Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

Saturday, May 9 5:00 p.m. Edward Veccia (D) Richard Sullivan (D) Sunday, May 10 8:00 a.m. St. Louis Parish 10:30 a.m. Clara Rousseau (L) Tuesday, May 12 6:00 p.m. Alane Howard (L) Wednesday, May 13 8:30 a.m. Patsy Cone (L) Thursday, May 14 6:00 p.m. Maria Botero (L) Friday, May 15 8:30 a.m. Stephen and Kristin Blake (L) Saturday, May 16 5:00 p.m. Cone family (L) Sunday, May 17 8:00 a.m. St. Louis Parish 10:30 a.m. Glass family (L)

Mass Intentions

THE PASTOR’S PEN

Dear Parish Family,

We get a glimpse of life in the first

"parish" - Jerusalem, soon after the

Resurrection - in our First Reading.

Three characteristics stand out, which

can help us reflect on our

own Christian identity even today.

First, the community of believers

is steadily growing. The Church is

a living body of believers in Christ,

and living things are meant to grow. If

a community of Christians isn’t

growing, something is wrong; ours is

a missionary religion. Christ sent his

Apostles to preach his Word to all

people; the Church is meant to spread

into every corner of time and space.

Second, there is a clear structure of

authority in the Church community.

The Twelve Apostles are its leaders,

as Jesus intended, and they solve the

new problem that arises by ordaining

the first Deacons. Today, as well,

every Catholic community is

organized with the same hierarchical

structure. First there is the pope, the

successor to St. Peter, leader of the

Twelve Apostles. Then there is

the local bishop, successor of those

Apostles. Then there is the pastor of

the parish, the bishop's representative

for a specific area. None of them

govern by their own authority. Rather,

they receive their authority from

Christ, through the sacrament of

orders. By obeying them, in matters of

faith and morals, Christians are

obeying Christ himself.

Finally, even at the very beginning of

the Church, we see that there

are disagreements among believers.

The Greek-speaking believers

complain about being treated

as second-class Christians. Our faith

in Christ doesn't make us perfect right

away, just as it didn't make the first

Christians perfect right away.

Spiritual growth is a life-long

process. The first Christians had to

work through conflicts and selfish

tendencies. So do we all.

Peace to you and yours,

Fr. Stevens

CHURCH FLOWERS

The Flower Ministry is an important

part of creating a beautiful environ-

ment for worship. Would you like to

donate money for flowers for a spe-

cial weekend? Your donation could

be in remembrance of a loved one or

a special occasion in your life. Call

the office to get details.

ATTENTION

Mass Intention

Contact the office if you

wish to schedule a Mass

for a particular intention

Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

BURSE CLUB

When using the Burse Club

envelopes, please use cash or

make your checks payable either

to St. Louis Church, indicating

in the memo "For Burse Club”,

or to DCCW Burse Club, Please

remember St. Louis Church in

your will.

WE WANT YOUR CANS!

Please remember to save

and bring your emptied

aluminum cans for our re-

cycle program. You may

drop them off and place them in the

bins inside the dumpster's gated

fence (left side), located on the

church grounds' parking lot. Since

its inception, we have raised much

funding towards continued building

and grounds improvements at Saint

Louis. Your devoted support is very

much appreciated!!

ST. JOHN PAUL II

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

St. John Paul II

Cathol ic High

School is accepting

applications for the

2020-2021 school

year and there are

only a few spots left for enroll-

ment! Did you know that we offer

financial assistance and accept

several scholarships? For more

information and to schedule a

tour or a shadow day for your

child, please call 201-5744 or e-

mail Jillyann McGowan at

jmcgowan@jpiichs.org.

TRINITY CATHOLIC

SCHOOL

We are enrolling!

Tr in i ty Ca tho l i c

School is accepting

applications for the

2020-2021 school

year. Our campus is closed, but

our admissions office is available

by phone or e-mail at 222-0444 or

sheppardj@trinityknights.org.

Please contact us by visiting

w w w . t r i n i t y k n i g h t s . o r g /

admissions to apply today!

OPEN DOOR WOMEN'S

CLINIC

As a final result of our parish

fundraiser planning committee's

efforts for the Open Door

Women's Clinic's new Mobile

Health Care Unit, $5,500 was

raised. A check for this amount

has been forwarded towards this

great cause.

This new MHCU with a new ultra-

sound machine will be posted for

your touring review at Saint Louis

in the fall. More details to

come. Thank You all for your sup-

porting contributions throughout

this project! Super Job St. Louis!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

OFFERTORY REPORT

(for Sunday, May 3)

We traditionally have more offering

during the first two weeks of a

month, and its hard to predict num-

bers for them individually. For the

first week of May a total of $1,965

was sent to (or dropped off) at

church and $3,102 collected online.

Our "annualized" giving for this year

is at $260,000. That's less than we

budgeted for, comparable to years

past. Thank you for your continued

support.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

BELIEVE IN THE POSSIBIL-

ITY OF HELP AND HEALING.

THERE IS HOPE.

Your local Vic-

tim Assistance

Coordinator is

available to

help you or

anyone who has

been abused or

victimized by

someone repre-

senting the Catholic Church. We

will listen to your needs and sup-

port you. We will help you make a

formal complaint and arrange a

personal meeting with the bishop,

or his delegate, if desired. We en-

courage you to come forward and

speak out. The Victim Assistance

Coordinators in our diocese are:

James Gagnon, Ph.D., MSW,

LCSW Tallahassee/Panama City,

850-877-0205, and Louis M.

Makarowski Ph.D., P.A. Pensa-

cola/Fr Walton, 850-477-7181.