St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 800 Gornto Rd Valdosta GA, 31602 San Jose Mission 421 W Marion Ave, Lake Park, GA 31636 (All mail and phone calls should be directed to St. John Church) Phone: 229-244-2430 Fax: 229-244-5352 www.stjohnevang.org stjohns@stjohnevang.org bulletin@stjohnevang Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am, 12:00pm 2:00pm (Spanish) September 25, 2016 (Sunday Rosary 9:00am) San José (Lake Park) Mass Saturday 7:00pm Thursday 7:00pm Adoration and Rosary Tuesday 7:00pm (Spanish) Daily Mass Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (Chapel) Wednesday 8:55am (School Mass) 6:00pm (Church) Adoration Sunday 3:00 ~ 4:00pm (Devotional ~ Chapel) Wednesday 3:30 pm Church (Silent) 5:00pm (Divine Mercy Chaplet) Rosary 5:20pm Benediction 5:40pm (Church) Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00 4:30pm Wednesday: 5:00 5:30pm or by appointment
Church Office Staff Lynn Barfield Office Director/Bulletin Editor Michelle Kirkpatrick Finance Director Church & School Susan Kramer Director of Religious Education Lynne Salek Office Assistant School Staff School - 244-2556 Fr. Brian LaBurt John Davis (Co-Administrators) Marian Mitchell, Secretary Church Office Hours Monday 1:00~-4:30pm Tuesday ~Thursday 9:00am~4:30pm (Closed for lunch 12:00~1:00 pm) Friday 9:00am~1:00pm Parish COUNCIL 2016 2017 President, Ryan Hogan 229-563-3001 Vice-President, Steve Findlay (229)740-9491 Secretary, Genevieve Harmon 229-834-5499 St. Francis Center Sr. Nuala Mulleady, Director Laura Dunning, Asst. Manager 229-242-8656 sfc520@att.net Tues., Wed., Thurs. 10:00-2:00 2nd Saturday of each month BULLETIN INFORMATION Items for the bulletin are due on Monday morning at 8:00am the week of publication. Please e-mail information to: bulletin@stjohnevang.org The next bulletin deadline is September 26th for the bulletin to be published for October 2nd. Pastoral Staff Fr. Brian LaBurt, Pastor Fr. Oscar Mendoza, Parochial Vicar Pastoral Emergency 229-506-5483 Deacon David Lasseter 229-251-7874 Deacon Columbus Carter 229-245-8276 Deacon Pete Falkenhausen pfalkon5@mchsi.com Deacon James Burns 229-794-9422 Deacon George Heise 229-241-1126 Deacon Paul Worth (RCIA ) 229-263-5659 Mr. Cesar Reyes Pastoral Associate for Hispanic Ministry 706-662-6267 cesarareyes@icloud.com BAPTISM Classes are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm in the St. Joseph Chapel. You must register at the Church office in advance. MARRIAGE Contact the church office at least six months in advance. Monday, September 26 +Teresa Waite Tuesday, September 27 +Morgan Hayden Wednesday, September 28 8:55am (SI) Beth McAllister 6:00p.m. Special Intention Thursday, September 29 +Cyril Anthony 7:00pm (San José) (SI) Irene Lagura Friday, September 30 +Leena Anthony Saturday, October 1 5:00pm +Mario & Elizabeth Turco Sunday, October 2 7:30am +Joe Sarina 9:30am (SI) David Herron 12:00pm +Keith Connelly 2:00pm People of the Parish (Spanish) 2
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings September 25, 2016 Throughout his letters St. Paul gives more than hints as to what we should be doing to seek holiness and to live lives that stress Christian virtues. In fact, his comments are often direct and to the point. The excerpt from Paul s First Letter to Timothy, our Second Reading for today, contains one of those passages, which though brief, is the formula for seeking holiness and living lives of stewardship. Paul says to Timothy, and thus to us, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. Compete well for the faith. Of course, we are aware that in spite of its simplicity, that is a group of instructions that can be very difficult to really live out. Yet, that is exactly our calling. It all begins with pursuing righteousness. We tend to think of the meaning of that as being goodness, as in pursuing being a good person, but its real roots are deeper than that. Based upon the original Greek a more accurate translation might be pursuing justice. More accurately the translation would be pursuing justice as Jesus defines it. That is really our charge to seek lives of stewardship and discipleship in response to the Lord s call to us. The Greek philosopher Socrates said, All men s souls may be immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. Stewardship Reflection on Lectionary Readings Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Inc. JOINED BY FAITH Called to Share Thank you to all parishioners who have completed and submitted their Commitment Card to the church. For those parishioners who have not yet had the opportunity to submit their card, a letter will be mailed to you with a personalized Commitment Card. It is important that all parishioners complete a Commitment Card as we will be mailing out a Summary Report of the program and need all commitments accounted for in this report. If you have any questions, please contact the church office. We also encourage all parishioners to consider our electronic giving method and to setup your reoccurring offertory gifts electronically. Fr. Brian VIRTUS TRAINING SESSION The next VIRTUS training session scheduled here at St. John the Evangelist is on Saturday, October 1st at 9:00am in the Teacher s Lounge. The next training will not take place until spring. You must register on-line for this session at www.virtusonline.org. You may also go to the diocesan website at www.diosav.org. Look for the session under Upcoming Events or see the Training Schedule under the Office of Youth and Child Protection. Choose the appropriate session and you will be prompted through the registration process. For assistance and/or more information call the Church Office. at 229-244-2430. 3
International Rosary and Dinner Friday, October 7th Rosario Internacional y Cena viernes, 7 º de octubre Rosary at 6:00pm in the Church Each decade of the rosary will be presented in a different language. Rosario a las 6:00 pm en la Iglesia de San Johns Cada decena del rosario será presentado en un idioma diferente. Teams representing countries from around the world are needed to make the dinner successful! Es necesario tener Equipos que representen los países de todo el mundo para tener una cena exitosa! Choose a country and register your team through the Church Office at 244-2430 by October 3rd! Each team will decorate their table, create a menu and provide enough samples for 100 people. Call the office for complete details. Elija un país y registre su equipo a través de la Oficina de la Iglesia llamando al 229-244-2430. Cada equipo decorara su mesa,y creara un menú y proporcionara suficientes muestras para 100 personas. Llame a la oficina para obtener más detalles. Parishioners are invited to tast food from all the countries. Tickets are $1.00 per sample. Proceeds will benefit our parish BAA! Los feligreses están invitados a probar la comida de todos los países que se registren "." Las entradas son $ 1.00 por muestra. Las ganancias irán a nuestra parroquia BAA (Campaña Anual del Obispo) 4
Prayer intentions For Those Who Have Died Patricia Darcy Carrie Boston, aunt of Willencia Greene Carl Melvin Moreen, Sr. father of Jane Walsh Harry Londry, husband of Cecil For our sick Michele Bishop, Trista Marie Goguen, Beth McAllister, John Bollman, Tanner Bryant, Jada Nickell, Judy Schaefer, Peggy Hollingsworth, Barbara Wigley, Gianna DeVeitro, Jim Clark, Veronica McCloud, Francisco Ravelo, Joan Sheets, Loretta Osborne, Cathy Chamberlain, Evelyn Schuh, Bill Register, Bill and Janet Sparling, Deacon George Heise September Anniversaries (19th through the 25th) Leigh and Rick Amiot Barbara and James Connelly Mattia and Bob Goddard Katy and Dan Houston Cheryl and James Kelty Patty Ham and Monty Long Katy and Derrick Sinclair Livia and Lee Tatum Vielka and Walter Truax PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR THE SICK We recently updated our sick list. Please contact the Church office if you would like someone added to the prayer list. Names will be published for one month unless an extension is requested. Youth Ministry Schedule Middle-School 1st and 3rd Sunday October 2nd and 16th 4:00 to 5:30pm Meet at the Parish Center Call Susan Kramer for more information: 229-245-9222 High School EVERY Wednesday Mass at 6:00pm followed by meeting at the Parish Center Call Daniel Storey for more information: 229-263-1566 Check us out on Instagram: cymvaldosta Sick or in the Hospital If you have a family member in the hospital that would like a priest to visit them, you MUST call the Church office to let us know. The hospital list is not always accurate and we wouldn t want anyone to be missed. A deacon visits the hospital each Tuesday. The priests will visit when specifically requested. ANNIVERSARIES The monthly anniversary list is gleaned from our stewardship data base of active parishioners. If your names are missed please call the office to let us know so we can update information as needed. We are perfectly imperfect and will be happy to make corrections if needed. Thank you. Protecting Our Youth Diocesan policy requires that all adult employees and volunteers who minister to the youth of the diocese attend VIRTUS Safe Environment awareness training. This training is also required for additional ministries as the pastor deems appropriate. For more information on this program please visit www.diosav.org/ childyouthprotection The Child Abuse Protection Hotline for our diocese is : 888-357-5330 5
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP SPIRIT NIGHT When: Tuesday, October 4th / 5pm to 8pm Where: 1100 N Saint Augustine Rd Come and enjoy a delicious meal and support the high school youth in building their faith! A percentage of the sales on this night will be donated back to the youth group and applied to the cost of attending the Diocesan Youth Conference in February. Your support is greatly appreciated! Sacrificial giving Week of SEPTEMBER 11th Offertory $ 13,818.70 Online Offertory $ 3,035.00 Debt Reduction $ 665.00 Debt Reduction Online $ 325.00 2016 BAA PROGRESS Parish Goal: $ 85,340.00 Paid to date: $ 59,773.00 Participation 25.98% Flowers on the Altar Donated by Marion Kovach To Joe with love Happy Anniversary. Marion Diocesan loan balance $94,186.62 August Payment Principal $ 4,813.27 Interest $ 307.50 Total Payment $ 5,120.77 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Begins the Period of the Catechumenate RCIA sessions continue each Sunday following the 9:30 Mass in the Parish Center conference room (10:45-11:45 AM). These sessions are open to everyone (even those who are already Catholic). For more information contact Deacon Paul at 229-263-5659 or e-mail deaconpaul@stjohnevang.org Topic for Sept. 25 Social Justice and Solidarity Topic for Oct. 2 The Sacrament of Holy Orders St. Francis center In celebration of the feast of St. Francis, a Blessing of the Animals will be held at the Center on Saturday, October 1st at 10:00 am. Please bring your feathered, furry, hairy or scaly pets in a secure carrier or on a leash. In recognition of this event we are collecting items for the Animal Shelter: old towels, wash cloths, blankets, sheets, collars, leashes, dog/cat shampoo, stainless steel food dishes, etc. You may bring them with you on October 1st or place them in the designated container in the school office. Everyone is welcome even if you don t have a pet! We are located at 520 Mary Street. (The blessing of Animals at the school will take place Tuesday, October 4th at dismissal). Thank you for participating in this project of caring for our needy animals. 6
COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN Calling all women to come and share a day together to be inspired, intrigued, mentored, nurtured, and to grow in our Catholic faith. Bring a daughter, sister, niece or friend for a special day together sponsored by the Savannah Deanery C ouncil of Catholic Women. Team members from the National CCW Leadership Training Development (LTD) team will be presenters on Saturday, October 15th, at 8:00am at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitefield Ave., Savannah, GA 31406. Cost is $20.00 per person with morning coffee, lunch and program materials provided. Contact Inday Bauer at (229) 460-1799 or indaybauer@gmail.com for more information and to register. St. John's CCW will meet Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 7:00p, in the Parish Center. The "Many Titles of Mary" and the "History of the Rosary" will be the topics of a slide show presentation by 8th Grade Students from Mrs. Pam Rickman's class at St. John School. All ladies of the parish are invited. Please come and join us!! POMPS AND PIPES SPECTACULAR Come and enjoy an evening of beautiful music at Valdosta State University! Our Youth Choir Director, Donna Farwell, has a talented brother, Lee Gwodz, visiting all the way from Texas! He will present a Pomp and Pipes Spectacular with the VSU Brass and Percussion: at Whitehead Auditorium on Friday, September 30th at 7:30pm. There is no charge for admission. Highlights from this surround sound experience will be a grand pipe organ Tribute to John Williams Greatest Hits, Rimsky-Korsakow s famous Procession of Nobles, Gabrieli s O Magnum Mysterium and concluding with the last two movements of the ORGAN SYMPHONY by Camille Saint-Saens. See you there! Pre-Registration Time for 2017 Tax Credits Is Here! GRACE Scholars is taking pre-registrations for 2017 tax credits. Online pre-registration is preferred. Paper pre-registration forms are also available. Previous donors should receive a donation kit from GRACE in September. Be sure to select St. John School, Valdosta #310. Please submit your pre-registration for GRACE by December 15th. For more information, contact Michelle Kirkpatrick at the school office, 229-244-2556, or GRACE Scholars at : gracescholars@gracescholars.org 404-920-7900 www.gracescholars.org 7