Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church and School Fort Worth`s Only

Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church and School Fort Worth`s Only

Our Mother of Mercy Catholic
Church and School
Fort Worth’s Only African American/Diverse
Catholic Parish
1001-1007 East Terrell Avenue
Fort Worth Texas 76104
817.335.1695-C’;817.923.0058-S
[email protected]
www.omomftworth.org
CLERGY:
REV. JEROME G. LEDOUX, SVD
Pastoral Administrator
817.335.1695
[email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday Vigil: 5PM
Sunday: 8AM ,10AM, &1PM (Misa en español)
School Mass: 8:30AM (September thru May)
Holy Days of Obligation—(Consult the bulletin.)
RECONCILIATION:
Before Mass & by appointment
July 19 2015 / 19 de julio de 2015
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Decimosexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
———————————————————————————PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Declaración Parroquial de Misión
Our Mother of Mercy is a predominately African American Catholic Church Community whose members,
guided by the Holy Spirit, strive to deepen their own faith and to share the “Good News” through their
faith, gifts, and culture with others.
Our Mother of Mercy es una Iglesia católica de una comunidad predominante africano americano cuyos
miembros, guiados por el Espíritu Santo, intentan a profundizar su propia fe y a compartir la Buena
Nueva por su fe, sus dones, y su cultura con los demás.
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MOTTO
LEMA
All for the greater Glory of God.
Todo para la Gloría más grande de Dios
St. Ignatius Loyola
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Our hearts are restless Oh God and they will never find rest until they rest in you.
Nuestros corazones son insatisfechos, oh Dios, hasta que descanse en ti.
St. Augustine
REFLECTIONS
ON LIFE
U.S. SUPREME
COURT CANNOT
REDEFINE
MARRIAGE
No one is
entitled to dismiss,
neglect, ignore, let alone detest
homosexuals, bisexuals or
transsexuals of any kind. Any
discussion about them does not
give anyone a license to
practice or even contemplate
homophobia because of any
gay appearance, condition or
lifestyle. Based upon their rights
by birth and by the commands
of Jesus, we must love people
of all orientations as Jesus
loves us.
With those disclaimers, we
reluctantly undertake a
dispassionate discussion of
legalized same-sex marriage,
since the U.S. bishops have
written a pastoral letter on the
subject and since the
discussion would have to take
place sooner or later.
June 26, 2015 witnessed the
U.S. Supreme Court rendering
a ruling that there is a federal
constitutional right to same-sex
marriage. In order to rule thus
on the institution of marriage,
the court would have to change
the millennia-old definition of
marriage that has always
included exclusively the union
of a man and a woman.
In its 5-4 ruling, it was
crudely clear that the five
majority justices exceeded their
job description of ruling on the
U.S. Constitution. Such a ruling
cannot, must not include judicial
activism that promotes an
ideology or creates a law. This
is not the first U.S. Supreme
Court that is activist – that is, law
-making – in some rulings.
Though ignored in the final
vote, the issue of judicial
activism came into focus in the
confirmation hearings on Sonia
Sotomayor in July, 2009.
Forgetting the need to be
always impartial, Sotomayor
had made the legal blunder of
touting being “a wise Latina” as
a plus in making judicial
decisions in minority cases.
This should have disqualified
her for any court at any level. A
wise Anglo or other ethnic will
do.
Sotomayor is not alone in
voting her ideology and feelings
– the same issues that came up
clearly in hearings on her
confirmation. So much for the
laughable notion of impartial
judges who vote for the law
solely on its own inherent
merits!
The feckless justices should
have weighed the words of G.K.
Chesterton in The Superstition
of Divorce, “This triangle of
truisms, of father, mother and
child, cannot be destroyed; it
can only destroy those
civilizations which disregard it.”
What is the actual issue
driving homosexual lovers to
desire the right to enter a samesex marriage? The issue is not
the legal rights that a couple
has from being yoked in a legal
union, for those legal rights are
the same whether the couple is
heterosexual or homosexual.
What homosexual couples
desire is the dignity, the status
and respect that accrue to the
union of a couple with the
sanction of marriage.
No one can blame them for
wanting those blessings of
marriage. However, the basic
problem remains of the
immutable nature of the
institution of matrimony that
ceases to be matrimony when
folks change its substantive
components. And there is
nothing more substantive than
opposite-sex and same-sex
partners, since nature provides
female and male sexual
plumbing and linkage in us
humans. Thus, attempting to
redefine the nature of marriage
does not achieve a new reality,
and so it does not fulfill the
Supreme Court’s activist purpose
to right wrongs against gays.
The impotent attempt of the
U.S. Supreme Court to redefine
something over which they have no
jurisdiction betrays the sallow
emptiness of their shallow minds
and futile attempts at politicizing
the sacred. Appearing to be erudite
and wise does not make them so.
No matter what they or anyone else
says, the acronym BIBLE still
means Basic Instructions Before
Leaving Earth. There is no other
compass than the Word of God as
expressed in Genesis 2:24: “That is
why a man leaves his father and
mother and clings to his wife, and
the two of them become one body.”
Echoing queries about an
attendant problem arising from the
Supreme Court ruling on same-sex
marriage, a curious church
member asked, “What would you
do if a same-sex couple asked you
to preside over their wedding?”
Respectfully, that is elementary,
as Canon 1057 §2 states,
“Matrimonial consent is an act of
the will by which a man and a
woman mutually give and accept
each other through an irrevocable
covenant in order to establish
marriage.”
It has been a personal sadness
to me that Catholic priests are not
even allowed to preside over the
wedding of a dear Protestant
friend, unless the partner of that
friend is Catholic. In that latter
case, a priest has jurisdiction over
the couple.
Virtually all our families have
one or the other homosexual
among our kin. We do not consider
them outcasts, but our own flesh
and blood, siblings also in Christ,
striving with us to be all we can be
and “have life to the full.” (John
10:10)
“God is love, and all who abide in
love abide in God and God in
them.” (1 John 4:16)
Rev. Jerome G. LeDoux, SVD
COMMUNITY PRAYER
Vanessa Ussin, Betty Hawes,
Mildred Gardner, John Malachi,
Earline Robinson, Richard Lee,
Sr., Olga Martinez, & all the sick
and shut in.
Rosalind Reynolds, David Matlock, Frank
Masullo, Alberee Haynes, Johnnie McBride,
Debra Hillary, Arnold Brown, Wilbert Youman,
Pearl Gordon, Wilhelmina Harkey, Mary Jean
Lily, Oscar Haswell, Renee Gordon, Jocelyn
Thomas, Thelma Wentzel, Richard Menefield,
Rena Brown, Michael Charles, Wilbert Hawes,
Jr., Jonathan Hawes, Kevin Thornton
July 19—Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—
A Vocation View: So many people with
needs, so little time. If you make time for
prayer, God will help you with the rest.
DIVINE WORD MISSSIONARIES AND SISTER
SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
800-553-3321
19 de julio - XVI Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario -A Vocación Vista: Tanta gente
con necesidades , tan poco tiempo . Si hace
tiempo para la oración , Dios le ayudará con
el resto
PALABRA DIVINA MISSSIONARIES y hermana
FUNCIONARIOS DEL ESPÍRITU SANTO
800-553-3321
Happy Birthday To: Alisa White, Riley Harris,
James Matthews. and to anyone celebrating
a birthday or anniversary between July 19 to
July 25.
Feliz cumpleaños a : Alisa White, Riley Harris,
James Matthews, y para cualquier persona que
celebra un cumpleaños o un aniversario entre el
19 julio a 25 Julio.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 19, 2015 Behold, the days are
coming, says the LORD, when I will
raise up a righteous shoot to David.
Jeremiah 23:5a
Decimosexto Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario 19 de julio de 2015
Viene un tiempo, dice el Señor,
en que haré surgir un renuevo
en el tronco de David.
—Jeremías 23:5a
NEWS FROM THE “SOCIETY OF ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL”
The Society has a 5 member home visit
team to administer financial help to
clients. At least 2 members are included
for each home visit. We always welcome
new volunteers.
And he called onto him the twelve and
began to send them forth by two and two;
and gave them power over unclean spirits.
Mark 5:7 (KJV Bible )
NOTICIAS DE LA " SOCIEDAD DE SAN .
VICENTE DE PAUL "
La Sociedad cuenta con un equipo visita a
la casa de 5 miembros para administrar la
ayuda financiera a los clientes. Al menos
2 miembros se incluyen para cada visita a
la casa . Siempre damos la bienvenida a
nuevos voluntarios .
Y llamó a él los doce y comenzó a
enviarlos de dos en dos; y les dio poder
sobre los espíritus inmundos . Marcos 5 :
7 (RV Biblia )
DIOCESAN AND PARISH
NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Young Catholic Professionals Fort Worth Chapter
Executive Speaker Series:
Featuring Rob Hays, Chief Strategy Officer of
Ashford, Inc.
St. Patrick Cathedral Pastoral Center
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
7:00pm-9:00pm
All young professionals in their 20s and 30s are
welcome
FREE wine, beer, & appetizers
For more information visit: www.ycpfortworth.org
Lauren Masty | VP of Operations - Fort Worth
Chapter
Young Catholic Professionals | a 501(c)(3)
214.557.7692 | www.youngcatholicprofessionals.org
Working in Witness for Christ
AVISO :
Profesionales Católicos jóvenes Capítulo Fort Worth
Serie Ejecutivo Ponente:
Con Rob Hays, Director de Estrategia de Ashford,
Inc.
St. Patrick Catedral Centro Pastoral
Martes, 21 de julio 2015
19:00-21:00
Todos los profesionales jóvenes de entre 20 y 30
años son bienvenidos
GRATIS vino, cerveza, y aperitivos
Para más información visite : www.ycpfortworth.org
Lauren Masty | VP de Operaciones - Capítulo Fort
Worth
Profesionales Católicos jóvenes | a 501 (c) ( 3 )
214.557.7692 | www.youngcatholicprofessionals.org
Trabajar en Testigo de Cristo
MERCY HOUSE OF BLUES
Friends of OMM Alumni Association
presents Mercy's House of Blues, Legacy
Gala. 2015. The Gala will be held Friday,
August 7, 2015 from 7:30 pm -12:30 am at
Marquis on Magnolia (1227 W. Magnolia
Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104). Individual
tickets are $65 and VIP tables are $750.
Reserved seating is available. Please join
us for a fun-filled evening of dinner,
dancing, a live blues band, musical acts
and a silent and live auction. Please see
any member of Friends of OMM to
purchase your tickets.
OUR MOTHER OF MERCY CHURCH
CALENDAR/UPCOMING EVENT
PRAYER GROUPS—EACH MONDAY AT
7PM AND SATURDAY AT 12:30PM
SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANNUAL PARISH FESTIVAL: OCTOBER
10-11, 2015
GAMES, FOOD, FUN, RAFFLE, SILENT
AUCTION;
BID WHIST AND DOMINOES
TOURNAMENTS
EACH ONE, BRING ONE (OR 10)
LA FECHA !!!!!!!!!!!!
ANUAL DE LA PARROQUIA DEL
FESTIVAL : 10 a 11 octubre 2015
JUEGOS , comida, diversión , rifa, subasta
silenciosa ;
BID WHIST y dominó TORNEOS
CADA UNO, TRAE UN ( O 10 )
Children’s Mass
4th Sunday of July 8am Mass
Meetings each Saturday @10am to
prepare for the monthly Mass Contact
Sandra Domingue at 661.478.5338 with
questions.
Misa de los Niños
Cuarto domingo de 8 a.m. Misa julio
Reuniones cada Sábado @ 10am a
prepararse para la misa mensual Contacto
Sandra Domingue al 661.478.5338 con
preguntas
JULY 12, 2015
Regular Collection—————$2,134.00
Children’s Collectiion————-—10.00
OMM School support—————-449.00
Catholic Home Missions Appeal-108.00
Attendance 250
PARISH COMMUNITY AND
MINISTRIES
Bulletin Editor —Delores Newton 817.946.6296
LITURGICAL—Joyce B. Thomas 817.483.9838
Altar Servers—John Malachi 817. 293.8897
Choir — Zenobia Collins 682.365.4156
Eucharistic Ministers—John Malachi 817.293.8897
Lectors—Malinda Walker 817.534.4772
Ushers — Tom Byrd 817.240.1224
EDUCATION & FORMATION
Baptism (Children) Joyce B. Thomas 817.437.8394
RCIA/Baptism Adults—Carolyn Yusuf 817.726.6726
RCIA Children, 1st Communion, CCE
Arlene Manning — 817.483.9324
PARISH MINISTERIES
Hospitality —Kay Norvel, Cynthia Sanford 817.229.4750
Bereavement —Betty Harris 817.429.9492
Sick Ministry — Rev. Jerome LeDoux 817.335.7695
Bldg. & Facilities — Frank Norvel Ray Egana 817.253.0806
Youth Ministry — Sandra Domingue 661.478.5338
St. Anne’s Altar Society –Joyce B. Thomas 817.483.9838
Knights of St. Peter Claver — Tom Byrd 817.240.1224
KPC Ladies Auxiliary — Carolyn Yusuf 817.726.6726
St. Vincent De Paul —Ruby Robinson 817.939.8747
St. Vincent De Paul Emergency Line 817.768.1950
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION 817.923.0058
Colonel (Ret.) Michael Barks—President
Amy Malinowski—Principal
School Board Advisory Council:
Linda Campbell, Bob Hazen, Frank Norvel, Ruby Robinson
Ron Russell, Art Sanford, Jodi Newton
Pastoral Council Representative Leadership:
Tom Byrd 817.240.1224
Keeping Children Safe — Janae T. Page 817.825.0879
RETROUVAILLE PROGRAM
Laura & John Elkins 817.939.6034
OMM MINISTERS OF MARRIAGE
Lana & Reginald Alexander, Sr. 504.460.9677
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Kay Norvel, Carolyn Smith, Lorenzo Wilborn
OMM School Alumni Ass. —Marie Barks 817.846.0332
If you would like to become more active with your church
family, the names listed above are ministry leaders who are
available to assist you. Please feel free to contact them to
inquire about the group.
Si quieren hacerse más involucrado con su familia de la
iglesia, los nombres en la lista de arriba son los de los líderes
de los ministerios que pueden ayudarles. Favor de llamarles
en cualquier momento para más información acerca del grupo
BULLETIN DEADLINE. The bulletin deadline is Sunday by
6pm.Announcements are to be received by the editor by 6pm
the Sunday before your announcement is to appear in the
bulletin. Please email your announcements to [email protected]
or mail to the rectory 1005 East Terrell Avenue. The secretary/
bulletin editor is in the office from 10am to 2pm on Fridays.
El Vencimiento del Boletín. El vencimiento del boletín es el
domingo antes de las 6 pm. La editora del boletín necesita
recibir su anuncio antes de las 6pm el domingo antes de que
su anuncio aparecerá en el boletín. Favor de mandar los
anuncios por email a [email protected] o mandarlos por correo a
la rectoría 1005 East Terrell Avenue. La secretaria/editora del
boletín está en la oficina de las 10am hasta las 2pm los
viernes
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Ex 14:5-18; Ex 15:1bc-6; Mt 12:3842
Tuesday: Ex 14:21 — 15:1; Ex 15:8-10, 12,
17; Mt 12:46-50
Wednesday: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Ps 78:18-19,
23-28; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18
Thursday: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Dn 3:5256; Mt 13:10-17
Friday: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 13:18-23
Saturday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt
20:20-28
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes: Ex 14:5-18; Ex 15:1bc-6; Mt 12:3842
Martes: Ex 14:21 — 15:1; Ex 15:8-10, 12, 17;
Mt 12:46-50
Miércoles:Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Sal 78 (77):18-19,
23-28; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18
Jueves: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Dn 3:5256; Mt 13:10-17
Viernes: Ex 20:1-17; Sal 19 (18):8-11; Mt
13:18-23
Sábado: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Sal 126 (125):1bc-6;
Mt 20:20-28
MAMMOGRAM AND CERVICAL SCREENING
AT
OUR MOTHER OF MERCY
AUGUST 10, 2015
PLEASE CALL 1.855.318.7696 TO SCHEDULE
YOUR APPOINTMENT
GOD WITHIN
God dwells in a secret and hidden way in
all souls, in their very substance, for if God
did not, they could not exist at all.—St. John of the
Cross
DIOS DENTRO DE MI
Dios está de una forma secreta y
escondida dentro de las paredes de nuestra
alma; en su misma substancia, por que si no
fuera así, no podría existir del todo.—San Juan de la
Cruz.
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
Our Mother of Mercy #727500
1001 E. Terrell Avenue
Fort Worth TX 76104
PHONE
817-335-1695
CONTACT PERSON
Delores Newton
817-946-6296 (C)
[email protected]
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