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St. Christopher’s
Catholic Church
Your body is
a temple
of the
Holy Spirit
within you.
713 West College
Street
Dickson, TN 37055
615-446-3927
615-446-7339 Fax
— 1 Corinthians 6:19
January 18, 2015 ~~ 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pastor, Rev. Mathew Perumpally [cell, 615-739-7752]
Full Adoration, Mass, & Events Schedule — page 2
Weekly Hispanic Mass — Jueves a las 7:00 de la tarde
[Hispanic Contact Person: José Galavíz, 615-419-5141]
Office Schedule — M / T / W, 8 am to 1 pm; TH / F, 8 AM—noon
[The Parish Library is also open during these hours.]
DREs — Amber Gonzales (405-6764), Michelle Brenner (519-3215), Kathy Tucker (446-8281)
SECRETARY, Mary Lou Sander, [email protected]
Deacon Jim Tucker, RCIA, 615-446-8281
Parish Council President, Paul Hudson, 615-289-1630
Finance Board Chairman, Jimmy Green, 615-799-7832
Knights of Columbus GK, John Denham, [email protected]
Women’s Club President, Cheryl Scott, 446-3864
PARISH
BOOKKEEPER, Beth Wilkerson, [email protected]
Building & Grounds, Bill Morgan, 557-8346 (cell), and Tom
Hennessy, (615) 441-3769 (home)
St. Vincent de Paul Society President, Steve Hyatt
Caring Hearts Ministry Chairperson, Betty Wyatt 446-5867
Parish Library Chairperson, Terri Thomas, 446-3887
MISSION STATEMENT
We, the members of St. Christopher Church, are called by God to become a believing,
loving, caring and welcoming Catholic Community. We commit ourselves personally and collectively to study the WORD of God and to proclaim the GOOD NEWS to the world. We gather
together to celebrate the love of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, which inspires and urges us to
serve our brothers and sisters as bread broken for many. Filled with the knowledge and love of
Christ, we go to the world as a CHRISTOPHER*, bearing the light of the Gospel values.
* Christopher means “Christ-bearer”.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
♦ Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions will be heard on
Saturday from 4:00—4:45 pm and Wed. from 5:30—6:15
pm and every day during Adoration before Mass (on request).
♦ Infant Baptism: Baptism should take place as soon as possible following birth. Expectant parents should contact the
pastor before the birth of the child.
♦ Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Contact
the pastor, 446-3927.
♦ Sacrament of Matrimony: Contact the pastor at least 4
months prior to the proposed wedding date to receive marriage preparation. Couples must fulfill all diocesan regulations.
♦ Anointing of the Sick: Anyone in danger of death from
illness or old age should receive this sacrament. Please inform the pastor of any parishioners who are seriously ill.
♦ For information on St. Patrick’s School, (931) 582-3493.
♦ Sacramento de Reconciliación (Confesiones). En español;
media hora antes de la misa los jueves, ó por petición al
sacerdote hispano.
♦ Bautismo Infantil: Los bautismos deberán de ocurrir de
inmediato después del nacimiento. Los padres deben ponerse
en contacto con el sacerdote antes del nacimiento para programar el bautismo.
♦ Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos (RICA): Contacte al sacerdote. Tel. 446-3927.
♦ Sacramento de Matrimonio: Contacte al sacerdote por lo
menos cuatro meses antes de la boda. Las parejas tendrán
que cumplir con todos los requisitos de la diócesis.
♦ Unción de Enfermos: Cualquier persona con peligro de
muerte sea por enfermedad, accidente, ó vejez debe recibir
éste sacramento. Por favor informar al sacerdote de algún
enfermo grave en la parroquía.
♦ Para información sobre la escuela católica de St. Patrick,
llama al (931) 582-3493.
JANUARY 18, 2015 — 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
Sat., Jan. 17, 8:30 am
Special Intention of the Cunningham family
5:00 pm
READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
Sun., 1/18
Carol Gaffkey by Jack Gaffkey
Sunday, Jan. 18, 8:30 am
1 Sm 3:3-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10;
1Cor 6:13-15, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42
Janice Sampica by the Mustell family
Monday:
Heb 5:1-10; Mk 2:18-22
Mon., Jan. 19
The People of the Parish
Special Intention of Diane Moses
Tuesday:
Heb 6:10-20; Mk 2:23-28
Tues., Jan. 20
Diane Camacho by Dennis & Laura DeBlock
Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Mk 3:1-6
11:00 am
Wed., Jan. 21
Frank & Julia Knapp by Jim & Shirley Anthony
Thursday:
Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Mk 3:7-12
Thur., Jan. 22
Shirley Hay by Charles Hay
Fri., Jan. 23
Larry Stumb (L) by Mark & Beth Cunningham Friday:
Heb 8:6-13; Mk 3:13-19
Sat., Jan. 24, 8:30 am
Special Intention of the Cunningham family
Saturday:
Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Mk 3:20-21
Sun., 1/25
Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9;
1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20
5:00 pm
Robert Rogan, Sr., by Bill & Cindy McClenathan
Sunday, Jan. 25, 8:30 am
11:00 am
Cecil Wagner by Nancy Wagner
The People of the Parish
COLLECTION FOR 1/11/15
Loose Cash
396.00
Cks/Envs.
4,141.00
Total Regular
Collection
Thank you very much!
One Child’s Offerings from
his “Church bank”
$47.50
THIS WEEK AT ST. CHRISTOPHER’S: 1/18—1/25
SUN.,
Jan. 18
2ND SUNDAY-ORDINARY TIME
Holy Masses
2nd C.-St. Vincent de Paul Soc.
Classes in session
Sanctity of Human
Life Sunday
8:30 am / 11:00 am
At all Masses
$4,537.00
A Peek into Christmas Storytime in our Library...
… and
a
good
time
was
had
by all!
MON.,
Jan. 19
Weekday
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day
Adoration / Holy Mass
LifeTeen Retreat
55 & Over, bring a lunch
9am—9pm, FLC
Noon, Social Hall
TUES.,
Jan. 20
Weekday
Adoration / Holy Mass
7:30 / 8:30 am
WED.,
Jan. 21
St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr
Adoration / Holy Mass
5:30 / 6:30 pm
THUR.
Jan. 22
Day of Prayer for the Legal
Protection of Unborn Children
Adoration / Holy Mass
7:30 / 8:30 am
FRI.,
Jan. 23
Weekday
Adoration / Holy Mass
10:30 / 11:30 am
SAT.,
Jan. 24
St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and
Doctor of the Church
Holy Mass / Rosary
Holy Mass
Confessions
Holy Mass
7:30 / 8:00 am
8:30 am
4:00—4:45 pm
5:00 pm
SUN.,
Jan. 25
2ND SUNDAY-ORDINARY TIME
Holy Masses
2nd C.-none
Classes in session
8:30 am / 11:00 am
Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and
— a book by Sherry A. Weddell
What is Discipleship? - The Spiral of Silence [Catholic
discomfort with overt spiritual passion, with living their
faith “out loud”] must end if a vibrant culture of discipleship is to be fostered at the parish level. That means recognizing, first of all, that discipleship is never unconscious. What do I mean?
A couple of years ago a friend was being trained as a
catechist in a large archdiocese. She was solemnly informed in a class on spiritual growth that “one day you
just wake up, and you’re different.” This very common
myth in Catholic culture is, to put it gently, false. How do
we know? Because it is false in absolutely every other
area of adult life. You might as well hope to wake up one
morning and find that you became a brain surgeon in your
sleep. Yet when it comes to the experience of being
transformed by the following of Christ, some Catholics suddenly begin to speak and act as though the
process were magical.
In the past, I have given a number of carefully documented presentations on the theology of evangelization,
most of which were received with varying levels of polite
indifference. But when we began to use the phrase
“intentional disciple,” people suddenly snapped to attention. Of course, “unintentional discipleship” is impossible, but using explicit language like “intentional discipleship” seemed to break the mysterious spell that makes it
Parish
Parish
WANTED: “COOKIES”
NEED NEW HELPERS
If you are willing to be called
on to help provide food for
funerals, please contact Beverly Mazzo (446-2593)or the
parish office (446-3927). We
would greatly appreciate your
help! If you have joined the
parish since our last recruitment, we especially invite you
to help with this important
ministry. Thank you!
Following Jesus
difficult for many Catholics to think and speak of discipleship in meaningful, real-life ways.
How then do we become disciples? By acting like
Simon Peter:
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.” And when
they had brought their boats to land, they left
everything and followed him. (Luke 5:10-11)
Simon’s experience was not exceptional, either in human terms or in the tradition of the Church. No one voluntarily sheds his or her job, home, and whole way of life
accidentally or unconsciously. Simon Peter’s “drop the
net” decision is what we mean by “intentional.” From
the moment he dropped his nets to follow Jesus, he
was a disciple.
Peter did not, of course, know what the full ramifications of that decision would be for himself or for the
world. No disciple ever does. And it would take the
rest of his life to become a saint. But he had consciously begun the journey.
It is the same with us. Intentional discipleship is not
accidental or merely cultural. It is not just a matter of
“following the rules.” A disciple’s primary motivation
comes from within, out of a Holy Spirit-given “hunger
and thirst for righteousness.” All things serve and flow
from the central thing: the worship and love of the
Blessed Trinity with one’s whole heart, soul, mind,
and strength, and therefore the love of one’s neighbor
as oneself…
The above passage is a
powerful excerpt from a
book that we have on order—Forming Intentional
Disciples. If you would like
your own copy, contact the parish office
by email or phone
message. Suggested
donation, $10.00
_______
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS_______
Paul Hudson, President
[email protected]
Bill Morgan, Vice-President
[email protected]
Laura DeBlock, Secretary
[email protected]
Nancy Brownfiel
[email protected]
Patsy DeVandry
(615) 336-6058
Tom Hennessy
[email protected]
Steve Hyatt
[email protected]
Sue Stringfield
[email protected]
Madonna Walker
[email protected]
_______
FINANCE BOARD MEMBERS_______
Andrea Albright, Jimmy Green, Bill Smart, Steve Wallick
Parish Council Elections took place at the January meeting.
Newly-elected officers for 2015 remained the same as in 2014:
Congratulations to Paul Hudson, President,
Bill Morgan, Vice-President, and
Laura DeBlock, Secretary.
1/18—Rachel Albert, Mark Cunningham,
Sr.
1/19—Grant Coons, Teresia Levasseur,
Patricia Parish
1/20—Shirley Anthony
1/21—Bill Orgain
1/22—Cynthia Beaton, Rowena Tyo
1/23—James Greer, Gary Leturmy, Mary Malugin
1/24—Fran Calorio, Christina Nichols-Cooley, Karen Webster, Donnie Young
1/25—Mickey Rice, Francis Texiera, Ronnie Tidwell
1/26—Michael Clarke, Rebecca Goodnight, Florence Texiera
1/27—Josh Little
Your birthday verse, Psalm 139:13-16
“You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my
mother’s womb. I praise you, so wonderfully you made
me; wonderful are your works! My very self you knew;
my bones were not hidden from you, fashioned as in the
depths of the earth. Your eyes foresaw my actions; in
your book all are written down; my days were shaped,
before one came to be.”
JOY
The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything.
—St. Julian
WORRIES
The greatest of worries can’t pay the smallest of debts.
—Anonymous
Please pray
daily for those
on Active Duty
in the Military
and for the
Unborn Children threatened with
abortion.
Annual Updating of Prayer List below
Many have recently called to change
the status of your loved ones on the
prayer list. We would like to hear from
the rest of you if you would like your
prayer intention to remain on the list.
We are happy to do so! We just need a
confirmation from you. You may email
or call the Parish Secretary. [See the
bulletin cover for email/phone #.]
Vera Allsup, Wyatt Anthony (Jim &
Shirley’s son), Carmen Borden, Ron Brenner
(Michelle’s husband), Joe Brownfiel, Aaron
DeBlock, Charles DeYonker (Nancy Brownfiel’s brother), Eric Fambrough, Edna Fortuna (Glory Farris’ sister), Frank Speedy Gonzales,
Gonzales Farrell Greer,
Greer Carl Guye, Jr. (friend of the Cunningham family), Fred Hancock, Dennis Harvey (father of Christina
Nichols-Cooley), Kristine Henderson, Debbie Hunt (niece
of Louise Hornick), Lewis Iselin, Amber Kiser (Glenn &
Brenda Lill’s niece), Betty Kulaski (Megan Odle’s mother),
Gloria Martin, Tom McCann, Nicole Moore (Nelldene F.’s
cousin), Bill Morgan,
Morgan Diane Moses, Dot Muller, Catherine
Muraca (Dickson Health and Rehab), Ilean Myatt, Wilson
Owen, Dayah Ramdhanie, Virginia Rogan, Elizabeth Sain
“Sr.” (mother of Elizabeth Sain), William E. Seibert, Kay
Spicer, Larry Stumb (Beth Cunningham’s father), Martha
Terfinko (Megan Odle’s sister), Kimber Troutt (Hennessy
Family’s friend), Terry Turner (Nancy Wagner’s son-inlaw), Joe Webster, Glenn Whitaker (McCutchens’ friend)
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