Divine Mercy Cenacles Before It Is Cut Down and Destroyed
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Forgiveness and Renewal Third Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 24, 2019 All are welcome! WEEKEND MASSES Saturday Masses 8:30am Mass (Morning Prayer and Benediction 8:10am) Saturday Vigil Masses 5:30pm Missa em Português: 7:30pm Sunday Masses 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:45am, 12:30 pm, 5:30pm Misa en Español: 2:00pm WEEKDAY MASSES Monday to Friday 7:30am and 12:15pm First Friday Mass 7:30pm Third Friday Mass 7:30pm *Fourth Friday Mass 7:30pm *(en Español) Reconciliation (Confession) Monday to Friday 11:30am - Noon Saturdays 10:00am and 4:00pm or upon request Eucharistic Adoration Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 8:30pm Compline & Benediction Friday 8:00am to Saturday 8:30am Mass Morning Prayer Monday - Friday 7:10am Saturday 8:10am Anointing of the Sick Every Second Saturday of the Month at 8:30am Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Website: www.stpaulchurch.com "Formed by Word and Sacrament, we, the people of St. Paul Catholic Church, Contact us at: are a Spirit-led, Eucharist-centered, vibrant multicultural Christian [email protected] community of faith, living our love for God and neighbor while growing together as disciples of Christ." Page 2 Courageously Growing Together in Christ! My Friends, We’re here to serve you! On Monday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. St. Paul Catholic Church While not a holy day of obligation, this mystery heralds one of the central 12708 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. mysteries of our faith – the incarnation of Jesus Tampa, Florida 33618-2802 Christ. St. Luke records the visit of the angel (813) 961-3023 Gabriel to a young girl named Mary. Her “fiat” or yes to the invitation of God to be the www.stpaulchurch.com mother of our Savior continues to echo Questions? Please send email to: through the ages. Likewise, God calls each of [email protected] us to be “God-bearers” by proclaiming through word and deed the Good News of God’s love and mercy. Clergy Fr. Bill Swengros Pastor One of the best ways to do that is to invite others to join you for this week’s Fr. George Gyasi Parochial Vicar Fr. Robert Romaine Parochial Vicar Lenten Mission with Father Larry Richards, Monday through Thursday Deacon Carlos Celaya RCIA beginning at 7:00pm. Fr. Larry is a dynamic speaker and founder of “The Deacon Ray Dever Mental Health Support Reason for Our Hope Foundation”. Fr. Larry promises two things: One, you Deacon Frank Henriquez Young Adult Ministry will never be bored and two, your life will be changed forever. Come and experience this truth for yourself and bring a friend! Faith Formation Carmen Cayon Director Maria Mendez Baptism and Monday night will focus on God’s love and practical information on how to FORMED® Coordinator pray. Tuesday will focus on the gift of the Mass and importance of family. On Sonia Eberhardt K-5 Faith Formation Wednesday, we will contemplate the Passion of Christ and forgiveness of our Coordinator, 1st Holy sins. Finally, on Thursday, Fr. Larry will offer a healing service and speak on Communion Prep new life of discipleship. Please be sure to come and bring a carload of people! Theresa Adams Middle School Minister (Confirmation) On another note, our parish would like to better serve those in our community Stephen Watkins High School Minister Maria Costa RCIA, Marriage Prep, who are experiencing mental health issues. To that end, the clergy and staff Adult Confirmation, would like to meet the mental health professionals registered in our parish. Quinceañeras The goal is for us to know when referrals should be made and to provide a Sr. Theresa Betz Spiritual Direction resource list of mental health professionals in our parish and their area of Silvia Rivera Religious Education expertise. If you are a psychiatrist, psychologist or counselor and would like to Assistant (Records) help us, please send me an email ([email protected]) with your contact Preschool information and area of expertise. We’ll be scheduling a meeting after Easter. Abbie Johnson Director Mindy Geer Assistant Director After Mass, members of the Finance Council will be in the narthex offering materials for those who would like to remember the parish in their wills, Liturgy Elizabeth Hays Liturgist, Bereavement charitable trusts, bequests, insurance policies, charitable giving and/or IRA Minister distributions. Planned gift giving can also provide considerable tax savings. In Mary Gant Music Director doing so, you will not only bless the parish, but save money! The Finance Council members would especially like to hear from parish members who are Parish Support Michael Maloney Parish Manager accountants or financial planners. May God bless you for your generosity! Barbara Gray Pastoral Administrative Last but not least, thank you for returning your Annual Pastoral Appeal Assistant (Scheduling) pledges. Your donation is essential in supporting hundreds of ministries Laurie Erickson Director of Ministries serving hundreds of thousands of people throughout our five-county diocese. Sam Mathai Maintenance May God bless you all! Charles Yezak Director of Communications Courageously growing together in Christ, Tina Bubb Finance Office Our Vision Statement: “Growing Together as Disciples Fr. Bill Swengros of Christ.” Pastor “He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none'” (Lk 13:7). Lenten Mission Begins Monday, March 25th Page 3 Page 4 Liturgical and Parish Events St. Paul Parish Mission Prayer Holy Father, great God of love and mercy, You have surrendered everything for love of us. May we learn to surrender everything for love of You. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit that we may do Your will and not our own. Help us to love You above all things and to love Your people the way You have commanded us. Quiet our minds and hearts that we may be open to the gift of Your truth, and grant that our Parish Mission may be: 2019 Vacation Bible School a time of Grace for all, “SET SAIL WITH a time of growth for the young, THE TRINITY” a time of refreshment for the old, June 17 - 21, 2019 a time of renewal for families, 9:00am - 12:00pm a time of healing for the broken, a time of joy for the sorrowing, Registration Forms will be a time of challenge for the complacent, available in April 2019 a time of forgiveness for the sinner, a time of strength for the holy, a time of homecoming for all who have been away. Join Father Bob Romaine and St. Paul Parishioners on a Pilgrimage in May to We beg You these things, Holy Father, in Jesus’ name. Amen. EWTN and The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Alabama Pilgrimage Date: May 13 - May 16, 2019 Cost is $250 per person and includes round-trip bus fare, lodging, meals and tours. Pilgrims will attend televised events for Mass at Our Lady of Angels Chapel and Father Mitch Pacwa’s show, “Scripture and Tradition”. For more information, contact Ed and Susan Bilbao at (813) 503-6460 “He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none'” (Lk 13:7). Liturgical and Parish Events Page 5 Knights of Columbus Council 11211 WOMEN’S CLOTHING & TOILETRIES DRIVE Saturday, March 30th and Sunday, March 31st In the Porticos After All Masses All clothing items must be new or “gently used”. Toiletries must be new and should be travel size. Acceptable items include: clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, hats, deodorants, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and soap. For more information, please send an email message to: [email protected] Friends, Recently I discovered a beautiful devotion in honor of Divine Mercy. Fr. Guillermo Serra, LC, created a 33 Day Consecration to Divine Mercy during the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy in 2016. The original Spanish is readily available both in audio for via YouTube as well as a free PDF format. The Spanish and unofficial English translation will be available on our own parish website: www.stpaulchurch.com. We will begin March 25th with Padre's introduction so that we can make our consecration during the special 3:00pm Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 28. You may be asking, "Does this replace the Divine Mercy Novena which begins on Good Friday?" No. This will supersize it! I'm really excited about this 33 Day Consecration and I hope you are too! — Fr. Bill Swengros Page 6 St. Paul Catholic Preschool License # C HC 110273 Excellence in Catholic preschool education for over 35 years The three year olds began March developing their pre-reading and pre-math skills through the books of Dr. Seuss. We practiced identifying letters and their sounds, rhyming words, counting and number recognition. We cracked eggs to make a Green Eggs and Ham snack, listened for rhyming words as Mrs. Johnson read Hop on Pop, counted and patterned Red Fish, Blue Fish, identified shapes and predicted what happens when blue and yellow paint is mixed. The remaining weeks of March through Easter will focus on the Lenten season. Our class will do this by using developmentally appropriate books, songs and activities; our weekly spiritual visit by Fr. Bob; and visits to the church and the Santo Niño Shrine. Through these activities, the children will be learning the importance of love and kindness towards others as Jesus loves us and gave his life for us. In the classroom, students are working on Lenten intentions, praying hands, crosses, painting shamrocks and a service project to contribute to the St.