A wonderfully diverse Catholic community, we joyfully worship God, celebrate fellowship and care for our neighbor.

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1 ESTABLISHED IN 1959 ESTABLISHED IN 1960 A wonderfully diverse Catholic community, we joyfully worship God, celebrate fellowship and care for our neighbor. 370 SW 3rd St. Boca Raton FL Fax PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm Saturday 9:30am to 2:00pm in the Gift Shop SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS Fax Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm MASS SCHEDULES Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:15am, 10:45am, 12:15pm, 5:00pm, & 6:30pm (Spanish) Monday-Friday: 6:45am & 8:15am Saturday mornings: 8:15am Eve of Holy Days: 6:00pm Holy Days: 6:45am, 8:15am, 12:15pm Holidays: One Mass at 9:00am BAPTISMS Every 1st & 3rd Sunday (English): 1:30pm 4th Sunday (Spanish): 1:30pm CONFESSIONS (CHAPEL) Saturday: 3:00pm - 4:00pm (English) Sunday: 5:50pm - 6:20pm (Spanish) Confessions by appointment during office hours JANUARY 13, 2019

2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION VIRTUS: PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN All parish and school volunteers working with children need to attend a Virtus: Protecting God s Children session once every five years to remain current. SJA is offering the following dates: January 18: at 8:15am in Mercy Center March 26: at 6:15pm in Mercy Center If you have any questions, please contact Valerie Bryant at bryant_valerie@stjoan.org. Participants must register online beforehand at virtusonline.org. WISH LIST: SUPPORT CATHOLIC EDUCATION If you would like to support Catholic Education, your donation towards the next school year s tuition costs will help a family who otherwise would not be able to send their child to our school. Please contact Wendy Horton at for more details. Thank you! HOSPITAL & HOSPICE PASTORAL VISITATION Boca Raton Regional Hospital communicated to us that they will no longer share with the Churches or Synagogues the names or faith affiliations of their patient population. Therefore in order to receive a pastoral visit from a Priest (anointing of the sick or confession) or Eucharistic Minister (holy communion), parishioners must call SJA Parish Office by 10:30am Monday through Friday, and request such a pastoral visitation. This same procedure applies for Trustbridge Hospice, Inc. Calls received later in the day will be responded to on the following day. REMEMBER YOUR SPIRITUAL FAMILY AS WE REMEMBER YOU... Side by side we have been here for you through important family events. At Weddings, Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations, Hospital Visits and Last Rites, we are there in support; just as your family would be. Please consider remembering in your will, for donations in memory of a loved one who has passed away, or in lieu of flowers. Please call for more information. MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 14 20, 2019 MONDAY January 14 6:45am Henry Gaviño, Jr. by Sons Maria Gaviño by Sons 8:15am Kelly Ann Larcada by Carmen Joanicos TUESDAY January 15 6:45am Henry Gaviño, Jr. by Sons Maria Gaviño by Sons 8:15am Rita Leonor Asero de Infante by The Infante Forero Family WEDNESDAY January 16 6:45am Henry Gaviño, Jr. by Sons Maria Gaviño by Sons 8:15am Parishioners THURSDAY January 17 6:45am Henry Gaviño, Jr. by Sons Maria Gaviño by Sons 8:15am Parishioners FRIDAY January 18 6:45am Fr. Peter Van Nguyen by The Gaviño Family Maria Gaviño by Sons 8:15am Alexandra Black by The Handal Family SATURDAY January 19 8:15am Jose Babun Selman by His Children Fr. Peter Van Nguyen by Gaviño Family 4:30pm Bella Desiderio by John Desiderio Pat Zatarga by Barbara Jackson SUNDAY January 20 7:30am Anthony Varrone by Mary Varrone Fr. Peter Van Nguyen by Gaviño Family 9:15am Josephine & Vincent Milone by The Odierna Family 10:45am Robert Fishter by Domingo 12:15pm Ed & Bea Palguta by Sheri Sundquist Janice Barta by Sheri Sundquist 5:00pm Parishioners 6:30pm Anselmo Angel Echeverry by The Family OMITTED printing for SUNDAY December 30 7:30am Christmas Novena 9:15am Carlo Calautti by Francis Calautti For the sanctity of priests and religious 10:45am For Father Martin Dunne by Laurie Colbert The Colbert Family by Laurie Colbert 12:15pm Maria del Rosario Vargas by Daughter Rosario & Michael Viviani by Mother 5:00pm Bella Desiderio by John Desiderio 6:30pm Maria Helena Serra de Larguia by The Larguia Family Cuca Larguia Pinero by her Goddaughter 2 BULLETIN EDITOR: PATTY DELANEY Please Bulletin material to: delaney_patty@stjoan.org We reserve the right to edit & publish such materials at our discretion.

3 PASTOR S MESSAGE Wash Up Big Time! Wash the car, wash your face, wash the dog, wash behind your ears, wash the dishes! We are all very familiar with the different kinds of washing that we do each day. The Feast of The Baptism of the Lord reminds us of the most important washing that ever happened to us. On that day, although most of us don t remember it, our life was forever changed. We were washed clean of any sin and emerged as a beautiful pure new creation of God s mercy. We were dressed in a white garment and joined all of the angels and saints in praising and glorifying Jesus. Our parents and godparents were presented with a lighted candle to symbolize the Christ, the Light of the World. We were also anointed with aromatic and blessed oil to symbolize our new, elevated royal state. The Baptism we received bound us to Jesus in an eternal union so that we became one with Christ and were filled with supernatural life. Our Baptism also opened up for us all of the other sacraments so that gradually as we mature in faith we are blessed at each stage of our spiritual development. We also receive the quest and elevated challenge to witness to Christ and to the Church in all of our words and actions. Baptism begins a vocation that lasts a lifetime. Jesus showed us The Way and we should all be filled with joy because of our Baptism and give thanks for the Wash Up Big Time we received on that grace filled Baptismal day. Msgr. Michael D. McGraw CLERGY DEVOTION Our Christmas season is formally coming to a close this weekend. And although this may be an unsettling thought the psalm reminds us that God always wishes to comfort and bless us with his peace. This is important to remember as we strive to return to our jobs and responsibilities and studies with an enthusiasm and 100% effort which seems more difficult to maintain when compared to the excitement of the Christmas season and its many extra enjoyable activities. Compounded by all the uncertainty and challenges and expectations, we need God s peace. -We need to cling to peace to knowing God s with us no matter what. -We need to cling to peace of knowing we are the beloved children of God and he wants to help us more than we could even imagine as we persevere to be faithful to our various responsibilities and relationships. -We need to cling to the peace of doing what we were created to do. Fulfilling the purpose God created us to have is the greatest honor any of us could ever have! Even if things seem to be out-of-control around us, the one thing we never have to lose is our internal peace from God. And the more consistently we can remember this reality in the various challenges in life (even if you feel like you have to remind yourself thousands of times a day), the more pervasive that peace will become, and the more others around us will draw closer to God as they too realize that God s peace is a necessity! Fr. Martin Dunne III 3 PASTORAL STAFF Msgr. Michael D. McGraw, Fr. Dominic Toan-Tran, Fr. Martin Dunne III, Deacon Bill Watzek, Deacon Michael Zatarga

4 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 WEEKLY TREASURE The Weekly Offertory Collection for December 29/30 totaled $23, envelope users contributed $17,221 and non-envelope users contributed $6,450. The Solemnity of Mary Collection totaled $4,610. The Weekly Offertory Collection for January 5/6 totaled $23, envelope users contributed $16,871 and non-envelope users contributed $6,435. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE WITH CREDIT CARD? Forms are available at the back of the church or in the Parish Office. You can earn frequent flyer miles on your contributions to. We now accept most mayor credit cards. Acevedo, Jorge Acuna, Alba Adler, Michael Agustynowicz, Rita Ambach, Maria Elena Anasaii, Viole Aragon, Eric Arcau, Georgina Arca-Patiño, Jaime Arenas, Gloria Askelana, Jo Ellen Babione, Helen Babione Jr., Robert Baker, Jimmy Barros, Ethel Belina, Mark W. Benicy, Alexander Biety, William Blaine, James Bobbitt, Joann Boone, Anthony Boylan, Sr. Peter Bradley, Earl Brennan, Leslie Brown, Cheryl Buffone, Peter Carrera, Abelardo Christopherson, Courtney Corr, Kim M. Corr, Stephen Costello, Jerry A. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Cousineau, Cal Craven, Kathy Cuevas, Aura Cunningham, Ed Cussen, Myrna Cwal, Paul Darbyshire, Brenda De Chard, Christine De Gannes Cedeno, Janice Deitz, Eileen Dlugos, Charles DuBois, Raymond Dunne, Joyce Durand, Raul Salazar Enck, Mary Fara, Claudia Fetter, Mary Fischer, Bill Fisher, Grace Flores, Victoria Garay, Jose Geraci, Frank Gerardi, Joseph Gerlach, Greg Gerlach, Marlene Gildharry, Nelly Giguere, Gerald Gomez, Paola Graham, Audrey Grasso, Vincent Hays, Maxine Harris, Cameron Hickman, Lauren Hines, Billy Hines, Rita Hudson, Gee Hopkins, Valerie Ann Iemolo, Angelica Ivory, Talia Iglesias, Luis Manuel Jackson, Barbara Jannotta, Carol Kabbas, Diana Kelleher, Anthony James Kirkham, Tom Laudato, Frances Layer, Robert Liu, Wendy Liuzzo, Guido Livingston, Anne Marie Loesch, Dolores Lopez, Carlos Mancini, Teresa Margolis, Robert Meyers, Kathryn Altagracia Maldonado, Fernanda Maloney, Jim Martinelli, Hellen & Nick Marullo, Phyllis Mealo, Patsy Miller, Susan Mochler, Marie Monahan, Kieran E. Montigny, Bryant Morgan, Todd Morris, Tolly Morrow, Marjorie Niro, Michael Nogash, Jane Elizabeth Norzius, Odney Obeso, Ana Teresa Ortiz de la Cruz, Bradley Ortiz, Daveiba Ortiz, Lorenzo Parker, Olivia Peloso, Margaret Petho, Ellen Pinto III, Richard Pomales, Ray Hernandez Power, Theresia Preble, Mathias Quachi, Mr. & Mrs. Quintero, Omar Quiroz, Nicholas Rious, Raymond Robert, Barbara Roberts, Blake Saffran, Dorothy Salazar, Beatriz Scaggs, William Simone, Madeline Segler, Charly Sheltry, Paul Sigda, Bob Sotta, Beatriz Spera, Dan St. Germaine, Robert A. Stokes, Ken Stram, Toni Suarez, Rosis Suao-Castleberry, Tania Taylor, London Terwillger, Maureen Tkatch, Elizabeth Tobin, Son Hwa Tolly, Morris Torres-Broussett Pilar Trupiano, Anthony V., Claire V., Holden Valdez, Pilar Varacchi, Deborah Vetto, Robert Vicari, Laura Waddick, Wyat Weatherall, Luke Wisenauer, Fred Yañez, Juana Torres Zabarowski, Barbara Zatarga, Michael A great big THANK YOU to all our generous benefactors who made a donation to the End of Year Christmas Appeal. Thanks to your generosity we have completed our goal of $35,000! Along with the big-hearted matching gift of $35,000, was able to raise $70,000 which will pay for all the necessary and unforeseen Capital Improvements that were incurred by the Church. Thank you again for your kind response to the Church s need! PART-TIME JANITORIAL HELP NEEDED AT SJA SCHOOL If you are interested in working part-time as part of our school janitorial team, please contact Paul Miceli at or miceli_paul@stjoan.org ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, January 29, :30am 10:30am For information call

5 EVENTS MARK YOUR CALENDARS! THE COLUMBIETTE S LET S GO TO THE HOP!! Saturday, February 2, :00pm 10:00pm In Mercy Center All are invited to attend and dance like we did in the 50 s, 60 s, 70 s & 80 s! Home cooked meal served at 6:45pm. Beer & wine for a donation, soda & water included. Music by Marc Weinstock from Party Nation. Dress for the occasion. Cost: $25.00 per ticket available at the Church Office (cash or check only). WOMEN OF GRACE FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM Give yourself (your soul) a Gift this New Year and journey with us. Discover your purpose, your mission, and the gift of your feminine genius! Hearts will be healed, lives changed, and souls saved! To register for ONE of the informational sessions, Wednesday, January16th at 7pm, Thursday, January 17th at 12:30pm, or Spanish Thursday January 17th at 9:30am, contact Kris at ktoimil@gmail.com or Andrea at lewin_andrea@stjoan.org DURING FLU SEASON it is perfectly acceptable to exchange a verbal sign of peace without shaking hands. You will not be unfriendly. FR. RANDALL S BOOK CLUB 19th Season ( ) Christian Heroines in Fact and Fiction: 1st Book: Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 1909 (my best work), 2nd: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, by Muriel Spark 1961 (movie in 1969), 3rd: A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L Engle, 1962 (now a movie), 4th: Someone, by Alice McDermott, For these book reviews online, go to America magazine spring literary review We will meet in the Kilby House on alternate Tuesdays, from 2:45-4:15pm, 1/22, 2/5, 2/19, 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16, 4/30, 5/14, 5/28. HARVESTING OUR TEARS PROGRAM is an eight week series of structured weekly meetings twice each year during Spring and Fall. Our next 8 week series will start on Monday, February 4. There will be 4 consecutive Mondays during February: 4,11,18 and 25 and 4 consecutive Mondays during March: 4,11,18 and 25. The meetings are from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Kilby Ministry House. BISHOP BARBARITO S ANNIVERSARY MASS FOR MARRIED COUPLES Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 10:30am St. Jude Church Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach, will preside at the celebration of our 35th Annual Anniversary Mass for Married Couples. All couples who will be celebrating 25, 40, or 50 or more years of marriage in the calendar year 2019 are invited to participate. To attend, please contact our SJA Parish Office and register your names as soon as possible but no later than Monday, February 4, We ask that all participating couples arrive at St. Jude Church by 10:00am -- thirty minutes prior to the start of the Mass, so you can receive your personalized certificate. SAVE THE DATES! 33rd ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOAN OF ARC CHURCH & TEMPLE BETH EL INTERFAITH WEEKEND Friday, March 1st - Interfaith Sabbath Service at 6:00pm at Temple Beth El Sunday, March 3rd - Interfaith Mass at 12:15pm at St. Joan s. Thursday, February 28th - Interfaith Dinner for Temple Beth El School Teachers, SJA School Teachers, and Rel Ed Catechists. The theme this year is centered around Hunger and our obligation to the vulnerable. 5

6 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Religious Education Office Rosa Davidson - Faith Formation Director davidson_rosa@stjoan.org Office Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9:00am 5:00pm Wednesdays: 9:00am 6:30pm (when there are Religious Ed classes) Otherwise 9:00am 5:00pm (when there are no classes) Fridays: 9:00am 12:00 noon Saturdays: CLOSED Sundays: 8:30am 10:40am (when there are Family Catechesis classes) Otherwise CLOSED (when there are no classes) Wednesday Religious Education Classes: 5:00pm 6:15pm January 16 Class January 23 Class January 30 Class Sunday Family Catechesis Classes: 9:15am 10:30am followed by 10:45am Mass Registration for the Sunday Family Catechesis is CLOSED. January 13 Class February 10 Class March 10 Class April 7 Class May 5 Class Please check out the Loyola Family Catechesis lesson plans and resources found in and PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS First Reconciliation / First Communion Parents Meeting Monday, February 4, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the church. Religious Ed Volunteers If you would like to volunteer as a Catechist, Assistant & Substitute Catechist, Hall Monitor, or Religious Ed Office Volunteer, please stop by the Religious Ed office or call (561) All volunteers must attend Virtus Protecting God s Children training, pass a fingerprints background check, and sign Diocesan Code of Conduct, as well as be able to obtain the Basic Catechist Certificate (online). Virtus Protecting God s Children Training Please register at for training offered at on the following dates: January 18, 2019 at 8:15 in the Mercy Center March 26, 2019 at 6:15 PM in the Mercy Center May 4, 2019 at 8:30 AM in the Mercy Center PRE-BAPTISMAL CLASS DATES: February 7th, March 7th, April 4th, May 2nd SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR LENT TAIZE WORSHIP SERVICE A Taizé Worship Service involves sung and chanted prayers, meditation, a period of silence, liturgical readings, and icons. There is no preaching. It is a time to rest in God, to let the words listened to and sung penetrate one s being. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 7:00pm Church Led by Msgr. Michael D. McGraw AROUND OUR DIOCESE Save the Date for Catholic Days at the Capitol 2019 Dates: Mar Location: The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL Join fellow Catholics from around the state as they gather in Tallahassee to participate in Catholic Days at the Capitol. Participants attend a legislative briefing on issues prior to scheduled meetings with their elected officials. A luncheon on day two is attended by the bishops of Florida, legislators and Catholic Days participants. The day ends with the Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit (Red Mass) celebrated by the bishops of Florida for the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. The third day is for travel. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Feb. 8, 2019 Contact: Anna Hernandez-Diaz (561) ahernandezdiaz@diocesepb.org or Deanna Herbst (561) dherbst@ccdpb.org 6

7 60th DIAMOND LEGACY: Many Parts: 1 Church Anniversary SAVE THE DATES Frank Sinatra s Rat Pack Concert: TBD. In Mercy Center. 60th Anniversary Spring Celebration: Friday, March 29th, On Parish Grounds. 60th Anniversary Musical Concert: October Location: TBD Anniversary Mass in Church with reception in Mercy Center: Sunday, November 10th, Diamond Gala for School: Friday, December 6th, At Polo Club. Celebrating 60 years of Catholic presence in Boca Raton So Many Success Stories from Parishioners in 60 Years! We moved to Boca Raton the summer of 1979 and started attending Parish s Masses. Our son started CCD classes and was confirmed at Church. Having been active most of my life in parish work, I chose the Hunger Fund Ministry as my first place to start volunteering at St. Joan s. As I recall, we had 7 projects. Mine was local and I sent them quarterly checks to help with their food bank. We had monthly collections to help fund our ministry and our group started the Annual Spring Spaghetti Dinner. The contributions are now going to the Ministry of the Good Shepherd in Peru. The monthly collections now go to our own SJA Care Ministry. Another group at that time was devoted to helping Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Delray Beach. Each year I enjoyed working with the SJA Care Ministry for the Haitian Children s Christmas party through the care ministry. Sister Josephine asked me to be an EM (Eucharistic Minister) at the 6:45am Masses. From her kind invitation, I eventually became the captain of volunteers for that Mass, the early Sunday Mass. I then I was informed that part of this job was also to recruit more volunteers. I am in awe of the volunteers constant, faithful, and loving service to their positions. I went on to be trained as a Lector and Altar Server. Being an EM at St. Joan s also required one to bring Holy Communion to our three local nursing homes, hospital and homebound. One day I received a call asking if I would extend this help (along with my general support of families) with the Funeral Ministry. I ve also been involved with the SJA CCW (Council of Catholic Women). When I first joined, we were making sandwiches for three after school programs. It broke our hearts when the Health Department shut us down. One day Allan (my husband) and I read about a new ministry starting at St. Joan s called The Respite Ministry. We took the one full-day of instruction and we were assigned a number of clients. This ministry work was an adventure beyond our wildest dreams. And then the Fresh Start Prison Ministry. We helped individuals being released back into society. Another adventure beyond our wildest dreams. I could go on and on about what Adventures Beyond Our Wildest Dreams means. We are so blessed and grateful to Church for all the joy, love, friendship and experiences that St. Joan s has provided us over these many years. Mary Springs *To help celebrate our 60th Anniversary year-long celebration, St. Joan s would love to hear your success stories too! Please Fr. Martin at dunne_martin@stjoan.org and we ll likely include your account of how this parish has greatly affected the lives of you and your loved ones!* 7

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10 OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICE AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) Men & Women - Mondays & Saturdays at Immaculata Center. Saturdays 10:00am -12:00pm. Contact Ben or Kathy Troxel at for more info. Also on Mondays beginners 7pm -8:30pm. For more info call: AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) Men Only - Meets at Immaculata Center on Wednesdays 7:00pm - 8:30pm. Contact Jay Mueller for more info at AL - ANON - Meets at SJA Saturdays 9:00am-11:30am in the Art Room. Contact Katherine Culhane for more info at: AL- TEEN - Meets at SJA Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm in Conference Room B. Contact Chris Apter for more info at ST. JOAN OF ARC KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - We are a part of this great dynamic Catholic International Organization. Call Ron Hotchkiss: ST. JOAN OF ARC COLUMBIETTES - Ladies group building a strong bond in our parish. For details call Gracie Fishter at MOMMY & ME - Weekly get together every Tuesday between 10am - 12pm & 3pm - 5pm. Please contact Andrea Lewin, lewin_andrea@stjoan.org phone: THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY - 9:30am to 10:45am in the ARK KOINONIA - A spiritually uplifting weekend experience that takes place in our parish grounds. Please contact: George Kunzman P.O.P.S. (Parents of Prayer & Service) - Please join us every Thursday during the school year, 8:00am 9:00am in the Convent Chapel. Tricia Cooper ST. JOAN OF ARC USHERS - Men & women at SJA represent the parish and the community in their function as hosts and hostesses at our liturgies. For more information call Javier Palermo at or Dennis Jordan at SJA YOUTH MINISTRY - CYO - Contact Michael Scaramuzzo for more info at scaramuzzo_michael@stjoan.org ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT - Join us every Tuesday, 5-9pm and Friday, 9am - 9pm in the Chapel. Divine Mercy Chaplet prayer on Fridays at 3pm and the Rosary on Fridays at 8:30pm. STITCHES OF LOVE KNIT AND CROCHET GROUP - All levels of knitting/crocheting skills are welcome to help make items for our community in need. Every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month at 10:30am at Kilby House. For more information contact Maggie Miller gatoraidan86@gmail.com SJA DAD S CLUB - Every Monday in Mercy Center at drop off - 7:45am. All dads in the Parish welcome. For more information contact Ryan Merritt at or at stjoandads@gmail.com. THE MEN S MINISTRY - Strives to develop God-centered Catholic men through Christian fellowship, education and service. Meetings Wednesday evenings from 6:45pm 8:45pm at The Ark. All men of the parish are most welcome. Call Paul Paschke SJA SCHOOL ALUMNI - We invite you to register on our website as an alumni if you haven t already done so at stjoan.org/school/alumni-outreach/ WOMEN OF GRACE - Travel a spiritual pathway with the Blessed Mother through the Women of Grace Foundational nine-week program and discover your purpose, your mission, and the gift of your feminine genius! For more information contact Martha at mnicolli@womenofgrace.com SUNDAY TV MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND - The Diocese of Palm Beach s weekly Sunday morning Mass for the homebound airs on CW34 WTVX at 10:30am - 11: 00am. HOMEBOUND MINISTRY - Call us if you or someone you know is no longer able to attend Mass. Our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion visit the elderly & infirmed parishioners SJA COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (CCW) - St. Ana Circle Last Wednesday of month 8am 10am, St. Claire Circle 3rd Wednesday at 12pm 2pm., St. Elizabeth Circle 2nd Friday 8am 10am, Sts. Martha & Mary Circle 3rd Thursday 7pm 9pm, St. Monica Circle 4th Monday at 2pm 4pm, St. Therese of Lisieux 3rd Tuesday 9am 11am. Please join us and make new friends as we are Women Making a difference. More information call: WOMENS REFLECTION GROUP - Join us for various Bible Studies. Wednesdays 8:30am -10:00am. For more information contact Patty Hughes MOTHER MARY CONTINIUM - Join us for a Bible study starting with the Rosary. Fridays 9:00am - 10:30am. For more information contact Mary Ann Wheeler GRIEF SUPPORT MINISTRY - St. Joan offers a range of grief support programs and services: Structured programs include Harvesting Our Tears (8 weekly meetings), and Joyful Again! (Sat/Sun in Nov.), Quarterly Grief Support Suppers where all are welcome. Request an informal conversation with members of the parish who are willing to listen and can share their own experiences of dealing with grief. For more information contact Marjorie O Sullivan at SCOUTS - Boy Scouts, Boys Cub, Girls Scouts Pack and Trope 323 for more information call Tom Vickers at and Denise Porter at SPANISH ACTIVITIES: Rosary for the Hispanic Minister Mondays at 7:30pm. Rosary for Priestly Vocations Wednesdays at 7pm in the SJA Chapel. Bible Classes Tuesdays at 7pm at the Kilby House. Prayer Group Every Thursday at 7pm at the Kilby House. Pre Baptismal classes in Spanish every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm at the Kilby House. SOULCORE CLASSES - Monday and Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in the Sports Arena. Exercise for mind, body and soul For more information ramonajoachim@att.net SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY FOR ADULTS: 9:15am in Conference Room B (2nd floor of Ministry Building). All are welcome. Come and see! PRE-BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS IN ENGLISH: First Thursday of the month at 7:00pm in Conference Room A (2nd floor of Ministry Building). Please contact the Parish Office at (561) to register before attending. Next classes are scheduled for December 6th, 2018, January 3rd, 2019 and February 7th,

11 EL BAUTISMO DEL SEÑOR. 13 DE ENERO DEL JESUS ES BAUTIZADO POR JUAN BAUTISTA. Hoy celebramos la fiesta del Bautismo de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo y así termina para nosotros, cristianos católicos, la temporada de Navidad. Estoy seguro que a más de uno le llamará la atención el hecho de que Jesús, siendo Dios, pidió a su primo Juan Bautista, a orillas del Jordán, ser bautizado. Hay varias razones. Es una muestra de humildad por parte de Jesús, quien quiere darnos ejemplo. Además al ser bautizado la aguas del Jordán fueron santificadas. Más importante aún: es una oportunidad para que el Padre le reconozca públicamente como su Hijo. Tú eres mi Hijo predilecto, en ti me complazco, fue la voz del Padre cuando el Espíritu Santo en forma de paloma se posó sobre Jesús. El hecho de que el Bautismo de Jesús sea narrado en los cuatro evangelios, habla de la importancia de este Sacramento. Debemos saber con precisión qué es el Sacramento del Bautismo y cúal es su acción sobre la persona que lo recibe. Sacramento es un acto visible que nos habla de algo invisible. El acto visible es la ceremonia con todos sus elementos, como agua, cirios, óleos, etc, y lo invisible es la gracia de Dios que llega a través del sacramento. La acción sobre el bautizando es extraordinaria: 1- Borra el pecado original heredado de nuestros primeros padres Adán y Eva. 2- Nos hace hijos de Dios. Antes éramos solamente criaturas de Dios, ahora como hijos de Dios somos herederos del cielo. 3- Nos hace miembros de la Iglesia Católica. 4- Nos dá categoría de profetas, sacerdotes y reyes. Profetas porque nos da la facultad de escuchar la Palabra de Dios y a su debido tiempo proclamarla. Sacerdotes porque nos hace intermediarios entre Dios y los hombres. Podemos pues orar por nuestros hermanos. Finalmente reyes porque nos capacita para tener dominio sobre nosotros mismos. Es pues el Bautismo nuestro nacimiento espiritual. Nuestro primer paso en el peregrinar de fe en este mundo, digno de recordarlo anualmente, igual que el día que cumplimos años de nacidos. Hoy es un día para renovar las promesas del Bautismo, las cuales fueron hechas por nuestros padres y padrinos el día de nuestro Bautismo, pues en esa época éramos bebecitos. Hoy debemos renunciar a Satanás y a sus obras y manifestar nuestra fe en el Padre, el Hijo y el Espíritu Santo. Demos gracias a Dios y a nuestros padres que nos dieron el gran regalo del Sacramento del Bautismo y vivamos la alegría de ser bautizados, Felíz Domingo. Diácono Edgar Cáceres 11 EQUIPO PASTORAL Padre José Crucet, Padre Alfredo Hernández, Padre Higinio Rosolen, IVE

12 ACTIVIDADES EN ESPAÑOL ROSARIO POR LAS INTENCIONES DEL MINISTERIO HISPANO de Santa Juana de Arco todos los Lunes a las 7:30pm en la Capilla (EXCEPTO FERIADOS). CLASES DE LA BIBLIA con el diácono Edgar Cáceres Martes por medio en la Casa Kilby a las 7pm. CLASES DE CRECIMIENTO ESPIRITUAL en base a la Palabra de Dios con Maria Teresa Isaza, Martes por medio en la Casa Kilby a las 7pm. ROSARIO POR LA VOCACIONES SACERDOTALES Miércoles a las 7pm en la Capilla. GRUPO DE ORACIÓN todos los Jueves a las 7pm en la Casa Kilby. CALENDARIO DE ACTIVIDADES Y FIESTAS MARTES 15 DE ENERO en el KILBY HOUSE a las 7 pm. CLASES PRE BAUTISMALES los terceros Martes de cada mes. SE NECESITAN VOLUNTARIOS a) Para la Misa de los Domingos a las 6:30pm necesitamos voluntarios para dar el evangelio a los niños en la Capilla, mientras los padres disfrutan de la celebración de la santa Misa. b) Nuestro Coro necesita nuevos miembros, si te interesa alabar al Señor aquí te esperamos! c) Voluntarios para Ministros de la Eucaristía, Lectores y Ujieres para la Misa en Español. DOMINGO 27 DE ENERO a las 1:30 pm en la Iglesia. BAUTIZOS EN ESPAÑOL son el cuarto Domingo de cada mes. ESCUELA DIOCESANA DE FORMACIÓN CRISTIANA El lugar es la Iglesia OUR LADY OF LOURDES en Boca Raton los días Jueves, 7pm 9pm DOCTRINA SOCIAL 6 de DICIEMBRE ESPIRITUALIDAD 10,17, 24 y 31 de ENERO, y 7 y 14 de FEBRERO EVANGELIO Y LIDERAZGO 7, 14, 21, y 28 de MARZO Y 4 y 11 de ABRIL 2019 Para más información comunicarse con: Rev. Duván Bermúdez, Director dbermudez@diocesepb.org Angélica Aguilera, Coordinadora aaguilera@diocesepb.org Oficina Pastoral Hispana CURSO de la DIOCESEIS de PALM BEACH para Ministros Extraordinarios de la Eucaristia Sabado 2 de FEBRERO del 2019 EN St Mark Evangelist, Fort Pierce Sabado 3 de MARZO de 2019 en Holy Name of Jesus, West Palm Beach PLEASE JOIN SJPII HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR ANNUAL SENIORS HOSTING SENIORS! at SAINT JOHN PAUL II ACADEMY Bring your dancing shoes and join us in the gym. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, Friday, February 1st beginning 10:30am until 1:00pm. RSVP no later than January 25th: By mail: Saint John Paul II Academy Attn: Erica Catino, 4001 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL By ecatino@sjpii.net By phone: Please include how many people will attend. 12