The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch March 18, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Lent I am the wheat of God. I must become the pure bread of Christ. St. Ignatius of Antioch I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33 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..6:45 a.m., 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 March 18, 2018 The Law Written On Our Hearts This Lent the first readings have by and large presented covenants. Again, the term covenant means a binding agreement between people, or in the case of Sacred Scripture, between God and His people. On the First Sunday of Lent we heard about the Covenant God made with the people at the time of Noah, the Covenant of the Rainbow. We were reminded that God will never give up on His people, or on any of us as individuals. The Second Sunday we heard about the Covenant of Faith made between God and Abraham. We were encouraged to have the faith of Abraham and to trust in God when we are challenged. We might not know how, but somehow God will set things straight. The Third Sunday of Lent presented the Covenant of the Law God made with Moses, the covenant of the Ten Commandments. This Sunday we just heard Jeremiah s prophecy of the Covenant of the Heart. This will all lead to the Paschal Mystery and the Blood of the New and Eternal Covenant, the covenant we will renew on our altar in a few minutes. Our focus today is on Jeremiah s prophecy. A day will come, says the Lord through Jeremiah, when I will write my law upon their hearts. No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives how to know the LORD. All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the LORD. That day has come. When we are united to God, then we can look within ourselves, determine what our conscience is telling us, and know how to serve our God. We don t need particular laws any more. We have the Lord. A great example of the fulfillment of this prophecy was given by one of the saints whose feast we celebrate tomorrow, St. Joseph. Consider Joseph s state of mind before the angel told him to take Mary to be his wife. He was about to marry a beautiful, young girl. He hoped he would have children with her. He was already an established tradesman. Now he would start his own family with Mary as its heart. And then he learned that Mary was pregnant. Joseph was devastated. He knew that the child was not his. Should he follow the written Law of Moses and reveal Mary s pregnancy to the local synagogue leaders? They would have no choice but to put Mary to death, probably by stoning. Perhaps in another horrid way. Think of how women who are judged to be sinners in the Islamic world of our own day are treated. The people of Joseph s time would not be gentle with Mary. Joseph knew that. He was convinced that he had been offended or wronged, but within his heart he knew it would be wrong to have Mary put to death. Maybe the pregnancy was not her fault. Perhaps, she didn t know what she was doing. It made no difference. Joseph was a just man. That meant that he had a relationship with God. And that relationship told him, that law within his heart told him, that he could not expose Mary to the law. He would just send her away, to have the baby in the home of a far off relative where she and the child would spend the rest of their lives. It was only after Joseph chose to follow the law of the heart that the angel appeared to him in a dream and told him about the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit. When we are united to God, then like St. Joseph we know what is right and what is wrong. We call that knowledge a certain conscience. There may not be a written law that says we have to look in on that difficult elderly neighbor, but the law of our heart tells us that God expects us to do just that. There may not be a written law that tells us that we should try to make peace with that estranged family member who has just returned home, that prodigal son or daughter who walked out on our Mom and Dad, brought them so much grief, and who now wants to be reunited with the family. There may not be a written law telling us how we should behave, but our hearts say that God wants us to welcome him or her home.
Fifth Sunday of Lent A number of years ago, a girl from Oregon moved here to begin college at USF. She had been in a Life Teen Program at home and attended our program as a college student, offering to help out with the high school people. One reason she left the West Coast to come to Florida was to end a bad relationship and seek what she called a new virginity. She was only here a few weeks when she realized that she was pregnant. The people she was staying with tried to convince her to embrace a solution that she would regret the rest of her life and that would destroy the life within her. She was not going to do that. She wanted to go home, but she didn t think she could tell her parents. She went to our Pregnancy Center. They helped her with pre-natal needs, directed her to a doctor, told her they would help in any way they could. She went to our Youth Minister, Bart, and then to me. Now there may not be a written law that says that we needed to care for her and the child within her, and get her back to her parents, but the law of God within our hearts told us that we have no choice but to do everything we could to help her. By the way, we got the money together to buy her a ticket home. When she called her parents to tell them about her situation, they welcomed her home. She was over 18 and there was no law saying that they had to let her back into their home, no written law that is. But the law of the heart told them, as it told us, what needed to be done. We Americans are so legalistic that we can easily let the law reduce us to limiting the choices we make to that which is required by the written law. We are better than that. The law that we need to follow is the law of God that is written within our hearts. We need to stay united to God and listen to our consciences. I could tell you many stories about people who hid behind the law and hurt other people. I could also tell you many more stories of people, who like Joseph, were just, united to God, and chose to make what their hearts told them would be loving decisions. All of us are concerned with teaching our faith to our children. Religious education is not enough. It is important, yes, but it barely touches the surface of what it means to follow the Lord. Yes, it is important that our children learn their lessons. But it is infinitely more important that we provide our children with experience after experience of our living our love for God. It is not just their minds or our minds that God wants. What God wants is their hearts. What God wants is our hearts. Yours in Christ, Pavers!!! We are taking orders for pavers for outside the Church s main entrance. Commemorate a special family event, a Sacrament milestone, someone s military service, to honor a loved one living or deceased, Children/grandchildren s names & birthdates, or quote a favorite Scripture verse. Order forms are located on the courtesy desk or forms can be downloaded from the link provided on our parish website. Order Deadline is March 31st.
Page 4 Breakfast in the Hall Knights of Columbus will be serving Breakfast March 18th from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Come enjoy a Full or Lite Breakfast. From Pancakes & Eggs to Donut & coffee. Faith Formation This Sunday: 10:00 a.m. All classes meet in classrooms 10:15 a.m. Baptismal Faith Center in hall 4:00 p.m. Confirmation Classes today This Tuesday & Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. All classes meet in classrooms 6:30 p.m. Edge parent meetings - rooms 2&3 Life Teen Life Night Following Sunday s Life Teen Mass, all high school teens are invited to come to the hall for food, fun, exciting presentations and experiences. EVENTS THIS WEEK Rosary Makers Monday mornings from 9:30 a.m. - noon in the hall. All are Welcome. 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 Office of Evangelization in the Life Center. Brothers in Christ All men of the parish are invited. Our group meets Wednesdays at 6 a.m. in the hall. Coffee & Donuts are served. For more info contact Geoff at 813-728-2082. Wednesday Rosary As we face many challenges in our country, we know, as Catholics, that so many problems are solved through the intercession of Mary, particularly through the Rosary. As a parish, we ask all to pray a Rosary every Wednesday for the Protection of our Nation and a Resurgence of Faith in God. 33 Days to Morning Glory Consecration to Jesus through Mary 6 Sundays, from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in rooms 2 & 3 March 18th, 25th, April 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th Consecration Mass on May 6th. Choose either the 11:30 a.m. Mass at St. Ignatius or at the 3:00 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg. Materials for this retreat are provided. $5 Donation only. If you have questions or would like to attend, contact Terri at 727-773-5004 or at terristgeorge@gmail.com Lord, grant eternal rest to the souls of our dearly departed, especially for Fr. Bernard Schmalzried, Robert Gaddis, John Clark, & Tamsen Martin and for all those we hold in our heart who have died, may they rest in the arms of God.
EVENTS THIS WEEK Page 5 Inactive Catholics We welcome any Catholics who have been inactive in the practice of their Faith, for any reason, to our open-end meetings. Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Deacon John s office in the Life Center. Book of Revelation Deacon Sam s Word in Action study on the Book of Revelation meets Thursday mornings, at 10:20 a.m. & Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in rooms 2 & 3 of the Life Center. Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross every Friday in the Church at 9:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Scouts Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts meet every Friday in the classrooms of the Parish Life Center. Pope Francis Grants Indulgence to the Faithful during the 50th Anniversary of the Diocese of St. Petersburg Edge Middle School Edge is in the Youth House this Friday at 7 p.m. THE ANNUAL ALTAR SERVERS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON Saturday, March 24th at noon in our hall. Pizza, Beverages and Ice Cream Bar! Certificates of Appreciation and Altar Server of the Year presentation. Please respond by Wednesday the 21 st with the number of family members attending. Please contact Micah or Fr. Brian with your RSVP. Micah.Ouellette@gmail.com or 741-6077 or frbrian@ignatius.net or 937-4050 ext. 207 FROM THE DIOCESE As with many jubilee years, Pope Francis has instructed that a special plenary indulgence be available for the faithful throughout 2018 for the 50th Anniversary of the Diocese of St. Petersburg. The faithful who commit to a complete detachment of sin may follow the steps below to receive this indulgence. For Able Bodied Catholics - Devoutly make a pilgrimage to the Cathedral in a spirit of contrition and love on *May 6th, 2018 at 3 p.m. for the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary *Another day during 2018 and set aside time for meditation, praying the Our Father, the Creed and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary Participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation - 20 days before or after visiting the cathedral Receive the Holy Eucharist - 20 days before or after visiting the cathedral Pray for the pope and for his intentions For the Elderly, Confined and the Ill Join spiritually in the anniversary celebrations Participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation - 20 days before or after spiritually joining in the anniversary celebration Receive the Holy Eucharist - 20 days before or after spiritually joining in the anniversary celebration Pray for the pope and for his intentions Offer prayers, sorrows and personal troubles to our merciful God
Page 6 Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 31st at 9:00 a.m. 2 years - 3rd Grade Meet in the parking lot by Parish Life Center at 9:00 a.m. The hunt begins exactly at 9:15 a.m. Please Bring Your Easter Basket! Please note: Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday s earliest Mass is at 7 a.m. (Not 7:30 a.m.) EASTER EVENTS Lenten Weekday Mass Times: 6:45 a.m., 7:30 a.m., & 9:00 a.m. Lenten Guidelines: All those who are 14 and over must abstain, that is, not eat meat on all Fridays of Lent. All adults, ages 18 to 59 must fast on Good Friday, that is, eat only one full meal and not between meals. EASTER DECORATIONS - Share in the enhancing of our Church at Easter time as well as a memorial for your loved ones -both living and deceased- by donating towards the purchase of our Decorations. If you would like to help decorate our Church, you may do so by an offering of $5 or more in memory of a loved one. Flower envelopes can be found on the courtesy desk in the Church. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE Palm Sunday Masses March 24th: 4 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. March 25th: 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 4 p.m. Spanish Mass, & 6 p.m. Life Teen Mass Confession Periods Holy Monday March 26th: 9:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Penance Service Holy Tuesday March 27th: 9:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Holy Wednesday March 28th: 9:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. EASTER TRIDUUM LITURGIES Holy Thursday March 29th 7:00 p.m. SOLEMN MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER 9:00-11:00 p.m. Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Fr. John LaTondress Chapel Good Friday March 30th 3:00 p.m. Veneration of the Cross 7:00 p.m. Journey to the Cross (presented by St. Ignatius Life Teen) Holy Saturday March 31st 10:00 a.m. Blessing of Easter Food (please note that Mass is not permitted at 4:00 and 6:30) 8:00 p.m. SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL (fulfills Easter obligation) Easter Sunday April 1st 7:00 a.m. Church 9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Church and Fr. John LaTondress Chapel 4:00 p.m. Spanish Mass in the Church (There is no Life Teen Mass on Easter Sunday)
PARISH NEWS Page 7 Invest Today! Our FUTURE and PRESENT depend on it! The teens of St. Ignatius are embarking on journeys (Steubenville Youth Conference, Hidden Lake, and Covecrest Camps) this summer to strengthen and challenge themselves in their relationship with Jesus. This is an opportunity for you to help the young people directly in their faith experience. Invest today and purchase St. Ignatius Youth Stock. The St. Ignatius Youth Stock are available at only $10.00 a share. Purchase as many shares as you would like. A share holder receives: 1. Spiritual journey with the young people. (Newsletter) 2. A Shareholders certificate. (Proof, and something to show off to your friends) 3. Prayers offered for your intentions by the teens at our Edge and Life Nights. There are 3 ways to purchase stock. 1. Fill out request form below. Place in an envelope marked St. Ignatius Youth Stock and place your form and payment in the collection basket. 2. Fill out request form below and bring it to the parish office with your payment during regular office hours. 3. Return to the Young person who has invited you to share in their experience. If you're This interested is an opportunity in becoming to invest Catholic, and influence the church not just of today, but for tomorrow. For questions you contact are invited Bart Kovacic to our at 727-251-2476 or Jennifer McIlveen at 727-492-8652. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Make Checks Payable to St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Come learn more about our beautiful faith. Join us Name: Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in Office of Phone: Evangelization Address: in the Life Center. City Zip: Email: Number of Shares: Name of Youth or "any" you would like to sponsor St. Ignatius will send you a donation statement for your contributions for the year 2017 to the Church if requested. Drop off request or email your request to kcreamer@ignatius.net. Thank you for your generous donation to our Catholic Relief Services Collection Your Donations Will Go to:...feed Jesus hunger in suffering refugees....give water to quench Jesus thirst in the people of Syria and Niger....Offer legal assistance to Jesus in struggling immigrants....reach out to comfort Jesus loneliness in isolated workers....advocate on behalf of Jesus in the poor and marginalized....send aid to Jesus in the victims of natural disasters. Check out upcoming events under Youth Ministries on our website! www.st.ignatius.net Looking for a particular Saint s medallion? A First Communion or Confirmation gift? Check out our Bethany Book Shoppe. Sundays 8:30-11 a.m. & Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 a.m. Located west of the Fr. John LaTondress Chapel. 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.
Page 8 SCHOOL NEWS Our Early Childhood Center offers 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 are given opportunities to develop spiritually, physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Call the Early Childhood Center to schedule a tour (727) 937-5427. 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. Leprechauns spotted in the Orange Room Guardian Angels School A day at 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 Deadline Approaching: Wienhusen Scholarships for Catholic Education are available for St. Ignatius Families. St. Ignatius will once more be offering the Wienhusen Scholarships for children to attend Catholic Grade or High School. These scholarships can give up to $3,000 per child per year of tuition support for Catholic Grade School and up to $5,000 for Catholic High School. Please note, if your family received a Wienhusen Scholarship for the 2017-2018 year, you still need to apply for a scholarship for the 2018-2019 school year. Last year over $85,000 was given to families to supplement their tuition payments. Hopefully the same amount of total funds will be available this year. Stop by the parish office for new forms and the procedure, directions and guidelines. All registrations must be completed and received by April 1st to qualify.
DATE MASS INTENTIONS EVENTS Saturday, March 17 Sunday, March 18 Fifth Sunday of Lent Jerimiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 Monday, March 19 St. Joseph 2 Samuel 7:4-16 Romans 4:13-18 Matthew 1:16-24 Tuesday, March 20 Numbers 21:4-9 John 8:21-30 Wednesday, March 21 Deuteronomy 3:14-20 John 8:31-42 Thursday, March 22 Genesis 17:3-9 John 8:51-59 Friday, March 23 St. Turibius Jeremiah 20:10-13 John 10:31-42 Saturday, March 24 Blessed Oscar Romero Ezekiel 37:21-28 John 11:45-56 Saturday, March 24 Sunday, March 25 Palm Sunday - Passion of the Lord Mark 11:1-10 Isiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 4:00 p.m. + Jack Sawyer 6:30 p.m. + Jon & Ananicz Bronislawa 7:30 a.m. Special Intentions of Emily Edmiston 9:00 a.m. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Steve Boccuzzi 4:00 p.m. For Spanish Speaking of Our Parish 6:00 p.m. Special Intentions of Andy Bajkor 6:45 a.m. + Carol Walden 7:30 a.m. + Dominico Mastrandrea 9:00 a.m. + Michael Crocitto 6:45 a.m. + Anthony Roman 7:30 a.m. + Ellen Ryan 9:00 a.m. + Michelle Romano 10:30 a.m. + Arthur Ramsdell 6:45 a.m. For Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 7:30 a.m. + Geraldine Milosch 9:00 a.m. For An End to Abortions 6:45 a.m. + Frank & Patricia McDougall 7:30 a.m. + Iris Diaz-Orta 9:00 a.m. + Gerald Serano 6:45 a.m. + Rev. Clement Comesley, OFM 7:30 a.m. + Linda Magill 9:00 a.m. + Edna Laube 9:00 a.m. + Mark Dillon 4:00 p.m. + Paul Kappler 6:30 p.m. + Phyllis Thompson 7:00 a.m. + Theodore Wienke 9:00 a.m. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Jozef Sulkowski 4:00 p.m. For Spanish Speaking of Our Parish 6:00 p.m. + Vaughn Wood Food Pantry Drive this Weekend 8:00 a.m. Breakfast in the hall 10:00 a.m. Faith Formation in classrooms 10:15 a.m. Baptismal Faith Centers in hall 1:00 p.m. 33 Days to Morning Glory c2,3 2:00 p.m. Journey to the Cross Rehearsal 4:00 p.m. Confirmation Classes 7:30 p.m. Life Night after Mass 9:30 a.m. Crafts & Rosary Makers in hall 7:00 p.m. Spanish Community Group c6 7:00 p.m. RCIA Chapel, hall, c2,3, 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation Classes 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation Parent Meeting c2,3 6:00 a.m. Brothers in Christ in the hall 9:30 a.m. Mother s Morning Out c8 5:00 p.m. Children s Choir in Church 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation Classes 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation Parent Meeting c2,3 7:00 p.m. Adult Confirmation Class in hall 7:00 p.m. Inactive Catholics in Dcn John s Office Parish Offices Close at Noon 9:30 a.m. Mother s Morning Out c8 10:20 a.m. Book of Revelation c2,3 6:30 p.m. Book of Revelation c6 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir in the Church 9:30 a.m. Parish Stations Offices of Closed the Cross at the Church 6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross at the Church 6:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Troop 1142 c7 7:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Troop 1124 c6 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts c2,3,4 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts c8-12 7:00 p.m. Cub Pack Meeting in the hall 7:00 p.m. Edge in the Youth House 9:00 a.m. Polish School c7-12 12:00 p.m. Altar Server Appreciation Luncheon in the hall PALM SUNDAY - Please note - Earliest Mass time change to 7 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 33 Days to Morning Glory c2,3 2:00 p.m. Journey to the Cross Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Life Night after Mass