U.S.A. National Circus Church The Pallottines (Society of Catholic Apostolate) 200 N. Orange Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236 Telephone (941) 366-4210 Website www.stmartha.org Facebook St. Martha Roman Catholic Church Office Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - Noon & 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Very Rev. Fausto Stampiglia S.A.C., Pastor Rev. R. Patrick Wilson, S.A.C. Rev. Wojciech Stachura, S.A.C. Rev. Jan Rykala, S.A.C. Rev. John Cao, C.R.M., Hospital Chaplain Rev. George Jerry Hogan, Circus Chaplain Rev. Deacon William Ladroga Rev. Deacon C. Patrick Macaulay Rev. Deacon Robert Gaitens Br. Tom Flanagan, S.A.C. Br. Lawrence Skitzki, C.S.C. Sr. Cathy Bonfield, S.S.N.D. PARISH STAFF Sara Brinn, Office Manager/Parish Secretary Virginia Bray, Music Director Gina Snode, Business Manager/Bookkeeper Patricia Sileo, Director of Religious Education Teressa McCoy, Admin. Asst./Media Coordinator Sabrina Gibson, Reception/Data Entry Pamela Paulson, Reception/Data Entry Rose Ann Runnells, Sacristan Tom Patt, Sacristan Janet Cocco, Sacristan Miguel Jimenez, Maintenance Supervisor MASS SCHEDULE Church opens 30 minutes before each service and closes afterwards. Saturday: 7:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.; (Vigil) 4 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Sunday Church: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon & 5:30 p.m. Sunday Parish Hall: 8 a.m. (Spanish): Noon (Vietnamese) Weekday: 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., Noon & 5:30 p.m. Holy Day: (Vigil) 4 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.; 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon, & 5:30 p.m. TV Mass Sunday, 9:30 a.m. on CW Network. Check your local listings or go to dioceseofvenice.org/tv-mass CONFESSIONS Saturday: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.; 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. (Reconciliation Room) Sunday - Friday: 11:30 a.m. - Noon (Church Entrance) EXPOSITON OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Carosella Chapel: Tuesdays 9 a.m. - Noon; Fridays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (The Carosella Chapel is open for quiet prayer during office hours.) STATIONS OF THE CROSS Monday through Friday at 11:15 a.m. in the Church. ROSARY & MORNING PRAYER DEVOTIONS Rosary is prayed daily following the 7:30 a.m. Mass, immediately followed by Morning Prayer. Rosary is again prayed before the Noon Mass. BAPTISM Classes are held on the 2nd Monday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Conference Room. Baptism will take place regularly every Sunday at 5 p.m. or by appointment with your choice of clergyman. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Saturdays after the 8:30 a.m. Mass HOUSE BLESSING: Contact Sara Brinn at the Parish Office PRAYER LINE: 941-306-6503
MARCH 3, 2019 PSALTER WEEK IV From Our Pastor, Fr. Fausto... My Dear Friends, Today s gospel gives us two messages on how we will identify ourselves with Jesus. Always remember that our Christian Religion is so unique because it is not a set of rules and commandments, but it is centered on Jesus, a person. We must become other Christs, becoming one with Jesus thinking and one with his Body and Divinity in Holy Communion, the center of our life. From our union with His body, we become children of divine light, and we can then remove ourselves from hypocrisy and blindness in dealing with others, with simplicity of heart without deceit or selfishness. The second message of Jesus is a suggestion on how we can discover if we are walking in step with Jesus. Because of the multitude of our sins we get panicky and think that God is not inside our hearts. Jesus suggests that we look at our lives. Surely we deeply regret our sins, but Jesus wants us to be positive, not negative. Jesus wants us to look at the totality of all the good we have done, and then breathe hard and remember that in confession all our sins are erased, only the good actions, sacrifices, prayers, alms remain. So let s spring ahead with joy and trust into Paradise. The Holy Season of Lent, which prepares us to celebrate the most solemn Christian feast of Easter, starts this coming Ash Wednesday, March 6, when we Catholics mark our foreheads with blessed ashes as the external sign of our inner determination to correct our faults, to make penance for our sins, and to achieve a closer union with Jesus, our Eternal Love. We Catholics renew this commitment in these 40 days of Lent to Jesus, and we solemnly express such commitment in the renewal of our baptismal promises at Easter. You are very much familiar with my list about becoming a SAINT with the capital S : Sacrifice of the Mass, every day during Lent. Scripture reading, a chapter of the Bible a day! Spiritual practices, such as going to confession, Daily Rosary, Stations of the Cross, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Search for and Save your friends not attending Church any more. Serve the poor by volunteering at Caritas, Bethesda House, or the St. Vincent De Paul. Suffering through sacrifices as suggested below Sweets: no cookies, pies, candies until Easter. Sausages, Salami, Prosciutto and other delicacies, no! Smoking Forbidden for 40 days (aaaargh!!) Sober for 40 days from alcohol (eat lasagna with Coca Cola). Shows: No TV, movies, operas, parties (except St. Patrick's Day and St. Joseph s Day). Sex: a renewed commitment to say no to X or R-rated movies; no pornographic magazines/internet; no sexual or racial harassment; no suggestive talk. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. On days of fast one full meal and two lesser meals are allowed. Eating between meals is not permitted. Catholics who have completed their 18th year are bound by this law until the beginning of their 60th year. Naturally, as you well know, no meat is allowed on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent. Masses on Ash Wednesday are 7:30 am, 9 am, 10:30 am, Noon, 4 pm, 5:30 pm, and 7:30 pm (Vietnamese). Also on Ash Wednesday, we will take up the annual Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. This collection illuminates the way for the people of the region by helping Catholic Organizations that offer affordable shelter, training for seminarians, pastoral care and catechesis. Your donation on Ash Wednesday helps restore the Church and build the future in the aftermath of Soviet rule. Please be generous in the collection. To learn more about the important projects funded by this collection, visit www.usccb.org/ccee Last Sunday, we asked you dear parishioners to submit commitment cards for the Catholic Faith Appeal and the Offertory Campaign. If you have not done so, we ask you to complete a commitment card and drop it in the collection basket or mail it to the parish office. Smile, God loves you and so does Fr. Fausto with your St. Martha clergy: Fathers Patrick, Wojciech, Jan, John & Jerry Deacons Bill, Patrick & Robert and Brothers Tom & Lawrence & Sister Cathy MARRIAGE PREPARATION Jim and Agnes Rutushni, our parish Witness to Love Marriage Preparation Coordinators will be at all Masses next Sunday speaking briefly about how the new marriage preparation program will be helping couples prepare for a better marriage for the rest of their lives together. Family Dinner There will be no Parish Dinners during lent. All are welcome to the Knights of Columbus Friday Lenten Fish Fries at Columbus Hall. The next Parish Family Dinner will be on Thursday, May 9th Baby Bottle Fundraiser Join us in supporting the life-saving ministry of My Choice Pregnancy Center! Remember to bring your baby bottles to Mass with you next weekend! Did you know? St. Martha has two Catholic schools which provide a faith based education to over 500 young people.
8TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SUMMARY FEBRUARY 20, 2019 State of the Parish The Parish Council is working together with the School to encourage more consistent participation in the Altar Server Ministry. We need the help of parents to support their children's call to serve our Church. Ongoing discussions about increasing safety and security at the Parish. Ministry Updates: Hospitality - The Festa Italiana is scheduled for March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are selling quickly! Knight of Columbus had a membership drive to encourage existing Parishioners to join as well as extend a welcome to any new Parishioners. New Business: The Parish Mission with Fr. Wade Menezes, C.P.M., is scheduled for four consecutive weeknights, Monday, May 20 - Thursday, May 23, 2019. A subcommittee has been formed to work on preparatory activities for this special event. This is a great opportunity to invite someone who has stopped coming to Church or maybe someone who needs a friendly person to let them know they are welcome at our Parish. The Diocese new marriage preparation program, "Witness to Love" is operational and the team is working with seven couples. Any married couple that is interested in being a mentor couple should contact Deacon Bill Ladroga at the Parish Office. Fr. Patrick and Patty Sileo will be working with the CCW on a special project to celebrate parishioners' sacramental anniversaries. Next meeting scheduled for March 20 Join us in Geenen Hall Sunday morning for Pancake Breakfast! T W O P Sun., Mar. 3 7:00 a.m. 40 Days for Life Registra on - Courtyard 8:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast - Geenen Hall 10:15 a.m. Religious Ed - 2nd Floor Classrooms 11:30 a.m. Confessions - Fr. Wojciech Mon., Mar. 4 - St. Casimir 6:00 p.m. Bible Study - Geenen Hall Tues., Mar. 5 9:15 a.m. Bible Study - Geenen Hall 6:30 p.m. RCIA - Conference Room Wed., Mar. 6 - Ash Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Adult Choir Prac ce - Choir Room 6:30 p.m. Caritas Mee ng - Conference Room Thurs., Mar. 7 - SS. Perpetua and Felicity 6:15 p.m. Lec o Divina - Geenen Hall Fri., Mar. 8 - St. John of God 8:00 p.m. AA (Spanish) - Geenen Hall Sat., Mar. 9 - St. Frances of Rome 9:00 a.m. Confessions - Fr. Wojciech 9:15 a.m. Legion of Mary - Mee ng Room 3:00 p.m. Confessions - Fr. Patrick 4:00 p.m. My Choice Pregnancy Center Baby Bottle Pick Up 6:00 pm. Festa Italiana - Fr. Fausto Parish Center Join other Christians from March 6 through April 14, for the Spring 40 Days for Life campaign. This campaign encompasses 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. Stand and peacefully pray outside Planned Parenthood on March 12. Sign up tables will be outside of the Church this weekend - please stop by! For more information, go to www.40daysforlife.com and click on the location nearest you. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS!
BULLETIN Email bulletinsmc@stmartha.org PASTOR EMAIL pastor@stmartha.org Heavenly Father, thank you for the precious gift of life. Give us love for all people, especially the most vulnerable, and help us bear witness to the truth that every life is worth living. FEAST OF ABRAHAM Wednesday, March 13, 2019 6:00 p.m. Fr. Fausto Parish Center Join us in honoring Abraham, whom Jews, Christians and Muslims honor as our father in faith. Tickets for the dinner are available in the Parish Office. *No Cost (Donations Appreciated) DIOCESE OF VENICE IN FLORIDA February, 2019 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Each year the Church throughout the U.S. takes up the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. For almost 75 years the Church in that part of Europe lived under a repressive communist government that restricted both religious and cultural practice. The region faced multiple wars that left a suffering people in their wake. Still today many are rebuilding from this difficult past. In Central and Eastern Europe, for almost three quarters of a century, the Catholic faith was illegal or restricted, so atheism grew stronger and family values deteriorated. Today the Church is working to rebuild these values. Through your generosity to this Collection you give men and women an option to protect life, make it possible to create homes, to provide food and necessities for their families. With housing, the faithful receive help with child care, employment, and tools necessary to establish stable living and working situations for themselves and their children. The Diocese of Venice will be taking up a Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Please give generously to support those who strive to learn and live their faith. May God continue to bless you for the good you do! I take this opportunity to extend to you my continued consideration as well as my prayers on this Ash Wednesday, as we begin our Lenten Journey. Sincerely yours in Christ, + Frank J. Dewane Bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida SPRING FOWARD Don t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour next Saturday night, March 9 FR. FAUSTO FESTA ITALIANA Saturday, March 9, 2019 Join us for Italian cuisine, Wine & Beer, & Dancing! Tickets will be available in the Parish Office. $25 Donation P F P I M 2019 That Christian communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected. St. Martha Service Club is collecting trial size toiletries during Lent. The items will be used to make Blessing Bags for the Resurrection House which is a non-profit, faith-based organization that serves as a day resource center to the homeless of Sarasota County. Please turn in donations to the Parish Office or the upstairs Religious Education office.
Let us recover and deepen our enthusiasm, that delightful and comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we must sow. - Pope Francis Octavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 3 de marzo de 2019 Cada árbol se conoce por sus frutos. No se recogen higos de las zarzas, ni se cortan uvas de los espinos. Lucas 6:44 LOS ESPECTÁCULOS INTERIORES En este tercer Domingo de lecturas del Sermón del Llano, Jesús habla del alma interior y sus expresiones exteriores. Usa imágenes para enseñar. Nos habla a todos nosotros. Jesús ve un cable que conecta el alma con las expresiones del alma, palabras y hechos. Usa un poco de exageración para recalcar el punto. Nos urge a limpiar toda la basura que nos hace ciegos. Sabe que tenemos una tremenda habilidad para cegarnos ante nuestras propias debilidades, aunque sean tan grandes como una viga. Sabe, también, lo dispuestos que estamos a sacar a relucir los fallos de los demás por minúsculos que sean. Y también esto es para el consumo general nuestro; lo bueno sólido y lo malo sólido eventualmente saldrá a relucir. Hay un dicho en latín que hace eco de las imágenes de Jesús, y es muy cierto: Lo que se engendra en el hueso se mostrará en la carne. Al fin y al cabo, lo interior saldrá afuera. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. LECTIO DIVINA Thursdays during Lent Starting on March 7th Br. Geenen Hall at 6:15 p.m. Those who listen to the Word of God and act upon it will enter the Kingdom of God Lectio Divina is the ancient way of praying and listening to The Word of God. With it, generations of Christians have prayed and deepened their relationships with God. Through the listening to the Word of God they have found and done the will of God in their everyday lives. We invite you to join Fr. Jan Rykala, S.A.C. during Lent to learn more about it and follow this way of praying. Knights of Columbus Annual Lenten Fish Fry 4880 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota Every Friday during Lent, March 8 to April 12 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m Choice of hand battered fish (fried or baked), fried shrimp or combination Choice of fries, rice, or mac n cheese Coleslaw, roll & coffee Adults - $11 (or $12 for combo) Children (8 and under) - $6.00 Under 4 - Free Seconds on fish - $2.00 Desserts and soft drinks - $1 Weekly 50/50 Raffle Columbus Hall also has a full cash bar with soda, beer, wine & liquor.
Mass Intentions Sun., Mar. 3 Sir 27:4-7; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45 7:30 a.m. [JR] (L) Jeff Baker by Friend 8:00 a.m. [OM] (Span/Hall) Special Intentions by Alberta Diaz 9:00 a.m. [GH] Elena Ordonez by Candace & Frank Ordonez 9:00 a.m. [FS] (Hall) The Griffith Family 10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 10:30 a.m. [JR] (Hall) Tony Caragiulo by Anna Caragiulo 12:00 p.m. [PW] Patricia Delaney by Sileo Family 12:00 p.m. [JC] (Viet/Hall) Mark Hung Vu by Hoang Lan 5:30 p.m. [WS] Essbauer & Fleischmann Families by Kelly Family Mon., Mar. 4 Sir 17:20-24; Mk 10:17-27 7:30 a.m. [WS] (L) Chuck Costner by Paul & Marge Lortie 8:30 a.m. [PW] Living & Deceased Members of Altar Society 12:00 p.m. [GH] (L) Fr. John 5:30 p.m. [JR] Sylvia Letourneau by Lynda Blouin Tues., Mar. 5 Sir 35:1-12; Mk 10:28-31 7:30 a.m. [PW] Tony Caragiulo by Anna Caragiulo 8:30 a.m. [GH] (L) Marguerite Diehr by Family 12:00 p.m. [JR] Michael Nallen by Ann Crowley 5:30 p.m. [WS] (L) James by Lynda Blouin Wed., Mar. 6 Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 7:30 a.m. [GH] Gloria Galante by Jack Buckingham 9:00 a.m. [PW] Carm Sinicropi by Sal & Marianne Pappalardo 10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 12:00 p.m. [JR] Charles Brimble by Edda Brimble 4:00 p.m. [JR] Jean Williams by Janet & George Allgair 5:30 p.m. [WS] (L) Lynda Blouin by Sabrina 7:30 p.m. [JC] William McGowan by Rita McGowan Thurs., Mar. 7 Dt 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25 7:30 a.m. [FS] Frances Stemley by Jim & Sharon Huether 8:30 a.m. [PW] C.J. & Verona Lambert & Family by Kelly Family 12:00 p.m. [JR] James F. Cassidy by Mary Jo & John Deckro 5:30 p.m. [JC] (L) Monique Fournier by Lynda Blouin Fri., Mar. 8 Is 58:1-9a; Mt 9:14-15 7:30 a.m. [JR] Betty Styer by Peggy Styer 8:30 a.m. [GH] Margaret Herbst 12:00 p.m. [JC] Clementine & Frank Federico by Anna Keane 5:30 p.m. [FS] Catherine O Donald by Tina Mroczkowski & Family Sat., Mar. 9 Is 58:9b-14; Lk 5:27-32 7:30 a.m. [GH] Jack & Carol Healy by Daughter 8:30 a.m. [JR] John & Ann Begley Family by Kelly Family 4:00 p.m. [PW] Charles Barone by Marie Williams 4:00 p.m. [WS] (Hall) (L) Kathy Beveridge by Family 5:30 p.m. [FS] Philip Stockbridge by Wife Sun., Mar. 10 Dt 26:4-10; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 7:30 a.m. [PW] Mary Sullivan by Gen & John 8:00 a.m. [OM] (Span/Hall) Helen Cossette by Rita McGowan 9:00 a.m. [WS] Barbara (Goss) Frye by Ed O Hara & Susan Dauphinee 9:00 a.m. [PW] (Hall) Audrey Carlson by Tina Mroczkowski & Family 10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 10:30 a.m. [JR] (Hall) Robert Fisher by Fisher Family 12:00 p.m. [FS] Manuel De Jesus Roman by Roman Family 12:00 p.m. [JC] (Viet/Hall) Mark Hung Vu by Quy Ngo 5:30 p.m. [JR] Lvg & Decd Members of Plouffe Family by Joe & Betty Fr. Fausto (FS), Fr. Patrick (PW), Fr. Wojciech (WS), Fr. Jan (JR), Fr. John (JC), Fr. Gerry (GH), Fr. Notter (RN), Fr. Mendoza (OM) OUTREACH MINISTRIES Altar Servers Brian Clark 993-8526 Altar Society Janet Cocco 366-4210 Archivist Ted Cover 379-0758 Arimathean Ministry Geri Roberts 600-8479 Bethesda House Colleen McMenamin 366-1886 Catholic Charities Marisa Zorger 355-4680 Community Pregnancy Clinics 239-262-6381 Casa Santa Marta Debbie Greising 366-4448 Choir/Cantor Virginia Bray 366-4210 Council of Catholic Women Marcia Stokes 334-648-4328 Eucharist Adoration Parish Office 366-4210 Finance Council John J. DeStefano 306-5014 Family Ministry Gary Kerschner 961-8713 Herrig Caritas (9-11 a.m., M-F) Tony Cocco, Chair 366-5620 Hospitality Ministry Beth Cannata 321-2953 Jail Ministry Bob Hiniker 863-558-0407 Knights of Columbus Mike Deering 225-0564 Lectors Ed Hale 1edhale@gmail.com Legion of Mary Diane Such 993-2354 Ministries Council John Gearon 320-4745 Peace & Justice/S.U.R.E. John McGruder 953-6541 Parish Council Roland Gibson 685-1204 Prayer Line Diane Domagala 306-6503 R.C.I.A Maggie Gallucci 355-5957 R.C.I.A Sue Thompson suehome2@verizon.net Respect Life Ministry Joseph Gina 702-1700 Rosary Makers Don & Maxine Brand 755-9749 Solve Maternity Homes Peggy Kerwin 748-0094 St. M. Early Learning Center Jamie Van Dyke 366-1395 Ushers Parish Office 366-4210 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Parish & Homebound Pam Paulson 366-4210 Hospital Calvin Kreider 928-6995 Nursing Home Pam Paulson 366-4210 BISHOP NEVINS ACADEMY 4380 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 St. Martha Catholic School 953-4181 Principal: Mrs. Siobhan Young St. Mary Academy 366-4010 Principal: Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH SCHOOL 371-4917 4171 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND OUR SCHEDULED MASSES, CONTACT OUR NEIGHBORING PARISHES: St. Jude Sarasota 955-3934 Christ the King Sarasota 924-2777 Incarnation Sarasota 921-6631 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Sarasota 755-1826 St. Patrick Sarasota 378-1703 St. Mary Star of the Sea Longboat Key 383-1255 St. Thomas More Sarasota 923-1691 St. Joseph Bradenton 756-3732 St. Michael the Archangel Siesta Key 349-4174 Our Lady of the Angels Lakewood Ranch 752-6770 Our priests & deacons minister to the following local facilities: The Pines, Brookdale Midtown, Magnolia, Life Care Center, Horizon Bay, Jefferson Center, Alderman Oaks, Plymouth Harbor, Sarasota Health, Springwood, Casa Santa Marta I & II, Sarasota Bay Club, Cross Breeze, Sunshine Meadows, Sarasota Point, Sarasota County Jail.