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Good Shepherd R.C. Church 48TranquilityRoad(Route517),P.O.Box464,Andover,NJ07821
973-786-6631~www.goodshepherdrc.org
Pastor: Rev.TimothyDowling Deacons:Rev.Mr.ThomasSullivan PastorEmeritus: Rev.Msgr.MartinMcDonnell Rev.Mr.KeithHarris ParochialVicar: Rev.MichalJanSzwarc WeekendAssistant:Rev.EdwardReading
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 7, 2020
Saturday, June 6, 2020
5:00 PM Nuala Naughton
Intention of Nora Oates Frato
Sunday, June 7, 2020
10:30 AM Sally Capobianco
Cecilia McKenna-Roche
Dominick Romano
Daily Mass June 8 - June 12 @ 9:00 AM
Monday Richard Fletcher
Tuesday Suzanne Clinton
Wednesday Ann Davis
Thursday Anthony Gilberti Friday Robert Gildea, Jr.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
5:00 PM Intention of Ronnie & Joe Gilligan
on their 50th Anniversary Neita Green
Sunday, June 14, 2020 10:30 AM Dominick Romano
Fr. Thomas Rainforth
Gloria & Tony Nagel
SCRIPTURE READINGS
First Reading: Exodus 34:4b‑6, 8‑9 God reveals himself to Moses on Mount Sinai as a God who is faithful to his prom-ises and rich in tenderness and compassion. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11‑13 Paul exhorts the Corinthians to live in peace and harmony, and for the first time, invokes the Blessed Trinity. Gospel: John 3:16‑18 God has shown his love for us by sending his Son to save all of us. All who believe in him will be saved.
COLLECTION BREAKDOWN: May 26th - June 1st:
Many thanks to all of our parishioners who respond each week to the needs of our parish and who make their weekly offering a part of their budget. May God bless you for your
Scripture reflection with Fr. Tim + Pause + Reflect + Act +
1) When do you experience the company of God the most? Are there times when God seems distant or absent?
2) How can you better promote peace to others? Is there someone in your life with whom you need to reconcile?
3) How do you respond to God’s unconditional love?
Online giving makes for safer record-keeping, faster processing, and more efficient communication at the parish office. Your efforts make so many things possible for our parish community, and Church. If you wish to give online, simply go to: https://www.goodshepherdrc.org/online-giving-osv
MAIL ONLINE TOTAL
1st Collection $4,211 $2,857 $7,068
2nd Collection Parish Maintenance
$ ,587 $ ,410 $ ,997
CONGRATULATIONS To Fr. Ed Reading
on his 48th Anniversary of Priesthood!
May 27, 1972
May you continue to be sustained by His grace, and may your life in God's service
always be filled with joy. Congratulations!
Please join His Holiness, Pope Francis, who has chosen the following intention
to be prayed for during the month of June.
The Way of the Heart: We pray that all those who suffer may find their way of life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus.
HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION
CONGRATULATIONS
To Fr. Julian Varettoni on his 65th Anniversary of Ordination!
June 4, 1955
May the good Lord continue blessing you in a special way for the love and concern with which you minister to all
those entrusted to your care. Congratulations!
MOST HOLY TRINITY
ASK A FRANCISCAN… I had an attorney draw up a living will regarding my
health, specifically not to have a feeding tube. Since then,
I wondered if I did the correct thing.
You did well to make this provision, but you might have done
better if you had drawn up a medical power of attorney, which
gives more discretion to the person you select to make these
decisions, should you be unable to do so. By definition, a living
will tends to cover medical procedures available only at the
time it was drawn up.
A Message from Fr. Tim Holy Trinity Sunday
June 7, 2020
Greetings and prayers:
This weekend we celebrate the feast of the Holy Trinity. When I reflect on the Holy Trinity, I think of the family of God and all the love that exists between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As in our own family, we celebrate joy and sorrow, and regardless of our ethnic heritage we go to our families for strength, consolation, and unconditional love. It is in the Holy Trinity we find all of these.
Although our focus on the corona virus is waning, and we thank God every day that the threat lessens for us in Sussex County, our country is dealing with and suffering from the injustice of the tragic death of George Floyd. It is under-standable that people would want to protest and march because of this injustice. However, when the line is crossed and we begin matching evil with evil such as violence, rioting, looting and the destruction of property, justice is not served, and injustice is not honored nor righted.
We continue to await patiently for the Governor’s decision to open the houses of worship. While our patience has been stretched during this time, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. In preparation for the opening of the parish, we have been planning a phased process while adapt-ing the diocesan guidelines. It is expected that initially our church capacity will be reduced. Hence, we have signs in all the pews indicating a number for seating, while also allowing for the six feet of social distancing requirements. Additional-ly, we will be developing an instructional video to be posted online, highlighting our procedures. Lastly, two of our weekend Masses will continue to be livestreamed to accom-modate those who feel at this time, that is their best option.
We are grateful for the ongoing support, generosity and all
those who continue to reach out to us. Also, we are thankful
to those individuals, who daily are living the inner love of
the Trinity by caring for their families, friends, and neigh-
bors. As Jesus reminds us in John 3:16, God so loved the
world, and it is out of His initiative that He did not want to
condemn the world but save it.
Peace,
Fr. Tim
The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and life. God reveals himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the Trinity includes three truths of faith.
First, the Trinity is One. We do not speak of three gods but of one God. Each of the Persons is fully God. They are a unity of Persons in one divine nature.
Second, the Divine Persons are distinct from each other. Father, Son, and Spirit are not three appearances or modes of God, but three identifiable persons, each fully God in a way distinct from the others.
Third, the Divine Persons are in relation to each other. The distinction of each is understood only in reference to the others. The Father cannot be the Father without the Son, nor can the Son be the Son without the Father. The Holy Spirit is related to the Father and the Son who both send him forth.
All Christians are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Trinity illumines all the other mysteries of faith.
Thank you to all who
generously donated to
CRS Operation Rice Bowl
during Lent 2020.
As a parish, we collected $821.00 to help those
families highlighted in this year’s campaign.
Your support is appreciated!
FAITH FORMATION NOTES
CELEBRATION OF FIRST EUCHARIST Saturday, October 3, 2020 as assigned.
RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Monday, October 5, 2020
Families will be emailed information as the dates approach.
THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY TRINITY
Today on Trinity Sunday, we celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. God the Father, out of love for the world, sent His Son, Jesus, into the world in order to save it. Through the death and resurrection of the Son, we have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Trinity is three distinct persons in one GOD, as shown when Jesus
prays to the Father and asks for “another counselor” for the disciples. Jesus who prays; the Father who sends; and the Spirit who comes:
“And I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; you know him, for he dwells with you, and will be in you .” [John 14:16-17] (National Catholic Register Jimmy Akin 5/26/2013)
As adults, the mystery of the Holy Trinity may be hard for the faithful, and for children it is concep-tually a challenge as well. The use of a symbol can be very helpful to make sense of the Trinity. An ap-ple is a good symbol as an illustration for children. An apple has three parts: the seeds, the flesh, and the skin. If you cut an apple in half, you can see that each of these three parts are different. The seeds look different from the flesh, which looks different from the skin. Each serves a very different purpose, but they are all equally an apple. The skin is like God the Father, because He protects and loves us. The flesh is like God the Son, because Jesus Christ took on human flesh to save us. The seeds are like God the Holy Spirit, because He helps us to grow. Each of the parts of an apple is different, but they are all “apple”. (RER 10/15/13 Shannon Whitmore)
Our church will remain closed until we receive public safety approval for gatherings of more than ten
people in our church.
We will continue to Live Stream two weekend Masses, even when the Church reopens.
LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE:
Daily Mass Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM Saturday: 5:00 PM, Sunday: 10:30 AM
Go to our website and scroll down https://www.goodshepherdrc.org/
or Log-in to our Facebook page: Facebook.com/GoodShepherdRC
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Please drop off food pantry donations outside the doors facing the rectory:
Monday - Friday, 9am - 2pm
• Pasta sauce
• Pancake mix & syrup
• Peanut butter
• Jelly
• Beans, dry or canned
• Rice (32 oz)
• Canned soup
• Canned fruit
• Canned Pork & Beans
• Bars of soap
WE’VE BEEN ASKED TO ANNOUNCE:
Saint Ephrem Deacon and Doctor of the Church FEAST DAY: June 9, 2020 Known to Syrian Christians as "the harp of the Holy Ghost," this Mesopotamian from Nisibia was baptized at 18 and may have accompanied his bishop to the Council of Nicaea in 325. He served as head of the cathedral school and left Nisibia only after it became Persian. In 363, he moved to a cave overlooking Edessa but preached frequently in the city and wrote many poems, hymns and biblical commentaries; he organized a choir of women to sing his hymns during liturgies. About 370, he visited St. Basil in Caesarea. The winter before his death, he earned praise for managing relief supplies during a severe famine in Edessa. Ephraem is the only Syrian father declared a doctor of the church.
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ASSUMPTION COLLEGE FOR SISTERS
FALL SESSION 2020
THEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY COURSES
August 25—December 17
For registration, call or e-mail by August 1: Ph 973-957-0188, x-100; [email protected]
Lay people are welcomed to register for all courses.
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