¿QUISIERAS SER CATÓLICO? Por favor, llamar a la oficina de la iglesia (417-451-3411) y pedir información del programa RICA o envía un e-mail a stcanera@sbcglobal.net

Sacramento de matrimonio – Contacta la oficina parroquial seis meses antes. Bautismo—contacta o visita la oficina parroquial y pedir información de las clases de preparación. Visita al hospital — Contacta la oficina de la igle-sia con nombre, lugar, y número de cuarto.

BIENVENIDOS: Si usted es nuevo en nuestra pa-rroquia le demos la bienvenida y lo invitamos a ha-cerse miembro de Santa Canera. Las formas de regis-tro se puede encontrar en el templo o en la oficina.

MISION DE NUESTRA PARROQUIA

La Familia Parroquial de Santa Canera considera que su misión es trabajar unidos e integrarse a la comunidad cristiana más amplia para conocer, amar, y servir a Dios. Fundamentados en la Escritura y en la Tradición de nuestra Iglesia Católica Romana, procuramos reconocer nuestra dependencia de Dios, crecer espiritualmente, convertirnos en imagen de Cristo, educar a los adultos y acompañar la educación de los niños y jóvenes; y, como instrumentos de Cristo, compartir nuestra fe y acoger a los otros.

SAINT CANERA CATHOLIC CHURCH

504 S. WASHINGTON NEOSHO, MO 64850

(417) 451-3411 (417) 451-3432 (fax)

stcanera@sbcglobal.net

MISSION STATEMENT

The parish family of St. Canera sees as its mission to work together and in the larger community to know, love, and serve God. Based on Scripture, the sacraments, and our Roman Catholic tradition, we seek to recognize our dependence on God, grow spiritually, become images of Christ, educate adults and assist in educating children, and as God’s in-struments, share our faith with and welcome others.

WELCOME: If you are new to our parish we welcome you and invite you to become a member of Saint Canera. Registration forms can be found in the church vestibule or in the office.

Sacrament of Marriage—contact the church of-fice six months in advance. Baptism — contact or come by the church office for information on classes. Hospital visitation — contact the church office with name, location, and room number.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC?

Please call the parish office (417-451-3411) and ask for information on the RCIA program or send an e-mail to stcanera@sbcglobal.net

Saint Canera, patroness of Irish Sailors, is sitting in a boat with an oil lamp, the symbol of wisdom and virginity, with a monastery on an island in the background where she sought spiritual rest. She was

refused entrance to the island but was given Eu-charist just before she died. The shamrock speaks to her Irish ancestry.

Fr. Charles (Chaz) Dunn Parochial Administrator

fr.chazdunn@outlook.com

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 16, 2020

XX Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 16 de agosto de 2020

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The church is not open for public Masses at this time.

NOTICIA IMPORTANTE

Todas las Misas públicas en St. Canera se suspenden hasta nuevo aviso.

LECTURAS para XX Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Primera Lectura: Isaías 56, 1. 6-7 Salmo Responsorial: 66, 2-3. 5. 6 y 8 Segunda Lectura: Romanos 11, 13-15. 29-32 Evangelio: Mateo 15, 21-28

LECTURAS para XXI Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Primera Lectura: Isaías 22, 19-23 Salmo Responsorial: 137, 1-3. 6 y 8bc Segunda Lectura: Romanos 11, 33-36 Evangelio: Mateo 16, 13-20

R E F L E X I Ó N

La gracia y la misericordia de Dios se prometen a todos.

Las lecturas de hoy luchan con las preguntas de quién está adentro y quién está afuera. Cuando se trata de la gracia de Dios, ¿quién la recibirá? Aprendemos que todos los que aceptan el don de la fe se incorporan a la relación del pacto con Dios.

El Señor habla a través de Isaías, prometiendo que todos los que cumplan con [su] pacto serán llevados a su santo monte. En la segunda lectu-ra, San Pablo les dice a los gentiles que Dios en-tregó a todos a la desobediencia, para que pu-diera tener misericordia de todos. En el Evange-lio, una mujer cananea le pide a Cristo que se apiade de ella, porque su hija es atormentada por un demonio. A pesar del rechazo inicial, la mu-jer persevera en la fe y Jesús sana a su hija.

-Esta Reflexión fue tomada de Fe Católica

FIRST COMMUNION

Bishop Rice has recorded two short videos which are on YouTube. The videos will teach the basics of what children and families should understand about the Mass and the Eucharist. Both are excel-lent.

Part 1 - The Mass The URL for Part I is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxjE636Q6I

Part 2—The Holy Eucharist The URL for Part 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBpmsn0xE84

Children's Liturgy

Hi ALL Little People of St Canera. Since we do not have Children’s Liturgy due to Social Distancing, Children’s Liturgy will Zoom Saturday’s at 6 p.m., before the Spanish Mass. It is presented in English so ALL children are invited.

Please contact Ms. Rose at 417-592-2106 or email her at rose.heaser@gmail.com to let her know your email address and phone number. If you have not been getting an email from her, she does not have your in-formation.

Reporte del Desarrollo Diocesano

Hasta la fecha, nuestra parroquia ha contribuido $8,395 representando 55 donantes. ¡Gracias! Si aún no ha hecho su promesa, considere en oración un regalo por la cantidad que puede contribuir.

Yo soy el pan vivo, 1que ha bajado del cielo, dice el Señor: Quien coma de este pan, vivirá eterna-mente.

Juan 6, 51

Jesús predicaba la Buena Nueva del Reino Y sanaba todas las enfermedades de la gente.

Mateo 4, 23

Conoce al

P. Charles "Chaz" Dunn

Dado que muchos han preguntado por mí y no hemos podido vernos con el cierre actual de Covid-19 en

nuestras parroquias, pensé que escribir esto sería una buena oportunidad para que todos ustedes me co-

nozcan un poco. Mi homilía del domingo pasado habló de revelaciones saludables de quiénes somos, así

que comenzaré con una breve biografía.

Mi padre estuvo en la Fuerza Aérea de 1977 a 1997, estando estacionado en Pope AFB, NC, justo al lado

de Ft. Bragg, Carolina del Norte, que está cerca de Fayetteville, así que crecí como un mocoso militar.

Éramos una familia militar atípica en el sentido de que solo nos mudamos dos veces: una cuando nos mu-

damos a Moody AFB, GA, y la segunda, cuando nos mudamos al sureste de Missouri cuando papá se ju-

biló.

Me gradué de Leopold High School en 1999 y asistí a la Universidad de Missouri-Rolla, que ahora se lla-

ma Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología de Missouri. Comencé como ingeniero mecánico, pero descubrí

que no podía entender el cálculo y la física necesarios para ser ingeniero, así que cambié mi especialidad a

Historia.

Me gradué de Rolla en 2004 y luego fui a la escuela de posgrado en 2005. Al mismo tiempo, trabajé en

Wal-Mart durante los siguientes cinco años mientras trabajaba en mi maestría en Historia.

Durante una pausa que hice en 2009, recuerdo haber tenido un sueño en el que mi papá y mi hermano Dan

(a quien estoy seguro de que conocerás pronto) estaban en él, y luego el sueño se oscurece. Una voz pro-

nunció mi nombre con firmeza, pero con mucho amor, y pensé que era Dan tratando de despertarme para

ir a trabajar. Me desperté y no encontré a nadie allí y dije: "Oh", recordando la historia de cómo se llama-

ba a Samuel en el Primer Libro de Samuel en el Antiguo Testamento. Después de hablar con un sacerdote

local y luego asistir a una cena del Proyecto Andrew en Cape Girardeau, me di cuenta de que Dios me

estaba llamando al sacerdocio y solicité el semestre de otoño de 2010.

Asistí al seminario en St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology en St. Meinrad, IN, y lo pasé muy

bien allí profundizando en mi vocación, con todos los altibajos que cualquier persona tiene en la vida. Fui

ordenado sacerdote el 24 de junio de 2016, Natividad de Juan el Bautista.

Serví primero en Immaculate Conception en Springfield, MO, mientras ayudaba cada dos fines de semana

en un grupo de parroquias que incluían las ciudades de Mansfield, Ava, Gainesville, Mountain Grove y

Cabool.

En 2018, me mudé a St. Peter the Apostle en Joplin y también ayudé en St. Ann en Carthage. También

disfruté trabajar con McAuley High School, donde me desempeñé como capellán.

Mis cosas favoritas para hacer cuando tengo tiempo libre son leer, escribir, videojuegos, jugar y ver de-

portes y ver películas (principalmente de acción / fantasía). Me gustan muchos tipos diferentes de comida

que van desde pizza hasta sushi, pero como digo a menudo, "¡Si sabe bien, me la comeré!" (El pastel de

carne normalmente no sabe bien, ¡si te lo estás preguntando! LOL)

Entonces, ahí lo tienes: ¡el resumen de una página de mi vida! Como dije en mi homilía, espero trabajar con todos ustedes para acercarlos más a Cristo y a los demás como comunidad. Si tiene alguna pregunta o desea repasar algunas cosas conmigo, mi dirección de correo electrónico es fr.chazdunn@outlook.com. La única vez que no respondo eso es en mi día libre y los fines de semana, pero normalmente respondo lo contrario el mismo día. ¡Dios los bendiga y tenga una gran semana!

Meet

Fr. Charles “Chaz” Dunn

Since many have asked after me and we haven’t been able to see each other with the

current Covid-19 shutdown at our parishes, I thought writing this would be a good oppor-

tunity for you all to get to know me a little bit. My homily this past Sunday spoke to

healthy revelations of who we are, and so I’ll start with a brief biography.

My father was in the Air Force from 1977-97, being stationed at Pope AFB, NC,

right next to Ft. Bragg, NC, which is near Fayetteville, so I grew up as a military brat. We

were an atypical military family in that we only moved twice: once when we moved to

Moody AFB, GA, and second, when we moved to Southeast Missouri upon Dad’s retire-

ment.

I graduated from Leopold High School in 1999, and attended the University of Mis-

souri-Rolla, which is now called Missouri University of Science and Technology. I started

out as a mechanical engineering major, but found that I couldn’t understand the Calculus

and Physics required to make it as an engineer, so I changed my major to History.

I graduated from Rolla in 2004, and then went to graduate school in 2005. At the

same time, I worked at Wal-Mart for the next five years while I worked on my Master of

Arts degree in History.

During a hiatus I took in 2009, I remember having a dream where my Dad and

brother Dan (who I’m sure you’ll meet soon) were in it, and then the dream goes dark. A

voice spoke my name firmly, but with great love, and I thought it was Dan trying to wake

me up to go to work. I woke to find no one there, and said, “Oh,” remembering the story of

how Samuel was called in the First Book of Samuel in the Old Testament. After talking

with a local priest and then attending a Project Andrew Dinner in Cape Girardeau, I real-

ized God was calling me to the priesthood, and applied for the Fall Semester of 2010.

I attended seminary at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St.

Meinrad, IN, and I had a great time there going deeper into my vocation, with all of the ups

and downs that any person has in life. I was ordained to the priesthood on June 24th, 2016,

the Nativity of John the Baptist.

I served first at Immaculate Conception in Springfield, MO, while helping out every

other weekend at a cluster of parishes that included the cities of Mansfield, Ava, Gaines-

ville, Mountain Grove, and Cabool.

In 2018, I moved to St. Peter the Apostle in Joplin, and also helped out at St. Ann in

Carthage. I also enjoyed working with McAuley High School, where I served as Chaplain.

My favorite things to do when I have free time are reading, writing, video games,

playing and watching sports, and watching (mostly action/fantasy) movies. I like a lot of

different types of food that range from pizza to sushi, but as I say often, “If it tastes good,

I’ll eat it!” (Meatloaf normally doesn’t taste good, if you’re wondering! LOL)

So, there you have it: the one-page summary of my life! As I said in my homily, I look for-

ward to working with you all to draw you closer to Christ and each other as a community.

If you have any questions, or want to go over some things with me, then my email address

is fr.chazdunn@outlook.com. The only time I don’t answer that is on my day off and week-

ends, but I normally answer otherwise on the same day. God bless and have a great week!

Catholic Charities Consumer Credit Counseling

Do you know someone having financial troubles? Too much debt? Can't pay their bills? Please refer them to Consumer Credit Counseling of the Ozarks, now a subsidiary of Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri. Services are strictly confiden-tial. They will help you organize your debt, create a plan, and pay it down. Services are available throughout the diocese by in-person or phone counseling. Call (417) 889-7474 (Springfield); (417) 624-3790 (Joplin); or toll-free (800) 882-0808

G E N E R A L N E W S

Bishop Rice’s August Prayer Intention

For the safety and protection of our stu-

dents, teachers, and administrators as

they plan to return to in-class learning.

Mass Alternatives Public Masses at St. Canera and Nativity of Our Lord parishes are suspended until further notice. The obligation to attend Sunday Mass is dis-pensed.

Live-streamed from St. Canera Catholic Church on Saturday at 7:00 PM in Spanish. “Like” St. Canera Facebook page to view.

Live-streamed from St. Canera Catholic Church on Sunday at 9:00 AM in English. “Like” St. Canera Facebook page to view.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI (CCSOMO) Supportive Services for Veteran Families

(SSVF)

(417) 624-3790

CCSOMO has additional funding to help veter-ans cope with housing issues related to the COVID-19 crisis.

Low-income veterans and their families who are homeless; and low-income veterans and their families who face eviction or are at-risk of home-lessness.

CCSOMO, through SSVF, is providing assis-tance in housing homeless veterans and their families in hotels and assisting in acquiring permanent housing.

CCSOMO, through SSVF, will help with rent assistance for low-income veterans and their families facing eviction.

Pope Francis August Prayer Intention

The Maritime World

We pray for all those who work and live from the sea, among them sailors, fishermen and their fam-ilies.

Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Canceled

Given the risks related to COVID-19 to those who might attend, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Annual Wedding Anniversary Celebrations.

Despite these circumstances, Bishop Edward Rice desires to affirm and celebrate the love of all mar-ried couples with an Episcopal Blessing. Those celebrating 25 and 50 years of marriage will also receive a special gift.

You may register online at the Diocese’s website: dioscg.org go to Ministries/Offices on the menu bar select Family Life from the drop down menu click on the Anniversaries tab click on the Register here link toward the bottom of the page Or print and fill out the Attached Form found on the same page, and mail the form to: Kim Brayman Office of Family Life 601 S. Jefferson Springfield MO 65806-3143 or email the information to: kbrayman@dioscg.org.

To receive a blessing from Bishop, please register by August 21, 2020.

These are unprecedented times and we appreciate your patience as we work through these challeng-es. We look forward to next year's wedding cele-bration and will share those dates in early 2021.

Thank you, The Office of Family Life.

…The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, ministering to him, loving the name of the LORD, and becoming his servants—all who keep the sabbath free from profanation and hold to my covenant, them I will bring to my holy mountain and make joyful in my house of pray-er; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.

Brothers and sisters: I am speaking to you Gen-tiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gen-tiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. …. For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all. I was waiting for the “small whispering sound”—to quote 1 Kings—when Fr. Richard Rohr’s daily meditation struck my eye. I’m go-ing to let Fr. Richard have the column today….. Spark of the Divine  August 7, 2020 Matthew Fox has studied, written, and taught on theology and the mystics for decades. In one of his books on Meister Eckhart, a Dominican mystic, Fox writes: In the soul, Eckhart maintains, there is “something like a spark of divine nature, a divine light, a ray, an imprinted picture of the divine na-ture.” [1] . . But we have to make contact with this divine spark by emptying ourselves or letting go. And then we will know the unity that already ex-ists. [2] Indian-born teacher Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999) puts it in similar terms: Life’s real and high-est goal . . . [is] to discover this spark of the divine that is in our hearts. . . . When we realize this goal, we discover simultaneously that the divinity within ourselves is one and the same in all—all individu-als, all creatures,… Meister Eckhart was frequently criticized by his contemporaries (and still is by some people today) because his language was far too unitive. We like our distinctions! We don’t want to hear that we have the same soul as our enemies, not our

personal ones and certainly not our cultural or global ones! We want to hate them, don’t we? And far too often our religion seemingly gives us per-mission to do so. But mystics don’t hate anyone. They simply can’t. They pray, as Jesus does on the cross, “Father forgive them, they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). The mystic knows the other person doesn’t know. It’s not mal-ice as much as ignorance and unawareness. And, of course, it’s a burden to know; it’s a responsibil-ity to know, because once we know that God has inhabited all that God has created, then all of our distinctions are silly. They are just ways to create self-importance and superiority for ourselves and put down someone else. We’ve played this game since grade school! Mysticism begins when we start to make room for a completely new experience of God as imma-nent, present here and now, with and within all of us. God isn’t only transcendent, “out there,” and separate from me. Augustine of Hippo (354–430) wrote that God is “more intimate to me than I am to myself.” [4] St. Catherine of Genoa (1447–1510) said, “My me is God: nor do I know my selfhood except in God.” [5] Like all mystics, they overcame the gap, and we can too. When God is no longer out there or over there, we have begun the mystical journey. It’s not simply that we have a new relationship with God. It’s as though we have a whole new God!

From Sr. Diane: Take a really close look at those around you: your spouse, your children, your par-ents, your siblings, your friends—even your “enemies”! Now—look more closely at them, as though you realize for the first time that they “are” an incarnation of God especially for you! If you can reflect on this—YOU ARE BECOMING A MYSTIC! If that’s all that happens to us while we’re in this pandemic—then the experience is worth it! Tell me about your experience next time you see me!

“When God is no longer out there or over there, we have begun the mystical journey. It’s not simply that we have a new relationship with God. It’s as though we have a whole new God!”—Fr. Richard Rohr

Sr. Diane Langford, CDP

Reading 1 IS 56: 6-7

Exploring the Word of God from the “Other Side” 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading 2 ROM 11:13;32

S t. C A N E R A N E W S

Thank you for your generosity. Kalahngan / Gracias por su generosidad

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE

Collection last week / Colecta de la semana pasada: $ 1,643

Fiscal Year Collection / Colecta del año fiscal $ 9,887

Building (M&R) Fund (August) $ 141

Saturday—August 15, 2020

7:00 pm +Theodore Nault (D. Nault)

Sunday—August 16, 2020

9:00 am +Michael Taylor (V. Barnes)

Monday—August 17, 2020

No Mass

Tuesday—August 18, 2020

Davian Hoden (A. O’Leary)

Wednesday—August 19, 2020

Abused & neglected children Thursday—August 20, 2020

+Jennifer Youngblood (D. Gorham)

Friday—–August 21, 2020

+Unborn babies (N. Rowse) Saturday—August 22, 2020

7:00 pm +Juliana Regis (R. Heaser)

Sunday—August 23, 2020

9:00 am +Mary Elizabeth Gable (V. Mahan)

S T E W A R D S H I P

Diocesan Stewardship Message

In today’s second reading, St. Paul tells the Ro-mans, “God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.” To what is God calling me today? What gifts are mine to share?

Date Name

August 16 Erin Lucke

Luis Gerardo Reyes

August 17 Jorge Ramirez

August 18 Kathy Bartley

Tricia Coffey

Marcelino Hernandez

Erika Ramirez Arellano

August 19 Rosely Barrientos Regis

Cesar Lopez

August 20 Fidel Blancarte Lopez

Lawrence Erra

Daniel Ortega

Fernando Piña

Jeremiah Robert

Mary Warren

August 21 Seanjay Pelep

Francisca Quetzecua Gomez

Sandra Tinajero Rico

August 22 Noel Perez Haros

Oscar Robles

Ana Maria Sollenberger

Happy Birthday!

Diocesan Development Fund (DDF)

To date our parish has contributed $8,395 repre-senting 55 donors. Our goal is $14,311. Thank you! If you have not yet made your pledge, please prayerfully consider a gift in the amount you are able to contribute.

Across the diocese, $2,069,536 has been pledged toward the $2,650,000 goal. The dio-cese and Church in southern Missouri ask for your prayers and participation.

ORGANIZATION / GROUP LEADERS

Parish Council: Mark Keaton, President

Parish School of Religion (PSR) Rita Garnett

Knights of Columbus: Joe Davis, Jr., Grand Knight

Parish Council of Catholic Women (PCCW): Kathy Bartley, President (417) 456-2550

Music Director: Vickie Barnes

Grupo de Oración: Martha Hernandez, Coordinator

Hispanic Committee: Omar Juarez, Coordinator

Children’s Liturgy (Spanish Mass) Rose Heaser

Youth Group: Kevin Linehan

Emaus Group: Patti Patino

Guadalupana Committee: Ana Sollenberger, Coordinator

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS RECUERDE LAS SIGUIENTES

PERSONAS EN SU ORACIÓNES:

Nettie Bradley, Mike Cashel, Ingrid Fennessey, Rose Fox, Sue Gilbreth, Barbara Hoyt,

Max Major, Yader Mejia, Jr., Mary Moore, Dorothy Mulik, Clarence Nowak,

Judy Perch, Margaret Rohr, Nettie Rodriguez, Ted Sager,

Charlotte Sloan, Margery Williams

We also remember in prayer those of our parish family who are battling chronic illnesses and those who are homebound and are no longer able to at-tend Mass due to present health concerns.

Prayer Line

If you have a prayer request, please email it to: stcaneraprayerline18@gmail.com

Parish Office/Oficina

Monday (lunes) - Friday (viernes) 9:00 AM-Noon / 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

SCRIPTURES for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7

Responsorial Psalm: 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8

2nd Reading: Romans 11:13-15, 29-32

Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28

SCRIPTURES for Weekdays

Mon: Ezekiel 24:15-23

Resp: Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21

Matthew 19:16-23

Tues: Ezekiel 28:1-10

Resp: Deuteronomy 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab

Matthew 19:23-30

Wed: Ezekiel 34:1-11 Psalm: 23:1-6

Matthew 20:1-16

Thurs: Ezekiel 36:23-28 Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19

Matthew 22:1-14

Fri: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 107:2-9

Matthew 22:34-40

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS

SCRIPTURES for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading: Isaiah 22:19-23

Responsorial Psalm: 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8

2nd Reading: Romans 11:33-36

Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20

PARISH STAFF

Pastor: Rev. Charles Dunn (417) 451-3411

Administrative Assistant / Bookkeeper: Debbie Gorham (417) 451-3411

Find bulletins, schedules, and information on

St. Canera’s website: www.canera.org

Spiritual Communion Prayer

With spiritual communion, Jesus will give us the graces that we need this moment to be faithful to our mission of being witnesses of the Love of God before all men. Let us pray…..

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I de-sire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.