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BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY - www.blessedsacramentnc.org - 1620 Hanford Rd., Graham, NC (336) 226-8796
Eucharist as God’s Physical Embrace!
There’s a story told of a young Jewish boy named Mortakai who refused to go to school. When he was six years old, his mother took him to school, but he cried and protested all the way and, immediately after she left, ran back home. She brought him back to school and this scenario played itself out for several days. He refused to stay in school. His parents tried to reason with him, arguing that he, like all children, must now go to school. To no avail. His parents then tried the age-old trick of applying an appropriate combination of bribes and threats. This too had no effect.
Finally, in desperation they went to their Rabbi and explained the situation to him. For his part, the Rabbi simply said: “If the boy won’t listen to words, bring him to me.” They brought him into the Rabbi’s study. The Rabbi said not a word. He simply picked up the boy and held him to his heart for a long time. Then, still without a word, he set him down. What words couldn’t accomplish, a silent embrace did. Mortakai not only began willingly to go to school, he went on to become a great scholar and a Rabbi.
What that parable wonderfully expresses is how the Eucharist works. In it, God physically embraces us. Indeed that is what all sacraments are, God’s physical embrace. Words, as we know, have a relative power. In critical situations they often fail us. When this happens, we have still another language, the language of ritual. The most ancient and primal ritual of all is the ritual of physical embrace. It can say and do what words cannot.
Jesus acted on this. For most of his ministry, he used words. Through words, he tried to bring us God’s consolation, challenge, and strength. His words, like all words, had a certain power. Indeed, his words stirred hearts, healed people, and affected conversions. But at a time, powerful though they were, they too became inadequate. Something more was needed. So on the night before he death, having exhausted what he could do with words, Jesus went beyond them. He gave us the Eucharist, his physical embrace, his kiss, a ritual within which he holds us to his heart.
To my mind, that is the best understanding there is of Eucharist. Within both my undergraduate and graduate theological training, I took long courses on the Eucharist. In the end, these didn’t explain the Eucharist to me, not because they weren’t good, but because the Eucharist, like a kiss, needs no explanation and has no explanation. If anyone were to write a four hundred page book entitled, The Metaphysics of a Kiss, it would be not deserve a readership. Kisses just work, their inner dynamics need no metaphysical elaboration.
The Eucharist is God’s kiss. Andre Dubos, the Cajun novelist, used to say: “Without the Eucharist, God becomes a monologue.” He’s right. A couple of years ago, Brenda Peterson, in a remarkable little essay entitled, In Praise of Skin, describes how she once was inflicted by a skin-rash that no medicine could effectively soothe. She tried every kind of doctor and medicine. To no avail. Finally she turned to her grandmother, remembering how, as a little girl, her grandmother used to massage her skin whenever she had rashes, bruises, or was otherwise ill. The ancient remedy worked again. Her grandmother massaged her skin, over and over again, and the rash that seemingly couldn’t be eradicated disappeared. Skin needs to be touched. This is what happens in the Eucharist and that is why the Eucharist, and every other Christian sacrament, always has some very tangible physical element to it—a laying on of hands, a consuming of bread and wine, an immersion into water, an anointing with oil. An embrace needs to be physical, not only something imagined.
G.K. Chesterton once wrote: “There comes a time, usually late in the afternoon, when the little child tires of playing policeman and robbers. It’s then that he begins to torment the cat!” Mothers, with young children, are only too familiar with this late afternoon hour and its particular dynamic. There comes an hour, usually just before supper, when a child’s energy is low, when it is tired and whining, and when the mother has exhausted both her patience and her repertoire of warnings: “Leave that alone! Don’t do that!” The child, tense and miserable, is clinging to her leg. At that point, she knows what to do. She picks up the child. Touch, not word, is what’s needed. In her arms, the child grows calm and tension leaves its body.
That’s an image for the Eucharist. We are that tense, over-wrought child, perennially tormenting the cat. There comes a point, even with God, when words aren’t enough. God has to pick us up, like a mother her child. Physical embrace is what’s needed. Skin needs to be touched. God knows that. It’s why Jesus gave us the Eucharist. Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Eucaristía como Abrazo Físico de Dios
Se cuenta la historia de un joven judío llamado Mortakai que se negó a ir a la escuela. Cuando tenía seis años, su madre lo llevó a la escuela, pero él lloró y protestó durante todo el camino e, inmediatamente después de que ella se fue, corrió a su casa. Ella lo lelvo de vuelta a la cuela y este escenario paso durante varios días. Él se negaba a quedarse en la escuela. Sus padres trataron de razonar con él, diciendo que él, como todos los niños, ahora debía ir a la escuela. Fue en vano. Sus padres luego probaron el viejo truco de aplicar una combinación apropiada de sobornos y amenazas. Esto tampoco tuvo efecto.
Finalmente, desesperados, acudieron a su rabino y le explicaron la situación. Por su parte, el Rabino simplemente dijo: "Si el niño no escucha las palabras, tráelo a mí". Lo trajeron al estudio del Rabino. El rabino no dijo una palabra. Simplemente levantó al niño y lo mantuvo en su corazón durante mucho tiempo. Luego, sin decir palabra, lo dejó en el suelo. Las palabras no pudieron lograr, lo que un abrazo silencioso logro. Mortakai no solo comenzó voluntariamente a ir a la escuela, sino que se convirtió en un gran erudito y un Rabino.
Lo que esa parábola maravillosamente expresa es cómo funciona la Eucaristía. En él, Dios nos abraza físicamente. De hecho, eso es lo que son todos los sacramentos, el abrazo físico de Dios. Las palabras, como sabemos, tienen un poder reciproco En situaciones críticas, muchas veces nos fallan. Cuando esto sucede, tenemos todavía otro idioma, el lenguaje del ritual. El ritual más antiguo y primario de todos es el ritual del abrazo físico. Puede decir y hacer lo que las palabras no pueden.
Jesús actuó en esto. Durante la gran parte de su ministerio, usó palabras. A través de las palabras, trató de traernos el consuelo, el desafío y la fortaleza de Dios. Sus palabras, como todas las palabras, tenían un cierto poder. De hecho, sus palabras agitaron corazones, sanaron personas y afectaron conversiones. Pero a la vez, por tan poderosos que fueran, también se volvían inadecuados. Era necesario algo más. Entonces, la noche antes de su muerte, habiendo agotado lo que podía hacer con las palabras, Jesús fue más allá de ellos. Él nos dio la Eucaristía, su abrazo físico, su beso, un ritual dentro del cual nos mantiene en su corazón.
En mi opinión, ese es el mejor entendimiento que hay de la Eucaristía. Tanto en mi formación teológica de pregrado como de postgrado, tomé largos cursos sobre la Eucaristía. Al final, estos no me explicaron la Eucaristía, no porque no fueran buenos, sino porque la Eucaristía, como un beso, no necesita explicación y no tiene explicación. Si alguien escribiera un libro de cuatrocientas páginas titulado, La metafísica de un beso, no merecería un número de lectores. Los besos solo funcionan, su dinámica interna no necesita una elaboración metafísica.
La Eucaristía es el beso de Dios. Andre Dubos, el novelista de Cajún, solía decir: "Sin la Eucaristía, Dios se convierte en un monólogo". Tiene razón. Hace un par de años, Brenda Peterson, en un notable y pequeño ensayo titulado In Praise of Skin, describe una vez que tuvo sarpullido y ninguna medicina podía quitar efectivamente. Ella probó todo tipo de médico y medicina. Fue en vano. Finalmente, fue con su abuela, recordando cómo, cuando era una niña pequeña, su abuela solía masajearse la piel cada vez que tenía sarpullido, moretes o estaba enferma. El antiguo remedio funcionó de nuevo. Su abuela le masajeó la piel, una y otra vez, y el sarpullido que aparentemente no se le quitaba, desapareció. La piel necesita ser tocada. Esto es lo que sucede en la Eucaristía y es por eso que la Eucaristía, y cualquier otro sacramento cristiano, siempre tiene un elemento físico muy tangible: una imposición de manos, un consumo de pan y vino, una inmersión en agua, una unción con aceite. Un abrazo necesita ser palpable, no solo algo imaginario.
G K. Chesterton escribió una vez: "Llega un momento, generalmente a última hora de la tarde, cuando el niño pequeño se cansa de jugar a ser policía y ladrones. ¡Es entonces cuando comienza a atormentar al gato! "Las madres, con niños pequeños, están demasiado familiarizadas con esta hora de la tarde y su dinámica particular. Llega una hora, usualmente justo antes de la cena, cuando la energía de un niño es baja, cuando está cansado y llorando, y cuando la madre agota tanto su paciencia como su repertorio de advertencias: "¡Deje eso en paz! ¡No hagas eso! "El niño, tenso y molesto, se aferra a su pierna. En ese punto, ella sabe qué hacer. Ella levanta al niño. El toque, no palabras, es lo que se necesita. En sus brazos, el niño se calma y la tensión se aleja de su cuerpo.
Esa es una imagen para la Eucaristía. Somos ese niño tenso y molesto, atormentando continuamente al gato. Llega un punto, incluso con Dios, cuando las palabras no son suficientes. Dios tiene que levantarnos, como una madre, a su hijo. El abrazo físico es lo que se necesita. La piel necesita ser tocada. Dios sabe eso. Es por eso que Jesús nos dio la Eucaristía. Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
In observa�on of
Memorial Day,
the parish office
will be closed on
Monday, May 28.!
The Most Holy Trinity La Santísima Trinidad 5–27-18
Saturday / Sábado, May 26!11:00 AM Spanish Baptism/ Bautismos en español
1:00 PM Quinceañeras
4:00 PM—4:30 PM Confessions
5:00 PM
†Marilyn Ann Hug — by Ron and Ann Imrick
7:00 PM
Por nuestra comunidad parroquial Sunday/Domingo, May 27
8:30 AM †Jim Farrell — by the Farrell family
10:30 AM Intentions of Christopher and Sydney Clark on
their Anniversary
11:45 AM—12:15 PM Confesiones
12:30 PM
En Acción de Gracias a Dios por bendiciones recibidas de parte de la familia Martínez
†José A. Vásquez-de parte de su hija, Maria Vásquez Monday/Lunes, May 28!8:30 AM!
Our deceased Veterans ! Peter Gill�Tuesday / Martes, May 29�8:30 AM�
In honor of the Holy Trinity ! by Morelia Saldarriaga�Wednesday / Miércoles, May 30�8:30 AM!
†Tommy and Stephen Rindos ! Eileen Rindos�Thursday / Jueves, May 31�8:30 AM!
Special Inten1ons �Friday/Viernes, June 1�8:30 AM!
For all the deceased who need our prayers�by Dami Antunez�!Next Sunday/próximo Domingo!Saturday / Sábado, June 2!1:00 PM Marriage!!
4:00 PM—4:30 PM Confessions!!
5:00 PM�
†Jimmy Maher ! by his mother, Rosemay�!
†Gregory Joseph Brooks ! by Mom and Dad�!
7:00 PM�
En acción de gracias a Dios por bendiciones recibidas�de parte de Maria Mercedes Blanco�Sunday/Domingo, June 3�8:30 AM!
For our parish community�10:30 AM!
Inten1on Available�!
11:45 AM—12:15 PM Confesiones !
12:30 PM�
En acción de gracias a Dios por bendiciones recibidas�de parte de la familia Mar:nez Torres�!
†Guillermino Torres Calderón�de parte de Maria Teresa Torres Chico�
This Sunday!
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Este !Domingo!
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Dt 4:32�34, 39�40; Ps/Sal 33:4�5, 6, 9, 18�19,
20, 22 [12b]; Rom 8:14�17; Mt 28:16�20!
Monday! Lunes! Dt 4:32�34, 39�40; Ps/Sal 33:4�5, 6, 9, 18�19,
20, 22 [12b]; Rom 8:14�17; Mt 28:16�20!
Tuesday! Martes! 1 Pt 1:3�9; Ps/Sal 111:1�2, 5�6, 9 and 10c [5];
Mk/Mc 10:17�27!
Wednesday!
Miércoles! 1 Pt 1:18�25; Ps/Sal 147:12�13, 14�15, 19�20
[12a]; Mk/Mc 10:32�45!
Thursday! Jueves! Zep 3:14�18a or/o Rom 12:9�16/Is 12:2�3, 4bcd,
5�6 [6]; Lk/Lc 1:39�56!
Friday! Viernes! 1 Pt 4:7�13; Ps/Sal 96:10, 11�12, 13 [13b]; !
Mk/Mc 11:11�26!
Saturday! Sábado! Jude 17, 20b�25; Ps/Sal 63:2, 3�4, 5�6 [2b]; !
Mk/Mc 11:27�33!
Next Sunday!
Próximo !Domingo!
Ex 24:3�8; Ps/Sal 116:12�13, 15�16, 17�18 [13];
Heb 9:11�15; Mk/Mc 14:12�16, 22�26!
ReadingsfortheweekofMay27!LecturasparalasemanadeMayo27!
The Sanctuary Lamp which
burns near the tabernacle
as the reminder of Our
Lord’s presence in the Most
Holy Eucharist burns for two
weeks in loving memory of
Emilia Montes Aguirre by the
family Sullivan.!
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Altar Flowers�
The flowers adorning the altar
are offered in loving memory of
those who gave their lives in
service to our country by Pat and
Alice Love.!
La Vela del Santuario que
alumbra cerca del Sagrario
como recordatorio de la
presencia de Nuestro Señor
en la Sagrada EucarisAa,
alumbra en memoria de
Emilia Montes Aguirre de
parte de la familia Sullivan.!!!
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Flores del Altar�
Las flores adornando el altar
son ofrecidas en memoria de
aquellos que dieron sus vidas
en servicio de nuestro pais de
parte de Pat y Alice Love.!
En observación a
Memorial Day, la
oficina parroquial
estará cerrada el
lunes, 28 de mayo.!
• It’s free Es gratis
• It’s easy Es fácil
• It’s flexible Es flexible
• It’s secure Es seguro
More Information / Más información
Year-to-Date Offertory
7/1/17 to 5/20/18:
Annual Budget Offertory/Presupuesto de Ofrenda Anual
$1,017,189
2nd Collection / Colecta 5/20/18: Catholic Communications Campaign $3,034!
Offertory: 5/20/18: $13,259 $13,672
$828,435 $926,620
2nd
Collec(on This Week: Diocese of Raleigh Priests’ Re�rement!
2nd
Collec(on Next Week: Our Parish Outreach!!
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!
2da
Colecta Esta Semana: Sacerdotes Jubilados de la Diócesis
de Raleigh
2da
Colecta Próxima Semana: Our Parish Outreach
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY - www.blessedsacramentnc.org - 1620 Hanford Rd., Graham, NC (336) 226-8796
Arrangements are $75 and must
be paid at the office a least two
weeks before the weekend
requested, so we may place the
order. We will not be able to place the order without the
advanced payment. The arrangement will be ordered
according to the liturgical color of the requested weekend.
Please call or stop by the parish office for more informa�on.!
Altar Flower Calendar Calendario de Flores del Altar
El arreglo cuesta $75 y debe ser
pagado en la oficina al menos dos
semanas antes del fin de semana
solicitado, para poder hacer la orden. No podremos hacer la
orden sin el pago por adelantado. El arreglo será ordenado de
acuerdo al color litúrgico de la semana solicitada. Favor de
llamar o venir a la oficina parroquial para más información.!
Mark your Calendar:�
Fr. Vincent Rubino, OFM Conv., will be out the office
from June 21st
through August 31, 2018. !
Fr. Vincent was selected to be one of the English and
Spanish interpreters for the Franciscan General Chapter
to be held in Rome, Italy.!
Marquen su Calendario:�
Padre Vicente Rubino, OFM Conv., estará fuera de la
oficina del 21 de junio al 31 de Agosto, 2018. !
El Padre Vicente fue elegido para ser uno de los
interpretes del Capitulo General de los Franciscanos que
se llevará a cabo en Roma, Italia.!
A very special thank you from the Respect
Life Commi>ee to those parishioners who
contributed to the Right To Life Mother’s Day
Ad in the Times News. We may never know,
but if one precious liMle one was saved by a
pregnant mother reading that prolife ad, it was all worth it. No
child is an “accident” as our loving Father has a plan for each of
us. He “knew us before He formed us in the womb”.!
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Respect Life Mee1ng�The next mee�ng of the Parish Respect Life CommiMee will be
Tuesday, June 5, 7:30 PM following the 7:00 PM Rosary in the
sanctuary. The mee�ng will be held in the conference room at
the church. All are welcome. !
For informa�on, call Sis Steffen at 336�226�5497.!
Un agradecimiento muy especial de parte del Comité
Respeto por la Vida a aquellos feligreses que contribuyeron con el anuncio del Día de las Madres Right To Life en el
periódico The Times News. Puede que nunca lo sepamos, pero si un precioso niño fue salvado por una madre embarazada que leyó el anuncio de pro�vida, valió la pena. Ningún niño es un "accidente" ya que nuestro Padre amoroso �ene un plan para cada uno de nosotros. El nos conoce desde antes de formarnos en el seno.!!Reunion de Respect Life�La próxima reunión del Comité de Respeto a la Vida de la Parroquia será el martes 5 de junio a las 7:30 PM después del Rosario de las 7:00 PM en el santuario. La reunión se llevará a cabo en la sala de conferencias de la iglesia. Todos son bienvenidos. Para obtener información, llame a Sis Steffen al (336) 226�5497.!
Respect Life News
Baptism!English Baptism Preparation Sessions, for both Parents and
Godparents are normally held on the Second Sunday of each
month at 4:00 PM. Please call the parish office in order to
register for the session. The session will include a discussion of
the sacrament of Baptism, the completion of the necessary
forms, a review of the guidelines for potential Godparents and
the date for the Baptism will be chosen. English Baptisms take
place on the fourth weekend of the month at one of the
Masses.!
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Reconciliation!Saturdays from 4:00�4:30 PM!
Spanish!Saturdays from 6:15�6:45 PM!
Sundays from 11:45�12:15 PM!
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Marriage !Arrangements should be made with a priest at least six months
before the proposed wedding.!
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!Receiving the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick before going
to the Hospital!If you or a loved one is going to the hospital for surgery or
treatment, we urge you to receive the Sacrament of Anointing
of the Sick before being hospitalized. The Sacrament can be
received after any Mass or by appointment. While the friars
respond to hospital emergency call requests, receiving the
Sacrament before going to the hospital is preferable in the
event that one of the friars is not immediately available in an
emergency. Your family and friends are welcome to join you
for this special celebration so they can pray for you too.!
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!Vocations to Priesthood & Religious Life !Fr. Russell Governale, OFM Conv.!
(718) 510�5822
Bautismos�
Las sesión de Preparación Bautismal, para los padres y los
padrinos, en español para el mes de Junio se ha movido para el
domingo, 10 de junio aquí en la Iglesia después de la Misa en
Español. La sesión contiene una enseñanza sobre el
sacramento del Bautismo, completar los formularios
necesarios, un repaso a las directivas para los padrinos y la
fecha para el bautismo. Por lo general los bautismos en español
se llevan a cabo el cuarto sábado del mes, a las 11:00 AM.!!
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Reconciliación en ingles: Saturdays from 4:00�4:30 PM�
Reconciliación en español: Sábado, 6:15�6:45 PM�
Domingo 11:45 AM�12:15 PM!
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Matrimonios!
Las preparaciones para matrimonios deberán hacerse por lo
menos 6 meses antes de la fecha preferida.!!
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Recibir el Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos antes de ir
al hospital!
Si usted o un ser querido va ha estar en el hospital debido a
una cirugía o por un tratamiento. Le animamos a recibir el
Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos antes de entrar en el
hospital. El sacramento puede recibirse después de cualquier
Misa o por cita. Los frailes responden a llamadas de
emergencia solicitando el Sacramento, pero recibir el
Sacramento antes de ir al hospital es preferible en caso de que
los frailes no estén disponibles inmediatamente para una
emergencia. Su familia y sus amigos son bienvenidos a unirse
para esta celebración especial y orar por usted también.!!
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Vocaciones Sacerdotales y Vida Religiosa!
Fr. Russell Governale, OFM Conv�(718) 510�5822 !
All are invited to stop by the St. Francis Hall on Sunday, June 3rd
aZer the 8:30
& 10:30 AM Masses for coffee and donuts, as well as, to meet and greet fellow
parishioners.!
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Todos están invitados a venir al salón San Francisco al café y donuts el
domingo, 3 de junio después de las Misas de 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM. Este es
un buen momento para conocer y saludar a compañeros feligrés.!
The Most Holy Trinity La Santísima Trinidad 5–27-18
Sacraments Sacramentos
Coffee and Donuts Ministry News Noticias del Ministerio de Café y Donuts
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Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate Pentecost Vigil on Saturday, May 19.
Gracias a todos los que vinieron a celebrar la Vigilia de Pentecostés el sábado, 19 de Mayo.
The Most Holy Trinity La Santísima Trinidad 5–27-18
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY - www.blessedsacramentnc.org - 1620 Hanford Rd., Graham, NC (336) 226-8796
Join us for Vacation Bible School
July 15th
to the 19th
Evenings from 6:00 to 8:15PM at Blessed Sacrament Church
For grades K-4 to 5th
music + skits + crafts + games + snacks Online registration/payment coming soon
Want to help? Middle school, High school and adults
are welcome to lend a hand. Contact Toni Carmon for more info: [email protected]
Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones del Domingo, 15 — 19 de Julio - 6:00-8:15 PM
El programa es para grados K-4 al 5to
música + skits + manualidades + juegos + snacks Registraciones en linea/pagos muy pronto
Quiere ayudad?
Middle School, High School y adultos son bienvenidos a dar una mano. Contactar a Toni Carmon para cualquier pregunta: [email protected]
Around our Community
Special Program
Sponsored by
The Twin Lakes Book Club
and the Twin Lakes
Enrichment Committee
Monday, May 28 at 2:00 PM
in the Gathering Room
Between the World & Me,
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
program by Homer Ashby
This book is a challenging reflec�on
on race and racism in America,
wri�en by one of the leading
thinkers on these topics. The book,
winner of the Na�onal Book Award
for 2015, is in the format of a le�er
to his fi$een�year�old son in which
Coates gives guidance and reflec�on
on how to navigate the variety of
threats to the black body (physically
and psychologically). Coates is an
award�winning commentator whose
works have appeared in The Atlanc
and The New York Times. !
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The book will be presented by Twin
Lakes resident Homer Ashby, a
licensed psychologist and re�red
pastoral theologian who taught for
many years at McCormick
Theological Seminar in Chicago. !
Please join us for this important
session.!
BSS celebrated May Crowning on
Friday, May 11. This is an ancient
Marian devo�on held during the month of May honoring the Virgin
Mary. The service was celebrated with prayer and song. Students
placed flowers at the foot of the statue of Mary culmina�ng with
8th
grader, Keira Dappen crowning Mary with a wreath of flowers.!Thank you to Mrs. Marge McNamara for always making Mary’s
crown of roses.!
Rising kindergarten students and their parents
joined us for a kindergarten orienta�on. The
students had the opportunity to engage in
some of the ac�vi�es they will be
experiencing next year, and parents learned
more about the BSS Kindergarten Program.!
Knights of Summer Camp
2018 Summer Camp Open for Regis-
tration!
For more information,
please contact
Casey Eggleston @
Alamance Youth Leadership Academy
Congratulations to Hailey DeBord! She became the newest member of the BSS chapter of AYLA.
Welcome to our parish! If you would like to join our parish community, you are welcome to stop by the office to
web site to down load a registration form.
Mass Schedule / Horario de Misas
Saturdays / Sábados
5:00 PM - Eng. &7:00 PM - Español Sundays / Domingos
8:30 AM & 10:30 AM - Eng. 12:30 PM - Español
Monday-Friday/Lunes-Viernes
8:30 AM -English
Sacraments / Sacramentos
Baptism / Baptism
Baptisms are held on the fourth weekend of the month. Please contact the parish office for further information.
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Los bautismos se celebran el cuarto fin de semana de cada mes. favor de llamar a la oficina para más información.
Reconciliation / Reconciliación
Saturdays: 4:00-4:30 PM or by appointment.
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Sábado de 6:15-6:45 PM
Domingo de 11:45-12:15 p.m.
Marriage / Matrimonios
Arrangements should be made with a priest six months before the proposed wedding.
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Hacer arreglos con el sacerdote 6 meses antes de la fecha de matrimonio.
Marriage Preparation / Pastoral Familiar Marti and James Matanzo, 336-214-7132 ~ Sandra Gonzalez, 336-260-4681 ~ [email protected]
Parish Organizations Coffee and Donuts Evelin D’Silva, [email protected]
Columbiettes Kathey Renaud, 336-270-6076 ~
Couples for Christ Joel & Jennifer David, 919-308-0453 ~ DivorceCare: Keith Rugh, 336-675-4953
Knights of Columbus John Constantine, 336-538-1781 ~ [email protected]
Newcomer’s / Welcome Ministry
Minda Visaya, 919-563-8688
Respect Life
Cicely (Sis) Steffen, 336-226-5497
Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) Teresa Frazier, 336-684-1748
Teresians – St. Lucy’s Circle
Diane Halliday, 336-585-1080 [email protected] St. Cecilia (Circle C) LeRae Dick, 336-584-7667
Dee Vann Note, 336-449-5959
**********Parish Staff / Personal Parroquial (336) 226-8796**********
Fr. Paul Lininger, OFM. Conv., Pastor ~ fr [email protected]
Fr. Vincent Rubino, OFM. Conv. ~ [email protected]
Deacon Leopold J. Tapler ~ [email protected]
Fr. Briant Cullinane, OFM. Conv., Pastor Emer itus
FBRE & Adult Faith Formation, Ann Imr ick ~ [email protected]
Confirmation and TYM (Total Youth Ministry) Leo Quinn ~ [email protected] Business Manager, Joe Charamut ~ [email protected]
Music and Liturgy, James Lachance, 336-222-7016~ [email protected] Office Administrator, Mar tha Sanchez ~ mar [email protected]
Parish Bookkeeper, Chr is Magrane ~ chr [email protected]
Hispanic Minister, Patr icia Matter son ~ patr [email protected]
Bulletin Editor, Irma Olmos ~ [email protected]
*********School Staff / Personal Escolar*********
515 Hillcrest Ave. Burlington, NC 27215 (336) 570-0019 Principal: Mar ia Gomez, [email protected]
Secretary: Pat Libera,(336) 570-0019 ~ [email protected]
Director of Advancement/Director of Admission: David Lynch ~ [email protected]
Athletics: Casey Eggleston, [email protected]
**********Boards / Committees / Associations**********
Finance Council: Ron Imr ick, 336-229-5228 ~ [email protected]
Pastoral Council: Keith Rugh, 336-675-4953 ~ [email protected]
**********Community Outreach**********
Allied Churches Shelter Meal: Sam Duryea, 336-264-7842, [email protected] Blood Donor Drive: Ray Eveland, 336-202-5593 ~ [email protected]
Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts: Jeff Benes, 336-675-9086 ~ Jeff Benes ([email protected]) Foster Children’s Christmas: Angie Young, 919-491-1918 ~ [email protected]
**********Social Outreach Ministry**********
Irene Crowder, 336-534-1453 ~ [email protected]
Little Portion Food Pantry: Dick Szczepanski, 336-228-0864 ~ [email protected]
Stephen Ministry : Flo Echevarria, 336!895!3757, Ellen Walker 570!977!9174�
Candice Smith 336!567!8411, Spanish: Sara Kimrey, 336!450!5435, Lena Caruso 336!263!8427 �**********Liturgical Ministry / Ministerios Litúrgicos**********
Sacristans: John McCravey, 269-3694 ~ [email protected] Mary Dansby, 336-264-9064 ~ [email protected] Ministry to the Homebound: Barbara Cahill, 336-584-5750
Ministry of Consolation/Funerals: Mary Dansby, 336-264-9064 ~ [email protected]
CLOW: 919-271-6362 ~ [email protected]
Altar Servers / Monaguillos Kurt Lawler, 336-380-5885 ~ [email protected]
Martin y Amparo González, 336-675-9261 ~ [email protected]
Eucharistic Ministers / Ministros de Eucaristía Lynn Zubov, 336-437-9776 ~ [email protected] Sofia Regalado, 336-343-2628
Lector / Lectores David Lynch, 336-212-1830 ~ [email protected]
Juan Valle, 336-264-8173 ~ [email protected]
Ministers of Hospitality / Ministros de Hospitalidad Frank Hallman, 336-212-0849 ~ [email protected]
Rafa y Aidee Parra, 336-264-3130 ~ [email protected]
Music: James Lachance, 336-222-7016, [email protected] ~ Santa Cecilia: Patricia Matterson, 336-449-6519, [email protected] ~ San Juan Apóstol: Ivelisse Colon, 954-559-2487, [email protected] ~ Pan de Vida: Mar tha Ramírez, 336-343-8366, [email protected] San José: Isidro Zamora, 336-270-6291; SanFra: Adrian Olmos, [email protected]
**********Prayer Groups: Divine Mercy**********
Joseph Edathil, 336-227-3637 ~ Lorena Ibarra, 336-263-6291 ~ [email protected] Grupo Oración: Moisés Sibrian, 336-675-8476 ~ [email protected]
Intercessory Prayer Group: Cathy Lawler , 336-380-4255 ~ [email protected]
Praying Needles: Peg Constantine, 336-538-1781 ~ [email protected]
Labyrinth: Kathy Bar ry, 336-584-5907 ~
**********Faith Formation**********
Adult Confirmation: Pat Love, 336-214-6067 ~ [email protected] Director of RCIA, James Lachance, 336-222-7016~ [email protected]
Baptismal Preparation: Martha Sanchez, 336-226-8796 (English) Patricia Matterson (Español) 336-226-8796, [email protected]
Young Adult Ministry: Emery Lai 336-214-3859 ~ [email protected]
Pastoral Juvenil: Rafa Parra, 336-264-3130 ~ [email protected]
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