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Most Rev. Randolph R. Calvo JCD, DD, Bishop of Reno

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FROM FATHER CHUCK I hope everyone had a safe, restful and joyful 4th of July weekend. We were blessed with good weather. It was

nice to welcome visitors among us and to welcome back parishioners who have been away in person since the clo-sures of the pandemic. It also was nice to celebrate a Communion procession again by having most people come forward to receive. Slow, but steady progress as we see our way out of the effects of the pandemic in our area. Of course, we still emphasize the importance of getting vaccinated for all those who are able to do so. Clearly, that is the best way out of the mess we have been in. We also keep in prayer the many countries around the world who are still struggling terribly with COVID. May nations like our own rally to help those in dire circumstances with the neces-sary vaccines, oxygen, and other medical equipment. As it has been said many times, we are not rid of the dangers of this virus until all nations have it under control.

A couple of other things we’re working on to return to in the liturgy are taking up of the collection and bringing forth the bread and wine to the altar. I want to be sure that we have the people at each Mass to facilitate these things. I know some really like bringing their own gift to the altar. I think it is a great visual when people rise and come forward to place their donations in the basket. We will keep one basket at the sanctuary (or two when we have a special collection) for at least a while. I know as the church fills up it may become a bit more difficult for people to get out of the pew. There are also those who prefer the collection basket come to them.

While I’m on the subject of the collection, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been so sup-portive of the parish over these many months of safety restrictions: the many who couldn’t come but sent in their do-nations, the on-line givers, the many who have brought forth their donations to the sanctuary as well as those who gave extra to help out for the many who couldn’t give. We finished our fiscal year strong on June 30, despite the school boiler needing to be replaced, and that is thanks to all of you. Next month we will have a year-end report in the bulletin showing how the year went. THANK YOU for your generosity and ongoing support!

I am pleased to announce that, thanks mostly to a prior donation of parishioner Sam Dibitonto, we will be putting down new flooring in the gift shop and what has been the carpeted area of Righini Hall. We will be using a high-grade wood-like surface that you’re seeing in many commercial settings. It will lighten up the hall and be much easi-er to keep clean and maintain. We won’t need to do a fundraiser for this one. We have been holding Sam’s donation for the proper time. Thanks Sam! The room will also be getting a paint job. Thank you, also, to our parish music coordinator, Anne Buja-Koloc, who is donating her design expertise to coordinate this job. We hope to get this com-pleted during the month of July.

The Diocese of Las Vegas is getting a new bishop. As the Las Vegas area continues to grow, the Bishop of Las Vegas, George Thomas, requested the support of an auxiliary bishop. Thus, Msgr. Greg Gordon, a priest of the Diocese of Las Vegas, will be ordained auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Las Vegas on this Friday, July 16. While Las Vegas has about the same number of parishes and missions that Reno has, with a total Catholic population of about 620,000 Bishop Thomas can use the extra support in shepherding the Diocese of Las Vegas, originally a part of the Diocese of Reno, which encompassed the entire state of Nevada. When Las Vegas began growing rapidly, Diocese of Reno Bishop Norman McFarland petitioned Rome to re-name the diocese “Reno-Las Vegas”. From 1976 until 1995 the single, statewide Catholic diocese operated under that name. In 1995 the diocese split, thus forming the Diocese of Reno (again) and the Diocese of Las Vegas. So we send our congratulations & prayers to our sister diocese in the state and to their new bishop. I have known Msgr. Greg Gordon for many years, stemming back to my days in the seminary when I was stationed for my pastoral year in North Las Vegas. I’ll be attending the ordination in the name of the Diocese of Reno.

We heartily welcome all our visitors to the Cathedral! This time of year brings more visitors our way and we are glad to have you with us from all over the country and various parts of the world. May your time with us be restful and rejuvenating. Thanks for coming to worship with us. 😊 BLESSINGS TO ALL THIS 15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME!

DEL PADRE CHUCK

Espero que hayan tenido un fin de semana seguro, tranquilo y un alegre 4 de Julio. Fuimos bendecidos con buen clima. Fue agradable recibir a los visitantes entre nosotros y dar la bienvenida de nuevo a los feligreses que han estado ausentes en persona desde los cierres de la pandemia. También fue agradable celebrar nuevamente la procesión de comunión haciendo que la mayoría de la gente se presentara a recibir. Progreso lento, pero constante a medida que ve-mos nuestra salida de los efectos de la pandemia en nuestra zona. Por supuesto, todavía hacemos hincapié en la impor-tancia de vacunarse para todos aquellos que puedan hacerlo. Está claro que esa es la mejor manera de salir del caos en el que hemos estado. También mantenemos en oración a los muchos países de todo el mundo que aún están luchando terriblemente contra el COVID. Que las naciones como nuestra propia manifestación para ayudar a aquellos en circuns-tancias extremas con las vacunas necesarias, oxígeno y otro equipo médico. Como se ha repetido muchas veces, no nos libraremos de los peligros de este virus hasta que todas las naciones lo tengan bajo control.

Un par de otras cosas en las que estamos trabajando para volver en la liturgia son colectar la limosna y llevar el pan y el vino al altar. Quiero estar seguro de que tenemos gente disponible en cada Misa para facilitar esto. Sé que a algu-nos realmente les gusta llevar su propio regalo al altar. Creo que ofrece un excelente visual cuando la gente se levanta y se acerca para colocar su donación en la canasta. Mantendremos una canasta en el santuario (o dos cuando tengamos una colecta especial) al menos durante un tiempo. Sé que a medida que la iglesia se llena, puede llegar a ser un poco más difícil para la algunos el salir de la banca. También hay quienes prefieren que se pase la canasta por las bancas.

Ya que estoy en el tema de la colecta, quiero aprovechar esta oportunidad para agradecer a todos los que han sido tan solidarios con la parroquia durante estos meses de restricciones de seguridad: los tantos que no pudieron venir pero enviaron sus donaciones, los contribuidores en línea, los tantos que han traído sus donaciones al santuario, así como los que dieron más para ayudar a los muchos que no pudieron dar. Terminamos nuestro año fiscal favorablemente el 30 de Junio, a pesar de que el boiler de la escuela necesito ser reemplazado, y eso es gracias a todos ustedes. El mes que viene tendremos un informe de fin de año en el boletín que muestra cómo ha ido el año. ¡GRACIAS por su generosidad y apoyo continuo!

Me complace anunciar que, gracias principalmente a una donación previa de nuestro feligrés Sam Dibitonto, se ins-talara nuevo piso en la Librería y Tienda de Regalos y el área alfombrada de Righini Hall. Usaremos un material comer-cial de alta calidad similar a la madera. Se aclarara el salón y será mucho más fácil de mantener limpio. No necesitare-mos hacer una recaudación de fondos para este proyecto. Hemos estado guardando la donación de Sam para este pro-yecto. ¡Gracias Sam! También se pintara una vez más el salón. Gracias, también, a nuestra coordinadora de música, Anne Buja-Koloc, quien está donando su experiencia en diseño para coordinar este trabajo. Esperamos que esto se complete durante el mes de Julio.

La Diócesis de Las Vegas tendrá un nuevo obispo. A medida que el área de Las Vegas continúa creciendo, el obis-po de Las Vegas, George Thomas, solicitó el apoyo de un obispo auxiliar. Por lo que, Monseñor Greg Gordon, sacerdo-te de la Diócesis de Las Vegas, será ordenado obispo auxiliar de la Diócesis de Las Vegas este Viernes 16 de Julio. Si bien Las Vegas tiene aproximadamente el mismo número de parroquias y misiones que Reno, con la población católica de aproximadamente 620,000, el obispo Thomas necesita el apoyo para pastorear la diócesis. Lo que ahora se llama la Diócesis de Las Vegas, originalmente fue parte de la Diócesis de Reno, que abarcaba todo el estado de Nevada. Cuan-do Las Vegas comenzó a crecer rápidamente, el obispo de la Diócesis de Reno, Norman McFarland, solicitó a Roma que cambiara el nombre de la diócesis "Reno-Las Vegas". Desde 1976 hasta 1995 la única diócesis católica estatal operó bajo ese nombre. En 1995 la diócesis se dividió, formando la Diócesis de Reno (de nuevo) y la Diócesis de Las Vegas. Así que enviamos nuestras felicitaciones y oraciones a nuestra diócesis hermana en el estado y a su nuevo obispo. Yo Conozco a Monseñor Greg Gordon desde hace muchos años, remesándome a mis días en el seminario cuando estaba estacionado para mi año pastoral en el norte de Las Vegas. Asistiré a la ordenación en nombre de la Diócesis de Reno.

¡Damos la más sincera bienvenida a todos nuestros visitantes a la Catedral! Esta época del año trae más visitantes a nuestra área y nos complace tenerlos con nosotros. Que su tiempo con nosotros sea reparador y rejuvenecedor. Gra-cias por venir a adorar con nosotros. 😊

¡BENDICIONES A TODOS ESTA XV SEMANA EN EL TIEMPO ORDINARIO!

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Sunday, July 11—15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 AM 9:30 AM

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Monday, July 12—Weekday

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CESSATION OF DISPENSATION

Brothers and sisters in Christ, At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, I granted to all Catholics in the Diocese of Reno a general dispensa-tion from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass. Since there has been a significant decline in the num-ber of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths due to the novel Coronavirus in our region, and given the lifting of mitigation restrictions, this dispensation will cease on July 1, 2021. I encourage all Catholics to return to the practice of in-person participation in the Sunday Eucharist. The ex-perience of the pandemic underscores the need for us to gather together physically for worship and the sac-raments. The safety of all continues to be a priority as we gath-er. For this reason, I encourage all to get vaccinated if they have not already done so. Some of the faithful cannot attend Mass in person due to illness or other health issues. Obviously, they are not obligated to attend Mass for this reason. They are asked to engage in appropriate prayer in honor of the Lord’s Day. In Christ,

Bishop Randolph R. Calvo

GOD CHOSE US: Who chose first, God or you? That is the question explored in today’s three readings. The second reading, from Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, reads almost like a hymn. It praises God for choosing us, for calling us to serve, and for blessing us in our service. Paul makes it clear how honored we are and how special is the call to live as children of God. This is through no doing of our own. The first reading and the Gospel use prose rather than poetry to describe the same truth: God did the choosing, not us. When the prophet Amos was berated for being a prophet, he retorted that the whole thing wasn’t his idea in the first place. Neither did the twelve apostles in today’s Gospel ask for their calling. Jesus sent them forth, two by two, to do the work of his kingdom.

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MASSES ARE LIMITED BY 3-FEET SOCIAL DISTANCING. IF FULLY VACCINATED, MASKS ARE OPTIONAL.

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