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St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA 31329
May 14, 2017 The Fifth Sunday of Easter
PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR
RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY
CELESTE GISH, DRE KATHY O’SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE
DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF EMAIL [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] WEB ADDRESS
www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISMS
Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS
Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date.
PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Friday 7:00 p.m. Religious Education
Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session
ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino day or night if a priest is
needed in an emergency.1-706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline
We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Thursday at 12:00 pm
“I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.” — John 14:6
Carolyn Leonard Carolynn Leonard has been a valued member of the St. Boniface Family for 20 years. She is married to Bill and they have one son, Charles Singleton, age 40. Carolynn is retired but keeps a very active lifestyle by participating in several ministries at St. Boniface including; Stewardship/Discipleship Committee, Lec-tio Divina, Debt Reduction, Vacation Bible School, Adult Bible Studies, Disci-ples in Mission, RCIA, Lector, Family Promise, Money Counter and leads the Catholic Focus on Sunday morning. Some of the things that Carolynn would like to see at St. Boniface is more emphasis on Adult Studies for example a Parish-wide Spiritual Gifts/Charisms Study, Bible Studies and Catholic Church Studies.
Brandi Ellis Brandi Ellis has been a cherished member of the St. Boniface Family for 25 years. She recently married Joshua Ellis and works in Speech- Language Pa-thology. Brandi loves to serve the parish family by participating in the follow-ing ministries; CCW, Family Promise, Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Children’s Liturgy, Pro-life Committee, Outreach Committee, and even the Stewardship Committee. Brandi says it best, when she speaks of her vision of St. Boniface in the future. “I would like to see St. Boniface grow with more family enriching programs, such as bible studies, catholic literature/themed programs, and com-munity services by continuing to improve parish involvement in giving of fami-
ly/personal time and talents. I seek to improve the disconnect between our youth, young adult, and adult parish members by encouraging members of the parish to take part in creating various outreach and church involvement activities and to commit to at least one ministry/program per year. As our parish grows, I have seen a growing need for young adult leadership after high school in the Catholic Church and in our own, so I seek to create a young adult ministry to meet the needs of young adults after high school and encourage them to continue involvement and growth in their faith.”
The Parish Council has two opening for three year terms. The following 5 people have been nominated for these positions. Voting will take place in the back of church on May 20 & 21 with the winners being an-nounced at masses on May 27 & 28. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact Lynn Duncan at [email protected].
Joshua Ellis Joshua Ellis is a newer member of St. Boniface being a member for three years but that doesn’t mean he has less to offer the Parish Family. Joshua is married to Brandi Ellis and is a student studying Computer Science and CNC technician. Joshua is also involved in Knight of Columbus and the Steward-ship Committee. Joshua would love to work on more programs or small tasks for our youth so that they can have fun while offering up their time and talents to the parish and gain a more in-depth knowledge of the faith. He would also love to see more interest in the Dynamic Catholic Parish Book Program.
Robin Smith Robin Smith has been a prized member of St. Boniface for 19 years. She would like to serve a second term on the Parish Council. Robin is married to Don and they have three boys, Michael, age 40 and Christopher and Sean both deceased. Robin is semi-retired and works part-time at Ebenezer Alive but she always makes time to help serve the people of the community with her musical talents. Robin plays guitar and sings at the 5:00 mass on Saturday nights along with singing at 3 area nursing homes for the Parish Outreach. She also lectors. A couple of things that Robin would like to see happen in the future of St. Boniface is to rent out the parish hall to bring in additional revenue for a new church building. Robin would also like to help encourage more people to join ministries to help grow the
family of St. Boniface physically and spiritually.
Janice Howard Janice Howard is also one of the newer members of the St. Boniface family nomi-nated for parish council but don’t let that fool you. She is a very dedicated parish member for over 4 years. Janice is currently single but does have two adult chil-dren, Dona Stark, also a member of the St. Boniface family and Frank Vagnoni who currently lives in California. Janice is a retired landscape designer and a very dedicated Grandmother. She has participated in the following ministries at St. Boniface; Parish Life, CCW, Money Counter, Outreach and Bereavement Com-mittees along with Family Promise and Vacation Bible School. One of the things Janice would like to work toward as a member of the Parish Council is to see the parish family have more interactive activities for youth and young adults.
May 14, 2017 5th Sunday of Easter “The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” -1 PETER 2:7 Everyone is given unique gifts. Many people are able to recognize their talents and abilities, but there are many people who are unsure of their gifts. This may make them feel worthless. If you know some-one who is struggling for a direction in life, give them a little encouragement. Help them discern how they might use their skills. No gift is too small or insignificant. WHERE DO WE BEGIN TO DISCOVER WHERE WE ARE EACH BEING CALLED? St. Paul has marvelous teachings in at least 4 differ-ent places in the New Testament. He tells us that God uses our own unique personalities in discovering where we are gifted, by Him, to serve in St. Boni-face's parish. Unbelievable? It does sound so--doesn't it? Yet when we are enlightened in this teaching, we quickly understand that we are each unique--no one has the exact same giftedness. And the marvelous beauty of this is God will empower us to use our gifts as He desires in building up His kingdom in our par-ish. At the same time, we will be involved in a minis-try that will give us great pleasure and no BURN-OUT. Why is this? Think about it---we will be doing exactly what our own particular personality is de-signed to do. No area of ministry is insignificant--each is vital to building up the Kingdom of God!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15- 21 or Jn 17:1-11a
14 de mayo de 2017 5º domingo de Pascua "La piedra que los edificadores rechazaron se ha conver-tido en la piedra angular. -" 1 Pedro 2: 7 A todos se les dan dones únicos. Muchas personas son ca-paces de reconocer sus talentos y habilidades, pero hay mu-chos que no están seguros de sus dones. Esto puede hacer que se sientan inútiles. Si conoces a alguien que está lu-chando por encontrar el rumbo en su vida, dale un poco de estímulo. Ayúdales a discernir cómo podrían usar sus ha-bilidades. Ningún regalo es demasiado pequeño o insignifi-cante. ¿DÓNDE COMENZAMOS A DESCUBRIR A DÓNDE ESTAMOS LLAMADOS CADA UNO? San Pablo tiene maravillosas enseñanzas en al menos cu-atro lugares diferentes en el Nuevo Testamento. Él nos dice que Dios usa nuestras personalidades, que son únicas, para descubrir de que estamos dotados, por Él, para servir en la parroquia de San Bonifacio. ¿Increíble? Suena así, ¿no? Sin embargo, cuando nos iluminamos en esta enseñanza, rápidamente entendemos que somos únicos, nadie tiene el mismo talento. Y la maravillosa belleza de esto es que Dios nos dará poder para usar nuestros dones como Él desea en la edificación de Su reino en nuestra parroquia. Al mismo tiempo, estaremos involucrados en un ministerio que nos dará un gran placer y SIN ABURRIRNOS. ¿Por qué es es-to? Piense en ello --- estaremos haciendo exactamente lo que nuestra propia personalidad está diseñada para hacer. Ningún área del ministerio es insignificante - ¡Cada una es vital para edificar el Reino de Dios!
THE WAY Today we sense the apostles’ trepidation as they begin to realize that the Lord would soon be leaving them. In their fear, they ask, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” (John 14:5). Jesus tells them that he is the way. The Easter season has been a time of growing in Easter faith so that we, too, may learn to know that Jesus is the way. We can take comfort in the Lord’s promise that he is going to his Father’s house to prepare a place for us, his chosen people who have been called out of darkness into God’s wonderful light. As the paschal candle con-tinues to burn during this holy season, let us remember that in baptism we were given the light of Christ. With Christ our light as the beacon lighting our way, let us march toward the glory of Pentecost. © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
Liturgical Ministry Schedule
May 20 5:00 p.m. AS M Mondziel, R Mondziel, & T Liebl EM K O’Sako, Don Smith, J Kessler, & N McEvoy L P Galasco U Lucy Duncan, G Liebl, & C Reynolds May 21 8:30 a.m. AS D Matzdorf, H Matzdorf, & B Fogarty EM A & G Snyder, M Heyman, & C Weber L J Baker U P Kavanaugh, M Felipe, & B Russo 11:00 a.m. AS J Skokna, M Deyhle, & J Briones EM A Rodriguez, C Miller, G Klock, & K Klock-Powell L A Monaco U B Powell, J Klock, R Rego, & P Rodriguez Children’s Liturgy Volunteer 1: R Harrison Volunteer 2: C Felipe Youth Volunteer: D Rodriguez
This week at St. Boniface - May 14-May 20
Sunday: Mother’s Day Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. CCW Mass 11:00 a.m. No Bingo at Nursing Home Monday: Mother/Daughter Dinner-6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Discipleship Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Thursday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Parish Finance Mtg.-7:00 p.m. K of C Officers Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Friday: Mass: 7:00p.m. Followed by Adoration Saturday: Reconciliation: 4:00 Rosary:4:30-p.m. Mass: 5:00 p.m.
Please Remember in Prayer
Carolyn Ansel, Charles Armfield, Caroline & Bran-don Arrieta, Michael Barajas, Jamie Bassett , John Ashley Beam, Richard Borough, Hayden Boyette, Tony Branham, Briones Family, Brenda Bruner, Ava Buck, Diana Cato, Kathy & Andy Chester, Penny Christol, Mike & Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Cody Danielewicz, Phyllis Davy, Ellie Dennis, Rindy Denmark, Nancy Dotson, Celina Eaddy, Marian Fal-lis, Arsenio, Mike & Charlie Felipe, Connie Frazier, Mildred Galentine, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Michelle Garcia, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Aaron & Margarite Gilstrap, Margaret Hale, Muriel Healy, Janie Haar, Collen Higgs, Richard Hinely, Tyler Hood, Myllar Jones, Vonnie & Niamh Kavanagh, Sandy Kowalski, Debra Lafferty, Jere Landis, Rosa Lewis, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, Jus-tin McGregor, Elise McKinley, Delores Miller, Floyd & Susan Miller, Krystal Miller, Nancy Miller, Angie Moore, Noah Napier, Randy Nease, Larry Neel, Pat Neklia, Dana Newsome, Gloria O’Connor, Mildred O'Connor, Zeile Oxford, Phil Pastrano, Melanie Pit-ingaro, Ann Preston, Emma Quin, Connie Sawdy, Bill Saxon, Allen Schwartz, Bill Shean, Eddie and Linda Shellhamer, Tim & Jill Shumacher, JoAnn Skorich-Smith, Beverly Smith, Jack Stein, Trudy Stein, Paul Sweatt, John Ray, Gabriella Reddick, De-lores Talick, Burr Tolles, Hans Venegas, Kaine Vincent, Bernie Weber, Garry Wilkes, Linda Wil-liams, Larry & Julie Weddle
CW2 Ross Bogard, COL Brian Healy, USAF, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SPC Winston Hencely, SGT Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown, SSG. Ryan Peters,LS2 Jonathon Benson King, CPT Thomas Naldrett, SSG Steven Liebl,CW4 Scott Durrer, SGT Jeremy Hynes, SGT Andrew Hamilton, SPC Ronnie Hamilton, AZ2 Annmarie Chessari
Your contributions for the weekend of May 7, 2017
Adult $5,597.30 Children $73.73 Debt Reduction $3,129.50 Bills paid this week $6,696.63 Thank you for your continuing generosity!
We would like to welcome any new Parishioner and en-courage you to register with the Parish. Registration Forms are located in the church on the stand in front of the Confessional, or you may stop by the Parish Office and register Monday-Friday8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
Mass Intentions for the Week of May 14-May 20
Sunday 5/14 +Eileen Neidlinger ♥Marcy Barajas Tuesday 5/16 +Michael Cook Wednesday 5/17 +Lamar Hall Thursday 5/18 +Lu Chong Hou Friday 5/19 +Adam Redifer Saturday 5/20 ♥Grace & Kim Liebl
Help Needed with Parish Projects Our parish buildings need some much needed attention and we are looking for a few handyman or women who can help. The doors to the parish hall are in need of stain-ing and the doors to the front entrance of the Faith For-mation building need painting, the emergency entrance door to faith formation building needs replacing, the rec-tory and cottage are in desperate need of pressure wash-ing. If you can help with anyone of these projects please contact the parish office.
The Knights of Columbus are pleased to offer two scholarships to the Diocesan vocations camps this summer. The camps are in Collins, GA, about 55 miles west of Springfield. The
girls camp, "Call to Holiness", is June 25 - 28, and the boys camp, "Vocation Dei", is June 28 - July 1. All rising 7th grade - 12th grade teens are invited to apply. Please write us a note telling us why you would like to attend the camp and place the note in the K of C mail bin in the edu-cation building by May 28. For more information go to https://diosav.org/vocations-summercamp or contact Bill Fogarty (754-9796).
May They Rest in Peace Our prayers and condolences go out to Jimmy McIn-tosh and family on the recent loss of Jimmy’s grandfa-ther, Lu Chung Hou and to Audrey Snyder and family for the recent loss of Audrey’s brother Adam Redifer. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, now rest in peace.
Congratulations Confirmand's Congratulations to the young adults who made Confirma-tion last Saturday with Bishop Hartmayer. They are: Joseph Bragg, Bianca Carenas, Dylan DeVoe, Carsen Holden, Iain Hutchinson, Stephen Monaco, Donny Nel-son, Tristan Oxford, Thomas Rafferty, Daniella Rodri-guez, Dwight Schutzmann, Jacob Skokna, Lauren Usher, and Ashley Waco.
YOUNG AT HEART MAY EVENT Plan to join your peers on 5/24/17 in the faith formation building at 11 a.m. I'm still working on activity and lunch. But you can
be certain, we will enjoy ourselves. Call Emma -657-4888.
Thank You Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers following the passing of my mother. They are greatly appreciat-ed--it is in our time of need that we realize what a wonderful parish family we have and I am moved. - Mike Felipe
Catholic Night at the Ballpark! Join your Catholic friends and neighbors and help strike out hunger as the Savannah Bananas take on the Lexington County Blowfish! WATCH Bishop Hartmayer throw out the first pitch! HEAR our very own Catholic Schools sing the nation-al anthem! ENJOY bottomless sodas and all-you-can-eat conces-sions all night long! TICKETS INCLUDE: $5 Donation to the Social Apostolate of Savannah All you can eat concessions (chicken sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, popcorn, dessert) and bottomless sodas An evening of family fun with your Catholic friends and neighbors TICKET OPTIONS: $15 tickets include all of the above $20 tickets include all of the above and two beers (proof of age will be required at Grayson Stadium) Children 3 and under are FREE Purchase your tickets at: diosav.org/baseball-2017
VIRTUS “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” Training will be held at the Catholic Pastoral Center at St. Mary's Home, 2170 East Victory Drive on Mon-day, May 15, 2017 from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
Registration is required prior to attending via online at VIRTUS.org to receive credit for the ses-sion. No one under the age of 18 is allowed due to the sensitive subject matter. Please arrive early no admittance once the session begins. Latecomers will be asked to reschedule. “Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline: (888) 357-5530.”
Catholic Focus There is a class for Adults of all ages that is held at 9:30 am in the Catholic Focus room in the Faith For-mation Building. So please consider joining us. The scriptures from the Sunday’s Mass are discussed as to how they apply to our lives. We encourage you to come, listen, learn, and to share what the word of God is saying to you. We graciously welcome you.
Faith Formation News
Congrats, Confirmandi! Thanks to the team that worked so hard to make our Confirmation Mass memorable: catechists Lynn Dun-can and Pat Galasco; parents; CCW for lunch and cake; Knights of Columbus for the color guard; Bishop Hartmayer, Fr. Martino; Deacon Rafter; photographer Debbie Rafter; and Pattie Liebl for printing programs. Attendance awards Keep an eye on this space in the coming weeks for perfect attendance announcements and details about our water park event. Faith Formation classes will begin again in August. Stay tuned for more info. Help wanted If you’re interested in being part of the program as a catechist, assistant or prayer checker next year, please contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432 or [email protected]. The only requirements are VIRTUS training and a love of God, children and the Catholic faith.
St. Boniface Vacation Bible School Treasures of His Heart
June 5th -June 9th 9am-12noon
All kids are welcome, grades pre-k thru 6th grade Youth helpers needed grades
7th - 12th and Adults welcome! For more information
call Lisa Ganser at 912-660-1418
Last Call for Graduating Seniors If you have a student graduating from high school or college. The cut-off date to contact the parish office with the
names and which Mass they attend will be Monday, May 15, no exceptions!
Donations Needed Travel Size *Toiletries
*Feminine Products *Ziploc Bags
*Used Purses *Socks Paper Plates Snacks Napkins More cookies Cups Drinks Presweetened Kool-Aid Cokes Cookies Brownies Goldfish Pretzels Fruit
LONGING The hand will not reach out for what the heart does not long for. —German proverb
Register your Kroger
Rewards card to help
benefit the Outreach Assistance
program. Need help?
See Pattie in the Parish Office.
Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Please contact Denise Burdick for nursery needs during meetings at 912-604-4178.
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