Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 30, 2018

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1 2405 Philippe Parkway Safety Harbor, FL (727) Fax: (727) Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 30, 2018 Church Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (727) Fax: (727) School Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (727) Fax: (727) Religious Educa on Office Hours Monday - Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (727) Fax: (727)

2 Celebra4ons of the Holy Eucharist Masses Monday Friday 8:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 8:30 a.m.( includes Anoin7ng of the Sick), Saturday Vigils: 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday: 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m.-family Mass, 10:15 a.m., 12:00p.m. & 5 p.m.-youth/young Adult Sacrament of Reconcilia4on Saturday 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Communal Celebra7ons during Advent and Lent. (Special Schedule During Holidays) At Espiritu Santo every Mass is a Family & Youth oriented celebra4on Bap4sms Please contact the church office at least 6 weeks in advance. Church Office (727) Clergy and Consecrated Religious Pastor & Dean - Very Reverend Father Len Piotrowski, V.F. Parochial Vicar - Reverend Father Brad Reed Pastoral Ministries - Deacon John Alvarez Assis4ng - Deacon Vincent Alterio Deacon Dominic Friscia Deacon Steven Girardi Deacon Greg Nash Religious - Sister Donna Daniels, SND Sister ReneFa Graff, SND Bereavement - Sister Donna Daniels, SND Espiritu Santo Catholic School (727) Principal - Veronica Slain Religious Educa4on (727) Director of Religious Educa4on Ellen Jones RE Administra4ve Assistant Pat Roane Clearwater Central Catholic High School (727) Principal - James W. Deputy (Parish Supported High School) Parish Informa4on Weddings Please contact the church office at least 6 months in advance. Parish Staff Our Mission and Our Vision Mission Statement -Who We Are The welcoming community of Espiritu Santo, inspired by the Holy Spirit, is commifed to encountering Christ by spreading the joy of the Gospel, celebra7ng the sacraments, serving with compassion, and embracing all on our journey of faith together. (In a Nutshell: To proclaim and live Jesus Christ to all in love.) Sacrament of Anoin4ng of the Sick Every Saturday morning during the 8:30 a.m. Mass, 2nd Thursday at 11:00 a.m. during our Sick & Homebound Mass, or you may ask the priest aher any Mass, or call the office for an appointment. Devo4ons First Friday Adora7on of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. with Benedic7on of the Blessed Sacrament Marian Prayers: In honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Mondays aher the 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Masses Rosaries Monday Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Thursday, 10:15 a.m. and following the 6:30 p.m. Mass. Pastoral Staff Office (727) Bulle4n Editor - Jean Hart Director of Accoun4ng & Finance - Jus7ne Mullaney Director of Business Services - Terry Ness Evangelization & Adult Faith Formation - Deacon Steven Girardi Funeral Liasion - Helen Crowley Liturgy & Music - Jeff FitzCharles Office Manager - Michelle Ishman Outreach Ministries/Pastoral Council - Deacon Vincent Alterio RCIA - Deacon Steven Girardi Sacristan - PauleFe Purvis Sick & Homebound Visita4ons - Deacon Dom Friscia Stewardship & Family Life Ministries - Tim Bergevin Superintendent of Facili4es & Grounds - Rich Waddick Website - Sonia Romero Vision Statement-Who We Strive To Be Espiritu Santo Catholic Church and School is a warm and welcoming Eucharist centered parish community reaching out to all people in their treasured diversity. We support and encourage all people, especially our youth, to grow and par7cipate more fully in their journey of faith. We ac7vely engage in parish and community ministries that transform our words of faith into works of compassion, mercy and a commitment to social jus7ce in the one global family. We envision a stronger commitment to befer understand, appreciate and celebrate the joy of the gospel, the grace of the sacraments and the transforma7ve power of prayer and God s infinite love.

3 We are a Sacramental People Mass Inten?ons Bap?sm: Parents of infants and children six years of age and younger contact the church office preferably six weeks in advance at bap5sm@espiritusanto.cc Children seven years and older, teens & adults contact: Deacon Steven Girardi for more informa5on at deaconsteven@espiritusanto.cc First Holy Communion & Confirma?on: School aged, contact Ellen Jones, ellen@espiritusanto.cc Older teens and adults, contact Deacon Steven Girardi, deaconsteven@espiritusanto.cc Marriage: Contact Tim Bergevin at least six months in advance at 5m@espiritusanto.cc Holy Orders: Contact Father Carl Melchior (727) ; or spvoca5on@dosp.org Prayer List Please pray for those who are suffering from illness in our parish. Prayer list names remain on the prayer list for eight weeks, a call is needed to renew. Monday, December 31 8:30 a.m. John Mrsich! No 12:15 p.m. Mass - Parish Office Closed Vigil Masses - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 4:00 p.m. Elena Giordano! 5:30 p.m. Joe Lane! 7:00 p.m. Thomas Campani! Tuesday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 7:00 a.m. Dwaine Stevens! 8:30 a.m. Donald Jenkins! 10:15 a.m. George Lucas! 12:15 p.m. Guillermina Rivera! No 6:30 p.m. Mass - Parish Office Closed Wednesday, January 2 8:30 a.m. EmmeC McMahon! 12:15 p.m. John Ambrose! 6:30 p.m. Kellie Gartung Donovan! Thursday, January 3 8:30 a.m. John Kinnucan! 12:15 p.m. David Morris! 6:30 p.m. EmmeC McMahon! Vincent Abba5ello Elsie Archer Anthony Bacewicz Marie Bishop Donald Bishop Diane Buker Tim Carberry Chuck Coggin Helen Crowther ScoC Crowther Tony DeGenaro Kim Emmons Daniel Fleming Joni Giardino-Lopez Roberta Giuliani Victor Giuliani Joe Goffio Rose Marie Harvey Robert Hochberger Paula Holcombe Joan Jelm Tim Keyes Jim Larkins Brooke Musmacker Mary Piccoli Carly Radcliffe Dina Radcliffe Carlos Ristorcelli Adeline Ross Eric Schumann Russ Stanker Barbara VaNato Ceasr Velasco Marie Wassmer Joe Watson Friday, January 4 8:30 a.m. Donald & Marie Bishop INT 12:15 p.m. Anthony Borrelli & Mary Lou Beaulieu! 6:30 p.m. Godfrey Jardine! Saturday, January 5 8:30 a.m. Lita Molinari! Vigil Masses 4:00 p.m. Marie Bishop INT 6:00 p.m. Joanne Cordaro! Sunday, January 6 7:00 a.m. For the People INT 8:30 a.m. Nilla Palumbo! 10:15 a.m. Margaret McGowan! 12:00 p.m. Domencia O Brien! 5:00 p.m. Spencer Glennon O Brien! Bread & Wine For this Week In Memory of: Willie & Roberta Gilliam From: Your daughter Nena Naab and her husband Carl Naab Sanctuary Candle For this Week In Honor of: The Bachteler Family From: Charles Bachteler

4 Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God January 1st Mother of God Pray For Us Why is this feast so important for us? Why do we need to gather for prayer and Eucharist? In the first reading, we find the ancient prayer of blessing which God gave to Moses to hand on to Aaron and his sons: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. The Lord lia up his countenance upon you and give you peace (Num 6:22-27). There is no more than the beginning of a new year to hear these words of blessing: they will accompany our journey through the year opening up before us. They are words of strength, courage and hope...a hope that has its founda@on precisely in God s blessing, a blessing which contains the greatest message of good wishes there can be; and this is the message which the Church brings to each of us today. The message of hope contained in this blessing was fully realized in a woman, Mary, who was des@ned to become the Mother of God, and she gave to this world her flesh and blood...the Prince of Peace. Vigil Masses, December 31-4:00, 5:30 & 7:00 p.m. Holy Day Masses, January 1-7:00, 8:30, 10:15 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Scripture Reflec%ons Reflec%ons on the Scriptures by Jack Conroy, Ph. D - The Epiphany of the Lord I. Isaiah 60:1-6 Epiphany means "Making Manifest" Reflec%on: The Prophet here addresses those who returned from the Exile in Babylon; he sees the resurgence of the Kingdom under God. No@ce how oaen the "Glory" of God is men@oned. To an ancient Hebrew, the "Glory of God" was almost something tangible, almost separable from God Himself. (cf: Exodus 33:22, Ezekiel 3:23, 9:3,10:4). It was a visible manifesta@on of the Presence of God. The Prophet sees this manifesta@on in the restored Jerusalem, which will draw everyone in the world to it. At this season, we see the Glory of God, His manifest Presence, in the person of Jesus Christ. And MaVhew alludes to this reading when he describes the Magi as bringing gias of gold and incense. II. Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6 How God reveals Himself Reflec%on: This short sec@on of the lever emphasizes the direct character of the source of St. Paul's gospel; the content of this gospel was that the addressees, Gen@les in what is now southwestern Turkey, was that they were not "foreigners, aliens" but that they were part of the People of God and part of His household. It is precisely this openness through Jesus Christ that was unknown in prior days, but is now known through the apostles and the new "prophets" of the church. Remember, the ancient Prophets were God-filled persons who proclaimed the way of the Lord. To what extent are we, ordinary human beings, called to be "prophets" ourselves? The essence of a prophet is vastly more the expression of Witness to the Word than foretelling the future. In this sense, our Bap@sm requires that we ourselves become prophets. III. MaRhew 2:1-12 Gen%le, Pagan Kings Recognized His Kingship Reflec%on: This is one of the most popular parts of the Na@vity narra@ves, the visit to the Christ Child of the Magi, or Wise Men from the East. Most importantly, we understand that they were Gen@les (prefiguring the mostly Gen@le church) and that they recognized, in accordance with Ancient Tradi@ons, that when Great Men were born, signs appeared in the Heavens, like a new Star. This story is not one for scien@fic evalua@on, because it is not wriven to teach astrophysics. But it is wriven so that we might understand the message the Evangelist had to express: that the most powerful personages of the Ancient World acknowledged the value of the infant; that King Herod, represen@ng the hos@le powers of greed, lust for power and bloodthirs@ness, was threatened by this infant child. Herod stands for elements in our world that touch us daily. OAen, we don't even realize that when we are manipula@ve of other persons, when we put economics in front with our children, when we injure another's good name with gossip, we are followers of Herod, and would subvert the Good News brought by the Child. This reading is not about "History;" it is about symbols that are as valid today as then.

5 Courageously Living the Gospel at Espiritu Santo FINAL Job For Director(s) of Youth/Young Adult Ministry Espiritu Santo Catholic Parish in Safety Harbor, Florida (Diocese of St. Petersburg) is seeking a full-ame Director or two part-ame directors of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The director(s) will inspire, iniaate, foster, lead, support and supervise all youth ministry acaviaes for middle school age children, high school teenagers and young adults. The overall goals of these ministries are to engender full and acave paracipaaon of all the youth/young adults of the parish in all of our liturgies, sacramental celebraaons, educaaonal efforts age-appropriate to them, social outreach service projects, retreats, summer events and diocesan acaviaes. Ideally, our youth and young adults will be encouraged to learn, love and live out their Catholic ChrisAan faith as missionary disciples of Christ in today s complex pluralisac world. The director(s) will need to be able to meet our young people where they are at in life. The Director(s) will be charged with recruiang and nurturing a core group of parents, other adults, students and young adult leaders (all of whom meet the full requirements of Safe Environment RegulaAons) who understand a holisac and comprehensive modern view of youth ministry and contemporary young adult concerns, issues, challenges, objecaves and interests. They must be cooperaave and able to work in a very collaboraave environment of more than 4,200 families, a Catholic school of 442 students and a religious educaaon program of more than 500. Special auenaon to Confirmandi and people involved in sacramental preparaaon is required. There also is a need to connect one s personal relaaonship with Jesus with the church and with efforts to make society a more just place for all people. The director(s) must make a connecaon between faith and the transformaave power of God s kingdom in the world. Comprehensive knowledge of modern Catholic social teaching is necessary. The Director(s) will be a significant voice on the ministerial and administraave staff of the parish and will need to be able to integrate the youth and young adults into the full life of the parish, diocese and universal Church. The leaders must be pracacing Catholics. They must possess a love of young people, the joy of the gospel as araculated by Pope Francis, enthusiasm, energy, leadership, catecheacal skills and a clear supporave understanding of the ecclesiology of the Second VaAcan Council. They must cooperate and work closely with the clergy of the parish, the school principal, the Director of Faith FormaAon/Religious EducaAon and Director of our school religious studies program. They must be comfortable with social media and the modern ways young people learn and communicate with each other and the world. They must be culturally sensiave, flexible, inclusive, global-minded and adept at discerning what is age appropriate. They should have a special concern for persons on the margins and peripheries of society and able to araculate a faith which does jusace for all people. They will report to the Director of Pastoral Ministries regularly and ulamately be responsible to the Pastor and his associate priest who both have a significant concern for these ministries. The director(s) will also have to be in compliance with the diocesan objecaves of Courageously Living the Gospel efforts and cooperaavely work with the diocesan Director of Youth Ministry and the proposed three new regional Youth/Young Adult ministers that will be hired by the diocese. Significant background and experience in youth ministry is desired. Academic background in the liberal arts, humaniaes, environmental studies, history, ethics, psychology, philosophy, theology, religious studies, communicaaons and ministry is also desired. A graduate degree in pastoral ministry, theology or related academic fields is recommended. All safe environment requirements of the diocese will be necessary with full background checks and fingerprinang and at least five (5) references will be evaluated. The posiaon requires a faith filled, self-moavated, trustworthy, dependable, creaave, high energy and forward-thinking individual(s) who seeks to help make the ministry viable and helpful to young people today as they embrace the future with confidence, hope and a desire to serve others in the name of Christ and the People of God. Salary and benefits commensurate with educaaon and experience. Please send your full resume to Father Len at contact@espiritusanto.cc

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8 Religious EducaCon Adult Faith FormaCon Merry Christmas There will be NO class from December 23 to January 12. We will return to class the week of January 13. Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year with your family! For Catholics, new year celebrafons come not once, but twice, each year. This weekend we prepare for coming of the 2019 calendar year as we close out 2018, reflecfng on the past and looking forward to the future. In November, we celebrated the Church s new liturgical year at Advent, leading us to Christmas with great hope and anfcipafon of the coming of Jesus Christ God with us into our hearts and our lives. Youth Holiday BouCque Thank you to everyone who supported the middle school youth by either donafng to the holiday boufque or donafng money for items. The students had a wonderful Fme and through your generosity they were able to raise over $1500. This money will go to help out a child who is less fortunate than themselves and then to an event of their choice. Thank you so much! We owen approach these new years, these new beginnings, with a fisYul of resolufons and good intenfons. It is an appropriate Fme to consider the ways our adult Catholic faith enriches us and sustains us. And, if we listen carefully, perhaps we are being called to a fuller, more acfve parfcipafon in our church. For instance, you may decide this year to assist at Mass as a minister of Holy Communion, a lector reading scripture, a hospitality minister or in the choir. Or you may choose less visible ministries such as caring for the church environment, cleaning the Mass linens and vessels, or placing material in the pews. We have communifes as diverse as the men or women of Espiritu Santo, funeral ministry and the Knights of Columbus. Others do charitable outreach through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul or serving meals at Pinellas Hope. Or you might volunteer at our school or as a catechist in our religious educafon program. Contacts for many ministries are in the weekly bullefn, or you may call the parish office for informafon. Peace to all and have a blessed New Year. Deacon Steven Girardi RCIA deaconsteven@espiritusanto.cc Ellen Jones Director of Religious EducaCon ellen@espiritusanto.cc

9 Project P.L.E.A.S.E. Parish Leaks that Encompass Areas of our Spiritual Environment Around the Parish BapJsm Class Saturday, Jan. 5th in John Bosco Center 9:30 a.m. Bap?sm is the first sacrament of the Catholic Church that your child will receive. Expectant parents or parents of infants and children six and under are invited to our next bap?sm orienta?on class. To register or for addi?onal informa?on, please call ext. 324 or the bap?sm ministry at and now concerning the special collection known as Project PLEASE Our Thanks to those families who have recently made a special gi.. This week s FAQ: Project P.L.E.A.S.E. Update What is the order in which these projects will be ini3ated? 1) John Bosco Center- roof $ 51,000 2) Gathering Room/Breezeway -roof 12,000 3) Convent roof and sub roof 22,000 4) Church - roof replacement 275,000 5) School- 49 a/c units and 3 Addison dehumidifica?on systems replaced as needed 387,000 Bereavement Care Ministry A new group will start Tuesday, January 8 for widows and widowers. We will meet in the John Bosco Center Room 1 from 2-4 p.m. Other mee?ngs on Jan. 15, 22 and 29 will be in the Gathering Room. For informa?on and registra?on, please call Sr. Donna Daniels at Blood Drive Sunday, January 13, 2019 The blood mobile will be here a.er all the morning Masses from 7:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. All donors will receive a OneBlood Long Sleeve T-shirt and a wellness checkup including temperature, blood pressure, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening! Please help save a life. TOTAL - $747,000 We are concluding the acjve porjon of our funds collecjon part of the of the project THIS WEEKEND, in order to begin project scheduling at the start of next year. If you have a RMD (required minimum distribu?on from an IRA) coming due by year s end, Project PLEASE would be a good place for a good dona?on. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE first pray for success in this project then use the envelope found in the pews, entrances to the Church or the WeShare Project PLEASE buhon to make your gi. for these financial challenges we face. We are grateful for your support and kindness. The Espiritu Santo Church & School Gi` Shop wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas & Peace in the New Year Please note we will be open based on volunteer availability December 22 January 6 due to holidays and school break Please consider volunteering at the gi. shop! Contact: EspirituSantoGi.Shop@gmail.com

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