St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church 13060 Palomio Lae, Fort Myers, FL 33912 P F 239-561-3713 www.johxxiii.et November 26, 2017 Christ THE Kig SUNDAY St. Joh XXIII Catholic Parish i Fort Myers, Ic. a Florida o-profit corporatio
November 26, 2017 MASS SCHEDULE Daily Masses: Moday-Saturday, 8:00am Rosary-7:30am (Mo.-Sat.) Divie Mercy after 8am Mass Weeked Masses: Saturday Mass 8:00am & 4:00pm Vietamese Mass 8:00pm Suday, 7:15am, 9:15am, 11:15am, 5pm Spaish Mass: 1:15pm first Suday each moth Recociliatio: Saturday 8:30-9:00am First Friday Adoratio: Friday 8:30-9:00am Pastor Rev. Robert Tabbert Parochial Vicars Fr. Saji Ellickal M.C.B.S. frsaji@johxxiii.et Fr. Lawrece M. Nguye frlawrece@johxxiii.et Deacos Deaco Rich Klish DeacoRich@johxxiii.et Deaco Nick Jurasevich jurasevich@gmail.com CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Moday-Friday, 8:00am-Noo 1:00-4:00pm MINISTRY TO THE SICK: A priest is o call 7 days a week, 24hrs a day for these hospitals: Health Park - St. Columbkille Church 239-489-3973 Lee Memorial - St. Fracis Xavier Church 239-334-2161 Gulf Coast - St. Joh XXIII RECEIVING THE SACRAMENT: You are able to receive the Sacramet of the Sick before beig admitted to a facility. St. Columbkille - Hope Hospice 239-489-3973 9470 Health Park Circle, Ft. Myers, FL St. Raphael - Lehigh Acres Health & Rehab Ceter 239-369-2194 1550 Lee Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL Hope Hospice 239-369-1831 1201 Wigs Way, Lehigh Acres, FL St. Leo - Hope Hospice 239-992-0901 27200 Imperial Pkwy, Boita Sprigs, FL St. Vicet de Paul - Discovery Village 239-693-0818 2073 Lafayette St, Ft. Myers, FL St. Vicet de Paul - Promise Hospital 239-693-0818 2073 Lafayette St, Ft. Myers, FL The Missio of St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church is to actively egage all those who desire to more fully accept ad live out the message of Christ, welcomig ad respectig all people regardless of backgroud, history, race or color, as we strive to urture spiritual growth ad persoal holiess o our jourey to become more resposible stewards of God s gifts. Mass Itetios Saturday, November 25th 8:00 AM + Patricia Tauche by Cidy St. Joh & family 4:00 PM + Richard Bloom by Hele & Dave Barrigto 8:00 PM Parishioers of St. Joh XXIII Suday, November 26th 7:15 AM + Judy Polverari by Pat & Ralph 9:15 AM + Bill Dadio by his wife, Betty 11:15 AM + Hele T. Kurz by Youg Adult Peer Committee 5:00 PM + Erie Marchi by Dick & Cady Foehl Moday, November 27th 8:00 AM + Kig Tse by his family Tuesday, November 28th 8:00 AM + Barbara Sulliva by husbad, Michael, Sea & Devi Wedesday, November 29th 8:00 AM + Joe Villa by Judy & Paul Cook Thursday, November 30th 8:00 AM + Neville & MaryA Gough by daughters, Beverly & Diaa Friday, December 1st 8:00 AM + Deceased Parishioers of St. Joh XXIII Saturday, December 2d 8:00 AM + Natalia Factora by her family 4:00 PM + Joh Rossi by Lillia & Michael Rossi 8:00 PM Parishioers of St. Joh XXIII Suday, December 3rd 7:15 AM + William Parisi, Sr. by Yvoe & Le Lucas 9:15 AM + Kevi Powers by the Harley s 11:15 AM + Daiel Murphy, III by gradfather, William Murphy, Sr. 1:15 PM Parishioers of St. Joh XXIII 5:00 PM + Joh Kulig by Fra Caliaro THE 2018 MASS BOOK IS NOW OPEN FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. To isure availability throughout the year, we must limit requests for the Eglish speakig Masses to o more tha (2) weeked Masses ad (2) weekday Masses for the etire year. Other optios will remai available: Taberacle Cadle $15 per week, Eucharistic Host $15 per week. December 3rd, 2017 - READINGS 1ST READING IS 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7 2ND READING 1 COR 1:3-9 GOSPEL MK 13:33-37 Miister Schedule December 2d & December 3rd Saturday 4:00 PM LECTORS: N. Burke, J. Dalida, E. Schultz SERVERS: C. Patterso, A. Patterso, A. Chew Suday, 7:15 AM LECTORS: T. Howe, F. Carroll, L. Izral SERVERS: N. Wheeler, A. Villiers, N. Villiers Suday, 9: 15 AM LECTORS: K. Va Wie, S. Edwards, S. Szymaski SERVERS: S. Paes, B. Doato, I. Doato Suday, 11:15 AM LECTORS: D. Thomas, S. Cruz, H. Cruz SERVERS: S. Cruz, H. Cruz, G. Cruz Suday, 5:00 PM LECTORS: R. Blair, S. Paes, R. Blair SERVERS: J. Milla, O. Villarreal, C. Villareal, E. Villareal Pastoral Team Busiess Maager Holly Atkis holly@johxxiii.et Maiteace Supervisor Rob Erp Dir. of Faith Formatio Chris Biel chrisdre@johxxiii.et 239-561-7499 Bookkeeper Aa Thompso aa@johxxiii.et Receptioist MaryA Deas marya@johxxiii.et Admi. Assistat Jeifer Baumgarder jeb@johxxiii.et Coordiator of Parishioer Egagemet Jeifer Egelma jeifer@johxxiii.et Bulleti Editor Collee Leavy bulletieditor@johxxiii.et Director of Music Miistries Robert Kircher keymaster@johxxiii.et Thrift Store Maager Cythia Cozatti thrift@johxxiii.et 239-433-4097 15200 S. Tamiami Trail #110 Ft. Myers, FL 33908 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: Coordiator/High School & Youg Adult Miistry Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et 239-561-3022 Assistat Coordiator of High School Miistry Cadace Woodworth cadace@johxxiii.et 239-561-3022 Coordiator/Middle School & Youg Adult Miistry Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et 239-561-3022 Faith Formatio Assistat Trisha Fields trisha@johxxiii.et 239-561-7499 Office Assistat Breda Gregory breda@johxxiii.et Admi. Assistat Barbara Lage blage@johxxiii.et
November 26, 2017 Saturday, November 25th Footprits of God Sigup Prayer Walk /Abortio Cliic 9:15am Vigil Mass 4pm Vietamese Mass 8pm Suday, November 26th Footprits of God Sigup Childre s Choir Rehearsal 12:30pm Mass 5pm Moday, November 27th Me s Gospel Forum/CCR 7am Craftie Ladies at Villas 1pm Tuesday, November 28th Chage out the Missals 8:30am Opeig the Word/CCR 9am Bereavemet/CCR 1pm Spaish Rosary/Cry Room 6pm Footprits of God: Apostolic Fathers Hadig o the Faith/CCR 6:30pm Boy Scouts at Villas 7pm Wedesday, November 29th Blessed Little Agels/ St Cecilia s Catholic Church 10am Middle School Youth Group/ Meets Outside 6pm Sacramet Prep - Year II Studet & Paret 6pm Youth Choir Practice 7:15pm Thursday, November 30th Choir Rehearsal 5pm Faith & Wie/Our Lady of Light Catholic Commuity 6:30pm RCIA Iquiry/OCR 6:30pm Friday, December 1st 1st Friday Adoratio 8:30am Maor Care 10am Movie Night for Growups: The Nativity Story/CCR 6pm Saturday, December 2d Agel Tree Gifts Retured Craft Sale/Narthex & CCR K of C Raffle Ticket Sale Diocese of Veice Mother Daughter Tea/St. Patrick s Church 9:30am Vigil Mass 4pm Vietamese Mass 8pm Suday, December 3rd Agel Tree Gifts Retured Craft Sale/Narthex & CCR K of C Raffle Ticket Sale Footprits of God Sigup Hospitality/After all Masses RCIA Sessio/OCR 9:15am Egg Rolls/CRR 10:15am Spaish Mass/Hospitality 1:15pm Mass 5pm High School Youth Group 6pm Christ the Kig Suday Christ the Kig Suday is celebrated o the last Suday of Ordiary time (last Suday after Petecost), before the begiig of Advet that starts the ew Church Year. As the last Suday of the Christia Church Year, Christ the Kig Suday is the climax ad coclusio of the Church s liturgical jourey through the life of Christ ad the Gospel message. Its purpose is to celebrate the comig reig of Christ as Kig of the Earth ad his completio of the reewed creatio that marks the fulless of the Kigdom of God. That hope is bor from the etire life of Christ ad his teachigs that have bee celebrated i the seasos of the Church Year durig the past twelve moths. I celebratig the Reig of Christ the Kig, this Suday also provides a appropriate bridge to the ew Church Year that begis the followig Suday o the first Suday of Advet with a emphasis o hope ad expectatio, the logig for the comig of the Kigdom of God amid the darkess of a siful world (see Advet). As such a bridge betwee the completed year ad the begiig of a ew year, Christ the Kig services ofte use Scripture ad sog to provide both a retrospective ad itroductory overview of the jourey through the life of Christ ad the Gospel message that the Seasos of the Church Year provides. This offers ot oly a opportuity for a worshipful reflectio o the sigificace of the life of Christ, it also presets opportuity to remid people of the meaig of the various seasos of the Church Year. It is the ewest day i the liturgical year across the Wester Church ad first added i 1925 by the Roma Catholic Church i respose to icreasig secularizatio movemets worldwide, but i particular to the plight of Mexica Christias who were beig told by their govermet that oly their govermet was due ultimate allegiace. The Church i Mexico remaied faithful, holdig public parades throughout the lad (with sigificat govermetal pushback!) proclaimig Cristo Rey!, Christ is Kig! Pope Pius XI made that declaratio the basis of a Holy Day to be observed throughout the etire Roma Catholic Church, Christ, The Kig of the Uiverse. After Vatica II, Rome moved the observace of this day from October to the fial Suday of the Christia Year, ad may Protestats, icludig Uited Methodists, who adopted the Revised Commo Lectioary ad its caledar have followed suit. So today our voices come alogside those persecuted for their faith i all times ad places, icludig i Mexico i the early twetieth cetury ad the thousads facig persecutio all over the world this very day, ad with them we all proclaim i may laguages, Christ is Kig! Whe the So of ma comes i His glory, ad all the agels are with Him, the He will sit o His glorious throe. PAGE 3 Matthew 25:31
PRAYER FOR CHRIST THE KING Almighty ad everlastig God, through Your beloved So, Kig of the whole world, You have willed to restore all thigs aew; grat i Your mercy that all the families of atios, held asuder by the woud of si, may be subjected to His most getle rule. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives ad reigs with You ad the Holy Spirit, oe God forever ad ever. Ame Prayer List Please remember i your prayers all of our parish family ad frieds who suffer physically, emotioally or spiritually, especially: Elaie Qua Rya Novajasky Ja Smith Pat Fiega Lye Haughey Emma Quid Lida Sayres Carol Clause Baby Hery Hackl Agie Maolatos Agela Blikiewicz Del Bourbeau Ady Pederso Mary Collis Jeff Warre Prayers for Eteral Life Life is chaged, ot eded. Eteral rest grat uto them, O Lord! Deceased Parishioers of St. Joh XXIII Weivoda Family Dodge Melkoia Samuel Clere Da Pieper George Officer Mea Graatio Mauree Bulla Greyse Gregory Maegha Scorelle David Haselma Catherie Dempsey Jill Marie Loude Joseph Courat Daiel Patrick Harrigto Doald Perkis Jr. These ames are kept i the bulleti for oe moth. If you would like cotiual prayer, please add your ame to the prayer book i the Narthex. The best way to esure your loved oes are cosistetly prayed for withi our greater E-Prayer Commuity - email Betsy Egelbrecht at e-prayer@popejoh23.et Their ames will be circulated to a ever-growig list of people who will pray for them by ame! Ways to Memorialize A Loved Oe For requests you may call or stop i our Parish office. The Taberacle Cadle I Hoor of: Christ the Kig Eucharist Host PAGE 4
Geeral Aoucemets Have you listeed to our podcasts? Liste to weekly ispiratioal messages from Father Bob ad homilies from Mass. Visit our site weekly at johxxiii.podbea.com Like our Facebook page! For all the latest happeigs ad ispiratioal messages Like us o Facebook. Search St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church. Our Weekly Newsletter: Visit our website, johxxiii.et, scroll dow to Stay Coected ad eter your email address. Dowload Our Parish App: Foster a stroger parish life at St. Joh XXIII ad better egage the New Evagelizatio. Dowload our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phoe s app store for myparish. You ca also text the word APP to 88202! St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church Mass Times: Stay up to date ad visit http://johxxiii.et/ifo/ew-mass-schedule/ for our Mass schedule. Directory of Perpetual Adoratio Chapels: If you are visitig, vacatioig or away from home, you ca fid churches that provide Adoratio by visitig http://www.therealpresece. org/states/perp.htm Iterested i Servig our Parish Family Durig Mass? Me, wome ad tees may serve as a Greeter, Usher, Lector, or Eucharistic Miister. Please cotact the parish office at (239) 561-2245, if you feel called to serve i ay of these areas, we ca use your time ad talet! Replacig Your Appliaces? Please cosider givig your old oes to our Thrift Store. Getly used appliaces 7 years old or less that are i good workig order ca be sold at our Thrift Store. Please email thrift@johxxiii. et ad Cythia, our store maager will cotact you to schedule a pick-up. The Thrift Store is located at 15200 S. Tamiami Trail #110 i Ft. Myers, FL (call 239) 433-4097 or visit their website at www.bpjthrift.com Bereavemet & Beyod: If you have lost a loved oe, we offer a safe, supportive place to deal with this life chagig evet. The Bereavemet ad Beyod Group meets each Tuesday from 1pm-3pm i the Commuity Room. For more iformatio cotact the Parish office at (239) 562-2245 Breakfast with Sata: Suday, December 10th followig the 9:15 ad 11:15 Masses. Families are ivited to get their picture take with Sata! Pacakes provided by the Kights of Columbus. The evet is free but doatios are welcomed. Wome s Guild Fashio Show: Saturday, February 24th by Trader Ricks ad Lucheo at Lexigto Coutry Club: 16257 Willowcrest Way, Fort Myers, FL 33908 Please Remember to Recycle! Our recycle bi is located to the far right of the Vietamese Statue ear the other side of the parkig lot. Thak you for takig care of our commo home! If you are hospitalized at Gulf Coast Hospital ad would like to be visited by oe of our Eucharistic Miisters or our Parish urses, please let the Hospital Admissios Office kow you are from our parish ad cotact our parish office, as well. Oce you go home, if you are uable to atted Mass ad would like to have the Eucharist brought to you, please call the parish office. (239) 561-2245 People Askig For Moey Outside of Church: We remid you that if there is ayoe askig for moey aroud the Church outside of Mass at our exits, igore them. We have bee cotacted by the police regardig a group of professioals who travel to various churches. Be geerous i givig to our Poor Boxes. That is where ad how we ca assist those who are truly i eed. Be sure to take your purses with you to Commuio. WELCOME New Parishioers Drs. Aaro & Ae Broderick Maria Owe David & Boe Hall Christopher & Daielle Davidso Those who are ew to our Parish this year, ad those who ve bee comig for years without beig registered, we eed your help i stayig orgaized ad plaig for our future eeds. Havig a accurate database of our parishioers will help us kow where ad how we eed to grow. Thak you to everyoe who registered with our Parish. If you have ot received a welcome letter, please call the Parish Office to cofirm your registratio. All ew parishioers, ad those iterested i registerig i our Parish, are ivited to atted The New Parishioer Orietatio will take place o Suday, Jauary 28, 2018 at 12:30pm. This is your opportuity to become iformed ad active members of the Parish ad participate i our various miistries. Registerig at St. Joh XXIII is a declaratio of your desire to be part of a Catholic commuity. Please let the parish office kow your email address OR you ca eve update it o the Parish Website! www.johxxiii.et Frequetly, those seekig to celebrate Marriage, Baptisms or serve as sposors for Cofirmatio or Baptism request a letter statig that they are parishioers. To receive such a letter, oe must be registered i the parish, atted Mass regularly, ad be committed to stewardship of time, talet ad treasure. Oe meas of verifyig participatio is through the use of parish offertory evelopes. If you choose ot to participate i the support of the parish or are uable to cotribute at this time, please at least ote your prayerful support o your evelope ad place it i the weekly offertory basket. Our Service Persoel PFC Brya Bard Sea Ball Major Bart Boma Staff Sgt. Deis Cosgrove Sgt. Phil Dellibovi Staff Sgt. Chris Domiski 2d Lt. Adrew Duga, Army Captai Adrew Duguay Sgt. Jared Gaudet Tech Sgt Jeffrey K. Gree 1st Lt. Kelly Hall Adrew Herma 1st Lt. Paige Hortma Sgt. Kathlee Hudepohl PFC Michael P Hughes SPC Michael Jedak PFC Adrew Kaopkh Michael Klem Capt. Bradley D. Laux PFC Matthew Lyos, Army PRAYERS FOR Brya Howell Tom & Pat Horschak Eugee & Patricia Kidd 2d Lt. Jacob Mudo, Army LCPL Nick Mudo SRA Athoy Padula LCP James Paleik Master SGT Peter Pariso Sgt. Justi Pigicer, Army Lt. Col. Brady Sexto SPC Kriste Thompso Christia Trouter, US Navy Alex Zizzo, US Navy Medic PFC Jorda Feil, USA Hayde Lide Cory Kurth USN Aaro Crump, USCG PFC Nathaiel Broemmel Lt. Com. Mark Buoomo Col. Scott C. Woodward Private Nicholas Loeb, ARNG Staff Sgt. Alec DeLuca Adrew Hawkiso, USN Lord God, Almighty Father, Creator of makid ad author of peace, as we are ever midful of the cost paid for the liberty we possess, we ask you to bless the members of our armed forces. Give them courage, hope ad stregth. May they ever experiece your firm support, getle love ad compassioate healig. Be their power ad protector, leadig them from darkess to light. To you be all glory, hoor ad praise, ow ad forever. Ame PAGE 5
Faith Formatio Cotact Chris Biel 561-7499 chrisdre@johxxiii.et ADULT FAITH Educatio All Are Ivited to Opeig The Word! THIS WEEK IN FAITH FORMATION: Faith Formatio classes will ot be held this Wedesday November 29th due to Sacramet Preparatio classes for Year II studets preparig for First Recociliatio ad First Holy Commuio. Oe paret or guardia is asked to atted. Classes for the remaider of November ad December: 11/29: Sacramet Preparatio Year II Studets ad Parets/No Faith Formatio/MS meets outside 12/6: Faith Formatio/ MS 12/13: Faith Formatio / MS 12/20: No Class - Faith Formatio Christmas Break 12/27: No Class - Faith Formatio Christmas Break Christmas Eve 4PM Mass & Childre s Christmas Pageat: Callig all childre grades 1-6 who would like to participate i the 4:00pm Christmas Eve Pageat: You must be available to rehearse o the dates listed below ad be able to follow directios. Childre will be dressed i costume as agels, shepherds ad the Mary ad Joseph. Childre will be give the lyrics to the sogs at the first rehearsal ad be asked to have them memorized. Wedesday December 6th - 5:00pm-5:45pm Wedesday December 13th - 5:30pm-6:00pm Wedesday December 20th - 5:30pm-6:30pm I order for us to properly pla, we eed to kow if your child will participate by Moday December 4th. Please call either Chris Biel, Director of Faith Formatio at 561-7499, or email chrisdre@johxxiii.et Please read the requiremets o our Sacramet Programs: BAPTISM: Cogratulatios o your decisio to baptize your child! At Sait Joh XXIII, we are happy to help your family prepare for the celebratio. Baptisms are offered for registered members of Sait Joh XXIII ad are scheduled oly after the preparatio process is completed by the parets. Please do ot make arragemets for family members util you have actually received a date. Cotact the office at 561-2245 for more iformatio or to begi the process. FIRST COMMUNION: (also called First Eucharist) ad First Recociliatio Childre i first grade or above, who have expressed a desire ad willigess ad are attedig Mass, are welcome to begi the two year process of preparig for these Sacramets. The first year cosists of regular attedace at Faith Formatio classes or through a Diocesa Catholic school. (either St. Fracis Xavier or St. Adrew) The secod year cotiues those classes, but also adds i direct Sacrametal Preparatio (Recociliatio ad Commuio) sessios. Please cotact Chris at 561-7499 for more iformatio or to begi the process. Parets who home school their childre must cotact the office durig Year I. CONFIRMATION PREPARATION: to celebrate the Sacramet of Cofirmatio is also a two year process that ow begis at the start of 9th Grade ad is celebrated at the ed of 10th grade. (Older tees are certaily welcome also!). Each year cosists of Faith Formatio through the parish Youth Group or a Diocesa Catholic school (Bishop Verot) as well as scheduled Cofirmatio classes ad a retreat. Please ote: Studets from Bishop Verot must register ad atted the preparatio classes at the begiig of 9th grade. If you are eterig the 9th grade or would like more iformatio o our program, cotact Chris at 561-7499 for more iformatio or to begi the process. Opeig the Word is a weekly Bible Study explorig the upcomig Suday Readigs. Whe? Tuesday Morigs from 9am-10am The Next Sessio: Tuesday, November 28th 6:30pm TUESDAYS i the Commuity Room FAITH ALIVE! PRESENTS STEVE RAY NOVEMBER 28 & DECEMBER 5: Apostolic Fathers - Hadig o the Faith Steve Ray takes you o a excitig jourey with this iformative film series to the Roma Empire ad the world of the first Christias. You ll follow i the footsteps of the Church Fathers through Israel, Turkey, Frace, ad Italy as they celebrate the Eucharist while hidig for their lives, ad willigly suffer for proclaimig their faith i Jesus Christ. You ll come to uderstad the hearts ad faith of Igatius of Atioch, Clemet of Rome, Polycarp of Smyra, Ireaeus of Lyos, ad Justi Martyr. DECEMBER 12: Jourey Home - Iterview with Steve Ray Hear Steve s amazig coversio story ad how he came to kow ad love the Catholic faith. We will have small group sharig as well. Registratio Required: e-mail Robi DySard at robidysard@icloud.com PAGE 6
Youg Adult Miistry - 561-3022 xt 107 Cotact Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et Cotact Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et If you re waitig for a SIGN...This is it! Welcomig All Youg Adults 18-39 December 7 - Christmas Social (check out our Rooted FB page for more details) Please cotact Beth or Kelly to RSVP so we ca pla for food. Joi Our Facebook Group: Rooted at St. Joh XXIII for updates ad local happeigs. Youth Miistry - 561-3022 xt 107 HSYG Cotact Beth Beham beth@johxxiii.et HSYG Cotact Cadace Woodworth cadace@johxxiii.et MSYG Cotact Kelly Evers kelly@johxxiii.et High School Youth Group HSYG - Sudays 6pm to 7:30pm November 26 - Thaksgivig Break December 3 - Advet December 10 - Youth Mass Cofirmatio Sessio Middle School Youth Group MSYG - Wedesdays 6pm to 7:15pm November 29 - Bofire with S mores, ad discuss Mary & Immaculate Coceptio December 6 - Advet THIS WEEK: Youths are ivited to atted a bofire held outside of the commuity room by back parkig lot. We will take a deeper look ito Mary ad her beig bor without origial si. Thikig about joiig the Catholic Church, but feel a little lost? The RCIA iquiry stage is the startig place for adults who are thikig about eterig the Catholic Church. Be still, ad kow that I am God. Psalm 46:10 I the iquiry stage, you re just fidig out about Jesus, Christiaity, ad the Catholic Church. Talk to people, walk aroud i our shoes for a bit ad get a feel for the place. As a iquirer, you re ot yet sure exactly what you thik about the Catholic Church. Your mai task here is to develop your faith a little bit, get to kow Christ, prayer, the Catholic Church, ad how Christias live. That s the oly way you ca make a iformed decisio about eterig the Catholic Church. Iquiry Sessios Thursday 6:30pm 11/30: What do Catholics Believe (Creed) 12/7: Catholics ad Prayer Church s Liturgical Cycle 12/14: Why be Catholic?/Te Reasos 12/21: Catholic Practice 12/28: The Mystery of the Catholic Church 1/4: Walk Through the Mass 1/11: Church Tour & Preparatio for Rite of Acceptace For questios please cotact Giy Whela at: (239) 362-1283 or email: vwhela99@gmail.com MSYG & HSYG Save the Dates December 9 - Autism Speaks Walk Cotact: Cadace December 10 - Youth Mass 5pm Suday, followed by Cofirmatio Sessio at 6pm Jauary 10 - Family Evet True Beauty True Stregths Chasity Project Jauary 12 - HSYG Cofirmatio Yr. 1 Overight Retreat February 9 - MSYG Overight Retreat Walk the Talk Have you received the Sacramet of Cofirmatio? Just as bodies ad mids grow, Catholics believe that the soul also eeds to grow i the life of grace. The Sacramet of Cofirmatio builds o the sacramets of Baptism, Recociliatio ad Holy Commuio, completig the process of iitiatio ito the Catholic commuity. Wat to Hear More? Please call the parish office at (239) 561-2245 ad make a appoitmet to meet with Father Bob. PAGE 7
Kights ofcolumbus 2017 ANNUAL Christmas RAFFLE Hispaic Miistry ANNOUNCEMENTS The Kights of Columbus will be sellig raffle tickets at all Masses the weeked of December 2d ad 3rd. $2 PER TICKET OR 3 FOR $5 The drawig will be held o Moday, December 11th for 3 cash prizes of $150, $100, ad $50, alog with umerous other prizes! Keep Christ i Christmas car magets will also be sold at that time for $4 each. Proceeds will go to help parish families i eed durig the holidays. The Kights appreciate your geerosity i helpig us to help others. RETURN DATES RED ANGELS by December 1st ALL OTHERS by December 9th Please retur gifts by dates idicated to esure delivery. Your Help is Appreciated Queremos ivitarlos a las actividades e español que se está realizado e la Iglesia, cotamos co su presecia para que los grupos se icremete. Nuestra siguiete misa e español será el Domigo 3 de Diciembre a la 1:15pm Los ivitamos a que os acompañe al rezo del Rosario todos los Martes a las 6pm detro de la Iglesia. Quie desee participar e la misa como lector u otras actividades puede cotactaros tambié a uestra direcció de correo. Dirija todas sus iquietudes, peticioes y pregutas Nuestro correo electróico para cualquier iformació o petició que desee: cotactohispaosjpxxiii@gmail.com Visite uestro Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ HispaosJPXXIII LowGlute HOSTS If you are iterested i receivig LOW GLUTEN hosts at Mass, the please go to the Sacristy before Mass starts to make your request with a Sacrista. I the sacramet of Christ s Body ad Blood, you share i the life of God. Live o i God s love! PAGE 8
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10TH FOLLOWING THE 9:15 & 11:15 MASSES Mark your caledars for Breakfast with Sata, Suday December 10th followig the 9:15 ad 11:15 Masses! Families are ivited to atted ad have their picture take with Sata. The Kights of Columbus will be servig pacakes! The evet is free, but free will doatios will be take for food ad pictures. 2017 Diocese of Veice Youg parishioers from St. Joh XXIII atteded the Diocese of Veice 2017 Youth Rally. The schedule bega with a prayer from Bishop Frak J. Dewae who itroduced the surprise guest: His Excellecy, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, ad amazig speakers, Paul J. Kim, Sarah Stafford, Sr. Katie Flaiga, ad Fr. Eric Scala took the stage, just before a fu-filled cocert by the Ike Ndola Bad. After the cocert, the kids bega a eucharistic adoratio processio a half mile away where they celebrated Mass with ArchBishop Christophe Pierre ad Bishop Frak Dewae. Thak you to all who joied us o this amazig day! PAGE 9
Liturgy of Remembrace St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church will hold a special Liturgy o December 28th at 6:30pm, which is the Feast of Holy Iocets. We will hoor ad celebrate the childre of all ages that we have lost. We will remember, hear their ames ad celebrate the life we had with them. The grief we experieced taught us how to bear our sorrow ad be able to liste ad comfort others that have suffered such a loss. This Mass is preseted to parets ad family members who have lost childre of all ages ad by ay circumstaces: stillbirth, miscarriage, uforesee situatios, teeagers ad adult childre whose lives were lost due to accidets, addictios, suicide, or violece, extedig this time of healig to as may members or our Faith Commuity as is possible. Please brig a uframed picture of your child that ca be pied o a display. If o picture is available, we will have memetos that ca be used. All are welcome! There will be a social gatherig after the Liturgy so please feel free to brig frieds or family members. There is o huma experiece as potetially devastatig as the loss of a child. William A. Miller Whe Goig to Pieces Holds You Together, Fortress Publisher 1969 This special prayer card will be supplied. 70½ IRACharitable Distributio Good ews for taxpayers over the age of 70½. Cogress has voted to make permaet the exclusio from icome of up to $100,000 per perso, per year, for Idividual Retiremet Accout (IRA) distributios which are give directly to charities. This law will ed the ucertaity which has existed for the past several years whe taxpayers were tryig to decide whether to direct their IRA distributios to charity. Cogress geerally did ot get aroud to extedig the expired tax legislatio kow as exteders util very late i the year. Oe year the exteders were ot passed util the Jauary of the subsequet year ad were applied retroactively. Now that you are able to pla for charitable cotributios from IRAs, is this somethig you should be doig? Basic Requiremets Oe of the key beefits of the direct charitable cotributio from your IRA is that the distributio couts towards your Required Miimum Distributio (RMD). You ca cotribute more tha your RMD to charity as log as you do ot exceed $100,000 i a caledar year. The gift ca satisfy a pledge that you have made. However you may ot receive aythig (other tha a itagible religious beefit) from the charity as a quid pro quo for your cotributio. The charity must provide you a ackowledgemet statig the amout of the charitable distributio ad that o goods, services, or beefits of ay kid were or will be provided to you i cosideratio for the distributio from the IRA. Also, the cotributio caot go to a door-advised fud, supportig orgaizatio or private foudatio. Fially, you caot make the charitable IRA distributio from Simplified Employee Plas (SEPs) ad Savigs Icetive Match Plas for Employees (SIMPLE plas) if a employer cotributio is made for that year. Ways to Doate Remember your parish as you choose your charitable givig. Several members are fulfillig their pledge to the Capital Campaig i this way. We thak you for the cotiued support of the parish commuity. PAGE 10
St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church "Buildig Our Legacy" " Weekly Fiacials November 12th, 2017 Offertory $18,630.00 Capital Campaig $21,756.26 Total $40,386.26 Mass Attedace 3584 Registered Families 3467 Kid s Offertory Evelopes $8.00 No moey is kept o Church property. Thak you for your cotiued geerosity! *Please make your checks payable to St. Joh XXIII Catholic Faith Appeal (Last week s umbers) 2017 Goal $339,000 Pledge $369,709.12 % of Goal 109.06% % of Households 21.71% Total $347,348.77 PLANNING YOUR WILL Remember St. Joh XXIII A bequest is a woderful way to express gratitude to God for a lifetime of blessigs! The gift you give establishes a lastig legacy of love for others by helpig the Church to cotiue our Catholic heritage through its may miistries. PLEASE NOTE: Leavig moey to the Parish i your will is ot assessed ad 100% goes to the parish. The followig is possible wordig for icludig a bequest i your will: I bequeath the greater of $ or % of the residue of my estate to Bishop Frak J. Dewae, (or his successor), Roma Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Veice i Florida, a corporatio sole, whose pricipal office is located at 1000 Piebrook Rd., Veice, FL 34285, For the beefit of St. Joh XXIII Catholic Parish, i Fort Myers, Ic. The actual wordig i your will should be determied by you ad your attorey. For more iformatio, questios, or wish to cosider a gift auity or trust for St. Joh XXIII Catholic Church, the please cotact: Holly Atkis at (239) 561-2245 PARISH LIFE CENTER Buildig Status It is truly amazig to see the structure of the ew Parish Life Ceter appearig right before our eyes! We are thakful for the icredible progress ad the blessigs to come. As for me ad my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 PLEASE HELP OUR ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT BY INCLUDING YOUR ENVELOPE # ON YOUR DONATION. Whe writig a check for your doatio please oly use BLACK or BLUE INK because other colors DO NOT show up whe they are scaed at the bak. Thak You Outstadig Pledges $412,823.85 Redeemed Pledges adcotributios $5,792,055.39 PAGE 11
My Dear Parishioers, It is with great joy that I preset to you our parish fiacials for the fiscal year of July 1st, 2016 to Jue 30th, 2017. I also have some iterestig statistics to share. We are growig! It is with your support ad geerosity that we are able to reach our Catholic Faith Appeal goal, keep our parish ruig smoothly ad raise the moey for our Parish Life Ceter. I am truly humbled ad thakful to each of you for your stewardship. As we grow i umbers, so do the eeds of our parish. It overwhelms me to see all the may miistries offered at the parish ad the may voluteers who give of their time, talet ad treasure. The hads of Christ are at work. The spirit of St. Joh XXIII is truly alive ad well at our parish. Blessigs, Rev. Robert D. Tabbert A LETTER FROM FATHER BOB OUR GROWINGCommuity Below are the Status Aimarum Vital Statistics from July 1st, 2016 to Jue 30th, 2017 (Estimated # of Idividual Catholics: 7,517) Estimated New Families Registered: from July 1st, 2016 - Jue 30th, 2017: 390 Baptisms: Ifat (Up to age 7): 78 Mior Baptism (betwee ages of 7 & 17): 7 Total Childre Baptisms: 85 Adult Baptisms (18 & over): 16 First Commuio: Total First Commuio Childre: 112 Adults (Received ito Full Commuio): 15 Total Cofirmatios: 67 RCIA: RCIA Participats: 23 Adult Faith Ed Sessios: 47 Participats Total (amogst differet sessios): estimated 200 per sessio Catechesis/Religious Educatio Classes: Faith Formatio ad Youth Group Elemetary: 273 Middle School. 39 High School. 89 Total Elemetary/Middle School ad High School i Faith Formatio: 401 Number of Childre Attedig Catholic Schools: St. Fracis Xavier: 131 Bishop Verot High School: 88 Marriages: Catholic: 8 Iterfaith: 2 Not specified (mixed): 2 Total: 12 Deaths: Total: 56 Fueral Masses: 39 Memorial Masses: 9 Total # of Burials i Memorial Garde: 20 PAGE 12
Icome Offertory 1,241,120.11 Cap Campaig 2,354,052.22 *CFA Collectios 442,499.56 Poor Box 86,563.31 Rel. Ed & Other 48,300.35 Tuitio Cat. Ed 112,520.83 Diocese of V & Missio 62,634.21 Miisters 166,118.37 Thrift Store 412,166.87 Total Icome $ 4,925,975.83 ST. JOHN XXIII CATHOLIC CHURCH Aual Overview Fiscal Year JULY 2016 - JUNE 2017 Poor Box 2% *CFA Collectios 9% Diocese of V & Missio Tuitio Cat. Ed 1% 2% Rel. Ed & Other 1% Miisters 4% Thrift Store 8% INCOME Offertory 25% Cap Campaig 48% Expese & Reserve Buildig Exp & Depreciatio 608,360.76 Persoel 767,833.28 Poor Box 88,025.17 Rel Ed & Other 44,004.80 Tuitio Cat. Ed 112,358.83 EXPENSE & RESERVE Buildig Exp & Depreciatio 12% Other Expeses 175,663.89 Diocese of V & Missio 62,634.21 Miisters 155,088.79 Cap Campaig Savigs 44% Persoel 16% Thrift Store 408,914.69 *CFA Assessmet 2015 357,000.00 Cap Campaig Savigs 2,146,091.41 Total Expese & Reserve $ 4,925,975.83 *CFA Assessmet 2015 7% Thrift Store 8% Miisters 3% Poor Box 2% Rel Ed & Other 1% Tuitio Cat. Ed 2% Other Expeses 4% Diocese of V & Missio 1% BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY Assets Curret Assets $ 5,882,934.61 Prepaid CFA & Liab. Is. $ 316,504.24 Fix/Lad,Buildig & Equip. $ 6,602,913.69 Total Assets $ 12,802,352.54 Liabilities & Equity Accouts Payable $ 3,135.67 Usaid Masses $ 4,799.00 Retaied Earigs & Equity $ 12,794,417.87 Ret & Isurace 24% Adv/Admi. Utilities/Mait. 9% 4% THRIFT STORE Truck Savigs 1% Catholic Educatio 24% Salaries 22% Total Liabilities & Equities $ 12,802,352.54 *CFA umbers reflect the Caledar year istead of the Fiscal Year per Diocesa Policy. Truck Op 12% Persoel, Tax & Is. 4%
Faith ad Film NO CHARGE! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 6PM TO 8:30PM IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM The Faith Alive! Team is sposorig a ew series as part of our parish s Adult Faith Formatio miistry. We will be showig movies i our Commuity Room, followed by a discussio o the film. It s a opportuity to discuss a chace to meet other parishioers ad have a faith-filled discussio o a importat topic. Our presetatio for the seaso of Advet is The Nativity Story. This film focuses o the period i Mary ad Joseph s life where they joureyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus. It is based o the Biblical accout of the birth of Our Lord. Please RSVP by November 28th so we kow how much food to prepare. Pizza doated by: The Kights of Columbus RSVP via email: deacorich@johxxiii.et Craftie Ladies SALE Had made lap size quilts, tooth fairy pillows, Christmas decoratios, reideer food, afghas, sweaters, hats, scarves, jewelry, hair bows, bibs, had bags, childre s pillow cases, tablecloths, purses, jewelry, Christmas flag garlad, had towels, table ruers ad more! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE NEEDY OF FT. MYERS The craft sale will be held i both the Narthex ad the Commuity Room. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 3PM - 6PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 8AM - 1PM All items make great Christmas gifts! FIRST TIME RAFFLE All items are had crafted by the Craftie Ladies ad ALL proceeds will be give to the Soles for Souls Miistry. Tickets for the first time raffle are $2 each, or 3 for $5. Drawig will be held Suday, December 3rd at 2pm. You do ot "We eed eed to be preset to see to each wi. child as a gift to (RAFFLE be welcomed, ITEM IS SIMILAR cherished TO ad protected." THE ONE PICTURED) - Pope Fracis PAGE 14
DIOCESE OF VENICE Sice it is flu seaso, we remid you to please be cosiderate to others durig the Sig of Peace. A simple od or bow will suffice. Thak You RETREAT CHURCH OF SAINT PATRICK 7900 Bee Ridge Rd. Sarasota, FL 3424 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 9:30am-2pm $20 Mom & Daughter (11 years old ad older) $5 each additioal daughter. Icludes luch ad sacks. Olie Registratio: dioceseofveice.org/motherdaughter For more iformatio email: Kim Elsmore at elsmore@dioceseofveice.org Welcome allwome THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH 6:30pm at Our Lady of Light Guest Speaker: Fr. Sea Morris $10 per evet please register at: www.faithadwieleecouty.com Reflectios 1 Corithias 1:3-9 Prologue by: J. Coroy This is part of the Greetig to St. Paul s problem church i Corith. But we see a importat summary of his perspective. His referece to the Corithias discourse ad kowledge is probably togue-icheek, as he will challege just this itellectual pride a bit later i the letter. The Greek of verse 7 implies the witess of Christ, beig cofirmed amog the Church. This places a slightly differet meaig, as it affirms that Christ s fidelity, His faithfuless to his call by the Father, is cofirmed withi the commuity. The affirmatio that they are ot lackig ay spiritual gift probably is the same as the affirmatio of their kowledge, as we will see i Chapters 12 to 14 of the letter. Fially, the affirmatio of God s fidelity is critical to St. Paul s thought, because it is that fidelity that has produced the very presece of God i history that Isaiah loged for i the first readig. Christ is the expressio of God s partership i history. Reflectios o Scripture Jack Coroy, Ph.D. CHANGING OUT CHURCH MISSALS After the 8am Mass o Tuesday, November 28th, we will be chagig out our Church Missals. If you could spare a couple of hours to help us with this task, it would be greatly appreciated. Thak you for your participatio i the Parish commuity. Welcome All Me THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH 6pm at Church of the Resurrectio Guest Speaker: Gary Igold $10 per evet please register at: www.faithadale.com - Pope Fracis PAGE 15
CatholicCommuity HAPPENINGS Safe Eviromet Traiig: As Christia adults, we have a moral ad legal resposibility, ad are etrusted by God with the spiritual, emotioal ad physical well-beig of miors ad vulerable adults. As they participate i activities withi, or sposored by our diocese, it is our commitmet to provide a eviromet which is safe ad urturig. I accordace with the Diocese of Veice policy to offer cotiued Safe Eviromet Awareess to all employees ad voluteers, all voluteers must be traied! Oe should NOT atted if figerprits have ot bee cleared. The ext sessio is at Sa Atoio Deep Creek o Thursday, December 7th from 6pm-8pm. For more iformatio call (941) 624-3799 DOV Mother & Daughter Tea Retreat: The Diocese of Veice is hostig a mother daughter tea retreat at Church of Sait Patrick, 7900 Bee Ridge Rd. Sarasota, FL 34242 o Saturday, December 2d. $20 Mom & Daughter. (11 years old ad older) $5 each additioal daughter ad icludes luch ad sacks. Olie Registratio: dioceseofveice.org/ motherdaughter For more iformatio cotact: Kim Elsmore elsmore@dioceseofveice.org Chrismos Cocert: All are welcome to joi us at 3pm for a musical cocert tellig the story of Christmas o Suday, December 3rd at Peace Luthera Church, 15840 McGregor Blvd. Ft. Myers. Marriage Erichmet Day: Joi couples from aroud the Diocese o December 2d from 9am-3:30pm at St. Cecilia Catholic Commuity to reew ad stregthe your marriage i the richess ad beauty of the Catholic Faith through Sacrametal grace. Cost is $25 per couple with luch icluded. Babysittig is available for a miimal fee. For more iformatio about registratio cotact Kim Elsmore at elsmore@dioceseofveice.org or call (941) 484-9543 Couples Celebratig Marriage: All couples celebratig 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, or more tha 50 years of marriage are ivited by Bishop Frak J. Dewae to a Aiversary Mass i their hoor. The Aiversary Mass will be celebrated i two locatios: 11a.m. o Saturday, February 17th at Epiphay Cathedral i Veice, ad 10a.m. o Saturday, March 10th at St. Leo the Great Parish i Boita Sprigs. SWFL Catholic Moms: Joi other moms for coffee, bruch, childcare ad fellowship the 1st ad 3rd Thursdays of the moth, from 9:30-11:30am at Church of the Resurrectio s Parish Hall. 8121 Cypress Lake Drive, Ft. Myers. For more iformatio cotact Amada Gavii at (239) 222-0452 Catholic Charities Voluteers: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Veice, Ic. is lookig for voluteers to be a member of the Veetia Charity Ball evet committee i Ft. Myers. The 2018 Ball will be held Saturday, February 3rd at The Hyatt Regecy Cocout Poit Resort i Boita Sprigs ad is the major fudraiser for Catholic Charities programs ad services i Lee, Hedry ad Glades couties. Members will assist with plaig ad orgaizig of the gala with duties such as solicitig auctio items, sellig raffle tickets, ad coordiatio ad logistics of the day before ad day of the evet. For more iformatio pease cotact Catholic Charities at mclark@ccslee.org or (239)337-4193, ext. 310 HELP SUPPORT THE MSYG & HSYG WALK THE TALK Saturday, December 9th @ 9am Southwest Florida - North Collier Regioal Park, Naples All St. Joh XXIII Parishioers are welcome to joi our team! Please help us reach OUR GOAL OF AT LEAST $150! Doate ad register for OUR TEAM at: http://act.autismspeaks.org/goto/walkthetalk For more iformatio cotact: cadace@johxxiii.et OUTREACH Please cosider joiig our Homeboud Outreach Miistry. We have the privilege of brigig Christ to people i their homes who are uable to get to church to receive the Eucharist. It is truly a hoor ad a privilege. We try to match up locatios ad days of visits to suit your schedule. Those who are employed ca make a visit after Mass o either Saturday or Suday. You must have completed the voluteer clearig requiremets or you ca cotact the parish office to start that process. For more iformatio please cotact Hele Tuffy at: (239) 561-2245 PAGE 16
Wome s Guild of St. Joh XXIII presets: THE 12TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW BY TRADER RICK S AND LUNCHEON DOORS OPEN AT 11AM Saturday, February 24th 2018 LEXINGTON COUNTRY CLUB: 16257 Willowcrest Way Fort Myers, FL 33908 F AITH F RIENDSHIP F ASHION To cofirm please complete ad retur with check(s) for all reservatios. Tables seat 10. Make checks payable to St. Joh XXIII with fashio show i memo lie. Whe you retur this reservatio form with fewer tha 10, additioal guests will be seated to complete the table. Please list those to be seated at your table below ad retur with paymet by Jauary 15th. All reservatios are trasferable ad orefudable. Reservatios are limited to 250. PLEASE PRINT - Table or reservatios by: Name: Email Cotact: Phoe # _ I have eclosed Check # For Reservatios @$45 each Total $ Those to be seated with you: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. SPECIAL DIET MENU will be offered for those requestig i advace. Cotact Barbara Artale at baagrammy322@gmail.com MAIL FORM TO: St. Joh XXIII - Wome s Guild Fashio Show 13060 Palomio Lae, Fort Myers, FL 33912