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Please Patronize Our Bulletin Sponsors Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Weekly Offering 545 Norway Avenue Huntington, WV Thank you for your generosity and support! PARISH DIRECTORY Regular Collection $5,075.50 Pastor Rev. Paul Yuenger Flowers $220.00 Administrative Secretary Darrell Legg Receptionist Kathy Lafferre Total $5,295.50 Maintenance Josh Long Parish Website Sandy Mauk Less Weekly Church Expenses ($4,400.00) Music Ministry Director TBD Over/(Under) $895.50 School Principal Micah O’Connor Development Director Crystal Robinson Less Our Lady of Fatima Parish School Adm. Secretary Robin Torlone School budgeted amount & St. Joe School Receptionist Elizabeth Mayes High School Wkly Subsidies Lifelong Faith Formation Director Candy Kmen ($1,700.00) Finance Council Sandy Mauk Over/(Under) ($804.50) Pastoral Council David Tyson Additional Collections: Homebound Ministries William Warfuel Parish School $15.00 Stewardship $136.00 PHONE NUMBERS Diocesan Collections $272.00 Parish Office (304) 525-0866 Parish Fax (304) 781-3841 You can give online at E-giving link: Parish School (304) 523-2861 https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Giving/olofwv School Fax (304) 525-0390 or you can drop your envelopes to us through the mail or Parish Website ourfatimafamily.com School Website olofps.org through the slot to the left of the front door (door facing Norway Avenue). Thank you to our parishioners who have donated online Please pray for: or mailed/brought in their envelopes. We appreciate your Janice Morgan, Tara Barton, Franklin Farley Ramires, Angela Turner, Mark Lewis, Wilma Reiss, Stephanie Brodtrick, Webb & support and generosity during this difficult time. Wood Families, Anna May Bissett, Anne Stump Haller, Chuck Knapp, Michael McGuffey, Joseph Brennan, Allison Sheils Technology Corner Kays, Harriett Poceta, Bing Murphy, Mindy Scarberry Merritt, Throughout Christian history, our Lord has shown us that He Tim Dixon, John Kutek, Kathy Lister, Kathy Sowards, Patti Wolf, is really present as the Blessed Sacrament. Interestingly, many David King, Jacob Bonner, Darlene Kyle, Zackary Lane, Newman Eucharistic miracles have occurred during times of weakened Adkins, Allen Frye, Jane Brown, John Eckhart, Allen Vanatter, Super Cohen, Helen and Bob Massullo, Grace Whitley, Kenneth Faith. For instance, many Eucharist miracles have taken place Legg, Bucky Harkins, Debra Wildi, Earl Lowe, Bill Herrold, as a result of someone doubting the Real Presence. Included Jeremy Johnson, Joyce Moore, Mary Murphy, Tom Eschleman, here are stories of just a few of these miracles. Anna Burke, Joyce Seamonds, Jerrie Van Groll, Bob Yost, Thea Live links are available on our website here: http://www. Bolt, Jacob, Mary Turner, Andrew Gentry, William Lynn, Peggy ourfatimafamily.com/technocorner.html Blatt, Sharon Allen, Linda Hedrick, a Special Intention, Carol Harmon, Victor Prino, Tom Caltrider, Amber Frazier, George Real Presence Eucharistic Education & Adoration Association: Orbin, Gareth Hughes, Bethany Johnston, Martyn Hughes, Tyson http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html Brunetti, Colin Branoff, Victor Prino, a Special Intention, Billy Tatum, Gary Leffingwell, Carol Nowak, Carla Seamonds, Zoey Eucharistic Miracles: Signs of God’s Mercy for the Journey, Walsh, Larry Hedrick, Dick Muth, all those impacted by the Coronavirus, Don Gosselin Church Militant: https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/ eucharistic-miracles-signs-of-gods-mercy-to-nourish-the-faith From the Office of Safe Environment: To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please contact your 5 Extraordinary Eucharistic Miracles that Left Physical local law enforcement agency, or you may confidentially contact WV Child Evidence, ChurchPop: https://churchpop.com/2015/06/28/5- Protective Services at 800.352.6513. To report suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to the Diocese, please extraordinary-eucharistic-miracles-with-pictures/ contact the Diocese at 888.434.6237 or 304.233.0880. De la Oficina de Medio Ambiente Seguro: 6 Incredible Eucharist Miracles, Ave Maria Radio: https:// Para denunciar un incidente de presunto abuso sexual de menores, comuníquese www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxi_U5JN8wM con la agencia local del orden público o comuníquese confidencialmente con el Servicio de Protección de Menores de Virginia Occidental llamando al 800-352- 6513. Para denunciar presuntos casos de abuso sexual por parte del personal de Scientific Evidence of Eucharistic Miracles, Rome Reports: la Diócesis de Wheeling-Charleston a la Diócesis, comuníquese con la Diócesis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oogJ-cdi7yI al 888-434-6237 o al 304-233-0880. Mass Intentions Readings for the Week of April 12: Sunday Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Easter Sunday Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Please note: by directive of the Bishop, all Masses are Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 private at this time. Monday Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, We join in prayers with those who have requested Masses 9-10,11; Mt 28:8-15 for their loved ones this week: Tuesday Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22; Jn 20:11-18 Sat. Apr. 11 People of the Parish Wednesday Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 24:35-48 Sun.Apr. 12 Christopher Lafferre by Family Friday Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a; Joseph Koerner by wife, Lou Jn 21:1-14 Saturday Act 4:13-21; Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, For all those who minister in health care 19-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday Second Sunday of Easter Tues. Apr. 14 Elaine Manilla by Patti & Steve Nelson or Sunday of Divine Mercy Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31 Wed. Apr. 15 Todd Hickman by Butch and Fran Howard Thur. Apr. 16 Fr. Tom Graven by a Friend Confessions by appointment. Contact us at church@ olofatima.org or call the Parish Office at 304-525-0866 and Fri. Apr. 17 Betty Weiler by husband, Jim leave us a message. Thank you! Sat. Apr. 18 Alex Lafferre on her birthday by Family Please note: Until life returns to normal, we will not distribute paper bulletins. We will be sending the bulletin Sun.Apr. 19 Michael West by Joan Rohde out electronically by email and they also are available on our Connie Gilbert by the Lafferre Family website and on myparish app. If you need to update your email address, please email us at People of the Parish [email protected] and put updated email address in the subject line. If you do not have access to the internet, please call the Parish Office and we will mail you a bulletin each week. We will keep you informed by email, myparish app, Facebook and our website. Thank you all for your understanding and concern. The Parish Office Staff From Our Principal, Micah O'Connor: Dear Fatima Family, Happy Easter! The resurrection of Jesus has given us new life. Let us rejoice and celebrate with joy. Alleluia! Dear Parishioners: As we celebrate the great Feast of Our Lord's Resurrection, remember that we are all family in this together. We have been remembering each of you in daily prayers and hope and trust that you will include us in your prayers too. May the blessings of these Lenten sacrifices awaken a blossoming faith in our hearts so that we come through these challenging times with a new sense of trust in God. If you are one of the people suffering from this current crisis and need help with food or doctors or even someone to talk to, please contact the parish office staff at [email protected]. We will strive to find help for you. Never feel that you are alone but just like with family, you need to let us know what you need. Do not hesitate to reach out. May you and your family have a very Blessed Easter! Father Paul and the Parish Staff This week’s readings: The Resurrection of the Lord In the first reading we hear Peter speaking about Jesus and how special he was. Little is heard of Peter’s cowardice a few days earlier. Such takes a great amount of humility. Like Peter we are called to admit we made a mistake but that Jesus still loves us. He reminds us that in spite of our weaknesses we are called to be witnesses of all that he did. How well do we take the Easter message into our world, our work, our leisure time, and our relationships? When we think of Easter do we think more of candy and bunnies or do we truly rejoice at what God has done for us? How do we allow that rejoicing to be seen? Do we publicly give thanks to God or do we keep our tanks secret and hidden? The Gospel today reminds us of that first day of the week, the first Easter day. We have Mary of Magdalen relaying her experience at the tomb. How do we relay our experience of Jesus’ resurrection? Do we even experience the resurrection or is it just a mute historical fact for us with no grounding in our lives today? Next week’s readings: Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) The first reading displays a unique response by the first disciples and apostles. The sharing of communal life and the equality of all in their needs being met. The focus is clearly that since everything came from God for the good of all, then how can we not share from God’s bounty for the good of each person? Missing here is the ego, power, and societal structure of “I am better than you.” When we first become Christian and are on the high plateau Peter reminds us that we cannot stay on the top of the mountain.
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