Saint Ignatius of Antioch

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch October 7, 2018 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time 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. 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: THIS SUNDAY IS OUR PARISH PICNIC! 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 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 & plastic ware. Food served from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Bring your tables, lawn chairs or blankets! 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 Rev. Kyle Bell, Parochial Vicar Rev. Kevin Molloy, in Residence Deacon Samuel Moschetto Deacon John Edgerton Ron Appel, Parish Manager Katherine Creamer, Office Manager Lorna Moffitt, Parish Mgr. Assistant Eldean Jenkins, Facilities Manager Anne Harman, Music Director ext. 209 ext. 207 ext. 208 ext. 224 ext. 222 ext. 215 ext. 201 ext. 203 ext. 201 ext. 206 FAITH FORMATION Rev. Kyle Bell, Parochial Vicar Fran Morin, Pre-K 8th Grade Joshua Strope, Evangelization Laura Margarella, Caritas ext. 207 ext. 220 ext. 224 ext. 221 YOUTH MINISTRY Bart Kovacic, Life Teen Samantha Trapp, Edge ext. 246 ext. 246 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 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 7, 2018 For You, the Married Today s readings give us an opportunity to consider what we mean by marriage in the Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church, marriage is a sacrament. A sacrament is a real presence of God, the most powerful presence of the Lord possible in this world. In the sacrament of Baptism, God is present giving the Life of the Trinity to the baptized. In Penance God is present through His Son giving His forgiveness to the penitent. In the Eucharist, the Son is present nourishing the communicant and uniting him in an intimate way to the Divine Presence as Jesus is offered to the Father for us. In the sacrament of marriage, Jesus is present uniting His love to the love of the husband and wife. Their love, when lived properly, that is sacrificially, is His Love. More and more of our young people are enthusiastically embracing the sacrament of matrimony, rather than settling for anything less than the sacrament. Also, more and more of those who are married outside of the Church are seeking to have their marriage raised to the level of the sacrament. They do this because they want the real presence of God in their marriages just as they want the real presence of God in the Eucharist and in the Sacrament of Penance. Those of you who are in a Catholic marriage, ask yourselves, Why did we make this decision? Most probably you were married in the Church because you realized that marriage was the most important decision of your lives. And you wanted Jesus to be present in the way of a sacrament not just at your wedding, but as you celebrate your marriage throughout your lives. The sacrament of marriage is not just a prayer during the wedding, it is not just a blessing of a union, it is far more than this. The sacrament of matrimony is the union of God with people establishing a new unit of His Church. The sacrament of matrimony establishes the Christian home with Christ at the center. That is why you were married in the Church. But there is disorder, the Pharisees say to Jesus in the Gospel reading. The Law of Moses, after all, permitted a bill of divorce. This was not the Father s intention, Jesus replies. Disharmony in homes, among people, results from all, good people and bad people, suffering the results of sin. It was never in God s plan for evil to enter the world. This resulted from mankind s decision to push God, the Lord of Life, aside and to, therefore, choose death. God never meant for people to be widowed, divorced or single. In God s original plan there was no need for celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom because all would enjoy the Kingdom to its fullest in marriage. In God s original plan there would be no need for people to work so hard to establish and preserve their marriages. We have so many wonderful people in our parish whose marriages have suffered. It may not be their fault; it may not even be their former spouse s fault. Just as children suffer sickness and death due to the effects of sin in the world, so many good people suffer the destruction of their

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time marriage or the inability to form a sacred lasting union due to the effects of sin in the world, not necessarily in either of the individuals. Therefore, we need to have a special place in our hearts and in our charity for those who have suffered the loss of their marriages. They have been pulled away from the intention of the Creator by the forces of the world. They need our support and our love. In the same way, there are so many wonderful people in our parish who wish they could marry but who have not found and may never find a person with whom they can make a lasting union. Perhaps they are not called to the sacrament of marriage. Perhaps, they also are innocent victims of evil in the world, victims of that evil that has destroyed their potential husbands and wives by convincing that man or woman who could have been out there and should have been out there to instead seek selfishness over sacrificial love. Many single people are denied the sacrament of marriage due to the limitation of potential partners for life by selfishness. The singles also need our love and support. They will never feel alone if they are cared for as members of a loving community. And if you are single and hoping to marry, pray for that man or woman who would make a wonderful spouse. Pray that he or she is open to the mystery of sacrificial love, the mystery of the sacrament of matrimony. Finally, a word regarding the physical aspect of married love. It is sad how evil is able to distort good. The divinely created attraction of men and women to image God has been deformed into a drive for selfish gratification. Sex is portrayed by the media as having little to do with love and mostly concerned with lust. But people know better. People have an innate knowledge that tells them that a person cannot love and take at the same time. People know that the ideal of marriage exists. But people need more than the ideal. People need witness, your witness. They need the witness of your marriages as a union with God, imaging the Creator s Love for the Word, making real the mystery of the singular in the plural and the plural in the singular. You, the married, how important you are to us all! We the single, we the celibate, we the separated, we the divorced, we the widowed, need you, the married, to embrace and to live the ideal of marriage. We ask God s blessing today upon all in our parish who celebrate the sacrament of matrimony. May you have the courage and strength to give witness to the presence of God in the union of husband and wife. Yours in Christ, This week s Altar Flowers were donated in memory of John Bellotte by the Webber Family

Page 4 Faith Formation No Classes this Sunday. Enjoy the Picnic!!! Classes this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Classes this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Life Teen Following Sunday s Life Teen Mass, all high school teens are invited to come to the HALL for food, fun, exciting presentations and experiences. Rosary Makers Monday mornings from 9:30 a.m. - noon in the hall. All are Welcome. Sr. Lila s Class Praying our Way through Life Classes meet on Mondays from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. in rooms 2 & 3. Brothers in Christ All men of the parish are invited on Wednesdays at 6 a.m. in the hall. For more info contact Geoff at 813-728-2082. Deacon Sam s Class St. Paul s letter to the Galatians Classes meet Thursday mornings at 10:20 a.m. in rooms 2 & 3 and Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in room 6. Events this Week Edge All Middle School Youth are Invited! Thursday evenings in the hall from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Fr. Kevin s Class Fr. Kevin Molloy will be returning this fall with his Thursday night classes beginning October 11th. This year s topic: The Study of Religion. No sign up required. Classes meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. in rooms 2 & 3 of the Life Center. Scouts Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts & Girl Scouts meet every Friday evening in the classrooms of the Parish Life Center. Morning of Reflection Saturday, October 13th in the hall, following the 9 a.m. Mass. Our Women s Council invites all parishioners to The Rosary & The Eucharist A Morning Reflection. Guest Speaker is Ivonne J. Hernandez author of The Rosary: Eucharistic Meditations. The book will be available for a $2 donation. For reservations please call Jean at 727-543-5106 before October 10th. Divine Mercy Cenacle Join us the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. in room 4. We invite ALL to join us in our faith journey.

Ministry News Page 5 RCIA If you're interested in becoming Catholic, 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 the Office of Evangelization in the Life Center or contact Joshua at 727-937-4050 ext. 224 or at jstrope@ignatius.net We will not be meeting October 8th and will resume meeting on October 15th. Comeback Catholics Been away from the Church? Want to update your spiritual journey? Come join us - You are welcome here! We meet in the Life Center Office on the first Wednesday of the month or make an appointment at Comeback @ Ignatius.net or call Terri at 727-773-5004 Bethany Gift Shop October Special...25% off Rosaries & Selected Statues! Our New Fall Hours Sundays 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Tuesdays 9:45-12 p.m. Lord, grant eternal rest to the souls of our dearly departed, especially for VIRGINIA TUFANO, JIMMY POLIMENI PETER GIAMMATEO & DENNIS SIEPER and for all those we hold in our heart who have died, may they rest in the arms of God. Respect Life Meet at our Memorial to the Unborn after the 11:30 a.m. Mass, Sunday, October 14th To remember the unborn, who have been lost to abortion. Allow your heart to be broken for them and commit yourself to protecting other children from suffering the same fate. Our Memorial is outside, behind Upper Pinellas Pregnancy Center. Caritas Corner HOSPITAL FLOWERS... Flowers to be distributed this week at Florida Hospital North Pinellas by Caritas volunteers were donated in devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary. ANOINTING OF THE SICK MASS... There will be a special liturgy on Saturday, October 20 th, at 10:30 a.m. During this Mass our priests will administer the Sacrament of the Sick to those preparing for surgery, have a serious illness, are in chronic pain or are weakened by old age. Please call the Caritas office if you plan to attend or are in need of transportation. Women s Council All ladies of the parish are invited to attend our monthly meeting and pot-luck luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 18, beginning with the rosary in the chapel at 11:30. Lynne Pfaff will speak on Padre Pio and include her story about meeting a spiritual child of Padre Pio. Food should be dropped off in the kitchen before the rosary. A-B meat, C-D pasta/potatoes/rice, E-M salad, N-R veggies, S-T desserts, U-Z meat too! Please bring an item for the church food pantry.

Page 6 Diocesan Hispanic Mass Around the Diocese Mass of the Angels The annual Diocesan Hispanic Mass in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira, patroness of Colombia, will be held at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg on Saturday, October 13th at 10a.m., beginning with the rosary, the procession of flags and the Mass at 11 a.m. Bishop Gregory L. Parkes Lay Carmelite Community The month of October is special to the Carmelite Order because the feast days of two well-known Carmelite saints are celebrated - The Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux (The Little Flower) and the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. Carmelites seek the face of God through prayer, community and service. Come learn more about the Carmelites with Our Lady Queen of Carmel Lay Carmelite Community at St. Vincent De Paul Church in Holiday on the first Saturday of each month. If interested, please contact, Barbara Westcott, at bwest@pasco.org or 727-842-5058 The annual Mass of the Angels for children (born or unborn) who have gone to be with the Lord, will be held on Saturday, October 13th at 11:00 am in the Chapel at the 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 ext. 5308 or at dcs@dosp.org. The Magnificat The Magnificat of St. Petersburg, a ministry of Catholic women, will host their quarterly Breakfast on October 20th at 9:15 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Jude Parish center. Deborah Grassman will be the guest speaker. New Vision for the Diocese of St. Petersburg is Introduced Bishop Gregory Parkes has announced a new Mutually Shared Vision that is the result of listening sessions conducted during 2017. The three-year plan will impact the community in the five counties of the Diocese of St. Petersburg and includes new initiatives for evangelization and outreach, such as the development of 8-10 new affordable housing properties, a new Catholic school and a renewed emphasis on meeting the needs of youth and young adults. Visit www.dosp.org/courageouslyliving to learn more.

Family Faith Fest Diocese Family Faith Fest at Al Lopez Park in Tampa October 27th, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. It will essentially be a festive encounter with our Lord, said Bishop Gregory Parkes. Similar to a World Youth Day experience, we will come together as one Church family to deepen our faith and grow closer to Christ by means of prayer and the sacraments together with thousands of other people who have the same longing in their heart. Bishop Gregory Parkes Page 7

Page 8 Upcoming in November Viva Las Vegas Casino Night! November 17th in our Parish Hall- Sponsored by St. Ignatius of Antioch s Women s Council & Knights of Columbus Doors open 5 p.m. - Games run thru 8:45 p.m. TICKETS INCLUDE: Prime Rib /Fish/Chicken Buffet Dinner, Beverage & 5,000 poker chips Space is limited only 100 tickets available! For Tickets Contact Dave & Patti at 727-938-8510 $40 donation $45 donation at the door GAMES INCLUDE: Blackjack Tables Poker & Texas Hold em Roulette Table Craps Table Slot Machines PLUS: Beer & Wine Available Raffle Prize Baskets 50/50 Drawing All funds raised will go to aid those in need at St. Ignatius. School News Early Childhood... We offer a half day program, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. daily, with before care and after care extending the day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. if needed. Our two, three, four, and five year olds develop spiritually, physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Call the Early Childhood Center to schedule a tour (727) 937-5427....Moms Morning Out Wednesdays & Thursdays in room 8 of the Life Center from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. $10 per visit or 6 for $50 Ages 1 and walking to 36 months. Guardian Angels... Our students Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed. Schedule a tour today and let us show you why our students shine! Contact Mary Stalzer at mstalzer@gacsfl.com...save Box Top Labels Guardian Angels School is collecting box top labels. Please place your box tops on the courtesy desk in the Church. Thank You!

DATE MASS INTENTIONS EVENTS Saturday, October 6 4:00 p.m. Special Intentions of the St. Ignatius Women s Council 6:30 p.m. + Angelina Simonelli Sunday, October 7 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Genesis 2:18-24 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16 RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY \ 7:30 a.m. + Patrick Ryan 9:00 a.m. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Joseph Nowokunski 6:00 p.m. + John Bellotte 8:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Bethany Shop Open PARISH PICNIC 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Life Night after Mass in the hall Monday, October 8 Galatians 1:6-12 Luke 10:25-37 7:30 a.m. + Michael Pipito 9:00 a.m. + Robert Kolozy 9:30 a.m. Rosary Makers in the hall 10:00 a.m. Sr. Lila s Class in rooms 2,3 Tuesday, October 9 St. Denis & Companions St. John Leonardi Galatians 1:13-24 Luke 10:38-42 Wednesday, October 10 Galatians 2:1-14 Luke 11:1-4 Thursday, October 11 St. John XXIII Galatians 3:1-5 Luke 11:5-13 Friday, October 12 Galatians 3:7-14 Luke 11:15-26 Saturday, October 13 Galatians 3:22-29 Luke 11:27-28 7:30 a.m. Special Intentions of Megan Meyers 9:00 a.m. + Giussepe Romagnuolo 10:30 a.m. + Mark Faugno 7:30 a.m. For Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 9:00 a.m. + Martin Vyniski 7:30 a.m. + Grace Finetti 9:00 a.m. + Edward Girvan 7:30 a.m. + Arnold & Telucia Garconnet 9:00 a.m. + Deceased Members of The Jerlin Family 9:00 a.m. + Special Intentions of the St. Ignatius Women s Council 9:45 a.m. 12 p.m. Bethany Shop Open 6:30 p.m. Pre Confirmation - 8th Grade class 6:30 p.m. 6th & 7th Grade Class 6:00 a.m. Brothers in Christ in hall 8:00 a.m. Guardian Angels 8th Grade Retreat in the hall & Chapel 9:30 a.m. Moms Morning Out room 8 5:00 p.m. Children s Choir in the Church 6:30 p.m. Pre Confirmation - 8th Grade class 6:30 p.m. 6th & 7th Grade Class Parish Offices Close at Noon 9:30 a.m. Moms Morning Out room 8 10:30 a.m. Deacon Sam s Class in rooms 2,3 6:00 p.m. Edge in the Youth House 6:30 p.m. Deacon Sam s Class in room 6 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal in Church 7:00 p.m. Parish Fr. Offices Kevin s Closed Class in rooms 2, 3 6:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Troop 1142 in room 6 6:30 p.m. Girl Scouts Troop 817 in room 7 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts in rooms 2-4 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts in rooms 8-12 9:00 a.m. Polish School in rooms 7-12 9:30 a.m. Women s Council s Morning of Reflection in the hall & Chapel 10:00 a.m. Divine Mercy in room 4 Saturday, October 13 4:00 p.m. + Henry Pellegrino 6:30 p.m. + Harlan Jankowiak Sunday, October 14 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 7:7-11 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 \ 7:30 a.m. + George Haddad 9:00 a.m. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Tami Woster 6:00 p.m. + Elizabeth Fitzgerald 8:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Bethany Shop Open 9:00 a.m. Food Pantry Donuts in Drive the hall this Weekend 10:00 a.m. 1st Comm. Parent Meeting in hall 10:00 a.m. Pre K - 5th Grade Class 12:30 p.m. Respect Life Prayer Service at Memorial to Unborn 4:00 p.m. Confirmation Sessions 7:30 p.m. Life Night after Mass in the hall