March 25, 2012 Fifth Suay of Lent CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH 6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36608 Email: Church@CorpusChristiParish.com! Website: www.corpuschristiparish.com TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Office: 342-1852 Fax 342-6313 School Office: 342-5474, ext. 1 Fax 380-0325 Rel. Ed. Office: 342-5474, ext. 7 Fax 380-0325 Preschool Office: 342-2424 Fax 343-3119 Youth Ministry: 342-1852 Fax 342-6313 PASTORAL STAFF Very Rev. James F. Zoghby, V.F., Pastor Rev. John S. Boudreaux, Associate Pastor Deacon Arthur W. Robbins, Deacon Sr. Donna Cooper, R.S.M., Visitation Chaplain Mrs. Judi B. Ankiewicz, Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Joan T. McMullen, School Principal Mrs. Lia M. Hawkins, Preschool Director Mrs. Kathleen Q. Jester, Parish Catechetical Leader Mrs. Colleen DeVoe, Youth Ministry Co-Director Mrs. Brea Martens, Youth Ministry Co-Director Mr. Matthew F. Purvis, Music Director Mr. Jay H. Henley, Gym Manager TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE PARISH Please fill out a Census Form. Census Forms are available in the church vestibule a parish office. COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS & SERVICES For rental information a kitchen services, please call the parish office at 342-1852 or 342-1420. SUNDAY MASSES Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Morning: 7:00, 9:00 a 11:00 a.m. W EEKDAY MASSES 6:30 a.m.: Moay through Friday 8:15 a.m.: Moay through Saturday SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 5:00 p.m. a by request, particularly after the 6:30 & 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses. BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF SICK Please call the parish office (342-1852) or information a scheduling baptism, marriage, anointing of sick. ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.) Please see published schedule for specific dates a times, or call the parish office (342-1852). SUNDAY SCHOOL (C.C.D.) Grades K 12, Suays during school year, 10:05-10:55 a.m. in school bldgs. SCHOOL, SACS-accredited for Grades K through 8. For info & registration, please call the school office. PRESCHOOL, State-licensed for 6-week to 4-yr. olds. For info & registration, please call the preschool office
Holy Week Begins Next Suay Palm Suay Communal Reconciliation Service Moay, April 2, at 7 p.m. FIFTH S UNDAY OF LENT Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. Through April 4 The light is on for you. a Communal Reconciliation Service Moay, April 2, 7 p.m. Weekday Masses Moay, Tuesday, Wednesday (April 2, 3, 4) 6:30 a.m. a 8:15 a.m. The Easter Triduum Stations of the Cross & Mass Lenten Fridays through March 30 6:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross 7 p.m. Mass R.C.I.A. a Continuing Education for Catholic a Non-Catholic Adults Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., through April 4 Adult Education Room! Corpus Christi Community Center Questions? Please call 342-1852 to speak with one of the priests. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord s Supper 7:00 p.m., April 5 Good Friday Stations of the Cross 3:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord s Passion 7:00 p.m., April 6 Holy Saturday The Easter Vigil Mass 7:30 p.m., April 7 Easter Suay Masses 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Sing with the Choir for Holy Week Extra singers needed. March 28, 6:45 p.m. meet in church to practice the Palm Suay procession; the choir rehearsal will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 4 (2 Floor of the Community Center). All choir rehearsals & warm-ups will be in Room 4 (2 Floor of the Community Ctr) April 1, 10 am Palm Suay warm-up. April 2, 7 pm, rehearsal for Holy Thursday. April 3, 7 pm, rehearsal for Good Friday. April 4, 7 pm, rehearsal for Easter Vigil a Easter Suay. April 5, 6 pm, Holy Thursday warm-up. April 6, 6:15 pm, Good Friday warm-up. April 7, 6 pm, Easter Vigil warm-up. April 8, 10 am, Easter Suay warm-up. (April 11, no rehearsal. April 15, no choir at Mass). 40 Days for Life Through April 1 Please visit www.40daysforlife.com/mobile to sign up to pray a fast for an e to abortion. Also, Corpus Christi parishioners sta on Wednesdays during the 40 Days for Life from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the peaceful prayer vigil at the abortion site, Planned Parenthood, 717 Downtowner Loop W. (across from Chuck E. Cheese). For more information, please contact Fred Tiemann at 665-0327. rd April 15! 3 Suay 5:30 p.m. Mass Remaining dates this school year for this extra Mass are: April 15 a May 20 Help with VBS! June 11-15 To volunteer, please email kjester@corpuschristiparish.com.
CORPUS CHRIS TI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA MARCH 2 5, 2 0 1 2 Welcome! Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority We exte a warm welcome to the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. who are atteing this Suay s 9 a.m. Mass as our special guests. A number of our own parishioners are members of AKA, which is an international service organization that was foued on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by African- American college-educated women. With a nucleus of 260,000 members in graduate a uergraduate chapters in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islas, the Caribbean, Canada, Japan, Germany, Korea a on the continent of Africa, Alpha Kappa Alpha is dedicated to improving the quality of life for citizens worldwide, a promoting peace. May God bless the good work they do for others. SCHOOL NEWS Local Field Day: Friday, March 30. School in session. Suay School Classes: 10:05-10:55 a.m. Suay School participants who are at the 9 a.m. Mass are dismissed with the final blessing. Info: Kathleen Jester, SuaySchool@CorpusChristiParish.com. Bible Study Groups Suays, 8:45-10 a.m., School Conf. Rm. Ken Crowley, 423-6921. Tuesdays, 1:30-3 p.m., Com. Ctr., Rm. 3. Judi Ankiewicz, 344-0321 Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m..: Com. Ctr., Conf. Rm. Dave Burchette, 367-6660 Thursdays, 9:00-10:45 a.m.: Women s Bible Study. Com. Ctr. Conf. Rm. Penny Claiborne, 776-5850, or Joanne Donaghey, 554-6753. Fish Fry Fridays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Mar. 30 Corpus Christi Community Center Banquet Hall Adult Plate $6. Child s Plate $4. Hungry Man s Plate $8 (2 extra pieces of fish). To-Go Plate, $7 Included in the plate price: Fish, Coleslaw, Grits, French Fries or Baked Potato, Tea or Lemonade. Additional food & beverage choices: Cheese Pizza by the slice, $1; Gumbo, $2; Extra Side, $1 Soda, $1. Beer provided on donation basis. Desserts, sold by various groups each Friday. ATTENTION: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Tonight! Suay, March 25, 6:30-8 p.m., in the community center, 2 Floor Several students in the Physician Assistant graduate program at the Univ. of South Ala., as a service-learning project, are speaking to high school girls about having a healthy body image a the importance of taking care of themselves both physically a emotionally. Sponsored by Corpus Christi High School Youth Ministry Wednesday Night Dinner 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall $9.00 for Adults! $4.00 for Children (Age 12 & uer) Mar. 28 ~ Lasagna w/meat Sauce, Rosemary Grilled Chicken Breast, Sautéed Vegetables, Scalloped Potatoes, Bread Sticks, Caesar Salad, Chocolate Fudge Brownies w/vanilla Ice Cream. Kids: Assted Pizzas w/tossed Salad & Dressing. Must RSVP with your name & number in your party: 1. Return an RSVP Card, or 2. Call 342-1852 or 3. Email church@corpuschristiparish.com Come to the Corpus Christi Booster Club Cash Bash NOW! Saturday, March 24 Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Event begins at 7:00 p.m. Chance to win up to $10,000 Tickets are $100 a include dinner & adult beverages. Also: Silent Auction, which includes art by CCS students. Ticket Info: Ellen Maxime, 379-1866 or ellenm@delaneyinc.net Society of St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box, Food, Clothing donations put in the designated places in the vestibule are distributed by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. To obtain assistance, call 432-5173 a leave name & phone no. st rd Meetings: 1 & 3 Wed., 7 p.m., Com. Ctr. Conf. Rm. (2 Flr.) Men of St. Joseph Tuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m. in the Family Room All men are welcome to meet for prayer, reading the Gospel, a discussion. Info: Jim Donaghey, jbd@orthomobile.com or www.menofstjoseph.com. Women of Mary Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m., in the Family Room. All women are welcome to meet for prayer, reading the Gospel, a discussion. Info: Sr. Deborah Kennedy, R.S.M., 316-3960. Widowed Persons Support Group For information call parishioner Glen Porter at 666-8977. Knights of Columbus Meeting: 2 Tues., Apr.. 10, 7 p.m., Com. Ctr. Conf. Rm.. (2 Flr). Contact: Gra Knight, Bob Wheat, 490-9350. AA Alanon OA COD A AA: Sun., 7 p.m., a Wed., 7 p.m., Cougar Den. Alanon: Sun., 7 p.m., a Wed., 7 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. OA: Sat., 9 a.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. CODA: Tues., 6:45 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. Boy Scouts Troop 29 Tomorrow, Moay, March 26: Committee Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts Pack Mtg: Tues, Mar. 27, 6 p.m. in the Com. Ctr. Info or to join the Cub Scouts, contact Walter Bracewell 633-2027 or Mike Martin 633-5218 or visit ccspack29.scoutlaer.com. From the Music Director: Permanent Openings Available: Soprano Alto Baritone Bass 1. Filled 2. Filled 3. Filled 4. OPEN 1. Filled 2. Filled 3. Filled 4. OPEN 1. Filled 2. OPEN 3. OPEN 4. OPEN 1. Filled 2. Filled 3. Filled 4. Filled
CORPUS CHRIS TI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA MARCH 2 5, 2 0 1 2 McGill-Toolen s Soccer Club s fu raiser for two of its sophomore students battling leukemia: Are Colletti a Dante Piccini Tuesday, April 17 at Lipscomb Field, the women s & men s soccer games are at 5:30 & 7p.m. against Daphne High School. The gate fees will be donated to St. Jude s Hospital a USA Women s a Children s, where Are a Dante are being treated. Autographed footballs by A. J. McCarron a Gene Chizik will be raffled for $1 per ticket. Donations made out to St. Jude s Hospital in honor of Are Colletti or USA Women s & Children s Hospital in honor of Dante Piccini, are greatly appreciated. Info: Shani Robison or Susan Sheid, 367-3651 or 513-706-9213. Welcom e New Pa ris h ioners Joseph & Cathi de Veer a their daughters, Ally a Erica + John & Klea Humphreys + Latrica Irvin. Flowers The flowers before the altar this weeke have been placed in memory of The Charter Members of Delta Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Sorority, Incorporated. Given by Drs. Marion & Lya Carroll. Gulf Coast Vietnam Veteran s Salute Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. Parade 11 a.m. Ceremony Everyone is invited to participate in this Salute honoring Vietnam & Vietnam Era Veterans who live along the Gulf Coast. The event also offers many ways for Vietnam Veterans to enjoy connecting with their fellow Veterans Honor Ride Parade: 10:00 a.m. All are encouraged to participate by lining Government Street in downtown Mobile. The Rolling Thuer Alabama Chapter 1 has invited Motorcyclists from North West Fla. South Miss. a South Ala. to parade down Government Street through the Bankhead Tunnel a on to Battleship Memorial Park. They will be escorting a caravan of Honor Buses transporting Vietnam & Vietnam Era Veterans from across the Gulf Coast to the event. Gold Star Mothers will also be in the parade. Opening Ceremony: 11:00 a.m. After the Honor Ride Parade, all are invited to join the Vietnam Veterans a their families for the opening ceremony a special activities at Battleship Memorial Park. This free celebration will be held in the area just outside the museum. the Color Guard begins, followed by National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, Special Speakers, a Benediction. For further Info: http://www.biloxi.va.gov/vietnam.asp Rosary after 8:15 a.m. weekday Mass, Moay-Saturday. Arou the Archdiocese: McGill-Toolen Catholic High s annual live & silent auction, Jacket Jubilation, Thurs., Mar. 29, 6:30 p.m. Sample food from some of Mobile s finest restaurants; shop for items from Mobile s premier shops & boutiques. An Apple Package a MacBook Pro & an ipad will be raffled, a an Imported Beer-Tasting Station will be provided by Gulf Distributing. Info: www.jacketjubilation.com, or the Development Office, 445-2911. All proceeds go to McGill-Toolen s Annual Fu with portions earmarked to purchase software to provide on-line enrollment & registration. WNGL 1410 AM a Archangel Radio are looking for a part-time (20-25 hrs/wk) Production Assistant. Duties include running audio board for Live Hour morning program, producing Community Calear spots, programming our automated playback system, a more! Please submit your letter of interest a resumé to: office@archangelradio.com.. Christus Theological Institute presents Ignatian Perspectives for a Marital Spirituality by Mrs. Deborah Madonia, Thurs., March 29, at 7 p.m., Byrne Memorial Hall, Spring Hill College campus. (Use Old Shell Rd. entrance). $2 admission fee, or pick up a free ticket from Corpus Christi Parish office (342-1852). Benefit for Visitation Monastery Retreat House Renovation Project April 14, 6:30 p.m. Dinner. $100 ea. admits two. 300 tickets to be sold. Must be at least 21 yrs. old. Cash Prizes totaling $10,000; Door Prizes; Split the Pot Raffle. Dinner includes Prime Rib, Fried & Boiled Shrimp, Chicken Alfredo. Beer & Wine. Music & Dancing. Make check payable to: Visitation Monastery. Tickets are available at Visitation Shop. Info & tickets: Lee Eilers, 605.1897 or Sammy Wilder, 422-1502. Relay for Life American Cancer Society s number one furaising event invite you to a collegiate Relay at the Univ. of South Ala. Friday, March 30, at Moulton Tower a Alumni Plaza next to the Mitchell Center on campus. Opening ceremony a survivor reception begins at 6 p.m. Come join us for food, music, games & more in a celebration of hope in the fight against cancer! A special invitation is exteed to all cancer survivors. Info: www.relayforlife.org/mobilecolleges or Elizabeth Hieb, 850-776-1951 or eeh1003@jaguar1.usouthal.edu. Attention Catholic Singles interested in joining an excellent Catholic singles organization. The Catholic Alumni Club International is looking to expa into the Mobile diocese. We provide a group dedicated to social, cultural, civic a spiritual relationships in a Catholic setting. For more information, please check out the following site or contact Steve at valksr@yahoo.com: www.caci.org. Covered Bridge Tour to benefit St. Mary s Home, Sat., March 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring live music, antique tractors, Model-T & Ford cars, off Hwy 98 in Baldwin County. Info: Jill Chenoweth at St. Mary s Home, 344-7733.Travel to the Holy La with Fr. Bill Folsom, a retired priest of the archdiocese currently assisting at Maxwell Air Force Base. April 30 to May 10: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, Capernaum, Nazareth, Via Crucis a Calvary. $3,999 (airfare & all meals except lunch included). Sign-up a info: 877-994-8259; website: www.proximotravel.com. FIRST COLLECTION TODAY for tithing offerings. SECOND COLLECTION TODAY for Corpus Christi Building Fu. VISITATION MONASTERY COLLECTION: $2,177.00 CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES COLLECTION: $1,328.00 TH MAR. 18 BUILDING FUND ONLINE & COLLECTION: $1,799.00 TH MAR. 18 TITHING ONLINE & COLLECTION: $23,344.23 Thank You a God Bless You for your tithes, contributions & bequests to Corpus Christi Church. To make a direct donation of stock, ask your stockbroker, or call Steve Setterstrom at Citigroup Global Mkts. at 470-1060. Receive a detail listing of your contributions by mail, email or fax at any time: Call 342-1852 or email Church@CorpusChristiParish.com Online Giving With Online Giving you can either make a one-time contribution or set up a recurring automatic withdrawal from a checking or savings or credit card account: Go to www.corpuschristiparish.com; click Church ; then click the green Online Giving icon, a follow the instructions to contribute to the tithing or building fu or special collections. For assistance, call 1-800-348-2886, ext 4, or parish office, 342-1852.
Was the No-Meat-On-All-Fridays change an innovation of Vatican Council II? No. The abrogation of the Friday-abstinence law was probably made in the spirit of the Council, but it had nothing to do with Vatican II per se. The initiative was Pope Paul VI s, a was enunciated in the apostolic constitution of February 17, 1966, Poenitemini. Poenitemini provided changes in a number of dietary disciplines, but the news bombshell was that Catholics could now eat meat on Friday. This was a startling change, as generations of Catholics had been brought up to believe that eating meat on Friday wasn t just a sin, it was a mortal (deadly) sin. This was no ordinary discipline. The belief was that one could burn in hell for all eternity for enjoying that hamburger on Friday! Catholic source books were emphatic on the point; e.g., the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia stated:...the law of abstinence (on Friday) embodies a serious obligation whose transgression, objectively considered, ordinarily involves a mortal sin. The unanimous verdict of theologians, the constant practice of the faithful, a the mi of the Church place this point beyo doubt. However, even though eating meat on Friday was no longer a serious sin, people were expected to respect the day as one of penitence, the basic requirements of which consisted, in Pope Paul s words, of prayer-fastingcharity, with peoples of the world s richer nations expected to practice self-denial a charity on behalf of their brothers who suffer in poverty a in hunger... It was left to iividual bishops conferences to decide exactly what those practices should be. The U.S. bishops encourage works of penance, but it is safe to say that for most American Catholics the ordinary Friday is now no different than any other day of the week. From Facts, Myths a Maybes by John Deedy The Church s faithful are not those who cling to accidental elements that were valid in the past but are now outdated. Pope John Paul II Mexico, 1997 Was the relaxing of Eucharistic fast regulations an innovation of Vatican Council II? No. The change in Eucharistic fast regulations was rather an innovation born of World War II. For centuries the Church required Catholics in good health to fast from midnight in order to receive Communion on any given day. The fast included water, along with all foods a other liquids, a there were no exceptions, not even for a small sip of water taken while half-asleep in the middle of the night. Any intake of whatever ki broke the fast, a one could not receive Communion that day. The regulation was changed by Pope Pius XII (1938-1958) to accommodate the requests of military chaplains so that they could celebrate Mass at any hour for the welfare of the troops. But the privilege was strictly a military one. Change for the faithful generally did not come until Pius XII approved evening Mass on holy days of obligation (that was in 1953), a later when he exteed the holy day evening Mass exception to First Fridays a occasions of religious solemnity (1957). For ordinary people in the pew, changes in the Eucharistic fast came in two steps. First, there was the apostolic constitution of January 16, 1953, Christus Dominus, declaring that water did not break the Eucharistic fast though one still had to fast from food a other liquids from midnight in order to receive Communion. Exceptions were provided for travelers a those engaged in energy-sapping work; they could take liquids (alcohol excepted) up to one hour before Mass a Communion. Those relaxations led to Sacrum communionem, Pius XII s moto proprio of March 19, 1957, which reduced the Eucharistic fast to three hours from solid food a one hour from liquids, alcohol again excepted; a threehour fast was required from alcohol. In 1964 Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) in turn reduced the Eucharistic-fast time frame to one hour from solid food a liquids. That regulation is in place today. Of course, in apostolic times a for the early Christians, the Eucharist was celebrated in the context of a meal. Strict Eucharistic fasts developed centuries later. The gradual reducing of the fasts can be seen as leading up to the time when the fathers of the 2 Vatican Council (1962-1965) directed that the Mass be restored "to the ancient usage of the holy Fathers." From Facts, Myths a Maybes by John Deedy