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Sunday, April 1, 2018 WEEKEND MASSES

ST. JOHN’S CHURCH 6:00 p.m. — Saturday 8:00 a.m. — Sunday

RIVERSIDE RESORT AND CASINO DON’S CELEBRITY THEATRE

4:00 p.m. — Saturday Physical Address: 3055 El Mirage Way 10:00 a.m. — Sunday Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31230 12:00 noon — Sunday Laughlin, Nevada 89028.1230 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. WEEKDAY MASSES Monday through Friday ST. JOHN’S CHURCH Telephone: 702.298.0440 F a x : 702.298.0279 8:00 a. m.

E-MailAddress:[email protected] Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Website: LaughlinCatholic.com and First Saturday of the month.

REV. CHARLES B. URNICK, ADMINISTRATOR Deacon Richard Lambert - Pastoral Support - Deacon Dan McHugh

MISSION STATEMENT: To serve the needs of the growing faith community in this part of Southern Nevada, composed of residents, weekend visitors and snowbirds who pray together, work together so as to build up the body of Christ; to be witnesses likewise, to the historical legacy of the first recorded Catholic Mass in Nevada celebrated in Laughlin in 1776 by Father Francisco Garces, a Franciscan missionary.

Confessions: 15 minutes before each Mass Holy Day Masses: Please refer to St. John’s Bulletin

Rosary: Recited before each Mass First Friday and First Saturday Mass and Devotions: St. John’s at 8:00 a. m. Baptisms: Baptisms are normally celebrated on Weddings: Weddings are normally celebrated on Saturdays Saturdays at 11:00 a. m. Registered and active at 11:00 a. m. Registered and active parishioners should con- parishioners should contact the priest one tact the priest at least six months in advance to make the month in advance to make the arrangements. arrangements.

Directions to St. John the Baptist Church: From Casino Dr. go west on Bruce Woodbury Drive (across from the Edgewater Hotel). Continue approximately 3 miles to Needles Highway, turn left. At El Mirage Way (the first traffic light), turn right. Drive approximately 2 blocks, St. John’s is on the corner of El Mirage Way and Banyon Drive.

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SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

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ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ...... STEVE FORTIER 702.298.5288 FATHER CHARLIE’S PAGE 7! EM COORDINATOR ...... BERNIE THOMPSON 928.404.2316 GIFT SHOP COORDINATOR ...... MAUREEN MULLIN 702.298.1048 LaughlinCatholic.com GUILD COORDINATOR ...... TRISH NEVIUS 702-420-6242 HIV/AIDS OUTREACH ...... REV. O’BRIEN 702.564.4224 Gift Shop Items DIR. OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ...... HOPE CASTILLO 702-726-7014 TROOP OUTREACH COORDINATOR ...... Divine Mercy Sunday KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GRAND KNIGHT …….JOE MORANI 928.278.2031 Happy Easter LECTORS/COMMENTATORS………… ...... DIRECTOR OF MUSIC ...... LUANN KRUZ 928.754.2650 PRAYER CHAIN ...... YVONNE FATHERREE 702.298.0690 ______SUPPORT GROUP ...... HOPE CASTILLO 702.726.7014 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SECRETARY/SAFE ENVIRONMNT COORD WAUNITA MARO 702.298.0440 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION Chrism Mass: Guardian Angel Cathedral

OF THE LORD Read Page 5!

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5:00 PM BIBLE STUDY MEETING TODAY’S READINGS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4TH First Reading - Peter is an eyewitness: The Lord is Leader: Dan Hnatowich 206-795-1554

risen (Acts 10:34a, 37-43). ______

Psalm - This is the day the Lord has made; let us re- “JOURNEY THROUGH SCRIPTURE” joice and be glad (Psalm 118). Wednesdays: 8:00 - 9:15AM

Second Reading - All who are baptized, set your Would you like to grow more deeply in your hearts in heaven (Colossians 3:1-4). faith? Do you have the desire to learn more

Gospel – Three witnesses, Mary, Peter and John, about scripture? Would you like to meet other each responds to the empty tomb (John 20:1-9). members of our parish family? Come and read the Sunday Scriptures and dis- PROCLAIM THE RISEN CHRIST cuss how we can apply them to our daily lives.

On Easter morning everything—the spring weather, Our text, “At Home With the Word”, has the flowers, birds and butterflies, the people around helpful insights that encourage a practical re- us in their finery, the beautiful liturgy and music— sponse. Everyone is invited!

everything seems to bear witness that Christ is ______risen today! ST. JOHN’S GUILD Read Page 4 Like the eyewitness accounts in today’s scriptures, ______the glorious and joyful life all around us helps us to Prayer Shawl Group/Broken Rosaries believe the good news of the Resurrection and sing Read Page 4! “Alleluia!” In the scriptures today we hear from Pe- ______ter and Paul and John. All three speak with conviction RIVER OF LIFE PRAYER GROUP MEETING about witnessing the resurrected Christ. John’s Gos- FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH pel account includes Mary of Magdala, who also was Read Page 4 privileged to witness the Resurrection and tell others ______the good news. On this glorious Easter Sunday can we MILITARY COLUMN

ourselves give eyewitness accounts that Jesus Christ Thank You, One and All!!! is risen today, alive and active in our lives? Read Page 6!

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March 31, 2018 PRAY FOR THE HEALTH OF through SICK RELATIVES AND FRIENDS April 8, 2018 Robert Allen - Ricardo Aguayo - Andy Anderson - Jason Saturday 12 Noon Blessing of Easter Food Baughman - Charlene Bearden - Olga Benavides - George March 31 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Novena Brakel - Don Coyle - Kash Commers - Donna Del Nero - Mi- 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass chael Doherty - Angie Elena - Polly Gabaldon - Hem- melspack Jr. - Naileah Handlin - Ted Hardy - Rick Harkey - Sunday 8:00 a.m. †James Beardsley Trista Hays - Richard Helge - Iannantuoni - Tony April 1 10:00 a.m. Lena Boisseau Kapaldo - Bobby and Carol Keller - Kristi Konieczka - Dick 12 Noon Living & Deceased Members Kosters - Thomas Koral - Koswenda Family - Sean Lenhart - of the John Lis and Joseph Dottie Lewis - Jeanette Martin - & Natalie Martiney Schwartz Family - Ernesto Mendosa - Jeff Moniz - Alfega Martin - Joe Nava Monday 8:00 a.m. Father Joseph Lombardo - Pat Moulzolf - Alicia Pelayo - Sam and Amalia Quesada - April 2 Tom Rojo - Larry H. Rose - Cindy Rouquie - Yolanda Sandoval Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Crystal Lawrenz - Gary Saxe - Mike and Rebecca Schliskey - Marie Southard April 3 - Barbara Survillas - Jeffrey Survillas - George and Amy

Friday 8:00 a.m. Multiple Intentions Taboada - Bob Terrian - Dwayne Thiel - Kay Thompson - April 6 Doleshall Family Zack Trimmen - Darren Weeda - Jeff Whitehead - Charles †Katherine Dal Pra Williams - Karen Wischnack

Theo Ferris Names remain on our list 2 months and then are removed. (Happy Birthday) Call the office 702-298-0440 when the health of you or Jim Halas your loved one has improved or if a name needs to be re- (Skokie Police Department) moved.

Jana Munos For many years, on page 3 of our bulletin, we have listed the Dolores Sanchez & Mary names of relatives and friends for whom prayers have been Nicasio Olalde requested. While we try to keep that list updated, some of †Steve Schaffert the names have remained there for years and occasionally we Saturday 8:00 a.m. Alex Wizeman learn that one or several have died years ago. The list is April 7 4:00 p.m. †Bob Hodapp really designed for those in immediate and serious need of 6:00 p.m. All Parishioners of St. John the prayers of our parishioners and visitors.

the Baptist Also, in view of the current privacy laws in our nation, indi- Sunday 8:00 a.m. Paula and Michael Ponzi viduals may not wish to have their names published at all. We April 8 10:00 a.m. Robert & Maureen Mooney have tried to be careful about this and respect their privacy. (63rd Anniversary) We must continue to do so. † 12 Noon Charles Speir In an effort to accomplish the goals of keeping the list cur- rent, immediate, and within the privacy laws, a completely READINGS FOR THE WEEK new list will be begun on the first weekend of July 2018. No Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; names will be carried over from the current list. Only April 2 Mt 28:8-15 members of a person’s immediate family (parent, child, sib- Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; ling, grandparent) or the person himself/herself may add a April 3 Jn 20:11-18 name to the list by submitting the name in writing and sign- Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 ing that you have permission to add the name. Names will April 4 remain on the list for 2 months and will then be removed Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 automatically. If you wish to renew a name on the list for April 5 another two months, you will need to notify the church of- Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 fice one week before the name expires. We appreciate your April 6 cooperation. Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21;

April 7 Mk 16:9-15

Sunday: Acts 4:32-25; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; ST. JOHN’S PRAYER CHAIN April 8 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 If you want a particular petition prayed for, please call Yvonne Fatherree at 702.298.0690.

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ST. JOHN’S GUILD 1:00 p.m. St. John’s Church Every First Thursday of the Month (September through May)

For information regarding the Guild, please call Trish Nevius 702-420-6242 or Ethel Neuens at 928-763-6167. New members are always wel-

come—please join us. We are involved in many Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to charitable works for our parish, as well as in our all practicing Catholic gentlemen 18 years or community. ______older. For information, please call Grand Knight Joe Morani @ 928-278-2031 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST or visit www.facebook.com/kofc12690. PRAYER SHAWL/CHARITY YARN GROUP

The group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 10AM at the American Legion Post 60 in Laughlin except for December. We cro- chet/knit prayer shawls, hats, gloves, scarves as MONTHLY DEVOTIONS well as afghans and chemo hats for the Colorado SACRED HEART OF JESUS Food/Clothing Bank, Bullhead City Domestic Vio- Every First Friday of the Month lence Shelter, various Veteran’s and cancer or- After the 8:00 a.m. Mass ganizations.. Open to anyone in the community who knits/crochets or would like to learn. Yarn is the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, donations are always appreciated. Holy Hour, and Benediction, followed by Call Kathleen at 702-357-9372 for more informa- Hourly Adoration: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.; tion. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.; 11:00 - 12:00 noon; ______

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Sign up for an hour in the BROKEN ROSARIES vestibule of church. How beautiful it would If you need your rosary fixed, it can be dropped be to have several people keeping watch off at the church office or call Kathleen White- with The Lord. head at 702-357-9372. Please put the rosary in an envelope with your name and number in case of questions or to call when the rosary has been re- paired. There is no charge to repair your rosary. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY ______Every First Saturday of the Month RIVER OF LIFE PRAYER GROUP After the 8:00am Mass The River of Life Prayer Group will be meeting Devotional prayers to Friday, April 13th at 4:30 PM Nevada Time the Blessed Mary at the church. This is a renewal based group. following the 8:00 am Please see Sheila for more information or come Mass. to the prayer group meeting.

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BASIC CATHOLIC PRAYERS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION UPDATE! OUR FATHER FAITH FORMATION CATECHIST

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hal- Are you interested in sharing our Catholic faith, and lowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom enjoy working with children? Then why not consider volunteering your time as a catechist for First Com- come, Thy will be done on earth as it munion. is in Heaven. Give us this day our Volunteer forms are available in the Pamphlet Rack in daily bread, and forgive us our tres- the vestibule of the church. Fill form out and turn in passes as we forgive those who tres- at the office. bless you! pass against us; and lead us not into Hope Castillo, DRE temptation, but deliver us from evil. ______Amen. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS HAIL MARY Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is Each year St. John the Baptist offers the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. RCIA functions as a with thee. Blessed are thou among twofold program. Firstly, for Catechumens who are women and blessed is the fruit of persons that are not baptized, and are seeking initia- tion into the Catholic Church. Secondly, are the Can- thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother didates who have received baptism and wish to com- of God, pray for us sinners now and plete their Sacraments of Holy Communion and/or at the hour of our death Amen. Confirmation. The catechetical process is completed at the Easter Vigil, where we welcome our new broth- ACT OF CONTRITION ers and sisters into the fullness of the Body of O my God, I am heartily sorry for Christ. ______having offended Thee, and I detest TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION all my sins because I dread the loss The Paschal Mystery is the key to our Christian faith: of heaven, and the pains of hell; but the dying and rising of Jesus that is the pattern of our life. In their first steps on the road of faith, the most of all because they offend catechumens feel the cross of glory traced over Thee, my God, who are all good and their eyes, on their lips, across their shoulders, on their ears, over their heart, and on their feet. The deserving of all my love. I firmly re- mystery is that even death gives way to life for those solve with the help of Thy grace, to who are held in the embrace of Jesus. Today, many confess my sins, to do penance, and new Christians arise from the waters of the font. Yet the font is not the destination of their journey. to amend my life. Amen. The goal is Pentecost, fifty days from now, and a life- GLORY BE TO THE FATHER time of praise to the Father, in Christ, in the em- brace of the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the world. Glory be to the Father, and to the “Neophyte,” our ancient word for newly-baptized peo- Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was ple, means “newly-planted” in Greek. If someone in in the beginning is now, and ever shall your parish has just been baptized, welcome them today. The smiles on their faces and the light in the be, world without end. Amen. eyes is a foretaste of heaven.

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March 25th and April 1st collections will be published in the April 8th bulletin.

March 18, 2018 Collection

Stewardship (226) ...... $3953.00 Loose ...... $4526.00 Catholic Stewardship Appeal ...... $1895.20 Gift Shop ...... $554.00 Poor Box ...... $109.00 Votive Lights ...... $35.74 THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL!!! US Troops ...... $40.00 Because of your generosity in making the Christ- TOTAL ...... $11,112.94 mas Stockings and providing items to include in Attendance: 1559 them, and money for postage, and the help of ______

more than 50 volunteers for packing and shipping, REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD we were able to send out about 4000 handmade Christmas Stockings to our troops and veterans. The conviction and enthusiasm of eyewitness accounts Some went to deployed Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, give them a certain ring of truth. Yet the more eye- Marines, and Coast Guardsmen all over the world, witnesses there are the more variance there may be in some went to Veterans Hospitals in Wisconsin and the details reported. Different witnesses may have Nevada, some went to USO’s at Dover AFB and seen different things—or seen things differently—but McCarran Airport, some went to local Air Force they usually agree on the fundamental truth about what bases—Nellis AFB and Creech AFB. happened. It is never too early to start gathering items The Easter scriptures record the eyewitness accounts for the stockings in your homes, or giving mone- of , John, and Peter. Their credibility tary donations to our Troop Outreach Program to rests not on the precise details, but on the conviction pay the postage costs. Donations may be made and enthusiasm of the eyewitnesses. It is their belief online or by placing your cash or check in an enve- in the Resurrection that convinces others to believe. lope and marking the envelope for the TROOP

OUTREACH PROGRAM. Like these scriptural eyewitnesses, today’s believers ************************************************ are also “witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead” (Acts 2018 Second Collection Schedule 10:41). We are called to “testify that he is the one ap- pointed by God” (10:42) by giving eyewitness accounts March 31 and April 1 ...... Building Fund of how the Spirit of the risen Christ is alive today. Our April 7 and 8 ...... Catholic Stewardship Appeal accounts may not agree in every detail, but the core April 14 and 15 ...... Building Fund April 21 and 22 ...... Catholic Stewardship Appeal truth will be the same, that Jesus Christ is risen in- April 28 and 29 ...... Catholic Home/Black/Indian Missions deed!

THE RETURN OF EASTER The return of Easter should be to the Christian life the call of a trumpet. It is the news of a great victory. It is the solution of a great perplexity. It is the assur- ance of a great triumph.

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“See You In Church” HAPPY EASTER May God bless you! Alleluia! LaughlinCatholic.com Please enjoy these thoughts We have a website and it is constantly from some of the great developing. Please take a look at Laugh- “Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and linCatholic.com this week. On the web- they are restless until they rest in You.” (St. site, you will find information about our Augustine) parish, our parish staff, our history, and so much more. Our parish bulletin can be “Pray, hope, and don’t worry.” (Padre Pio) read on the website as well as some of “”Pray as though everything depended on God. Father Charlie’s sermons. We are con- Work as though everything depended on stantly adding to the photos and the con- you.” (St. Augustine) tent on the site. Online Giving is also available on the website. Check it out. “”God gives each one of us sufficient grace * * * * * * * ever to know His holy will, and to do it CHECK OUT OUR GIFT SHOP fully.” (St. Ignatius of Loyola)

ITEMS NEXT WEEKEND “Joy is a net of love by which we catch Both at the church at at the Riverside, souls.” () our St. John’s Gift Shop makes many re- ligious items available - Rosaries, “He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, Crosses, Crucifixes, Holy Water Fonts, and peace amid worry and a multitude of af- Medals, Scapulars, Prayer Books, etc. fairs, is almost perfect.” (St. Francis de The St. John’s Gift Shop also has our lo- Sales) cal Laughlin souvenirs - Magnets, Church Casino Chips, Father Charlie’s Books, the “It is better to say one Our Father fervently and devoutly than a thousand with no devotion St. John’s Guild Cookbook, etc. and full of distraction.” (St. Edmund) * * * * * * * DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY “Charity brings to life again those who are SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 spiritually dead.” (St. ) Next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday, and throughout this week, we will be praying the “I know well that the greater and more Divine Mercy Novena EVERY DAY at 3:00 PM beautiful the work is, the more terrible will at the Church. On Divine Mercy Sunday, be the storms that rage against it.” (St. Deacon Richard will lead the formal prayers Faustina) invoking God’s mercy at the Divine Mercy Service at 3:00 PM at the Church. This is “I wouldn’t like to have lived without ever not a Mass, but it is something beautiful we having disturbed anyone.” (Catherine Doherty) could do in addition to attending Mass on that weekend. ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!

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