St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA September 02, 2018 The Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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1 PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE KATHY O SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF pastor@sbcatholic.com secretary@sbcatholic.com DRE@sbcatholic.com. outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS BAPTISMS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date. St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA September 02, 2018 The Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) Fax: (912) WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 4:30 p.m. Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Friday 7:00 p.m. Religious Education Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino at Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon

2 RCIA: WHAT S IT ALL ABOUT? The "RCIA process" is divided into 4 distinct phases. Phase 1, the Inquiry, is a time to provide the searchers with basic teachings about God, give them the opportunity ask questions about the Catholic Faith, and get to know other Catholics. "Catechumens" are inquirers who have not been baptized, while "candidates" were baptized into another Christian denomination. Phase 2, the "Catechumenate." If the inquirers wish to continue on their journey, they enter this period of formal training in the Catholic Faith and way of life. Studies are focused on Jesus and His teachings, the teachings of the Catholic Church, the Sacraments, etc. Phase 3, the "Enlightenment," takes place during the 40 days of Lent. The focus changes from instruction to an emphasis on repentance and conversion. The sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) are conferred at the Easter Vigil. Phase 4, the "Mystagogy" (entering more deeply into the mysteries). The new Catholics (Neophytes) are introduced to parish ministries to help them choose how they want to become actively involved in parish life. >>>Phase 1 Inquiry sessions start Monday Sept. 10, 2018, in the Hope Meeting Room. For more information, call Carolynn Leonard at To register, contact the Parish Office at <<<

3 September 2, nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Be doers of the word and not hearers only (JAMES 1:22) It s easy to understand the definition of stewardship. The hard part is living it! What do you do to live God s word? Do you share your time in prayer with God? Do you use your talent to help those in need? Are you generous with your financial resources? If not, what are you waiting for? 2 de septiembre de º domingo en tiempo ordinario "Sean hacedores de la palabra y no solamente escuchas..." (SANTIAGO 1:22) Es fácil entender la definición de corresponsabilidad. La parte difícil es vivirla! Qué haces para vivir la palabra de Dios? Compartes tu tiempo en oración con Dios? Utilizas tu talento para ayudar a los necesitados? Eres generoso con tus recursos financieros? Si no, Qué estás esperando? TODAY S READINGS First Reading For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the Lord, our God, is to us? (Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8). Psalm The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord (Psalm 15). Second Reading Religion that is pure is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction (James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27). Gospel This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass For the Blessings of Human Labor, nos Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, [18-23] Sunday: Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 THE HIGHEST LAW From time to time, newspapers and magazines will offer, as an item of filler, various laws that are still on the books but seem silly to us in our day and age. In one California city, it is illegal to have two indoor bathtubs in one house. Clean water, a precious commodity when the law was written, is now readily available, so the law seems silly. But the human value of protecting and preserving precious resources is still around, evident in many conservation laws that seem sensible to us. So it is with the laws of religious tradition. What Jesus scorns today is others attitude toward ritual laws, an attitude that becomes nearly idolatrous when laws are observed for their own sake. Jesus teaches that observation of external ritual laws is of value only when they are emblems of our internal disposition toward the will of God. Our whole lives must follow the one ultimate law of God: to love God completely and to love neighbor entirely. Roman Catholicism is a tradition rich with customs, traditions, and even laws. As we continue to listen to the voice of Christ, we must always look into our own hearts and underneath our ritual practices to make sure that love of God and love of neighbor are what we prize above all. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Friday: Saturday: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Gregory the Great; Labor Day First Friday The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

4 Liturgical Ministry Schedule Sept. 08 5:00 p.m. AS M & R Mondziel, & Volunteer EM Lynn Duncan, B Milne, J Sheahan, J Smock, & P Galasco L Don Smith U G Hixenbaugh, D Avard, & Volunteer Sept. 09 8:30a.m. AS Jace, Jason, & Payton Whatley EM C Newberry, M Heyman, L Santos, & M McCumber L B Ellis U M Tessier, J Richtman, & Volunteer 11:00 a.m. AS CCW EM CCW L CCW U CCW Children s Liturgy Volunteer 1-S Gobrogge Volunteer 2-C Felipe Youth Volunteer-L Stark TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION When an altar is dedicated, the Rite of Dedicaton directs that, if possible, the relics of a martyr be mortared into the church floor under the mensa, or altar table. Up until this revised rite, the general practice was to include small relics of saints in an altar stone, a slab of marble that was normally set in the altar itself. Today s rite states a clear preference for martyr, and for a substantial part of the body, in accord with our tradition s desire for substantial symbols. Martyr, of course, means witness in Greek, and was the title given early on to the people who by their death imaged the death of Christ. From the beginning, there has never been a shortage of such people, although it took a while for the Church to develop a process to declare someone a martyr. Saint Augustine tells how it was done in the fifth century. By then, popular opinion didn t count as much as an official tribunal set up by the bishop of the place where the martyr suffered. After the inquiry established that the person did indeed die for the faith, a metropolitan bishop had to ratify the decision before a shrine could be built or an altar set up over the martyr s tomb. For the most part, the honor paid to a martyr (called a cult ) was restricted to that diocese, although the fame of some heroes spread so much that they were celebrated elsewhere. The age of the martyrs is now, and more people died for the faith in the twentieth century than ever before, witnessing to Christ to the end. Their sacrifice remains the seed of the Church. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. This week at St. Boniface - Sept. 02- Sept. 08 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. No Faith Formation No Catholic Focus Labor Day Office Closed Mass: 8:30 a.m. Quilt Grp.-10:00 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Rosary Group- 9:30 a.m. Sunday Choir-5:30 p.m. Parish Life-6:30 p.m. CCW Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Youth Grp.-7:00p.m. Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Yoga-9:30 a.m. Catholicism-7:00 p.m. Spanish Choir -7:00 p.m. Mass-7:00 p.m. Followed by Adoration Reconciliation: 4:00 p.m. Rosary:4:30-p.m. Mass: 5:00 p.m. Labor Day As with most things involving a potential day off, Labor Day became very popular very fast, and by 1885, several city governments have adopted ordinances calling for local observances. While New York was the first state legislature to propose official, statewide observance of Labor Day, Oregon was the first state to actually adopt a Labor Day law on February 2l, l887. The same year, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York also enacted Labor Day observance laws, and by 1894, 23 other states followed suit. Always looking for already popular ideas to get behind, the senators and representatives of the U.S. Congress took note of the growing Labor Day movement and June 28, 1894, passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy, notes the Labor Department. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pays tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership the American worker.

5 Save the dates Week of October 15 to 20, 2018 St. Boniface Chicken Dinner We will need the help of the parish. If you are willing to help, even if you never done it before, please sign up the weekend of September All profit goes to the New Sanctuary Fund. We need people to: wash, wrap & bake potatoes, make pound cakes & help cut them up, & cook the chickens, and to pack in containers on the day of the sale. Come join us for breakfast September 23 rd between the 8:30 and 11:00 masses. The Knights will be serving up eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon, and sausage. Cost is $5 per person with children under 10 free with a paying adult. We will move any kids who need to get to their Sunday school classes to the front of the line and parents can hang out while they wait for their kids to finish class. Tickets are on sale after each of the weekend masses. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Parish Office The parish office will have limited hours from Aug. 30-Sept. 7, due to Pattie being on vacation. Hours will be 10 am-2pm. The office is closed on Labor Day, Monday Sept. 2nd. Your contributions for the weekend of Aug 26, 2018 Adult $7, Children $51.57 Building Fund $1, Bills paid this week $6, Thank you for your continued generosity Mass Intentions Sept. 2-Sept.8 Attention Boy Scouts We would like to present the Ad Altare Dei program to our Boy Scouts who have completed 6 th grade and up to 15 years of age. This is a Catholic program based on the seven sacraments. There will be a quick meeting after 11 am Mass on Sunday, Sep. 9 th to answer questions and decide what day and time will work for the scouts. The program is 8 one-hour sessions. Please contact Gerry Klock at gfklock@gmail.com or with any questions. Save the date! October 06, am-1pm Clean out your closets, garage & tool sheds, St. Boniface is having a Yard sale! Watch the bulletin for more information coming soon! CALLING ALL BAKERS! If you like to bake and can contribute one or more homemade pound cakes to our annual chicken dinner fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20, please contact Marguerite Gilstrap via at mjoh960475@aol.com or call her Pound cakes freeze well so you can bake some in advance of that weekend. We would like all cakes delivered to the church before Friday morning, Oct. 19 so that our volunteers can slice them in advance. A sign-up sheet will be available in the narthex. Two recipes will be provided in the narthex for you to use or if you have a favorite recipe, you can use that. Thank you! Raffle Winner Congratulations to the winner of the Outreach raffle, gift certificate for $40 to Los Bravos Mexican Restaurant, Kathryn Klock-Powell. Join us for our 1 st Annual Low Country Boil Fundraiser Sunday 09/02 Tuesday 09/04 Wednesday 09/05 Thursday 09/06 Friday 09/07 Saturday 09/08 Felipe Garza Linda Liebl +Laurie Tuft +Paul Sweatt for College Students Denise Burdick, Brian Smock Richard Rohrer Sponsored by Dasher Insurance Date: September 15, 2018 Time: 6:00PM 8:00PM Location: Family Life Center (Building next to Centerpoint Church) 2160 Hwy 21 S Rincon, GA Live Music by The Goshen Travelers Tickets available online or in office. Effinghamfamilypromise.org

6 Please pray for our sick Confirmation commitment coming up There will be a brief ceremony to recognize and bless Confirmation candidates during the Sunday, September 23, 11:00 Mass. Please make every effort to attend if you have a child in the ninth-grade Confirmation class. First Communion set for May 5 Second-graders will receive First Communion at the 11:00 Mass on Sunday, May 5, Please watch the Bulletin for information about Saturday retreats in February and April If you have a third-grade or older child who has not received First Communion, please contact the DRE. Parent meeting makeup If you are the parent of a Confirmation or First Communion candidate and did not make the August 26 meeting, please see the DRE for a complete set of sacramental requirements. With Confirmation scheduled for December 1 and no classes during the second half of November, it s critical that we satisfy diocesan requirements in a timely manner. The next 10 weeks will pass quickly! Faith Formation reaches milestone attendance As of August 26, we have 160 kids registered for Faith Formation. What a blessing! Many thanks to catechists, staff, Fr. Martino and the parish council for all their support. For more information about Faith Formation, contact Celeste Gish at or celestegish@windstream.net. VIRTUS Training - SAVANNAH Wednesday, September 12, :00pm to 9:00pm The VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children for Adults" training will be held at St. James Church. This class has content not suitable for young children. Childcare is NOT provided, so please make arrangements accordingly. No one under age 18 will be admitted due to sensitive subject matter - no infants, no toddlers, no children, no teens. You MUST log in through VIR- TUS website to receive credit for session (do so by clicking on the VIRTUS pre-registration link below). The class will start promptly at 6:00 pm. Once doors are closed no late admittance will be allowed. This training is required for all who provide either paid or volunteer ministry in our diocese who in the course of their ministry come into contact with minors. A list of those ministries can be found here. Space is limited to and registration is required by registering online at VIRTUS Online. THE ORIGINAL CURRENCY Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased. Adam Smith For all those homebound, in the hospital or nursing homes and especially those who care for them. We also ask prayers for those not listed and those we are not aware of that are ill. Fr. Isador Baky, Marlee Brantley, Chuck Brown, Diana Cato, Nadine Chapman, Andy & Kathy Chester, Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Peter DI Lella, Susan Dehyle, Isabell Duffy, Tracey Edenfield, Wendy Fears, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Greg Hlavac, Muriel Healy, Collen Higgs, Brantyne Knight, Nicholas Knight, Sandy Kowalski, Rosa Lewis, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, David Matzdorf, Mary McGrath, Justin McGregor, Nancy Miller, Halario Miranda, Tracey Hickox Mulligan, Phil Pastrano, Steve and Mary Pizzino, Olga Ramirez, John Ray, Lynn Richardson, Joel Rivera, Richard & Ida Rohrer, Kathy Singley, Alan Swartz, Benji Sharrow, Tim & Jill Shumacher, Elijah Sims, Angel Smith, Nick Stevens, Ed & Delores Talick, Boris Tang, Burr & Helen Tolles, Rosemary Usher, Kaaye Wolfe Vavot, Rita Visconti, Darwin Webb, Bernie Weber, Julie & Larry Weddle, Theresa Wichert, Gary Wilkes A time of war, and a time of peace: We pray for those that serve in our military COL Brian Healy, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SGT. Shawn Brown, SSGT. Steven Liebl, A1C Cameron Rahn, E3 Steven Talick Jr., CW4 Scott Durrer Protect and guide our men and women in uniform, strengthen them in their trials. Give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

7 Saint Boniface Council of Catholic Women The first monthly meeting of the year will be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 7 pm in the Hope Room of the new office building. An Ice Cream Social will follow the meeting for everyone to get acquainted. All women of the parish 18 years of age and over are invited. Nursery will be available if prior notice is given at least one week in advance. Please Janice Howard at how1235@yahoo.com

8 Yvette Carr P.O. Box 392 Springfield GA Phone CLELAND SITE PREP, INC. P.O Box 3822, Bluffton, SC Office-(843) * Fax (843) See us at Harland Howard Interior/Exterior Painting Services No Job too Big or too Small! Phone: References provided Register your Kroger Rewards card to help benefit the Outreach Assistance program. Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Please contact Denise Burdick for nursery needs during meetings at Ave Maria Shop St. Boniface Catholic Gift Shop Open after Saturday and Sunday Masses. Bibles, Catholic Children Books, Gifts, Rosaries, Medals, and much more!