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St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Welcoming everyone to proclaim and live the joy of the Gospel Invitando a todos a proclamar y a vivir el gozo del Evangelio 535 Rucker Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Follow us:

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St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

Welcoming everyone to proclaim and live the joy of the GospelInvitando a todos a proclamar y a vivir el gozo del Evangelio

535 Rucker Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Follow us:

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PARISH NEWS / NOTICIAS DE LA PARROQUIA“... But the greatest of these is love.”Celebrating love that endures all things at a Mass honoring those who have been married 50 or more years.

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PARISH NEWS / NOTICIAS DE LA PARROQUIAArchbishop’s Annual Appeal Serving over 1,000,000 Catholics, the mission of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is to proclaim the Gospel of the Lord, and grow all of North Georgia in faith, hope, love, and service to others. Together, we are God’s hands and feet, sharing God’s compassion and mercy, and demonstrating that “Go, therefore, and make disciples.”

Your gift to the 2019 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal helps makes it possible by supporting the ministerial, outreach, education, formation and discipleship work of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Please read the material that has been included with your Sunday bulletin.

Please give prayerful consideration to your level of support to help fund the essential ministries and services supported by the Appeal. Next weekend, we will hear a recorded message from Archbishop Gregory about the Appeal and everyone who has not yet make a gift to the Appeal will have the opportunity during our in-pew process. Please be prepared next week to make a pledge to the 2019 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal.

To learn more about the appeal, and to donate online, visit appeal.archatl.com. A video of Archbishop Gregory’s Appeal message is also available online.

Campaña Anual del ArzobispoSirviendo a más de 1,000,000 de católicos, la misión de la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta es proclamar el evangelio del Señor e incrementar la fe, la esperanza, el amor y el servicio a todos aquellos en el norte de Georgia. Juntos, somos las manos y los pies de Dios, compartiendo su compasión y misericordia y dem-ostrando que “Vaya, pues, y hagan discípulos”.

Su donación a la Campaña Anual del Arzobispo 2019 ayuda a que esto pueda ser posible, al apoyar la labor ministerial y de divulgación, educación, formación y discipulado de la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta.

El próximo fi n de semana escuchará un mensaje grabado del Arzobispo Gregory, y aquellos que todavía no han donado a la campaña, tendrán la oportunidad de hacerlo durante el proceso en las bancas. Por favor, venga preparado la próxima semana para hacer su compromiso a la Campaña Anual del Arzobispo 2019.Para obtener más información, o para donar por Internet, visite appeal.archatl.com. El video del Arzobispo Gregory y su mensaje sobre la campaña, también están disponible por Internet.

Haiti Dental Mission Trip Canceled

Th is year’s Haiti dental mission trip has been canceled. Th ere is currently protesting and mayhem due to economy issues in Haiti causing travel to be very dangerous. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule the mission trip for 2019, but are very hopeful for 2020. Th is would have been the 12th mission overseas and we are disappointed we were not able to help those in need. Every year, the number of patients treated has increased tremendous-ly with over 200 patients seen in fi ve days which includes both adults and children. Tooth decay is rampant in Haiti as the ma-jority of the diet includes sugar cane. Hopefully we will be able to continue our work with our sister parish in Haiti next year. Th ank you to all who donated protein bars or anything to help with travel expenses for this year’s trip.

For more information please contact Karine McMaster [email protected] or 770-355-5118

A Note from the Pastor

Chris Kemple, our Pastoral Council Chair for the past three years, is leaving Alpharetta to take another position with his company. I am sad to see him, his wife, Leah, and their two sons leave St. Th omas Aquinas. Chris has been key to the formation and life of this Pastoral Council during his time as chairman. He led us through a vision-ing process which gave us a strategic plan and structure. For me it has been a pleasure and an education watching him do what he does so well.

Please pray for the Kemples as they go through this tran-sition and pray for your Pastoral Council as we prepare to select a new chair.

— Msgr. Daniel Stack

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PARISH NEWS

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PARISH NEWS

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PARISH NEWS / FAITH FORMATION Adults Living with Unresolved TraumaThursday Evenings Beginning March 7

Have you recently undergone a life-altering event?Are you a survivor of a traumatic childhood?Are you currently experiencing most of the following?

Fear and anxiety, irritability or anger, emotionally numb, lack of focus, overwhelming sadness, easily startled or fright ened, changes in sleeping or eating habits, bouts of crying that come easily, recurrent nightmares or thoughts about the traumatic event(s).

If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, then the Trauma Recovery Group may be of help to you. Th e goal is to help you improve your day-to-day functioning. Th is group focuses on helping you to live eff ectively in the present, not on the recovery of repressed memories. Th e group will help you to stabilize by identifying confl icts and unlearning specifi c distortions related to the eff ects of the trauma you have experienced and replace them with new tools learned in the group setting.

Th e co-leaders are Dr. Ann Howe Ph.D. and Sue Stubbs MS, NCC, with spiritual assistance from Deacon Th omas McGivney. Th e nine sessions at STA are from March 7 to May 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Th e cost is $25 a session; partial scholarships are available. Th e group is lim-ited to 10 participants; those interested must register by Feb. 13. For more information or an application, please contact Sue Stubbs at 404-920-7554 or [email protected].

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STA Preschool Registration for 2019-2020 School YearWhere Young Minds Grow in God’s Love

Come join us for fun, friendship, faith and learning!

Preschool registration for the 2019-2020 school year is underway for current and new families. Families are welcome to tour between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Monday- Friday. We would be happy for your child to join a class for an activity or snack during your visit.

Our preschool program serves children who are 18 months (toddlers) by Sept. 1 of the cur-rent school year, 2’s, 3’s, and Pre-K 4’s/Young 5’s. Our Faith Formation program is based on the Archdiocese of Atlanta guidelines for preschool children. Th e Offi ce of Catholic Schools oversees all parish preschools and provides us with support throughout the school year. We incorporate the latest set of high-quality, research-based early learning standards for children birth to age 5 from the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS). Children’s individual development is supported through these standards provid-ing an approach that respects children’s individual rates of development and approaches to learning.

Our teachers are trained in First Aid, CPR, AED, and VIRTUS, and also attend the Arch-diocese of Atlanta Summer Education Institute for professional development. Th ey are here to nurture and teach your little one while you have some time for yourself. Please call the Preschool Offi ce at 770-664-2214 for more information.

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Welcoming everyone to proclaim and live the joy of the Gospel

Please help me in welcoming with open arms these new parishioners to the St. Th omas Aquinas Family!

— Msgr. Daniel Stack

Invitando a todos a proclamar y a vivir

el gozo del EvangelioPor favor ayúdenme en darle la bienvenida con los brazos abiertos a estos parroquianos nuevos a la familia de Sto. Tomás de Aquino!

— Msgr. Daniel Stack• Ainsley Clarke• Joan Feldhaus• Bruce and Michelle O’Donnell• Alfredo y Elvia Peña Luna• Bernabe and Roselia Ochoa• Facundo Zuniga

Job Search & Help MinistryTuesday, Feb. 26 7-8:30 p.m.Job seekers, recent grads or peo-ple seeking better opportunities, join our next session on Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 7-8:30 p.m. in room 202.

Parishioners, we need more vol-unteers to assist at our meeting with candidates. Th is is your opportunity to “pay it forward.” Volunteers and job seekers can email Bob Volz for more infor-mation at [email protected].

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Two New Adult Faith Formation Classes“Everything Belongs” Th is popular and bestselling book by Fr. Richard Rohr challenges us to move beyond the comfort of a settled life toward an under-standing of ourselves that is rooted in our connection to God. Fr. Rohr writes, “Only when we rest in God can we fi nd the safety, the spaciousness, and the scary freedom to be who we are, all that we are, more than we are, and less than we are. Only when we live and see through God can ‘everything belong.’” Watch the bulletin for the start date.

“Simplify”Are you overscheduled? Exhausted? Overwhelmed?In this four-week DVD study, bestselling author Bill Hy-bels shares his own story of the wake-up call that changed everything — and the steps he took to simplify his life before it was too late. You’ll discover how to stop living at a frenetic pace and begin charting a new course toward satisfaction, purpose and signifi cance. Bill will challenge and inspire you to reassess current priorities and become less consumed by busyness. Join Bill to discover the power of simplicity in your schedule, work, fi nances, relationships, and soul. Watch the bulletin for the start date.

FAITH FORMATION / FORMACIÓN EN LA FE

ClassRejoice and Be Glad

Th e Life and Letters of St. PaulCatching Fire, Becoming Flame

Centering Prayer

Understanding Your Grief

Adult Faith Formation Classes for the Week of Feb. 17Day/Time/Location

Sunday 8:45 a.m.,10:30 a.m. - room 202Wednesday 6:30 p.m. - room 202Sunday 8:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m. - room 201Sunday 8:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m. - room 204Wednesday 6:30 p.m. - room 204Tuesday 7 p.m. - room 214Th ursday 10 a.m. - room 214Tuesday 3 p.m., 7p.m. - rooms 119/120

TopicNo Class – Fulton County break

Signs of Holiness in Today’s World No Class – Fulton County breakNo Class – Fulton County break

God’s Will and Decision Making

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Please note some room changes may occur.

Life Teen ScheduleAll high school students are welcome to attend Life Teen on Sunday evenings after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. We start with a meal and then the program, which ends at 8:30 p.m.

Feb 17: No Life Night - School Break

Feb 24: First night in our new series, Memento Mori. Th e goal of Memento Mori is to acknowledge the reality of death and judgment as a consequence of original sin but instill joy and hope in Jesus as our loving and merciful judge.

March 3: A Life Night on Heaven and Hell. Th e goal of this Life Night is to clarify common misconceptions about heaven and hell and inspire teens to make choices based on love of God.

Teen Bible Study is Back!Wed., 6:30pm, room 218

All high school students are welcome.

Food, Fun, Fellowship and FAITH

Steubenville ATLJuly 12-14, Infi nite Energy Center in DuluthSteubenville Atlanta is a conference in which students encounter Christ through nationally renowned speakers, wor-ship to music by recording artists, and encounter Jesus in Mass, confession and Eucharistic adoration. Each year, many teens will attribute this weekend to a major conversion in their lives.

For many, the weekend is life-changing. Teens receive encourage-ment to spend time with other faithful teens for their faith. It’s also a blast! Find the registration form at stalifeteen.com/steubenville.

Faith Formation Offi ce HoursClosed Monday;Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

We are also open during these Faith Formation sessions:Sundays 8:45-11:45 a.m.Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.

Horas para el Ofi cina de Formación en la Fe Lunes cerrado;Martes, miércoles y viernes, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

También estamos abiertos durante estas sesiones de Formación en la Fe:Sábados de 6-7:15 p.m.Domingos 1-2: 15 p.m.

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Dinner & Dance Beads, masks and music!

Join us for a night of dinner and dancing celebrating Mardi Gras

Friday, March 1 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Parish Hall

MMusic, food and drinks directly from New Orleans!!

Tickets:$$15.00 per person (This is an adult- only event)

Tickets can be purchased in the main Parish Office Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Bring your own mask!

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PARISH & ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church will host Father John Bartunek, LC, S.Th .D, for a Lenten Mission on March 10 and March 11. “Becoming a Complete Christian” will ready your heart to embrace the Lord’s Call as we enter the season of Lent. Come for one evening or join us for both but expect to leave revitalized for this season of refl ection and preparation. A former atheist, Father John joined the Catholic Church in 1991 after discovering the faith through choir and was ordained a priest in 2003. He went on to earn his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He has published several widely acclaimed

books including “Th e Better Part: A Christ-Centered Re-source for Personal Prayer” and “Inside the Passion.” Established in June 2000, St. Brendan’s is a Roman Catholic parish of the

Archdiocese of Atlanta. Approximately 3,800 families call St. Brendan’s home. For more information regarding the parish or the Lenten Mission, please visit www.StBrendansATL.com.

Well-Known Speaker and Catholic Convert, Father John Bartunek, to Lead Lenten Mission

The Way for Women: A Healing Retreat for Female Survivors of AbuseTh e Way for Women is a three-day retreat off ered by the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Victim Assistance Program for adult female survivors of abuse. Th e retreat will take place March 15-17 at Carmel Retreat Center in Hoschton. Registration deadline is March 7. Please contact Sue Stubbs for more information at 404-920-7552, [email protected].

Fortunate & Faithful Families RetreatFeb. 24, 12-7 p.m., Chancery of the Archdiocese, 2401 Lake Park Drive, SE, SmyrnaFortunate & Faithful Families is a ministry to families within the archdiocese with LGBTQ members. Th eir retreat, themed “A Gathering of Hearts”, is de-signed to meet all participants wherever they are on this heart-felt journey of love and faith. After presentations and small group sharing, the capstone of the day will be Mass, followed by dinner and fellowship. For more information and/or reg-istration, go to ff fatl.eventbee.com or call (404-402-7763).

WWMEMarried Couples and Priests: Give, and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overfl owing, will be poured into your lap. Give the gift of your love by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encoun-ter weekend. Th e next dates are March 1-3 and May 3-5. You can get more information or apply online at GATN-wwme.org or by calling 678-242-WWME. For information on Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial see enriquecetumatrimonio.org.

Daily Mass Schedule ChangeBeginning Memorial Day, May 27, we will celebrate one daily Mass in English at 12 p.m. Monday through Friday, and a Mass in Spanish at 7 p.m. on Th ursdays.

During the season of Lent, we will celebrate both a 9 a.m. and a 12 p.m. daily Mass on Monday through Friday and a Mass in Spanish at 7 p.m. on Th ursdays.

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LITURGYThe Amen CornerKathy Kuczka

How can I bless people who are poor, hungry or sad?

¿Cómo puedo bendecir a los pobres, a los hambrientos, a los tristes?

Question of

the week:

Pregunta de la semana:

Each week, members of the staff gather to study and refl ect on the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel and from that study and refl ection they prepare the Question of the Week. Refer back to today’s Gospel to refl ect on your personal response. Today’s Gospel is LK 6:17,20-26.

Cada semana, miembros del personal se reúnen para estudiar y refl exionar en el próximo evangelio del domingo y en base de ese estudio y refl exión ellos preparan la Pregunta de la Semana. Usa el evangelio y las lecturas para encontrar tu respuesta personal a la pregunta. El Evangelio de hoy LC 6:17,20-26.

Not long ago, I awoke one morning, looked at my phone, and saw the message from Facebook: Pope Francis has accepted your friend request.

To be a “friend” of the Holy Father was inconceivable until the past several years. Cer-tainly no one thought of such communication between the pontiff and others four de-cades ago when Pope Paul VI stated that the Church “exists in order to evangelize.” Th e pope wrote these words in the fi rst paragraphs of a document called Evangelization in the Modern World. Th at document responded to a synod of bish-ops on evangelization a year earlier. At that meeting, the bishops sought to answer the questions “What do we mean

by the word evangelization?” Th is question has only spurred others such as, “How do we evangelize?” and “To whom do we evangelize?” More than forty years later, we are still asking these questions.

Books and programs have tried to off er guidance for evangeli-zation in a contemporary world, with many of these programs and strategies designed to help the Church reignite herself. Th ey affi rm the statement in Evangelization in the Modern World: “Th e church is an evangelizer, but she begins by being evangelized herself ” (15). Still other programs are aimed at moving parishes from only maintaining themselves to mission outside the parish doors.

Pope Francis envisions a church whose evangelization is di-

rected outward. In his Th e Joy of the Gospel, he says,

I dream of a missionary option, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably chan-neled for the evangelization of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation (27).

Th e Pope often speaks of a “culture of encounter” to encourage the baptized to move beyond our usual circles in order to bring the mercy of Jesus to the world, especially to the poor and to those society often neglects. In Th e Joy of the Gospel, he states,

In virtue of their baptism, all the members of the People of God have become missionary disciples (120).

Whenever we celebrate the liturgy, we are reminded of the call to be missionary disciples because each liturgy is an encounter with Jesus. We encounter Jesus in the hospitality, the sorrows and the joys of the People of God. We encounter Jesus in the Word proclaimed and in the prayers. We encounter Jesus in the sacred meal, the bread broken and the wine poured out. We encounter Jesus in ritual and symbol and gesture. Th ese encounters are meant to season us to be the salt of the earth, to tenderize us to be the mercy of God. Th e liturgy strength-ens us to build up the kingdom “on earth as it is in heaven.” So that when we are sent forth to our workplaces, our homes, our schools, our communities we might encounter people in a diff erent way, whether we are on social media or in a social gathering.

As Pope Francis says in Th e Joy of the Gospel,

Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unex-pectedly and in any place: on the street, in a city square, during work, on a journey.

Our world has changed a lot in the past forty years, but our mission hasn’t. We still exist to evangelize. It has been said that the Church doesn’t have a mission; the mission has a Church. As Pope Francis asks, “What are we waiting for?”

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This list of those suff ering illness is a ministry of Forever Young Friends and is updated at noon on Thursday

every week. To be listed for six weeks, removed or extended, contact Doris Kirk at [email protected] or 770-518-0117. Names are also found

in the bulle n on the STA website.Let us pray together as a family

for your inten ons.

Pope’s Monthly Prayer Intentions/Intenciones de Oración del Papa

Pope Francis announces his monthly prayer intentions and requests that we include the intentions in our personal prayers.

Human Traffi cking: For a generous welcome of the victims of human traffi cking, enforced prostitution, and violence.

Cada mes, el Papa Francisco anuncia sus intenciones mensuales y solicita que las incluyamos en nuestras oraciones personales.

Trata de personas: Por la acogida generosa de las víctimas de la trata de perso-nas, de la prostitución forzada y de la violencia.

Baby San agoAlma Anne BascoMary K. BarbourIan BoggJan BowersLynn BradySandy BurnsPaul CarrioDavid CiskeLynn ClarkSally Clark Offi cer Ma CooperJeff CookHarvey CrouchSofi a CrouchGus DascalosSophi DolanntoPaula DunsonEllieGillian FateTracey Giff ordCaitlyn GraebnerRandy GraebnerDennis M. GrahamLiliana GonzalezKaye HammondKen HannifordJohn HenselMark HerwaldtEdgar HernandezJohnnyGary JohnsenSteve KallockPa Kirk Dn. Edmund

La HouseSam Langol

Dorothy LeoneMichael MannCindy McManusAnne McShaneFr. Doug MedlinJim MusiolKaye MoranBe y MurphySan ago NavaLeanne NendzaBob MacPheeLinda OleszczukIvo PlachyEmilia QuirantesPam RitcheyVladimir Castaneda RodriguezMaria SanchezElaine SchoolJimmy Sedorovich Chris SemberaRigmor ShawcrossDoug ShepardAshley Marleny

StackpoleChris S nne Maya S nne Dn. John StrachanGillian TateHerlin Itamur TjokroamidjojoDebra VitaglianoHeidi WankRhonda WilsonMaryann Wingfi eldBe y Wylie

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M I /I MMonday, Feb. 189 a.m. 12 Noon

Tuesday, Feb. 199 a.m. 12 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 209 a.m.12 Noon

Thursday, Feb. 219 a.m.12 Noon7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 229 a.m.12 Noon

Saturday, Feb. 239 a.m.5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 247:30 a.m.9 a.m. 10:30 a.m.Noon2:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.

(L) Mano Kurian & Family(L) Angie Mastrangelo

(L) Jack Molnar & Family(L) Angie Mastrangelo

(+) Lawrence Davis(+) Holy Souls

(+) Dolores O’Connor(+) Joan Hennessey(+) Jorge - Gabino Tello

(+) Holy Souls(+)Jim Brinks

(+)Steve Angel(L) Fam. Cas llo Ochoa(+) Paulino Lopez Robledo

(+) Bob School(+) Bill Poli cs(L) Thanksgiving(+) Joan JohnstonFor the Inten ons of the Parish Family(+) Bill Rogers

Family & FriendsCathy Long n

Erin ChristopherCathy Long n

Pat DavisFriends & Family

Mark & Karen LudickHelen LarkinSilvia Tello

Friends & FamilyBrinks Family

Leedham FamilyErica AndradeSusana Lopez

Cindy & Mike PurdoJones FamilyDhabliwalaJohnston Family

STA Funeral Ministries

Please pray for the repose of the soul of: Jeanne Shropshire, former parishioner

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

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Catholic Foundation“For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it.” – 1 Timothy 6:7When planning your will, please consider the parish and what it has meant to you. You can make a lasting diff erence by leaving a gift to the parish endowment fund in your will. For additional information about wills and estate planning, please contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation at 404-497-9440 or [email protected] or visit cfngalegacy.org.

Our Food Pantry is in Need

SVdP clients select their own food and the following items are in high demand:

• Cereal• Canned meat• Spaghetti sauce

Please check the expiration dates on the foods being donated. No expired food is accepted.

In need of food assistance? Leave a message at 770-475-4501 ext. 217 and a volunteer will return your call to set up an appointment.

¿Necesita ayuda alimenticia? Lla-ma al 770-475-4501 ext. 218 y un voluntario te devolverá la llamada para hacer una cita.

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Mass Attendancefor Feb. 9-10

Mass Time

Sat., 5:30 p.m.Sat., 7:30 p.m.Sun.,7:30 a.m.Sun., 9:00 a.m.Sun.,10:30 a.m.Sun., noonSun., 2:30 p.m.Sun., 5:30 p.m.

TOTAL:

Attendance

306420125457328--

853328

2,817

Stewardship of Treasure

Off ertory Total for Feb. 1038,612.73

Total YTD* Collected Off ertory:$1,406,663.59

Total YTD* Bugeted Off ertory:$1,510,000.00

YTD* Bugeted Varience:$(103,336.41)

*YTD is from July 1 - June 30 This week’s second collection:

Parish/Life Teen Mission Trip

Next week’s second collection:No second collection next week

For full fi nancial information, visit www.sta.org.

Thank you for your generosity!God bless!

Parish Contact Information535 Rucker Road

Alpharetta, GA 30004

Phone: 770-475-4501 Fax: 770-772-0355

Parish Offi ceMonday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Faith Formation Offi cePhone: 770-475-4508

Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Preschool Offi cePhone: 770-664-2214

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Ofi cina de Información en Español 770-475-4501 ext. 215

martes, miercoles y viernes,10 a.m.-2 p.m. jueves, 1-7 p.m.

Ofi cina de Formación en la Fe martes, miércoles y viernes, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Pastor Msgr. Daniel StackParochial Vicar Fr. Jaime RiveraIn Residence Fr. Paul W. Berny

Mass ScheduleHorario de Misas

Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.Monday-Friday NoonJueves - Español 7 p.m.Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.-EspañolSunday 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m.*, 10:30 a.m.*, Noon w/ASL for deaf, 2:30 p.m.-Español, 5:30 p.m.-LifeTeen*Nursery available for children ages 12 months to 3 years.

Sacrament of ReconciliationSacramento de La Reconciliación

Saturday/sábado 4-5 p.m.

Visitation of the SickWe would like to be attentive to your loved

ones who are ill. Please let us know their names by calling the Parish Offi ce.Visitación de los Enfermos

Nos gustaría estar atentos a sus seres queridos que están enfermos. Por favor, háganos saber

sus nombres llamando a la Ofi cina Parroquial.