St. Mary on the Hill First Sunday of Lent )HEUXDU\ ORDAINED MINISTERS PARISH MISSION CHURCH STAFF Fr. Mark Ross, Pastor St. Mary on the Hill Parish, a Catholic Administrative Assistant Fr. Vernon Knight, Parochial Vicar community, is committed to caring for God’s Martha Kearns Fr. Kaanan, Parochial Vicar people through stewardship. We are bound [email protected] Fr. Arnoldt, retired together by the Eucharist, directed by the Organist & Director of Music Fr. Thomas Healy, retired Gospel teachings and the teachings of the Andrew Barnick Fr. John Markham, retired Church, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, and [email protected] Deacon Jason Lanham are committed to sharing in the ministry of CCD Deacon Ken Maleck Jesus Christ. As stewards, we will proclaim the Joan Purucker Deacon Donald McArdle Gospel, promote peace and justice, and use our   [email protected] Deacon Al Sullivan time, talents, and treasure Deacon Tony Wagner to advance God’s Kingdom. Mothers’ Day Out & Nursery Gina Craw MASSES   Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm & 6:30 pm [email protected] Sunday 7:45 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, Senior Center 12:15 pm, & 5:30 pm Patty Lezotte Weekdays Monday through Friday 7:00 am   Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:15 am [email protected] Wednesday Miraculous Medal Novena & Evening Mass 5:15 pm Youth Ministry Lammers Saturday Morning Mass 9:15 am [email protected] Sunday 10:30 am Mass will be livestreamed. Secretaries Daily Masses will be available on our Mary Bowles website and Facebook by 11:00 am. [email protected] Karen Brooks RECONCILIATION [email protected] Wednesdays 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm Saturdays 3:45 – 4:45 pm Finance Rich Peritore ROSARY [email protected] Monday 5:00 pm and Saturday 4:30 pm Facilities Cris Edge PRO-LIFE HOLY HOUR [email protected] Wednesdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm Parish Council SACRED HEART Janine Bangs Chuck Lanier ADORATION CHAPEL Bryson Beckworth Catherine Merz 1210 Monte Sano Avenue Rick Burnett Anne Proctor Open 24 hours per day 7 days per week. Estelle Duncan Jessica Pryor Jamie Kimbrough Richard Slaby BAPTISMS Mary Kruckow Chad Sweeney Baptisms are celebrated on Saturdays and Sundays. Preparation classes are held usually SCHOOLS HDFKPRQWK3OHDVHFDOOWKHR൶FHWRUHJLVWHU St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School $QR൶FLDOELUWKFHUWL¿FDWHLVUHTXLUHG www.stmaryssaints.org Todd Shafer, Principal WEDDINGS   Arrangements should be made at least PARISH MEMBERSHIP [email protected] four months in advance. Welcome new members! 3OHDVHVWRSE\WKHFKXUFKR൶FHRUFDOOWRUHJLVWHU Aquinas High School NURSERY ZZZDTXLQDVKLJKRUJ Closed until further notice. Active parishioner status is determined by the following:   You are registered with the parish; You attend Sunday Maureen Lewis, Principal EMERGENCIES Mass and Holy Days regularly, You use parish envelopes POHZLV#DTXLQDVKLJKRUJ &DOOWKH2൶FH   weekly to indicate your mass attendance, You have a Tim Przybysz, Admissions Director $IWHU+RXUV   6WHZDUGVKLS&RPPLWPHQW&DUGRQ¿OHHYHU\\HDUDQG WSU]\E\V]#DTXLQDVKLJKRUJ You honor your pledges of time, talent, and treasure. COLUMBARIUM Deadline for bulletin is Monday at noon. 7RUHFHLYHWKHVWHZDUGVKLSEHQH¿WVRIRXUSDULVK Send information by email For more information, supported school, a family must be email [email protected] [email protected], active parishioners for at least one year. fax or phone. 0RQWH6DQR$YHQXH$XJXVWD*$‡(PDLOVPRWK#NQRORJ\QHW‡:HEZZZVWPDU\RQWKHKLOORUJ 3DULVK2൶FH  ‡)D[  ‡2൶FH+RXUV0RQGD\±7KXUVGD\$0±30)ULGD\$0±30 :HHNO\6FKHGXOH )HEUXDU\ 6XQGD\)HEUXDU\ First Sunday of Lent *Q3V3W0N DP )U.DQQDQ †Audrey Lavin; †Carol Greenwood 6KHSHDUG%ORRG'ULYHDPSPLQIURQWRIWKH&KXUFK DP )U5RVV CCD 9:00 am SMCS st Church League Basketball 12:30 - 5:30 pm G DP )U5RVV †Betty Casey - 1 Anniversary Rite of Election 3:30 pm Cathedral of St. , Savannah, GA SP )U.QLJKW †Mary Ann Whaley Williams - 16th Anniversary High School Youth Night 6:45 pm G/CAF SP )U.QLJKW †Frank Cook Rev. Theodore Agba & Rev. Nicholas Mansell / Deacon Nate Swann* 0RQGD\)HEUXDU\ Feast of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle 1 Pt 5:1-4; Mt 16:13-19 7:00 am †Henry Holmes - 11th Anniversary MDO 9:00 am - 1:00 pm SA Rosary & Miraculous Medal Novena 3DULVK2൶FH2SHQDPSP 5:00 pm SJDC 9:15 am jPeggy Hatch Church League Basketball 6:30 - 10:00 pm G Our Holy Father, Francis / Lewis King* 7XHVGD\)HEUXDU\ Memorial of , Bishop & Martyr Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 7:00 am †Jack Johannsen; †Kathy Cundey MDO 9:00 am - 1:00 pm SA Church League Basketball 6:30 - 10:00 pm G 3DULVK2൶FH2SHQDPSP RCIA 7:00 pm 9:15 am †Kay Fowler Schweers Rev.Peter Hung Nguyen & Rev. Msgr. Fred Nijem / Will Cook* :HGQHVGD\)HEUXDU\ Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 7:00 am jDrew Wagner MDO 9:00 am - 1:00 pm SA Pro-Life Holy Hour 6:00 pm C 3DULVK2൶FH2SHQDPSP Spirit & Truth 7:30 pm PH 5:15 pm jLaura Cameron Reconciliation 12:00 noon C

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Vocations Prayer

It has been the practice here at St. Mary’s and in many other parishes of our diocese to say the Vocations Prayer. We will continue this practice, but apply the prayer to the other vocations within the Church as well, such as, the vocation to Marriage and the vocation to the Single Life. We will say the same Vocations prayer but substitute “Priesthood, Diaconate, and Religious Life,” with “the Sacrament of Marriage and Family Life,” or “the Single and Devout Life.” We will be directed by the deacon or the lector when they say, “Please join me in praying the Prayer for Vocations to ....” Then they will say either to Service in the Church, or the Sacrament of Marriage, or to the Single Life.

The Prayer for the The Prayer for the The Prayer for the Vocation Vocation to Marriage Vocation to the Single Life to Service in the Church

O God, hear our prayer and let O God, hear our prayer and let O God, hear our prayer and let our cry come unto you. our cry come unto you. our cry come unto you. Bless our Diocese of Savannah Bless our Diocese of Savannah Bless our Diocese of Savannah with many vocations to the with many vocations to the with many vocations to the Sacrament of Marriage and Single and Devout Life. Priesthood, Diaconate, and Family Life. Give the men and women you call Religious Life. Give the men and women you the light to understand your gift Give the men and women you call call the light to understand and the love to follow always in the light to understand your gift your gift and the love to follow the footsteps of your priestly Son. and the love to follow always in always in the footsteps of your Amen. the footsteps of your priestly Son. priestly Son. Amen. Amen.

ST. MICHAEL, THE PRAYER $FWRI6SLULWXDO&RPPXQLRQ St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness My Jesus, I believe that You are present and snares of the Devil. in the Most Holy Sacrament. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, I love You above all things, and I desire and do thou, O Prince to receive You into my soul. of the heavenly hosts, Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, come at least spiritually into my heart. and all the evil spirits, I embrace You as if You were already there who prowl about the world seeking and unite myself wholly to You. the ruin of souls. Amen. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. Sunday Mass Times 6DWXUGD\ 9LJLO SP SP $//0$6.0$66 6XQGD\DPDPDPSP SP In order to observe social distancing, the seating capacity in the Church is reduce to 25% of the norm. 2YHUÀRZ0DVVHVZLOOEHSURYLGHGLQWKH3DULVK+DOODWWKHSP 9LJLO  WKHDP0DVVHV The six foot social distancing is to be maintained except for family members. Sunday Mass will continued to be live streamed at 10:30 am and posted on our website and Facebook.

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3අൾൺඌൾർඁൾർ඄ඍඁൾ'ංඈർൾඌൾඈൿ6ൺඏൺඇඇൺඁඐൾൻඌංඍൾൿඈඋൺൽൽංඍංඈඇൺඅංඇൿඈඋආൺඍංඈඇൺඍඐඐඐൽංඈඌൺඏඈඋ඀ 35$<(55(48(676 )HEUXDU\ Rest In Peace Please remember in your prayers those who have died recently: Arthur Carder, father of Emily Stevenson; Nuong Trinh; Doris Maxwell; Larry Ross, father of Fr. Mark Ross and Kathy Herman. Our prayers DUHZLWKWKHVHIDPLOLHVGXULQJWKLVGL৽FXOWWLPH Pray for the Sick of Our Parish Brooks Armstrong Travis Gibson Fr. Mike Ingram Tom Parks MaeAnnie Screven Michael Armstrong Curtis Grovner Cambri Jewell Eleanor Peterson Louise Sheehan Ann Bell Hugh Greene Lisa Johnson Percy Pierce Michael Sheehan Bill Berry Christopher Grubisa Joseph Kaanan Bill Polonus Christy Sisk Katherine Colgan Ami Gulliams Kevin Kareis /XFLD3UHVWL¿OLSSR Julia K. Smith Jenny Colohan Peggy Hatch Matilda Lazio Jay Proctor $QQHWWH6WD൵RUG Dr. Terry Cook Carol Hayes Greg Maes Lisa Regan John Thompson Curtis Cullum Eileen Hendrickson 7RQ\0DQLTXLV Pat Rice Patricia Tropea Brian Douglas Angela Maietta Heslen Jerry Matheis Adarius Rich %RE7XUE\¿OO Margaret Douglas Yvonne Hicks -H൵UH\0RUELW Aileen Robinson Vickie Walters Sean Duncan Ed Holmes Walter Moore Wanda Roper Delores Widdowson Margaret Dunstan John Hoverkamp Myrna Montalvo Jim Routon Charles Patrick Wier, Jr. Diane Dymeck Richard Hroblak Kathy Mosner Julienne Sales Helen Wilhelmi Tony Eubanks Corry Hudson Henry Mroczka Dan Scherer Williams Barbara Frantom Karen Hudson Nancy Nooney Martha Scott 3OHDVHUHPHPEHUWRFDOOWKHFKXUFKR൶FHLI\RXRUDIDPLO\PHPEHUFDQEHUHPRYHGIURPWKLVSUD\HUOLVWIf you have a loved one in need RISUD\HUVSOHDVHFDOOWKH3DULVK2൶FH  1DPHVRIWKHVLFNZLOOEHOLVWHGIRUWZRZHHNVXQOHVVZHDUHLQIRUPHGRWKHUZLVH Pray for the Military LCpl Dominic Count CPT Pamela Meyer - South Korea A1C Patrick Tyler Williamson LT Kyle A. Iasiello – USS Paul Ignatius CPT Chris Singletary - Italy Welcome home ! Thanks! - 1Lt Aaron M. Wallace Pray for Expectant Mothers Katie Kennedy Bourdo Kate Bowles Floyd Callie Whyte Lovering Stephanie K. Easley Kortlyn Hoyt Please pray for our expectant mothers and their babies. If you are a member of St. Mary’s and expecting a baby, SOHDVHFDOOWKH3DULVK2൶FHWRDGG\RXUQDPHWRWKH(OL]DEHWK0LQLVWU\OLVW Intercessory Prayer Team DW6W0DU\RQWKH+LOOLVUHDG\DQGZLOOLQJWRSUD\IRUWKHQHHGVRIRXUIHOORZSDULVKLRQHUV,I\RXRUVRPHRQH\RXORYHKDVDSUD\HUUHTXHVWSOHDVH call or send an email. This powerful team of more than 65 members can lift you and your needs in prayer. Contact Mary-Garner Merz, e-mail [email protected].

67(:$5'6+,3 Thank you for all who PARISH STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE have pledged and/ or contributed to the February 14, 2021 F Y21 Year to Date FY20 Year to Date 2021 Annual 2൵HUWRU\    2QOLQH*LYLQJ    Catholic Appeal! No Children’s $ 25 $ 750 $ 2,021 gift is too small or too Stock/Other $ 11,000 $ 317,735 $ 296,659 large and every gift is important. Thank you for your generosity. If you 7RWDO    are not able to make a pledge, please consider a one-time gift. Each

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Reconciliation at St. Mary on the Hill BLESSING Wednesdays, 12:00 noon Non-Catholics and others unable to receive Eucharist Saturdays, 3:45 - 4:30 pm are welcome to come forward to receive a blessing. No regularly scheduled confessions Please indicate so by crossing your arms in front of on Holy Saturday, April 3, 2021. your chest. )$,7+)250$7,21 BAPTISMS ENGAGED COUPLES - Mandatory Marriage Baptism Preparation Preparation Retreat Classes typically are scheduled for the first All engaged couples who plan to receive the sacrament of Matrimony in WKHFRPLQJPRQWKVDUHUHTXLUHGE\WKH'LRFHVHRI6DYDQQDKWRDWWHQGDQ Sunday of the month. The QH[W%DSWLVP3UHSDUDWLRQ approved Marriage Preparation Retreat. You will receive presentations by specially selected clergy. The presentations are intended to give Class is scheduled for your marriage a head-start on matters of scripture-based spirituality, 0DUFK30LQWKH'D\ FRPPXQLFDWLRQ¿QDQFHVFRPPLWPHQWDQGIDPLO\SODQQLQJ7KHQH[WUHWUHDWLVVFKHGXOHG &KDSHO3OHDVHFDOOWKHR൶FHWRUHJLVWHUDQG LQ6W7HUHVD¶V3DULVK/LIH&HQWHU &ROXPELD5RDG*URYHWRZQ RQWKHZHHNHQG to verify the date of the class, 706-733-6627. of May 21 - 22. Lunch and snacks are provided. Please register as early as possible to facilitate planning for space, meals, and supplies. You can register online at st-teresa. Please call the office to register for a FRPPDWULPRQ\RUE\FDOOLQJWKHSDULVKR൶FH)RUHYHU\RQH¶VVDIHW\ZH baptism. ask you to please wear a mask and social distance.

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ST. MARY ON THE HILL CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2021- MARRIAGE COUNSELING 2022 REGISTRATION INFORMATION All of us know couples who are struggling in their relationships. Many St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School is of us have known times in our own relationships when we might have accepting new student applications for the EHQH¿WHGIURPSURIHVVLRQDOFRQVXOWDWLRQ7KHSXUSRVHRIWKLVSURJUDP 2021-2022 school year. is to provide such counseling to couples in the parish. 3HRSOH6HUYHG%\WKH3URJUDP The program is open to all couples in 6SDFHLVOLPLWHG&ODVVHVDUH¿OOHGRQD¿UVW the parish. This service is intended for both couples in crisis and also come, first-served basis according to the IRUWKRVHFRXSOHVH[SHULHQFLQJWKHPRUHURXWLQHWHQVLRQVDQGFRQÀLFWV registration schedule and pending acceptance. that are part of any long term relationship. This service is for couple New student applications are completed counseling only. It does not include individual or family therapy. RQOLQHDWVWPDU\VVDLQWVRUJ3OHDVHFRQWDFWWKHVFKRROR൶FHDW 706-733-6193 or [email protected] if you have +RZWR3DUWLFLSDWH John C. McCormack, Ph.D., Psychologist, is TXHVWLRQVRUZRXOGOLNHWRVFKHGXOHDWRXU available to provide these services. For appointments, call the St 0DU\RQWKH+LOOSDULVKR൶FHDWH[WDQGOHDYHD PHVVDJHIRU'U0F&RUPDFNLQKLVFRQ¿GHQWLDOYRLFHPDLORUHPDLO ST. MARY ON THE HILL him at [email protected]. He will return your contact. The purpose of an initial appointment is to review your situation CATHOLIC SCHOOL as a couple with Dr. McCormack, and evaluate together if follow SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS SMCS is in need up counseling might be helpful. Couples are asked to make a $15 of substitute teachers for the 2020-2021 school per session payment at the time of visit to assist with expenses, and year. Substitute opportunities are available for ZDLYHGIRU¿QDQFLDOQHHG one day or for an extended period of time; hours are 7:35 AM to 3:15 PM. All substitutes must be VIRTUS trained. If 6WULFW&RQ¿GHQWLDOLW\0DLQWDLQHG. Participation in the program is VWULFWO\FRQ¿GHQWLDO interested, please email Ashley Fisher, Assistant Principal, at ashley. ¿VKHU#VPFVDXJRUJ /RFDWLRQ Meetings are in a private cottage on McDowell St., near the church. &20081,7< HEARTFELT THANKS FROM AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL SUBSIDY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OVERSEAS St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church is pleased to Custodial Position -- St. Mary on the Hill Catholic “WOW!!” This was the response of Sr. offer a subsidy up to $1000 for Catholic School Church has a full time custodial opening. Duties Mary Beth Lloyd when she learned what our Tuition support for eligible students attending would include but not limited to: keeping the church wonderful parishioners have done this year $TXLQDV +LJK 6FKRRO IRU WKH  VFKRRO facilities clean and attractive, inside and out, ensuring that through the Angel Tree Project. In the midst year. To be eligible, the family must be active they are presentable at time of use, preparing the facilities of our own COVID struggles our parishioners parishioners of St. Mary on the Hill Church, as for church events, assisting with inventory control and GRQDWHGDQDPD]LQJ$QGDVLWWXUQV defined on the front of the bulletin, and demonstrate VHFXULW\PRYLQJIXUQLWXUHHTXLSPHQWDQGVXSSOLHV XS out this help could not come at a better time financial need by applying for financial aid through WROEV ,ILQWHUHVWHGSOHDVHFRQWDFW0DUWKD.HDUQV as Goala finds itself in the thick of much AHS FACTS. Funds are limited and will be given at 706-733-6627 or [email protected]. fighting in this region of Ethiopia. The Sisters on a first come, first serve basis. For a subsidy are traveling out the area to obtain food and application, please contact Martha Kearns at the supplies for the children. Our donation is Church Office, martha.kearns@stmaryonthehill. BLOOD DRIVE absolutely life-saving. Many, many thanks and org, 7KHVXEVLG\DSSOLFDWLRQPXVWEHVXEPLWWHG 7KLV6XQGD\)HEUXDU\ keep our “Saints Overseas” in your prayers. E\0DUFK DPWRSP Bloodmobile parked in front of the Church ASTING BSTINENCE Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of F /A fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting VIRTUS TRAINING DUHREOLJDWRU\IURPDJHXQWLODJH:KHQIDVWLQJDSHUVRQLVSHUPLWWHGWRHDWRQHIXOOPHDODVZHOODVWZR VIRTUS Zoom classes have been scheduled for: VPDOOHUPHDOVWKDWWRJHWKHUDUHQRWHTXDOWRDIXOOPHDO7KHQRUPVFRQFHUQLQJDEVWLQHQFHIURPPHDWDUHELQGLQJ :HGQHVGD\)HEUXDU\DP upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards. For more information go to http://usccb.org/ prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/catholic-information-on-lenten-fast-and-abstinence.cfm 0RQGD\0DUFKSP 7KLVWUDLQLQJLVUHTXLUHGIRU6DIH(QYLURQPHQW&RPSOLDQFH for any adult who will come into contact with youth as part KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - LENTEN FISH FRY RIWKHLUPLQLVWU\ DOLVWLQJRIWKRVHPLQLVWULHVFDQEHIRXQG )LVK)ULHVDQG&ROHVODZ )HEUXDU\ DWKWWSELWO\\8

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As we celebrate our first Sunday of Lent, our readings today remind us why we partake in this 40-day Lenten journey — to prepare our hearts for the resurrection of Christ on the glorious Easter morning.

Many times throughout Scripture, God presents great blessings after 40 days of purification. We see an example of this in our First Reading from Genesis. In the story of and the flood, Noah preserves his family and animals on an ark for 40 days and 40 nights. There is no doubt that this journey was filled with a great deal of sacrifice and prayer as those days dragged on and the earth was swallowed up by waters. Yet, after that time of trial, Noah and his family received a covenant from the Lord. God says, “See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you… that never again shall all bodily creatures be destroyed by the waters of a flood.” And the sign of this covenant between God and man is a rainbow, “When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow appears in the clouds, I will recall the covenant I have made between men and you and all living beings.” Without the 40-day journey in the ark, Noah would not have been able to receive this covenant with a grateful heart. God presents great blessings to those who are prepared to receive them.

St. Peter reminds us in our Second Reading of the many blessings we receive from Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. He proclaims, “Christ suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous that he might lead you to God.” And again, “[Baptism] is not a removal of dirt from the body but an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” These are the many blessings God has shared with us through the gift of His Son.

In order to more readily receive the blessings from Christ’s passion, death and resurrection, we too are called endure 40 days “in the desert.” In our Gospel from St. Mark, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert where He was tempted by Satan. Jesus was called to face trials and to confront evil. During this time, He committed to intense prayer and fasting. It was not necessary for Jesus to go into the desert so that He might be purified. But it was necessary for Him to go into the desert to endure temptations of man for our sake. He was fully man, and experience temptations just like us, yet responded to them perfectly, never falling into sin. Once He was finished, He began proclaiming the Gospel, saying, “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” The Good News of Jesus Christ was announced.

We should strive to fully participate in this Lenten season by mirroring Jesus, the model steward by Whom we are called to imitate. Through our time in the desert, we will confront evil by weeding out the roots of sin in our lives through fasting. And we will be sustained and nourished in the desert by prayer. If we willingly choose to spend this Lent like Jesus, we will be ready to receive the glorious gift of Himself and partake in the riches that pour forth from that Gift.

Let us strive to purify our hearts for the remainder of these 40 days so that we might be ready to receive all that God plans to bless us with on Easter. — Stewardship Reflections by The Catholic Steward and Catholic Stewardship Consultants

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