In this issue
- Livestream of mass this weekend
- Saint Kunegunda (A Polish Saint) - Feast Day July 24
- Saint James the Apostle - Feast Day July 25
- Saint Anne - Mother of Mary and Grandmother of Jesus - Feast Day July 26
- Finance Council and Pastoral Council
- Confirmation has started - Please Pray for our teachers and students.
- Liturgical Ministers
- Brickwork and other work around our parish property
The livestream of mass this weekend will at 5:30PM on Saturday July 24, 2021.
Saint Kunegunda
Feast Day July 24
"As an infant, she is reported to have been heard to say distinctly, "Hail, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the King of Angels!" And when she was carried to church, she would keep her eyes raised to heaven during the Mass and would bow her little head whenever she heard the names of Jesus and Mary."
Feast Day July 24
"As an infant, she is reported to have been heard to say distinctly, "Hail, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the King of Angels!" And when she was carried to church, she would keep her eyes raised to heaven during the Mass and would bow her little head whenever she heard the names of Jesus and Mary."
The above is taken from
https://ampoleagle.com/our-polish-saints-p6515-206.htm
https://ampoleagle.com/our-polish-saints-p6515-206.htm
Stained Glass Window from Saint Valentine (Right Transept)
Full Length Window is on our website at http://www.stvalentinechurch.com/saint-kunegunda.html
Saint James the Apostle
Feast Day July 25
Feast Day July 25
James 2:17-19
So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Indeed someone may say, “You have faith and I have works.” Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.
You believe that God is one. You do well.
So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Indeed someone may say, “You have faith and I have works.” Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.
You believe that God is one. You do well.
Saint Anne - Mother of Mary and Grandmother of Jesus
A special blessing to all grandparents on the Feast Day of Saint Anne and Joachim, the patron saints of grandparents.
Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer for Grandparents from 2008.
Lord Jesus, you were born of the Virgin Mary, the daughter of Saints Joachim and Anne. Look with love on grandparents the world over. Protect them! They are a source of enrichment for families, for the Church and for all of society. Support them! As they grow older, may they continue to be for their families strong pillars of Gospel faith, guardians of noble domestic ideals, living treasuries of sound religious traditions. Make them teachers of wisdom and courage, that they may pass on to future generations the fruits of their mature human and spiritual experience.
Lord Jesus, help families and society to value the presence and role of grandparents. May they never be ignored or excluded, but always encounter respect and love. Help them to live serenely and to feel welcomed in all the years of life which you give them. Mary, Mother of all the living, keep grandparents constantly in your care, accompany them on their earthly pilgrimage, and by your prayers, grant that all families may one day be reunited in our heavenly homeland, where you await all humanity for the great embrace of life without end. Amen!
Lord Jesus, you were born of the Virgin Mary, the daughter of Saints Joachim and Anne. Look with love on grandparents the world over. Protect them! They are a source of enrichment for families, for the Church and for all of society. Support them! As they grow older, may they continue to be for their families strong pillars of Gospel faith, guardians of noble domestic ideals, living treasuries of sound religious traditions. Make them teachers of wisdom and courage, that they may pass on to future generations the fruits of their mature human and spiritual experience.
Lord Jesus, help families and society to value the presence and role of grandparents. May they never be ignored or excluded, but always encounter respect and love. Help them to live serenely and to feel welcomed in all the years of life which you give them. Mary, Mother of all the living, keep grandparents constantly in your care, accompany them on their earthly pilgrimage, and by your prayers, grant that all families may one day be reunited in our heavenly homeland, where you await all humanity for the great embrace of life without end. Amen!
Religious Education
Confirmation classes have begun. Please Pray for our teachers and students.
Administration
The Finance Council met on Wednesday July 21st and the Pastoral Council will be meeting Monday July 26th. These groups are continuing to discuss parish life. Please keep me and these councils in your prayers.
Liturgy
Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors please contact the parish center by phone or fill out the ministry form online at http://www.stvalentinechurch.com/ministry-sign-up-form.html. Father Andrew would like to have a meeting in the next few weeks. We can meet in the rectory for some coffee and light snacks.
Thank you to the ushers. We have good numbers here, but if you are interested please contact us. Father Andrew would like to have a meeting with them too. Coffee and Snacks!!!
Anyone interested in being an altar server? Please contact us by phone or fill out the ministry form online. We want to get the youth involved. They are our future, but they are very much the church of today. I want many altar servers to help us in the worship of God at our liturgies.
Repairs
Brickwork on the front of the church continues. Pray for good weather so the job will be completed quickly.
Our Church property is looking beautiful. Thank you to all the volunteers for their support of our parish. More mulch was put around the parish property this weekend.
