St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 September 18, 2016 The Twenty-fifth 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 pastor@sbcatholic.com parishoffice@sbcatholic.com dre@sbcatholic.com outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISMS 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 day or night if a priest is needed in an emergency.1-706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Thursday at 12:00 pm Luke 16:13
September 18, 2016 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time No servant can serve two masters. He will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (wealth). Luke 16:13 Is money a god that you put before God? Giving money to support the Church and other charities is a pillar of our Faith, just like attending Mass every Sunday and participating in a parish ministry. Giving money frees us from being a slave to money and increases our dependence on God and to trust that He will provide for all that we need. WHAT CAN MONEY BUY? A bed BUT NOT sleep. Books BUT NOT brains. Food BUT NOT appetite. Finery BUT NOT beauty. A house BUT NOT a home. Medicine BUT NOT health. Luxuries BUT NOT culture. Amusement BUT NOT happiness. A crucifix BUT NOT a Savior. A church pew (in times past) BUT NOT heaven. (adapted from Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations) READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Prv 3:27-34; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17bc; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 144:1b, 2abc, 3-4; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Eccl 11:9 12:8; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31 RIPPLES There is a ripple effect in all we do. What you do touches me; what I do touches you. 18 de Septiembre del año 2016 25 domingo del tiempo ordinario "Ningún siervo puede servir a dos amos. Porque aborrecerá a uno y amará al otro, o se apegará a uno y despreciará al otro. No se puede servir a Dios y a las riquezas." Lucas 16:13 Es el dinero un "dios" que se pone delante de Dios? Dar dinero para apoyar a la Iglesia y obras de caridad es un pilar de nuestra Fe, así como asistir a misa todos los domingos y participar en el ministerio parroquial. Dar dinero nos libera de ser esclavos del dinero y aumenta nuestra dependencia en Dios y confiar en que Él proveerá todo lo que necesitamos. QUE PUEDE COMPRAR EL DINERO? Una cama PERO NO sueño. Libros PERO NO un cerebro Comida PERO NO apetito Adornos PERO NO belleza Una casa PERO NO un hogar Medicina PERO NO salud Lujos PERO NO cultura Entretenimiento PERO NO felicidad Un crucifijo PERO NO un Salvador Un asiento en la iglesia (en tiempos pasados) PERO NO elcielo (adaptado de la Enciclopedia de las 7700 Ilustraciones) Jubilee Year of Mercy September 18, 2016 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mercy is one thing, malpractice quite another. Why, then, does the defrauded master in Jesus parable praise the devious steward? Jesus shows by example how to sanctify material goods: by placing all our resources, indeed our very selves, at the service of others. No matter how costly such service, or how minimal the return, such charity is the wisest investment, yielding a reward that is literally out of this world. For Amos and Jesus, authentic worship of God demands practical charity toward our neighbor. Paul, too, declares that the only worship acceptable to God is offered by a community rich in charity. Liturgy must be matched to life, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument (1 Timothy 2:8). This Jubilee Year of Mercy challenges us to live as children of light, as devoted to self-sacrificing service as the children of this world (Luke 16:8) are to serving themselves, as enthusiastic for God s kingdom of justice as we are about less-enduring treasures. Peter Scagnelli, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
ANSWERS: Albania( Now called Macedonia) Agnus Gonxha Bojaxhiu Calcutta India Sept. 24 4:00 pm At Ebenezer Retreat AS Lucy, & Leslie Duncan & Volunteer EM C Reynolds, K O Sako, Lynn Duncan, & Volunteers L J Burdick U R O Sako, D Avard, & P Tanguay Sept. 25 8:30 am AS M Heyman, B Fogarty, & Volunteer EM M McCumber, D Griffin, & D & L Ganser L C Weber U J & M Felipe, & P Kavanaugh 11:00 am AS A McIntosh, T Rafferty, & L Davis EM B Ellis, T King, A Seymour, & D Gadomski L M Imbertson U C Gonzales, J Davis, R Rego, & R Castillo Children s Liturgy Volunteer 1- K Klock-Powell Volunteer 2- G Klock Youth Helpers- M Powell & J Klock Please Remember in Prayer Caroline & Brandon Arrieta, Michael Barajas, Jamie Bassett, Richard Bender, Tony Branham, Briones Family, Randy & Marsha Brown, Peggy Casey, Diana Cato, Kathy & Andy Chester, Joe Chila, Penny Christol, Mike & Nancy Corley, Cody Danielewicz, Paula & Herman Disterhaupt, Nancy Dotson, Brenda Liebl Evans, Connie Frazier, Mildred Galentine, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Michelle Garcia, Janie Haar, Vickie Joyner, Jere Landis, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, Justin McGregor, Delores Miller, Krystal Miller, Randy Nease, Donald & Gloria O Connor, Mildred O'Conner, Phil Pastrano, Ann Preston, Valerie & Matt Pryor, Connie Sawdy, Bill Saxon, JoAnn Skorich-Smith, Sean Smith, Allen Schwartz, John Ray, Gabriella Reddick, Delores Talick, Burr Tolles, Kaine Vincent, Garry Wilkes, Bernie Weber This week at St. Boniface -Sept. 18-24 Sunday: Sunday Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Catechetical Sunday- 11:00 a.m. Mass Faith Formation- 9:45 a.m. Monday: Tuesday: Parish Council Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Young@Heat-11:00 a.m. Rosary Grp.-10:00 a.m. Youth Group-7:00 p.m. Thursday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Office Hours-9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Quilt Grp.-10:00 a.m. RCIA-7:00 p.m. K of C Officers Mtg.-7:00 p.m. MAJ Brian Healy, USAF, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SGT Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown, SSG. Ryan Peters,LS3 Jonathon Benson King, CPT Thomas Naldrett, SSG Steven Liebl, CW4 Scott Durrer, SN Ricky Reese, SPC. Jeremy Hynes, SGT Andrew Hamilton, SPC Ronnie Hamilton, AZ2 Annmarie Chessari Adult Question of the Week? Mother Teresa was elevated to Sainthood on September 04, 2016. What is the country of her birth? What was her Baptismal name? and Where did she serve the last fifty years? Friday: Saturday: Mass: 7:00 p.m. Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Followed by Adoration Parish Picnic-11:00 a.m. Mass: 4:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Retreat
6 th ANNUAL PARISH FAMILY PICNIC AT EBENEZER RETREAT CENTER STARTS:11:00 AM 4:00 PM BBQ Burgers/Dogs/Bratwursts Ready 12:00 PM BURGERS, DOGS, & BRATWURSTS PROVIDED ***SIGN-UP SHEETS AVAILABLE IN FOYER FOR SIDE DISHES AND DESSERTS*** *Please NO ALCOHOL allowed on Ebenezer Grounds ACTIVITIES: SWIMMING, HORSESHOES, CORNHOLE, SHUFFLEBOARD, *TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, PLAYGROUND, *FISHING, GAMES FOR KIDS *BRING OWN RODS/BAIT AND TENNIS GEAR **YOU MAY BRING CANOPYS FOR SHADE ***BRING CHAIRS FOR PICNIC AND MASS ****MODEST DRESS FOR MASS Young @ Heart Hi y'all! Let's get together in the usual place (Faith Formation Bldg.) on Wed. 9/21/16 at 11 a.m. to rekindle our friendships. Vicky is making our lunch and I'm serving ice cream cones. The program is up for grabs. Just come and bring a 'newby'. Emma -657-4888, Donation $4- for food. Ballroom Dancing Have you ever wanted to learn how to ballroom dance? Well here is your chance! St. Boniface will offer lessons beginning on Tuesday, October 4th from 7-8pm. We need at least 12 people to commit, the cost is $12 per person. You don t need to be a couple to sign up, singles are welcome too! For more information contact Judy Sheahan at 912-414-0957 or Gary Hixenbaugh at 912-663-2656. Mass Intentions for the Week of Sept. 18-Sept. 24 Sunday 9/18 Tuesday 9/20 Wednesday 9/21 Thursday 9/22 Friday 9/23 Saturday 9/24 Joyce Wells All Catechists Janice Kosek +Fred Sheridan +Unborn Children +Fred Sheridan Don & Robin Smith Your contributions for the weekend of September 11, 2016 Adult $6,428.37 Children $54.59 Debt Reduction $1,470.50 Mortgage Balance $185,728.11 Bills paid last week $5,751.61 Thank you for your continuing generosity! Chicken Dinner Volunteer Sign-Up Sheets Last weekend Chris Weber talked to the congregation about the chicken dinner volunteer sign-up sheets. It is important that the sheets are return as promptly as possible. If you did not receive a sign up sheet last weekend, please be sure to pick one up after Mass in the lobby. Sign up sheets need to returned by September 25th. Calling All Bakers If you like to bake and want to contribute home made pound cakes for our annual chicken dinner fundraiser (scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15), please contact Yvette Carr via email at ydchubby@windstream.net or call her (evenings or weekends) at 912 657-5423. The cakes will need to be delivered to church no later than Thursday evening, October 13 so they can be cut up by the volunteers. Did you know that one out of every four people who is homeless is a child? Or, that families with children make up 40% of the people in this country who are homeless? Family homelessness is a national problem. The week of October 16-23 is Family Promise Week. Our local Affiliate Family Promise of Effingham is one of 202 programs across the country uniting the faith community to help children and their families who are homeless. Family Promise Week will raise awareness about the issue as well as celebrate the service of our brothers and sisters in need. You can participate in Family Promise Week by signing up to volunteer, telling others about Family Promise of Effingham or visiting effinghamfamilypromise.org to learn more about what we do and the events we have going on during the week. Craft Group We will have our craft meeting on Monday, September 26 at 7 pm and meet in the annex. I am not sure what the craft idea is, if you have any ideas let me know. CCW Leadership Training Calling all women to come and share a day together to be inspired, intrigued, mentored and nurtured to grow in faith and the Council of Catholic Women activities. Bring a daughter, sister, niece or friends for a special day together. Team members from the National Council of Catholic Women Leadership Development Training (LTD) team will be presenters. Location for the day is St. James Catholic, 8413 Whitefield Ave., Savannah, GA 31406., on Saturday, October 15, 2016. Cost is $20.00 person with morning coffee, lunch and program materials provided. You can contact Loretta Dahlweiner at 912 656-8147 or directly contact Kate Hassle at 912 604-9669 or email kthaze@me.com to register. We would like to welcome any new Parishioner and encourage you to register with the Parish. Registration Forms are located in the church on the stand in front of the Confessional, or you may stop by the Parish Office
Catechist appreciation day September 18 is Catechetical Sunday, a day we honor those who share the Word of God by volunteering as religious education catechists and assistants. Please encourage your Pre-K through Grade Four kids to personalize the prayer templates they received last week. Older children may write their own prayers or create cards to express appreciation to their catechetical team. Catechetical Sunday also offers an opportunity for adults to consider what we do to communicate God s Word through our daily words and actions. Fire drill on September 18 If your child is hypersensitive to noise and/or other distractions, please talk to your catechist about appropriate measures, such as earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones for the fire drill. The fire alarm is LOUD. Confirmation commitment next Sunday Confirmation candidates and parents will be recognized and blessed during the 11 am Mass on Sunday, September 25. Tuition due If you haven t already paid your child s Faith Formation tuition, it is due October 2. If payment is a hardship, please see the DRE. There are scholarships available. For any questions or concerns about Faith Formation, please contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432. The VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children for Adults" training will be held at St. Michael Church (Tybee Island) 8th and Butler. On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 6:00-9PM. You MUST log in through VIRTUS website to receive credit for session Once doors are closed no late admittance will be allowed. This training is required for all who provide either paid or volunteer ministry in our diocese who in the course of their ministry come into contact with minors. Space is limited and registration is required by registering online at VIRTUS Online. No one under age 18 will be admitted due to sensitive subject matter - no infants, no toddlers, no children, no teens. Please arrive early - no admittance once the session begins. Latecomers will be asked to reschedule. Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline: (888) 357-5530. Catholic Focus There is a class for Adults of all ages that is held at 9:30 am in the Catholic Focus room in the Faith Formation Building. So please consider joining us. The scriptures from the Sunday s Mass are discussed as to how they apply to our lives. We encourage you to come -listen, learn, and to share what the word of God is saying to you. We graciously welcome you. Saint Boniface Sound Calling all students 7-12 grade who play a musical instrument! If you are interested in performing in this years Christmas concert with Saint Boniface Sound, please attend the information meeting this Sunday, September 18, after the 11 am mass in the Faith Formation building. Parents and students must attend. The first practice will be held on September 25th. If you have any questions please contact Grace Liebl At 912-656-6441 Appearance of Bread Unless we believe and see Jesus in the appearance of bread on the altar, we will not be able to see him in the distressing disguise of the poor. --St. Teresa of Calcutta Matthew was a tax collector and is therefore the patron saint of bankers. He was never officially beatified or canonized as he was recognized as a saint "pre-congregation." Pre -congregation refers to the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, and it is the formal process of review by which saints are now recognized by the Church. The Church established St. Matthew's feast day as September 21. Matthew was collecting taxes in Capernaum when he was called to be an apostle of Christ. The Bible states that Jesus simply saw Matthew sitting in a tax collector's booth and said, "Follow me." That is all it took for Matthew to discard his previous life and follow Christ. His apostolic activity was at first restricted to the communities of Palestine. Nothing definite is known about his later life. There is a tradition that points to Ethiopia as his field of labor, other traditions mention of Parthia and Persia. It is uncertain whether he died a natural death or received the crown of martyrdom. St. Matthew's Gospel was written to fill a sorely-felt want for his fellow countrymen, both believers and unbelievers. For the former, it served as a token of his regard and as an encouragement in the trial to come, for the latter, it was designed to convince them that the Messiah had come in the person of Jesus. -catholiconline.og
Thirty-One, Independent Consultant Lisa Tanguay (910) 489-4421 lisa_tanguay@yahoo.com www.mythirtyone.com/ltanguay This Space Available Register your Kroger Rewards card to help benefit the Outreach Assistance program. Need help? See Pattie in the Parish Office. Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Please contact Denise Burdick for nursery needs during meetings at 912-604-4178.