June 8, 2014Pentecost Sunday

CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36608

Email: Church@CorpusChristiParish.com ! Website: www.CorpusChristiParish.com

TELEPHONE NUMBERSParish Office: 342-1852 • Fax 342-6313School Office: 342-5474, ext. 1 • Fax 380-0325Rel. Ed. Office: 342-5474, ext. 7 • Fax 380-0325Full-Day Care: 342-2424 • Fax 343-3119Youth Ministry: 342-1852 • Fax 342-6313

PASTORAL STAFFVery Rev. James F. Zoghby, V.F., PastorRev. John S. Boudreaux, Associate PastorDeacon Arthur W. Robbins, DeaconSr. Donna Cooper, R.S.M., Visitation ChaplainMrs. Linda M. Hawkins, Pastoral AssistantMrs. Joan T. McMullen, School PrincipalMrs. Kathleen Q. Jester, Parish Catechetical LeaderMrs. Judi B. Ankiewicz, R.C.I.A. CoordinatorMrs. Colleen DeVoe, Youth Ministry Co-DirectorMrs. Brenda Martens, Youth Ministry Co-DirectorMr. Matthew F. Purvis, Music DirectorMr. Jay H. Henley, Gym Manager

TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE PARISH

Please fill out a Census Form. Census Forms areavailable in the church vestibule and parish office.

COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS & SERVICES

For rental information and kitchen services, please callthe parish office at 342-1852 or 342-1420.

SUNDAY MASSES

Vigil: 5:30 p.m. SaturdayMorning: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

WEEKDAY MASSES

6:30 a.m.: Monday through Friday8:15 a.m.: Monday through Saturday

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. and by request, particularlyafter the 6:30 & 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses.

BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF SICK

Please call the parish office (342-1852) or informationand scheduling baptism, marriage, anointing of sick.

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.)

Please see published schedule for specific dates andtimes, or call the parish office (342-1852).

SUNDAY SCHOOL (C.C.D.) Grades K–12, Sundaysduring school year, 10:05-10:55 a.m. in school bldgs.

SCHOOL, SACS-accredited for Grades 3K through 8.For info & registration, please call the school office.

CHILD CARE CENTER, for 6-week to 2-yr. olds.For info & registration, please call 342-2424.

PENTECOST SUNDAY

Donate Used Shoesby Friday, June 20

Sneakers, heels, sandals, boots, cleats, slippers, shoes in every kindand size. The shoes will be redistributed to Micro Enterprise Partnersand used in developing nations for impoverished people to start aunique business opportunity to feed, clothe and house their families.Info: Corpus Christi’s Parish Catechetical Leader Kathleen Jester,PCL, at CCD@CorpusChristiParish.com, or call 648-4441.

Ministry to the PoorCatholics Confront Global Poverty: An initiative of the UnitedStates Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services. Check www.ConfrontGlobalPoverty.org to see current issues,including human trafficking, and many ways you can help.

McKemie Place: A shelter here in Mobile serving single homelesswomen of Mobile, Baldwin and Washington counties with dinner anda safe place for up to 70 women to sleep every night. Check theirwebsite, www.McKemiePlace.org, for a list of supplies needed.

Alabama Arise: A statewide coalition of 150 faith communities,organizations (including Catholic Social Services of the Archdioceseof Mobile, Corpus Christi Parish, Providence Hospital, Sisters ofMercy of Alabama, St. Dominic’s Parish, Edmundite SouthernMissions, University of Alabama Student Chapter, Auburn UniversityStudent Group, etc.) and individuals sharing the vision of an Alabamawhere all residents have enough food, education, health care andeconomic opportunity to live happy, productive lives. Individualmembership fee is $15. Go to www.AriseCitizens.org to join, or pickup an “Alabama Arise” brochure in the vestibule.

Our Church Bulletins are Online.Please note the instructive insert pages in our Sunday bulletins. More than 3 years’ worth of previous bulletins are available forviewing and/or printing at www.CorpusChristiParish.com: (click the"Sunday Bulletin" tab on the left s ide of the Church home page.

Please support the advertiserson the back of the bulletin

Their ads enable us to have our bulletins printed by Diocesan Publications at no cost to the parish. Ads are purchased from Diocesan Publications: 1-800-292-9111 or www.diocesan.com.

Men of St. JosephTuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m. in the Family Room

Also Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. in the Parish House

All men are welcome to meet for prayer, reading the Gospel, and discussion.

Info: Damian Bell, 639-2522 or 367-4486 or Damian@rockbwm.com.Wed Evening Info: Walter Bracewell, 599-1650 or walter.bracewell@yahoo.com

Women of MaryWednesdays, 7 to 8 p.m.

Room 3 (2nd Floor of the Community Center)All women are welcome to meet

for prayer, reading the Gospel, and discussion.Info: Sr. Deborah Kennedy, R.S.M., 753-4872.

Widowed Persons’ Support GroupFor information call parishioner Glen Porter at 666-8977.

Backpack Ministry ReportCorpus Christi’s Backpack Ministry has been a huge success. Thecounselors at Dodge Elementary report that the change in thestudents has been amazing since the start of our Backpack Ministry. The teachers have seen a remarkable difference in the children: Theycome to school happy and eager to learn. They are attentive inclass, and their behavior has improved tremendously.

This Weekend:Please help restock our Pantry

Our Backpack Ministry will resume in the fall, but during the summerour St. Vincent de Paul Society gets many calls for food becausewhen school is not in session, the children are not getting thebreakfast and lunch offered at school. We are in particular need ofcanned vegetables & fruit, canned meats (tuna, chicken, viennasausage, etc.), Spaghetti O's, soup, rice & beans, peanut butter &jelly, spaghetti sauce with meat, and pasta. Thank you!Info: Penny Claiborne at 776-5850 or claiborneps@gmail.com.

Society of St. Vincent de PaulPoor Box, Food, Clothing donations put in the designated places

in the vestibule are distributed by our St. Vincent de Paul Society.“In-Need” Drop Box next to the food pantry box in the vestibule. Fillout a card, and deposit it in the locked drop box. Your info will be heldin strict confidence and a member of our society will contact you.Join the Society of St. Vincent de Paul by attending a meeting.Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wed., 6:30 p.m., Com. Ctr. Conf. Rm. (2nd Flr.)

To obtain assistance, call 432-5173 and leave name & phone no.

The Women’s ClubMeeting: Tomorrow! Mon., June 9, 6:30 p.m. at The Parish House.Info: Brittany Comiskey at 508-0526, or go to website.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSMeeting: 2nd Tues., June 10, at 7 p.m., at the Parish House.

Contact: Grand Knight, Bob Wheat, 490-9350.

Rotating Choir ~ Hop on anytime!The Choir rotates each weekend, from 5:30 Vigil to 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.:

June 8: 11 a.m. June 14: 5:30 p.m. June 22: 9 a.m.Come to the 7 p.m. practice the Wednesday before in Rm. 4.

AA — Alanon — OA — CODAAA: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Cougar Den.

Alanon: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.OA: Sat., 9 a.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.

CODA: Tues., 6:45 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.

Hearing Assistance Available in VestibuleTwo types of receivers: one fits in the ear and one is simply wornaround the neck of a person who wears a hearing aid.

Welcome New ParishionersKrystal Dickinson and her children, Liam and MasonTony & Latecia Goodwin and their daughter, Shianne

Christopher & Heather McPherson and their daughter, HarperLeon & Shelley Torbert and their children, Fallon and Wells

Matthew & Julie Wink and their daughters, Anna and Isabella

CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA JUNE 8, 2014

BAPTIZED IN CHRISTWesley Jace Barton

(son of Joshua Lee Barton & Joanna Anh Tran Barton)Malia Katelyn Moore

(daughter of Marlon Angelo Moore & Marissa Denise Washington Moore)Alba Ta Nguyen

(daughter of Christopher Le Nguyen & Mary Virginia Ta Nguyen)

MARRIED IN CHRISTDavid Charles Dickinson & Macy Pope Underwood

REST IN PEACEBernard Joseph Heggeman, III

FlowersThe flowers before the altar last weekend

were placed in memory ofElizabeth Simunek

on the 1st anniversary of her death.Given by her family.

FIRST COLLECTION TODAY for tithing offerings.SECOND COLLECTION TODAY for Catholic Communications.

MAY 25TH BUILDING FUND ONLINE & COLLECTION: $1,220.25MAY 25TH TITHING ONLINE & COLLECTION: $27,702.93

JUNE 1ST BUILDING FUND ONLINE & COLLECTION: $3,165.98JUNE 1ST TITHING ONLINE & COLLECTION: $31,149.99

Thank You and God Bless YouGod bless all who tithe and contribute to support God's work here atCorpus Christi, and those who make a special bequest in their will forCorpus Christi Church. For info, or to transfer shares of stock toCorpus Christi Church, contact your stockbroker, or call SteveSetterstrom at Citigroup Global Mkts. at 470-1060.

Offering EnvelopesIf you wish to use Offering Envelopes, just notify the parish office (342-1852). An initial set will be sent toyou right away, and then, every two months, you willreceive a two-month’s supply of envelopes.

Online GivingWith Online Giving you can either make a one-timecontribution or set up a recurring automatic withdrawalfrom a checking or saving or credit card account:Go to www.CorpusChristiParish.com; click “Church”;then click the green Online Giving icon on the side left

of the church’s homepage. Follow the instructions to contribute to thetithing or building fund or special collections. For assistance, call 1-800-348-2886, ext 4, or the parish office, 342-1852.

4th of July Basket of Spirits

Sponsored by Corpus Christi’s Women’s Club

“If you have concernsabout being too much of aforgiver, think of thatsaintly priest who wentbefore the tabernacle andsaid, ‘Lord, forgive me if Ihave forgiven too much. But you have given me the worst example!’”Pope Francis said this to the 13 men he ordained to thepriesthood for the Diocese of Rome on Sunday, May 11. Andhe told them: “Never grow tired of being merciful! Please! You have the capacity to forgive as did the Lord, who did notcome to condemn but to forgive! Have mercy — a lot!”

“Bureaucratic obstacles” In a recent homily, PopeFrancis said, “Grace is more important than all thebureaucracy. Many times we people of the Church are like afactory creating obstacles so people can’t arrive at grace. Maythe Lord help us to understand this. Those in the Church whoare in charge of administering the sacraments must leaveroom for God’s grace, and not put bureaucratic obstacles inthe way, making it hard for people to get close to God.”

“What is needed is more emphasis on rollingout the red carpet than in creating red tape.We are often more interested in making everyone follow astated number of specific classes and performing a statednumber of hours of community service than we are atmaking the sacraments available to people.” — Father Joseph Champlin, Writer, Lecturer, Pastor

Consider that noone – whetherfriend or brother,father or mother,lover or spouse –loves you morethan your God.

St. Alphonsus Liguori

God loves his people more than a bridegroom his

beloved. His love will be victorious over even theworst infidelities and will extend to his mostprecious gift: “God so loved the world that he gavehis only Son.” Catechism of the Catholic Church

Each and every one of us is

an object of God’s undyinglove. We know that God’seyes are always upon us,even when things seem verybleak. God is, indeed, ourFather. Even more, God isour Mother – not wanting tohurt us, but only to do goodfor us, all of us. Pope John Paul I

God loves each of us as if there

were only one of us to love.

Love could not be better

commended to you than by the factthat it is called GOD. St. Augustine

God is love. On this solid

rock the entire faith of theChurch is based.

Rediscover the joy of the faith,

the joy of being personallyloved by God, who gave hisson Jesus for our salvation. Tobelieve consists above all inentrusting oneself to the Godwho knows us and personallyloves us. Despite our weaknesses and our sins, Godloves us.

God’s closeness is not one of judgment that incites

terror, but one of support and liberation. God isalways with us. Even in the darkest nights of ourlives, he does not abandon us. Even at the mostdifficult times of our lives, he is present. Therefore,we Christians can trust that we are never alone. Thegoodness of God never abandons us.

Like a small child still totally dependent on his

mother, but old enough to recognize his need,Christians must acknowledge their dependence onGod. The image of the mother and child is a sign ofthe tender and maternal love of God. Pope Benedict XVI

There is no one who cannot

discover and find a place in God’slove. From it flows our Christianhope. There exists no one so bad,so brought down, so broken down,that he cannot find a place in thatlove.

God loves us not because we have

merited it or are worthy of it; rather, God’s love forus is freely given and unearned, surpassing all wecould ever hope for or imagine.

The relationship between God and those who

believe in him is one of warmth and love, not coldformality. The relationship is not cold like thatbetween an emperor and his subjects, but is one ofdeep affection like that which develops between twofriends, between spouses, between parents andchildren.

God’s faithful love will never lessen and will never

abandon us to ourselves, or to the darkness ofnonsense, blind fate, emptiness or death. St. John Paul II

“The Holy Spirit

tells our hearts: God is love. He’salways waiting forus. He is a fatherwho loves us like areal dad.” — Pope Francis

“Listen to the Holy Spirit because he is giving people

the good news that God loves them and can renew,purify and transform their lives.

“St. Paul affirmed in his Letter to the Galatians that thefruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. The Holy Spirit brings people into divine lifeas children of God where they can live as true children,in a relationship of intimacy, freedom, and faith in thelove and mercy of God.

“Living as children of God lets people see others asbrothers and sisters to respect and love. If people wereto listen to the Holy Spirit, they would hear him say,“God loves you.”

“Let us be guided by the Holy Spirit, allow him tospeak to our hearts, and he will tell us this: that God islove, he’s always waiting for us, he is a father wholoves us like a real dad, and only the Holy Spirit cantell our hearts this.

“We have to listen to the Holy Spirit who is inside us! What does he tell us? That God is good, that God is afather, that he loves us and always forgives us.”

— Pope Francis

God, our Father,

in our ignorance we have wrongly imagined you to be our enemy; we have wrongly thought that you take pleasure in punishing us for our sins; and we have foolishly conceived you to be a tyrant over human life.

But since Jesus came among us, he has shown that you are loving, and that our fear of you was groundless. St. Augustine

PENTECOST: The Fire of God’s Love“I shall ask the Father and he will give you

another Advocate to be with you for ever, theSpirit of Truth.”

The word pentecost means “fifty days.” Itoriginated from a Jewish harvest feast calledShavuot, or the Feast of Weeks, fifty daysafter Passover. In the Church, Pentecost is

celebrated fifty days after Easter, concluding the Easter Season. Pentecost celebrates the over-whelming experience of God pouring out the Spirit upon thefirst community of those who believed Jesus was the Lord. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirittransformed the first members of the Church from frightened, bewildered and confused peopleinto people of courage, conviction and love. The Holy Spirit comes to us, too, with the tenderness of a true friend and a protector andguide. The Spirit strengthens the virtues of faith, hope and love in each of us. The Spiritteaches and enlightens us. The Spirit strengthens us in times of trouble and helps us to bearthe burdens of life which we all face. The Spirit guides us in applying the commandment ofJesus to love one another in our everyday lives. The color of vestments for Pentecost is red. It symbolizes the intense love and fire of theHoly Spirit. Other symbols of the Holy Spirit are the dove, the tongues of flames, and wind.

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit ~ Wisdom, Understanding, Right Judgment, Courage, Knowledge, Reverence, Wonder and Awe

The Fruits of the Holy Spirit ~ Charity, Peace, Joy, Kindness, Goodness, Patience, Long-Suffering, Gentleness, Faith, Truthfulness, Self-Control, Chastity

“Spirit” or “Ghost”?Q. Why and when was the name of the Holy Ghost changed to Holy Spirit? Is it all right to still use “Holy Ghost?”A. Over time, words often change in meaning. Take the word “apology,” for example. It comes from the Latinapologia, meaning a defense of the truth. St. John Henry Newman used it in this sense in his famous work Apologiapro vita sua. Today, the word has an almost opposite meaning: an admission of error accompanied by regret. When the Scriptures were translated into English in the 16th century, the Latin Spiritus was translated into thecommon English as Holy Ghost —“ghost” meaning a spirit that was good and helpful. In time, the word came to meana spook that could haunt people and cause harm. About the middle of the 20th century, new translations into English began to appear, both Catholic and Protestant. The translators used modern English and dropped Holy Ghost and used Holy Spirit. The new translations were usedat Mass, and, thus, Holy Spirit passed into general usage. Some prefer the old usage, particularly people who hold theold King James or Douay Bibles as the only acceptable translations.

From OUR SUNDAY VISITOR

From Babel to Pentecost The Church must always become anew what she already is. She must open theborders between peoples and break down the barriers between class and race. In her,there cannot be those who are forgotten or looked down upon. In the Church there areonly free brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. The wind and fire of the Holy Spirit mustcontinually break down those barriers that we men and women continue to buildbetween us. We must continually pass from Babel (confusion and disharmony) – beingclosed in on ourselves – to Pentecost (wisdom and unity). St. John Paul II

The Holy Spirit Is Love At Pentecost, the Spirit, with the gift of tongues, demonstrates that his presence unites and

transforms confusion into communion. Human pride and egoism always create divisions, build walls of indifference, hate andviolence. The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, makes hearts capable of understanding thelanguages of all, as he re-establishes the bridge of authentic communion between earth andheaven. The Holy Spirit is Love. The Holy Spirit illuminates the human spirit and indicatesthe way to become more like Christ, that is, to be the image and instrument of the love whichflows from him. Pope Benedict XVI

O merciful God, fill our hearts, we pray, with the graces of your Holy Spirit: with love, joy,

peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self-control. Teach us to lovethose who hate us and to pray for those who despitefully use us so that we may be the childrenof your love, our Father, who makes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain onthe just and on the unjust. In adversity grant us grace to be patient. In prosperity keep ushumble. May we guard the door of our lips. May we lightly esteem the pleasures of this world,and thirst after heavenly things. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. St. Anselm

Compassionate God, with great expectation we look to your Holy Spirit to work in our world, empowering us to

serve you as Jesus did. May we listen for your word and respond generously to your call. Renew in us the grace ofour baptism. Strengthen married couples, single men and women, deacons, priests, and sisters and brothers as theyseek to serve you by sharing their love and compassion.Grant wisdom to those who are discerning their own call. With gratitude may we all proclaim the Good News ofJesus in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Loving God, Creator of all, we recognize that life is a gift from you. Open our hearts to your Holy Spirit and renew

in us a deep respect for all persons: the family, children, the unborn, the sick, the disabled, the abused, theimprisoned, the aged, the dying, the poor, the homeless, the unemployed, the victims of war, and all who areoppressed in any way.

Bless all of us, and instill in us a deep love for your gift of life.

Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may our words and actions foster reverence for all human life.May we be true witnesses to the truth that all life is precious and has sublime dignity. Lead our nation and our worldto this understanding so that we may be a people dedicated to the protection of all your sons and daughters.We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ, the Word who took on our human nature and lived among us. Amen.