NOTICES FOR THE WEEK 20th Sunday OT, Year C (Green) Psalter Wk 4 August 18, 2013 1st reading: Jeremiah 38:4-6. 8-10 Psalm: 39 Lord Come To My Aid 2nd reading: Hebrews 12:1-4 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53 Celebrant: Fr. Charles Dominique OP 6:30 a.m. MASS Lectors: Ricardo Charles, Patricia Murray Com: Romona Kissoon, Bernadine Payne (Host) Emmanuel Moses , Catherine Lawrence Choir: Our Lady’s Senior Choir Celebrant: Fr. Peter Clarke OP 8:30 a.m. MASS Lectors: Denise Mongerie-Rogers, James Hunte Com: Michael Gonsalves, Fabian Alexander (Host) Desiree Jemmott, Patricia Morris Choir: Our Lady’s Folk Choir Feast Days/Memorials 19 St. John Eudes 20 St. Bernard 21 St. Pius 22 Queenship of Mary (Patronal Feast) 23 St. Rose of Lima 24 St. Bartholomew Bidding Prayer Response Lord, hear our prayer Ministers for next Weekend’s Mass 21st Sunday OT, Year C (Green) Psalter Wk 1 August 25, 2013 Celebrant: Fr. Charles Dominique OP 7:30 a.m. ONE MASS Parish picnic immediately following Lectors: Charlene Morris, Joyce Burnett Com: Michael Gonsalves, Fabian Alexander (Host) Desiree Jemmott, Patricia Morris Choir: Our Lady’s Folk Choir
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PATRONAL FEAST WEEK OF ACTIVITIES Sunday 18th - Mass 6:30 & 8:30 a.m. Wed. - Movie Night - 6:30 p.m. Thurs. - Road Tennis Fri. - Food and Fun Talent Competition Sat. - Hike from Bathsheba to Sun. - ONE MASS - Parish Picnic to King George V Park
01 Muriel Walrond 03 Felix Smith 05 Dennis Strong 06 Marjorie Barrow 08 Jorge Londono 11 Marian Serieux 13 Olga King-Bowen, Patricia Murray 14 Ave Regis-Belgrave 15 Atarah Browne
16 Nelly Matute 18 Brenda Maxius 20 Patricia Reece, Bernadette Serieux 27 Romona Kissoon
30 Sharon Charles, Lidys Shepherd
6:30 a.m. MASS Entrance: 452 Your Greatness Collection: 25 As I Kneel Offertory: 21 As We Gather Communion: 61 Come To The Water 131 He Touched Me Recessional: 236 Morning Has Broken 8:30 a.m. MASS Entrance: Collection: Offertory: Communion:
My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less 109 God Of Mercy, God Of Grace 130 Here Is My Life 174 Jesus Is My Saviour 166 In Your Hands 102 God Gives His People Strangth Recessional: My Rock And My Redeemer SICK & SHUT-IN IN THE PARISH Flora Reid Andre Hunte Solange Inniss Mona St. Rose Therese Annel Theresa Clarke Petrona Forde Gordon Forde Hilda Downe Emily Hugh Pierre Compton Elaine Jordan Ann Phillips Loretta Louis Helena Dixon Roberta Straker Cyrille Morvan Jeanette Knight Muriel Walrond Marie Ann Williams Vincillia Joseph Berenda Brewster Monica Thorne Marjorie Barrow Emmanuel Greenidge Venastyne Quimby Winston Edwards Hetty Alleyne Please remember to pray for all our sick and shut-in.
20TH SUNDAY OT, CYCLE C First Reading As usual, the first reading warms us up to hear today's gospel, Luke 12:49-53. There Jesus speaks with prophetic bluntness about how his mission will divide those who accept him from those who don't. The prophet Jeremiah lived from about 650 B.C. to perhaps 580 B.C. Most of his work was in Judah's capital Jerusalem. He tried to keep the people and several kings faithful to God amidst an atmosphere of political intrigue and backstabbing like that which prevails in our own capital today. Jeremiah was blunt about what was right and what was not, and he suffered at the hands of the powerful because of his outspokenness. Judah's defeats at the hands of foreign enemies were the result, Jeremiah insisted, of the bad faith of
the king and other leaders among the people. This and similar statements seemed seditious to some. They were still reluctant to kill him outright, so they got the king to order Jeremiah thrown into a pit and kept there. Then someone else got the ear of the wishy-washy king, and successfully argued for Jeremiah's release. Out of its context, it's not a very interesting story, is it? But you can still proclaim it in a way that gets the attention of your congregation, and perhaps wins their sympathy for the prophet. Start by working on the tone of voice you'll use for those who want to silence the prophet. When you describe their appeal to the king, make them sound indignant and pious and hypocritical. Make the king sound like the wimp he is when he says "He is in your power." Then pause, for the scene changes (and the Lectionary leaves out a verse of the original text). When Ebedmelech speaks to the king in Jeremiah's favor, his voice through yours should sound like a public defender tearing apart the prosecution's flimsy case against an innocent defendant.
Second Reading This letter was written for the sake of Jews who had become Christians, and who were promptly rejected by other Jews. Kicked out of synagogue and cut off from family and old friends, from the comforting rituals and institutions they had known, these folks needed their faith bolstered. So the previous chapter, covered in last Sunday's second reading and lector's notes, praises a long list of faithful Jews from the past, particularly Abraham, detailing some of the difficulties they faced. Those heroic figures are the great cloud of witnesses mentioned in today's passage. The author wants his audience to think of themselves as athletes in a race in a stadium, where the witnesses are like spectators surrounding them and cheering them. Jesus, on the other hand, is not a cheering witness, but the supreme example. The sentences describing his fidelity are not just images; they're strong and direct statements. To get into the mood to proclaim this, think of how you might counsel one of your children who has to work up the courage to do something difficult and unpopular. A youngster might know he should be kind to the kid in class that the others like to tease. A more mature child might know she has to break up with an unsuitable boyfriend. You, the wise parent, are sympathetic to your child's torment, but you want her or him to do what's right. While sounding accepting and not judgmental, you give all the encouragement you can. That's what the author of Hebrews was doing. ( excerpts from lectorprep.org)