June 12th, 2016

Pastor: Rev. John Tapp Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr James C. Lara Parochial Vicar: Rev. Nelson Restrepo Rev. Victor Amorose Deacons: Rev. Dr. Mark Taylor Rev. Mr. Robert Harris Rev. Mr. Elix Castro Church Office: 813.681.4608 School: 813.689.3395 Faith Formation:813.689.9101 Youth Ministry: 813.689.4147 Pastoral Care: 813.413.8351 Food Pantry: 813.694.0541

Weekend Mass Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00PM (ASL Interpreted) 4:00PM Español (Capilla) Sunday Masses 7:00, 8:30, 10:30AM 10:30AM Family Mass (Chapel 12:30PM Español 6:00PM LifeTeen

Daily Mass 7:00AM (Monday through Friday) 8:00AM (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat) 8:15AM (Wednesday) 7:00PM (Español Martes y Viernes) Morning Prayer 7:45AM (Monday through Saturday) Confession Schedule Saturday in Church 3:00 to 4:00PM 5:00 to 5:30PM

Mass Schedule

705 E Brandon Blvd. Brandon, FL

“Joyfully and faithfully evangelizing for Christ!”

JUNE 12TH, 2016

Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mys-tery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ. The goal, toward which all of history is directed, is represented by the final Sunday in Ordi-nary Time, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

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Corpus Christi – The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Part III Following last week’s column and the So-lemnity of Corpus Christi which we cele-brated two weeks ago, I thought I’d offer some practical guidelines regarding our participation at Mass:

Preparation for Sunday Mass actually begins at home. In order to more worthily celebrate the Mass, we are called to: review the readings ahead of time; prepare our offertory gift (your tithe); reflect on what intentions you intend to pray for at Mass.

When you walk into the church building, bless yourself with holy water. It is a reminder of our baptism which initiated us into the Church. It is also a reminder of being commissioned to serve Christ by virtue of our baptism.

Before entering the pew, it is appropriate to bow to the altar. The altar is a sign of Christ. Church rubrics (or rules) tell us that if the tabernacle is BEHIND the altar, then we genuflect before entering the pew. Church ru-brics remind us that you only need to bow/genuflect when entering church and when leaving.

While it is perfectly acceptable to greet and speak with those around you before Mass begins, we should also be mindful that there are those who use the time before Mass for silent reflection. The church need not be com-pletely quiet before Mass. But it should also not be as raucous as a pep rally.

Every effort should be made to attend Mass from the very beginning.

If we arrive late to Mass, it would be helpful to those who are already worshipping if we move to our pew or seat when there is a pause in the Liturgy. Such pauses occur at the end of the Opening Prayer, after the reader is finished proclaiming the Word of God or the cantor finishes singing the Psalm.

Leaving Mass early should never be an option, unless it’s an emergency. The closing hymn is our final thanks to God. Leaving church while we are still singing the final hymn is like walking out of a dinner party as soon as you eat your last morsel of dessert while never taking the time to thank your hosts.

Our prayers and songs are our gifts to God. Hopefully, our singing and responding is done robustly and with enthusiasm.

At the end of Mass, we are commissioned to go out into the world and live the mystery we have received and cele-brated. In other words, we are to be Christ for the world when we walk out the church doors. That reality begins as we head to our cars, drive through the parking lot, and continue on to our homes. As St. Augustine said: BE the mystery you receive. That is, be Christ for others in all you say and do.

Corpus Christi - Parte III A raíz de la columna de la semana pasada y la solemnidad del Corpus Christi, que hemos celebrado hace dos semanas, pen-sé que me gustaría ofrecer algunas orientaciones prácticas respecto a nuestra participación en la misa:

Preparación para la misa dominical en realidad comienza en el hogar. Con el fin de celebrar más dignamente la misa, estamos llamados a: revisar las lecturas antes de tiempo; preparar nuestro regalo del ofertorio (el diezmo); reflexionar sobre cuáles son las intenciones que la inten-ción de orar por en la misa.

Cuando entras en el edificio de la iglesia, bendice a sí mis-mo con agua bendita. Es un recordatorio de nuestro bau-tismo, que nos inició en la Iglesia. También es un recor-datorio de ser el encargado de servir a Cristo en virtud de nuestro bautismo.

Antes de entrar en el banco, es conveniente que inclinarse ante el altar. El altar es un signo de Cristo. rúbricas de la iglesia (o reglas) nos dicen que si el tabernáculo está de-trás del altar, a continuación, hacemos una genuflexión antes de entrar en el banco. rúbricas de la Iglesia nos re-cuerdan que sólo tiene que inclinarse / genuflexión al entrar y al salir de la iglesia.

Si bien es perfectamente aceptable para saludar y hablar con aquellos a su alrededor antes de que comience la mi-sa, también hay que tener en cuenta que hay personas que utilizan el tiempo antes de la misa para la reflexión en silencio. La iglesia no tiene por qué ser completamente tranquilo antes de la misa. Pero tampoco debe ser tan estridente como una reunión de la energía.

Debe hacerse todo lo posible para asistir a la misa desde el principio. Si se llega tarde a la misa, sería de gran ayuda para aquellos que ya están adorando si nos movemos a nuestro banco o asiento cuando hay una pausa en la Li-turgia. Tales pausas se producen al final de la oración inicial, después de que el lector ha terminado anuncio de la Palabra de Dios o el cantor termina de cantar el salmo.

Deja la primera de misa nunca debe ser una opción, a menos que sea una emergencia. El himno final es nuestro final gracias a Dios. Salir de la iglesia, mientras que toda-vía estamos cantando el himno final es como caminar fuera de una cena tan pronto como se come su último bocado de postre mientras no tomarse el tiempo para agradecer a sus anfitriones.

Nuestras oraciones y canciones son nuestros dones a Dios. Con suerte, nuestro canto y la respuesta se hace con firmeza y con entusiasmo.

Al final de la misa, tenemos el encargo de salir al mundo y vivir el misterio que hemos recibido y celebrado. En otras palabras, hemos de ser Cristo para el mundo cuan-do caminamos por las puertas de la iglesia. Esa realidad comienza mientras nos dirigimos a nuestros coches, y seguimos a nuestros hogares. Como dijo San Agustín: SER el misterio que recibe. Es decir, ser Cristo para los demás en todo lo que dice y hace.

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Monday June 13 7:00 a.m. Anthony McWilliams 8:00 a.m. Liz Marie Melendez Tuesday June 14 7:00 a.m. Letobarone Family 8:00 a.m. Dorian Morley 7:00 p.m. Jaime Caballero (Spanish) Wednesday June 15 7:00 a.m. Cristine Weber 8:15 a.m. Guzman Family Thursday June 16 7:00 a.m. Molnar Family 8:00 a.m. Moore Family Friday June 17 7:00 a.m. Rosalina, Linda, Susan DeVera 8:00 a.m. Marjorie Bell 7:00 p.m. Victor Velez Valcourt (Spanish) Saturday June 18 8:00 a.m. Jack & Choy Elliott 4:00 a.m. Jimmy Burger 4:00 p.m. Rafael Zelaya Sunday June 19 7:00 a.m. Deceased Members of Stutzman-Tersavige Fam. 8:30 a.m. Damon Casale 10:30 a.m. Daniel Garcia 10:30 a.m. Britt Hardy (Chapel) 12:30 a.m. Thanksgiving to Blessed Mother (Spanish) 6:00 p.m. Nativity Parish Family

Summer Church Office Hours The church office is now open Monday - Thursday 9:00AM

to 4:00PM (with lunch from 12PM - 1PM) and Friday from 9:00AM to 12:00PM.

Our offices will be closed to the public June 30th through July 18th for floor refinishing and painting. The phones will still be answered during this time, so do call if you need to schedule a sacrament, or connect with a priest.

Happy Retirement, Bishop Lynch As you well know, we pray for Francis our Pope, and Robert our Bishop at every Mass. You may have recently noticed that we now also pray for the next bishop who will replace Bishop Lynch. On his 75th birthday, which he celebrated on May 27th, Bishop Lynch was required (as all bish-ops are who reach the age of 75) to submit a letter of resignation / retirement to Pope Francis. Pope Francis will now begin the pro-

cess of discerning, then appointing the next bishop for the Diocese of St. Petersburg. I invite all of our parishioners to offer prayers of thanksgiving for the twenty-plus years of ministry that Bishop Lynch has given to this diocese. I also ask you to pray for the person who will be appointed the next bishop for the Diocese of St. Petersburg. If past experiences are any indication, a new bishop should be appointed to our diocese in 6-12 months.

See page 7 for a prayer for the new Bishop.

We’re Looking for Greeters Nativity Parish is known for its warm hospitality. In order

to further build up the spirit of hospitality in our church, we are looking for folks just like you to participate in our Greeter Ministry. Greeters arrive a few minutes early to church. They welcome all who come here to worship. They also help orient those who might be new to our parish community.

This is an easy, but powerful ministry.

We will have an information-al meeting Monday, June 20 at 7:00pm at the Church Office.

It is perfect for families to do together. Yet, it is also something that individuals can do as well. If you would like more information about serving in this minis-try, please contact:

Tim Bergevin 813.748.4146 or Cindy Ehringer 813.681.4608 our parish volunteer coordinator.

In the spirit of the “Year of Mercy” Excerpts from Misericordiae Vultus, “The Face of Mercy” by

Pope Francis ...”Whoever sees Jesus sees the Father (cf. Jn 14:9). Je-

sus of Nazareth, by his words, his actions and his entire person reveals the mercy of God.

We need constantly to contemplate the mystery of mercy. It is a wellspring of joy, serenity and peace. Our salvation de-pends on it. Mercy: the word reveals the very mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. Mercy: the ultimate and supreme act by which God comes to meet us. Mercy: the fundamental law that swells in the heart of every person who looks sincerely into the eyes of his brothers and sisters on the path of life. Mercy: the bridge that connects God and man, opening our hearts to the hope of being loved forever despite our sinful-ness.

At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Fathers action in our lives…”

Questions for discussion: Pope Francis is calling us out of our comfort zones! Do we

examine our thoughts, words and deeds on a daily basis? Do we find areas of our life, our relationships, our habits that need a dose of healing mercy?

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6pm Mass. See you there! High School (Grades 9 - 12) (LIFE TEEN)

Join us at Nativity’s Youth Center on Sundays, after the 6 pm Mass & Wednesdays from 7 - 9pm

Middle School (Grades 6 - 8) (LIFE FORCE)

Join us at Nativity’s Youth Center, Tuesdays from 6 - 8 pm.

Young Adults (18 - 40) REAL LIFE Every Thursday at Nativity’s Youth Center at 7:30pm for faith, fun, and fellowship.

Vida Joven Meets Friday in the chapel at 7 pm. Meal, faith and fun program until 9 pm. All High School age members of our Hispanic community are welcome to join us this Friday evening for a time of prayer, spiritual growth and fellowship. 7:00pm - Misa en Español 7:30pm - Dinner 8:00pm - Charla and Community Time

Eryn Lentner, Youth Director

Youth & Young Adult 813.689.4147

Nativity Catholic School 813.689.3395

All High School teens are welcome to join us this sunday as we celebrate our grad-uating seniors at mass, and our reception following. All graduating seniors are wel-come to wear their cap and gown to mass in order to receive a special blessing!

Summer Office Hours Nativity Catholic School

Open Monday, June 13th – Tuesday, August 9th from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Monday – Thursday) **Closed on Fridays, as well as Monday, July 4th

(Holiday)** Sunday, August 7th 1:15-2:15 PM Open House (New Families Only) 2:30-3:30 PM Back-to-School Liturgy 3:30-5:00 PM Open House (All Families Welcome) Wednesday, August 10th 1st Day of School (Full Day) – Extended Day Open For enrollment/admissions questions, please contact: Mrs. Jo-Hanna Hohman, Director of Admissions 813-689-3395 ext. 2254 [email protected]

Youth Registration for Confirmation Preparation

Confirmation leads the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit, in order to be more capable of assuming the apostolic responsibilities of Christian life.

9th grade students who have been registered in Nativity Catholic School or Nativity Faith Formation will be receiving their letter detailing the registration process in the mail begin-ning in June. Parents are encouraged to make their appoint-ment for an interview with either Vicki Hawkins or Pam Em-ery as soon as possible.

Call 813.689.9101 for an appointment time.

Nativity Catholic School Serving ages 3 years through 8th grade

CAMPUS TOURS! Open to all prospective students and fami-lies. Currently accepting enrollment applica-tions for the 2016-2017 school year. To schedule a private tour of the school contact: Therese Alonso at (813) 689-3395


Lighthouse Media Available Dr. Timothy Gray pre-

sents an honest look at the blessings and strug-gles of marriage. He connects the Fall to dai-ly marital struggles and explains how, like Adam and Eve, spouses can end up blaming instead of supporting each oth-er. Dr. Gray also ex-plains how words can heal and build up mar-ried life. Discover how to find or renew happiness in your marriage with Beloved.

Parishioner Comments Dr Gray taught me how words can be life-giving and how

what I say has the power to heal. Anna - Reedsburg, WI It was fascinating how Dr. Gray connected Adam and Eve

to modern day spouses. I had now idea how much I could learn from Genesis about my own marriage!

Pio - Ave Maria, FL

Pastoral Care 813.413.8351

Faith Formation 813.689.9101

Nativity Outreach Volunteer Needs The Nativity Food Bank is in need of truck drivers, fork lift

operators and abled-bodied volunteers at the Food Bank Warehouse in Dover. We are open mornings only, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30 a.m. to approximately 11:00 a.m. If you can give us one day a week or more, your help would be greatly appreciated. Hours and days are flexi-

ble. Anyone interested or if you need additional infor-mation please call Carl at 813.707.1523 or 813.545.1725. We are also in need of new coordinators for the Na-

tivity Outreach ministry as our great volunteers, Carl and Tess Falkenbach are looking to step back from the min-istry. If you would be interested in taking charge of this incredibly important ministry, please contact Rob Mar-tin, or Fr. Tapp.

Do You Have Room “In the Inn”?

Families who have jobs and have completed the Family Promise Program are ready to move on and be on their own, but are still facing the challenge of finding safe, affordable housing to live in.

Do you own a small rental home or apartment? Contact Edwina at 813.681.6170, at Family Promise of Greater Brandon, to see how you can make a difference!

JUNE Monthly Food Drive The Nativity Outreach truck will be on campus for your convenience on June 18 & 19, 2016 for your donations. Please consid-er donating food toward meals for the many families of our Food Pantry. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity and con-

tinued support of Nativity Outreach

If you couldn’t drive yourself to Mass… how would you get there?

The Pastoral Care Office needs van drivers to help bring people to Mas son Saturday and Sunday. Join us in serving Christ while serving others for Him!

Call the Pastoral Care Office or email Bonnie [email protected] to find out more about this important ministry and how you can help.

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Weekly Reflection (courtesy of catholicsteward.com)

2 Sm 12: 7-10, 13; Ps 32: 1-2, 5, 7, 11; Gal 2: 16, 19-21; Lk 7: 36–8:3

Repentance and for-giveness are at the core of today’s readings on this Eleventh Sunday in Ordi-nary Time. In a Church year, dependent upon how our holy seasons fall, there are 33 or 34 Sundays in Or-dinary Time. Thus, on this Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, as difficult as it may seem to believe, we are one/third of the way through Ordinary Time. It is worth reiterating that for the Church and our time, the term “ordinary” does not mean “common.” It is based upon the term “ordinal” which means merely counted time.

It is good stewardship for us to know and understand the terms our Church utilizes. However, the important message for today is our understanding of repentance and forgiveness. In the First Reading from the Book of Second Samuel, David declares, “I have sinned against the Lord.” There are some significant aspects to David’s confession and repentance. In Hebrew, David actually said hata al-Yahweh, only two words. When Saul confesses, it is in great length and detail, but Da-vid’s confession is perhaps even more sincere and more effec-tive in spite of its brevity.

David accepts total responsibility for his actions. He does not embellish it, and he makes no effort to find human excus-es or rationalizations. Confessions do not need to be long, but they very much need to be honest and sincere. We must remember that David was a King; he might have tried to de-flect what he had done, but he knew he was wrong in the eyes of God. The result is immediate forgiveness from the Lord. We need to face our own sinfulness; we need to confess it in the proper way; and then we need to understand that God is a forgiving God.

St. Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, from where our Sec-ond Reading comes, is dealing with a more complex matter. Paul knows that it is through faith and forgiveness that we are “justified.” Perhaps the most noteworthy statement Paul makes in this reading is the simple declaration “…yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me.” If each of us could find Christ within us, if we could fully grasp what that means, we, like Paul and David, could acknowledge our sinfulness, and seek the remedies the Church provides through repentance.

In our Gospel Reading from the Book of Luke, Jesus is confronted by a sinful woman. Others are offended that the Lord accepts this woman and does not condemn her or ban-ish her. However, when they question Jesus’ response to her, the Lord offers a parable as an example of forgiveness. In explaining it to them Jesus says, “So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven because she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” Then the Lord said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

God is indeed a forgiving God, but like David, we must

Pray for Each Other Pray for the sick, suffering, and shut-ins to welcome the

strength of God’s love, especially: Richard Byerly, Natalie Lizanich, Ed Gefre, Angel Vasquez, The-

resa Fraser, Joseph Ruzzi, Virginia Pascua, Richard & Betsy Ma-honey, Joe LaPerna, Monserrate Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez, Jessie Perez Gonzalez, Sylvia Perez Gonzalez, Jeanne A. Woodke, Katalin Lazzara, Dr. Joseph Chiarmonte, Aida Luz Betancourt, Courtney Daniels, Leonora Maggio, Irma Barrett, Ed Nagel, Michael Fultz, Jo Ann Shey, Gary Curreri, Katie Welch, Hailey Hepfinger, Charles F. Schramm Ph.D., Christopher C. Woodke, James P. Barrett, Sha-ron Prunn, Pamela Johannssen, Leo & Diane Brubaker, Howard Wiebeld, Andree Avcalade, Tina Kulisz-Nelson, Deborah Kulisz-McClain, Cheyenne Downs, Rob Lavazza, Paula Francis Cotto, Sandra J. Matson, Bessie LoScalzo, Drew Woodke, Norma Dami-co, Kathy Greco, Kay Walczak, Damaso Gumba, Gordon Nelson

In your hands O Lord, we commend the souls of our recent-

ly departed. May their souls and the souls of the faithful de-parted, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Vincent Wildgen, , Victor Hugo Gutierrez, Capt. Paul Spear

Get a current view of the state of our parish finances at: www.nativitycatholicchurch.org/parish-info/finance

Kids Pray, Serve, and Give Sabrina took responsibility for her own actions. Adrionna gave some of her own money to a good cause. Damien held the door open at a ceremony for his sister. Juliette and Aaralyn helped a woman with cancer.

first admit our sins, and then seek forgiveness. Too often we may admit our sins, but are hesitant to make our repentance in the proper and defined way. Jesus closes with the woman by saying “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” The abso-lute basis for her forgiveness was her faith. Jesus knew that her faith helped her believe Him when she heard the words “Your sins are forgiven.”

God is always ready to forgive us, but we need to find the humility and the obedience to seek and receive that for-giveness. Humility is such an important part of living stew-ardship as a way of life. It is that humility which allows us to see our weaknesses, and to know that it is only through a lov-ing God that we can be forgiven, and thus strengthened.


Celebration of Marriage Convention Don’t Miss this Once-In-A-Life-Time

Family-Friendly Opportunity! June 17-19 at the Tampa Convention Center Presented simultaneously in English AND Spanish!

Hear about building Empathy in your Marriage! Learn the 8 Intimacies of Relationships! And, during these and other great presentations, separate programs for your children will also be going on!

And on Saturday Night, the Whole Family is invited for the Gala Wedding Feast, with Dinning and Dancing and Exciting Music!!

Come Join Us! Open to ALL married couples. Presented by Catholic Word Wide Marriage Encounter And if you are able to host a couple coming in from across

the U.S. for the Convention, there are some couples who would like to stay with community.

Full Info and registration at www.wwme2016.org. If you could help out, please contact Bob & Pat Scheriff at [email protected].

Father’s Day Golf Classic The 3rd Annual Knights of

Columbus Mother Seton Council Father’s Day Golf

Classic is Saturday June 18th at 9AM at Bloom-ingdale Golfers Club.

Funds raised from the Fa-ther’s Day Golf Classic will not only help the Knights continue to do our good works in Nativity Church, School and Community, but will directly help support The VAVS program, homeless Veterans, the Lopez School for Excep-tional Children, the Special Olympics, The Nativity Food Pantry and the Global Wheelchair mission. Tickets are currently available for only $85 on the Knights Website: www.KofCBrandon.com. This includes Green Fees, Cart Fees, and Range Balls, breakfast sandwich, coffee, lunch, drinks, Adult beverages, and prizes. Sponsorship and adver-tising opportunities are still available; contact Herb Swoope at [email protected] or check out the Knight’s website www.KofCBrandon.com for more details.

Go to our website www.KofCBrandon.com to purchase or for more info on the Knights or the Father’s Day Golf Classic.

FF Middle School 8:00AM - 1:30PM SH (A & B)

SVdP Mtg 10:00AM - 2:00PM PC (Mid)

Legion de Maria Hispana 7:30PM - 9:00PM OR

FF Middle School 8:30AM - 12:30PM Classrooms

Legion of Mary 9:15AM - 11:00AM OR

Girl Talk 5:00PM - 6:00PM LL

Life Force 6:00PM - 8:00PM YOUTH

St. Rita Circle 6:00PM - 9:00PM SH (D)

CRSP mujeres 6:15PM - 9:30PM PC (Back)

Life Teen Band Rehearsal 7:00PM - 9:00PM Church


Meals on Wheels 10:30AM - 11:30AM SH (C)

St. Jude Prayer Mtg 5:00PM - 7:00PM PC (Back)

Life Teen 7:00PM - 9:00PM YOUTH

Grupo De Oracion 7:00PM - 9:00PM Chapel

Chorale Rehearsal 7:30PM - 9:30PM Church

K of C Assembly Mtg 7:30PM - 9:30PM AE

Brothers in Christ 5:45AM - 7:00AM SH (D)

Food Pantry Set Up 6:00AM - 1:30PM SH (C & D)

Come Clean Church 7:00AM - 9:30AM Church


Come Clean Chapel 8:45AM - 10:30AM Chapel

Food Pantry Distribution 3:00PM - 4:00PM SH

CRSP Hombres Grupo 4 6:15PM - 9:00PM PC

Estudio Biblico 7:00PM - 9:00PM AE (A)

Charismatic Prayer Mtg 7:00PM - 9:00PM Chapel

Evening Scripture Study 7:00PM - 9:00PM AE (B)

Young Adults 7:30PM - 10:00PM LL

Coro Hispano 7:30PM - 9:00PM Church

VBS setup 8:00AM - 5:00PM SH (A & B)


Adoration 8:45AM - 6:45PM Chapel

Al-Anon Family Group 10:30AM - 11:30AM OR

Vida Joven 6:30PM - 9:30PM YOUTH

VBS setup 8:00AM - 5:00PM SH (A & B)

Life Force Movie Night 6:00PM - 10:00PM YOUTH

Life Teen 7:00PM - 9:00PM YOUTH

Life Teen Prayer Team 7:00PM - 9:00PM Chapel

Sunday - 6/19/2016

Father's Day

Monday - 6/13/2016

Tuesday - 6/14/2016

Wednesday - 6/15/2016

Thursday - 6/16/2016

Friday - 6/17/2016

Saturday - 6/18/2016

For all events and updates please check the website calendar.

Room Key YC - Youth Center | SH(ABC&D) - Social Hall

PC - Pastoral Care | AE - Adult Education Building LL - Life Lounge | OR - Oakwood Room

CONV - Convent | CONF - Conference Room MP - Multi-Purpose Room | Media - Media Center

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Reflexión Semanal (cortesía de catholicsteward.com) 2 Sm 12: 7-10, 13; Salmo 32: 1-2, 5, 7, 11; Ga 2, 16, 19-21; Lc 7: 36-8: 3

El arrepentimiento y el perdón son el núcleo de las lecturas de hoy en este Un-décimo Domingo del Tiem-po Ordinario. En un año de la Iglesia, dependiendo de cómo caen nuestras santas estaciones, hay 33 o 34 do-mingos del Tiempo Ordinar-io. Por lo tanto, en este Undécimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, cuán difícil como pueda parecer, estamos un tercio del camino a través del Tiempo Ordinario. Vale la pena reit-erar que para la Iglesia y nuestro tiempo, el término "ordinario" no significa "común". Se basa en el término "ordinal", que significa simplemente el tiempo contado.

Es buena mayordomía para nosotros saber y entender los términos que utiliza nuestra Iglesia. Sin embargo, el mensaje importante de hoy es nuestra comprensión del arrepentimien-to y el perdón. En la Primera Lectura, tomada del Segundo Libro de Samuel, David declara: "He pecado contra el Señor." Hay algunos aspectos importantes en la confesión y el arre-pentimiento de David. En hebreo, David actualmente dice hata al-Yahvé, sólo dos palabras. Cuando Saúl confiesa, es en gran longitud y detalle, pero la confesión de David es quizás aún más sincera y más eficaz, a pesar de su brevedad.

David acepta total responsabilidad por sus acciones. Él no embellece, y él no hace ningún esfuerzo para encontrar ex-cusas o racionalizaciones humanas. Confesiones no tienen que ser largo, pero si tienen que ser honestas y sinceras. Debemos recordar que David era un Rey; que podría haber tratado de desviar lo que había hecho, pero él sabía que esta-ba mal ante los ojos de Dios. El resultado es perdón inmedi-ato de parte del Señor. Debemos enfrentarnos a nuestra pro-pia maldad; tenemos que confesarlo en la forma correcta; y luego tenemos que entender que Dios es un Dios que perdo-na.

San Pablo, en su carta a los Gálatas, de donde viene la Se-gunda Lectura, se ocupa de una cuestión más compleja. Pablo sabe que es por la fe y el perdón que somos "justificados". Quizás la declaración más notable que Pablo hace en esta lectura es la simple declaración "... sin embargo vivo, no vivo yo, sino que Cristo vive en mí." Si cada uno de nosotros podríamos encontrar a Cristo dentro sí mismos, si pudiéramos comprender plenamente lo que eso significa, no-sotros, al igual que Pablo y David, podríamos reconocer nues-tros pecados, y ejercer los recursos que la Iglesia proporciona a través del arrepentimiento.

En nuestro Evangelio del Libro de Lucas, Jesús se enfrenta a una mujer pecadora. Otros se sienten ofendidos de que el Señor acepta esta mujer y no la condena o la destierra. Sin embargo, cuando cuestionan la respuesta de Jesús a ella, el Señor ofrece una parábola como un ejemplo de perdón. Al explicarle a ellos Jesús dice: "Por eso les digo que sus muchos

pecados le son perdonados, porque ha mostrado mucho amor. Pero la persona a quien se le perdona poco, poco ama. " Entonces el Señor le dijo:" Tus pecados te son perdona-dos."

Dios es en verdad un Dios que perdona, pero al igual que David, tenemos que admitir nuestros pecados, y luego buscar el perdón. Con demasiada frecuencia podemos admitir nues-tros pecados, pero vacilamos al hacer nuestro arrepentimiento de manera adecuada y definida. Jesús concluye con la mujer diciendo: "Tu fe te ha salvado; ve en paz. " La base absoluta para su perdón era su fe. Jesús sabía que su fe le ayudó a creer cuando escuchó las palabras "Tus pecados te son perdo-nados."

Dios siempre está dispuesto a perdonarnos, pero tenemos que encontrar la humildad y la obediencia para buscar y reci-bir ese perdón. La humildad es una parte tan importante de vivir la mayordomía como una forma de vida. Es esa hu-mildad la que nos permite ver nuestras debilidades, y saber que es sólo a través de un Dios de amor que podemos ser perdonados, y por lo tanto fortalecidos.

Nuestros niños oran, sirven y donan Sabrina asumió la responsabilidad de sus propias acciones. Adrionna dio algo de su propio dinero para una buena

causa. Damien mantuvo la puerta abierta en una ceremonia por su

hermana. Juliette y Aaralyn ayudaron a una mujer con cáncer.

¿Vacaciones? ¿Vas de viaje este verano? ¿Desea más información sobre la entrega en línea?

Visita nativitycatholicchurch.org y haga clic en Online Giv-ing.

Si necesita ayuda para actualizar la información de su cuen-ta, por favor llame a la línea de soporte al cliente al 800.348.2886 opción 4.

¿Viajando? ¿Pensando a donde queda la Iglesia más cercana durante las vacaciones?

Mire: www.masstimes.org


Día de los Padres ‘Golf Classic’ La 3ra anuale Día de Padres

‘Golf Classic’ de los Caballe-ros de Colón del Consejo

Madre Seton es el Sábado 18 de junio a las 9am en el Bloomingdale

Golfers Club. Los Caballeros de Colón Consejo Madre Seton ha sido activa por más de 40 años por el apoyo de la Iglesia Natividad, la escuela y la comunidad. Los fondos recaudados de del Día de Padres Golf Classic no sólo ayudarán a los Caballeros siguen hacien-do buenas obras en Natividad, la escuela y la comunidad, sino que ayudarán directamente a apoyar el programa para vet-eranos sin hogar, la escuela López para Niños Excepcionales, los Juegos Olímpicos Especiales, la Natividad Despensa de Alimentos y Meals on Wheels. Los boletos están disponibles por sólo $85 en la Página Web del caballeros:

www.KofCBrandon.com. Esto incluye Green Fee, Carrito de Cargos y pelotas para el

campo, sándwich de desayuno, café, almuerzo, bebidas, beb-idas para adultos, y premios. También habrá un concurso de putting y 4 concursos agujero-en-uno, que incluyen premios de $10.000 en efectivo y vacaciones de viajes.

Oportunidades de patrocinio y publicidad están todavía dis-ponibles; hace contacto con Herb Swoope a [email protected] o echa un vistazo a la página web de los Caballeros: www.KofCBrandon.com para más detalles.

Recuerde, todos los fondos recaudados directamente apoyan los eventos mencionados anteriormente y otros traba-jas de los Caballeros aquí en la Iglesia de la Natividad y la Es-cuela.

ESPECIAL Precios Avanzadas: Comprar un cuarteto antes del 6 de junio y ahorre $40! Sólo $300 para 4 ju-gadores de golf si se compra antes del 6 de Junio! Visita nuestro sitio web www.KofCBrandon.com para compra o para obtener más información sobre los Ca-balleros o sobre el Día de los Padres ‘Golf Classic.’

Convención del Matrimonio No se pierda esta oportunidad una vez en la vida.

Oportunidad Familiarmente! 17-19 de junio de en el Centro de Convenciones de Tampa presentada simultáneamente en Inglés y Español! Aprender acerca de la construcción de la empatía en su

matrimonio! Aprender las 8 Intimidades de relaciones! Y, en estos y otros grandes presentaciones, programas separados para sus hijos también se enciende!

El sábado por la noche, se invita a la familia entera para el Gala del banquete de la boda, con comedor y baile y la música emocionante!

¡Ven y únete a nosotros! Abierto a todas las parejas casadas. Presentado por católica Palabra Encuentro Matrimonial an-cha

Y si usted es capaz de albergar una pareja que viene de otro lado de los EE.UU. para la Convención, hay algunas parejas que deseen alojarse con la comunidad.

Información completa e inscripción en www.wwme2016.org. Si usted podría ayudar, por favor póngase en contacto con Bob y Pat Scheriff a [email protected].

Buscando Saludadores La Parroquia de Nativity es conocida por su calurosa hospi-

talidad. Para continuar aumentando nuestro espíritu de hospi-talidad en nuestra Iglesia, estamos solicitando personas como usted para participar en nuestro Ministerio de Bienvenida.

Estas personas llegan unos minutos antes de la Misa y le dan la bienvenida a los que llegan. También orientan a aquellas personas que llegan por primera vez a nuestra comunidad parroquial.

Este es un ministerio fácil y poderoso, pero es algo que indi-viduos pueden hacer muy bien.

Tendremos una reunión in-formativa Lunes, 20 de Junio a las 7:00 pm en la oficina de la iglesia.

Si desea más información, comunicase con Cindy Ehringer, coordinadora de voluntarios al 813.681.4608 o con Tim Bergevin al 813.748.4146.

El Banco de Alimentos de La Natividad Necesita Voluntarios

El Banco de Alimentos de La Natividad está necesitando conductores de camiones (ninguna licencia especial necesaria) y voluntarios que puedan ayudar cargando y moviendo las donaciones hechas al Banco de Alimentos en el warehouse de Dover. Estamos abiertos sola-mente por las mañanas, lunes, martes, miércoles y viernes de 7:30 am hasta aproximadamente las

11:00 am. Si usted puede darnos un día a la semana o más, su ayuda seria muy apreciada. Horas y días son flexibles.

Cualquiera que esté interesado por favor llame al 813.707.1523 o al 813.545.1725.

Camión de Donación para Alimentos El camión de la Natividad será en el campus el 18 y 19 de Juño para su conveniencia. Por favor, considere donar algunos alimentos que contribu-yan a comidas para nuestras familias de la Des-pensa de Alimentos de Natividad. Cualquiera y todas las donaciones son muy apreciadas. Gracias por su generosidad y apoyo constan-te de la Despensa y el Banco de Alimentos.

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