Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 p.m. SFX 7:00 p.m. on Jekyll. Sunday (SFX) 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. in Spanish

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1 Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 p.m. SFX 7:00 p.m. on Jekyll Sunday (SFX) 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. in Spanish Weekday Masses St. Joseph Chapel Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:00 a.m. Church Wednesday 8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Reconciliation: Church Saturdays 4:00-4:30 p.m. Sunday 7:45-8:15 a.m. (Or by appointment) St. Joseph Chapel (Open for Meditation) Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. St Joseph Chapel First Friday Adoration 2:00-7:00 p.m. Holy Hour 7:00-8:00 p.m. First Saturday 8:45 a.m. Church Address:1120 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA Phone: (912) Fax: (912) annbuebel@bellsouth.net

2 St. Francis Xavier Staff Rev. Timothy McKeown, Pastor ext. 11 Rev. Chris Ortega Assoc. Pastor ext. 12 Ann Buebel Office Manager ext. 0 Maggie Shafer Director of Finance ext. 16 Rev. Mr. Larry Guyer, Director of Religious Education ext. 14 PERMANENT DEACONS Rev. Mr. Ntungwa Maasha Rev. Mr. Larry Guyer ext. 14 CHRISTIAN FORMATION CENTER 1116 Richmond Street Brunswick, GA Juan Perez-Valdes, Hispanic Ministry ext. 11 Marisol Soler, Fam. & Youth Ministry ext. 12 Joe Sechkar Dir of Liturgy/Facilities Maint. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1121 Union Street Brunswick, GA Dr. Terry Mermann Principal Lori Carden, Office Manager Maggie Shafer Director of Finance Ext.16 As we continue with this Year of Mercy, here are some excerpts from the homily I shared at the Year of Mercy Pilgrimage in Savannah last Saturday: WHAT IS MERCY? The Etymology of mercy is from misericordis which means opening one s heart to wretchedness (Name 8). Jesus told St. Faustina, Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy My heart rejoices in this title of Mercy. Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of my hand are crowned with mercy (Divine Mercy Diary #301). Let us imagine a blazing hot furnace, with flames leaping out of it. This furnace burns 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This is an apt image for the love of God for you. The heart of God is on fire with love for you. RECEIVE MERCY How does our heavenly Father see the world? No doubt He looks down each day and sees our beauty and unique nature but he also sees our woundedness and brokenness and He has mercy on us. The Father is rich in mercy (Eph. 2:4). God reveals himself to Moses as a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness (Ex. 34:6). The motto for this year is Merciful like the Father. One way God expresses his mercy is in forgiveness. Pope Francis is fond of saying, The Lord never tires of forgiving: never! It is we who tire of asking him for forgiveness. We need to ask for the grace not to get tired of asking for forgiveness, because he never gets tired of forgiving (Name xi). Certainly this was incarnated in Jesus. As Jesus walked this earth how many times did the Evangelists record, His heart was moved with pity for them? (Think of a scene like the widow of Naim, the feeding of the 5,000, the Gadarene demoniac. Think of parables like the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan, and the Good Shepherd). God has compassion on us. Jesus could look at a situation and see the deepest need of the person in front of him. This is mercy. SHARE MERCY Remember the ruthless servant of Matthew 18? The servant owes the King a huge amount perhaps several years worth of wages. He is forgiven all! But when he sees a fellow worker who owes him a small amount he has him thrown into prison. May we not be like that! We are called to show mercy because mercy has been given to us. How can we receive mercy and fail to share it with others? Corporal works of mercy. Harbor the homeless, feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the sick, ransom the captive, and bury the dead. Spiritual works of mercy: Comfort the afflicted, instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish the sinner, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offenses willingly, and pray for the living and the dead. How can these be part of my life and the lives of our families in the year ahead? There are seven of each. We have nine months of the Year of Mercy in front of us. How about focusing on one corporal work of mercy and one spiritual work of mercy each month for the coming nine months? I want to share an image that I use for Confession. Imagine going out to the beach at Tybee, a remote spot, perhaps somewhere on North Beach. You go out at low tide, take a stick and write in the sand all the sins you have ever committed from your youth. You think of your sins of commission and then your sins of omission. You are surprised with the section of the beach you cover. You leave and go away. The tide turns and comes in. You come back the next morning and the sand is clean and replenished. All of the sins are washed away. That is mercy. That is the love of God for us. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our sins from us (Psalm 103:12). -Fr. Tim McKeown Financial News Collections for Feb. 20th & 21th $ 9, Thank you for your sacrificial donation!

3 Year of Mercy Events 24 Hours for the Lord SFX On March 4-5, the Vatican is hoping churches worldwide will participate in an initiative to stay open for 24 hours to underline the need for prayer, contemplation of the Eucharist and a chance to go to confession. Please sign up on the Church bulletin board for a one hour slot to be with Our Lord. Please note: After 9:00 p.m. the only open door will be the door opening towards Xavier Hall/the small parking lot. Friday March 4 2:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Main Church) 3:00pm Adoration 4:00pm Adoration 5:00pm Adoration 6:00pm Stations of the Cross (Spanish) 7:00pm Stations of the Cross (English) 8:00pm Confession available 8:00pm Adoration continues all night Saturday March 5 Adoration continues through the morning 8:15 a.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy 8:45 a.m. Holy Mass 9:00 Adoration continues 1:45 p.m. Benediction. Blessed Sacrament reposed Confirmation All are invited to attend the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation to be celebrated by Bishop Hartmayer on Wednesday March 2 at 6:00 p.m. at St. St. Francis Xavier Church. The Mass will be at 6:00 p.m. Please come out and support our young adults and they take this important step on their faith journey! Miracle and Healing Service Come join us on Sunday March 6 from 1:30 to 4:30 in St. Francis Xavier Church. Experience the power of God through worship, preaching, healing and miracles. The Alleluia Community Healing/Miracle Team from Augusta, GA will lead the service. Prayers will be offered for physical, emotional and spiritual healing. All are welcome!

4 Our next special collection will be on Sunday March 6 for Catholic Relief Services: The Catholic Relief Services Collection supports Catholic Church organizations that carry out international relief and solidarity efforts. Programs include relief and resettlement for victims of persecution, war, and natural disasters; development projects to improve living conditions for the poor; legal and support services for poor immigrants; peace and reconciliation work for people suffering from violence; and advocacy on behalf of the powerless. Bishop's Annual Appeal Our goal is $50,086. We are off to a good start, having raised about 10% in the first week. Please take some time today to write your check to the BAA with the notation "SFX Brunswick." These can be put in the collection basket, mailed to the church office or mailed to Savannah. Thank you! Children s Envelopes Through the initiative of the Parish Council, we now have children s envelopes available. This is a great opportunity to teach our young people to give back to God. There are two styles available in the front of the church, a Noah s Animals style for younger children and a Patron Saints theme for older children. Parishioners are invited to enjoy a tasty fish dinner prepared by the Knights of Columbus before each of the Friday Stations of the Cross during Lent at 5:30 till 7 PM in Xavier Hall March 18. Fish Dinners are $7 and include two fresh fish fillets, hush puppies, cheese grits, slaw and tea. Special for a family of four is $20. Grill Cheese for kids are $2.50. Prayer List for February (Names will be refreshed on the 29th) Hal & Ann Brown Tilly Johnson Charlotte Cornelius Huong Thi Phan Georgia Burgess Erwin Sr. Mary Andrea Curran Sr. Kathleen J. McMenamin Gertrude Roberts Kay Crowley Agnes O Brien Arnold Meacham Anna Hardwick Richard Brunegraff Maria Zambon Donal Brunegraff Phyllis Vanderburg Jane Allen Judy Perry Majka Dick Guerin Billie Lou Henjum Ben and Kathleen Koreski Lorraine O Connor Alan Borst Brent & Maria Huffman David & Frances Nohrden Vera Borkowski Les Thomas Ray Jarvis Savannah Jones Shelby Jones Shannon Schaffer Bertha Hansen Lynne Doherty Tommy Terrell Lani Rhorer Kathy Poliwka Mae Mastrianni J.D. Pearson Carol Papia Jerry Ehlman Evelyn Daugherty Helen Berry Teresa Martin Joseph Gardler Glenn Strouble Our sons and daughters in military service Call or Ann to add a name to this list ext. 0 or annbuebel@bellsouth.net Stations of the Cross will be held the Fridays during Lent at 7 p.m.

5 February 28, 2016 Third Sunday of Lent Mass Intentions Saturday February 27 5:00 p.m. Our Parish Family 7:00 p.m. t Maureen Merrill (At Jekyll United Methodist Church) Sunday February 28 8:30 a.m. Dorothy B. Newton 11:00 a.m. t Mildred Bunn 6:00 p.m. t Margaret & Jim Lewandowski Monday February 29 7 a.m. t Patrick Kelly Tuesday March 1 7 a.m. t Betsy J. Strouble Wednesday March 2 8:00 a.m. t Gordon Williams 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Mass Thursday March 3 7 a.m. t Von Williams Friday March 4 7 a.m. Confraternity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross Saturday March 5 8:45 a.m. t Grace Moore 5:00 p.m. t Attilio Tozzi 7:00 p.m. Our Parish Family (At Jekyll United Methodist Church) Sunday March 6 8:30 a.m. Living & Deceased Lectors 11:00 a.m. t Jack & Jeanne O Donnell 6:00 p.m. t Ted Greene Twelve of our teens joined other parishioners on the pilgrimage of mercy to Savannah. John Tran, processed with the other parish representatives carrying our parish scroll. The scroll outlined how our parish effectuates the corporal works of mercy. We would like to thank Rick and Cate Coolidge who were our chaperons on this trip. A big thank you also goes out to Judy Finnerty and Juan Perez-Valdes for providing the teens with a sumptuous meal the past two Wednesdays. If you can provide an evening meal for our teens on any Wednesday evening please contact Marisol Soler x.12 Our teens in the spirit meet Wednesdays, 5-7:30 in the parish center. Teens in grades 8-12 are invited to come. Christians in the Middle East The Knights of Columbus is asking those considering a Lenten sacrifice to give 40 Bucks for Lent to help Middle Eastern Christians and other religious minorities suffering religious persecution there. The Knights began its Christian Refugee Relief Fund in To date nearly $10 million has been raised to provide housing, food, medical aid, education and general relief to persecuted Christians and other religious minorities especially from Iraq and Syria, and to raise awareness about their plight. Those persecuted have suffered enormously at the hands of terrorists, who target them simply for their faith. Lives have been turned upside down, friends and families killed, and homes seized. These donations can be made to the Christian Refugee Relief Fund at christiansatrisk.org, or by sending checks or money orders (payable to Knights of Columbus Charities ) to P.O. Box 1966, New Haven, CT The memo portion should indicate that the check is for Christian Refugee Relief. The 84 th Annual K of C Charity Oyster Roast will be March 5 th at the Knights Hall. For tickets and information call

6 Wanted, parishioners interested in having fun. Vacation Bible School will soon be here. If you are interested in planning, implementing, sharing and having fun with the children this summer call Marisol Soler at extension 12 or by We appreciate your help. The dates are June The Knights of Columbus will host a blood drive on Sunday February 28th from 8 AM to 2 PM in Xavier Hall. Please consider giving a pint of your precious gift of life to others. Your donation will remain in the local community. Scheduling an appointment will ensure your time is respected. The Knights of Columbus will provide the volunteers needed for the service. Our child care center is open on Sundays for the 11 AM Mass. College students Vanessa and Carla will be happy to watch and play with your children ages infant to 5 years old. They have passed our VIRTUS and background check and always serve with a smile. Our nursery is located in the St. Joseph room of the parish center. The St. Francis Xavier Catholic School Primary level and Elementary level chess teams won first place at their match on Saturday, February 20 th. Both teams will advance to the State Competition in March. St. Francis Xavier Catholic School is accepting teacher applications for the school year: full-time elementary, part-time music, part-time middle school math, and Development/Institutional Advancement PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR) We meet this Sunday, Feb 28 th, and we will meet next Sunday, Mar 6 th. PSR meets Sunday Mornings, 9:30 10:45am. We welcome all children of the parish, Pre-K - 8 th Grade. Call Deacon Larry-DRE , X14. RCIA Class will meet Monday, February 29, 7:00 8:30pm in the St Anne Room of Xavier Hall. Our topic is: The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

7 Parish Activity Contacts Adult Bible Study, Joe & Linda Kirby Altar and Environmental Care, Diane Lott Bereavement, Ann Buebel CCW, Rose Browning Communion Ministers, April Culture of Life, Rose Lodise Greeters, Dennis Merton Jekyll Island Catholic Ladies, Eleanor Daniel Knights of Columbus, John Carbonell Lectors, Arnetia Maasha RCIA/Sacramental, Larry Guyer ext. 14 Religious Articles Shop, Rose Lodise St. Monica Society, Peggie Cash St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store Stewardship, Deacon Larry Guyer ext. 10 Parish Council, Gene Laurendeau at MEMBERSHIP To be a registered member of a Parish is to have a sense of belonging to a family. Newcomers are requested to register at the Church Office soon after arrival, to meet the staff and learn about your new parish. In the time of family sickness, death or special need, parishioners are asked to notify the Church Office. If requested, Holy Communion will be brought to anyone desiring to receive the Eucharist but are unable to attend Mass for serious reasons. Please call Ann Buebel at ext. 0., her at annbuebel@bellsouth.net or come by to schedule your masses. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.