April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Corpus Christi Catholic Church 6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36608 Email: Church@CorpusChristiParish.com! Website: www.corpuschristiparish.com PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Office: 342-1852 Fax 342-6313 School Office: 342-5474, ext. 1 Fax 380-0325 Rel. Ed. Office: 342-5474, ext. 7 Fax 380-0325 Full-Day Care: 342-2424 Fax 343-3119 Youth Ministry: 342-1852 Fax 342-6313 PASTORAL STAFF Very Reverend James F. Zoghby, V.F. Reverend John S. Boudreaux Deacon Arthur W. Robbins Mrs. Kristy F. Martin, School Principal Mrs. Diane M. Stoyka, Parish Catechetical Leader Mrs. Judi B. Ankiewicz, R.C.I.A. Coordinator Mr. Peter J. Stoyka, Youth Ministry Director TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE PARISH Please fill out a Census Form. Census Forms are available in the church vestibule and parish office. COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS & SERVICES For rental information and kitchen services, please call the parish office at 342-1852 or 342-1420. SUNDAY MASSES Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Morning: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. WEEKDAY MASSES 6:30 a.m.: Monday through Friday 8:15 a.m.: Monday through Saturday SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 5:00 p.m. and by request, particularly after the 6:30 & 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses. BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF SICK Please call the parish office (342-1852) for information and scheduling baptism, marriage, anointing of sick. ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.) Please see published schedule for specific dates and times, or call the parish office (342-1852). SUNDAY SCHOOL (C.C.D.) Grades K 12, Sundays during school year, 10:05-10:55 a.m. in school bldgs. SCHOOL, SACS-accredited for Grades PreK3 through 8. To register, or for information, please call the school office, 342-5474, ext. 1, or send an email to kmartin@corpuschristiparish.com.
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Communal Reconciliation Service Tomorrow Night, Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Closing Candlelight Vigil Today, Sunday, April 14, 6:30 p.m., at Planned Parenthood. Info: Mae Rehm, 251-554-2032 or maemouse@aol.com Communal Reconciliation Service Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. Weekday Masses Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (April 15, 16, 17) 6:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. The Easter Triduum Society of St. Vincent de Paul Meetings: 1 st & 3 rd Mon. of month, at 6:30 p.m., The Parish House. Poor Box, Food, Clothing donations and In-Need Drop Box at the SVDP table in the vestibule. To seek help, call 251-366-6443. For further info, please visit our website: SVDPCCC.org. SUNDAY SCHOOL No Classes Today, and Next Sunday, April 14 and April 21. Classes resume on Sunday, April 28. Blessing of Easter Food Holy Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel All are welcome to participate in this Eastern European tradition, bringing a basket or container of representative Easter foods for a special blessing. Info: David & Bonnie Wancowicz, 342-0475. Our purpose is to help all men become the spiritual leaders of their family. All men are welcome to meet for prayer, Gospel reflection, fellowship. Tuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m. in the Family Room Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. in the Parish House Tues. Info: Jay Cox, 401-6070 or Auburn50@hotmail.com Wed. Info: David Sheffield, 423-5666 or David.sheffield@uniti.com Holy Thursday ~ April 18 Mass of the Lord s Supper 7:00 p.m. Good Friday ~ April 19 Stations of the Cross 3:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord s Passion 7:00 p.m. Holy Saturday ~ April 20 The Easter Vigil Mass 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday ~ April 21 Masses 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Night Bible Study 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays in the Parish House. Revelation. A Catholic Study by Ascension Press, with a series of 11 videos & discussion. Info: Dave Burchette, 251-367-6660 or davebur1955@gmail.com. Thursday Women s Bible Study 9:15-10:45 a.m..,com Ctr Conference Rm. Info:Joanne Donaghey, 251-554-6753 or joannekd@alo.com. Nursery is available. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Next Meeting: 4 th Monday, April 22, 7 p.m., The Parish House. www.kofc.org Click on Join Us. Corpus Christi Council 13125 Info: Chad Pugh, Grand Knight, 232-0648 or chad.pugh34@gmail.com. AA Alanon OA CODA AA: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Cougar Den. Alanon: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. OA: Sat., 9 a.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg. CODA: Tues., 6:45 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA APRIL 14, 2019 Today! Sunday, April 14 Jazz Brunch in the Banquet Hall With Jazz Musicians Performing Live! 2 nd Sunday of the Month (Every month except June, July, August) Buffet Served from 12 Noon to 1:30 p.m. $15 for Adults! $7 for Children (Age 12 & under) Menu Huevos Rancheros Corned Beef Hash Scrambled Eggs Stoned Ground Grits Bacon or Sausage Omelet Station French Toast Station Fresh Fruit Display Freshly-Baked Pastries Orange Juice Coffee, Tea Cucumber and Mint Water Mimosas with Orange Slice (available for a donation) Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke ($1) Wednesday Night Dinner 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall $8 for Adults! $4 for Children (Age 12 & under) April 17: Chicken Fettuccini or Chef Alexis Famous Homestyle Lasagna, Garlicky Sautéed Broccoli and Lemon Ginger Spinach, Tomato Onion Dill & Feta Salad, Dinner Rolls, Creamy Lemon and Berry Cake. Iced Tea, Lemonade, Coffee. RSVP no later than TUESDAY EVENING: Return an RSVP Card, or call 342-1852 or email Church@CorpusChristiParish.com Get Your Smoked Easter Hams! $30 each for an 8-10 lb. Ham Pick up on April 20 th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at The Parish House on Evergreen Rd. Order online or use Order Forms in vestibule. Online at www.kofc.org Corpus Christi Council 13125 Widowed Persons Support Group For information call parishioner Glen Porter at 666-8977. Welcome New Parishioners Blair Doyle Chad Lang Richie & Ronica Shelp and their daughters, Carolyn and Emily REST IN PEACE Donald John Still, Jr. To pre-order tickets, fill out form below and return it with payment to the school office by Friday, April 26. Pre-ordered tickets will be sent home through your child s daily folder, or they can be picked up at the school office. Tickets can be purchased at the door on the day of the event for an additional $10. Make checks payable to CCS PTO. Name: Child s Name: Home Room E-mail: Phone No. $35 x No. of Guests = Total Amount Due: Cash Check Check No.: Venmo @Tracy-NettoCCSPTO I ll pick up my tickets at School Office Send my tickets home with my child Church office Rice Bowls for Lent Please return your Rice Bowl by Tuesday, April 16, in or at the giant Rice Bowl in the church vestibule. FIRST COLLECTION TODAY: Tithing Offerings. SECOND COLLECTION TODAY: Aid to the Church in Central & Eastern Europe and Aid to the Church in Africa. Easter Flowers Envelopes may also be placed in either collection. CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: $1,459.01 MAR. 31 ST BUILDING FUND ONLINE & COLLECTION: $981.60 MAR. 31 ST TITHING ONLINE & COLLECTION: $23,384.55 Thank You and God Bless You To receive Offering Envelopes please notify the parish office at 342-1852 or at Church@CorpusChristiParish.com. To set up Online Giving, please go to the church website, www.corpuschristiparish.com/church, click the green Online Giving icon on the left side of the homepage, and follow the instructions For help, call 1-800-348-2886, ext 1, or the parish office, 342-1852.
A Communal Celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation A Celebration of God's Forgiving Love The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in kindness. He does not deal with us according to our sins and failings. He saves our life and protects us. He crowns us with kindness and compassion. Gathering Song: Change our hearts this time; your word says it can be. Change our minds this time, your life could make us free. We are the people your call set apart. Lord, this time, change our hearts. Greeting/Introduction and Liturgy of the Word Act of Contrition (Prayer of Sorrow or Prayer of the Penitent) Prior to the individual confessions, we will all pray together the following communal act of contrition from the Rite of Penance which is also printed in the brochure published by Our Sunday Visitor. COMMUNAL ACT OF CONTRITION My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you, whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy. From the Rite of Penance Individual Confessions Those who wish to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation may go to one of the priests in the various confessional stations, and follow the Confession Procedure listed below. NOTE: This is not a time for extensive counseling. Simply state your sin(s) and receive penance and absolution. No act of contrition at this time, since it has already been prayed in common. CONFESSION PROCEDURE (Make the sign of the cross saying:) In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. It has been about (this much time) since my last confession. (or: "This is my 1st Confession.") 1. Make your confession of sins, and let the priest know you ve finished by saying you re sorry for all of your sins. 2. The priest will, then, give you a penance, absolution and dismissal. 3. After leaving the confessional station, pray your penance in silence. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His mercy endures forever. CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH + MOBILE, ALABAMA
An Examination of Conscience Am I a loving and caring human being? Am I a faithful member of the Church? Do I faithfully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist? Do I reflect my love of God by my love of others? Do I treat my family members and others with love and respect? Do I contribute to the happiness and well-being of my family, my friends and others? Do I promote harmony, understanding and peace among the people in my life? Do I hurt people through stubbornness, selfishness or laziness? Am I hateful, negative, overly or unjustly critical of others? Am I impatient? Am I jealous? Am I demanding? Do I unjustly take advantage of others to get what I want for myself? Am I dishonest? Do I cheat? Have I taken what is not rightfully mine? Have I helped others cheat or steal? Do I promote reverence and respect for the life and dignity of all persons. Am I unkind, bigoted or prejudiced against particular groups of people? Do I spiritually condemn others? Am I intolerant of others and their opinions? Do I gossip? Have I made false accusations against anyone? Do I refuse to accept correction, constructive criticism or legitimate authority? Do I recognize the needs of others, and try to help them? Do I sincerely care about the situation of others? Am I faithful to the commitment of my vocation in marriage or in the single state? Do I take care of my health? Do I hurt myself through excesses? Do I abuse drugs, use harmful substances or participate in harmful activities? Do I seek to use all things in moderation? Do I try to discipline myself? Do I care for the environment, and try to preserve the beauty and wealth of nature, a gift to be shared with others and passed on to the future? Am I a law-abiding citizen? Am I concerned with the safety of others as well as myself? Am I reckless and irresponsible? Do I seek to carry out my civic duties responsibly. Am I compassionate? Do I pray for others? Do I pray for my enemies and all who have offended me? Do I ask God's mercy for myself and for all others?
Confession: Celebration of Mercy Instructions for priests by Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, Vatican expert on confessions W h e n h e a r i n g confessions, priests need to replace any negative or aggressive attitudes with meekness and mercy toward the penitent. Sometimes, the Sacrament of Reconciliation turns into a unilateral overemphasis on the accusation and listing of sins. The end result is that the thing that is absolutely central when listening to sin, that is, the blessed embrace of the merciful Father, is put on the back burner. At times, confession takes on the semblance of a prosecuting tribunal rather than a celebration of forgiveness, and the conversation takes on inquisitorial or indelicate tones. A priest must be a father who welcomes, listens and engages in dialogue. Priests are called to show mercy and hope, to be fathers more than judges, to take on the penitent s pain and listen with much patience. All of this has nothing to do with being lax or permissive, rather it focuses on the inner liberation of the penitent, the penitent s feelings of remorse and repentance, and facilitating the penitent s reception of judgment, grace and mercy from God. Priests must carefully control their reaction, including facial expressions and gestures, when hearing confessions. The priest should imitate Christ s gentleness and never display a sense of shock, no matter how grave the sin. The priest must never pry for personal details, never show impatience, and should instill an awe and reverence of God, not terror, and should condemn the sin, not the sinner. Penitents open their heart and soul to the confessor because they see him as being God s minister, and if instead they find in him severity, not mercy, or doubts and obscurity and not the light of truth, they will have been truly deceived. From Catholic News Service A penitent s sins are forgiven, not when the priest says the sacramental words of absolution over him or her, nor when the penitent completes the assigned penance, but the instant the penitent is truly sorry for his or her sins. St. Thomas Aquinas An inmate asked the pope why he had to go to confession for pardon instead of just getting on his knees and asking God for forgiveness. Pope Benedict, XVI responded, Naturally, if you get on your knees and, with real love for God, pray that God forgive you, he will. But sin doesn t disturb only the relationship between an individual and God. It also harms the community of the Church and wider society. The sacrament of Reconciliation is the great gift by which, through confession, I can receive real forgiveness from, and a full re-admission into, the community of the Church. CNS, Dec. 18, 2011, during Pope Benedict XVI s visit to Rome s Rebibbia prison. Pastors must always remember what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches quite clearly: Responsibility for an action can be diminished or even nullified by immaturity, force of acquired habit, conditions of anxiety, or other psychological or social forces. Pope Francis
The Easter Triduum HOLY THURSDAY Evening Mass of the Lord s Supper There are three parts to the Good Friday liturgy: 1) The Liturgy of the Word. The Gospel reading is the Passion according to John. 2) The Veneration of the Cross. The cross is brought into the church in a solemn procession. Everyone may come forward to venerate the cross by kissing or touching it, or by simply bowing before it. 3) Holy Communion. The altar is covered with a cloth, and the Blessed Sacrament is brought to the altar from the place of repose. Communion is distributed. After the Prayer Over the People, all depart in silence. HOLY SATURDAY The Easter Vigil White vestments are worn. The Liturgy recalls the Last Supper, and includes the Washing of the Feet ceremony, recalling Jesus example of loving service to demonstrate his command to love one another. After the Communion Prayer, there is no final blessing. The Holy Eucharist is carried in solemn procession through the church to a place of repose, the chapel. A period of silent adoration follows. GOOD FRIDAY Celebration of the Lord s Passion Today the whole Church mourns the death of our Savior. This a traditionally a day of sadness, spent in fasting, prayer and abstinence. Many parishes pray the Stations of the Cross devotion sometime during this day. Mass is not celebrated on Good Friday. The official liturgy for this day is the Celebration of the Lord s Passion. The altar is completely bare. The priests and deacon, wearing red vestments, begin the liturgy by prostrating for a brief moment in silent prayer before the altar; then, an introductory prayer is prayed. After sunset, the solemn Easter Vigil Mass begins. The celebration of the Lord s resurrection is filled with a spirit of joy that extends through the fifty days of the Easter Season. The Easter Vigil liturgy is in four parts: 1) Service of Light: The Pascal (Easter) candle, which symbolizes Christ, the Light of the World, is brought into the darkened church with the priest acclaiming, Christ our Light! and the people responding, Thanks be to God! Individual candles held by everyone present are lit from the Easter Candle fire. The glorious Easter Proclamation (The Exultet) is sung. 2) Liturgy of the Word: The readings on this night help us meditate on the wonderful works of God for his people since the beginning of time. The Glory to God is sung, and Alleluia, which has not been sung since the beginning of Lent, is sung before the Gospel. 3) Liturgy of Baptism and Confirmation: The Litany of the Saints is sung, and the water of the font is blessed before the celebration of the sacraments of baptism and confirmation for those entering into communion with the Catholic Church. 4) Liturgy of the Eucharist: The Mass resumes as usual and is ended with the sung double Alleluia.