ST MONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH 114 South 4th Street Palatka Florida 386-325-9777 Stmonicacatholicchurch.com Our Lady of Le Leche, Pray for us! OCTOBER 11, 2020 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Beloved of St. Monica, What a beautiful weekend to celebrate 150 years of the Diocese of St. Augustine with the patroness of our diocese, Our Lady of La Leche. In 1857, Father Jean Marcel Augustin Verot was nominated Vicar Apostolic of Florida on December 11, 1857. He was consecrated in Baltimore in 1858 but when he arrived in St. Augustine in 1858 he found the church here in a “disheartening” state. It was not until March 11, 1870 that Florida, east of the Apalachicola River, was designated as the Diocese of St. Augustine with Bishop Verot as our first Bishop. St. Monica on the St. Johns River was one of the three original parishes in our diocese: The Cathedral of St. Augustine (1565), Immaculate Conception, Jacksonville (1854), and St. Monica, Palatka (1858 ~ the same year as Our Lady of Lourdes). We did not get our first resident pastor until 1873, Father Charles Gaboury. Our little parish had to withstand the Civil War and many hardships the first twelve years after we were established as a parish. Our 4th pastor was Father William Kenny (1880-1884) who subsequently became our 3rd bishop from 1901 to 1913. Bishop Kenny High School is named after him. Our 8th resident pastor was Father Patrick Barry (1903-1913) who also became our 5th bishop from 1922-1940. Barry University in South Florida is named after him. You can imagine the good friendship Bishop Barry had with our Father William Becker (1926-1950). Father Becker is responsible for the stain glass windows, obtaining a 1200 pipe organ, an incredible ecumenical presence, and a renewal of our sanctuary. He died a year after celebrating his 50th anniversary as a priest here, in this hallowed space. The growth of the church in Florida from this Mother Diocese of St. Augustine to six additional dioceses and more than two million Catholics is a significant part of the story of the Catholic Church in the United States. Today, our diocese embraces 17 counties spanning the northeast section of Florida from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. It covers 11,032 square miles and serves more than 142,000 Catholics through 52 diocesan parishes and 14 missions. Congratulations to Tyler & Erin Harris in the baptism of their daughter Charlie. Watching the children in our CCF classes has been amazing. We are keeping safe while learning about JESUS! I pray you have a tremendous week in God’s garden. Love, joy, peace, Father Ron Moses + P.S. I am including highlights from the address last weekend from the Respect Life team. Isn’t it wonderful to be Catholic as Sons and Daughters of God? Excerpts from the Respect Life Committee of St. Monica: The Catholic Church has always been at the forefront advocating for life and highlighting that all human beings are uniquely and wonderfully made in the image and likeness of God, even before conception. God says through the prophet Isaiah, “Before you were formed in your mother’s womb, I knew you.” We also need to take a stand to protect the sacrament of marriage and the raising of children in the ways of faith. Sexuality is a gift from God and must always be celebrated with God’s blessing. Unfortunately, millions of children conceived today do not know their father and mother at birth. This is where we stand in as Godparents. The Parish Respect Life teams encourage prayer initiatives and vigils for the unborn and against the death penalty, schedule educational workshops, and advocate for laws that protect life. There are many at work in the pro-life field, but many more hearts are needed to bring about a culture that champions life! In a way, we in the respect life community are like Godparents for the unborn, the elderly, the prisoner, the hungry, the homeless and the lost. We ask Jesus and his Mother to help us to heal our blindness to all life. So How do we get involved? 1. Pray, pray, pray for a world that supports family and life from womb to tomb. 2. Get involved. We invite you to be part of the parish respect life team as we pray together, listen, rejoice, and then proclaim the Good News of human life. 3. Take an active step to Promote and Protect All Human Life beginning in your own family. Allow people to say about St. Monica Church, “See how they love!” It was a wonderful retreat this week. When Priests and our Bishop get together it is always a time to reflect and rejoice in our priesthood. Thank you for your prayers! The gifts the weekend of October 3rd and 4th were $ 5,137 including $290.00 in the Building and Restoration fund. God’s love is made visible in so many “In everything I did, I showed you that by incredible ways through the faithful of this kind of hard work we must help the St Monica. weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to The good stewardship of our parishioners at give than to receive.’” St. Monica Church makes all that we do possible! Thank you for your continual Acts 20:35 financial generosity! St Monica provides online giving through St. Monica’s First Fruits ParishSOFT Giving. Outreach Committee meets on the first Wednesday of every This is a convenient and safe way to make a month to determine which local one-time or recurring donation. outreach organization to donate We are grateful and we depend on your 10% of our collections to. If you fabulous generosity. would like to be a part o this Visit group please contact the office. https://giving.parishsoft.com/app/giving/st114191 to get started. World Mission Sunday, organized by the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church’s missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice. World Mission Sunday will be celebrated within our diocese on Sunday, October 18th, 2020. The offerings that will be collected are destined for a common fund of solidarity distributed, in the Pope’s name, by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith among the poor and suffering in more than 1,150 mission dioceses across the world. Please give generously! ZÜÉã fàÜÉÇz |Ç lÉâÜ Yt|à{ j|à{ ^tÜxÇ _xx Today’s Fruit of the Spirit is…Kindness Kindness is not easy. Instead of looking inward to see to our own wants and needs, it causes us to look outward to the wants and needs of others. We are called to share their burdens. Our Heavenly Father shows us the way. He cannot be outdone in kindness. He is always full of sympathy, benevolence, generosity, and mercy. Just as He loves us, He wants us to show that same love to one another. Jesus is the one who did the ultimate kindness. He took on our sins and suffered and died on the cross for us. If you think of kindness, chances are that you might think of St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta. She lived her entire life in kindness, and she left us good advice. “Peace starts with a smile. ❤ Do small things with great love. ❤Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you. ❤ Spread love wherever you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. ❤”Kindness makes our world a better place. Let’s all do our part. In the words of the Tim McGraw song, “Always be humble and kind.” FORMED.org provides the very best Catholic content from more than 60 organizaƟons to help parishes, families and individuals explore Don’t forget to use our their faith anywhere. code R87GP3 ST. MONICA RELIGIOUS ARTICLES Ministry Schedules AND GIFT SHOP IS NOW OPEN! Located in the Parish office Saturday, October 17, 2020 4:30 PM Monday-Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00PM (and by appointment on weekends) Ushers: Bill Black, George Schiffbauer Eucharistic Minister: Catherine Maus We have something for every religious need: prayer Lectors: Mary Lawnicki, Helen Muir cards, rosaries, medals, Altar Server: Bill Maus gifts and much more. Sunday, October 18, 2020 9:00 AM Items of the Week!!!! Ushers: Tom Hiss, Frank Fraize Eucharistic Minister: Mary Mundy Lectors: Andy Hall, Stephanie Huskey Altar Server: Kira Carr Sunday, October 18, 2020 11:00 AM This Week’s Daily Readings Ushers: Monday: Reading 1, Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31--5:1 Eucharistic Minister: Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 113:1-2, 3-4, 5, 6-7 Lectors: Pam Mathes Gospel, Luke 11:29-32 Tuesday: Reading 1, Galatians 5:1-6 Altar Server: Andrew Walwik Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 Gospel, Luke 11:37-41 Wednesday: Reading 1, Galatians 5:18-25 Mass Schedule Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 Gospel, Luke 11:42-46 Thursday: Reading 1, Ephesians 1:3-10 Weekend Masses Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 Gospel, Luke 11:47-54 Saturday Vigil 4:30 pm Friday: Reading 1, Ephesians 1:11-14 Sunday 9:00 am & 11:00 am Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13 Gospel, Luke 12:1-7 Drive Thru Communion Saturday: Reading 1, Ephesians 1:15-23 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 8:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Gospel, Luke 12:8-12 Sunday: Reading 1, Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Daily Masses Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10 Tuesday - 5:30 pm Gospel, Matthew 22:15-21 Wednesday - Friday 8:30 am Reading 2, First Thessalonians 1:1-5 Confessions The St Monica Food Pantry Saturday 3:30PM —4:15 PM or by appointment needs volunteers help distribute food Anointing of the Sick on their drive thru giveaway morning.