May 13, 2018 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page 1 ST. JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH 13485 Spring Hill Drive Spring Hill Florida 34609 ~ Telephone: (352) 688-0663 Fax: (352) 686-7937 ASCENSION OF THE LORD May 13, 2018 HAPPY MOTHER S DAY!!! Pastoral Team Rev. Patrick Rebel, Pastor Assisting: Rev. Jerry Murphy -Rev. Edward Reiter, Rev. Michael Kouts Rev. Paul Coughlin Deacons: Deacon Fred LaPiana and Deacon José Cruz Business Manager/Secretary Anne Cofone Faith Formation and Youth Ministry (352) 686-7864 Faith Formation: StJoanRelEd@gmail.com Mary Jo Waggoner, Director Youth Ministry: Nancy Lovelock, Youth Minister SJOA-Youth@Tampabay.rr.com Organist: Joyce Thorpe, Director of Liturgy sjoaorganist@gmail.com Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & by appointment Baptism for Children: Parent preparation. Matrimony: If you are contemplating marriage at St. Joan of Arc Church, please be mindful that there is a six month prior notice request required. RCIA/RCIC: Rite of Initiation into the Catholic faith. In His Footsteps Soup & Sandwich Lunch Served on the second Thursday of each month from Noon - 2:00 p.m. in our Parish Hall and on the fourth Thursday of each month for the homebound only. Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon (Closed daily 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.) Phone: (352) 688-0663 E-mail: jchrchca@tampabay.rr.com Website: www.stjoanofarcfl.com Emergencies Only: (352) 666-3156 Notre Dame Catholic School Phone: (352) 683-0755 Website: www.ndcsfl.org Parishioners in need of assistance: St. Vincent de Paul Society (352) 556-3670 Mary & Martha s Gift Shop: Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closed during all Masses Ministers of the Eucharist: Please notify the Parish Office if you, or someone you know is sick, in the hospital, homebound or shut-in.
Page 2 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Notes from the Pastor Easter Celebrating the season as Catholics Celebrate the Real Presence! Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus. But what does that mean? In the Gospels, Jesus predicts His own Passion. This includes His suffering, crucifixion and death. In addition to this He tells us that He will endure in fulfillment of the Scriptures. However, this will happen only after the stone is rolled away and the tomb is found empty. After this, Jesus predictions are truly fulfilled. Jesus first appears in risen form to Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of John 20:14. He then appears to the other women and disciples in Matthew 28:9. His resurrection is bodily and complete. When the resurrected Christ visited His disciples in the Gospel of Luke, He understands their disbelief. As a result, He allows them to touch Him. When this occurred they truly believed. He even eats with them. This is a sign of His real presence. This is seen in the Gospel of Luke 24:39-43. The disciples are filled with amazement and joy at the presence of the Risen Christ. We too are filled with amazement and joy at the real presence of the Risen Christ throughout the Mass. We as Catholics believe that Christ is really present in the celebrant in the Word, in the Church community gathered at Mass, and especially in the Holy Eucharist. The new life of the Easter Resurrection reinstates us in God s grace (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #654). In Romans 6:4 it states, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Adapted from Our Sunday Visitor by Janet Schaeffler, OP PLEASE HELP OUR VETERANS Listed below are some of the personal items needed by our veterans at the James A. Haley V.A. Hospital in Tampa. Donations may be made at St. Joan of Arc (back hallway of Church). Some items needed are: disposable razors, shaving cream, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, shampoo, denture cleaner, denture grip, foot powder, new socks, new underwear, playing cards and books. REMEMBER YOUR CHURCH IN YOUR WILL! Giving to your church through your will is a good way to continue your support of your church beyond your lifetime. May 13, 2018 Notitas del Diácono A ustedes no les toca conocer el tiempo y la hora, le dice Jesús a sus discípulos en la primera lectura (Hechos 1:7). Después de la ascensión del Señor, muchos se preguntaban cuándo volvería. Algunos pensaron que sería en un corto tiempo. Esto podía haberlos paralizados, así como paralizar la misión de la Iglesia. Después de todo, por qué planificar si el fin del mundo vendría cualquier día y en cualquier momento? Pero los ángeles reprendieron inmediatamente la holgazanería de los discípulos: por qué están ahí parados con la mirada fija en él? Ya se fue, así es que ahora manos a la obra. El tamaño y el alcance de la obra que él dejó es impresionante. A los discípulos se les pide proclamar el Evangelio, bautizar a los creyentes, dar testimonio, profetizar, evangelizar, pastorear y enseñar. Y todo esto tienen que hacerlo alrededor del mundo entero, hasta el último rincón de la tierra. Pero esta obra no era sólo para que la completaran los discípulos que vivían en el tiempo de Jesús, sino más bien son todos los discípulos de todos los tiempos quienes deben completarla. Por tanto es también nuestra misión hoy llevar a cabo estas obras. Pero no se espera que hagamos todo esto solos, pues el Espíritu Santo que Jesús sopló sobre los apóstoles, que viene a nosotros en nuestro bautismo y cuya venida celebramos el domingo de Pentecostés, está con nosotros. Cuando el Espíritu Santo descienda sobre ustedes, los llenará de fortaleza, dijo Jesús (Hechos 1:8). Cuando el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre los apóstoles pudieron hablar en diferentes lenguas y ser entendidos por todos los pueblos del mundo. Que las palabras que pronunciamos hoy tengan el poder de consolar, de desafiar y de sanar; y que tengan el poder de continuar la misión de Cristo. Pregunta del Día Cuán a menudo me quedo parado y sólo mirando alrededor cuando hay tanto trabajo por hacer, cuando están sucediendo injusticias o cuando hay alguien con alguna necesidad? Qué debo hacer para estimularme a actuar día tras día? MILES OF SMILES TRAVEL CLUB The Miles of Smiles Travel Club will meet on Tuesday, May 8th (2nd Tuesday of each month) at 10:00 in the Church Library. Everyone is invited to attend. Open to all - come and bring your neighbor.
May 13, 2018 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page 3 T M S. J A P J,,,. COMMISSIONED TO LIVE IN THE WORLD In today s scriptures we hear two different stories about commissioning. In the Acts of the Apostles Peter leads the assembly in prayer that the Lord will choose and commission the person to replace Judas among the Twelve. In the Gospel Jesus prays that His chosen disciples might be consecrated, or made holy. Jesus does not ask His Father to keep the disciples separate from the world, but instead sends them out into the world. While we might think that holy people are set apart from the world, we cannot hear today s scriptures without realizing that God s holy, chosen people are commissioned to live in the midst of the world, where they can reveal the love of God that makes the entire world holy. TODAY S READINGS First Reading Matthias was added to the eleven apostles (Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26). Psalm The Lord has set his throne in heaven (Psalm 103). Second Reading If God so loved us, we also must love one another (1 John 4:11-16). Gospel Holy Father, keep them in your name, so that they may be one just as we are one (John 17:11b-19). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 1:15-27, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Jn 20:19-23 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Seventh Sunday of Easter; Mother s Day; World Communications Day Monday: St. Matthias Tuesday: St. Isidore the Farmer Thursday: Julian Calendar Ascension Friday: St. John I Saturday: Armed Forces Day; Vigil of Pentecost; Shavuot (Jewish observance) begins at sunset. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In Ireland and the United Kingdom, Mother s Day is over. Mothering Sunday was on the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Long ago, people were freed from work to travel on this day to the parish where they were baptized, their Mother Church. Often, people were reunited with their mothers on this day. Employers would release their workers and servants for this visit. The American celebration, while based on this custom, really has to do with an anti-war movement of mothers in Civil War times. They crusaded for better sanitary conditions for their sons. When President Wilson instituted the first Mother s Day in 1912, it was a day to fly the flag in honor of mothers whose children had died in battle. Knowing the tradition is a good balance to our celebration today. We can enfold in prayer the mothers who have suffered the loss of their children in war. Rev. James Field DEEP DEBT All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Attributed to Abraham Lincoln MOTHER Mother is the name for God on the lips and in the hearts of little children. William Makepeace Thackeray WORRIES The greatest of worries can t pay the smallest of debts. Anonymous If God so loved us, we also must love one another. 1 John 4:11
Page 4 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) May 13, 2018 Notes from Deacon Fred SATURDAY May 12 9:00 a.m. Maria Andryusky (D) req by Scott, Laura and Ethan Lamia 4:00 p.m. Helen and Francis Collins (D) req by Family - SUNDAY May 13 7:30 a.m. Gladys Ritzler (D) req by Carol and Paul D Aquisto 9:00 a.m. Mother s Day Intensions 11:00 a.m. Sharon Dondero (D) req by Loving Husband 1:00 p.m. For Our Parish Community MONDAY May 14 9:00 a.m. Karen Schreihart (D) req by St. Vincent de Paul Member TUESDAY May 15 9:00 a.m. Emily Sklenar (D) req by Morg and Don Boss WEDNESDAY May 16 9:00 a.m. Andrés Borges (D) req by Lidia Borges THURSDAY May 17 9:00 a.m. Tony DeMarco (D) req by Al and Rosalie Montemagno - FRIDAY May 18 9:00 a.m. Andrés Borges (D) req by Lidia Borges - SATURDAY May 19 9:00 a.m. Mary Bouman (D) req by Priscilla Bouman 4:00 p.m. Irene Perosino (D) req by Her Husband - SUNDAY May 20 7:30 a.m. Anna Benda (D) req by MaryAnn Drobina 9:00 a.m. Debbie Cascio (D) req by Rob Hess 11:00 a.m. Timothy McKenna (D) req by Loving Family 1:00 p.m. For Our Parish Community Altar flowers.. are given in memory of a loved one or in honor of a special day. Each week the Altar Flower Memorial is announced in our Parish Bulletin. To request your flowers, please come to the Parish Office during the week. Donation is $30. LIVING STONES Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension and the promise of the Holy Spirit. The Apostles gathered around Jesus as He asked them to wait for the promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit coming upon them, and the great commission of being witnesses of Christ to the world. We are called to live the faith as a living stone, being part of a spiritual house, precious in the sight of God. In living the life the way that Jesus taught us, loving God and neighbor, our hearts become enlightened and experience hope even in the most difficult of circumstances. We become living stones for others as they see God working in our lives and in community as we celebrate being Church, our Lord s body. We also celebrate today all the Mom s that have touched our lives and sacrificed so much for us. We give thanks for their love that they gave unconditionally to us. Today let us also celebrate Holy Mother Church which nurtures us in our faith s journey and accepts and loves us unconditionally. Mother Angelica (An Amazing Living Stone) shares with us. As the Holy Spirit proceeds from the love of the Father and the Son in the Trinity, as children brought forth from the love of husband and wife, so the Church, this gift of the Father, wedded to His Son, constantly brings forth the fruit of holiness through the power of the Spirit in all her children. The Church gives Jesus to her children in the Eucharist, heals their wounds in Confession, ennobles their love through the Sacrament of Marriage, makes mere men priests of God through Ordination and sons of God in Baptism, enriches them with gifts in Confirmation and then lightens their burden on their journey home through Anointing. The Church is a Mother because she is a Bride who is forever bringing forth children of light, pillars of holiness, sources of inspiration, challengers of truth, and defenders of the Faith. Isn t it awesome to be a Living Stone Tithing is the responsibility of every Catholic. You cannot out do the generosity of God. Stewardship Report for Apr 15, 2018 Attendance: 949 Envelopes Used: 282 Envelopes : $5288.00 Offertory Cash $1974.00 2nd Collection: $ 495.00 Total: $7757.50 Envelopes Used: $1391.00
May 13, 2018 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) Page 5 Notes from the Youth Minister We are accepting registration for next year s Confirmation class. You must be at least entering 9 th grade in the 2018-2019 school year, have had two years of pre confirmation classes and have received your First Holy Communion. Please pick up registration information at the office. Classes will begin in September. If you have any questions please contact Nancy Lovelock sjoa-youth@tampabay.rr.com or call 352-686-7864. Calling all graduates! On June 3 rd, at 11:00 AM Mass, we will be having a special mass to honor all high school and college graduates. If you would like to attend please contact Nancy Lovelock, Youth Minister. Graduates will be taken out to lunch after mass. You must contact Nancy Lovelock at: sjoa-youth@tampabay.rr.com or call 352-686-7864 to let us know you will be attending this celebration. We are looking forward to celebrating this accomplishment with you. St. Joan of Arc Columbiettes Auxiliary Council #11317 and the St. Joan of Arc Council of Catholic Women are sponsoring a DIAPER DRIVE to support our local Catholic Charities Pregnancy Support program. We are asking the parish community to participate by donating baby diapers, wipes and infant clothes. The donations can be brought to the gift shop during Mass times or business hours. The pregnancy support program needs diapers in size newborn 4, 5 and 6. The need is especially critical during the summer months. The drive will start now and finish on June 24th. On June 24th, the ladies will host a Sunday ice cream social at 2:30 PM in the hall. We will display all the items donated during this drive. All members of the parish are invited! ETHNIC FESTIVAL October 18th - 21st The Ethnic Festival is in need of volunteers to serve as Food Booth Captains. If you have any questions, please call Paul D'Aquisto at 688-1685 or Frank Mezzacapo at 345-4316. 3 St Vincent de Paul THRIFT STORE & FOOD PANTRY, 1291 Kass Circle Spring Hill 352-688-3331 Our SVdP Food Pantry collects these suggested Items each month. Please donate based on the first letter of your last name to help those in our area. A,B...Rice-a-Roni, macaroni & cheese, Hamburger Helper. C,D...rice, Spaghetti O s, Beef-a-Roni, ravioli. E,F,G...toilet paper, personal products, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes. H,I,J.canned vegetables, canned fruit, baked beans, instant potatoes. K,L,M...boxed cereals, powdered milk. N,O,P...peanut butter, jelly, All Fruit canned fruit drinks. Q,R,S,T...spaghetti meat sauce, dry spaghetti. U,V,W,X..beef stew, canned tuna, canned ham, Spam Y,Z chunky soup, clear broth, Ramen noodles. St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Joan of Arc Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the parish! Mary, the mother of our Lord Jesus, is our role model to inspire us to be the best mother we can be. The mothers we meet on our home visits are trying hard to care for their children. They sometimes need our help and call us to do something toward that end. Bless them and all mothers who try very hard to care for their families. A beggar in distress do not reject; avert not your face from the poor. Sirach 3:4 St Joan of Arc Columbiettes Auxiliary #11317 Please join us for the Mildred Anne Baylis Scholarship Fundraiser Dinner. It will be held in our parish hall on May 26th from 5 to 9 p.m. Adults $10 Children ages 5 to 12 $5, under age 5 are Free. Tickets will be available after Sunday Mass. If you have any questions, please call Awilda Berrios at 352 442 5797. IN HIS FOOTSTEPS Our program volunteers sincerely thank our parishioners for their continued support of our In His Footsteps Soup & Sandwich Lunch Program. Without your monthly support we would not be able to do what we do! Our next $1 Campaign will be next weekend: May 19/20
Page 6 (View this bulletin on-line at www.stjoanofarcfl.com) May 13, 2018 RECYCLING UPDATE: In addition to NEWSPAPER and ALUMINUM CANS, we are now recycling CARDBOARD, PHONE BOOKS, MAGAZINES and OLD MAIL. There are New Blue Bins (1 at the Maintenance Garage and 1 at the side of the Hall). Please place your recyclables in the Blue Bins (ALUMINUM CANS will still go in the shed to the right of the garage). Please break down your cardboard boxes to allow for more room. NOTE: NO PLASTIC OR TRASH PLEASE. Thank you to our 100% Volunteer Grounds Crew for getting this for us and for ALL you do! All recycling proceeds go to support our Grounds Crew needs. Marriage Struggling? If your marriage has become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it, no matter how bad it may be, Retrouvaille can help, as it has helped tens of thousands of others. Our next program in Tampa begins May 25-26, 2018. For more information, visit www.helpourmarriage.org, or call (813) 816-0711. Not counseling or group therapy. All contacts and names held in strictest confidence. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG SUCCESS - You are Champions of Life! The Baby Bottle Boomerang at Saint Joan of Arc was a rousing success with $5,467.66 charitably donated, over $1,000 more than last year. Your investment in our mission will help Foundations of Life Pregnancy Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, continue to assist and guide women and families in unplanned or crisis pregnancies to choose life. It is through your donations that we are able to help protect God s precious pre-born babies and serve infants and their mothers. If you still have a bottle at home please remember to return it, empty or full so we can continue our fundraising efforts. On behalf of the staff, volunteers, and clients we serve, Thank You for your generosity and support.. Whatever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, you do for me. Matthew 25:40 Catholic Charities Respite program is looking for volunteers who want to have fun and make a difference in someone s life. The Respite program serves the elderly with memory loss issues. If you can share 4 hours one day a week and you have a good sense of humor, we need you! If you would like more information, please call Catherine Kennedy at 727-210-9786. Announcing the Good News: Let Mary Lead You to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Are you looking for a way to increase and deepen your relationship with Jesus through our Blessed Mother while finding FELLOWSHIP within the parish? We are looking for leaders who are willing to retreat with us during the summer with the process called: 33 Days to Morning Glory. The process will begin for these leaders on Tuesday, June 5th and will continue until Sunday, July 15th at the 11:00 a.m. Mass where you will consecrate your lives to Jesus through Mary. Leaders will also be trained during the summer to lead small groups for the entire parish beginning September 4th with consecration on October 7th. This journey will lead us to a greater understanding of Mary s role in our salvation, and how our Blessed Mother is waiting for us to open our hearts to her so that she may lead us to her Son, Jesus. This is a simple, yet profound do-it yourself retreat that only requires a few minutes of daily reading with pondering throughout the day, and weekly small group meetings. Meetings will be Tuesday, 6 pm-7:30 pm, June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10 and July 15 at the 11:00 am Mass. Please call or email the Faith Formation office is you are interested for this summer journey.