CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY · 2018. 9. 23. · C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY CHURCH ADDRESS 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue Miami, Florida 33143 RECTORY/MAILING ADDRESS

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

CHURCH ADDRESS 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue Miami, Florida 33143 RECTORY/MAILING ADDRESS 8080 S.W. 54 Court Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.4911 Fax: 305.667.8067 [email protected]

SCHOOL Ms. Ana Oliva, Principal, Mrs. Dolores Alea, Vice Principal 5557 S.W. 84 Street Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.5251 Fax: 305.667.6828 epiphanycatholicschool.com CONVENT Sister Carmen Teresa, IHM, Superior Telephone: 305.667.2144

MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & PASTORAL SERVICES Mrs. Isabel Prellezo, Director Telephone: 305.665.0037 MINISTRY OF MUSIC Mr. Thomas Schuster, Organist Mr. Georgi Danchev, Choirmaster Mr. Eddie Valdés, Cantor Telephone: 305.667.4911

Monsignor Jude O’Doherty, Pastor

Father Alex Rivera, Associate Pastor

Deacon Don Livingstone

Deacon Norman Ruíz-Castañeda

Deacon Thomas V. Eagan

Deacon Marcos Pérez

Deacon Eduardo Smith

MASSES Monday-Friday 6:30 & 8:00 AM

Saturday 8:00 AM

Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM

Sunday 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 AM 12:30* & 6:00 PM (*Spanish)

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Monday-Friday 7:00-8:00 AM & 8:30-9:30 AM

Thursdays 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

ROSARY Daily 7:40 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 4:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call the Parish Office two months in advance.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Call the Parish Office one year in advance.

September 23, 2018 Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time


them to see the connection between suffering

and saviourhood. But they did not understand.

When they got back home to Capernaum, Jesus

began to ask them what they had been discussing

along the road. At this point, an awkward silence

fell on the group. No one wanted to answer. They

were all embarrassed, because they had been

arguing about who was the most important.

During the time when Jesus was preparing

Himself and trying to prepare them for His death

on the cross, they were arguing over the top job

in the kingdom. This is a clear example of the

competitive instinct gone wrong.

You recall how Jesus responded. He might have

become angry, but He did not. Instead, He sat

down, gathered them all around Him and taught

them a lesson on Christian competition, He said, "If

anyone wishes to rank first, he must remain the

last of all and the servant of all." Then He pulled a

little boy over to Him, put His arms around Him

and said: "Whoever welcomes a child such as this,

for my sake, welcomes me. And whoever

welcomes me welcomes Him that sent me."

What a powerful lesson in humility. The way to

God is through Christ, and the way to Christ is

through a helpless child. So the real field of rivalry

for a Christian is not power, not prestige, not

money, not fame. It is a competition of service.

And the competition is not so much with each

other as with ourselves. We should not be content

with mediocre Christianity. Every one of us should

seek to become the best servant, the best helper

of humanity, that he or she can possibly be. Our

role model, of course, is Christ. He is the

incarnation of God's standard for ordinary people

like us. He was the willing servant of anyone who

needed Him. That kind of greatness is within reach

of all of us, and over the long haul, it is the only

kind that really matters

Those of us who claim to be followers of Christ

are faced with the challenge of trying to reconcile

these two different worlds: the secular world of

unbridled competition and the Christian world of

caring and sharing. How can it be done?

The first thing we need to do is recognize that

there is a sense in which it cannot be done. In this

world, there are some kinds of competition that

have no appropriate place in the body of Christ.

Struggles that include bitterness and jealousy and

a burning desire to crush an opponent are clearly

unchristian. So, too, is the petty rivalry that tears

at the fabric of our society. One family sets a

sensible standard of living for themselves and are

quite content, until another family begins to show

signs of greater affluence. Then, the first family

feels a need to elevate their own standard. Their

house must be as large; their clothes must be as

fine; their automobile must be as luxurious.

Someone has described middle class westerners

as "People who spend money they haven't got on

things they don't need, in order to keep up with

neighbors they don't like!" That is obviously an

exaggeration, but there is enough truth in it to

make it sting. Petty jealousy embitters all the class

distinctions that cut our society asunder. That kind

of rivalry clearly does not belong in the life of one

who claims to be a follower of Christ.

But having said that, we must go on to recognize

that competition is a legitimate thing. Not only is it

legitimate, it is inevitable. Every one of us, in some

degree, is a born competitor. Alfred Adler, one of

the fathers of modern psychiatry, believed the

dominant impulse of human nature is a desire to

excel. Dominant or not, it is certainly a part of all

of us. And we would not be much good without

it. The right kind of competition is a major source

of human achievement. It is also a source of

pleasure and excitement. So the question is not

whether to compete. In one way or another, we

will do that. The question is how to compete,

against whom, for what.

Take a look at the scene in today's Gospel. Jesus

and His disciples had been traveling around

Galilee. Along the way, He had been telling them

about His impending death. He was trying to get

PASTOR’S PEN


THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY

Harmony in the family can be achieved only by

the practice of the virtues St. Paul talks about:

kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, mutual

forgiveness, and above all, love. These are the

virtues which build and foster community. But

they are not easy virtues to practice with

consistency.

In the little community of family, we have a place,

we have bonds, we have an identity, we have

roots. Even if the family knows hardship this is not

necessarily a bad thing. Hardship can be a grace.

Trees that grow on hard ground have firmer roots,

and thus are better equipped to meet the

inevitable storms.

Reflection

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.

If they live with hostility, they learn to fight.

If they live with ridicule, they learn to be shy.

If they live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.

If they live with tolerance, they learn to be patient.

If they live with encouragement, they learn to have confidence.

If they live with praise, they learn to appreciate.

If they live with fairness, they learn what justice is.

If they live with security, they learn to trust.

If they live with approval, they learn to like themselves.

If they live with acceptance and friendship, they learn to find love and God in the world.

If you plant a tree in an exposed place it becomes

very vulnerable. It is at the mercy of every wind

that blows. If you want a tree to grow to its full

potential, you must plant it in a more sheltered

place. And you must not plant it on its own. You

must plant some other trees with it.

It’s not good for a tree to be alone. Nor is it good

for us to be alone. For our wholeness, and for our

mental health, we need ties of love and friendship

with other human beings. God made us not

for isolation but for community. We are not

complete in ourselves. We need other people in

order to become what God intended us to be.

This is where the family comes in. Trees planted in

the form of a little grove is a good image of the

family. In the ideal family there is both closeness

and space. The closeness means the members are

able to provide support for one another. The

space ensures that they do not stifle one another.

Each member has the closeness, intimacy, and

warmth that he/she needs, yet also has the space

to grow to his/her full potential. This is a great

challenge: how to achieve closeness without

stifling or dominating one another.

In the family we learn to form relationships with

others, something that is vitally important for us.

Inability to relate is a great handicap and a great

sadness. Without close relationships we are at the

mercy of the cold winds of anguish and loneliness.

In the little community of the family we learn to

bond with others. Here we make room for others

in our lives. Here we learn to share with one

another, and become responsible to and for one

another. It is within the family that a child learns to

use the word ‘we’ for the first time. Without the

word ‘we’ there would be no community, no

sharing, no togetherness.

Of course, being so close involves risk. We have

the possibility of helping and healing one another.

But we also have the possibility of hindering and

hurting one another. Sometimes people keep their

best behavior for outside the home and their

worst for inside the home. They are ‘angels’

outside it and ‘devils’ inside it.


Date Time Mass Intentions Requested by

Saturday Sep. 22

5:30 PM + +

Rita Martin Barry Hanna

Family Family

Sunday Sep. 23

8:00 AM + +

Maria Penin Dolores Delgado Maria Friguls

Family Leon Family Bell Family

9:30 AM +

Lucy Moas Dominic Romeo

Mercy Moas Felicia Christin

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM + Maria Brito

Ricardo & Andres Hernandez Tejera-Avila Family Andreina Zambrano

6:00 PM + Victor Manuel Perez William & Diana Yidi

Family Family

Monday Sep. 24

6:30 AM + +

Oscar Lopez Matilde Pulido

Gallinal Family Martel Family

8:00 AM + +

Carlos Yidi, Sr. George Shahin Isabel Hernandez

William & Diana Yidi Durrieu Family Friends & Family

Tuesday Sep. 25

6:30 AM + +

Maria Elizabette Pistorino Kalle Petrick Enrique Casanova

Pistorino Family Roberto Jimenez Yllanes Family

8:00 AM + +

Wlodzimierz Grocholski Juan Avila

Family Tejera-Avila Family

Wednesday Sep. 26

6:30 AM + +

Maria Delia Montero Umana Eduardo Jimenez Saenz

Jimenez-Gutierrez Family Jimenez-Gutierrez Family

8:00 AM + Holy Souls in Purgatory Irene & Lourdes

Marianela Perez Margie Suarez

Thursday Sep. 27

6:30 AM + +

Julia Almeida Hernandez Luis de Jesus Pardo

Pistorino Family Pardo-Conde Family

8:00 AM + +

Sante De Leo Argentina Monnar

Family Miyares Family

Friday Sep. 28

6:30 AM Gloria Lasaga Lili Busto

Penin Family Penin Family

8:00 AM + +

Marilys & Manolo Coroalles Claudia Yidi Marina Iglesias

Family William & Diana Yidi Sergio & Tere Velikopoljski

Saturday Sep. 29

8:00 AM + +

Miguel Machado Teresa Azrack Carlos Diaz-Forero

Marianela Perez Family Waddell Family

Saturday Sep. 29 (Sunday Vigil)

5:30 PM Katherine I. Parrish Nina Yidi

Pistorino Family William & Diana Yidi

Sunday Sep. 30

8:00 AM + +

Patty Lawrence Msgr. Jude O’Doherty Maria Friguls

J. Higgins Sr. Margaret Fagan, IHM Bell Family

9:30 AM + +

Richard & Annamaria Sacher Betty Delacluyse Monica Johnson

Sacher Family Louis McCarthy Husband & Children

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM +

+ Dr. Alvaro Mendez-Modernell Jose Wong Chau

Son & Daughters Wong Family

6:00 PM + +

Jacobs-Felipe Family Frank MaGee

Pargas Family Williams Family

MASS INTENTIONS


Extraordinary Ministers Sept. 29/30 Lectors Altar Servers Of Holy Communion

A Watkins C Luis Siman

R Allen 1 Sister Carmen Teresa

A Arguello 2 Sergio Delgado Sat 5:30 PM Alina Plasencia G de Arcos 3 Luis Siman Msgr. O'Doherty Bob Dickinson A de Cardenas 4 Gloria Garity

A L Hernandez 5 Maria Iglesias

C Isom 6 Carl Lowell

C Lamas 7 Beatriz Lowell

C Tony Friguls

1 Martha Osorio Sun 8:00 AM Montserrat Morrison A Scardina 2 Tony Friguls Fr. Rivera Lourdes Boue C Castro 3 Manuel Paucar

4 Amanda Rodriguez

5 Mikki Smith

C Eileen Fernandez-Silva

1 Eileen Fernandez-Silva

E Villamil 2 Jorge Fernandez-Silva Sun 9:30 AM Jason Johnson A Alfano 3 Doug Garcia Fr. Massieu Gaby De Céspedes A Atrio 4 Nydia Gonzalez

S Broe 5 Charbel Heshema

6 Rick Gonzalez

7 Mari Pinero

C Haydee Martinez

F Friguls 1 Haydee Martinez

J Friguls 2 Janet Armstrong Sun 11:00 AM Manuel Lasaga J Gomez 3 Cesar Armstrong Msgr. O'Doherty Vivian Lasaga V Gudjonsson 4 Pam Bunge

M Guerra 5 Alfred Bunge

G Gurdian 6 Lourdes Cooper

I Gurdian 7 John Cooper

A Jimenez 8 Roland Martinez

C Carlos Vertiz

1 Claudia Viso

2 Gabriel Gurdian Sun 12:30 PM Marisol Dejud Henriquez M Parra 3 Carlos Vertiz Fr. Massieu Susana Agurto A Quiros 4 Gloria Acevedo

5 Plinio Gonzalez

6 Pedro Marrero

7 Bernuil Marrero

S Eljaiek C Gelcys Campo

N Falcon 1 Gelcys Campo

M Feenane 2 Rafael Campo Sun 6:00 PM Tamara Clavero C Ferrer 3 Gladys Patiño Fr. Rivera John O’Sullivan B Garza 4 Steven Lee

E Garza 5 Mary Lee

E Gaviria 6 Caro Packert

R Griese 7 Thomas Packert

MASS SCHEDULES


ANNOUNCEMENTS

YOU MAY HIT A STAR Danny, a senior in high school, was hoping to attend the University of Notre Dame. He chose three other colleges as backups, including Penn State. Growing up in Hershey, Pa. was all Danny knew. His dream was to be an architect, and after he visited the Notre Dame campus, and spoke to the Counselors, he was convinced that Notre Dame was number one. He also wanted to leave home and get away from the local scene. He was the oldest of three children, and he knew that his parents would be faced with financial obligations, but his heart was set on Notre Dame.

Time passed…the letter from Notre Dame finally arrived. He was not accepted. His world dropped. He wanted to quit school and get a job. His father and mother pleaded with him and tried to convince him that there was life after Notre Dame. Another letter arrived; he was accepted at Penn State. He was still devastated.

About a month later, he was watching a building being constructed. He noticed a man in a wheelchair reading the blueprints and taking some notes. Danny walked up to him and said,

“I’m sorry to bother you, but are you the contractor?” “No, son, I’m the architect who designed this building.” “Sir, that’s what I want to be…an architect. Can I ask you a question? Where did you go to school?” “Penn State.”

A big smile hit Danny’s face as he walked away. He thought to himself…Here’s a man in a wheelchair, an architect and he began his educational career at Penn State. Danny danced all the way home.

When I was a young man, I was given this advice, which I have treasured my whole life. I have shared it with you recently, but it is worth repeating.

“Follow your dreams and work hard. Shoot for the moon, and if you miss the moon, you may just hit a star.”

Are you someone or do you know someone who...

• Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic?

• Has a child over the age of seven who has not been baptized?

• Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(R.C.I.A.) is...

• The process by which new members are received into the Catholic Church.

• The way for those Catholics who have been away from the church for some time and wish to grow in knowledge and faith.

• Prepares those adults who have not received the sacraments of the Eucharist and/or Confirmation to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church.

Sessions will start on Tuesday, October 9.

Meetings will be held every Tuesday evening at 7:30 PM in the meeting room in the Parish Center.

If you are interested in participating please call the Religious Education Office at 305.665.0037.

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY WEBSITE

We invite you to visit the website of the Church of the Epiphany and become familiar with the

many activities of our parish community.

www.epiphanycatholicchurch.com

A note from Most Reverend Thomas Wenski

The U.S. bishops urge your participation each Friday until September 28, in a nationwide Novena for the Legal Protection of Human Life. Participants will receive weekly reminders and facts about Roe v. Wade. Answer the bishops call for education, fasting and prayers! Join at www.usccb.org/pray


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parish Pilgrim Virgin Ministry

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL: Rosa Maria Alvarez; Michael Bier;

Jeannette Conner; Pat Clarke; Ana Alicia Fernandez; Robert Germroth;

Maria Clotilde Gonzalez; Christopher Greller; Stephen Hohauser; Cesar Izique; Paige Klekner;

Daniel Manichello; Nicolas Moore; Joaquin Morales; Ann Sheehan; Esther Suarez;

Donn Tilson; Paulina Tawil; Julian Valdes; Emma Velasco; Virginia Walden; Joseph Zapata.

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED:

Julio Delgado; Haroldo Delgado; Richard M. Diaz; Father Daniel I. Kubala;

Jorge Fernandez Mascaro; Maria Clotilde Gonzalez; Julio C. Martinez; Joseph Mettee; Enrique Munoz;

Rosaura Sotolongo; Thomas Stokes; Patricio de Torres; Olga Urbieta.

During the week of September 23 the Parish Pilgrim Virgin will be in the home of:

Maria Picayo 305.490.5349 Mariana Pagano 786.355.9267

To schedule your visit, please call

Luis & Patricia Siman at 305.498.5936

Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Silent Retreat for college students and young professional men.

Take on the challenge from your busy life and

join us for a spiritual exercise silent retreat!

Starting next Friday, September 28 at 7:00 PM until Sunday, September 30 at 1:00 PM, at the Morningstar Renewal Center, 7275 S.W. 124 St.

For more information call Efrain Zabala at

305.308.8544 or email [email protected].

(Suggested donation $70.00) - Space is Limited

Our next game will be on Saturday, October 6.

Every first Saturday of the month at 9:30 AM, we get together for a couple of hours of informal softball at the Epiphany baseball field. We call it “Knights of Columbus and Friends Softball” and it is open to all Epiphany Parishioners. Ages are from 15 to 95 and no experience is needed. Please join us for some fun time, exercise, and Christian companionship.

For more information, please contact Carl Lowell at 305.546.4347 (cell), 305.666.9843 (home),

or by email at [email protected].

We will be hosting our next Morning of Reflection

“Finding God in Darkness”

On Saturday, October 20 from 8 AM to 12 PM at the Parish Center

Guest Speaker is our very own Fr. Alex Rivera

Cost is $30. If you are interested in attending, please bring your check payable to Epiphany in an envelope

marked “Living Emmaus” to the Rectory by October 15.

This Morning of Reflection is open to Emmaus and non-Emmaus sisters!

“The light of God’s Love will pierce even the darkest night…

Contemplative Cenacle of the Divine Mercy

Monday, October 1 at 7:30 PM

We meet as a community in adoration and recollection to contemplate and venerate the image of the Divine Mercy. With songs of praise, prayers, the reading of the Gospel of the day, reciting the Chaplet and meditating on the Diary of the Divine Mercy in our souls under the spirituality of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, we allow ourselves to deepen our faith drawing closer with trust to the Fount of Mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Join us!


Tuesday, October 23, 2018

WINDSYNC

Dynamic Woodwind Quintet

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

SARAH WEE

Sacred Solos for Soprano

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

HOLY NIGHT

Epiphany Christmas Concert

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

VIDA GUITAR QUARTET

Award-winning ensemble from the UK

Friday, February 22, 2019

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION

Final Round

Monday, March 25, 2019

1844: WIDOR, SARASATE, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

Misha Vitenson, violin

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:30 PM

SPECIAL MASSES WITH CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA Sunday, October 21, 2018 (9:30 and 11 AM)

Sunday, March 3, 2019 (11 AM)

Sunday, May 12, 2019 (9:30 and 11 AM)

C O N C E R T S E R I E S 2 0 1 8 / 2 0 1 9

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CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY · 2018. 9. 23. · C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY CHURCH ADDRESS 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue Miami, Florida 33143 RECTORY/MAILING ADDRESS