August 12, 2018 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page 1 ST. JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH Eucharistic Liturgies Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (Spanish) Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & by appointment 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. 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. 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 Ministers of the Eucharist: Please notify the Parish Office if you, or someone you know is sick, in the hospital, homebound or shut-in. Notre Dame Catholic School Phone: 352-683-0755 Website: www.ndcsfl.org Pastoral Team Rev. Patrick Rebel, Pastor Assisting: Rev. Jerry Murphy, Rev. Edward Reiter, Rev. Michael Kouts, Rev. Paul Coughlin, Rev. Dennis Kaelin Deacons: Deacon Fred LaPiana and Deacon José Cruz Business Manager/Secretary Anne Cofone Faith Formation and Youth Ministry (352) 686-7864 Faith Formation Director:Mary Jo Waggoner StJoanRelEd@gmail.com Youth Ministry: Nancy Lovelock, Youth Minister SJOA-Youth@Tampabay.rr.com Director of Music: Joyce Thorpe sjoaorganist@gmail.com OFFICE E-mail: jchrchca@tampabay.rr.com Website: www.stjoanofarcfl.com Emergencies Only: (352) 666-3156 or (352) 683-0755 Website: www.ndcsfl.org St. Vincent de Paul Society (352) 556-3670 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
Page 2 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Notes from the Pastor APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION Rejoice and Be Glad!: The Call To Holiness Seeing Christ in Others The Beatitudes can be challenging. Pope Francis states, We can only practice them if the Holy Spirit fills us with His power and frees us from our weakness, our selfishness, our complacency and our pride...mercy is the beating heart of the Gospel. We are led to help those who are suffering. At the same time we are to seek social change that restore social and economic systems. This desire for change can lead to two different errors. The first is to treat Christianity like a non- profit aid organization. As a result we might ignore a personal relationship with God. We could be tempted to see the Church as a social agency. The second error is to distrust social engagement as too worldly. We might focus only on one issue at the expense of many others. Pope Francis reminds us that the defense of the unborn must be clear frim and passionate, for at stake is the dignity of a human life. Equally sacred, are the lives of the poor, the infirm, the elderly, the migrant and refugee. What we do for others is how each of us will be judged according to Pope Francis. Mercy is how God determines who His true children are. Pope Francis uses the example of Mother Teresa, who said that God depends on us to love the world and show how much He loves it. Adapted by Catholic News Service HELP!!!! HELP!!!! HELP!!!! Our Grounds Crew need help on either Wednesday and/or Friday mornings at 6:30 AM. We need someone who can fix lawn mowers, people to pull weeds, to trim around our trees and there s a lot of them!!! We volunteer to keep our church beautiful, we volunteer for the camaraderie, we volunteer because we are proud of St. Joan of Arc and want to take care of our grounds. Please call the Parish Office if you can HELP!!!!! Altar flowers.. are given in memory of a loved one or in honor of a special day. Each week the Altar Flower Memorial is announced in our Parish Bulletin. To request your flowers, please come to the Parish Office during the week. Donation is $30. August 12, 2018 Notes from Deacon Fred The Joy of Hope The good thief turned his head and looked toward our Lord. He saw a man with thorns driven in his head, nails piercing his hands and feet, scars all over his body from a severe whipping. He didn t know Jesus and one would think that he would see a tragic victim completely beaten without a hope of survival. Yet, he saw something more someone much greater than the man was it in his eyes? His peaceful demeanor as he suffered greatly? Perhaps it was His presence. Did the thief feel the presence of the Creator, the Holy Spirit... for surely they were present? It must have penetrated his very being as he turned to our Lord and pleaded Jesus remember me Tears of Joy must have immediately fallen from his eyes as he experienced the joy of hope in the promise of our Lord Today you will be with me in paradise! Elijah was in a tough spot. He did what the Lord commanded and witnessed to the Lord s might.. and the people were after him. Elijah felt he failed and was no better than his fathers, and prayed for death. The Lord sent his angels to strengthen him and lead him to a quiet place a place where the Lord would talk to him and give him hope to carry on. Jesus reminds us that if we believe in him, and partake of the Eucharist, He will remember us and deliver us from death and when we pass from this life. There is hope in Jesus. We look upon this bread and wine and see so much more.. We see His presence. We see the face of our Lord when we are kind to one another, when we forgive one another, and when we love one another. He reminds us that when we live in his love, we will enter into his kingdom. Deacon John G. mentioned he had to go visit a good friend who was on his death bed. Upon his return he shared a conversation he had with his friend on the day of his passing. John asked his friend how he felt His friend turned to John, smiled and with a twinkle in his eye said.. Don t be sad John, this is the best day of my life. The Joy of Hope! In His Footsteps Soup and Sandwich Special thanks to our St. Joan of Arc parishioners for your continued support each month This lunch program is possible because of you! Our next $1 Campaign will be next weekend: Aug 18/19.
August 12, 2018 T M, S.J Page 3 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) A P, J,. STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Today we resume the Bread of Life discourse from John s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes reference to the Jews ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the angel of the Lord sends him on his forty-day and forty-night journey (the biblical number for a preparation time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life a marvelous promise, but this reward is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in the fullness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all. Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus Tuesday: St. Maximilian Kolbe Wednesday: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday: St. Stephen of Hungary Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary TODAY S READINGS First Reading Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water (1 Kings 19:4-8). Psalm Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34). Second Reading Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love (Ephesians 4:30 5:2). Gospel Jesus said, I am the living bread; whoever eats this bread will live forever (John 6:41-51). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever. John 6:51 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Careful readers of the Treasures will have noticed that the two columns about the oldest monastic communities in the United States refer to the colonial states. The Louisiana Purchase gained a great treasure for our nation, the Ursuline monastery of New Orleans. Among the greatest pioneers of that city were nuns who came from France on a perilous voyage in 1727, pestered by pirates and tossed by fearsome storms. These were genteel, well-educated Ursulines, yet their first task was to roll up their sleeves and open a hospital to care for the pestilence-ridden colony. Next, they opened a school for girls and launched a plan to educate the women being shipped over from France to marry settlers. In this way, they had enormous influence in molding patterns of family and domestic life. At Christmastime in 1814, the threat of a British assault on the city was growing. On the terrifying night of January 7, 1815, the women of New Orleans gathered in the monastery chapel to pray that the city be spared from destruction in battle. The mother superior made a vow to have a Mass of Thanksgiving on that date every year should the Americans win. That night, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, to whom the nuns had great devotion, became the protector and patron of this great city. The convent in the French Quarter is the oldest standing building in the Mississippi valley, and the only surviving building of the French colonial period. The nuns relocated in 1824, but their old monastery is preserved as a museum and archives for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The school the nuns began, Ursuline Academy, is the oldest continuously operating Catholic school, and school for women, in the United States. Rev. James Field ANGER S OFFSPRING As long as anger lives, she continues to be the fruitful mother of many unhappy children. St. John Climacus Save the Date for the Family Faith Fest! Saturday, October 27, 2018 The Diocese of St. Petersburg was established on June 17, 1968, and Bishop Gregory Parkes has announced that a large-scale music and faith festival will be held in Tampa to celebrate the momentous occasion of our 50th anniversary. Please plan on attending.
Page 4 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) August 12, 2018 Notitas del Diácono José SATURDAY August 11 9:00 a.m. Mary Trojanowski (D) req by Family 4:00 p.m. Julia Osanitsch (D) req by Daughter ---- SUNDAY August 12 7:30 a.m. Deacon Lee Hinderscheid (D) req by Carol and Paul D Aquisto 9:00 a.m. Russell Martocci (D) req by Wife 11:00 a.m. Alice and Howard Pack (D) req by Loving Daughter 1:00 p.m. Parish Community - - MONDAY August 13 9:00 a.m. Deacon Lee Hinderscheid (D) req by Anthony and Marilyn Frontiero - - TUESDAY August 14 9:00 a.m. Donald Johnson (D) req by His loving wife, JoAnn - - WEDNESDAY August 15 HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION 9:00 a.m. Linda and Pete McMahon (D) req by Mom DeMarco 6:30 p.m. Children and Families of Faith Formation - - THURSDAY August 16 9:00 a.m. Dolores Cuevas/McEneaney (D) req by Joan and Feliz Ruiz -- FRIDAY August 17 9:00 a.m. Joseph Page (D) req by Linda and Frank Mezzacapo -- SATURDAY August 18 9:00 a.m. Souls in Purgatory req by Barbara Brush 4:00 p.m. Irene Costa (D) req by Brother-in-Law Ed ---- SUNDAY August 19 7:30 a.m. Joan Kolesar (D) req by Phil and Anne McGovern 9:00 a.m. Peter Lupini (D) req by Mom and Dad 11:00 a.m. Deacon Lee Hinderscheid (D) req by Pat Trela 1:00 p.m. Parish Community Tithing is the responsibility of every Catholic. Stewardship Report for July 15, 2018 Attendance: 812 Envelopes Used: 289 Envelopes : $5091.00 Offertory Cash $1367.00 2nd Collection $ 375.00 Total: $6833.00 Debt Reduction $2399.00 Persistencia. Eso es lo que necesita el ángel del Señor cuando visita a Elías en el desierto. Fijémonos en que una sola visita no fue suficiente. En el relato del primer libro de los Reyes, el ángel le trae alimento y agua a Elías, y lo anima a que se levante y coma. Elías obedece, pero se vuelve a acostar. Mas el ángel regresa, lo toca de nuevo y le ordena levantarse, comer y seguir su camino. Esto da resultado, pues después de esta segunda comida Elías por fin se pone de nuevo en camino por el desierto. Tal como hace un padre o una madre para hacer que su hijo o hija se levante para la escuela, pues un solo intento no es suficiente. Cómo debemos tratarnos los unos a los otros? La carta de san Pablo a los efesios lo resume en dos versículos: Destierren de ustedes la aspereza, la ira, la indignación, los insultos, la maledicencia y toda clase de maldad. Sean más bien buenos y comprensivos y perdónense los unos a los otros (efesios 4, 31-32). Eliminen lo negativo y escojan lo positivo. Lograr esto no es siempre tan fácil como decirlo. Nos ayudará ver la bondad y la posibilidad de bondad que existe en todas las personas. En otras palabras, imiten, pues, a Dios (efesios 5, 1). El pan que el ángel le trajo a Elías lo sustentó durante su caminar de 40 días por el desierto hasta el monte Horeb, el lugar donde se encontraría con Dios. El pan que Jesús nos da, el pan de la vida que es el mismo Jesús, es para nuestro sostén en nuestro camino hacia Dios. Aunque no seamos profetas como Elías, todos tenemos períodos dificultosos en nuestro caminar por la vida. Jesús, el pan de la vida, es nuestro sostén durante esos tiempos difíciles. Pregunta de la Semana Puedo identificar momentos o situaciones difíciles en que Jesús fue mi sostén? Cómo puede ayudarme durante toda la semana entrante lo que recibo hoy como sustento? Would you like to sing for the Lord! We always have room for more singers! Mass Choir rehearsals will begin for this season on Wednesday, September 19th at 6:30 pm in the Church. If you would like to join us please plan to come sing with us! For more information contact Joyce Thorpe at the parish office.
August 12, 2018 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page 5 1 St Vincent de Paul THRIFT STORE & FOOD PANTRY, 1291 Kass Circle Spring Hill 352-688-3331 (Food list 1) Our SVdP Food Pantry collects these suggested Items each month. Please donate based on the first letter of your last name to help those in our area. A,B...beef stew, canned tuna, canned ham, Spam. C,D...chunky soup, clear broth, Ramen noodles. E,F,G Rice-a-Roni, macaroni & cheese, Hamburger Helper. H,I,J.. rice, Spaghetti O s, Beef-a-Roni, ravioli. K,L,M toilet paper, personal products, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes. N,O,P...canned vegetables, canned fruit, baked beans, instant potatoes. Q,R,S,T boxed cereals, powdered milk. U,V,W,X...peanut butter, jelly, All Fruit, canned fruit drinks. Y,Z spaghetti meat sauce, dry spaghetti. Faith Formation begins on Wednesday, August 15th at 5:45 pm. The Catechists, children and parents will attend the 6:30 pm Mass together. CONFIRMATION registrations are being accepted. Classes begin in September. AUGUST 15th Assumption of Mary HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION Mary, conceived without sin, chosen by the Father to be the Holy Mother of Jesus Christ. At the end of time on earth she was assumed into heaven and we celebrate this on August 15th with a Holy Day of Obligation. We do NOT ADORE Mary as many would like to say, but we HONOR her as the Mother of God, Theotokos, the God-bearer. Masses in her honor will be Wednesday at 9:00 AM and 6:30 pm. IT IS RCIA REGISTRATION TIME The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Are you or someone you know interested in learning what Catholicism is all about and what it has to offer? Are you a baptized Catholic but have not received the Eucharist (Communion) or Confirmation? Then please take this opportunity to inquire and register for The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Be assured there is absolutely no obligation. All inquirers are welcome. The journey will begin on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM in the Church library/kitchen, where we will break open the Sunday readings, break bread (snacks) together, and learn about an aspect of the Catholic faith. The session will last until noon. All supplies will be provided. We will continue to meet every Sunday, with a few exceptions for holidays, until Pentecost on June 9, 2019. A complete schedule will be given to participants with times and dates at our first meeting. To all parishioners of St. Joan of Arc: YOU can help us do God s work by spreading the word about RCIA at St. Joan s. You know how it works. You tell somebody who knows somebody who then tells somebody else..the word spreads. Share this bulletin with others and ask them to consider taking this Journey of Faith. For further information or to register for RCIA, please call the Parish Office at (352) 688-0663. CONSIDER NAMING YOUR CHURCH as a beneficiary in your will. Is the Lord s work one of your heirs? As good Christians it s important for us to provide for our church not only now, but in the future. ETHNIC FESTIVAL October 18th through the 21st The 27th Annual Ethnic Festival is fast approaching and is in need of volunteers to help in various areas of the set-up and on the days of the Festival. You are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday, August 21st 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 parishioners are encouraged to attend the Festival planning meetings and help during the Ethnic Festival.
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