HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 Mass Schedule: Sunday: 8:30am and 11:00am 1:30pm (Spanish) Wednesday: 7:00pm Thursday: 9:00am Friday: 9:00am Holy Day Mass: TBA or call Confession Schedule: Sunday: Before Mass If a For urgent matters and real emergencies, please call or Fourth Sunday of Lent March 26, 2017 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. -- Psalm 23:1 Pastor: Rev. Fr. Manny Lopez Office: Heather Barley ( holyfamilywilliston@gmail.com) WEBSITE : Rosary Schedule: Thursday: 8:30am Friday: 8:15am Sunday: 7:50am Held in the Chapel 1st Friday Adora on: Begins at 9:30 am and ends with Benedic on at 4:30 pm Healing Mass at 5:00pm U.S. 19 & C-40A Inglis, FL Shut-ins: Please keep us informed of any parishioner who can not join us for the weekend Eucharistic celebration. We will gladly bring Communion and provide Anointing of the Sick. Hospital Calls: Please call and advise us of the patient s name, room number & hospital. Also, let us know of anticipated surgeries or hospitalizations Baptism, 1st Holy Communion & Confirmation: These sacraments of initiation involve special preparation. Call the office for an appointment. Marriages: Sacramental marriage involves sufficient advance preparation for the couple getting married. Contact the pastor at least six months in advance. Parish Membership: Every Catholic should be registered with their local parish community. This will help the pastor to better serve in times of need. S. A A M Mass Schedule: Wednesday: 1:30pm Saturday: 4:30pm HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH NE Hwy 27 Alt, Williston, FL Phone: / Fax: Coordinator: Mary Vorisek, Co-coordinator: Cathy Proveaux Confession Saturday: 4:00-4:20pm (or by appointment) Office Hours: Monday: Closed Tuesday-Friday: 9am-3pm

2 Mission Statement: Holy Family Catholic Church, united with the Bishop of St. Augustine, dedicates itself to the teachings of Christ. We, as family, work to spread the Good News within our communities and into the world by using our gifts of time, talents and treasures. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we celebrate the Sacraments and our faith by serving God and the needs of His people by showing His love in all that we do. Sunday, March 26 8:30am 11:00am 1:30pm Wednesday, March 29 7:00pm Thursday, March 23 9:00am Friday, March 17 9:00am Sunday, April 2 8:30am 11:00am 1:30pm Holy Family In memory of Raymond Robinson by Cathy Robinson In memory of Kay Darling by Helen & Jack Darling available Mass intentions In memory of Deacon Albert Ward by The Ward In memory of Patricio Rovivelli by Shelia Miaoulis In memory of Otilia Aucosta by Mario and Porifia Rivera In memory of Fortin & Filipek Family by Gisele Filipek In honor of Angelina Coble by The Family In memory of Gary Meece by Helen & Heather In honor of Happy Birthday Earl McAllister available Mass intentions Open Enrollment there is a place for you Holy Family Altar Servers-Jerry Lowery: Altar Flowers Cathy Robinson: Angel House-Lois Staton: Baptism Ed- Suzanne Dees: Spanish Baptism Nellie Collis Bereavement-Gisele Filipek: Cenacle-Sylvia Penney: Choir (8:30 AM)-Leanne Swarts: Choir (11:00 AM)-Justin & Pat Carroll: Choir (1:30 PM)- Olga Hiraldo: Custodian & Groundskeeper Rey Piniero Eucharistic Adoration-Sylvia Penney: Eucharistic Congress Mary Anne Ostroman: Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion- Suzanne Dees: Finance Committee-Dolores Clayton: Fish Fry Mary Anne Ostroman: Funeral -Dot Barley: Good Samaritan Ret/Home-Dot Barley: Hall Rental-Samantha Reid: Hispanic Ministry-Awilda Perez: Victor Colon: ,Nellie Collis: Information Technology-Jerry Lowery: Ladies Guild Karen Cardella: Lectors-Wayne Hardy: Library Linda and Dennis Ruppert: Light Lunch-James and Karen Cardella: Maintenance-Carlos Tamayo: Office/Bulletin/Website-Heather Barley: Parish Council-Jerry Lowery: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Suzanne Dees: Religious Articles Shop-Samantha Reid: Religious Ed. Director- Respect Life Jackie Hernandez Rosary Prayer Group-Sylvia Penney: Sisters of St. Joseph Associates- Pat Parmerlee: Ushers/Hospitality-Velma Jarvis: Widow Group-Earl McAllister: Yard Sale - Mario & Porfiria Rivera: Youth Group Heather Barley: Williston Nursing Home-/ Homebound- Gail Osteen: Votive Candles - Fabiola

3 St. Anthony the Abbot 3/11 Offertory Main Account $ /11 Building Fund Account $2, /18 Offertory Main Account $ /18 Building Fund Account $ Loan Payment for repayment of building hall and roof for the church is $1, per month. We DIID IT AND MORE!! St. Anthony will be having a Wednesday Mass at 1:30pm. 2nd Wednesday of the month is Bible Study with Fr. Manny after Mass Church Repair Loan $122, Remaining as of 3/19 $92, CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT The future king, David, in today's first reading, is an example of a type of character present throughout the Hebrew scriptures. He is the child born out of place (not the eldest or most favored) who ends up receiving the promise of the covenant. The spirit of God's anointing rushes upon him. In this way, he is similar to the man born blind from today's Gospel. David's family and the blind man's community did not expect the miraculous grace of God's love to work through them. Perhaps they, too, were "blinded" by the expectations and assumptions of those around them. Yet, after being touched by God, they both came to "see" the presence of God's will for them. Both became messengers of God's will. That same Spirit of God's anointing rushed upon us at our baptism; we were given a candle as a sign of our membership in the Body of Christ, the Light from Light. Our vocation, then, is to fulfill that enlightenment, that anointing, as Ephesians tells us, by living as "children of the light." Offertory $2, Loan $ Angel House $ March 19 Loan Payment per month is $1, Collected $1, Children s Offertory $46.50 Maintenance $ Yard Sale $48.00 Facility Loan Repayment Collection will be 1st Sunday of every Month Church Repair Loan $150, Remaining as of 3/19 $120,671.45

4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Ladies Guild Next Meeting: April 5, 2017 Next Breakfast :1st Sunday of the Month at 9:30-10:30 1st Sunday of the month LITE LUNCH Fr. Manny Lopez Birthday is March 30th. Q: Aside from Ash Wednesday, which begins Lent, what are its principal events? A: There are a variety of saints' days which fall during Lent, and some of these change from year to year since the dates of Lent itself change based on when Easter falls. However, the Sundays during the Lenten season commemorate special events in the life of Our Lord, such as his Transfiguration and his Triumphal Entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week. Holy week climaxes with Holy Thursday, on which Christ celebrated the first Mass, Good Friday, on which he was Crucified, and Holy Saturday -- the last day of Lent -- during which Our Lord lay in the Tomb before his Resurrection on Easter Sunday, the first day after Lent. Religious Articles Gift Shop Christmas Items 30% OFF First Communion and Confirmation Gifts available. April 19th At Noon YARD SALE 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 9:00am 1:00pm BIBLE STUDY No Bible Study in April Lenten Action NO Fish Fry in April *Talk about today's scriptures with a friend after Mass. *Go to a chapel and say Morning Prayer. *Call your parents and tell them you love them. *Read for 20 minutes from Scripture or an inspirational book. *Say "I will pray for you" to someone who has shared a difficulty. *Forgive one who has betrayed you and ask forgiveness from one you have betrayed. Parish Council Membership If you are interested in serving on the Parish Council please contact Jerry Lowery or Rose Gann for more information. Lent Penance Service with Fr. Manny Lopez, Fr. Alan Bower, Fr. Joe McDonnell, Fr. Marek Dzien on April 6, :30pm

5 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent Friday: Abstinence Saturday: First Saturday Lent Prayer Merciful Father, may our acts of penance bring us your forgiveness, open our hearts to your love, and prepare us for the coming feast of Your resurrection. Amen Barbara Chadwick, Jackie Hernandez, Lena and Howard Brown, Elizabeth Capili, Warren Cox, Evelyn Scarola, Lois Norden, Frances and Artie Quesada, Pat Thompson, Haughton Newton Barrett, Gloria Martin, Patricia Ferraral, James Hodges, Louis & Lynne Bouten, Bertha Lindell, Jeryy Sullivan, Raymond Fisher, Mary Tulle,, Justin Darling, Ryan Mullins, Bob Meliti Robert McMullen, Robert Finley, Lin Hess, Tommy and Ronnie Jordan, Arthur Dallaire Jr., Bobby Groenenboom, Earl McAllister, Edith Budzitowski, Hack & Helga Franklin, Frank Mooney, Gloria Tumminia, Florence Agin, Bill Backlinie, John Bastanzi, Valerie Cox, Robert Bobby Chadwick, June Burns, Rowina Gann, Judy Kidney, Amber Leppert & unborn baby Luna Leppert, Mary Babione, Debbie Maley, Matt Maley, James Maley, Richard Aslanian, Frank Semetkoskey Please notify the church office to add or remove names. Margaret McGinty, Angelina Coble Felix Budzitowski, Irene Scarso, Joe Burns, Richard Inzerillo, Donald Chadwick Gary Meece, Elizabeth Betty Banner, Marguerite Collins, Wanda Neal, Joe Moos, Sandra Handlin, Peter Scarso, Aiko Forestall, Leo Gossen, Jack Kearney, Frank Varone, Daniel Krauss, Hilda Trageser, TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The church slowly developed customs of reserving some portion of the Eucharistic sacrifice for the sake of the dying. Today's custom of placing this portion in a tabernacle for prayer and adoration by the faithful cannot be traced back much beyond the year 1,000, much to almost everyone's surprise. There is simply no historical evidence of the Blessed Sacrament being present in a church for the purpose of having the faithful visit it or pray before it earlier in the church's history. People did visit, of course, but the center of their attention was the altar, symbol of Christ's sacrifice and the touchpoint between heaven and earth. Shrines and devotional altars abounded in medieval churches, but anything we might describe as a Blessed Sacrament chapel would be hard to find. Amazingly, the Eucharist was first kept in private houses for the purpose of Holy Communion at home. As for church, the custom gradually developed of suspending a vessel shaped like a dove somewhere in the church, often over the altar. In the hovering bird, a few hosts, enough to satisfy the pastoral needs of the dying, would be secreted. The priest would lower the dove on a pulley as needed, but it wasn't a focus of devotion by visitors to the church. It was simply a way of reassuring bishops who were nervous about safeguarding the Eucharist. The dove solution caught on in England and France after Crusaders came in contact with the custom in their travels in the Orthodox East. Reminders Remember that to offer the Holy Eucharist for your inten ons, for the dead, or for our sick brothers & sisters, is always a source of blessing for you and them. Please contact the Church office. Promote Holy Family Ministries Religious Articles Shop Open after Mass Parish Hall Available for rent Please contact Samantha Reid The Angel s House Thrift Shop Open every Friday and Saturday 9:00am 1:00pm. Every 1 st Saturday of the Month $2.00 Bag Sale Thanks for your support!

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