St James Catholic Church “Doers of the Word, Living for the Lord”.

Daily Mass: 8 :00 a.m. English (Monday-Saturday) 7:30 p.m. Spanish (Tuesday and Friday) 7:30 p.m. French/Creole (Wednesday) Holy Days of Obligation 7:30 p.m. Vigil 8:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. English 8 :00p.m. Spanish (Neo-Catechumenal) Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m. Creole 9:30 a.m. English 12 :00 p.m. Spanish 5:00 p.m. Creole

13155 NW 7 Avenue ~ North Miami, FL 33168 Office: 305 681-7428 Fax: 305-685-0631 Email: sjamech@yahoo.com School: 305-681-3822

Website: stjamesnorthmiami.org

Weekly Parish Activities

Sunday, February 12th, 2017 ________ 9:00 AM Legion of Mary (Creole) ............................ SW Mtg Rm 2:00 PM Holy Family Grp............................................Parish Hall 6:00 PM New Generation Group……………………..Meeting Rm

Monday, February 13th, 2017 ________ 7:00 PM Legion of Mary (Spanish)..................................Relg. Off. 7:00 PM Charismatic Grp………..…..…...……….…...Parish Hall Last Monday of the Month……......………………….……Church Tuesday, February 14th, 2017 _________ 5:30 PM Legion of Mary (English)..............................Choir Room 8:00 PM Grupo de Oracion………………………….....…..Chapel 8:30 PM Neo Catechumenal Way ...........................Meeting Room 8:30 PM Neo Catechumenal Way 1…. .. ……………Choir Room Wednesday, February 15th, 2017__________ 6:00 PM Talleres Abrazos de Amor(3rd Wednesday)..Rel. Ed. Off 8:00 PM Charismatic Group…...............................Meeting Room Thursday, February 16th, 2017 __________ 7:30 PM Spanish Bible Class ......................................Meeting Rm 7:30 PM RCIA Class…………………………….…..Rel. Ed. Off

Friday, February 17th, 2017 __________ 4-6 PM Recitation of the Rosary (Creole) ..........................Chapel 7:00 PM Fraternity Youth Group...................................Parish Hall Saturday, February 18th, 2017 ___________ 9 AM - 5PM Blessed Sacrament Adoration ........................Chapel 10:00 AM Legion of Mary (Spanish) ....................Chapel Mtg Rm 10:30 AM Legion of Mary(Youth)...............................Choir Room 4:00 - 5PM English Choir Practice………….…..…….…...Church 4:00 PM Legion of Mary (Creole) . …...................SW Ch Mtg Rm 5:00 PM Haitian Liturgy Comm (once a month)……..........Chapel 8:00 PM Choir Practice ........................................................Church

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our Parish annual Carnival will be from Friday Feb 17 through Sunday February 19, 2017—For those who

would like to help as volunteers, please contact the Rec-tory for more information.

For Employment Opportunities with the Archdio-cese of Miami please visit our website at

www.miamiarch.org

St James Catholic Community

PASTORAL TEAM Rev. Msgr. Chanel Jeanty, Pastor Rev. Fredy A. Yara, Associate Pastor Msgr. Almy Augustin, In Residence

SUPPORT STAFF Sr. Stephanie Flynn, S.S.J., Principal Ms. Marmara Cadet, Business Manager Mrs. Martine C. Chrisphonte, Parish Secy. Mrs. Manuela V.Ternier, Rel. Ed. Coord. Mr. Gary Camblin, Music Director SACRAMENTS OF RECONCILIATION Every Saturday from 8:45—9:30 AM and from 5:00—5:30 PM. Sundays 30 min. before scheduled masses Anytime by Appointment. BAPTISMS Call two months in advance. Must make an appointment with one of the priests for the process to start. Baptisms are celebrated once a month con-secutively in English, Spanish and Creole. Please call the office to make arrangements.

MARRIAGES Six months preparation period required. Contact priest at least six months in ad-vance.

OFFICE HOURS Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Early Learning Center Tel: 305-403-0626

Mass Intentions/ Entansyon Mès/Intenciones de Misa SATURDAY, February 11, 2017 530 PM †Marie Delourde Florestal req by Cherlly Fils-Aime SUNDAY, February 12, 2017 7:30 AM In Honor of our Lady of Altagracia req by Marie Sylvestre Tkgv to God for Marie Telfort 9:30 AM †Jean Herve Boursiquot req by Marie Yolene Boursiquot Deliverance for Marckson Louis 12:00 PM †Kariana Hurslton req by Ines Lara †Emilio D. Diaz req by Miriam Seguerva 5:00 PM †Jean Claude Dareus req by Junie Dareus Tkgv to God req by Jacques Camille MONDAY, February 13, 2017 8:00 AM Sp Int. for Rose Destin TUESDAY, February 14, 2017 8:00 AM B-Day Yves Valentin Jr. req by His Mom 7:30 PM †Cash Pereira WEDNESDAY, February 15, 2017 8:00 AM In Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary req by Martine Chrisphonte 7:30 PM THURSDAY, February 16, 2017 8:00 AM Sp Int. for Marie Miller FRIDAY, February 17, 2017 8:00 AM †Rev. Max Sodja 7:30 PM Tkgv to St James SATURDAY, February 18 , 2017 8:00 AM †Nohemie E. Michel & All Deceased Members †Olson Fertile req by Elizabeth Fertile

Food For the Hungry We thank you for your food donations, please continue to help .We accept canned or boxed food, oil, peanut butter-green and yellow vegetables to the Rectory. It truly feels so good when we are able to help so many every year that come to our door in need of assistance through your generous donations. “God loves a cheerful giver.” Each time we give to someone we are giving to Christ.

Stewardship of Treasure

February 4 & 5 2017

Weekend Offerings

Weekend Masses… … .$7,809.00 Other……………….... .$1,601.75 Weekly Plate Collection need (Budget) $10,890.00 Deficit ………….…….$1,479.25

Thank you for your continued support!

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — God allows us to make choices, but we are not to choose injus ce or sinfulness

(Sirach 15:15-20).

Psalm — Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord! (Psalm 119).

Second Reading — God’s wisdom is mysterious and hidden (1 Corin-thians 2:6-10).

Gospel — Jesus has come not to abolish but to fulfill the law and the prophets (Ma hew 5:17-37).

The English transla on of the Psalm Responses from Lec onary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna onal Commission on English in the Liturgy Corpora on. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16bc- 17, 20-21; Mk 8:11-13

Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1a, 2, 3ac-4, 3b, 9c-10; Mk 8:14-21

Wednesday: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22; Ps 116:12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:22-26

Thursday: Gn 9:1-13; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22- 23; Mk 8:27-33

Friday: Gn 11:1-9; Ps 33:10-15; Mk 8:34 — 9:1

Saturday: Heb 11:1-7; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Mk 9:2-13

Sunday: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48

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Sunday: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time;

World Marriage Day

Tuesday: Ss. Cyril and Methodius; Valen ne’s Day

Friday: The Seven Founders of the Order of Servites

Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

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LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Dios nos permite tomar decisiones, pero no debemos optar por la injus cia o el pecado

(Sirácide 15:16-21).

Salmo — Dichosos los que caminan en la vo-luntad del Señor (Salmo 119 [118]).

Segunda lectura — La sabiduría de Dios es misteriosa y escondida (1 Corin os 2:6-10).

Evangelio — Jesús no ha venido a abolir la ley ni los profetas, sino a darles plenitud (Mateo 5:17-37). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical © 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

CHOICE

“If you choose you can keep the commandments,” Sirach tells us. God “has set before you fire and water; to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand” (Sirach 15:15, 16). This is a great mystery: God does not control us so completely that we cannot choose our own path. We have certain boundaries, of course, but no one but we can choose our way within those boundaries.

In today’s reading from Ma hew’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us of our freedom and our responsibility for our lives. He calls us to look beyond the words of the commandments, all the way to their meaning. Look be-yond the adultery to the selfishness that poisons our love. Look beyond the murder to the anger that eats away at our compassion. Look beyond the perjured tes mony to the lies and decep on that drive our behavior.

Our voca on is to choose life for ourselves, and to choose a path through our part of the world that helps make life possible and more abundant for others as well.

TÚ DECIDES

“Si tú lo quieres, puedes guardar los mandamientos”, nos dice Ecle-siás co (Sirácide). Dios “ha puesto delante de fuego y agua; ex ende la mano a lo que quieras” (Eclo 15:15, 16). Este es un gran misterio: Dios no nos controla tan completamente que no podemos elegir nuestro propio camino. Es cierto que tenemos límites, pero nadie sino nosotros mismos podemos elegir el camino dentro de esos límites.

En la lectura de hoy del Evangelio según san Mateo, Jesús nos recuer-da que somos libres y responsables de nuestra vida. Nos llama a ir más allá de las palabras de los mandamientos para considerar su significado. Si vas más allá del adulterio verás el egoísmo que envenena nuestro amor. Si vas más allá del asesinato verás la ira que corroe nuestra compa-sión. Si vas más allá del falso tes monio (perjurio) verás las men ras y engaños que producen este comportamiento.

Nuestra vocación es elegir la vida para nosotros mismos, y tomar un camino a través de nuestro mundo que haga la vida posible y más abun-dante para otros también.

CHOISIR

“Si vous choisissez vous pouvez suivre les commandements,” nous dit Siracide. Dieu “ a mis devant vous le feu et l’eau; quelque soit ce que vous choisissez, étendez votre main ”(Siracide 15:15,16). C’est un grand mystère : Dieu ne nous controle pas au point de ne pouvioir choisir notre propre voie. Nous avons certaines limites, bien sûr, mais personne d’autre que nous pouvons choisir notre chemiin dans ces limites.

Dans l’Evangile d’aujourdh’hui re de Mathieu, Jésus nous fait un rappel sur notre liberté et notre responsabilité sur nos vies. Il nous de-mande de regarder au-delà des paroles des commandements, jusqu’au bout de leur significa on. Regarder au-delà de l’adultère à l’égoisme qui empoisonne notre amour. Regarder au-dela du meurtre à la colère qui mange notre compassion. Regarder plus loin que le témoignage fallacieux jusqu’aux mensonges et aux décep ons qui animent notre comporte-ment.

Notre voca on est de choisir la vie nous-même, et de choisir un che-min à travers notre par e du monde qui aide à rendre la vie possible et plus abondante aussi pour les autres.

St James Carnival will be in one(1) week. If you did not buy your raffle ckets yet, please do not wait too long.

You can get them at the Rectory.

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St Thomas University (STU) is having an Open House - Saturday February 25th, at 10:00 am.

Join STU Open House for a chance to win a scholarship

STU is also star ng a Catholic Educa on Program

If you need more informa on , please call 305-474-6048 or visit the website: www.stu.edu

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The Youth Group Fraternite of St James is invi ng all the youth from 13 and up to each weekend annual retreat at Campo San Jose Lake Placid Fl from Friday March 24, 2017 to Sunday March 26, 2017. It is a very enriching spiritual ac vity where they will have an op-portunity to increase their faith and share their experience with other youth. The par cipa-

on fee is $100 per youth. There are only 10 spots le . It will be on a first come first serve basis. Please respond by March 1st , 2017. For addi onal informa on please contact the Parish rectory at (305) 681-7428 or Marsha at (786)523-2324 or Hermonde at (786)970-1019.