STOCCC JUNE 2024 GAZETTE

CHURCH CALENDAR

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• June 1, Saturday, FIRST DAY OF LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH

• June 2, Sunday, 9:45 am, First Sunday of the Month Rosary Prayer

• June 2, Sunday, 10:30 am, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ LIVE STREAM AND MASS

1 Memorial of Saint Justin, Martyr

2 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

3 Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs

5 Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

7 Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

8 Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

9 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

11 Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle

13 Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church

16 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

21 Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious

23 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

24 Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

28 Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr

29 Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Additional Liturgical Dates for JUNE For Readings Visit: https://bible.usccb.org/

• June 2, Sunday, After Mass, HABAS Sorting Party

• June 5, Wednesday, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on Saint Teresa of Calcutta Facebook

• June 7, Friday, 9:00 am, First Friday Mass

• June 8, Saturday, 8:00 am, PARKING LOT GANG

POPUP

• June 9, Sunday, 10:30 am, 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time LIVE STREAM AND MASS

• June 12, Wednesday, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on Saint Teresa of Calcutta Facebook

• June 14, Friday, FLAG DAY

• June 16, Sunday, 10:30 am, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time LIVE STREAM AND MASS

• June 16, Sunday, FATHER’S DAY

• June 19, Wednesday, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on Saint Teresa of Calcutta Facebook

• June 19, Wednesday, JUNETEENTH

• June 20, Thursday, FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

• June 23, Sunday, 10:30 am, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time/ PRIDE MASS LIVE STREAM AND MASS

• June 26, Wednesday, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on Saint Teresa of Calcutta Facebook

• June 30, Sunday, 10:30 am, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time LIVE STREAM AND MASS

FELLOWSHIP AFTER MASS:

We are back up with refreshments in the Teresa Room following Mass. Coffee and water, cookies or pastries. There is a sign-up sheet on the wall in the Teresa Room just over the fellowship table.

Please write your name on the Sunday for which you want to bring goodies; the church provides drinks.

If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Giddens.

FRIDAY

BIRTHDAYS

Kathy Borzenski 7 Jun

Fr. Victor Ray 17 Jun

Fran Zimmer 17 Jun

Tito Martinez 20 Jun

HAPPENINGS

Upcoming Birthday and anniversaries for the month

ANNIVERSARY

David and Kathy Borzenski June 12, 1971

2024 STORM PREPAREDNESS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

For more information on what to do to prepare for an emergency, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a list of information created specifically for older Americans. Among the items the agency recommends you have on hand:

• A minimum three-day supply of medications, along with a cooler and ice packs if your medications require refrigeration. Also, if needed, medical supplies such as syringes.

• Contact lens solution, glasses and/or hearing aids and extra batteries for people who need them.

• An identification band with your full name, a list of any allergies and a family member’s contact number.

• Information about your medical devices, including oxygen, walkers and wheelchairs. The information should include model numbers and the vendor of the products.

• Documents in a waterproof bag. They should include a personal care plan; contact information for family members; a medication list including the dosage, exact name, pharmacy information and the prescribing doctor for each medication; a list of food or medical allergies; copies of photo IDs and medical insurance cards; and durable power of attorney and/or medical power of attorney documents.

• Cash to be used if automatic teller and credit card machines are not working. The CDC also recommends people include additional supplies to address the spread of the coronavirus, flu and other viruses. They include masks for everyone 2 and older, soap, hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes. The complete list is here.

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/older-adult-emergency.html https://www.ready.gov/kit

The Department of Homeland Security’s

Ready.gov site offers emergency resources, including a list of items that should be in a basic emergency kit. Among those suggested:

• 1 gallon of water per day per person for at least three days.

• At least a three-day supply of nonperishable food.

• A battery-powered or hand-crank radio, along with a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio that sends an automatic tone in case of an emergency alert.

• A flashlight and extra batteries.

• A cellphone with chargers and a backup battery.

• A whistle to signal for help.

https://www.ready.gov/kit

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH

LGBTQIA+

2023 St. Pete Pride Stats:

348K Parade attendees. 500K across all events

$30K given in community grant funds

20+ years of commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community

Over 500+ volunteers each year supporting thousands of volunteer hours each year – it’s what keeps them running!

St. Pete Pride Mission

To strengthen St. Petersburg’s legacy of inclusion and diversity, providing a safe space for the education, self-exploration, and celebration of our LGBTQIA+ community and allies. By championing equity and representation, we aim to create an open and compassionate community where people are empowered to thrive. No matter who they are.

WHAT IS PRIDE REALLY ALL ABOUT?

What is the Bible definition of pride?

In the theological sense, pride is defined as an excessive love of one's own excellence.

In this Editor’s Layman’s Term: The Love of Oneself! The Ability to be Whoever You Want! God is the Only Judge!

THE START

We celebrate in June to coincide with the catalyst of the Gay Liberation Movement that was the Stonewall Uprising. In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, police raided a popular gay bar in N.Y.C.'s West Village, The Stonewall Inn. This was commonplace for the time, but on this particular evening, the patrons of the bar fought back, starting the Stonewall Riots, which went on for days.

The Stonewall Inn was declared a historic landmark by the city of New York in 2015 and later named a national monument by President Barack Obama in 2016.

This June is the 54th anniversary of the first Pride parade, which happened in 1970, one year after the uprising.

FLAG DAY

JUNE

14TH

Flag Day, in the United States, a day honoring the national flag, observed on June 14. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag.

The idea to set aside a day to honor the national flag came from several sources. Bernard J. Cigrand, a Wisconsin schoolteacher, in 1885 urged his students to observe June 14 as “Flag Birthday.” He later wrote an essay published in a Chicago newspaper that urged Americans to proclaim this date as the day to celebrate the flag. In 1888 William T. Kerr of Pennsylvania founded the American Flag Day Association of Western Pennsylvania, an organization to which he dedicated his life. A lesser-known claim is that of George Morris of Connecticut, who is said to have organized the first formal celebration of the day in Hartford in 1861.

In 1916 Pres. Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as the official date for Flag Day, and in 1949 the U.S. Congress permanently established the date as National Flag Day. Although Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, Pennsylvania celebrates the day as a state holiday. Each year the U.S. president delivers an address that proclaims the week of June 14 as National Flag Week, and all Americans are encouraged to fly U.S. flags during that week.

JUNETEENTH

June 19th

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery. The holiday's name is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", as it was on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War.

Early celebrations date back to 1866, at first involving church-centered community gatherings in Texas. They spread across the South amongst newly freed African American slaves and their descendants and became more commercialized in the 1920s and 1930s, often centering on a food festival. Participants in the Great Migration brought these celebrations to the rest of the country. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, these celebrations were eclipsed by the nonviolent determination to achieve civil rights but grew in popularity again in the 1970s with a focus on African-American freedom and African-American arts. Beginning with Texas by proclamation in 1938, and by legislation in 1979, every U.S. state and the District of Columbia has formally recognized the holiday in some way.

Juneteenth is also celebrated by the Mascogos, descendants of Black Seminoles who escaped from slavery in 1852 and settled in Coahuila, Mexico.

The day was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983.

FATHER’S DAY

June 16th

A

Father

Is

"There in every memory

See his love and care

Strength and hands to count on

Freely he does share Provider, toil so faithfully

To make our dreams come true Give strong and tender discipline

Though it is hard to do

A Father is

God's

chosen one To lead the family And point it to His will for life Of love and harmony…"

Sue Keen

Father’s Day Prayer

God our Father, we give you thanks and praise for fathers young and old.

We pray for young fathers, newly embracing their vocations; May they find the courage and perseverance to balance work, family, and faith in joy and sacrifice.

We pray for our own fathers who have supported and challenged us; May they continue to lead in strong and gentle ways.

We remember our fathers around the world whose children are lost or suffering; May they know that the God of compassion walks with them in their sorrow.

We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor and guide us with fatherly love and advice.

We remember fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers who are no longer with us

but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love.

Amen.

Healey,

written by Fr.

and posted on the St. Ambrose Catholic Parish

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HOUSE OF MINISTRY MEETING

NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER

12:15 TERESA ROOM

Purpose of this Newsletter: One format in which to “Keep the lines of Communication OPEN” and inform the congregation, friends, and guests of Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community of what ishappening.

SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLICCOMMUNITY STATS:

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

3803 HAINES ROAD NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33703

MAILING ADDRESS:

SAINT TERESA OFCALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

P.O. BOX 47921, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33743

PHONE NUMBER IS: 727-245-0102

Line #1 is the Church Office

Line #2 is Father Victor Ray

Line #3 is Prayer Request

Line #4 is Healing Ministry

Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community

Existing Ministry Teams:

HOUSE OF MINISTRIES

Moderator: William Schwartz

Assistant Moderator: Michelle Mazuros

Financial: Jon Laubscher

Advertising: Michelle Mazuros

Card Ministry: Paula Thomas Baker

Decorations: Cindy and Dennis Giddens, Susanna Glisson

Hospitality: Cindy Giddens, Susanna Glisson

Liturgical: Shelli Muncy

Media: William Schwartz

Outreach: Cindy Giddens

Parking Lot Gang: Shelli and Kelvin Muncy, Frank Matzelle

Welcome: Susanna Glisson

Immediate Needed Ministries: Records Keeper Planning Marketing Future Goals Mats Ministry

Pastor is Father Victor Ray

HOUSE OF TRUSTEES

President: William Schwartz

Vice President: Michelle Mazuros

Treasurer: Jon Laubscher

Legal: Catherine E. Blackburn, Esquire

If anyone is interested in participating in an Existing Ministry, please contact the Ministry Leader. If anyone is interested in Leading any of the Immediate Needed Ministries, Please contact Father Victor Ray or William Schwartz.

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