Catholic Church Palomino Lane, Fort Myers, FL P F A TEACHER S REFLECTION OF 9/11

Transcription

1 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church Palomio Lae, Fort Myers, FL P F September 10, 2017 Remember September A TEACHER S REFLECTION OF 9/11 by: Clayto Atkis - Bishop Verot Teacher I wrote this piece last year, the day before the 15th aiversary of 9/11. I wrote it because I was curious about how people coceive of historically importat evets that they do ot remember persoally. I teach high school Eglish. Whe my studets come ito my room, they are expected to sped the first 5 miutes of class writig i their jourals. Usually, I allow them to write about whatever they wat, as log as words come out o paper. Sometimes, whe I wat to get a good read o how my classes thik about a topic, I ask them to respod to a prompt that I have writte. I decided that I wated to kow how a buch of kids (who were oly 1-3 years old i 2001) fit this mometous historical evet ito their coceptio of the world. Whe I started thikig about that day, I realized that I curretly teach my classes i the very same room of Bishop Verot Catholic High School that I was i o 09/11/2001, whe I foud out about the World Trade Ceter attack. For some reaso, this fact was lost o me, eve though I ve taught classes i this room for the last two years of my life. I was attemptig to get my studets thikig beyod their arrow world of experiece. I wated them to see that their teachers are people too, who were oce i high school, dealig with whatever adolescet thigs we had to deal with. I wated them to see this evet, which to them is othig more tha a sectio i their history books, or a documetary that airs oce every year aroud this time, as a real thig that happeed to people. I wated to see how people who have o memory of a historic tragedy, coceive of such a thig. Here s what I wrote: Yesterday was the fifteeth aiversary of the September Eleveth terrorist attacks o the World Trade Ceter, the Petago, ad Uited Airlies Flight 93. Most of you were very youg whe this occurred. Me? I just so happeed to be seated i this very room. I was a freshma i a World History Hoors class. Lookig back o that day ow, my memory fails me: I ca oly summo short flashes of scees; brief momets i time are all that come to mid. I remember sittig i a desk just like the oe you re sittig i ow, i a row just like the oe you re i, starig at the back of some kid s head, midlessly doodlig i my otebook. Havig already completed my respose to our curret evet of the day, I was just about to close my otebook, reach ito my backpack, ad heave out my World History textbook (we had thick, massive textbooks, which we could t possibly carry aroud all day, so i that impossibly short four miutes i betwee classes, we had to use the bathroom, decode a lock, switch out our gigatic tomes, lock everythig back up, ad scurry through the door of our ext class before the bell...so I guess I was exhausted from all of that) whe the loudspeaker diged. This was a ormal occurrece. We were at Verot: the loudspeaker diged just about every day with some special aoucemet, or some special update about some special schedule or evet. But this dig was differet. Normally, the loudspeaker dig was followed by a reasoable secod of silece before whatever was to be spoke was actually spoke; but this dig this dig wet off like a gushot, ot because it was particularly loud, but because of the deafeig silece that followed it. High above all the ormal oise of the classroom AC churig, fluorescet tubes hummig, pes tappig I could hear the death of authority: whoever decided to dig that loudspeaker, had t decided what he was goig to say oce he did. I could tell that it was a ma. The breathig was that of a ma, but it was the breathig of a ma at a loss for words. Usually, that dig sigified a authoritative decree: Studets, Faculty, ad Staff, tomorrow s luch period will be shorteed by te miutes to allow for adoratio i the chapel ; Studet s, tomorrow s dress code will be strictly eforced ; Good morig Verot, let us joi i sayig the Directio of Itetio. This dig, however, ligered i the air, attemptig to drow out the tortured breathig of whoever was at the microphoe. Cotiued o Page 3 WE WILL NEVER FORGET St. Joh XXIII Catholic Parish i Fort Myers, Ic. a Florida o-profit corporatio

2 September 10, 2017 MASS SCHEDULE Daily Masses: Moday-Saturday, 8:00am Rosary-7:30am (Mo.-Sat.) Divie Mercy after 8am Mass Weeked Masses: Saturday Mass 8:00am & 4:00pm Vietamese Mass 8:00pm Suday, 7:15am, 9:15am, 11:15am, 5pm Spaish Mass: 1:15pm first Suday each moth 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 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 able 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 - Discovery Village Lafayette St, Ft. Myers, FL St. Vicet de Paul - Promise Hospital Lafayette St, Ft. Myers, FL 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, September 9th 8:00 AM + Cocepcio Oredo by Marc & Lucy Bigcag 4:00 PM World Peace 8:00 PM Parishioers of St. Joh XXIII Suday, September 10th 7:15 AM + Kevi Joseph Gray by Joseph, Marcia & Terrece Gray 9:15 AM + Rocco Bruo by his so, Carl 11:15 AM + Bill Schulte by MaryJo Schulte 5:00 PM + Mark Elliso by Frak & Georgiaa Musket Moday, September 11th 8:00 AM Rememberig 9/11 - We Will NEVER Forget Tuesday, September 12th 8:00 AM + Cocepcio Oredo by Pete & Josie Wedesday, Septmeber 13th 8:00 AM + Josephie Cabai by Larry & Arlee Schuetz Thursday, September 14th 8:00 AM + Joseph Hearlihy by Robert & Joae Ullima Friday, September 15th 8:00 AM + Joh & Lottie Tiletsky by Mark Saturday, September 16th 8:00 AM + Celso Feradez by Marc & Lucy Bigcag 4:00 PM Hele Totte by Grace Harris & Peggy Ma 8:00 PM Parishioers of St. Joh XXIII Suday, September 17th 7:15 AM + Kevi Joseph Gray by Joseph, Marcia & Terrece Gray 9:15 AM + Jim Filadoro by Faith Formatio 11:15 AM + Bill Schulte by Dee & Toy Poehailos 5:00 PM + Zora Koci by Jim & Barbara Lage THE 2018 MASS BOOK IS NOW OPEN FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. To isure 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. September 17th, READINGS SIR 27:30 28:7 ROM 14:7-9 MT 18:21-35 Miister Schedule September 16th & September 17th Saturday 4:00 PM LECTORS: D. Freda, N. Burke, S. Foley SERVERS: J. Milla, C. Villarreal, A. Vilarreal Suday, 7:15 AM LECTORS: C. Beswick, M. Rohrbaugh, L. Izral SERVERS: A. Villiers, N. Villiers Suday, 9: 15 AM LECTORS: S. Szymaski, T. DaCosta, C. Lazo SERVERS: A. Cucchiaro, L. Lyos, S. Paes Suday, 11:15 AM LECTORS: J. McGrail, J. Leoardos, J. Cahill SERVERS: M. Polsielli, R. Leslie, S. Leslie Suday, 5:00 PM LECTORS: S. Cruz, H. Cruz, S. Cruz SERVERS: M. Marquez, L. Marquez, S. Paes 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 Robert Kircher keymaster@johxxiii.et Thrift Store Maager Cythia Cozatti thrift@johxxiii.et S. Tamiami Trail #110 Ft. Myers, FL PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: Coordiator/High School & Youg Adult Miistry Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et Assistat Coordiator of High School Miistry Cadace Woodworth cadace@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 September 10, 2017 Saturday, September 9th Gradparets Blessig all Liturgies Rock the Uiverse - MSYG Tickets o Sale for The Wome s Guild Pasta Dier & Pippi Vigil Mass 4pm Vietamese Mass 8pm Suday, September 10th Gradparets Blessig all Liturgies Tickets o Sale for The Wome s Guild Pasta Dier & Pippi CANCELLED - Childre s Choir Rehearsal CANCELLED - Faith Formatio New Family Meetig Mass 5pm - NEW TIME Moday, September 11th PARISH OFFICE CLOSED CANCELLED - Me s Gospel Forum Craftie Ladies at Villas 1pm CANCELLED - KofC Meetig Tuesday, September 12th Opeig the Word/CCR 9am Bereavemet/CCR 1pm Spaish Rosary/Cry Room 6pm Ecouterig Christ Through the Sacramets Healig/CCR 6:30pm Boy Scouts at Villas 7pm Wedesday, September 13th Faith Formatio Sessio 1 4:15pm Faith Formatio - Sessio II 6pm Middle School Youth Group Cookout 6pm Thursday, September 14th Parish Advisory Coucil Meetig/ CCR 8:45am Choir Rehearsal 5pm RCIA Iquiry Sessio 9/OCR 6pm Friday, September 15th Saturday, September 16th Tickets o sale for The Wome s Guild Pasta Dier & Pippi Memorial Mass: George Moscardii 10am Spaish Celebratio 1pm Vigil Mass 4pm Vietamese Mass 8pm Suday, September 17th Tickets o sale for The Wome s Guild Pasta Dier & Pippi Hospitality/CCR 7am Catechetical Commissioig 9am New Family Orietatio 12:30pm Mass 5pm - NEW TIME High School Youth Group Welcome Back Cookout 6pm Remember September cotiued: I do t kow. Maybe the silece oly lasted for a secod loger tha it usually did. What s importat is that, to me, right ow, I remember it lastig a eterity. Whe the silece fially gave way to speech, everyoe i the room must have bee struck by the gravity i the speaker s toe: o oe spoke; agai, there was a silece so severe, that it seeped ito my ski ad crept ito my boes I kew that this was o ormal special aoucemet. I do t remember how it was phrased, but I do remember satches of speech, like...plaes have crashed ito the World Trade Ceter...,...usure of casualties..., ad...pray for the people of New York.... I do t remember the loudspeaker voice istructig ayoe to do so, but our teacher tured the classroom TV to the ews. I remember watchig the ews coverage ad ot really graspig what was goig o. I remember ot graspig what was goig o for the rest of the day. I remember everyoe o campus filig ito the ewly costructed Aderso Theater ad holdig a prayer service. I remember meaderig past the library o my way to my locker after luch, seeig more ews coverage o the TVs iside, ad my best fried declarig: Look at that! It s so fake! Who could believe this? Ad, for a istat, it did seem fake. I was bor ito a America that had t bee seriously attacked by a foreig power sice Pearl Harbor. How could this happe? But eve i the throes of oe of the most sigificat evets i world history; eve while I witessed adults whom I respected teachers, admiistrators, parets break dow ad cry, uable to come up with ay aswers, aythig that would comfort a youg freshma i the ed, I did t care. I was so absorbed i my ow life, that this mometous evet, which would fudametally alter the course of history, had almost o immediate impact o my daily life. I remember my mother pickig me up from school like ay ormal day. She must have bee upset, but I simply requested that she take me to the comic book store o the way home; there was a ew editio of Spiderma that I was axious to read. Lookig back, I suppose that she just appeased my desires, thikig that I d already bee through eough that day ad deserved some distractio. But othig could be further from the truth: I was youg, aïve, ad hell-bet o livig my privileged America life. It was t util later that eveig that thigs fell ito focus. I remember waitig for dier to be ready, sprawled out o the couch, fiishig my Spiderma comic. It was t util I had read the last frame of the issue that I fully realized that the ews was o the televisio. I closed the comic, placed it o the ed table, ad tured my attetio to the scree: footage of the towers beig hit, burig, ad implodig ito a pillar of fire, dust, ad ash replayed over ad over agai. It bega to hypotize me. My thoughts bega to shift outside of my arrow realm of existece. I started to thik about my relatives i New Jersey, some of whom commuted to New York daily; some of whom probably kew people who worked i the towers. I started to thik of the actual people i those towers, ad I started to feel guilty for my selfishess. The my attetio shifted to my immediate surroudigs: my mother at the stove, puttig the fiishig touches o our daily family meal; my father pacig betwee his office ad his bedroom, doig whatever fathers do to ear a livig, eve i the midst of a atioal tragedy; but most of all, my eyes were draw to my brother, ie years youger tha I: he was buildig somethig. Although his eyes rarely left the televisio scree, he was meticulously placig oe block atop aother, costructig two twi towers out of toys. Whe his towers bega to rise above his ow meager height, he foud a toy airplae, which was give to me by my gradfather whe I was youg. He held it delicately betwee his tiy figers, made a oise like a little boys do whe they try to soud like a egie VROOM VROOM! ad careeed that little piece of metal ito his tower of woode blocks, which shattered with a itesity ad meaig far surpassig the real thig: the actual destructio of the actual towers did ot affect me, but this child s-play reditio of reality istatly shook me from my reverie: I kew the, as playthig smashed ito playthig, that the world would ever be the same. For some reaso, this iocet child had to register this mometous evet before I could. Whe historic aiversaries ievitably come alog, it s importat that we take a momet to reflect, ot oly o the momets themselves, but also o how we experieced them, how they felt to us at the time. This exercise has a revelatory potetial. It ca tell us about ourselves: who we were, who we are, ad who we wat to become. It also reiforces a poit that is ofte lost o may of us: that some of the most importat or memorable momets of our lives are othig more tha stories to successive geeratios. It is our job to relate these momets to them, emphasizig their historic magitude, their humaity, ad most importatly, how they made a deep impressio o our lives. Do ot be faithearted or afraid; do ot paic or be terrified by them. For the Lord your God is the oe who goes with you to fight for you agaist your eemies to give you victory. PAGE 3 Deuteroomy 20:3-4

4 PRAYER FOR REMEMBERING 9/11 Hoor ad Remember O God, our hope ad refuge, i our distress we come quickly to you. Shock ad horror of that tragic day have subsided, replaced ow with a emptiess, a logig for a iocece lost. We come rememberig those who lost their lives i New York, Washigto D.C., ad Pesylvaia. We are midful of the sacrifice of public servats who demostrated the greatest love of all by layig dow their lives for frieds. We commit their souls to your eteral care ad celebrate their gifts to a falle humaity. We come rememberig ad we come i hope, ot i ourselves, but i you. As foudatios we oce thought secure have bee shake, we are remided of the illusio of security. I commemoratig this tragedy, we give you thaks for your presece i our time of eed ad we seek to worship you i Spirit ad i truth, our guide ad our guardia. Ame St. Joh XXIII Memorial Stoe i the St. Patrick s Patio Garde 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 Ja Smith Pat Fiega Lye Haughey Emma Quid Lida Sayres Carol Clause Jill Loude Baby Hery Hackl Del Bourbeau Chris Campigioe Walter Stobb Jeaie Stobb Peggy Stobb Prayers for Eteral Life Life is chaged, ot eded. Eteral rest grat uto them, O Lord! Bob Schleimer - Brother of Barbara Lage Michael Sherwood Grace May Ted Feidt Marjorie MacPeek Elethia Oliver-Ajose Jaie Hertig Rosa Maria Satos Doa Doatelli Jill Marie Loude Joyce Ferrati Daiel Harrigto Richard Gray Geraldie Gray Soia Ruiz Rosemary Joureau Kathlee Troy 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 A Loved Oe For requests you may call or stop i our Parish office. The Taberacle Cadle I Hoor of: Kevi Powers Requested by: The Harley s Eucharist Host PAGE 4

5 Geeral Aoucemets Have you listeed to our podcasts? Liste to 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. 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! Replacig Your Appliaces? Please cosider givig your old oes to our Thrift Store. Getly used appliaces 7 years old or less that are i good workig order ca be sold at our Thrift Store. Please thrift@johxxiii.et ad Cythia, our store maager will cotact you to schedule a pick-up. The Thrift Store is located at S. Tamiami Trail #110 i Ft. Myers, FL (call 239) or visit their website at Please Remember to Recycle! Our recycle bi is located to the far right of the Vietamese Statue ear the other side of the parkig lot. Thak you for takig care of our commo home! Aual Pasta Dier: Joi us for this fu-filled Parish evet o Saturday, September 23rd i the Commuity Room. Seatigs will be at 5pm ad 6:30pm. Adults $10, childre $5, childre 4 ad uder eat FREE! For more iformatio cotact Sue Edwards at sgedwards007@gmail.com Ultreya Fort Myers: The ext meetig will take place o Moday, October 2d i the commuity room. Jourey to Hope: The group will resume their 6pm mothly sessios startig o Moday, October 2d at St. Columbkille. Broadway Musical Pippi: Suday, October 29th at The Broadway Palm. $65 per perso with o refuds. Dier is at 5:30pm ad showtime is 7:30pm. Table Seatigs of 2, 4 ad 8 are available. For reservatios cotact: Lois Becker (239) or lasftmyers@embarqmail.com Joi Cub ad Boy Scouts: If your so is at least 7 years old or i the 1st grade or higher, he ca be a Scout at St. Joh XXIII. Cotact James Laughli at James.Laughli@scoutig.org or call (772) for more iformatio. 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) 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. PAGE 5 WELCOME New Parishioers James Fraey Tom Dougherty & Chris Kearse Matthew Reilly Adria & Moica Lopez Adres Meledez & Gayle Auger Joh Caufield & Susa Walz Matthew & Jeifer Zastrow 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 will take place o Suday, September 17th at 12:30pm. 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. Our Service Persoel PFC Brya Bard Sea Ball Major Bart Boma Staff Sgt. Deis Cosgrove Sgt. Phil Dellibovi Staff Sgt. Chris Domiski 2d Lt. Adrew Duga, Army 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 PRAYERS FOR Ro & Katy Hoard Kristopher & Eva Oleksiw Vicet Galluccio Eric & Kim Dooley Agela Metersilva Philomea Pepe PFC Matthew Lyos, Army 2d Lt. Jacob Mudo, Army LCPL Nick Mudo SRA Athoy Padula LCP James Paleik Master SGT Peter Pariso Sgt. Justi Pigicer, Army Lt. Col. Brady Sexto SPC Kriste Thompso Christia Trouter, US Navy Alex Zizzo, US Navy Medic PFC Jorda Feil, USA Hayde Lide Cory Kurth USN Aaro Crump, USCG PFC Nathaiel Broemmel Lt. Com. Mark Buoomo Col. Scott C. Woodward Private Nicholas Loeb, ARNG Lord God, Almighty Father, Creator of makid ad author of peace, as we are ever midful of the cost paid for the liberty we possess, we ask you to bless the members of our armed forces. Give them courage, hope ad stregth. May they ever experiece your firm support, getle love ad compassioate healig. Be their power ad protector, leadig them from darkess to light. To you be all glory, hoor ad praise, ow ad forever. Ame

6 Faith Formatio Cotact Chris Biel THIS WEEK IN FAITH FORMATION: REGISTRATION FOR FAITH FORMATION HAS CLOSED. Please cotact Chris Biel for class availability. CLASS SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER: 9/13: First ight of Faith Formatio 9/20: Faith Formatio 9/27: Sacramet Preparatio Year II studets ad parets/ No Faith Formatio Please read the requiremets o our Sacramet Programs: BAPTISM: Cogratulatios o your decisio to baptize your child! At Sait 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 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: to celebrate the Sacramet of Cofirmatio is also a two year process that ow begis at the start of 9th Grade ad is celebrated at the ed of 10th 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 for more iformatio or to begi the process. Faith is takig the first step eve whe you ca't see the whole staircase. 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 The Next Sessio: Tuesday, September 12th We will use the parish resource, Formed.org to prepare for the Readigs that we hear each Suday. To register go to ad use parish code: 1823ee to see 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 church commuity room from 9am-10am All are Welcome! REGISTER NOW THROUGH THE SACRAMENTS Brought to you by the Faith Alive! Team Joi with our parish commuity to lear more about why the seve Sacramets are cetral to our Catholic Faith ad how the Sacramets are meat to stregthe ad ecourage us daily o our spiritual jourey. REMAINING DATES: September 12th & 19th TIME: 6:30pm 8pm For more iformatio cotact: Jeifer Egelma at: jeifer@johxxiii.et PAGE 6

7 Youg Adult Miistry xt 107 Cotact Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et Cotact Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et Welcomig All Youg Adults September 21 - Wie ad Pait Social. We will be meetig i the St. Joh XXIII Commuity Room. The cost is $15 to cover supplies. Driks ad sacks are icluded. If you re ot ito paitig o a cavas, we will also have wie & pit glasses you ca pait. Your choice! Please RSVP asap so we ca order eough supplies. For more details visit our Facebook Group. October 5 - TBA Vote o October evets by goig to our Facebook Group. 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 HSYG Cotact Cadace Woodworth cadace@johxxiii.et MSYG Cotact Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et High School Youth Group HSYG - Sudays 6pm to 7:30pm Save the Dates November 4 - Diocese of Veice Youth Rally (RSVP begis 9/13) YOUTH GROUP IS NOT JUST CONFIRMATION CLASSES! It is ope to all High School Studets. This year s Theme is The WAY ad Faith is a Jourey that does ot ed with Cofirmatio but begis. Alog The Way you will meet ew people, grow deeper roots of faith, lear somethig ew about yourself ad travel to ew places. God has a purpose for your life so let HIM show you The WAY. This year we are Walkig the Talk goig o a Missio ad havig FUN! We welcome all Juiors ad Seiors! SUNDAY EVENING YOUTH MASS We are excited to aouce a ew oce a moth Youth Mass at the 5pm Mass o Suday Eveigs. Suday, October 1, will be the first Youth Mass. Our visio is to have the youth egaged i all aspects of the Mass. We are lookig for Middle ad High School age Youth ad Youg Adults to become part of this Mass. We will be holdig traiig for those iterested i becomig Lectors, Altar Servers, Eucharistic Miisters (Cofirmatio required to be EM), Ushers ad Greeters. We are also lookig for Cators ad Musicias. Please cotact Beth Beham or Kelly Evers i Youth Miistry. 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. Iquiry Sessio Thursday 6:30pm 9/14: The Mystery of the Catholic Church 9/21: Walk Through the Mass 9/28: Church Tour & Preparatio for Rite of Acceptace 10/1: Rite of Acceptace (all atted) 11:15am Mass For questios please cotact Giy Whela at: (239) or vwhela99@gmail.com Middle School Youth Group MSYG - Wedesdays 6pm to 7:15pm Save the Dates September 13 - Kick Off Celebratio Parets Ivited September 20 - Buildig Positive Character Traits THIS WEEK: This week we ivite parets ad their registered MSYG childre to joi us for a Kick off Celebratio The eveig will cosist of; dier served by the Kights of Columbus, 2017/18 program overview, ad a fu video from last year s program. PAGE 7 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.

8 Hispaic Miistry ANNOUNCEMENTS PREPARE YOUR Heart to Pray by: Dom Augusti Guillerad Prayer is, as it were, beig aloe with God. A soul prays oly whe it is tured toward God, ad for so log as it remais so. As soo as it turs away, it stops prayig. The preparatio for prayer is thus the movemet of turig to God ad away from all that is ot God. That is why we are so right whe we defie prayer as this movemet. Prayer is essetially a raisig up, a elevatio. We begi to pray whe we detach ourselves from created objects ad raise ourselves up to the Creator. Now, this detachmet is bor whe we clearly realize our othigess. That is the real meaig of our Lord s words: He that shall humble himself shall be exalted. His whole life was a cotiual abasemet, always more ad more profoud. St. Berard does ot hesitate to say that such a abasemet brigs us face-to-face with God. Hece the peace of souls that have falle, whe, raised up by God, they fid themselves i His presece. Ad it is precisely i their abasemet, oce they have recogized ad admitted it, that they fid Him, because it is there that He reveals Himself. The oly thig that prevets Him from doig so is our self. Whe we ow to our othigess, this self is broke dow, ad oce that happes, the mirror is pure, ad God ca produce ow image i the soul, which the faithfully reproduces His features that are revealed i all their harmoy ad perfect beauty. This is what our Lord meat i that vital passage i the Sermo o the Mout, ad what all huma cosideratios o prayer repeat edlessly but without arrivig at its full spledor: But thou, whe thou shalt pray, eter ito thy chamber ad, havig shut the door, pray to thy Father i secret. Eter this sacred chamber of your soul ad there, havig closed the door, speak to your Father, who sees you i these secret depths, ad say to Him, Our Father, who art i Heave... This itimate presece; your faith i Him who is the secret depth of it ad gives Himself there; the silece toward all that is ot God i order to be all to Him. catholicexchage.com/ca-prepareheart-pray?mc_cid=9ee189c35f&mc_ eid= d94 Queremos ivitarlos a las actividades e español que se está realizado e la Iglesia, cotamos co su presecia para que los grupos se icremete. Nuestra siguiete misa e español será el Domigo 1 de Octubre a la 1:15pm Los ivitamos a que os acompañe al rezo del Rosario todos los Martes a las 6pm detro de la Iglesia. Quie desee participar e la misa como lector u otras actividades puede cotactaros tambié a uestra direcció de correo. Dirija todas sus iquietudes, peticioes y pregutas Nuestro correo electróico para cualquier iformació o petició que desee: cotactohispaosjpxxiii@gmail.com Visite uestro Facebook HispaosJPXXIII Gradparets Day SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1OTH PAGE 8

9 ANNUAL PASTA DINNER September, 23rd 2017 SEATINGS AT 5:00pm & 6:30pm ADULTS $10 CHILDREN 5-12 $5 CHILDREN 4 ad uder FREE CO-HOSTED BY: THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #13624 AND THE WOMEN S GUILD Doated baked goods are welcome! Faith ad Film NO CHARGE! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 6PM TO 8PM IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM 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 Commuity Room, followed by a discussio of the film. This is chace to meet other parishioers ad have a faith-filled discussio o a importat topic. A pizza dier will be provided. 12 Agry Me is a 1957 courtroom drama that explores the justice system ad the way idividuals judge others. Please RSVP by September 27th so we kow how much food to prepare. Pizza doated by: The Kights of Columbus RSVP via deacorich@johxxiii.et

10 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church GETTING TO KNOW OUR PARISH TEAM Parish Spotlight O: BETH BENHAM Coordiator/High School & Youg Adult Miistry Beth Beham is a dedicated member of the Parish team. We thought you would be iterested i gettig to kow her better! How log have you worked at St. Joh XXIII? I have bee workig at St. Joh XXIII sice Jauary 1st, 2017 What do you wat the parishioers to kow about your role withi the Church? I am excited to be part of such a active ad growig parish. Workig with High School Youth ad Youg adults, is a great opportuity to use my gifts ad life experieces. I would like to create a eviromet for them to coect with their peers ad their parish, to be active i their faith ad be a witess to others i the world. This is accomplished through the St. Joh missio trips. It is pure joy to see how a youg perso s faith ca grow through the missio experiece. Catholic Heart Work Camp was a huge success thaks to the parish support. We hope to expad the High School Youth Group (HSYG) program ad Youg Adult Rooted Group, with creative evets, startig a Youth & Youg Adult Mass, more missio trips ad Social Justice works. Movig from just preparig for cofirmatio, to livig out their sacramet of Cofirmatio. My role is to ecourage cofirmed tees to stay ivolved i their juior, seior ad college years by becomig active i our Parish Rooted Youg Adult Program, ages How does your faith reflect i your Parish work? Whe I was 23 years old, I leared that my faith was stroger tha I ever realized. I thak my parets for the Catholic foudatio ad guidig me to my faith i the Holy Triity. Life is so upredictable at ay age but kowig Christ ad the Church is always with you through the good, the bad ad ugly. It is a stregth ad a blessig beyod words. I believe that message, ad my life experiece is why I am beig draw to work with this age group. I am truly livig my stregths with resposibility, coectedess, self-assurace, belief ad as a arrager. How does your job beefit a parishioer? A Parish is made up of all ages but my job is to establish a faith foudatio for the youg people so they feel coected withi the whole Parish commuity. Prayer For My Parish Gracious ad lovig God, we ask you to sed your Holy Spirit upo our Parish to fill us with love. Make us istrumets of your love to everyoe that we ecouter at home, work, i our eighborhoods, ad i our Parish commuity. Work through us so that we ca brig your truth to those who are searchig for you. Help us grow i gratitude so that we ca recogize ad thak you for all of the good thigs you have give us. Istill i us a deep sese of geerosity so that we are willig to share our gifts, our talets, our time, ad our fiacial resources. Deepe our desire to follow your will ad to do all thigs for your hoor ad glory. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord ad Savior. Ame 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) PAGE 10

11 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church "Buildig Our Legacy" " Weekly Fiacials September 3rd, 2017 Offertory Cash & Checks $13, Capital Campaig $12, Total $26, Mass Attedace 2525 Registered Families 3495 Cotributio per family $7.64 Kid s Offertory Evelopes $10.00 No moey is kept o Church property. Thak you for your cotiued geerosity! *Please make your checks payable to St. Joh XXIII Catholic Faith Appeal (Last week s umbers) 2017 Goal $339,000 Pledge $351, % of Goal % % of Households 21.27% Total $302, Parish LifeCeterUpdate You may have oticed the iterior fiishes for our New Parish Life Ceter are ow o display i the Narthex. We also have the updated blueprit to help you see the layout. We are still waitig for the permit from the couty ad the fire departmet. Our architects are i cotact with them regardig their questios. The progress of the plaig cotiues as we work out the details of our project. We appreciate all of you that cotiue to fulfill your pledge ad those who use the gree evelopes. The progress of the plaig cotiues as we work to develop a time lie for the project, alog with a detailed aalysis of our eeds ad expectatios. We received the permit for the Adoratio Chapel, but we are still waitig for the Parish Life Ceter permit. The groud breakig celebratios will be aouced soo. Thak you for your support, excitemet ad prayers as we begi this ew chapter i the life of our woderful parish. Blessigs, Father Bob PARISH LIFE CENTER Groudbreakig Status $5,545, $5.2 MILLION 80% OF FUNDS NEEDED $4 MILLION $3 MILLION $2 MILLION $1 MILLION Amout Required to Break Groud $5,200,000 Outstadig Pledges $510,178 Redeemed Pledges & Cotributios $5,545,658 PAGE 11

12 ATTENTION PARENTS St. Joh XXIII Parish wats to be sure that it is a safe eviromet for all. Parets please be sure to accompay your childre to the restroom ad keep them with you i the Narthex before ad after Mass. SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 Livig as Missioary Disciples St. Joh XXIII Church will celebrate Catechetical Suday o September 17th at the 9:15am Mass. This year s theme will be Livig as Missioary Disciples. Those who the Commuity has desigated to serve as catechists, will be called forth to be commissioed for their miistry. Catechetical Suday is a woderful opportuity to reflect o the role that each perso plays, by virtue of Baptism, i hadig o the faith ad beig a witess to the Gospel. Catechetical Suday is a opportuity for all to rededicate themselves to this missio as a commuity of faith. The Commuity of St. Joh XXIII is blessed to have so may people who give of their time to share the gift of their faith with others. Thak You Father Bob Kights ofcolumbus WHAT S NEW? Brother George Szymaski preseted a check for $1,444 from the Kights of Columbus to the Natioal Alliace o Metal Illess (NAMI), which is the atio s largest grassroots metal health orgaizatio dedicated to buildig better lives for the millios of Americas affected by metal illess. If you would like to lear more about NAMI, fid support, get ivolved or doate, please visit their website at: PLEASE TAKE NOTE! SUNDAY MASS TIME RESUMES JOIN US FOR 5PM MASS THIS SUNDAY September 10th PAGE 12

13 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church 5TH ANNUAL WOMEN S RETREAT Courage ichrist NOVEMBER 3RD-5TH 2017 OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP RETREAT CENTER 3989 South Moo Drive Veice, FL (941) DATE: Arrival: Friday, November 3rd Check-i 3:00-5:00pm Welcome receptio: 5:00-5:30pm Dier 5:30pm Retreat begis at 6:30pm Departure: Suday, November 5th by 12pm COST: Icludes all meals. Private bathrooms ad a laai i all rooms. Livig room ad kitche i each Villa. $ per perso for double occupacy: $ per perso for a private room. There are a limited umber of private rooms available If you are iterested i triple occupacy, please cotact Chris Biel for details ad availability. PROGRAM: There will be time for private ad commual prayer, brief presetatios, quiet reflectios, Mass, sharig joyful sog ad fellowship. A packet cotaiig specific details will be mailed out prior to the retreat. For more iformatio please cotact Chris Biel at (239) or chrisdre@johxxiii.et REGISTRATION FORM Name Phoe ( ) - May we share o the roster? Yes No Address: City/State/Zip Age: ad up I would be iterested i carpoolig Yes No Special Needs or Requests: Room locatio, Dietary restrictios, etc. I would like to room with Spaces are limited Please retur this registratio form ad paymet Registratios will be accepted based o the date that the check ad completed registratio form are received. A $50.00 orefudable fee will hold your spot. Remaiig balaces are due by October 1st, Please make checks made payable to St. Joh XXIII Please retur form ad paymet to the parish office or Drop it i the collectio basket i a evelope marked "Wome s Retreat" FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: Paid $ Date CK# Cash

14 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED St. Marti de Porres ST. MARTIN DE PORRES is lookig for voluteers to assist o some work projects for their facility at 4711 Palm Beach Boulevard i Fort Myers. Curretly they are requestig idividuals with the followig skills: Roofig Pest Cotrol Plumbig Paiters Geeral Cotractor Electrical If you are iterested i helpig, please cotact their office at (239) Voluteer Cooks ad servers are always eeded. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY CRITICAL NEED RIGHT NOW. Fiacial support is more tha welcome. It is a 100% voluteer operatio, ot oe perso receives a pey for their work. Although almost all food is doated, the cost of maitaiig the operatio rus $4,500 a moth. That moey comes from both small ad istitutioal doors. Biligual Sewig Teacher to teach sewig ad how to use a sewig machie. Cotact Barb Durki at barbdurki@aol.com for more iformatio. What are YOU Doig for Others Marti Luther Kig, Jr. To voluteer or doate please call: (914) or admi@smdpmiistry.org For more iformatio about St. Marti de Porres history, success ad ews, visit their website at: stmartideporresmiistry.org Thak You The voluteers at St. Marti de Porres wat to thak St. Joh XXIII, The Wome s Guild, The Craftie Ladies, ad The Kights of Columbus for supportig their work: Every Moday the patry doors ope ad provide food to a average of 65 families. Moday through Friday 100 to 120 hot meals are served i a welcomig, Christia eviromet. Before the start of each school year, seakers ad backpacks are provided to over 450 childre. Paretig Poiter #744: You duped me, O Lord, ad I let myself be duped. (Jeremiah 20: 7) Sometimes each of us makes a fool of ourselves. Share a time that you did somethig foolish ad how you recovered. It will give your child hope that they too ca recover. by Susa Vogt, Reflectios by: J. Coroy Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveess This is a popular parable, but also should be read i the proper cotext of 18: Verses 15 to 20 dealt with disciplie i the Church, where a brother (sic) sis (maybe agaist you ). The istructio was first reprove him aloe, the with others; the, if that failed, to brig him to the Church. Ad if he refuses, he is to be treated as a Getile ad tax collector. Here, also, the Church has the power to bid ad lose. The the questio arises as to how ofte si should be tolerated. The Greek texts refers to the servat owig his master te thousad talets, a equivalet of billios of dollars, which amout was forgive. The servat was owed the equivalet of about $8,000.00, ad he refused to forgive that amout. There are two coectios with Sirach: First, God aloe has the right of vegeace, or the right to isist o Justice. He is a forgivig God, but if oe does ot forgive others, oe caot expect that very forgiveess of God. You ca see the cotiuity of that thought from Sirach to Matthew, as he put those words i Jesus mouth. Practically, it is probably impossible for ay marriage to succeed if absolute, complete forgiveess is ot offered after a ijury...forgiveess so complete that the ijury is ot oly forgive, but is forgotte. Amesty (forgetfuless) is the oly true form of forgiveess. Reflectios o Scripture Jack Coroy, Ph.D. Marriage Momet #745: Ifidelity is ot always physical. A more subtle form is Emotioal Ifidelity. It ca start whe oe spouse feels uder-appreciated ad gets affirmatio from someoe outside the marriage. Sometimes work (paid or voluteer) or eve the eeds of oe s ow childre ca be the source. Givig time ad attetio ow ca prevet a emotioal affair later. by Susa Vogt, PAGE 14

15 Parish NURSING MINISTRY ALZHEIMER S Tips Whe Talkig to Someoe With Alzheimer s: Never talk about he or she as if they are ot there. Begi by sayig your ame ad addressig them by ame. Give simple, oe step directios. Do t correct, cofrot, explai or ratioalize. Be calm ad supportive, make eye cotact. Move slowly, talk getly ad avoid startlig. Special Needs MASS OCTOBER 21st O October 21st, St. Joh XXIII will have a Special Needs Mass at 11am for those with demetia, memory problems or other cogitive difficulties. This Mass is a opportuity to meet the eeds of those who may be overwhelmed by the stadard Mass. Light refreshmets will be provided. If you are iterested i home health aide assistace, please cotact the parish urses at (239) HELP SUPPORT THE MSYG & HSYG WALK THE TALK Memory Screeigs: Offered at Dubi Alzheimer s Resource Ceter: Bratley Commos Court, Ft. Myers, FL Call (239) to schedule a appoitmet. Our Parish Nurse Team Hele Tuffy, Nacie Burke ad Judy Balyeat: are available for health couselig, health educatio ad emotioal/spiritual support. Call the Church office Moday through Friday from 8am-4pm at (239) Oe of the Parish urses will retur your call withi 24 hours. Saturday, October 7, 9:00am Southwest Florida - North Collier Regioal Park, Naples All St. Joh XXIII Parishioers are welcome to joi our team! Please help us reach OUR GOAL OF AT LEAST $150! Doate ad register for OUR TEAM at: For more iformatio cotact: cadace@johxxiii.et PAGE 15

16 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. As they participate i activities withi, or sposored by our diocese, it is our commitmet to provide a eviromet which is safe ad urturig. I accordace with the Diocese of Veice policy to offer cotiued Safe Eviromet Awareess to all employees ad voluteers, all voluteers must be traied! Oe should NOT atted if figerprits have ot bee cleared. The ext local sessios are at St. Fracis Xavier i Ft. Myers o Thursday, September 28th from 6-8pm ad Saturday, September 30th from 9:30am-11:30pm. For more iformatio call (941) 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 Resurrectios s Parish Hall Cypress Lake Drive, Ft. Myers. For more iformatio cotact Amada Gavii at (239) The Called & Gifted Workshop: All are ivited to atted Friday, September 15th from 7pm-9pm, ad Saturday, September 16th from 9am to 4pm at St. Ages Parish, 7775 Vaderbilt Beach Road i Naples. This two-day live presetatio by Mary Sharo Moore ad Charlie Hoover of the Catherie of Siea Istitute, with a theme of Discover God s Call for your Life. $25 fee per perso that icludes all materials ad refreshmets. Register at: www. stagesaples.org. For more iformatio please cotact Ivy O Malley (239) or ivy@stagesaples.org Petecost Golde Jubilee: Joi Bishop Dewae for this coferece evet o Saturday, September 16th at Evet ad Coferece Ceter. 75 Taylor St. Puta Gorda, FL. The doors are ope at 12pm, coferece at 1pm ad closig Mass at 7pm. For more iformatio: ifo@dvccr.org Worldwide Marriage Ecouter: Joi the ext Worldwide Marriage Ecouter weeked o November 12th-14th at the Fracisca Ceter i Tampa. Space IS limited, so apply early! For more iformatio about takig a private time away, check out flwc-wwme.org or call Public Rosary Crusade Rally: Joi the crusade at 12pm o October 14th for the 100th Aiversary of Fatima. We will be prayig at the Fort Myers Plaed Parethood locatio. (The corer of Wikler ad College Parkway) For more iformatio Toi at: toi@floridacatholicchamber.com 2018 Syod of Bishops Preparatory Survey: Will be held i October of The theme of the Syod is Youg People, the Faith ad Vocatioal Discermet. I aticipatio of this historic gatherig the Syod Office has developed a aoymous olie survey for people betwee years of age. The survey is available i Eglish ad Spaish at: Catholic Charities Voluteers: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Veice, Ic. is lookig for voluteers to be a member of the Veetia Charity Ball evet committee i Ft. Myers. The 2018 Ball will be held Saturday, February 3rd at The Hyatt Regecy Cocout Poit Resort i Boita Sprigs ad is the major fudraiser for Catholic Charities programs ad services i Lee, Hedry ad Glades couties. Members will assist with plaig ad orgaizig of the gala with duties such as solicitig auctio items, sellig raffle tickets, ad coordiatio ad logistics of the day before ad day of the evet. For more iformatio pease cotact Catholic Charities at mclark@ccslee.org or (239) , ext. 310 SAVE THE DATES Welcome allwome Faith & Wie Lee Couty has put together a excitig lieup of both local ad atioal speakers this year. October 26, 2017 "Hope Does Not Disappoit Aoymous Speaker Church of the Resurrectio $10.00 November 30, 2017 Prayer ad Igatia Cotemplatio Speaker: Fr. Sea Morris Our Lady of Light $10.00 Jauary 11, 2018 "Jesus the Healer of Souls ad Bodies" Speaker: Dr. Mary Healy Sait Columbkille $15.00 February 22, 2018 "The World of Huma Traffickig" Speaker: Deis Solo Our Lady of Light $10.00 Dates, veues ad speaker biographies are available for your review o the Faith & Wie Lee Couty website: faithadwieleecouty.com TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! SEASON TICKET SALES $40.00 ($5 savigs) PAGE 16

17 Shop AMAZONSMILE ad SUPPORT St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church What is AmazoSmile? AmazoSmile is a simple ad automatic way for you to support St. Joh XXIII every time you shop, at o cost to you. Whe you shop at smile. amazo.com, you ll fid the exact same low prices, vast selectio ad coveiet shoppig experiece as Amazo.com, with the added bous that Amazo will doate a portio of the purchase price to your favorite charitable orgaizatio. This icludes Prime beefits if you are a Prime member. You ca choose from early oe millio orgaizatios to support. How do I shop at AmazoSmile? To shop at AmazoSmile simply go to smile. amazo.com from the web browser o your computer or mobile device. You may also wat to add a bookmark to smile.amazo.com to make it eve easier to retur ad start your shoppig at AmazoSmile. Which products o AmazoSmile are eligible for charitable doatios? Tes of millios of products o AmazoSmile are eligible for doatios. You will see eligible products marked Eligible for AmazoSmile doatio o their product detail pages. Recurrig Subscribe-ad-Save purchases ad subscriptio reewals are ot curretly eligible. Ca I use my existig Amazo.com accout o AmazoSmile? Yes, you use the same accout o Amazo.com ad AmazoSmile. Your shoppig cart, Wish List, weddig or baby registry, ad other accout settigs are also the same. Your logi iformatio will be the same as your Amazo.com accout How do I select St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church as my charitable orgaizatio to support whe shoppig o AmazoSmile? O your first visit to AmazoSmile (smile.amazo. com), you will eed to search for ad select Sait Joh XXIII to receive doatios from eligible purchases before you begi shoppig. Our parish will be listed as Sait Joh XXIII Parish i Fort Myers, FL. (PLEASE TYPE THE WORD SAINT) Please be sure that the parish, alog with city & state are correct, as there are may listigs. We will remember your selectio, ad the every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazo.com will result i a doatio. How much of my purchase does Amazo doate? The AmazoSmile Foudatio will doate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazoSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amout paid for the item mius ay rebates ad excludig shippig & hadlig, gift-wrappig fees, taxes, or service charges. From time to time, we may offer special, limited time promotios that icrease the doatio amout o oe or more products or services or provide for additioal doatios to charitable orgaizatios. Special terms ad restrictios may apply. Please see the relevat promotio for complete details. Ca I receive a tax deductio for amouts doated from my purchases o AmazoSmile? Doatios are made by the AmazoSmile Foudatio ad are ot tax deductible by you. Cotact Jeifer Baumgarder for more iformatio at: jeb@johxxiii.et