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VOL. 3 AUGUST 20-21, 2011 ISSUEWelcome to
Catholic Church at Fort Gordon, GA
MIKE RIVERA, [email protected]
BILL HOLT, [email protected]
LOLA RIVERA, [email protected]
TINA RABY, FINANCIAL [email protected]
Roman Missal Collectible InsertsThe Roman Missal changes
(prayers and instructions for the celebration of the Mass) will
be
officially implemented on the first Sunday of Advent, November
27, 2011. Starting this weekend
and for the next several weeks, you will find an insert inside
of the weekly bulletin. We ask you
to collect these inserts as they are a great source of
information in our Catholic Faith, and the
upcoming Roman Missal changes. The first insert is called Ten
Questions on the Roman Missal,
Third Edition.
Pastor:Fr. Damian Ilokaba(706) 791-4307
Co-Pastor: Fr. Samuel Aniekwe(706) 791-4307
Contract Priest: Fr. Michael Rov(706) 791-2945NCOIC: Sgt.
Sheronda Williams
(706) 791-4308Chapel Clerk: Vacant
(706) 791-2945Deacons:
- George Foster (706) 860-2379- Mike Marchek (706) 855-210-
David Kriegel (706) 869-978
PLC: VACANTMusic Director: VACANTReligious Education:
VACANTMCCW: Kim Besel
[email protected]
Knights of Columbus:Al [email protected]
Youth Ministry: Nisa [email protected]
EME: Judy Kriegel, (706) 869-97Altar Servers:Alex
[email protected], (706) 855-9Lectors: Tom Dean
(706) 860-6946Ushers: Ron Shannon
(706) 868-5960Flowers Ministry: Sherry Wodick
[email protected]: Lola Rivera (443) 223-112
[email protected]
Scripture
when he opens, no one shall shut (and) when he
shuts, no one shall open. (Isaiah 22:22)
The LORD is exalted, yet the lowly he sees, and
the proud he knows from afar. (Psalm 138:6) How inscrutable are
his judgments and how
unsearchable his ways! (Romans 11:33b)
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,
but my heavenly Father. (Matthew 16:17)
Reflection
Is God revealed or understood?
Is faith logical?
Is faith built on love?
Is there any rationality in love?
We cannot put forth signs of unity when obvious
division still exists. Receiving Communion at thesame altar is
not a sign of unity when we do so with
the intention of separating afterwards to return toour various
Churches. In short, the Catholic Churchteaches that we should not
pretend to have true
unity if, in reality, we are separated from other
Christian bodies.
Retrieved from http://www.americancatholic.org/
There is no greater way in which God can communi-cate with us
than on the level of pure faith. This
level does not register directly on our psychic facili-ties
because it is too deep. God is incomprehensible
to our facilities. We cannot name Him in a way thatis adequate.
We cannot know Him with our mind;
we can only know him with our love. That is whatsome mystical
writers call unknowing. It is by notknowing Him in the ways that we
now know Him,that we do know Him. Visions, locutions or ecsta-
sies are like frosting on a cake. The substance of thejourney is
pure faith.
Keating, Thomas, Open mind Open Heart, Contin-
uum: New York, 2003, p. 83,4.
Retrieved from For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh ParishVision
LLC
2011
Q:Why doesn't the Catholic Church offer com-munion to all
Christians?
A: The official Catholic position holds that holy
Communion is not only a source of Christian unity,but it is also
asign of unityreal unity, existingnow. An authoritative document of
Vatican Council
II puts it, "Strengthened in holy Communion by thebody of
Christ, [the faithful] manifest, in a concreteway, the unity of the
people of God that this sacra-ment aptly signifies and wondrously
causes."
Orientation for All CCD teachers, 27 Aug 9:00 -12:00 , Bldg 13.
We will be going over, curriculum, schedule and expectations
each teacher for the 2011-2012 CCD year. Lets make this a great
year and get a good start. We still need teachers for 1st, 6
and 7th grades. Please contact Sherry Wodicka 706-592-6478.
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Looking for Parish Council Executive Members ~~~~~~~ Pag
St. Michaels Parish is soliciting volunteers to serve as the
FY12 Parish Council President, Vice -President, Secretary and
Financial Advisor. If you areterested in leading and having an
impact on your church, please contact Deacon George Foster at
[email protected]. Appointments will be made
the end of August. You may ask the current Council Members about
these positions. The following is a brief job description on these
positions. Ple
check out our bylaws in our website to learn about our Parish
Vision and other important information.
http://stmichaelparishfg.blogspot.com/
1. President- Be the Pastors Right Hand and strive to meet the
PPC Vision.
- Conduct all meetings of the council.
- Perform such other duties as the Pastor and Deacons may from
time to time direct, consistent with that office.
- Be responsible for assuring participation of all members in
Council deliberations and decision making.
- Prepare an agenda in conjunction with the Pastor, and send it
to Council members no later than one weekprior to the regularly
scheduled council meeting.
- Poll parishioners and update the PPC.- Maintain and submit
records to his/her successor
2. Vice President- Assume all duties of the President in his/her
absence.
- Be fully informed about all Council activities.
- Perform other such duties as the Pastor, Deacons, or President
may direct, consistent with that office.- Poll parishioners and
update the PPC.
3. Financial Advisor- Check and update monthly the fiscal status
of Parish.
- Prepares and submits a monthly financial report to the Parish
Council.
- Yearly report to PPC on NAF/AF expenditures and bottom
line.
- Works closely with the office of the Army Chief of
Chaplains.
- Perform other duties assigned by the Pastor, Deacons, or
President may direct, consistent with that office.- Maintain and
submit records to his/her successor.
4. Secretary- Keep an accurate record of all Council
correspondence, minutes, and other communications.- Provide a copy
of previous meeting minutes to all members at least one week prior
to the next scheduled meeting.
- Provide a copy of the minutes to the Parish at large.- Keep an
accurate record of all those in attendance.
- Provide advance notification to all Council members and the
ioners of the time and place of regular and regular meetings.
- Perform such other duties as the Pastor, Deacons, or President
may direct, consistent with that office.- Maintain and submit
records to his/her successor.
Nominations and Elected Officer
Eligibility Requirements
The President must be an Active Duty Sevice Member. For the
remaining positions,no Active Duty Service members are nom
nated, Active Duty Service Member Spouses, Military Retirees,
and DoD emploees and their families can be nominated. BeCatholic in
good standing and have the e
dorsement and support of the Pastor and De
cons. Be an active parishioner.Support thgoals and objectives of
the Parish. Hav
the ability to perform the duties of th
office.
Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America is alive and well in
our community. The BSAhas been around for over 100 years,
instilling in our youth: leadership,
life and survival skills, respect, faith, and courage. The local
BoyScout Troop out of St Mary on the Hill Catholic Church is
activelyseeking new membership. Please contact their Scoutmaster,
DaveBesel at [email protected]. You can also visit their
website
at: http://sites.google.com/site/troop8augusta
Pro-Life Mass & RosaryFor your information, there is a Mass
the first Saturday ofeach month at Saint Mary on the Hill, 9:15 am
followed by a
Pro-Life Rosary at Preferred Health Center right
after(approximately 10:15am). This activity is not organized byour
parish, but you are invited to participate to support the
Right to Life.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MCCW FT GORDON FOR LIFEO Mary, bright dawn of
the new world, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause
of life: Look down, O Mother, upon the vnumbers of babies not
allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult, of
men and women who are victims of bru tal vio
lence, of the elderly and the sick killed by indifference our
out of misguided mercy. Grant that all who believe in your Son may
procla
the Gospel of life with honesty and love to the people of our
time. Pope John Paul II, Prayer for Life, Evangelium Vitae.
Hand-made Pro-Life Rosaries WorkshopWe will start praying the
Pro-Life Rosary the first Wednesday of each month startinOctober
5th, before Adoration at 6:10pm. In order to get ready for the
first rosary, we
have a hand-made Pro-life Rosary Workshop on September 17th,
10am-Noon. Wemake the rosaries that we will use for this intention.
We are asking you to sign up forworkshop, so we can have an idea of
how many supplies we need to purchase. Signsheets will be place on
the MCCW table located in the hall. Please take a minute to
up to make your own Pro-Life Rosary. This is a free
workshop!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OUR COMMUNITYWorldwide Marriage
Encounter Weekend
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is like Easter Sunday
because it's aweekend full of fresh love, rebirth, and new
beginnings. All married couples deserve
a richer, fuller life together! Make a special time of growth
for you and your spouse.For more information or to register for
October 7 - 9 in Savannah, call 904 821-0773or register on line at
www.jaxwwme.com.
Send us an email if you are celebrating you
wedding anniversary next month
[email protected].
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God and Coffee is Off!!God and Coffee is off for the Summer.
Thisgroup will resume on September 11. Contact
Tom Dean (706) 860-6946 if you have any ques-tion.
Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW)MCCW is getting ready
to start the 2011/2012 year! Our first meeting will be
Thursday, September 8 (note that this is a change from the
previously advertised
date of September 1). We will have Mass at 6:00 pm and then meet
in the RSO
for food and a "Jeopardy" game on our Catholic faith and
traditions. This fun evening will be
presided over by Father Paul Shuda, a retired priest from
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Brush up
on your Catholic trivia now because there will be prizes!
MCCW Monthly ProgramsMCCW meets the first Thursday evening of
the month for Mass at 6:00 pm followed by food
and a program. The dates for the 2011/2012 year are as follows:
September 8 (change from
September 1), October 6, November 3, December 1, January 5,
February 2, March 1,
April 5 (Holy Thursday adoration), and May 3.
MCCW Faith StudyMCCW also meets on Monday mornings (except the
first week of the month and on holidays)
for our faith study. We begin with the rosary at 9:00 am and
then do the study until 11:00 am.
This year we will be reading and discussing "Catholic Customs
& Traditions: A Popular
Guide" by Greg Dues. The dates of the faith study are:
September 12, 19, 26. October 17, 24. November 7, 14. December
5, 12. January 9,23.February 6, 13. March 5, 12, 19, 26. April 9,
16, 23. May 7, 14. Join us!
Bible Study is Off!!St. Michaels Bible Study will resume on
September 13
will start a Bible Study on the Books of Hebrews. CoTom Dean
(706) 860-6946. Join us!
Join us
August 28th, 2011
at 10 AM Mass.
Youth are encouraged to do the readings, serve
as Ushers, sing in the choir, and present thegifts during Mass.
Please contact
the Ministry Coordinator thatyou are interested in partici-
pating.
We will have choir practiceon Wednesday August
24th, at 6pm. We needsingers and musicians!!!Contact Nisa Vera
if you
have any question @
[email protected], .
Altar Servers Training!!!Altar Server Training will be September
10, from
Noon - 1300 at Good Shepherd Chapel. All cur-
rent and new servers must attend. A schedule will
be drawn up and distributed at that time. For moreinformation
please contact Alex Besel at [email protected] or (706)
855-9275.
Knights of Columbus
Please know that our nextmeeting will be on Tues-
day September 13, 2011in Bldg. 13 at 1830. So-cial and the
meetingstarts at 1900 hours. Con-
tact the Grand Knight Al Larson at
[email protected] if youhave any question.
St. Michaels Day will be celebrated on Septem
24th after 5pm Mass. We need your help to hav
successful celebration. If you sing, dance, are a com
dian, or have any other talent, this is your chance
share your talent with your Parish. Please con
Herman Gonzalez (706) 951-7883 if you would lik
sign up for the entertainment part of the day. Rehe
als for this event will be on September 23rd at 6
Please, plan to attend if you are participating.
Side-Dishes and Desserts NeededThe Parish will provide meats
and
drinks for St. Michaels Day. How-
ever, we ask our parishioners to bring
side dishes and/or desserts. The sign
up sheets are located on the kitchens
counter in the activity room. Please, take a few m
utes to sign up today.
Families WantedOur Parish is looking for families
who would like to bring up the gifts
at each mass. Please contact RonShannon if you are interested
at
[email protected]
Access Parish updates, current newsletters, and mo
http://stmichaelparishfg.blogspot.com/
CCD Registration!!CCD begins Sep 11, 2011. We will havesign up
for it in the chapel social hall
every mass until then, starting this week-end. We are also
looking for teachers forthe CCD program. If interested pleasec o n
t a c t S h e r r y W o d i c k a a t
[email protected] or (706) 592-6478. There will be an
orientation forteachers and also workshops to attend,starting in
August. Randy Dillard will be
instructing the "Seven Laws of theLearner." More info to follow
on datesand times.
Catechists NeededThe future of our church depends on theadults
in our parish volunteering to be
catechists. We are in need of severalCatechists and substitute
teachers. Any-one interestedin volunteer-
ing to teachR e l i g i o u sEducation thisyear, please
contact SherryWodicka.
EME and Lectors
TrainingTraining for Extraordinary Ministersof the Eucharist and
Lectors will beconducted on Sep 14, 2011 following
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at
6:30pm.
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Bulletin Announcements
Bulletin announcements must be submitted to [email protected]
by Sunday 3 PM.
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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in batBe our protection
against the wickedness a
snares of the devil.May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; an
do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Hostthe Divine Power of God
-thrust into hellSatan and all the evil spirits, who roamthroughout
the world seeking the ruin of
souls.Amen.
Please remember in your prayers all those who are deployed,
their fami-
lies and friends during their deployments. If your love one is
one of them,or you know any deployed military personnel send us his
or her name, so
we can include it in our daily prayers. Send your prayer request
to
[email protected].
COL Mark Ziemba
SFC Nathan Varner
SrA James Varner
SPC Brendan G. Fitzpatrick
CW2 Clarence W. Raby, III
COL William Walker
Susan Wersal
SSG Carl W. Thompson
Col. Michael Apicella
HM1 Genell Cody
SPC. David Silva
A Study on the Book of Ephesians.
The book of Ephesians was a letter written by the Apostle Paul
during the first-century church. Paulwrote this letter to the
believers in Ephesus in order to provide them with doctrinal
teaching.
Ephesus was a major city of commerce and trade on the western
coast of Asia Minor, situated on theMediterranean Sea. It was a
city famous for its Temple of Artemis, also named Diana, a Greek
goddess
of fertility. Much of the trade that took place in Ephesus
involved the making and selling of statuettes
of Artemis. From silversmiths and coppersmiths these tiny idols
became a much sought-after house-hold item. However, when Paul
spent over two years in Ephesus, his teachings against idolatry
sparkedriots within the marketplaces. Tradesmen were angry with him
for taking away their method of earninga living.
Despite the opposition, there was an amazing level of believing
among the people of Ephesus. At onepoint during Paul's ministry,
aprons and handkerchiefs were brought from Paul's body and taken to
thesick who experienced healing as a result of coming in contact
with those items. Even evil spirits were
cast out. These were special miracles that God made available to
Paul during his missionary journeybecause the believing was so
incredible in Ephesus.
As a result, Ephesus became the city out of which the movement
of the Word of God reached its pin-
nacle. In less than three years, the message of the gospel had
traveled out of Ephesus through the entireregion of Asia Minor.
The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Ephesians while imprisoned in
Rome. Paul's relationship to theEphesians was very close, one of
intense love and mutual admiration. This is evident in the book
ofEphesians as Paul unfolds the great mystery of the church like no
other letter. In this unique book, Paulnstructs the people of
Ephesus in some of the most incredible, insightful Christian
doctrine in the
whole of Scripture.
God's secret is revealed, that those who are united by the blood
of Jesus Christ all make up the Body ofChrist, one that expresses
the fullness of Christ on earth. While Jesus was no longer present
in theflesh, His spirit dwelt among and in the midst of those who
believed in Him. And the beauty of the
Body of Christ is expressed by the spiritual union of both Jews
and Gentiles. The remainder of the
book of Ephesians is to instruct the believers in the Body of
Christ how to live an empowered Chris-tian life, and how to conduct
themselves within the Body.
Within its chapters, the book of Ephesians teaches believers to
seek after unity, to use their gifts andministries for the benefit
of the Church, to conduct all relationships according to God's
divine order,
and more. In closing, Paul reminds believers that their struggle
is not with flesh and blood, but with therulers of darkness in the
spiritual realm. (6:12) He exhorts them to put on the Armor of God
so that
they will be fully equipped to withstand the evil works of the
enemy.
Paul's love for the Ephesians mirrored the love of Jesus Christ
for the Church. His desire was for allbelievers to be united, and
to grow and mature in their faith, for the purpose of leading
others to Christ.
No other book in the Bible so clearly communicates this message
than the book of Ephesians.
Written by Amy Miller. Retrieved from
http://www.sharedfaith.org
LITURGICAL LIFE
Weekend MassesSaturday 17:00
Sunday 08:30 & 10:00
Daily MassMon, Wed, Thurs. 11:30
Mon-Friday DDEAMC 11:45
Penance/ ReconciliationSaturday 16:00Sunday 08:15
(Also by Appointment)
RosarySaturday 16:30Sunday 08:00
Communion (Sick/Homebound):Deacon George Foster
WeddingsDeacon George Foster
BaptismsDeacon Mike Marchek
LiturgyDeacon David Kriegel
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RDeacon Mike Marchek
AdorationWednesday 18:30
Religious Education (RE)Sunday 11:30
(RSO and RE Complex)
StewardshipAttendance: 375
Offering: $1,558.03
