Catholic Church Palomino Lane, Fort Myers, FL P F January 20, 2019

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1 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church Palomio Lae, Fort Myers, FL P F Jauary 20, 2019 Matthew 25:40 Ame, I say to you, whatever you did for oe of these least brothers of mie, you did for me. Servig others i Christ by: Deaco Fracis Head, Hele Tuffy, RN ad Paul Kielmeyer This week i our discussio o the Coveat of St. Joh XXIII we focus o Serve. As our Coveat states, we as disciples of Jesus Christ ad as a member of our parish, dedicate ourselves to serve by supportig the parish missio i geerously givig of our time ad talet ad by participatig i a miistry, committee, special evet or charitable cause. Take a look at how we serve others through our Eucharistic Outreach Miistry. Oe privilege we have as Catholics is to brig Jesus Christ to our people. We ca do this through prayer, works of mercy, ad most importatly by brigig the Body of Christ to those who are uable to come to Mass. We accomplish this Eucharistic Outreach i our area by servig Gulf Coast Hospital, the homeboud, ad our seior livig commuities. SERVING AT GULF COAST HOSPITAL: Our Gulf Coast Hospital voluteers make daily visits to pray with, ad give the Body of Christ to Catholic patiets. Last year our teams visited almost 17,000 patiets! The Gulf Coast Medical Ceter curretly has capacity of 340 beds ad i the fall of 2020 that will icrease to 540 beds. Oe of our Eucharistic Miisters ad Leads at the Hospital, Paul Kielmeyer, would like to share what he experieced: "Oe Suday after Mass, I was Cotiued o Page 3 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Parish i Fort Myers, Ic. a Florida o-profit Corporatio

2 Jauary 20, 2019 MASS SCHEDULE Daily Masses: Moday-Saturday, 8:00am Rosary-7:30am (Mo.-Sat.) Divie Mercy after 8am Mass Weeked Masses: Saturday 8:00am, 3:30pm ad 5:30pm Vietamese Mass 8:00pm Suday, 7:15am, 9:15am ad 11:15am Spaish Mass: 1:30pm every Suday Recociliatio: Saturday 8:30-9:00am First Friday Adoratio: Friday 8:30-9:00am Pastor Rev. Robert Tabbert Parochial Vicars Fr. Saji Ellickal M.C.B.S. Fr. Lawrece M. Nguye Deacos Deaco Rich Klish Deaco Nick Jurasevich Deaco Fracis Head CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Moday-Friday, 8:00am-Noo 1:00-4:00pm MINISTRY TO THE SICK: A priest is o call 7 days a week, 24hrs a day for these hospitals: Health Park - St. Columbkille Church Lee Memorial - St. Fracis Xavier Church Gulf Coast - St. Joh XXIII RECEIVING THE SACRAMENT: You are ecouraged to receive the Sacramet of the Sick before beig admitted to a facility. St. Columbkille - Hope Hospice Health Park Circle, Ft. Myers, FL St. Raphael - Lehigh Acres Health & Rehab Ceter Lee Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL Hope Hospice Wigs Way, Lehigh Acres, FL St. Leo - Hope Hospice Imperial Pkwy, Boita Sprigs, FL St. Vicet de Paul The Missio of St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church is to actively egage all those who desire to more fully accept ad live out the message of Christ, welcomig ad respectig all people regardless of backgroud, history, race or color, as we strive to urture spiritual growth ad persoal holiess o our jourey to become more resposible stewards of God s gifts. Mass Itetios SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 8:00 AM Staley G. White by his wife, Jo Ae NEW TIME 3:30 PM David Capriotti by Marlee & David Wadrisco NEW TIME 5:30 PM Ruth Della-Lua by her family 8:00 PM I Thaksgivig SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 7:15 AM Carol Martek by Diae & Jim 9:15 AM Lucy M. Cacchio by Tami Smith & family 11:15 AM Kiara Marie Gibbs by Loretta Gibbs NEW TIME 1:30 PM Spaish Mass MONDAY, JANUARY 21 8:00 AM Edward & Rose Giampaolo by Maria & Athoy TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 8:00 AM Faustia DeSatis by her family WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 8:00 AM Aie Cetieo by her frieds THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 8:00 AM Betty Clarke by her husbad, Bill FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 8:00 AM Dulce Maria Frias by Maria & Ray SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 8:00 AM Ages Boller by Carme Cordes NEW TIME 3:30 PM Maria Fioribello by The Fioribello Family NEW TIME 5:30 PM David Capriotti by Marlee & David Wadrisco NO VIETNAMESE MASS SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 7:15 AM James DeNatale by Pat & Adria Humbert 9:15 AM Joh Parker by Bill & Mary Brodeur 11:15 AM Louise DiZoglio by Bill & Barbara NEW TIME 1:30 PM Spaish Mass THE 2019 MASS BOOK IS OPEN FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR To esure availability throughout the year, we must limit requests for the Eglish speakig Masses to o more tha (2) weeked Masses ad (2) weekday Masses for the etire year. Other optios will remai available: Taberacle Cadle $15 per week, Eucharistic Host $15 per week. JANUARY 27TH, READINGS 1ST READING NEH 8:2-4A, 5-6, ND READING 1 COR 12:12-30 GOSPEL LK 1:1-4; 4:14-21 DOWNLOAD OUR PARISH APP Foster a STRONGER PARISH LIFE at St. Joh XXIII ad better egage the New Evagelizatio. Dowload our app: myparishapp.com or search your phoe s app store for myparish. You ca also text the word APP to 88202! Pastoral Team Busiess Maager Holly Atkis holly@johxxiii.et Maiteace Supervisor Rob Erp Dir. of Faith Formatio Chris Biel chrisdre@johxxiii.et Bookkeeper Aa Thompso aa@johxxiii.et Receptioist MaryA Deas marya@johxxiii.et Admi. Assistat Jeifer Baumgarder jeb@johxxiii.et Coordiator of Parishioer Egagemet Jeifer Egelma jeifer@johxxiii.et Bulleti Editor Collee Leavy bulletieditor@johxxiii.et Director of Music Miistries Thomas Tiehel tom@johxxiii.et Thrift Store Maager Cythia Cozatti thrift@johxxiii.et S. Tamiami Trail #110 Ft. Myers, FL PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: Parish Life Ceter Coordiator Ivette Jaoschka ivette@johxxiii.et Coordiator/High School & Youg Adult Miistry Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et Coordiator/Middle School & Youg Adult Miistry Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et Faith Formatio Assistat Trisha Fields trisha@johxxiii.et Office Assistat Breda Gregory breda@johxxiii.et Admi. Assistat Barbara Lage blage@johxxiii.et

3 Jauary 20, 2019 Servig Others CONTINUED St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church stopped by a parishioer. He said that I probably would ot remember him, but two years earlier, I gave him Commuio whe he was i the hospital. He told me that it was a particularly tryig time for him as he faced several medical coditios. He said that it was my visit with him that reiforced his faith i God ad led to a successful outcome. He said, "Thak you agai!" Beig a positive ifluece for people is the best reward. Servig others is what we are called to do. At the parish office, we recetly received the followig from a patiet at the hospital. "I would like to express my thaks for the care that your parish commuity showed whe I was a patiet i a Fort Myers Hospital a couple of weeks ago. Two members of the parish came with Holy Commuio, ad a priest aoited me. (We discovered that we had a priest acquaitace i commo, so the world really is small.) I was very impressed by this ecouter with St. Joh XXIII parish!" SERVING IN OUR HOMEBOUND MINISTRY: The Homeboud Miistry realizes that the spiritual eeds of our parishioers do ot stop oce they are o loger able to atted Mass. Whether our parishioer is experiecig a disability or uable to come to Mass for a short period of time, we have a miistry that reaches out to them to serve. Per Hele Tuffy, we provide time for prayers ad brig the homeboud the Eucharist. I some case we may be the oly people they see week-to-week. Our miisters may also idetify other eeds the homeboud perso may have ad we ca further help by sharig those eeds with our Parish Nurses ad other agecies whe applicable. SERVING IN OUR SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES: Our miistry to our seior livig commuities is resposible for brigig the Eucharist to Cypress Poit, Maor Care, ad America House facilities. We brig the Eucharist to seior care ad memory care homes. This miistry is growig ad i additio to these commuities, there are several more curretly beig built withi our church boudaries. Deaco Fracis Head, who leads our miistries at the seior livig facilities, recetly shared the followig: "This miistry has give me so much. My parets ad gradparets are all deceased, yet through this miistry I have experieced the love ad wisdom our seiors offer. It is amazig that by makig the effort to serve others, they are actually miisterig to me. I receive such satisfactio from brigig the Eucharist to our parish family who is uable to travel to the church." The Miistries of Eucharistic Outreach help these vital members of our parish cotiue to participate i parish life eve though they are uable to travel. It is through this work that we ca serve "the least of these" as Jesus taught us. Each of these miistries is a growig area ad we ask you to joi us. No matter how much time you have available, we ca use your help i this rewardig miistry. Please cotact the parish office at (239) for more iformatio. Kights of Columbus Service i the Memorial Garde at 12:30pm PAGE 3

4 PRAYER FOR A Spirit OF Service Dear Lovig Lord, You set Your So to serve. You set Him to give his life for me. Let your Spirit awake i me the same Spirit of service. Let me ot look for a positio of gai, istead show me how to let others go before me. Make me meek ad humble so I too ca give my life willfully, obedietly, ad faithfully. I Jesus ame, Ame. Prayer List Please remember i your prayers all of our parish family ad frieds who suffer physically, emotioally or spiritually, especially: Elaie Qua Rya Novajasky Lye Haughey Lida Sayres Carol Clause Marlee LaRose Erika Arquilla Hlavacek Beradette Frammario Atoiette Bosco Michael Assate Therese Carmelite Eric Sachez Nacy Uhl Gerald Syder Paula Mattras Bruce Carmody Doa Bair Sharro Kowpowski Jaet Lez Ferado Espioza Terry Duggis Tom Stakowski Tim Smith Jill Sokoloff Mary Collis Geevieve Wiese Jua Cruz Jaso Brow Jerry North João Mota Filho Rosae Catalio Joe Beard Paulie Mora Tim O Coor Carol Roma Betty Ross Do Davies Da Pieper These ames are kept i the bulleti for oe moth. If you would like cotiual prayer, please add your ame to the prayer book i the Narthex. The best way to esure your loved oes are cosistetly prayed for withi our greater E-Prayer Commuity - Betsy Egelbrecht at e-prayer@popejoh23.et Their ames will be circulated to a ever-growig list of people who will pray for them by ame! Ways to Memorialize For requests to memorialize a loved oe, you may call or stop i our Parish office. Prayers foreteral Life Life is chaged, ot eded. Eteral rest grat uto them, O Lord! Fracisco Bosa TaberacleCadle I Memory of: Requested by: Peggy Baker her sister, A FYI CREDIT CARD POLICY: We MUST request that ay credit card trasactios made at St. Joh XXIII be a miimum of $25. Thak You! PAGE 4

5 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church Weekly Caledar Saturday, Jauary 19 First Recociliatio: Church - 10am Vigil Masses - 3:30pm & 5:30pm Vietamese Mass - 8pm Suday, Jauary 20 Masses 7:15, 9:15 & 11:15am/Hospitality: Mai Hall RCIA (Rite of Christia Iitiatio of Adults): 9:15am Mass followed by 10:30am Sessio: Rooms St. Martha & St. Mary New Family Orietatio: Chapel 12:30pm Spaish Mass: 1:30pm High School Youth Group Mass: Chapel - 4pm Cofirmatio Yr 2: Mai Hall - 5pm Moday, Jauary 21 Marti Luther Kig, Jr. Day Me's Gospel Forum: Rooms St. Martha & St. Mary - 7am Craftie Ladies: Villas - 1pm Survivig Divorce/Adult Faith Educatio: Rooms St. Beradette & St. Michael - 6:30pm Wome s Guild: Room St. Martha & St. Mary - 6:30pm Tuesday, Jauary 22 Opeig the Word: St. Beradette & St. Michael - 9am Bereavemet: Rooms St. Beradette & St. Michael - 1pm Spaish Rosary: Cry Room - 6pm Matthew Bible Study Sessio 3: Rooms St. Beradette & St. Michael - 6:30pm Adoratio Chapel Q&A: St. Martha & St. Mary - 6:30pm Wedesday, Jauary 23 Faith Formatio Sessio I: Mai Hall - 4pm Childre s Choir Practice: Choir Loft - 5:25pm Middle School Youth Group Pizza Sales: Mai Hall - 5:30pm Faith Formatio Sessio II: Mai Hall - 6pm Middle School Youth Group: St. Martha & St. Mary - 6pm Middle School Choir Practice: - 7:17pm Thursday, Jauary 24 Nourish: Rooms St. Beradette & St. Michael - 2pm Choir: Choir Loft - 6pm Hispaic Miistry Meetig: 6pm followed by Hispaic Choir: Both i Rooms St. Beradette & St. Michael: 7pm Faith & Wie: Mai Hall - 6:30pm Friday, Jauary 25 Saturday, Jauary 26 Blood Pressure Check i the Narthex after all Masses Catholic Schools Week Sacramet of the Sick followig all Masses Pray Walk/Abortio Cliic: Meets after the 8am Mass Vigil Masses - 3:30pm & 5:30pm Suday, Jauary 27 Blood Pressure Check i the Narthex after all Masses Catholic Schools Week Sacramet of the Sick followig all Masses Masses 7:15, 9:15 & 11:15am: Mai Hall RCIA (Rite of Christia Iitiatio of Adults): 9:15am Mass followed by 10:30am Sessio: Rooms St. Martha & St. Mary Sig/Rig Choir Rehearsal: Choir Loft - 10:45am Vietameses New Years Celebratio: Mai Hall - 11am Spaish Mass: 1:30pm Altar Server Celebratio: Alico Family Golf - 3pm WELCOME New Parishioers David Pisao Shirley Bressaelli Al & Sophie Ledio Bryat Marles & Adrea Gutierrez Jaso & Adrea Blumestei Stephe & Deborah Gielowski Ket & Catherie Kozlowski Those who are ew to our Parish this year, ad those who ve bee comig for years without beig registered, we eed your help i stayig orgaized ad plaig for our future eeds. Havig a accurate database of our parishioers will help us kow where ad how we eed to grow. Thak you to everyoe who registered with our Parish. If you have ot received a welcome letter, please call the Parish Office to cofirm your registratio. All ew parishioers, ad those iterested i registerig i our Parish, are ivited to atted The New Parishioer Orietatio this Suday, Jauary 20th, 2019 at 12:30pm i the Chapel. This is your opportuity to become iformed ad active members of the Parish ad participate i our various miistries. Registerig at St. Joh XXIII is a declaratio of your desire to be part of a Catholic commuity. Please let the parish office kow your address OR you ca eve update it o the Parish website! Frequetly, those seekig to celebrate Marriage, Baptisms or serve as sposors for Cofirmatio or Baptism request a letter statig that they are parishioers. To receive such a letter, oe must be registered i the parish, atted Mass regularly, ad be committed to stewardship of time, talet ad treasure. Oe meas of verifyig participatio is through the use of parish offertory evelopes. If you choose ot to participate i the support of the parish or are uable to cotribute at this time, please at least ote your prayerful support o your evelope ad place it i the weekly offertory basket. PRAYERS FOR Our Military Persoel PFC Brya Bard Sea Ball Major Bart Boma Staff Sgt. Deis Cosgrove Sgt. Phil Dellibovi Staff Sgt. Chris Domiski CPT Adrew Duga, Spec. Forces Captai Adrew Duguay Sgt. Jared Gaudet Tech Sgt Jeffrey K. Gree 1st Lt. Kelly Hall Adrew Herma 1st Lt. Paige Hortma Sgt. Kathlee Hudepohl PFC Michael P Hughes SPC Michael Jedak PFC Adrew Kaopkh Michael Klem Capt. Bradley D. Laux Lt. Jacob Mudo, US Army Sgt. Nicholas Mudo, USMC SSGT Athoy Padula Hery & Margaret Cassi Peter & Veroica Curia Tim & Joa Feto Joh & Majorie Scott Susie Feradez Rick & Pat Coroati LCP James Paleik Master SGT Peter Pariso Sgt. Justi Pigicer, Army Lt. Col. Brady Sexto 2d Lt. Kriste Thompso Christia Trouter, US Navy Alex Zizzo, US Navy Medic PFC Jorda Feil, USA Hayde Lide Aaro Crump, USCG PFC Nathaiel Broemmel Lt. Com. Mark Buoomo Col. Scott C. Woodward Private Nicholas Loeb, ARNG Adrew Hawkiso, USN Cavalry Scout Specialist, Rya Silva, Army 2d Lt. Greg Fry, USMC Jared Broemmel, US Navy Army 2d Lieuteat Edward Hudso Tillighast IV PAGE 5

6 Faith Formatio Cotact Chris Biel THIS WEEK IN FAITH FORMATION: Faith Formatio will be held this Wedesday, Jauary 23rd. 1/23: Faith Formatio 1/30: Sacramet Prep Year II studets ad parets/ NO Faith Formatio ADULT FAITH Educatio All Are Ivited to Opeig The Word! Opeig the Word is a weekly Bible Study explorig the upcomig Suday Readigs. Whe? Tuesday Morigs from 9am-10am Next Sessio: Tuesday, Jauary 22d Mark YourCaledar Now for the best week of the Summer! Vacatio Bible Camp will be held Jue 24th to the 28th for childre i grades Kidergarte to eterig 6th grade! We also have a PreK age 4 program. This year our theme will be Roar! Life is Wild, God is Good! Registratio will start i April. Please watch the bulleti for future iformatio! SACRAMENT PREPARATION: BAPTISM: Cogratulatios o your decisio to baptize your child! At St. Joh XXIII we are happy to help your family prepare for the celebratio. Baptisms are offered for registered members of Sait Joh XXIII ad are scheduled oly after the preparatio process is completed by the parets. Please do ot make arragemets for family members util you have actually received a date. Cotact the office at (239) for more iformatio or to begi the process. FIRST COMMUNION: (also called First Eucharist ad First Recociliatio) Childre i First grade or above, who have expressed a desire ad willigess ad are attedig Mass, are welcome to begi the two year process of preparig for these Sacramets. The first year cosists of regular attedace at Faith Formatio classes or through a Diocesa Catholic school. (Either St. Fracis Xavier or St. Adrew) The secod year cotiues those classes, but also adds i direct Sacrametal Preparatio (Recociliatio ad Commuio) sessios. Please cotact Chris at for more iformatio or to begi the process. Parets who Home school their childre must cotact the office durig Year I. CONFIRMATION PREPARATION: celebratig the Sacramet of Cofirmatio is a two year process that ow begis at the start of 9th Grade ad is celebrated i the Fall of 11th grade. (Older tees are certaily welcome also!). Each year cosists of Faith Formatio through the parish Youth Group or a Diocesa Catholic school (Bishop Verot) as well as scheduled Cofirmatio classes ad a retreat. Please ote: Studets from Bishop Verot must register ad atted the preparatio classes at the begiig of 9th grade. If you are eterig the 9th grade or would like more iformatio o our program, cotact Chris at (239) to begi the process. We will use the parish resource, Formed.org to prepare for the Readigs that we hear each Suday. To register go to ad follow the istructios to sig i ad to view Catholic cotet 24/7. We will watch a short video (7-10 miutes), share what the Readigs say to us, ad discuss how we ca apply them to our lives. This Bible Study meets every Tuesday morig i the PARISH LIFE CENTER FROM 9AM-10AM IN ROOMS ST. BERNADETTE & ST. MICHAEL. All are Welcome! JOIN OUR STUDY JEFF CAVINS BIBLE STUDY THROUGH FEBRUARY 28 6:30-8PM The ext sessios will be offered Tuesday ights from 6:30-8pm i the Parish Life Ceter, i rooms St. Beradette ad St. Michael. To joi our study ad register, go to: ad create a accout. Follow the istructios to joi ad register olie. You will purchase your study set book at this time ($ shippig) ad it will be shipped directly to you. You ca view the videos from home! Cotact: Edith Trafford: lacith@aol.com PAGE 6

7 Youg Adult Miistry xt 107 Cotact Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et Cotact Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et Welcomig All Youg Adults February 7 - We will meet i the ew Parish Life Ceter for a social gatherig. Topic TBD. Joi Our Facebook Group: Rooted at St. Joh XXIII for updates ad local happeigs. Youth Miistry xt 107 HSYG Cotact Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et MSYG Cotact Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et High School Youth Group HSYG - Sudays 5pm to 6:30pm *NOTE NEW TIME Jauary 20 - NEW YOUTH MASS i the Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel at 4pm All are Welcome! Jauary 20 - Cofirmatio Year 2 from 5pm-6:30pm Jauary 27 - No Sessio Save the Dates: Youth Mass: Suday Eveigs at 4pm: Jauary 20, February 24, March 24, April 28 ad May 19 Altar Server Celebratio: Jauary 27 - Alico Family Golf at 3pm MSYG Overight & Saturday Day Service: February 8-9 REBOOT Retreat: February 20 PLEASE TURN IN DOV FORMS ASAP! Thikig about joiig the Catholic Church, but feel a little lost? The RCIA iquiry stage is the startig place for adults who are thikig about eterig the Catholic Church. Be still, ad kow that I am God. Psalm 46:10 I the iquiry stage, you re just fidig out about Jesus, Christiaity, ad the Catholic Church. Talk to people, walk aroud i our shoes for a bit ad get a feel for the place. As a iquirer, you re ot yet sure exactly what you thik about the Catholic Church. Your mai task here is to develop your faith a little bit, get to kow Christ, prayer, the Catholic Church, ad how Christias live. That s the oly way you ca make a iformed decisio about eterig the Catholic Church. DOCTRINE SESSIONS Jauary: 1/20: - Baptism & Cofirmatio Sacramets of Iitatio 1/27: - Peace & Moral Livig For questios please cotact Giy Whela at: (239) or vwhela99@gmail.com PLEASE REFILL/RETURN with Your Doatio by THIS WEEKEND Thak you! Middle School Youth Group MSYG - Wedesdays 6pm to 7:15pm Jauary 23 - Is a Creed to Live By Jauary 30 - Fire, Faith, & Fu THIS WEEK: Usig the Bible we will break dow Our Creed fidig the verses that iflueced our Catholic Faith. Have you received the Sacramet of Cofirmatio? Just as bodies ad mids grow, Catholics believe that the soul also eeds to grow i the life of grace. The Sacramet of Cofirmatio builds o the sacramets of Baptism, Recociliatio ad Holy Commuio, completig the process of iitiatio ito the Catholic commuity. Wat to Hear More? Please call the parish office at (239) ad make a appoitmet to meet with Father Bob. PAGE 7

8 Craftie Ladies JANUARY UPDATE The Craftie Ladies would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year ad a safe Thak you agai for your cotiued support of our craft sale. Thak you to our awesome setup/take dow crew. (pictured below) ad a special thak you to our spouses, who foud that they have voluteered their services. The Craftie Ladies are shocked ad saddeed upo the sudde death of fellow Craftie Lady, Diaa St. Clair. Her sweet persoality, geerosity ad baked goods will be greatly missed! Oce agai, we are remided that God has a pla for all of us. I future bulletis, we will keep you up to date o our various mothly projects. Jauary is always our comfort blaket moth. Joi Us! The Craftie Ladies meet every Moday at St. Joh XXIII Villas from 1-3pm. If you are iterested i learig about this miistry, please stop by! No experiece ecessary ad we provide o the job traiig! Hispaic Miistry ANNOUNCEMENTS Semaa de oració por la uidad de los cristiaos Actúa siempre co toda justicia (Dt 16, 18-20) es el lema para la Semaa de Oració por la Uidad de los Cristiaos Al meos ua vez al año, se ivita a los cristiaos a evocar la oració de Jesús para sus discípulos: «para que todos sea uo; [...]; para que el mudo crea [...]» (véase Jua 17,21). Los corazoes se comueve y los cristiaos se reúe para orar por su uidad. Las cogregacioes y parroquias de todo el mudo orgaiza itercambios de predicadores o celebracioes y cultos ecuméicos especiales. El eveto e el que tiee su orige esta experiecia úica es la Semaa de oració por la uidad de los cristiaos. Esta semaa de oració se celebra tradicioalmete del 18 al 25 de eero, etre las festividades de la cofesió de Sa Pedro y la de la coversió de Sa Pablo. TEXTO BÍBLICO PARA 2019: (Deuteroomio 16: 11-20) Regocíjate ate el Señor tu Dios: tú y tus hijos y tus hijas, tus esclavos y hembras, los levitas que reside e tus pueblos, así como los extraños, los huérfaos y las viudas que está etre ustedes, e el lugar dode se ecuetra. Señor tu Dios elegirá como morada por su ombre. Recuerde que usted era u esclavo e Egipto y observe co diligecia estos estatutos. Deberá celebrar el festival de cabias durate siete días, cuado se haya reuido e el producto de su trilla y su presa de vio. Regocíjate durate tu festival, tú y tus hijos y tus hijas, tus esclavos y esclavas, así como los levitas, los extraños, los huérfaos y las viudas que reside e tus ciudades. Durate siete días matedrás la fiesta al Señor tu Dios e el lugar que el Señor elija; porque el Señor tu Dios te bedecirá e todos tus productos y e todas tus empresas, y seguramete celebrarás. Tres veces al año, todos tus varoes se presetará ate el Señor tu Dios e el lugar que él elija: e el festival del pa si levadura, e el festival de las semaas, y e el festival de las cabias. No aparecerá ate el Señor co las maos vacías; Todos dará lo que pueda, de acuerdo co la bedició que el Señor tu Dios te haya dado. Desigarás jueces y fucioarios e todas tus tribus, e todos tus pueblos que el Señor tu Dios te está dado, y ellos tomará decisioes justas para la gete. No debes distorsioar la justicia; o debes mostrar parcialidad; y o debes aceptar soboros, porque u soboro ciega los ojos de los sabios y subvierte la causa de los que está e lo correcto. La justicia, y solo la justicia, la perseguirás, para que puedas vivir y ocupar la tierra que el Señor tu Dios te está dado. Cada domigo a las 1:30 tedremos misa e español co el padre Lorezo, favor ser putuales. Los ivitamos a que os acompañe al rezo del Rosario todos los martes a las 6pm detro de la Iglesia, o pierda la oportuidad de acercarse a Nuestra Satísima Madre. Aímese a participar e la misa como lector o e otras actividades de preparació y celebració de uestra misa. Escriba todas sus iquietudes, peticioes y pregutas a cotactohispaosjpxxiii@gmail.com o puede visitar PAGE 8

9 TICKETS AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX THIS WEEKEND: JANUARY $20 DONATION St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church PRESENTS VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR S CELEBRATION RAFFLE: JANUARY 27TH - 6:00PM PRIZES $ ST PLACE $1, ND PLACE $ RD PLACE WINNERS DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT ST. JOHN XXIII CFA

10 ADORATION CORNER Joi Us! ADORATION CHAPEL Q&A WITH DEACON RICH TUESDAY IN THE PARISH LIFE CENTER: JANUARY 22ND: 6:30PM-7:30PM Rooms: St. Martha/St. Mary Please Joi us for a presetatio o the Adoratio Chapel with Deaco Rich Klish to discuss policies, beefits of adoratio ad sigig up to be Adorers. We will assist you with ay issues regardig our NEW Electroic Sig Up-VPS to be Adorers. All those who have already siged up to be Adorers please look for from Adoratio Miistry St. Joh XXIII to begi self-schedulig. The Real presece of the Chapel is NOW here! Please pla to atted for more iformatio. ALL NEW Adorers are WELCOME to register ow by visitig the Church Website Miistry tab or goig directly to: erollmet/johxxiii "The time is always RIGHT to do what is RIGHT." Moday, Jauary 21 Rememberig MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Blood Pressure Check JANUARY After All Masses PLEASE NOTE: Brig your digital blood pressure cuff to church so we ca compare readigs to evaluate the accuracy of the cuff you are usig at home. Chapel Hours MONDAY - FRIDAY: 9am-4pm SATURDAY: 9am-3pm Schedulig Software Come Sit With Me O Jauary 26th & 27th after all of the Masses we will have voluteers preset to help you sig i to Miistry Scheduler Pro, the ew schedulig system for Altar Servers, Eucharistic Miisters ad Lectors. I additio we will have voluteers preset to help Adorers sig i to Voluteer Scheduler Pro for the Adoratio Chapel. Please stop by if you would like help. PAGE 10

11 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church Weekly Fiacials Jauary 13, 2019 Offertory $31, Buildig Fud $7, Total $38, Mass Attedace 4422 Registered Families 3599 Kid s Offertory Evelopes $0.00 No moey is kept o Church property. Thak you for your cotiued geerosity! *Please make your checks payable to St. Joh XXIII 2018 Catholic Faith Appeal 2018 Goal $339,000 Pledge $601, % of Goal % % of Households 29.82% Total $598, PLANNING YOUR WILL Remember St. Joh XXIII A bequest is a woderful way to express gratitude to God for a lifetime of blessigs! The gift you give establishes a lastig legacy of love for others by helpig the Church to cotiue our Catholic heritage through its may miistries. PLEASE NOTE: Leavig moey to the Parish i your will is ot assessed ad 100% goes to the parish. The followig is possible wordig for icludig a bequest i your will: I bequeath the greater of $ or % of the residue of my estate to Bishop Frak J. Dewae, (or his successor), Roma Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Veice i Florida, a corporatio sole, whose pricipal office is located at 1000 Piebrook Rd., Veice, FL 34285, For the beefit of St. Joh XXIII Catholic Parish, i Fort Myers, Ic. The actual wordig i your will should be determied by you ad your attorey. For more iformatio, questios, or wish to cosider a gift auity or trust for St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church, the please cotact: Holly Atkis at (239) MAKING A STOCK TRANSFER Whe makig a stock trasfer to the Diocese of Veice o behalf of St. Joh XXIII, please holly@johxxiii.et to let us kow you made the request. Sometimes a trasfer comes to the Diocese with o ame or o parish ame. This will help us track the trasactio. Thak you. Cogratulatios FALL RAFFLE WINNERS November 12th: $100 EACH Paul Puffeberger William Pautler November 19th: $200 EACH Guy Magao Fra Miha November 26th: $300 EACH Judith Simpso Josephie Kadash December 3rd: $400 EACH Paula Mattras Betty Ross December 10th: $500 EACH Marisa Hor Shirley Rost $2,500 GRAND PRIZE Agie Flathau MEMORIALIZE A LOVED ONE Here at St. Joh XXIII, we have several ways to memorialize your loved oe. If you are iterested i learig more, call our Busiess Maager, Holly Atkis at (239) Memorializatio The art of commemoratig the lives of those we love. PAGE 11

12 For Caregivers We wat to cogratulate St. Fracis Xavier studet ad parishioer Riley Pepliski for beig awarded oe of the DeSale s Scholarships to Bishop Verot. Five scholarships are give each year based o the top scores o the Bishop Verot etrace exam. He is pictured with his parets Frak ad Amy Pepliski, Fr. Athoy, pastor of St. Fracis School, ad David Nelso Assistat Pricipal for studet life at Bishop Verot. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th 2pm-4pm PARISH LIFE CENTER St. Beradette & St. Micheal Prepare to Care Are you a so, daughter, husbad, paret, fried or relative that is a Caregiver? (a.k.a. HERO?) This workshop is beig held to aid those with this moder-day cocer of carig for the caregiver. It will be filled with practical advice ad roudtable discussios, you ll see you are ot aloe i this process. There is help for you to avigate these times with a Christ-cetered view. The Nourish workshop is for ayoe who is jugglig the challeges of life, career ad family while carig for a agig paret, spouse, or gradparet, whether earby or at a distace. Explore i this workshop the roles ad impact of the family caregiver ad discover ways to maitai your well-beig. Practical tools ad emotioal support will eable you to thrive while carig for aother. Be ourished! Sposored by the PARISH NURSE TEAM For more iformatio cotact: Hele Tuffy at (239) ALTAR SERVER APPRECIATION P T AR Y SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 3:00pm The Altar Server Miistry will be havig a appreciatio party for the families o Suday, Jauary 27th at Alico Family Golf Ceter. The party begis at 3pm ad icludes sacks, cupcakes, driks, ad a roud of miiature golf. Families eed to RSVP by Wedesday, Jauary 23rd. Alico Family Golf Ceter Lee Rd. Ft. Myers (239) Take Exit 128 go west, make a right o Lee Rd. Alico Ceter will be o the left ½ mile. cotact: kelly@johxxiii.et PAGE 12

13 END OF LIFE WORKSHOP THE CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 6:30pm I The Parish Life Ceter Faith ad Film NO CHARGE! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 6PM TO 8:30PM IN THE PARISH LIFE CENTER The Faith Alive! Team is sposorig a ew series as part of our parish s Adult Faith Formatio miistry. We will be showig movies i our Parish Life Ceter, followed by a discussio of the film. It is a opportuity to discuss ad a chace to meet other parishioers ad have a faith-filled discussio o a importat topic. Our ext presetatio is Romero. This film focuses o the life ad work of Sait Oscar Romero. As Archbishop of El Salvador, he opposed ijustice ad oppressio at great persoal risk. Please RSVP by Jauary 28th so we kow how much food to prepare. Pizza doated by: The Kights of Columbus RSVP via deacorich@johxxiii.et PAGE 13

14 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church SENIOR 65+ SINGLES Geeral Aoucemets Have You Listeed to Our Podcasts? Liste to our weekly ispiratioal messages from Father Bob ad homilies from Mass. Visit our site weekly at johxxiii.podbea.com Like our Facebook Page! For all the latest happeigs ad ispiratioal messages Like us o Facebook. Just search St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church". Our Weekly Newsletter: Visit our website, johxxiii.et, scroll dow to Stay Coected ad eter your address. Dowload Our Parish App: Foster a stroger parish life at St. Joh XXIII ad better egage the New Evagelizatio. Dowload our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phoe s app store for myparish. You ca also text the word APP to 88202! St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church Mass Times: Stay up to date ad visit: for our Mass schedule. Directory of Perpetual Adoratio Chapels: If you are visitig, vacatioig or away from home, you ca fid churches that provide Adoratio by visitig org/states/perp.htm Iterested i Servig our Parish Family Durig Mass? Me, wome ad tees may serve as a Greeter, Usher, Lector, or Eucharistic Miister. Please cotact the parish office at (239) , if you feel called to serve i ay of these areas, we ca use your time ad talet! Noperishable Doatios: Whe you are comig to Mass, please cosider droppig off ay operishable items i desigated baskets located i the Narthex. These items help supply our food patries ad help those i eed. Jourey to Hope: We offer support ad educatio to families with metal illess or with dual diagosis. The ext meetig will take place Friday, February 1st at St. Joh XXIII i Rooms St. Martha & St. Mary. Bereavemet & Beyod: If you have lost a loved oe, we offer a safe, supportive place to deal with this life chagig evet. The Bereavemet ad Beyod Group meets each Tuesday from 1pm-3pm i the Commuity Room. For more iformatio cotact the Parish office at (239) People Askig For Moey Outside of Church: We remid you that if there is ayoe askig for moey aroud the Church outside of Mass at our exits, igore them. We have bee cotacted by the police regardig a group of professioals who travel to various churches. Be geerous i givig to our Poor Boxes. That is where ad how we ca assist those who are truly i eed. Be sure to take your purses with you to Commuio. If you are hospitalized at Gulf Coast Hospital ad would like to be visited by oe of our Eucharistic Miisters or our Parish urses, please let the Hospital Admissios Office kow you are from our parish ad cotact our parish office, as well. Oce you go home, if you are uable to atted Mass ad would like to have the Eucharist brought to you, please call the parish office. (239) FEBRUARY 3RD 11:00 AM S. CLEVELAND AVE. FORT MYERS, FL Please RSVP to: Joa Haak (239) by Friday, February 1st IN THE PARISH LIFE CENTER Hope adhealig for the Catholic Family Joi us Moday eveigs from 6:30pm to 8:30pm i the Parish Life Ceter i Rooms: St. Beradette ad St. Michael FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol at: carol@carolcummis.com or call: (331) PAGE 14

15 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church MINISTRY V LUNTEER APPRECIATION MASS FEBRUARY 15TH - 6PM We thak all of the voluteers at our parish ad ivite you to our first Voluteer Appreciatio Mass at 6pm o Friday, February 15th. Immediately followig Mass, refreshmets ad light appetizers will be served i the Parish Life Ceter. We appreciate you ad wat to thak you for sharig your may gifts i all of the miistries at St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church. So that we ca pla for the eveig, please use the RSVP below ad retur to the parish office or drop i the doatio basket at church so that we receive it by Thursday, February 7th. St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church MINISTRY V LUNTEER APPRECIATION MASS Name: Number Miistry: Thak you for all you do! SAVE THE DATE GODSPELL AUDITIONS Music, Art ad Drama series beig iaugurated i the ew Parish Life Ceter! The musical GODSPELL will be performed o April 12th & 13th. Please cotact Tom Tiehel for a auditio or tom@johxxiii.et for more iformatio. FEBRUARY 20 6PM-9:30PM ST. KATHARINE DREXEL CATHOLIC CHURCH INFORMATION IN THE NARTHEX REBOOT! is the fu, ispirig ad practical experiece of applyig the beauty ad geius of the heart of the Gospel to every aspect of your life. From prayer ad spirituality, to work, datig, marriage, paretig, health ad more! There is o part of your life that will be left utouched! (TICKET COST: $22) For Iformatio & Tickets Kelly Evers: kelly@johxxiii.et or visit PAGE 15

16 2019 PARISH FREE! ALL ARE WELCOME! FEBRUARY 10th at 12:30pm HOT DOGS - HAMBURGERS - CHICKEN PROVIDED Please brig a side dish i a disposable cotaier that coicides with the first letter of your last ame: A-C baked beas, D-H potato or macaroi salad, I-M cole slaw or salad, N-R fruit salad or mac & cheese, S-Z desserts Bouce Houses Fire Trucks Mouted Patrol Carival Games Face Paitig Slides Music *Brig your ow law chairs, shade & blakets Parish Picic: Suday, February 10th 12:30pm - 4pm Please tear off ad retur to the parish office or place i the collectio basket. Fillig out this form will give us a head cout for orderig food. Thak You! Name Number of Adults Number of Childre

17 CatholicCommuity HAPPENINGS Safe Eviromet Traiig: As Christia adults, we have a moral ad legal resposibility ad are etrusted by God with the spiritual, emotioal ad physical well-beig of miors ad vulerable adults. To provide a safe ad urturig eviromet for everyoe, we ask all voluteers to atted the Safe Eviromet Traiig Class oce their figerprits have bee cleared. To view the ext sessios go to website, click o Offices, Programs ad Safe Eviromet. Select Traiig Schedule to see the list of classes. Click o Start Registratio at the top of the page to register for a class. All registratios must be doe through the Diocese of Veice website. Free Catholic Chamber of Commerce Luch Meetig: Thursday, Jauary 24th 11:30am-1pm at St. Katharie Drexel Parish Hall. We ivite all Catholic busiesses ad miistries. RSVP to Agela at (239) or toi@floridacatholicchamber.com For more iformatio visit us at Worldwide Marriage Ecouter: You are cordially ivited to experiece a program to deepe of your matrimoial vocatio s sacrametal call to fulfillig love, romace, oeess of spirit ad deep joy. The ext available weeked is i Tampa at the Hilto Gardes Hotel i Oldsmar Jauary 25th-27th. For more iformatio visit: flwc-wwme.org or call (813) St. Fracis Xavier 80th Aiversary Alumi: Saturday, Jauary 26th from 6-9pm at St. Fracis Xavier Catholic School. Icludes etertaimet, buffet ad aiversary toast! For more iformatio call Esther at (239) ext. 222 or esther.kiesel@stfracisfortmyers.org Magificat Breakfast for Wome: Saturday, Jauary 26th, from 9:30am-12:30pm at the Holiday I Airport, Gulf Coast Tow Ceter, Fort Myers. Our guest speaker is Fr. Eric Scala. Seatig is limited. No walk-is, or paymet at the door. Advaced registratio ONLY. For more iformatio cotact Joae Taratio at (239) or Barbara Tay at (646) Bishop Verot Catholic High School Ope House: Tuesday, Jauary 29th at 6:30pm. Reservatios are required ad ca be made olie at bvhs.org/admissios or by callig our admissios office at (239) Novea of Masses for Life: Participate i a Mass ear you ad pray for life! Visit for the mothly schedule of Novea of Masses for Life. Televised Mass for the Homeboud: For those who are uable to atted Mass due to medical or physical limitatios, the Diocese of Veice offers a televised Mass each Suday. For viewers i the orther portios of the Diocese, the Mass airs at 9:30am o the CW Network; ad for those i the souther portios of the Diocese, the Mass is at 10:30am o WFTX-TV (FOX-4). SWFL Catholic Moms: Joi other moms for coffee, bruch, childcare ad fellowship the 1st ad 3rd Thursdays of the moth, from 9:30-11:30am at Church of the Resurrectio s Parish Hall Cypress Lake Drive, Ft. Myers. For more iformatio cotact Amada Gavii at (239) PAGE 17 Welcome allwome THURSDAY JANUARY 24TH 6:30PM at St. Joh XXIII with guest speaker: KELLY WAHLQUIST Why the Church Needs Wie: Wome i the New Evagelizatio please register at: Diocese of Veice IN FLORIDA 2019 CONFERENCES MEN S CONFERENCE: FEBRUARY 2ND This evet is goig i a slightly differet directio, appealig to what me really wat. We are havig a BurgerFest with outdoor games! We kow me do t like just sittig i a chair ad listeig to talks all day, so we are providig a escape from your busy schedules! Joi us for a fu day filled with comradery, food, spiritual erichmet, Mass, Adoratio, ad just a great time! WOMEN S CONFERENCE: FEBRUARY 16TH Come ejoy a day filled with the presece of God ad some of your favorite people. This year s evet will also iclude some comedic etertaimet by Jeifer Fulwiler! So be sure to sig up, joi us for faith, frieds, ad laughter! Please register o dioceseofveice.org website uder Upcomig evets. Welcome All Me THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21ST 6PM at St. Leo the Great with guest speaker: LOU HOLTZ God's Bucket List please register at: