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U.S.A. National Circus Church The Pallotines (Society of Catholic Apostolate) 200 N. Orange Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236 Telephone (941) 366-4210 Fax (941) 954-8434 Website www.stmartha.org Facebook St. Martha Roman Catholic Church Office Hours Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - Noon & 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. S, F 26, 2017 8 S O T MASS SCHEDULE Church opens 30 minutes before each service and closes afterwards. SATURDAY 7:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.; (Vigil) 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY CHURCH 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon & 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY PARISH HALL 9:00 a.m. (Family), 8 a.m. (Spanish), & Noon (Vietnamese) WEEKDAY 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., Noon & 5:30 p.m. HOLY DAY (Vigil) 4 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon, & 5:30 p.m. TV Mass Sunday, 9:30 a.m. on CW Network. Check your local listings or go to dioceseofvenice/tvmass PRAYER LINE 941-306-6503 HOUSE BLESSING Contact Sara Brinn at the Parish Office Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017 EXPOSITON OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Carosella Chapel: Tuesdays 9 a.m. - Noon; Fridays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (The Carosella Chapel is open for quiet prayer during office hours.) Church: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month STATIONS OF THE CROSS Monday through Friday at 11:15 a.m. in the Church. ROSARY & MORNING PRAYER DEVOTIONS Rosary is prayed each day following the 7:30 a.m. Mass, immediately followed by Morning Prayer. Rosary is again prayed before the Noon Mass. CONFESSIONS Saturday: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.; 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. (Reconciliation Room) Sunday - Friday: 11:30 a.m. - Noon (Church Entrance) BAPTISM Classes are held on the 2nd Monday of each month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Room. Baptism will take place regularly every Sunday at 5 p.m. or by appointment with your choice of clergyman. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Saturdays after the 8:30 a.m. Mass

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 From Our Pastor, Fr. Fausto... My Dear Friends, The Holy Season of Lent, which prepares us to celebrate the most solemn Christian feast of Easter, starts this coming Ash Wednesday, March 1, when we Catholics mark our foreheads with blessed ashes as the external sign of our inner determination to correct our faults, to make penance for our sins, and to achieve a closer union with Jesus, Our Eternal Love. We Catholics renew this commitment in these 40 days of Lent to Jesus, and we solemnly express such commitment in the renewal of our baptismal promises at Easter. You are very familiar with my rhymes about becoming a SAINT with the capital S : Sacrifice of the Mass, every day during Lent: The greatest sacrifice of all! Scripture reading, a chapter of the Bible a day! Spiritual practices such as going to confession, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Search for and Save your friends not attending Church any more. Serve the poor by volunteering at Caritas, Bethesda House, or the St. Vincent De Paul store. Sweets: no cookies, pies, candies until Easter. Sausages, Salami, Prosciutto and other delicacies no! Smoking Forbidden for 40 days (aaaargh!!) Sober for 40 days from alcohol (eat lasagna with Coca Cola). Shows: No TV, movies, operas, parties (except St. Patrick's Day and St. Joseph s Day). Sex a renewed commitment to say no to X or R rated movies no pornographic magazines or pornography on the Web...no sexual or racial harassment...no dirty jokes (how about listening instead to Spirit FM, 90.5 FM). On Ash Wednesday, we will have a special Collection to aid the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe, where great need remains. This collection provides support for basic pastoral programs and makes scholarships available for students studying to serve their local church. These students become vital participants in the renewal of the Church in the region. Visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections to learn more and please be generous on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast. On days of fast one full meal and two lesser meals are allowed. Eating between meals is not permitted. Catholics who have completed their 18th year are bound by this law until the beginning of their 60th year. Ash Wednesday and All the Fridays of Lent are also days of Abstinence. On days of abstinence, meat may not be taken. The law of abstinence binds all Catholics who have completed their 14th year. Stations of the Cross during Lent are on Friday at 9:00 a.m., immediately following the 8:30 a.m. Mass. If you drive your children to school, why not stop at the 7:30 Mass in the church? Whenever I see parents bringing their children to Mass during the week it always brings to my mind Jesus command: Let the children come to me! The PSALTER WEEK IV more our children pray, the stronger in faith they become, and better able to say NO to drugs, violence and sex! The good Lord reminds some of us that it is useless to profess our faith with our lips, but not with our hearts and deeds. The enormity of our sins brings us to the edge of rejection of God s love and of our own eternal salvation. With our hearts steeped in sin and in bad habits, we can become either so obstinate in our anti- Christ ways, or we become so deeply disturbed by our own anxiety, that we give way to deep discouragement and depression and we abandon God s way; feeling not worthy of receiving Holy Communion, or worthy to be reconciled with God in the Sacrament of Penance. The greatest temptation of the devil, as I have said often enough, is the one that makes us say: My sins are too great! God cannot forgive me, and in our desperation we never ask for God s mercy and so it seems that we will never hear the consoling words of Jesus through our confessor: Go in peace, your sins are forgiven. God is merciful and compassionate, and if we are sincerely sorry of our fault, besides forgiving us, He will Himself amend for the evil we have created with our sins, faults, stubbornness and weaknesses. As we see daily in the land of Jesus birth, people burn with unquenchable hatred and resentful vengeance. We want not only justice, but also vengeance, and the cycle of blood, tears and destruction repeats itself with no end in sight. Only God can forgive and can forgo vengeance and punishment. Let us find refuge in His Sacred Heart! Our Master chose Matthew, a public sinner, a hated lackey of the Romans, a tax collector, to share in His Ministry, and today the successors of the apostles (the hierarchy) are still serving the Holy People of God (the Laity from the Greek means just that,) especially with the administration of the sacraments and the governance of the Church. To serve God is the highest duty baptized members of God s people can do with their lives and the call to serve given them. No one can be pressured to serve unless one has received the divine call or vocation (from the Latin Vocare: to call) but we must remember that those who receive such calls are perfectly free to say yes or no to the Lord. It is not a sin to say NO to a more perfect unity of life with Jesus, although it is evident that the Lord s plan would not be fulfilled, as the episode of the young rich man shows us in the Gospel (Mt 19: 16-30.) But even if we say YES, it will not change us into saints...pray for us sinners! So when you, my dear people, hear or read about the failures and sins of deacons, priests and bishops, please remember that we clerics are chosen by God not because of any super-human quality, but because of a mysterious and inexplicable design of God on our lives to which, sometimes foolishly and sometimes generously, we have answered yes! As the song says, Here I am, Lord. Is it I Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. Please pray for us clerics; we are not perfect, just forgiven! On Wednesday, March 8 we will celebrate our Annual Feast of Abraham with Rabbi Brenner Glickman of Temple Emanu-El and Imam Mohamed Benkhaled of the Islamic Society of Sarasota and Bradenton. The service, highlighting mutual respect

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time and understanding, will be in Fausto Center at 6:00 p.m. followed by all joining in a communal meal. Unfortunately, tickets are sold out, but add your name to the list at the front desk in case of a cancellation. We thank you for your continued support of this annual event! How should we Catholics think, believe and act toward our ancestors the Jews? Remember that they are the closest believers to us, in the sense that both they and we use the greatest part of the Bible, the Old Testament, as the Second Vatican Council teaches: Since Christians and Jews have such a common spiritual heritage, this sacred Council wishes to encourage and further mutual understanding and appreciation. This can be obtained, especially, by way of biblical and theological enquiry and through friendly discussions. Even though the Jewish authorities and those who followed their lead pressed for the death of Christ (cf. John 19:6), neither all Jews indiscriminately at that time, nor Jews today, can be charged with the crimes committed during his passion. It is true that the Church is the new people of God, yet the Jews should not be spoken of as rejected or accursed as if this followed from holy Scripture. Consequently, all must take care, lest in catechizing or in preaching the Word of God, they teach anything which is not in accord with the truth of the Gospel message or the spirit of Christ. Indeed, the Church reproves every form of persecution against whomsoever it may be directed. Remembering, then, her common heritage with the Jews and moved not by any political consideration, but solely by the religious motivation of Christian charity, she deplores all hatreds, persecutions, displays of antisemitism leveled at any time or from any source against the Jews. Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions from Vatican Council II Next Sunday is Caritas Sunday. There will be volunteers at the doors of the church collecting for the poor and the needy. In February, we collected $5,501 at the church doors. When you wonder: How much should I give? remember the amount you tipped your waiter or waitress the last time you went to a restaurant for dinner. God will reward you. Smile, God loves you and so does Fr. Fausto with your St. Martha clergy: Fathers Patrick, Wojciech, Sebastian, Philip & Jerry Deacons Bill and Patrick; plus Brothers Bill, Tom & Lawrence and Sisters Cathy & Marianne ASH WEDNESDAY MASS SCHEDULE: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon, and 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Vietnamese (Fausto Center) Ashes will be distributed after all Masses. Witnessing Faith with Bishop Dewane Listen the Last Friday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Relevantradio.com T W O P Sun., Feb 26 7:00 a.m. Baby Bo le Pick-Up - Courtyard 8:00 a.m. Sunday Coffee - Geenen Hall 10:15 a.m. Religious Educa on - 2nd Floor Classrooms 11:30 a.m. Confession - Fr. Wojciech 2:00 p.m. Humanity Working to End Genocide - Fausto Center Mon., Feb 27 6:00 p.m. Bible Study - Geenen Hall Tues., Feb 28 9:15 a.m. Bible Study - Conference Room 6:30 p.m. RCIA Mee ng - Conference Room Wed., March 1 - Ash Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Caritas Mee ng - Conference Room 7:00 p.m. Cantor Prac ce - Choir Room Thurs., March 2 7:00 p.m. Choir Prac ce - Choir Room Fri., March 3 - St. Katharine Drexel 1:00 p.m. Rosary Makers - Geenen Hall 8:00 p.m. AA (Spanish) - Geenen Hall Sat., March 4 - St. Casimir 9:00 a.m. Confession - Fr. Sebas an 9:30 a.m. Legion of Mary - Geenen Hall 3:00 p.m. Confession - Fr. Fausto ST. KATHARINE DREXEL MARCH 3 When her wealthy father and stepmother died, Katharine inherited a substantial fortune. She joined the Sisters of Mercy with the intention of founding her own order, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, to work among African and Native Americans. She used her inheritance to establish schools and missions throughout the South and on reservations. May we imitate her devotion to the Eucharist as the source of unity and justice among all races and peoples. Living with Christ CHURCH OPERATING RESULTS 7-1-2016 THROUGH 2-13-2017 Offertory & Other Income (excludes special ACTUAL BUDGET DIFF donations & bequests) $1,032,265 $948,850 $83,415 Operating Expenses ($1,107,605) ($1,114,252) $6,647 Deficit through 2-13-2017 ($75,340) ($165,402) $90,062 CATHOLIC FAITH APPEAL DRIVE Assessment $332,000 Pledges through 2-13-207 ($66,356) Uncollected Pledges 2-13-2017 $42,311 Net Shortfall through 2-13-2017 ($289,689)

BULLETIN Email bulletinsmc@stmartha.org PASTOR EMAIL pastor@stmartha.org Mother-child bond The first reading asks, "Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb?" The comparison of the mother-child bond to God's own care for us reflects the fact that God, in giving us all life, has also entrusted our lives to the care of one another. RESPECT LIFE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS AT THE COUNTY FAIR The Sarasota-Manatee Right to Life booth at the 2017 Sarasota County Fair needs volunteers between Friday, March 17 and Sunday, March 26. The booth will include an ultrasound video of a baby in the womb, life-size models of the baby at various stages and brochures that fair-goers can take with them. Two volunteers are scheduled for 2-hour time slots. Fair hours are 2-11 pm on Fridays, noon-11 pm on Saturdays, noon-10 pm on Sundays, and 5-10 pm Mondays through Thursdays. To get more information, call Kay Cook at 941-993-5963 or email kaycook47@comcast.net. J S C! Mary, I beg you, let your mercy be with me. Let love for you always be with me, and the care for me be always with you. Let the cry of my need, as long as it persists, be with you, and the care of your goodness, as long as I need it, be with me. Let joy in your blessedness be always with me, and compassion for my wretchedness, where I need it, be with you. Amen. St. Anselm of Canterbury St. Martha Catholic Church Cordially Invites You to Attend A Caritas Benefit Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. St. Martha Church Fr. Fausto Parish Center Please contact the Parish Office for more information. THANK YOU for supporting the Annual CCW Bake Sale! It was a BIG SUCCESS!! THE ST. MARTHA ROSARY MAKERS F, M 3 1:00, G H We welcome new members, women and men, and those who have some free time to learn to make the cord rosaries which can be made at home. The ministry teaches you and furnishes all supplies. The hand-made rosaries are given to nursing homes, hospitals, St. Martha School, as well as sent to Africa, India, New Guinea, Ukraine and Poland. Helping to make the world a be er place one bead at a me. MARRIAGE BANNS Seth McGarry & Clare Brinkman (3) Denton Jochums & Diana Pressel (3) Alexander Packer & Karen Castillo (2) 10TH ANNUAL RALLY AGAINST GENOCIDE TODAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M. ST. MARTHA PARISH Humanity Working to End Genocide will hold its 10th Annual Rally Against Genocide and Mass Atrocities. Dr. Ellen Kennedy, Founder and Executive Director of HWEG, will address the consequences of genocide and the international refugee crisis. Please join us in raising awareness and working to put a stop to the problems of genocide and mass atrocities!

The Holy Spirit knows well what is needed in every time and place. This is what it means to be mysteriously fruitful!-pope Francis ST. MARTHA CLERGY AND STAFF My Choice Pregnancy Center Baby Bottle Fundraiser Please remember to turn in your Baby Bottles this weekend! St. Martha Catholic School and St. Mary Academy are now accepting applications for the 2017/2018 school year. Please contact the schools for information. 941-953-4181 Octavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 26 de febrero de 2017 Puede acaso una madre olvidarse de su creaturahasta dejar de enternecerse por el hijo de sus entrañas? Aunque hubiera una madre que se olvidara, yo nunca me olvidaré de ti. Isaías 49:15 941-366-4010 Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry 4880 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota Every Friday during Lent, 4:30-7:00 p.m. Baked or hand-breaded and fried fish, choice of French fries, rice pilaf or macaroni and cheese with coleslaw and a roll. Adults: $10; Children 6-10: $5; Children 5 & under: Free. All tips collected by the wait staff will go directly to St. Mary Academy. For additional information, call Tom at 941-400-6991. NO SE INQUIETEN Pareciera que las personas tienden a inclinarse hacía el lado equivocado en asuntos sin importancia. De pronto pueden engancharse con decisiones de poca importancia como qué cenar o qué ropa ponerse. Es frecuente que una tragedia sea la que ayude a la gente a volver a centrarse en lo que realmente es importante. Qué ropa debo ponerme es tan irrelevante cuando tengo que ir a una sesión de quimioterapia! Qué hay para cenar también es irrelevante para quienes están desempleados En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús nos dice que no nos preocupemos. Él no dice: No coman. No cocinen. No compren ropa. Él dice: No te preocupes. Jesús nos pide que no abandonemos nuestras responsabilidades sino que hagamos a un lado a nuestra ansiedad. La ansiedad demuestra una falta de confianza y Jesús nos recuerda que Nuestro Padre en el Cielo sabe qué es lo que necesitamos (Mateo 6:32). Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Very Rev. Fausto Stampiglia, S.A.C. Pastor Rev. R. Patrick Wilson, S.A.C., Parochial Vicar Rev. Wojciech Stachura, S.A.C., Parochial Vicar Rev. Sebastian Szczawinski, S.A.C., Parochial Vicar Rev. Philip M. Lam Ba Trong, C.M.C., Hospital Chaplain Rev. George Jerry Hogan, Circus Chaplain Rev. Deacon William Ladroga Rev. Deacon C. Patrick Macaulay Br. William Hudspeth, S.A.C. Br. Tom Flanagan, S.A.C. Br. Lawrence Skitzki, C.S.C. Sr. Cathy Bonfield, S.S.N.D. Sr. Marianne Baehr, C.S.J. Sara Brinn, Office Manager/Parish Secretary Virginia Bray, Music Director Gina Snode, Business Manager/Bookkeeper Patricia Sileo, Director of Religious Education Teressa McCoy, Administrative Asst./Media Coordinator Sabrina Gibson, Reception/Data Entry Pamela Paulson, Reception/Data Entry Rose Ann Runnells, Sacristan Tom Patt, Sacristan Janet Cocco, Sacristan Miguel Jimenez, Maintenance Supervisor A Message from our Bishop Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Throughout the Diocese of Venice, a Collection will be taken up on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017, for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe (CCEE). This collection provides vital funding for our brothers and sisters living in countries that were once under communist rule. Restoring the Church, in both its structures and its spiritual life, has been difficult, but with your support we can help build a brighter future for this region. In Estonia, for example, religious observance is rare and very little funding is available to assist youth in learning about Christianity or the Catholic faith. Last year, the Collection for CCEE provided support to a summer camp program for youth. About 30 middle-school aged boys attended the camp where they not only learned about the Catholic faith but also had opportunities to attend Mass and even receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. With your support the faith is able to flourish in this younger generation. In order for the vital work being done in this region of the world to continue, help is needed. Your financial assistance will allow for building the future of the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Please give generously to the CCEE Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe and for the Faithful. May God continue to bless you! Thank you for your generosity! I take this opportunity to extend to you my continued consideration as well as my prayers on this Ash Wednesday, as we begin our Lenten Journey. Sincerely yours in Christ, + Bishop Frank J. Dewane Bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida

Mass Intentions Sun., Feb 26 Is 49:14-15; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34 7:30 a.m. [SS] Jack Suponcic by Judy Mass 8:00 a.m. [PR] (Span/Hall) Poor Souls 9:00 a.m. [GH] Greg Solomon by Helena & Larry McCarthy 9:00 a.m. [WS] (Hall) Stanley Mould by Chris & Parry Sileo 10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 10:30 a.m. [SS] (Hall) Gloria Salazar-Gonzalez by Soussou Family 12:00 p.m. [PW] Kathleen Wilson by Fr. Patrick 12:00 p.m. [PL] (Viet/Hall) Bill Corey by Heibel Family 5:30 p.m. [FS] Kevin Crowley by Mr. & Mrs. David Fenelon Mon., Feb 27 Sir 17:20-24; Mk 10:10-27 7:30 a.m. [GH] Fran & Dave Davis by Sam & Jane Norton 8:30 a.m. [PW] Florence Torrence by Geri 12:00 p.m. [SS] Frances & David Davis by Jane Norton 5:30 p.m. [WS] William L Heureux by Family Tues., Feb 28 Sir 35:1-12; Mk 10:28-31 7:30 a.m. [GH] Deceased Relatives by Quy Ngo 8:30 a.m. [PW] Nayla Larkham by Marge & Paul 12:00 p.m. [WS] Laila & Nadia (L) Khory by John & Terrie 5:30 p.m. [WS] Marie C. Kane by Karen Lyon Nowadly Wed., Mar 1 Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 6-18 7:30 a.m. [GH] Poor Souls 9:00 a.m. [PW] (L) Fr. Fausto by Richard Buerger 10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 12:00 p.m. [WS] Sylvia Prado by Geri 5:30 p.m. [SS] Jacqueline Letournea by Lynda Blouin 7:30 p.m. [PL] (Viet/Hall) Landon Ritchie by Fr. Patrick Thurs., Mar 2 Sir 5:1-8; Mk 9:41-50 7:30 a.m. [GH] Bob & Marguerite Romaine 8:30 a.m. [PW] Charlie Wietz by Bill & Maria Buerger 12:00 p.m. [FS] Louise Sherry by Bob & Joan Sirgant 5:30 p.m. [SS] Jon King by Heibel Family Fri., Mar 3 Sir 6:5-17; Mk 10:1-12 7:30 a.m. [GH] Kevin Crowley by St. Martha Parish 8:30 a.m. [WS] (L) Chuck Costner by Marge & Paul Lortie 12:00 p.m. [FS] Kevin Crowley by Ann Crowley 5:30 p.m. [SS] John Amicucci by Aedan & Noreen Dowling Sat., Mar 4 Sir 17:1-15; Mk 10:3-16 7:30 a.m. [GH] (L) Fr. Philip 8:30 a.m. [WS] Living & Deceased Members of Legion of Mary 4:00 p.m. [PW] Kevin Crowley by Mary Hyer 4:00 p.m. [SS] (Hall) Dora Irene Massaro by The Pallottines 5:30 p.m. [FS] Arthur Grice by Kiwczak Family Sun., Mar 5 Is 49:14-15; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34 7:30 a.m. [FS] Helena Stachura by Judy Mass 8:00 a.m. [PR] (Span/Hall) Bill Corey by Heibel Family 9:00 a.m. [PW] James Guerino, Jr. by Family 9:00 a.m. [GH] (Hall) Genieve Stanley by Chris & Patty Sileo 10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 10:30 a.m. [SS] (Hall) Tony Caragiulo by Anna Cragiulo 12:00 p.m. [WS] (L) Sylvia Letourneau by Lynda Blouin 12:00 p.m. [PL] (Viet/Hall) Kevin Crowley by Mr. & Mrs. David Fenelon 5:30 p.m. [SS] Kelly Lewis by Parent Fr. Fausto (FS), Fr. Patrick (PW), Fr. Philip (PL), Fr. Wojciech (WS), Fr. Sebastian (SS), Fr. Pablo (PR), Fr. Jerry (GH) OUTREACH MINISTRIES Altar Servers Brian Clark 993-8526 Altar Society Susan Schussler 961-4927 Archivist Ted Cover 379-0758 Arimathean Ministry Cindy Rottkamp 544-8117 Bethesda House Colleen McMenamin 366-1886 Catholic Charities Jeanette Wozniak 355-4680 Caritas (9-11 a.m., M-F) Tony Cocco, Chair 366-5620 Casa Santa Marta Debbie Greising 366-4448 Choir/Cantor Virginia Bray 366-4210 Council of Catholic Women Sara Brinn 366-4210 Eucharist Adoration Candes Lamb 753-3404 Finance Council John J. DeStefano 306-5014 Family Ministry Gary Kerschner 961-8713 Hospitality Ministry Beth Cannata 321-2953 Jail Ministry Br. Jim Connolly, CFX 617-872-9714 Knights of Columbus Tom Gillis 400-6991 Lectors Ed Hale 1edhale@gmail.com Legion of Mary Diane Such 377-2011 Ministries John Gearon 320-4745 Peace & Justice/S.U.R.E. John McGruder 953-6541 Parish Council Roland Gibson 685-1204 Prayer Line Diane Domagala 306-6503 Quest Group Diane Such 377-2011 R.C.I.A Maggie Gallucci 355-5957 R.C.I.A Sue Thompson suehome2@verizon.net Respect Life Ministry Jim & Peg Styer 377-1929 Rosary Makers Don & Maxine Brand 755-9749 Solve Maternity Homes Peggy Kerwin 748-0094 St. M. Early Learning Center Jamie Van Dyke 366-1395 Ushers Robert Morrissey 726-9107 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Parish & Homebound Parish Office 366-4210 Hospital Calvin Kreider 928-6995 Nursing Home Dale & Sue Thompson 350-9466 BISHOP NEVINS ACADEMY 4380 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 St. Martha Catholic School 953-4181 Principal: Mrs. Siobhan Young St. Mary Academy 366-4010 Principal: Ms. Rebecca Reynolds CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH SCHOOL 371-4917 4171 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND OUR SCHEDULED MASSES, CONTACT OUR NEIGHBORING PARISHES: St. Jude Sarasota 955-3934 Christ the King Chapel Sarasota 924-2777 Incarnation Sarasota 921-6631 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Sarasota 755-1826 St. Patrick Sarasota 378-1703 St. Mary Star of the Sea Longboat Key 383-1255 St. Thomas More Sarasota 923-1691 St. Joseph Bradenton 756-3732 St. Michael the Archangel Siesta Key 349-4174 Our Lady Queen of Angels Lakewood Ranch 752-6770 Our priests & deacons minister to the following local facilities: The Pines, Brookdale Midtown, Magnolia, Life Care Center, Horizon Bay, Jefferson Center, Alderman Oaks, Plymouth Harbor, Sarasota Health, Springwood, Casa Santa Marta I & II, Sarasota Bay Club, Cross Breeze, Sunshine Meadows, Sarasota Point, Sarasota County Jail.