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St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church 520 West Holding Avenue, Wake Forest 27587 | 919-570-0070 Pastor MASS SCHEDULE Finance Director Rev. Bill John Acosta Escobar HORARIO DE MISAS Shari Pender (ext.117) Email: [email protected] Director of Religious Education WEEKDAY MASS Parochial Vicar Sue Gammon (ext. 108) Rev. Dave Miller (ext. 103) MondayRFriday 8:30 am Director of Youth Apostolate Email: [email protected] WEEKEND MASS Ed Snyder (ext. 135) Deacon Saturday 5:00pm Parish Administrative Assistant Brad Watkins Sunday 8:00am|10:00am| Melanie Cabrera Ciprian (ext. 101) Información En Español & 12:30pm (Español) Carlota Chmielewski (Ext.136) Parish Office Hours/Horario de Oficina CONFESSION Monday-Friday (Lunes a Viernes) Wednesday 5:00pmR6:00pm 9:00am-5:00pm School Administrative Assistant Saturday 3:00pmR4:40pm Parish Office/Oficina: 919-570-0070 Ivy Pesa (Ext.109) School Office/Escuela: 919-556-7613 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION School Principal Pre-K-8th Website: www.scswf.org Thursdays 1:00pmR7:00pm Cathy Schwarz (ext. 110) 1st Sunday in Lent| February 21, 2021|1er Domingo de Cuaresma|21 de Febrero 2021 Welcome to St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Parish News P O H" C! S With the guidelines for social distancing and limitations for indoor gatherings from our Bishop and the NC Health Department, we strongly encourage calling the office before your visit at 9195700070 to set an appointment. Everyone will be screened with a temperature check and an attestation checklist before entrance to St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School & Parish Office. Masks are mandatory on campus and at all Masses. Our parish office operates from 9:00AM5:00PM Monday through Friday. C"! M T We are grateful that we have the option to celebrate Mass indoors. As always, we are doing our best to comply with the Bishop's and NC Health Department guidelines. We thank you all for your continued patience and cooperation as we adapt to the ever changing new normal. Masks are mandatory for all masses. Saturdays, 5:00 PM (also Facebook LiveStreamed) Sundays, 8:00 AM Sundays, 10:00 AM (also Facebook LiveStreamed) Sundays, 12:30 PM Spanish S!. C! S H! The Bishop’s Annual Appeal in the Diocese of Raleigh truly does St. Catherine of Siena Church & School is hiring a parttime the work of Christ. This is the one time of the year that we are approximately 20 hours per week Communications Specialist. The called to step out of our parishes and serve the Universal Church Communication Specialist is in charge of creating and across the Eastern half of North Carolina. The BAA provides implementing a comprehensive communication plan for the parish critical funding for a wide range of ministries, including and school of St. Catherine of Siena. They will research and Seminarians & Vocations, Communications, Marriage and Family, consistently evaluate new means of communication to ensure that Catholic Charities, Catholic Education and many more. St. Catherine of Siena is communicating effectively and fruitfully with members and the wider community. For additional This weekend, each parishioner is asked to participate in the 2021 information and a list of the key responsibilities please visit our Bishop’s Annual Appeal. All funds raised are designated to sup- website at scswf.org. Please send your resume and letter of port ministries in the areas of Charity, Evangelization and Worship interest to: [email protected] across the Diocese. Each gift has a tremendous impact in the lives of the neediest in our communities. If you have not yet made your A U" R ! P gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, we ask you to do so today. The Memorial Garden on St. Catherine of Siena's campus provides Bishop’s Annual Appeal commitment envelopes are available in alternative burial arrangements for parishioners who prefer the church or you can donate online at GivetoBAA.org or on the cremation to inground entombment. It is an arrangement of church website https://scswf.weshareonline.org. Thank you for inground niches into which an urn containing the cremated your generosity. remains of a deceased person is placed for permanent burial. Our Memorial Garden provides an exceptionally beautiful, private site for grieving, prayer, and meditation. With your final resting place only a short distance from the Church, your family and friends attending Mass will be able to visit and pay their respects often. For additional information on purchasing a niche, please contact Joyce Gaston at the Parish Office at 9195700070, ext. 105. I! & T"! 1 ! S!"& R & Ignited By Truth has organized Rosary for Our Nation events V"! N onFirstSaturdaysof each month in 2021 (Jan M Apr). The Memorial Garden is in need of volunteers to help do some Schedule of Events: weed pulling, trim edges, trim the hedges and trees, clean up the garden beds, put down some grass seed, plant a few annual flowers, March 6, 2021, 11:30AM12:30PM ET, St. Joseph Catholic and spread mulch. A couple additional small projects will be Church,2817 Poole Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610 included this year like installation of some fencing and 4” drain line installations. This is planned for Saturday, March 13th, 2021 at April 3, 2021, 11:30AM12:30PM ET, Halifax Mall, 8:00AM. If willing to help, please bring along some items from 300 N Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27603 your garage if possible: shovels, wheelbarrows, or other landscaping items. We will be practicing social distancing. Masks Please join us in reverent and peaceful prayer and singing as we and landscaping gloves are suggested. Please email Carl place our beloved nation under the Mantle of Mary, Mother of [email protected] call 7735782275 with any questions God. Bring your whole family; all are welcome! Events will be and please email or call if you are going to attend so we will have a held outside the church. Please dress warmly. For more coordinated effort. information, visitIgnitedByTruth.org. Page 2 St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Parish News W! ! RCIA R! E!? S!"& F"& 20, 2021 This Rite marks a key moment. For the catechumens, this Rite signifies that they have been called by Christ and attests to the reality that only those mystically claimed by Christ will enter Heaven. St. John writes, “If anyone’s name was not found written S!! ! C Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday during Lent at in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire” (Rev 7:00PM inside of the Church beginning February 19, 2021. 20:15). Throughout the RCIA process, catechumens should have become increasingly involved with the parish community. The Parishioners feel free to walk our outdoor Stations of the Cross community, with godparents representing the parish, will behind the Memorial Garden at anytime. wholeheartedly acclaim the participants’ readiness. It is appropriate for the bishop to recognize them because he is the sign of unity of the particular Church, and it is the parish community’s responsibility to bring those in RCIA into the fullness of the life of the Church. The godparents give public testimony about the catechumens. The godparents’ role is very significant; they represent the community and are asked during this Rite to make serious statements about the catechumens. The decision of an RCIA participant to go through this Rite means that the judgment and decisionmaking (of both the catechumen and the parish) about whether to enter the Catholic Church has S# ! D!! F& L! A!#! ended. From this point forward, they are no longer catechumens March 5, 2021K of C’s DriveThru Fish Fry 5:00PM7:00PM but are called the “elect.” They have been chosen to enter into the March 19, 2021K of C’s DriveThru Fish Fry 5:00PM7:00PM final period of preparation for initiation, and called by the bishop, their shepherd, to the holy mysteries to be celebrated that Easter Parishioners join us in our Church parking lot for these Lenten The Elect: Randy Conrad, Augstine Escamille, Sterling Friedman, Activities. St. Catherine of Siena will also be conducting Lenten Kathy Spangler. Penance Services. Additional information will be provided in the upcoming bulletins and Flocknote announcements. PERPETUAL ADORATION Dearest Future Committed Adorer, even though our chapel operation has been altered during this time of pandemic, we are still having perpetual adoration at St. Catherine’s. Each hour one committed adorer is still keeping watch with Jesus 24 hours of the day, 7 days a week, and we are staying safe in doing so. If you are missing your visits to the chapel or if you are feeling the need to spend silent time with the Lord, you can become a committed adorer now. Let’s always keep our eyes on Jesus! For additional information please contact Adoration Coordinator Linda Specter at 9197618705. B! ! S!. C! S! For additional information regarding the Sacraments of Baptism or First Communions, please contact Sue Gammon at 9195700070 ext. 108 or Sherry Maloney ext. 106. S!. C! S’ M P! Recently engaged couples interested in having their wedding here at St. Catherine of Siena, please contact Joyce Gaston at 9195700070 ext. 105 to begin marriage preparation. OPERATION HARVEST Operation Harvest Ministry primarilyserves poor elderly shutins in Wake Forest by delivering them groceries.We are currently serving 28 families everySaturdaystarting around9:30AMin the Dining Room and the commitment time is about 2 hours a month per "! "! team. We are in need of people/families to join For bulletin announcements please send notice to Melanie existing teams. If you are interested or if you want to learn more Cabrera Ciprian at: [email protected] one week in about the ministry, please contact Anthony Nacional at 919637 advance.
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