Saint Ignatius of Antioch

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1 The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch May 7, 2017 World Day of Prayer for Vocations I am the wheat of God. I must become the pure bread of Christ. St. Ignatius of Antioch Msgr. Joseph A. Pellegrino, Pastor 715 E Orange Street Tarpon Springs, Florida Mass Schedule: Saturday.4:00 and 6:30 p.m. (Fulfills Sunday Obligation) Sunday...7:30, 9:00, 11:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Spanish Mass, and 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Weekdays..7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Saturday.9:00 a.m. Schedule of Confessions: Saturday.3:00 3:45 p.m. and after the 6:30 p.m. Mass PARISH OFFICE Main Office ext. 201 Msgr. Joseph A. Pellegrino, Pastor ext. 209 Rev. Brian Fabiszewski, Parochial Vicar ext. 207 Rev. Vijay Polamarasetty, Ocd, Par. Vicar ext. 210 Rev. Kevin Molloy, in Residence ext. 208 Deacon Samuel Moschetto ext. 224 Deacon John Edgerton ext. 222 Ron Appel, Parish Manager ext. 215 Katherine Creamer, Office Manager ext. 201 Lorna Moffitt, Parish Mgr. Assistant ext. 203 Eldean Jenkins, Facilities Manager ext. 201 Anne Harman, Music Director ext. 206 FAITH FORMATION Rev. Brian Fabiszewski, - Director ext. 207 Fran Morin, Pre-K 8th Grade ext. 220 Joshua Strope, Evangelization ext. 224 Laura Margarella, Caritas ext. 221 YOUTH MINISTRY Bart Kovacic, Life Teen ext. 246 High School Ministry Jen McIlveen, Edge ext. 224 Middle School Ministry EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Sharon Stokely, Director ext. 225 GUARDIAN ANGELS SCHOOL Mary Stalzer, Principal UPPER PINELLAS PREGNANCY CENTER Mary Caesar PARISH OFFICE FAX OFFICE kcreamer@ignatius.net PARISH WEBSITE SPANISH PHONE LINE Miraculous Medal Devotion: Before 9 a.m. Mass each Wednesday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays after 9 a.m. Mass until 10:15 a.m. First Friday of the Month 9:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Baptism: Please call the Parish Office Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance. Holy Orders: Please call Rev. Carl Melchior at

2 Page 2 May 7, 2017 Know that He, the Lord, is God. He made us, we belong to Him, we are His people, the sheep of His flock. From Psalm 100 The Voice of the Lord We are His. In these words from Psalm 100 we pray in poetry the message of today s Gospel, a message given to us by our Lord centuries after the psalm was written. We are His people, the sheep of His flock. The sheep hear the voice of their shepherd, and follow him. He protects them. We follow the Lord. He protects us. There are many voices in the world calling us to follow. We have to listen carefully for the voices that are coming from the Lord and for the voices that are not the voice of our shepherd. There is the voice that says, You can do this or that now. Everyone is doing this. Join in. What makes you think that you are different? Or, perhaps the voice says, Times have changed. Get with the modern way. This voice is tempting us to destruction, self destruction. If we follow it, we wander away from Christian morality in order to be part of the world. Soon, we realize that we have wandered away from our own happiness. That happens when we follow a voice that is not the voice of our Shepherd. There is the voice that says, In life, it is dog eat dog. This is the way of the world. You are either stepping on someone on your way up, or you are getting stepped on. You are either raising yourself up, or you are falling down. This is quite obvious in the business world, but this voice is not limited to the business world. You hear this voice wherever there are people seeking to gain some form of authority over others. This could be in the neighborhoods. You hear this voice in school. There are cliques in school where membership demands looking down at others and saying mean things about others in order to fit in. There are groups in the neighborhood association where people use others to rise to some form of authority, be it political or social. There are voices within ourselves that tell us that we are not good enough. These are not the voice of the Lord. They are the voice of evil, telling us not to get up from mud we might fall into, but instead, stay there in the filth. Sometimes this voice is due to an addiction that raises its head when least expected. The girl or guy has done well avoiding porn, drugs, or alcohol and then he or she falls and falls hard. Something within says, Give up. But the voice of the Lord says, No, we can beat this together. Don t give up. Get up. There is one voice that we need to listen to. That is the voice of the Lord. This is the voice within us that says as Paul put it so beautifully in Philippians 4:13: I can conquer all things in Him who empowers me. This is the voice that tells us that we are not too weak to live the Christian life. It is the voice that tells us to trust in our Lord. It is the voice that tells us that Christ is calling us to new adventures in holiness, to new heights, to a new relationship with Him.

3 Fourth Sunday of Easter A few years ago a contemporary Christian Group out of Australia called Hillsong United published a meditation on the voice of the Lord. The song was based on the voice of the Lord calling Peter out of the boat of comfort and into abandonment to the Lord. Let me read you two of its potent lyrics. Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders Let me walk upon the waters Wherever You would call me Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander And my faith will be made stronger In the presence of my Savior I will call upon Your Name Keep my eyes above the waves My soul will rest in Your embrace I am Yours and You are mine. CCLI License # I am Yours and You are mine. We are His. How can anything in the world surpass that? We belong to God, and He belongs to us. That is the joy of the Gospel. There are predators out there, trying to lure us, His sheep. We know their voices and we know where they are trying to take us. We also know the voice of God. And we know where He wants to take us. We pray today for the courage to follow our shepherd. Yours in Christ, This week s Altar Flowers were donated in memory of Lawrence Lindsey By Mary Lindsey Lord, grant eternal rest to the souls of our dearly departed, especially for EVELYN SOPHER, PATRICIA SKILLEN, PATRICIA HAGAN, JIM SCHUPPEL & GIRARD MANDORCA and for all those we hold in our hearts who have died, may they rest in the arms of God. Sunday, May 7th is World Day of Prayer for Vocations The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publically fulfill the Lord's instruction to "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest." (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2) As a climax to a prayer that is continually offered throughout the Church, it affirms the primacy of faith and grace in all that concerns vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life. While appreciating all vocations, the Church concentrates its attention this day on vocations to the ordained ministries (priesthood and diaconate), to the Religious life in all its forms (male and female, contemplative and apostolic), to societies of apostolic life, to secular institutes in their diversity of services and membership, and to the missionary life, in the particular sense of mission ad gentes " marks the 54th Anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

4 Page 4 UPCOMING EVENTS Faith Formation &Youth This Sunday, May 7th... 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass followed by Life Teen Wednesday, May 10th... 6:30 p.m. Edge/Faith Formation Classes Sunday Morning Breakfast The Knights of Columbus s next Breakfast in the hall is SUNDAY, May 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Full Breakfast of Pancakes, Eggs, and more. Coffee/Juice/Milk $6 Adults/$4 Children/ $20 Family of 5 or Enjoy a Lite Breakfast of a Donut w/ Coffee/ Juice/ Milk for $2. Come support the Knights of Columbus fundraiser and have Breakfast! Edge Events CAR WASH. Sunday, May 7th 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Advance Auto Parts (across Tarpon Ave from the Church). SPAGHETTI DINNER Saturday, May 13th 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. in our hall. Take Mom out to dinner for Mother s Day! Come out and support our Edge Youth Group! For more info contact Jen McIlveen at Please invite your family and neighbors to join us. Beginning this Sunday, our Spanish Mass time moves to 4 p.m. in the Church. This is a great opportunity for our parish to reach more of our non-english speaking neighbors who may not be attending because of the late time. The Church gives us more room to expand and be part of the whole Sunday worshiping community. The Bloodmobile will be here Sunday, May 14th from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please Share A Pint! Women s Council Please join the members of the Women s Council on May 18th at 11:30 a.m. for the recitation of the Rosary, the Crowning of the Blessed Mother, and Installation of Officers. Our luncheon will be catered by Angel Cakes. $10 for members /$13 for non-members. The menu will include chicken pot pie, citrus salad, and dessert. RSVP to Barb at by May 15th. Please bring an item to donate to our Community Life Food Pantry.

5 UPCOMING EVENTS Page 5 Rosary Crusade to Mark 100 th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima Apparitions May 13 th marks the 100 th Anniversary of Our Lady of the Rosary appearances to three children outside a small village Fatima, Portugal in These Apparitions and Blessed Mother s messages were officially declared worthy of belief by the Catholic Church in Pope Pius XII to our present Holy Father Francis, have visited the site of Cova Da Iria, a small walk from Fatima village, to pray to Our Lady. This coming May 12th-13th, Pope Francis will visit this revered site and also canonize two of the little children, Jacinta and Franceso Marto. Lucia, who wrote of our Lady s messages the Three Secrets died a Carmelite nun in The first secret that Sister Lucia mentioned was that as children they saw a vision of hell. The second secret was a recommendation of praying the rosary to save souls and bring peace to the world. Our Lady asked for a consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart and establishment of First Saturday Devotions. If her request heeded Russia would be converted and there would be peace. Communism did collapse but that was not the fulfillment. Russia would spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecution of the Church. When Pope John Paul II visited Fatima on May 13, 2000, he said; the message of Fatima is more relevant and more urgent. (Just look at our media reporting on Russia and on North Korea this year) Our parish group of Teams of Our Lady, a worldwide group to renewed family life, with Mary as their patroness, asked Msgr. Joe if our parish could have a Rosary Crusade to pray for peace in the world, the return to inactive Catholics to Holy Mass, the end to terrorism, and avoidance of nuclear war. Our Pastor gave his blessing. Starting May 7 th there will be a Rosary Crusade Booklet in the front of the Church where each adult, teen and or family, may sign up to pray at least one decade of the Rosary a day, or a rosary a week or a daily rosary. Pray for the intentions of the Immaculate Heart of Mary which always beats with for the Heart of Jesus who has come for the salvation of the whole world. Sign up to pray the rosary from May 13 th to October 13 th in the Rosary Crusade Booklet in the front of the Church. Rosary Rally Join us for a Rosary Rally marking the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. Saturday, May 13th at 12 p.m. on the sidewalk in front of the Church. The Bible and The Sacraments When was the last time you heard about the sacraments? Perhaps you have attended a Baptism or a Marriage recently and were once again exposed to the various rituals and signs of that sacrament. But if you were asked: where these sacraments or signs came from and where would I find them in the Bible, you may be at a loss to explain them. In this short summer course we will hear about the genesis and reasons for all seven sacraments and how Jesus, through the church continues to offer the graces from God given fore each sacrament. We will learn why we are a sacramental church and have consistently offered these God-Events to all the faithful. Come with us on this journey into the mystery of these signs that bring grace and healing. There will be a 25 minute video presentation providing the biblical, historical and religious meaning to the sacraments. We will meet on Thursday mornings beginning June 22nd and ending on July 27th. Join us in classrooms 2 & 3 at 10:20 a.m. for an hour. There are no special materials or registration required and Bibles would be helpful. Join us for these interesting sessions. There will be ample time for questions. Check out our Bethany Book Shoppe. Open Sundays from 8:30 a.m a.m. And Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m p.m. All rosaries in stock are 50% off. NEW: St. Michael Military Rosary's available for $1.50.

6 Page 6 Caritas Corner MINISTRY NEWS Catholic Apologetics CARITAS FLOWERS. distributed this week at Florida Hospital North Pinellas by Caritas Volunteers were donated by Mr. & Mrs. John McDermott, in loving memory of Phyllis Thompson. CARE CLUB DRIVERS NEEDED. Do you live in the East Lake area and your children will be out of school for the summer? Are you looking for volunteer opportunities they would enjoy? Please consider driving a homebound parishioner to our Tuesday morning Care Club. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS. Are you an Eucharistic Minister at Mass? Would you please consider giving one hour a week to bring Holy Communion to a homebound parishioner? COMMEMORATE a special occasion or a loved one by donating flowers distributed at Florida Hospital North. TUESDAY CARE CLUB Do you have a family member or neighbor who is homebound and cannot attend Mass on weekends? On Tuesday mornings, our volunteers will drive them to the chapel for Mass (and luncheon afterwards). Please call the Caritas Office for more information ext Laura Margarella...Not Catholics Apologizing What Catholics believe and why! We meet Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday mornings at 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Deacon John will present these open sessions in room 2 of the Life Center. There are no books to be studied, only an opportunity for anyone to ask questions they always wanted to ask but for some reason didn t. Questions, like What must I do to be saved? If God is such a loving God, how could He ever send anyone to Hell for all eternity? Questions may be asked at the session or ed to Deacon John at jedgerton@ignatius.net No Registration required. OPEN TO ALL!!! And More Crafts & Rosary Makers: Join in Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. - noon in the hall. All are Welcome RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation: Do you know someone who would like to know More about the Catholic faith? Do you want to become Catholic? Join us Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the hall. For information contact Joshua at ext Brothers in Christ: All men of the parish are invited. Our group meets every Wednesday at 6 a.m. in the hall. Coffee & Donuts are served. For more info contact Jim: or Geoff: Mother s Morning Out: Wednesdays & Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. in classroom 8. $10 per visit or 6 for $50 for ages 1 and walking to age 36 months. Questions? Call the Early Childhood Center. Welcome Inactive Catholics: We welcome any Catholics who have been inactive in the practice of their Faith, for any reason, to our open-end meetings. Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in classroom 6.

7 YOUTH & SCHOOL EVENTS Page 7 GUARDIAN ANGELS SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB MAY 12th at 7 p.m. $10 per Ticket Performance at Clearwater Central Catholic High School White Family Center for the Arts/Theatre For more information contact Jane Grantham at Invest Today! Our FUTURE and PRESENT depends on it! The teens of St. Ignatius are embarking on journeys (Steubenville Youth Conference, Hidden Lake, and Covecrest Camps) this summer to strengthen and challenge themselves in their relationship with Jesus. All this costs money. Nothing is free. This is an opportunity for you to help the young people directly in their faith experience. Maybe you wanted to sponsor a teen, but couldn t do it alone, or you wanted to give, but didn t know how, then this is for you. Invest today and purchase St. Ignatius Youth Stock. The St. Ignatius Youth Stock are available at only $10.00 a share. You can purchase as many shares as you would like. The money goes directly to offsetting the cost for the teens to attend their journeys. Simply fill out request form below. Place in an envelope marked St. Ignatius Youth Stock and place your form and payment in the collection basket, next week. Get in on this life changing opportunity. Questions? Contact Bart Kovacic at or Jennifer McIlveen at Make Checks Payable to St. Ignatius Church Name: Phone: Address: City Zip: Number of Shares: Name of Youth or "any" you would like to sponsor Vacation Bible School Come Join the Fun!!! June 19th - 23rd, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sponsored by our Children s Faith Formation. Children entering Kindergarten 5 th grade. Fee: $40 for one child, $15 for each additional sibling. Call or us for a VBS Registration ext.223 fmorin@ignatius.net St. Ignatius Early Childhood Center Our half day program is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily with before care and after care extending the day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. if needed. Please call the office to schedule a tour (727) Summer Camp Good Counsel Camp is a co-ed camp for ages 7-15, owned and operated by the Diocese of St. Petersburg. 1 and 2 week sessions available. visit goodcounselcamp.org.

8 PARISH NEWS Page 8 Formed.org We Have A Gift For You! The Brothers in Christ and the parish have teamed up to provide a year long membership for every person in our parish to Formed.org. What is Formed.org? It is a website that gives you access to 50 spiritual, Catholic programs. There are 79 movies, 98 audio courses and 58 e-books available. If you were to pay for all this material it would cost you over $18,000. We are giving it to our parishioners for free. Go to our webpage and click on Formed. On the registration form put in the parish code that is provided. This is only a small sample of the Resources for this week: For Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen May 8th: Programs YDisciple: Modern Media Audio There is Life in the Womb Video Archbishop Fulton Sheen For St. Damien of Molokai May 10th: Book: Christians Courageous For Our Lady of Fatima May 13th: Program Divine Mercy, Episode 6: Fatima Video Finding Fatima Audio Mary: Handmaid of the Lord Audio Our Lady of Fatima Don t Miss a Thing! QR Scan for our website Download myparishapp Find us on Facebook Volunteers Needed Ushers Our ministers of Hospitality serve by welcoming the people at Mass, seating people, taking the collection, and handing out the weekly bulletin. Children in the fourth grade or older are welcome to be ushers at the 9 a.m. Mass. Adult Ushers serve at all other masses. Must be registered parishioners. Please contact Katherine in the Parish Office at ext Altar Linen Ministry This small ministry takes care of the purificator linens used during each Mass. These linens are purified, washed and ironed. If you love to iron, please contact Mary at Autism Support Group Our next meeting is May 9th at 7 p.m. join by connecting to a GoToMeeting link. You can also dial in using your phone. (571) Access Code: Contact Mike Laverty for monthly link. at or mlaverty1@yahoo.com MOVED? PHONE OR CHANGE Please tell the Parish Office at kcreamer@ignatius.net Name Address: Phone Envelope Number address

9 DATE MASS INTENTIONS EVENTS Saturday, May 6 Sunday, May 7 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2: Peter 2:20-25 John 10:1-10 Monday, May 8 Acts 11:1-18 John 10:11-18 Tuesday, May 9 Acts 11:19-26 John 10:22-30 Wednesday, May 10 St. Damien de Veuster Acts 12:24-13:5 John 12:44-50 Thursday, May 11 Acts 13:13-25 John 13:16-20 Friday, May 12 Sts. Nereus, Achielleus, and Pancras Acts 13:26-33 John 14:1-6 4:00 p.m. Special Intentions of St. Ignatius Women s Council 6:30 p.m. + David Witeck 7:30 a.m. + Teresa Carey 9:00 a.m.. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Dixie Shepard 4:00 p.m. + Eduardo Smith & Letyca Melendes (Spanish Mass) 6:00 p.m. For An End to Abortions 7:30 a.m. + Chester Lis 9:00 a.m. + Margaret Morreale 7:30 a.m. + Virginia Degenhardt Stirling 9:00 a.m. + Frank Barr, Jr 10:30 a.m. + James Mongan 7:30 a.m. For Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 9:00 a.m. + Marie Barr 7:30 a.m. + Ari Skartsaris 9:00 a.m. + Amanda Sulkowski 7:30 a.m. + John Zierer 9:00 a.m. Special Intentions of Jaime Gagliardi 8:00 a.m. Breakfast in the hall 9:00 a.m. Edge Car Wash at Auto Parts Store 6:00 p.m. Life Night hall & all rooms 9:30 a.m. Craft & Rosary Makers in the hall 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1233 c12 7:00 p.m. RICA in Chapel and hall 7:00 p.m. Apologetics c2,3 6:00 a.m. Brothers in Christ in hall 9:30 a.m. Mother s Morning Out c8 9:45 a.m. Apologetic c2,3 5:00 p.m. Children s Choir - Church 6:30 p.m. Edge/Faith Formation Classes 7:00 p.m. Inactive Catholic c6 9:30 a.m. Mother s Morning Out c8 6:00 p.m. Guardian Angels Athletic Banquet 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal - Church 6:30 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1142 c7 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts c2-4 7:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Troop 1124 c6 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts c8-12 7:00 p.m. Edge in Youth House Saturday, May 13 Our Lady of Fatima Acts 13:44-52 John 14:7-14 9:00 a.m. + Joseph & Julia Sousa 8:00 a.m. Post Office Food Drive c1,2,3,4 10:00 a.m. Divine Mercy c4 10:00 a.m. Polish School c7-12 Saturday, May 13 4:00 p.m. + Phil Cara 6:30 p.m. + Janina Gtudzinska 5:00 p.m. Edge Spaghetti Dinner in hall Sunday, May 14 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 6:1-7 1 Peter 2:4-9 John 14:1-12 7:30 a.m. + Bud & Faith Haidinger 9:00 a.m.. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Michael Zarrella & Lucille Barbetto 4:00 p.m. + Nora Delgado (Spanish Mass) 6:00 p.m. + Maria Pazienza BLOODMOBILE 8 a.m. 1 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Life Night hall & all rooms If you wish to have a Mass said for special intentions or for deceased family members or friends, please stop by the parish office between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays.