The Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 11, 2018

Rev. Msgr. James L. LeBlanc The Sanctuary is located at the corner of Wilson Blvd. and N Pines Rd. Pastor Our Parish Office is open weekdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deacon John Tempesco and is located in the white farmhouse at 9720 Wilson Blvd. Blythewood, SC 29016 + Phone 735-0512 • Fax 735-1742 [email protected] Sunday Mass: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Daily Mass: Tues. & Thurs. at 6:00 p.m. Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday 5:00—6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:30—10:30 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Tuesday 5:00—5:45 p.m. Saturday 3:00—3:45 p.m. and by appointment

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Mary Beth Vernau Youth Minister

Dr. Denise Rudell Director of Music

Valerie Shealy Parish Secretary

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Find Us Online: www.TransfigurationSC.org facebook.com/Transfig

Ministry Directory

Adult Education ...... Karen Hanson 318-6452 Altar Society ...... Mary Causey 788-7570 Altar Servers ...... call the office 735-0512 Building Committee ...... Paul Moscati 786-7746 Bulletin Editor ...... Valerie Shealy 735-0512 Tuesday, March 13, 6:00 p.m. Collection Counters .... Shirley Sipowicz 736-4005 Lector: Rosie Leonard Eucharistic Minister: Nadine McDonald Columbiettes ...... Cheryl Corcoran 556-7755 Altar Server: Volunteer Needed CERT Team Leader ...... Greg Scheuer 210-7272 Disaster Prep Coordinator...Paul Richter 609-5924 Thursday, March 15, 6:00 p.m. Environment & Art ...... Rosie Leonard 238-4951 Lector: Susan Wallick Eucharistic Ministers ...... Ed Hogue 348-1260 Eucharistic Minister: Marge Butler Finance Council……..Chris Murray (863) 209-7265 Altar Server: Volunteer Needed Greeting Ministry ...... call the office 735-0512 Saturday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. Heavenly Helpers ...... Susan Robillard 730-6108 Lector: Volunteer Needed Hospitality ...... Suzanne Fulmer 240-4062 Eucharistic Minister: Volunteer Needed ...... Sharon Cammisa 834-4010 Altar Server: Volunteer Needed Infant Baptism ...... call the office 735-0512 Knights of Columbus ...... Ed Hogue 348-1260 Saturday, March 17, 4:00 p.m. Kitchen Committee ..... Danni Sherman 315-1344 Sacristan: Robert Leonard Lectors………………………..call the office 735-0512 Lectors: Jane Richter, Ena Hagon Eucharistic Ministers: Frank Lofurno, Rosie Leonard Music Ministry ...... Denise Rudell 735-0512 Paul Richter or [email protected] Master Server: Pierce Mulero Prayer Line ...... Marge Butler 633-2656 Altar Servers: Dominick Laibly, Brayton Laibly or [email protected] C.J. Laibly RCIA ...... Deacon John Tempesco 735-0512 Ushers: Volunteers Needed or [email protected] The Fifth Sunday of Lent Religious Education ...... Jim Shubnell 646-9266 March 18 Service Committee ...... Kathy Snider 629-0177 Stewardship Committee .... Lois Thomas 315-2743 8:00 a.m. Ushers ...... Joe Mulero 479-7097 Sacristan: Russ Foss Lector: Russ Foss, Sharon McNatt Vocations Chalice…………...Bob Wagner 629-2978 Eucharistic Ministers: Paul & Teresa Jeanmougin Welcome Ministry ...... Rosie Leonard 238-4951 Russ Foss Youth Ministry………..Mary Beth Vernau 814-6214 Master Server: Volunteer Needed or [email protected] Altar Servers: Madison Hobin, Rebecca Fugate Volunteer Needed Ushers: Nardo Andres, Harold Washington

10:30 a.m. Sacristan: Bob Wagner Lectors: Joe Gawronski, Stacie Boyer Eucharistic Ministers: Freida Campbell, Elaine Slan Gaye Guerre, Susan Arling Karen Hanson Master Server: J.W. Heron Altar Servers: Nicholas Abraham, Ella Adams Gavin Shelley, Erin Boyer Ushers: Gary Matthews, Joe Mulero

Collection Counters: Nicole McLeod, Joan Brown Gaye Guerre Next weekend’s second collection will benefit the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Lenten Reconciliation Service March 19th at 7:00 p.m.

We will have several priests available at Transfiguration for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If you are unable to attend our service, please plan to join another service at an area parish. All services are at 7:00 p.m.

Monday, March 12 St. John Neumann Tuesday, March 13 St. Martin de Porres Thursday, March 15 Corpus Christi Monday, March 19 Transfiguration

40 Cans for Lent Ladies Luncheon!

Tickets for the Columbiettes’ 3rd Annual The Knights of Columbus are Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show collecting canned food for a local food are on sale now! The event will be held at Laura’s Tea Room in Ridgeway on pantry. They’re challenging each family to Sunday, April 15, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. bring a can of food per day for each day of You will enjoy lunch, gift basket raffles, Lent—40 Cans in all. The canned food can fashions from shops in Ridgeway, and our guest speaker, Lori Hatcher. Lori is be dropped off in the Gathering Space until the editor of South Carolina’s Reach Out, April 1st (Easter). Columbia magazine and the author of the award-winning devotional book, Hungry for God… Starving for Time. That’s right partner…The VBS Sheriff is looking to All women over the age of 18 are welcome to attend. You do not need to be Catholic round up a Posse of some or a Columbiette to enjoy this great mighty fine Volunteers— fundraising event! All net proceeds are both Adults & Teens willing donated back to local charities. to “Giddy up with God” the

week of June 25 – 29. Tickets are $46.00 per person and must be purchased in advance. Seating is limited. As of Thursday afternoon, about Please email Patty Evans by March 20 50% of the tickets had been purchased, [email protected] to let her know so don’t delay—call Kathy Cunningham, that you want to volunteer to be part of 847-691-5899, to order your tickets! the best VBS ever. You can also volunteer The gift baskets that we sell raffle tickets for “behind the scenes” (we need help with for during the luncheon are comprised of making scenery,décor,etc.). All volunteers donations from area businesses and/or working with children must comply with individuals. If you own a business or the Child Protection Policy of the Diocese, would like to donate a gift item, please contact Kathy. which includes a background screen.

Vocations Chalice Fish Fry Fridays Pray for vocations — all of them! 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Everyone has a vocation. Our prayers can help others see their path more March 16 and 23 clearly. Look for the clipboard in the Gathering Space. We will not serve on Good Friday.

Mar. 11 10:30 a.m. Jack & Wanda Heron Dine-In dinners include all-you-can-eat-fish, Mar. 17 4:00 p.m. Russ Foss macaroni and cheese, green beans, coleslaw, Mar. 25 10:30 a.m. Judyka Botia French fries, hush puppies and your choice of coffee, iced tea, lemonade or water. Carry-out We ask that following your week of prayer, your dinners do not include a beverage. family would be present at Mass to hand the chalice off to the next family on the schedule. Eat In: Adults $9.00 Kids 6-12 $4.00 Kids under 5 Eat Free

Middle School Resurrection Retreat Carry Out: Adults $9.00 Open to all 6—8th grade students! Come have a Child’s Plate $4.00 great time with your friends and enjoy a day of faith & fun. Games, Easter activities, & Preparing Cash, check or credit cards are welcome. for the Resurrection! For more information: March 24—10:30 am thru 4:00 pm Mass Paul Moscati (803) 917-6257 Invite your friends! Kathy Cunningham (847) 691-5899 or email [email protected] Lunch provided. Like Us on Facebook! Registration forms in the Gathering Space or email @TransfigurationFishFry Mary Beth at [email protected]

Thank You to the Evangelization Eastern Rite Mission Committee, especially chair, Karen

On Sunday, March 18 at 5:00 Hanson, and all those who worked p.m., a Pontifical Divine Liturgy behind the scenes to make Saturday’s (Mass) in the Byzantine Rite will be celebrated at Transfiguration. This is an exciting next step for Lenten Retreat such a success. the mission that has been meeting monthly at Transfiguration. Bishop Bohdan will formally We want to say a special Thank You to establish a new Byzantine Rite Mission for Columbia. Fellowship will follow. We cordially P a n e r a invite you, along with your family and friends, to Bread, which celebrate this historic occasion with us. provided our

Questions? delicious lunch! [email protected]

What’s in a Rite?

As Transfiguration will be hosting a Ukrainian Catholic Mission for the foreseeable future, we wanted to give you a little information on these, our sister churches. The following was kindly provided by Kevin Toole, a member of the mission.

Catholics are generally unaware that they have millions of coreligionists who are not themselves part of the Roman Catholic Church. Indeed, even the term "Roman Catholic" isn't quite right, it was actually a derogatory label assigned to us by Anglican Protestants, trying to legitimize their own use of the term Papal Coat of Arms "Catholic" over and against that foreign Church loyal to the pope of Rome.

In point of fact, the Catholic Church directly under the jurisdiction of Rome is properly and canonically termed the Latin Church. All official Church documents simply use the term, "Catholic Church." And contrary to popular belief, most of the day-to-day work performed by the Holy Father is not in his role as pope and pastor of the Universal Church but in his position in the Latin Church as the bishop of Rome and the patriarch of the West.

It remains a deep and abiding tragedy that Orthodox and Catholic sister Churches in the Apostolic Faith remain at odds. Any semblance of official reunion will take time; many Orthodox Churches still struggle to discover their own identity after generations of control by tsars, kings, sultans, nationalism, communism, and the new emergence of evangelicalism and renewed Islamic militancy. In the hope of that reconciliation, the Eastern Catholic Churches can act as a bridge a mediator between East and West. In them, the Eastern traditions are both preserved and united with the West. In spite of a difficult past, they're a sign of great hope and a pattern for how Eastern practice might coexist without corruption or confusion with the Latin Church and the universal office of the papacy.

So who are these "other" Catholics? They have their own hierarchies and liturgies, as well as their own distinct apostolic lineages. They may look and act like Eastern Orthodox churches, but they recognize the pope of Rome as the head of the visible Church on earth and have suffered for the cause of that unity.

Meet the Catholic Churches. There are more of them than you think.

As presently defined, there are 24 Catholic Churches that can be grouped into eight different rites. A rite is a liturgical, theological, spiritual, and disciplinary patrimony of a distinct people manifested in a Church. Unity does not mean uniformity.

The following is a brief list of each of the 24 sui iuris Catholic Churches all of which are in full communion with Rome. Parishes can be found throughout the United States and Canada. Some of these Churches are headed by metropolitans or major archbishops who are independently elected and then confirmed by the pope. The Patriarchal Eastern Catholic Churches elect and consecrate their own patriarch completely independent of the pontiff; letters of official communion are exchanged after the installation. Other Churches simply submit a list of eligible candidates to Rome for consideration.

1. The Patriarchal Latin Catholic Church Churches of the Byzantine Rite (This is where Transfiguration fits in) After the Latin Rite, this is the most widely used rite in Rite: Latin, Mozarabic, and Ambrosian the world. Currently, there are 16 Eastern Orthodox Membership: 1,070,315,000 Churches and 15 Catholic Churches that use the Byzantine Rite. 2. The Patriarchal Armenian Catholic Church Rite: Armenian 10. The Patriarchal Melkite Catholic Church Membership: 368,923 Membership: 1,340,913

11. The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church 3. The Patriarchal Coptic Catholic Church Membership: 60,448 Rite: Alexandrian Membership: 242,513 12. The Ukrainian Catholic Church (this is where our sister mission fits in) 4. The Ethiopian Catholic Church Membership: 4,321,508 Rite: Ge'ez 13. The Ruthenian Catholic Church Membership: 196,853 Membership: 497,704

5. The Patriarchal Antiochian Syrian Maronite 14. The Byzantine Catholic Church USA (Rusyn Catholic Church Ruthenian Slovak) Rite: West Syrian Maronite Membership: 100,000 Membership: 3,106,792 15. The Romanian Catholic Church 6. The Patriarchal Chaldean Catholic Church Membership: 746,000 Rite: East Syrian 16. The Greek Catholic Church in Greece Membership: 382,637 Membership: 2,345

7. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church 17. The Greek Catholic Church in former Yugoslavia Rite: East Syrian Membership: 76,670 Membership: 3,752,434 18. The Bulgarian Catholic Church 8. The Patriarchal Syrian Catholic Church Membership: 10,000

Rite: West Syrian 19. The Slovak Catholic Church Membership: 123,376 Membership: 225,136

9. The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church 20. The Hungarian Catholic Church Rite: West Syrian Membership: 268,935 Membership: 404,052 21. The Russian Catholic Church Membership: 20 parishes worldwide

22. The Belarusian Catholic Church Membership: 100,000

23. The Albanian Catholic Church Membership: 3,000

24. The Georgian Catholic Church Membership: 7,000

This Week in our Parish

Worship Activities

Sunday, March 11 (NO Faith Formation) Tuesday, March 13 12:00 p.m. Bible Timeline (PLC)

5:00 p.m. Reconciliation Monday, March 12 6:00 p.m. Daily Mass Intentions of Christine Cho 6:30 p.m. Bible Timeline (Parish Life Center) by Eunah Cho 7:00 p.m. C.E.R.T. (Blue House) 7:00 p.m . Penance Service at St. John Neumann Thursday, March 15 Tuesday, March 13 5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 a.m. Bible Timeline (Parish Life Center) 6:00 p.m. Daily Mass The Poor Souls in Purgatory 6:30 p.m. Eucharist Bible Study (Parish Life Center)

by Joan Robison 6:30 p.m. R.C.I.A. (Office) 7:00 p.m . Penance Service at St. Martin de Porres Friday, March 16 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Wednesday, March 14 9:00 a.m. Eucharist Bible Study (Parish Life Center) Saturday, March 17—St. Patrick, Bishop 6:30 p.m. Welcome Committee (Office)

9:00 a.m. Daily Mass Donald Hartman+ by Elaine Slan 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice (Parish Life Center)

3:00 p.m. Reconciliation Thursday, March 15 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass John J. Davis+ by Irma Davis 5:00 p.m. Fish Fry Prep Team (Parish Life Center Kitchen) 7:00 p.m . Penance Service at Corpus Christi

The Fifth Sunday of Lent Friday, March 16—A Day of Abstinence (no meat) Readings: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-15; Heb 5:7-9; 6:30 a.m. Men’s Prayer Meeting (Parish Life Center) Jn 12:20-33 5:30 p.m. Fish Fry (Parish Life Center)

Sunday, March 18 Saturday, March 17

8:00 a.m. Mass For the Intentions of the Parish 10:30 a.m. Heavenly Helpers (Parish Life Center)

10:30 a.m. Mass Mary Dean+ by The Gawronski’s Sunday, March 18 12:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 a.m. Elementary Faith Formation (Blue & Tan Bldgs) 2:50 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy 9:00 a.m. Confirmation (Red Brick Building) 5:00 p.m. Byzantine Rite Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. Middle School Youth Group (RBB) 11:30 p.m. High School Youth Group (RBB) 12:00 p.m. Bible Timeline (Parish Life Center) Lord, Hear Our Prayer...

For the healing of…Melody Anderson, Jody Batson, Christopher Helms Botia, Jeri Boysia, Troy Bradshaw, Mary Branham, Murphy Branham, Alex Bringle, Melie Carlisle, Mary Causey, Kevin Causey, Eveline Collins, Jim and Marian Craig, Barbara Cubanski, Mary Dean, James DePlacido, Carol Dyar, Jennifer Embleton, Aida Fajardo, Janice Falk, Donna & Terry Fleming, Nick Furniss, Hope Galloway, Karen Gordon, Chuck Grone, Trey Hair, David Hall, Laura Hall, Jason Harter, Jack and Wanda Heron, Frank Horn, Meg Huggins, Teresa Jeanmougin, Valjean Jenkins, Lewis Jones, Angela M. Johnson, J. Anthony Johnson, Tom Kelley, Edward Kowalski, Katie Kulp, Michelle Laibly, Michaele Lemrow, Vince Luckie, Abram Martin, Billy Martin, Jr., Kenny Martin, Ava Claire Mates, Angie McCallister, Gary McCloud, Brian McHugh, Patrick McLeod, Paul David Menges, Eunice Robertson, Linda Roush, Brenda Schachner, Joseph Scott, Leigh Sharpe, Joann Smith, Dorinda Stephens, Carla Strominger, Deronia Elizabeth Thompson, Greyson Tubbs, Peggy Vincent, Anthony Wages, Kimberly Wagner, Franklin Watson, Nicole White, and Maddie Winters.

For the safety of….Joshua Blizzard, Thomas Castles, Chad Cox, Brian Dodds, David Russell, Jason Strominger, all missionaries, and military personnel serving in hazardous locations around the world, and their families.

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