Divine Sunday 11 April 2021

St. Michael Catholic Church & School 708 St. Michael’s Lane Gastonia, NC 28052

This Week at St. Michael’

Sacred Liturgy Sunday, April 11 7:30 AM Holy Mass—Eric Morse & Family 8:00 AM Adult Choir Practice: G-Hall

Divine Mercy Sunday 9:00 AM Holy Mass—For the People 9:00 AM Spanish FF: All bldgs. 10:30 AM Adult FF/RCIA: HFR 11:00 AM Holy Mass (Spanish)—Priest Intention 10:30 AM Confirmation: G-Hall

5:00 PM Youth Group Mtg: Gym/PCH

Monday, April 12 8:30 AM Holy Mass— † Albert & Pauline Monda 3:00 PM SMCS Volleyball: Gym 6:30 PM Regnum Christi: HFR 7: 00 PM K/C: PCH/K

Tuesday, April 13 6:00 PM Holy Mass (Spanish)— Priest Intention 1:30 PM Cursillo: HFR

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Wednesday, April 14 4:45 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:00 PM SMCS Career Day: 5:45 PM Benediction PCH/G-Hall/HFR/K

6:00 PM Holy Mass—† Arthur & Louisa Hammill 3:00 PM SMCS Volleyball: Gym

6:45 PM—7:30 PM Confessions 6:30 PM TSG: Gym 7:30 PM Spanish Choir Practice: Ch

Thursday, April 15 8:30 AM Holy Mass—Tito Chicas 3:00 PM SMCS Volleyball: Gym 6:30 PM Wonderfully Made: G-Hall 6:30 PM Little Flowers: PCH Friday, April 16 6 AM—6 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

8:30 AM Holy Mass—Paula Lewkowitz

9:15 AM —10:15 AM Confessions Saturday, April 17 8:30 AM Holy Mass—† Eric Knapp 8:00 AM K/C District Mtg: PCH 11:30 AM English Baptisms: Ch 9:15 AM—11:00 Confessions

4:30 PM Holy Mass—For the People

Sunday, April 18 7:30 AM Holy Mass—† Katherine Augusta 8:00 AM Adult Choir Practice: G-Hall 3rd Sunday of Easter Schulz Price 9:00 AM Spanish FF: All bldgs.

9:00 AM Holy Mass—The Foreman Family 10:30 AM Adult FF/RCIA: HFR

11:00 AM Holy Mass (Spanish)—Priest Intention

Please Remember in your Prayers PRAYER OF

Fr. James Ebright, Sister Mary Olivia Shirley, Amy and CONSECRATION TO children, Baria Estella Alvarado, Anna Ashworth, Joe Bell, Joseph Berta, A. Bevendez, Marilyn Bickham, Tim THE Biddix, J Black, Beth Bradley, Jeffrey Brown, Kristy Brown, Mark Buettner, Jerry Carpenter, Eneida Ceballos, Steven Cherry, Peggy Clark, Dakota, Hutch Dow, Betty Dow, Gail Driscoll, Glenda Downey, Michael Durkee, Betsy Durkee, Elizabeth Eddie, Greg Edel, Nicholas Escandón, Jill Faille, Frances Ficke, Pete & Jesus, the Divine Mercy, I consecrate my Rebecca Files, Shannon Frazer, Charlie Gallagher, Steve entire life, from this day on, to You Gnandt, Kathy Geoffroy, Penny Godwin, Aleyda without reserve. Into Your hands I Gómez, Shirley Hachey, Harold Harrison, Gwen Hart, Calvin Hebert, Dorothy Henley, Judy Horton, Jacob abandon my past, my present, and my Huffman, Eric Hunter, Connie Hutter, Peggy Jacobs, future. From this day forward, make me a true Linda Johnson, Robin Johnson, Glenda and Brenda follower of Your teaching. Let Your Divine Jolly, Briceida Juya, Mary Kay, Holly Koloziejski, Dick Mercy Image protect my home and my family & Kay Landry, Joann & Norman Loughmiller, Lucas Lowe, Stephanie Lowry, Jeff Lugo, Kent Lupton, from all the powers of evil in this world Maureen Lupton, Doris McFee, Tere Manjarrez, Rita today. May all who venerate it never perish, Mascarenhas, Micheli Family, Milewski Family, Heather may it be their joy in life, their hope in death, Monteleagre, Marion Moore, Wayne & Gloria Moore, John Moore, Linda Morlocci, MaryAnn Murray, Kathy and their glory in eternity. Amen. Olijnyk, Gerald Orazem, Mary Packard, Charles Pasour, David Peace, H. Pichardo, Ms. Paulie, Amelia Parkes, Gretchen Prendeville, Finley Price, Patsy & Allen

Queen, Ivo Raimundo, Maryely Rebolledo, Sue Ruocco, Bill & Jim Saluke, Gemma Servin Vega, Maureen Altar Flowers

Setlock , Bette Shirley, Jim Sneska, Pat Splawn, Bob Stauss, James Michael Stoute, Cheryl Street, McKenzie In Honor of Our Tapper, Julie Teague, Maerene Thomas, Tinsdale Family, Orlando Torres, Carolyn Webster, Liliana Wenger, Lisa 65th Wedding Anniversary Wilber, Willis Family, Joyce Ziolkowski

by For all in service to our country: Matthew Barker, Michael P. Bernard, Jr., Derrick Dot & Paul Gerhard Dobbins, Andrew and Joseph Chase, Jeffrey Kaldah, Zach Kiefaber, Thomas Terrio, Stefan Zapata

Sacrament of Every Friday 6 AM—6 PM Reconciliation Schedule

Wednesdays 6:45 PM—7:30 PM Sign up at: Fridays stmccg.weadorehim.com/en 9:15 AM—10:15 AM

Saturdays On the cover: Divine Mercy ( Image) By: Eugeniusz Kazimirowski.

9:15 AM—11 AM ca.: 1934 Public Domain

Holy Week Around Our Parish

Around Our Diocese

Job Opportunity—The Diocesan Office of Development Considering the Diaconate?—If you are interested has an opening for a full-me Director of Development for in the possibility of being formed as a Permanent Catholic Schools. The candidate must be a college graduate Deacon in the Diocese of Charloe, you must make with a degree in markeng, communicaons, or related inial contact with Deacon Ed Konarski field. He or she must have at least three years of experience at Edward.Konarski@charloediocese.org by July 15, in fundraising and markeng. Extensive fundraising 2021. Only those men who appear to have a genuine experience may be substuted for a completed call to formaon as a Deacon will be invited by the undergraduate degree. Responsibilies include working Formaon Team to complete applicaon for admission closely with all 19 diocesan Catholic schools and assisng to the next formaon class. The norms required for them in developing and carrying out annual school fund applicaon to the formaon program can be found on development plans including but not limited to annual the Diocese of Charloe website at hps:// giving campaigns, major gis efforts and planned giving charloediocese.org/permanent-diaconate/permanent acvies. Candidate will meet regularly on site with all 19 -diaconate/ and then clicking on Applicaon Norms. schools to support and coordinate their fund development Please review these norms closely. efforts. Please submit a cover leer and resume by April 30, 2021 to Jim Kelley, Office of Development, at The Retrouvaille Program offers jkkelley@charloediocese.org. tools to rediscover a loving

marriage. Tens of thousands of Matching GiŌ Opportunity—Outreach Assistance Program struggling marriages have MiraVia is searching for a new Outreach Center. Thanks to successfully overcome their marital problems by a generous anonymous donor, MiraVia will receive $50,000 aending the program. It begins with a weekend if an addional $50.000 is raised by , experience that is followed by a series of follow-up April 11, 2021. To make a donaon, please visit sessions to help keep you on track. For confidenal www.MiraVia.org informaon or to apply to aend the program beginning with the weekend of October 22, 2021 call 800-470-2230 or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.helpourmarriage.org.

Around Our Parish, School & Diocese Sacred Art Retreat: Making Mosaics—Are you look- ing for a unique way to rejuvenate your spiritual health? On April 16-17, the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory NC is offering an all-new “Art as Spiritual Therapy” retreat. Using hands-on acvies, skilled presenters will invite you to explore the mosaic of your own life. Assemble your very own cross from Knights of Columbus personal mementos or offer prayers through the ancient Council 6700 pracce of making Pysanky eggs, all the while enjoying our Spring / Summer beauful seng in full springme bloom and some delicious full- course meals prepared by our own Execuve Chef. For more “Hots & Hams” informaon, visit: www.catholicconference.org/mosaics, call 828.327.7441, or e-mail [email protected]. 3rd Wednesday of each month, starting April 21

SMCC Parish Center 5:00 PM—7:30 PM

Eat-in or Take-out

Cash / Check / Cards

Adults / Children

Hamburger, chips & drink $5 Hot dog, chips & drink $4 Nachos & cheese & drink $3 Family $20

Beer/Wine $2

April training bulletin now available. Virtus.org

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ATTENTION NEWCOMERS

Have you completed a parish registration form? Do you have any questions? Please feel free to ask one of our greeters or call the parish office at 704.867.6212

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PARISH INFORMATION

SACRAMENT S OF BAPTISM & HOLY MATRIMONY PARISH DIRECTORY 708 St. Michael’s Lane Gastonia, NC 28052 Please call the church office at 704.867.6212 704-867-6212 Pastor Rev. Fr. Lucas Rossi FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION CLASS (Ext. 105) [email protected] Please contact Mary Gomes at [email protected] Hispanic Ministry Rev. Fr. José Antonio Juya CONFIRMATION PREPARATION CLASS (Ext. 112) Please contact Ken Albert at kgalbert @stmccg.org [email protected]

RCIA / ADULT FORMATION Deacon Rev. Mr. Timothy Mueller Please contact Adam Kincaid at (Ext. 101) [email protected]

[email protected] Deacon Rev. Mr. John Weisenhorn (Ext. 101) [email protected] YOUTH GROUP & HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION Please Contact Matt Tortorich at [email protected] Administrative Assistant Lissette Westover

(Ext. 101) [email protected] FAITH FORMATION (A Family of Faith) Director of Sacred Music Toni Keating Please contact Alexis Ellis @ [email protected] (Ext. 101) [email protected]

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK Director of Children’s Choir Kristen Levine (Ext 101) [email protected] Please call the church office (704- 867-6212) when seriously ill, for the elderly, before serious surgery or any Maintenance Technician Ken Albert time in an emergency. (Ext 104) [email protected]

HOLY COMMUNION AT HOME St Michael Thrift Store Please contact the church office at 704-867-6212 1111 S. York Street - Gastonia, NC 28052 Phone: 704-864-8646 Tuesday - Friday: 10-5:30 Saturday: 10-4

MARRIAGE TRIBUNAL ADVOCATE Please contact Kim Cobb at Thrift Store Manager Amy Pruitt [email protected] [email protected] St. Michael Catholic School 704 St Michael’s Lane - Gastonia, NC 28052 DEVOTIONS Phone: 704-865-4382

First Fridays 8:00 PM Thursday – 8:00 AM Friday: Principal Michelle Vollman Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament [email protected]

Every Friday 6 AM - 6 PM: Administrative Assistant Jackie Childers All Day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament [email protected]

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

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St. Michael Church 708 Saint Michael’s Lane Gastonia, NC 28052

704-867-6212

Contact: Lissette Westover [email protected] 704.867.6212 (Ext 101)

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Thank you for all you do!