St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 800 Gornto Rd Valdosta GA, 31602 Phone: 229-244-2430 Fax: 229-244-5352 San Jose Mission 421 W Marion Ave, Lake Park, GA 31636 (All mail and phone calls should be directed to St. John Church) www.stjohnevang.org / [email protected] [email protected] / www.myparishapp.com
Mass Schedule Saturday—5:00pm Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am, 12:00pm 2:00pm (Spanish)
San José, Lake Park Mass Saturday—7:00pm Thursday—7:00pm
Daily Mass Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00am
Wednesday 9:00am (when school in session)
6:00pm
Adoration St. Joseph Chapel Sunday 3:00 ~ 4:00pm
Church Wednesday 4:00—5:40pm November 3, 2019
Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00—4:45pm Wednesday: 5:00—5:30pm or by appointment
Church Office Staff Pastoral Staff Lynn Barfield Fr. Brian LaBurt Administrative Asst./Bulletin Editor Pastor VIRTUS Administrator Fr. Jason Adams Michelle Kirkpatrick Parochial Vicar Finance Director Church & School Susan Kramer Monday, November 4th Pastoral Emergency 9:00am Director of Religious Education 229-469-6464 Lynne Salek +Bonnie Little Office Assistant Deacon James Burns School Staff 229-794-9422 Tuesday, November 5th 229-244-2556 Deacon Columbus Carter 9:00am Vito Pellitteri, Principal 229-245-8276 +Catherine Dukes Christine Johnson, Admin Asst. Outreach to the Sick Deacon Pete Falkenhausen Wednesday, November 6th Church Office Hours 229-563-3980 9:00am Monday 1:00-4:30pm [email protected] Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday +Bobby Kovach Marriage Preparation 9:00am~4:30pm Deacon David Lasseter (Closed for lunch 12:00~1:00 pm) 229-251-7874 6:00pm Friday 9:00am~1:00pm [email protected] +Louise Johnson Baptism Preparation YOUTH MINISTRY Deacon Paul Worth Thursday, November 7th High School RCIA and Prison Ministry 9:00am (Sunday—4:00-6:00pm) Spiritual Direction +Maria Nguyen Thi Ren Penny and Daniel Storey 229-263-5659 229-263-1566 / [email protected] Mr. Cesar Reyes 7:00pm (San José)
Hispanic Ministry Special Intention Catholics on Campus 706-662-6267 Newman Center—1524 N. Oak St. [email protected] Mass—Sunday @6:00pm Friday, November 8th Wednesday—Blaze Night @ 7:00pm 9:00am Lynnette Kenworthy Parish registration (SI) Ursula Meindl Werner [email protected] Newcomers to the parish are asked to 229-563-6608 register with the office as soon as possible. We would like to meet you PASTORAL COUNCIL OFFICERS and give you a welcome packet! Saturday, November 9th 2019-2020 BAPTISM 5:00pm Meetings on 3rd Wed/6:30pm Classes are held on the first Sunday +Fr. Marv LeFrois Heidi Gonzalez-President of each month at 3:00pm in Room B [email protected] Baptism packet/registration must be Sunday, November 10th Mark Ellis-Vice President picked up in advance, please stop by 7:30am [email protected] the Church Office. (SI) Sue and Ray Hamel Ryan Hogan-Secretary MARRIAGE [email protected] 9:30am St. Francis Center Contact the church office at least six Sr. Nuala Mulleady, Director months in advance. +Richard Nijem Laura Dunning, Asst. Manager 229-242-8656 / [email protected] 12:00pm 520 E. Mary St. BULLETIN INFORMATION +Catherine Dukes Tues., Wed., Thurs. 10:00-2:00 Items for the bulletin are due on 2nd Saturday of each month Monday morning at 8:00am the week 2:00pm (Spanish) 8:00am - Noon of publication. People of the Parish Email information to: VIRTUS Our parish uses the VIRTUS Safe [email protected] Environment Program. For more information go to: November 10th bulletin https://diosav.org/ submissions are due Monday, childyouthprotection November 4th
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 2 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 3, 2019
Disposable Children?
"The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts - a child - as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded mothers unfettered dominion over the independent lives of their physically dependent sons and daughters...The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign." – Mother Teresa 1994. (priestsforlife.org)
GET READY FOR ADVENT! You can’t plan for Advent/Christmas early enough. In order to help you get spiritually ready for the season, Deacon Lasseter is presenting three classes on the Nativity Gospels. Starting on Monday, November 4th, the following topics will be covered:
November 4th: Why Your Nativity Set Is All Wrong November 11th: Who Are All Those People In The Genealogies And Why Do They Matter November 18th: Why The Virgin Mary Matters To Luke and St. Joseph Matters To Matthew
All classes will meet from 7:00 to 8:00pm in Room B (Mary Ann Martin Room). Children are welcome!
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) RCIA will continue following the 9:30 Mass (10:45-11:45 AM) in the Parish Center Conference Room. These sessions are open to everyone (even those who are already Catholic).
November 3rd—Justification; Continue The Ten Commandments November 10th—Heaven, Hell and Purgatory November 17th—The Pursuit of Justice
For more information contact Deacon Paul at 229-263-5659 or e-mail [email protected]
EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES As the holidays draw near and staff members take vacation please be mindful that early deadlines will apply for items to be submitted for the bulletin.
November 24th bulletin — items due by Thursday, November 14th at 8:00am
December 1st and 8th—items due by Tuesday, November 19th at 8:00am
Please e-mail: [email protected]
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 3 JOINED BY FAITH; CALLED TO SHARE
OFFERTORY BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2019 Week of October 20th “WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?
Offertory $ 11,912.83 Parish Target: $83, 763.00 Online $ 1,322.00 Total Given: $74,572.20(as of 10/24/19) Parish Missions $ 25.00 Percent of target: 89.03% Online $ 50.00 Parishioner Participation: 27.47% Number of donors: 214
St. John the Evangelist St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Catholic Church Balance Sheet As of June 30, 2019 Profit & Loss July 2018 through June 2019 ASSETS Checking Account $105,863.80 Income Savings Account $82,473.62
Operating Revenue Assessed) $951,967.65 Land, Buildings, Equipment $4,306,938.93
Operating Revenue (Exempt) $124,163.29 TOTAL ASSETS $4,495,276.35
Special Operating Revenue $197,753.63
Special Diocesan Collections $44,732.06 LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Total Income $1,318,616.63 Liabilities
Payroll Liabilities $757.70
Expense Other Current Liabilities $2,140.70
Payroll Expenses $502,342.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES $2,898.40
Overhead Expense $395,094.39
Parish Programs $164,572.43 EQUITY Opening Equity Balance $4,825,673.08 School Subsidy $100,008.00 Retained Earnings ($393,276.26) SJS Tuition Assistance $41,284.27 Net Income $59,981.13 Special Collections $55,334.41 Total Equity $4,492,377.95 Total Expense $1,250,259.33 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $4,495,276.35 Net Ordinary Income $59,981.13
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 4 Prayer intentions, etc.
For our sick For Those Who Have Died Together let us pray for our loved Please pray for the happy repose of the ones… souls of: Parishioners
Deacon James and Marian Burns, Irene Gallagher, Maria Nguyen Thi Ren, grandmother of Hai Vu Anne Ellison, Mauring and Frank Lathron, James Larry Dennis, father of Lisa Posas and Margaret Dorneden, Beatriz Agudelo, Peter Daniel Luther Miley, grandfather of Caroline Portz, Ann Wagner, Mickey Kelly, Ladonna and and Bryant Miley Richard English, Stephanie Nelson, Antonio Silas Horace “Bud” Griffin, father of Wynette Melendez, Julie Nickeson, Louise and Bill Okuma, Dobard John Swiderski, Cody Kalinowski, Jeannine Becton, Sue and Ray Hamel, Charles McFarland Family and Friends of Parishioners Sick or in the Hospital Cathy Chamberlain, Cathy Conley, Doris Quinn, Tom
Quinn, Bobby Umberger, Jim Jenkins, Robin Kindley If you have a family member in the hospital Glasscock, Drew Hopkins, Jennifer Mills, Beth that would like a priest to visit, you MUST Gutermuth, Gerald Good, Ann Morts, Norman Sainz, call the Church Office to let us know. The Jr., Ella Roberts, Debbie Lorence, Ella Robers, Debbie hospital no longer provides a list due to Lorence, Troy and Tammy Carty, Butch Elkins, Scott Sainz, Veronica McCloud, Larry Dennis, Linda privacy policies. Haymen, Linda Barrett, Betty Ann Ford, Bruce A priest will visit when specifically requested. Hayden, Joseph C. Wink, Jr., Dan Chase
YOUNG AT HEART ˜ TheYoung At Heart Group (55+) meets on the FIRST MONDAY each month, at 4:30pm in the Parish Center Conference Room. The next get-together will be Monday, November 4th. Our November theme will be Giving Gratitude to God. We enjoy casual meetings, sharing “Food, Faith, and Friendship”. It’s not that you need to officially join, or make every meeting. Just feel free to come any time you can! For more info, contact Mitch & Linda Rohrbach (573)619-1191.
ST. JOHN PRO-LIFE MINISTRY
THIS Sunday, November 3rd, we have arranged for April Fry, Director of Education, Georgia Right to Life, to give a presentation in the Parish Center at 4:00PM. Light snacks will be served at 3:30 PM. All are welcome. We will also participate in the Options Now (a local faith-based, ecumenical, pro-life organization) Walk for Life on November 9th! Pro-life meetings are on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Center Conference room. Please call Sheryl Dasinger, 229 460-0904 for more information.
WIN $500! Believe it or not, Christmas is just around the corner. To make your holiday a little brighter, the ladies of the Council of Catholic Women will be selling raffle tickets for a chance to win $500.00. Raffle tickets will be available for $5.00 each after all Masses on November 16th/17th. The drawing will be held on Sunday, December 8th.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 5 This weekend our Candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation will celebrate the Rite of Enrollment at the 9:30am Mass. This is the beginning of their formal journey towards a fuller life in the Holy Spirit. We invite you to take a prayer bag from one of the baskets in the vestibule and keep that student in your prayers from now until the celebration of Confirmation next spring.
White Elephant Sale items will be collected on the weekends of November 9/10, 16/17, and 23/24.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 6 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 7 BLACK CATHOLIC MINISTRY RAFFLE
The St. John Black Catholic Ministry will sell tickets for its annual Spirit Basket Raffle this weekend and next after each Mass. The proceeds will off-set the cost of the banquet which will be held on Saturday, November 16th. Tickets are $5.00 each or three for $10.00 .Thank you for your support.
THANK YOU FROM THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
On Thursday, October 24th, the Knights of Columbus and the Ladies Auxiliary hosted a dinner for the Nelson family. The spaghetti dinner was a huge success and the donations exceeded $4,000.00. A big thank you to all the parishioners and families who supported this event. Please continue to pray for Stephanie’s recovery.
Don Martin, PSD Council#4913 Grand Knight
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 8 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 9 ST. FRANCIS CENTER NEWS 1st Quarter Report (July, Aug, Sept.) Please review this report and allow it to reflect the generosity of our parishioners, and the dedication of our volunteers who diligently sort and prepare your donated items for sale in our Thrift Shop. The money generated from these sales and your financial donations are used for utility assistance, emergency shelter, hygiene items, and food supplies for our brothers and sisters in Lowndes County. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we assist needy families who come to the Center and families moving from a shelter to a new living space, or those experiencing a fire in their homes with clothes, food, hygiene items, towels, sheets etc. (These are just a few examples.) On the weekend of October 12th and 13th the SFC participated in the parish Ministry Fair. If you did not have a chance to sign-up for ministry opportunities at the Center, please call me at 229- 242-8656. I invite you to “Come and SEE” our place, our volunteers at work, our customers in the Thrift Shop and the people to whom we minister. If circumstances do not allow you to be physically present at the Center, there are other ways through which you can be involved. I would like to share with you a quote from the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, (Gaudium et Spes, Pope Paul VI, Dec. 7, 1965): “The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men and women of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ.” Thank you for your on-going support and generosity! May God bless you and your family with abundantly!
Gratefully, Sr Nuala
P.S.—The St. Francis Center is also in need of gently used blankets, and winter clothing of all sizes for men, women and children.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church www.stjohnevang.org 10 ST. FRANCIS CENTER QUARTERLY REPORT 1st Quarter July September 2019 2019 2018 AMOUNT AMOUNT REVENUE ** ** TOTAL SALES 10,914.46 9,295.98 GA DEPT OF REVENUE (TAX) 801.08 608.16
NET SALES 10,113.38 8,687.82
DONATIONS 15,271.49 8,093.27
DIOCESAN SUBSIDY 3,000.00 3,000.00 ** The center was only open 1 day for sales in July 2018 and 1/2 day in July 2019. 2019 2018 EXPENSES AMOUNT AMOUNT FINANCIAL (UTILITY) SUPPORT TO THE NEEDY 14,976.49 14,379.78
EMERGENCY SHELTER ASSISTANCE 884.44 641.68
FOOD AND HYGIENE ITEM PURCHASES 181.99 272.58
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION 100.00 66.20
SCH SUPPLIES/UNIFORMS HOMELESS CHILDREN 200.00
WALMART GIFT CARDS 200.00 2019 2018 CLIENTS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELPED FINANCIALLY 204 145 NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELPED WITH FOOD 334 359 NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELPED WITH CLOTHING 141 189 NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELPED WITH OTHER ITEMS 207 155 COMMUNITY AGENCIES HELPED 40 31 TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE & AGENCIES HELPED 926 879 VOLUNTEERS 2019** 2018** NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS 59 70 NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS 1168 1323 ** The center was only open 2 days in July 2018 and 2 1/2 days in July 2019.
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