december 31, 2017 st. joan of arc catholic …ambos oraron pacientemente en el templo de jerusalén...

December 31, 2017 (View this bulletin on-line at www.StJoanofarcfl.com)

ST. JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH 13485 Spring Hill Drive • Spring Hill • Florida • 34609 ~ Telephone: (352) 688-0663 ▪ Fax: (352) 686-7937

Please call the Parish Office at (352) 688-0663 for information regarding any of the following:

Baptism for Children: Parent preparation.

Matrimony: If you are contemplating marriage at St. Joan of Arc Church, please be mindful that there is a six month prior notice request required.

RCIA/RCIC: Rite of Initiation into the Catholic faith.

Ministers of the Eucharist: Please notify the Parish Office if you, or someone you know is sick, in the hospital, homebound or shut-in. Martha’s Helpers: Services for our homebound.

“In His Footsteps” Soup & Sandwich Lunch: Served on the second Thursday of each month from Noon - 2:00 p.m. in our Parish Hall and on the fourth Thursday of each month for the homebound only.

Parishioners in need of assistance: St. Vincent de Paul Society (352) 556-3670

Mary & Martha’s Gift Shop: Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closed during all Masses Emergencies Only: (352) 666-3156

Eucharistic Liturgies

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and Spanish Mass: 1:00 p.m. Daily Mass: 9:00 a.m. • Monday through Saturday

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & by appointment Pastoral Team

Rev. Patrick Rebel, Pastor Rev. Jerry Murphy, Assisting Rev. Edward Reiter, Assisting Rev. Michael Kouts, Assisting Rev. Paul Coughlin, Assisting Deacon Lee Hinderscheid Deacon Fred LaPiana Deacon José Cruz Anne Cofone, Business Manager/Secretary Mary Jo Waggoner, Director of Faith Formation Joyce Thorpe, Director of Music Nancy Lovelock, Youth Minister

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon (Closed daily 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.) Phone: (352) 688-0663 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.StJoanofarcfl.com

Religious Education/Faith Formation

For information on all programs of: Rel. Ed. & Youth Ministry: (352) 686-7864 Rel. Ed. [email protected] Youth Group: [email protected]

Notre Dame Catholic School Phone: (352) 683-0755 • Website: www.ndcsfl.org

December 31, 2017

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

My eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.

—Luke 2:30-31

Priests’ Mass Schedule for Dec 30/31 (subject to Change)

4:00 pm—Fr. Rojas— 7:30 am—Fr. Ed 9:00– Fr. Pat—11:00—Fr. Pat

1:00 pm—Fr. Rojas

(View this bulletin on-line at www.StJoanofarcfl.com) December 31, 2017

El trato discrepante entre hombres y mujeres en los pasajes bíblicos a menudo presentan dificultades en la actualidad. Nos sirve de ayuda el considerar que la sociedad era bien diferente hace dos mil años. Pero la carta de san Pablo a los colosenses ofrece una orientación maravillosa dirigida a mujeres y hombres por igual: sean magnánimos y pacientes, compasivos y perdónense mutuamente. Actúen con amor, con el mismo amor que el Señor nos ha demostrado. Las palabras de Sirácide son también instructivas para cualquier edad: honra y consuela a tu madre y a tu padre. La palabra que aparece en ambas lecturas es paciencia, ciertamente una cualidad que debemos demostrar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas en cualquier era. Las lecturas alternas de hoy enfatizan la paciencia y la obediencia de Abraham y Sara, así como la fidelidad de Dios para cumplir la promesa hecha a Abraham. Sara y Abraham siguieron creyendo que tendrían innumerables descendientes a pesar de toda evidencia de lo contrario. Además, después de que Sara hubo concebido un hijo en su vejez, Abraham estuvo dispuesto a sacrificarlo por obedecer a Dios; así de fuerte era su fe en que Dios cumpliría su promesa. Abraham “pensaba, en efecto, que Dios tiene poder hasta para resucitar a los muer-tos” (Hebreos 11:19). Para Abraham la idea de que Isaac recobraría de alguna manera la vida era más creíble que Dios rompiera una promesa. La paciencia y la fidelidad también caracterizan a los dos ancianos judíos que encontramos en el Evangelio. La descripción tanto de Simeón como de Ana es que eran extremadamente piadosos y que virtualmente vivían en la casa de Dios. Durante años ambos oraron pacientemente en el templo de Jerusalén todos los días. Cada uno de ellos, al ver a Jesús Niño, reconoció inmediatamente al Salvador del mundo. Simeón, porque creyó que no moriría hasta haber visto al Cristo, ora a Dios de esta manera: “Señor, ya puedes dejar morir en paz a tu siervo” (Lucas 2:29). La paciencia y la fidelidad de ellos tuvieron recompensa. Ver a Jesús fue suficiente. Pregunta de la semana ¿Demuestro los atributos que se describen en las lecturas de hoy en el trato con mi propia familia? Ya que todos somos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, ¿demuestro esas cualidades en mis relaciones con amigos, compañeros de trabajo y extraños?

Notitas del Diácono Notes from the Pastor

How to Celebrate Christmas Our modern world seems to observe the Christmas season beginning right after Labor Day and ending on Christmas day. The stores are filled with holiday displays and decorations the Tuesday after Labor Day and they take down decorations on December 25th. On December 26th we begin to see Christmas trees out on the front yard, ready to be picked up by the local garbage truck. John 15:18-19 – tells us though “You do not belong to the world”. We, as Catholics, follow a different calendar. For us Catholic Christians, the Christmas season does not begin until the Christmas Vigil on Christmas Eve. How to Celebrate Christmas as a Catholic The first step in preparing for Christmas is to celebrate the season of Advent, four Sundays prior to December 25th, the beginning of our Liturgical Year. As we worshipped with the Church during Advent and looked at the Scripture readings for the Advent Season we partipated in the different Advent symbolic celebrations that are meaningful to us. We prepared for the coming of the Lord in our lives and anticipated the time that the Lord will return at the end of time, His promised second coming.

We first celebrate the mystery of the Incarnation. Emmanuel, God with us. He comes to us as a human baby. He does this humbly and full of love. We also recall the faith-filled reception of this miraculously wonderful Good News of Mary, Joseph, the Magi and the Shepherds. We then allow ourselves to be formed by all that we are taught in the ways of gifts and giving. We see God’s solidarity with all of us, especially in the poor and sinners. We also see the sacredness of human life, the peace that God promises, and the hope for the fullness of God’s presence among us.

The Christmas season begins with Evening Prayer on December 24th. We celebrate the season through the Baptism of the Lord on January 7th. The feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd, also known as Candlemas, marks another way of ending the Christmas season.

Adapted by Our Sunday Visitor, Amy Welborn


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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Monday: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord; World Day of Prayer for Peace; New Year’s Day Tuesday: Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Wednesday: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Thursday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Friday: St. John Neumann; First Friday Saturday: St. André Bessette; First Saturday

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION There’s no more unusual setting to celebrate today’s Feast of the Holy Family than Barcelona, Spain and the towering unfinished sandcastle known officially as the Temple Expiatori de la Sa-grada Familia. In 1882, the plan was hatched to build a vast place of worship in reparation for the revolutionary and liberal leanings of the city. The modern artist Antoni Gaudi dedicated his life to the project, living in the building, attending Mass daily, and giving up his personal wealth. When people pressed him to pick up the pace, he re-sponded, “My client is not in a hurry.” (Gaudi’s cause for beatification is moving along, and he could be the first professional artist and architect to be beatified.) The Spanish Civil War, a disaster for the Catholic Church in which thousands of priests, brothers, and nuns were murdered, halted work in 1935. In the 1950s work began anew, speeded up by computers in the 1980s. Still, the final stage of construction is not due to end until 2026. If the original methods had stayed in place, it would take several hundred more years to com-plete the plan. So far there are eight towers, with four to go. The highest steeple is three feet shorter than the nearest hill, since the architect didn’t want his work to surpass God’s artistry. The three faces of the basilica each have three doors, with the fac-es named Passion, Nativity, and Grace. The interi-or is crammed with geometric figures that almost seem to spin, crazy-quilt windows, spiral staircas-es, and jumbles of statues and figures. Although inspired by ancient Gothic cathedrals, the style is called Expressionist, and very little is left unex-pressed by the masonry. If you can’t afford a visit, Sagrada Familia maintains a web site, and virtual visits are free. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TIME Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. —Benjamin Franklin

BEARERS OF THE WORD

The Church has placed a number of notable feast days immediately after Christmas. The feasts of Stephen, John the Evangelist and the Holy Innocents form a summary of the life lived in Christ, the Word made flesh. What do these have to do with the feast of the Holy Family, which crowns the Octave of Christmas? These feasts remind us that suffering will occur in fulfilling the mission of Christ, and that we are all called to be bearers of this Word whose birth we celebrate. We also see this manifested in the lives of Joseph and Mary, both of whom took social and religious risks in obedience to the will of God, and both of whom were open to the word of God sent to them from on high. In these ways they prefigured the life of Jesus himself. Most likely, few of us found ourselves at Mass this past Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, but the essence of these feasts and the essence of the holiness of Joseph, Mary and Jesus remain central, a holiness we celebrate today. .

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Those who honor their parents will be greatly blessed and will atone for sins (Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14) or Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3. Psalm — Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways (Psalm 128) or Psalm 105. Second Reading — Be thankful; do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:12-21 or Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19. Gospel — The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom (Luke 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Friday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Jn 1:43-51 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12


SATURDAY • Dec 30 4:00 p.m. Theodore A. Statuto (D) req by The Family ——————————————————————--—— SUNDAY • Dec 31 7:30 a.m. Louis Gustin (D) req by Herb and Marie Duphiney 9:00 a.m. Our Parish Community 11:00 a.m. Jimmy Wilson (D) req by Mom and Dad 1:00 p.m. David R. Bounds (D) req by Kathy Szczesiak ——————————————————————--—— Monday • Jan 1 Solemnity of Mary 10:00 a.m. Sally Whited (D) req by Sherri and Roger Collinsworth ——————————————————————--—— 9:00 a.m. TUESDAY • Jan 2 Betty Penk and Francis (D) req by Diane Caraynoff ——————————————————————--—— 9:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY • Jan 3 Maria Odorosi (D) req by Herb and Marie Duphiney ——————————————————————--—— 9:00 a.m. THURSDAY • Jan 4 Franklin James (D) req by Deacon Eugene Flanley ——————————————————————--—— 9:00 a.m. FRIDAY • Jan 5 Deceased Husbands of Widow’s Group —————————————————————--—— SATURDAY • Jan 6 9:00 a.m. For peace in the New Year 4:00 p.m. Paul Smith (D) req by Phil and Anne McGovern ——————————————————————--—— SUNDAY • Jan 7 7:30 a.m. Anna and William Buehler (D) reg by Gisele and Peter Buehler 9:00 a.m. Anna Welshoff (D) req by Janet and Tom Hennessy 11:00 a.m. Eric Kelly (L) req by Grandmother 1:00 p.m. The Parish Community

Stewardship Report for Dec 3, 2017 A endance: 912

Envelopes Used: 313 Envelopes : $ 7254.00 Offertory Cash $ 1484.00 Second Collec on: $ 586.00 Total: $ 9324.00

In St. Luke’s Gospel reading which was read just minutes ago, he focuses on the last part of the Gospel where he writes, “The child grew and became strong, filled with wis-dom; and the favor of God was upon him.” This section of St. Luke’s Gospel is really meant for each of us, as well. Following our Baptisms, during which we are presented to God, our Father, we are offered to God to be His servants. This symbolic gesture is a way of showing us and those around us that we have a purpose in life. A purpose beyond ourselves, a purpose to help others reach God. And we do that through prayer to God, giv-ing of our time and talent to others, provid-ing money to St. Joan of Arc and other chari-table organizations.

“It is in giving that we receive.”

St. Francis of Assisi

Notes from the Deacon Lee

Well, as we end the year of 2017, I would like to thank all our wonderful volunteers who take communion to the hospital.

I know the sick are grateful that you find the time to do this ministry and so is our Lord.

The total number of patients that we visited was 542 and the total Eucharist being received was 255.

If you have any interest in doing this Minis-try please give me a call Jennifer Ristich 314-602-9705


Catholic Charities in Spring Hill is seeking volunteers to sand, paint and reupholster approximately 20 chairs used by clients in their Alzheimer’s and Dementia Respite Program. Work can be done at the Catholic Charities office or another site of your choosing. If you are interested in helping, kindly call Maria Smith, 352-686-9897, extension 23. Thank you for your prayerful consideration.

How did St. Jude become the patron saint of the Diocese of St. Petersburg? In November 1950, Father Paul Manning was assigned to organize a new parish in St. Petersburg. A founding parishioner suggested naming the new parish after the little-known St. Jude the Apostle. The parishioner’s son had been badly injured in an automobile accident and through his novenas to St. Jude, the boy completely recovered. Father Manning asked Most Reverend Joseph Hurley, the Archbishop of St. Augustine, and he agreed. On December 12, 1950, the archbishop announced the canonical establishment of the Parish of St. Jude the Apostle. When Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of St. Petersburg in 1968, the parish of St. Jude the Apostle became the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, thereby making St. Jude the patron saint of our diocese.

St. Jude the Apostle,

pray for us

BENEDICTION and EXPOSITION All are welcome in the Church, Thursday, Jan 4, 5:00-7:00pm

Thank you to the parishioners who have been using envelopes over this past year. It has helped greatly in planning our parish budget and keeping track of income. Please remember that the parish is not able to record your donation for tax purposes unless it is in a parish numbered envelope. In addition, use of envelopes determines Faith Formation and Youth Fees, Catholic school subsidies and is used as a basis for letters of recommendation stating you are a practicing parishioner.

First Saturday Rosary Devotion

The Rosary is prayed in the sanctuary every First

Saturday of the month immediately after the 9AM Mass.

Come join in and learn about the many graces promised by Our Lady of Fatima to those who

embrace this devotion for 5 consecutive First Saturdays.

The Diocese of St. Petersburg Wedding Jubilee

Mass of Thanksgiving

with Bishop Gregory Parkes will take place at our St. Petersburg, Florida Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle on

Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. This event honors our couples

throughout the diocese who will celebrate either 25 or 50 plus years of

marriage during the 2018 calendar year. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to the parish office NO LATER THAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018.


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat G - Garden H - Hall L - Library N - Nazareth NU - Nursery O - Orleans S-Sanctuary

1New Year’s Day Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God 10 am Mass (not a holy day of obligation)

2 Bible Study 7 pm (L)

3 Rel. Ed. Classes 5:45pm (Nu, L,H)

4 CCW Board Mtg. 10 am (Nu)

5 6 Mass 9 am Confession 10-11am (S) Vigil Mass 4:00 pm (S)

7 Masses- 7:30-9:00-11am 1 pm Spanish Liturgy of word 11 am (L) RCIA 10 am (Nu) Edge Noon (H)

8 West Hernando Coin Club Mtg. 6:30 pm Hall


10 Rel. Ed. Classes 5:45pm (Nu, L,H) Parent Mtg. 1st Reconciliation 5:45 pm (S) Youth Group 7:15 pm (L)

11 CCW Gen’l Mtg. 10 am Soup/Sandwich Lunch Noon Hall KC 4th degree Board 6:30 Mtg -7:00pm

12 13 Mass 9 am Confession 10-11am (S) Vigil Mass 4:00 pm (S)

14 Masses- 7:30-9:00-11am 1 pm Spanish Liturgy of word 11 am (L) RCIA 10 am (Nu) Confirmation class 9 am (H)

15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parish Office Closed


17 Rel. Ed. Classes 5:45pm (Nu, L,H) Youth Group 7:15 pm (L)

18 19 20 Mass 9 am Confession 10-11am (S) Columbiettes Major Degree 9 am Hall Vigil Mass 4:00 pm (S)

21 Masses- 7:30-9:00-11am 1 pm Spanish Liturgy of word 11 am (L) RCIA 10 am (Nu) Edge Noon Hall

22 Course on the Creed 6:30-8:30



25 26 27 Mass 9 am Confession 10-11am (S) Vigil Mass 4:00 pm (S)

28 Masses- 7:30-9:00-11am 1 pm Spanish Liturgy of word 11 am (L) RCIA 10 am (Nu) Confirmation Class 9 am Hall

29 Course on the Creed 6:30-8:30

30 Catechist Mtg. 6 pm (L) Bible Study 7 pm (L)


January 2018

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