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 21,2019

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 20

9:00 PM: For Catechists and sacramental sponsors

Sunday, April 21 8:00 AM: For the repose of the soul of Lillian McGowan,

requested by her family 10:00 AM: For the repose of the soul of Tom Russell, requested by the Tuesday morning Faith Share Group

12:00 PM: Por el eterno descanso de Celia Núñez Cisneros y Amy Arroyo Cisneros, a petición de su familia

4:00 PM: For all our Parish families

Parish Information WEEK AT A GLANCE

To get updates from Zach and Allie Brown and their project in Liberia, you can follow their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/294970661330014/ or their blog at https://bestversionliberia.com/, where you can also sign up to receive their newsletter.

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!

Parish News & Events

GRIEFSUPPORTMINISTRYHave you lost someone close to you? Do you feel everyday is almost unbearable, have you no one to talk with or to share your experience with, we would like to be there for you. We have all been through it at some point in our life and will be eager to listen and share. The meetings will be at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic church, in St. John’s room, the irst and third Tuesday of the month, at 10:00 AM. Come join us. Call: Betty Grant 770-386-4089 Joe Bisaha 770-386-9538

EncounterTheRisenChristWe prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl challenges us as we encounter our Risen Lord to bring the hope of Resurrection to a world in need. Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl to our Faith Formation Department now.

April 22 Elise Eubanks, Jackson Ferguson, Heather Lavigne, Marie Lee, Agustin Mederos, Fredy Rendon, Milly Romo and Patricia Whalen

April 23 Alga Arenas and Rita Fritz

April 24 Henry Brittian Mirna De La Rosa, Andy Lucio, Paola Robledo and Omar Romo

April 25 Owen Jones, Brian Lackey, Fortino Lara and Alfredo Partido

April 26 Marco Calvillo, Franklin Canales, William Chandler, Leonel Corona, Estrella Cruz, Rene Deloera, Abigail Guerrero, Bianca Guerrero, Samantha Guerrero, Luis Hernandez, Elizabeth Lovell, Yariztza Medina, Lesli Milian, Javier Murrieta and Matilda Njenga

April 27 Luis Betancourt, Rony Carrera, Teagan Chavez, Hector Escobedo, Marisol Gomez, Gianlucca Jimenez, Jose Marquez, Nancy Mendez, Rodolfo Peña and Riley Richards

April 28 Larry Esteban, Alonso Jaurrieta, Rolando Mejia and Mayra Montealvo

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.

SEASONALREFLECTIONCalled by Name Mary. Even in the garden of the resurrection, Jesus goes unrecognized at irst. The Gospel of John records a weeping woman, mistaking the risen savior for a gardener. Until, that is, she is called by name. Mary. Robert. Catherine. Joanne. Steven. Hailey. Travis. Jesus rises for you. He rises for me. He rises for each and every one of us. We are called by name in the garden of the resurrection. This Sunday and every Sunday, Jesus comes to meet us. Imagine sitting with him. How is he looking at you? What do you say to him? When the resurrected Lord greets you with a smile, how do you respond?

CATHOLICQUOTES-WORDSTOINSPIRETHEFAITHFUL "The Gospel is very clear: we need to go back there, to see Jesus risen, and to become witnesses of his resurrection...It is returning to our irst love ?" - Pope Francis

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EASTERSUNDAY Can you imagine that moment? Can you imagine the stomach drop with dizzying realization: "It's all true. All of it is true! The past three years weren't a dream that ended horribly wrong." Can you imagine all the doubts and despair of the past days chased away like smoke on the wind by a rolled up burial cloth? By an empty tomb? It didn't start that way, of course. "'They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him.'" This frantic news from Mary Magdalene would have been another unexpected blow. After all that happened, now his body has been stolen? The love and devotion in Peter and John is apparent. They don't wait to collect more information or stop by the tomb when they have a chance. They run to the site. When is the last time you ran for something? This isn't a run for exercise, but a huf ing and puf ing bolt fueled by desperation. Can you imagine that moment? The fear pounding in their temples, matching their accelerated heart rate. Can you imagine the impatient affection of John, who outruns Peter but refuses to enter the tomb alone? And then, upon entry, "He saw and believed." This is the drama of our great feast! The promise that seemed lost has been found. The dead are raised. Long before the Easter eggs and ham, we are invited to meditate on this divine reality. We are invited to feel the desperation and joy of that irst Easter Sunday deep in our bones. Because it is not just Mary's story. It's not Peter and John's story. It's our story. From the greatest defeat can come the most awe-inspiring victory, and this is true not just for our God, but for each one of us. He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

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LIVETHELITURGYINSPIRATIONFORTHEWEEKAlleluia! Christ is risen! We are called, by how we live our lives, to celebrate the risen Christ. How do we do that? Our faith in the resurrection gathers us here today to celebrate this incredible event. The good news is that the doors of eternity are open! We can now understand that the fullness of who we are will be discovered when we one day meet God face-to-face in heaven. Our faith in the truth of who God is and who we are affects how we live our lives and the decisions we make. We are called to love our neighbor...to love those who hurt us...to work on behalf of the poor and the weak...to be people of justice, integrity, and hope... to practice compassion and mercy above anything else. Our lives are meant to be oriented around the axis of the Gospel. Are they? EVERYDAYSTEWARDSHIPRECOGNIZEGODINYOURORDINARYMOMENTSThis Easter, in churches all over the world, people will be fully initiated in the Catholic Church. Those who have come from another Christian denomination have already begun their journey with Jesus Christ. But for those who are baptized at the Easter Vigil, a new reality has come to pass. Each newly baptized man, woman, and child have become new creations in Jesus Christ. They have died and risen with the one who rose on the third day and whose empty tomb we celebrate every Easter. Easter Sunday morning, they awake after many months of RCIA and all have the same question before them: "Now what?" When one inds themselves having journeyed through various thresholds of conversion and now they bear the name of Christian, the time comes to chart the course of life as a disciple. Stewardship is that course of life. How one lives out their life from now on is the life of stewardship. The less one understands true stewardship and the value of their gifts and talents to the Body of Christ, the harder the journey. Those of us who were baptized many years ago can easily fall into a false sense of comfort. We forget that sense of excitement those coming into the Church experience at the Easter Vigil. However, the story of that empty tomb reminds us of the power behind our baptism. Today, we, too, are called to discipleship and a stewardship way of life. Jesus continues to provide the answer to our, "Now what?" --Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

Gospel:Thentheotherdisciplealsowentin,

theonewhohadarrivedatthetomb irst,andhesawandbelieved.(Jn20:8)

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.

Matrimonios:Sideseacelebrarsumatrimonioennuestraparroquia,necesitarácomunicarseconelsacerdoteconunmínimode6mesesdeanticipaciónalafechadebodadeseadaparaunaentrevistainicialdondeselesproveerálainformaciónnecesariaparaqueestacelebraciónseadignayjubilosaparatodos.Paramasinformación,llamealao icinadurantelasemana.

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.

UNENCUENTROCONCRISTORESUCITADORezamos, ayunamos y donamos—¡y ahora celebramos la alegrıa de la Pascua! Nuestra jornada de Cuaresma con Plato de Arroz de CRS nos desafıa cunado nos encontramos con nuestro Senor resucitado para llevar la esperanza de la Resurreccion a un mundo necesitado. No olvides entregar tu Plato de Arroz de CRS a nuestras o icina de la Formacion de Fe.

MEDITACIÓNEVANGÉLICO-ALENTARENTENDIMIENTOMÁSPROFUNDODELAESCRITURA Al cantar con jubilo y esperanza el "aleluya" nos unimos todos al gozo de la Iglesia por la resurreccion del Senor. A lo largo de la Cuaresma pusimos nuestra con ianza en Dios y no quedamos defraudados. Hoy, en todo el mundo, los cristianos nos alegramos y trasmitimos la palabra "aleluya" para continuar con ese gran jubilo en el corazon por el resucitado. La Iglesia se engalana con sus velas encendidas que nos indican que debemos de caminar en la luz. El Cirio Pascual, signo de Jesucristo Resucitado, nos recuerda que pertenecemos por nuestro bautismo al Reino de Dios. Es un dıa de alegrıa y de busqueda. ¿Quien quitara la piedra? ¿Donde esta el Senor? ¿Quien lo ha visto? El Evangelio nos dice. "El primer dıa de la semana, muy temprano, fueron las mujeres al sepulcro, llevando los perfumes que habıan preparado. Pero se encontraron con una novedad: la piedra que cerraba el sepulcro habıa sido removida, y al entrar no encontraron el cuerpo del Senor Jesus." (Lucas 24:1-3) El Catecismo de la Iglesia Catolica en el numeral 989 dice lo siguiente: Creemos irmemente, y ası lo esperamos, que del mismo modo que Cristo ha resucitado verdaderamente de entre los muertos, y que vive para siempre, igualmente los justos despues de su muerte viviran para siempre con Cristo resucitado y que El los resucitara en el ultimo dıa (Vea Juan 6:39-40). Como la suya, nuestra resurreccion sera obra de la Santısima Trinidad. Esta es la razon de la Pascua, la vida nueva en Cristo. Es la razon de los cantos de "aleluya" que resuenan entre los muros de nuestras parroquias multiculturales a traves de los Estados Unidos y del mundo entero. ¡Resucito, Aleluya!

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

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

OFFERTORY ................................................................... $10,481.13 Online Giving .................................................................... $ 1,723.00 Capital Fund ..................................................................... $ 1,660.00 Counting our Blessings - Week of April 13 & 14 Due to the Easter Holiday schedule, our bulletin had an earlier deadline, therefore, the counting our blessings for the weekend of April 13 & 14 will be posted in our next bulletin. ♦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 20-21: Archdiocesan Seminarians (Archdiocese) April 27-28: Catholic Home Mission (Archdiocese)