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Readings: July 4, 2021

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Ezekiel 2.3-5

They are a rebellious house.

They shall know there has been a Prophet among them.

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 12.7-10

I gladly will boast of my weaknesses,

so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

Gospel: Mark 6.1-6

A Prophet is not without honour, except in his hometown.

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Mass Intentions June 28 - July 4 Monday

7:00pm Michael and Mary Holden and

Helen Lawlor

Tuesday

8:00am Margaret and Vincent Power

Wednesday

7:00pm Gunter Kleinwort

Thursday

9:00am Kerry Crocker and Eileen Ryan

Friday

8:00am Kathleen Price

Saturday 5:00pm Jerome Walsh, Joseph Edwards and

Michael and Mary Decker and family

Sunday 11:00am Adam Donnelly, Noel Veitch and

Jean Barron

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Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Feast Day - June 27

Mother of Perpetual Help, you have

been blessed and favored by God. you

became not only the Mother of the

Redeemer, but Mother of the redeemed

as well. We come to you today as your loving children.

Watch over us and take care of us. As you held the

child Jesus in your loving arms, so take us in your

arms. Be a mother ready at every moment to help us.

For God who is mighty has done great things for you,

and God's mercy is from age to age on those who love

God. Intercede for us, dear Mother, in obtaining par-

don for our sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance, and

the grace always to call upon you, Mother of Perpetual

Help.

Parish Office

Out of concern for the health and well-being of all, the

parish office is closed to the public for the time being.

We are available by phone @ 579-0065 and by email:

stteresasadmass@outlook.com.

Please check the parish webpage - www.stteresa.ca and/

or facebook page for updates.

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Marriages

A minimum of six months advance notice is required.

A marriage preparation program is required to be married in the

church.

Baptisms Please contact the Parish Office to schedule the pre-baptism

course and for more information. A copy of the child’s birth

certificate must be provided before the baptism.

Reconciliation

Saturday at 3:00 - 4:00pm or please call the parish office for an

individual appointment with a priest.

Eucharistic Adoration Friday after 8am Mass until 12:00pm (noon)

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Redemptorists Television (www.redemptorist.tv) Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help -

Wednesdays on Vision TV at 10am and 2pm.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Marian Talk: Airie Sanitago ~

Mama Mary and My Family

Homilist: Anne Walsh D. Min. ~

Joy in Small Things: Fr. Ray Corriveau

Centre for Life offers support to women in unexpected preg-

nancies with professional counselling and resources.

Post-abortion counselling is available to anyone who is in need

of emotional healing. The Centre for Life offers confiden-

tial and compassionate outreach. There is no fee for our ser-

vices. Please contact counsellors@centreforlife.ca or 579-3818.

Development and Peace, St. John’s Diocesan

Council, Thank you to the membership for their dedication to

the social and ecological justice initiatives of D and P. Our Fall

Meeting and Action Campaign Workshop will be held on

Saturday, September 25, 2021, 9:30 am. The meeting will be

held at the Corpus Christi Parish Centre, Waterford Bridge

Road. Anyone interested in learning more about D and P and

the work we do to support those in the Global South and ad-

vance climate change initiatives are welcome to attend! For

more information please contact our Animator, Patricia Walsh-

Warren at pwalsh@devp.org

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Equality and Equity

We operate under two very different economic sys-

tems. On one hand, in society the measure to which we

claim a right is determined by the character and extent

of our earning power. On the other hand, what is de-

scribed in St. Paul’s admonition to the Corinthians is

more like the way economics operates in a family.

There, need rather than earning power determines the

measure of what we might claim as our right.

Both systems are built on important, though sometimes different, values. The prominent economic

system in today’s world advocates equality as the value upon which it is built. This includes equal pay

for equal work, but also equality of opportunity. The system Paul advocates is built on issues of equity,

which recognizes that all things are not equal. It insists that those who need more should get more. Both

systems also face pitfalls. This could occur when a system based on equality does not operate on an

“equal playing field.” In such a situation, equality can lack justice. Then again, a system in which need

or equity plays an important role must always be on the alert for idleness. Experience has shown that

people have a tendency to take advantage of either system.

In an ideal system, both values operate. This is what Paul is actually advocating. He does not expect the

rich to become poor. However, he does insist that as a matter of justice, and not charity, legitimate

needs should be met. After all, we all are called to join the household of God.

Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA

Liguori Publications

A Word from Pope Francis They were two very different people….Yet the closeness that joined Peter and Paul did

not come from natural inclinations, but from the Lord. He did not command us to like

one another, but to love one another. He is the one who unites us, without making us all

alike. He unites us in our differences.

Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2020

St. Teresa’s Parish - Served By The Redemptorists Since Sunday, October 21, 1956

Fr. Ciro Perez C.Ss.R., Fr. Tony Bidgood C.Ss.R. & Fr. David Louch C.Ss.R.

Telephone: 709-579-0065

120 Mundy Pond Road, St. John’s, NL, A1E 1V1 Fax: 579-3804

Website: www.stteresa.ca

Parish Office Hours Monday to Friday 9:00 - 4:00 pm

Our bulletin is available online.

June 27, 2021 ~ Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Collection June 19/20, 2021

Green Envelopes $2,247.00

Loose Collection 362.35

Total of above $2,609.35

Miscellaneous Contributions

Archbishop's Appeal $20.00 (Total $1,997.00)

Pope's Pastoral Works $10.00 (Total $1,050.00)

Cemetery Collection $150.00 (Total $1,153.00)

Easter Sunday $10.00, Good Friday $10.00

Acknowledged with gratitude.

Weekend Mass

Mass is currently being offered on Saturday at

5:00 p.m. and Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Registration and contact tracing information is

required in advance for each Mass. If you are

interested in attending please call the parish office

Monday or Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

We are finding that both masses are full by

Tuesday afternoon. If you register and decide that

you cannot attend, please notify the office by

noon on Friday. This may give someone else an

opportunity to attend mass. When attending the

weekend masses we ask that you arrive at least

15 minutes prior to the beginning of mass. This

will give everyone the required time to check

in.

Just a reminder that congregational singing is

not permitted during mass.

Mask wearing is now mandatory and must be

worn at all times in the church.

All masses are live streamed. The link can be

found on the parish website www.stteresa.ca.

Weekday Masses Mass times are Monday and Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m.

Prior registration is not required. You may

register at the door as you come to attend mass.

Please consider coming to mass on a weekday.

Please Note - Mass Time Change

Thursday, July 1, Memorial Day/Canada Day,

mass will be at 9:00am.

Parish Office will be closed Thursday, July 1, in

observance of the holiday.

Parish Office Summer Hours

Beginning Friday, July 2, until Friday, August 27,

the Parish Office will be open Monday to

Thursday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. and Fridays,

9:00am. to 1:00pm.

Knights of Columbus

(1) Virtual Rosary every Sunday at 8:00 pm.

To join in contact by email, Gerard

Walsh.geawalsh@hotmail.com

(2) After considerable effort and with

the generous support of the Royal Canada Legion

on Blackmarsh Road, the St. Teresa's Knights of

Columbus is resuming Bingo on Sunday, July 4 at

the Legion Blackmarsh Rd - doors open at

6:30pm with Bingo starting at 7:45pm.

Parish Envelopes - We kindly ask that you please

complete the contact information and show the

amount of your donation on your envelope. This

will greatly assist with our record keeping.

Saint Joseph Protect my family and me as you did the Holy

Family. Kindly keep us ever united in the love of

Christ, ever strong in imitation of the virtue of our

Blessed Lady, and always faithful in devotion

to you. Amen

Weekly Offerings

During the summer months and over long week-

ends, many take time for vacation. The parishion-

ers of St. Teresa’s are very supportive of the

parish and for this we are thankful. However, we

cannot forget that our parish still functions during

these months. The ordinary expenses (electricity,

maintenance, household) you incur while away

from your home during the summer are very

similar as those needed to maintain our parish,

with the addition that we must continue to pay our

staff their salaries. Please don’t forget your

financial support to the parish during the

upcoming months, especially those Sundays that

you will be away.

Parish Bulletin This is the last bulletin for this season.

Bulletins will resume September 4/5.

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Greeting my brothers and sisters in Christ,

Summer is here! Yay!, during the 12 years I have lived in Canada, I have been learning how

important summer is for everyone ( In Colombia, where I born, we have summer all year). In this

season there are many changes in peoples’ lifestyle: a long vacation for students (time to travel,

rest and work), people spend time outside doing many activities, family trips, camping, BBQs,

fishing, a variety of festivals, people are more spontaneous and upbeat, many weddings’ cele-

brations, graduations, light clothes and so on. In short, I would say people are living a full life.

Thank God and nature for this season. Just the readings for this weekend speak of the gift of

life, both physical and spiritual, that God has given us. They urge and challenge us to be grate-

ful for our health in body and soul and to use God’s gifts of life and health responsibly.

The first reading, taken from the Book of Wisdom, tells us that God gave us life and health, and

that it was the jealousy of Satan that produced illness and death. The reading also suggests that

the goal of our lives on earth is to know, to love, and to serve God here, with perfect health in

body and soul, and to share God’s immortal Life forever. St. Paul asks the Corinthian Christian

community to show to their suffering, starving Jewish brothers and sisters in Jerusalem, living in

poverty and sickness, the same generous kindness and compassion that Jesus showed in heal-

ing all who came to Him believing.

Today’s Gospel describes two of our Lord’s miracles, the healing of a woman who suffered from

a chronic bleeding disease and the returning of the dead daughter of Jairus to life. These heal-

ings teach us that Jesus wills life and wills fullness of life for all God’s children. They also reveal

Jesus as a generous, kind, compassionate God Who wills that people should live their whole-

some lives fully, giving us further proof of the Divine power and the Infinite Mercy of our Saviour.

We are invited to accept God’s call to health, wholeness and holiness. Jesus accepts us as we

are. Therefore, let us bring before him our bodily illnesses and spiritual wounds and ask for his

healing touch. As Christians, we believe that Jesus continues to heal us through God’s instru-

ments in the medical profession like doctors, nurses and medical technicians. Let us not forget

the truth that Christ still works wonders of healing. Let us also thank God for the great gift of

health and use it for helping those who are sick. Also, we need to continue the healing mission

of the Church: As members of the Church, we are not excused from our vocation to be healers.

We do our share of Christ’s healing mission by visiting the sick, by praying for their healing, and

by boosting their morale with our loving presence, and words of encouragement and inspiration.

Thus, we may enable them to experience the compassion of Jesus the healer.

Have a wonderful and happy summer, but care for your health and other’s heath as well.

In Christ,

Fr. Ciro