June 7, 2015 Corpus Christi

St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 June 7, 2015 Corpus Christi PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE JANICE KOSEK, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF EMAIL pastor@sbcatholic.com parishoffice@sbcatholic.com dre@sbcatholic.com outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISM Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before a possible 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 8:30 a.m. Religious Education Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino day or night if a priest is needed in an emergency.1-706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is 12 noon on Wednesday due to Summer hours The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. Psalm 116:13

June 7, 2015 Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit". Matthew 28:19 The disciples were to baptize people because baptism unites a believer with Jesus Christ in his or her death to sin and resurrection to new life. Baptism symbolizes submission to Christ, a willingness to live God's way, and identification with God's covenant people. To put it more simply, we become Disciples of Jesus Christ and as we mature in our faith and love, we become His STEWARDS-giving of ourselves sacrificially in the TIME we spend developing our relationship with God, in using our TALENTS (the charism the Holy Spirit bestows on each of us to use in our individual ministries, and to use our God given TREASURE to build his Kingdom by supporting the disadvantaged and those in need among us. The question we always need to ask ourselves--are WE MATURING AND LIVING OUR LIVES AS GOD'S DISCIPLES AND STEWARDS? Your answer could bestow upon you the true Joy of Salvation. This week at St. Boniface: June 7 - June 13 Sunday: Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Catholic Focus 9:45 a.m. Tuesday: Mass 8:30 a.m. Stewardship Meeting-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass -8:30 a.m. Rosary Group -10:00 a.m. Youth Formation - 7:00 p.m. Thursday Mass 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Friday: Mass 8:30 a.m Craft Group Meeting 9:00 a.m. Saturday: Reconciliation - 4:00-4:30 pm Mass -5:00 p.m. June 13 5:00 pm AS G Liebl, K Liebl, & K Tanguay EM M Wills, J Sheahan, J Kessler, C Reynolds, & P Galasco L C Gish G G Hixenbaugh & J Frazier U P & T Liebl June 14 8:30 am AS S Czachowski, A Ganser, & T DePace EM D & L Ganser & A & G Snyder L G Duncan G L Tanguay & Volunteer U B Russo & B Milne Jr. 11:00 am AS K Momperousse, L Stark, & V Kavanagh EM B Bazemore, M Huntley, M Healy, & T Hood L T King G L Jansen & C Hutchinson U P Rodriguez & Volunteer SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Monday: Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Ephrem Thursday: St. Barnabas Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday: Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary; St. Anthony of Padua; Blessed Virgin Mary READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-9; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129-133, 135; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Is 12:2-6; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Mt 5:33-37 or, for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart, Is 61:9-11; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 2:41-51 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34

An invitation for Sunday, June 14 Fr. Jonathan will be speaking to us on Sunday, June 14, after the 8:30 a.m. Mass giving a keynote address on "What It Means to Be Catholic". He will be sharing his journey home to the Catholic Church. He was an Anglican priest. He is from Liverpool, England, is married and has three children. Please invite your Catholic and non-catholic friends to attend this inspiring address. Family Promise The Families are coming!!!! ST. Boniface will be hosting the needy families of our community beginning on Sunday, June 14 through Sun., June 21. There will be a meeting on Monday, June 8 in the Faith Formation Bldg. at 7 PM to finalize the schedule. Since many parishioners will be on vacation your help will be needed to insure a successful week. If you haven t participated before, we will provide the necessary orientation and answer any questions. Family Promise makes a difference in the lives of the children of Effingham County. For more information about Family Promise, call Gerry Klock at 826-3566 or Yvette Carr at 657-5423 (evenings or weekends) or gogo www.effinghamfamilypromise.org Mass Intentions for the Week of May 31-June 6 Sunday 6/7 Margaret Milne Vince & Sandra Mackey Tuesday 6/9 Mrs. Robert Harvey & Mr. VanFindley Wednesday 6/10 Carol Birch Thursday 6/11 Meredith, Robin, Winona &JD Friday 6/12 Angelica Vences Saturday 6/13 +Jim Trumphour Sister Jo Ann Miner Last week we saddened to hear that Sister had passed away. For those of you who remember Sister Ann, we wanted to give a reflection of what she meant to St. Boniface. Sister Jo - later changed her name to her given name, Sister Ann Miner She was from Buffalo New York and wore her Buffalo Bills jacket in the winter! She sang and danced and was so good for our new mission church! Rick and Debbie Rafter recall She would visit our house every Wednesday night for "family night" with our three young kids! They loved her. She would come visit with Rick's mom when she lived with us until she passed away. She helped a lot when my dad died in 1991. She was a ball of fun! A breath of fresh air! When we had the ground breaking ceremony at the property where we are located now...rick played the guitar and Diane Roe lead us in Sister Jo's favorite hymn...this is Holy Ground! I never play that song without seeing her sweet face and remember her loving spirit! I know that Vera, Olive and Sister Jo are all singing together in Heaven. Rick & I went to South Carolina 3 years ago to visit with her. She was one of those people that came into your life that you will never forget! Diane Roe said tonight at choir practice that she was our female version of Father Martino. May she rest in peace. St. Joseph Tool box Raffle The Outreach Assistance office will be selling tickets again this weekend for the St. Joseph Tool box raffle. Tickets will be sold for $5.00 each and all proceeds will benefit the outreach assistance program to provide assistance for those in need of help with their electric bills this summer.. The raffle will take place on Sunday, June 17, after the 11 am Mass. K of C State Poster Contest Winners Your contributions for the weekend of May 31,2015 Adult $4,401.26 Children $21.24 Debt Reduction $2,124.00 Mortgage Balance $329,405.62 Bills paid last week $1,019.16 Thank you for your continuing generosity! The Knights of Columbus are pleased to announce that Matt Burdick and Ashley Wayco have both won the Substance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest for the State of Georgia in their respective age and theme category. We congratulate Matt and Ashley for their significant accomplishment and wish them all the best as their posters go on to represent Georgia in the national competition.

WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ANY NEW PARISHIONERS AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER WITH THE PARISH. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE CHURCH ON THE STAND IN FRONT OF THE CONFESSIONAL. OR YOU MAY STOP BY THE PARISH OFFICE AND REGISTER MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. Photos on Mpix.com The photos Mike Gadomski took of our First Communicants are now available for download/purchase online. Please email me at celestegish@windstream.net if you would like the link. Teachers, please use the same email to let us know if you will be part of our 2015/16 Faith Formation program. Hope to hear from all of you! Food Pantry Our food pantry is still in need of a few things. Pancake mix, syrup, canned meats, dry beans, & sugar free items. As always, thank you for your support of this ministry. YOUNG @ HEART JUNE EVENT Last event until fall. Come join us at Ms. Jeans Restaurant, Lisa St., Rincon @ 11:30 a.m. WED. JUNE 24, 2015. Start arriving by 11:15 in their lovely waiting area. Be prepared to order and pay your own bill. RSVP to Emma is IMPERATIVE. Call 912-657-4888. Thank You I want to thank the church for the graduation gift and the good wishes. No matter how far I go from here, I will always appreciate the love and help offered by Saint Boniface. Thank You, Felicia Ebot-Ojong THANKSGIVING The word thanksgiving most often calls to our mind the holiday in November. But as early as the middle of the second century Justin Martyr referred to the blessed bread and wine of the Lord s Supper as food we call thanksgiving (in Greek eucharistia). The Thanksgiving we celebrate in the autumn is at times marked by a sort of proud societal self-congratulation and the consumption of food until we sink into an inert stupor. The thanksgiving that we call our Eucharist is just the opposite: we are led to it by an acknowledgment of our own failings; we remember our humble place in the scheme of things by giving praise to God alone. While the food of Christ s body and blood fills our spiritual hungers, it also creates in us a greater hunger. We are not sent to our spiritual sofas to let the Lord s Supper settle; we are sent to be living signs of that thanksgiving for the world by looking out for the poor and powerless, feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, speaking out against the self righteous. In short, the hunger created by our doing in remembrance of Christ must lead us to living in remembrance of him. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION It has been said that the Church breathes with two lungs, East and West. Some of our family treasures are in the East, and it is interesting to consider how liturgical families developed around differing customs. Centuries before Christ, after the young girl was given to her husband by her father, the spouses were crowned. Christians retained that custom, keeping the wedding in the home, and sometimes inviting a visiting priest or bishop to put the crowns on their heads. By the fourth century, the crowns were seen not as royal crowns, but as the crowns of victory worn by martyrs. The crowns have nothing to do with being king and queen for a day, but rather speak of the sacrifice of love poured out fully. There are no vows exchanged at all, but the crowning is followed by a joyful dance by the priest and couple around the Gospel book. Unlike Roman law, which saw the wedding rites as optional, Eastern practice did not recognize a marriage that had not been blessed. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

Catholic Focus Immediately after 8:30 a.m. Mass each Sunday (9:30 a.m.), adults of all ages meet in the Education Building in the Catholic Focus classroom. We study and discuss how to apply the scriptures from the Masses to our daily lives. Classes are led by dedicated Catholic Catechist Disciples. We encourage you to become part of this loving group. You will not regret it! So just visit with us and see for yourself! Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Please contact Sarah Harrison for nursery needs during meetings at 828-699-5155. Patronize Our Advertisers Alex Arrietta Glen Harmin Rich Patrick Joy Austin Muriel Healy Rochelle Peavy Joyce Baker Frank Hester Russell Price Holly Barr Carson Hollis Eileen Proveaux Richard Bender Pat Kavanaugh Sheila Roberts Sarah Bonnevile Lisa Kavanagh Alan Swartz Jim Brado Niamh Kavanagh Angel Smith Christy Brazwell Jordan Keller Phyllis Smith Nicole Callais Janice Kosek Jack Stein Grandma Carter Ron & Myrt Kuster Barbara Strickland Penny Christol Tim Kyle Ed Talick Joe Cihla Brenda Liebl John Liebl Burr Tolles Nancy Dotson Vince & Sandra Mackey Rita DuPont Maria Mancieas Edward Viehman- Dan Gonzales Dolores Miller Family Renee Wilder George Gonzales Pat Neklia Garry Wilkes Ava Gobrogge Peter Osella Hannah Wiedeman Sarah Gobrogge Michelle Paoli Linda Wright Dorthea Hardin Phil Pastrono Maj. Brian Healy, USAF, TSgt Brian A. Lafond, Sgt. Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown, SSgt. Ryan Peters, LSSN Jonathon Benson King, Capt. Thomas Naldrett, Sgt. Steven Liebl,CW4 Scott Durrer Register your Kroger Rewards card to help benefit the Outreach Assistance program. Need help? See Pattie in the Parish Office. Check out our Facebook page Yvette D. Carr Travel Consultant Post Office Box 392 Springfield, Georgia 31329 USA tel 912.754.5573 fax 912.754.5583 ycarr@bumsworldtravel.com