Saint Ambrose

Catholic Church

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. August 22, 2021 | Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Elkton, FL 32033 Office: 904-692-1366 Year of Fax: 904-692-1136 choffice1@saintambrose- Living the Gospel of Christ church.org in the Catholic tradition since 1875 saintambrose-church.org Ministry Contact List Servers: Office 904-692-1366 First Friday Eucharistic Adoration Fair Chairman: Frank DuPont 904-814-2276 Friday, September 3 Finance Council: Larry Clark [email protected] Music Director: Tom Rivers [email protected] 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Office Manager: Terri Sowards [email protected] Office Assistant: Marybeth Gaetano [email protected] Saint Ambrose Parish Calendar Youth Ministry Coordinator: Chris Fisk [email protected] Monday, August 23 Pastoral Council: Nancy Dupont, Church Office 904-692-1366 8:00 am Morning Mass Intention: Lucy & George Olczak (SI) Prayer List: Donna Rogero [email protected] 386-325-5230 RCIA: Parish Office 904-692-1366 Tuesday, August 24 Respect Life: Ana Martin 904-692-4927 & Kathleen Quinones 8:00 am Morning Mass Religious Education: Christine Humphries Intention: Rose & Florien Hartler † [email protected] Wednesday, August 25 Sacristan: Maggie Hill 904-797-2733 5:00 pm Confessions (until 5:30 pm) 6:00 pm Evening Mass NEW PARISHIONERS Intention: Cathy Dupont (SI) Welcome! Please take a few minutes to complete a confidential registration form which can be found in the Church lobby. You Thursday, August 26 may hand the completed form to a Welcome Minister or mail it to 9:00 am Morning Mass the office. Thank you. Intention: Daniel Messisco † SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Friday, August 27 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: Herbert & Betty Brandhorst † required Diocesan marriage preparation program. Saturday, August 28 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents must be registered and active members of the Parish for 4:00 pm Confessions (until 4:30 pm) at least six months prior to the Baptism. A Baptismal Class for 5:00 pm Vigil Mass the parents and godparents is required. Please call the office for Intention: Harold Masters † more information. Sunday, August 29 SPIRITUAL OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY 9:00 am Morning Mass If you have a spiritual or medical emergency, please call Father Intention: Gail Hayes † Steven at the emergency number: 904-436-3056. No texting 11:00 am Morning Mass please. Intention: For the Parish HOMEBOUND MINISTRY For those parishioners who can no longer attend Mass, you can Birthday Celebrations August still receive Holy Communion. Our Extraordinary Ministers are available to bring the Lord to your home. Father Steven also 21 – Effie Clark; Rachael Finnegan; Lyla Mughabghabab makes First Friday visitations to provide the Sacrament of the Sick and Confession. Call the office at 904-692-1366 to arrange 22 – Dani Sowards; Cody Stecker a visit. 23 – Peter Oakes 24 – Addie Einheuser; Hanna Einheuser

25 – Dayana Dejuk; Karen Mitchem

26 – Tristan Sowards We ask everyone in the parish to pray for the people on the 27 – Shelby Stecker prayer list. Blessings! Chris Barnes Family, Jackie & Dan Barry, Laura Boyd, Sharon Brown, Betty Jo Brubaker, Carrie Brubaker, Chad Corbett, Jim Giving Donations August 14 & 15, 2021 Devlin, Maureen Devlin, Joan Dietrich, Fred Duquette, Daniel Online Giving $ 1,914.63 Eggland, Rik Freeney, Baby Girl Feibel, Gail Freeman, Annalee 5:00 pm Vigil Mass $ 1,251.00 Freund, Jacob, Ashley and Baby Fulford, Pat Gay, Mary Geer, Kathleen Green, Phyllis Greer, Robert Hall, Sherry Herrington, 9am Mass $ 1,196.00 Craig Herrington & family, Valorie Kline, Evelyn Kennedy, Sybil 11am Mass $ 703.00 LaFountain, Athena Leach, Mike Lisle Sr., Mike Lisle Jr., The 3:00 pm Mass ~ Special Home School $ 95.00 Ludas Family, Lucy Kirk, Eryka McCarthy, Dr. Robert McLendon, $ 5,064.63 Juliana McCumbers, Sandy McCumbers, Bill, Gwen & Pat Mead, Gary Messisco, Andrea Novak, Carmine Quatrano, Jim Rogero, Online Renovation & Maintenance Fund $ 545.00 Walter Rogero Family, Alicia Stratton, Stuart Stratton, The family Renovation & Maintenance Fund $ 90.00 of Keith Taylor, Asya Welz, Erin Wilson $ 635.00 Please notify Donna Rogero at (386) 325-5230 or NP - Black & Native American $ 40.00 [email protected] with your prayer request. We have updated our list and anyone wishing to be put back on the NP - Rwanda Missionary Appeal $ 30.00 list that was previously listed please contact Donna. Go Forth as a Eucharist People! Our Lady of La Leche - Canonical Coronation Over the past few weeks, we have been learning about The The Holy Father, Bread of Life Discourse found in the Gospel of John: Chapter 6. Francis, has recognized the During this series, Father Steven has focused his homilies on importance and sanctity of the Eucharist from a theological perspective. Through his the Our Lady of La Leche homilies, we are affirmed in our belief that we are a Eucharistic devotion by granting a people. As such, we are called to go forth and evangelize, to see Canonical Coronation on Christ in the poor and vulnerable and live our lives in gratitude. Sunday, October 10, at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. This once-in-a- There are many excellent resources available to continue lifetime and completely unique event is an incredible blessing for educating ourselves on the Eucharist: The Catechism of the the Diocese of St. Augustine and the oldest Marian shrine in the , wonderful books (The Lamb’s Supper by Scott United States! While the Coronation at the Cathedral is by Hahn, God Is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life by Invitation only, the public is invited to participate via live Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), The Eucharist, stream. To learn more about the Canonical Coronation, visit Our Sanctification by Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap) just to coronation.dosafl.com. name a few; and of course, online resources such as EWTN, Catholic Answers Website (www.catholic.com) and USCCB A canonical coronation is a formal act of the pope to an Website (usccb.org). image of Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, or St. Joseph in the name of the Holy Father. The crowning acknowledges that the Eucharistic Quotes specific image, while having local significance, also has univer- sal importance for the Catholic church as it pertains to the Sal- “The inexhaustible richness of this sacrament is expressed in the vation Christ won for us by the Paschal Mystery of his death and different names we give it. Each name evokes certain aspects of resurrection. The practice began in the 17th century but became it. It is called: Holy Communion, because by this sacrament we increasingly popular in the late 1800s. Many people are familiar unite ourselves to Christ, who makes us sharers in his Body and with a May crowning as many parishes and schools annually Blood to form a single body. We also call it: the holy things have one as a sign of their devotion to Mary. (ta hagia; sancta) – the first meaning of the phrase ‘communion of saints’ in the Apostles’ Creed – the bread of angels, bread A canonical coronation is different in that this will only happen from heaven, medicine of immortality, viaticum…” once to this specific image of Our Lady of La Leche. Learn more ~Catechism of the Catholic Church at coronation.dosafl.com. “The Fathers of the Church were constantly struck by the relationship between Baptism and the Eucharist; the blood and Prayer to Cacique Luis, the water which flowed from the side of Christ on the Cross had Florida Martyr & Servant of God deep significance. Water was the symbol of our regeneration Cacique Luis, you who came to know, love, and, therefore, betokened Baptism; blood, the price of our and serve God and freely gave your life in Redemption, was the sign of the Eucharist.” defense of the faith together with your family ~Ven. Fulton Sheen and friends, pray for us. Your whole life was a testament to the grace and mercy of God. You lived out your devotion to 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 selfless love for God as an example to be inspired by and aspire to, 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 God and his kingdom. By the grace of God, pray for us who now live and thrive where you once did, joining your prayers to ours in thanks, praise, and petition for God’s mercy. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen. St. Ambrose parishioners are asked to graciously adopt this martyr and Servant of God, Cacique Luis, in their daily prayers and devotions, asking for his intercession as appropriate, and making particular note of any occasions of miraculous interces- sion by contacting the office at either (904) 692-1366 or email [email protected]. For more information, please go to: https://martyrsoflafloridamissions.org/

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