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St. Boniface Catholic Church
1952 GA Hwy 21 South
Springfield, GA 31329
February 19, 2017
The Seventh Sunday in
Ordinary Time
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
Your contributions for the weekend of February 12, 2017
Adult $5,364.58 Children $11.00 Debt Reduction $3,142.00 Mortgage Balance $107,726.87 Bills paid this week $4,009.55 Thank you for your continuing generosity!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday:1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Is 49:14-15; Ps 62:2-3, 6-9; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34
February 19, 2017 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…” -Matthew 5:44
Love your enemies, easier said than done, no doubt. But, remember, the foundation of stewardship is prayer. When we are in close communication with God, it opens our heart and it turns our attention away from “me” and moves it towards God and others. It allows us to have a little more empathy for “our enemy”. When we pray for others, even “our enemies”, maybe it softens their hearts as well. By telling us not to retaliate, Jesus keeps us from taking the law into our own hands. By loving and praying for our enemies, we can overcome evil with good. If you love your enemies and treat them well, you will truly show that Jesus is Lord of your life. This is possible on-ly for those who give themselves fully to God, because He can deliver people from natural selfishness. We must trust the Holy Spirit to help us SHOW love to those for whom we may not FEEL love. Maybe we need to trust Him more? (adapted from LIFE APPLICATION BIBLE COMMENTARY).
19 de febrero de 2017 7º domingo del Tiempo Ordinario "Pero yo les digo, amen a sus enemigos y recen porsus perseguidores ..." -MATEO 5;44 Amar a tus enemigos, es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo, sin duda. Pero recuerda, el fundamento de la corresponsabilidad es la oración. Cuando estamos en estrecha comunicación con Di-os, se abre nuestro corazón y se desvía nuestra atención del "yo" y se mueve hacia Dios y los demás. Esto nos permite tener un poco más de empatía por "nuestros enemigos". Cuando oramos por otros, incluso por "nuestros enemigos", tal vez eso suavice también sus corazones. Al decirnos que no tomemos represalias, Jesús nos im-pide tomar la ley en nuestras propias manos. Al amar y orar por nuestros enemigos, podemos vencer el mal con el bien. Si amas a tus enemigos y los tratas bien, real-mente mostrarás que Jesús es el Señor de tu vida. Esto es posible sólo para aquellos que se entregan plenamente a Dios, porque Él puede liberar a la gente del egoísmo nat-ural. Debemos confiar en que el Espíritu Santo nos ayude a MOSTRAR amor a aquellos por los que quizás no sentimos el amor. Tal vez, ¿necesitamos confiar más en él? (Adaptado de COMENTARIO DE LA BIBLIA DE LA APLICACIÓN DE VIDA).
2017 Bishop’s Annual Appeal This year’s Bishop’s Annual Appeal theme is: Our Return to the Lord. It is time for us to do what we can to support not only our Diocese but the programs and ministries that benefit our parish and our Catholic commu-
nity. The BAA supports our Catholic Schools and the education of our future priest and deacons. The BAA supports ministries that change lives for the better. We are blessed with much; let us be a blessing to others. Our 2017 Parish Goal is: $26,855.00. Last week we collected $747.00 in one time pledges from our parish collection envelopes. Thank you for those who partici-pated. For future donations, please be sure to make checks payable to the Bishops Annual Appeal and not to St. Boniface. You may drop your pledge in the col-lection basket and we will mail your donation for you. It is easier to keep track of pledges when made directly to Bishops Annual Appel. If you did not receive your letter from the bishop by mail, you may find extra en-velopes on the ushers table. Thank you for your contin-ued support of the BAA.
Mass Intentions for the Week of Feb.19-Feb. 25
Sunday 2/19 ♥Paul Sweatt Tuesday 2/21 ♥Paul Sweatt Wednesday 2/22 ♥Paul Sweatt Thursday 2/23 +Donald O’Connor Friday 2/24 ♥In Thanksgiving Saturday 2/25 +John Maher
Feb. 25 5:00 p.m. AS J Burdick, M Burdick, & T Liebl EM Leslie & Lynn Duncan, B Milne, C Reynolds, & G Hixenbaugh L G Duncan U G Liebl, P Galasco, & J Branham Feb. 26 8:30 a.m. AS J Felipe, T DePace, & Brantley Weber EM T Richtman, MJ Heyman L C Weber U A & G Snyder, & B Russo 11:00 a.m. AS K Momperousse, J Klock, & T Rafferty EM J Colanero, T Hood, D Robider, & R Monteleone L E Pazos U Y Carr, J Williamson, & A & P Rodriguez Children’s Liturgy Volunteer 1-L Santos Volunteer 2-M Vinson Youth Volunteers-E McKinley & J Canales
This week at St. Boniface -Feb. 19-Feb. 25 Sunday: Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Faith Formation-9:45 a.m. Monday: Presidents Day Office Closed Pastoral Council Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Tuesday: Lectio Divina- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Rosary Grp.-9:30 a.m. Young@ Heart-11:00 a.m. K of C Business Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Thursday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Quilt Grp.-10:00 a.m. RCIA-7:00 p.m. Friday: Mass: 7:00 p.m. Followed by Adoration Saturday: Reconciliation-4:00 p.m. 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 Bender, Tony Branham, Bri-ones Family, Randy & Marsha Brown, Ava Buck, Diana Cato, Kathy & Andy Chester, Penny Christol, Mike & Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Cody Danielewicz, Phyllis Davy, Ellie Dennis, Nancy Dotson, Celina Eaddy, Kisako Felipe, Connie Fra-zier, Mildred Galentine, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Michelle Garcia, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Muriel Healy, Janie Haar, Collen Higgs, Tyler Hood, Kathryn Hutchinson, David Hunt, Myllar Jones, Vickie Joyner, Vonnie & Niamh Kavanagh, Jere Landis, John Liebl, Linda Liebl, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, Justin McGregor, Elise McKinley, Delores Miller, Krystal Miller, Nancy Miller, Angie Moore, Randy Nease, Larry Neel, Gloria O’Connor, Mildred O'Conner, Phil Pastrano, Ann Preston, Emma Quin, Richard Rafferty, Connie Sawdy, Bill Saxon, Allen Schwartz, Tim & Jill Shumacher, JoAnn Skorich-Smith, Beverly Smith, , Ben Sharrow, Jack Stein, Trudy Stein, Paul Sweatt, John Ray, Gabriella Reddick, Delores Talick, Burr Tolles, Kaine Vincent, Garry Wilkes, Bernie Weber 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
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.
Pictures for the 30th Anniversary Celebration. During the Anniversary party, we will have an ongoing slide show of parishioner's pictures all night long. If you have any pictures you have taken over the years that you would like to share with the parish, now is the time. Please contact Gerry Klock at 912.826.3566 and she will scan the pictures and return them to you as good as new, or if you have any questions. We are also looking for photos of our deceased parish-ioners. If you would like to share these with us please contact Lisa Ganser at 912.660.1418 and she will be happy to pick them up and return back to you.
YOUNG @ HEART February event will be Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 11 am, the Faith Formation building.
Dear Seniors, IT IS HERE AGAIN! Luscious soup and yummy breads are back. If you are willing to be a 'soup-bringer' or 'a bread do-nor', you pay no charge. For everyone else, cost is $4. To volunteer call Emma @ 657-4888. Our program is a 20 minute presentation by Nancy Da-vis, representative of a government sponsored Free Equipment & Training for those who are Hard of Hearing and need this kind of help. Home phones, clocks, etc., will be demonstrated and practiced on. Therefore, ANYONE in our parish who finds this topic relevant , is welcome to attend. JUST COME.
Summer Camp at Villa Marie Center is hiring for a Day Camp Director for Summer 2017! The Director will oversee the daily running of summer camp through developing and implementing weekly pro-gramming, supervising and training counselors, communi-cating with parents, and working closely with the Dioce-san Camp Coordinator. This position is a seasonal, tempo-rary position. Applications close March 3, 2017. To apply, visit https://diosav.org/human-resources-summer-day-camp.
Free Free, working washer/dryer to anyone who needs it. Call Don at 912-661-3850.
Offering Basic Bible Lessons Are you someone who has a Bible, but doesn't know how to use it? I am offering in-my-home sessions on Sat. mornings (9:30-11 a.m.) and will instruct all the basics for getting comfortable with finding your way around the Bible. Attend a few times and it will make a world of difference in your competence. Call for more info: Emma 657-4888.
FAMILY PROMISE ORIENTATION Wednesday, February 22
If you are interested in knowing more about Family Prom-ise or if you have not attended an orientation class we will be meeting on Wed., Feb. 22 at 7 PM in the Faith For-mation Building. This training is required for anyone who will be interacting with the families. It will also give you an overview of the program. Please come and learn more about this wonderful ministry and how you can help. Please contact Gerry Klock at 912-826-3566 or [email protected] with any questions.
Family Promise Thank you to all who helped
Last week St. Boniface hosted 2 adults and 3 toddlers. This was successfully achieved by 40 people giving 270 hours to help someone else. There were hosts who inter-acted with the families, cooks, those who donated needed items and food, those who set up and broke down our Faith Formation classes, and people who did all the laun-dry. Thank you for your support of this important minis-try. This is being a good neighbor. For more information about Family Promise, call Gerry Klock at 826-3566 or Yvette Carr at 657-5423 (evenings or weekends) or go to www.effinghamfamilypromise.org.
26th Annual TARA FEIS Come enjoy family-friendly Irish activities and entertain-ment at TARA FEIS, on Saturday, March 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Emmet Park on Bay Street. This year’s festival features the traditional Irish band, The Outside Track. NO ADMISSION charge. All arts, crafts, children’s rides and entertainment are FREE. Food and beverage tickets are sold for $1.00 each. No alcohol is sold or allowed in the festival zone.
May He Rest in Peace Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gloria O’Connor and family on the recent death or her husband, Donald. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February, 19, at 2pm at St. Boniface. May Donald’s soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, now rest in the Lords presence and eternal peace.
Save the Date March 23, 2017
Spiritual Gifts Presentation Read the bulletin in coming weeks for
more information.
VIRTUS “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” Training will be held here at St. Boniface Parish on Sunday, February 26 from 12:30PM – 3:30PM This training is required for all volunteer adults 18 and over who in the course of their ministry come into contact with minors: Choir, Ushers, EM’s, Altar Servers, Faith Formation, Youth Group, etc… It is also required for all employees of the diocese. Registration is required prior to attending via online at VIRTUS.org to receive credit for the session. No one under the age of 18 is allowed due to the sensitive sub-ject matter. Please arrive early no admittance once the session begins. Latecomers will be asked to reschedule. Any questions please call Cindy Felipe 912-596-4251.
“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 Formation Building. So please consider joining us. The scriptures from the Sunday’s Mass are dis-cussed as to how they apply to our lives. We en-courage you to come, listen, learn, and to share what the word of God is saying to you. We gra-ciously welcome you.
Faith Formation News
Safe Touch makeup
If your child was absent for Safe Touch instruction, please contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432 or [email protected] to schedule a makeup class.
Mandatory second-grade retreats
All second graders and their parents must attend a First Reconciliation Retreat on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 am to 11:30 am in the Faith Formation build-ing to prepare for First Penance on Feb. 26. If you must bring other children in the family to the retreat, please let Linda Santos know as soon as possible so we can make arrangements for nursery care.
There will also be a First Communion Retreat for second graders on Saturday, April 22, from 9 am to 11:30 am. Please plan to attend both these activities (or schedule makeup work) so your child may re-ceive First Communion on April 30.
For more information about Faith Formation, please contact Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432.
Youth Question of the Week
Who was St. Valentine and why do we honor him on Feb. 14th?
DIVINE WISDOM The Lord’s message, through Moses, was to “take no re-venge and cherish no grudge . . . love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18). We might think, “Great in theory, but not always realistic!” Then Jesus in today’s Gospel goes even further. Take a slap in the face and then turn the other cheek? Treat ene-mies the same as friends? Again, we’re tempted to think that those are nice ideals, but not very practical in the “real world.” Paul echoes Jesus when he tells the Corinthians that what passes for human wisdom is absurdity to God. Divine wis-dom casts sunshine on the good and the bad, showers rain on the honest and the dishonest—without distinction. We must examine our wisdom and common sense to see how they compare to the wisdom of God, and make adjust-ments accordingly. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Answer: Valentine was a priest/bishop/martyr of the Catholic
Church back in the 3rd Century. Emperor Clau-dius ll banned all marriages in Rome so that he could have more single men for the army. Bishop Valentine disobeyed and married couples any-way in secret. For this he was arrested, beaten, and beheaded. He died on Feb. 14, Year 269 A.D. Patron Saint of Lovers.
Low Country Catholics The Low Country Catholic Young Adult Group will be hosting a weekly group study for young adults on prayer starting next Tuesday, Feb. 21. We'll be using Ascension Press's Oremus for the study. The study will take place (Tuesdays, Feb. 21, 28 ; March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11) from 7-9 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Savan-nah's Parish Office/House on Bull Street. Parking will be available on the street or in the lot behind the church. Call/text 912-856-4366 with questions. We hope to see you there!
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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