We will begin celebrating Sunday Mass the weekend of May 30th & 31st. Here are some details of some changes to expect. The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is still in effect and will be until further notice. Everyone must use main entrance and follow the instructions of the ushers. Please be patient. The side doors are ONLY emergency exits. Incarnation is limited to a maximum seating of 128 due to social distancing. They are marked by green crosses. Once we reach 128 people there will be no more permitted to enter. People who live in the same home may sit together. Ushers will greet each person and show them to their seat. In order to properly disinfect after each Mass, the Sunday schedule will be: Saturday 4:00 pm | Sunday 7am, 9am, 11am, 1pm, & Spanish at 3pm
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Outside Confessions Every Saturday From 2:30 - 3:30pm
Please limit private prayer after mass to no longer than 5 minutes so our volunteers can properly disinfect church. The chapel and cry room will remain closed. There will be a collection basket at entrance. No basket will be passed around and there will be no basket bearers. Hand sanitizer dispensers are in Narthex as you enter and leave. No holding hands at Our Father and no contact peace. Daily Mass 7am - 9am & Saturday 9am Church is Open for Prayer 7am - 10am
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PARISH OFFICE Hours: 9am - 4pm 5124 Gateway Dr. Tampa, FL 33615 | Ph. 813.885.7861 | www.icctampa.org
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CLERGY Rev. Michael Cormier, Pastor Rev. Brian Fabiszewski, Parochial Vicar Rev. Francisco Hernandez, Parochial Vicar Deacon Ramon Rodriguez Deacon Matt Shirina Deacon Jim Minary STAFF 813-885-7861 Business Manager - Rae Stabile stewardship@icctampa.org 813-493-3069
The Ascension Do you have the courage to share the Good News? This Sunday the Church celebrates the Ascension of the Lord. In the profession of faith, which we say each Sunday during the Mass, we profess that Jesus ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, and that He will come in glory to judge the living and the dead, and that His kingdom will have no end. While Jesus, after His resurrection and His appearances to the apostles, did indeed ascend to the Father in heaven, He didn’t leave us alone. He gave His followers, and us, the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, which we’ll celebrate next Sunday. We’re currently living in this period of time between the Lord’s ascension, and His second coming in glory. Before Jesus ascended to the Father, He gave his disciples a mission. He says in today’s Gospel, “Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Another way of saying this would be, “Go and share the Good News of my resurrection and God’s love for us with all that you meet.” This is our mission as well. It is through our baptism that we receive this mission, and it is through our baptism that we are commissioned, appointed, and empowered to engage in this mission of making disciples in our world today. We do so when we courageously live and preach the Gospel, through our words and actions. This might seem like a daunting task, perhaps even too big for us to accomplish. Remember that God never asks us to do something, unless He gives us the power to do so. He has given to us the same Spirit He gave to his disciples, and it is the Spirit which guides us in our life and in this mission of spreading the Good News and making disciples. Do we have the courage to go forth and undertake this mission, like Jesus’ followers did? -Bishop Gregory Parkes “PUSHED” OUT ON MISSION There is a delightful character in the original Dr. Dolittle Tales called the “Pushmi-Pullyu.” It is a beast with two identical halves, with a head at each end. No matter which direction the beast walks, one end is the “push me” and the other is the “pull you.” Today’s feast is a bit like that in the life of the church. In the book of the Acts of the Apostles, it is the ascension of Christ that calls for the Holy Spirit, which consequently sends or “pushes” the church out on its mission. This is the message that we hear from the angels today as they tell the friends of Jesus not to look up into the clouds, but to get busy. It is the message of Jesus himself in Matthew’s Gospel, as he sends them out to baptize. He also tells them, “I am with you always, until the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). And it is this message, confident in faith that Jesus has ascended to shouts of joy, that “pulls” us along to our final destiny. The life of the faithful disciple, sent into the world on mission, will one day know the same risen, ascended glory.
Facility Manager - Arnie Fernandez facilitymanager@icctampa.org 813-486-1612 Parish Secretary - Irene Martinez secretary@icctampa.org Bulletin Coordinator - Monica Windmiller bulletin@icctampa.org Director of Music - David Funes musicdirector@icctampa.org 813-885-7811 Director of Faith Formation Deacon Matt Shirina dff@icctampa.org 813-884-3624 Religious Education Ministry Cheralyn Quevedo reled@icctampa.org 813-884-3624 Youth Coordinator -Thomas Myers youthcoordinator@icctampa.org SCHOOL OFFICE www.icstampa.org Ph. 813.884.4502 Principal - Marrie McLaughlin MASS SCHEDULE Monday through Friday: 7:00am & 8:30am Saturday: 8:30am & 4:30pm (Vigil) Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12pm Holy Days: 7:00pm (Vigil) , 7:00am, 8:30am, 12:10pm, 6:00pm (Spanish), 7:30pm (English) MISAS EN ESPAÑOL: Domingos a la 1:30pm Viernes a las 6:30pm CONFESSIONS/Confesiones: Saturdays - 2:30pm to 3:30pm in Church or by appointment DEVOTIONS: Morning Prayer Group: Liturgy of the Hours Mon., Tue., Thurs., Fri. & Sat.: 8:10am - 8:25am EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every 1st Friday following the 8:30am Mass until 6:15pm in the chapel ROSARIO EN ESPAÑOL - Jueves de 5:30pm 6:30pm
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Prayer List Please pray for those who are suffering from illness in our parish. Prayer list names remain on the prayer list for 3 months. If you would like to add, remove or update a name call the parish office at 813-885-7861or send an e-mail to bulletin@icctampa.org. Katherine Baylon Luz Baylon Julie Bianchi Monique Biumi Joseph Brana Elaine Brandl Nicole Burgos Julio Candanedo Olga Cora Lincoln Corra Teresa Cueva Rachel Curry Robert Curry Jennie Cusmano Anne Delgado Beverly Fenton Gloria Fernandez Manuel Fernandez Ana Sophia Girwar-Nath Kiara Girwar-Nath Adriene Goldman Angelica Gonzalez Griselia Guerrero Sandra Infante Jan Jenkins Jacqualyn Jones Charles Kanaszka Teresa Kanaszka Jonny Kemman Patricia Kilkelly Mary Ellen King
Mary Laverde Benny Longo Sharon Maclejews Bonnie Miller Dina Marie Osburn Sarah Paccione Sergio Padron Reina Sylvia Rom Bubba Rosche Ana Maria Salvador Chuck Schaff Courtland Shade Nancy Shirina Rachel Slowey Dominic Van Someren Elizabeth Urso Carlos Valencia Rose Marie Varas Jeanne Vincer Rose Vrabel Diana Walker Pat Whitty Greg Windmiller Amy Workman Dale Zgurzynski
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Visit our Diocesan Website https://www.dosp.org/chancellor/directory/localmasses-with-online-video-streams/ READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Jesus tells the disciples that they will be witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:1-11). Psalm — God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord (Psalm 47). Second Reading — May the Father of glory give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation (Ephesians 1:17-23). Gospel — Jesus instructs the Eleven to baptize and teach people of all nations (Matthew 28:16-20).
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Almighty ever-living God, eternal health of believers, hear our prayers for your servants who are sick with coronavirus: grant them, we implore you, your merciful help, so that, with their health restored, they may give you thanks in the midst of your Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Dear Faith Formation Families, please log in to Formed, there are wonderful movies and teachings for the whole family. God bless you. https://formed.org Enter Access Code A47GQK
Dear First Communion and Confirmation Families, I hope you’re staying safe and well during this pandemic. As you know we are not able to attend Mass or Faith Formation classes until a safe time can be determined to resume. At this time, none of us know when that will be. We do know however that both Confirmation and Communion are postponed. Please watch your email as well as our website and FB page for further updates. Please know you remain in our prayers. Stay safe and well. 3
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La Ascensión del Señor
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La Ascensión del Señor ¿Tienes la valentía de compartir la buena nueva? Este domingo la Iglesia celebra la Ascensión del Señor. En la profesión de fe, que decimos todos los domingos durante la Misa, profesamos que Jesús ascendió al cielo y está sentado a la derecha del Padre, que de nuevo vendrá con gloria para juzgar a vivos y muertos, y que su Reino no tendrá fin. Aunque Jesús después de su resurrección y de sus apariciones a los apóstoles verdaderamente ascendió al Padre en el cielo no nos dejó solos, sino que le dio a sus discípulos y a nosotros el Espíritu Santo en Pentecostés, lo cual celebraremos el próximo domingo. Actualmente vivimos entre la ascensión del Señor y su segunda venida gloriosa. Antes de Jesús ascender al Padre les dio a sus apóstoles una misión. En el Evangelio de hoy él nos dice: “Me ha sido dado todo poder en el cielo y en la tierra. Vayan, pues, y enseñen a todas las naciones, bautizándolas en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo, y enseñándolas a cumplir todo cuanto yo les he mandado”. Otra manera de decir esto sería: “Vayan a compartir la buena nueva de mi resurrección y el amor de Dios por nosotros con todos los que encuentren”. Ésta es también nuestra misión. Es a través de nuestro bautismo que recibimos esta misión, y es a través de nuestro bautismo que somos designados, capacitados y enviados para llevar a cabo esta misión de hacer discípulos en nuestro mundo de hoy. Así lo hacemos cuando vivimos y predicamos valientemente el Evangelio mediante nuestras palabras y obras. Esto nos puede parecer una tarea abrumadora, quizás demasiado grande para nosotros lograr. Recuerda que Dios nunca nos pide algo si al mismo tiempo no nos da el poder de hacerlo. Nos ha dado el mismo Espíritu que le dio a sus discípulos y es ése el Espíritu que guía nuestra vida, y nuestra misión de difundir la buena nueva y hacer discípulos. ¿Tenemos la valentía de salir a emprender esta misión, como lo hicieron los discípulos de Jesús? -Monseñor Gregory Parkes LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes: Hch 19:1-8; Sal 68 (67):2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Martes: Hch 20:17-27; Sal 68 (67):10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Miércoles: Hch 20:28-38; Sal 68 (67):29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Jueves: Hch 22:30; 23:6-11; Sal 16 (15):1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Viernes: Hch 25:13b-21; Sal 103 (102):1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Sábado: Hch 28:16-20, 30-31; Sal 11 (10):4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Domingo: Vigilia: Gn 11:1-9 o Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b o Ez 37:1-14 o Jl 3:1-5; Sal 104 (103):1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39
LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Este Jesús que les han llevado volverá de la misma manera (Hechos 1:1-11). Salmo — Entre voces de júbilo y trompetas, Dios el Señor asciende hasta su trono (Salmo 47 [46]). Segunda lectura — Dios sentó a Jesús a su derecha en el reino de los cielos (Efesios 1:17-23). Evangelio —Vayan, pues, y enseñen a todas las naciones (Mateo 28:16-20).