Catholic Church Palomino Lane, Fort Myers, FL P F April 8, 2018

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1 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church Palomio Lae, Fort Myers, FL P F April 8, 2018 Divie Mercy Suday JESUS I TRUST IN YOU St. Joh XXIII Catholic Parish i Fort Myers, Ic. a Florida o-profit corporatio

2 April 8, 2018 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 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, April 7th 8:00 AM + Erika & Family by Natasa West 4:00 PM + Elizabeth Lehmkuhl by Agelo & Catherie 8:00 PM Special Itetio Suday, April 8th 7:15 AM + Lawrece Mario by Deborah Mario 9:15 AM + Luigi DeFracesa by his fried 11:15 AM + Shirley Kittepla by the St. Joh XXIII Pastoral Team THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A 5PM SUNDAY MASS Moday, April 9th 8:00 AM + Doa Holas by Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Ford Tuesday, April 10th 8:00 AM + Ralph Schaake by Richard Schaake Wedesday, April 11th 8:00 AM + Barbara Brow Ullma by the Dowey family Thursday, April 12th 8:00 AM + Mose Terrat by the Burke family Friday, April 13th 8:00 AM + Raymod LaPlaca by Terry & Joa McLea Saturday, April 14th 8:00 AM + Gle Hurt by Wedy Hurt 4:00 PM + Ted Feidt by George & Rosea Spiwak 8:00 PM PRAY FOR PEACE & ALL WHO HAVE DIED Suday, April 15th 7:15 AM + Susa Groetz by Elle Werle & Jim Sak 9:15 AM + Schleimer & Lage families by St. Joh XXIII 11:15 AM + Mark Pepe by his wife & childre THE 2018 MASS BOOK IS NOW OPEN FOR THE ENTIRE 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. April 15th READINGS 1ST READING Acts 3:13-15, ND READING 1 JN 2:1-5A GOSPEL LK 24:35-48 Miister Schedule April 14th & April 15th Saturday 4:00 PM LECTORS: R. Sombers, S. Foley, J. Sombers SERVERS: O. Rose, J. Rose, J. Milla Suday, 7:15 AM LECTORS: T. Howe, L. Izral, B. Murray SERVERS: A. Villiers, N. Villiers Suday, 9: 15 AM LECTORS: C. Lazo, P. McKea, J. Swartz SERVERS: E. Veglar, J. Evers, K. Lambert Suday, 11:15 AM LECTORS: P. Mattras, J. Cahill, J. McGrail SERVERS: L. Baumgarder, D. Baumgarder, L. Chug There will o loger be a 5pm Suday Mass. 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 TBA ifo@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 April 8, 2018 Saturday, April 7th Mass 4pm - NEW TIME Vietamese Mass 8pm Suday, April 8th Divie Mercy Suday Hospitality after all Masses Mystagogy - Sessio I 9:15am Divie Mercy Service 3pm NO SUNDAY 5PM MASS Cofirmatio - Year I & II/CCR 6pm Moday, April 9th Me s Gospel Forum/CCR 7am Craftie Ladies/Villas 1pm KofC/CCR 7pm Tuesday, April 10th Opeig the Word/CCR 9am Bereavemet 1pm Spaish Rosary/Cry Room 6pm Bible Study Matthew: the Kig ad His Kigdom/CCR 6:30pm Boy Scouts/Villa 7pm Wedesday, April 11th Blessed Little Agels/St. Cecilia's Catholic Church 10am Faith Formatio - Sessio I 4:15pm Faith Formatio - Sessio II 6pm Middle School Youth Group 6pm Thursday, April 12th Parish Advisory Coucil Meetig/ CCR 8:45am Commuity Outreach/CCR 7pm Friday, April 13th Saturday, April 14th Mass 4pm - NEW TIME Vietamese Mass 8pm Suday, April 15th Hospitality after all Masses Mystagogy - Sessio II/Livig Your Stregths 9:15am NO SUNDAY 5PM MASS Cofirmatio Rehearsal/CCR 6pm Dowload Our Parish App! Help 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! Divie Mercy PAGE 3 DEVOTION OF by: Mike Navarro DIVINE MERCY BACKGROUND IN THE CHURCH To ope the milleium Pope Joh Paul II declared that the Secod Suday of Easter would become the Feast of Divie Mercy, ad he exhorted the faithful to participate i the Divie Mercy Devotio. O the first Feast of Divie Mercy, celebrated o April 30, 2000, he caoized St. Faustia. St. Faustia, a Sister from Polad, lived from (33 years old). She etered the Apostolic Cogregatio of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy at the age of 20. She mystically received over 17 extraordiary private revelatios from Jesus, the Divie Mercy chaplet prayer, ad the Divie Mercy Image. Sice the year 2000, every pope (JPII, BXVI, ad Fracis) has celebrated the Vatica s Divie Mercy Mass, ad the Divie Mercy Service at 3:00 from the Chair of Peter. I so doig, our Holy Fathers have put their imprimatur o this powerful devotio. Aother true sig was o April 2, 2005, after the Divie Mercy Vigil Mass celebrated i St. Peter s Cathedral, JPII passed away. Pope Joh Paul II was caoized o Divie Mercy Suday, April 27, Last year Pope Fracis culmiated the Year of Mercy whe he celebrated the Vatica s Divie Mercy Service. Divie Mercy Devotio (Pray the Chaplet, Participate i the Novea, ad Atted Divie Mercy Celebratio Service) Recitatio of the Divie Mercy Chaplet, a five miute prayer. The Divie Mercy Novea starts o Good Friday, March 30th ad eds the followig Saturday. Each day the chaplet is prayed for certai souls: Day 1: All siers Day 2: Priest ad Religious Day 3: Devout ad Faithful Souls Day 4: Those Who Do Not Believe i God Day 5: Those Who Have Separated Themselves from the Church Day 6: Meek ad Humble Souls ad the Souls of Little Childre Day 7: Souls Who Veerate ad Glorify My Mercy Day 8: Those Detaied i Purgatory Day 9: Those Who Have Become Lukewarm i Faith Jesus special promise to those who complete the Divie Mercy Novea, go to cofessio, ad receive commuio o Divie Mercy Suday: shall obtai complete forgiveess of sis ad puishmet. O that day are ope all the divie floodgates through which graces flow. Atted the Divie Mercy Celebratio Service. At the service the Image is Displayed, Blessed, ad Veerated, ad persoal articles are also blessed. The image has the five wouds of Jesus. Emaatig from the heart of Jesus is a pale ray ad a red ray. The pale ray symbolizes the water which cleases ad purifies ad the red ray represets the blood which gives ew life to souls. Words iscribed o the image are Jesus, I Trust i You. Jesus Promises to People who recite ad spread the Devotio of Divie Mercy: Souls who spread the hoor of my mercy I shield through their etire life ad at the hour of death will receive great mercy. Whe you pray the chaplet i the presece of the dyig, I will stad betwee My Father ad the dyig perso, ot as the Just Judge, but as the Merciful Savior. CLOSING Our Holy Fathers have told us that Divie Mercy is the greatest attribute of God, ad it is especially eeded i our moder, secular times. All are ivited to atted our Divie Mercy Service to receive these powerful graces ad blessigs of Mercy.

4 PRAYER FOR DIVINE MERCY April 8th, 2018 Eteral God, i whom mercy is edless ad the treasury of compassio iexhaustible, look kidly upo us ad icrease Your mercy i us, that i difficult momets we might ot despair or become despodet, but with great cofidece submit ourselves to your holy will, which is love ad mercy itself. Ame. 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 Lye Haughey Lida Sayres Carol Clause Greyse Gregory Lida Kircher Bob & Vikki McCamy Michael & Toi Gleeso Erik Johso Diae Matera Kare Berardi Kathy Martidale Judy Hut Sam & Collee Saputo Paul A. Locher Jr. Ro Hudepohl Cecy Mickey Joe Ricci Joae Neil Nacy Kuefler Diae Kralj Gail Moddema Ages Bolles Geoff Davies Lydia Satos Marlee LaRose Raymod Macke Kay Nervie Jill Loude Rob Wig Peg Greco Natalie Richard Mario Leo Bruce Hoyt Ae Grace Killio Elea Piazza 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 For requests to memorialize a loved oe, you may call or stop i our Parish office. Prayers foreteral Life Life is chaged, ot eded. Eteral rest grat uto them, O Lord! Bruce Hoyt Lt. Christopher Raguso, Firema, USAF Jeffrey Curti Housto Ro Myrick TaberacleCadle I Hoor of: All Cofirmadi JESUS I TRUST IN YOU FYI CREDIT CARD POLICY: We MUST request that ay credit card trasactios made at St. Joh XXIII be a miimum of $25. Thak You! PAGE 4

5 Geeral Aoucemets Have You Listeed to Our Podcasts? Liste to our 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. Just 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! Low Glute Hosts: If you are iterested i receivig low glute hosts at Mass, the please go to the Sacristy before Mass starts to make your request with a Sacrista. Coffee & Douts Hospitality: Additioal people eeded after the 7:15am, 9:15am, 11:15am Suday Masses, to help with coffee ad douts hospitality. You would be part of a team that would rotate o a mothly basis. You must go through the voluteer process. For iformatio cotact Jeifer Baumgarder i the office at (239) 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 Noperishable Doatios: Whe you are comig to Mass, please cosider droppig off ay operishable items i desigated baskets located i the Narthex. These items help supply our food patries ad help those i eed. FREE Rosary Repair: Sed broke rosaries i a padded evelope to: Betty & Dick Holde, 7930 Estero Blvd., #502, Ft. Myers Beach, FL Rosaries will be retured withi a week of receipt. Old or broke rosaries may also be doated, repaired ad set to the missios. For more iformatio holdebd@gmail.com or call Dick at (239) Bereavemet & Beyod: If you have lost a loved oe, we offer a safe, supportive place to deal with this life chagig evet. The Bereavemet ad Beyod Group meets each Tuesday from 1pm-3pm i the Commuity Room. For more iformatio cotact the Parish office at (239) 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! 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) New Parishioers Mark & Maria Dismore Paul & Gia Mojsl Mark Robichaud & Joyce Loziski Staley & Adrea Leohardt 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, May 20th, 2018 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. PRAYERS FOR 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 2d Lt. Jacob Mudo, Army LCPL Nick Mudo WELCOME Robert & Peggy Miller Esteba Soto Ira & Agelique Smith Joh & Breda Heradez 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 Aaro Crump, USCG PFC Nathaiel Broemmel Lt. Com. Mark Buoomo Col. Scott C. Woodward Private Nicholas Loeb, ARNG Staff Sgt. Alec DeLuca Adrew Hawkiso, USN Cavalry Scout Specialist, Rya Silva, Army 2d Lt. Greg Fry, USMC 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 PAGE 5

6 Faith Formatio Cotact Chris Biel VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL DEADLINE IS MAY 7 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, April 10th THIS WEEK IN FAITH FORMATION: We are quickly approachig the ed of our Faith Formatio ad Sacramet Preparatio year. Here is the schedule util the ed of the year: 4/11: Faith Formatio Classes 4/18: NO Faith Formatio, Cofirmatio at 6:30pm 4/25: NO Faith Formatio, Sacramet Preparatio for Year II studets ad parets 6:00pm-7:15pm 5/2: Last Class for Faith Formatio 5/9: Madatory Rehearsal for First Holy Commuio 4:15pm-5:30pm Rehearsal for AM ceremoy 6:00pm-7:15pm Rehearsal for PM ceremoy CONFIRMATION YEAR II STUDENTS: There is a Madatory Rehearsal o Suday April 15th from 6:00pm-7:15pm. Oe paret or Sposor eeds to atted. O Wedesday April 18th the Cofirmatio ceremoy is at 6:30pm with lie up at 5:30pm i the Commuity Room. SACRAMENT PREPARATION: 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. 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 i the Fall of 11th 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. 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! JOIN OUR BIBLE STUDY JEFF CAVINS BIBLE STUDY APRIL 10TH - MAY 29TH This 24 week study will be offered i 3-8 week sessios. To joi our study ad register, go to ad create a accout. Follow the istructios to joi our study ad register olie. You will purchase your study set book at this time ad it will be shipped directly to you. Cotact for this bible study is: Edith Trafford at lacith@aol.com 6:30-8:00PM PAGE 6

7 Youg Adult Miistry xt 107 Cotact Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et Cotact Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et Welcomig All Youg Adults May 3 - Rooted will meet at 7pm 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 April 8 - Cofirmatio Sessio for Year I & Year II April 15 - Cofirmatio Rehearsal Year II (Madatory) April 15 - NO HSYG FOR YEAR I April 18 - Cofirmatio for Year II STATIONS OF THE CROSS ThakYou! 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. Christia Iitiatio Sessios MASS AT 9:15AM WITH SESSION TO FOLLOW Time chages are oted April: 4/8: Mystagogy - Topic: Trasformed 4/15: Mystagogy - Topic: Livig Your Stregths 4/22: Mystagogy - Topic: Livig Your Stregths 4/29: Mystagogy - Topic: Discipleship For questios please cotact Giy Whela at: (239) or vwhela99@gmail.com Middle School Youth Group MSYG - Wedesdays 6pm to 7:15pm April 11 - Bible, how does it work? April 18 - NO MSYG CONFIRMATION THIS WEEK: This sessio will focus o the layout of the Bible ad practice fidig specific verses. The we will review the Catholic Tee Bible so kids ca fid the aswers most importat to their age group. MSYG & HSYG Save the Dates April 22 - Altar Server Appreciatio Party 2-4pm May 6 - HSYG Ed of the Year Celebratio 6-8pm May 16 - MSYG Ed of the Year Celebratio 6-7:30pm Jue Just 5 Days Missio Trip 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. PAGE 7

8 Mary,Mother of the LifeWithi A woderful parishioer i our parish, with love ad devotio to our Blessed Mother, doated the statue to our parish last sprig. (They wish to remai aoymous) Mary, Mother of the Life Withi is placed i our Memorial Garde right across from the covered structure. We are thakful for this geerous doatio ad we kow the devotio to our Blessed Mother will ivite peace, prayer ad love as she leads us to her so Jesus. For more iformatio o the desig, artist ad theme of the statue, please obtai a free tri-fold brochure located i the Narthex. Hispaic Miistry ANNOUNCEMENTS Nuestra siguiete misa e español será el Domigo 6 de Mayo a las 1:15pm. Los ivitamos a que os acompañe al rezo del Rosario todos los Martes a las 6:00pm 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 PAGE 8

9 STATIONS OF THE CROSS MEMORIALIZE A LOVED ONE May of you have asked to give a Memorial to the parish for a specific item. We have Statios of the Cross i our Memorial Garde that are available to be memorized. Each statio is a gift of $5, If you are iterested please call our Busiess Maager, Holly Atkis at (239) THESE ARE THE REMAINING STATIONS AVAILABLE: Statio 2 Jesus Bears His Cross Statio 7 Jesus Falls a Secod Time Statio 8 Jesus Speaks to the Woma Statio 9 Jesus Falls a Third Time Statio 12 Jesus Dies o the Cross Memorializatio The art of commemoratig the lives of those we love. Statio 13 Jesus is Take Dow from the Cross

10 Divie Mercy SUNDAY APRIL 8, PM-4PM PLEASE BRING ARTICLES YOU WISH TO BE BLESSED THIS DAY BY THE PRIEST. JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU For Jesus is our Hope: through His merciful heart as through a ope gate, we pass through to heave. (Diary, 1570) The Image of the Divie Mercy is to be ceremoiously blessed o this day. The Image is to be publicly veerated. The Image should be exposed to all takig part i the celebratio to touch ad say Jesus I Trust i You. (I.341) CONFESSIONS: WILL BE HEARD every Saturday after the 8am Mass ad 2pm - 2:45pm o Divie Mercy Suday What is Divie Mercy? Jesus special promise to those who complete the Divie Mercy Novea, go to cofessio, ad receive commuio o Divie Mercy Suday: shall obtai complete forgiveess of sis ad puishmet. O that day are ope all the divie floodgates through which graces flow. Spread devotio through Novea ad Chaplet of Divie Mercy If you give this message of Divie Mercy to someoe, it CAN CHANGE THEIR LIFE FOREVER! Sped time to lear more about the mercy of God, lear to trust i Jesus, ad live your life as merciful to others, as Christ is merciful to you. For a full uderstadig of Divie Mercy, we recommed Divie Mercy Message ad Devotio, by Fr. Seraphim Michaleko, MIC. ad Maria.org Maria Fathers of the Immaculate Coceptio of the B.V.M. Ede Hill, Stockbridge, MA Toll Free (800) For questios or more iformatio cotact: Jae Sweeey at (239) Merciful Deed Ay of Corporal or Spiritual Works of Mercy Merciful Prayer Prayers for Mercy for the World The Divie Mercy Message is based o the writigs of Sait Faustia Kowalska, Diary of Sait Faustia. That we cotemplate, o this day, Divie Mercy Suday, the Mystery of Redemptio as the greatest revelatio of Divie Mercy towards us. (I.130) The Divie Mercy message is oe we ca call to mid simply by rememberig ABC: A - Ask for His Mercy. God wats us to approach Him i prayer costatly, repetig of our sis ad askig Him to pour His mercy out upo us ad upo the whole world. B - Be merciful. God wats us to receive His mercy ad let it flow through us to others. He wats us to exted love ad forgiveess to others just as He does to us. C - Completely trust i Jesus. God wats us to kow that the graces of His mercy are depedet upo our trust. The more we trust i Jesus, the more we will receive. The message ad devotioal practices proposed i the Diary of Sait Faustia ad set forth i publicatios of the Marias of the Immaculate Coceptio are completely i accordace with the teachigs of Church ad are firmly rooted i the Gospel message of our Merciful Savior. Properly uderstood ad implemeted, they will help us grow as geuie followers of Christ. God is so merciful toward us. We too should lear to be merciful, especially with those who suffer. Pope Fracis PAGE 10

11 St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church "Buildig Our Legacy" " Weekly Fiacials March 25, 2018 Offertory $37, Capital Campaig $113, Total $150, Mass Attedace 5592 Registered Families 3524 Kid s Offertory Evelopes $2.00 PARISH LIFE CENTER Buildig Status All of the iterior metal framig, which icludes the soffit ad walls are ow complete i the Parish Life Ceter! As for me ad my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 No moey is kept o Church property. Thak you for your cotiued geerosity! *Please make your checks payable to St. Joh XXIII 2018 Catholic Faith Appeal 2018 Goal $339,000 Pledge $277, % of Goal 81.85% % of Households 23.23% Total $164, 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) Our Capital Campaig eds i April. We would appreciate all the cotributios for this year to be post marked by April 30, Thak You Outstadig Pledges NO UPDATE Redeemed Pledges adcotributios $6,554, PAGE 11

12 EGG HUNT 2018 Visit the St. Joh XXIII Facebook Page for more Easter pics! PARISH LIFE CENTER CLASSROOMS MEMORIALIZE A LOVED ONE We have a total of 9 CLASSROOMS i our ew Parish Life Ceter. We oly have 2 CLASSROOMS that are still available to be memorialized: ST. THERESA OF LISIEUX The Little Flower ad ST. SUSANNA. Each classroom is $50K or you ca memorialize half for $25K. If you have questios, or would like more iformatio, please call our Busiess Maager, Holly Atkis at (239)

13 Wome s Guild RIVER Cruise Recap WEEKEND OF APRIL The Bake Sale will take place before ad after all Masses startig Saturday at the 4pm Mass through the Suday Masses. All baked goods are greatly appreciated. (for those of us who do ot bake, we also appreciate all the purchased goods!) All doatios may be brought to the Narthex before ad after all Masses or ca be dropped off at the Parish Office before 4pm o Friday, April 20th. Proceeds from the bake sale go to Verity ad Lifelie. We thak you for your geerosity! O March 18th, the Capt JP set sail o the Caloosahatchee River headed for the Frakli Locks. The Kights of Columbus sposored the boat trip, with a great success. The weather was perfect ad the food was great. Everyoe had a good time ad wodered whe we will have aother trip. A big thak you goes out to brothers Read Sawczy ad Ke Myers for puttig this trip together! for more iformatio cotact: Barbara Artale at: baagrammy322@gmail.com Thak You FOR YOUR DONATION SOCIAL JUSTICE - $800 St. Joh XXIII thaks you for your geerous cotributio to our Capital Campaig! for it is i givig that we receive. St. Fracis of Assisi PAGE 13

14 Parish NURSING MINISTRY NEW INSURANCE CARDS The Ceter for Medicare & Medicaid Services is scheduled to uveil the ewly-desiged red, white, ad blue Medicare cards begiig ext moth. All 58 millio beeficiaries are to receive their ew card by mail o later tha April Medicare recipiets will otice their social security umbers have bee replaced with a Medicare Beeficiary Idetifier (MBI) made up of 11 letters ad umbers to be used for billig, eligibility, ad claim status. I preparatio of this chage, made to help fight idetity theft, the Lee Couty Sheriff s Office wats you to kow what to expect i the comig moths to avoid beig scammed: Your ew card will automatically come to you. You do ot eed to do aythig as log as your address is correct. If your address eeds to be updated, cotact Social Security at ssa.gov/myaccout or call the toll free umber: Beware of ayoe who cotacts you about your ew Medicare card ad asks for your persoal iformatio, your curret Medicare umber, moey, or threates to cacel your health beefits. You will ever receive a usolicited call from a Medicare represetative. Oce you get your ew Medicare card, shred your old oe. This trasitio will take time. You will receive your ew card based o your locatio ad other factors. You ca check the status of your ew card by visitig Medicare.gov To report a fraud or scam, please cotact the Sheriff s Office Fraud Lie at (239) or by at fraudlie@sheriffleefl.org Thak You THE 12TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW 2018 SPONSORS The St. Joh XXIII Wome s Guild thaks the followig sposors for their support of our 2018 fashio show. We made $17,764 which will be doated to the Parish Life Ceter ad the charities we support. Diamod: Cypress Poit Seior Livig Aoymous Door Jo A Gair Wilso Platium: Vei Specialists Ford Sigature Detistry William Dowey Heley Jr. Home Watch Plus Geesis Wealth Maagemet at UBS Gold: Natioal Crematio Society - Neptue Corp Berkshire Hathaway Florida Realty - Sady Lych & Debi Deeth Fra Patterso Mitchell Detistry The Vei Cardiology Cosultats Silver: Cypress Pharmacy Re/Max Realty Group: - Pam Witteauer Estero Detal Nemeth Air Coditioig

15 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 UPCOMING 2018 OPEN HOUSE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 9AM-10:30AM Call (239) to meet our faculty ad studets, tour our campus ad see what St. Fracis Xavier Catholic School is all about! "We eed to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished ad protected." SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID ARE AVAILABLE OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL CAMP SIGN UP NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED! Our Lady of Good Cousel Camp is the residetial youth camp of the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida. This beautiful camp is located about 60 miles orth of Tampa o the shore of Lake Tsala Apoka. This co-ed camp accepts campers from 7 to 15 years of age. This beautiful camp was fouded i 1947 by Mosigor George W. Cummigs. They have served tes of thousads of childre throughout the state of Florida, the Southeast ad beyod! For iformatio about this woderful camp please visit: goodcouselcamp.org PRICES IF REGISTERED AND PAID IN FULL BY MAY 1ST Sessio 1,3 & 4 Sessio 2 1 Child $610 $375 2 Childre $1,170 $710 3 Childre $1,700 $1,005 4 Childre $2,195 $1,305 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. To view the ext sessios go to website ad click o Offices ad uder Programs click o Safe Eviromet. View the list of classes uder Traiig Schedule. Register for a class by clickig o Register for Traiig with Virtus. All registratios must ow be doe through the Diocese of Veice Website. Youth Miister Wated: Our Lady of Light i Ft. Myers, is seekig a full time Youth Miister. Please submit resume, alog with a cover letter, to the Parish Busiess Admiistrator at ifo@ourladyoflight.com Part-Time Bus Driver Wated: Bishop Verot High School seeks a part time activities bus driver. Cadidate must possess a valid Florida Class C licese (with o Air Brake Restrictio), pass backgroud screeig ad atted Safe Eviromet Traiig. Hours will vary but are typically 2-3 days per week. Most trips leave campus o or after 3pm. Cotact Ms. Jessica Cole at jessica.cole@bvhs.org Mass for Victims of Child Abuse: April is Child Abuse Awareess Prevetio Moth, ad i cojuctio with the Secretariat of Child ad Youth Protectio of the Uited States Coferece of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the Diocese of Veice will hold a Mass for Victims of Child Abuse o Tuesday, April 10th at St. Joh the Evagelist Parish, th Aveue North, Naples at 9am. This is the 11th cosecutive year this Mass will be held i the Diocese. All are ecouraged to atted. Scout Awards Ceremoy/Applicatio Deadlie: Bishop Frak Dewae will preset awards at the Catholic Scout Awards Ceremoy o May 6th i the Epiphay Cathedral Parish Ceter followig the 11am Mass. Award applicatios eed to be tured i to Robert Paquette before April 15th at 1000 Piebrook Road, Veice, FL For more iformatio cotact Jaet Thore at thore@dioceseofveice.org BVHS Applicatios: Bishop Verot Catholic High School is still acceptig applicatios. The ext two freshma placemet tests are scheduled for April 16th ad May 21st. The Step Up for Studets Scholarship is accepted. Please visit bvhs. org/admissios or cotact Jill Rhoe at (239) for more iformatio. 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 Resurrectio s Parish Hall Cypress Lake Drive, Ft. Myers. For more iformatio cotact Amada Gavii at (239) Bishop Verot Iteratioal Studet Homestay Search: Have a life chagig experiece i your ow home by opeig your hearts to iteratioal studets i Fort Myers! Now lookig for host families for studets who will atted Bishop Verot High School. You provide: a furished bedroom ad a lovig home. You receive: competitive mothly compesatio ad ogoig support. Iterested families should cotact Christia at (512) or cicholls@usivy.et The Thrift Store eeds able bodied idividuals to cover a Moday PM shift, Thursday ad Saturday AM ad PM shifts. The idividual(s) will be receivig doatios at the dock ad disbursig those doatios to the various sortig areas. The ability to pick-up, carry ad move 30 plus pouds, reach items o shelves, ad bed are ecessary for these tasks. If you have a desire to help families afford a Catholic educatio, this is the place for you. If iterested i learig more, Please cotact: Cythia at thrift@johxxiii.et STORAGE SPACE NEEDED The ability of our Social Justice Miistry to serve those i eed is beig severely impacted by a lack of storage space. SOLES FOR SOULS eeds log-term Seaker Storage space. That eables us to purchase seakers o sale throughout the year, stretchig our doated fuds. A spare garage (or room) would suffice. THE HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE eeds short-term storage space from mid October-November to store food items. A spare room would be ideal. If you reside withi close proximity to the Church, ad ca doate storage space i your home for either of the above, please cotact the followig: SNEAKER STORAGE: Stella McCaffrey (239) Stellamccaffrey@aol.com HOLIDAY FOOD STORAGE: Sady Szymaski (239) Szysa05@comcast.et PAGE 16

17 BENEFITS TO HAVING A PARISH APP Your church Mobile App is a powerful tool that brigs great beefits to our local ad seasoal parishioers. There are so may excitig possibilities to beig coected. It is importat to stay iformed ad take advatage of the resources that are available. Below are some stimulatig aveues to explore: Bulleti Caledar Cofessio Givig Homilies Mass Times Messages News Parish Ifo Prayers Readigs World News Groups Reflectios Real Life Catholic Reflect Daily Daily Mass Rosary Audio Bible The Good News Resources DOWNLOAD OUR NEW PARISH APP! Help foster a stroger parish life at St. Joh XXIII ad better egage the New Evagelizatio. Dowload our app today at myparishapp.com - Pope Fracis or search your phoe s app store for myparish. You ca also text the word APP to 88202!