UNITED IN OUR CATHOLIC FAITH, WE STRIVE TO LOVE AND SERVE GOD AS JESUS DID.

850 DOUTHIT FERRY ROAD . CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 . PH: 770.382.4549 . www.STFAC.org

A 14,2019

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil…………………………………….5:00 pm

……………………………………….7:00 pm (Español)

Sunday…………………………………………...8:00 am

………………………………………………….10:00 am

……………………………………….12:00 pm (Español)

Monday to Saturday……………………………..8:30 am

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday…………………….3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Wednesdays (during FF year)….….6:00-8:00 pm

ADORATION

Fridays……………………..9:00 am to 7:00 pm

PARISH OFFICE CONTACT NUMBERS

PASTOR Rev. Juan F. Anzora ... (770) 382-4549 x11

Sacramental Emergency (678) 558-1331 DEACONS

Rev. Mr. Miguel Echevarría...(770) 382-4549 x12 Rev. Mr. Tom Coffey…….(770) 403-8109

BUSINESS MANAGER Debi Borgelt .............. (770) 382-4549 x15

PARISH SECRETARY Laura I. Adams .......... (770) 382-4549 x10

DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION Amy Toft ................... (770) 382-4549 x20

YOUTH MINISTER ............................... (770) 382-4549

Amparo Paniagua ..... (770) 382-4549 x16

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AND LITURGY Sr. Dian Hall ............. (770) 546-6461

BUILDING MANAGEMENT Rodolfo Peña ............ (770) 382-4549 x18

MUSIC Sr. Dian Hall ............. (770) 546-6461 Robert Oliver ............ (770) 310-5699

@stfacyouth St Francis of Assisi Live Stream

Mass Intentions Saturday, April 13

5:00 PM: For our 2019 Graduating High School seniors 7:00 PM: Para todas las familias de nuestra parroquia

Sunday, April 14 8:00 AM: For the repose of the soul of Mary and Bob Smith,

requested by their family 10:00 AM: For the repose of the soul of Collette McMillen,

requested by Melinda Allfrey 12:00 PM: Por el eterno descanso de Pedro y Joaquín Alvarado,

a petición de Porfilio Alvarado

Parish Information WEEK AT A GLANCE 6:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 6:00 pm 7:30 pm 6:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 7:00 pm 6:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 7:00 pm 12:00 pm 1:15 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 pm 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm

Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary St. Simon St. James Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary St. Thomas St. Matthias St. John St. James Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Church Grounds La Salette Hall Sanctuary Confessionary Sanctuary Sanctuary/Grounds St. James Sanctuary St. Thomas St. Simon St. John Sanctuary St. Matthias Santuario

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Monday,April15Holy Hour Rosary & Morning Prayer Morning Mass Financial Peace University Grupo Oracion Tuesday,April16Holy Hour Rosary & Morning Prayer Morning Mass Prayer Group Small Faith Share Grp Small Faith Share Grp Grief Support Mty RICA Wednesday,April17Holy Hour Rosary & Morning Prayer Morning Mass Thursday,April18OFFICESCLOSEDMass of the Lord’s Supper-Bilingual Friday,April19OFFICESCLOSEDLive Stations of the Cross-Bilingual Silent Lunch 7 Word Svc-Bilingual Confessions Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion-Bilingual Saturday,April20Easter Vigil in the Holy Night-Bilingual Sunday,April21Men’s CRSP Mtg Mass RCIA-English TOV CRSP Teens Mass Kenyan Group Mtg Misa

Faith Formation Registrations for 2019-2020 school year for grades 1-12 are going home with students after classes this month. Families may register for Faith Formation with the Faith Formation of ice MondaythroughFriday9am-12pmoronSundayApril28thfrom8:30am–1:30pm.

YouthKermesThank you to all who supported our March Youth Kermes! It was such a great success that the youth will hold a second Kermes April27thandApril28th! All proceeds will go toward youth mission trips and retreats. Thank you for your generosity!

EncounterOurNeighborsWe encounter Jesus this week in Jerusalem, a community he knew well. We prayerfully enter our own communities too, encountering those who are hungry and thirsty, and those who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those w e meet in our daily lives? Visit crsricebowl.orgfor more. Bowls were due back to Faith Formation on April10th,2019.

VBSVacation Bible School is June 10-14 from 9am-Noon! We can’t wait to welcome children in K-5 grades to an exciting week of games, inspiring stories, fun skits, crafts and lots of snacks! Our theme this year is “Vocations” and we’re incredibly blessed to have our summer seminarian support the program this year and share his vocation story with the kids. Registration is only $10 for the week. Please see Ms Amparo in the Faith Formation Of ice to register your children. Adult and teen volunteers are needed. Please stop by the of ice to register as a VBS summer volunteer.

Congratulations to our GuardianAngelsProgram who was recently awarded a $550 grant from the Cartersville Service League for programming. Guardian Angels, better known as “GAP,” is our faith formation and fellowship program for individuals with special needs and their parents. Through one-to-one mentorship, program participants grow in catechists and as well as friendship with each other. This program is also instrumental in the formation of our program parents. While students meet for classes, parents meet for a time of faith study, fellowship and support. With their new funding, GAP is looking forward to purchasing an adaptive Con irmation program for the older students as a continuation from their current First Holy Communion adaptive program. The group is also planning recreational and fellowship programs for this next year, including a cooking class. Special thanks to the Cartersville Service League for their support for this beautiful program! If you like to learn more about Guardian Angels or if your family is interested in joining the group, please contact program coordinator, Kristy Mitchell, at Kristy.mitchell@bartow.k12.ga.us

Parish News & Events

WomeninFaithBookSaleFundRaiserThe WIF ministry is planning a Book Sale the weekend of June 15-16. Our goal is to start a yearly scholarship for our teens. This scholarship will help our teens become Christ’s hands and feet as they participate in retreats and mission trips. We need your help to make this a success. Please start saving your gently used books, blue rays and DVDs (adult, teen and children). We will be accepting your donations starting in May. Watch upcoming bulletins for additional information. IF you have any questions, please contact Maria at 770-757-9069.

April 15 Ramon Garcia, Ethan Jones, Joan Lutz and Hernando Pacheco

April 16 Norman Ellsworth, Mandi Marisko, Rodrigo Martinez, Esmeralda Medina, Leslie Munoz, Jazmin Ponce and Antoinette Thomas

April 17 Maria Abarca, Miley Garcia, Ricardo Hernandez, Kathleen Kolp, Brenda Landaverde, Rafael Lopez, Henry Pabst and Horacio Soto

April 18 Carmen Alvarez, Benjamin Bevill, Corey Eubanks, Rene Rodriguez, Yahaira Rodriguez, Christopher Romo, Sienna Smith and Santiago Zapata

April 19 Susana Beltran, Giovanni Pineda and Julie Wynn

April 20 Madeline Burge, Sofia Hernandez, Kelsey Kagan, Tyrese Kibet, Blakely Pavao, Ala Romero, Martha Silva and Abraham Zavala

April 21 Salvador Acosta, Shawn Cogan, Anthony Diaz, Regina Enriquez, Hugo Martinez and Michael Tyler

HickoryLogHomeforMenwould like to express their sincere gratitude and thanks for the donation of pantry items for their residents. They are always grateful for our parishioners’ generosity.

VIDA DE LA COMUNIDAD PARROQUIAL

Clases Pre-Bautismales y Bautizos Las clases se llevan a cabo el primer viernes de cada mes. Los padres deben estar registrados con nuestra Parroquia antes de poder Bautizar. Los padres y padrinos deben asistir a la clase. Se requiere una copia de la acta de nacimiento de los ninos que desean bautizar. Los bautizos se llevan a cabo el primer sabado del mes. Por favor llame a Laura en la o icina para mas informacion o para registrarse.

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Quinceañeras (os) Los padres que deseen celebrar una Misa para los quince anos de su nina o nino, deberan comunicarse con nuestra o icina, seis (6) meses antes de la fecha, al numero de telefono 770-382-4549 ext. 16, Preguntar por la Sra. Amparo Paniagua.

Presentacióndeniños(as)detresaños Para celebrar la presentacion de ninos de tres (3) anos de edad durante la Misa dominical, el nino/a debe de haber recibido el sacramento del Bautismo antes de la presentacion. Por favor comunıquese con el Capitan de la Misa.

GrupoCarismático“El Buen Pastor” ¿QuéeselGrupodeOraciónCarismático?El grupo de oracion ha sido organizado para mover y alimentar la necesidad de la oracion dentro de la comunidad.

¿Quéhacemos?Profundizamos el amor a Dios encontramos en el Espıritu Santo la fuerza y el consuelo para orar en comunidad donde cada uno de nosotros nos expresamos libremente, ayudamos, sostenemos y alimentamos la oracion de los demas. ¿Quiénessomos?Somos personas de la comunidad que nos reunimos para alabar, glori icar, adorar y dar gracias a Dios. ¿Cuándoydóndenosreunimos?Nos reunimos todos los viernes de 7:00 PM a 9:00 PM en el salon parroquial La Salette. Para mas informacion, por favor pongase en contacto con el coordinador Jesus Rios al 770-235-8254 o sub coordinador Ismael Arredondo al 770-896-4710

¿SABIAUSTED…...Laimportanciadeutilizarlossobresdeldiezmo? Si se le pide que sea padrino, para el sacramento del Bautismo o la Con irmacion, uno de los requisitos es recibir una carta de la iglesia certi icando que usted asiste a Misa regularmente. Tenemos una parroquia grande y la unica manera de saber si viene a Misa regularmente es el uso de sus sobres. Todos los feligreses registrados tienen un numero de familia, el cual es el numero que se utiliza para su identi icacion y es el que se imprime en el exterior de los sobres. Por favor, use los sobres, no necesariamente tiene que colocar alguna cantidad en el interior, pero el numero en el exterior nos permite saber que estan asistiendo a Misa regularmente.

UNENCUENTROCONNUESTROPRÓJIMONos encontramos co Jesus esta semana en Jerusalen, una comunidad que conocıa bien. Entramos en oracion a nuestras propias comunidades tambien, saliendo al encuentro de los que tienen hambre y sed, y los que necesitan nuestra ayuda. ¿De que manera nuestra jornada de Cuaresma nos motiva a servir a aquellos con quienes nos encontramos en nuestra vida diaria? Visita crsplatodearroz.org para más informacion. Los Platos de Arroz se deben de entregar no mas tarde del 10deabrildel2019.

MEDITACIÓNEVANGÉLICO-ALENTARENTENDIMIENTOMÁSPROFUNDODELAESCRITURA "¡Hosanna al hijo de David! ¡Bendito sea el que viene en el nombre del Senor! ¡Hosanna en lo mas alto de los cielos!" (Mateo 21:9). Hoy inicia la Semana Santa o Semana Mayor. En este hermoso tiempo la Iglesia en su liturgia nos invita a tener la oportunidad de detenernos en nuestro camino para re lexionar en las cosas que de verdad valen la pena. Hoy, se conmemora la entrada triunfal de Jesus en Jerusalen. Estamos a punto de celebrar los misterios de la pasion, muerte y resurreccion de nuestro unico Salvador. En esta Semana Santa, busquemos momentos apropiados para agradecer al Senor todo lo que ha hecho por nosotros. ¿Con que disposicion podremos vivir esta Semana Santa? ¿Que podremos aportar por los mas necesitados? El Papa Francisco nos invita a lo siguiente: Jesus entra en Jerusalen. La muchedumbre de los discıpulos lo acompanan festivamente, se extienden los mantos ante el, se habla de los prodigios que ha hecho, se eleva un grito de alabanza: ¡Bendito el que viene como rey, en nombre del Senor! ¡Paz en el cielo y gloria en lo alto!» (Lucas 19,38). Gentıo, iesta, alabanza, bendicion, paz; Se respira un clima de alegrıa. Jesus ha despertado en el corazon tantas esperanzas, sobre todo entre la gente humilde, simple, pobre, olvidada, esa que no cuenta a los ojos del mundo. El ha sabido comprender las miserias humanas, ha mostrado el rostro de misericordia de Dios y se ha inclinado para curar el cuerpo y el alma. ¿Que piensas de estas palabras del Papa? La respuesta debe ser un compromiso entre Jesus y tu.

Mass Captains Sat 5:00 pm ........... Mrs. Flo Lundee ...........................770-386-3407 ................................... Mike and Jean Annis ..................770-241-9060 Sabado 7:00 pm .. Sra. Elia Pina .................................678-836-7626 Sun 8:00 am .......... Mrs. Carley Ferguson ................214-693-8990 ..................................... ............................................................ Sun 10:00 am ....... Ron and Lisa Mazur ...................770-386-0528 Dom 12:00 pm ..... Sra. Elia Pina .................................678-836-7626 Kenyan Mass. ....... Mr. David Ndiba ..........................404-729-1857 ..................................... Ms. Kezia Mwangi .......................404-421-5750

♦A reminder that we only accept checks or money orders as forms of payments for dues for our Faith Formation Dept., Weddings, Quinceaneras , bible studies, etc. If you have any questions, please contact Debi Borgelt at 770-382-4549 x15. ♦OnlineGivingQuestions:Contact Debi Borgelt if you are interested in our Online Giving and/or have any questions. ♦For any questions concerning our inances, please contact our Finance Committee at stfrancis ianancecouncil@stfac.org. Eventhoughwewillnothaveadedicatedsecondcollectionforthedebtreduction,weencourageyoutokeepyourdonationscomingtobuildoursavingsaccount.

OffertoryRemindersAprilSecondCollectionSchedule:April 13-14: Holy Land (Archdiocese) April 20-21: Archdiocesan Seminarians (Archdiocese) April 27-28: Catholic Home Mission (Archdiocese)

Ministry Directory Bereavement ............. Secretary ............................................ 770-382-4549 x 10 Homebound ........... Mrs. Betty Hamilton Funerals.................... Mrs. Noel Parro Hospice ..................... Ms. Kay Nealey CCW ............................ Mrs. Lynn Anderson ................. 404-931-5103 Church Shop ........... Ms. Pauline Yezzi ....................... 770-607-3131 Guardian Angels .... Mrs. Betty Schaaf ....................... 678-986-0510 Finance ..................... Mr. Ben Hamrick ........................ 770-241-1002 K of C .......................... ........................................................... 770-382-4549 x10 La Salette Hall ........ Mr. Rodolfo Pena ....................... 770-789-5785 Loving Hands ......... Mrs. Carole Day .......................... 770-845-8003 Meals on Wheels ... Mrs. Theresa Corcoran ............ 770-386-9413 Military Ministry ... Emily Waters ............................... 770-231-5074 Respect Life............. Mrs. Lucile Ussery ..................... 770-387-0525 SVdP St. Francis .... Mrs. Liz Fox .................................. 770-382-4549 x25

WeeklyOffertory$12,360 needed per week to meet the church’s expenses Thank you to all who are contributing Counting our Blessings - Week of April 6 & 7

Please note that due to the Easter holiday schedule, our bulletin had an earlier deadline than usual. We will post the counting our blessings for the week of April 6-7 on our next bulletin.