamy returned to Santa Fe, he carried with him a letter from Zubiría, ordering clergy to obey their new bishop. Obedience didn’t come in a day; Lamy wrestled with rebellious clergy for years. And when he wasn’t wrestling, he was either on horseback—traversing a diocese that at one point spanned today’s New Mexico, Arizona, and Colora-do—or building parishes, hospitals, and schools. Nevertheless, in the end, patience won the day, and by the time Lamy retired on July 19, 1885, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe was flourishing. Archbishop Lamy died three years later. His legend, howev-er, lives on in the novel he inspired, Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR): We are hopeful that classes for the 2020/2021 school year will begin in the fall for students in K4-8th grades. Classes are held on Sundays from 10:05-10:55am in Father Kelly Hall, 106 West Hudson Avenue. Registration forms can be found in a white binder at the rear of the church. An $8 book fee per child is due at registration. For more infor-mation, please contact Karen Walto, PSR Director, karenwalto1@gmail.com or the Parish office, ol-gcfollybeach@outlook.com.

VIRTUAL WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE EN-COUNTER: First Virtual WWME Experience in SC will be held in August. It is called 3RE which stands for Restore, Rekindle, Renew. The Experi-ence is held over the course of several eve-nings. There are 7 sessions and each lasts approxi-mately 2 1/2 hours. It gives couples who could not get away the chance to live the Experience in the comfort of their home. The sessions will be held Thursday and Monday evenings from 7 - 9:30pm starting August 6th and ending August 27th. For more information or to apply online, go to scmar-riagematters.org.