PARISH OFFICE, 838-6565 Parish Fax Number, 838-6566

Pastor Msgr. Matthew Mitas, ext 102

Deacons Rev. Mr. Joseph Kroutil

Parish Secretary Linda Brindley, ext 100

Bookkeeper Monique Zykan, ext 109

Music Director Sharon Churchill

St. Vincent De Paul...ext 504

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NEW PARISHIONERS Register in the parish office, Mon-Fri, 8:00 am- 4:00 pm.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptism Instruction is to be scheduled with a parish priest.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE To be arranged with the parish priest at least six months prior.

St. Angela Merici Parish

July 23, 2017 3860 N. Hwy 67 saintangelamerici.org Florissant, MO 63034

PARABLE OF THE TARES

Mass Schedule Mon - Fri 8:00 am Saturday Fir st Sat. of the month, 8:00 am Saturday 5:00 pm (Vigil) Sunday 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 am Eucharistic Adoration Tuesdays 8:30 am - 7:00 pm 7:00 pm - Benediction Reconciliation Saturdays 4:00 - 4:45 pm Or by appointment, call 314-838-6565 Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays 8:00 am Holy Day of Obligation Masses To Be Announced. BULLETIN NOTICES: Submit to the parish office by Monday at 4:00 pm. Please email no-tices to: brindley@stangelam.org. NEW PARISHIONERS: Please register in the par-ish office, Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm. For more infor-mation, call the Parish Office, 314-838-6565.

Prayer, Liturgy and Sacrifice MINISTERS

FOR NEXT WEEK, JULY 24-30

WEEKDAY SERVERS: MONDAY - SATURDAY

8:00 am Molly Malone, Drew Hawley, Shawn Strutman

WEEKEND SERVERS 5:00 pm Veronica & Vicky Breen, Daena Talavera 7:30 am Ben, Jacob, Kevin, Nick Burke 9:30 am Aaron &Alanna Fenner, Anna Lawless 11:30am Abigail & Gwen Dobbs, Jahnea Gates

WEEKEND LECTORS 5:00 pm Crystalyn Talavera, George Bidleman 7:30 am Don Krause, Katherine Ising 9:30 am Alan Scheibel, Pat Buchanan 11:30 am Jeanie McCrary, William E. De Iuliis, Jr.

EXTRAORDINARY MIN. OF HOLY COMMUNION 5:00 pm - Jane Buchholz, Tina Clarkin, Vitina Galati, Nora Kaikati, Diana & Ray Skubic, Shirley Sweney 7:30 am - Geoffrey Bullock, Margie Heppermann, Donna Krause, Harry Maier, Carol Pauli, VOLUN-TEER NEEDED, VOLUNTEER NEEDED 9:30 am - Donald & JoAnn Holdener, Debbie Keeven, Teena Lawless, Jean Tucker, Laura Viet-meier, Pat Vorwald 11:30 am - Cynthia & Stephen Graham, Denyse Sternberg

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Monday, July 24 8:00 am - Joan Wittman Tuesday, July 25 8:00 am - Poor Souls in Purgatory Wednesday, July 26 8:00 am - John Conlon Thursday, July 27 8:00 am - Joseph Solimando Friday, July 28 8:00 am - John Umbeck Saturday, July 29 5:00 pm - Donald Thompson Sunday, July 30 7:30 am - People of the Parish 9:30 am - Catherine Vanderlofske 11:30 am - Elizabeth Landgraf

WEEKEND GIFT BEARERS - JULY 29/30

Sat. 5:00 pm - Bruck/White Family Sun. 7:30 am - Steve & Teri Hibbits Sun. 9:30 am - Sal & Sally Caruso Sun. 11:30 am - Dave & Joy Sanfilippo

Sunday Collection - July 16, 2017

Sunday Offering $ 10,843 Weekly Budget $ 13,019 Weekly Over/Under - $ 2,176 Fiscal Year To Date - $ 36,552

From The Desk of Msgr. Matthew Mitas:

REMEMBER THAT JULY IS THE MONTH OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS!

MISSIONARY CO-OP

Fr. Peter Mandina of the Diocese of Machakos in Kenya (Africa) will offer all our Masses this weekend. This is part of the “Missionary Plan of Cooperation”, in which all the parishes of the Archdiocese are com-pelled to take part each year, and it’s a good thing. It gives us a chance both to be informed about the mission-ary activity of the Catholic Church and to help in whatever way we can to support the work of our missionaries. In this case, the Diocese of Machakos is about three times the size of ours, with Catholics numbering over 1.6 million. It’s a diocese of 76 parishes and another 1,000 or so “out-stations”. There is much there that can use our help! I will take the occasion to do a bit of travelling and Fr. Mandina will offer Mass in my absence. Please welcome him and support his work!

AAAAAAAAAAAH!

That’s the sound I heard as people entered (after a month’s absence) our wonderfully air-cooled church. The system seems to be working as flawlessly as ever and is good for another 40 years! Whenever you pass from the Amazon-Jungle-like St. Louis heat and humidity into the congenial climate of our church, remember sweet Audrey Nessing (whose bequest to our parish paid for the repairs) and say a prayer for her dear soul!

UPCOMING EVENTS

- Saturday, August 5: our annual Ice Cream Social on the feast of the Transfiguration, immediately following the 5:00PM Mass (I’ll try to conjure up another interesting anecdote about the founding of Transfiguration Parish!)

- Sunday, August 6: the annual Mass in honor of God the Father at 1:30PM (and an Ice Cream Social to follow, if there’s any left over from the night before!)

- Friday, August 25: an evening of French cuisine to honor the patron saint of the French, St. Louis IX (last week I publicized the menu; it’s going to be authentically French and exceptionally fantastic, and I’ll re-submit it as we draw closer….spread the word!)

- November: Pictures for a new parish photo directory to be taken (the last one was in ’12)

QUIZ-A-CATHOLIC

We have been getting deeper and deeper into St. Matthew’s Gospel his year, and now we reached the point of what the scholars call “The Parabolic Discourse”. All that means is that we are going to hear Jesus’ par-ables for the next several weeks. They should all be familiar to Catholics, all the more so because many of them have been given titles. I’ll describe the parable, and you provide the title it has been given:

1. After squandering his inheritance, the younger of two brothers returns repentant to his father. 2. A man sows good seed in his field and his enemy scatters weeds in it (today’s Gospel). 3. The victim of a mugging, ignored by the religious, is helped by the least likely one of all. 4. A farmer scatters seed, which lands on all different kinds of soil. 5. An aggrieved widow pesters a crooked judge until he finally renders her justice. 6. Jesus likens the Kingdom of God to a very valuable pearl. 7. Jesus contrasts the wisdom of being well-prepared with the foolishness of being unprepared. 8. Jesus chastises the wealthy for their being oblivious to the poverty that surrounds them. 9. Jesus describes Himself as One Who loves His sheep so much that He will die for them. 10. Jesus extols the virtue of being vigilant for His Second Coming.

ANSWERS: 1. “The Prodigal Son” (Lk. 15:11) 2. “The Parable of the Tares” (Mt. 13:24) 3. “The Good Samari-tan” (Lk. 10:30) 4. “The Sower and the Seed” (Mt. 13:3) 5. “The Importunate Widow” (Lk. 18:2) 6. “The Pearl of Great Price” (Mt. 13:45) 7. “The Wise and Foolish Virgins” (Mt. 25:1) 8. “The Rich Man and Lazarus” (Lk. 16:19) 9. “The Good Shep-herd” (Jn. 10:1) 10. “The Watchful Servant” (Lk. 12:35)

Features: This Week In Our Parish: Monday, July 24 LUNCHROOM CLOSED

Tuesday, July 25 LUNCHROOM CLOSED 8:30 am - Eucharistic Adoration 3:00 pm - Legion of Mary, Rectory Basement 7:00 pm - Benediction Wednesday, July 26 LUNCHROOM CLOSED 9:00 am - Quilters Meet, Rectory Basement Thursday, July 27 LUNCHROOM CLOSED Friday, July 28 LUNCHROOM CLOSED Sunday, July 30 7:00 pm - Boy Scouts Troop 940, Lunchroom

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: MaryAnn Hoven, Elisabeth Cisco, Rachael Law-son, Dorothy Martinelli, Joanne Cipolla, Mary Kavanaugh, Jeff Gauthier, Barb Lehman, Lila Jones, Jennifer Berkbigler, Sue Pitti, Mary Dietz, Rosemary Licato, Donna Ahrens, Evelyn Finno, Claudette Kazakian, Shirley Bertin, Jackie Car-rol, Lisa Williford, Roy Wong, Guy Henriksen, Gary & Debbie Corcoran, Augustine & Ray Por-ter, Margaret Nolte, Billie Lawson, Jim & Eileen McMullen, Dorothy Schulte, Bud & Kathy Kushins, Kristine Lawson, Katie Horn, Debbie Gervich, Melodie & Jim Leonard, Neil MacKen-zie, Nancy Brennan, Carolyn Humphry, Carolyn Stokes, Nancy Skelly, Jim Walsh, Allison Mol-ner, William Timken and Juluis Lawson.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SERVICE MEN & WOMEN Joshua Stremlau, Bradley Stremlau, Corey Rudroff, Steven Bennett, Jerrod Klug, Michael Olwig, Pat Edwards-Parrish, Guthrie Stotser, Jonathan Buss, Brad Sanders, Matthew Meske, Jackie Cotter, J. Timothy Sullivan, Matthew Hawkins, John Reddan, Brandon Gruelle, Dustin Kyle, Jacob Doerle, Jacob Graham and Joshua Graham

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK

“Tribulation is a gift from God – one that He especially gives to His special friends.” – St. Thomas More

“Push back against the age as hard as it push-es against you.” – Flannery O’Connor

“As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.” – St. John Paul II

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Position Summary: Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish is seeking a full-time (40 hours per week) Office personnel. For a full description of the position and requirements visit the BTC website at http://www.btcparish.org

Contact Details: Qualified candidates should submit their resume, salary expectations and references to: deaconal@btcparish.org Manager for the Parish Office.

ST. NORBERT PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION ( PSR)- FOR CATHOLIC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

PSR begins August 21st. All Classes are held on Monday from 6:15pm- 7:30 pm. For Grades 1-8. Please contact Deacon Bill Twellman for more information. deaconbill@saintnorbert.com. 314 -831-3874 ext. 250

ST. NORBERT PSR IS LOOKING FOR CATE-CHISTS FOR THIS COM-ING SCHOOL YEAR. We are in need of a 2nd and 7th Grade Catechist. A Great Opportunity to share your faith. Please contact Deacon Bill Twellman for more inforation. deaonbill@saintnorber t.com. 314-831-3874 ext. 250

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MISSOURI SENATE POISED TO VOTE ON HISTORIC PRO-LIFE BILL:

The Missouri Catholic Conference is urging Catholics to contact their state Senator immediately. On Monday, July 24, the state Senate will consider House amended SB 5, the strongest pro-life bill to be considered by the General Assembly in many decades. This legislation will protect the health and safety of women, require unannounced inspections of abortion clinics, ensure that women hear medi-cal information from a doctor before deciding whether to obtain an abortion, overturn the St. Louis “abortion sanctuary” ordinance and prohibit other municipalities from passing similar ordinances, and much more. To easily send a message to your state Senator, visit

ATTENTION SINGLE LEADERS

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A PRESENTATION ON ISLAM BY FATHER THOMAS MICHEL, SJ

On Sunday, July 30, Father Thomas Michel, SJ, will speak at St. Cletus Parish about his many years of living in Islamic cultures and working with people of that faith. This presen-tation will be held in the St. Cletus Parish Church beginning at 7:00 PM. This evening will be a great opportunity for us all to learn from Father Michel’s vast experience. St. Cle-tus Church is located at 2705 Zumbehl Road, one mile north of Interstate 70 in St. Charles. Call 636-946-6327 for more information.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

Thanks to everyone who donated to the July Food Drive. Because the schools are closed for the summer, the families served by TEAM have a greater need. We have seen a large increase in the number of calls we receive for utility assis-tance in the last month so we really appreciate those who continue to contribute through their parish envelope or the brown envelopes in the church foyer. Remember, as your college bound students are going back to campus, to check out the new Thrift Store in Paddock Plaza, for some of those dorm or apartment furnishings.

FEAST OF ST. LOUIS IX, KING OF FRANCE

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