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Readings for the Week of July 17 Wis 12:13,16-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 Ex 14:5-18/Mt 12:38-42 Ex 14:21-15:1/Mt 12:46-50 Ex 16:1-5,9-15/Mt 13:1-9 Ex 19:1-2,9-11,16-20b/Mt 13:10-17 Ex 20:1-17/Jn 20:1-2,11-18 Ex 24:3-8/Mt 13:24-30 1 Kgs 3:5,7-12/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52

Saturday - July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel 5:00 p.m. Rick Williams (family) Sunday - July 17 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners 9:00 a.m. Renee Lorei & Florence Bielanin (family) 11:00 a.m. Dan DiLuzio (Ray & Ann Graeca) Monday - July 18 - Weekday/St. Camillus de Lellis 7:00 a.m. Joseph Wagner (Sue Lauffer) Tuesday - July 19 - Weekday 7:00 a.m. Elaine Knoll (DiRaimo family) Wednesday - July 20 - Weekday/St. Apollinaris 7:00 a.m. Loretta Seelinger (family) Thursday - July 21 - St Lawrence of Brindisi 7:00 a.m. Departed Souls Friday - July 22 - St. Mary Magdalene 7:00 a.m. David Lojewski & Bob Hanson (Cheri & Debbie) Saturday - July 23 - St. Bridget of Sweden 5:00 p.m. Florence Kostek (Irene Niewolak) Sunday - July 24 - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Mass for all Parishioners 9:00 a.m. Fred Schwenk (Georgia & daughter) 11:00 a.m. Evelyn Bedlow (family & friends) The Santuary Lamp will burn in memory of Ann & Al Siciliano as requested by their family REVEREND JOSEPH T. SCHEFFNER ENDOWMENT FUND Parishioners and friends are encouraged to remember their loved ones at the time of death or for any special occasion by contributing a memorial gift to the ENDOWMENT FUND. The Fund provides parish support and tuition assistance to parish children who attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. Brochures concerning the Fund and remittance envelopes are available in the back of the church. Tuition assistance from the inception of the Fund is $76,235.00. Contributions to the Fund since inception are $143,670.00.

Monday - July 18 6:30 p.m. Legion of Mary (Church) Wednesday - July 20 6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Council Picnic (pavilion) 8:30 a.m. Church cleaning 9:00 p.m. Mens Basketball (SH) Thursday - July 21 6:30 p.m. Folk Group practice (Church) 7:00 p.m. Echoes of Faith (L) Saturday - July 23 4:00 p.m. Confessions

WEEKDAYS OF JULY 17 7:00 a.m. Abigail Chermack/Michael Kinecki SATURDAY - JULY 23 5:00 p.m. Tim Grunzel/Nick Woll SUNDAY - JULY 24 7:30 a.m. Elizabeth/Daniel Rathburn 9:00 a.m. Alexis Federici/Rachel Bessetti 11:00 a.m. Emily/Steven Kehl NOVENA IN HONOR OF ST. ANN The 92nd Annual Solemn Novena in honor of Good St. Ann will begin at St. Ann Church, 10th & East Ave. on Monday, July 18 with services at 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Fr. Lenny Delgado of the Redemptorist Fathers of New York City will direct this years Novena. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend all or part of this years Novena.
MASS WITH ANOINTING OF THE SICK We are planning to celebrate the Communal Anointing of the Sick within the context of the Eucharist. The celebration will be held in Church on Wednesday, July 27, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Following Mass there will be a fellowship luncheon for all in the Multi-Purpose Room. Please complete the reservation form in todays bulletin. We encourage our families to do all they can to assist their sick, elderly and shut-in relatives to attend this Mass. If there are any difficulties, especially with transportation, call the rectory. Thank you.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION If you have not registered your children yet for fall RE classes, please do so now! Class assignment letters will go home to parents the last week of July. Registration information and forms for next fall are available on our Parish Website (http://olmc-erie.org). Thank you for allowing us to be part of your familys faith formation! If you have questions or need additional help, please contact the RE office. Echoes of Faith for Catechists.the 2nd class on Morality with Fr. Ray will be held this Thursday, July 21, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the school library. Peace in Christ Jesus, Sue Berdis, RE leader.

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SACRIFICIAL GIVING Last week the collection was $6,360.00 Each week we need to collect $9,730.00 Envelope sets mailed 1000 Envelopes received 265 Thank you to those who use their envelopes regularly and to all who have increased their Offertory.

JULY 17, 2011

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY UP MOUNT CARMEL I must correct a date I gave you in my last column. Our Mission Cooperative Collection will be the weekend of July 23-24, not this weekend as I told you earlier. Fr. Baby Joseph Olickal of the Missionaries of Compassion in India will speak at all of the Masses that weekend. We will take up a second collection in support of the Missionaries work in education. Health care and care for the poor in India and Tanzania. This will be a SEPARATE collection, since no envelopes are available for your offering. We welcome Fr. Olickal to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. We also welcome Fr. Beal home from his summer teaching at Catholic University. He arrives Sunday evening and will be with us until the end of the year. He will also probably have some stories from his driving vacation just completed. Ill bet he didnt get any luggage lost or miss a flight connection, like I did a few weeks ago! You will find in this bulletin a reservation form for our upcoming Healing Mass on July 27th. Please fill out the form and drop it in the collection basket by July 25th so that we can plan adequately for the luncheon that follows the 10:00 Mass. You can also make a reservation by calling the rectory. All those who would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick are invited and welcome to the Mass and luncheon in Scheffner Hall. Guests are also welcome; just include them when you make your reservation. Of course, there is no charge or fee for either. Remember, the Sacrament of the Sick is no longer reserved for those who are dying. It is a prayer for healing as the Letter of James makes clear. Read it before you come to Mass that day (James 5:13-15). I know that some of our parishioners are not fond of our airconditioning in church. We have raised the target temperature on the thermostats as a result of some of your comments to me. We have also decided to not turn them off from Sunday afternoon to Saturday afternoon on the advice of our air-conditioning company. They say that it is more economical to leave them on rather than turning them off and on. Some members of the Legion of Mary called me this week, worried that they were left on by mistake. Well see if this plan saves money or not. On the subject of the church, our new lights, second edition, were shipped this past week. We hope to be able to install them promptly and move on to our work in the sanctuary and the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima this fall. I met with a contractor this past week for an estimate. We also will begin work shortly with improvements to our sound system. We hope to improve coverage to our side aisles. A parishioner was kind enough to offer to assist in covering the cost of the additions. Thank you for your generosity! Fr. Cas will be on retreat and vacation these next two weekends. Keep him in your prayers and thoughts. I will be on retreat the first week of August. Please do the same for me! We had almost the entire school faculty at the rectory this week for the Dinner at the Rectory that they bid on at Lights, Camera, Auction in May. We had a great meal, a wonderful time and Mrs. Rinderle polished off an entire 2 liter of Diet Pepsi! Many thanks to Cathy Reynolds, Joan Collins, and Susan Cropp for their invaluable help. I did the grilling and blackened some of the hot dogs as ordered! Speaking of picnics, dont forget our Volunteers Picnic on August 14 and the Parish, School and Alumni Picnic on August 21. Reservation slips and information for the former will be in the bulletin soon. Enjoy our July summer weather. Who ever thought we would be hoping for some rain back in May and June! Fr. Ray Carmelite Sprituality Our Lord does not ask for great deeds but only for gratitude and self-surrender . St. Therese

MISSIONARIES OF COMPASSION Rev. Baby Olickal, a missionary priest of the Missionaries of Compassion , will be speaking to our parish next weekend, July 2324. This is our annual participation in the Mission Cooperation Plan for the Diocese of Erie. Missionaries of Compassion serves in Mission territories in India and Africa. Missionaries of Compassion has its exclusive purpose of assisting the destitute, homeless, the aged, the disabled, the children and the sick especially those who suffer from incurable diseases such as leprosy, aids, etc...without distinction of race, creed, sex or nationality. Be sure to give your attention to this important appeal and please be as generous as your circumstances allow. THE WINNER OF THE MEN'S COUNCIL 50-50 ON TUESDAY, JULY 5 Tracy Wolfe - $1,001.00 Seller: Walter Helminski Men's Council 50/50 tickets are available for purchase in the vestibule before and after every Mass on the weekend. Proceeds of the drawing benefit our parish. Your support is greatly appreciated

LADIES GUILD The Ladies Guild will not have a meeting for the month of July. We will see you on August 16 at the Guild Picnic. SAVE THE DATE. .for the OLMC Parish/School/Alumni Picnic: Sunday, August 21, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Picnic Pavilion. 2011 FEATHER PARTY Yes, it is difficult to think about the Feather Party when we just enjoyed the Fourth of July holiday, but our Parish is in need of CHAIRPERSONS for the 2011 Feather Party. If you are interested in learning about how you can preserve this must have OLMC event, please call the rectory. SCHOOL ADVANCEMENT Announcing Alumni Volleyball Game -- Saturday, August 20, 2011 @ OLMC Gym. 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. E-mail Susan Rinderle @ srinderle@olmcerie.org. or phone 825-2822, ext. 9 for more details. Were also looking for volunteers who would be able to help with stuffing and mailings during the school year.
GODS LOVE; OUR LOVE; OUR FAMILY. .is this years theme for Natural Family Planning Awareness Week as designated by Bishop Trautman. NFP is a way of life that incorporates fertility awareness, responsible parenthood and self-mastery into married love. To learn more about this Church teaching, pick up literature in the church vestibule, plan to attend a class, contact your local teaching couple, or the diocesan NFP Office @ 824-1259, ext. 259 or www.eriercd.org/nfp.asp.