ST. JOHN XXIII Catholic Church 13060 Palomino Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33912 | P 239-561-2245 | F 239-561-3713 | www.johnxxiii.net October 7, 2018 Respect Life SUNDAY EVERY LIFE Cherished n Chosen n Sent St. John XXIII Catholic Parish in Fort Myers, Inc. a Florida non-profit corporation October 7, 2018 The Mission of St. John XXIII Catholic Church is to actively engage all those Pastoral Team MASS SCHEDULE who desire to more fully accept and live out the message of Christ, welcoming Business Manager and respecting all people regardless of background, history, race or color, as Holly Atkins Daily Masses: [email protected] Monday-Saturday, 8:00am we strive to nurture spiritual growth and personal holiness on our journey to 239-561-2245 Rosary-7:30am (Mon.-Sat.) become more responsible stewards of God’s gifts. ______________________ Divine Mercy after 8am Mass Maintenance Supervisor Weekend Masses: Rob Erp Saturday Mass 8:00am, 4:00pm, 239-561-2245 Vietnamese Mass 8:00pm Mass Intentions ______________________ Sunday, 7:15am, 9:15am, & Dir. of Faith Formation 11:15am Saturday, October 6th Chris Biel [email protected] Spanish Mass: 1:15pm first 8:00 AM + Richard Powers by Joan & Skip Collins 239-561-7499 Sunday each month 4:00 PM + Friend & Nieset families by Carolyn & Charles Nieset ______________________ Reconciliation: 8:00 PM In Thanksgiving Bookkeeper Ana Thompson Saturday 8:30-9:00am Sunday, October 7th [email protected] First Friday Adoration: 7:15 AM + Joan, Gerald & Tom Brichacek by thier family 239-561-2245 Friday 8:30-9:00am ______________________ 9:15 AM Felix Jose family by Suja Thomas Receptionist Pastor 11:15 AM + Frances J. Barnas by Ken & Linda Barnas MaryAnn Deas Rev. Robert Tabbert 1:15 PM + Elva Noriega by Claudia [email protected] Parochial Vicars 239-561-2245 Fr. Saji Ellickal M.C.B.S. Monday, October 8th ______________________ 8:00 AM + Eugene Wolonick by his family Admin. Assistant [email protected] Jennifer Baumgardner Fr. Lawrence M. Nguyen Tuesday, October 9th [email protected] [email protected] 8:00 AM Francis Factora - Happy Birthday by his parents 239-561-2245 ______________________ Deacons Wednesday, October 10th Coordinator of Deacon Rich Klish 8:00 AM + Gloria Palma by Dan & Flo Blinkiewicz Parishioner Engagement [email protected] Jennifer Engelman Deacon Nick Jurasevich Thursday, October 11th [email protected] 239-561-2245 [email protected] 8:00 AM FEAST OF ST. JOHN XXIII ______________________ Deacon Francis Head Friday, October 12th Bulletin Editor [email protected] Colleen Leavy 8:00 AM + Eric Eppick by Fran DeRonne [email protected] CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Saturday, October 13th 239-561-2245 Monday-Friday, ______________________ 8:00am-Noon | 1:00-4:00pm 8:00 AM + Ryan Vanderson by his family Director of Music Ministries 239-561-2245 4:00 PM + Harold Compton by his wife, Judy Thomas Tiehel 8:00 PM + Teresa [email protected] MINISTRY TO THE SICK: 239-561-2245 A priest is on call 7 days a week, Sunday, October 14th ______________________ Thrift Store Manager 24hrs a day for these hospitals: 7:15 AM + Lisa Coole by Nancy & Bill Cynthia Conzatti Health Park - St. Columbkille 9:15 AM + John Fricker by his parents [email protected] Church 239-489-3973 11:15 AM + Richard Kelley by his wife 239-433-4097 Lee Memorial - St. Francis 15200 S. Tamiami Trail #110 Ft. Myers, FL 33908 Xavier Church 239-334-2161 THE 2019 MASS BOOK IS OPEN THROUGH JUNE 2019 Gulf Coast - St. John XXIII To ensure availability throughout the year, we must limit requests for the English speaking ______________________PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: 239-561-2245 Masses to no more than (2) weekend Masses and (2) weekday Masses for the entire year. Other Parish Life Center RECEIVING THE SACRAMENT: options will remain available: Tabernacle Candle $15 per week, Eucharistic Host $15 per week. Coordinator Ivette Janoschka You are able to receive the [email protected] Sacrament of the Sick before 239-561-2245 being admitted to a facility. OCTOBER 14TH, 2018 - READINGS ______________________ Coordinator/High School St. Columbkille - Hope Hospice • 1ST READING WIS 7:7-11 & Young Adult Ministry 239-489-3973 Beth Benham 9470 Health Park Circle, • 2ND READING HEB 4:12-13 [email protected] Ft. Myers, FL • GOSPEL MK 10:17-30 239-561-3022 ______________________ St. Raphael - Lehigh Acres Coordinator/Middle School Health & Rehab Center & Young Adult Ministry 239-369-2194 Kelly Evers 1550 Lee Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL [email protected] Minister Schedule Update 239-561-3022 Hope Hospice 239-369-1831 ______________________ 1201 Wings Way, Lehigh Acres, FL We have implemented a new scheduling software. To Faith Formation Assistant see the current schedule, sign in to the following website: Trisha Fields St. Leo - Hope Hospice [email protected] 239-992-0901 https://secure.rotundasoftware.com/l/web-terminal/ 239-561-7499 27200 Imperial Pkwy, login/StJohnXXIII_FortMyers with your credentials or ______________________ Bonita Springs, FL Office Assistant look at the schedule on your smart phone App. Brenda Gregory St. Vincent de Paul - Discovery [email protected] Village 239-693-0818 We are excited to have an automated scheduling 239-561-2245 2073 Lafayette St, Ft. Myers, FL software at our parish and know this will be a benefit to ______________________ Admin. Assistant St. Vincent de Paul - Promise you in ministry! Barbara Lange Hospital 239-693-0818 [email protected] 2073 Lafayette St, Ft. Myers, FL 239-561-2245 Pastoral Team October 7, 2018 Business Manager Holly Atkins n [email protected] Saturday, October 6th 239-561-2245 2nd Collection - Respect Life EVERY LIFE ______________________ Kitchen Wish List Table Display Maintenance Cypress Point Mass 9:30am n n Supervisor Blessing of the Animals/Outside Cherished Chosen Sent Rob Erp St. Patrick's Patio 10am 239-561-2245 Vigil Mass 4pm ______________________ Vietnamese Mass 8pm Why we celebrate Dir. of Faith Formation _____________________________ Chris Biel [email protected] n 239-561-7499 Sunday, October 7th RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY ______________________ 2nd Collection - Respect Life Bookkeeper Kitchen Wish List Table Display in October Ana Thompson 7:15, 9:15 and 11:15am [email protected] Masses/No Hospitality Back in 1972, the year before the United States 239-561-2245 Spanish Celebration 1:15pm ______________________ Confirmation Yr 1 Parent Meeting/ Supreme Court ruled on Roe V. Wade to legalize Receptionist CCR 5pm abortion in the U.S., Pope John Paul II set aside MaryAnn Deas ____________________________ the first Sunday of October as “Respect Life [email protected] Sunday”, also called “Sanctity of Life Sunday.” 239-561-2245 n Monday, October 8th ______________________ The Catholic Church has dedicated the month of Admin. Assistant Men's Gospel Forum/CCR 7am Jennifer Baumgardner Craftie Ladies/Villas 1pm October, starting with the first Sunday, to extra [email protected] Knights of Columbus/CCR 7pm time and resources in advancing the culture of 239-561-2245 _____________________________ life. Such can be implemented through prayer, ______________________ Coordinator of n Tuesday, October 9th activism, and education against the falsehoods Parishioner Engagement Opening the Word/CCR 9am promoted by the pro-abortion advocates. Jennifer Engelman Bereavement 1pm On the matter of abortion, the Catholic Church [email protected] Spanish Rosary/Cry Room 6pm 239-561-2245 Boy Scouts/Villa 7pm teaches the following through its Catechism. ______________________ Bulletin Editor Matthew 13 - Parables of the “Human life must be respected and protected Colleen Leavy Kingdom/CCR 6:30pm absolutely from the moment of conception. [email protected] _____________________________ From the first moment of his existence, a human 239-561-2245 ______________________ n Wednesday, October 10th being must be recognized as having the rights of Director of Music Ministries Blessed Little Angels/Lakes Park a person - among which is the inviolable right of Thomas Tiehel Splash 10am every innocent being to life. ‘Before I formed you [email protected] Faith Formation Session I 4:15pm 239-561-2245 Children's Choir Practice 5:25pm in the womb I knew you, and before you were ______________________ born I consecrated you.’ [Jer. 1:5] ‘My frame was Thrift Store Manager MSYG Pizza Sales 5:30pm Cynthia Conzatti Faith Formation Session II 6pm not hidden from you, when I was being made in [email protected] MSYG/CCR 6pm secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the 239-433-4097 MSYG Choir Practice 7:17pm earth.” [Psalm 139:15] 15200 S. Tamiami Trail #110 _____________________________ Ft. Myers, FL 33908 Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. n Thursday, October 11th This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, ______________________ FEAST OF ST. JOHN XXIII Parish Life Center Parish Advisory Council Meeting/ abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law: “You Coordinator CCR 8:45am shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish. God, Ivette Janoschka Choir/Choir Loft 6pm the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men [email protected] 239-561-2245 RCIA Inquiry - Who is the Holy must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the ______________________ Spirit?/CCR 6pm utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable _____________________________ Coordinator/High School [Gaudium et spes] & Young Adult Ministry crimes.” Beth Benham n Friday, October 12th Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the [email protected] Fall Organ Music Festival 12:15pm canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. ‘A person who 239-561-3022 _____________________________ ______________________ procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,’ ‘by the very Coordinator/Middle School n Saturday, October 13th commission of the offense,’ and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.