April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday

St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. --Psalm 118:17 PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE JANICE KOSEK, 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 BAPTISM Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before a possible 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 8:30 a.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 12 noon on Thursday

April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. - COLOSSIANS 3:2 On this day we thank God for His Son, Jesus, who died and rose for us. We celebrate and sing Alleluia. Let s try to keep the joy of this Easter season in our hearts throughout the year! Pray daily and listen for God s response on how we should use our gifts to fulfill His plan. To "set your minds on things above" means to look at life from God's perspective and to seek what He desires. This is the antidote to materialism; we gain the proper perspective on material goods when we take God's view of them. The more we regard the world around us as God does, the more we will live in harmony with Him. We must not become too attached to what is only temporary. This week at St. Boniface: -Apr. 5- Apr. 11 Sunday: HAPPY EASTER! Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Monday: Office closed Tuesday: No Morning Mass Wednesday: No Morning Mass Rosary Group: 10:00 a.m. Quilt Group- 10:00 a.m. Youth Formation- 7:00 p.m. Thursday: Mass 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Parish Finance Meeting- 7:00 p.m. Friday: Mass- 8:30 a.m. Saturday: Mass-5:00 p.m. Reconciliation-4:00-4:30 p.m. EASTER PEOPLE We are Easter people and Alleluia is our song! St. Augustine Apr.11 5:00 pm AS C Reynolds, M Burdick, & J Burdick EM D Griffin, Don Smith, J Smock, J Kessler, & J Hambly L J Sheahan G C Broom & Donna Smith U C Gish & Volunteer Apr.12 8:30 am AS Knights of Columbus EM Knights of Columbus L Knights of Columbus G Knights of Columbus U Knights of Columbus 11:00 am AS N Borchardt, V Kavanagh, & J Kyle EM A Seymour, D Gadomski, M Healy, & R Visconti L J Williamson G S & T Kyle U Y Carr & D Robider No Children s Liturgy Volunteer 1- K Klock-Powell: Volunteer 2-C Felipe READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord; Julian Calendar Palm Sunday Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday in the Octave of Easter; Julian Calendar Good Friday Saturday: Saturday in the Octave of Easter

SEEKING Easter Sunday is a day all about seeking. The early Christian communities gathered around the Apostles, seeking more about the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus. Saint Paul told the baptized Colossians to seek what is above. Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, seeking to find the Lord s body so that she could anoint it. We come to church on Easter Sunday seeking many things. For some of us, this is a once-a-year journey, when we seek connection with the foundations of the Christian faith. For others, this day is the culmination of a long journey of Lenten repentance. For the newly baptized, this is the first day of a new life filled with promise and expectation. Whatever it is that we seek, let us be inspired by the disciple whom Jesus loved who, when he saw the wrappings of cloth inside the empty tomb, saw and believed. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Our tradition has a way of honoring age-old customs, and is patient with how practices unfold in different places. The name of today s feast illustrates this well. English is a Germanic language, and our word Easter, or German Oester, points back to the pagan goddess Eoestre, the star of the vernal equinox feast. The Greek title Pasch reaches back in a more helpful manner to the Hebrew Pesach, or Passover. Paschal Triduum may be slow to replace Easter in our vocabulary, but it is clearer about the mystery we celebrate today, the culmination of three days laden with mystery and meaning. You can hear the older term, and the resistance to English influence, in the Irish Casca and Scottish Pask. Romance languages stay close to the deep paschal tradition, with the French Pâques, Spanish Pascua and Italian Pasqua. Memories of our pagan past with Oester will not soon fade away: even Japanese Christians are under her spell, for today s feast is called I-suta. Swahili, a young language, takes the more traditional route with Pasaka. Each language yields a rich insight into the feast. Spanish includes a sense that today is a big Sunday by adding the designation Pascua to the greatest feasts, such as Pascua de la Natividad (Christmas). Once Christ is risen, every step of life s journey is illuminated by the light of the Pasch! Alex Arrietta Joy Austin Joyce Baker Richard Bender Sarah Bonneville Jim Brado Christy Brazwell Grandma Carter Penny Christol TA Curtis Nancy Dotson Rita DuPont Dan Gonzales George Gonzales Ava Gobrogge Sarah Gobrogge Doretha Hardin Glenn Harmon Christy Harrison Muriel Healy Frank Hester Carson Hollis Pat Kavanaugh Amber Kaderbek Lisa Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh Jordan Keller Janice Kosek Ron & Myrt Kuster Tim Kyle Brenda Liebl John Liebl Vince & Sandra Mackey Maria Mancieas Dolores Miller & Family Pat Neklia Peter Osella Michelle Paoli Phil Pastrono Rochelle Peavy Eileen Proveaux Angel Smith Phyllis Smith Jack Stein Barbara Strickland Ed Talick Olive Tebbetts Burr Tolles Edward Viehman Garry Wilkes Hannah Wiedemann Linda Wright Maj. Brian Healy, USAF, TSgt Brian A. Lafond, Sgt. Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown, SSgt. Ryan Peters, LSSN Jonathon Benson King, Capt. Thomas Naldrett, Sgt. Steven WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ANY NEW PARISHIONERS 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-FRIDAY 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.

The Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday! How should we prepare for this great Feast of Mercy? Jesus told St. Faustina that this Feast of Mercy would be a very special day when all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. (Diary 699) Our Lord made a great promise to all those souls who would go to Confession and then receive Him in Holy Communion on the Feast of Mercy, on the Sunday after Easter, which is now called Divine Mercy Sunday throughout the Catholic Church. Jesus promised that The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain the complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 699) He went on to say I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My Mercy. (Diary 1109) We want to encourage everyone to take advantage of this incredible promise and the additional Plenary Indulgence on this great Feast of Mercy Divine Mercy Sunday. We want you to benefit fully from these promises, and we also want you to notify all of your family and friends about them too and urge them to return to the practice of their faith! The Image of The Divine Mercy, which Our Lord requested to be solemnly blessed and venerated on this day, will be on display in our church. Pope John Paul II said that the image portrays the Risen Jesus Christ bringing Mercy to the whole world. Our Lord said I want the image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. (Diary 341, 48) Please take the time to visit with this Image of The Divine Mercy and venerate Jesus. Jesus said to St. Faustina I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. (Diary 327) The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the cross. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. (Diary 299) About the feast day Divine Mercy Sunday, Jesus said tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon the souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet... Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary 699) Our Lord said When you go to confession, to this fountain of My mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flows down upon your soul and Every time you go to confession, immerse yourself entirely in My mercy with great trust, so that I may pour the bounty of My grace upon your soul. When you approach the confessional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest, but I Myself act in your soul. Here the misery of the soul meets the God of mercy (1602) Make your confession before Me. The person of the priest is only a screen. Never analyze what sort of a priest that I am making use of; open your soul in confession to Me, and I will fill it with My light. (1725) It is required of all Catholics to confess their serious sins at least once every year. If you haven t yet met this obligation then take advantage of this outstanding opportunity to receive an outpouring of an ocean of graces that Jesus promises on this day. Those who have already confessed their sins should make room for others. The Church allows for one to go to Confession for up to about 20 days, before or after Divine Mercy Sunday. Excerpts taken from the Diary of St. Faustina, copyright 1987 Marians of the Immaculate Conception, Stockbridge MA., USA

Thank You Thanks to all of you for your cards and gifts on the occasion of my 74th birthday this past week. I appreciate your thoughtfulness! God bless you all! Fr. Wes Lamb, Pastor Emeritus Thank you A great BIG Thank You to Joe and Monica Bahm for all of their time spent during Lent in preparing Lenten Meals, decorating the Church and whatever other crazy idea Fr. Martino had them to do! Congratulations +++ We want to congratulate our candidates and catechumens; Johnny Gallipoli, Dara Gallipoli, Nicole Kline, Randy Kline, Debra Lafferty, Brian Laham, and Lili Simmons. Your St. Boniface family welcomes you! Mass Intentions for the Week of Apr. 5-Apr. 11 Sunday 04/05 +Ramon Mancias Tuesday 04/07 +Jean Munford Wednesday 04/08 +Shirley Norton Thursday 04/09 Christy Harrison Friday 04/10 Rochelle Peavy Saturday 04/11 Julie & Brian Smock Divine Mercy Sunday Jesus told St. Faustina that this Feast of Mercy would be a very special day when "all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened". (Diary 699) Join us next Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 2:30 pm as Fr. Martino gives the teaching of Divine Mercy. He will then lead us in prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 pm. Kroger Community Rewards Be sure to register your Kroger Rewards card to help benefit the Outreach Assistance program. Simply go to ww.krogercommunityrewards.com. Once signed in you can enroll or update your Community Rewards under your Account Settings. Enter our organization # 80293 or simply type in St. Boniface. Then swipe your rewards card each time you shop at Kroger, and don t worry, you still receive your fuel points, its that simple! Questions about the program, call Pattie in the Parish Office for more details! Don t forget to turn in your Rice Bowls. Place them in the plastic container in the lobby. Your contributions for the weekend of March 29, 2015 Adult $3,983.40 Children $20.69 Debt Reduction $1,473.00 Mortgage Balance $348,654.17 Bills paid last week $4,324.11 Thank you for your continuing generosity! NEW BORN For I remember it is Easter morn, And life and love and peace are all new born. Alice Freeman Palmer A VIRTUS class has been scheduled at St. Peter the Apostle Church on April 27th. 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. Seating is limited to 30 attendees and you must pre-registration online to save your seat. To register, go to www.diosav.org, and find the training listed on Catholic Pastoral Center We have been quite busy at the Catholic Pastoral Center these past few weeks! We have finally all moved into our new offices! Please be sure to update your address book with our new location: 2170 E. Victory Drive, Savannah, GA, 31404

Faith Formation News Celeste Gish-DRE- 912-754-1432 Class times: 9:45 am to 10:45 am When classes are in session. Classes resume Sunday, April 12, and continue through April at the regular time. There will be a mandatory First Communion practice on Sunday, April 26, during class time. Youth Formation Meets Wednesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:45 am in the Annex next to the rectory. All students 7-12th grade are welcome to attend. Savannah Deanery Youth Event End of year Savannah Deanery Youth Event will be held on Sunday, April 12 from 5:00-7:00 at Villa Marie. All high school teens invited. Dinner and water games. Catholic Focus Immediately after 8:30 a.m. Mass each Sunday (9:30 a.m.), adults of all ages meet in in the Education Building in the Catholic Focus classroom. We study and discuss how to apply the scriptures from the Masses to our daily lives. Classes are led by dedicated Catholic Catechist Disciples. We encourage you to become part of this loving group. You will not regret it! So just visit with us and see for yourself! Advertise Your Business Here! Call The Parish Office: 754-7473 For More Details. Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Post Office Box 392 Springfield, Georgia 31329 USA Yvette D. Carr Travel Consultant tel 912.754.5573 fax 912.754.5583 ycarr@bumsworldtravel.com