GOOD SHEPHERD

AMERICAN NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH

1890 WHITESVILLE RD, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755
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732-279-6837

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JULY 23, 2017

16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Mass Schedule
Saturday 5PM
Sunday 8AM & 10AM
Served by:

Fr. Drew Miller

Interim Pastor

Sr. Donna Lombardi, N/FCM

Pastoral Associate

Karen Suter
Church Secretary

Mike & Fran Krol

Parish Council Leaders

An All Inclusive Independent Catholic Community,

Dedicated to Making the World a Better Place
 July 23:
5pm For the people of the parish
8am For the deceased of the parish
10am For the sick of the parish
Something to ponder
Out of our brokenness
comes wholeness
A Franciscan Reflection
I prayed that God would
deign to show me when it is
I am his servant and when
not, for I want nothing else
but to be his servant. And
the Lord answered most
graciously: "Know that you
truly my servant when you think, do,
and say what is holy."
~Mirror of Perfection, 74
LIVE THE LITURGY
Today we are presented with the
parable of the weeds and the
wheat. We struggle with the
imperfection that exists in our world.
This imperfection shows itself in
human sinfulness with its
consequences--disease, natural
disasters, suffering, and even death.
We wonder why God did not simply
make everything perfect right from
the beginning so that harmony,
peace, and tranquility would be the
norm. God builds free will into us
and into our world so that we can
learn to freely love him. Anything
less than this would not provide the
freedom to choose to
acknowledge and develop our
relationship with our Creator. For
now, the weeds and the wheat
must coexist. Our faith teaches us
that we live and walk in hope that
when the harvest comes only the
wheat of God's love will remain.
 Family Faith Formation

The 16th Sunday of Ordinary

Time
This Gospel is a way of explaining why there
is good and evil in the world today. As Jesus
explained in the parable, the weeds (bad
things) are allowed to grow with the wheat
(or good). Only at the harvest would God
separate the good from the bad just as the
farmer will separate the wheat from the
weeds in Jesus' parable.
How do we answer our children when they
ask why bad things happen to good peo-
ple? This parable of the wheat and the
weeds may be a way of explaining why
God allows evil, like the weeds, to grow next
to goodness in our world today. Evil will not
really be gone until the fullness of God's
Kingdom.
Try as a family to think about why God al-
lows weeds to grow among the wheat in to-
day's Gospel story. Either by looking through
the newspaper, or sharing news about peo-
ple in your own community, family or neigh-
borhood, think about where weeds are
growing. Consider ways that as a family you
can help control the spreading of these
weeds. What actions will you take?

Question of the Week:

Children: What are the things that keep you

from being a friend of Jesus?

Parents: How would you describe the

weeds which have taken root in your own
faith?
 Message from Bishop George
St. Francis of Assisi ANCC

The Cathedral parish of the ANCC, will be

holding a 10 year Anniversary 50/50 Raffle with proceeds going to their
Building Fund.
Tickets are $50.00 each with the potential to win $12000.00. Tickets are
available for purchase at Good Shepherd.
Drawing to be on October 6, 2017 at their 10th Anniversary
Dinner Dance.

The event will also include a souvenir journal to highlight their parish and history.
Advertisements can be placed in the journal. The church is located in Glen Ridge,
NJ. Advertising rates are:
FULL PAGE $150.00
HALF PAGE $100.00
QUARTER PAGE: $75.00

BOOSTER: $25.00

If interested in purchasing either tickets or advertisement, please see Donna or Karen after
Mass.