The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch JUNE 1, 2014 ASCENSION OF THE LORD I am the wheat of God. I must become the pure bread of Christ. St. Ignatius of Antioch Rev. Joseph A. Pellegrino, Pastor 715 East Orange Street Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689 Mass Schedule: Saturday.4:00 and 6:30 p.m. (Fulfills Sunday Obligation) Sunday.7:30, 9:00, 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Daily...7:30 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. Schedule of Confessions: Saturday...3:00-3:45 p.m. and after 6:30 p.m. Mass Parish Office 937-4050 Main office ext. 201 Rev. Joseph A. Pellegrino Rev. Kevin Molloy Rev. Justin Paskert Deacon Samuel Moschetto Deacon John Edgerton Deacon Rudi Fernandes Ron Appel, Parish Manager Katherine Creamer, Office Mgr Lorna Moffitt, Parish Manager Asst. Eldean Jenkins, Facilities Mgr. Anne Harman, Music Director FAITH FORMATION Rev. Justin Paskert- Director Fran Morin, Pre K 8th Grade Evangelization & Spirituality Katie Napolitano Nancy Gorby, Early Childhood, Dir Laura Margarella, Caritas Director YOUTH MINISTRY Life Teen - High School Bart Kovacic, Life Teen Director The Edge - Middle School Terri St. George, Edge Director ext.209 ext.208 ext.207 ext.210 ext.222 ext.210 ext.215 ext.201 ext.203 ext.201 ext.206 ext.207 ext.220 ext.224 ext.225 ext.221 ext.246 ext.210 GUARDIAN ANGELS SCHOOL Mrs. Cindy Malinski, Principal 799-6724 UPPER PINELLAS PREGNANCY CENTER Mary Caesar 937-4304 Parish Office Fax 727-943-0676 Office email kcreamer@ignatius.net Parish Website www.st.ignatius.net Miraculous Medal Devotion:...Before 9 a.m. Mass each Wednesday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:...Thursdays after 9 a.m. Mass until 10:15 a.m....first Friday of Month 9:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Baptism: Please call the Parish Office Marriage: Call Parish Office at least 6 months in advance. Holy Orders: Please call Rev. Carl Melchior at 727-345-3338
Page 2 JUNE 1, 2014 MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY MAY 31 4:00 p.m. + Alice Allinger 6:30 p.m. + Theresa Carey SUNDAY JUNE 1 7:30 a.m. + Richard Talley 9:00 a.m. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + James Shea 6:00 p.m. + Emma Poindexter MONDAY JUNE 2 7:30 a.m. + Josephine Roman 9:00 a.m. + Vita Failla TUESDAY JUNE 3 7:30 a.m. Special Intentions of Joe Gagliardi 9:00 a.m. + Betty Green 10:30 a.m. + Lilly Barnhorn WEDNESDAY JUNE 4 7:30 a.m. Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life 9:00 a.m. + Violet Edmiston THURSDAY JUNE 5 7:30 a.m. + Barbara Murphy 9:00 a.m. + Robert LaPado FRIDAY JUNE 6 7:30 a.m. + Tom Norman 9:00 a.m. + Deceased Members of The Gallelli Family SATURDAY JUNE 7 9:00 a.m. + June Pius PENTECOST SUNDAY JUNE 8, 2014 SATURDAY JUNE 7 4:00 p.m. Special Intentions of the St. Ignatius Women s Council 6:30 p.m. For An End to Abortions SUNDAY JUNE 8 7:30 a.m. + Thomas Smith 9:00 a.m. For the People of Our Parish 11:30 a.m. + Joan Alles 6:00 p.m. + Luz Rodriguez If you wish to have a Mass said for special intentions or for deceased members of your family or friends please stop by the parish office between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays. Loneliness and the Presence There were only eleven of them, eleven disciples. Judas had betrayed the Lord. Matthias had not yet been chosen. So just eleven men went to Galilee following the message Jesus had given to them on Easter Sunday through Mary Magdalen. They were told to meet Jesus on the mountain in Galilee. What were they thinking when they climbed that mountain? Were they thinking about Moses who climbed Mt. Sinai to receive God s covenant of the Ten Commandments? Perhaps they were thinking about Elijah who climbed that same mountain, only called Horeb. Elijah was told he would experience the Presence of God and expected the same display of power and awe that Moses experienced. Only for Elijah, God s power was in the still, quiet voice of the Spirit. Maybe the disciples were thinking about a mountain they climbed only a few years before, the Mountain of the Beatitudes and the teaching that Jesus gave there, the Sermon on the Mount. Perhaps they were thinking about the Transfiguration, the mystical appearance of Jesus, Moses and Elijah, also on a mountain. Certainly, they knew that there would be a special experience of God waiting for them on the mountain in Galilee. When they got to the top, they found Jesus there. They saw Him, and they worshiped Him. They realized that He was the Son of God. Yet, some of them still were full of doubt. How could it be possible that this man with whom they walked and ate and talked over the last three years, whose violent death they had fled, how could it be that He could have risen from the dead and be waiting for them on the mountain? Was this a dream? Was it an apparition? Some of the disciples still doubted. Jesus answered their doubts immediately: All power in heaven and earth has been given to me. Now, go from here and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself proclaims the Divine Trinity and empowers the disciples to bestow the life of the Trinity on the Baptized. Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you, and know that I am with you always, until the end of time. The disciples became apostles. The learners, disciples, were sent, apostles. How could these eleven transform the world? They could transform the world through the power they received. They could transform the world through the Presence of the Lord. But Jesus was ascending to the Father. He would no longer be walking with them, teaching them and guiding them as He had been the last three years. Still, He said to them, Know that I am with you, always. They would not be alone. We are not alone, either; even though we often have feelings of abandonment in life. We often feel alone. Even the busiest of Moms with a house full of children and an attentive husband feels alone in the world. How can anyone understand her fears, her struggles, her upset? Everyone compliments her, but no one realizes how tired she is. She can talk to her mother, but her mother only says it will pass. She might as well talk to the wall. That attentive and dutiful husband likewise feels overwhelmed with his responsibilities to the present and future of his family. He doesn t want to burden his wife. She doesn t fully understand why his fear of unemployment is so intense. Men have been raised to be the provider for
ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page 3 the family. Most men are devastated when they are unable to provide. The husband can try talking to his friends, but the conversations men have with each other are very different than those women have with other women. Women usually speak about feelings and emotions. Men speak about cold hard facts. So for the man, fears are not discussed. As a result he also feels alone in life. Even the most pious senior who says three rosaries a day and is crowded with loved ones checking in on Gramps, on Mom, on Good Old Mr. or Mrs. Jones, even the most faithful senior, feels very alone in the world. Everyone thinks that he is a man of supreme faith, she a woman like the matriarchs of the Old Testament. How can they tell others that they are afraid to die? How can they tell them that they are often afraid to think about the past because most of those they knew way back then are no longer alive? For teenagers and young adults the feeling of being alone can be even worse. As they enter into maturity, their first experiences of rejection, of defeat, of questioning all they were taught as children, convince them that no one understands them. Every teenager thinks that he or she is alone. Every teenager is convinced that their experiences have never been felt by anyone else. When the teenager says, You don t know what it is like to be in love, Mom and Dad, he or she is projecting onto the world a feeling that is new to him or her. Although we might chuckle at the statement, the truth is that none of us know the feelings inside the teen. He or she is truthful in feeling alone. Even our little children, often feel very alone. How many times has the six year old climbed into Mommy and Daddy s bed because she or he could not bear the feeling of being alone? How many times has the school age child wanted to go with Mom or Dad to the store just to be with him or her. Jesus knows what it is like to be alone. Jesus, one of us, the one who died deserted by all, felt the loss of His Father s Presence and cried out, My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me? He experienced the human feeling of loneliness. Jesus answer to loneliness is His Resurrection, Ascension and the sending of the Spirit, Pentecost. Now no one who calls upon Him will ever be alone. Know that I am with you always until the end of days. I don t think that there are any more reassuring words of Scripture than those. We are not alone. Jesus is with us. In fact the name He is given in this same Gospel is Emmanuel, God with Us. He never deserts us. He never leaves us alone. So go out and get to work. Tell the world about the Messiah. Preach through your lives, our lives, and when we think we are alone, we need to realize that Jesus is closer to us than ever before. He didn t ascend into heaven to leave us. He entered into the dimension of the spiritual so we could experience the Power of God within us, the Holy Spirit, and bring His Presence to the world. We will never be alone. Know that I am with you always until the end of time. Yours in Christ, Truth Seekers A young adult ministry that meets every Thursday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Youth House. This is an opportunity for community and discussion about what it means to be a follower of Jesus in our world. If interested contact: Bart Kovacicignatiuslifeteen@tampabay.rr.com or at 251-2476 or Fr. Justin Paskert at 937-4050 ext. 207 or frjpaskert@ignatius.net Lord, grant eternal rest to the souls of our dearly departed, especially for PATRICIA BOWEN, FELICIA WILLIAMS, FAITH HAIDINGER & DOUGLAS CAREY For those we hold in our hearts who have died, may they rest in the arms of God.
Page 4 Join us THIS Sunday, June 1st, at 12:30 p.m. in the hall to honor Nancy Gorby as she retires as Director of our Early Childhood Center after 16 years of dedicated service to our children, families, staff, St. Ignatius Parish and the Tarpon Springs community! Nancy has been in the Early Childhood industry for 35 years. Join us for light refreshments as we celebrate her years of past accomplishments and the unfolding new chapter in her life. Caritas Corner Flowers distributed this week at Florida Hospital North Pinellas by Caritas Volunteers were donated by Tony & Ceil Dziura in thanks for our prayer line. JUNE 1, 2014 New Beginnings our next meeting of our bereavement support group will be held on Saturday, June 7th, at 10 a.m. in the parish life center. Brenda Covina, a grief counselor from St. Timothy s parish in Lutz, will be the speaker. All are welcome. First Friday Adoration JUNE, MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS In a vision to St. Margaret Mary of Alacoque in the 17 th century our divine Lord, Jesus said to her: Behold the heart that has so loved men instead of gratitude I receive from the greater part of mankind ingratitude. The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been a Solemnity in the Roman Catholic Church since 1856 and is always celebrated approximately 19 days on a Sunday after Pentecost. As Pentecost is celebrated on a Sunday, the Feast always falls on a Friday, and this year it will be on June 27 th What a positive response to Christ s outstretched hands on the Cross and his Wounded Heart for all men would be to have each family in our parish have at least one member spend a hour in adoration of our Risen Lord in the Living Eucharist in Adoration, Thanksgiving and for Peace in our world and families. Adoration of the Sacred Heart in the Blessed Sacrament will take place in our Chapel on June 6 from 9 a.m. ending with Benediction at 9 p.m. Let us respond to Pope Francis call to be Missionaries for Christ by signing our Adoration Commitment Book in the front of the Church and come and pray for peace which only Christ Jesus can give for all of us. The Joy of the Gospel is taking Jesus at His Word and sharing that Joy with others. Please sign the Adoration Commitment Book in the front of the Church. CATCHING FIRE BECOMING FLAME A Guide For Spiritual Transformation Do you need a spiritual tune-up? Monday nights 7-8pm in room #2 Ever wonder how some people become enthusiastic and on fire about their relationship with God? In this six-session video presentation, Father Albert Haase gives you the tools and kindling to prepare for the spark of God in your life and then shows you how to fan it into flame until you are set ablaze. His teaching glows with time-tested wisdom as an experienced spiritual director shares the secrets of the Saints. With supplemental reading suggestions (available at the class for $15) and reflection questions, this eminently practical video functions like a personal, spiritual retreat. (Facilitated By Katie Napolitano) June 9 - Spiritual Journey as a Process of Transformation June 16 - Your Image of God June 23 - The Examen June 30 - The 7 Principles of Prayer July 7 - The Challenge of Forgiveness July 14 - God's Will
ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page 5 Dinner with the Docs Ask the Experts- Dine with your Favorite Doc with over 40 physicians to choose from. FREE! Wednesday, June 18 4:30 pm til 8:30 pm Visit with area sponsors specializing in health care products and services. Learn more about Florida Hospital North Pinellas services available. FHNP will provide FREE health screenings. After dessert, ask your health questions to our physician panelists. Win some great prizes, too! All for FREE! Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort in Inverness Hall 36750 U.S. Highway 19 North, Palm Harbor Call (727) 943-3600 to reserve your space. Back for the Summer: That Man is You" provides Catholic teachings along with lively conversation and refreshments. We meet every Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. in the hall. Contact us at Ignatiusmen@live.com Catholic Apologetics? What We Believe & Why! One hour sessions, Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Wednesday mornings at 9:45a.m. Questions may be submitted to jedgerton@ignatius.net ahead of time or asked during the session. Only Questions on Catholic Faith and Morals, Scripture and Church will be addressed. Place your Paver order Now! Forms are available on the courtesy desk in the Church. Phase three will be sent once we have 100 orders. If you haven t picked up your miniature replica pavers from phase 1 or 2 of our paver orders; they are available in the parish office weekdays from 9 a.m. til 4 p.m. Save the Date St. Ignatius of Antioch Vacation Bible School Sponsored by Children & Youth Faith Formation June 23rd to June 27th from 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Accepting children ages 5 (by Sept. 1 st ) to 10 years of age For a registration form and more information fill out the form below and drop it in the offertory basket or mail it to the Faith Formation office at 715 E Orange Street Tarpon Springs, 34689 Name: Address: Phone Number: Email: Grade(s) of Children Faith Formation office at 727-937-4050, ext. 220 or 223 Or e-mail: fmorin@ignatius.net or mday@ignatius.net
Check out our website at www.st.ignatius.net Guardian Angels School Visit Our Religious Article Bethany Shoppe located next to the Fr. John LaTondress Chapel Sundays from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. New Hours! For the second year in a row our middle school students competed in a nationwide math contest called Math Moves U and out of 150 winners from all over the United States, Guardian Angels Catholic School has 12 winners!!! Each student will be awarded $1,000 to be used toward a math, science or technology program or saved for the first year of college. Each recipient's school also will receive a matching grant. Our winners are: Jacob Stein, Alex Hanrahan, Jill Foster, Ashton Buettner, Tryfon Theophilopoulos, Ashton Stappert, Eddie Ingargiola, Lanie Mongelluzzi, Erika Amores, Shannon Connolly,Sophie Kloppel,Stone Sheehan. Cindy Malinski, (Principal) and Judy Deeley (math teacher) are also in the picture. We would love the opportunity to show you what Guardian Angels has to offer in providing a faith-filled education for your children. If you wish to schedule a tour of the school, please contact Cindy Malinski at cmalinski@gacsfl.com or at 727-799-6724. Accepting Applications EVENTS THIS WEEK SUNDAY JUNE 1 12:15 p.m. Celebration for Nancy Gorby (h) 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Night (h) MONDAY JUNE 2 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 825 (c9) Scouts Meeting (c7,8) TUESDAY JUNE 3 6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Meeting (h) 7:00 p.m. Apologetics (c2) WEDNESDAY JUNE 4 9:45 a.m. Apologetics (c2) 6:00 p.m. Bible Café in the Youth House THURSDAY JUNE 5 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus (h) FRIDAY JUNE 6 First Friday Eucharist Adoration 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Chapel 6:00 p.m. Brownie Troop (c6) 6:30 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 1142 (c7) 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts (c3&4) Cub Scouts (c2,8-12) SATURDAY JUNE 7 10:00 a.m. New Beginnings (h) 6:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Movie Night (h) for 2 & 3 year olds as well as Free VPK for the 2014-2015 school year. Reserve your child s place today! SPACE IS LIMITED!