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5394 Midnight Pass Road Sarasota, Florida 34242 |(941)349 - 4 1 7 4 www.stmichaelssiesta.com | Sunday, February 14, 2021

MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Daily Mass Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00 p.m.— 3:30 p.m.

CHURCH HOURS Monday- Thursday 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.— Noon

OFFICE HOURS Monday- Thursday 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

It’ s not a building … It’ s a people! Michael the Archangel Catholic Church MEET OUR FAMILY Father Michael Cannon Ministries Pastor Adoration

Karen O’Neal (216)-990-2912 Dianne Holt Altar Servers Business Manager & Liturgy Coordinator Dianne Holt (941) 349-4174 [email protected] Audio/Visual Ministry (941) 349-4174 (ext. 302)

Marjorie Meyers (646) 246-8606 Michele Carusona Arimathean Ministry Administrative Assistant Dianne Holt (941) 921-5869 [email protected] Bible Study (941) 349-4174 (ext. 301) Kevin Kindelan (863)289-8900 Kathleen Rutar (908) 642-2531

Regina Stinson Christening Bib Ministry Helen Gorecki (941)346-8816 Accounting Mary Lunkes (941) 349-9400 [email protected] Eucharistic Ministers (941) 349-4174 (ext. 304) Dianne & Jim Holt (941) 921-5869

Ray Martinez Greeters’ Ministry Annamarie Christaldi (941) 349-5363 Maintenance Technician Hospital Ministry [email protected] (941) 349-4174 or (941) 540--5167 Jacqueline Caramenico (610) 209-5583 Knights of Columbus Katherine Alexandra Lenny Myars (317) 437-4317

Head Musician Lector Ministry (941) 879-5983 Eleanor Villardi (941) 927-9093 Linen Ministry Josephine and Bob Fournier Marsha Mohan (941) 228-8104 Custodians Music Ministry Katherine Alexandra (941) 349-4174 Prayer Line Ministry Contact Us Anna DeFelice (941) 378-9944 Office Phone: (941) 349-4174 Prayer Shawl Ministry Office Fax: (941) 349-6388 Mary Ann DeVille (941) 346-2559 Religious Ed Ministry Email: [email protected] Anna Chase (941) 349-4174 Website: www.stmichaelssiesta.com Respect Life Ministry Social Media: Sandy and Bill Palmer (941) 349-6112 Usher Ministry stmichaelsiesta Lenny Myars (317) 437-4317 stmichaelsiesta Witness to stmichaelssiesta Doug & Julia Lumpkin (941) 349-2228 Women’s Guild stmichaelthearchangelsiestakeyfl Kathleen Caltagirone (941) 349-1281 page 2 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church FINANCIAL UPDATES

Sign up for Flocknotes! If you wish to receive weekly email updates from the parish, sign up for Flocknotes at stmichaelssiesta.com, or you may fill out a blue card, which can be found at the parish office. Over 1,500 people receive our Flocknote emails and we will soon be including updates on the campaign for the new parish center—our Re -Ignite the Flame! Re-light the Way campaign!

Offertory

February 6-7, 2021

Offertory: $8,151.00 Candles: $163.00 Poor Box: $72.00

As always, we thank you for your generous sup- port!

Updates on the capital campaign are coming soon! page 3 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church RAMBLINGS FROM FATHER MICHAEL(and Oscar!) May the peace, love and joy of the Lord be in each of your hearts and lives. Whatever your location, I hope and pray that my words are finding everyone healthy and well. We are on the threshold of the Lenten Season. I’m not certain how that happened but the calendar doesn’t lie! Wednesday of this week opens the penitential season with the distribution of ashes, reminding each of us of our need for repentance. We will be offer- ing ashes at our three Masses which will be celebrated at 9:00am, 10:30am and 7:00pm. We are also holding a Liturgy of the Word Service with ashes at 12:00pm. Due to Covid-19, ashes will not be distributed in the usuaL fashion with a cross of ash placed on your foreheads. Instructions on the precise method of distribution will be given at each Mass. If there are attendees present who may be uncomfortable with coming forward to receive ashes, we will understand. The most important thing is that each of us becomes aware of our need for God’s mercy and for- giveness. The traditional disciplines of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving should be primary in our hearts and minds as we reflect on where our Lenten journey might take us this year. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. Fasting is to be observed on both days by all Catholics between the ages of 18 years and 59 years (inclusive). On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken ac- cording to each person’s needs. Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics who are 14 years of age and older on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent including Good Friday. Our Respect Life coordinators, Bill and Sandy Palmer, have reminded me that our Forty Days For Life program begins on Ash Wednesday (February 17) and continues through March 28. This is time set aside every year when we are invited to focus on respect for all life from the moment of conception until natural death. This year, we are also doing outreach to Community Pregnancy Center, My Choice Pregnancy Center and Solve (A home for pregnant Teens). To that end, we have placed request cards on the Respect Life display in the main entrance to the church. If you would like to assist with our outreach, feel free to take one or more of the cards and return the gift when convenient, prior to March 28. We are grateful for any help you can give. We’ve scheduled Stations of the Cross at the parish at 5:00pm every Friday during Lent. A wor- ship aid is being prepared which we ask you to take with you as you leave. The Stations of the Cross are a wonderful way to personally participate in and reflect on the final days of Jesus’ life. Wishing everyone a blessed week and a holy Lenten Season. Fr. Michael

page 4 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church IN AND AROUND THE DIOCESE

page 5 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church IN AND AROUND THE DIOCESE

page 6 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church PARISH NEWS AND UPDATES

MASS SCHEDULE 9:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 7:00 p.m.

WORD SERVICE (ASHES ONLY) 12:00 NOON

A Message From St. Michael’S WoMen’S Guild

Before the SMWG’s monthly Mass last Monday, past President Brenda Higgins and the wom- en who served on the 2020 Fashion Show Committee, presented Fr. Michael Cannon with a check for $25,000 earmarked for the Capital Campaign for the new Parish Center. You may recall that the arrival of the pandemic in March of 2020 forced us to cancel the 2020 Fashion Show just days before it was to occur. After notice of the cancellation was announced at the weekend Masses, a vast majority of attendees gra- ciously offered their ticket money as a donation to the Capital Campaign. The Guild wishes to acknowledge the generosity of these women. With the support of the ticket purchasers, Fashion Show patrons, funds raised in the Cash Draw, and proceeds from the raffle of John Koen’s beautiful necklace, the Guild was able to reach our goal of $25,000. Our sincere thanks to all of our “benefactors.”

page 87 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church PARISH NEWS AND UPDATES Stations of the Cross

On Friday February 19, we begin our weekly spiritual pilgrimage of the Sta- tions of the Cross which will take place every Friday throughout the Lenten Season. Through prayer and contempla- tion we stop at each of 14 stations to reflect on the suffering Jesus endured throughout His Passion. The stations grew out of imitations of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, believed to be the actual path Jesus walked, in ago- ny and humiliation, to Mount Calvary, where He died on the cross for our sins. Join us every Friday at 5 p.m. during Lent for this most powerful devotion.

Mass Reservations

Due to the influx of visitors during Season and for the safety of the entire congregation, weekend Mass reservations are requiredto ensure proper distancing within the church.

This includes the following Masses: Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Please call the parish office at (941) 349-4174 to make reservations. Please note that parishioners who attend weekend Mass on a weekly basis will only need to call the parish office once to make an ongoing reservation.

page 8 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church THE KIDS’CORNER HAPPY ST. VALENTINE’S DAY! Every year on the 14th of February we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, but what do we actually know about the real St. Valentine, of love and ? Saint Valentine was a who lived a long time ago when Claudi- us II was the ruler of . Claudi- us II did not like and he was known for sending his soldiers to fight in a lot of wars! Claudius II thought having soldiers for his wars was so important that he made a law forbidding people from getting married. He believed that if young boys got married and had families they would not want to go off and fight in his wars. CAN YOU DRAW A PERFECT HEART? This created a problem for Chris- tians who knew that God wanted them to worship Him, not the false gods of Claudius II. They also knew that God wanted them to get mar- ried and start families. Saint Valentine had the special of being God’s helper during this time. As a priest he would marry the men and women who wanted to get married and that is how he became the patron saint of love and marriage. page 9 Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church PRAYER & WORSHIP

READINGS AND OBSERVANCES MASS INTENTIONS

MONDAY Monday, February 15, 2021 GN 4:1-15/PS 50:1 AND 8, 16BC-17, 20- 21 (14A)/MK8:11-13 9:00 a. m. Alia, Elsie, Paul Parappilly PRESIDENTS’ DAY and Jonny Mundadan by Benny & Mary

Laurie Renzi Gadsden by Mom & Dad TUESDAY GN 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/PS 29:1A AND 2, 3AC- Tuesday, February 16, 2021 4, 3B AND 9C-10 (11B)/MK 8:14-21 9:00 a. m. + Prince by Ruth & Frank

WEDNSEDAY +Marie Truppa by Sharon Holsinger JL 2:12-18/PS 51:3-4, 5-6AB, 12-13, 14 Wednesday, February 17, 2021 AND 17 (CF.3A)/2 COR 5:20—6:2/MT 6:1- 6, 16-18 9:00 a. m. +Charles J. Davis by daughter ASH WEDNESDAY +Mary Clerkin by Colleen Thompson

THURSDAY 7:00 p. m. Beckham James Obenauff

DT 30:15-20/PS 1:1-2, 3, 4 AND 6 (PS 40:5A)/LK 9:22-25 Thursday, February 18, 2021

FRIDAY 9:00 a m. +Russell Flatley by Ginny & Larry

IS 58:1-9A/PS 51:3-4, 5-6AB, 18-19 (19B)/ Laurie Gadsden by Joanne Sullivan MT 9:14-15 Friday, February 19, 2021

SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. +Russell Flatley by Ginny & Larry IS 58:9B-14/PS 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 (11AB)/LK +Dr. Philip & Eileen Murphy 5:27-32 and Dr. Patrick Murphy by Mary Wheeler

SUNDAY Saturday, February 20, 2021 GN 9:8-15/PS 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (CF. 10)/1 4:00 p.m. +Edward Cullen by Patricia Deverik & Bill Koegel

St. Michael’s Parishioners Mass Celebrants Sunday, February 21, 2021 Saturday, Feb. 20, 4:00 pm: Fr. Michael Cannon 8:00 a.m. +Shirley Cuozzo by Mary Ann & Jones Sunday Feb. 21, 8:00 am: Fr. Michael Cannon 10:00 a.m Don & Ruth Murray by family Sunday Feb. 21, 10:00 am: Fr. Mike Guarino for 70th Wedding Anniversary TV MASS Sundays @ 9:30 a.m. Comcast, Channel 9 | Verizon, Channel 4 The Sanctuary Candle The Flowers this week are VIEW MASS ONLINE this week is in honor of in honor of To join Mass online go to our website Robert T. Alex St. Michael’s Parishioners www.stmichaelssiesta. Click on the picture. by Pauline Alex

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