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JULY 13, 2003- 15th Sunday of the Year
Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for their journey but a walking stick -- no food no sack, no money in their belts.
-Mark 6: 7-13
ZITS: 'A MATURITY MOMENT'
Zits is the daily newspaper comic strip by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman that chronicles the foibles and angst of being a teenager - and being the parents of teenagers.
In a recent strip, 15-year-old Sara is having a bad hair day - very bad. "Gaaa! I hate my hair!" Sara screams. "I swear, I should just cut it off and start all over!"
Her mother calmly suggests, "That's a great idea, Sara! I know some people who would like to have it."
"Ha! Are you kidding? Who would want to be stuck with a whole head of this stuff?" Sara demands to know, pointing to her unruly do.
Mom hands Sara a brochure for "Locks of Love," an organization that makes wigs for kids with cancer.
"Wow, this is so amazing!" Sara says as she reads the pamphlet. "So this 'Locks of Love' organization would use my hair to make wigs for kids with cancer?"
"Or with other types of medical hair loss," her mom explains. "That way your problem becomes somebody else's solution."
Sara is deeply moved by the pictures and stories in the brochure. Humbled and a little embarrassed, Sara becomes very quiet and thoughtful for what seems like an eternity.
"Are you okay, Sara?" Mom finally asks.
Sara says quietly, "I think I'm having a maturity moment."
CONNECTION: Thomas Merton wrote that a child only begins to become an adult when the child realizes he or she is not the center of the universe. Christ calls us to embrace such moments of "maturity" - precious moments when we manage to put aside our own needs, problems and wants for the sake of the more critical needs of another; rare moments when we realize that we are not the center of the world but a part of a world much greater than ourselves, that we are connected to everyone through the dignity we all share as sons and daughters of God; holy moments when our disappointments and hurts at what life has handed us are transformed into gratitude to God for the gift of life itself. As Christ sends us forth to do the work of discipleship, may he open our hearts and minds to such "maturity moments," enabling us to be disciples of his compassion and healing along our journeys to the dwelling place of God.
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SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2003
7:30am Mass
9:30am Mass
10:30am New Parishioner Registration
11:30am Mass
1:00pm Baptisms
2:00pm Baptisms
6:15pm Mass
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2003
8:00am Rosary (Chapel)
8:30am Mass (Chapel)
7:00pm Boy Scout Adult Committee (Room 204)
7:15pm Earthen Vessels Rehearsal (St. Cecilia)
TUESDAY, JULY 15
8:00am Rosary (Chapel)
8:30am Mass (Chapel)
9:00am Camp TNT
6:30pm Picture Directory Meeting (Room 201)
7:00pm St. Vincent de Paul (Room 204)
7:00pm Engaged Couples Retreat (Rms. 206 & 208)
7:15pm Wild Honey & The Locusts (St. Cecilia)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
8:00am Rosary (Chapel)
8:30am Word/Eucharist (Chapel)
1:00pm Silvertones (LL108)
THURSDAY, JULY 17
8:00am Rosary (Chapel)
8:30am Mass (Chapel)
FRIDAY, JULY 18
8:00am Rosary (Chapel)
8:30am Mass (Chapel)
SATURDAY, JULY 19
8:00am Engaged Couples Retreat
3:30pm Reconciliation
4:30pm Mass
SUNDAY, JULY 20
7:30am Mass
9:30am Mass
11:30am Mass
6:15pm Mass
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