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 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. St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 July 22, 2018 The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 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 at 706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon
July 22, 2018 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest awhile. (Mark 6:31) Do you spend time, every day, alone and in silence listening to how God is calling you? If not, you are missing out on a wonderful opportunity to develop a more personal relationship with Him. Unless we talk and more importantly, listen to God every day, how else will we know how He is calling us? Consider making a retreat this year, spend some alone time with God. TODAY S READINGS First Reading I shall gather the remnant of my flock and bring them back to their meadow (Jeremiah 23:1-6). Psalm The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading In Christ Jesus you who were once far off have become near by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13-18). Gospel When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he began to teach them many things (Mark 6:30-34). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Monday: READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mi 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday:2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 26:6-7ab, 8-11; Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10-13; Mt 13:18-23 Saturday: Jer 7:1-11; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:24-30 Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-18; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15 22 de julio de 2018 16º domingo del tiempo ordinario "... vengan a un lugar solitario y descansen un poco" (MARCOS 6:31) Pasas tiempo, todos los días, solo y en silencio escuchando cómo Dios te está llamando? Si no, te estás perdiendo una maravillosa oportunidad de desarrollar una relación más personal con él. A menos que hablemos y, lo que es más importante, escuchemos a Dios todos los días, de qué otro modo sabremos cómo Él nos está llamando? Considere hacer un retiro este año, pasar un tiempo "solitario" con Dios. REST IN THE LORD For several weeks we have listened to readings that have recounted just how arduous the work of prophets and disciples can be. In today s Gospel, the Lord Jesus listens to the reports of those he had sent out two by two to minister to the people. After the apostles reported what they had done, Jesus, recognizing their fatigue, says, Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile (Mark 6:31). Perhaps this is what the Lord is telling his disciples in the year 2018 as well. We need to pause on our journey of discipleship and simply rest in the Lord. Sunday Mass provides many opportunities for quiet times, particularly during the periods of silence following the readings. Why not take the time today to allow the saving word of the Lord to penetrate your heart during those silent times? Ask the Lord to renew you in body, mind, and spirit for the arduous work of discipleship. Feast Day July 25 St James, son of Zebedee, was an apostles and a brother of John the Apostle, according to Christian belief. He lived at the same time as Jesus. He may have traveled to the area that is now Santiago de Compostela. St James was beheaded in Judea in the year 44 CE. Some Christians believe that his disciples carried his body by sea to Padrón on the Galician coast. They then buried his body under what is now the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. St James' relics were discovered sometime between 791 CE and 842 CE. Santiago de Compostela then became a place of pilgrimage. Pope Leo XIII asserted that the relics of St James at Compostela were authentic in a papal bull. This papal bull was published on November 1, 1884.
Liturgical Ministry Schedule July 28 5:00 p.m. AS J Burdick, M Burdick, & P Tanguay EM Lynn Duncan, P Galasco, P & T Liebl, & J Smock L N McEvoy U G Hixenbaugh, J Branham, & Volunteer July 29 8:30 a.m. AS A Wayco, B Fogarty, & B Weber EM C Weber, A & J Baker, & Volunteer L P Miranda U J Richtman, V Castillo, & Volunteer 11:00 a.m. AS T Oxford, R Clark, & A McIntosh EM A Seymour, J & J McIntosh, & G Klock L J Davis U D Gallahue, R Monteleone, & 2 Volunteers This week at St. Boniface - July 22-July 28 Sunday: Monday: Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Catholic Focus: 9:45 a.m. Office Closed -Meetings at Diocese TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The American Revolution cleared the way for freedom of religion in the former colonies, since the colonies had always been a more religiously tolerant place than the old country. Even so, colonial laws restricted the practice of the Catholic faith, and just as in England, Americans who desired to be priests or nuns had to go to the Netherlands or France. As political storm clouds gathered in France, an American woman, Mother Bernardina Matthews, the prioress of the Hoogstraeten Carmel in Holland, made a brave move. With two other American nuns, her nieces, and a Dutch sister, she came to Port Tobacco, Maryland, in 1790. Within twenty years the community had grown to twenty, although by 1823 their farm failed and they had to move to Baltimore and open a school. The Carmelite order requires contemplation and cloister, so in time the school was closed. The Port Tobacco land had long since been sold, but in 1976 a community of nuns was able to return thanks to loyal neighbors who had worked for forty years for their restoration. Today, our original American convent is fully alive in prayer, hard work, and strong community. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Tuesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Rosary Grp.-9:30 a.m. K of C Business Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Mass-7:00 p.m. Followed by Adoration Reconciliation: 4:00 p.m. Rosary:4:30-p.m. Mass: 5:00 p.m. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Bridget Tuesday: St. Sharbel Makhlūf Wednesday: St. James Thursday: Ss. Joachim and Anne Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary SOLITUDE Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself. St. Teresa
Thank You A special thank you to the following people who came to help move, set up, scrape and paint office ceiling and walls. Don Smith, Victoria Abraham, Aaron & Margarete Gilstrap, Henry & David Matzdorf, Robin Smith, Gary Hixenbaugh, Lisa Ganser, Susan Doyle, Julie Smock, Kathy & Ron O Sako and their grandson, and Denise, Joey, & Matt Burdick. It was a hectic 2 weeks and still minor items that need to be addressed, but we are up and functioning. Stop by and check out the new meeting/office complex. --Pattie Liebl Family Promise St. Boniface will be hosting Family promise at the Day Center the week of Aug. 5. There will be a planning meeting on July 31 in the new office/ meeting building at 7PM. Now is a good time for everyone to reconsider your commitment to this ministry. If you have a few hours during the week, especially weekends, to volunteer to host for a few hours - it is needed. St. Boniface will be the host church the week of Aug.5, please consider spending some time with the families. Overnight hosting is from 6:30 PM until 6:30 AM if you want to have dinner with the families or 8:30 to 6:30 to sleep in a comfortable bed in a quiet room, no more blow up beds. We provide dinner every night that week and maybe you could donate part of a meal. Please take some time to pray about what you can do for the homeless children in Effingham County. lease contact Gerry Klock with any questions gfklock@gmail.com or 912-826-3566. Your contributions for the weekend of July 15, 2018 Adult $3,911.00 Children $43.68 Building Fund $1,097.00 Bills paid this week $4,366.33 Thank you for your continued generosity Sunday 07/22 Tuesday 07/24 Mass Intentions July 22-July 28 +Christopher Snowden +Peggy Padget Book bag/school Supply School Uniform Drive The Parish Outreach Committee is collecting book bags/ school supplies/ school uniforms for the upcoming school year. We had a late start due to the moving of the offices, However, we are still committed to helping the children of Effingham County who otherwise would not be able to afford these items. We will take donations of gently used & new book bags, and school uniforms. School uniforms should be basic colors; khaki, black, blue pants and white, blue, green, or maroon shirts. Book bags must be clear or mesh, no solid bags please. Basic school supplies; paper, folders, binders, pencils, pens, crayons, erasers, scissors, colored pencils, etc.. The items donated will benefit the children of Effingham County School System. If you have any questions please contact Pattie Liebl at 912-547-1603. Outreach Assistance Raffle Congratulations to Nopie McEvoy who won the Yetti cooler and to Shannon Morgan who won the Lei for the first Outreach raffle. Our next raffle will be for a wine basket from Butterducks Winery & a $40 gift certificate to Los Bravos Restaurant in Pooler. Tickets are $5 a piece or 3 for $10. Tickets will go on sale next weekend July 28/29 and the drawing will take place August 19, 2018. Help Needed Elderly male parishioner is looking for someone to clean his small one bedroom apartment and maybe cook a couple freezer meals every couple weeks in Rincon. If interested, please call Melanie Garcia at 214-517-7077. Your Invited to help Monica & Joe Bahm Celebrate their 50 th Anniversary There will be a Mass Saturday July 28, 2018 11:00am Where they will renew their Wedding vows. Wednesday 07/25 Thursday 07/26 Friday 07/27 Saturday 07/28 Dawn Tolles John Liebl Ida Rohrer Joe & Monica Bahm MUCH-NEEDED PRAYER Each Christian needs half an hour of prayer each day, except when we are busy; then we need an hour. St. Francis de Sales
INVITE Save the dates Week of October 15 to 20, 2018 St. Boniface Chicken Dinner We will once again need The help of the parish We need people to: Wash, Wrap & Bake Potatoes Make pound cakes & Help cut it up Cook the Chickens To pack Containers on that Day If you are willing to help Even if you never did it before Please sign up the weekend of September 15-16 All profit goes to the New Sanctuary Fund Rick Rafter (912) 661-2410 Chris Weber (912) 661-4607 Joe Bahm (912) 856-0372
Please pray for our sick Sign up this weekend for CCD This year brings some exciting changes for St. Boniface Faith Formation. We now have the entire education building so plenty of space for everyone including two new classes! Fr. Martino will instruct our ninth-graders in final preparation for Confirmation in December and Sarah Felipe Gobrogge will facilitate a high school class, assisted by college-student parishioners. A table will be set up in the back of the parish hall this weekend after all three masses so parents can preregister for the 2018/19 year. Please stop by and fill out a registration form. Tuition fees can be paid anytime before October 1, 2018. For more information about Faith Formation, contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432 or celestegish@windstream.net. VIRTUS Protecting God s Children for Adults Training. St. Boniface Parish Sunday, July 29, 12:30PM 3:30PM This training is required for all volunteer and paid adults 18 and over who in the course of their ministry come into contact with minors: Choir, Ushers, EM s, Altar Servers, Faith Formation, Youth Group, etc Registration is required prior to attending via online at VIRTUS.org to receive credit for the session. No one under the age of 18 is allowed due to the sensitive subject matter. Please arrive early no admittance once the session begins. Latecomers will be asked to reschedule. Any questions please call Cindy Felipe 912-596-4251 Next Baptism Class Saturday, July 28 2018 10 AM 1 PM St. Boniface s next baptism class will be held on Saturday, July 28, 10 AM 1 PM. If you are a first time parent or this will be your first child baptized in the Catholic faith please contact Cindy Felipe, 596 4251 for more information on the class and to sign up. You must be registered in the parish and meet with Father prior to the class. GRACE Scholars is now accepting pre-registrations for 2019 education tax credits. You can pre-register online or download a paper form. Both forms are accessible from the home page at the GRACE website. The statewide cap on tax credits has increased to $100 million in 2019 from $58 million in 2018. Please submit your preregistration by December 15, 2018 for preferred handling. But why wait? Pre-register now and enjoy peace of mind. For more information, please contact GRACE Scholars at askgrace@gracescholars.org or 404-920-7900. HOLY FATHER S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY Evangelization Priests and their Pastoral Ministry That priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests. For all those homebound, in the hospital or nursing homes and especially those who care for them. We also ask prayers for those not listed and those we are not aware of that are ill. Fr. Isador Baky, Chuck Brown, Diana Cato, Andy & Kathy Chester, Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Peter DI Lella, Isabell Duffy, Tracey Edenfield, Wendy Fears, Cecelia Gadomski, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Greg Hlavac, Muriel Healy, Collen Higgs, Kathy Jezewski, Brantyne Knight, Nicholas Knight, Sandy Kowalski, Rosa Lewis, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, David Matzdorf, Mary McGrath, Justin McGregor, Nancy Miller, Tracey Hickox Mulligan, Phil Pastrano, Steve and Mary Pizzino, Olga Ramirez, John Ray, Lynn Richardson, Joel Rivera, Richard & Ida Rohrer, Jessica Schira, Kathy Singley, Alan Swartz, Benji Sharrow, Tim & Jill Shumacher, Elijah Sims, Angel Smith, Nick Stevens, Ed & Delores Talick, Boris Tang, Burr & Helen Tolles, Rosemary Usher, Rita Visconti, Bernie Weber, Theresa Wichert, Gary Wilkes A time of war, and a time of peace: We pray for those that serve in our military COL Brian Healy, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SGT. Shawn Brown, SSGT. Steven Liebl, A1C Cameron Rahn, E3 Steven Talick Jr. Protect and guide our men and women in uniform, strengthen them in their trials. Give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Yvette Carr P.O. Box 392 Springfield GA 31329 912-754-5573 Phone CLELAND SITE PREP, INC. P.O Box 3822, Bluffton, SC 29910 Office-(843) 987-0500 * Fax (843) 987-0600 See us at www.mdadental.com Harland Howard Interior/Exterior Painting Services No Job too Big or too Small! Phone: 912-429-9383 References provided Register your Kroger Rewards card to help benefit the Outreach Assistance program. 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. Ave Maria Shop St. Boniface Catholic Gift Shop Open after Saturday and Sunday Masses. Bibles, Catholic Children Books, Gifts, Rosaries, Medals, and much more!