Our Parish Mission — ‘Nuestra Senora de La Luz’ (Our Lady of the Light) is a community that comes together to model Jesus to all peoples by addressing physical concerns and spiritual matters, and to do as Jesus did, giving everything to bring people into a closer relationship with God, in celebration.

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SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A READINGS: (2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16): Reward of following and trusting in the Lord.(Rom. 6: 3-4, 8-11): Dying with Christ in Baptism: We were baptized in the death of Christ, so that we too might live a new life. (Matt. 10: 37-42): To love God above anything is the highest level of trust. Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. Anyone who welcomes a prophet will have a prophet’s reward. Theme: Renouncing self to follow Christ (Prioritizing God). In economics, we have the Scale of Preference; the first thing in the scale of preference is the most needed item. In this life, what is first in our Scale of Preference? A. Food? B. Money? C. House? D. God? E. Children/Parents/ Family? Today, we heard Jesus telling us not to let anything or anyone (even those who are closest to us, even our lives) be more important than He is. He does not make this request for His own glorification. He is not looking for worldly glory. His life was a life of poverty and simplicity. He has also the glory he needs from God (i.e. Son of God). He wants to set us free from anxiety because any human being/ human made thing can fail us any moment. Our life can never be satisfied until we posses him (Jesus). As Saint Augustine would say, “though hast made us for thyself O Lord and our hearts are restless until they rest in thee”. Moreover, in Matthew 10:37-42, Jesus advises us to love God above anything that may thwart our relationship with him; … I am the Vine, you are the branches, cut off from me you can do nothing (John 15:5). If we want to be saved, we must try to bring to the Lord Jesus Christ your loved friends, brothers, sisters, wives and husbands, and then you will be in a better position to enjoy the peace of mind. Our priority shows where our love/generosity and energy goes: - when God is our priority it manifests in our lives; respect for him, love for him, our relationship with others, our approach to natural phenomenon (like sickness, trials, and tribulations of life). Etc. May the Lord Jesus Christ grant us the grace to choose/price/ prioritize him above everything else. Jesus loves you, and so do I. - Rev. Marcel Okonkwo.

Altar Servers (Carol Garcia 446-

2129)

June 27 - Aurora & Raquel

June 28 - Gigi & Ovian

July 4 - Aurora & Raquel

July 5 - Gigi & Sonia

Church Cleaners: Ralph & Jane

Ketter If you can’t make your

assigned date, please trade with

someone else. If the Church is not

open, please call Carol Garcia at 446-

2129. We need more volunteers to help clean our church. Please consider volunteering.

Nuestra Señora de La Luz

Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church

P.O. Box 236 La Luz, New Mexico 88337

(www.ourladyofthelight.org) Office: (575) 434 - 9460

Mon. – Thurs. (10:00 - 4:00pm) Pastor - Fr. Marcel Okonkwo

Deacon: Andy Weiss DRE: Alicia McAninch

Ministry to the Home Bound: Janice Gillen

Food Bank: 434-9460

13th Sunday of Ordinary Time

June 28th, 2020

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturdays: 3:00 – 3:30 pm

Weekend Masses:

Saturday Evening: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 10:00 am (Rosary recited before

Mass)

Weekday Masses:

Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - 8:30 am

Communion Service - Monday & Wednesday

Eucharistic Adoration - Thursdays after

Mass.

Anointing of the Sick - 1st Friday of the

Month

Mass Intentions Sat: † Ramona Zufelt by the Saenz Family Sun: †Bessie Sanchez by K. Sanchez Mon: Communion Sevice Tues. † Bessie Sanchez Wed: Communion Service Thurs: †Stella Herrera by her family Fri: †Bessie Sanchez by K. Sanchez Sat: † Isidro (Childo) Mendez& David Samuel Mendez by Patsy & Yolanda

Readers (Carol Garcia)

June 27 - L. Valle

June 28 - F. Pacheco

July 4 - B. Shoaf & L. Valle

July 5 - F. Pacheco

Please pray for those serving in our military

Major Paul Weaver (USAF) Jeremiah Williams (USAF) Eric Gayso - (Army) SSgt. Eliza Granados (USAF) Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh (USAF) Markie Campbell Raul Martinez Jr. (USAF) Capt. Amanda Armijo Katherine Agnew (Army) John Gill - USAF Andrew McLaughlin Clinton Caleb Muncy (Marines) Victor Baray (Marines)

Sick of the Parish John Herrera Sandra Wilder David Kellar Martha Kellar Bob Kellar Danny Lucero Clara Silva John Clute Marie Black Lane Dokken Lucas Gaukler Tilly Telles Stacy Miller Margaret Brabson Bill Gayso Frank Borunda Erlinda Garcia Larry McEntire Sr. Edward Strumpf Sandra Carrillo Amanda Rose John Wilson Bobby Granados

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 4:00 pm - Or by appointment.

Closed on all major holidays. (575) 434-9460(www.ourladyof thelight.org)

Visit Our Website for Parish News, Events, & Photos! http://www.ourladyofthelight.org

Sacramental Celebration On Friday, June 26th, 10 young people celebrated their Confirmation at Our Lady of the Light with Fr. Marcel as the

celebrant. The young people Confirmed were: Mariah, Elizabeth, Felicity, Rebekah, Abby, Alexis, Daniel, Kyle, Omar, and Gabriella. Congratulations to all these young people . May God continue to bless them and their families. Please keep them in your Prayers.

Attendance Guidelines - In Church Service

We will be allowing no more than 60 people to attend Mass

inside the church. We will have the Mass inside the church

on Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm.

We request you wear face masks and be seated 6ft apart

except for those living together. Please sit in designated

areas. The 60 attendees will be 1st come, 1st serve.

Outdoor Mass - Sunday Morning @10:00am

An Outdoor Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am at Presidio

Park. You may remain in you cars parked around the park

or you may bring a chair to sit inside the park . The church

will not provide chairs.

The Second Collection this weekend will be for the

Peter’s Pence Collection for the Holy Father.

From Deacon Andy: St. Paul Study: June 29, Church 6PM Ch 3-4 - Saint Paul the Apostle by Pope Benedict XVI Men’s Group Movie The Robe Cancelled due to virus concern To be rescheduled and announced.

We request you wear masks in Church. Thank you for protecting our Priest, Deacon and those around you. Most importantly, it protects you. Keep praying this Pandemic becomes manageable soon.

Please pray for those serving in our military

Major Paul Weaver (USAF) Jeremiah Williams (USAF)

SSgt. Eliza Granados (USAF) Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh

Katherine Agnew (Army)

Our Lady of the Light Food Pantry

The Food Pantry is in need of the following items: Boxed mac and

cheese, Pasta sauce and noodles, Ramen noodles, canned soups, cold

cereal Small sugar and flour, small vegetable oil, canned beans &

dried rice, canned fruit, and potted meat and tuna. In June, the Food

Pantry served 305 families. The Pantry will be open on July 14th &

28th. The pantry volunteers will distribute pre-packed boxes of food on that

day. We would like to sincerely thank all of our Pantry Volunteers, parishioners

and everyone who have contributed food items and given monetary donations to

the food pantry. God bless you all.

A Prayer During Coronavirus Pandemic O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother Mary, We, your children of every nation, Turn to you in this pandemic. Our troubles are numerous; our fears are great. Grant that we might deposit them at your feet, Take refuge in your Immaculate Heart, And obtain peace, healing, rescue, And timely help in all our needs. You are our Mother. Pray for us to your Son. Amen.

United In Ministry Campaign - If you have not made a gift to UIM yet, we

need your help to reach our parish goal of $16,493. Please prayerfully

consider mirroring the love of Christ by putting your faith into action and

make a gift to this year’s UIM appeal. Even a small gift can make a big

difference. Pledge envelopes are available on the table at the back of the

church. Please return your completed pledge envelope to the parish office

or place the pledge envelope in the collection basket. Thank you and God

Bless you!

The Second Collection this

s Pence Collection for

TEN NEW LOCK DOWN RULES FOR THE EFFECTIVE AND PROPER RECEPTION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST: 1.Wash your heart with Christ's blood (Ps73:1) 2. Keep a social distance from evil (Job 28:28) 3. Avoid the crowd of wickedness & wicked men (Ps1:1) 4. Cover your mind from being infected from the sneeze of sin & ha-tred (Lev19:17) 5. Do not shake hands with abomination (Deut25:16) 6. Do not hug heresy & false teachings (2Pet2:1) 7.Be safe so that you will be saved (Jer17:14) 8. Sanitize your life with the word of God (Ps1:2) 9. In case you notice any symptoms of sin,call the helpline of Christ in PRAYER (Jer33:3) 10. Always remember to boost your Spiritual immunity with Faith & the Power of HOLY SPIRIT (Jude:20) We are blessed in JESUS MIGHTY NAME AMEN.