Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church 6596 Smiley Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63139 Staff Pastor Rev. Thomas M. Pastorius [email protected] Deacon James Tetreault [email protected] Pastoral Associate Deacon Michael Rennier [email protected] Music Director Elizabeth Svancarek Plant Manager John Ellison [email protected] Parish Secretary Trish Nerviani [email protected]

Mass & Sacraments Sunday Masses: 8:00 & 10:30 am Weekday Masses Monday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday & Saturdays: 8:00 am Tuesday Morning Prayer: 8:00 am Tuesday Mass: 5:30 pm Saturday Masses 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Sacrament of Penance: Saturday, 7:00-7:50 am or by appointment. Tuesdays, 5-5:20 pm Baptisms: Meeting first Thursday of the month. Preregistration required. Marriages: Contact the priest at least 9 months prior to the wedding date. Funerals: To be arranged by contacting the Parish Office. Change of Address or Telephone Number: Please call the Parish Office. Bulletin Deadline: 4:00 pm Monday.

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Phone: 314-781-1199 Fax: 314-645-8760 Sacramental Emergency After Hours Line: 314-260-6261 www.epiphanystl.org

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LIVING OUR FAITH From the Desk of Fr. Thomas Pastorius, 1. Faith and Family Programs: Our Faith and Family Programming will be returning Tuesday September 6 th at 6:30 pm. In the meantime this week’s Faith and Family suggested activity is for families to take time to perform a service project together. It does not have to be complicated. It could be as simple as making cards for soldiers or visiting someone you know to be lonely. 2. Do you know anyone who is thinking about being Catholic? “What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.” Hans Urs von Balthasar. Invite someone to become the best person they can be by asking them if they are interested in becoming Catholic. Our new RCIA session will be beginning in September so have them contact the Rectory as soon as possible. 3. Weekly Shout Out!!! We at Epiphany of Our Lord parish are blest to have our parish deeply rooted in our neighborhood. We are blest, therefore, also to be a part of Lindenwood Area Senior Ministries (LASM). This ministry is important to our parish because it helps the seniors of our area grow in their faith and to receive the help they need to stay in their homes. If you are over the age of 50 please consider participating in there many events. If you are under the age of 50 consider volunteering for one of their events. 4. Homecoming Raffle Tickets Do you enjoy the air conditioned Church? If so, I ask you to please realize that we will soon need to replace one of the two AC unites on the Church. Two years ago we were able to replace one of the two AC units on the Church because we sold out of Homecoming Raffle Tickets. It looks like we now need to replace the older AC unit sooner rather than later. Please keep this in mind as you think about buying a homecoming (or partial) raffle ticket. If you would like to buy a raffle ticket please contact the parish office or visit us online at wwwepiphanystl.org to make your online purchase. 5. Some Things To Think about when planning a funeral I want to take a moment and remind people about the purpose of a Catholic Wake. The wake is an opportunity for those who have known the deceased (or the family of the deceased) to come and show how much that person meant to them, especially if they cannot make it to the funeral. It is almost selfdefeating to have a wake the day of the funeral because a person who cannot attend a 10 am funeral Mass because of an obligation probably will not be able to attend a 9 am wake. Funeral homes also have a better set up for a wake than most churches because they have more bathrooms and a lounge. Finally, just an FYI, there are no spiritual benefits to hosting ones wake in a Church. God bless, Fr. Tom

1st Communion Teachers Needed st

We are in desperate need of 1 communion teachers. If we are going to have a class for our children this coming year, we need 3 or 4 volunteers. No experience necessary. All the lessons are already prepared. What we need is a once-a-month commitment from Sep-Apr to teach the children on Sunday mornings from 9-10:15 am. If you are interested and want more details, please call or email Deacon Michael. The kids need your help and this is a wonderful and fulfilling way to help the Church!

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows

Healing Day of Reflection: The Shadow Valley Journey: The Journey of Grief with Rev. Mike Rayson Saturday, July 30, 9 am - Noon. Find helpful insights into healing from loss as Rev. Mike Rayson, a native of Australia, shares his own story of loss. How do you live your faith while dwelling in the shadows of grief? Cost: $20. For more information, call 618-397-6700 ext. 6270. snows.org/healing 73rd Annual Healing and Hope Novena to Our Lady of the Snows Saturday, July 30 through Sunday, August 7, 7:30 pm. Each evening of the Novena includes Mass, special music, scripture reflections and prayers for finding healing and hope within life’s difficulties. A candlelight rosary procession closes each evening. Free. For more information, call 618-397-6700 ext. 6276. snows.org/ novena

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Flea Market Revenue

To all who donated items, gave of their time and talent and those who made purchases...Thank you! A very special thank you to our Flea Market crew for all the hours of hard work put into preparing for our sale and for all of the time they spent during the days of the Flea Market Sale. Our Flea Market would not have been possible without you!!! The profit from our 2016 Flea Market sales is: $7,355.86!!!

Stewardship

“…I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God.” Colossians 1:25 Believe it or not, we are all called to evangelize – to continuously grow in our knowledge and relationship with Jesus and to share it with others. We may not be called to evangelize like St. Paul, but we should look for opportunities to share our Faith with those closest to us, like our family and friends.

New Altar Servers Needed

We need more altar servers to assist with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. If you are between 5th and 12th grade and would like to join the altar servers, please let Deacon Michael know and we will schedule a time to learn how. We are especially looking for servers who are entering the 5th grade to join.

Attention All Highschoolers! Please join us this Wednesday, July 20th from 7-9 pm at Bishop DuBourg High School. We will welcome three priests and answer all your questions about what the Church teaches. As always, food is provided and we would LOVE to have you be a part of our community. Please see www.saintlouislifeteen.org for more information.

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LIVING OUR FAITH Spiritual Ponderings

Faith & Film: Minion Movie

One of the great Catholic writers of our time was G.K. Chesterton. He was a contemporary and friends with C.S. Lewis who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia. I am particularly fond of this quote from G.K. Chesterton regarding the power that stories (and thus movies) have on our lives. “Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” For the third of our five movies, I want to reflect on the Minion Movie. Most of my family and some of my friends know that I am a fan of the little yellow minions. There is something about them that makes me laugh. (I have a minion piggy bank, fleece blanket, tooth brush holder, and much more). In an effort to be completely honest, I did not find the Minion Movie to be all that great. There was too much cheap/crude humor in the movie that really missed its mark. There were times when I wondered if I would have been able to understand any of the movie if I was a kid in the second grade. With that being said, I of course was able to walk away with some spiritual insights from the movie. The narrator in the beginning of the movie explains that the Minions evolved into being with one purpose in mind. They wanted to serve the most evil being around and so they first serve a T-Rex, and then Dracula, and then Napoleon. All the people that they serve meet disastrous ends because of the minions ineptitude. After Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo the minions hide in a deserted cave where they build a civilization that provides them with everything they could ever want but in the end they are not happy because they have no boss to serve. The first spiritual insight from the movie is simply that life would not be worth living without a purpose and meeting are physical needs is not that purpose. We are called to become greater than we are through service to master. In our case, our master is God and this is Good News because our creator wants what is best for us, unlike any of the masters the minions served before Gru. One minion named Kevin decides that he is going to leave the cave and search for a new master for the minions to serve. He is joined by Stuart (who was accidently volunteered because he was not paying attention) and Bob (who was at first rejected because he was too small and only accepted because no one else volunteered. Watching the three minions travel, I kept hearing our multi-parish youth minister saying over and over again “The Catholic life was never meant to be lived alone.” I am grateful each time she reminds me and the teens of this fact. The next spiritual insight comes from the fact that they discover that there is literally a bad guy convention taking place in Orlando, Florida while they are in New York City. The three minions begin to ask for directions to Orlando, FL. The problem is that they ask all the wrong people. They ask a baby who cannot talk, a dog that can only bark and a few other inanimate objects. Sadly, there are people in life who keep looking for a direction to travel but they always seem to ask the wrong person. Without good directions, finding our way can be very hard. This is why the Church is so important. She can point us always in the right directions in regards to faith and morals. The three brave minions eventually hook up with Scarlet Overkill and she tests their loyalty by having them steal the Royal Crown off of Queen Elizabeth’s head – pretty big test. Through a strange series of events though Kevin, Bob, and Stuart do not only get the crown, but also Bob becomes King of England. Pretty much all of this happens by accident, but Scarlet sees it as a betrayal despite the fact that the minions try to give her the crown when they see her again. Sadly, most of the time people hurt us they do so accidently or out of neglect and not out of malice. Scarlet cannot see this and, therefore, she holds a grudge which ultimately leads to her demise. Scarlet learns the hard way that holding a grudge is like drinking a poison yourself and hoping the other person dies. In the end, I am not sure what to make out of the Minion movie. I definitely liked Despicable Me and Despicable ME II better.

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary:``````````````108 Gospel LK 10:38-42 Spiritual Reflection: The most important thing we can do is to listen to others. Trying to impress them or help them means nothing unless we are able to show them that we care enough to listen. Spiritual Question 1. Why was Martha worried about the serving? 2. Who is the only person we can control in life? 3. How can we better listen to others? 4. How can we better listen to Jesus? 5. How do you think dinner went that night?

Vision Divina:

Join us at Sanguis Christi Spirituallity Center, 3522 Utah Street, St. Louis, MO on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm and pray Visio Divina. While Lectio Divina is a method of praying with scripture, Visio Divina (Latin for "divine seeing") is a method for praying with images or other media. While the Orthodox tradition has long practiced praying with images through icons, the western Church is less comfortable with this type of prayer. Visio Divina invites us to see at a more contemplative pace. Join us as we explore this form of prayer and be surprised by a God who is never limited or tied to any image but speaks through them. Facilitators are Sr. Carol Orf and Sr. Ginny Jaskiewicz. For more information or to register, call Sr. Carol Orf at 314-560-1028.

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LITURGIES & SCHEDULES Mass Intentions For The Week

Our Parish This Week

Sunday, July 17 8:00 am Edward Rothery 10:30 am Parishioners Monday, July 18 8:00 am Poor Souls in Purgatory Tuesday, July 19 8:00 am Morning Prayer 5:30 pm Catherine Mannion Wednesday, July 20 8:00 am Paul Leuthen Thursday, July 21 8:00 am Marco Griffero, Jr. Friday, July 22 8:00 am John Jankowski Saturday, July 23 8:00 am Poor Souls in Purgatory 5:00 pm Helen Brooks Sunday, July 24 8:00 am Helen Nicollerat (Health & Blessings) 10:30 am Parishioners

Monday - Saturday July 18-23  7:30 am - Rosary, Church Sunday, July 17  9:00 am - Bible Study, AR  10:30 am - Liturgy with Children, RBB Monday, July 18  7:00 pm - Boy Scouts, Upper Hall  7:45 - 11:30 am Vacation Bible School, Gym & AR Tuesday, July 19  7:45 - 11:30 am Vacation Bible School, Gym & AR Wednesday, July 20  7:45 - 11:30 am Vacation Bible School, Gym & AR Thursday, July 21  7:45 - 11:30 am Vacation Bible School, Gym & AR  7:30 pm - Prayer Group, Church

Please Pray For the Homebound & Sick Of Our Parish

Friday, July 22  7:45 - 11:30 am Vacation Bible School, Gym & AR  3:30-6:30 pm - Dance, UH

Ethan Strauss

Ethan Sonderman

Mary Hipskind

Saturday, July 23

Pat Wallis

Chris Perron

Dominic Caputa

Daniel Barr

Kathy Nielson

Christine Weber

Ginny Basch

Jean Montrey

Joe Lopez

Bernice Connor

Jade Nesselhauf

Bob Kozemczak

Sunday, July 24  9:00 am - Bible Study, AR  10:30 am - Liturgy with Children, RBB  Immediately Following 10:30 am Mass, Dominican Sisters Farewell Luncheon, AR

Mary Mosblech

George Limpert Nanette & Don McPherson

Guide Book & Directory Advertising

We are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book & Directory for the Church. The book contains the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and how of our Church. The book is provided at no cost to our Church, including the mailing to each family, and again is being subsidized by local businesses that advertise in it. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out how to advertise in our book, please call the Parish Office. Recent survey results by Guide book Publishing show that 92.1% of families would rather patronize our Gide Book & Directory advertisers over nonadvertisers. It “does pay” go advertise in our Guide Book & Directory. Directory Update Does the church database have YOUR family membership record correct? Here is your chance to update YOUR record for our annual Guide Book & Directory. It is time for us to update our database with any changes, addictions or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. Have you changed you phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Do you want your record published? If you have not already informed the church office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book & Directory is correct. The parish office number is 314-781 -1199.

Readings for the week of July 17, 2016 Sunday:

Gn 18:1-10a/Ps 15:2-5/Col 1:24-28/ Lk 10:38-42 Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16-17, 21, 23/ Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 85:2-8/Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday: Jer 1:1, 4-10/Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17/Mt 13:1-9 Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Ps 36:6-11/ Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Jer 3:14-17/Jer 31:10-13/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Saturday: Jer 7:1-11/Ps 84:3-6, 8, 11/Mt 13:24-30 Next Sunday: Gn 18:20-32/Ps 138:1-3, 6-8/Col 2:12-14/ Lk 11:1-13

Our Offering For the Week Of July 2-3, 2016 Sunday Collection General Fund ........... $5,449.00 General Fund Loose ..... $197.00 General Fund Online .. $1,596.00 Total .................... $7,242.00 Maintenance & Repair ... $175.00 M&R Online ................. $85.00 SVDP Online............... $145.00 Votive ....................... $72.01 Debt Online ................. $70.00 ......... $70.00(YTD) Tuition Assist Online ...... $50.00 ......... $87.00(YTD) Endowment Fund........... $10.00 ......... $10.00(YTD)

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PARISH COMMUNITY NEWS, NOTES & EVENTS

Ladies Guild Card Social

Mark your Calendar to Attend this years Homecoming

Our monthly card social will be held on Monday, July 18th at 10:00 am in the Assumption Room.

Friday, September 16th: 6-11 pm Dinners from 5:30-8 pm Saturday, September 17th: Noon-11 pm; Parade @ 11 am Dinners from 4:00-8:00 pm Rides~Games~Music~Bingo~Food & More

A Caring Tip from LASM’s Stephen Ministry

When a friend is struggling with grief, an illness, or some other problem, the following are good ways to show that you care: You can acknowledge that the other person is in a tight spot by asking “You doing okay?” Your body language can show you are willing to listen, stop and look the person in the eye, rather than just extending a greeting and continuing down the hall or sidewalk. Next Sunday, July 17th Lindenwood Area Senior Ministry is hosting A Taste of Stephen Ministry. Lunch will be provided as we give an overview of Stephen Ministry and our upcoming Stephen Minister training class set to begin on September 11th. Please join us next Sunday! We will meet at 12:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room of Timothy Lutheran Church (6704 Fyler). Questions and reservations: LASM Office, 314-647-4591.

$10,000 Raffle Don’t forget to purchase your

$10,000 raffle ticket. Only 300 tickets sold. Purchase a whole ticket with ten spots for $100 or 1 spot on a ticket, at $10 a spot, for a fraction of the prize money. If you would like to buy a raffle ticket, please contact the parish office or New This Year - visit our website at www.epiphanystl.org/homecoming-fall-festival and follow the link to purchase your ticket online. (Online Raffle Tickets include a $2.00 administration fee.)

Our Parade

will take place on Saturday morning at 11 am. We are looking for anyone with a convertible or antique car who would like to drive their vehicle in the parade. Please call the parish office if you would like to participate in this years parade, 314-781-1199. Volunteers Our homecoming is just 9 weeks away!! This is our biggest fundraiser and is only possible with the help of many hands!! Volunteers are needed for many booths, including: Alumni Booth Beer Booth Clean Up Country Booth Gambling Booths Game Booths Inside Food Outside Food Pull Tabs Set Up-Tear Down Soda Booths Ted Drewes In the weeks to come there will be sign up sheets at the entrance of church. Please take the time to sign up for an hour or more of your time to help make our Homecoming a huge success!!!

St. Patrick Center Needs Backpacks! This year we are, once again, asking the St. Louis community to support our “Back-To-School” Backpack Give-a-way program to help our client’s children who are in need of a new backpack and school supplies. Participating individuals and families are asked to donate a backpack filled with school supplies for one of four different age groups of students. Please take one of the “Backpack Tags” on display on the bulletin boards at the entrances of church. Each tag lists the supplies needed for one backpack for one child. Parish families are encouraged to “adopt” one child (or more!) and shop for this child as a family. When you’ve completed your school supply shopping, simply tie the tag onto your backpack and bring it to the parish office by Wednesday, July 20th.

Annual Silver & Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass

Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 2:30 pm Mass Celebrant: Archbishop Robert Carlson Location: Cathedral Basilica - 4431 Lindell Blvd. Couples celebrating their 25th, 50th or 50-plus wedding anniversary during 2016 are invited to this annual Mass. Archbishop Robert Carlson will be the celebrant. Family members and friends are invited to join the couples at this special celebration. Couples registered by September 10 will have their names and wedding date printed in the program and receive a certificate of congratulations. You may register online by visiting archstl.org/jubileemass. If you would like more information, please contact the Office of Laity & Family Life at 314.792.7170.

Mother of Good Counsel Home, th

a skilled nursing home, will host its 13 Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, September 26, at Glen Echo County Club. Registration will begin at 10:00 am with a lunch at 11:00 am and tee-time at noon. The dinner auction will begin at 5 pm. The golf event features a four-person scramble, numerous contests and a dinner/awards banquet. The cost for individual players is $250 per person, which includes play, carts, putting green practice, lunch, goody bag, dinner and an open bar. The Dinner and Auction can be attended for $50 per person. For more information, contact Marsha Heine at 314-383-4765 or [email protected].

Criminal Justice Ministry Trivia Night

On Saturday, August 20, 2016, the Criminal Justice Ministry will host its 5th Annual Trivia Night at St. James the Greater Gym, 6401 Wade Avenue in Dogtown. Registration fee is $200 for a table of eight and includes beer and soda (outside food and drink also welcome). The doors will open at 6:00 pm, and trivia master Mark Arminio will kick off the questioning at 7:00 pm. This fun evening will also include plenty of games, raffles, and cash prizes. All proceeds benefit CJM, an independent non-profit organization affiliated with the Archdiocese of St. Louis serving individuals and families affected by crime and the criminal justice system. Contact Jeff at BTC at (314)524-0500 or Christi at (314) 881-3090 or visit cjmstlouis.org to make reservations.

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