PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE KATHY O SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF EMAIL pastor@sbcatholic.com secretary@sbcatholic.com DRE@sbcatholic.com. outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISMS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date. St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 August 19, 2018 The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201 WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 4:30 p.m. Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Friday 7:00 p.m. Religious Education Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino at 706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon
August 19, 2018 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise - (EPHESIANS 5:15) A wise person recognizes that all we have and all we are comes from God. A wise person thanks God continually throughout the day for all His many blessings. A wise person realizes that God has blessed us for a reason and that He wants us to help Him build His kingdom of earth. 19 de agosto de 2018 Vigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario "Miren cuidadosamente cómo viven, no como necios sino como sabios..." (EFESIOS 5:15) Una persona sabia reconoce que todo lo que tenemos y todo lo que somos proviene de Dios. Una persona sabia agradece a Dios continuamente durante todo el día por todas Sus bendiciones. Una persona sabia se da cuenta de que Dios nos ha bendecido por alguna razón y que Él quiere que lo ayudemos a construir su reino terrenal. TODAY S READINGS First Reading Wisdom has built her house; she has dressed her meat, mixed her wine, yes, she has spread her table (Proverbs 9:1-6). Psalm Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34). Second Reading Be filled with the Spirit, giving thanks always and for everything (Ephesians 5:15-20). Gospel I am the living bread that came down from heaven (John 6:51-58). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69 THIS EUCHARISTIC FEAST Some things about human nature don t change, even over the course of centuries. When we celebrate a holiday, we have a meal; when we celebrate a significant event, we have a feast. In today s first reading, Lady Wisdom is setting a feast, a sign of celebrating the covenant that Israel has with God. Israel s central remembrance of its saving Exodus covenant is the Passover meal. So it is natural and not coincidental that the Christian celebration of the new covenant sealed by the blood of Christ on the cross happens at a meal, our Eucharist, offered first by Jesus in the context of Passover remembrance. It is easy for us, sometimes, to forget the very long and rich religious and human origins of our eucharistic feasting on the bread and cup that are the Body and Blood of Jesus. Today, and for the next few Sundays that we hear the Bread of Life discourse from John, let us bring to mind the loving covenant that God makes with us, and be filled with great joy at this marvelous feast that we have come to attend! Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Bernard St. Pius X The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Rose of Lima Friday: Saturday: St. Bartholomew St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz;
Liturgical Ministry Schedule Aug. 25 5:00 p.m. AS T Liebl, M Burdick, & J Burdick EM C Reynolds, N McEvoy, B Milne, J Smock, & J Branham L G Duncan U G Hixenbaugh, D Avard, & Volunteer Aug. 26 8:30a.m. AS B Fogarty, A Wayco, & B Weber EM C Weber, C Newberry, J Ellis, & T DePace L J Baker U J Richtman, M Tessier, & Volunteer 11:00 a.m. AS A McIntosh, T Oxford, & J Skokna EM J & J McIntosh, E Pazos, & M Barajas L A Monaco U D Gallahue. J Williamson, J Davis, & L Davis This week at St. Boniface - Aug. 19-Aug 25 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Faith Formation: 9:45 a.m. Catholic Focus-9:45 a.m. Parish Council Mtg.-7pm Mass: 8:30 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Rosary Group- 9:30 a.m. K of C Business Mtg.- 7:00 p.m. Thursday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Quilting Grp.-10:00 p.m. Finance Council Mtg.-7:00 p.m. No Children s Liturgy Friday: Mass-7:00 p.m. Followed by Adoration TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Sometimes the heat of summer translates into unrest in a city s streets. In the summer of 1834, popular sentiment against the presence of the Ursuline nuns near Boston reached a boiling point. An influx of Irish laborers had an impact on the work force in the city, and a deep-seated resentment against Catholics fueled the fire. The nuns supported themselves with a school, and most of the young women students were drawn from patrician Protestant families. Nevertheless, rumors fed by the saga of an unhappy junior sister and a later episode of a senior sister fleeing the place increased tensions. The city s selectmen were given a tour by the disgruntled sister, who by then had returned, and found all things in good order. That didn t please the mob, and the mother superior didn t help matters when she said that the bishop had platoons of Irishmen at hand, twenty thousand strong, to do marauders harm. By August 11, the convent had been invaded, ransacked, and burned to the ground. The nuns fled to Maine and Canada. The diocese attempted to recover losses, but the commonwealth offered only ten thousand dollars, which was rejected. Years later, a legislative bill for the state to rebuild the convent and school was roundly defeated. Yet the enterprise of Catholic education had great resilience, and in 1946, more than a hundred years after the riots, the Ursulines returned to Boston to reestablish an academy that endures to the present day. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Saturday: Reconciliation: 4:00 p.m. Rosary:4:30-p.m. Mass: 5:00 p.m. The Story of the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary mother of my Lord. As in all the mysteries of Mary s life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court. In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary Lady and Queen. Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: Hail, Holy Queen, Hail, Queen of Heaven, Queen of Heaven. The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary s litany celebrate her queenship. The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power. -Franciscan Media
Come join us for breakfast September 23 rd between the 8:30 and 11:00 masses. The Knights will be serving up eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon, and sausage. Cost is $5 per person with children under 10 free with a paying adult. We will move any kids who need to get to their Sunday school classes to the front of the line and parents can hang out while they wait for their kids to finish class. Tickets are on sale after each of the weekend masses. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. SENIOR DINE OUT Join us on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. at BIG SOUTH BAR-B-Q. Restaurant location is 4th Street & Hwy 21 (enter, restaurant on left) Reservations to be made no later than two days in advance to: Emma: 912-657-4888 or email: nanniems@comcast.net. CCW Meeting The Council of Catholic Women will begin there first meeting of the season on Wednesday, September 05, 2018 at 7:00 pm with an ice cream social. All women of the parish 18 years and older are welcome to attend. Save the date, we hope to see you there. Your contributions for the weekend of Aug 12, 2018 Adult $6,138.00 Children $93.33 Building Fund $1900.00 Bills paid this week $6,715.37 Thank you for your continued generosity Sunday 08/19 Tuesday 08/21 Wednesday 08/22 Thursday 08/23 Friday 08/24 Saturday 08/25 Mass Intentions Aug. 19-Aug. 25 Debra Lafferty Lue Brown Carolyn Leonard Susan Deyhle +Paul Ruiz Jane Branham Save the dates Week of October 15 to 20, 2018 St. Boniface Chicken Dinner We will need the help of the parish. If you are willing to help, even if you never did it before, please sign up the weekend of September 15-16. All profit goes to the New Sanctuary Fund. We need people to: wash, wrap & bake potatoes, make pound cakes & help cut it up & cook the chickens, and to pack containers on the day of the sale. On September 8 th at 9:00 a.m. there will be a Memorial Mass Service for the Unborn at St. Anne s Mary Martha Chapel with a procession to follow to the St. Anne s Pro-Life Memorial site. The memorial site is located on the corner of the grassy area in between St. Anne s Catholic Church and the Holy Family Hall. This year is the 6th annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, calling on pro-life Americans to honor the gravesites of our aborted brothers and sisters. While there are no graves at this site, we will utilize the Pro-Life Memorial at St. Anne s to honor the unborn. For more information contact Jen Thornton, jenthornton1975@gmail.com, 912-508-3229. Have You Changed your Address/Telephone or Email Address? The Church office would like to have your new information so that we can up date our records. If you are a new parishioner or registered parishioners with changes, please drop this in the collection basket and we will send you a Parishioner Registration form or you can find the form on our website, www.sbcatholic.com. You can also pick one up from the stand in front of the confessional. (one form per family name, please). PLEASE PRINT Family Name: First Name: (head of household) Spouse: Address: City, Zip: Phone: Cell: Email Address: THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HELP US OUT.
Please pray for our sick Parent meetings scheduled for August 26 Parents of Confirmandi and First Communion candidates will meet Sunday, August 26, in the parish hall to review requirements for each sacrament. The First Communion meeting will begin at 10 am; parents of Confirmandi will meet at 10:15 am. If you are unable to attend, please contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432 or celestegish@windstream.net. Kindergarten Safe Touch rescheduled The Safe Touch class for kindergarteners has been rescheduled for October 14. If you do not want your child to attend, please complete the opt-out form in your parent information packet and return it to the DRE. Protecting our children As part of its commitment to keep our children safe from sexual abuse, the Catholic Church mandates Safe Touch education in its Faith Formation classes. Course content breaks into three ageappropriate programs covering: The touching safety rules Understanding safe friends, safe adults and safe touches Boundaries Telling someone you trust Recognizing risky adult behavior. For more information about the program, please see the DRE. If you do not want your child to participate in the Safe Touch program, please complete and return the opt-out form in your parent information packet. For more information about Faith Formation, contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432 or celestegish@windstream.net. THE GIFT OF GRACE The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase. St. Rose of Lima WHO COMES TO RCIA? Through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), the Catholic Church extends an invitation to those who are searching for the way, the truth, and the life. These include: Adults who are not associated with a faith community and want to explore Catholicism. Those who wish to convert to Catholicism from another Christian denomination. Baptized Catholics who yearn to be in full communion with the Church through reception of Confirmation and/or Eucharist. Those with a desire to learn about, or increase their knowledge of, the Catholic faith. Weekly no-commitmentrequired inquiry sessions start Monday Sept. 10, 2018. See future bulletins for more information, or call Carolynn Leonard at 754-6841. To register, contact Fr. Martino in the Parish Office at 754-7473. VIRTUS Protecting God s Children for Adults Training be held at Blessed Sacrament School, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Registration is required prior to attending via online at VIRTUS.org to receive credit for the session. No one under the age of 18 is allowed due to the sensitive subject matter. Please arrive early no admittance once the session begins. Latecomers will be asked to reschedule. For all those homebound, in the hospital or nursing homes and especially those who care for them. We also ask prayers for those not listed and those we are not aware of that are ill. Fr. Isador Baky, Chuck Brown, Diana Cato, Nadine Chapman, Andy & Kathy Chester, Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Peter DI Lella, Susan Dehyle, Isabell Duffy, Tracey Edenfield, Wendy Fears, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Greg Hlavac, Muriel Healy, Collen Higgs, Brantyne Knight, Nicholas Knight, Sandy Kowalski, Rosa Lewis, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, David Matzdorf, Mary McGrath, Justin McGregor, Nancy Miller, Halario Miranda, Tracey Hickox Mulligan, Phil Pastrano, Steve and Mary Pizzino, Olga Ramirez, John Ray, Lynn Richardson, Joel Rivera, Richard & Ida Rohrer, Jessica Schira, Kathy Singley, Alan Swartz, Benji Sharrow, Tim & Jill Shumacher, Elijah Sims, Angel Smith, Nick Stevens, Ed & Delores Talick, Boris Tang, Burr & Helen Tolles, Rosemary Usher, Rita Visconti, Darwin Webb, Bernie Weber, Julie & Larry Weddle, Theresa Wichert, Gary Wilkes A time of war, and a time of peace: We pray for those that serve in our military COL Brian Healy, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SGT. Shawn Brown, SSGT. Steven Liebl, A1C Cameron Rahn, E3 Steven Talick Jr. Protect and guide our men and women in uniform, strengthen them in their trials. Give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Yvette Carr P.O. Box 392 Springfield GA 31329 912-754-5573 Phone CLELAND SITE PREP, INC. P.O Box 3822, Bluffton, SC 29910 Office-(843) 987-0500 * Fax (843) 987-0600 See us at www.mdadental.com Harland Howard Interior/Exterior Painting Services No Job too Big or too Small! Phone: 912-429-9383 References provided Register your Kroger Rewards card to help benefit the Outreach Assistance program. Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Please contact Denise Burdick for nursery needs during meetings at 912-604-4178. Ave Maria Shop St. Boniface Catholic Gift Shop Open after Saturday and Sunday Masses. Bibles, Catholic Children Books, Gifts, Rosaries, Medals, and much more!