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DECEMBER 31 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • 1

DECEMBER 31, 2017 YOUR CARING CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN DOWNTOWN BOCA RATON

Although not a Holy Day of Obligation this year, the Gospel on January 1st has one of the most beautiful verses in all Scripture: “And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart” (Luke 2:16). She was the closest witness to the greatest events of all time, from the Annunciation that she would become the Mother of God to the Resurrection following the Passion of her Son—and everything in-between! There are two main reasons why I believe Mary kept all these things in her heart. First, she recognized there was always, “more than meets the eye.” Too often we do not recognize the deeper meaning of words and experiences. Seemingly bad or neutral events are dismissed even though they are actually good occasions (A gesture of “tough love” which brings about a life-saving conversion, or the hundreds of seemingly-unnoticed gestures of love parents give when raising their children right are just some examples). Sometimes even obviously-good events may not be as deeply appreciated as they can be—and appreciation is the key to the second reason Mary chose to reflect on everything in her heart!The profound, and often joyful, memories are largely meant to sustain us through all the other moments of life. We have heard several gospels in recent days on the events surrounding the Nativity of Christ, and they likely helped Mary through all the challenges she would face over the rest of her life. Sometimes the meanings behind our memories aren’t realized for years—but recognizing their value for getting through the challenging moments can be priceless! Please don’t hesitate in going into your reservoir of good memories, they can add great consolation and even joy to even the worst or most routine days!Yet just as important as appreciating the memories is, please remember to appreciate the people behind the good memories! If these people are no longer with us in this life, we can show our appreciation by thanking God for them and honoring their inspiring legacy by living the best way we can. If they are still with us, we can show our appreciation for them by (still) thanking God for them and taking each and every opportunity to express our appreciation to them in both words and actions! Try to surprise them in sending an unexpected note or extend some other gesture that they aren’t expecting. And as long as the appreciation is genuine, don’t worry about if you’re overdoing it—you can’t!My favorite quote attributed to to St. Therese of the Little Flower is, “memories are the roses in the winters of our lives.” Expressing our appreciation of those God placed in our lives is an expression of our appreciation to God for all their related memories. As you celebrate the New Year, what memories, values, and people of 2017 (and before) are you called to appreciate through your acts of love into 2018 & beyond?

- Father Martin Dunne, III

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DECEMBER 31MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 1, 2018

MONDAY - January 19:00amChristmas Novena

TUESDAY - January 26:45amChristmas Novena8:15amDr. John Whelan by The Liguori FamilyLara Kazaneiogh by Dottie Preusse & Karen Beech

WEDNESDAY January 36:45amChristmas Novena8:15amEileen Gaudiosi by Jo-Ann & Lud OdiernaCelia Di Bari by Jo-Ann & Lud Odierna

THURSDAY January 46:45amSt. Joan of Arc Parishioners8:15amOscar Minaya by Dan DawsonTony & Terri Picinich by Family

FRIDAY - January 56:45am St. Joan of Arc Parishioners8:15amSean Edward O’Connor by Dad, Terry & TabithaFranco Bellarosa by The Family

SATURDAY - January 68:15amPerpetual Mass4:30pmKay Houghton by Kevin KramerJerry Coldiron Jr. by Ralph and Eva Roth

SUNDAY - January 77:30amGuillermo Chiaway by The FamilyRon & Janet Sheldon & Family by Martha & Tony Nicoli9:15amTheresa Santelly by Angelina SelvaFelicita Sanchez by Carmen Mierzwa10:45amDaniel Hegarty by MomPenny Petrillo by The Higgins Family12:15pmConnie& George Lambelli by The FamilyLouis, Lilian & Edward Scarpetti by Donna Rizzo5:00pmMillie Neppl & her Family by BSA Scout Troop 325David Bowen by The Bush Family6:30pmTony & Terry Picinich by The FamilyJorge Larguia by His daughter

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BULLETIN EDITOR: PATTY DELANEY

"We joined St. Joan of Arc in 2000 (Ben a convert and Kathy a revert), drawn by the remarkable relationship with Temple Beth-El and the generosity of the Care Ministry. Attending a Koinonia Parish Retreat in 2002 we found ourselves surrounded by an incredible community of love within the broader church home. We have discovered anew the beautiful truth that our parish is not

just an address where we worship, but rather the organic and incarnate body of Christ where we experience the concrete and tangible love of our Savior."

- Ben & Kathy Troxell

WHY ARE WE PARISHIONERS AT ST. JOAN OF ARC?

HOLY DAYS MASSES


PASTOR’S MESSAGE

The beginning of a New Year lends itself to good intentions and changes. Almost all of us use this first week of the year as a time to take a look at our lives with the purpose of improvement. If we judge from television commercial time, we are especially preoccupied with exercise and dieting. It is as if we are all supposed to re-make ourselves into athletes and models--also younger versions of ourselves.

While for many of us exercise and nutrition may well be a great place to start, I would like to suggest that as people of faith we begin by counting the blessings of the year just passed.

No matter how hard of year 2017 was (and it really was a tough year for many: hurricanes, floods, wildfires, terrorism etc.), I would still recommend a little time spent quietly looking backward and rediscovering the presence of God and God's providential love. Memory is a marvelous gift and it allows us to re-visit the past as if going to a well of refreshment. Paying attention with reverence and patience to both the challenges and to the life enriching people and moments of 2017 inevitably leads us to discover totally gratuitous acts of love and generosity. Faces, words, gestures, times and places bring the blessings of the past into the present. Remember all of the heroes who risked their lives to save others.

Prayerful reflection sets the stage for our growth, too. We profit from the example of others and find in their good habits inspiration for our own future journeying. There is much truth in the proverb that "those who are ignorant of the past are fated to repeat it". Our experiences in this world, prayerfully reflected upon, provide reason for gratefulness, hope and enthusiastic direction for the future.

For Christians, at the heart of our New Year remembering is the memory of the Birth of the Lord Jesus and all that the event has meant for human history. We are truly blessed through Emmanuel, God with us. The hidden meaning of human history and of our own lives is illuminated by the Light of Christ. If there ever were really "Light in the Midst of Darkness", the Nativity is it. The New Year, thus, affords us unlimited opportunities for remembering blessings and making positive changes that will make our families and our world better. It could well be that if we are fitter, healthier and more active; we will all become more the cause of new blessings, new hope and new light for the parts of the world still languishing in darkness and despair. So let's start those crunches, record those calories and count those blessings.

What better way to begin 2018?

- Msgr. Michael D. McGraw

COUNTING THE CRUNCHES, CALORIES, AND BLESSINGS AS 2018 DAWNS


PARISH DIRECTORY

WEEKLY TREASUREThe Weekly Offertory Collection for December 23/24

totaled $12,897.

Christmas Mass totaled $62,271. (that includes $10,268 for Christmas Gift to Savior)

ANNULMENTS Deacon Bill Watzek 561-952-2828 by appointment only

BAPTISMAL ARRANGEMENTS 561-392-0007 (English) Baptism class for parents 1st Thurs. each month, 7pm. 561-392-0007 Andrea Lewin (Spanish) Baptism class for parents 3rd Tues. each month, 7pm. 561-392-0007

CARE MINISTRY 561-962-6000

CATHOLIC CHARITIES COUNSELING CENTER Maria T. Isava MA, LCSW 844-848-6777

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Patty Delaney, 561-952-2868

DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR Wendy Horton, 561-952 2838 Special Projects: Diane Salerno 561-952-2848

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTER Valerie Bryant, [email protected]

HOMEBOUND/PASTORAL VISITATION DIRECTOR Fr. Martin Dunne III, 561-392-0007

MARRIAGE MINISTRY DIRECTOR Rosario Gonzales, 561-952-2854 6 Months notice required for marriages

LITURGICAL MUSIC & CHOIR DIRECTOR Douglas Byers, 561-952-2856

PARISH FINANCE MANAGER Jodi Panzeri, 561-952-2806

PARISH ACTIVITIES & HISPANIC MINISTRIES DIRECTOR Andrea Lewin 561-952-2852 [email protected]

PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY DIRECTOR Deacon Bill Watzek, 561-952-2828

PARISH WORSHIP & SPIRITUALITY COMMITTEE Fr. Dominic Toan-Tran, Chairperson 561-392-0007

PHYSICAL PLANT DIRECTOR Paul Miceli, 561-392-0007

RELIGIOUS GIFT SHOP Laura Watzek, 561-393-0006 Hours: Mon. - Wed. 7:30am to 4:30pm Closed Thursdays Fri. 7:30am to 3:30pm Sat. 9am to 5:30pm Sun. 9am to 1:30pm

SACRAMENTS Anointing of the Sick and Elderly: First Saturday of the month following the 8:15am Mass. Please call the Parish Office to request a priest if you are a patient at Boca Regional Hospital.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mrs. Caroline Roberts, 561-392-7974

ASSISTANT SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Miss Lani Hiponia, 561-392-7974

SISTERS OF MERCY Sr. Josephine 561-392-7974

USHERS MINISTRY Javier Palomo, 561-445-1782

YOUTH & ADULT FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR Rosa Davidson, 561-952-2870 Administrative Assistant Ailen Ponce, 561-952-2872

If you would like to be included in SJA’s School Quarterly Newsletter, The SJA Gazette mailings, please email us your name and address [email protected] or call the School Office with your contact information at (561) 392-7974. Thank you.

THE ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL GAZETTE


FROM THE SJA PARISH DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR

Wendy Horton SJA Parish Development & Stewardship Director

A NEW YEAR AND NEW BEGINNINGS

Making New Year’s resolutions in an effort to make a fresh start, a new beginning, is an age old tradition. Common New Year's resolutions are losing weight, exercising more and adopting healthy eating habits; or spending more time with family. Still others include improving money management and being more organized.

Although there is nothing in the Bible about New Year's resolutions, many good stewards take advantage of this time of year to become closer to the Lord. They may take this time to re-commit themselves to praying more, to reading the Bible, or to attending Mass more regularly. If you are looking for some ideas to assist in your New Year's resolutions, here are a few to get you started:

PRACTICE GRATITUDE – Every day, express thankfulness to the Lord and to others. Seeing the good in your life will allow you to keep your heart compassionate and loving.

ENCOUNTER THE LORD EACH DAY – Find time to be with the Lord each day, whether it be for an hour or ten minutes. This practice opens your eyes and ears to the presence of Christ in your life.

BE PRESENT TO OTHERS – In our daily lives there is much to experience and it is a blessing to be able to share both the good and the bad times with others. The gift of your presence is much more valuable than you realize.

RESIST OVERWORK – In today’s society there is a pressure to produce, meet goals, and be successful. Be mindful that life requires balance, down time, and letting go of unrealistic goals.

NURTURE FRIENDSHIPS – Our friends are those we choose to be with, those with whom we spend our evenings, with whom we vacation, to whom we go to for advice. Friends are gifts from God who give us a greater appreciation of God's love for us. Friends need our time and love.

GIVE MORE – Good stewards realize that everything they have is entrusted to them as gift to be shared. Consider what you are giving to your parish and local diocese and commit to an increased contribution as your circumstances allow.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR PARISH COMMUNITY – Believe it or not, your parish community can use your talents. Offering your talents to your faith community is one of the most effective ways to feel useful and connected to others, and it is a potentially life-changing New Year's resolution.

CONSIDER LIVING MORE SIMPLY – We cannot find fulfillment in possessions and they add nothing to our self-worth. Jesus blessed the "poor in spirit" in his Sermon on the Mount; and Saint Francis of Assisi urged us to live with only what was necessary, for that is how we begin to find God.

GET HEALTHY – Be a good steward of your body. Plan an overhaul of your diet and exercise habits.

DON'T GIVE UP - Don’t give up on your New Year’s resolutions due to unrealistic expectations, be kind to yourself, keep trying and resist the urge to quit. You will succeed through small, manageable changes over time.

TURN TO THE LORD – Ask the Lord for guidance, strength and perseverance in achieving your resolutions. In his letter to the Phillipians, Saint Paul writes: "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" (Phil 4:13). If God is the center of our New Year's resolutions, they have a better chance for success.


2017 SJA GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER CHAMPIONS 2017 SJA BOYS BASEBALL CHAMPIONS 2017 SJA GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS 2017 SJA GIRLS SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

OPEN HOUSETuesday, January 30, 2018 8:30 a.m. -- 10:30 a.m.

RSVP at [email protected] or call 561.392.7974

HOLIDAY FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY CHRISTMAS DINNER


MONDAYS – THURSDAYS: 9:00am – 5:00pmWEDNESDAYS: 9:00am – 6:30pm

(When there is no class on Wed. Office will close at 5pm)FRIDAYS: 9:00am – 12:00 noon

SATURDAYS: CLOSEDSUNDAYS: 8:30am – 12:00 noon (Office will close

during 10:45 a.m. Mass. When there is no class on Sunday, office will be closed.)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS

ROSA DAVIDSON, Youth & Adult Faith Formation Director561-952-2870 [email protected]

AILEN PONCE, Administrative Assistant561-952-2872 | [email protected]

PRE-BAPTISMAL PREPARATION SCHEDULE

Classes are given on the 1st Thursday of every month. Please call the main office to register before attending. Classes are in Conference Room A from 7:00pm - 8:30pm.(Please note date changes for Jan. 11.)

2017Jan. 11 Feb. 1Mar. 1

YOUTH & ADULT FAITH FORMATION MINISTRY

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE

SUNDAYS: 9:15am – 10:30am Dec. 24 – Jan. 7 NO CLASSES – CHRISTMAS BREAKJan. 14 - ClassesJan. 21 – Classes – K, 1A attend 9:15 AM MassJan. 28 – classes – 2A attends 9:15 AM Mass

WEDNESDAYS: 5:00pm – 6:15pm Dec. 20 – Jan. 3 NO CLASSES – CHRISTMAS BREAKJan. 10 – ClassesJan. 17 – ClassesJan. 24 – ClassesJan. 31 – ClassesHOME SCHOOL: One Tuesday a month 5:15pm – 6:30pm

Jan. 16 – Class

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONFIRMATION 2018 CANDIDATES:

STUFFING ENVELOPES WITH PENCILS FOR THE DIOCESAN SERVICE (BISHOP’S) APPEAL.

Second week in January. Please contact Laura Watzek directly at “[email protected]”

APRIL 28TH, 2018 Feeding Children Everywhere food packing event.

Registration information and sign-up will begin early 2018.

SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY The Sunday Bible Study will start the Study of Genesis on Sunday, January 14th, 2018 at

9:15am in Conference Room B. Perfect time for parents of Sunday Religious Ed children!

All are welcome. Come and see!

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY Study the Bible Time Line: the Story of Salvation

by Jeff Cavins in the Kilby House at 5:00 PM. Perfect time for parents of Wednesday Religious Ed

children! All are welcome. Come and see!

Estudie la Historia de la Salvación los Miércoles a las 5:00 PM en la Casa Kilby. Perfecto para los

padres mientras esperan a sus hijos que están en clase de Catecismo los miércoles. Los videos tienen subtítulos en español y las facilitadoras del estudio son de habla hispana. Todos están bienvenidos!

SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN FORMATION

The School of Christian Formation course on Spirituality begins on January 9th, 2018. Course

dates are: January 9th, 16th, 23th, 30th, February 6th and 13th. All are welcome. Come and see!

Religious Education is in immediate need of two Catechists for January, one for a Sunday class and one for a Wednesday class. After Christmas break, the first day of Sunday classes is January 14th and the first day of Wednesday classes is January 10th.

All volunteers must attend Virtus training (Protecting God’s Children), pass a fingerprints background check, and sign the diocesan Code of Conduct. Baptism Ministry is looking for facilitators to teach the Pre-Baptismal class one Thursday a month. Facilitators will be trained. All class materials and setup are provided.

If you have a faith-filled heart willing to share your love of God and His Church with the children, please call the Religious Ed office (561) 952-2872. Thank you!

FIRST COMMUNION 2018 First Reconciliation Parent Meeting: Mandatory for First Communion Parents Monday, February 5th at 7:00PM in the Church

First Reconciliation Service: February 24th at 10:00AM in the Church


What can you do for your Marriage in 2018? Try making a New Year's resolution to improve your relationship. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• "Adopt" a patron saint for the coming year to intercede for you and your family. Throughout the year, read a biography about him or her, attend Mass together on the saint's feast day, and find litanies, novenas and other prayers to pray together.

• Make a "spiritual New Year's resolution" together. Choose one thing, such as First Friday Adoration, to do through this year as a family.

• Take turns selecting a favorite Scripture passage to pray about each week. Share your reflections with each other.

• If you don't already eat diner together as a family, try to commit to one night (or more) each week to eat together.

• Draw up your 2018 household budget together. Discuss spending priorities, including charitable donations.

• Set up a prayer intention board in a common space in your home, Pray together each night for one another's intentions

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR COUPLES

• Start saving up for a vacation later in the year, or even a "staycation." Start planning now to take time off of work to devote to your family. It need not be extravagant to foster quality time and relaxation.

• Is there anything that is causing strain in your marriage? Lack of communication, long job hours, technology dependence, unforgiven hurts? Take time in the new year to make concrete steps toward reconciliation and growth.

• Resolve to do a weekly act of love or service for your spouse – a hidden sacrifice, a little surprise, an unprompted chore or errand.

• Schedule several "date nights" for each month of the year.

• Resolve to do at least one service activity this year, as a family or a couple. Perhaps it's bringing canned goods to the local food pantry on a regular basis or helping our with a parish fundraising project.

• While it's important to strengthen the marriage relationship, marriage is also a sacrament of service. It's true that marriage benefits the couple, but it's also good for the entire family, the whole community and the church

Originally published in FAITH magazine, December 2017

after drop-off to meet with your fellow SJA parents?

Meet Friday, January 12 after drop-off anytime between 7:30am and 9:00am at the SJA Gazebo/Cafeteria and enjoy coffee and pastries while you see your friends

and make new ones. Don’t miss this fun morning!

IS FOR YOU!


LOVE, PATIENCE, FORGIVENESS, GRATITUDE By Mary Katharine Deeley

When we were married, my husband and I gradually grew in our relationship. Four of the characteristics St. Paul mentions in today’s reading from Colossians were particularly helpful for us: patience, forgiveness, love, and gratitude. They helped us overcome the challenges of building a life together, and each of our children gave us ample opportunity to practice them over and over again.

By God’s grace and with hard work, we’ve been together more than thirty years. Sometimes I think, “How did

we do it?” We did it together, and we did it with God, and I’m so grateful for my husband and for two wonderful daughters who come back home at Christmas and call just to say hello.

So it makes sense that we dedicate one Sunday to the Holy Family. We don’t know a lot about Jesus’ childhood, but today’s Gospel tells us that, as unusual as the circumstances were, Mary and Joseph worked with each other and with God to do the right thing for Jesus. They followed the prescribed law, they listened carefully to the prophecies and rejoicing of Anna and Simeon, and they raised God’s Son to adulthood—when he showed the world who he was.

Even after that, Mary was with him, loving and grieving for him even at the end. What parent would have done less? The Holy Family undoubtedly practiced love, patience, forgiveness, and gratitude with one another, even as the Lord taught us to do. We honor them by doing the same.

Sirach 3:2–6, 12–14 or Genesis 15:1–6; 21:1–3 My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives.

Colossians 3:12–21, Colossians 3:12–17, or Hebrews 11:8, 11–12, 17–19 In word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Lk 2:22–40 or Lk 2:22, 39–40 The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. of the Lord Jesus.

BRINGING HOME THE WORD DECEMBER 31, 2017 | HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH

SUNDAY READINGS

© 2017 Liguori Publications, One Liguori Drive, Liguori, MO 63057. Scripture quotations in this publication are from New American Bible, revised edition, © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, DC. Pope Francis quotation is used with permission and copyright © 2017 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. All rights reserved. 1-800-325-9521. Liguori.org.

Lord, Mary and Joseph helped you to grow in love and wisdom.

Surround me with loving and caring people to help me to be a wise, loving, and caring person.From Joyful Meditations for Every Day of Advent and the 12 Days of Christmas, Rev. Warren J. Savage

and Mary Ann McSweeny

HONORING OUR PARENTSBy Kathy Coffey

“Honor your father and your mother…” (Exodus 20:12).

hat nugget of wisdom does the Fourth Commandment teach

But how do average Christians react to this news? Does understanding God’s mercy comfort or offend us? Today some parents and children are estranged; others wish their parents were alive to honor them. But the following story shows how delightfully some children still honor their parents.

Jan celebrated her sixtieth birthday with friends, far from her children living in five different states. “No gifts,” she had told her kids. “All I need are memories of you.”

Then the postal service delivered a special box. Within it were sixty slips of paper on which Jan’s children had written sixty special memories. She read and cherished each one, mixing laughter and tears.

Why honor our parents? In the world of the Bible and in good homes today, parents provide images of trust, hope, and serenity that enable the young to face formidable obstacles. To their children they convey the message, spoken or unspoken, “You are loved. You are wonderful.”

All humans are constantly making the passage from the known to the unknown. Parents who have endured disappointment, even tragedy, can help their offspring travel that passage with dignity. “We’ve made mistakes,” they say. “We’ve lost jobs, health, or our dearest loves. But it didn’t kill us. Something in people endures, continues to trust, and moves forward in confidence.”

RELATED ROLES Furthermore, parents are memory keepers. When their children hit snags, they remind them what glorious people they are. And if humor, perspective, or care packages from home can lighten the load, they contribute those, too.

The wisest parents honor their children in turn. They count on their children’s good sense to pilot them through difficulties, so they restrain the “free advice.” They clarify the boundaries of their role: providing safe harbors, but holding the ropes loosely. They encourage children to explore God’s beautiful world, not burdening them with unnecessary anxiety. They recognize the arenas where the young have more expertise, inviting them to shine there.

Many parents struggle with handing on their faith to a generation that seems unenthusiastic at best. There, too, honor comes in. Realizing that the gift of faith, no matter how important, cannot be coerced or controlled, parents can follow the advice of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Agonizing over her sons’ shenanigans, she once said, “What’s a mother to do but pray and dote, pray and dote?”

If the roles of parent and child seem too idealized, we need only look to Jesus and his mother for role models.

(Unfortunately, Scripture records little of Jesus’ relationship with Joseph.)

LEARNING FROM JESUS AND MARY The wedding at Cana provides the perfect example of their honoring each other. Mary wisely tells Jesus of the need: “They have no wine.” Then she backs off. She trusts his instincts to resolve the crisis.

Despite his reservations (“My hour has not yet come”), Jesus in turn honors his mother. Whether he was responding to her, or to the couple’s dire need, we may never know. Despite the exhaustion and pain of his passion, Jesus continues to honor Mary, making sure even from the cross that his beloved disciple would continue to care for her (John 19:26-27).

In Jesus’ day, women with no son or husband for protection often became desperate beggars. Knowing that sad reality, Jesus makes sure that John will take her into his own home. St. Ignatius imagined that the first appearance of Jesus after the Resurrection, although not recorded in Scripture, must surely have been to Mary.

As parents and children who follow Jesus, we are called to do likewise.


WEEKDAY READINGS January 1–6

Mon. Solemnity of Mary: Nm 6:22–27 / Gal 4:4–7 / Lk 2:16–21

Tue. Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen: 1 Jn 2:22–28 / Jn 1:19–28

Wed. Christmas Weekday: 1 Jn 2:29—3:6 / Jn 1:29–34

Thurs. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: 1 Jn 3:7–10 / Jn 1:35–42

Fri. St. John Neumann: 1 Jn 3:11–21 / Jn 1:43–51

Sat. Christmas Weekday: 1 Jn 5:5–13 / Mk 1:7–11 or Lk 3:23–38 or Lk 3:23, 31–34, 36, 38

• Does my family know how to encounter trying times gracefully?

• What attitudes or actions allowed the Holy Family to have peace amidst the crosses?

A WORD FROM POPE FRANCIS It is necessary to reaffirm the conviction that every family is the principal setting for the growth of each individual, since it is through the family that human beings become open to life and the natural need for relationships with others. Over and over again we see that family bonds are essential for the stability of relationships in society, for the work of education, and for integral human development, for they are inspired by love, responsible intergenerational solidarity and mutual trust. - Address, Food and Agricultural Organization June 20, 2013

A Journey ofthe Paschal MysteryPARISH RETREAT 2018 February 16, 17, 18

This is a spiritually uplifting weekend experience that takes place right here in our parish, while you go home to sleep in the comfort of your own home.

Contact Tim De Palma at 561.901.1114 or Andrea Lewin at 561.952.2852 for more information.

Register Nowin the parish offi ce


STEP 1 Gather your information about your assets, including retirement funds, bank accounts and real property.

STEP 2 Choose the type of bequest you’d like to make.1. Unrestricted bequest. This is a donation to be used for St. Joan of Arc general funds. This donation would be used where it is most needed.

2. Restricted bequest. This donation specifies how the money is to be used. (This could be restricted to go into the endowment, a specific ministry, or the building fund.)

A bequest can be made in a number of ways:• A specific dollar amount. • Specific assets, such as securities, real estate, or tangible property. • Retirement account assets, consisting of any benefits remaining in your retirement plan. • A residuary bequest, St. Joan of Arc receives all or a percentage of your estate after all other obligations are met. • An existing will or trust can be easily amended to include a gift to St. Joan of Arc without rewriting the entire document. Your attorney can prepare a simple document, called a codicil, which adds a new bequest while reaffirming the terms of your will. Similarly, an attorney can prepare an amendment to a revocable trust to add St. Joan of Arc.

STEP 3 Meet with your estate planning attorney.If you need to create a will or just update your existing document, you’ll want to get advice from your estate planning attorney.

An attorney can advise you as to the best way to structure your will in order to take care of your loved ones first and then your charitable interests while assuring the best tax benefits.

As a charitable, not-for-profit all bequests to St. Joan of Arc are fully deductible for estate tax purposes.

STEP 4 Contact us.We acknowledge and welcome donors into our Arc Angel Society. Members are invited to special member events and receive special mailings. (We also recognize and respect the wishes of anyone that wishes to remain anonymous.)

Please contact Wendy Horton in the Development Office at (561) 952-2838 or [email protected].

TO LEAVE A LEGACY FOR ST. JOAN OF ARC

BLESSED ARE THEY WHO MOURN FOR THEY SHALL BE COMFORTED...

PRAY FOR THE SICK Adler, MichaelAmbach, Maria Elena Anasaii, VioletArcau, Georgina Agustynowicz, RitaBabione, HelenBabione Jr., RobertBaker, JimmyBarros, EthelBenicy, AlexanderBitondo, CarmelaBlanz, MargieBobbitt, JoannBradley, EarlBrown, CherylBuffone, PeterByers, DouglasCarrera, Abelardo Cepeda, RafaelClark, JoannaClark, ShenitaCluster, MichaelCooke, JohnCostello, Jerry A.Cullen, Debra Ann EnckCussen, MyrnaCwal, PaulDarbyshire, BrendaDe Chard, Christine

de Varona, Jorge Deitz, EileenDes Vignes, CarenDlugos, DonaldDoria, AngelaDoyle, ArthalieDuBois, RaymondDunn, MorganDurand, Raul SalazarEnck, MaryFarrell, AmandaFetter, MaryFischer, BillFisher, GraceFlores, VictoriaG., DebbieGardner, MarieGeraci, FrankGerlach, MarleneGildharry, NellyGesner, CarmelaGiguere, GeraldGonsalves, PatGould-Peck, PatricaGrasso, VincentHarris, CameronHines, BillyHines, RitaHollerbach, Nancy

Iemolo, AngelicaJannotta, CarolKelleher, Anthony JamesKoss, JeffLargia, EldaLaudato, FrancesLayer, RobertLiu, WendyLoesch, DoloresLopez, CarlosLucido, MatthewMancini, TeresaMargolis, RobertMartinez, EridaniaAltagraciaMarullo, PhyllisMealo, PatsyMidgley, John H.Miret, EmilioMochler, MarieMonte-Blaschitz, MichelleMoore, Jeff Morgan, ToddMorrow, MarjorieMurphy, Sr. ImmaculataNiro, MichaelNorzius, OdneyPeloso, MargaretPerkowski, Fran

Petho, EllenPicinich, AntonioPomales, Ray HernandezPower, TheresiaQuachi, Mr. & Mrs.Robert, BarbaraSaffran, DorothySegler, CharlySeller, PeterSheltry, PaulSmith, SarahSpera, DanSt. Germaine, Robert A.Stone, FranTaylor, LondonTerwillger, MaureenThomas, Colleen SiebenahlerTobin, Son HwaTolly, MorrisValdez, PilarVaracchi, DeborahVetto, RobertVicari, LauraWaddick, WyattZabarowski, BarbaraZatarga, Pat

OVERSEAS IN THE US ARMED FORCES:Staff. Sgt. Douglas, PVT 1st Class Brendan Nestor, Sgt. Maj. John Hermeling, Capt. Christopher Allen & PFC Lee E. Palmer, David Schuler, Lance Corp., Lt. Ryan Appleman & his wife, Lt. Christine Appleman

Do you want a special remembrance for a loved one, living or deceased?

ALTAR BREAD

YOU CAN DONATE ALTAR BREAD FOR A WEEK OF MASSES by calling The Parish Office at 561.392.0007

St. Joan offers a range of grief support programs and services:

• Structured programs include Harvesting Our Tears (8 weekly meetings) and Joyful Again! (Sat/Sun in Nov.)

• Quarterly Grief Support Suppers where all are welcome.

• Request an informal conversation with members of the parish who are willing to listen and can share their own experiences of dealing with grief.

For more information call the Parish Office: 561-392-0007 or Marjorie O'Sullivan 561-395-6029.

If you would like to donate flowers to decorate our altar, please call Patty Delaney, (561)952-2868

or email her at [email protected](Flowers can be donated in memory of a loved

one, birthdays or for any special occasion.)

Would you like to donate flowers to decorate the altar

on the weekend masses?


Misa en español todos los Domingos a las 6:30pm. Confesiones todos los Domingos a las 5:50pm en la capilla.

ANDREA LEWIN Directora del Ministerio Hispano y de Actividades de la Parroquia561-952-2852 | [email protected]

Padre Oscar Alonso, Sch.P. Padre José CrucetPadre Alfredo Hernández

LA SAGRADA FAMILIA DE JESUS, MARIA Y JOSÉDOS CELEBRACIONESHoy tenemos dos celebraciones. Según el calendario liturgico celebramos la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia y según el calendario civil festejamos la vispera de Año Nuevo.

Nos cuenta el evangelio que una vez que la Virgen Maria cumplió con el rito de la purificación después del parto, como lo prescribia la Ley Judia, fué con San José y el Niño Jesús al templo de Jerusalen a presentar al Niño y a consagrarlo al Señor.

La Iglesia instituyó esta fiesta, que hace parte de la temporada de Navidad, con el fin de llamar nuestra atención hacia ese tesoro, muchas veces no reconocido, que es la familia. Es pues la Sagrada Familia, modelo para la sociedad moderna.

Las familias son las celulas que forman la sociedad. Familias sanas forman una sociedad sana, familias enfermas forman una sociedad enferma.

Una familia sana brota de un noviazgo sano. El objetivo del noviazgo cristiano es el conocimiento mutuo desde el punto de vista espiritual y cultural, a fin de determinar si hay compatibilidad para vivir un matrimonio estable, para toda la vida. No es el tiempo para hacer avances sexuales que en ese momento estan fuera de lugar.Un noviazgo sano es el cimiento de un matrimonio sano, que a su vez es la base solida de una familia sana.

La familia es la gran escuela de la vida. Es la institucion donde se aprenden valores espirituales y morales que van a ser decisivos para tener exito en la vida.

En la familia se nos evangeliza, alli se nos habla por primera de vez de Jesus. En su seno somos bautizados, o sea alcanzamos la dignidad de hijos de Dios. Alli aprendemos a orar, a obedecer la Ley de Dios, a perdonar, a compartir, a socializar. En una palabra recibimos las bases para que la catequesis y la escuela puedan trabajar.

Recordemos que los niños aprenden no tanto de lo que se les dice, sino de lo que ven hacer, de ahi la importancia de los padres y mayores de dar buen ejemplo. Siendo Jesús el modelo a seguir El debe ser nuestro invitado permanente en la familia a través del estudio y puesta en práctica de los evangelios.

El maligno es el gran enemigo de la famila. Las armas que usa son las drogas, el alcohol, el sexo desordenado, lo cual desemboca en el aborto, el crimen, el divorcio etc. Pero tenemos alguien mas poderoso que Satan: Jesús. Y nuestra arma mas potente:la oración. Familia que reza unida, permanence unida. Saquemos cada dia siquiera diez minutos y oremos en familia. Asi garantizamos el exito de nuestra familia.

Ojalá que dentro de las resoluciones del Nuevo Ano figure dedicarle mas tiempo a la familia, vale la pena, es un tesoro invaluable.

Feliz Ano Nuevo Diacono Edgar Caceres


Ministerio Extraordinario de la Comunión y Grupo de Oración : Fernando Cordova 561-573-0194. Proclamadores de la Palabra Monaguillos para la santa Misa: Rosis Suarez. 561-665-1725.

Si estás interesado en ser voluntario y en ser parte del grupo de Ujieres contactar a Andrea Lewin 561-952-2852.

Invitamos a todos los NIÑOS QUE HAYAN hecho su Primera Comunión a ser parte de nuestro GRUPO DE MONAGUILLOS (Altar Servers)Los interesados contactar a Andrea Lewin al teléfono 561-952-2852.

Invitamos a participar en nuestro GRUPO DE UJIERES para dar la bienvenida a nuestra comunidad asistente a la Santa Misa y ayudar con la colecta de la ofrenda (Ushers). Y si ya formas parte de este prestigioso grupo de voluntarios te invitamos a considerar ser su LÍDER.

Si te gustan los niños te necesitamos para enseñar a nuestros "Pequeños Discípulos" en la Capilla la palabra del Señor, mientras sus padres participan de la Santa Misa. Los interesados contactar a Andrea Lewin al teléfono 561-952-2852

Para alabar al Señor te esperamos para participar en nuestro Coro. Los interesados contactar a Andrea Lewin al teléfono 561-952-2852

BUSCAMOS VOLUNTARIOS PARA:

Rachel Licciardino Helio Madrigal

MINISTROS DE LA PALABRA

CUERPO DE CRISTO Rebeca Vera - 1 Nora Fasce - 2 Nelcy Sua - 3

MINISTROS EXTRAORDINARIOS DE LA EUCARISTÍA

ACTIVIDADES EN ESPAÑOL

Rosario por las Intenciones del Ministerio Hispano de Santa Juana de Arco todos los Lunes a las 7:30pm en la Capilla.

C lases de la Biblia con el Padre Oscar Alonso todos los Martes en la Casa Kilby a las 7:00pm. Se reinician el Martes 23 de Enero .

Rosario por la vocaciones sacerdotales todos los M iércoles a las 7pm en la Capilla.

Grupo de Oración todos los Jueves a las 7:00pm en la Casa Kilby.

Taller de Oración Padre Larrañaga (Duración de 15 semanas) Interesados para taller del 2018 contactar a Andrea Lewin 561-952-2852.

CALENDARIO DE ACTIVIDADES Y FIESTAS

DOMINGO 14 DE ENERO después de la Misa de las 10:45am Fiesta e Bienvenida "Ice Cream Party" y oportunidad para conocer nuestros ministerios y grupos. Y Con la oportunidad para ser voluntario y seguir creciendo espiritualmente a través del SERVICIO al Señor en nuestra parroquia.

MARTES 16 ENERO en la Casa Kilby a las 7:00pm . Clases Pre-Bautismales los terceros martes de cada mes.

VIERNES 19 DE ENERO en el Arena de 6:30pm a las 8:00pm. EDGE SOCIAL invitámos a los estudiantes de Santa Juana de Arco del colegio y catequésis de 6to, 7to y 8vo grado a compartir en la fiesta social del mes de Noviembre. Trae a tus amigos!

BAUTIZOS EN ESPAÑOL SON LOS ÚLTIMOS DOMINGOS DE CADA MES: DOMINGO 2 8 DE ENERO DE 2018 a la 1 :30 pm.

El domingo 14 de enero después de la Misa de las 10:45am estamos invitados a participar en la Fiesta de Bienvenida en Mercy Center. Habra helados y dulces, y tendremos la oportunidad de conocer nuestros ministerios y actividades para incorporarnos como voluntarios en alguno de los ministerios para seguir creciendo espiritualmente a través del Servicio al Señor en nuestra parroquia

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