HOLY ROSARY PARISH GUARDIAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Fr. Bernardine Eikhuemelo, Pastor Sr. Dianne Rumschlag, SND, Head of School

Claudia Pratt, Business Manager /Bookkeeper Sr. Cynthia Shaffer SND, Principal

Sr. Victora Will, Pastoral Associate Therese Jackson. Principal

Web site: www.holyrosaryjax.org email: holyrosaryjax@comcast.net

Parish Office & Church...........(904) 764-3241 Sisters’ Convent...........(904) 764-9032 School Office............(904) 765-6522

PARISH OFFICE HOURS SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday...........9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday- Friday........8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Diocese of St. Augustine

“Serving Jacksonville’s Northside since 1921"

4731 Norwood Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32206

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

As followers of Jesus, we at Holy Rosary Parish, seek to be a living community with respect for different persons and

personalities. Attuned to the will of God by example of faith, worship, and prayer, we will work together toward the common goal of a loving, sharing,

forgiving community that would, in itself, draw the interest of others into our Church community!

Mass Schedule

Sunday Saturday Vigil Weekday Mass Holy Days Adoration of the Eucharist Reconciliation

10:00 AM 5:00 PM @ Holy Rosary Friday 9:00 AM 6:30 PM Mondays 6 PM—7 PM Saturday 4:30 PM

††† Mass Intentions April, 2019 †††

Fri. 5th—9:00 am— +Fr. Denis O’Regan

Sat 6th—5:00 pm— +Fr. Denis O’Regan

Sun. 7th– 10:00 am - +Harley Brown, Jr. by the Brown Family

Fri. 12th— 9:00 am— +Fr. Denis O’Regan

Sat. 13th– 5:00 pm – NO MASS

Sun. 14th -10:00 am – +William & Gladys Carney by the Brown Fa.

Thu. 18th— 6:30pm—HOLY THURSDAY - MASS @ HOLY ROSARY

Fri. 19th—7:00 pm — GOOD FRIDAY– MASS @ CRUCIFIXION

Sat. 20th– 8:30 pm— EASTER VIGIL—MASS @ ST. PIUS V

Sun. 21st—10:00 am – + Lucille Seibeneck by Sr. Darlene

Fri. 26th– 9:00 am - +Fr. Denis O’Regan

Sat. 27th- 5 :00 pm – +Fr. Denis O’Regan

Sun. 28th –10:00 am–+Joseph Meusel by Tim & Anne Meusel

Fri. 3rd —9:00 am — +Fr. Denis O’Regan

Sat. 4th– 5:00 pm – Parisioners of Holy Rosary

Sun. 5th–10:00 am - + Susan Meusel Holloway by Tim & Anne Meusel

Eucharistic Ministers Lectors

Saturday, April 6 Saturday, April 6

Ann Miller, Sr. Victora Henry Evans

Sunday, April 7 Sunday, April 7

Jackie , Roger, Nancy Cynthia Diggett, Dorothy Parker

Saturday, April 13 Saturday, April 13

NO MASS NO MASS

Sunday, April 14 Sunday, April 14

Bobbo, Sal , Ann Ava Gardner, Donna Rettini

Saturday, April 20 Saturday, April 20

MASS @ ST. PIUS V MASS @ ST. PIUS

Sunday, April21 Sunday, April 21

Brooklyn, Claudia, Sr. Darlene Anne Meusel, Ron Walsh

Saturday, April 27 Saturday, April 27

Ann Miller, Sr. Victora Henry Evans

Sunday, April 28 Sunday, April 28

Sr. Darlene, Roger, Sal Trey Lewis, Bobbo Lewis

Saturday, May 4 Saturday, May 4

Ann Miller, Ron Walsh Alton Yates

Sunday, May 5 Sunday, May 5

Nancy, Jackie, Roger Cynthia Diggett, Dorothy Parker

Kimber Pratt, Kathy Dalton, Ian Bailey

Barbara Stairs, Michael Reineck, Alan Thrower,

Tom Bowen, & Roxanne Hermiller

Carmela Rettini Taylor,

Christine Robinson, Hattie Benton, Aletha Moore, & Joseph Desir

Remember all of our deceased loved ones in your prayers

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Prodigal Children

In the scriptures and especially in the New Testament, there are myriad

references to God’s mercy, compassion and forgiveness. Now, for one

moment, imagine the gospels without the parable of the lost son. Without

it, we probably would not have the kind of appreciation that we do for

God’s abundant mercies. To a greater or lesser degree, we all are

prodigal children and need that experience of the Father’s loving welcome.

And Jesus gave the apostles that mat of welcome in the sacrament of

reconciliation.

Not surprisingly, there are lots of paragraphs in the Catechism on God’s

mercy and the sacrament of confession. The following is a very small

sampling of them:

“‘The whole power of the sacrament of Penance consists in restoring

us to God’s grace and joining us with him in an intimate friendship.

“Reconciliation with God is thus the purpose and effect of this sacrament.

For those who receive the sacrament of Penance with contrite heart and

religious disposition, reconciliation ‘is usually followed by peace and

serenity of conscience with strong spiritual consolation.’ Indeed the

sacrament of Reconciliation with God brings about a true ‘spiritual

resurrection,’ restoration of the dignity and blessings of the life of the

children of God, of which the most precious is friendship with God.

(CCC, 1468)

“The process of conversion and repentance was described by Jesus in the

parable of the prodigal son, the center of which is the merciful father: the

fascination of illusory freedom, the abandonment of the father’s house; the

extreme misery in which the son finds himself after squandering his

fortune; his deep humiliation at finding himself obliged to feed swine, and

still worse, at wanting to feed on the husks the pigs ate; his reflection on all

he has lost; his repentance and decision to declare himself guilty before his

father; the journey back; the father’s generous welcome; the father’s

joy – all these are characteristic of the process of conversion. The beautiful

robe, the ring, and the festive banquet are symbols of that new life – pure,

worthy and joyful – of anyone who returns to God and to the bosom of his

family, which is the Church. Only the heart Of Christ Who knows the

depths of his Father’s love could reveal to us the abyss of his mercy in so

simple and beautiful a way. (CCC, 1439)

“During his public life Jesus not only forgave sins, but also made plain the

effect of this forgiveness: he reintegrated forgiven sinners into the

community of the People of God from which sin had alienated or even

excluded them. A remarkable sign of this is the fact that Jesus receives

sinners at his table, a gesture that expresses in an astonishing way both

God’s forgiveness and the return to the bosom of the People of God.

(CCC, 1443)

“The Gospel is the revelation in Jesus Christ of God’s mercy to

sinners. The angel announced to Joseph: ‘You shall call his name Jesus,

for he will save his people from their sins.’ The same is true of the

Eucharist, the sacrament of redemption: ‘This is my blood of the covenant,

which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.’”(CCC, 1846)

Have a blessed week everyone!

Fr. Bernardine

Tyler McConnell

Andrew Rumschlag

William Jack Wilson

Lee Gutteridge

Joel Ater

Weekend of March 24, 2019

Mass Attendance: Sat..—30;Sun. – 86

Offertory: $1,325.00

Need: $1,650.00— $-285.00

When Your Blanket is All Cut Up

Most of us have security blankets in life.

They can range from family or marriage, to

jobs or positions in the community. Yet so

many times in life, our security blankets can

begin to unravel or even be cut up. This may be

one of the reasons Jesus was not so popular

with the "in crowd" of His day: He threatened

their security. He "hung out" with those who

were not popular, or those who were looked

upon by society as not being "right" with God.

So it is good to know that God is there for us

when our security blankets begin to fall apart.

He remains as a constant, forgiving and

welcoming. The lesson from this wonderful and

well-known story of the prodigal child helps us

to know that security is not found in

inheritances or jobs or power or relationships.

Security is found in a relationship with a

loving God, who we find fully expressed in

Jesus Christ.

April Birthdays

Joan Petruska – 12th

Jonathon Diaz —12th

Alex Valdez —15th

Cayne Morris—22nd

Raffle tickets are still available.

There is still 7 months of

drawings. That’s 21 chances to

have your name drawn.

Plenty of money left to win!

There will NOT be Soup & Stations next Friday,

April 5th due to the Lenten Retreat.

The Tri-Parish Lenten Retreat will be held from

Thursday April 4th – Saturday April 6th.

If you are planning to attend and have not yet signed

up for it, please do so today. There is a sign-up sheet on

the podium to mark what days you will be attending

and if you will be having a meal .

Serving times are 6:00 pm on Thurs. & Fri. evenings

and 8:30 am on Sat. morning.

The facilitator of the retreat will be Dan Schutte. He has

written many of the songs we sing at mass on Sunday.

Join others for coffee & donuts every

Sunday following the 10 am mass.

Rice Bowls need to be turned in no later then

Palm Sunday, April 14th.

Thanks to those who are filling rice bowls

with your loose change. Every little bit helps!

Envelopes for Easter Flowers are now available.

If you would like to donate in memory of a

loved one or loved ones, they are located on

the bookshelf at the back of church. Please

return them as soon as possible.

Next weekend , April 6-7 is the Building

& Maintenance Fund collection. There

are envelopes available on the bookshelf

at the back of church. Thank you for your

past and ongoing generosity!

Penance Service

Thursday, April 11th—6:30 pm

@ Holy Rosary Church

The Women’s Group requests monetary

donations to help with the Easter Egg

Hunt. Any amount you can donate will

help. Thanking you in advance.

NEWS & EVENTS FROM AROUND THE DIOCESE

The Diocese of Saint Augustine treats all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and deals with all allegations in a prompt,

confidential and thorough manner. To Report Abuse, call: Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator

(904) 262-3200, ext. 129, or the Department of Children and Families at 1-800-96-Abuse (800) 962-2873.

La Diócesis de San Agustín le da seria consideración a toda acusación de mala conducta sexual y dispone de todos dichos casos de

manera pronta, completa y confidencial. Para reportar tal abuso, llame a: Coordinador Diocesano de Auxilio a Victimas

(904) 262-3200, ext. 129 o Departamento de Niños y Familias del Estado de la Florida 1- (800) 962-2873.

The sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the Eucharist are one single sacrifice. According to the Council of Trent,

the victim is one and the same. The only difference is the manner of offering: once bloody on the altar of the cross,

now offered in an unbloody manner on the table of the altar. (CCC#1367)

El sacrificio de Cristo y el sacrificio de la Eucaristía son, pues, un único sacrificio. Según el Concilio de Trento, la

víctima es la misma. La única diferencia es la manera en la que se ofrece: una vez sangriento en el altar de la cruz,

ahora es ofrecido de una manera sin sangre en la mesa del altar. (CCC #1367)

Moving Forward is a day for high school Juniors and Seniors to come together to look forward to Campus Ministry in

college. Please promote to your parishioners the new annual High School Senior and Junior Day of Reflection. The focus of

the day is to encourage young people to become involved in campus ministry when they enter college in the fall. We also

want juniors and seniors from the diocese to connect before heading off to college. This event is Saturday, April 13, from

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the University of North Florida. Registration is through their high school campus minister, parish

youth minister or the Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Email rshipley@dosafl.com.

You can also register online:

https://dosafl.wufoo.com/forms/high-school-senior-day-of-reflection/

Registration is now open for the oldest running golf tournament in the diocese. It is being held April 22 at

San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville. Proceeds of the tournament help provide services to 17 counties, including

aid for those that cannot afford to attend youth programs as well as assist our youth and young adult programming.

John F. Lanahan and a few of his good friends ran this tournament for more than 30 years;

it is now named in his memory. Registration is open for this year’s tournament.

Help support the tournament by registering to play or by becoming a sponsor.

You can register online at https://dosafl.wufoo.com/forms/annual-cyo-golf-classic-registration-form/

April 5

Living Stations of the Cross

Presented by Comunità Cenacolo America

7:00 p.m., Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, Jacksonville

If you have questions, call (904) 641-1414.

The Martyrs of La Florida Missions extends prayers of gratitude for the generous grant from In God We Trust Foundation in

support of the curriculum project to share these stories of faith, evangelism, and martyrdoms with all the Catholic schools in

Florida. Visit www.MartyrsOfLaFloridaMissions.org/curriculum-project to learn more about it. To find out more about the work

In God We Trust does to put God back into schools, and to contribute to the Florida Martyrs curriculum project through the

purchase of DMV-approved license plates, visit www.InGodWeTrustFoundation.com/mdlf