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Pastoral Staff Office (727) 726-8477 Bullen Editor - Jean Hart Website - Sonia Romero Facility & Grounds - Mike Cortese Liturgy & Music - Jeff FitzCharles Office Manager - Millie Cantone Pastoral Care/ Faith Formaon - Deacon John Alvarez Sick & Homebound Visitaons - Deacon Dom Friscia RCIA - Deacon Steven Girardi Stewardship & Family Life Ministries - Tim Bergevin

Youth Ministry (727) 726-3622 Youth Minister Amy Persaud

Religious Educaon (727) 812-4656 Director of Religious Educaon Ellen Jones RE Administrave Assistant Pat Roane

Church Office (727) 726-8477

Clergy and Consecrated Religious Pastor - Reverend Father Len Piotrowski Parochial Vicars - Reverend Father Frank Lubowa Reverend Father Brad Reed Administrave Services - Deacon Vincent P Alterio Pastoral Ministries - Deacon John Alvarez Assisng - Deacon Dominic P Friscia Deacon Steven Girardi Deacon Greg Nash Funeral Liaison - Sister Paulamarie Lacy, SND Bereavement—Sister Donna Daniels, SND

Espiritu Santo Catholic School (727) 812-4650 Principal - Margaret A Penn

Clearwater Central Catholic High School (727) 531-1449 Principal - James W. Deputy (Parish Supported High School)

Parish Informaon

Sacrament of Reconciliaon 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.—Saturday Communal Celebraons during Advent and Lent. (Special Schedule During Holidays)

Sacrament of Anoinng of the Sick Every Saturday morning during the 8:30 a.m. Mass, 2nd Thursday at 11:00 a.m. during our Sick & Homebound Mass, or you may ask the priest aer any Mass, or call the office for an appointment.

Celebraons of the Holy Eucharist—Masses Monday –Friday 8:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 8:30 a.m.( includes Anoinng of the Sick), Saturday Vigils: 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday: 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m.-Family Mass, 10:15 a.m., 12:00p.m. & 5 p.m.-Lifeteen/Young Adult Devoons

First Friday Adoraon of the Blessed Sacrament — 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. with Benedicon of the Blessed Sacrament Marian Prayers: In honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal — Mondays aer the 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Masses

Rosaries 8:00 a.m. Monday –Saturday, 10:15 a.m. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. following the Thursday Evening Mass.

Vision Statement-Who We Strive To Be Espiritu Santo Catholic Church and School is a warm and welcoming Eucharist centered parish community reaching out to all people in their treasured diversity. We support and encourage all people, especially our youth, to grow and parcipate more fully in their journey of faith. We acvely engage in parish and community ministries that transform our words of faith into works of compassion, mercy and a commitment to social jusce in the one global family. We envision a stronger commitment to beer understand, appreciate and celebrate the joy of the gospel, the grace of the sacraments and the transformave power of prayer and God’s infinite love.

Mission Statement -Who We Are The welcoming community of Espiritu Santo, inspired by the Holy Spirit, is commied to encountering Christ by spreading the joy of the Gospel, celebrang the sacraments, serving with compassion, and embracing all on our journey of faith together. (In a Nutshell: To proclaim and live Jesus Christ to all in love.)

Our Mission and Our Vision

Bapsms Please contact the church office at least 6 weeks in advance.

Weddings Please contact the church office at least 6 months in advance.

Parish Staff

We are a Sacramental People Mass Intenons

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Bapsm: • Parents of infants and children six years of age and

younger –contact the church office preferably six weeks in advance at bapsm@espiritusanto.cc

• Children seven years and older, teens & adults contact: Deacon Steven Girardi for more informaon at

deaconsteven@espiritusanto.cc

First Holy Communion & Confirmaon: • School aged, contact Ellen Jones, Ellen@espiritusanto.cc • Older teens and adults, contact Deacon Steven Girardi, deaconsteven@espiritusanto.cc Marriage: • Contact Tim Bergevin at least six months in advance at Tim@espiritusanto.cc Holy Orders: • Contact Father Carl Melchior (727) 345-3452; or email spvocaon@dosp.org

Prayer List Please pray for those who are suffering from illness in our parish. Prayer list names remain on the prayer list for eight weeks, a call is needed to renew.

Ethan Adrian Patricia Arias Don Bishop Marie Bishop Michael Breza Jeffrey Breza Robert Breza Jean Cadman Bob Carman Michael Castellani Dora Ciardullo Chuck Coggin Will Cooper Phyllis Dean Tony DeGenaro John DeGuenther Frank Dorso John Fedorchick Vincent Felleer Joni Giardino-Lopez Roberta Giuliani Victor Giuliani Charles Hamlet III Rose Marie Harvey Grace Ierardo Rose Marie Kirkpatrick

Chrisna Lapointe Jim Larkins Zachary Milton Thomas Naab Maureen O'Brien Frank O Rich Palumbo Carl Peterson Patricia Phillips Bob Pictor Tom Pisarski Barbara Poss Joseph Quagliana Jim Quinn Susi Quinn Dylan Radcliffe Adeline Ross Ed Sabourin Fr. Paul Sciarroa Jack Super Lynn Tarrence Jim Thompson Bob Tompas Linda Tremblay George Wood

Monday, April 10 8:30 a.m. Neil O’Brien 12:15 p.m. Larry Creech 6:30 p.m. Peter Chung Tuesday, April 11 8:30 a.m. Constance Santamaria 12:15 p.m. Harry & Marjorie Walter 6:30 p.m. John Ciardullo

Wednesday, April 12 8:30 a.m. Billy Linehan 12:15 p.m. Jay Moody 6:30 p.m. Pauline Weiskircher **Church office will be closed April 13—April 18 **

Thursday, April 13 Holy Thursday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Friday, April 14 Good Friday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 12:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 3:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 7:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Saturday, April 15 Holy Saturday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Great Easter Vigil 8:30 p.m. For the People INT Sunday, April 16 Easter Sunday 6:30 a.m. Philippe Park Neil Leo O’Brien 7:00 a.m. Main Church Timothy Siggins 8:30 a.m. Main Church Brian Farley 8:30 a.m. Parish Center Claire D. Clarke 9:00 a.m. Philippe Park The Meehan & McGrath families

10:30 a.m. Main Church Walter & Krivchenia Families 10:30 a.m. Parish Center Bill Nash 10:30 a.m. Padua Hall Rose Messa 12:30 p.m. Main Church Joseph DeGeorge 12:30 p.m. Parish Center Lorraine Cocilova 5:00 p.m. Main Church Alice Klein

Helping Hands Parish Ministry Outreach

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Holy Week/Easter Schedule

April 9

Passion/Palm Sunday Saturday Vigil Masses: 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 5:00 p.m.

Addional Mass in Parish Center at 10:30 a.m.

Daily Mass on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 8:30 a.m., 12:15 and 6:30 p.m.

The Sacred Triduum April 13

Holy Thursday Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m.

Celebraon of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 p.m. Adoraon of the Eucharist unl Midnight in Parish Center

April 14 Good Friday

Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Celebraon of the Lord’s Passion at

12:00, 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.

April 15

Holy Saturday Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m.

Blessing of Easter Food 9:30 a.m. Parish Center

Solemn Vigil of the Resurrecon 8:30 p.m. Lighng of the New Fire,

Salvaon History in Word and Song, Bapsms, First Communion and Confirmaon for RCIA, Renewal of

Bapsmal Promises, celebrate our Chrisan discipleship in the glory of the Risen Jesus.

This IS Easter! Don’t miss it!

April 16 Easter Sunday

2 Masses at Philippe Park: Sunrise Mass 6:30 a.m. (park at church, walk over,

bring folding chair) 9:00 a.m. Mass (Parking at Philippe Park)

5 Masses in Main Church: 7:00, 8:30, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 and 5:00 p.m.

1 Mass in Padua Hall: 10:30 a.m. 3 Masses in Parish Center: 8:30, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.

Good Friday - Addition to Schedule Additional service: In order to provide more opportunities to participate in this most solemn of days, we have added an additional celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 12:00 p.m.

Blessing of Easter Food On Holy Saturday, April 15, immediately following the 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer, we will have the tradional Blessing of Easter Food in the parish center. Breads, wines, meats, as well decorated eggs, lamb cakes, and children’s Easter baskets may be included. Tables will be provided for you on which to place your food.

Chrism Mass

On Tuesday, April 11, at 11:30 a.m., Bishop Parkes will preside at the Chrism Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Jude. During this Mass, the priests of the diocese together with the Bishop renew their commitment to priestly service. This is also the Mass where the Oil of the Sick and the Oil of the Catechumens will be blessed and the Sacred Chrism, consecrated. These oils are used throughout the year in our parish each me we celebrate the sacraments. All are invited to parcipate in this grace-filled celebraon.

Deacon Steven Girardi RCIA

deaconsteven@espiritusanto.cc 727-726-8477

Opening up the Catechism of the Catholic Church with Father Frank

Tuesdays - 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the John Bosco Center No Classes unl May 2nd

If you have any quesons, please contact

Barbara Moody at bmoody11@tampabay.rr.com

Jeff Fitzcharles Director of Liturgy & Music

jeff@espiritusanto.cc 727-726-8477

Are You Called to Serve in the Ministry of Compassion? “God’s dwelling is with the human race...God will always be with them...he will wipe every tear from their eyes…” Revelaon 21. Did you know that you can be this comforng presence of God to those who grieve? Our parish Funeral Ministry is in need of kind and compassionate volunteers to welcome bereaved families on the day of the funeral and to support them with presence and assistance. You would be part of a team that serves once every 4 weeks. If you feel called to serve our parish family in this way, or wish to learn more about the ministry, please leave your contact informaon at the Church Office: 727-726-8477 for Sr. Paula.

On Palm Sunday we walk with Jesus on his final journey into Jerusalem and we are drawn deeper into our faith as we prepare to celebrate his passion and resurrecon. This Holy Week is an especially meaningful me for our RCIA women, men and children who will enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.

We are blessed to have 25 people who will come into the Church at the great Easter Vigil beginning at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Among them, 11 will be bapzed and confirmed, 13 will make their confirmaon to complete their iniaon sacraments and another will make a profession of faith to rejoin the Church. As a group they have been preparing for this iniaon since September.

Holy Week provides many opportunies for our community to come together in prayer and reflecon, from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday to Good Friday and the joyous celebraons of the Resurrecon at the Vigil and on Easter Sunday masses.

Please remember during this week our RCIA Candidates, Catechumens and team members who have commied themselves to follow Christ as his disciples, and connue to pray for them and with them. God bless us all.

Faith Formaon

Aenon Caregivers A new ministry “Care for the Caregivers” is coming to Espiritu Santo! You are invited to aend an informaon/social meeng on Thursday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to noon in the John Bosco Center to learn about this wonderful opportunity. We hope to provide a me of support, networking and resourcing. We are looking at monthly meengs on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Refreshments will be pro-vided. For informaon, quesons or to register, please call Kathy Kunsman at 727-771-9018.

Liturgy & Worship

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Aenon! There will be No Sick & Homebound Mass the month of April.

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Stewardship & Family Life

For more informaon about Offertory and other online giving opportunies, contact Tim Bergevin at the church office, 727-726-8477 x-326 or m@espiritusanto.cc

Online giving saves our parish substanally in banking fees, handling and labor costs every month.

Thank you for your stewardship!

There are now WeShare giving opportunies for each envelope in your packet.- for the month of April you can find Easter Flowers, St. Vincent de Paul, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, School Love Offering, Building Fund and Mother’s Day.

Tim Bergevin Stewardship & Family Life

m@espiritusanto.cc 727-726-8477

Your Gis To God… And To Your Parish

Offertory Collecons for week ending 4.2.17 Regular Offertory Collecon: $ 23,653.00 Average Envelope Gi: $ 21.92 WeShare, Electronic Giving: $ 13,864.00 Average WeShare, Electronic Gi: $ 47.64 Children’s Offertory $ 43.41

We want to wish you a warm "WELCOME" to our stewardship parish community and are glad you have chosen us.

The next group of New Member Welcome Gathering sessions will be held Sunday, April 23 following the 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. Masses in the Parish Center.

Please plan to come and see what it’s like to become a member of this vibrant parish community even if you have already completed a registraon card. Here you will experience a small taste of the flavor of the community beyond the weekly celebraon of Mass. Speaking of flavor and taste, ALL NEW MEMBERS WHO ATTEND A SESSION ARE INVITED TO ENJOY A FREE FAMILY STYLE BREAKFAST in the Parish Center, immediately following the 20 minute session. At the session you'll be given a high level overview of the parish including a short video about the history, philosophy and benefits of being a part of the Espiritu Santo parish community. The whole family is invited, infants too, however, if only one parent or the head of household can make it, that works too.

Please sign up to aend the session by going to our website www.espiritusanto.cc and clicking on the WeShare icon. On the WeShare page you can build your electronic giving account for the Offertory collecon or other special occasions. Once your account is built, please click on the New Member Welcome with Free Family Breakfast buon which reads “Sign Up Here for Welcome and Free Breakfast Pass” to get your vouchers. The New Member Welcome session will be in our Parish Center before the breakfast.

May you have a wonderful experience with our community while furthering your own journey in faith. Any quesons call the Welcome desk at 727-726-8477 ext. 318.

New Member Welcome Gathering Sessions Sunday, April 23

Support our community by reducing expenses and simplify your offerings. Create your one-me or recurring donaon easily and securely.

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Amy Persaud Youth Ministry

amy@espiritusanto.cc 727-726-3622

Youth Ministry Religious Educaon

Ellen Jones Director of Religious Educaon

ellen@espiritusanto.cc 727-812-4656

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Our Middle School Youth Group will meet in ESCS Padua Hall - School Gym

Any Middle School Teen is welcome to join us Tuesday nights at 6:15 p.m. (REL-ED) in Padua Hall for faith, fellowship and fun!

No Class There will be no class the week of April 16 for Easter break. We look forward to seeing everyone the following week for our return and final month of class.

First Holy Communion Rehearsals for First Holy Communion are based on your assigned FHC Mass. Please make every effort to aend the rehearsal date assigned to your Mass. Assigned Mass Rehearsal Date April 29, 4:00 p.m. April 26, 5:00 p.m. April 29, 6:00 p.m. April 26, 5:30 p.m. April 30, 8:30 a.m. April 26, 6:00 p.m. April 30, 10:15 a.m. April 27, 5:00 p.m. April 30, 12:00 p.m. April 27, 5:30 p.m. May 6, 4:00 p.m. May 3, 5:00 p.m.

Confirmaon Retreat The Confirmaon retreat is this Sunday, April 9th!! The retreat will start at 12:00 p.m. in the school. All Confirmaon students are encouraged to bring their sponsor and/or parent and a covered dish to share. We will share a meal and then NET (Naonal Evangelizaon Team) will be hosng our retreat. Parents, plan to meet us at 5:00 p.m. in the church so that we can finish a great day with Mass.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori-based religious formaon program where children can grow in their relaonship with God through a deep engagement in scripture and liturgy. This program will lay the foundaon for a life grounded in an awareness of God’s love. Our level 1 atrium for ages 3-5 is on Sunday morning from 8:30-9:45 a.m. and our level 2 atrium for ages 6-9 is on either Sunday morning from 10:00-11:15 a.m. or Monday evening from 6:15-7:30 p.m. If you would like more informaon contact Ellen in the RE office.

Our High School Youth Group will meet in the John Bosco Center - Youth Lounge

Any High School Teen is welcome to join us Sunday Nights aer the 5pm Life Teen Mass for faith, fellowship and fun!

April: High School

Check out our Online Calendar at: hp://www.espiritusanto.cc/calendar/lifeteen-calendar.html

(*Dates and Times are subject to change)

MIDDLE SCHOOL - SPRING LOCK-IN When: Sat., April 22nd 8:30 a.m. – Sun., April 23rd 9:30 a.m. (Pick-up aer 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass)

Where: Espiritu Santo Catholic School

Sunday, April 9th - 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Help St. Vincent de Paul. 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. Watch “The Passion Live in New Orleans”.

April: Middle School Tuesday, April 11th - 6:15–7:30 p.m. “The Great Trilogy” an Edge Night that encompasses the Death, Resurrecon and Ascension of Jesus.

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Around the Parish

Knights of Columbus Open House Come find out what the Knights of Columbus can do for you and your family by aending an Informaonal Open House Meeng on Tuesday, April 18th at 7:30 p.m. in the Gathering Room. Bring the whole family and

enjoy pizza and soda as you learn about our fraternal benefits and what it means to belong to an organizaon of 1.9 million Knights united world-wide in Charity, Unity and Fraternity.

Excerpts from Marn Luther King, Jr.’s Leer from Birmingham Jail...

...from “Why We Can’t Wait” You may well ask, Why direct acon? Why sit-ins, marches, etc.? Isn't negoaon a beer path?" You are exactly right in your call for negoaon. Indeed, this is the purpose of direct acon. Nonviolent direct acon seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creave tension that a community that has constantly refused to negoate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramaze the issue that it can no longer be ignored… ...The purpose of our direct-acon program is to create a situaon so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negoaon. I, therefore, concur with you in your call for negoaon… ...we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure. Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily… ...I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regreable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Cizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to “order” than to jusce; who prefers a negave peace which is the absence of tension to a posive peace which is the presence of jusce; who constantly says “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can’t agree with your methods of direct acon”… ... we who engage in nonviolent direct acon are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. We bring it out in the open, where it can be seen and dealt with. Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injusce must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of naonal opinion before it can be cured. There was a me when the church was very powerful--in the me when the early Chrisans rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society… ...Things are different now. So oen the contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. So oen it is an archdefender of the status quo. Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church's silent--and oen even vocal--sancon of things as they are. But the judgment of God is upon the church as never before. If today's church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authencity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the tweneth century.

“None of us can think that we are exempt from the concerns for the poor and for social jusce." Pope Francis

Show your concern in helping to "build a beer world", by addressing the jusce ministry issues in Pinellas County the state of Florida by aending the following two key events: FAST Nehemiah Acon – Monday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg

FAST Celebraon – Monday, May 15th at 7:00 p.m. Hosted by Blessed Trinity Catholic Church

Three Key Issues this year: 1) Criminal Jusce Support the proposed cost-effecve Civil Citaons House & Senate bills in order to reduce the unneces-sary high arrest rate of children for minor non-violent crimes, so not to brand them for life with a criminal record. 2) Affordable Housing The affordable housing crisis is worsening. The demand for Secon 8 housing has more than doubled in the last two years. Nearly one out of five families are spending over half their income on rent within our community. 3) Educaon Eliminate unsupervised, out-of-school suspensions and set-up suspension centers where students can go, in-stead of being sent home unsupervised. Your "presence" helps make a difference and is a "voice" in the fight for jusce.

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