Pastor Father Ramon Bolatete

† Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM (English) Sunday Liturgy - 8:00 AM (English) 9:30 (English) 11:00 (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish) Daily/Weekday Mass - Tuesday - Friday 8:00 AM (English)

Reconciliation Saturday - 3:00 - 3:45 PM or by appointment

Anointing of the Sick First Tuesday of each month after 8:00 AM Mass or by appointment

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 4:00 PM Friday - 9:00 - 1:00 PM

Phone: 352.515.9297 Fax: 352.559.3920

Office is located in Suite 23, next to the Church.

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As a parish family, this week we join together in prayer for: Don Bishop, Chad Blake, Iris Brocato, Normand Campeau, Mary Casey-Campeau, Gayle Caplinger, Chuck Cole, Jean Cuttita, Lon Cyr, Frank Demcsak, Patricia Dick, John Friedrich, Mary Frese, Mary Catherine Herbert, Renaldo Gallego, Mary Garl, Steve Huss, Zack Kaneshige, Pat Knauer, Margaret Kolenc, Maureen Mangan, Katie Murry, Linda Powell, Rusbe Reyes, Sophia Schatz, Diana Seager, Dimitris Sfaklanakis, Bill Smith, Kasia Temple, Kathy Thomas, Mary Linda Trexler, Chris Van Dyke, Michael Venditti, Ralph Vieto, Carol Walker and all those in need in our parish family. Requests for parish prayers can be made by calling the parish office.

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 12, 2019

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PASTOR’S MESSAGE: Fourth Sunday of Easter “When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.” (Acts 13:46) In the Acts of the Apostles, there are many instances when the Spirit-filled testimonies of the apostles met with anger and jealousy, Jews in particular. Jesus was quite frank and direct in addressing the exclusive church mentality of his time. If Jesus were in our midst today, would He be challenging us to widen our horizons and reach out in love and welcome to the least among us? The forthcoming Pastor’s messages will focus on the four pillars of stewardship (prayer, formation, hospitality, and service) as essential to our moving forward as a parish community. These pillars will become critical items of discussion in our leadership and ministry circles within the parish. Becoming a stewardship parish entails a lot of hard work and participation from everyone. Our ministries are continuing to multiply, as we have added to the list the Altar Society Ministry who will look after the washing and ironing of altar cloths; priests’, deacons’ and altar servers’ vestments; and the overall cleanliness of the sanctuary. Prayers and praise to those who can volunteer for this new parish ministry. May is a month we honor our Blessed Virgin Mary so after the weekday masses, the Marian rosary, and devotions offered for personal intentions. This is also the beginning of our parish “lean months” as most snowbirds have left; diminishing both the collections and the volunteer ministers in our church liturgies. Any additional help is appreciated! And, as the school year ends, we send our congratulations to the students who will be graduating. May their coming days be filled with the jubilation of accomplishment and spiritual guidance for their future. Blessings of Easter joy and all good things to everyone!

Pastoral Team

Pastor Father Ramon Bolatete

Permanent Deacons Deacon Jose Ramos Deacon Stephen Schaffer

Staff Director of Faith Formation - Marylu Mariniello

Director of Music/Liturgy - Kelly Mucci Parish Secretary - Carol Arroyo Administrative Assistant - Debbie Schaffer Administrative Receptionist - Donna Cuttita Receptionist - Kimmy Garven Spanish Ministry - Odila and Jose Cordeiro

† Parish Prayers and Devotions

First Friday of each month

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Exposition,

Eucharistic Adoration, Sacred

Heart Devotion & Rosary

Also, at 1:00 PM - Pro Life Rosary

Tuesday -Thursday mornings

8:00 AM Mass

Rosary after Mass.

Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM.

Exposition, Divine Mercy Chaplet,

Patriotic Rosary, Mother of

Perpetual Help Devotion,

Adoration & Benediction

Our Mission St. Faustina Catholic Church

A community of Roman Catholics inspired by the Holy Spirit and called to reflect God's Divine Mercy, to foster spiritual growth, and to attend to the temporal and social needs of all.

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ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER? Please register by picking up a Parish Registration Form in the Church or Office reception area or download it from our website www.stfaustina.org and Go to the link where it says Register. Besides becoming registered, you will be able to be a Baptism or Confirmation Sponsor.

Stewardship

Offertory Collection - $6,860

Construction Fund Balance - $1,238,725

(as of 5/6)

Week At A Glance

Sunday - 12:15-1:30 PM RCIA (Adults), Grade 2 & Confirmation Monday Legion of Mary - 6:00 PM Spanish Bible Study meets every first and third Monday each month - 7:00 - 8:30 PM Wednesday Divine Mercy Chaplet - 3:00 PM RCIA (Children 2) - 4:15-5:30 PM Grades 1, 3, 5 & 6 - 5:45-7:00 PM Young Adult Ministry - 5:45-7:00 PM Thursday Senior Activities Group - 12:30 PM Choir Practice - ALL ARE WELCOME Children’s Choir - 5:00 - 5:45 PM Adult Choir - 6:00- 7:00 PM Spanish Choir - 7:00 -8:00 PM Friday Spanish Youth Group 7:00 PM Spanish Community Rosary and Bible Classes 7:30-9:30 PM Saturday - 10:15-11:30 AM RCIA (Children 1) & Grades K, 4, 7 & 8

Dine to Donate: Chili’s 5/14, with flier.

Please frequent the special restaurants who donate to our Church building: Chili’s,

Devenney’s, I Love NY Pizza, Philly Steak & Wings, Sweet Tomatoes & Texas Roadhouse.

Texas Roadhouse $10 gift cards are available after each Mass at the gift shop. If dining on

Sunday, from 12:00 - 4:00 PM, write St. Faustina on the receipt and place it in the box at the

host stand, so we receive 10% of the receipt.

Carol’s Little Bites Caterer - 917.792.9131 & Mattress Doctor - 352.989.4431. Both will

donate 10% to our building fund.

Faith Formation: Young Adult Youth Group meets on Wednesday, 5:45-7:00 PM:

May 1 was the last meeting this month. Future dates will be published.

First Communion was held on May 11. Congratulations to:

Aguss Acevedo, Jade Alfonso, Grace Clayton, Giandre Diaz, Samantha Downs,

Elle Espinal, Lauren Jorda, Elvyn Martinez, Joshua Mateo, Andrea Mejias, Jonelis Nievas,

Nathalie Nievas, Jimena Nunez, Aiden Ortiz, Emma Pickens, Diana Ramirez, Diego Ramirez,

Yuliannis Rivera, Keilianis Robles, Matias Rojas, Isabella Scaramuzzo, Noah Steinhauser,

Luis Torres & Augustine Wladyczka.

Thank you to their Teachers: Khadijah Bradley, Ana Guerrero, Martha Ramirez and

Connie Stoops.

Our May Crowning will take place on May 12 before the 11:00 AM Mass. This year,

Emma Pickens will place the crown on the statue of Mary.

Classes end on 5/18/19 & 22.

All Confirmation documents are due by the end of the school year.

St. Faustina polo shirts are available in the

gift shop after each Mass for $20 each

Amazon Smile: Please support St. Faustina when you shop at Smile.amazon.com

Amazon donates a percentage to the Parish. Please search for Saint Faustina Catholic Church,

as your charity. Remember to spell out Saint.

Annual Baby Bottle Fund Raiser from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day, sponsored by our

Knights of Columbus. The bottles are available on May 11 and 12. One bottle per household.

Mass Intentions for the Week May 11 11:00 AM First Communion 4:00 PM All Mothers of St. Faustina

May 12 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 AM; 7:00 PM All Mothers of St. Faustina

May 13 NO MASS

May 14 8:00 AM Carol Schanen † (Daughter, Lynda)

May 15 8:00 AM Lucrecia Rosal Fernandez † (Thelma Hollander)

May 16 8:00 AM Special Intentions for San Onofre † (Jacqueline Echazu)

May 17 8:00 AM Ivy McNelis † (McCarthy Family)

May 18 4:00 PM Lucille Marsh † (Bill Mattingly)

May 19 8:00 AM Parishioners 9:30 Auta Goncalves † (Donna & George Cuttita) 11:00 Mary Ellen Doherty † (Thomas Doherty) 7:00 PM Carmen Torres † (Rosa Nieto)

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone!

Sue Stricker’s Daughter, Edna Louise Barca, died last week. A Memorial service will be held

in West Virginia later this month. Our condolences to her Family.

The Bake Sale will be held on May 11 and 12 after

each Mass.

The Senior Activities Group will have a final

session on Thursday, May 16. Then they will

resume after Thanksgiving.

All are welcome!