Saturday, 09 June
Vigil of Corpus Christi
4:30 p.m. - NATHAN H. KEVY (anniversary of birth and Father's Day) by Phyllis and Roni (+)

Sunday, 10 June
Corpus Christi
7:45 a.m. - Rev. LEO M. MITCHELL
by Albert and Martha Pascuzzo
10:45 a.m. - ANTHONY J. LUPPINO
by Kitty Owens DiCello

Monday, 11 June
St. Barnabas, apostle (OblMem)
12:05 p.m. - ANTONIO and ROSE CHIODO
by Mary and John

Tuesday, 12 June
Weekday
12:05 p.m. - JOHN RUTECKY
by William and Christine and family
7:00 p.m. - RYAN A. WALTERS
by Harry and Rosa Lilley

Wednesday, 13 June
St. Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor (OblMem)
12:05 p.m. - ANTONIO and MARY DeMATTEO
by the Weiss and the DeMatteo families
7:00 p.m. - In Honor of SAINT ANTHONY of PADUA
by the Weiss and the DeMatteo families

Thursday,14 June
Weekday
12:05 p.m. - JENNIE KUTCH LASCALA
by her family
7:00 p.m. - JESSE and ELIZABETH KRIZNO
by Julia, Marie and Rose

Friday, 15 June
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sol)
12:05 p.m. - STEPHEN CHALINSKY
by his family

Saturday, 16 June
Immaculate Heart of Mary (OblMem)
8:00 a.m. - God's Blessings on PHYLLIS C. KEVY
by Roberta

Vigil of Sunday
4:30 p.m. - ANTHONY J. LUPPINO
by George and Michele Sekula and family

Sunday, 17 June
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:45 a.m. - SALVATORE ALFONSI
by Harry and Rosa Lilley
10:45 a.m. - JOSEPH A. PALKO
by his wife, Carmella, and his daughter, Joanne

Saint Joseph Parish
$1,184.00 from the envelopes and $377.00 from the plate. Thank you.
When one deducts from the sum of these two figures, $1,561.00 the parish's weekly financial obligation to the Diocese, i.e. assessments, $358.85 plus the weekly premiums for property and liability insurance, $149.20, the sum of which is $508.05, plus its weekly obligation to All Saints School, $987.21, the sum total of which is $1,495.26, one sees that $65.74 of this collection is available for operating the parish.

Saint Francis deSales Parish
$82.00 from the envelopes and $85.90 from the plate. Thank you.
When one deducts from the sum of these two figures, $167.90 the parish's weekly financial obligation to the Diocese, i.e. assessments, $55.15 plus the weekly premiums for property and liability insurance, $56.72, the sum of which is $111.87, plus its weekly obligation to All Saints School, $197.44, the sum total of which is $309.31, one sees that ($141.41) of this collection is available for operating the parish. This is a deficit!

PLEASE PRAY FOR a woman who died on Tuesday, 5 June. Evelyn Drucker Ziegler is the dear sister of Fr. James N. Drucker. She was 76 years of age - just four days shy of her 77th birthday (9 June). Evelyn is the wife of Paul R. Ziegler. She is the mother of Edward J. Collins and Joseph Collins. She has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Joseph Church on Friday, 8 June. Fr. Drucker was the principal celebrant. Fr. Butera and Fr. Connolly were the concelebrants.
The interment took place in Mount Laurel Cemetery, Hazleton.
Eternal rest grant unto Evelyn, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

NEWS ITEM
President Bush met Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican today (Saturday, 9 June). It was their first meeting!
In an interview prior to the meeting, President Bush said, "I think His Holy Father will be pleased to know that much of our foreign policy is based on the admonition, 'To whom much is given, much is required.'"
My comments
#1 - "His Holy Father"? Does the Pope have his own personal Pope?
Poor President Bush! I feel bad for him. He needs to stop and think before he speaks. I think he is a bright man and a very good man, but he has a nervous disposition that prompts his mouth to churn out words before his brain has processed them, as a result of which he provides abundant ammunition for his enemies to use to shoot him down (figuratively speaking).
#2 - I read that the Pope asked the President about the American proposal to install missals in eastern Europe. I should think that this proposal would win the Pope's enthusiastic approval. But a major problem, if I understand what I heard on the news, is that Russian President Putin is on record as opposing any US missals in eastern Europe. I'm not sure why. I have always thought that it is a good idea for the people to have access to missals. It helps them to concentrate better on the Mass. I guess Putin, like some Catholic priests I know, thinks that missals are a distraction and that the people should simply listen and not read. Well, we'll see what happens.

WE NOTE WITH HORROR AND WITH UTTER UNBELIEF that the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has voted to approve the ordination of Lutheran ministers who are in homosexual relationships. This is a tentative decision, as I understand it, but it is almost certain to be finalized sometime after 2009. Well, all I can say - and I say it with all due respect to my many Lutheran friends and associates - is this: THE BALLGAME IS OVER! FOR CHRIST'S SAKE (I mean that quite literally and, so, let me say it again): FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, please face reality! You've had a good run ever since 1517 when your guy (he was still our guy at the time) nailed up those 95 Theses. You have made whatever legitimate points there were to be made. Now, come back home to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church! Come back to union with Rome. Do it before the sulfur comes raining down. Good grief! I always knew that Episcopalians had no appreciation for the principle of contradiction, but I always thought that Lutherans were endowed with good German logic. PLEASE TAKE THE NEXT BUS HOME! I'll meet you there!

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Event: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass / outdoors, weather permitting
Rosary will precede Mass
Date: Friday, 15 June
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: National Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Harleigh PA
[Harleigh is right next to Hazleton]
After the Mass, there will be refreshments (coffee and doughnuts). Refreshments are gratis.
Before the Mass - from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. - there will be roast pork dinners in the Shrine Hall. There is a charge for the dinners.

Some members of the Men of the Sacred Heart of the Pottsville Area, including Fr. Connolly, will be going to this Mass. Anyone who would like to join us is most welcome. Call the Rectory. We can carpool.

on 12 June 1982 in St. Joseph Church, Pottsville, in the presence of Fr. Leo J. Houseknecht.
Michael Keating and Natalie Gennerella were the official witnesses.
Charles is the son of Charles A., Sr. and (the late) Catherine (Carestia) Rinaldo.
Mary is the daughter of Natale and Teresa (Mercuri) Mercuri.
Charles and Mary are the parents of two daughters: Regina C. Rinaldo and Maria T. Rinaldo.
On this, the occasion of their silver anniversary, we invoke God's blessings on Charles and Mary and on their daughters.
Everyone knows that the first 25 are the most difficult. It gets easier from here on out. So, go for the gold.
We thank God for the love of Charles and Mary for one another.

                            
          Benjamin J. Chewey                                                   Brent M. Gauntlett
son of James and Melissa (Kalyan) Chewey                                                     son of Paul and Theresa (Conville) Gauntlett

                                                             
                                                                                                                                                       Christina M. Marko
                                                                               daughter of Gerald and Tina (Marko) Wychunas

I CAME ACROSS THIS NEWS ITEM THIS PAST WEEK. It occurred to me that it would be appropriate to print it in the bulletin of this particular weekend.
Why this particular weekend? #1 - It is CORPUS CHRISTI, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. #2 - We are recognizing in our bulletin our three most recent first communicants.
I ask the families of these three dear children to acquaint them with the contents of this article and to explain it to them. I would like it to make an impression on them.

IN MOSUL 81 CHILDREN MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THEIR FIRST COMMUNION
For two months, 81 children braved check points risking their lives as bombs exploded and clashes took place all around them on a daily basis. They made it though-they successfully received their First Communion at the Holy Spirit Church, not far from the Church of St Paul which, with four other Iraqi churches, was targeted on August 1 last year in a terrorist attack.
Their parish priest, Fr Ragheed Ganni, was proud of his little parishioners. "Given the exceptional circumstances, they had the courage to do things even better that they would have, if circumstances were normal," he said.
He told Asia News how the children-aged 11 to 14-started preparing for the "great day" two months ago when school ended.
"Sometimes they found themselves caught in the midst of US troops; at other times, road blocks prevented them from reaching the church. Still, they accepted the challenge in spite of their fear and won," he said.
When two mosques-one Sunni, one Shiite- were hit by attacks on July 12 and 16 respectively, they prayed in church for the victims. "Praying is a believer's best weapon".
What kept the kids going, overcoming discouragement, was keeping their eye on the prize, i.e. "closely knowing Jesus, being with Him, no matter what, and at any price. Only Jesus is enough".

PS - A few days later, Fr. Ragheed Ganni and three deacons were murdered by anti-Catholic Muslim terrorists. They murdered them for the love of Allah.

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Dear Friends in Christ,
Each year, the annual Peter's Pence Collection, in support of the works of the Holy Father, is held in parishes across the country. The proceeds from this collection fund emergency relief assistance to those throughout the world who suffer from war, oppression and natural disasters. The theme for this year's collection is Let us make sure that none of God's children ever feels alone. Through works of charity, Catholics provide a powerful witness of love and deeds to empower the weak, the defenseless and the voiceless, and to sustain those who suffer.
As we participate in this special appeal, we join with the more than one billion Catholics worldwide in a loving expression of solidarity. We share in the concern of the successor of Peter for the many different needs of the universal Church and for the relief of those most in need around the globe.
This year, the collection in our Diocese is scheduled for the weekend of June 16 - 17, 2007.
I ask you to consider contributing to the collection this year, and I am grateful for your generosity. Together let us ask the Lord to bless our Holy Father, as well as those in need throughout the world.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

(signed)

Most Reverend Edward P. Cullen, D.D.
Bishop of Allentown