St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church Year of Mercy Second Sunday of Ordinary Time -- January 17, 2016 ORDAINED MINISTERS PARISH MISSION CHURCH STAFF Fr. Jerry Ragan, Pastor St. Mary on the Hill Parish, a Catholic Administrative Assistant Fr. Gonzalo Meza, Parochial Vicar community, is committed to caring for God’s Martha Kearns Fr. Lou Lindsey, Senior Parochial Vicar people through stewardship. We are bound martha.kearns@knology.net Fr. Michael Hull together by the Eucharist, directed by the Fr. David Arnoldt Gospel teachings and the teachings of the Church, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, and Music & Worship Deacon Ken Maleck are committed to sharing in the ministry of Alvin Blount Deacon Donald McArdle Jesus Christ. As stewards, we will proclaim the [email protected] Deacon Al Sullivan Gospel, promote peace and justice, and use our Deacon Tony Wagner time, talents, and treasure Stewardship to advance God’s Kingdom. Deacon Al Sullivan Masses [email protected] Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm CCD Sunday 7:45 am, 10:30 am, 12:15 pm, 5:30 pm Barbara Kareis & Joan Purucker Weekdays Monday through Friday 7:00 am (706) 733-9908 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:15 am [email protected] Wednesday Miraculous Medal Novena & Evening Mass 5:15 pm Mothers’ Day Out & Nursery Saturday Morning Mass & Gina Craw Anointing of the Sick 9:15 am (706) 262-2659 [email protected] Reconciliation Saturdays 3:45 – 4:45 pm Senior Center Patty Lezotte Rosary (706) 262- 0340 Monday 5:00 pm and Saturday 4:30 pm [email protected]
Sacred Heart Perpetual Youth Ministry Adoration Chapel Michael & Missy Lammers 1210 Monte Sano Avenue Joanna Watwood Available to all parishioners to spend time in the [email protected] presence of the Blessed Sacrament and is open 24 hours per day 7 days per week. Secretaries Mary Bowles Baptisms Karen Brooks Baptisms are celebrated once a month (except during Lent). Preparation classes are held prior to the Finance Baptism weekends. Please call the office to register Dori Thorstad [email protected] Weddings Arrangements should be made at least Facilities four months in advance. Jimmy Carrick [email protected] Nursery Available at the 10:30 am and 12:15 pm Sunday SCHOOLS Masses for ages 6 months to Pre-K4. A pre-school St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School religious program is offered during the 10:30 am www.stmaryssaints.org Mass for 3 and 4 year olds. Joseph McBride, Principal (706) 733-6193 Emergencies PARISH MEMBERSHIP [email protected] Call the Office (706) 733-6627 Welcome new members! After Hours (706) 833-4355 Please stop by the church office Aquinas High School or call to register. www.aquinashigh.org Trinity Hospital Chapel Mass Active parishioner status is determined by Maureen Lewis, Principal Thursday 12:00 noon the following: You are registered with the (706) 736-5516 parish; You attend Sunday Mass and Holy [email protected] Ministerio Catolico Hispano Days regularly, You use parish envelopes Misa en Español: Domingo 2:00 pm, Iglesia de Saint weekly to indicate your mass attendance, Deadline for bulletin is Teresa of Avila, 4921 Columbia Road, Grovetown, GA You have a Stewardship Commitment Monday at noon. Send information by email Domingo 4:00 pm, Iglesia de Saint Joseph, Card on file every year; and You honor [email protected], fax or phone 2607 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA your pledges of time, talent, and treasure. 1420 Monte Sano Avenue, Augusta, GA 30904 • Email: [email protected] • Web: www.stmaryonthehill.org Parish Office: (706) 733-6627 • Fax (706) 733-4887 • Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:45 AM – 5:30 PM, Friday 8:45 AM – 2:00 PM Weekly Schedule: January 17, 2016 Sunday, January 17 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 62:1-5; Ps 96; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11 CCD 9:00 am CAF Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University 7:45 am (Fr. Lou Lindsey) †Dennis Kowalczyk Children’s Liturgy during 10:30 Mass PH 3:00 pm SC 10:30 am (Fr. Meza) Mass for the People Baptisms celebrated during 12:15 Mass C Youth Choir Practice 4:00 pm C Welcoming Reception after 12:15 Mass N Men’s Basketball 5:30 - 7:00 pm G 12:15 pm (Fr. Jerry Ragan) †Pat Gambill Bussey Church League Basketball Practice High School Youth Night 5:30 pm Fr. David Arnoldt) †Edward Lozick 12:30 - 5:30 pm G 6:30 - 8:00 pm AH Saints Overseas 3:00 pm SC Most Rev. Bishop J. Kevin Boland, DD / Deacon Brian O’Shaughnessy, Theology IV* Monday, January 18 1 Sm 15:16-23; Mk 2:18-22 Parish Office Closed NO Walking Aerobics 7:00 am †John H. Mosner, Jr. SMCS Closed NO Rosary & Miraculous Medal Novena 9:15 am †Alfred Battey, Jr. MDO Closed Pastoral Council Meeting 5:30 pm PH Senior Center Closed RCIA 7:00 pm PH Rev. Ronald Pachence & Rev. Mariusz Fuks / Deacon John Wright, Theology IV* Tuesday, January 19 1 Sm 16:1-13; Mk 2:23-28 7:00 am †John Hoagland MDO 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SA First Reconciliation 7:00 pm C 9:15 am †Richard Chamberlain Senior Mass & Luncheon 10:30 am PH Centering Prayer 7:00 pm SC Rev. Msgr John Cuddy & Rev. Francois Pellissier, GHM / Drew Larkin, Theology III* Wednesday, January 20 Memorial of Saint Fabian, Pope & Martyr; Memorial of Saint Sebastian, Martyr 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Mk 3:1-6 (Memorial - Fabian: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Jn 21:15-17 or Sebastian: 1 Pt 3:14-17; Mt 10:28-33) 7:00 am †BG (Ret) Loyd P. Rhiddlehoover MDO 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SA Financial Peace University 3:00 pm SC Senior Center Open 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Second Wednesday, Where Psychology 5:15 pm †Tommy Werrick Walking Aerobics 9:00 am PH Meets Christ 6:45 pm CL Bridge 10:00 am SC Parish Choir Rehearsal 7:30 pm PH Light Weigh 7:00 pm FCH Rev. Vernon Knight & Rev. Richard Minch / Chris Hassel, Pastoral Year* Thursday, January 21 Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin & Martyr 1 Sm 18:6-9, 19:1-7; Mk 3:7-12 (Memorial: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 13:44-46) 7:00 am †Edward Kron Senior Center Open Bingo 10:30 am SC Spirit & Truth 7:30 pm AH 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SMCS Basketball Game 4:00 pm G Youth Holy Hour 9:15 am †Jean Sieron MDO 9:00 am - 2:30 pm SA Scout Leaders Meeting 6:30 pm CAF 9:00 - 10:00 pm AC Bridge 10:00 am SC Prayer Group 7:30 pm FCH Very Rev. Jacek Szuster, VF & Rev. Keith O’Neill, OFM Cv / Theodore Agba, Theology II* Friday, January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 1 Sm 24:3-21; Mk 3:13-19 (Day of Prayer: Is 32:15-18; Mt 5:1-12a) Walking Aerobics 9:00 am PH 7:00 am †All Souls in Purgatory & Deceased Friends of the Suffering Historic Trolley Tour 1:00 pm 9:15 am †Brandi Bowers Ray Daddy/Daughter Dance 6:30 pm PH Rev. Msgr. Christopher Schreck, SSL, STD, PhD & Rev. Michael Roverse / Solomon Kaanan, Theology II* Saturday, January 23 Memorial of St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr; Memorial of St. Marianne Cope, Virgin; Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Mk 3:20-21 (Memorial - Vincent: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Mt 10:17-22 or Marianne: Tb 12:6-14a; Mt 25:31-46) 9:15 am Church League Basketball Games Reconciliation 3:45 - 4:45 pm †Michael J. Lazio 8:00 am - 3:00 pm G 12th Annual Ray Meneghello “Ciao, 5:00 pm (Fr. Gonzalo Meza) †Dave Baney - 9th Anniversary Ladies Tea 10:00 am SC Bella!” Dance 6:30 pm PH Rev. Godfred Boachie-Yiadom & Rev. Stephen Gergel / Peter Lanshima, Theology II* Sunday, January 24 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19; 1 Cor 12:12-30;Lk 1:1-4, 4:14-21 7:45 am (Fr. Jerry Ragan) †Joseph L. Sheehan, Sr. CCD 9:00 am CAF Youth Choir Practice 4:00 pm C 10:30 am (Fr. Fredy Angel) †Dean Arrington Church League Basketball Practice Men’s Basketball 5:30 - 7:00 pm G 12:30 - 5:30 pm G NO High School Youth Night 12:15 pm (Fr. Lou Lindsey) †Mildred Zeller Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University NO Middle School Youth Night 5:30 pm Fr. David Arnoldt) Mass for the People 3:00 pm SC Rev. Daniel O’Connell & Rev. Paulinus Okpala / Patrick May, Theology II* A = SJC Atrium BR= Bride Room MC = SMCS Media Center SA = St. Anne’s Hall UR= SJC Upper Room AC= Adoration Chapel C = Church N = Nursery SC= Senior Center *= Please pray daily for our AH=Annunciation House CAF=SMCS Cafeteria NX= Narthex SH = Scout Hut Priests & Seminarians. MR1=Meeting Room 1 CL= SMCS Computer Lab O = Office SJC = St. Joseph Center †=Deceased MR2=Meeting Room 2 FCH = Fr. Charlie’s House PH= Parish Hall SJDC = St. Joseph Day Chapel ♥=Living YC=Youth Center (1st Floor) G = School Gym R = Rectory SMCS = St. Marys Catholic School St. Mary on the Hill January 17, 2016
Each month during the Year of Mercy our the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops will offer brief reflections on mercy and concrete suggestions of how we can live out the mercy that God offers us all. These are perfect for busy days since they help us to slow down for just a few minutes and think about the gifts God has blessed us with and how we can share them.
Bishops’ January Reflection on Mercy When we think about pilgrimages, we probably think about medieval people walking great distances to awe-inspiring churches. Yet, Pope Francis describes what is at the heart of pilgrimage and encourages us to each make one during this Jubilee of Mercy. He writes that “life itself is a pilgrimage, and the human being is a viator (it means traveler), a pilgrim traveling along the road, making his way to the desired destination” (MV, no. 14). Pope Francis encourages each of us to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Door in our diocese some time during this Jubilee of Mercy. Being committed to the journey of pilgrimage helps us focus our attention on our spiritual journey and walk closer with God. Similarly, our daily journey to live out the mercy of God “is also a goal to reach and requires dedication and sacrifice” (MV, no. 14).
• Each day, give yourself one small goal of mercy, compassion, and love to journey toward—for example, being kind to a difficult coworker—so that, by those actions, you are able to walk closer to God on the pilgrimage of Christian life.
With your spouse, family, friends, or faith community, plan to join a pilgrimage to the Holy Door at the Cathedral in Savannah on February 20th or Fr. Jerry’s cruise/pilgrimage to the Holy Door in Quebec City beginning on August 20th. These are just two good possibilities. Some are traveling to the Holy Land or Rome or a Marian Shrine. It would be a wonderful project in the dead of winter to make plans for a pilgrimage later this year.
Father Tim McKeown, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Brunswick and Nativity of Our Lady Church in Darien, has been appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Missionaries of Mercy for this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Fr. Tim will conduct our Diocesan Pilgrimage at the Cathedral on Saturday, February 20th. There will be at least a couple of buses going from Augusta to Savannah on that day and you can call the Church Office, 706-733-6627, to reserve a spot. Or drive by yourself and make a weekend of it with your family.
The cruise starts in Boston on August 20th and it is on the Holland American line. I am both surprised and delighted that about a dozen folks have signed up to join me. If you are interested, feel free to contact Holland American or a travel agent and shop around for the best deal.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is January 18-25. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has a history of over 100 years, in which Christians around the world have taken part in an octave of prayer for visible Christian unity. For the last few years we have joined with the good people of Mann Memorial UMC in an Ecumenical Prayer Service. This year it will be held at their Church, 2705 Milledgeville Rd Augusta, GA 30904 on Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm with Father Lou Lindsey leading our delegation. Please try to attend so that we can have a good showing.
Fr. Fredy Angel will be preaching at the vigil Mass next Saturday and the morning Masses next Sunday. He is a dynamic Colombian-born missionary priest who has transformed a previously dispersed and struggling Catholic community in rural southern Georgia into a vibrant and growing parish of African American, Caucasian, Latino and Asian American Catholics. These different groups have come together into one family, one “body of Christ” and are setting an example for the larger community. To accommodate and further spur its growth, the recently renamed St. Anthony of Padua Parish, under Father Angel’s leadership, has embarked on the ambitious construction of a large new church outside Ray City, Georgia.
We did not have a Mission Co-op Collection this past fall because we wanted to support the construction of this new missionary Church in our Diocese. Fr. Fredy has finally freed his busy schedule to make this appeal and envelopes will be available next weekend to support his good work. In recognition of his tireless and faith-filled leadership and exemplary missionary discipleship and for bringing the “light of Christ” to the people he serves, Father Angel is the recipient of Catholic Extension’s 2015-2016 Lumen Christi Award.
On the Way Home: Jesus didn’t consider a wedding celebration to be “beneath him.” He was there, fully present. What is our attitude toward family celebrations—birthdays, weddings, baptisms, or funerals? How can we be more present to these happy or sad times together? Please keep in your prayers this weekend the couples who participated in the Marriage Prep Workshop. Pray that they will understand the importance of their love to the Church. PRAYER REQUESTS January 17, 2016 Rest In Peace Please remember in your prayers those who have died recently: Benny Price, husband of Katherine Price; Francena Sargent, mother of Paige Parel; Bishop Raymond Lessard. Our prayers are with these families during this difficult time. Pray for the Sick of Our Parish Kim Agee Marianna Daskal Jennifer Jackson Jason Mulherin Ron Schwanenberger Vicky Barnett Scott Davis Sheri James Pop Newman Martha Scott Patricia Beckwith Greg Dross Cambri Jewell Tim O’Shea MaeAnnie Screven Lillian Bennett Margaret Dunstan Lisa Johnson Tony Price Julia K. Smith Bill Berry Diane Dymeck Steve Kowalczyk Sallie Rankin Brandy Stephens Michael Boos Tom Edry Ed Kulik Paul Reese Joyce Stigall Lois Brooks Wayne Enroughty Laurie Landrum Ashton Rinker John Strelec Frances Brown Dwain Green Audrey Lavin Aileen Robinson Maura Stoehr Retta Burke Hugh Greene Tony Maniquis Wanda Roper Virginia Weigle Clifford Carey Dr. William Hammonds Marie McBurney Pam Rosema Joe Ward Cameron Clark Charles Hinnant Ann McDaniel Mary Rolwing John Ward Joyce Coleman Anne Hoffman Eva Marie Mobley Joan Schenkel Vickie Walters Diane Cone John Hoverkamp Kathy Mosner Shirley Schwanenberger Please remember to call the church office if you or a family member can be removed from this prayer list. If you have a loved one in need of prayers, please call the Parish Office (706-733-6627). Names of the sick will be listed for two weeks unless we are informed otherwise. Pray for the Military SGT Gary Harris - Afghanistan ENS Kyle A. Iasiello – USS Farragut MAJ I. Michael McLaughlin - Kuwait SSgt Brandon Terrette - Honduras Please remember in your prayers our parish family and friends, and those involved in the war on terrorism. Pray for Expectant Mothers McKenzie Dicks Carter Leslie Gumas Ryan Armstrong Rhodes Stephanie Mae Easley Carol Harrison Michelle Rose Jessica Futrelle Karmen Lowery Please pray for our expectant mothers and their babies. If you are a member of St. Mary’s and expecting a baby, please call the Parish Office to add your name to the Elizabeth Ministry list. Intercessory Prayer Team at St. Mary on the Hill is ready and willing to pray for the needs of our fellow parishioners. If you or someone you love has a prayer request, please call or send an email. This powerful team of more than 65 members can lift you and your needs in prayer. Contact Mary-Garner Merz 706-736-0998 or e-mail [email protected]. STEWARDSHIP Parish Stewardship of Treasure Mission Co-op Mission Co-op is for South Georgia Missions. Fr. Fredy Angel January 10, 2016 FY16 Year to Date FY15 Year to Date will be at Masses next weekend to request your support to Offertory $ 76,543 $ 2,198,766 $ 2,097,411 help build a new church in Ray City, GA. Please donate by Children’s $ 57 $ 2,389 $ 2,541 using the envelopes provided in the pews or Narthex for this Stock/Other $ 645 $ 108,970 $ 140,141 collection. Checks should be made out to St. Mary on the Hill Total $ 77,245 $ 2,310,125 $ 2,240,093 with Mission Co-op in the memo. Thank you. Budget $ 78,845 $ 2,207,660 $ 2,207,660 Surplus (Deficit) $ (1,600) $ 102,465 $ 32,433 Bequest $ - $ 277,047 $ 1,200 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Memorials/Donations $ - $ 3,598 $ 1,780 Southern Cross $ - $ 5,544 $ 5,839 As of the last report we Special Collections $ 125 $ 56,500 $ 71,120 received (12/30/15), 605 of 823 (17 thru the website) of 2465 families and 62 children gave the week of December 27, 2015. our parishioners have given 703 (17 thru the website) of 2463 families and 60 children gave the week of December 20, 2015. $233,109 to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal which is 96% Don’t Forget to Turn in Your Commitment Card of our target of $242,807. If you haven’t returned your Commitment Card, you still can mail it to the Parish Thank you to those who have made their BAA pledge. Office or turn it in the weekend collection basket. Returning your card is an important If you are not able to make a pledge, please consider a part of being an active member of St. Mary on the Hill. Please take this opportunity one-time gift. “Give with a Joyful Heart” Each one of to express your support for our parish with your time, talent, and treasure! us is Christ to all we meet. WORSHIP January 17, 2016 • Children’s Liturgy Perpetual Adoration - Adorers Needed! This Sunday, January 17, we will celebrate the Children’s 11:55 pm - 1:00 am Sunday, Monday, Saturday Liturgy of the Word during the 10:30 am Mass. This is for 1:00 - 2:00 am Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 2:00 - 3:00 am Sunday, Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday children in kindergarten, first or second grades who have not 3:00 - 4:00 am MONDAY, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday celebrated their First Communion. The children will begin the 4:00 - 5:00 am Sunday, Saturday 10:30 am Mass with their parents and then will be dismissed and 5:00 - 6:00 am Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday taken to the Parish Hall for their own age appropriate Liturgy of 6:00 - 7:00 am Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday the Word. They will rejoin their parents in the Church for the 7:00 - 8:00 am Thursdays 9:00 - 10:00 am Tuesday, Saturday Liturgy of the Eucharist. If you are interested in helping with 11:00 - 12:00 noon Sunday, Monday,Thursday, Friday this ministry please contact Tiffany Salmons at 762-218-5904 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, SATURDAY or [email protected]. 1:00 - 2:00 pm Saturday 2:00 - 3:00 pm Friday,Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Homebound Visitation 5:00 - 6:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday If there are parishioners who are homebound, in a nursing 6:00 - 7:00 pm Sunday, Tuesday 7:00 - 8:00 pm Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday facility, or in the hospital and who wish pastoral visits and 8:00 - 9:00 pm Sunday, Monday, Friday Holy Communion, please have a family member contact 9:00 - 10:00 pm Sunday, Friday the Parish Office by calling (706) 733-6627. We rely on 10:00 - 11:00 pm Thursday, Saturday family members to notify us if there are patients to be 11:00 pm - midnight *Sunday, Saturday visited. Please keep the office informed. BIG NEED FOR A PARTNER: * WE HAVE NO ONE TO COVER: 3:00 - 4:00 am Monday 11:00 pm - Midnight Sunday Noon - 1:00 pm Saturday Volunteers Needed!! You can participate in the Mass in a special way. Perpetual Adoration needs a strong boost in adorers. Please prayerfully consider adding an hour of adoration to your week. Please volunteer to carry the offertory gifts at any Mass. Call Paul or Mary Ellen Zielinski 706-228-5115 to sign on and Just check in with the ushers before Mass. begin enjoying a life filled with more blessings and peace. God truly does give back abundantly to those who spend time with Him. FAITH FORMATION Second Wednesday: Baptisms Baptism Preparation Classes typically are scheduled for the first Sunday of the month. The next Baptism Preparation Where Psychology Class is Sunday, February 7 at 1:30 pm in the Parish Hall. Please call the Meets Christ office to register for classes, 706-733-6627. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016 Baptisms normally will be held the third weekend of the month at the 5:00 pm and 12:15 pm Masses. Please call the office to register. 6:45 pm in St Mary’s School Computer Lab TOPIC: Year of Mercy: Forgiveness as the Cornerstone PRESENTER: John C. McCormack, Ph.D. Both Jesus and contemporary psychology herald the power of forgiveness for both our salvation and our day-to-day peace of mind. Holding a grudge is deadly: psychologically, spiritually, and sometimes bodily. Folk wisdom says crisply: “My anger is eating me up.” Pope Francis writes “pray every Christian will have a humble and compassionate heart…to forgive and to give.” Let us meet at the intersection of science and faith. We can learn from each other. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” Matthew 18:20.
COMMUNITY January 17, 2016 enior enter S C Welcome Reception CLOSED MONDAY….MLK Birthday Join us after the 12:15 pm Mass $$$ BINGO $$$ in the Narthex Thursday January 21 10:30 am Play 2 cards simultaneously for $.25/ea. to welcome Fr. Gonzalo Meza. The payout is $4 - $5 per game. Today, Sunday, Janaury 17, 2016 REMINDER: Trolley Tour Friday January 22 1:00 pm SIGN UP: Corks & Canvas “Master’s ‘Golf ‘ Tee” Daddy/ Daughter Dance Thursday February 11 1:00 - 4:00 pm Step by step instructions. St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church It’s EASY….it’s fun!! Daddy Daughter Dance You take your painting home that day. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Hors D’oeuvres & wine will be served. K-8th Grade Daughters and their Dads
2 Part Series St. Mary’s Parish Hall SIGN UP: “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” Tickets $15 per Daddy and Daughter & LUNCH and $5 per additional Daughter Monday February 22 11:00 am Sign Up: ELDER LAW Attorney-Legal & Tickets on sale now in the Church Office. Financial & LUNCH Barry Koenig will be taking pictures. Monday March 14 11:00 am 1- 5X7 & 4 wallets for $15 Both Sponsored by: Alzheimer’s Assoc. Payment is due at sitting. SENIOR MASS & LUNCHEON Cash or credit cards accepted. Tuesday January 19 10:30 am Contact: Allison Greene 706-414-8444 or [email protected] for more information. SIGN UP: Tuesday Music Live January 26 12:00 Noon I must collect BEFORE January 20. 12th Annual Ciao, Bella! Dance It’s not too late to make your reservations for the fabulous SIGN UP: Tuesday Music Live th FEBRUARY 9 12:00 Noon 12 Annual Ray Meneghello “Ciao, Bella!” Dance sponsored I must collect BEFORE February 3. by Knights of Columbus Council 677 on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the St. Mary on the Hill Parish Hall. It’s a great SIGN UP: 7th Annual Auction & LUNCH evening for all, with a catered dinner, dancing to live music Thursday March 10 10:00 am by Soundtrack, and conversation with old friends and new. Donate your old “treasures” for bidding. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm, and dancing is from 7:30 until 11:00 pm. The cost is only $45 per couple in advance, or Senior Center Calendar for $50 at the door. For reservations, contact Rich Dimenna at January is available in the Narthex. [email protected] or call 706-855-5610.
th New Address Attention 8 Open House Fr. Richard Sutter Graders: Belmont Abbey St. Mary on the Hill 100 Belmont Abbey Catholic School Aquinas High School Mt. Holly Road Placement Test Belmont, NC 28012 Open House Saturday, January 23 at 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Abuse Hotline Number: To report Wednesday, sexual abuse of a minor by a Diocese of Saturday, March 13 Savannah employee or volunteer, call the February 3, 2016 at 8:30 am - 12:00 pm abuse hotline number at 888-357-5330 or the Office for the Protection of Children 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Please call Alice Hagler to make and Young people, 912-201-4073/4. your reservation, 706-736-5516 To read the diocesan policy on sexual 1220 Monte Sano Avenue, Augusta, GA 30904 $20 fee abuse of minors, go to www.diosav.org/ childyouthprotection. 706-733-6193 – www.StMarysSaints.org St. Mary on the Hill January 17, 2016 New Members St. Mary on the Hill We welcome the following new members to our Parish Community: School News Erice and Mary Ann Kency, Courtney, Malia, Erice, Jr This week at school: Christopher and Eleanor Johann Monday: NO SCHOOL in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Daniel Yatsko, Kirin Tuesday: The parish children will celebrate First Susan Vann Reconciliation. Our prayers are with all these children and their families. Sarah Beier Wednesday: The sixth grade classes are planning a field trip to Ruth Patrick Science Center. The A team Jose and Heather Cantu, Darus Potts, Basketball teams have games scheduled at Our Zavier Cantu, Trinity Cantu Lady of Peace, beginning at 4:00 pm. Jimmy Young Thursday: The Boys A team Basketball team is scheduled to play New Hope in our gym at 4:00 pm. Friday: The Jr. High Girls Prayer Group is scheduled to Tea Time with the Lord meet at 7:00 am. A LADIES MINISTRY Saturday, January 23, 2016 Elijah Cup will be at from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon the 10:30 am Mass in the Senior Center. Come for time with the Lord. Be nourished on His Word and January through March 2016 a few snacks and enjoy fellowship with other women. Call Tiffney Salmons for more information, 706-469-0612. The Elijah Cup program is a ministry to foster and support priestly and religious vocations. The Elijah Cup is a chalice that is presented to a family, couple, or individual each Sunday at the offering of the gifts. The chalice is taken home Jubilee Year of Mercy and used as a focal point while praying for our current and future priests, deacons, and sisters. The chalice is returned December 8, 2015 - November 20, 2016 the following Sunday. Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Sign up in the Narthex or contact Miriam Cortez-Cooper at Saturday, February 20, 2016 (706) 414-8007 or by email: [email protected]. beginning at 2:00 pm As part of a pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Aquinas Baseball Team in Savannah, the Augusta Deanery is organizing a bus. The Aquinas baseball team is selling tickets afternoon will include mid-afternoon prayer with homilist, for 1/2 Chicken and Hash plate Fr. Timothy McKeown; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; courtesy of Ray and Michael Bussey Chaplet of Divine Mercy; Sacrament of Reconciliation; - for some much needed repairs to the baseball field. Benediction and more. The bus will leave on Saturday Tickets are $15 per plate morning at 11:00 am and will depart the Cathedral after the Saturday, January 30 6:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus 5:30 pm Vigil Mass. The cost of the trip is $25 per person. Dine in or carry out - DINNERS MUST BE PREORDERED. Please contact Church office at 706-733-6627. Space is You can get tickets at St Mary School, limited so please reserve your place soon! Deadline to pay/ Aquinas High School or the Church Office. register is January 30, 2016. Make checks payable to Aquinas Baseball. For tickets and information, contact Kim White SERVICE at 706-550-4983 or [email protected] Family Promise of Augusta 2016 Service weeks: April 24 - 30, October 23 - 29, 2016 This mission helps fill an integral need in our community helping “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and homeless families get back on their feet. This is a fundamental way sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 to fulfill our solemn responsibility to our community through the Corporal Works of Mercy. “The Year of Mercy is an invitation—an invitation to love, kindness, and unbounded generosity.” Pope Francis Diane Cone continues to grow a little stronger every day. She is in I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the volunteers Walton Rehab and should be going home the week of the 10th. Diane that gave their time and talent to Family Promise the week of January still has a long road toward recovery ahead of her. Please continue 3rd; we can’t do it without you. We logged an amazing 385 volunteer to keep her in your prayers. hours! The families would like to express their gratitude for the Lori Serji- 706-267-3818, [email protected] kindness and compassion that was shown to them during their stay. St. Mary on the Hill January 17, 2016
Youth Events Year of Mercy Check http://smothyouth.com for information about Youth Ministry! PRO-LIFE ORATORY CONTEST - Master’s Table Soup Kitchen - Open to High School Juniors and Seniors Usually every Second Sunday (February 14) Present an original 5 to 7 minute essay on Abortion, Come Serve at the Master’s Table Soup Kitchen Infanticide, Euthanasia, or Stem Cell Research, Assisted (behind the Civic Center). To serve, please email Suicide, or Emergent Technology Belinda at belwat630@comcast.net Winners receive cash prizes and entry into the State Contest Call Michael for more info. 706-394-6447. and possible entry in the National Competition Register by February 1, 2016. Contest is February 8, 2016. High School Youth Night PRO-LIFE ESSAY CONTEST- Sundays after 5:30 pm Mass at the SMY House Open to High School Freshmen and Sophomores All high school youth are welcome! Write an original 800 to 1100 word essay on Abortion, Infanticide, Euthanasia, or Stem Cell Research, Middle School Youth Night: Assisted Suicide, or Emergent Technology Sunday, February 14 Winners receive cash prizes. Essays due by February 1, 2016 (No Middle School Youth Night Winners will be announced at the Pro-Life Oratory Contest on Sunday, January 24) on February 8, 2016 Sponsored by the Greater Augusta Chapter of Georgia Right to Life after 5:30 pm Mass (~6:40 pm) Please call Paul Rowan at 706-414-7472 SMS Cafeteria and Gym Food, Fun, Jesus! or George Vozniak at 707-726-1269 for more information. Words for the Week Each generation is converted by the saint who contradicts it the most. ~ Chesterton
Augusta Young Adult Ministry Weekly Spirit & Truth Young Adult Meetings January Schedule The Annunciation House 2561 Central Ave 1/21 Gospel Study (on the corner of Central & Arsenal) @ 7:30 pm every Thursday 1/28 Movie Night: Mother Theresa *unless otherwise specified Complimentary Dinner!
This Catholic Ministry seeks to bring Christians 18-35 into contact with Christ and His Church through Faith, Fellowship, & Spiritual Growth. YAM is affiliated • Every Sunday from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, a volunteer with the Diocese of Savannah and is supported by St. Mary on the Hill Church. member(s) of our group covers adoration in the Chapel.
MOVIE RATINGS The following movies have been evaluated by the Catholic News Service according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the CNS rating and the Motion Picture Association of America rating. (see website www.catholicnews.com/movies.htm). The 33 — A-III — adults. (PG-13) The Good Dinosaur — A-I—General Patronage problematic content many adults would find Point Break — A-III — adults. (PG-13) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip — (PG) troubling (R) The Revenant — L – Limited adult audience, films A-I—General Patronage (G) The Hateful Eight — L – Limited adult audience, The Letters — A-II— adults and adolescents (PG) whose problematic content many adults would The Big Short — A-III — adults. (R) films whose problematic content many adults Love the Coopers — L – Limited adult audience, find troubling (R) Brooklyn — A-II— adults and adolescents (PG-13) would find troubling (R) films whose problematic content many adults Secret in Their Eyes — O — morally offensive Concussion — A-III — adults. (PG-13) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 — would find troubling (PG-13) (R) Creed — A-III — adults. (PG-13) A-II— adults and adolescents (PG-13) The Masked Saint — A-II— adults and Sisters — O — morally offensive (R) Daddys Home — L – Limited adult audience, films In the Heart of the Sea — A-III — adults. (PG-13) adolescents (PG-13) Spotlight — A-III — adults. (R) whose problematic content many adults would Joy — A-III — adults. (PG-13) My All American — A-II— adults and adolescents Star Wars: The Force Awakens — A-II— adults find troubling (PG-13) Krampus — A-III — adults. (PG-13) (PG) and adolescents (PG-13) The Forest — A-III — adults. (PG-13) Legend — L – Limited adult audience, films whose The Night Before — O — morally offensive (R) Victor Frankenstein — A-III — adults. (PG-13) AROUND THE DEANERY, DIOCESE, & THE AREA Roe v Wade Deanery Rosary for International Tasters Dinner Roe v Wade commemoration in Augusta Persecuted Christians St. Joseph Catholic Women will host will be Saturday, January 23 from Where: St. Ignatios of Antioch Greek their annual International Tasters Dinner 2:00 to 3:30 pm it will be held in front Melkite Catholic Church, on Sunday, February 7 at 12:00 noon of the Alleluia Community School 1003 Merry St. in St. Joesph Church’s St. Michael Peach Orchard at Lumpkin parking in We meet in the Sanctuary Social Hall. Tickets are 50ȼ per taste, the school lot. All are invited to stand When: Every Saturday 11:45 am however some tastes may require more for life at this yearly event, first timers Join us for the rosary, prayer and singing than one ticket. especially invited! Questions Gary or hymns. Lunch is served in the parish Nancy Garner @706-793-8090 hall afterwards. Evening in Ireland The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) will present an evening of food, Catholic New England/ Help Spread THE WORD Irish music and Irish fun on Saturday, Canada Cruise Saint Paul Radio February 20, 2016 at the Augusta Elks WKER 91.1 FM Lodge. The entertainment will consist of Come and sail away on a 7-night local talent with students of Lillie Morris Catholic New England/Canada Cruise and a regional band the Amazing Spud with Father Gerald Ragan Brothers. Tickets can be purchased from pecial ducation August 20 – August 27, 2016 S E any LAOH member or at St. Mary’s and on Holland America’s Veendam out of Scholarship Fund St. Teresa’s church office. The cost is Boston, Massachusetts-- In conjunction with the $25.00 per ticket. We look forward to Ports of Call: Bar Harbor, Maine • Jubilee Year of Mercy, presenting this show and hope you will Halifax, Nova Scotia • Sydney, Nova Immaculate Conception join us in our celebration of an Evening Scotia • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Catholic School in Ireland. Contact info: Karen Brooks at Island • Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence kicks off its Special (706) 726-0278 or kandvbrooks@yahoo. • Cruise St. Lawrence River • Quebec Education com, Estelle Duncan 706-736-5337 or City, Quebec • Montreal, Quebec. Scholarship Fund Campaign. [email protected], Ruth Smith Prices begin at $2983 706-860-4075 or [email protected]. for two passengers this includes We are asking for 100,000 people to all port fees and taxes. give only $1. Be the first to help out Daily Mass offered. this worthy cause. Spread the word to ro ife Deposits of only $350 per person will P -L co-workers, family, and friends. Go to WEEKLY: Every Saturday Morning, 9:00 reserve your cabin. our website icaugusta.org/support-us AM through 12:00 noon- At a Preferred Health Space is limited. to donate! Center, 2903 Professional Parkway, the West For further info or to register, contact Or you can mail your donation to: Augusta abortion clinic, for prayer and silent Doug or Eileen at 860-399-1785/ witness. Please contact George Vozniak at IC Catholic School 726-1269. [email protected]. Attn.: Special Ed Scholarship Fund Every Wednesday 6:30 - 8:00 am, Prayer at PO Box 2446, Augusta, GA 30903 Planned Parenthood. MONTHLY: First Tuesday of each month - Pro-Life Rosary and Prayer - 11:30 am in front Alliance Hospice “NO MATTER THE NEED, of Planned Parenthood. EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL!” First Saturday of each month - Mass at Volunteers Are Needed to: Saint Mary on the Hill, 9:15 am, followed by •• Provide comfort, companionship, and a Pro-Life Rosary at Preferred Health Center emotional support to hospice patients (approximately 10:15 am) and families Volunteers Needed!! First and Third Fridays of each month - •• Relieve caregiver(s) for short periods Trinity Hospital is looking for Crosswalk, a family pro-life gathering, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at Planned Parenthood. of time Volunteers!! Please join our group Please contact Gary Garner, at 706-793-8090. •• Help with small chores of Pink Ladies and volunteer. We •• Provide clerical assistance in our office especially need ladies (or men) to work Free Pregnancy Care Services in our Gift Shop and front desk. Its https://diosav.org/catholiccharities While we can not add days to life, we can Abortion Alternatives: lots of fun and if you have a few hours Birthright of Augusta: add life to days. 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