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Pastor Rev. Steven Zehler 904-692-1366, ext. 3 [email protected] Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am and 11:00am Daily Mass Schedule M,T,F 8:00am Wednesday 6:00pm Thursday 9:00am Confessions Saturday 4:00 – 4:30pm Wednesday 5:00 – 5:30pm Church Staff Office Manager: Terri Sowards Office Assistant: Marybeth Gaetano Religious Ed. Coordinator: Christine Humphries Music Director: Tom Rivers Youth Ministry Coordinator: Chris Fisk Office Hours Monday – Thursday 9:00am to 2:00pm Church Address 6070 Church Rd. May 16, 2021 | The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Elkton, FL 32033 Office: 904-692-1366 Year of Saint Fax: 904-692-1136 choffice1@saintambrose- Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ church.org in the Catholic tradition since 1875 saintambrose-church.org Ministry Contact List Altar Servers: Office 904-692-1366 Confirmation Next Weekend Fair Chairman: Frank DuPont 904-814-2276 Sunday, May 23 at the 11:00 am Mass Finance Council: Larry Clark [email protected] Music Director: Tom Rivers [email protected] Followed by Hospitality Office Manager: Terri Sowards [email protected] In front of the church. Office Assistant: Marybeth Gaetano [email protected] Youth Ministry Coordinator: Chris Fisk Saint Ambrose Parish Calendar [email protected] Monday, May 17 Pastoral Council: Nancy Dupont, Church Office 904-692-1366 8:00 am Morning Mass Prayer List: Donna Rogero [email protected] 386-325-5230 Intention: Special Intention RCIA: Parish Office 904-692-1366 Tuesday, May 18 Ana Martin 904-692-4927 & Kathleen Quinones Respect Life: 8:00 am Morning Mass Religious Education: Christine Humphries Intention: Bill & Colleen Isabel (SI) [email protected] Sacristan: Maggie Hill 904-797-2733 Wednesday, May 19 5:00 pm Confessions (until 5:30 pm) 6:00 pm Evening Mass NEW PARISHIONERS Intention: Paul LaLonde Welcome! Please take a few minutes to complete a confidential registration form which can be found in the Church lobby. You Thursday, May 20 may hand the completed for to a Welcome Minister or mail it to 9:00 am Morning Mass the office. Thank you. Intention: Sheryl Collins † SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Friday, May 21 Parishioners should contact the Pastor before setting a wedding 8:00 am Morning Mass date. Normal preparation time is 8 months which includes a Intention: Gene Ferro † Diocesan marriage preparation program. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Saturday, May 22 Parents must be registered and active members of the Parish for 4:00 pm Confessions (until 4:30 pm) at least six months to the Baptism. A Baptismal Class for 5:00 pm Vigil Mass the parents and godparents is required. Please call the office for Intention: For the Parish more information. Sunday, May 23 - The Solemnity of Pentecost SPIRITUAL OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY 9:00 am Morning Mass If you have a spiritual or medical emergency, please call Father Intention: Ann Carringan (SI) Steven at the emergency number: 904-436-3056. No texting 11:00 am Morning Mass - Confirmation please. Intention: Rev. Robert Igo (SI) HOMEBOUND MINISTRY For those parishioners who can no longer attend Mass, you can Birthday Celebrations May still receive Holy Communion. Our Extraordinary Ministers are available to bring the Lord to your home. Father Steven also 15 – Erik Peterson; Mary Jo Wunduke makes First Friday visitations to provide the Sacrament of the 16 – Sharon Pacetti Sick and Confession. Call the office at 692-1366 to arrange a visit. 17 – Maria Alvarez; Robert Hall

18 – Bridget Schmitt; Dennis Gaetano 19 – Martha Oakes; James Eauclaire; John Tierney 20 – Sophie Revoir

21 – Donna Molinaro; Beatrice Herbrandson We ask everyone in the parish to pray for the people on the prayer list. Blessings! Nancy Quatrano; Woodroe Mitchem Chris Barnes Family, Jackie & Dan Barry, Laura Boyd, Sharon Brown, Johnny Colson Sr., Chad Corbett, Jim Devlon, Giving Donations May 8 & 9, 2021 Joan Dietrich, Fred Duquette, Eggland, Gerald Eubanks, Online Giving $ 832.93 Rik Freeney, Baby Girl Feibel, Gail Freeman, Annalee Fruend, Pat Gay, Robert Hall, Sherry Herrington, Valorie Kline, 5:00 pm Vigil Mass $ 2,543.50 Sybil LaFountain, The Ludas Family, Mary Geer, Kathleen 9am Mass $ 1,173.00 Green, Gary Harrington, Caleb Herrington, Evelyn Kennedy, 11am Mass $ 906.00 Lucy Kirk, Gary Levine, Dr. Robert McLendon, Juliana $ 5,455.43 McCumbers, Sandy McCumbers, Dr. Joe Maltby, Andrea Novak, Walter Rogero Family, Alicia Stratton, Stuart Stratton, Online Renovation &Maintenance Fund $ 285.00 Don Sutton, The family of Keith Taylor, Austin Tilton Family, Renovation & Maintenance Fund $ 514.50 Asya Welz, Erin Wilson $ 799.50 Please notify Donna Rogero at 386-325-5230 or [email protected] with your prayer request. We have Online NP - Peter’s Pence $ 35.00 updated our list and anyone wishing to be put back on the NP - Peter’s Pence $ 67.50 list that was previously listed please contact Donna. 102.50 Updated COVID-19 Safety Plan – Phase One Adoption of Florida & – The Diocese of the Saint Augustine has received a “green light” Cacique Luis for advancement to Phase One of the COVID-19 Safety Plan. The parish of Saint Ambrose has adopted Phase One will become effective by May 22-23 (Pentecost). This Florida Martyr and Servant of God, means that Dispensation from Sunday Mass expires for all indi- Cacique Luis. viduals, beginning Pentecost Sunday. The dispensation may still apply to those living with individuals who are ineligible for vac- Saint Ambrose parishioners are asked to cination for medical reasons, are considered to be in a high-risk graciously adopt this martyr in their daily category or with underlying conditions. Please note that masks prayers and devotions, asking for his in- will still be required. tercession as appropriate, and making particular note of any occasions of mirac- Saint Ambrose offers three options that provide flexibility when ulous intercession by calling the parish choosing which Mass to attend: office at 904-692-1366 or by email to  In the main church – masks required, [email protected]. For more information, please go to  In the parish hall (5:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass only) – https://martyrsoflafloridamissions.org/. masks required,  Outside with church doors open – no mask required (The Cacique Luis (pronounced: kah-‘see-keh lu-eese), in the cause option with the doors open will be available if the outside for beatification now underway at the diocesan phase with the temperature is not too hot, and the bugs are not prevalent). intentions of fostering a particular devotion to this indigenous martyr, documenting occasions of miraculous intercession, and Please visit the diocesan website for the May 4, 2021 statements praying for the Church to honor his sacrifice in from Bishop Felipe Estévez regarding dispensation https:// defense of the faith. www.dosafl.com/coronavirus/ The word “cacique” means chieftain or leader. Luis is the name he was given upon his initiation into the Church. He was a chief- Confirmation | Pentecost Sunday, May 23 tain of the Apalachee people in one of the villages in the Please keep our Confirmandi in your prayers for next week’s Apalachee province between Tallahassee and Gainesville. No- Confirmation , Sunday, May 23 (Pentecost Sunday) at the tarized documents indicate that Cacique Luis along with about 11:00 am Mass 20 other Apalachee caciques, in addition to other Florida mar- tyrs, suffered particularly horrific and brutal martyrdom while Confirmandi to be sealed with the Holy Spirit are: defending the faith and the Holy Eucharist between January and Bowman, Cobb, Peter Fisk, Eliza Horowitz, July 22, 1704. Isabella Kuehmeier, Layne Mughabghab, and Waler. The Church has declared the Florida - Apalachee men, Also, Tom Rivers, RCIA candidate will be confirmed! women, and children who numbered in the thousands, their Spanish lay teachers, and 13 priests to be Servants of God. Under the direction of the Dr. Waldery Hilgeman of Step Up for Students Scholarships Misio Pastoralis in Rome, the Tribunal is interrogating witnesses Parents – Did you know you might qualify for an income-based and the seven scholars of the Historic Commission are complet- scholarship to send your children to a Catholic school? In Florida, ing the research phase of the process. All of the bishops of Step Up for Students awards scholarships to parents for Catholic Florida pray that with the help of God and the prayers of the school tuition and fees in grades K-12. faithful in Florida, the cause of the Florida martyrs will proceed to beatification. Check out the Florida Tax Credit and Family Empowerment scholarships and others. For instance, a family of four making Prayer to Cacique Luis, Florida Martyr & $99,375 a year may qualify. For a family of five, the income level is $116,000. Servant of God June 1 is the deadline to apply. All scholarships are provided Cacique Luis, you who came to know, love, and serve God and on a first-come, first-serve basis. It is free to apply, so don’t wait. freely gave your life in defense of the faith together with your For more information, visit StepUpForStudents.org or call the family and friends, pray for us. Your whole life was a testament Catholic schools office for the Diocese of St. Augustine at 904- to the grace and mercy of God. You lived out your devotion to 262-0668. God and his people by serving, teaching, and leading others to the faith. We do not know much more than these things about you, but in them we know all we need to look toward your self- A Moment with St. Joseph “The Increaser” less love for God as an example to be inspired by and aspire to, Retreat May 22 in the hope that we would have the courage and dignity that you did as we face our own sacrifices and surrender in service to In this Year of Joseph, the Sons of Our Lady are sponsoring a God and his kingdom. By the grace of God, pray for us who now day long retreat at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche live and thrive where you once did, joining your prayers to ours at Mission Nombre de Dios on Saturday, 22 May, the day before in thanks, praise, and petition for God’s mercy. We ask this Pentecost. Attendance is free (donations welcome) but thee is a through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen. charge of $30 for the two meals provided. Please RSVP for the meals or with questions to Mr. Beltman—904-962-5832. Please see the flyer in the vestibule for more information. ATTENTION: The Diocese of St. Augustine treats all New Contribution Envelopes are Coming! allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and deals with all allegations in a prompt, confidential, and thorough manner. To Beginning, July 2021 your contribution envelopes will have a Report Abuse call the police or the Department of Children and new look. We have procured a new vendor, Church Budget, of- Families at (800) 962-2873. Or call the Diocesan Victim Assis- fering envelopes in a booklet format (with a perforated top edge) tance Coordinator at (904) 208-6979 or email making it easier to keep your envelopes in order. Additionally, the [email protected]. To report abuse by a bishop, call booklets will cover a quarterly time period rather than monthly (800) 276-1562 or visit www.reportbishopabuse.org. which a significant cost savings for the parish. James E. Bedsole, Esq. 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