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Saint Ambrose Catholic Church Saint Ambrose Catholic Church Pastor Rev. Steven Zehler 904-692-1366, ext. 3 [email protected] Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am and 11:00am Daily Mass Schedule M,T,F 8:00am Wednesday 6:00pm Thursday 9:00am Confessions Saturday 4:00 – 4:30pm Wednesday 5:00 – 5:30pm Church Staff Office Manager: Terri Sowards Office Assistant: Marybeth Gaetano Religious Ed. Coordinator: Christine Humphries Music Director: Tom Rivers Youth Ministry Coordinator: Chris Fisk Office Hours Monday – Thursday 9:00am to 2:00pm Church Address 6070 Church Rd. March 14, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Lent | Lætare Sunday Elkton, FL 32033 Office: 904-692-1366 Year of Saint Joseph Fax: 904-692-1136 choffice1@saintambrose- Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ church.org saintambrose-church.org in the Catholic tradition since 1875 Ministry Contact List Saint Joseph Day Bread! Altar Servers: Patrick Wolf [email protected] Frank DuPont 904-814-2276 Fair Chairman: After the Noon Stations of the Cross Finance Council: Larry Clark [email protected] Music Director: Tom Rivers [email protected] Friday, March 19 Office Manager: Terri Sowards [email protected] Office Assistant: Marybeth Gaetano [email protected] Saint Ambrose Parish Calendar Youth Ministry Coordinator: Chris Fisk Monday, March 15 [email protected] 8:00 am Morning Mass Pastoral Council: Nancy Dupont, Church Office 904-692-1366 Intention: The Souls in Purgatory Prayer List: Donna Rogero [email protected] 386-325-5230 Tuesday, March 16 RCIA: David Allen [email protected] 8:00 am Morning Mass Respect Life: Ana Martin 904-692-4927 & Kathleen Quinones Intention: Lisa Ann Mota † Christine Humphries Religious Education: Wednesday, March 17 [email protected] 5:00 pm Holy Hour Sacristan: Maggie Hill 904-797-2733 5:00 pm Confessions (until 5:30 pm) 5:30 pm No Religious Education Class 6:00 pm Evening Mass NEW PARISHIONERS Intention: The Guck Family † Welcome! Please take a few minutes to complete a confidential 6:30 pm Pastoral Council registration form which can be found in the Church lobby. You may hand the completed for to a Welcome Minister or mail it to Thursday, March 18 the office. Thank you. 9:00 am Morning Mass SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Intention: Janice Zehler † Parishioners should contact the Pastor before setting a wedding date. Normal preparation time is 8 months which includes a Dioc- Friday, March 19 esan marriage preparation program. 8:00 am Morning Mass Intention: Father Sal DiFazio (SI) SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 12:00 pm Stations of the Cross (at Garden) Parents must be registered and active members of the Parish for (Followed by Blessing of Saint Joseph Bread) at least six months prior to the Baptism. A Baptismal Class for 2:00 pm Home School - Homeless Care Packages the parents and godparents is required. Please call the office for 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross (in Church) more information. SPIRITUAL OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY Saturday, March 20 If you have a spiritual or medical emergency, please call Father 4:00 pm Confessions (until 4:30 pm) Steven at the emergency number: 904-436-3056. No texting 5:00 pm Vigil Mass please. Intention: Shea & Kathleen Green (SI) HOMEBOUND MINISTRY Sunday, March 21 For those parishioners who can no longer attend Mass, you can 9:00 am Morning Mass still receive Holy Communion. Our Extraordinary Ministers are Intention: Janice Zehler † available to bring the Lord to your home. Father Steven also 11:00 am Morning Mass makes First Friday visitations to provide the Sacrament of the Intention: Olga Hopton (B) † Sick and Confession. Call the office at 692-1366 to arrange a visit. Birthday Celebrations - March 14 – Lawrence Kuhn 16 – Terri Hall 18 – Patricia Haluch; Eric Clark We ask everyone in the parish to pray for the people on the pray- 19 – Gloria Masters; Adele Ponder; Pablo Quinones er list. Blessings! Andrew Tierney; Willy Waler; Joseph Fisk Chris Barnes Family , Sharon Brown, Johnny Colson Sr., Chad Corbett, Jim Devlon, Joan Dietrich, Fred Duquette, Daniel Eggland, Gerald Eubanks, Rik Freeney, Baby Girl Feibel, Gail Freeman, Pat Gay, Sybil LaFountain, Robert Hall, Giving Donations March 6 & 7 2021 Valorie Kline, The Ludas Family, Mary Geer, Gary Harrington, Caleb Herrington, Evelyn Kennedy, Lucy Kirk, Gary Levine, Online Donations $ 1,014.70 Juliana McCumbers, Sandy McCumbers, Dr. Joe Maltby, 5pm Mass $ 3,015.00 Andrea Novak, Walter Rogero Family, Alicia Stratton, 9am Mass $ 1,290.00 Stuart Stratton, Don Sutton, Austin Tilton Family, Erin Wilson 11am Mass $ 656.00 Please notify Donna Rogero at 386-325-5230 or $ 5,975.70 [email protected] with your prayer request. We have up- Renovation & Maintenance Fund $ 1,708.00 dated our list and anyone wishing to be put back on the list Online Renovation & Maintenance Fund $ 125.00 that was previously listed please contact Donna. N/P Eastern European Church $ 20.00 Saint Ambrose Lenten Activities You’re Invited! Virtual Bible Study Confessions | Eucharistic Adoration - Wednesday Evenings Join us on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. for a virtual Bible Study on Sunday Bible Reflections by Dr. Scott Hahn. Audio file and links 5:00-5:30 pm Confessions to Bible readings for each lesson are available at the following Experience the joy of reconciling with God. website: www.stpaulcenter.com. Each week, we study the Readings for the upcoming Sunday Mass. To register, email the 5:00-5:50 pm Eucharistic Adoration church office at [email protected]. Excellent time of quiet prayer and reflection in the presence of the Lord! How to sign into Formed.org Stations of the Cross - Friday during Lent 1. Visit FORMED.org 12:00 pm Outside at the Stations of the Cross Garden 2. Click Sign Up 3. Find your parish by name and zip code 7:00 pm Inside the church 4. Select: “I Belong to a Parish or Organization” Online Giving What is Lætare Sunday? Through ParishSOFT Giving, our church is able to receive Laetare is the first word — meaning “rejoice” — in the Latin text. online donations. Simply visit our parish website at On Laetare Sunday (as similarly with the Third Sunday of Ad- www.saintambrose-church.org and click on the online giving vent’s Gaudete Sunday) the Church expresses hope and joy link, or go to MyParishApp and click on the Giving icon. This is amid our Lenten fasts and penances. The vestments for this day a convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring do- will be rose, as they are on Gaudete Sunday in Advent, and flow- nation with either your debit or credit card. May we ask that if ers may adorn the Altar. This change in color indicates a glimpse you choose to make your entire monthly donation with your of the joy that awaits us at Easter, just before we enter into the credit card that you make a one-time total entry for the month somber days of Passiontide. instead of weekly entries. This will significantly reduce the parish The texts below come from Isaiah 66:10-11 and Psalm 122:1: cost for processing. If you choose to use your debit card, please do whatever works best for you. This is a great way to contribute Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her: to St. Ambrose Parish, especially during this time of challenge rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may exult, with the coronavirus. Thank you for your generosity! and be filled from the breasts of your consolation. (Psalm) I re- joiced at the things that were said to me: we shall go into the house of the Lord. Glory be to the Father. Saints known for Confession Saint John of the Cross - “The soul that walks in love nei- Religious Education ther tires others nor grows tired.” Please keep our First Communicants and Confirmandi in your John (Juan de Yepes y Álvarez) was born on June 24, 1542 in prayers. Fontiveros, Spain. His life was a valiant effort to live up to his name: “of the Cross.” The scripture reading “Whoever wishes to First Holy Communion - May 2 come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Anna, Luke, and Emma Williams me” (Mark 8:34b) reflects the story of John’s life. The Paschal Confirmation - May 23 (Pentecost Sunday) Mystery—through death to life—strongly marks John as reform- Confirmandi will be sealed with the Holy Spirit er, mystic-poet, and theologian-priest. Samuel Bowman, David Cobb, Peter Fisk, Eliza Horowitz, At the age of 25, John was ordained a Carmelite priest vowing Isabella Kuehmeier, Layne Mughabghab, and Jacob Waler. himself to the primitive Rule of the Carmelites. John aligned with Teresa of Avila (for whom he was Confessor) engaging in the work of reform. This work was met with opposition, misun- From the Loft - March 13 & 14 derstanding, persecution and even imprisonment. John became Saturday Vigil Mass intensely familiar with the cross during the time spent in his dark, “Hail Holy Queen” damp, narrow cell alone with God. Sung by: Sadie, Nicholas and Rosie Bowman, Mary Elekes It was from this experience that John’s spirit came in the Light Sunday Masses through his poetry. He distinction as a mystic-poet is articulated 9:00 am Mass in his writing of the ecstasy of mystical union with God in the “Standing on the Promises” Spiritual Canticle. Sung by Madalyn LeBlanc and David LeBlanc (her father) John died at the age of 49 in Úbeda, Spain. His feast day is December 14. 11:00 am Mass Excerpts from Franciscan Media “Andante” by W.
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