HOLY COMFORTER CATHOLIC CHURCH MARCH 15, 2015 SAINTS TO REMEMBER THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR SATURDAY (3/14) MARCH 14 – St. Maximillian 8 AM– MASS 15 – St. Louise de Marillac 3:30 - 4:30 PM: Reconciliation 16 – St. Clement Mary Hofbauer 5 PM – Vigil MASS 17 – St. Patrick SUNDAY (3/15) 18 – St. Cyril of Jerusalem 7 - 7:45 AM: Reconciliation 19 – Solemnity of St. Joseph 8:30 AM – MASS 20 – St. Salvator of Horta 9:45 – 10:45 AM: Christian Formation Classes 21 - Blessed John of Parma 9:45 – 10:45 AM: 1st Reconciliation Class [Chapel] 11 AM - MASS 22 - St. Nicholas Owen MONDAY (3/16) MASS INTENTIONS NOON –MASS TUESDAY (3/17) Saturday, March 14 10 AM – NOON: Food Pantry 5 PM – Thomas O’Rourke (Stacy Cooper) NOON –MASS Sunday, March 15 WEDNESDAY (3/18) 8:30 AM – Members of the Parish 10 AM – NOON: Food Pantry 11 AM – Ann Nice (Kathy Cozzi) NOON –MASS Monday, March 16 NOON - AA Meeting 12 PM – Leaders of HC and Fr. Joseph Mary (Dominique Faust) 6 PM - Medjugorie Rosary Prayer Group 7 – 8:30 PM: Choir Practice Tuesday, March 17 12 PM – Jean Carol O’Connell (Lori Steinocher) THURSDAY (3/19) 8 AM –MASS Wednesday, March 18 NOON - 1 PM: Soup Kitchen 12 PM – Parishioners of Holy Comforter (Dominique Faust) FRIDAY (3/20) Saturday, March 21 8 AM - MASS 5 PM – Donald Curtis (Judy & Bill Harmon) 10 AM – NOON: Food Pantry Sunday, March 22 NOON - AA Meeting 8:30 AM –Jimmy Wallace (The Allen Family) 6:30 PM: Stations of the Cross 11 AM – Members of the Parish SATURDAY (3/21) 8 AM– MASS PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR _____________ 3:30 - 4:30 PM: Reconciliation 5 PM – Vigil MASS Parishioners: Frank Pologruto, Al Bracuti, Norman Bednarcyk, SUNDAY (3/22) Nicholas Sisman, Mary Ann Williams, Rose Bowker, Hermann 7 - 7:45 AM: Reconciliation Ortmann, Katherine Russo, Al Shotwell, and Dawn Aberg. 8:30 AM – MASS 9:45 – 10:45 AM: Christian Formation Classes Friends And Relatives: Josephine Nampijja, Gloria Aberg, Grace 9:45 – 10:45 AM: 1st Reconciliation Class [Chapel] Dawn Wicke, Melyssa Dove, Nicole Carpenter, Beth Mauk, Evan 11 AM - MASS Dotas, Dave Halley, Cullen McQuhae, Bill & Marie Jones, Christine Bentéjac, David Rumpf, Mrs. Jessica Viglietta, Pam D. Goines, Charlie Previtali, Jessica Viglietta, Nicole Shaw, Jean Gifts for God Clayton, Rich Hawkins, Grace R. Salvetti, Kimberly Hasenfus Offertory – February 28/ March 1: $6,533 Hulick, Kristin Fagan, June Atherton, Natalie Potter, Harper Justice & Peace: $529 Grace, J. Sloan, Paul Hillard, Dale Evans, Marie Johnston, Easter Flowers: $215 Suzanne Lank, Stanley Lank, Diane Schmidt, Earl Scheetz, Shirley Health Wagon: $1,087 O’Rourke, Bob Spann, Xavier Van Bastelaer, Mary Griffin, Makala Thomas, Sibylle Llewellyn, Duncan Nixon, John Patrick ~~~~~~~~ Dennison, Christine Russo Carpenter, Lisa Light, Elaine Roberti, Offertory – March 7/8: $6,060 Benedict Pax, Jerry Colgate, Timothy Lee Smith, Gabriela Catholic Virginian: $13 Sabatino, Ned Foss & Jennifer Rinehart, Janet Dunham, Susie Outreach: $2,268 Jackson, Fr. Michael Hann, and Fr. Joseph Torretto. Justice & Peace - $200 Military: Brian Fagan, Jamie Torbet, Mike Eiermann, David Easter Flowers: $412 Alvey, Charles G. Ellison, Eric Emmott, and Matthew Mickiewicz. Poor Box: $158 HOLY COMFORTER CATHOLIC CHURCH MARCH 15, 2015 PARISH NEWS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FATHER LOUIS A. ROWEN COUNCIL 3670 NEW PARISHIONERS: Jessica Stewart, Dominic DeVito, Ronald & Sylvia Davis, and Gabriela Zabalua Meeting - March 16th: The next Knights of Columbus meeting ANNIVERSARIES: will be Monday night, March 16 in the conference room at February 12, 1961: Frank & Jeanette McCarthy Church of the Incarnation. Please note the change in location. The rosary begins at 6:30 with the meeting to follow. There will RECENT WEDDINGS: be food and drinks at the end of the meeting. All Brother Knights March 7, 2015: Megan Lacy & Kellen Dwyer are welcome and encouraged to attend. March 8, 2015: Victoria McNamee & Brendon Lill Lenten Soup Supper: The Knights of Columbus will host a March 14, 2015: Jennifer Ramacciotti & Michael Omegna th Lenten Soup Supper this Friday night, March 13 at 5:30 PM in UPCOMING WEDDINGS: the basement at Holy Comforter. Please join us for soup, bread, May 16, 2015: Grace Rinehart & Matthew Semanik refreshments, and fellowship. A free-will offering will be May 24, 2015: Bridget Mason & Jordan Musselman received with gratitude. Stations of the Cross will follow the June 13, 2015: Anne Rowell & Mikael Horissian supper at 6:30 PM. Please join us for this Lenten gathering. June 27, 2015: Jessica Zareno & Gerrit “Kees” Boogaart June 28, 2015: Jessica Stewart & Dominic DeVito Ultrasound: Knights of Columbus Council 3670 is spearheading an initiative to buy a new ultrasound machine for the Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia to replace out-of-date technology at NEXT WEEKEND’S READINGS their downtown Charlottesville location. Please support the FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT amazing pro-life work of the Pregnancy Centers to save lives in First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 our community. More information is online at The Lord comforted his people, who were exiled to www.virginiapregnancy.org. To donate, send a check made out Babylon, by telling them of the new covenant he planned to "K of C Council 3670" with "Ultrasound Initiative" in the to make with them. The Lord declared he would write his memo line to: Knights of Columbus Council 3670, POB 7251, Cville, VA 22906. law upon their hearts, and that he would forgive their evil and forget the sins they had committed in the past. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Second Reading: Hebrews 5:7-9 The weekly Stations of the Cross led by Fr. Joseph Mary are on Though God could have heeded his Son’s prayers and Friday at 6:30 PM. Weekly needs are a Cross Bearer and two spared him suffering, Jesus accepted his Fathers will. candle bearers. Families are urged to volunteer. Training will Through his suffering, he learned obedience and became be provided. Total time involved is less than one hour. A sign- the source of eternal salvation for all people. up sheet is on the credenza. Gospel: John 12:20-33 Jesus was afraid of the suffering he knew he must face. Yet he explained just as a grain of wheat must die to be NEWS FROM HAITI harvested, he had to face his hour of suffering to glorify his Anne Knasel (STA): [email protected] Father’s name. Jesus explained that once he was lifted Ginny Zeller (HC): [email protected] from earth, he could draw all people to himself, lifting www.saltadere.org them to eternal life. Travelers to Haiti: This week welcome back the CSM students JUSTICE & PEACE [Daniel, Kirsten, Meron, Maria and Jennifer], Father Stephen, and Bob Fromm who are returning from St. Michel parish today. To learn more about their trip and our twin parish, plan to Many local stores donate food items to our outreach program-- attend a presentation on the trip served with Haiti beans & rice things like meat and baked goods. These are of course MOST for the Knights of Columbus soup supper on March 20 @ STA. WELCOME. But there's more to outreach than these. What canned goods could your family donate? Could you purchase St. Michel Needs Update: We have received requests from some toilet articles? Chances are if it's something your family Father Ilric for a printer for use at the school—cost $400 and for uses, a local needy family could use it too. repairs to the rectory generator - cost $1000. If you can help with these extra expenses, use the green envelope in the packet and mark for Haiti or visit the Haiti table. PLEASE NOTIFY THE PARISH OFFICE OF ALL MAILING ADDRESS Bi-Parish Haiti Committee: The committee’s next meeting is CHANGES/CORRECTIONS - WHETHER THEY ARE PERMANENT OR March 22nd at St. Thomas Aquinas at 1 PM in the Library TEMPORARY CHANGES - AND THE CORRESPONDING DATES THAT room. All are welcome. To learn about the committee, you can e-mail Anne Knasel or Ginny Zeller. Contact us to join our email APPLY TO THESE CHANGES. THANK YOU. update list. Also visit www.saltadere.org. HOLY COMFORTER CATHOLIC CHURCH MARCH 15, 2015 Medjugorje Rosary Prayer Group: Lent is here. What better WEEKLY COLLECTION way to prepare for Easter than to pray the rosary during this The First Collection each week supports the spiritual and physical Lenten Season. Come join us at 6 PM in the Chapel every operations of our parish and is vital for our continued growth. Wednesday. Please be as generous as your means allow. Our Blessed Mothers message given to Ivan on February 23, 2015, "… I desire to call you, in this time of grace which is Parishioners sometimes ask about the various methods of coming, pray more in your families. Renew prayer in your contributing money to Holy Comforter. Of course, the envelope families. Especially pray, dear children with the children ..." system with your check or cash is tried and true. We are noticing The history of the Rosary - Section 8 - The prayers of the more parishioners are instructing their bank (via web “bill pay” Rosarium were later broken out into sets of 10 and these groups and similar services) to automatically send a fixed amount to the became known as decades. Each decade of ten "Hail Mary" church every week or once a month. We certainly record the prayers would be preceded by one "Our Father”. donor information on these automatic checks for the annual tax deduction letter. Women’s Cursillo Retreat Weekend April 23-26: Catholic Women, spend an inspiring long weekend with God and other Also, some parishioners donate stock periodically as this has women who want to deepen their relationship with God and extra tax benefits for donors.