St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 March 03, 2019 The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE KATHY O SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF EMAIL mnguyen@diosav.org secretary@sbcatholic.com DRE@sbcatholic.com. WEB ADDRESS www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISMS/WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date. 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 7:00 p.m. Religious Education Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino at 706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon
Who? Senior Luncheon Anyone who considers themselves a senior What? A once-a-month luncheon Where? St. Boniface Parish Hall When? Thursday, March 21, 2019 @12:30 pm Theme: St. Patrick s Day Cost? $10.00 per person If this interests you, RSVP by March 19, to: Emma: 912-657-4888 or nanniems@comcast.net so the caterer can know how many to expect to cook for. This will be a monthly happening and will have rotating hosts.
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Times A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. (LUKE 6:43) Are you using your God-given gifts in the way God intended? Do you compare yourself to others and complain about what you don t have instead of being thankful for what you do have? God gives each of us unique gifts and a unique plan. Listen to how God is calling you to use your gifts, to bear good fruit, for the glory of His name. TODAY S READINGS First Reading One s speech shows the bent of one s mind. Praise no one before he or she speaks (Sirach 27:4-7). Psalm Lord, it is good to give thanks to you (Psalm 92). Second Reading We are given victory over death through Jesus. In the Lord our labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:54-59). Gospel A good person produces good, an evil person produces evil. The mouth speaks from the goodness of the heart (Luke 6:39-45). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-15; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 3 de marzo de 2019 Octavo domingo del Tiempo ordinario "«Porque no hay árbol bueno que dé fruto malo y, a la inversa, no hay árbol malo que dé fruto bueno." (Lucas 6:43) Estás usando tus dones dados por Dios de la manera que Dios lo hizo? Te comparas con los demás y te quejas de lo que no tienes en lugar de estar agradecido por lo que tienes? Dios nos da a cada uno de nosotros regalos únicos y un plan único. Escucha cómo Dios te está llamando a usar tus dones, a dar buenos frutos, para la gloria de su nombre. THE INSIDE SHOWS In this third Sunday of our reading from the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus speaks of the inner soul and its outer expression. He uses images as he teaches. He addresses all of us. Jesus sees a plumb line connecting the soul with the soul's expression-words and actions. He uses exaggeration to drive home his point. We are urged to clear out the debris that blinds us. He knows that we have an uncanny ability to be blind to our own weaknesses, though they be as big as a board. He knows, too, how willingly we seem to ferret out others' smallest speck-like flaws. And this, too, is for our general consumption; solid old goodness and solid old badness will show eventually. The old Latin saying, which echoes Jesus images, is true: What is bred in the bone will out in the flesh. By and by, the inside will show through. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Casimir Wednesday: Ash Wednesday; Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Fast and Abstinence; Almsgiving Ss. Perpetua and Felicity St. John of God; Abstinence St. Frances of Rome What are the Scrutinies? Find out at RCIA this Monday March 4 from 7-8:30PM in the Hope Meeting Room. We will also explore Living the Virtues. All parishioners are invited. No signup is needed. WELCOME!
Liturgical Ministry Schedule Mar. 06 Ash Wednesday 12:00p.m. AS G Klock, M Mondziel, & R Mondziel EM E Pazos, B Milne, J Branham, & J Smock L N McEvoy U G Hixenbaugh, C Reynolds, & Volunteer 7:00p.m. AS B Powell, J Klock, & A Wayco EM C & M Felipe, P Tanguay, & P Rodriguez L K Klock-Powell U L & J Davis, & D Avard March 09 5:00p.m. AS P Tanguay, B Klutzke, & L Duncan EM B Milne, J Kessler, Lynn Duncan, & G Hixenbaugh L Don Smith U Donna Smith, D Avard, & Volunteer 8:30a.m. AS CCW EM CCW L CCW U CCW 11:00 a.m. AS T Oxford, A McIntosh, & R Clark EM B Rafferty, V Singley, K Klock-Powell, & P Rodriguez L A Monaco U B Powell, J Klock, & 2 Volunteers Children s Liturgy Volunteer 1-B Ellis Volunteer 2-G Bazemore Youth Volunteer-D Rodriguez TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Many Catholics who are not active in the Church will still seek out ashes this Wednesday. Likewise, many Jews who are not otherwise observant will follow the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, with great exactness, fasting and refraining from work and entertainment. People customarily dress in white as a symbol of purity and a reminder of God s promise that our sins will be made white as snow. While the overture to Ash Wednesday for Christians may be a festive Mardi Gras celebration, for Jews it is the New Year feast of Rosh Hashanah. Ten days before the Day of Atonement to God, people are expected to repair breaks in human life. These are days for offering forgiveness and seeking to repair harmed relationships with family, friends, or coworkers. Everyone is expected to seek out someone and clear the air by asking for understanding for any mean words or thoughtless deeds in the past year. Perhaps the ashes you receive will be invested with deeper meaning if you follow a similar plan. This year, Rosh Hashanah will be September 29, and Yom Kippur October 8. A conversation with some Jewish friends or neighbors about their experience of a season of repentance may be a blessing on your Lent. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. This week at St. Boniface - Mar. 03-Mar. 09 Sunday: Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Faith Formation- 9:45 a.m. Catholic Focus- 9:45 a.m. Monday: Tuesday: Counting Team 1-10:00 a.m. RCIA-7:00 p.m. Finance Council Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00 p.m. Pancake Supper-6:00 p.m. Marketing Core Grp. Mtg.-6:00 p.m. Discipleship Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Ash Wednesday Mass- 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Office Closed No Rosary Group Outreach Office Closed No Sunday Choir Practice Youth Group-7:00 p.m. Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Mass- 8:30 a.m. Yoga-9:30 a.m. Spanish Choir Practice-7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross-6:30 p.m. Mass-7:00 p.m. Followed by Meatless Meal-7:30 p.m. Fr. Martino-Teaching on the Eucharist -8:15p.m. Reconciliation-4:00 p.m. Rosary - 4:30-p.m. Mass- 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY MARCH 10, 2019
Your contributions for the weekend of February 24, 2018 Adult $6,969.00 Children $94.01 Building Fund $1,925.00 Bills Paid This Week $4,803.84 Thank you for your continued generosity Sunday 03/03 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Pancake & Sausage Supper Tuesday, March 05, at 6:00 pm ****FREE**** Come, feast and celebrate with us on the eve of the Season of Lent! Hosted by St. Boniface CCW Ash Wednesday March 6, 2019 we will have Mass at 12:00 noon and 7pm. As a reminder, this is a day of fasting and abstinence. As we begin our Lenten season, please join us each Friday, beginning Friday, March 8, for Stations of the Cross at 6:30 pm, Mass at 7pm, followed by a meatless meal at 7:30 and we will conclude the evenings with Father s teaching on the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Lenten Penance Service Our Lenten Penance Service has been scheduled for March 13, at 7pm. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this sacrament. We will have several priests available. This year our 2nd grade students are required to attend the Penance Service to receive this sacrament. Mass Intentions Mar. 03-Mar. 9 + Peter & Maria +Souls in Family In Thanksgiving +Joseph Peace in the Family In Thanksgiving +David Sietz +Lelia (Lee) Cook St. Boniface Baptism Class Sunday, April 7 12:30-3:00PM A baptism class will be held on Sunday, April 7, 12:30-3:00 PM. This class is required for parent(s) having their 1 st child baptized in the Catholic Church. Before taking this class you must be registered in the parish and have met with Father to discuss the baptism of your child(ren). Please sign up for the class by Sunday, March 24, by contacting Cindy Felipe, 912-596-4251. CCW Corner Our next CCW meeting will be Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m. All ladies of the parish are encouraged to come. Our speaker for the meeting will be Suzie Etter. She will be talking about the health benefits of Yoga. Paper Products Drive In thanksgiving to our brothers and sisters at St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church for all of their generosity in giving to our food pantry, we would like to give back to them. We would like to take up donations for paper products for the use in their church. Items we are gathering are: paper plates, plastic cups, coffee cups, plastic ware, napkins or paper towels. Thank you for your generosity. Lord Teach Me to Pray Deepen your Prayer Life; Help Others Do the Same! Work for the New Evangelization Are you a woman or man of prayer? Are you comfortable working with small groups? On Saturday, April 6, 2019 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Lilburn, GA., there will be a Facilitator Training- Retreat for the Lord Teach Me to Pray Ignatian prayer series. There is no charge for the retreat or materials. Come a& discern if God is calling you to become a facilitator! Or, if you are simply interested in finding our more about the Ignatian Prayer and the Lord Teach Me to Pray prayer series, you are also invited! For info and registration please to www.lordteachmetopray.com Click on Training-Retreats, scroll down to Atlanta for registration form or call 504-439-5933 THE DIFFERENCE The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won t. Henry Ward Beecher
Please pray For all those homebound, in the hospital or nursing homes and especially those who care for them. We also ask prayers for those not listed and those we are not aware of that are ill. Kaye Wolfe Babot, Fr. Isador Baky, Tami Brant, Marlee Brantley, Chuck Brown, BethBuchsbam, Nadine Chapman, Andy & Kathy Chester, Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Peter DI Lella, Susan Dehyle, Isabell Duffy, Clyde Erley, Tracey Edenfield, Wendy Fears, Becky Fields, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Greg Hlavac, Muriel Healy, Ruthann Hein, Collen Higgs, Jim Hester, Brantyne Knight, Nicholas Knight, Sandy Kowalski, Michelle Kronen, Josette Lafond, Linda Liebl, Rosa Lewis, Debra Lafferty, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, David & Henry Matzdorf, Mary McGrath, Justin McGregor, Nancy Miller, Halario Miranda, Porfirio & Elizabeth Miranda, Tracey Hickox Mulligan, Phil Pastrano, Steve and Mary Pizzino, Olga Ramirez, Lynn Richardson, Lora Riner, Joel Rivera, Richard Rohrer, Gloria Ruiz, Kathy Singley, Eva Shelley, Tara Shelley, Alan Swartz, Tim & Jill Shumacher, Elijah Sims, Abby Smith, Angel Smith, Ed & Delores Talick, Boris Tang, Burr & Helen Tolles, Gene & Jackie Tyre, Rosemary Usher, Bryan Van Buren, Rita Visconti, Darwin Webb, Bernie Weber, Julie & Larry Weddle, Theresa Wichert, Paul Wiedemann, Gary Wilkes A time of war, and a time of peace: We pray for those that serve in our military COL Brian Healy, MSGT Brian A. Lafond, SSGT. Steven Liebl, A1C Cameron Rahn, E3 Steven Talick Jr., CW4 Scott Durrer Protect and guide our men and women in uniform, strengthen them in their trials. Give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen First Penance set for March 13 First Communion candidates who have completed their First Penance retreat will make their first reconciliation at the Lenten parish penance on Wednesday, March 13, at 7 pm. A parent will confess first then introduce the child to Fr. Martino for his/her confession. Please remember to bring the First Penance certificate you received at the February 23 retreat. If you missed the penance retreat on February 23, your child must make up the work within two weeks. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that children must go to the sacrament of Penance before receiving Holy Communion for the first time (1457). Second retreat mandatory for First Communion In order for your child to receive First First Holy Communion on May 5, 2019, he or she must attend a second sacramental retreat on April 13. This is a family event and both parents are required to be present with their child. Childcare will be provided for siblings. If you are unable to attend or need a makeup packet from the first retreat, please contact Linda Santos at 619.764.2617. Stations of the Cross begin March 8 Attendance at a minimum of one Stations of the Cross is required for Confirmation in December. If your child is a candidate for Confirmation in December, this coming Lent will be the only opportunity to fulfill this requirement in time. Excused absence policy Absence from Faith Formation is considered excused in the case of illness, family emergency, funeral or previously-scheduled family occasion (such as a wedding). Students in sacramental classes (grades 2, 8 and 9) are permitted only two excused absences. Please notify the DRE by phone or email, including the child s grade, with any excused absence. With 165 kids in the program, it s impossible to keep up with verbal notifications. Thanks for understanding. For more information about Faith Formation, contact Celeste at 912.754.1432 or celestegish@windstream.net. Virtus Training The VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children for Adults" training will be held at Corpus Christi Church, Pooler, Saturday, March 9, 2019, from 1:00pm-4:00pm.. This class has content not suitable for young children. Childcare is NOT provided, so please make arrangements accordingly. No one under age 18 will be admitted due to sensitive subject matter - no infants, no toddlers, no children, no teens. You MUST log in through VIRTUS website to receive credit for this session. Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline:(888) 357-5530. THANKS No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. Ambrose of Milan
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