February 11, 2018 w this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page ST. JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH 13485 Spring Hill Drive Spring Hill Florida 34609 ~ Telephone: (352) 688-0663 Fax: (352) 686-7937 February 11, 2018 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time Eucharistic Liturgies Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and Spanish Mass: 1:00 p.m. Daily Mass: 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & by appointment Please call the Parish Office at (352) 688-0663 for information regarding any of the following: Baptism for Children: Parent preparation. Matrimony: If you are contemplating marriage at St. Joan of Arc Church, please be mindful that there is a six month prior notice request required. RCIA/RCIC: Rite of Initiation into the Catholic faith. Ministers of the Eucharist: Please notify the Parish Office if you, or someone you know is sick, in the hospital, homebound or shut-in. In His Footsteps Soup & Sandwich Lunch: Served on the second Thursday of each month from Noon - 2:00 p.m. in our Parish Hall and on the fourth Thursday of each month for the homebound only. Parishioners in need of assistance: St. Vincent de Paul Society (352) 556-3670 Mary & Martha s Gift Shop: Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closed during all Masses Emergencies Only: (352) 666-3156 Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Pastoral Team Rev. Patrick Rebel, Pastor Rev. Jerry Murphy, Assisting Rev. Edward Reiter, Assisting Rev. Michael Kouts, Assisting Rev. Paul Coughlin, Assisting Deacon Lee Hinderscheid Deacon Fred LaPiana Deacon José Cruz Anne Cofone, Business Manager/Secretary Mary Jo Waggoner, Director of Faith Formation Joyce Thorpe, Director of Music Nancy Lovelock, Youth Minister Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon (Closed daily 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.) Phone: (352) 688-0663 E-mail: jchrchca@tampabay.rr.com Website: www.stjoanofarcfl.com Religious Education/Faith Formation For information on all programs of: Rel. Ed. & Youth Ministry: (352) 686-7864 Rel. Ed. StJoanRelEd@gmail.com Youth Group: SJOA-Youth@TampaBay.rr.com Notre Dame Catholic School Phone: (352) 683-0755 Website: www.ndcsfl.org
Page 2 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) February 11, 2018 Notes from the Pastor Facts and Issues: Islam A Catholic Perspective What is Islam? Islam is the second largest religion in the world. There are more than 1.3 billion Muslims on the planet. By comparison, there are about 2.1 billion Christians, of which 1.1 billion are Roman Catholic. The word Islam means grateful surrender or submission to God. It is considered one of the three great monotheistic religions in the world. The other two great monotheistic religions are Judaism and Christianity. Islam was begun by Mohammed about seven centuries after the time of Christ. He was a merchant from Arabia. He believed that he received a personal revelation from God to form this belief. He received this revelation when he was in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Muslims state that this revelation, recorded in the Koran is from God or Allah. The Muslims also believe that Mohammed was the last in a series sent by God, starting with Adam and continuing through Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. The Tenets of Islam The basis of Islamic belief is that the Koran, or Qu ran, is the literal word of God revealed to Mohammed through the angel Gabriel. The Qu ran was first written in Arabic. Translations of the Qu ran into other languages are to be used only for personal purposes. This transcript is not to be used for official religious business. Muslims believe in final judgement, bodily resurrection, heaven and hell. They also follow divinely revealed morals norms and dietary regulations. They must avoid alcoholic beverages and pork. On Fridays, noon prayers are said in a mosque and an imam, Muslim preacher, gives a sermon. Muslims do not have an ordained ministry. Five essentials duties every Muslim must perform, called the Five Pillars: 1. The daily recitation of the profession of the Muslim faith. 2. Rituals worship five times a day, facing in the direction of the holy city of Mecca. 3. Almsgiving. 4. Fasting from dawn to dusk during the holy month of Ramadan, the time when the revelation of the Qur an to Mohammed is said to have begun. 5. Make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca. Adapted by Our Sunday Visitor Notitas del Diácono Jesús se apiadó. Lleno de compasión Jesús no pudo ignorar al leproso que se le acercó, se arrodilló ante él y le pidió que lo curara. Pero no sólo le extendió la mano y lo curó distantemente, Jesús lo tocó. Así derribó la barrera que separaba al limpio del contaminado. Cuando Jesús tocó al leproso también él quedo contaminado, o sea que, al curarlo, Jesús compartió la enfermedad de leproso. Al hacer esto, Jesús nos ofrece un modelo de compasión cristiana. No es suficiente ayudar distantemente sin riesgo alguno. El cristiano está llamado a extender su mano y tocar aquellos que necesitan de nuestra compasión. Jesús le mandó al hombre no decir nada a nadie, pero el antiguo leproso no podía dejar de decírselo a los demás. Él es testigo de lo que pasó y sin duda le dijo a todos los que encontraba que Jesús era auténtico. Él experimentó en su propia carne el contacto físico con Jesús y por eso podía describir cómo se sintió cuando la enfermedad abandonó su cuerpo de inmediato. No podía quedarse él solo con esto! Para el creyente la respuesta natural de ser curado y recobrar la integridad es dar testimonio de ello. Queremos compartir nuestra historia. En su primera carta a los corintios san Pablo exhorta a sus compañeros cristianos: háganlo todo para gloria de Dios (1Corintios 10:31). Esto se los dice en un contexto de conflictos que surgieron debido a los diferentes antecedentes de los primeros cristianos. Algunos de la tradición judía se ofendieron con la actuación de algunos otros de culturas paganas y viceversa. Pablo se dio cuenta de eso, y como era un gran unificador, procuró dar gusto a todos en todo (1 Corintios 11:33). La mejor manera de lograr eso es asegurarnos de que nuestras acciones dan gloria a Dios. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Vía Crucis es una devoción centrada en los Misterios dolorosos de Cristo, que se meditan y contemplan caminando y deteniéndose en las estaciones que representan los episodios más notables de la Pasión. El Vía Crucis comenzará el día viernes 2 de febrero de síes hasta las ochos. Vengan para orad juntos con todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas de nuestra parroquia.
February 11, 2018 w this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page T M S. J A P J,,,. GIVE GOD THE GLORY A curious feature of the first half of Mark s Gospel is the pattern of Jesus working a miracle, then telling the recipient of the miracle to keep still about it. Many theories have been offered: Mark is setting the stage for the great secret revealed when Peter will proclaim Jesus the Messiah at Caesarea Philippi; more skeptical commentators offer that Jesus, fully aware of human nature, knew that the way to spread the news was to tell people to keep it secret. The insight into this secret-keeping that serves us well, however, is that Jesus was initiating his public ministry according to the pattern that Paul describes. He was doing it for the glory of God not for his own benefit, but for that of all. Paul would later write in Philippians that Jesus humbled himself to become like us. And we see this humility at work in today s healing of the leper. Jesus is trying to reveal the presence of God s reign among the people, not so that he himself might receive the glory, but so that God would be glorified through him. Imitating this pattern, which Paul encourages the Jewish and Greek Christian factions in Corinth to do, still serves us well today. TODAY S READINGS First Reading The leper will dwell apart, making an abode outside the camp (Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46). Psalm I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation (Psalm 32). Second Reading Do everything for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31 11:1). Gospel The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean (Mark 1:40-45). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15 Pray the word of God during the week. It will refresh your Spirit. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Marriage Day; World Day of the Sick Monday: Lincoln s Birthday Tuesday: Mardi Gras; Shrove Tuesday Ash Wednesday and Valentine s Day; NOTE: THERE IS NO DISPENSATION ON ASH WEDNESDAY FROM FASTING OR ABSTINENCE Friday: ABSTINENCE EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT Saturday: The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today s Gospel centers on the plight of a leper and Jesus response of healing. In Hawaii, the bacterium that causes leprosy probably entered from China in the mid-1800s, and the native islanders were susceptible to the dreaded disease. In 1866, the government literally dumped the sufferers on a remote and virtually in accessible island peninsula with towering cliffs. Thrown off ships into the sea, the sick people were told to swim for the beach and head for caves, and for seven years the only supplies were similarly cast into the sea to drift ashore. It was then, 1873, that a thirty-three-year-old Belgian priest, Damien de Veuster, went voluntarily to Kalaupapa. Before long, he cajoled the government into funding his mission and its hospital, built a village with proper homes and sanitation, and recruited Mother Marianne Cope to bring sisters from Syracuse, New York, to nurse the sick. Damien, who eventually died of leprosy, has been canonized, and Mother Marianne as well. Although leprosy has been curable since the 1940s, today a few patients remain in their lifelong home, now a national historic site. The peninsula is still utterly isolated from the outside world, and the speed limit for the few cars there is 5 mph since there s nowhere to go! The hospital is still well-staffed and equipped, but access is regulated and visitors must take an official tour, often involving a descent down the cliffs by Molakai mule. There are few places on earth that evoke the healing power of Jesus, or our call to follow the Healer, more than Damien s beloved island mission. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. A BOOK TO READ There is a great difference between the eager person who wants to read a book and the tired person who wants a book to read. G. K. Chesterton
Page 4 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) February 11, 2018 Notes from Deacon Lee SATURDAY Feb 10 9:00 a.m. For Father Conrad Sundholm 4:00 p.m. Theodore A. Statuto (D) req by Family SUNDAY Feb 11 7:30 a.m. Tom and Kay Seery (L) req by John Martellucci 9:00 a.m. For our Parish Community 11:00 a.m. Robert D Alessio (D) req by Kelly Purdy 1:00 p.m. Para que las mujeres embarazadas escojen vida para sus bebés Monday Feb 12 9:00 a.m. St. Vincent de Paul members (D) & (L) req by Bob Dondero TUESDAY Feb 13 9:00 a.m. Barbara Longo (D) req by Kathleen Hollenbeck ASH WEDNESDAY Feb 14 9:00 a.m. Charles Burton (D) req by Cathy Sponton 7:00 p.m. Donald Johnson (D) req by His loving wife THURSDAY Feb 15 9:00 a.m. Normand Jambard (D) req by Anthony and Mariyly Frontiero FRIDAY Feb 16 9:00 a.m. Thomas John Rose (D) req by Sue and Fred Holman SATURDAY Feb 17 9:00 a.m. Robert Fucile (D) req by Kalinowski Famiily 4:00 p.m. Irene Costa (D) req by Her husband Joseph SUNDAY Feb 18 7:30 a.m. Liliane and Warren Trachtman (D) req by Mario and Yanick Tryfonos 9:00 a.m. For our Parish Community 11:00 a.m. Donald and Bruce Chenail (D) req by Their Family 1:00 p.m. Fr. Marciano Martín (D) Stewardship Report for Jan 14, 2018 Attendance: 950 Envelopes Used 311 Envelopes : $ 6215.00 Offertory Cash $ 1474.00 Second Collection: $ 715.00 Total: $ 8404.00 STEWARDSHIP In our second reading today, St. Paul s First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul exhorts his readers to do everything for the glory of God; and to be imitators of himself, as he is an imitator of Christ. He then tells them that he tries to please everyone in every way, not seeking his own benefit but that of others that they may be saved. As an imitator of Christ, Paul gave every minute of every day giving back to God his entire being. How much of ourselves do we give back to God? The best and most profound way to know what God wants back form us is found through daily prayer. This is the way we know how and where to serve our brothers and sisters as God expects us to do. This is way we learn how we, as individuals, are called to become imitators of Christ. Let us spend time with God each day and be open to His call to serve. We at St. Joan of Arc have always been generous in serving our parish and the local community. We are truly a stewardship parish that constantly finds ways to give back a portion of the many gifts we have been given throughout our lives. Many of us are committed to being Eucharistic ministers, ushers, lectors, greeters, singers and musicians, altars servers, and volunteers in the Office. Furthermore we serve many through the Knights of Columbus and St. Vincent de Paul. Let those of us who need to share more of our talents consider joining one or more of these organizations. In addition to sharing our talents, let us also consider sharing our financial resources with our Parish. We recently began our Annual Pastoral Appeal. Let us be generous in pledging as we have in past, and go for exceeding our goal for the sixth year in a row. For where your treasure is, there also lies your heart. Matthew 6: 21 It is in giving that we receive. St. Francis (Deacon Lee is ill, please keep him in your prayers.)
February 11, 2018 w this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page St. Joan of Arc Columbiettes Auxiliary #11317 will be having a Craft and Vendor Fair in our parish hall on Saturday, March 10th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. We are seeking crafters and vendors. Cost for an 8 foot table, which we provide, is $20. For an application or further information please contact Ellen Jimenez at 352-515-0380 or ellenbjimenez@gmail.com. A NOTE TO PARISHIONERS Any parishioner wishing to obtain a 2017 Tax Financial Statement, please contact the Parish Office to request it. THANK YOU. St Vincent de Paul at St. Joan of Arc Our sincere thanks for joining with us to help those in need in our community. Your generous response in the collection envelopes is greatly appreciated! We ask that you pray for those who are in need. We are always looking for people to join us in our mission to help the poor. All are welcome. We meet the 2nd Monday of the month after the 9 AM mass and the 4th Monday of the month after the 9 AM mass. Injure not the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate; For the Lord will defend their cause, and will plunder the lives of those who plunder them. Prov. 22: 22,23 The Blood Mobile will be in our parking lot on Sunday, February 11. Please give if you can, you could save a life! Thank you to everyone who has responded to the request to participate in the 2018 Annual Pastoral Appeal. Your gift is received with great humility, thanks and gratitude by the thousands of people supported through your donation. This year we are celebrating 50 years of service and good works in our diocese, with gratitude for the past, joy for the present moment and hope as we embrace our future. APA is an opportunity to learn more about the 50+ ministries, programs and services available throughout our diocese. If you have any questions about APA, the services it funds or how it benefits our parish, please call our parish office or visit our diocesan website at www.dosp.org and discover something new about local Church outreach. If you have not yet responded, please know we want and need your participation! Every gift, every prayer and every sacrifice brings hope to someone seeking the love and mercy of Christ. Please be a part of that blessing! The St. Joan Columbiettes are sponsoring a cruise in April, 2018. The 8 day - 7 night cruise, aboard Royal Caribbean s Rhapsody of the Sea, departs from Tampa on Sunday, April 8 th and returns on Sunday, April 15 th. Ports of Call are: Tampa, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize, Costa Maya and Tampa. Cabins start at: $704 Inside; $784 Ocean View; and $1,244 Balcony (*rates include taxes and port charges) The funds raised from this Columbiettes fundraiser are put back into our Hernando County community! For information on this cruise, contact Steve at Cruise Planners, 352-686-5914.
Page 6 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) February 11, 2018 ETHNIC FESTIVAL - October 18th through the 21st Mark your calendar for these fun dates: The Festival is on October 18th and going through the 21st. Do you want to get involved in our parish? The Ethnic Festival is in need of volunteers to serve as Food Booth Captains. You are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday, March 6th at 7 p.m. in the hall. If you have any questions, please call Paul D'Aquisto at 688-1685 or Frank Mezzacapo at 345-4316. All are encouraged to attend this planning meeting. ASH WEDNESDAY is February 14th. Ashes will be distributed during the Masses at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Regulations on Fasting and Abstinence: The dual disciplines of fasting and abstinence have a long history in the Catholic Church. Going back to the early Church, the purpose behind the custom of self-denial is not punishment; it is to simplify our lifestyles so that we create a certain emptiness. In this way, freed from all distractions, we are able to hear and respond to God s continued call to conversion and holiness. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 years (inclusive). On days of fasting, one full meal is allowed. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one s needs, but together thy should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids are allowed. Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics who are 14 years of age and older. Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday are days of Abstinence. Note: If a person is unable to observe the above regulations due to ill health or other serious reasons, they are urged to practice other forms of self-denial that are suitable to their condition. Fasting, almsgiving and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for baptism or of renewal of baptism at Easter. LENTEN MISSION on Feb 19-21 will be presented by Fr. John Lipscomb Father Lipscomb was born in Virginia and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, attending Duval County Public Schools. Following his primary education Fr. Lipscomb attended the University of North Carolina, Asheville, receiving a BA in philosophy. Following college, he received his Masters in Divinity from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee and was subsequently ordained into Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church. Following an extensive parochial and diocesan ministry of some 22 years in Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana and as a chaplain in the Florida and South Carolina National Guard, Fr. Lipscomb returned, in 1996, to take up his ministry as the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. In 2007 Fr. Lipscomb and his wife were receive and confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church by the Most Reverend Robert N. Lynch. In 2009 Fr. Lipscomb was granted permission by the Holy See to receive ordination in the Catholic Church for the Diocese of St. Petersburg under the Pastoral Provision of St. John Paull II. He was ordained temporary deacon by Bishop Lynch and priest by Archbishop Favalora that year. Fr. Lipscomb is currently assigned to Bethany Center where he serves as chaplain and spiritual director, and to St Timothy s parish in Lutz, as one of the parochial vicars. Fr. Lipscomb and his wife, Marcie, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year. They have two children, six grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Stations of the Cross will be celebrated every Friday during Lent at 7:00 beginning pm February 16th. Healing the Wounds of Abortion Rachel s Vineyard Weekend Retreat April 6-8, 2018 There is help and healing. Project Vineyard Weekend Retreat allows you to move toward reconciliation with yourself, your unborn child, your family, your Church, and your God. For details or to register for the retreat email Project Rachel at projectrachel@ccdosp.org or call 813-924-4173. Visit Rachel s Vineyard website for more info: www.rachelsvineyard.org