Saint Ignatius of Antioch

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1 The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch May 14, 2017 Fifth Sunday of Easter 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 We have to stand tall with the Lord. May the choices we make in life be only those that reflect the dignity we have been gifted with by the Lord of life. We need to remember that we are precious in the eyes of God. 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 14, 2017 Precious in the Eyes of the Lord Beloved: Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. That is the beginning of today s second reading, taken from the second chapter of the First Letter of Peter. It contains some of the most reassuring verses in Scripture. We are called living cornerstones of the Church, built into a holy priesthood. We are called a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people the Lord claims for His own to proclaim the glorious works of the One who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. And we are called precious in the eyes of the Lord. We are invaluable. We are cherished. We are highly esteemed. We are loved. We are precious. Why? Does God love us so much because of something that we have done? Why are we so precious to Him? Well, why do you, why do we love our children? Why are our children so precious to us? Is it because of what they do? No. Sure, there are many times that we are proud of our children's accomplishments. But we love them even without their accomplishments. When you first held your children as infants, you could not believe you had so much love in you. Yet, the baby did not do anything. Why, then did you love that baby? Why do you love your children? You love them for who they are, not for what they do. Your child is your love and your spouse s love now a unique person loving you back. You see God's love in your child. You see a reflection of God's beauty in your child. Why does God love us? Why are we so precious to Him? He loves us for who we are, unique reflections of His love in the world. He loves us because He sees in each of us the love He has for His Son, Jesus. He loves us because each of us is a unique reflection of the Love that became flesh in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the rock that has been rejected by the world but has become the cornerstone of the New World. We are the living cornerstones. The Church is the building of the spirit of God. We are the Church. Jesus is the great high priest who was rejected by the status quo and thrown out of the Temple, crucified outside the city. We are rejected by the intellectually arrogant atheists who control so much of our media and society. We are thrown out of the City of Man and laughed at as naive remnants of an ignorant age. But we remain here in the City of God. We are a holy priesthood, people carrying on the priestly ministry by making God present to others and others present to God. Jesus is the Light of the World, the one who dispels the darkness of sin. We are the people of the Light. We are called to bring hope and light to a world living in fear and darkness. We are precious to God because He sees His Son at work in us.

3 Fifth Sunday of Easter Therefore, we have to be aware of and attuned to our dignity as children of God. We have to treat ourselves and each other with the respect a child of God deserves. We teach our children to respect themselves. We ll say to a teen who gets caught doing something very bad that he or she needs to have more respect for himself or herself. We all need to respect ourselves more. There is no doubt about it. There are many times that we are tempted to go along with a philosophy of life that treasures actions that are in themselves self destructive. Sometimes our lives follow the basic plot lines of many TV series: 1-A person looks for self gratification. 2-That person does not consider the impact of his actions upon himself or upon anyone else. 3-The person reasons that he or she has the right to this action. 4-The person hurts himself and those whom he loves. 5-Then the person loses respect for himself and for others. I've done this in various degrees. And I am sure that if you are honest, you have done this too. I've started with thinking that something is OK for me, even if it isn't necessarily, totally proper; maybe it s a bit of a lie, maybe a nasty remark, maybe something a lot worse. Then I and you have witnessed the results of our actions and felt pretty low. One thing worse than being called a fool is knowing that it is true. Out of respect for myself, out of respect for yourselves, out of respect for the dignity that God has given us in calling us to be children of God, out of respect for the precious image of His Son that you and I have been called to bring to the world, we have to avoid these self destructive situations. We have to convince ourselves that it is beneath our dignity to join the immorality of the world. We are precious to the Lord. We carry the image of His Son within us. We must hold our heads up through the muck of society. We have to have enough self respect to avoid degrading ourselves by giving in to what everyone else says is acceptable in this modern day but what we know is unacceptable in any day. We have to stand tall with the Lord. For we are the Church, we are the royal priesthood, we are the people whom God has chosen to bring light to all who live in darkness. May the choices we make in life be only those that reflect the dignity we have been gifted with by the Lord of life. We need to remember that we are precious in the eyes of God. Yours in Christ, This week s Altar Flowers were donated in memory of Rachel Barbaro from Stacy & Elias Capous Lord, grant eternal rest to the souls of our dearly departed, especially for RITA WHITTLETON, SALLY TIERNEY, KATHLEEN GEISLER, DERWIN SCALPH, SR., WALTER BRENNAN JR., & JOHN FUREY and for all those we hold in our hearts who have died, may they rest in the arms of God.

4 Page 4 HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! On this day when we honor all mothers, we turn to you, Mary. We thank the Lord whom you serve for the great gift of motherhood. Intercede for all of our mothers. May their love and witness be a source of great inspiration for all of us called to follow your Son. The Bloodmobile will be here This 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. Nikki Kasper, who spoke on "Her Journey From Islam to Catholicism," will be available to sell and sign her book "Thirst For Truth From Mohammad to Jesus". EVENTS this WEEK 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 Catholic Apologetics: Deacon John presents open sessions in classroom 2 discussing What Catholics believe and why! Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays at 9:45 a.m. 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. Knights of Columbus: Meets this Thursday, May 18th at 7 p.m. in the hall. All men of the parish are invited. Community Life Food Pantry Food Drive May 20th & 21st Please place your non perishable items in the containers inside the Church this weekend. Some suggested items: CANNED MEATS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, BEANS, CEREAL, COFFEE, TEA, RICE, MACARONI, INSTANT POTATOES, SPAGHETTI SAUCE, PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY Financial donations welcome.

5 UPCOMING EVENTS Page 5 Rosary Crusade to Mark 100 th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima Apparitions May 13 th marked 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 in Our parish is having a Rosary Crusade to pray for peace in the world, the return of inactive Catholics to Holy Mass, the end to terrorism, and avoidance of nuclear war. Please join in and sign the Rosary Crusade Booklet in the front of the Church. 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 the Heart of Jesus who has come for the salvation of the whole world. Sign up to pray the rosary from now thru October 13 th in the Rosary Crusade Booklet in the 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 for 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. There are no special materials or registration Required. Bibles would be helpful. Join us for these interesting sessions. There will be ample time for questions. Help Your Knights of Columbus Help Wounded Veterans! There are a great number of wounded veterans recuperating at the James A. Haley Medical Center in Tampa. These wounded heroes (both Male & Female) are in need of some basic supplies. Please leave donations on May 27th or 28th in the front-inside of the Church before the Masses. Thank you for all your anticipated co-operation. God Bless You! Please donate from the list below: Underwear T-Shirts Socks Shampoo Conditioner Lotion After Shave Razor Blades Nail Clippers Combs Hair Brushes Flip-Flops (shower shoes) Make-up Perfume Lipstick Eyeliner Canned meat products Pens & Pencils Note Paper CDs DVDs Video Games Stereo/TV Headsets. Books: Word Search Sudoku Seek-n-Find Crossword puzzle

6 Page 6 Caritas Corner CARITAS FLOWERS. distributed this week at Florida Hospital North Pinellas by Caritas Volunteers were donated wishing all our moms in the parish a very blessed Mother s Day. 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 MINISTRY NEWS Volunteers Needed: Altar Servers One of the greatest things we can do as Parents is to pass on the Catholic Faith and Catholic Traditions to our children. One of the best ways to do that is to get them involved in the Mass. We are looking for children who are going into the 4 th Grade and have received the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist to be Altar Servers. Please contact Jen McIlveen at altarservers.stignatius@gmail.com or at for more information. The Pregnancy Center is looking for volunteers for Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m p.m. plus Tuesday evenings from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. If you would be interested in volunteering for any of these days, or would like to learn more, please come in and visit the Pregnancy Center during one of those times. You can learn what we do, and what's required for volunteering. Please note that a background check will need to be conducted within 30 days. 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. Ushers 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

7 YOUTH & SCHOOL EVENTS Page 7 Faith Formation This Sunday, May 14th... 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass followed by Life Teen Wednesday, May 17th... 6:30 p.m. Edge/Faith Formation Classes EDGE CAR WASH. Sunday, June 4th 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Advance Auto Parts (across Tarpon Ave) For more info contact Jen McIlveen 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 place the form below and payment in an envelope marked St. Ignatius Youth Stock in the collection basket, next week. 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 Don t Miss a Thing! QR Scan for our website Download myparishapp Find us on Facebook 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 Mothers Day May 14th: Programs The Bible & the Virgin Mary Audio A Mother s Rule of Life Video Love is a Choice For St. Brendan May 16th: Book... Book of Saints and Heroes For St. John Nepomucene May 16th: Book... Young People s Book of Saints For St. Simon Stock May 16th: Audio... Brown Scapular & St. Simon Stock For Pope St. John 1 May 18th: Program Lectio: Session 5: Peter & the Keys Audio Answering Common Objections: The Pope For St. Dunstan May 19th: Book Book of Saints and Heroes For St. Bernadine of Siena May 20th: Book... Young People s Book of Saints Check out our Bethany Book Shoppe. Open Sundays from 8:30 a.m a.m. And Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. All rosaries in stock are 50% off. NEW: St. Michael Military Rosary's available for $1.50. Evangelize as you go... St. Ignatius Car Magnets Available! 1 for $6.00 or 2 for $10.00 and support our EDGE - Middle School Ministry Available in the Parish Office on weekdays from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 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 13 Sunday, May 14 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 6:1-7 1 Peter 2:4-9 John 14:1-12 4:00 p.m. + Phil Cara 6:30 p.m. + Janina Gtudzinska 5:00 p.m. Edge Spaghetti Dinner in hall 7:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. + Bud & Faith Haidinger + Michael Zarrella & Lucille Barbetto 9:00 a.m.. 4:00 p.m. For the People of Our Parish + Nora Delgado (Spanish Mass) HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! BLOODMOBILE 8 a.m. 1 p.m. 6:00 p.m. + Maria Pazienza 6:00 p.m. Life Night hall & all rooms Monday, May 15 St. Isidore Acts 14:5-18 John 14:21-26 Tuesday, May 16 Acts 14:19-28 John 14:27-31 Wednesday, May 17 Acts 15:1-6 John 15:1-8 Thursday, May 18 St. John I, Pope Acts 15:7-21 John 15:9-11 Friday, May 19 Acts 15:22-31 John 15: :30 a.m. + Zofia Przygoda 9:00 a.m. + Theresa Siegle 7:30 a.m. + Maryann Reed 9:00 a.m. + Henry Siegle 10:30 a.m. + Edmund Correira 7:30 a.m. For Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 9:00 a.m. + Tony Rosso 7:30 a.m. + Jim Schuppel 9:00 a.m. + James Meehan 7:30 a.m. + Richard Kovak 9:00 a.m. +Deceased Members of the Laverty Family 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 6:30 p.m. Edge/Faith Formation Classes 7:00 p.m. Close to Heart - Evangelization Office 7:00 p.m. Inactive Catholic c6 9:30 a.m. Mother s Morning Out c8 11:30 a.m. Women s Council s May Crowning -h 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus meeting - hall 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 Saturday, May 20 St. Bernadine of Siena Acts 16:1-10 John 15:18-21 Saturday, May 20 Sunday, May 21 Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 8: Peter 3:15-18 John 14: :00 a.m. + Pauline Goldstien 4:00 p.m. + Deceased Members of the Gundy & McLaughlin Families 6:30 p.m. + Karlo Lekich 7:30 a.m. + Therese Page 9:00 a.m.. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + John Rossi 4:00 p.m. + Tony Franceschini (Spanish Mass) 6:00 p.m. + Dorothy Adamich 10:00 a.m. Polish School c :00 p.m. Girl Scout 1142 Awards in hall Food Pantry Drive this Weekend 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Senior Appreciation 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.