CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION 8220 W. HILLSBOROUGH AVE. • TAMPA, FLORIDA 33615
http://www.icctampa.org 5124 Gateway Drive (mailing address) • Fax: (813) 884-3624 Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 4pm Welcome To Our Parish! Please join us for fellowship, coffee & donuts this morning in St. Michael’s Hall and visit the Welcome Table for information regarding registering with our Parish Family.
Phone: 813- 885-7861
APRIL 3, 2011
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Half Price Ride Tickets available TODAY after Mass &
Clergy - 813-885-7861
Father Michael Suszynski, Pastor Father Diego Ossa, Parochial Vicar Father Jose George, Parochial Vicar Deacon Joseph Krzanowski Deacon Frank Julian Deacon Pablo Maldonado
at the Parish & School Offices Mon -Thurs
Staff - 813-885-7861 Paul Hunter Parish Business Administrator iccphunter@tampabay.rr.com
CARNIVAL HOURS Thurs. 6pm - 10pm Fri. 6pm - Midnight Sat. 2pm - Midnight Sun. 1pm - 8pm
Dave Arnold Facility Manager - 919-4284 iccdave@tampabay.rr.com Irene Martinez Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor irenemartz@tampabay.rr.com Silvia Rivera Receptionist/ Asst Editor iccsrive@tampabay.rr.com
THRIFT STORE HOURS Wed. 8am - 7pm Thurs. 9am - 9pm Fri. 9am - 9pm Sat. 9am - 9pm Sun. 9am - 3:30pm
Donal Noonan Music Director donal@tampabay.rr.com Carmen Cayon Director of Faith Formation carmen_dre@tampabay.rr.com Faith Formation Office - 813-887-5110 Philomena Johnson Grades Pk-5 & First Communion iccphil@tampabay.rr.com Brian Greenfield Youth Director Grades 6-12 & Confirmation greenfbr@gmail.com
Incarnation School - 813 884-4502 http://www.icstampa.org Mr. Michael Zelenka, Principal Mrs. Diane Doyle & Mrs. Stephanie Stahl
Assistant Principals
MASS SCHEDULE Monday through Friday - 7am & 8:30am
Misas en Español:
Saturday - 8:30 am & 4:30pm (Vigil)
Cada domingo a la 1:30pm
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am (signed), 12pm
Cada viernes a las 6:30 pm
DEVOTIONS: Morning Prayer Group: Liturgy of the Hours Mon., Tue., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. from 8:10am - 8:25am First Friday Adoration following the 8:30 am Mass until 6:00 pm and resumes after the 6:30 Spanish Mass from 7:30pm to 4:30am followed by Spanish Mass at 5AM. Rosary every Thursday at 11:30am in the chapel Rosario en español cada jueves a las 7:00pm en la capilla
CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 2:30pm - 3:30pm Or by appt.
Today we can support families that face difficulties most of us could not imagine, like famine, war, and life in refugee camps. The Catholic Relief Services Collection helps families by working to reunite them, caring for vulnerable and exploited children, changing unjust laws, and providing pastoral care and humanitarian and emergency assistance across the globe. How will you help? Please be generous to this Collection.
Fourth Sunday of Lent
April 3, 2011
Sick Prayer List: New names appear in
MONDAY - APRIL 4 - ST. ISIDORE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF CHURCH 7:00 A.M. +Lois Mescall Anthony and Teresa 8:30 A.M. +Jacinta Velez Maria Soto TUESDAY - APRIL 5 - ST. VINCENT FERRER, PRIEST 7:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M. (SI) Christina Gocon Mom WEDNESDAY - APRIL 6 7:00 A.M. VOCATIONS 8:30 A.M. Special Intention Wednesday Night Bible Study THURSDAY - APRIL 7 - ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, PRIEST 7:00 A.M. +Anna Maria Eckelberg Mother 8:30 A.M. (SI) Dilia and Roger Fernandez Kate and Michael Caballero FRIDAY - APRIL 8 7:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M. +Lyman Clark Family 6:30 P.M. +Deceased Members of Cadalso Family Fernandez Family SATURDAY - APRIL 9 8:30 A.M. +Antonio Humberto Yelixa Escalona 4:30 P.M. PEOPLE OF INCARNATION SUNDAY - APRIL 10 - FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 A.M. +Ana and +Carlos Antepara Children 9:00 A.M. SPECIAL INTENTION Wednesday Night Bible Study 10:30 A.M. (SI) Rafael and Mary 50th Wedding Anniversary 12:00 P.M. +Marie Iannacone Columbiettes 1:30 P.M. +Nuvia Payan and + Carlos Eastman Family
SACRIFICIAL GIFTS OF TREASURE OFFERTORY (First Collection) is used solely for the operation and maintenance of the parish. Weekly Target .......................................................... $23,000.00 03/27/2011 Offertory Donations ............................. $20,543.50 Shortfall .................................................................... $ 2,456.50 Tuition Assistance .................................................... $ 18.00 Helping Hand ........................................................... $ 212.00 Easter Flowers .......................................................... $ 1,731.00 Catholic Relief Services ........................................... $ 2,828.00 RENOVATION & BUILDING FUND (Second Collection) is used to pay the monthly principal and interest obligation on our Church Renovation Loan and to fund repairs and updates to our Church building. 03/27/2011 Renovation Donations .............................$ 1,712.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! If you have any questions about our finances or parish renovation activities, please contact Business Manager, Paul Hunter at 813-885-7861 or by e-mail: iccphunter@tampabay.rr.com
bold. Other than critical or terminal conditions, the names will remain on this list for 30 days. Please help us keep our prayer list current. If you would like to add a name, e-mail Silvia Rivera at: iccsrive@tampabay.rr.com or call the office. Please pray also for our parishioners who are in hospitals, nursing homes and our shut ins.
Annlee Acevedo Patricia Alfonso Paul W. Allaert Linda Alvarez Stephen Bailey Gene Biittner David Boyd Jeanne Calvert Linda Casarez Ray Chiarmonte Mary Childers Mendel Claxton Bob Cramer Jacqueline Cramer Dora Cuellar Alice Daly Alice Dillon Lorraine Dodson Dan Duet Dylan Edward Manuel Escamilla Sam Fazio Jacqueline Fernandez
Dorothy Fetrow John Fiore Albert Frietzsche
Emanuel Fuller Bertha Fyda Evelyn Garcia Sheila Gildea Maria Gonzalez Paula Hague Patrick Hardy Robert Hasty Steven Harman Carolyn Humphrey Betty Hunziker Rodrigo Jurado Colleen Kramer Mimi Kuhla Michael Lloyd Rodolfo Lopez Pratt Lutz Paige Macfarlane Matthew T. McLane
Bertha Melendez E. D. Miller Pat Munroe Deen Nazor Noah Nero Bart Nicholson Barbara Painter
SPC Robert Caruso, Iraq SSGT Angelique Vazquez, Qatar LCPL Almoris E. Lugo, Jr. MAJ Sean D. Smith, Iraq SGT Stephen Banks, Iraq SPC Ryan Wegman, Iraq
Maria A. Patton Rondon Paul JR Pearce Joe Pena Casilda Perez Idelbrando Perez Lydia Quesada Ricardo Quintana Bob Remick Geraldine Richards Aida Rivera Maria Robles Arturo Sanchez Humberto Sanchez Kiki Santiago Rosie Santos Noah Spivey Lukas Szmyt Janet Taylor Bridget Thompson Rhoda Toscano Jerry Wegman Selwyn Williams Steven Yudicky
CPT Raymundo Resendez PFC James Blackwelder, Afghanistan Terry Stegman, Afghanistan MAJ Marty Maldonado, Afghanistan CW2 William Garcia, Afghanistan
We are happy to report that CPT Leo Daab, MD and PD2 Vincent Lloyd and CPL Daniel Uribe are back home safe! Their families thank you for your prayers.
Buds, Blooms & Beyond Thank you to
Visit them at
Buds, Blooms & Beyond
11234 W. Hillsborough.
for their donations
Ph. # 813-818-9600
of flower arrangements for our weekend liturgies.
www.budsbloomsandbeyond.com
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Phone: (813) 885-7861
FAITH FORMATION STAFF Director of Faith Formation & R.C.I.A. Carmen Cayon 813-885-7861 carmen_dre@tampabay.rr.com Grades Pre K - 5 & First Communion Philomena Johnson 813-887-5110 iccphil@tampabay.rr.com Grades 6-12 Confirmation & Youth Ministry Brian Greenfield 813-887-5110 greenfbr@gmail.com
GRADES PRE-K - 5TH See As God Sees In today’s Gospel, Jesus recognizes the blind man as one who has been made in God’s image and likeness. Jesus demonstrated God’s goodness to all by healing the blind man. By giving to Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl, we support health programs in Honduras and around the world, which continue the healing work of Jesus and demonstrate God’s love for all of our human family.
Reminder there is NO Faith Formation next Sunday, so all the families may enjoy a weekend at the Parish Carnival. Please don’t forget to stop by the Basket Booth and take a chance on the baskets you all donated to.
Please continue to pray for the children preparing for the Sacrament of First Communion which they will be receiving on May 15th. May God continue to grow in their hearts.
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
Fourth Sunday of Lent April 3, 2011 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. — Psalm 23:1 LIGHT “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Ephesians 5:14). We are at the midpoint of our Lenten journey of conversion. As always, God never gives up on us, especially those who have “fallen asleep” along the road to conversion. The most powerful stories of conversion are proclaimed during these final weeks of Lent. They have the power to shake us out of our sleep. Today’s Gospel story of the healing of the man born blind exposes the real blindness in the time of Christ—the blindness of the self-righteous religious leaders. In a few weeks, at the Easter Vigil, the Church will proclaim “Christ our Light” as the paschal candle is carried into darkened churches throughout the world. May the darkness of sin that still pervades our lives, communities, and world, be dispelled by the Christ who comes to bring sight to the blind and light to the world. © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
April 3, 2011
On the weekend of April 16 & 17, 2011 the IMMACULATE MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN MISSIONARIES will be visiting Incarnation Church. They are ministering women and children victims of prostitution and human trafficking in the Philippines. They rescue and rehabilitate them in their center called the “HOME OF LOVE”. These women and children undergo holistic programs such as physical, psychological, spiritual rehabilitation. When they are ready they are given livelihood training or they are sent to school upon proper evaluation. They are given all the assistance they need until such time that they are ready to be re-integrated to society to live decent lives. They have a program on helping very poor children in the rural areas who are endangered of being lured into prostitution without help. These children are sent to school to protect them from recruiters who are targeting them. Sr. Ma. Corazon J. Salazar, IMQHM will be displaying religious objects made by these women as well as the parents of the students and CDs with original music by the sisters to support these projects. The IMQHM sisters are inviting you to be their mission partners in saving these souls.
Incarnation Catholic Church Music Ministry Program present
The Shadow of the Cross
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Experience the Passion of Our Lord Through Sacred Music and Song Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:
Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54 Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Is 49:8-15; Jn 5:17-30 Ex 32:7-14; Jn 5:31-47 Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53 Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
LOOK Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up. —Anonymous
Palm Sunday April 17th at 7:30 P.M. Incarnation Catholic Church 8220 W. Hillsborough Ave Tampa, Florida Admission
$5.00 pre bought tickets $7.00 at the door
All proceeds go to the Incarnation Music Development and Organ Fund
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RELIGIOUS ARTICLES STORE OPEN: 1/2 HR BEFORE & AFTER THE 4:30PM SAT. MASS & ALL SUNDAY MASSES
Phone: (813) 885-7861
PARISH ACTIVITIES SUNDAY - APRIL 3 FELLOWSHIP, COFFEE AND DONUTS IN ST. MICHAEL’S HALL FAITH FORMATION IN SCHOOL CLASSROOMS MONDAY - APRIL 4 7:00 P.M. Youth Beat St. Michael’s Hall 7:30 P.M. Spanish Choir Music Room TUESDAY - APRIL 5 9:00 A.M. Job Search Support Group Conference Room 7:00 P.M. Alcoholics Anonymous St. Patrick’s Room 7:00 P.M. Spanish Prayer Group St. Michael’s Hall 7:00 P.M. Prayer Shawl Ministry Media Center 7:30 P.M. Adult Choir Music Room WEDNESDAY - APRIL 6 7:00 P.M. Alcoholics Anonymous St. Patrick’s Room 7:00 P.M. Al-Anon St. John’s Room 7:00 P.M. Al-Anon Spanish Teacher’s Lounge 7:00 P.M. Faith Formation St. Michael’s Hall THURSDAY - APRIL 7 11:30 A.M. Our Lady of Mercy Prayer Group Chapel 1:00 P.M. Legion of Mary Conference Room 7:00 P.M. Spanish Intercessions Group Chapel 7:30 P.M. Vocal Ensemble Music Room FRIDAY - APRIL 8 7:00 P.M. Spanish Youth Group St. Francis Room SATURDAY - APRIL 9 7:00 P.M. Spanish Young Adults St. Francis Room
ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE
APRIL 9/10 4:30 pm:
Taylor Bump, Cameron Carlyon, Miranda Warren
7:30 am:
Margaret Parker, Matthew Walsh, Ryan Walsh
9:00 am:
Mickey Carney, Madeline Dudash, Christopher Wille
10:30 am:
Christopher Mendola, Vincent Mendola, Amberlyne Rosario
12:00 pm:
Herman Grimaldo, Liana Lemus, Jeff Miraflor
1:30 pm:
No hay lista para este dia - No schedule for this day
Anointing of the Sick gives spiritual strength in the face of suffering. A Parish priest is on call 24 hrs. in cases of emergency. Call the Parish Office at 885-7861. Matrimony (Marriage) - Couples need to contact the Parish Office at 885-7861 before setting a date. The preparation process takes a minimum of 6 months. Holy Orders is for single men answering the call to priesthood. Any man or woman interested in the religious life should contact one of our parish priests or the Diocesan Vocations Director at 345-3338.
HOMEBOUND & HOSPITAL MINISTRY - Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring Holy Communion to the sick AT HOME or in TOWN ’N COUNTRY HOSPITAL. Please call the Parish Office at 885-7861 to make arrangements.
TREE OF LIFE - MEMORIALS In memory of a loved one that has passed away you may want to consider the Tree of Life Memorial at the church’s entrance. You may also want to remember a special Anniversary or a family member with a Leaf on the Tree. For information call Connie Hennessey at 884-8326. Page 6
LITURGY GROUPS ALTAR SERVERS DAVID SMITH……………………….885-7861 KAITLIN JOHNSON………………………….885-7861 Or via e-mail iccaltarservers@gmail.com EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS DEACON JOE KRZANOWSKI…….. 885-7861 READERS WILL BERAN ………………………. 882-0178 MUSIC DIRECTOR DONAL NOONAN………….…..……885-7861 ENVIRONMENT/ART LINDA GRIFFITH……………884-1217 CONNIE HENNESSEY ………………...884-8326 USHERS RAY POMPONIO…………………...884-1366 VISITORS OF THE SICK FR. JOSE GEORGE…….…………. 885-7861
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS BIBLE STUDY CARMEN CAYON…….………….... 885-7861 CARNIVAL PAUL/NORMA HUNTER …………...854-1171 COFFEE & DONUTS CONNIE HENNESSEY ………………...884-8326 COLUMBIETTES DALE ZGURZYNSKI…......................885-5228 FINANCE COUNCIL DEACON FRANK JULIAN ………………….... 885-7861 GIRL SCOUTS JOY LOGAN ……..…….. jlogan1231@aol.com HELPING HAND PARISH OFFICE…..……………..…..885-7861 INC. COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN CONNIE HENNESSEY…………………… 884-8326 INC. HOME & SCHOOL LISA ORTEGA …….884-4502 ( School Office) JOB SEARCH SUPPORT HILDA LYONS……icjobsupport@hotmail.com KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FELIX CAYON………………….. … 884-4052 MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT DENNIS & ADELE FERENCE……. 886-0041 MEMORIALS-TREE OF LIFE CONNIE HENNESSEY….. ……….. 884-8326 OFFICE VOLUNTEERS IRENE MARTINEZ………………….885-7861 PRAYER GROUP ANA MARSICANO…………………..886-0091 PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY SILVIA RIVERA ...…………………..885-7861 RELIGIOUS ARTICLES STORE CONNIE HENNESSEY……………... 884-8326 RESPECT LIFE THERESA KNECHT………………....290-0064 SCRIP SANDY REY…...…………………….884-4502 SPECIAL EDUCATION ISABEL MORAES……………...…….852-1501 MARY THOMSON………………….. 884-8040 STEWARDSHIP PAUL HUNTER…….………………...854-1171 VOCATIONS COMMITTEE MICHELE & ROGER CARUSO……..962-4556 WELCOMING COMMITTEE EVELYN ROBERTS…………………886-6436 & DORIS WHITTLE………………...920-1089
RECEIVING SACRAMENTS BAPTISMS CARMEN CAYON ……………….885-7861 RCIA CARMEN CAYON……….……….885-7861 FIRST EUCHARIST PHILOMENA JOHNSON……….887-5110 CONFIRMATION BRIAN GREENFIELD……..887-5110 MARRIAGE PREPARATION FR. MICHAEL SUSZYNSKI… .…………...885-7861 To receive Sacraments you must be registered in the parish. Registration forms are available at the Welcome Table in St. Michael’s Hall on Sunday mornings or at the Parish Office during the Week.
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
April 3, 2011
Relay For Life of Town N Country, FL April 29, 2011 at Incarnation Church Grounds 26 days left until Relay We are making a difference by teaming up to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. At the event, our team will camp out overnight and take turns walking around the track to raise money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
Saving lives from cancer starts one team, one participant, and one dollar at a time. Our team is doing our part to make sure that cancer never steals another year of anyone’s life. Please join our team or make a donation. The impact we can make together is much greater than what any of us could do alone! For information contact parishioner, Diane Geiger at dgeiger02@aol.com
Make a Difference Get Involved! www.relayforlife.org/tncfl Donate Sponsor - Form a Team Volunteer
Ave Maria University Tampa Founders Club cordially invites you to
My Faith Journey presented by
BLOOD DRIVE NEXT SUNDAY - April 10
special guest Tom Monaghan
The bloodmobile will be in our
Chancellor, Ave Maria University
parking lot from 8AM - 3:00PM
Tom Monaghan, Chancellor of Ave Maria University, will share the story of his faith journey that ultimately led him to found Ave Maria University. From his time as a young man who spent his youth in Michigan, to the founding of Domino’s Pizza and ownership of the Detroit Tigers, he will recount the amazing story of what led him to establish this university named for our Blessed Mother. The faith journey of Tom Monaghan continues as the university which he built on a firm foundation, transitions to a new president and on to a bright future.
All lifesaving donors will receive a vintage style baseball cap (modeled below by Fr. Diego & Fr. Jose)
When: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Time: 7:00 Refreshments and Presentation Where: Higgins Hall, St. Lawrence Church 5225 N. Himes Ave., Tampa, FL 33614 (southeast corner of Hillsborough and Himes) RSVP:
By Monday, April 4, 2011 Call Lisa at 727-328-8583 or email tampafounders@yahoo.com
Cost:
Free will offering All are welcome, please bring a friend!
To view our monthly dinner schedule please visit us at: www.avemaria.edu/tampa
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Church of the Incarnation, Tampa, FL SAVE THE DATE! Our PARISH SEDER MEAL, will be on Monday, April 18th at 6:30pm in St. Michael’s Hall. The Seder Meal is done in memory of the Passover celebrated by our Jewish brethren when the Angel passes over their homes prior to the Exodus from Egypt. Please bring a covered dish to share and a $1.00 donation to cover the cost of paper products, etc. Please RSVP as soon as possible by calling the parish office at 885-7861.
Phone: (813) 885-7861 The Monthly Food Collection is this weekend. Please bring non perishables to the church lobby or place a monetary donation in the Helping Hand boxes located at the rear of the church. Thank you!
BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY
This Sunday in St. Michael’s Hall after the 7:30 and 9:00 Masses
Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and beverage Adults - $5.00
Silver Jubilee Celebration of Priestly Ordination of Fr. Michael Suszynski Ordained on May 24, 1986 Fr. Michael’s 25th Jubilee Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be held at 4:30pm. Everyone is invited. Immediately following is a dinner in St. Michael’s Hall. Tickets to the dinner are $75 a person. This includes dinner, open bar and entertainment. There is limited seating. To reserve your seat for this very special evening with our pastor, please call 813-884 -8326 as soon as possible. *This is an adult only event.
ON SUNDAY, MAY 1ST EVERYONE IS INVITED TO A PARISH CELEBRATION OF FR. MICHAEL’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY. JOIN US AFTER MASS FOR A CAKE AND COFFEE RECEPTION
Children - $2.50
BRING YOUR CAMERA!
Hosted by Knights of Columbus Pope John XXIII Assembly 2984 The Columbiette are having a Bake Sale this Sunday in St Michael's Hall before and after all masses. They'll have some delicious desserts baked for you just in time for your Easter festivities. Come on over, we would love to see you! From the Office of Worship: On Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. Bishop Lynch will preside at the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, 5815 Fifth Avenue North, St. Petersburg. During this Mass the priests of the diocese along with Bishop Lynch will renew their commitment to priestly service. This is also the Mass where the Oil of the Sick and the Oil of Catechumens are blessed and the Sacred Chrism will be consecrated. These oils are used throughout the year in your parish when your community celebrates the sacraments. The faithful are invited to participate in this wonderful diocesan celebration. By virtue of your baptism you share in the priesthood of Christ. The Chrism Mass is an opportunity for you to experience a renewal and recommitment to God and the Church. Please join us.
Would you like to receive the bulletin via e-mail? If you do, send your request to irenemartz@tampabay.rr.com
an ICCW event
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Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma 3 de abril de 2011 El Señor es mi pastor, nada me falta. — Salmo 23(22):1
LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS OBSERVANCIAS Domingo: San Ricardo Lunes: San Isidoro, San Benito de Palermo, y San Isidoro de Sevilla Martes: San Vicente Ferrer Miércoles: San Celestino 1 Jueves: San Juan Bautista de la Salle Viernes: Beata María Assunta Pallota; Abstinencia
Esta usted invitado……. A la celebración Bodas de Plata Sacerdotal del Padre Michael Suszynski 7 de mayo, 2011
Cena de la Pascua Judía en la Parroquia El lunes, 18 de abril, 6:00pm en el Salón St. Michael. La Cena de Seder la hacemos para recordar la celebración de la Pascua de nuestros hermanos Judíos cuando el Ángel pasó sobre sus casas antes del Éxodo a Egipto. Llame a la rectoría y déjenos saber si usted asistirá. $1de donación. Por favor traiga un plato de comida para compartir. RSVP a la rectoría lo antes posible 885-7861. Hoy podemos apoyar a familias que enfrentan unas dificultades que la mayoría de nosotros ni siquiera puede imaginar: la hambruna, la guerra y una vida en un campamento de refugiados. The Catholic Relief Services Collection ayuda a las familias trabajando para lograr su reunificación, cuidando a los niños vulnerables y explotados, cambiando leyes injustas y proporcionado cuidado pastoral y ayuda humanitaria y de emergencia en todo el mundo. ¿Le ayudarás? Por favor, contribuye generosamente a esta Colecta.
SERVICIOS PENITENCIALES 9 de abril, sábado @ 10:00am - St. Patrick 9 de abril, sábado @ 11:00am - St. Mary En las siguientes parroquias será a las 7:00pm 11 de abril - Incarnation 12 de abril - Christ the King 13 de abril - St. Lawrence 14 de abril - St. Paul
DONE SANGRE el próximo domingo, 10 de abril de 8:00am - 3:00pm. No importa el tipo de sangre que done, recibirá una gorra de béisbol gratis (como el que modela padre Diego) y un chequeo de salud así como una evaluación del colesterol y la oportunidad de salvar vidas.
La recepción será en el Salón St. Michael después de la Misa de 4:30pm. Los boletos para la cena tienen un costo de $75.00 por persona. Esto incluye la cena, bebidas y entretenimiento. Hay un espacio limitado de asientos. Para reservar, por favor llame al 813-884-8326 tan pronto como sea posible. *Este es un evento para adultos solamente.
Recuerde en la Misa del domingo de Pascua de Resurrección a sus seres queridos-tanto los que están junto a ustedes como los que ya fallecieron. Escriba sus nombres en el sobre y deposítelo en la cesta de la colecta. Cualquier donación será gratamente aceptada. Estos sobres del Ramillete Espiritual de Resurrección están en la entrada de la iglesia y en los bancos. También están disponibles en la Oficina Parroquial durante la semana.
Un pensamiento: "El amor produce en el hombre la perfecta alegría. En efecto, sólo disfruta de veras el que vive en caridad." Santo Tomás Page 9
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PILDORITAS DE FE DEL PADRE DIEGO Viviendo La Cuaresma Durante este tiempo especial de purificación, contamos con una serie de medios concretos que la Iglesia nos propone y que nos ayudan a vivir la dinámica cuaresmal. Ante todo, la vida de oración, condición indispensable para el encuentro con Dios. En la oración, si el creyente ingresa en el diálogo íntimo con el Señor, deja que la gracia divina penetre su corazón y, a semejanza de Santa María, se abre la oración del Espíritu cooperando a ella con su respuesta libre y generosa (ver Lc.1,38). Asimismo, también debemos intensificar la escucha y meditación atenta a la palabra de Dios, a la asistencia frecuente al Sacramento de la Reconciliación y la Eucaristía, lo mismo la práctica del ayuno, según las posibilidades de cada uno. La mortificación y la renuncia en las circunstancias ordinarias de nuestra vida, también constituyen un medio concreto para vivir el espíritu de Cuaresma. No se trata tanto de crear ocasiones extraordinarias, sino más bien, de saber ofrecer aquellas circunstancias cotidianas que nos son molestas, de aceptar con humildad, gozo y alegría, los distintos contratiempos que se nos presentan a diario. De la misma manera, el saber renunciar a ciertas cosas legítimas nos ayuda a vivir el desprendimiento y ser más libres. De entre las distintas practicas cuaresmales que nos propone la Iglesia, vivir la caridad ocupa un lugar especial. Así nos lo recuerda San León Magno: “estos días cuaresmales nos invitan de manera apremiante el ejercicio de la caridad; si deseamos
Page 10 llegar a la Pascua santificados en nuestro ser, debemos poner un interés especialísimo en la adquisición de esta virtud, que contiene en si a las demás y cubre multitud de pecados”. Esta vivencia de la caridad debemos vivirla de manera especial con aquel a quien tenemos más cerca, en el ambiente concreto en el que nos movemos. Así, vamos construyendo en el otro “el bien más precioso y efectivo, que es el de la coherencia con la propia vocación cristiana” (Juan Pablo II). ©Encuentra.com
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54 Martes: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Miércoles: Is 49:8-15; Jn 5:17-30 Jueves: Ex 32:7-14; Jn 5:31-47 Viernes: Sab 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Sábado: Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53 Domingo: Ez 37:12-14; Sal 130 (129); Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
7, 8, 9, 10 de abril Los boletos para montar en los diferentes aparatos están a mitad de precio 24 tickets por $10.00 y un súper ticket. Los Brazaletes para montar en los aparatos los 4 días del Carnaval también estarán a la venta cuesta $70.00. Todos los podrá adquirir en el colegio, en la oficina parroquial y en el Salón St. Michael después de la Misa hoy domingo.