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ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CHURCH CHESTER, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we read the second reading from Jas. 3:16 – 4:3, we come to understand the motivation for many problems in our world today. We also come to understand the work of God in the midst of it that cannot be truly thwarted – after all, He has us! Ponder these words from our second reading today and correct and order your own passion so that they align with the will of God through His Son Jesus Christ and know the difference He makes through you in the world today and every day.
Beloved:
Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist,
there is disorder and every foul practice.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure,
then peaceable, gentle, compliant,
full of mercy and good fruits,
without inconstancy or insincerity.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace
for those who cultivate peace.
Where do the wars
and where do the conflicts among you come
from?
Is it not from your passions
that make war within your members?
You covet but do not possess.
You kill and envy but you cannot obtain;
you fight and wage war.
You do not possess because you do not ask.
You ask but do not receive,
because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your pas-
sions.
Pax Christi,
Vy. Rev. John B. Gabage, V.F.
FLU SHOT CLINIC: Again this year, Safeway Pharmacy will be offering Flu vaccines in our Parish Hall for our parish-ioners ages 3 and up The phar-macist will be here on Sunday, October 3, from 8 AM to 11 AM. No appointment is neces-sary, but please bring your in-surance or medicare card with you.
Sunday, September 19th is Catecheti-cal Sunday; this year’s theme is “Say the Word and My Soul Shall Be Healed.” We wish to thank all of our catechists at St. Christopher’s for all
that they do in sharing and passing on our Catholic faith to the young people of our parish. Thank you! Each of you are appreciated and remain in our thoughts and prayers as you begin this new school year.
For all families signed up for the Family Catechesis option, our first session will be held this Sunday, Sept. 19. All per-sons in the Parish Hall will be required to wear a face mask while in the build-ing.
If you have not yet registered for Religious Education, please do so on-line as soon as possible. Classes have begun.
Parent Orientation for First Holy Communion If you missed the First Communion Parent Orientation meeting last week, please contact Katie Sukley as soon as possible. Parent Orientation for Confirmation will be held Thursday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 PM. All parents with students in the Confirmation Class are required to at-tend.
Choices Pregnancy Center is having their 28th Annual Banquet on No-vember 4, 2021. The event begins at 5:30pm in Easton, MD. They pro-
vide a wonderful dinner, an inspiring speaker, an overview of services and an invitation to donate or partner with the work they do to bring hope and healing to women and families. Bobbie Bell has agreed to host a table. For more infor-mation, please call or text her at 410-829-9834.
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Saturday Marian Pilgrimage to the National Shrine Grotto at Mount St. Mary’s University on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Meet at 8:45 AM in the back park-
ing lot of St. Christopher’s and car pool. First Satur-day devotion at the Grotto includes Adoration, Mass, Confession, and the Rosary with meditation. Bring a bag lunch and drink. A cooler will be provided. Gary and Ginny Martin will be in the back parking lot to lead the caravan. For more information on First Sat-urday Devotion, go to The First Saturday Devotion - Our Lady's Blue Army https://www.bluearmy.com/
St. Christopher’s currently supports three area schools for the countywide Backpack Program. We deliver our bags weekly to the schools for stu-dents who are food insecure. Your donations to our wagon outside
the parish hall are so greatly appreciated! At this time we need tuna or chicken salad kits with crackers, individual Mac and cheese, individual oatmeal and cereal packs, juice boxes/pouches, raisins and single serve peanut butter tubs (foil topped). Thank you!
Enjoy one last crab feast for the season! Pick up your tickets this weekend after every Mass to win a bushel of steamed crabs and a case of beer, courtesy of your parish's Knights of Columbus. Tickets are $1 each, or 6 for $5. The drawing will be held after the 11:15 Mass on October 3, and you do not need to be present to win. Good luck!
If you're a practicing Catholic male 18 years or older and would like to help make your parish and community a better place, join the Knights! Please contact Phil
Boos at [email protected] or 410-829-6769 to learn more.
Our Music Ministry needs YOU! Please consider join-ing us with your voice or instrument. Our Youth (Grades K-8) Choirs practic-es on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:15. Our High School
(Grades 9-12) Choir practices on Wednesdays from 6:15-7:00. Our Adult Choir practices on Wednesdays from 7-8pm. All choir practices begin on Wednesday, September 15th, in the Church. For more infor-mation, please contact our Coordinator JP Bailey at [email protected]."
The Fall Campaign for 40 Days for Life begins on Wednesday, September 22. We invite you to come and pray often dur-ing the campaign. If you would like to join some-one who has participated
previously, call Bobbie Bell at 410-829-9834. For more information, please visit https://www.40daysforlife.com/annapolis.
Bishop’s Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass
Bishop William E. Koenig invites all couples cele-brating their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th wedding anniversary, or any anniversary beyond 50th, to the Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at St. Joseph’s, Middletown, at 371 E. Main Street, Mid-dletown, DE 19709. The Bishop will be available for photos with interested couples beginning at 1:00 pm and again after the Mass. If you would like to have a photo taken with Bishop Koenig, please arrive at 1:00 pm or plan to stay after Mass. There is no cost to you, however reservations are required. Please make your reservations by September 30th. This year, you can register by clicking on https://cdow.coursestorm.com/course/annual-wedding-anniversary-mass
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CHURCH CHESTER, MARYLAND SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
We would like to thank ISLAND TAX
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19 7 AM Pat McCormick + & Mary Beth Dale + 9 AM Doris Healy + 11:15 Parishioners of St. Christopher’s MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20 No Public Mass TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21 8 AM Joan Blake + WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 8 AM Doris Healy + THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23 8 AM Gary Bryan + FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24 8 AM Guy Miller + SATURDAY SEPTERMBER 25 5 PM Parishioners of St. Christopher’s SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26 7 AM Robert & Alleen Rorabaugh+ 9 AM Guy Miller +
11:15 Chris Powell +
Sacrificial Offering Sept. 5, 2021 $ 6,174.40 Sept. 12, 2021 $ 7,384.81 Bldg & Maintenance: $ $1,942.00 Annual Catholic Appeal As of June 24, 2021: Target: $109,000.00 Pledged to date: $104,193.00 STILL NEEDED: $ 4,807.00 If you have already made a pledge to
the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, Thank You! If you have not, we ask that you please consider doing so. Pledge enve-lopes are available in the Narthex of the Church or the Parish Office. You can also make a pledge and/or get more information about the Annual Appeal by visiting: www.cdow.org/annualcatholicappeal If you have made a pledge, be sure to make any out-standing payments. Monies not collected will need to be made up through parish funds!
Because our list of the sick during our Universal Pray-ers (Prayers of the Faith-ful) is becoming unwield-ly, beginning this week we will add our sick parish-
ioners to the spoken prayers for two consecutive weeks. If the person still requires prayer after the initial two weeks, their name will be added to our Prayer Petition book which is located in the Narthex of the church. All those whose names are included in this book will continue to be prayed for at every mass. Of course, if a person’s illness worsens or they are in crisis, their name can be announced again that week. Please remember, only the sick person or their immediate family may add a name to the prayer list. Additionally, only members of our parish should be added to the list. Thank you for your un-derstanding and cooperation.
Next week, parishioners throughout the diocese will be asked to help make the dream of a Catholic education a reality for many struggling Catholic families. Monies raised through this collection coupled with the dio-cese’s tuition assistance endowment provides financial assistance to hundreds of deserving families who seek a Catholic education for their children but who cannot afford the full cost of tuition. Through this collection, our Bishop is reaching out to believing and worshipping Catholics like you to assist him in ensuring the Catholic commitment to total edu-cation of our children does not fade away because peo-ple cannot afford it. Since the Church has the mission to educate and this mission directly affects the quality of life we experience as Catholics, all of us have a stake in Catholic education. I ask you to generously support next week’s Share in the Spirit collection. God bless you for your ongoing goodness. To learn more about the Share in the Spirit collection and its importance, go to the diocesan website at www.cdow.org/sharespirit.html.
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Are you a woman and struggling to figure out what you should prioritize first? Are you look-ing to the Church for answers to your daily struggles and feeling confused? Join us this Fall, in the parish hall on Monday evenings or Thursday afternoons as we find an-swers to these questions and learn how to get our lives in order, under the guidance of the Holy Scriptures. Studies will also be offered vir-tually or in a home based setting. This group offers us REAL ANSWERS to our heart's deepest longings. For more information, please contact Coordina-tor Sally Proto: [email protected]
Registration is through Faith Direct at https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/7592 Study Guides must be purchased separately thru: www.walkingwithpurpose.com
THAT MAN IS YOU! is an inter -active men’s pro-gram focused on the development of male leadership in the modern
world. It combines the best research from science with the teachings of the Catholic Faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of au-thentic men capable of transforming themselves, their families, and greater society. TMIY began the new semester on Sept. 18, We will continue to meet on Saturday mornings from 7—8:30 AM. If you are not already registered, please register at the link below or contact the team at [email protected] Registration: https://admin.paradisusdei.org/location details/st-christopher-s
