Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish
309 Washington Street  Selma, AL 36703
Immaculate Conception Parish
13663 Alabama Highway 22 West  Orrville, AL 36767
Including Pastoral Care of Catholics at Marion Military Institute
Our Lady Queen of Peace,
Pray for us.
Rev. Richard M. Myhalyk, S.S.E., Pastor (334) 327-0509
Rev. Lino Oropeza, S.S.E., Parochial Vicar (802) 338-1151
Office Phone: (334) 874-8931
Emails: [email protected]  [email protected]
Immaculate Conception,
Pray for us.
Lord’s Day Masses
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Queen of Peace, Selma
Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception, Orrville
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Queen of Peace, Selma
Spanish Mass: 12:00 p.m. 1st and 3rd Sundays
Weekday Masses
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. 1407 Broad Street Chapel
Holydays: 8:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Selma Church
1st & 3rd Wednesdays: 12:00 p.m. Marion Cadet Mass
1st Fridays Mass in Orrville at 12:00 noon
Parish Staff
Brother Peter Stanfield, S.S.E.  Pastoral Assistant
Sister Veronica Lambey, S.S.F.  Scripture Study
Gabe Norton  Child Faith Formation Director
Shirley Crear  Organist and Choir Director
Confessions
Selma on Saturday: 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. or upon request
Orrville on Sunday: Before Mass or upon request
Organizations
Knights of Columbus: 7:00 p.m.  1st Wednesday
Catholic Women’s Society: 11:00 a.m.  3rd Sunday
Parish Council Presidents & Meetings
Selma: Marie Webb  Last Sunday - 11:00 AM
Orrville: Rick Schober  Quarterly or when Requested
Financial Report
Last week’s Collection in Selma: $ 2,877.00
Last week’s Collection in Orrville: $ 451.00
Second Collection for Communications: $292.87
Sunday Religious Education  Sept – May
Grades 1st thru 12th: 8:50 a.m. in St. Andrew’s Hall
Adult Scripture Study: 8:45 a.m. in St. Andrew’s Hall
Children’s Liturgy of the Word during 10 a.m. Mass
Attendance Two Weeks Ago 214 Last Week 173
Last Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Mass in Selma 43
Last Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Mass in Orrville 16
Last Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Mass in Selma 114
May 31, 2015  Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Deuteronomy 4:32-40  Psalm 33  Romans 8:14-17  Matthew 28:16-20
Today’s Scriptures: To be a Christian is to live in
unity with the Trinity. The words of today's Gospel focus
on the mystery into which we were baptized. The Trinity
is a mystery that we can never fully grasp. But the reality
of the Trinity reveals to us that God is a community of
love. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit exist eternally in a
relationship of mutual equality. To be baptized in the
name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is to be
immersed into relationship with the Trinity.
In today's second reading Paul points out how our prayer
manifests this immersion into the Trinity. In union with
our Brother Jesus we cry out, "Abba!" This is the name
by which Jesus himself called God when he prayed. It is
a Hebrew word used by children meaning "Daddy." Both
our prayer itself and the very inclination to pray are the
works of the Spirit, calling us into relationship with God.
Paul says, "All who are led by the Spirit are sons of
God." The Holy Spirit unites us with Jesus and we are
immersed into his loving union with the Father. We are
co-heirs with Christ, sons and daughters of God.
This is the movement of all Christian prayer. In union
with Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we give glory
and praise to the Father. This is the mystery into which
we were baptized.
Question of the Week: In today's first reading Moses
calls on the Israelites to remember the key events that
made them a people. Through God's self-revelation in
the burning bush, through signs and wonders worked
amidst the Egyptians, and by means of the passage
through the Red Sea, God made Israel his own people.
What are some key events in your spiritual journey?
What is your burning bush? What signs and wonders has
God worked for you? What is your Red Sea?
First Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be offered after
the morning Mass on Friday, June 5th.
Devotion will conclude at 10:00 a.m.
First Saturday Rosary: Recitation
of the Rosary will be offered on
Saturday, June 6th, at 4:00 p.m. in
Queen of Peace Parish.
Hispanic Leaders Gathered for Encuentro
Spanish Mass: Misa se ofrecerá en
español este domingo al mediodía.
Todos son bienvenidos. Mass will be
offered in Spanish this Sunday at noon.
All are welcome.
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions:
General – That, rejecting the culture of
indifference, we may care for our neighbors who suffer,
especially the sick and the poor. Mission – That Mary’s
intercession may help Christians in secularized cultures
be open to proclaiming Jesus.
Remember in your
prayers: Minnie Abrams,
Rose Bowie, Sr. Janet
Connorton, Norm Hayden,
Dorothea Huggin, Garrett
Daniel King, Patrick
Leonard, Martin Matsko,
Buddy McHugh, Pat Meyer,
Lillian Minch, Irene Parker,
Kathleen Plummer, Joan
Rouselle, Jon Sanders,
Marcella “Cookie” Smith,
Ruby Williams, and John
Wright, Jr. Drop us a note
of those who should be listed. Help keep our prayer list
up to date. Thank You!
Parish Council of Queen of Peace Parish will meet this
Sunday, May 31st after the 10:00 a.m. Mass.
Knights of Columbus will meet on Wednesday, June
3rd, at 7:00 p.m. at 2511 Summerfield Road.
Catholic Women’s Society has new officers:
President – Maria Stevenson; Vice President – Betty
Miller; and Secretary/Treasurer – Dawn Freij. The
organization will not have a formal meeting again until
August. Note cards with a picture of the church on the
front and a bit of history on the back, packaged in sets of
5, are available for $3 and will be available in the back of
the church. Special thanks to Liz Kish for her past
service and her willingness to continue to be a member
of the parish council.
First Sunday Food Collection: Help keep Sr.
Margaret’s Food Pantry stocked so she can assist the
poor who come to the Edmundite Center of Hope.
Symbolon: A covered dish supper, including a 30minute Symbolon video followed by discussion will be
held on Wednesday, June 10th, at 6:00 p.m. at
Immaculate Conception Parish in Orrville.
Butler-Truax spot wins state award
Selma Times Journal – Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Rupert and Darla, also known as Todd Prater and Doris Butler-Truax, won the Judges Award of Merit for small market
commercials from the Alabama Broadcasters Association earlier this year.
Prater, a radio personality at 100.9 ALE FM and KIX Country 101.5, has been in the radio business for more than 30 years
and was excited to receive the award.
“It’s my first as a broadcaster,” Prater said. “It’s really something special. Our spot was competing in the neighborhood of
500 other commercials.”
Butler-Truax is the owner of Butler Truax Jewelers, but she is no stranger to radio. She said her father was involved with
radio before she was ever born.
“I was excited because I’m not in broadcasting and won this award that people in broadcasting for 30 and 40 years would
kill to win,” Butler-Truax said. “We spent hours writing these things … but it was worth it.”
The two did a five part series with their characters Rupert and Darla that aired on both 100.9 and 101.5 stations.
“It was a five part series that kind of sounded like a soap opera,” Butler-Truax said. “It was a mutual project, so we did it
together.”
When Rupert and Darla get together, a little bit of work along with a lot of laughing takes place.
“On a scale of one to 10, I would say it’s a 20,” Prater said in reference of how much fun him and Butler-Truax had while
making the commercials. “Sometimes it’s hard for me to stay in character because I’m laughing at her so much.”
Prater said he enjoyed working with Butler-Truax, and he hopes they will continue to produce award worthy content.
“It was a real collaboration, which is something I haven’t really done much of before,” Prater said. “That’s exciting and fun
because you bring out the best of each other that way.”
The Five T's of Love
The apostolic exhortations
for Bishops [Pastores
Gregis], Priests [Pastores
Dabo Vobis], Religious [Vita
Consecrata], and even the
Laity [Christifideles Laici]
indicate our fundamental
task is to build communion. Building communion so the
love of Christ may be more evident in our lives and in
our world is no easy task.
Some years ago the late Msgr. Andrew Cucask, who led
renewal programs for the clergy at Seton Hall University
in New Jersey, identified these five essential elements
needed so our lives are more configured in Christ and
reflect Christ’s gratuitous love. Monsignor called them
“The Five T’s of Love.”
TIME: If we really love
God and others, we will
spend time with them.
Time is very costly; love is
very costly. Love is less a
measure of what I have
done "for" another; Love is
more a measure of what I
have done "with" another. Many important things
compete for our time. It's not a question of finding time;
it is a question of making time. What are the things I
make time for at the expense of God and/or others?
TALK: Real love allows
me to talk out my life with
God, with my spouse...
and with my brothers and
sisters. Love requires
deep communication... a
lifting up... an openness...
The most broken and stressed-filled persons are those
who are unable or unwilling to talk out their lives with
God and with others. How well am I revealing my heart?
Do I listen?
THOUGHT: We fill our minds with many things. If our
minds are too preoccupied
with these other concerns,
our thoughts may be full
but they divide our
loyalties, confuse our
vision, and compete for
our love. The best lovers
give the best of their thoughts and in so doing give the
best of their hearts. Twelve-Step Programs such as
Alcoholics Anonymous maintain that stinking thinking
leads to stinking feelings which leads to stinking
behavior. We need to be selective about what we allow
into our minds. Until we acquire the "mind" of Christ,
we will never acquire the "heart" of Christ and we will
never "act" like Christ. What challenges your thoughts?
TENDERNESS: Tenderness is the quality necessary so
that we are able to "forgive" others... able to feel
"compassion"... able to feel their pain, passion and hurt.
Tenderness radically confronts our non-tender, violent
and non-pro-life world. God does not "interfere" in my
life but God does "intervene" in my life. Jesus often
invites; Jesus rarely commands. How does this
intervention and invitation apply to my call to love?
TRUST: As I trust, I entrust my life. Real love and true
friendship is based upon trust. God trusts me. God
believes in me. God finds value in me. In Genesis we are
told: We are created in God's own image. Do I believe in
my own self-worth and in others' self-worth? Trust
creates a healthy self-image... an identity that feels safe
because this love is something you can rely on ...
something you can trust. Does my love reflect trust?
St. John of the Cross once said: “O God, how I enjoy
being with you.” Then John of the Cross heard God
reply: “John that’s not as important as God enjoys being
with you.” God wants to give me His Time so that He
may give me his Mind and his Heart.
Deepen your communion with God and others by
practicing the five T’s of Love:  Time,  Talk, 
Thought,  Tenderness and  Trust.