ST. JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Church Bulletin Rev. Johnson Machado, Pastor John Zielinski, Deacon

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 11th & 12th, 2020

PARISH CENTERS The worship site at: The worship site at: Strykersville Sheldon 3854 Main St., Strykersville, NY 14145 991 Centerline Rd. Strykersville, NY 14145 Masses: Sat. Vigil -5:00pm, Sunday -8:00am Sat. Vigil-8:00pm, Sunday 10:30am Weekday masses: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri—9:00am Confessions: Sat. 4:15-4:45pm Sat. 7:15-7:45pm (other times by appt.) Office: 585-457-3222 Fax: 585-457-3222 Email: stjohnneumannparish@gmail.com @ 3854 Main St. School Building Parish Website: www.sjnchurch.org Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00am-3:00pm Facebook: St. John Neumann Catholic Community Catholic Cemeteries: Donations greatly appreciated for all Cemeteries. St. Cecilia’s Cemetery, Sheldon Site St. Mary’s Cemetery, Strykersville Site St. Nicholas Cemetery, North Java St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Java Center

Inquiries: 585-457-3222 Eucharistic Adoration: Strykersville Site --- 9:30am -7:00pm

First Friday of the Month or as announced

PARISH OFFICE: Russ Reisdorf, Office Manager Faith Formation Director –Melissa Weisenburg e-mail: mw.sjnchurch@gmail.com or call the office and leave a

message SACRAMENTS POLICY Baptism: Call the office for preparation 585-457-3222 – Baptisms on Saturdays: 12:00 Noon – Strykersville Site and Sundays: After 10:30am Mass- Sheldon Site Marriage: Six months lead time. Diocesan approved preparation program (Pre-Cana) required, after

Pastor interview Communion to the sick: Please contact Pastor for special circumstances. Monthly and Sundays by Eucharistic Ministers or Pastor Anointing of the Sick: Night or day 585-457-3222 or daily during Mass prior to surgery.

Please Pray for: world peace, our country, for those serving overseas, for victims of war, violence and natural disaster, for the sick and suffering including: Fred Marcheson, Todd Hart, Lacey Bach Moore, Carl Schiltz, Cathy Keem, Jean H., Madonna Zittel, Sheri Zittel, Kathleen Anderson, Paul Switalski, Len Mazurkiewicz, Ruth Z., Prudy Allein, Gayle Lane, Jeanine Peehler, Bob Daniel, Jean Dominesey, Leona Meyer, Judy Perl, Rose Gielow, Shirley Becker, Bernie Eley, Michael Bankers, Annabelle Ziegler, Father Jim Fugle, Bob Schuessler, Bill Calmes, Sylvia Nowak, Marilyn Noecker, Mildred Ash, Lorne LeMieux, Norm Kehl, Ellsworth Smith, Sabrina Marlowe, Nancy Cox, Gerry Fugle, Linda Hall, Judy Carlson, Craig Carlson, Shaun Vonna, Mary Perry, Bill Datzler, David Hennenberger, Arlene Langa, Dorothy Perl, Ruth George and Father Johnson. Please be advised after 60 days the names will be removed from the prayer list unless otherwise notified.

+++Please remember the recently deceased, Mary (Kibler)Henry and her family. May she rest in peace. +++

Strykersville: Saturday, July 11–Vigil-Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm [+Dorothy Sanford-Hyman & Reisdorf families] 8:00pm [+Bill Becker-Bill & Joan George]

[All Parishioners] [All Parishioners] Sunday, July 12-Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am [+Helen Winch-Holly Kirsch] 10:30am [+Lisa Witt-Ken & Mary Friedhaber] [All Parishioners] [All Parishioners] Monday, July 13- 9:00am [+Marilyn Smithley-Ed & Barb Logel] Tuesday, July 14- 9:00am [+Felicia Redden-family] Wednesday, July 15- ***NO MASS*** Thursday, July 16- 9:00am [+Bill Becker-Craig & Judy Carlson] Friday, July 17- 9:00am [+Gertrude Hyman-Dave & Carol Comstock] Saturday, July 18–Vigil-Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm [+Robert Matevia, Sr.-Frank & Jackie Calarco and family] 8:00pm [+Rose Reding-John & Theresa Zielinski]

[All Parishioners] [All Parishioners] Sunday, July 19-Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am [+Kevin Brunner-Ron & Peg McCormick] 10:30am [+Francis Schiltz-Mike & Elaine Almeter] [All Parishioners] [All Parishioners]

***Public masses—be mindful of the 25% capacity of churches—

Strykersville site—approx. 50 people; Sheldon site approx. 90 people per mass. Please

respect others and keep social distancing. ***

CHRIST IN THE WORD

Ministry Schedule July 18th & 19th: 5:00pm— Eucharistic Ministers: Russ Reisdorf, Pete Schnitzler Cantor: Carol Schnitzler Lector: Diane Hart Altar Server: N/A 8:00pm— Eucharistic Ministers: Autumn George, John Meyer Lector: Becky George Altar Server: N/A 8:00am-- Eucharistic Ministers: Bill Perl, Alice Hyman Lector: Michael Skrzypek Altar Server: N/A 10:30am-- Eucharistic Ministers: Ron George, Peggy McCormick Lector: Michelle Homac Altar Server: N/A Please arrange for substitute if you are unable to make your scheduled ministry—Ministers, please make sure you have a substitute if needed, as Father will not be distributing communion during this period of reopening. ****************************************

ATTN: Faith Formation Parents

We will be holding a meeting on Monday July 13th @ 6:30 pm in the church at the Strykersville site.

We will be discussing and looking at how the program will work during this time of Covid-19. We have ideas and are

looking for suggestions that will work for the majority! Please come and join us! ---Masks will be required when

entering and exiting the church, please remember to sanitize your hands before entering and exiting the church and wipe

down the area where you were seated—THANK YOU. ****************************************************

New Polish American Radio Program A new radio show called The Polish American Program, will debut on

WEBR 1440 AM at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. The show will be presented in English and Polish, and feature a wide

variety of music from Poland, as well as cultural information. It will air 11-Noon every Saturday, and be replayed on Sundays at 6 p.m.

The music presented will range from folk to classical, from religious, to modern pop and jazz, in Polish, and in English. The program’s host will

be Andy Gołębiowski. In addition to WEBR 1440 AM in WNY and Canada, the program can

be heard anywhere in the world, at WEBR1440.com New ownership at 1440 AM has changed the station’s letters from WJJL to WEBR, and unveiled a new format Monday-Friday, called The Great

American Songbook.

Upcoming Meeting: No meetings St. John Neumann Prayer Chain: If you have any requests for prayers please contact Michelle Schubert (585-689-0098) or Carol Comstock (585-317-9459) or email st.j.n.prayer@gmail.com.

Gifts to God

July 4 & 5– $3829.00 God Bless you for your generosity!

Guidelines to follow at

St. John Neumann Parish Congregants should plan on restricted seating, a change in

the reception of Communion in order to ensure social distancing, and other appropriate measures upon entering

and exiting churches. The dispensation from the obligation to attend

Sunday Mass remains in place. All who are espe-cially vulnerable or simply uncomfortable attending a public Liturgy are encouraged to remain at home and if possible, view Mass via live streams, which

will continue in local parishes. If you are SICK, stay home and limit your contact with others.

Please be concerned about others.

*Never Forget Sanitizer and Mask when you come to Church*

Parishioners should bring and be prepared to wear their own masks and, a bottle of hand sanitizer for use upon entering, before receiving Communion, after receiving Communion, and after exiting the church.

********************************************* Possible Scam---Gift card requests

stjohnneummannparish@gmail.com and frjohnsonmachado@gmail.com are the only valid emails

used. Any other emails are scam, Father did say if you wanted to purchase gift cards, just drop them in

collection basket.

Today’s Readings:

Isaiah 55: 10-11 Romans 8: 18-23

Matthew 13: 1-23 or 13: 1-9 Isaiah’s poetry and Jesus’ parable tell in complementary ways the power of God’s word. Isaiah extols its fruitfulness, the LORD promising that it

will flower just as the fertile earth does when watered by rain and snow. Jesus tells of the sower, whose indiscriminate scattering of the word of the kingdom leads to different outcomes depending on where it lands. May we listen attentively today, soaking up God’s word so that it may

bear fruit in us.

Next week’s readings: Wisdom 12: 13, 16-19

Romans 8: 26-27 Matthew 13: 24-43 or 13: 24-30

A VOCATION VIEW Since we are all created in Christ, it is only fitting that we live as Christ. How does Christ call YOU to live as He lives? If

God is calling you to a Church vocation, call Fr. Andrew Lauricella at 716-847-5535

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WACY CLI 2020 Wyoming Association for Catholic Youth Catholic Leadership Institute

You’re invited to this exciting opportunity.

Location: Attica St. Vincent School building Who can Attend: Any Youth entering 9th grade – Recent Grads. This is a multi-day Event, each day building on the next. Dates: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:30pm - 8:30pm

(Intro Night: overview and getting to know each other) Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:30am - 8:30pm. Friday July 24, 2020 8:30am - 8:30pm. Saturday, July 25, 2020 8:30am - 8:30pm Sunday, July 26, 2020 8:30am - 2:30pm. Cost will be absorbed by WACY and we have been blessed with the use of St. Joachim and Anne’s facility We have been blessed to have one of our WACY and CLI graduates, Jess Sharlau, who has taken the time to organize this opportunity. When Jess heard that CLI had been canceled this year, she felt moved to share the awesome ex-perience she had with other youth. This is a shortened version of the Diocese of Buffalo's past Christian Leadership Institute. The original program was held overnight at the seminary and took place over 6 to 7 days. Please pray with us for this endeavor. ***Please see bulletin boards for more information*** **********************************************

All Lives Matter to God

You’ve heard the slogans in recent months — “Black lives matter”, “All lives matter”, “Police lives matter,” “Blue Lives Matter” “White lives matter.” Racial conflict, and its sometimes-deadly consequences, has unfortunately led to increased division in our country. This is evident even in the belief of some that one of the aforementioned slogans should be used to the exclusion of all others.

Whatever position you take on issues of race, police brutality, and injustice in this country, I can tell you without a doubt that All lives matter to God. You may not feel like your life or the lives of a certain group of people matter to the government or to society at large, but I can say without hesitation that every life matter to God. In God’s eyes, every person is deserving of being treated with respect, honor, fairness, and dignity because every human being even unborn babies are made in God’s image. Most importantly, all lives matter to God because every life (even unborn babies with original sin) represents a soul worth saving from sin and the punishment of sin. No matter your race, ethnicity, or socio-economic back-ground, God cares about you and wants to save you. The Apostle John wrote that, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, people “out of every kindred, and tongue, and na-tion” are being redeemed and reconciled to God. In one of his visions, he saw an “angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people…” (Rev. 14: 6).

John 3:16-17 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” Did you notice how the word “world” is used three times in these two verses? That word refers to everybody in the world — all lives. God sent Jesus to save all lives. “Whosoever” is another great word; it means anybody at anytime. If you are alive today, you are a part of the world and a part of whosoever. God cares about all people and He cares about you. God has clearly indicated in His Word that all lives matter to Him. Your life matters to Him. He doesn’t want you to live without knowing Him as your Heavenly Father. And He doesn’t want you to die without making sure that you will be with Him in Heaven for eternity. You can get to know Him only by accepting Jesus Christ — the Way, the Truth, and the Life — as your Lord and Savior.

Pastor’s Pen

North Java Fire Co.

Drive-thru Chicken BBQ Sunday July 19th

noon til 4:00pm or sold out Also look for drive thru soft

ice cream cones!

Sheldon Fire Co. @Weber Hall

“Take-out only” Chicken BBQ & 50/50

Sunday July 26, 2020 10:30am until sold out “No pre-sale tickets”