Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church

Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church 6341 LAKE OCONEE PKWY. GREENSBORO, GEORGIA 30642 PHONE: 706-453-7292 FAX: 706-453-7095 WWW.COKAS.ORG Mission Statement United in Christ, All for the Glory of God Unidos en Cristo, Todo para la Gloria de Dios Pastor: Rev. Roberto Herrera fatherherrera@gmail.com Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 9:00 am Spanish Mass 11:45 am Daily Mass Schedule Week of April 24 No Monday Mass Tuesday Communion Service Wednesday No Communion Service/No Mass Thursday Communion Service Friday Communion Service Parish Office Mon - Fri. 9 am -2 pm Business Manager John Steadman cokas.business@gmail.com Accountant Millie Browning cokas.finance@gmail.com Director of Religious Education Bev Fox cokas.dre@gmail.com Communications Coordinator Gina Murphy cokas.media@gmail.com Pastoral Administration Lily Vaughn cokas.office@gmail.com Maintenance Clarence Drinkwine cokas.maintenance@gmail.com Confessions Eucharistic Adoration SVDP Hotline Rosary Saturday - 4:00-4:45pm call for appointment 1st Friday 9 am 6 pm 706-453-4744 Before Mass 8:40am April 23, 2017

Devotion to the Divine Mercy Divine Mercy Sunday is the Second Sunday of Easter. Jesus told St. Faustina, Tell the whole world about My Inconceivable Mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My Tender Mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon the souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. On that day all the Divine Floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. (Diary of St. Faustina: Divine Mercy in My Soul, #699) Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun reported visions and visitations from Jesus and conversations with Him. He asked her to paint the vision of his Merciful Divinity being poured from his sacred heart and specifically asked for a feast of Divine Mercy to be established on the first Sunday after Easter so mankind would take refuge in Him: I want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it. (Jesus words, Diary 341) This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of my tender mercies. Every soul believing and trusting in My mercy will obtain it. (Jesus words, Diary 420) Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also be deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. You are to show mercy to our neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to absolve yourself from it. (Diary 742) In several entries in her diary, Faustina recorded promises of Grace and Mercy associated to the Feast of Divine Mercy on Mercy Sunday. Jesus stated: The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain the complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 699) I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My Mercy. (Diary 1109) Plenary Indulgence: In June 2002 John Paul II granted indulgences to Catholics who recite specific prayers on that day, which were then formally decreed by the Apostolic Penitentiary. This Plenary Indulgence is obtained by observing the usual dispositions that are on place for the granting of this grace through the Intercession of the Catholic Church, that is: Sacramental Confession (the confession may take place some days before), Holy Eucharistic Communion, to pray for the intentions of the pope (an Our Father and Hail Mary is minimum requirement), when the faithful detached from any sin, even venial, either: - In any church or chapel take part in the prayers and devotions in honor of the Divine Mercy. - In the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, say an Our Father and Creed.

STEWARDSHIP SCRIPTURE REFLECTION MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, April 22 5pm Jack Callahan Sunday, April 23 9am Jack Callahan 11:45am People of the Parish Monday, April 24 No Mass Tuesday, April 25 9am Communion Service Wednesday, April 26 6pm No Mass/No Communion Service Thursday, April 27 9am Communion Service Friday, April 28 9am Communion Service Saturday, April 29 5pm Barbara and Tom Richardson Sunday, April 30 9am Leona O Connell 11:45am Novena After the demands of Holy Week and Easter, Father will be taking some needed time off. He will be returning for Confessions and Mass beginning Saturday, April 29. Father Giles Conwill is here with us this weekend to hear confessions and celebrate all Masses with us. Thank you, Father Conwill! PRAYER BLANKET MINISTRY PRAYER REQUESTS Military Personnel Tarah Thompson Steve Piller Nicholas Piller Rod Piller Barbara Koch Deborah Stritt Donnan Oyler Lani Dwyer Faith Rose Esker Jesus meets the need of each disciple. To the fearful in the upper room, He speaks words of peace. To doubting Thomas, He provides the tangible proof of His resurrection. What do I need to become his disciple? What do I have to share that might meet someone else s need? John Faerber Sassy Ames Pete Ward Rosemary Sheedy Timothy Sweeny Linda Chelana Harriet Thompson Vickie Abbott Sonya Stephenson Charlean Ferguson For those in critical need of daily prayers. Note: Names will stay on the Prayer list for 6 weeks and then they will be removed. Call 706-453-7292 x 4 or email cokas.media@gmail.com with updates. Children s Liturgy of the Word is celebrated at the 9:00 and 11:45 a.m. masses for children Pre-K through 3rd grade. NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED Do you knit, crochet, quilt, or weave? Your time, talent, and prayer can provide healing consolation and a comforting embrace to those experiencing physical, emotional, or spiritual difficulties. Each recipient is prayed for by the blanket maker. The blankets are BLESSED by Fr. Herrera and are a GIFT from Christ Our King and Savior. The next Prayer Blanket Ministry Meeting will be Monday, April 24 at 10 a.m. in the Social Hall. Consider joining this worthwhile ministry. You would be most welcomed. Your creativity can provide loving support for someone in need. If you are interested in this ministry, but can t attend the meeting, contact Sara Kahl at blanket.cokas@gmail.com or 706-999-9955. Flowers adorning the Pedestals have been donated by Corrine and Jesse Smith In celebration of their wedding.

April LOOKING AHEAD 23rd Donuts 23rd Faith Formation (K-5th) 10:30am-11:30am In the PLC 24th Prayer Blanket Ministry Meeting 10:00am In the Social Hall 28th Ultreya (Spanish) 7:00pm In the Social Hall 29th Confessions 4:00pm-4:45pm In the Sanctuary 29th Anointing of the Sick 6:00pm In the Sanctuary 30th Anointing of the Sick After all Masses In the Sanctuary 30th Children s Month Reception 12:30pm In the Pavilion STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE The world asks: What does a man own? God asks: How does he use what he s been given? Offertory At Masses 4/15 4/16/17..... $14,028. Online Giving 4/10 4/16/17... 2,410. Total $ 16,438. APRIL second collections: 4/2/17 St Vincent DePaul 4/9/17 Holy Land 4/16/17 Archdiocesan Seminarians 4/30/17 Catholic Home Missions Please join us for coffee and donuts in the Social Hall following the 9am Mass ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED TO THE 25th Anniversary MAGNIFICAT PRAYER BREAKFAST Sat., May 6, 2017, from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Holy Cross Church, 3773 Chamblee Tucker Road, Atlanta. Join in this special celebration with chapter founders Olga Myers, Elyse O Kane and Jan Nerone. Breakfast reservations are $15 and must be made in advance. Please mail check, payable to: Magnificat Joyful Visitation, by April 29 to Debbie DuPont, 315 Rose Court, SW, Lilburn, GA 30047. Check-in is at the door for those with reservations only. For information call Debbie DuPont at 770-696-6216. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Go to: www.cokas.org. Call or email Millie Browning with any questions 706-453-7292, ext. 9, cokas.finance@gmail.com Thank You For Your Support! We are so grateful for all of your support and dedication to the work we are doing for our parish and in the community. If you haven t signed up for Online Giving yet, now is a great time to set up your weekly offertory gift! NEXT WEEKEND S SECOND COLLECTION The Catholic Home Missions Appeal will take place next week. One way that this appeal works to strengthen home mission dioceses in the United States is by funding seminarian formation in poor dioceses. The blessing of seminarians places a financial burden on these dioceses, where educating each seminarian costs $35-40K per year. Your support is needed for these young men so that they might go back and serve their parishes. Please strengthen the Church at home by making a generous gift to next week s appeal. Feast of St. Peregrine will be Wednesday, May 3 rd at the 6pm mass. If you have a friend or family member suffering from cancer, please consider adding their name on our website, or on the signup sheet in the vestibule. You can also email the name to our office at cokas.office@gmail.com. The mass intentions will be for all those listed on the St. Peregrine sheet.

Bev Fox, DRE cokas.dre@gmail.com 706-453-7292 FAITH FORMATION For the most up-to-date information, please check our website: www.cokas.org Important Dates K-5: Last class April 30th Y.M. (middle and high school) Cookout- May 3 First Communion Practice: Sat., May 6 @ 10:00 & 11:00. a.m. First Communion: May 7 @ 9:00 and 11:45 What Season is It??? The Fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost are celebrated in joyful exultation as one feast day, or better as one "great Sunday." These above all others are the days for the singing of the Alleluia. The Sundays of this season rank as the paschal Sundays and, after Easter Sunday itself, are called the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Sundays of Easter. The period of fifty sacred days ends on Pentecost Sunday. The first eight days of the Easter Season make up the octave of Easter and are celebrated as solemnities of the Lord. On the fortieth day after Easter the Ascension is celebrated, except in places where, not being a holy day of obligation, it has been transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. This solemnity directs our attention to Christ, who ascended into heaven before the eyes of his disciples, who is now seated at the right hand of the Father, invested with royal power, who is there to prepare a place for us in the kingdom of heaven; and who is destined to come again at the end of time. The weekdays after the Ascension until the Saturday before Pentecost inclusive are a preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. This sacred season of fifty days comes to an end on Pentecost Sunday, which commemorates the giving of the Holy Spirit to the apostles, the beginnings of the Church and its mission to every tongue and people and nation. (Excerpted from the General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Ceremonial of Bishops) MOVIE NIGHT WHO? All Middle and High School Students (Youth Ministry) WHEN? Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 @ 6:00 8:00 pm WHERE? Social Hall

COKAS GOLF TOURNAMENT And the Winners Are! It was a picture perfect day for the Christ Our King and Savior (COKAS) Catholic Church Giving Back to the Community golf tournament held on April 10 th at Harbor Club. After a blessing of the golfers by our pastor Father Roberto Herrera, the teams teed off at noon for a fun filled day of golf, a putting contest, on-course skill contests, and a Hole-in-One contest, sponsored by Jimmy Britt Chevrolet Buick GMC. The awards ceremony was held under a tent with a barbeque dinner provided by Sissons Old South BBQ. The winners of the Men s Lake Country Cup, sponsored by BankSouth, were Jerry Foskey, Bob Huber, J. R. Herbert and Tren Watson. And for the second consecutive year, the winners of the Ladies Lake Country Cup were Ginny Dornheggen, Nancy Forrester, Kathleen Acra and Dianne Huber. The winning Couples/Mixed team was Ryan Winfield, Jody Winfield, Karen Flaig and Hugh Flanagan. The 1 st Flight winners were Jim Strickland, Jack Brewster, Stephen Brewster and Mark Schalabach. The 2 nd Flight winners were Bob Scherer, Chad Baker, Bill Oates and Brian Dick. The 2017 raffle winner of the $1000 in cash was Martha Matthews. The second prize winner of $500 cash was Kathy Palin and the 3rd prize raffle winner of $250 cash was Pat Hone. A special thanks to our Platinum Sponsors BankSouth, Jimmy Britt Chevrolet Buick GMC and Silver Moon Restaurant and Silver Sponsors Bone Island Grill, Barbara Callahan, the Kahl Family and Pet Wants Madison. Finally, we especially want to thank the entire COKAS parish for their fantastic support of the raffle again this year and all of the sponsors, golfers and volunteers for making this year s tournament so successful. Once all the proceeds are determined, the final amount will be announced and the funds will be distributed to the local community outreach programs in Greene, Putnam, and Hancock Counties. Thank you all for making a difference in our community! Men s Winners 2017 Women s Winners 2017 Sales Associate Greene County Christian Outreach in Downtown Greensboro Greene County Christian Outreach located at 402 West Broad Street, Greensboro, GA 30642 is seeking a part-time worker for the position of Sales Associate. Applicant must speak English, have cash register experience, and willingness to work two Saturdays a month in addition to regular working hours. To apply, contact Elaine Wright, Director at 706-454-0250 or come to the store. Women of COKAS Spring Brunch Thursday, May 4 9 a.m. Noon This invites ALL WOMEN in the parish to join us for Mass at 9:00, followed by brunch, social time & learning. An expert from Pike s Nursery will teach us about herbs, how to plant herbs, how to use plants to attract ladybugs, how to deter mosquitos, etc. A beautiful hanging basket will be given to one lucky lady! Please register online by May 1st at www.cokas.org. The fee for the morning is $10.00.

Domingo de la Divina Misericordia La Fiesta de la Divina Misericordia se celebra el primer Domingo después del Domingo de Pascua. Sor María Faustina, apóstol de la Divina Misericordia, forma parte del círculo de santos de la Iglesia más conocidos. A través de ella el Señor Jesús transmite al mundo el gran mensaje de la Divina Misericordia y presenta el modelo de la perfección cristiana basada sobre la confianza en Dios y la actitud de caridad hacia el prójimo. Una devoción especial se comenzó a esparcir por el mundo entero a partir del diario de una joven monja polaca en 1930. El mensaje no es nada nuevo, pero nos recuerda lo que la Iglesia siempre ha enseñado por medio de las Sagradas Escrituras y la tradición: que Dios es misericordioso y que perdona y que nosotros también debemos ser misericordiosos y debemos perdonar. Pero en la devoción a la Divina Misericordia este mensaje toma un enfoque poderoso que llama a las personas a un entendimiento más profundo sobre el Amor ilimitado de Dios y la disponibilidad de este Amor a todos especialmente a los más pecadores. El mensaje y la devoción a Jesús como la Divina Misericordia esta basada en los escritos de la Santa María Faustina Kowalska, una monja polaca sin educación básica que, en obediencia a su director espiritual, escribió un diario de alrededor de 600 páginas que relatan las revelaciones que ella recibió sobre la Misericordia de Dios. Aún antes de su muerte en 1938 se comenzó a esparcir la devoción a la Divina Misericordia. En la mayoría de versiones Jesús se muestra levantando su mano derecha en señal de bendición, y apuntando con su mano izquierda sobre su pecho fluyen dos rayos: uno rojo y otro blanco. El rayo pálido simboliza el Agua que justifica a las almas. El rayo rojo simboliza la Sangre que es la vida de las almas (.). Bienaventurado quien viva a la sombra de ellos (Diario, 299). Toda la imagen es un símbolo de la caridad, el perdón y el amor de Dios, conocida como la "Fuente de la Misericordia". La Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia es un conjunto de oraciones utilizadas como parte de la devoción a la Divina Misericordia. Se suele rezar a las 3:00 pm (el momento de la muerte de Jesús) utilizando las cuentas del Santo Rosario, pero con un conjunto diferente de oraciones. La imagen de la Divina Misericordia representa a Jesús en el momento en que se aparece a los discípulos en el Cenáculo -tras la resurrección-, cuando se les da el poder de perdonar o retener los pecados. Celebración de San Peregrino será el Miércoles, e de Mayo a las 6pm. Si usted tiene un amigo o miembro de la familia que sufre de cáncer, por favor considere colocar su nombre en la hoja de inscripción en el vestíbulo or enviemos el nombre a nuestro correo electrónico, o anote el nombre en nuestra pagina web Ministerio de Niños Ultima clase: 30 de abril Ministerio de Jovenes Edge y LifeTeen Miercoles, 3 de mayo Para Cursillistas Viernes 28 de abril a las 7:00 pm en el Salon Social