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St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA 31329 September 30, 2018 The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201 PARISH STAFF WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. RICK RAFTER, DEACON CONFESSIONS PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY Saturday, 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. CELESTE GISH, DRE Or Upon request KATHY O’SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. PARISH STAFF EMAIL Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. [email protected] Thursday, 8:30 a.m. [email protected] Friday 7:00 p.m. [email protected]. Religious Education [email protected] Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. WEB ADDRESS When school is in session www.sbcatholic.com ANOINTING OF THE SICK BAPTISMS Please contact Fr. Martino at Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. 706-825-3032 WEDDINGS Bulletin Deadline Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. minimum of four months before wedding date. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon September 30, 2018 30 de septiembre de 2018 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 26º domingo del tiempo ordinario “Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because "Cualquiera que les dé un vaso de agua para beber you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not porque pertenecen a Cristo, les aseguro que no lose his reward.” (MARK 9:41) perderá su recompensa" (MARCOS 9:41). Does your life reflect the life of Jesus? Remember, we ¿Tu vida refleja la vida de Jesús? Recuerde, fuimos were made in His image. We tend to forget this. When hechos a Su imagen. Tendemos a olvidar esto. Cuando others see you, do they see the face of Jesus? When you los demás te ven, ¿ven el rostro de Jesús? Cuando look at others, do you see the face of Jesus in them? miras a los demás, ¿ves el rostro de Jesús en ellos? NOT AGAINST US TODAY’S READINGS Like Moses before him, Jesus corrects his disciples’ misunderstanding of the gift of the Spirit. They saw First Reading — Moses said, “Would that all the people people who were not of their company casting out de- of the Lord were prophets!” (Numbers 11:25-29). mons and doing other works such as Jesus had done. Jesus points out that no one who does a good deed in Psalm — The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart his name can be opposed to him at the same time. He (Psalm 19) goes on to point out the importance of the “little ones,”: the poor, simple people, children, the meek ones who Second Reading — Come now, you rich. The wages are not important in the world. It is to them that he was you withheld from the workers who harvested your sent, not to the wealthy and the self-righteous. He un- fields are crying aloud (Jason 5:1-6). derscores the importance of small works done in faith, as well as big works like driving out demons. “Anyone Gospel — Whoever is not against us is for us who gives you a cup of water . because you belong (Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48). to Christ . will surely not lose his reward” (Mark 9:41). God builds the coming reign little by little in our The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, actions, however small and unassuming, when they are 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. done out of love of God and neighbor. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Mt 18:1-5, 10 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15; Monday: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Lk 9:57-62 Tuesday: The Holy Guardian Angels Thursday: Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Lk 10:1- 12 Thursday: St. Francis of Assisi Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, Friday: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos; First Friday Saturday: St. Bruno; Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher; 13-14ab; Lk 10:13-16 First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16 [2-12] Liturgical Ministry Schedule This week at St. Boniface - Sept. 30- Oct 6 Oct. 06 Sunday: Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Faith Formation-9:45 a.m. AS M &R Mondziel, & C Gish Catholic Focus- 9:45 am EM J Kessler, J Branham, K O’Sako, Yard Sale donations accepted all week & T & P Liebl L D DeRoia Monday: Counting Team 2-10:00 am U R O’Sako, C Reynolds, & Volunteer RCIA-7:00 p.m. Oct. 07 8:30a.m. Tuesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00-7:00 p.m. AS Jace, Jason, & Payton Whatley EM B Ellis, T DePace, M McCumber, Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. & D Griffin Followed by Adoration L A Baker Rosary Group- 9:30 a.m. U D Matdorf, H Matzdorf, & M Felipe Outreach 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Sunday Choir-5:30 p.m. AS J Skokna, L Davis, & A McIntosh Parish Life-6:00 p.m. EM J & J McIntosh, J & Y Davis CCW Mtg.-7:00 p.m. L A Monaco Spanish Choir 7:00 p.m. U Y Carr, R Monteleone, J Williamson, Youth Group-7:00 p.m. & Volunteer No Children’s Liturgy Thursday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Yoga-9:30 a.m. Catholicism-7:00 p.m. Yard Sale Preview-6:00-8:00 p.m. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION From its earliest days, the Church has had an interest Friday: Mass-7:00 p.m. in the education of young people. In ancient Rome, Followed by Adoration teachers of boys had to resign their posts in order to become catechumens, since the education of boys was Saturday: Yard Sale-7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. so keyed to the lore and worship of the gods. In other Ministry Talks ages, public education has been so attuned to other Youth Serve Sale-after Mass values that creative solutions have arisen. In late Reconciliation: 4:00 p.m. eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Ireland, gov- Rosary:4:30-p.m. ernment schools had a goal of “Anglicizing” the Irish Mass: 5:00 p.m. in culture and religion. Most Irish Catholics opted out in favor of “hedge schools.” In these largely secret St. Therese of the Child Jesus schools, meeting not just in the shadow of hedges but On September 30, 1897, a 24-year-old nun lay dying also in cottages and barns throughout Ireland, school- in the Carmelite Convent in Lisieux, France. She had masters provided eager students with a classical edu- done so little in her life that one of sisters remarked cation grounded in Greek and Latin, Irish literature, that while she was charming, what would Mother Su- the banned Gaelic language, and the catechism of the perior write about her at her death in the report she Church. The so-called penal laws forbade Catholics would make for the community? The question is from teaching young people publicly or privately, and amusing to us now. For the fame of this young nun “civil disobedience” ruled the day. In 1826, a British would spread beyond the Convent and throughout the government study showed that of half a million Irish Church with remarkable speed. One year after her children enrolled in schools, 403,000 were in hedge death, her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, was schools! A woman named Nano Nagle defied the law published. Her devotees multiplied as miracles were by opening schools for the poor. Eventually her com- worked and favors granted through her intercession. panions became the Presentation Sisters. A layman During World War I French pilots carried a photo of named Edmund Rice, inspired by her courage, found- her in their aircrafts to protect them. ed the Irish Christian Brothers for the same purpose. In less than 30 years, in April of 1923, Pope Benedict By 1820, the situation eased, since Irish Catholics had XV declared her Blessed, and in 1925 Pius XI canon- shown that they would defy any law that diminished ized her and named her feast day October 3. St. Pius their love of learning and threatened their faith. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. X called St. Therese of the Child Jesus one of the greatest saints of modern times. In less than a century, she had become one of the most popular saints throughout the world. Read more about St. Therese at https://www.traditioninaction.org Saint Boniface Yard Sale Chicken Dinner Saturday, October 6, 7 am - 2 We need your help to make this year’s dinner a successful pm. Preview Day: Thursday, one. Take a moment to decide where you can volunteer October 4, 5 - 8 pm. $2 admis- your time and talent to help out.