July 13, 2020
Click on video above: Pastor's Corner - July 13, 2020
Jeffery Robinson on "T he Truth About the Confederacy in the United States."
Jeffery Robinson, the ACLU’s top racial justice expert, discusses the dark history of Confederate symbols across the country and outlines what we can do to learn from our past and combat systemic racism.
Click on video to view: "The Truth About the Confederacy in the United States"
Next Sunday's Gospel Reading
Editor's Note: This weekend's Gospel reading will be Matthew 13:24-43, a passage dealing with weeds, wheat, and the Kingdom of Heaven. In it Jesus tells us about who is allowed in field and what our attitude should be about it. Enjoy!
Matthew 13:24-43 presents three parables about the kingdom of heaven. Taken together, these stories envision the kingdom of heaven as new life springing forth among us in surprising and uncontrollable ways. They call upon the church to cease being an arbiter of righteousness and to start nurturing the world into abundant life for all.

Don’t Pull the Weeds!

To me, one of the most challenging of all of Jesus’s parables is his comparison of the kingdom of heaven to a field planted with both wheat and weeds (Matthew 13:24-30). As the story goes, a man plants a field of good seed, but an enemy comes by stealth and plants weeds among the wheat.

When the garden sprouts, the weeds and wheat come up together. The man’s servants are troubled by the presence of weeds in their master’s field. “Do you want us to go and gather them?,” they ask. READ MORE
This Saturday – Casserole Collection Time!
Casserole Collection this Saturday, July18th

This coming Saturday between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM, in front of St. Ignatius, we will be collecting casseroles for Our Daily Bread. We’ve gotten off to a great start thus far collecting 368 casseroles. Our Daily Bread continues to be in great need of food for our neighbors, so if you made one casserole last time, please consider making two! (The recipe is attached!) But don't stop reading yet...When you drop off your casseroles purchase and pick up a “yard sign” to show how much you care! KEEP READING!
Another Justice & Peace Committee “Yard Sign” opportunity awaits you
when you drop off your casseroles.

This month we are offering a new sign. This one is designed by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, and proceeds go to support their ministry. We particularly like the message of this sign on the front, and the quote from Pope Francis on the back.

  • When you drop off your casseroles this next Saturday morning - buy a sign (see images above) and put it in your yard or in your home window.
  • We are charging $15. Bring cash. We are not making change, so whatever you give over goes to our outreaches.
  • If you don't want a sign...that's fine! Just bring your casseroles!
Front of Sign
Back of Sign
Keep on Smiling!
During these times when there are so many things that could break our hearts and cause us to despair, it is worth a reminder to keep on smiling and hoping for our better days ahead. Young Josh Bouwer, a 12-year-old Australian singing sensation jogs our memory in that direction!
Click on video above to view Josh Bouwer singing : "Keep on Smiling."
Upcoming Events...
Saturday, July 18, 2020 (1:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
Take some time to connect with your story as an
LGBTQ+ Individual or Ally…

Workshop Includes:
*Opportunity to Prayerfully Reflect  *Free Admission
*Writing Prompts & Optional Group Sharing
This will be a ZOOM meeting event so please RSVP to
Embracing God’s Gifts at themissionbridge@yahoo.com
and you will be sent sign-in instructions.
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Noon – 2 PM   


A Zoom Event in Celebration of the
Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
Featuring: Alice McDermott,
National Book Award-winning novelist -bio
Sponsored by:
The Women of the New Testament Ministry of
St. Ignatius Catholic Community    

If you would like to participate in this ZOOM event, please contact Dusty Lidinsky at dustylidinsky@gmail.com. She will send you sign in credentials for event.
Your Most Important WORK May Begin AFTER
You Retire

St. Ignatius parishioners, 50 years of age or better, are encouraged to consider a year-long commitment (September to June) to service and spirituality with the Ignatian Volunteer Corps. There is no shortage of need in Baltimore and all skills, lovingly offered, can be matched to the great work of one of IVC’s over 30 nonprofit partner agencies! Volunteers commit to 1 or 2 days of service per week and meet monthly in community for spiritual reflection in the Ignatian tradition. Join the IVC Service Corps! Make a difference in your retirement!
Zoom-in for one of IVC’s summer, virtual (Zoom) Information Sessions- on July 30 or August 4. 
To register, or for more information, go to  www.ivcusa.org/baltimore  
or email Nora Collins at:  ncollins@ivcusa.org .
Worship, Offerings, and Prayer
HOW TO GIVE   
How to contribute when we are not gathering together during this season.

POOR BOX 
This weekend's Poor Box support goes to help Vulnerable Families in Crisis
PRAYER LIST
A list of those who have been added to our weekly prayer list..

ROSARY
After online mass at 9:30 AM every Sunday until quarantine is over.

 MASS MUSIC  
Attached is the listing for music selections at next Sunday's Mass.

No listing until
singing permitted
In the Media
TRUMP UNMASKED HIS RACIST CAMPAIGN STRATEGY—AND CHRISTIANS HAVE CHOICES TO MAKE
by Jim Wallis

The mask is off. For decades, white political leaders in the U.S. have masked their racism, subtly stoking white voters’ racial fears, grievances, and even hatred of those whose skin color makes them matter less to white America.

But throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has steadily moved from  covertly racist  rhetoric and policies to ones that are  overtly  so. And standing in front of Mount Rushmore on July 3, Donald Trump abandoned any remaining shred of pretense (he doesn’t like masks anyway) and delivered a speech that offered a classic defense of white nationalism in America’s past and for America’s future. I don’t normally recommend people watch the deeply problematic speeches of this president, but I do suggest that people watch this one — especially those Republicans and white Christians who continue to uncritically endorse this president. READ MORE

by Betsy Hodges

Democrats have largely led big and midsize cities for much of the past half-century. Yet the gaps in socioeconomic outcomes between white people and people of color are by several measures at their worst in the richest, bluest cities of the United States.