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MARRIAGE: Marriage is an indissolu - Church Bulletin Parish Council Chairperson ble partnership for the whole of life. We Joan Callis believe every effort should be made to Yolanda Almaguer help individuals properly prepare for this Catholic Church 615.388.5050 615.305.0887 permanent and holy state in life. To allow [email protected] enough time for this preparation, arrange - Finance Board ments for marriage must begin at least five months before the intended wedding Choir Judy Burgener Iglesia Católica la Sagrada date. 615.670.9727 431 Old Hwy. 52 • Lafayette, TN 37083 • 615.666.6466 Rev. Victor Subb Father Charles Aketch Tammy Kirts Parish Website: holyfamily-catholicchurch.org Pastor Assistant Pastor Korytkowski BAPTISMAL POLICY: Please notify Office Hours: 8:30 - 2:30 - Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday Cell: 615.572.0092 812.430.7204 615.666.3326 Father Vic or Father Charles two (2) 615.670.4283 Yolanda Almaguer, Office Secretary months prior to Baptismal Date. email: email: Maintenance John Wezet Baptismal preparation will include two email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 615.633.2329 (2) Classes. Both Godparents must be Duke Pelletier “Christian” - ONE must be Catholic. 615.670.5068 Holy Family Ministries President RECONCILIATION: Feel free to ask Faye Fitzpatrick Weekly Bulletin Boletin Semanal Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Father Vic or Father Charles anytime, for the opportunity to go to Confession. -- Sunday, April 25th Thursday, April 29th Liturgy Committee Before or after Mass on Wednesdays, First Peter Norum Friday and Every First Saturday of each 4th Sunday of Easter 11:00 a.m. - Mass 615.655.7119 Beverly Glaser month from 9:45AM - 11:00AM Good Sunday Need to find a church near Friday, April 30th you when traveling–Try: Masstime.org Up the Road 9:00 a.m. - Mass - English 12 Noon - Mass - Spanish 4:30 p.m. - Mass Holy Family Catholic Church -There will be a Finance meeting Tuesday April Mission Statement 27th at 1:00PM. -First Communions will be May 5. Confirmations Tuesday, April 27th Saturday, May 1st We, the parishioners of Holy Family Catholic will be at the pastoral center May 6. 7:00 p.m. - Mass - Spanish 9:00 a.m. - Mass Church, commit to building the kingdom of God - Final oath for Bro. Josiah Kimani, Glenmary. On through the use of our time, talent, and treasure for May 29, 2021 in Cincinnati for more information, the spiritual growth of ourselves, our parish, our contact Fr. Vic Wednesday, April 28th Sunday, May 2nd community, and the Roman Catholic Church. - Glenmary Home Missioners announce that 3:00 p.m. 5th Sunday of Easter newly ordained Fr. Samuel Mungal will be joining Study of of St. Mark 9:00 a.m. - Mass - English List of Sick the Holy Family Parish staff on September 1 of this year. He was ordained on March 20, 2021 4:30 p.m. - Mass 12 Noon - Mass - Spanish and is currently working in North Carolina. Terry Bilbrey–John Burgener - Linda Coletti - Mary Ann Federico -Chantelle & Wayne Hawley –Sandy Holenbeck - Ed & Marcia Horton – Doug Hunt–Doris Labroad – Bob READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF LePage - Normie Lipski – Jan Martin - Sandy Neerhof - April 25th Donna Pelletier –Scotty S.- Sue Sawyer - Alice Smith– Anita Solarz - Elva Stallard- Douglas & Sandy Weston – Monday: Reading 1, Acts 11:1-18, Psalms 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 , Gospel, From the Pastor Michael Gocha– Normand Houde–Larry Rappley– :1-10 Jim Todd– Bob LaPage- Lou Jysin - Father Vic Tuesday: Reading 1, Acts 11:19-26, Psalms 87:1-3, 4-5, 6-7 , in today’s Gospel refers to himself as The , who is willing to lay Please call 615.670.4248, if you wish to have Gospel, John 10:22-30 down his life for his . Of all the images of Our Lord, the image of the Good Shep - a name added or removed. Wednesday: Reading 1, Acts 12:24-13:5, Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 , Gospel, :44-50 herd is a very peaceful image of Jesus carrying a sheep on his shoulders carrying the Thursday: Reading 1, Acts 13:13-25, Psalms 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27 , lamb home. Jesus our shepherd is always looking for us especially when we are lost, in Offertory Report Gospel, :16-20 Friday: Reading 1, Acts 13:26-33 , Psalms 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11 , pain, or lost to sin. Let the Good Shepherd lead us. 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For the first Christians, who were familiar with , as soon as he sees a wolf coming, and runs away, and then the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep; the Good Shepherd was a favorite image to associate with . 13 he runs away because he is only a hired man and has no concern for the sheep. In fact, the earliest Christian art depicts Christ as the Good Shep - 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, herd, not the crucified Savior. Often he was portrayed as a beard - 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep. less youth. Surprisingly, the image of Jesus as the Good 16 And there are other sheep I have that are not of this fold, and I must lead these too. They too will listen Shepherd is still popular. In fact, early childhood education ex - to my voice, and there will be only one flock, one shepherd. perts tell us that young children find the concept of a shepherd 17 The Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. and his love for his sheep enchanting. 18 No one takes it from me; I lay it down of my own free will, and as I have power to lay it down, so I have In the Old Testament God was called a shepherd, and God's peo - power to take it up again; and this is the command I have received from my Father. ple the flock. For instance, in the psalmist sings that the shepherd leads him to green pastures near refreshing waters. The April 25th - Background on the Gospel Reading - Taken from Loyola Press shepherd guards him in right paths and protects him from evil. God says, “I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them Today’s reading from the is part of tures, the living Word of God. Our commitment to be rest. . . . The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal” Jesus’ discourse at the . Recall that Christ’s disciples is sustained through God’s Word. (:15-16). John tells the story of Jesus’ Last Supper differently This commitment is also strengthened by our life of According to the , Jesus referred to himself as a shepherd. He said, “My sheep hear my voice; I from the other Evangelists. In John’s Gospel, the prayer and nourished by the Eucharist. Through the know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). A shepherd knows his sheep well. There is a personal rela - Last Supper begins with Jesus washing his disci - Eucharist, Jesus dwells in us, remains with us, and tionship between Jesus and his followers. Jesus knows each of ples’ feet. Jesus then provides them with a series of transforms us so that we might bear fruit in his us by name. On the other hand, we respond to his voice and do instructions. We call this section the Last Supper name. not follow the voice of strangers who may lead us to harm. Jesus discourse or Jesus’ . In these We observe many people who act in ways that said, “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his chapters of John’s Gospel, Jesus instructs his disci - show their commitment to serve their neighbor. life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Unlike a hired hand who flees to ples about the importance of following his example Christians and non-Christians feed the hungry, care save his life, Jesus saved his flock from the wolf even though it of love and service, about the gift they will receive for the sick, shelter the homeless, and give alms to meant sacrificing his own life. when Jesus sends them the Holy Spirit, and about the poor. These actions become acts of Christian The Jesus told about the lost sheep is a story about their relationship with Jesus and with the world. The discipleship when they are motivated by our rela - Jesus' concern and care for us sinners. He is the loving shep - Last Supper discourse concludes with Jesus’ prayer tionship with Sunday, April 25th herd who goes to great lengths to search for his lost sheep and for his disciples. Jesus. Whatever Reading 1 - Faye Fitzpatrick when he finds it, carries it back on his shoulders rejoicing. Today’s Gospel reading is taken from middle of the the immediate re - Reading 2 - Jacki Cook When Jesus gave Peter the responsibility of leading his Church, Last Supper discourse. Jesus speaks about his sults, Jesus prom - Prayer of the Faithful - he again used shepherd imagery. He told Peter, “Feed my lambs. relationship to his disciples. In his metaphor of the ises us that these Pete Norum . . . Tend my sheep. . . . Feed my sheep” (:15-17). vine and the branches, Jesus is referencing the actions will bear Sunday, May 2nd Knowing about shepherds sheds light on the image of Jesus as Hebrew Scriptures. In the Hebrew Scriptures, Israel fruit when we un - Reading 1 - Shawn Carter shepherd. The shepherd uses a staff with a hook on the end to is the vineyard, and Yahweh himself tends the vine - dertake them in his Reading 2 - Mark Kirts guide the sheep and pull back the stray. Today Jesus guides his yard. One of the primary themes of John’s Gospel is name. Prayer of the Faithful - flock through bishops, who are known as pastors, the Latin for to show Jesus to be the fulfillment of God’s prom - Marg Korytkowski shepherds. Bishops carry staffs called crosiers. The shepherd ises to Israel. has a rod to fend off wild animals that might harm the flock. In this passage, Jesus teaches his disciples that his Easter Activities: Jesus saved us from evil. Please remember to bring your Rice Bowls. relationship with them will not end after his death; Jesus restores our souls. Shepherds feed their flocks. Jesus Study of the everyWednesday at he will remain with them always. This unity between feeds us with the excellent bread of the Eucharist and brings us 3:00PM if interested please see Fr. Charles Jesus and his disciples is the basis for their ability to to living waters: baptism and the Holy Spirit. continue to do the work that he began. Similarly, The image of shepherds is that they are kind, loving, patient, Jesus’ presence with us through the Gift of the Holy Church Mowing: strong, and self-sacrificing. They are a good image for Jesus. † Spirit enables us to continue the work of love and This year we will be taking donations for the The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want! † reconciliation that he began. cutting of the Church grass. If everyone is Jesus also teaches his disciples about the impor - able to donate, it will help keep the outside of the tance of the words he has taught to them. Just as Church beautiful. Our new Church sign and shrubs The sanctuary candle will be in memory of “Jonelle Kramer” Jesus will remain in the disciples, so too will his have made our outside beautiful. Any donation is words. We come to know Jesus through the Scrip - welcome. The bulletin is available on Holy Family website: HolyFamily-catholicchurch.org or on Holy Family Facebook page