St. Vincent’s July Steeple Cross Memorial

Dedicated to Gaston Auger and Micheline Auger

By: Normand and Therese Auger

July 14, 2019

15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C)

This Weeks Prayer Intentions

For all who are sick, for the homebound of our parishes

and for those who have asked for our prayers, especially

Edward Quintal, Roger Decheneaux, Noella Berthiaume,

Denise (Laramee) King, Lise Coulombe and Conrad

Coulombe.

“Lord, look upon all the above with Mercy. May Your Healing

Hand rest upon them. May Your life-giving powers flow to the

depths of their souls, cleansing, purifying, restoring them to

health of mind and body”.

For our recently deceased family, friends and community

members especially Doris Talty.

“Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light

shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”

Submit bulletin intention/announcements to:

st.andrebulletin@gmail.com

Papal General Intention (July)

Universal: The Integrity of Justice

That those who administer justice may work with

integrity, and that the injustice which prevails in the

world may not have the last word.

Father Paul is available for confession, house blessing,

communion to the sick and elderly, and any prayer request.

Call (802)745-9748 to schedule.

Greetings and Offerings

July 20 - 21, 2019

16th Sunday of Ordinary Time Greeters

5:00 pm Theresa Daigle & Harriet Trottier

8:00 am Volunteers from the community

9:30 am Volunteers from the community

Offertory

5:00 pm Parish Volunteers

8:00 am Leasa Family

9:30 am Parish Volunteers

This Weeks Parish Events/Youth Programs Calendar

7/14 Sun 11:30 am Buffet Dinner and Ice Cream

Social – SV Hall

7/17 Wed 9 am Rosary – SHJ

10 am – 3 pm Office Hours – SHJ Hall

Noteworthy Days 15th Week in Ordinary Time

7/15 St. Bonaventure, Bishiop & Doctor (white vestments)

7/16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel

7/18 St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest

7/20 St. Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr

Prayer for the Month: Prayer for the Dead

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual

light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful

departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Parish Stewardship Reports

Weekends of 7/6 – 7/7/2019

St Andre Bessette Parish

Offertory $ 1,725

$Budget/Week $ 1,731

Difference +/- $ (6)

Fuel $ 843

Eucharistic Celebrations July 13 – July 21, 2019

7/13 Sat 5:00 pm (Sacred Heart)

† Leo Austin 14 Anniversary by Emily & Family

7/14 Sun 8:00 am (St. Vincent)

† Wendy Carter by Her Family

7/14 Sun 9:30 am (St. Ignatius) Pro Populo/For the People

7/15 Mon 8:30 am (Sacred Heart)

Open for Intention

7/17 Wed 8:30 am (Sacred Heart) Living and Deceased Members of Limoges Family

7/18 Thu 8:30 am (St. Vincent)

Open for Intention

7/19 Fri 8:30 am (Sacred Heart) Open for Intention

7/20 Sat 5:00 pm (Sacred Heart)

Open for Intention

7/21 Sun 8:00 am (St. Vincent)

† Bernard Bonneau by Lynn & Yvan Leasa

7/21 Sun 9:30 am (St. Ignatius) Pro Populo/For the People

Confession Opportunities 15th Week in Ordinary Time

Confession

Date

Location Time Priest

Sat 7/20 SHJ 4:30 – 4:55 pm Fr. Paul

Sun 7/21 SV 7:30 – 7:55 am Fr. Paul

Sun 7/21 SI After Mass by Request Fr. Paul

If offered times don’t work for you, talk to the priest. Time

permitting; confession can be scheduled with individuals before or

after Mass upon request.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

My visit to the Oratory of St. Joseph with three of our parish

ladies was a spirit filled experience. It was like being in

heaven meeting our Patron face to face. I prayed for all our

parishioners. I brought all your prayers to our Patron Saint. I

met Fr. Jomon there who is interested to bring the relic of

our patron to our parish. Fr. Jomon has a team to conduct a

holy hour, presentation on St. Andre, anointing with St.

Joseph’s oil and a healing Mass which would need 2.30

hours. May our Patron help us to make it a vibrant parish.

With prayers,

Fr. Sahaya Paul Siluvai Sebastian

St Andre Bessette Parish Council Meeting July 10, 2019

Review and Update Calendar

Worship:

• New Mass schedule started last weekend: attendance for

5:00 at SHJ was 65, for 8:00 a.m. at SV 42 and 9:30 a.m. at SI

30, a total of 137 parishioners.

• Fr. Paul received a letter from Bishop approving the

schedule and has been advised by the Bishop to maintain

the new schedule as it is.

• Choir practice is at 5:00 on Thursday nights at SV.

• Fr. Paul is planning to offer Communion under both

species Christ starting this weekend.

Religious Education:

• Fr. Paul plans to have a committee for the Religious ED.

Program; helping to make decisions to decide on the time

of the Family Formation Program, recruit teachers, discuss

hospitality, a children’s Mass etc.…

• The program will start with kick off date of Sept 15th and

first class will be on October 6th and every first Sunday of

the month till May.

• The 8th, 9th and 10th graders will be making their

confirmation this year. It was reported that one of the

student’s mother would like to be confirmed also.

Social Action:

• SV Ladies Report: Pro-Life Rosary is schedule for July 11th

at 6:30 and August 8th at SV. Patriotic Rosary will be on

Sept 12th. On July 14 at 11:30 there will be an ice cream /

casserole dinner, cost will be $8.00 each.

• SHJ Ladies Report: Their annual community

service/clothing bag sale with additional flea market items

will be August 1st to 3rd at SHJ hall. The sale will run

latter on Thursday evening making it possible for people

to shop after work. There will be two drop off days, July

30th and 31st for folks to donate items for the sale. All

proceeds will go to “Right to Life”.

• Family Retreat: All expenses were covered for the retreat

with even money left over to go toward next year’s retreat.

Several positive comments were noted in the survey from

the people who attended the retreat. Fr. Paul discussed

having a Retreat Committee to help plan next year’s

retreat, i.e. format of the day, timeframe, food, Mass etc.…

His hope is that most of St. Andre Bessette Parishioners

will come to experience the Family Retreat Day next year.

Old Business:

• Action Plan Parish writing team report: Fr. Paul has made

a form to be mailed to all parishioners offering to make a

home visit and bless their home if they would like. Fr.

Paul hopes to start these visits soon which is a part of the

plan to create a more Vibrant Parish. With the

evangelizing aspect of the plan, it plans to bring 12

inactive families to the parish. Fr. Paul ordered and will

have suggestion boxes in each church to help with

communication in the parish. There will also be a website

through the Dioceses. The website will be named after St.

Andre Bessette Parish. The parishioners will be informed

when available.

New Business

• On July 2nd Fr. Paul was able to make a visit the Oratory

of St. Joseph. This is something he wanted to do before his

first Mass as the new Administrator of St. Andre Bessette

Parish.

• Fr. Naples received news from a Bro. Jean-Paul from the

Oratory about a relic being available for our parish. The

relic could be mail or presented by the Grand Reliquary

for special veneration and Consecration ceremony. Fr.

Paul will request the ceremony for either Sept 7th or 8th.

Fr. Paul would have this as the solo Mass/ceremony (about

2 1/2 hours long) with a potluck to follow for that

weekend.

• Besides a Religious ED. and the Family Retreat committee

Fr. Paul wants to know who the maintenance crews are for

each church and have them meeting as a committee. He

plans to write a guideline for the different ministries of the

Parish: Altar servers, Eucharistic ministers, Lectors,

Greeters, DRE., Religious Education Teachers, Ladies

Group etc.…

• Fr. Paul with the support of the parish council would like

to build up the Parish, to avoid blame and destructive

criticism. Feeling that forming committees will encourage

growth within the parish. Fr. Paul states, “There are three

churches but only one Parish” “I want to make it a

home”

• The new Mass schedule will be in the newspapers soon,

they have been notified.

• It was noted that it has not been announced before Mass

when there is going to be a second collection and what it is

for. Also, some of the information of who the Mass is

being offered for has not been updated or correct. Note

that the email id for the bulletin is

st.andrebulletin@gmail.com

Buffet Dinner and Ice Cream Social

St. Vincent Parish Hall - July 14th at 11:30 am - $8/person

This buffet dinner and ice cream social is being held by the

St. Vincent Ladies group. All are welcome.

July 13–19, 2019 FOR THE DIOCESE OF BURLINGTON

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You’re invited to a networking event with Vermont Catholic Professionals on Wednesday, July 24, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Pomerleau Alumni Center at

St. Michael’s College in Colchester. This free event will include networking, refreshments and professional development speaker Dr. Marta Kokoszynska, clinician researcher at the University of Vermont Medical Center and clinical instructor at the Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont.

A first-generation immigrant from Poland, Dr. Kokoszynska will share how her early childhood growing up in political unrest and immigration to an unfamiliar place taught her the values of perseverance and faith and how the people that surround us every day can be a source and

example of holiness, leadership and strength.Dr. Kokoszynska has joined her passion of medicine

with her love of the faith by being an active member of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA). Hoping to bring this national association closer to home, she is working on starting a guild of the CMA here in Vermont to help other Catholic healthcare professionals to embrace and strengthen their faith within their profession.

Read more about the Catholic Medical Association forming in Vermont at vermontcatholic.org/vermont/catholic-medical-association-forming.

Register to hear more from Dr. Kokoszynska and meet other Catholic professionals during the July networking event at: vermontcatholic.org/vcp.

Vermont Catholic Professionals NETWORKING BREAKFAST

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 8 – 9:30AM

Pomerleau Alumni Center St. Michael’s College

Speaker Dr. Marta Kokoszynska, Instructor, UVM Larner College of Medicine

Registration vermontcatholic.org/vcp/

08|03 SATURDAYOur Lady of Fatima DevotionsHoly Family, Essex Junction • 8 - 9:30 amFirst Saturday of every month, come to Our

Lady of Fatima Devotions. Rosary and reconciliation begin at 8 and Mass at 8:30.

08|03 SATURDAYBlood DriveSt. Isidore, Montgomery Center • 9 am - 2 pmHosted by St. Isidore Parish and sponsored by

Montgomery Emergency Services. Local raffles with prizes. To schedule an appointment, go to www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS. New donors are needed. Please consider giving the gift of life. Walk-ins are welcome!

07|17 – 08|28 WEDNESDAYSSt. Anne’s Shrine Summer Reflection SeriesSt. Anne’s Shrine, Isle LaMotte • 11:15 am - 1 pm

Begins with Mass at 11:15, followed with a different topic and presenter each week. The Series Schedule: July 17 Rev. Michael Carter, S.S.E.: Praying with Mary Magdalene, July 24 Msgr. Richard Lavalley, Praying with St. Therese of Lisieux, July 31 Bro. Francis Hagerty, S.S.E. St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Ascension of Jesus: Bringing About the Kingdom of God, August 7 Rev. Lance Harlow, The Transfiguration and Our Transformation, August 14 Rev. Richard Berube, S.S.E., A Woman Clothed with the Sun and a Crown of Twelve Stars, August 21 Rev. David Theroux, S.S.E., The Apostle Paul and His Letter to the Galatians, August 28 Rev. Richard Berube, S.S.E., Surprising Conversions: Peter, Paul and the Woman at the Well. Lunch is also available for purchase in the café.

07|18 – 09|26 THURSDAYSThe Wild Goose: Discovering a Deeper Relationship with the Holy Spirit

St. John the Baptists, Castleton • 6:30 - 7:30 pmJoin Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR in this incredible 14 part video series which is awakening God’s love and transforming pow-er in the hearts of all who participate. No class on Sept. 5.

07|24 WEDNESDAYVCP Networking BreakfastPomerleau Alumni Center – St. Michael’s College • 8 - 9:30 am

This free event will begin with networking and refreshments, followed by words from a professional development speaker. Dr. Marta Kokoszynska, Instructor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UVM Larner College of Medicine will be the July speaker. To register or for more information: vermontcatholic.org/vcp

UPCOMING EVENTS

DIOCESE OF BURLINGTON CAREERS

Diocese: Accountant

Diocese: Development Specialist

Diocese: Seasonal Groundskeeper

The Loretto Home, Rutland: Residential Care Positions

St. Joseph Residential Care Home, Burlington: LPN

Vermont Catholic Charities, Burlington: Accountant

For More Info: vermontcatholic.org/careers

The Bishop’s Annual Appeal provides consultation and support for 87 Catholic cemeteries and management of three cemeteries.

Consider supporting this initiative with a gift at bishopsappealvt.org.

GOAL: $2,700,987

TOTAL COMMITTED:$1,361,413as of July 1, 2019

50.4%

100%

Bingham Falls

Meet at Mass at 9:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament in Stowe.

Friday, August 16, 2019

Family & Youth Hike

08|03 SATURDAYK of C BingoAll Saints, Richford • 11:30 am - 5 pmDoors open at 11:30 AM, games start at

1:00 PM. Refreshments and pull tickets will be available. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

08|04 SUNDAYBlue Army Prayer Day and Family PicnicSt. Anne’s Shrine, lsle LaMotte • 10:30 am - 4 pm

Join the Blue Army of Our Lady Fatima Vermont for a day of devotion and family picnic. Mass at 10:30, followed by the rosary procession, family picnic potluck, Stations of the Cross and concluding with the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3 pm.