CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

Mass Times Weekdays

9:00 am

Saturdays 4:00 pm

Sundays 8:30 am, 10:00 am,

11:30 am (Span.), 6:00 pm

Confession Saturdays

3:00—3:45 pm

Adora on Tuesdays & Thursdays

9:30 am—12:00 pm

700 Brown Chapel Road St. Cloud, FL 34769

407-957-4495 (Office) 407-957-1771 (Fax)

info@stacatholic.org www.stacatholic.org

Parish Office Hours: M-Th 8:00 am—5:30 pm Fri 8:00 am—12:00 pm

Sunday, March 31, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Lent

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Faith Forma on Classes Wednesdays

6:30—8:00 pm 407-957-4495 x230

St. Thomas Aquinas School 407-957-1772 (O)

www.stacschool.com

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P O 700 Brown Chapel Road, St. Cloud, FL 34769

407.957.4495 (O) // 407.957.1771 (F)

stacatholic.org

facebook.com/s homasaquinasstcloud

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PASTOR Rev. Kent Walker frkentwalker@stacatholic.org PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Fidel Rodriguez frfidel@stacatholic.org

DEACON Rev. Mr. John Del Giudice deaconjohn@stacatholic.org DEACON Rev. Mr. Ernesto Nunez deaconnunez@yahoo.com

P O I N P R Can be completed in office or via stacatholic.org/register. O G Your dona ons to our parish can now be set up electronically (EFT) at stacatholic.org/give. For help or ques ons regarding Online Giving, please do not hesitate to contact the parish office at 407-957-4495. J C Local pos ngs: stacatholic.org/jobs.

A S Call Parish Office during business hours. If a er hours emergency, 407-433-4472. S For Bap sms through Marriage, visit: stacatholic.org/sacraments. For Voca ons, visit orlandodiocese.org. E-P R Submit names to prayer list at: stacatholic.org/pray or sign-up to receive our prayer list via email.

H R Visit stacatholic.org/rentals for info packet and date request form. M I Mass Inten ons can be scheduled for a de-ceased loved one at the parish office during office hours. $10.00 suggested dona on each. Please be aware, Masses fill up 6-8 months in advance. G /S C Request online or call 407-957-4495 x221.

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9:30 am—12:30 pm for ages 4 & younger.

Naida Villaran Nursery Manager

347-209-1096 childcare@stacatholic.org

Nursery Loca on

P C M STA G S Located at main church entrance. Open a er all Sunday morning masses!

STA T S 175 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Hours: Tu 9-4, W-F 9-2, Sat 9-3, Closed Su-M.

C D M Inside Social Hall a er 8:30 and 10:00 am Sunday Masses. To join ministry, contact Do e Jensen 407-892-5015.

S M N 9:30 am—12:30 pm for ages 4 & younger, contact Naida Villaran 347-209-1096.

O M Shaheda Jefferson, sjefferson@stacatholic.org

R B P Rosie Alvarado, recep on@stacatholic.org

P M Frank Acosta, facosta@stacatholic.org

Y M Mary Klemm, mklemm@stacatholic.org

T S M Pa e Meli, pmeli@stacatholic.org

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Deysi Leon, dleon@stacatholic.org

S P Nicholas Pavgouzas, npavgouzas@stacschool.com

L D Melinda DeYoung, liturgy@stacatholic.org

F F D Joseph Fey, jfey@stacatholic.org

S . T A S : 800 B C R , S . C , FL 34769 407-957-1772 . .

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Saturday 4/6

4:00 pm Louis Hedrick

-Renata Hedrick

Sunday 4/7

8:30 am Dr. Dator

-Kaitlyn & Alexander Labarr

Sunday 4/7

10:00 am Irma Thompson

-STA Seniors

Sunday 4/7

11:30 am Rafael Perez Cepeda

- Familia

Sunday 4/7

6:00 pm Carmen Rosa

-Jose & Ana Alequin

Monday 4/1

9:00 am Ruth Ann Ruddy

-Dave & Faith Abbo

Tuesday 4/2

9:00 am Maxine L. Steeves -Vanega’s Family

Wednesday 4/3

9:00 am Edgar Piercy

-Wife

Thursday 4/4

9:00 am Barbara Walker

-Fr. Kent

Friday 4/5

9:00 am Aggie Wendling

-Pat & Frank

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S WEEKLY OFFERTORY

3/24/2019 OFFERTORY $ 18,680.57

2ND COLLECTION $ 2,577.59

As always, your support of our parish, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, is greatly appreciated

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To ensure an updated list, please submit all military & law enforcement/emergency worker prayer list requests (full name and branch) to us via: www.stacatholic.org > Parish Community

Thank you! List will be updated annually.

P F O M L E

Jon DeYoung—Navy Cassandra Russo—Air Force Anthony U. Tambio—Navy Francisco J Noda—Army Korey Heineman—Army Christopher J. McGinley—Air Force Shawn McGinley—Army Erik Feliciano—Navy Eric E. Garcia—Navy Laura Reiber — Army

Caleb Cousins—Army James Allgood—Police Officer Frankie Perez—Deputy Sheriff

Peter Morales—Army T. Jason Sibley—Police Officer

Harry E Johnston IV—Army Jason T. Heineman—Army Ginger Headley—Marines Timothy Brown—Police

Eric Morales—Police Officer

Joshua Chris an Cox—Army Anthony Toro—Air Force

Daniel K. Ronan—Firefighter Christopher Ronan—Army Jennifer Passarella—Police

Jus n Lunsford—Police Officer Antuan Lendor—Army

Thomas Murphy—Firefighter Derrick Lee Smith—Navy Jason Garcia—Marines

Tyler J. Connard—Air Force

Stephen James, Jr.—Air Force Karlos Malave—Air Force Ana Canot-Suarez—Army

Serenity Luna—Army Grisell Acevedo– Army

Kevin Valencia—Police Officer

2019 Assessment Goal

for St. Thomas Aquinas: $209,053.19

Pledged to Date: $ 127,846.70

Pledge Balance: $ 81,206.49

2nd Collec ons APRIL and MAY

MAY May 5th- Church Ministries May 12th- Parish Utilities May 19th- Faith Formation May 26th- Archdiocese for the Military Services

APRIL 7th– Easter Flowers 14th– Palm Sunday 21st– Easter Sunday 28th– Black & Indian Missions

Pray with Us

Volunteers should be 18 and older and must be fingerprinted.

If interested please contact:

Deysi Leon at 407-957-4495 ext 227 or email at dleon@stacatholic.org

Bereavement Ministry: Elena St. Laurent—(estlaurent@cfl.rr.com) Coffee & Donuts: Do e Jensen—407-892-5015 (dacsjohn@gmail.com) Council of Catholic Women: Karen Hamilton—407-492-2244 (kdhamilton9@gmail.com) Cursillo: Ruth Mendoza—321-624-3203 (millys95@aol.com) Faith Forma on & RCIA: Joseph Fey, Director —407-957-4495 x230 (jfey@stacatholic.org) Grief Support Group: Elena St. Laurent—(estlaurent@cfl.rr.com) Grupo de Oración—Divino Niño: Español—Sonia Reyes—407-334-4796 (sreyes0817@gmail.com) Grupo de Parejas: Español— Fr. Fidel Rodriguez, Spiritual Coordinator—407-957-4495 x228 (frfidel@stacatholic.org) Knights of Columbus Council #15357: Pete Caporlingua, Grand Knight—407-552-7427 (petestakofc15357@gmail.com) Liturgical Ministries: Melinda DeYoung 407-957-4495 (liturgy@stacatholic.org) Living Sta ons of the Cross: Doris Hunt—407-340-3024 (jhunt2668@yahoo.com) Medical Clinic: Kelly Bender, Clinic Office Manager—407-593-1256 Open Wednesdays/Appointment sign-up @ 3:30 pm Ministry to the Sick: English—Elinor Tietz 407-892-8689 (e etz@cfl.rr.com) Español—Gloria Noda 407-870-8132 (gnoda@cfl.rr.com) Ministerio de la Música—ADVENTUS: Español—Nilsa King—407-350-8343 (samuelking850@aol.com) Ministerio de Lectores: Español—Maria Azevedo—813-270-0096 (mazevedo67@yahoo.com) Ministros de la Eucharis a: Español—Gloria Noda—407-870-8132 (gnoda@cfl.rr.com) Parish Finance Commi ee: Joe Cruz, President (joecruz@cfl.rr.com) Thri Store: Pa e Meli, Store Manager—407-891-0022 (pmeli@stacatholic.org) Ujieres: Español—Carmen y Hernan Arenas—407-556-4826 (carmen.ramos78@yahoo.com) Youth Ministry: Mary Klemm—407-932-8252 (mklemm@stacatholic.org)

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ANN AQ AUG BRZ CHU CHA

Annex Aquinas Room Augus ne Room Breezeway Church Chapel

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9:00 am 6:30 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Faith Forma on Class

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9:00 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Exposi on & Adora on Our Catholic Faith Class Grief Support Cursillo Our Catholic Faith Class Youth Ministry

CHU CHA SH AQ SH AUG SCH

THUR 4

9:00 am 7:00 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Choir Prac ce [Span.]

CHU CHU

FRI 5

3:00 pm 4:00 pm

Confession Mass [Eng]

CHU CHU

SAT 6

8:30 am 10:00 am 11:30 am 6:00 pm

Mass [Eng] Mass [Eng] Mass [Span] Mass [Eng]

CHU CHU CHU CHU

SUN 7

9:00 am 6:30 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Fathers of the Church Class

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MON 1

9:00 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Exposi on & Adora on Fathers of the Church Class RCIA Grupo de Oracion KoC Mee ng

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TUES 2

GYM SF SH SCH PO TL

Gymnasium School Field Social Hall School Parish Office Teacher’s Lounge

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GRIEF SUPPORT

Don’t go through your loss alone —

we are here for you!

Thursday Nights

STA Aquinas Room

7:00 pm—8:30 pm

Weekly Calendar

Fourth Sunday of Lent March 31, 2019 Whoever is in Christ is a new crea on: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

— 2 Corinthians 5:17

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L S O C L D L S

Lunes: Is 65:17-21; Sal 30 (29):2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54

Martes: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Sal 46 (45):2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16

Miércoles: Is 49:8-15; Sal 145 (144):8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30

Jueves: Ex 32:7-14; Sal 106 (105):19-23; Jn 5:31-47

Viernes: Sab 2:1a, 12-22; Sal 34 (33):17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Sábado: Jer 11:18-20; Sal 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53

Domingo: Is 43:16-21; Sal 126 (125):1-6; Fil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11

Lecturas alterna vas (Año A):

Ez 37:12-14; Sal 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11;

Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]

Domingo: Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma; Segundo Escru nio Lunes: Día de los inocentes Martes: San Franciso de Paola Jueves: San Isidoro Viernes: San Vicente Ferrer; Primer viernes; Abs nencia Sábado: Primer sábado

DIOS PERDONA El Señor dijo a Josué: “Hoy he quitado de encima de ustedes el oprobio de Egipto”. Después de cuarenta años de andar por el desierto, este pueblo insensible finalmente llegó a la Tierra Prometida. Ya no comerían más maná en el desierto, pero compartirían los frutos de esas nuevas tierras. Dios ha mantenido la promesa a sus padres en Egipto. A pesar de que fue un pueblo que pecó, muchas veces interrogando a Dios e incluso adorando a dioses falsos, Dios los perdonó y cumplió la promesa. El “quitar” para nosotros es que no hay pecado que no se perdone. Quizá hayamos ofendido a nuestro prójimo, dado mal ejemplo a alguien, incluso adorado a falsos dioses como dios dinero, dios poder. Pero Dios es misericordioso, verdadero a las palabras que nos ha dirigido. Dios perdona todo y nos llama de regreso al amor.

Comunidad Hispana

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April 7 grape jelly 18-20 oz. plas c jars, PLEASE NO GLASS, Vienna sausage 5 oz. cans, canned soup (chicken noodle, tomato, and vegetable) 9-12 oz. cans

April 14 peanut bu er 16 oz. plas c jars, macaroni and cheese 5.5-7 oz. box (please no instant lunch cartons), pudding (individual cups)

April 21 flavored boxed rice 6-8 oz., applesauce (individual cups), Ravioli or Spaghe O's 15 oz. cans

April 28 granola bars or fruit bars individual wrapped, oatmeal (8,10,12, or more indi-vidual envelopes to a box) peanut bu er or cheese crackers individually pack, Ramen noodles ( no instant lunch cartons please) can of tuna

Dona ons can be le outside the main entrance of the church a er

each weekend Mass.

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♦ All Daily Masses will be held in the Church during Lent (not the Chapel). ♦ Sta ons of the Cross: Fridays during Lent at 5:30 pm in the church (except for Good Friday). ♦ Knights of Columbus Fish Dinners: Fridays during Lent at 6:00 pm in the Social Hall (except Good Friday). ♦ Lenten Concert Series: Wednesdays at 12:00 pm in the chapel—March 27, April 3rd & 10

(Followed by a light luncheon in the Social Hall) ♦ Living Sta ons of the Cross: Good Friday, April 19th at 7:30 pm in the

church. ♦ La Pasión de Cristo: 8:30 en la noche de Viernes Santo. ♦ Blessing of the Food: Saturday, April 20th at 10:00 am in the church ♦ There will be no daily Masses on Holy Thursday or Good Friday.

Lent 2019

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Lenten Fish Dinners

Join us for dinner every

Friday during Lent

March 8,15,22,29 and April 5,12

St. Thomas Aquinas

Church Social Hall

900 Brown Chapel Road St. Cloud, Florida

TIME: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ADULTS $10.00 CHILDREN $ 5.00

JOIN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

ALL ARE WELCOME !

Features:

Fish Dinner* Sides*

Beverages * Desserts *

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LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT RELIEF DRIVE

This Lenten season, St. Thomas Young Adults will be partnering with the Florida Catholic to collect Long-Sleeve shirts for Farm Workers. We will be accep ng dona ons of new or used (clean) men’s and women’s Co on long-sleeve shirts to be worn in the fields to protect them against sun and pes cide exposure. Boxes will be placed IN THE BREEZEWAY EVERY WEEKEND UNTIL PALM SUNDAY. Thank you for your generous dona ons.

For more informa on, or to join the Young Adults group, contact:

Joe (407) 342-8243, or Mary (407) 932-8252

Young Adults Group

St. Thomas Aquinas Medical Clinic Celebrates 10 years in St. Cloud

Ten years ago, Catholic Chari es of Central Florida began a venture to provide uninsured Osceola County residents living at or below 200% of the poverty level with free medical care. A decade later, St. Thomas Aqui-nas Free Medical Clinic in St. Cloud serves almost 1,000 pa ents annually. On Feb. 27, the clinic opened its doors to celebrate with the community that con nues to make the dream possible.

The clinic was the brainchild of Dr. Romualdo Dator. Dr. Dator, a parishioner of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in St. Cloud, was one of the few doctors who took Medicaid back the and saw the struggle of many firsthand. In 2004, he approached Father Kent Walker, parochial vicar of the parish, at the me. The two met with now re red Father Fabian Gimeno and began recrui ng volunteers. In the mean me, they worked with the Council on Aging to provide a Mobile Medical Clinic. It would be four years before Dr. Dator would see the clinic open.

Together with clinic director and friend, Dr. Peter Morrow, and numerous volunteers, the clinic opened in February 2008 and was blessed by then Bishop Thomas Wenski. “When it opened he (Dr. Dator) was so happy about it,” recalled his wife, Nora. “He said God heard our prayers. This is why you never give up on praying.” Sadly, within a few months Dr. Dator became ill and passed away at age 79. Nora said he would be so pleased to see the clinic’s progress and success today.

Every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the clinic sees pa ents for primary and secondary medical care. Volunteer doctors, nurses and assistants meet the needs of individuals, many whom are working poor. According to Senior Director of Health Care Services for Catholic Chari es, Jennifer Stephenson-Crouch, “Opera ng a free clinic for the uninsured is difficult to sustain financially. We are able to offset costs significantly due to the compassionate dona on of exper se brought in by healthcare professionals and clerical volunteers. Quite honestly, if it weren’t for the volunteers, we would not be able to operate a free clinic for the uninsured.”

The clinic space is donated by St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, also saving considerable expense from year to year. “The clinic is supported financially, through prayer and through volunteers,” said Father Walker. “Most everyone (non-professional volunteers) over there is a parishioner and that is a really big part of it. They take what we talk about at church all the me and put it into prac ce.” Jokingly he refers to their street as “Corporal Mercy Row” because Bishop Grady Villas, a commu-nity for the individuals with disabili es, is just one block away and many of the residents are ac ve in the parish. Dr. Morrow admits he underes mated the under-taking, but assured he would do it all over again. “It’s been a blessing,” he said. Many of the volunteers are medical students and members of the Catholic Medical Student Guild. “It’s important to see that you can prac ce good medicine and uphold the principals of the Catholic faith at the same me,” explained Dr. Morrow. “Good medicine is based on good morals and good morals lead to good medicine. When an opportunity like this opens up and you see the people just wan ng to volunteer and work in this—that is the joy. It’s the whole community stepping up and suppor ng this.”

Medical Clinic

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Mission Statement: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School promotes a reverent, respec ul, responsibly community of believers who know, celebrate, and share God’s love through academic excellence, spiritual development, and service to others.

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