Saint Ignatius of Antioch

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch October 1, 2017 Respect Life Sunday I am the wheat of God. I must become the pure bread of Christ. St. Ignatius of Antioch Msgr. Joseph A. Pellegrino, Pastor 715 E Orange Street Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689 Mass Schedule: Saturday.4:00 and 6:30 p.m. (Fulfills Sunday Obligation) Sunday...7:30, 9:00, 11:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Spanish Mass, and 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Weekdays..7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Saturday.9:00 a.m. Schedule of Confessions: Saturday.3:00 3:45 p.m. and after the 6:30 p.m. Mass PARISH OFFICE 937-4050 Main Office ext. 201 Msgr. Joseph A. Pellegrino, Pastor ext. 209 Rev. Brian Fabiszewski, Parochial Vicar ext. 207 Rev. Vijay Polamarasetty, Ocd, Par. Vicar ext. 214 Rev. Kevin Molloy, in Residence ext. 208 Deacon Samuel Moschetto ext. 224 Deacon John Edgerton ext. 222 Seminarian Drew Woodke ext. 210 Ron Appel, Parish Manager ext. 215 Katherine Creamer, Office Manager ext. 201 Lorna Moffitt, Parish Mgr. Assistant ext. 203 Eldean Jenkins, Facilities Manager ext. 201 Anne Harman, Music Director ext. 206 FAITH FORMATION Rev. Brian Fabiszewski, - Director ext. 207 Fran Morin, Pre-K 8th Grade ext. 220 Joshua Strope, Evangelization ext. 224 Laura Margarella, Caritas ext. 221 YOUTH MINISTRY Bart Kovacic, Life Teen ext. 246 High School Ministry Jen McIlveen, Edge ext. 224 Middle School Ministry EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Sharon Stokely, Director ext. 225 GUARDIAN ANGELS SCHOOL Mary Stalzer, Principal 799-6724 UPPER PINELLAS PREGNANCY CENTER Mary Caesar 937-4304 PARISH OFFICE FAX 727-943-0676 OFFICE EMAIL kcreamer@ignatius.net PARISH WEBSITE www.st.ignatius.net SPANISH PHONE LINE 727-934-4163 Miraculous Medal Devotion: Before 9 a.m. Mass each Wednesday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays after 9 a.m. Mass until 10:15 a.m. First Friday of the Month 9:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Baptism: Please call the Parish Office Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance. Holy Orders: Please call Rev. Carl Melchior at 345-3338

Page 2 October 1, 2017 Scoreboard! I want to speak today about scoreboard, collaborators, blue collar sinners, you and me. First of all, scoreboard. I love sports. I have tickets for the Bucs. I am a rabid Yankee fan. I like tennis, and sometimes I ll even watch golf, although I am not sure that golf is a sport. Like all sport fans, I speak with absolute authority on what should have taken place the day after the game. A former parishioner of ours, the late Jim Fregosi, had been an all star professional baseball player and the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. Jim once told me that part of the fun of sports and a goal of every good franchise is for everyone watching to feel that he or she is an expert in the game. There are certainly a lot of experts in the Tampa Bay area. We have radio stations with non stop analysis of every move that the coach makes, what he should have done last Sunday and what he ll never be able to do this Sunday. I guess that s all fun, but none of it matters a bit. All that matters is scoreboard. The term scoreboard refers to the final score of the game. If a team wins, no matter how well or poorly one or more players appear to have played, the winning team has scoreboard. If someone says, the quarterback threw two interceptions and only completed seven passes, the quarterback can still say, But I have scoreboard. I won. There is no argument to that. And the Lord said to the chief priests and elders of the people, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of heaven before you. They may have made huge mistakes in their lives. They may have been terrible sinners. But they responded to the call of the Lord. You chief priests and elder of the people didn t respond to the Lord. The tax collectors and prostitutes have won the game of eternal life. They have scoreboard. Now, about collaborators and blue collar sinners. The tax collectors and prostitutes were white collar and blue collar sinners. The tax collectors were collaborators with the pagan Roman occupiers of Israel. They had a nice, clean job, being paid handsomely by the Romans for determining how much each of the people had to pay. Worse than this, they were cheats who usually assessed the people more than they gave the Romans, thus further lining their own pockets. All this, of course, was enforced by the Roman soldiers standing behind them. Levi was a tax collector. He was a white collar sinner. He collaborated with the pagans against his own people and God s people. But when Jesus called Levi, he left his table, changed his life and name. He became Matthew, the saint whose feast we celebrate September 21st. By the end of his life this once sinful collaborator as well as many of his companions who responded to the Lord had scoreboard over the so called righteous leaders of the people. The prostitutes who followed Jesus also had scoreboard. They were blue collar sinners. Theirs was not a life of white collar comfort. They had to work hard to make a living by drawing others into sin. They accepted being treated poorly for the sake of the money they were given. But so many of them changed their lives when they were called by the Lord. Even though they had been terrible sinners, they ended up in the Kingdom of Heaven. That s scoreboard. The first son of the Gospel parable had scoreboard. Maybe he did not immediately respond to his father s call, but he did go to the vineyard and work there. His brother didn t. He spoke a good game, but the final score was Son number one: 1, Son number two: 0. All of this is an introduction to something we need to recognize: as long as we are doing our best to respond to Jesus s call, to God s will for us, we have scoreboard. Too many of us are down on ourselves for our past lives. Many of us can truthfully say, I have made major mistakes. I have been a sinner. But we are here now. We are doing our best to follow the Lord. We try our best to take what we have receive

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time here, the strength of Christ, the power of the Gospel, and integrate this into our daily lives. We may have been sinners, but we are trying our best now. You and I need to stop beating ourselves up. We need to remember that the changes that we have put into our lives have given us scoreboard. In today s first reading, from the prophet Ezekiel, this question is posed: Are God s way s unfair? Is He wrong to condemn a virtuous man who turns to a life of sin or reward a sinful man who turns to virtue? The answer is that those who win the race, win. Those who stop running, lose. I often mention to people that it would be easier for us in our lives if we would just run directly from the starting line to the finish line. But we are human beings. We run off course at times. What matters, is that we get to the finish line even if our Guardian Angels have to work overtime to convince us to get there. What must it have been like for Levi the tax collector, who was now Matthew, or for Mary Magdalene, the former prostitute who was now dear to God, what must it have been like for them and others like them to stand with Jesus? Were they self conscious? Did they agree with the elders and chief priests that they did not belong in the presence of a holy man? Or did they recognize that this man called Jesus had drawn them away from whom they were to become who they are, committed followers of God? They deserved to stand with the Lord because they had responded to His choice of them and had in turn chose Him. And yes, people could look down on their past, because they were sinners. But they were no longer sinners, they were now followers of Christ. What must it have been like for them to stand with the Lord? It must have been wonderful. All that mattered was Him and the wonderful future of love, eternal love and eternal life, that He gave them. The past no longer mattered. The scorn of the chief priests and elders of the people no longer mattered. All that mattered was Jesus. Yours in Christ, Parish Picnic- Sunday, October 8th 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Near the Early Childhood Center Activities include: Huge Inflatable Slide, Dunk Tank, Bungee Challenge, Apple Toss, Cake Walk, Football Toss, Music Table, Balloon Blow Up, Relay Races & more for all ages! Great Food: Chicken, Hot Dogs, canned drinks, paper goods and plastic ware will be provided. Please bring whatever you wish to complement your picnic. Food served from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Bring your tables, lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy!

Page 4 Have Breakfast in the hall THIS SUNDAY, October 1st from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Full Breakfast of Pancakes, Eggs, and more. Light portions & donuts available too! Come support your Knights of Columbus fundraiser and have a delicious breakfast before all our other activities begin. This Week s Altar Flowers This week s Altar Flowers were donated in memory of Helmuth Bloch from Eva Bloch EVENTS THIS SUNDAY Sunday Faith Formation This Sunday: 10:00 a.m. All classes meet in classrooms. 10:15 a.m. 1st Communion Parent Meeting in the hall. Life Teen Life Nights Teens from 9th thru 12th grades - Join us following the Sunday Life Teen Mass in the hall for food, fun, and exciting presentations and experiences until 9 p.m. Join us for RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY this Sunday, October 1st at 12:30 p.m. Abortion is not an abstract issue. Having a memorial service where these babies are remembered reminds us that abortion is not merely about beliefs, but about bloodshed; not just about viewpoints, but about victims. Join us at our Memorial to the Unborn after the 11:30 a.m. Mass this Sunday. Allow your heart to be broken for them and commit yourself to protecting other children from suffering the same fate. Our Memorial is behind our Upper Pinellas Pregnancy Center. For more Information about our Respect Life Ministry please contact: Jo Morea jomamax1941@gmail.com or Tom Sipera tsipera@tampabay.rr.com Our Respect Life Mission Statement: The Respect Life Program has a three-fold effort: education, pastoral care (service) and public policy. The group interacts and collaborates with other parish ministries to place a focus on the sanctity of human life and innate dignity of every person.

UPCOMING EVENTS THIS WEEK Page 5 Theology on Tap The Joy of the Gospel North Pinellas Theology on Tap is a gathering of young adults where they come together to socialize, collaborate, pray, and grow in their spiritual understanding. Join us, Thursday, October 5th at 6 p.m. at Outback Steakhouse on Highway U.S. 19 in Palm Harbor. No registering required. First Friday Adoration THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN We continue the reflections of St. Peter Eymard on his reflection on the Our Father and the real Presence of Jesus in the Living Eucharist. Grant me the grace of find all our joy in wanting you alone, in desiring you alone and thinking of you alone. Grant that by denying ourselves always and in all things, we may find the light and life in obeying your good and acceptable good Will. I will what you will, I will it because You will it. I will it as I see you will it. I will it as long as you will it. Perish our thoughts and desires as if they are not purely from You, and You. These words of St. Peter might seem a bit lofty for many lay persons but they really represent that part of the Our Father that we can and should focus on. One of the questions that we should ask ourselves is Does God want us to be happy? Of course, He does here and in the hereafter. Praying the Our Father in front of the Living Eucharist is one of the best ways to sit down and have a conversation with Jesus, face to face ; for Jesus is the Eucharist. Friday, October 6 th is the First Friday and we will have Exposition of the Sacred Host in the Monstrance, ( to show forth ) from 9:30 a.m. ending with His Benediction at 9 p.m. in our Chapel. Please sign the Adoration Commitment Book in the front of the Church before you leave Mass this weekend. Pray for peace, the peace that only Christ can give to us and to the world. (Deacon John) All parishioners are invited to join our seminarian, Drew Woodke, for a six-week series on Thursday s from Oct. 5th - Nov. 16th (no class on Oct 26th) at 6 p.m. in the parish hall for a reading of Pope Francis apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel. This monumental document would set the tone and themes that would unfold early on in his papacy. Light refreshments will be available. Caritas Corner FLOWERS... to be distributed this week at Florida Hospital North Pinellas were donated by Joan Shea, in memory of her beloved husband, Jim, wishing him a Happy Birthday in heaven. NEW BEGINNINGS. The next meeting of our parish bereavement support group will be held Saturday, October 7th at 10 a.m. in the hall. Our own Fr. Vijay will be the speaker. Fr. Kevin Molloy s Class Fr. Kevin Molloy will return in October. His class on Comparative Religions will begin on Thursday, October 12th at 7 p.m. in classrooms 2 & 3. All are invited to join in. No registration required.

Page 6 The Diocese of St. Petersburg s Annual Mass of the Angels This Mass is for children (born or unborn) who have gone to be with the Lord. Saturday, October 7th, at 11:00 a.m. in the St. James Chapel at Bethany Center (18150 Bethany Center Drive Lutz). Families are invited to bring a picture of their lost child/ren to be displayed at the reception following Mass. For RSVP's, information, or to have a child's name added to the program, please contact Diane at 727-344-1611, extension 5308 or at dcs@dosp.org. Altar Server Training Pass on the Catholic Faith & Traditions to our Children by getting them involved in the Mass. We have had a wonderful response for new Altar Servers, in fact, we need to add one more training session. We are looking for children who are going into the 4 th Grade or higher and have received the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist to be Altar Servers. Join us Tuesday, October 10th at 6 p.m. in the Church And then... Join us for a Meet & Greet in the hall on Friday, October 13th at 6 p.m. Questions? RSVP. Please contact Fr. Brian at frbrian@ignatius.net or at 727-937-4050 ext. 207. OCTOBER EVENTS Divine Mercy Cenacle A Divine Mercy Cenacle is a group of people who meet regularly to discover and share God's mercy in their lives, primarily in relation to the writings of St. Faustina. We share prayers of gratitude, prayers of petition, say the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Rosary. Our meetings start at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month in room 4 of the Life Center. The prayer meeting is usually over by 11:15 a.m. We invite ALL to join us in our faith journey beginning October 14th. Autism Support Group Our next meeting will be postponed by one week; Tuesday, October 17th at 7 p.m. Connect to our GoToMeeting link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/260428989 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (786) 535-3211 Access Code: 260-428-989 Contact Mike Laverty for monthly link at 992-5111 or mlaverty1@yahoo.com Rosary Crusade In honor of Our Lady of Fatima s 100th Anniversary, our parish is having a Rosary Crusade through October 13th. Please pray for peace in the world, the return of inactive Catholics to Holy Mass, the end to terrorism, and avoidance of war. The Bloodmobile will be here Sunday, October 22nd from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please Share A Pint!

CONTINUNING WEEKLY EVENTS Page 7 Rosary Makers Join in Monday mornings from 9:30 a.m. - noon in the hall. All are Welcome. The Eucharist Sr. Lila will present Bishop Barron s DVD on the Eucharist on Monday s at 10 a.m. in rooms 2 & 3 through October 23rd. All are invited. RCIA If you're interested in becoming Catholic, in receiving any Sacraments you haven't received, in learning more about the Catholic faith, or if you know somebody who is, you are invited to our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Come learn more about our beautiful faith. Join us Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in Office of Evangelization in the Life Center. All are welcome! Please contact Joshua Strope with any questions at jstrope@ignatius.net or 937-4050 ext. 224. Bethany Book Shoppe First Communion, Confirmation, Wedding Gifts and more Store Hours: Sundays 8:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Middle School Formation This Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. All classes meet in classrooms. This Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. All classes meet in classrooms. Brothers in Christ All men of the parish are invited. Our group meets this Wednesday at 6 a.m. in the hall. Coffee & Donuts are served. For more info contact Jim: 727-642-9555 or Geoff: 813-728-2082. Mother s Morning Out Our Early Childhood Center provides Mother s Morning Out on Wednesdays & Thursdays in room 8 from 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. of the Life Center. $10 per visit or 6 for $50 for ages 1 and walking to age 36 months. Questions? Contact the Early Childhood Center at 937-5427. Lectio Divina Divine Word The Gospel of the Holy Spirit with Deacon John meet Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in rooms 2 and 3 of the Life Center. ITS NOT TO LATE TO SIGN UP! Choir Rehearsals Wednesday: 5:00 p.m. Children s Choir Thursday: 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Inactive Catholics We welcome any Catholics who have been inactive in the practice of their Faith, for any reason, to our open-end meetings. Join us on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Deacon John s office in the Life Center.

Page 8 SCHOOL NEWS There are still a few openings left for the 2017-2018 year! Our two, three, four, and five year olds are given opportunities to develop spiritually, physically, emotionally, and intellectually. St. Ignatius of Antioch Early Childhood Center, located here on our campus, offers a half day program from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily, with before care and after care extending the day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. if needed. Please call the office to schedule a tour (727) 937-5427. Guardian Angels School With Christ as our foundation, we focus on faith, academic excellence, and the celebration of each unique child. Check out our website at www.gacsfl.com. Call the school office for a tour at 799-6724. We would love to show you what your parish school has to offer. It s Box Tops Time! These tiny box top labels are on many food items that we eat every day. Please save your Box Top labels for Guardian Angels Catholic School. Each box top is worth money so please be an angel and help us. Please place your box tops on the courtesy desk in the back of the Church. Thank you! PARISH INFORMATION Formed.org Formed is getting great reviews! Come see for yourself. The Brothers in Christ and the parish have teamed up to provide a year long membership for every person in our parish to Formed.org. Go to our webpage www.st.ignatius.net and click on Formed. On the registration form put in the parish code that is provided. Our Music Ministry will be hosting a GOLF TOURNAMENT Friday, November 24th 1 p.m. Shotgun Start More details in next week s bulletin for both golfers and sponsors. Lord, grant eternal rest to the souls of our dearly departed, especially for DIANE BLAIR, LUCILLE RODIA, DOMINIC PICCIRILLO, THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE IRMA, HURRICANE MARIA & THE EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO and for all those we hold in our hearts who have died, may they rest in the arms of God.

DATE MASS INTENTIONS EVENTS Saturday, September 30 Sunday, October 1 Respect Life Sunday Ezekiel 18:25-28 Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32 Monday, October 2 Holy Guardian Angels Zechariah 8:1-8 Matthew 18:1-10 Tuesday, October 3 Zechariah 8:20-23 Luke 9:51-56 Wednesday, October 4 St. Francis of Assisi Neh 2:1-8 Luke 9:57-62 Thursday, October 5 Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Neh 8:1-12 Luke 10:1012 Friday, October 6 St. Bruno Bar 1:15-22 Luke 10:13-16 Saturday, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary Bar 4:5-29 Luke 10:17-24 Saturday, October 7 Sunday, October 8 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43 4:00 p.m. Special Intentions of Judith Hayes 6:30 p.m. + Jack Witeck 7:30 a.m. + Lawrence Lindsey 9:00 a.m.. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Brent Jones 4:00 p.m. For Spanish Speaking of Our Parish 6:00 p.m. + Vivian Vinton 7:30 a.m. + Annamma Thomas 9:00 a.m. + Joan Pilliod 7:30 a.m. + Helmuth Bloch 9:00 a.m. Special Intentions of The Merrick Family 10:30 a.m. + Eunice Baker 7:30 a.m. For Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 9:00 a.m. + Deceased Members of The Anizo Family 7:30 a.m. + Elizabeth Fabiszewski Kozlik 9:00 a.m. + Richard Prete 7:30 a.m. + Larry Ludwig 9:00 a.m. Special Intentions of The Santanello Family 9:00 a.m. In Honor of the Blessed Mother of Pompeii 4:00 p.m. Special Intentions of St. Ignatius Women s Council 6:30 p.m. + Lee Cassidy 7:30 a.m. + Howard Baylis 9:00 a.m.. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Nira Miraldes 4:00 p.m. + Jerome Riehl 6:00 p.m. For An End to Abortions 8:00 a.m. Breakfast in the hall 10:00 a.m. Faith Formation Classes 10:15 a.m. First Comm. Parent Meeting in hall 12:30 p.m. Respect Life Prayer Service at Unborn Memorial 6:00 p.m. Life Night after Mass 9:30 a.m. Rosary Makers in the hall 10:00 a.m. Sr. Lila s class in rooms 2,3 6:30 p.m. Boy Scout Leaders in rooms 7,8 6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Leaders in rooms 9,10 7:00 p.m. RCIA in rooms 2,3,4, hall, Chapel 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation classes 6:00 a.m. Brothers in Christ in the hall 9:30 a.m. Mother s Morning Out in room 8 10:00 a.m. Lectio Divina in rooms 2,3 5:00 p.m. Children s Choir in Church 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation classes 7:00 p.m. Inactive Catholics in Dcn John s Office 9:30 a.m. Mother s Morning Out in room 8 6:00 p.m. Theology on Tap-Outback Restaurant 6:00 p.m. Evangelii Gaudium Document Series 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir in the Church Eucharistic Adoration 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Chapel 6:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Troop 1142 in room 7 7:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Troop 1124 in room 6 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts in rooms 2,3,4 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts in rooms 8 12 9:00 am. Polish School in rooms 7-12 10:00 a.m. New Beginnings in the hall Parish Picnic 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Life Night after Mass If you wish to have a Mass said for special intentions or for deceased family members or friends, please stop by the parish office between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays.