St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 January 1, 2017 Mary, The Holy Mother of God 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 secretary@sbcatholic.com celestegish@windstream.net 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
January 1, 2017 Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Luke 2:19 Mary is the perfect role model for living a stewardship lifestyle. She listened to God and said yes to His invitation to be the Holy Mother of His son. She also trusted in the God s providence on a daily basis. As we start a new year, take time every day to listen to how God is calling you; trust that He has a better plan for you than you could ever imagine. MARY IS A MARVELOUS EXAMPLE TO US IN HER GRATITUDE TO GOD AND HIS PLAN FOR HER LIFE! WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT GRATITUDE IS A QUALITY OF HUMILITY. WE NEED TO LOSE OUR SELFISHNESS AND, PER- HAPS, SOME SENSE OF CONTROL. WE NEED TO BECOME HUMBLE. REMEMBER--HUMILITY DOES NOT FOCUS ON ONESELF--RATHER, IT FOCUSES UPON THE UL- TIMATE. THE ULTIMATE IS THAT GOD--IS GOD, AND HE GIVES US EVERYTHING WE HAVE. ONLY THEN DO WE REALIZE WE DON'T NEED ANYTHING MORE BECAUSE WE AL- READY HAVE SO MUCH. NOW! IN THE NEW YEAR OF 2017, DO WE DESIRE TO BECOME MORE HUMBLE? MORE IN TUNE WITH GOD? THINK ABOUT IT! (Adapted from: MAKING STEWARDSHIP A WAY OF LIFE). THE BLESSING WE RECEIVE The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is proclaimed in Numbers as the special blessing for the people of Israel. They and we are to be blessed by the invocation of God s loving kindness, the shining glory of God s face turned toward us in love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by God s own peace! Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the image of the invisible God, God s face is shown to us and God s presence is made known to us in faithful and loving kindness. 1 de enero de 2017 Solemnidad de María, Santa Madre de Dios "Y María guardó todas estas cosas, reflexionandoso bre ellas en su corazón." LUCAS 2:19 María es el modelo perfecto para vivir un estilo de vida de corresponsabilidad. Escuch ó a Dios y dijo"sí" a su invitación a ser la Santa Madre de su Hijo. Ella también confiaba en la providencia de Dios a diario. Al comenzar un nuevo año, tómate un tiempo todos los días para escuchar cómo Dios te está llamando; confía en que Él tiene un mejor plan para ti de lo que jamás te podrías imaginar. MARÍA ES UN MARAVILLOSO EJEMPLO PARA NOSOTROS EN SU GRATITUD A DIOS Y EN EL PLAN DE ÉL PARA SU VIDA. NOSOTROS NECE- SITAMOS RECORDAR QUE LA GRATITUD ES UNA CUALIDAD DE LA HUMILDAD. NECE- SITAMOS RENUNCIAR A NUESTRO EGOÍSMO Y, TAL VEZ TAMBIEN, A UN POCO DE NUES- TRO SENTIDO DE CONTROL. NECESITAMOS SER HUMILDES! RECUERDA -HUMILDAD NO SE ENFOCA EN UNO MISMO- MAS BIEN, SE EN- FOCA EN EL SER SUPREMO. EL SER SUPREMO QUE ES DIOS. ES DIOS QUIEN NOS OTORGA TODO LO QUE TENEMOS. Y ES CUANDO NOS DAMOS CUENTA QUE NO NECESITAMOS NA- DA PORQUE YA TENEMOS DEMASIADO. AHORA! EN EL NUEVO AÑO 2017 QUE COMI- ENZA, DESEAMOS SER MAS HUMILDES? ESTAR MAS CERCA DE DIOS? PIÉNSALO! (Adaptado de: MAKING STEWARDSHIP A WAY OF LIFE). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38] Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 2:1-11 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
Jan.7 5:00 p.m. AS J Burdick, C Reynolds, & Lucy Duncan EM J Smock, J Sheahan, J Kessler, N McEvoy, & R Hein L D Curtis U D Avard, Leslie Duncan & Lynn Duncan Jan. 8 8:30 a.m. AS K of C EM K of C L K of C U K of C 11:00 a.m. AS J Briones, L Usher, & T Oxford EM A Seymour, A Rodriguez, E Pazos, & D Robider L J Williamson U Y Carr, C Gonzales, R Castillo, & D Gallahue Children s Liturgy Volunteer 1-S Gobrogge Volunteer 2- C Gish Youth Volunteers- E McKinley & L Simmons Please Remember in Prayer Caroline & Brandon Arrieta, Michael Barajas, Jamie Bassett, John Ashley Beam, Richard Bender, Tony Branham, Briones Family, Randy & Marsha Brown, Ava Buck, Diana Cato, Kathy & Andy Chester, Penny Christol, Mike & Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner,Cody Danielewicz, Phyllis Davy, Paula & Herman Disterhaupt, Ellie Dennis, Nancy Dotson, Celina Eaddy, Connie Frazier, Mildred Galentine, Creed Gardner, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Michelle Garcia, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Ben Haar, Janie Haar, Collen Higgs, Richard Higgins, Tyler Hood, Katheryn Hutchinson, David Hunt, Myllar Jones, Vickie Joyner, Jere Landis, Rosa Lewis, John Liebl, Linda Liebl, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, Justin McGregor, Delores Miller, Krystal Miller, Nancy Miller, Randy Nease, Donald & Gloria O Connor, Mildred O'Conner, Phil Pastrano, Ann Preston, Richard Rafferty, Connie Sawdy, Bill Saxon, Allen Schwartz, Tim & Jill Shumacher, JoAnn Skorich-Smith, Beverly Smith,, Ben Sharrow, Jack Stein, Trudy Stein, John Ray, Gabriella Reddick, Delores Talick, Burr Tolles, Kaine Vincent, Garry Wilkes, Bernie Weber This week at St. Boniface -Jan. 1-Jan. 7 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. No Faith Formation Office Closed Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday Choir Practice-6:00 p.m. COL Brian Healy, USAF, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SPC Winston Hencely, SGT Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown, SSG. Ryan Peters,LS2 Jonathon Benson King, CPT Thomas Naldrett, SSG Steven Liebl,CW4 Scott Durrer, SN Ricky Reese, SGT Jeremy Hynes, SGT Andrew Hamilton, SPC Ronnie Hamilton, AZ2 Annmarie Chessari Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Rosary Grp.-9:30 a.m. Parish Life Mtg.-6:00 p.m. CCW Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Thursday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. RCIA-7:00 p.m. Mass Intentions for the Week of Jan. 1-Jan. 8 Sunday 1/01/17 In Thanksgiving Josie Williamson Tuesday 1/03/17 Manuela Garza Wednesday 1/04/17 Richard & Teresa Bender Thursday 1/05/17 Ron &Myrt Kuster Friday 1/06/17 +Roberto Garcia Saturday 1/07/17 +Sean Smith Friday: Saturday: Mass: 7:00 p.m. Followed by Adoration Reconciliation-4:00 p.m. Rosary-4:30 p.m. Mass-5:00 p.m. Your contributions for the weekend of December 25, 2016 Adult $7,680.72 Children $97.75 Debt Reduction $9,613.00 Mortgage Balance $143,897.52 Bills paid this week $1,273.28
With Grateful Hearts Words cannot express how grateful we are to our church family for the many prayers, masses said, and such kindnesses shown to us over the last two weeks. Parents aren't supposed to lose a child let alone two children. Everyone's prayers are keeping us going so please continue those as we go through this very difficult time. God bless you all! -Don & Robin Smith Happy New Year I want to wish all of you a happy New Year. Thank you for all the prayers and concern you have expressed for Roy and me. It is so appreciated and I believe my steady improvement is due to your constant petitions on our behalf. -Mildred & Roy O Connor With Deep Gratitude! My sincere thanks and deep gratitude for your Christmas cards and gifts. Please know of a special remembrance in my prayers as we begin this new year! -Fr. Wes Lamb, Pastor Emeritus Attention: college students and military If you have college students and/or military home for the holidays, please contact Celeste Gish at celestegish@windstream.net to schedule a photo session so they can be included in our Anniversary Parish Directory. Regular photo sessions will be set up later in January but we want to make sure to schedule students and military to get photographed while they re home. This directory, to be photographed by Debbie Rafter and compiled by the parish, as part of our 30th Anniversary celebration. There will be no pressure on parishioners to purchase photos. CCW Yard Sale It s that time of year again to clean out closets, garages, attics, and storage sheds and donate to the CCW Annual Yard Sale. When: Saturday, February 4, 2017. Mark your calendars!!! Please call Janet Frazier at 912.547.3966 if you need any items picked up. You can stop by the Parish Office to get the key to the storage shed Monday-Friday 9-3p.m. Young @Heart January Event We'll be joining the community for lunch at the Savannah Technical College. The Culinary Department promises a 'lunch to remember. For Ten Bucks, we'll dine like royalty. Please respond to Emma by 1/15/17.if you're coming. 912-657-4888. Payment will be due upon arrival. I have made twelve reservations in advance. Congratulations Congratulations to Louisa Fisher, the winner of the Outreach Raffle for 3 beautiful holiday dinnerware 12 piece place settings. We want to thank everyone who bought raffle tickets. The raffle gained $600.00 to help the needy of Effingham County. Thank You The Outreach Assistance Office would like to thank everyone for their generosity during the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays. Through your love and gifts we were able to give 32 Thanksgiving food baskets with pies, and 39 food baskets and pies for Christmas. We helped 202 people during Christmas, with 39 boys and 40 girls Christmas gifts. A special thanks to Charlie and Nancy Miller who donated all the pies for both Thanksgiving and Christmas; to all those who volunteered to help put together the baskets and to those who helped give out the baskets and the gifts. We are blessed beyond words and give thanks each day for all of you. RACHEL S VINEYARD POST ABORTION HEALING RETREAT February 24-26, 2017 A Rachel s Vineyard Weekend Retreat is a beautiful opportunity for any woman, man, or family member who is struggling with the emotional, spiritual or psychological pain of abortion to find healing. Come and experience the mercy and compassion of God through this healing ministry. For additional information contact Stephanie May at 912-306-0406 / stephmay@bellsouth.net, or visit the website at www.rachelsvineyard.org. All calls and inquiries are strictly confidential. Come and be restored. Experienced Care Giver is looking for employment. I am a member of St. Boniface and have good references. Please call Maria Metroz at 912.656.6321 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 and register Monday-8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
Answer: Yes In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 19, verse 42: Jesus saw the City of Jerusalem and wept over it. Faith Formation News Classes resume January 8 Faith Formation classes will not meet on Christmas Day or New Year s Day. Class will resume on January 8, 2017, with prayer check for second grade, Safe Touch for eighth grade and penance for fifth grade. If you have a fifth-grade child, please review the Child s Guide to Confession pamphlet with her/ him. If you need a copy, call Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432. Confirmation date set Our Confirmation Mass is set for 5 pm on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at St. Boniface. Bishop Gregory Hartmayer will officiate. Please contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432 or celestegish@windstream.net with any questions or concerns. A VIRTUS class has been scheduled at Our Lady, Star of the Sea Church (St. Mary's) GA 106 East Dillingham Street on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 9:00 AM. This training is required for Safe Environment Compliance for any adult who will come into contact with youth as part of their ministry (a listing of those ministries can be found at http://bit.ly/1yu4yk6), and must be completed before they begin ministry. We also invite adults who are not currently volunteers to attend this training to learn tools they can use to help keep children safe. Seating is limited at this session and you must pre -registration online to save your seat. To register, go to www.diosav.org, and find the training listed on the Upcoming Events Calendar Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline: (888) 357-5530. Youth Question of the Week DID JESUS EVER CRY? Saint Boniface Youth Group The Saint Boniface Youth Group will be traveling to Washington D.C. January 26-January 29, 2017 for the National March for Life. Youth grades 7-12 are invited to attend. The cost will be $300.00 per person. We would like to know as soon as possible how many students can commit and would like to attend this extraordinary event. Please contact Lisa Ganser at 912-660-1418 or danganser@yahoo.com for more information. Cost should not be an issue for students to attend, if you need assistance please let us know. A New Year s Prayer May God make your year a happy one! Not by shielding you from all sorrows and pain, but by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes; Not by making your path easy, But by making you sturdy to Travel any path; Not by taking hardships from you, But by taking fear from your heart; Not by granting you unbroken sunshine, But by keeping your face bright, even in the shadows; Not by making your life always pleasant, But by showing you when people and their causes need you most, And by making you anxious to be there to help. God s love, peace, hope and joy to you for the year ahead. 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.
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