St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

www.xavierbrunswick.org, 912-265-3249

April 7, 2019

Next week we will enter Holy Week. Beginning with the Saturday Vigil on April 13 we will enter

into a sacred window of time where we remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem to the acclamation of

the crowds, the washing of the feet and the Last Supper, the agony in the garden, his arrest, trial,

scourging and sacrificial death. It would be nice to plan ahead and make this a sacred time. Here are

a few suggestions:

-Bring your blessed palm home and place it in a prominent place and remember Jesus’ entry into

Jerusalem.

-Try to set aside regular TV, movie and social media for extra prayer. Read over the Gospel ac-

counts of the Passion of our Lord. Each of the Gospel writers has a two chapter account of these

days: Matthew chapters 26 and 27, Mark 14 and 15, Luke 22 and 23 and John 18 and 19.

-Consider attending the Chrism Mass on April 16 at 7:00 pm at the Cathedral. Here Bishop Hart-

mayer will bless the holy oils that we will use this year for baptisms and ministry to the seriously ill.

Here also the priests will renew their promises to be faithful ministers of the Gospel. There will be

a supper served at 5:00 pm before the mass in the Cathedral Social Hall. If you would like to attend

please call Ann at 265-3249. We have ten slots for the meal.

Below is the schedule for the events of Holy Week. Let us make this a holy time of prayer for our

families:

Holy Thursday April 18

7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Washing of Feet

After Mass there will be a procession to Xavier Hall.

Adoration will continue until midnight in Xavier Hall.

Good Friday Schedule (April 19)

Noon – Stations of the Cross

3:00 pm – Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ

7:00 pm – Good Friday Service (Passion Reading, Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion)

Easter Vigil

-Note there is NO 5:00 pm Mass this day as the vigil may not begin until Sunset.

-Note there is NO Mass on Jekyll on Sat. April 20. Instead the Easter Mass will take place at the

Morgan Center at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. The Morgan Center is part of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel

complex.

-8:00 pm Easter Vigil SFX– This beautiful two hour bi-lingual Mass will feature the readings of our

salvation and will celebrate baptism, First Communion and Confirmation of those entering the

Church. Reception to follow in Xavier Hall.

Easter Sunday

8:00 a.m. Jekyll Island Mass (Morgan Center)

8:30 a.m. Easter Mass SFX

11:00 a.m. Easter Mass SFX

6:00 p.m. Spanish Mass SFX (Easter)

Mass Schedule

Saturday

5:00 p.m. SFX

7:00 p.m. (on

Jekyll)

Sunday (SFX)

8:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m. in Spanish

Weekday Masses

Mon. - Noon (Chapel)

Tues., Wed. &

Thurs.

7:00 a.m. (Chapel)

Wed. 7:00 p.m. (Church)

Fri. 8 a.m. (Church)

Reconciliation:

Church

Saturdays

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday

7:45 - 8:15 a.m.

(Or by appointment)

St. Joseph Chapel

(Please go to the main office for code)

Monday - Friday

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St Joseph Chapel

First Friday

Adoration

2:00 - 8:00 p.m.

First Saturday

8:45 a.m.

Last Call for the 4th Annual Community Seder

Thursday, April 11, 2019 6:00 p.m. $10/person or $25/family

St. Francis Catholic Church Parish Hall 1120 Newcastle St., Brunswick

For Reservations call 912-261-8512 ext. 444

Flyers available on the tables.

Jesus is left alone with the woman. St. Augustine wrote that “there remained a great mis-

ery and a great mercy.” Jesus now has a conversation with the woman. “Woman, where are

they? Has no one condemned you?” She replied, “No one, sir.” Then Jesus said, “Neither do

I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.” God wrote the Ten Command-

ments with his finger on the tablets on Mt. Sinai – the Law. Today God writes in the sand

with mercy. We see Jesus’ mercy in this story:

It captures Jesus' attitude: we do not hear words of contempt, we do not hear words of con-

demnation, but only words of love, of mercy, that invite us to conversion. 'Neither do I con-

demn you. Go and sin no more!' Well, brothers and sisters! God's face is that of a merciful father who is always patient. Have you thought about God's patience, the patience that He

has with each of us? That is His mercy. He always has patience, is always patient with us, understanding us, awaiting us, never tiring of forgiving us if we know how to return to him

with a contrite heart. 'Great is the Lord's mercy', says the Psalm. (Pope Francis, Angelus

March 17, 2013) The commentator Matthew Henry notes, “Christ neither found fault with the law, nor

excused the prisoner's guilt; nor did he countenance the pretended zeal of the Pharisees.

Those are self-condemned who judge others, and yet do the same thing.”

I would like to focus on Jesus’ final words to the woman, “Go, and from now on do

not sin anymore.” When Jesus says go and sin no more he is showing confidence in us! He

believes in us, that we can do better. But he is also challenging her that she must reform her

life. In effect he is saying your final judgment is not now. You have time to reform. He is the

Lord of second chances. It is said, “Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future.”

Think back to Moses, King David, St. Paul.

What is your image of Confession? Maybe it is like a car wash. As you drive your car it

picks up road grime, dirt and leaves. From time to time we wash it until it needs another

cleaning. There can be a danger in this image. Confession can become a type of car wash

that we drive through until we need it again.

The truth is that sin is wound that needs to be healed. Imagine going to the doctor with

a bit of skin cancer on your nose and she places a Superman band-aid on it and says, “Ok,

you are all set. See you in six months!” The problem is the ailment is not really being ad-

dressed. It is only being covered up.

Jesus wants to heal us from our sinful ways, “do not sin anymore.” A dermatologist

would freeze the skin cancer or perhaps cut it off so that it did not spread and cause more

damage. Of being healed from sin Pope Francis says we should not only see sin as a stain

and confession as a trip to the dry cleaner. He says, “But sin is more than a stain. Sin is a

wound; it needs to be treated, healed” (The Name of God is Mercy, p. 26).

Let us not forget this word: God never tires of forgiving us, never! 'So, Father, what is the problem?' Well, the problem is that we get tired, we don't want to, we get tired of asking

forgiveness. Let us never get tired. Let us never get tired. He is the loving Father who always

forgives, who has that heart of mercy for all of us. And let us also learn to be merciful with everyone. Let us call upon the intercession of the Madonna who has held in her arms the

Mercy of God made human. (Pope Francis, Angelus March 17, 2013)

Fr Tim McKeown

Additional Confessions will be heard at Noon on Wed. April 10th for those who cannot

drive at night or work evening shifts.

Collections

for:

March 30 & 31

$ 9,620.60

Catholic Relief

$ 1,665.00

K of C 100th

Anniversary

This year our local

Knights of Columbus

are celebrating their

100th anniversary as

a council! In honor of

this Bishop Boland

will come and cele-

brate the 11:00 Mass

on Sunday May 5

and a reception will

follow in Xavier Hall.

This Friday will be the final Fish Fry during Lent. Dinner will be

served on Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Cost is $8 per per-

son. Meal includes fish, grits, hush puppies and tea. Grilled cheese

sandwiches are also available for $2.50. This is open to all, so invite

your family and friends! Tickets are available at the door or after mass-

es. Last Fish Fry date are April 12. Consider coming at 6:00 pm or

6:30 and staying for the Stations of the Cross, which begin at 7:00 pm.

Stations of the Cross will be celebrated throughout Lent in

the main church each Friday. What are the Stations? This is

an ancient meditation on the last hours of our Lord’s life.

From Pilate condemning Jesus to death, through his three

falls, to his body being laid in the tomb, we meditate on all

that Our Lord has done for us. The meditations last for

about 30 minutes. This is a devotional that is open to all, so please consider in-

viting some friends, co-workers and family members to join you. Each week

we will offer the Stations on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. in the main church.

Please note a change in email

address for Ann Buebel,

SFX Office Manager:

annbuebel@xavierbrunswick.org

Save the Dates:

Confirmation - May 13 at 6:00 pm.

Ordination of Deacon Patrick - June 1st

Donations of colored

eggs, individually

wrapped candies or

candy-filled colored eggs are

now being accepted for our an-

nual Easter egg hunt. A box for

your donations is provided in

the back of the church. Dead-

line for donations is April 15.

Life Teen Steubenville Con-

ference for high school youth

July 12 to 14 in Atlanta. Reg-

istration is $185 till May 1. A

non-refundable deposit of

$50 is required to reserve

your spot. Final payment of

registration is due on May 1.

All graduating 8th graders are

eligible to participate. For

more information visit their

website lftn.co/Steubenville.

You can also contact Marisol

at sfxcym05@gmail.com.

ATTENTION 1ST COM-

MUNION PARENTS: First

Holy Communion will be 4

May 2019 at the 5pm

Mass. We will have a

meeting for ALL PARENTS of

our new communicants on

Sunday, 14 April, at 9:45am

in the Church. We will dis-

cuss rehearsal date and

time, attire, etc. We will

also give out material for

the children's ban-

ners. Please ensure at least

one parent attends this

important meeting.

Mass Intentions

Saturday, April 6

8:00 a.m. Our Parish Family

5:00 p.m. t Wes Hogquist

7 p.m. t Allan Morgan

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday, April 7

8:30 a.m. Alberta Burgess

11 a.m. Karin Helean

6 p.m. Our Parish Family

Monday, April 8

Noon t Arnell Chambers

Tuesday, April 9

7 a.m. t Hal Brown

Wednesday, April 10

7 a.m. SFX School

7 p.m. SFX Church

Thursday, April 11

7 a.m. t Candida del Mundo

Friday, April 12

8 a.m. For those who are entering the Church

7 p.m. Stations

Saturday, April 13

5:00 p.m. L & D Knights of Columbus

7 p.m. t Maria Zagami

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday, April 14

8:30 a.m. Collins Family

11 a.m. t Jack & Jeanne O’Donnell

6 p.m. Our Parish Family

April 7, 2019

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Timothy Tindall, Jack & Jan

Mistisshen, Jerry Ehlman, Joyce McPhee, Carol

Papia, Jacky Free, Michael L. Mleko, Ric Carr, Shirley

Reilly, Hazel Woody, Betty Blouin, Lidia Gorman,

Martha Burroughs, Georgia Burgess-Erwin, Jackie

Maassen, Linda Forsyth, Dan Hickey, Jim & Susan

Layman, Dianna Rutledge, Manuel & Derek Canas,

Glenn Cornwell, Yvonne Lott, Tedi LaMere, Todd Do-

novan, Denny Silva, Helen Berry, Emory Young, Clay

Dial, David Higbee, Pat Radenhausen, Wanda Hand,

Kitty Shemeld, Rose Browning, Sr Andrea Curran, Sr

Kathleen McMenamin, Bro Robert Sokolowski, Hel-

en Berry, Emory Young, Linda Royster, Patricia Clark,

Janice Guyer, Norma Ireland, Joan Schwartz, Mary

Chapman, Dusty Sloan, Ruthie Aspinwall, Denny Sil-

va, Katherine Haven, Bebe Browning, Alexandra

Bergman, Eric Meiring, Helen Drawdy, Peter

Mistisshen, Sandi Wadsworth, Marion Schmidt, Carl

Alexander, Peter & Mary Homitz, Mr & Mrs Gerald

Homans, Mike Force, Dorothy Pepich, Kyle Kirby, Pat

Huff, Susie Ragan

PRAYER LIST

Prayer List will be updated on April 30. Please email or call the office the week of the

25th to keep names on the list.

Knights of Columbus State Charity Raffle : The An-nual Charity Drive Raffle to benefit both statewide and local charities is now being held through the end of April. St. Francis Xavier School has been des-ignated as the local charity which will receive up to 75% of the proceeds from local ticket sales. The prizes are: 1st Place $5,000; 2nd Place $2,500; 3rd Place $1,000. Tickets may be obtained from mem-bers of the Knights of Columbus – 1 for $5 or 5 for $20. Winners will be drawn on May 18th at the Georgia Knights of Columbus Convention. For tick-ets or more information, call Don Heinecke at (912) 577-8722.

Parish Activity Contacts

Adult Bible Study, Joe & Linda Kirby…………….267-9359

Altar and Environmental Care, Diane Lott……….223-1261

Bereavement, Ann Buebel………………………..265-3249

CCW, Marisol Soler ………………………264-6805 ext. 12

Culture of Life, Rose Lodise…………….………...264-4121

Greeters, Ginger Dorcas…………..……………....275-8492

Knights of Columbus, Bill Schuster……………….266-6779

Religious Ed., Larry Guyer …………..…265-3249 ext. 14

St. Monica Society, Peggie Cash………….…....264-5458

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store…………..….…....262-6027

SFX School/Dr. Mermann …...……….…….912-265-9470

Parish Council, Alan Borst

Most Rev. Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM

Conv. Bishop of Savannah

Church Office

405 Howe St.,

Brunswick, GA 31520

912-265-3249

Ann (Office Manager) ext.0

Fr. Tim ext. 11

Fr. Chris ext. 12

Deacon Larry ext. 14

Deacon Robert ext. 15

Maggie (Finance) ext. 16

CFC Building

912-264-6805

Juan ext. 11

Marisol ext. 12