AUGUST 3, 2008

18^TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Parish Web Site- www.superiorcathedral.org

Superior Diocese Web Site- www.catholicdos.org

In the event of an Emergency after Business Hours

Call Fr. Dan at 392-3544

MASS INTENTIONS

MONDAY, August 4, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Walter & Bernice Pedziawiatr–M -Theresa & Lenore-M

TUESDAY, August 5, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Monserrat Penalosa–M - Lu z Lao

WEDNESDAY, August 6, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Austin & Margaret Grover– M - Estate

THURSDAY, August 7, 2008

8:30 A.M. – For the Special Intentions of Gloria & Dave West – Liz Schmidt

FRIDAY, August 8, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Catherine & Gene Jubenville and Ray & Irene Collins–M - Jim & Jennifer Jubenville

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, August 9, 2008

4:30 P.M. – Living & Deceased Members of the Cathedral High School Class of 1968

SUNDAY, August 10, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Spiritual & Temporal Welfare of

Cathedral Parishioners

10:30 A.M. – Felix Bouvine–M - The Family

Baptisms after the 10:30 Mass: Molly Riley Goodell & Lucia Jane Simonson

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SANCTUARY CANDLE for the week of August 3^rd:

Will burn in memory of Bernadette Olaf Larson

By Doris Magdzas & Family

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In Loving Memory of… Agnes Dunning. May she be granted eternal rest and may the Lord’s peace and comfort be with her family and loved ones.

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VOCATIONS…Nothing will separate us from the love of Christ. If God is calling you to full time service in the church do not be afraid. The Lord is with you. (Romans 8:35-39)

Readings for the Week of August 3^rd:

Sunday: Is 55: 1-3 / Rom 8: 35,37-39 / Mt 14: 13-21

Monday: Jer 28: 1-17 / Mt 9: 35-10:1

Tuesday: Jer 30: 1-2,12-15,18-22 / Mt 14: 22-36 or 15: 1-2, 10-14

Wednesday: Dn 7: 9-10,13-14 / 2 Pt 1: 16-19 / Mt 17: 1-9

Thursday: Jer 31: 31-34 / Mt 16: 13-23

Friday: Na 2: 1,3, 3: 1-3,6-7 / Mt 16: 24-28

Saturday: Hb 1: 12: 2-4 / Mt 17: 14-20

Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a / Rom 9:1-5 / Mt 14: 22-33

CATHEDRAL CHURCH CALENDAR

Tues. August 12 – 7:00 PM Parish Council Meeting at the Parish Office.

Fri. August 15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mass Times: 8:30 AM & 12:15 PM

Sat/Sun. August 16/17 - Food Collection Weekend

Sun. August 17 – 10:30 AM Polka Mass followed by Parish Summer Picnic.

MINISTRIES

PRAYER MINISTRY

There are people in the parish willing to share your needs and prayers. Please call 392-3083 if you or a loved one is in need.

LITURGICAL ROLES for August 9^th & 10^th

MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION:

4:30 Lu Archambault, Angela Booth, Bob Kresky, George Peterson

8:30 Lenora DePyper, Brendan Fouts, Louise Pope, Sharon & Larry Price, Irena Raihala

10:30 Helen Bachand, Mary Davis-Heikkila, Luz Lao, Kent Phillips, Pat & Dale Piggott, Liz Schmidt

READERS: CANTORS:

4:30 Greg Leszcynski Marcia, Deb & Dar

8:30 Sara Fouts Paul B.

10:30 Andrea Dickenson Paul B.

SERVERS:

4:30 Levi & Seth Felton

8:30 Staci Semborski

10:30 Aaron Emmert

USHERS:

4:30 Joe Mackiewicz (Lead)

Terry Mikel

Lenny Rouse

Need 1

8:30 Bob Ahlborg (Lead)

Jim Bleskan

Stan Semborski

Need 1

10:30 Bob Bennett (Lead)

Jim Cirilli

Emil Osacho

Jim Ronchak

GREETERS:

4:30 Lu Archambault (SW)

Mavis Moran (SE)

Penny Johnson (MW)

Krista Johnson (MC)

Need One (ME)

8:30 Doris Magdzas (SW)

Betty Peterson (SE)

Don Ford (MW)

Linda Ford (MC)

Sharon Price (ME)

10:30 Joan Sweeney & Liz Schmidt (SE)

Carla & Bob Welsh (SE)

Denise Osterholm (MW)

Shari Bong (MC)

Jeff Bong (ME)

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

In today’s Gospel, Jesus feeds the five thousand with five loaves and two fish. The message of stewardship is that God’s gifts, shared, will always be more than enough.

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: For July 26^th & 27^th …195 Envelope Users (192 last week) contributed $6,367.00 in the Regular Collection, $485.96 in the Loose Collection, & $14.28 in the Teen/Children’s Collection. Thank you!

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

CONGRATULATIONS, PAUL BIRCH, ON YOUR SELECTION AS NEW DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP

Bishop Christensen has selected Paul Birch as the Director of Worship for the Diocese of Superior. Paul’s appointment is effective Friday, August 1, 2008.

Upon receiving the appointment Paul commented, “I am delighted and humbled by this opportunity to serve our local church. I have a great love for the Church and especially for Her call to us to be united with God and with our neighbor through the opportunities for divine worship that she lovingly offers to all of us.”

Graduating in 1986, Paul had pursued studies in the area of mass communications, photography and music at UW-Superior. He then served the Diocese of Superior as Coordinator for Liturgy in 1989 – 1990. Beginning in September, 2002, he served the diocese as Director of the Newman Center Ministry to Young Adults at UW-Superior. He has also been employed by the Duluth Regional Care Center as program coordinator and director.

Since 1992, Paul Birch has been involved with many aspects of liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Paul will continue his work here at the Cathedral. In my ten years here at Cathedral, Paul has been an invaluable asset and colleague in all areas of worship and ministry. May the Lord guide you, give you wisdom and be your strength in all your endeavors.

Fr. Dan

FR. ED MEULEMANS will be celebrating the 4:30 PM Mass on Saturday, August 16^th.

POLKA MASS AND PARISH SUMMER PICNIC

On Sunday, August 17^th at 10:30 AM we will have a Polka Mass, music provided by the Osacho sisters. Following Mass we will have our Parish Summer Picnic.

OUR HOLY FATHER’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS 2008

Respect for Creation. That the human family may know how to respect God’s design for the world and thus become ever more aware of the great gift of God which Creation represents for us.

Call to holiness. That through discernment of gifts and commitment to spiritual formation, holiness may be promoted among the people of God.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

We are looking for volunteers to help with some routine maintenance of the parish office building. Our current project is to caulk, scrape, prime, and paint windows to greatly reduce the amount of heat lost from the building during the winter months. What a great opportunity for you to donate some of your time to our parish community! There are two dates: Thursday, August 14, 6pm (prep work; scraping, etc.) and Saturday, August 16 (lunch will be provided). Please contact Tom Henning at 392-2809 or Sara Fouts at 392-6047 to volunteer.

PS Thank you to those who helped with the carpet removal and painting the floors upstairs, it looks great, and is CLEAN!

PAINT THE TOWN-SUPERIOR

Calling all painters! This is your LAST opportunity to help out with Paint the Town, as this is the last year for the program in our city. If you always wanted to help paint a home for a deserving member of our community, now’s your chance! Paint day is scheduled for Saturday, September 6^th. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Sara Fouts at 392-6047. Thank you!

WEEKLY MEDITATION

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time/ August 3, 2008

Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21

Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.”

In the first reading(Isaiah 55:1-3) and in the Gospel (IMatt.14:13-21) the readings dwell on themes of eating and drinking, to grain, wine, milk, rich fare, loaves of bread, fish and leftover fragments. The celebration is about FOOD and a MEAL- usually associated with the Covenant between God and the People. In Eating Your Way Through Luke’s Gospel, Robert Karris OFM list sixty references to eating and drinking; In a survey of Matthew’s Gospel, Karris counts ninety-four instances of food imagery.

Fr. Daniel Durken OSB, in his commentary on the Gospel when the disciples approached Jesus about dismissing the crowd to go into town for food, says, ”Jesus offers his own solution to the problem. He didn’t take up a collection to pay for a catering service. He didn’t form a committee to discuss the situation. He didn’t miraculously turn the rocks into bread as Satan had suggested in the desert. So Jesus simply commanded that the disciples feed this hungry horde right here and now. Five loaves and two fish are woefully inadequate to feed a vast crowd. How vast? Matthew tells us, ‘Those who ate were about five thousand, not counting women and children.’ Shame on Matthew for not including the women and children who were just as hungry. If each of those five thousand men had a wife and four children, we multiply five thousand by six and get thirty thousand! If all you’ve got are five loaves and two fish, you take what you have and go for broke. That is exactly what Jesus did: ‘he said the blessing, broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.’ The mention of blessing, breaking and giving preview the Last Supper when Jesus ‘took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to the disciples said, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’” So the emphasis is on a need of the community, the Lord answering that need with generosity. Is this not what happens when we gather each week for Eucharist/ the Last Supper? As the Psalm Response of today’s Mass says, “The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.”

At Mass, we have sung often, “You satisfy the hungry heart with gift of finest wheat.” As one commentator pointed out, we would be amazed at the ways we are satisfied by the Lord: “we are usually nourished with simple food, the ordinary fare of daily life; a student of years gone by thanks us for our commitment and kindness; our words turn the fear in the eyes of a patient to relief; we are warmly welcomed into a gathering of friends; we are touched by the sentiments of a season: the warmth and glow of Christmas; the joy and hope of Easter. Jesus nourishes us with the simple things of life.”

The same commentator says that we are nourished by God through the ministry of one another, “again through simple actions: distributing bread and gathering up the fragments; visiting the sick and consoling the grieving; caring for a child and giving aid to an elder; bagging groceries and directing a choir.” If we but open our eyes we will be astounded at how ordinary actions can satisfy our hunger and hunger of others. Remember Jesus’ words, “give them some food yourselves.” We also remember the GIFT you have received (JESUS) is a GIFT to be shared. As Mother Teresa says, “Do something beautiful for God each day!” Our celebration of Eucharist should never be routine or taken for granted; remember St. Paul’s words today: “Nothing will separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Our Eucharist should never be solitary (just me and Jesus); we are sent forth to be witnesses of Gospel joy in a world of fragile peace and broken promises!

Fr. Dan

Question for Children: What are the ways that Jesus shows he loves you?

Question for Youth: Jesus was very attentive to his followers. He cared for them and for their needs. What are your needs? What can Jesus do to help you?

Question for Adults: In your experience, what "false obstacles" have you or people you know experienced separating them from Christ? Things such as divorce? Or marrying outside the church? Or not attending Mass? Or others?

CATHEDRAL NEWS

BAPTISM PREPARATION: Sunday, August 24^th

For those preparing for the birth of their child – or for children who have not received the Sacrament of Baptism . . . register for class by calling 392-8511. Class will be held Sunday, August 24^th from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Kress Hall. These classes are held 3 times a year. Please plan ahead in order to fulfill the requirement of parent preparation before Baptism.

CATHEDRAL SCHOOL NEWS

SCRIP will be available Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Cathedral  Parish Office.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Let There Be Light:

Experiencing The Saint John’s Bible

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Duluth and the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery are working together to offer five free events (including presentations and an ecumenical worship service) on August 11-13, 2008 led by Susan Sink, author of The Art of the Saint John’s Bible. For event details visit www.legsduluth.com, or call Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd at (218) 525-1922 or St. Scholastica Monastery at (218) 723-6505.

MCCABE RENEWAL CENTER is seeking a person for flexible, part-time help this fall. Responsibilities include assisting with meal service, and some household environmental/cleaning tasks. Knowledge of safe food handling procedures and ability to lift/carry up to 30 pounds required. Email a brief letter of application and resume to: Mccabecenter@msn.com or mail to: McCabe Renewal Center, Attn: Jane, 2125 Abbotsford Avenue, Duluth, MN 55803.

SWEDISH MEATBALL DINNER

Thursday, August 14^th

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

820 Belknap St.

Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, and dessert

Adults $7.00 / ages 4-12 $5.00 / 3 & under FREE

Tickets at the door / Take-outs available

NORTHLAND FAMILY PROGRAMS

Northland Family Programs is offering a Free Introductory Session of Fertility CareTM, a natural and effective family planning method. Learn how to avoid or achieve pregnancy safely and naturally with a proven method that’s 98% effective! Please join us on Wednesday, Aug. 20^th at 7:00 PM at St. Mary’s Hospital – Superior. Pre-registration is required. 218-786-2378 or 1-800-842-0279.

EPIPHANY DINER CELEBRATES 42 YEARS

AT THE STATE FAIR

Are you hungry? Sit down and relax while you enjoy a delicious meal at the Epiphany Diner at the State Fair. We are a full service diner, carrying your meal to your table and bussing your table for you, all with a smile. Join us for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is now served until 11:00 AM! Conveniently located on Underwood Avenue, just west of the Horticultural Building. (Aug. 21^st-Sept. 1^st). The Diner is open daily from 6:30 AM – 8:00 PM. “The Epiphany Diner…Celebrating Our 42^nd Year at the Fair!”