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St. Andrew Catholic Church Stuart, Florida

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July 1 Wed. 7:30am The Kowalski’s

July 2 Thurs. 7:30am Muriel Decker +

July 3 Fri. 7:30am Joseph Oreiro +

July 4 Sat. 7:30am Catharine Herbert +

July 4 Sat. 4:00pm Bob Banasiewicz +

July 5 Sun. 7:30am Raymond Patton +

July 5 Sun. 9:00am The Cefalo Family

July 5 Sun. 10:30am Hugo Cinalli +

July 6 Mon. 7:30am Phyllis & Tom Cote’ (liv)

July 7 Tues. 7:30am Ava Martucci (liv)

July 8 Wed. 7:30am Shirley Szczepanik +

July 9 Thurs. 7:30am The Bobers +

July 10 Fri. 7:30am Eugene W. Hutchinson +

July 11 Sat. 4:00pm Patty Stuart +

July 12 Sun. 7:30am Colin Sawyer (liv)

July 12 Sun. 9:00am Doris & Fidel Romero +

July 12 Sun. 10:30am Serafina & Antonio Vecchio +

July 13 Mon. 7:30am Andrew E. Kwortek +

July 14 Tues. 7:30am Maurice Morley +

July 15 Wed. 7:30am Lucy DeBartolomeo +

July 16 Thurs. 7:30am David Smith +

July 17 Fri. 7:30am Bettejo & Thomas Parrini+

July 18 Sat. 4:00pm Candace Scirpo +

July 19 Sun. 7:30am Edith Lagocki +

July 19 Sun. 9:00am Robin Srebot-Ziesmer +

July 19 Sun. 10:30am Joseph Grosso, Sr. +

July 19 Sun. 2:00pm RCIA Catechumens

July 20 Mon. 7:30am Joseph Lorentz +

July 21 Tues. 7:30am Richard & Mary Healander +

July 22 Wed. 7:30am Dolores & Al Holoubek +

July 23 Thurs. 7:30am George & Russell Badame +

July 5, 2020 Fourteenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Saint Andrew Catholic Church

2100 SE Cove Road Stuart, Florida 34997

772-781-4415

Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30am

Monday-Friday 7:30am

Holy Days: Vigil 4:00pm

7:30am & 6:00pm

Confession: Saturday: 2:30pm

Those wishing to receive the

sacrament

should be here at 2:30

First Friday 7:30am Mass followed

by individual confessions

First Saturday 7:30 Mass followed by individual

confessions

Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

of the Two Hearts Mon-Fri. 8:00am-8:00pm

Saturday: 8:00am-2:00pm

Pastor Reverend John Barrow

Retired Assisting Clergy Monsignor Blase Gintoli

Monsignor James Moore

Deacons Deacon Louis Romero

Deacon Matthew Bartlett

Deacon Andre Boucher

Deacon Richard Venezia

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 9am-12Noon

Saturday 2-4pm

Sunday 9am-12Noon

Youth Activities DRE: Mrs. Donna Hernandez

Sunday: 9:00-10:15am Gr. 1-5

Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm Gr. 6-9

Adult Education (RCIA)

& Lectors Christine Michaelian

Thursday 7:00pm

Adoration Chapel George & Linda Mekulsia

Servants of the Eucharist &

Care of the Sick Kathleen Sullivan

Annulments John Ginnetti

Men of Saint Andrew Dave Olio

Monday evening 6:30-8pm

Prayer Shawl Ministry Norma Olio

First Wednesday of the month

10:30am

Pro-Life Ministry Michele Williams

Bible Study Tuesday 10:00am

Tuesday 6:30pm

Ignatian Spirituality

Prayer Group Friday 8:30am

Disciples of Prayer Camille Lascari &

Bob Greeson

Parish Website saintandrewcatholic.org

Webmaster;

John Sullivan

Community Outreach

APOSTLES OF JOHN

PAUL II Please call for an

appointment

772-291-0002

Rosary Maker’s Ministry Kathleen Sullivan

Wednesday 10:00am

Legion of Mary Friday 8:15

Jesus addresses us with comforting words today: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Let those words wash over us and all the responsibilities we have, all the stresses we’re under, and all the failures that haunt us. “My yoke is easy,” Jesus assures us, “my burden light.” As we gather together this holiday weekend, let us re-joice in the freedom Jesus offers us from our burdens.

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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Candles at the Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help are for the intention of

the candle in Edison Occhi, the Adora-tion Chapel of the Two Hearts is for the

intention of Christian & Lukas Smith and the Sanctuary Candles for Dolly Kramer this week.

APOSTLES OF JOHN PAUL II 2100 SE Cove Road, Stuart, FL 34997

OPEN Friday 9-12Noon Please call for an appointment

772-291-0002 WE ARE HERE TO HELP

(Romans 15:4 tells us,”...for whatever was written

previously was written for our instruction, that by endurance and by the encouragement of the Scrip-

tures we might have hope.” Therefore, to ignore

the Bible is to ignore a very precious gift. In fact,

Saint Jerome said, “Ignorance of Scripture is igno-rance of Christ”. As Christians then, we should

study Scripture more because of our desire to

know more about Christ. Because Protestant Christians have only the Bible to concern them,

they often know it better than most Catholics.

Look at it in this way. If you had only one subject to study in school, rather than many, imagine how

good you would be in that one subject!

When you know the Bible, you can become en-thralled with it. This is why many Protestants are

often more “into the Bible” than Catholics. Fortu-

nately in the past several years more Catholic

young people and adults are now studying the Scripture on a regular basis. Even here in our par-

ish we have two Bible study classes. One in the

morning and one in the evening which are open to everyone. Please call the parish office for details if

you would like to join one of these Bible study

classes.

Q. Through the years I’ve always noticed that Protestants seem to

know more about the Bible than Catho-lics. Why is that?

A. Well, assuming that this is true, it’s too bad– not for them but for Catholics. This only means that Catholics aren’t being Catholic “enough”. The

Catholic Church gave us the Bible and strongly

encourages us to read it and study it. We can see why Protestants would naturally stress the Bible

and why Catholics might be tempted to neglect it.

The highest authority on earth for our Protestant

brothers and sisters is the Bible. For Catholics, the highest authority is the Word of God as it

comes to us in the Bible and in Sacred Tradition.

Plus, God has given us a divinely guided teacher– the Magisterium of the Church– to help us under-

stand Scripture and Tradition. This means we can

learn the truth of the Bible without necessarily reading it. The temptation then might be for us to

neglect reading it, which is tragic because God

gave the Bible to us to read.

ABOUT

OUR FAITH

Disciples of Prayer Church has established a ministry of prayer, “St.

Andrew’s Disciples of Prayer”. If you or a loved

one, friend or neighbor, has a need of prayer or, if you have a generous spirit and can spend 5 to 10

minutes a day praying for special intentions,

Please call the church office 772-781-4415

And leave your name and email and we will Forward your message to

Camille Lascari or Bob Greeson

The Miracle Prayer Lord Jesus, I come before You, just as I am. I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins. Please forgive me. In Your name, I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce satan, the evil spir-its and all their works. I give you my entire self. Lord Jesus, I accept You as my Lord, GOD, and Savior. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body and spir-it. Come Lord Jesus, cover me with Your Precious Blood, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I love You Lord Jesus. I praise you Jesus. I thank You Jesus. I shall follow You every day of my life. Grant me the grace to do so. Amen. Mary, my Mother, Queen of Peace, all the angels

and Saints, please help me. Amen.

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She Pondered These Things in Her Heart

BREAD CRUMBS

Carrie Bucalo

As a child, I found myself walking though life’s dark forest, metaphorically speaking. With every-thing that happened to me, I figured I’d be lost for-ever, cast far outside the reach of family and love. Like Hansel and Gretel, I was afraid and struggled to find my way back. With no real means of saving myself, I was surprised to find a trail of “read crumbs” laid out by Mother Church. I followed these shining morsels, which I found in the lives of the saints, the prayers of the liturgy, and the faith of the members of Christ’s Body. Our Blessed Mother guided me with her cord through the darkness; Saint Therese wove flowers in and out of my shadows in the garden of Carmel; and the couple at the wedding feast of Cana shed light on my path, encouraging me to trust that God would provide for every moment of my marriage. As my husband and I have traveled further down this road together, we’ve found the compan-ionship of a great crowd of believers, from every time and place. Each of their stories has inspired us to leave a trail for our own children, who also need to be guided and led. Thankfully, we're never alone. With her basket filled with unperishable bread, the Church leaves a trail for everyone, reaching into the darkest spaces, and out of the deepest caverns, straight to the Fa-ther’s house. Along this path, NO one is left knock-ing on perditions’ door. Carrie Bucalo is an Army wife and mother of six who runs the website www.healedbytruth.com, which promotes faith healing for abuse victims and their families.

The Sanctuary

Candles

Are the two candles at both

sides of the altar and can be memorialized .

The cost is $15 per candle and 2 are needed, therefore the cost is $30 for two weeks.

Memorialized names will be announced in the bulletin.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Candles

The candles in front of the picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at the front of the church beside the pulpit can be purchased as memorials. The cost is

$15.00 per candle and two are needed, therefore, the price is $30.00 for two weeks. Memorialized names will

be in the weekly bulletin and announcements.

St. Theresa and St. Joseph Memorial Candles

Annual Memorial Candles are available for your personal intentions. The candle will be lit for

one year at a cost of $100.00. If you are interested in any of these candles, please stop

by the church office after the Mass and we would be happy to order a plaque for you.

Monday– Friday 9am-12Noon

Saturday 2pm-4pm

Sunday

9am-12Noon 772-781-4415

The demands of discipleship are great, but with God’s grace they do not become burden-some. Therefore, we can sing in the psalm, “I will praise your name for ever.” God will lighten our burden.

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ATTIRE FOR MASS

Researchers claim that an average person needs less than 30 seconds to appraise someone at a first

encounter. Even before the individual speaks, there

is non‑verbal communication. Body language such as crossed arms, dilated pupils, and forced smiles

send a message. So does one’s clothing.

In a day that places a high premium on communication and where even one’s appearance

is crafted to evoke a certain response, clothes have

become extremely meaningful. Gone are the days when the wealthy dressed to flaunt their riches and

the less fortunate wore their work clothes as a

badge of honest labor.

The choices of clothing tell others something about ourselves. Clothes can communicate our oc-

cupation. In a hospital, their uniforms set the nurs-

es apart from the cleaning staff; on a city street, blue uniforms identify our police force. Some today

use clothing to signify their choice of gender.

The very colors we choose for our clothing also have meaning. Black signifies formality and

elegance as well as authority. Red communicates

energy, passion, speed and strength. Green, youth and vigor; white, innocence and cleanliness. Yellow

and orange shout out joy, optimism and hope.

Clothes also mark the occasions. Picnic‑go-ers dress down. Prom‑goers dress up. A bride usu-ally wears a white dress; a groom, a tuxedo.

Beach‑goers wear shorts and T‑shirts. Graduates, cap and gown. Pallbearers at funerals dress in som-ber tones; and, clowns in circuses dress in bright

colors. T‑shirts, jeans and shorts all have their place and proper setting. And, our choice of them on a particular day or occasion tells people some-

thing about us.

Generally speaking, since the 1960s, we Americans have become more and more casual in our dress

code. While the pilot and co‑pilot along with the flight attendants still appear in neat and clean uni-forms, no one else dresses up anymore to board an

airplane. College students dress casually for class.

And, business people heartily embrace casual Fri-

days. We are at a time where comfort and practical-ity matter in dress as well as the ability to express

one’s own individuality.

Informal, casual attire has almost become de rigeur for the average American. Even church‑goers no longer feel the need to put on their Sunday best.

All except one group of church‑goers. Many African Americans who go to church on Sunday distinguish

themselves by dressing up for the occasion. Their

long tradition of honoring the Lord with the way in which they appear before him to worship has not

collapsed in the face of tidal waves of casual dress.

Perhaps there is a needed lesson in their example!

Beachwear, flip‑flops, tank‑tops (and the list could continue) are simply not proper attire to come into the presence of the Lord. No one would

appear before the Queen of England unless attired

properly. How much more before the Lord of heav-

en and earth. Perhaps, here is where the real chal-lenge is. Have we been losing our sense of the

transcendence of God? While many no longer be-

lieve in God, have some church‑goers forgotten who God truly is? Have we become more focused

on ourselves, our comfort, than our God and the

respect due to him when we enter his presence to worship him?

When coming to church, we should re-

member that “People look at the outward appear-ance, but the Lord looks at the heart”(1Sam. 16:7).

Thus, our first concern is always that we come

before the Lord “with clean hands and pure

heart” (Ps 24:4). And, if we have sinned, then with contrition and the purpose of amendment.

Nonetheless, we cannot forget that our clothes are important. They send out clear mes-sages about us to others and to the other. It is

near impossible to dictate proper attire for church.

Yet, it can be said with clarity and certainty that the clothes we wear to church should not draw

attention to us. Our clothes should always be

modest and clean, expressing our respect for the honor and glory of God. God deserves our best!

Bishop Arthur Serratelli

Bishop Arthur Serratelli is the Bishop of Paterson, NJ

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION FROM STORMS

God, our Father, Creator of the Universe and Lord over all creation, we humbly stand before

you as your children in thanksgiving for your loving

care and protection. We ask that you keep us safe

from all hurricanes which may threaten us

in the coming seasons. Protect us from all fear and

anxiety of storms and give us an ardent trust and

hope in Your love and mercy. You alone have the

power to command the sea, the wind and the rain.

You alone bring peace, calm, and safety. Father, we

thank you in advance, for you are our only Refuge.

We ask this through Christ, Your Son, Who lives

and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,

forever and ever. Amen.

Mary, Queen of the Apostles, and Patroness of Our Diocese, pray for us.