12001 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound, FL 33455 772-546-5150, Office 772-546-8820, Fax

www.stchrishs.com office@stchrishs.com

Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Mass Schedule: Monday thru Friday, Daily Mass at 9:00 am

Saturday, Vigil Mass at 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm Sunday, Morning Masses at 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 10:30 am

(January 13 - April 2019, 12:00 Noon Mass on Sunday)

Confession Schedule: Friday, following the 9:00 am Mass or by appointment.

Rev. Aidan Hynes Pastor

Monda thru Frida The church is open for

Prayerful Meditation and Private Stations of the Cross

from 8:00am to 1pm.

Morning Mass at 9:00am. Confessions: Fridays following

the 9:00am Mass.

Thursda Holy Hour of Adoration before

The Blessed Sacrament follows morning Mass until 10:30am.

Frida Stations of the Cross

following the 9:00am Mass.

Saturday, March 16, 2019

3:30 PM † Nora & Ray Mahoney / † Joseph Strona Jr. / † Carl Davino / † Bryan Inderrieden /

† Julie McNeill

5:00 PM † Loretta and Frank J. Burgert / † George A. Deitz / † Richard and Mary Stack /

† Jack Fitzgerald

Sunday, March 17, 2019

7:30 AM † Nancy Fay Donaldson / † Helen Horvath / Intention of The Bradshaw Family /

Intention of People of St. Christopher

9:00 AM † Adeline Tieri / † Joe Zarro / † Robert Dillmeier / † Helen Curtin

10:30 AM † James Dolan / † Paul Houde / † Tom & Grace Foley / † Joseph & Josephine Saporito

12:00 PM † Michael Hoynes / † The Brannigan and Callahan Families / † Kristin DeBonee /

† John C. Kennedy

Monday, March 18, 2019

9:00 AM † Nick DeRisi / † James Durie / † Mary Corcoran / † Joseph Malone

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

9:00 AM † Joseph Michaud / † Helen Gacek / † Kathleen Suler / Intention of Mariner Sands Prayer Group

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

9:00 AM † Tom Alfes / † Dan Carmody / † Adelaide Brennan / Intention of Brian Dugan Jr

Thursday, March 21, 2019

9:00 AM † Kieran T. Flynn / † Deceased members of the Blessings & Rooney Families / † Ralf Lange /

† Adelaide Brennan

Friday, March 22, 2019

9:00 AM † Paul Cubeta Jr. / † Lance Brady / † Adlaide Brennan / † Tony Anders

Saturday, March 23, 2019

3:30 PM † John A. Collier / † Mary E. Dunn / † Bernice Harrison / † Rose and Sandy Quattro

5:00 PM † Katherine Hayes / † Helene Fennell / Intention of McDonough Family / Special Intention

Sunday, March 24, 2019

7:30 AM † Rosemary Garvey Cook / † Fred Wink / † Cynthia Baute /

Intention of People of St. Christopher

9:00 AM † The Charles and Sophie Lomangino Family / † Ted Danforth / † John Carpinello /

Intention of Brenda Kibbe and Family

10:30 AM † The Schaefgen and Hill Families / † Agnes Mahar Medeiros / † Kevin Minihan /

† James Thomas Laughner

12:00 PM Intention of Alyce Cagni / † Mary Macias / Intention of Jennifer Farnsworth /

Intention of The Mariner Sands Prayer Group

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

Parishioners and visitors often remark on the arrangements

adorning our sanctuary.

They are always fresh cut flowers, replaced weekly.

You can help with the cost involved by using the floral

arrangements to honor the living or memorialize the dead. An

acknowledgment of those being honored or memorialized and

also the name of those arranging it will be placed in the

bulletin each week.

A similar arrangement can be made for the Sanctuary

Candles.

Please contact the parish office at 772-546-5150 for details.

Opportunities to Serve and Participate

Votive Candles

The votive candles in the courtyard and in the vestibule of the church require care and maintenance. Changing out the used candles (daily), washing the altars (weekly), and cleaning the glass votive candles (weekly). If you would like to help with this, please call the parish office at 772-546-5150.

Altar Linens

The altar linens are cleaned and cared for weekly. As the liturgical seasons change, so do the altar linens. If you would like to assist with the care of altar linens and/or the preparation of the Altar for the change of seasons, please call the parish office at 772-546-5150.

Dust Busters

We have a few incredible women who clean the church each Friday morning after Mass. If you would like to join them and help with the care of our beautiful church, please call the parish office for information, 772-546-5150.

March 16 to March 22

In loving memory of the deceased members of the Hynes and Mills families.

The parish family of St. Christopher Church.

Please call the parish office at 772-546-5150 for information or to arrange any of the following: Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, Homebound Visits, Mass Intentions, Marriages, or Funeral / Memorial Masses

WELCOME

Thank you for attending Mass with us today, we are glad you came!

Fr. Aidan Hynes and the parish family of St. Christopher would like to welcome all of our visitors and new members.

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

Dollars and Sense “Give to the Most High as He has given to you, generously, according to your means.” ~ Sirach 35: 7 - 9

Ash Wednesday, March 6 ...................................................................................................................................... $ 8,013.00 Last Year ..................................................................................................................................................................................... $ 6,571.00

Offertory, March 8 / 9 ........................................................................................................................................... $ 27,656.00 Last Year ................................................................................................................................................................................... $ 25,848.00

Education of Seminarian and Priestly Formation, March 8 / 9 ............................................................................ $ 9,774.00 Last Year ..................................................................................................................................................................................... $ 9,018.00

This Week’s Second Collection March 16 & 17 * The Second Collection will be for the St. Christopher Religious Education Program.

* Next Week’s Second Collection March 23 & 24 The Second Collection will be for the All Saints Catholic School.

* We ask that you please make all collection checks made payable to St. Christopher.

LENTEN DEVOTIONS

The Stations of the Cross will be prayed weekly during Lent,

immediately following the 9:00 am Mass on Fridays.

There will be a Holy Hour on the Thursdays of Lent, beginning after the 9:00 am Mass and concluding at 10:30 am. The specific

prayer intention of this Holy Hour is for Vocations to the Priesthood and to the

Religious Life.

BINGO

Come and enjoy the fun of playing Bingo on Wednesday afternoons in St. Christopher’s Parish Hall. Doors open

at 11:00 AM. All paper programs start at 12:30 PM.

TWO JACK POTS! PICKLE JAR! LOTS OF FUN!

Our Parish Hall is air conditioned and smoke free. Hot dogs and chips, coffee, soft drinks, and snacks are available. Support your parish BINGO – and bring a friend!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

From Fr. Hynes and the staff!

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

First Reading, Genesis 15:5-12,17-18God makes a covenant with Abraham, promising him many descendants.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 27:1,7-8,8-9,13-14A prayer to God who is our salvation

Second Reading, Philippians 3:20-4:1Paul encourages the Philippians to remain firm in their faith that

Christ will subject all things to himself.

Gospel Reading, Luke 9:28b-36Jesus is transfigured in the presence of Peter, John, and James.

On the second Sunday of Lent, we move from Jesus' retreat to the desert and temptation by the devil to the glory shown in Jesus' Transfiguration. On the first Sunday of Lent, our Gospel always tells the story of Jesus' temptation in the desert. On the second Sunday, we always hear the story of Jesus' Transfiguration.

The report of Jesus' Transfiguration is found in each of the Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The context for Luke's Transfiguration story is similar to that found in both Matthew and Mark. The Transfiguration occurs after Peter's confession that Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus' prediction about his Passion. After the prediction there is a discussion of the cost of discipleship in each of these Gospels. The placement of the Transfiguration story close to Peter's confession and Jesus' prediction encourages us to examine the Transfiguration in the larger context of the Paschal Mystery.

The Transfiguration occurs on a mountain in the presence of just three of Jesus' disciples—Peter, James and John. These are among the first disciples that Jesus called in Luke's Gospel. We recently heard this Gospel at Mass, on the fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Only Luke's Gospel, which often describes Jesus at prayer, indicates that Jesus is praying as his appearance changes to bright white. Luke indicates that the three disciples were sleeping while Jesus prayed. They will be sleeping again as Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane before his Passion and death.

As they awake, Peter and the disciples see Jesus Transfigured and Elijah and Moses present with Jesus. Elijah and Moses, both significant figures in the history of Israel, represent Jesus' continuity with the Law and the Prophets. In Matthew's and Mark's Gospels, there is reference to conversation among Jesus, Elijah, and Moses, but only Luke's Gospel explains that this conversation is about Jesus' later accomplishments in Jerusalem. Luke describes this as his exodus, connecting Jesus' Passion, death, and Resurrection with the Israel's Exodus from Egypt.

On witnessing Jesus' Transfiguration and seeing Jesus with Elijah and Moses, Peter offers to construct three tents for them. Having just awoken, perhaps Peter's offer was made in confusion. We also notice that Peter reverted from his earlier confession that Jesus is the Messiah, calling Jesus “master” instead. As if in reply to Peter's confusion, a voice from heaven speaks, affirming Jesus as God's Son and commanding that the disciples listen to him. This voice from heaven recalls the voice that was heard at Jesus' baptism which, in Luke's Gospel, spoke directly to Jesus as God's Son.

In his Transfiguration, we see an anticipation of the glory of Jesus' Resurrection. In each of the reports of the Transfiguration, the disciples keep secret what they have seen. Not until they also witness his Passion and death will the disciples understand Jesus' Transfiguration. We hear this story of Jesus' Transfiguration early in Lent, but we have the benefit of hindsight. In our hearing of it, we anticipate Jesus' Resurrection even as we prepare to remember Jesus' Passion and death.

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

Attention all families who have not completed and turned in an updated registration form in the past year.

Updating Parish Census Records THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS ALREADY

COMPLETED THEIR REGISTRATION FORM.

We started updating our parish census records over the summer and are still working on them. We require your

assistance to update addresses - phone numbers - email addresses - family members - family and member

information - and dates our seasonal parishioners are local. We need all families to complete a new

registration form. The forms are new/ different and are our way of knowing that a family is still active and still

attending St. Christopher. Families who do not complete updated forms will be

taken off our parish roster. Please understand, this is how we update our computer system and files.

Forms are available: from the church doors, from the ushers, online at www.stchrishs.com,

at the parish office, we will even mail one to you!They can be turned in by: email, fax, mail, placing into

the offertory basket, or dropping by the parish office.

Upcoming Concert at St. Christopher

April 29, 2019 Emmet Cahill

The Diocese of Palm Beach’s Office of Safe Environments is a resource for those in the

community: The Diocese of Palm Beach is committed to the safety and protection of minors and vulnerable

adults in its care. Visit www.diocesepb.org/safe-environments for information on policy and procedures,

education, background screening, real life and online safety resources, parenting tips, and helpful websites.

The Diocese has implemented numerous procedures to minimize risk, build barriers, and continue to foster a

culture of safe environment.

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

M-F 9am-2pm Saturday 9am-1pm

We welcome donationsof clean, gently used:

Furniture

Clothing

Household Items (urgent need)

We are always in need of shoppers! Help us help others, consider volunteering.

For furniture pick up (1st floor only)please call 772-546-5070.

Knights of Columbus: Delicious Pork Tenderloin

An one?

We sincerely thank all of our donors and patrons for making our homemade

lasagna dinner on February 23rd

a big success!Next up, the Knights are hosting a delicious roast pork tenderloin dinner for the evening

of Saturday March 30th. Tickets will go on sale

after all Masses this weekend, March 16th and 17th. This one is not to be missed! We suggest buying your

tickets early before they sell out.

The Untold Stor of the Cuban Missile Crisis: John F. Kennedy

and the U-2 Sp Plane Pilots

Join us at St. Christopher’s Parish Hall Sunday, March 31 at 4 pm to hear New York Times bestselling

author Michael Tougias’ program on his latest book, Above and

Beyond, which details the heroic efforts of U-2 pilots who were instrumental in defusing the

imminent threat of nuclear war posed by Russian missiles based in Cuba.

A book signing will follow the presentation. Suggested donation of $5 - at the door.

Sponsored by the St. Christopher Knights of Columbus.

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

Please visit our website for tickets, sponsorship, event activities, and raffle information.www.allsaintsjupiter.org/ladiesluncheon/

6

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

This Week's 5 Questions

1. Where do we read about Lazarus being raised from the dead?

2. What was the first temptation of Satan when Jesus came from the

desert?

3. Who was Jacob's youngest son?

4. Who was the first Christian martyr recorded in the Bible?

5. Which tax collector climbed a tree to be able to see Jesus?

Last Week’s 5 Questions

1. Who talked Adam into eating from the forbidden tree?

Eve (Genesis 3:6)

2. In the Bible which city was the

first destroyed by God?

Sodom (Genesis 19)

3. Who was the firstborn of

the twins, Jacob or Esau?

Esau ( Genesis 25:26)

4. Who was the father of James and John, the disciples?

Zebedee (Matthew 4:21)

5. What is the name of the town where Jesus did not perform any miracles? Nazareth (Matthew 13:58)

Religious Education Coordinator, Susan Kirch

772-546-5150, ext. 2010 religioused@stchrishs.com

Upcoming Calendar

Sunday, March 17 Class

Sunday, March 17, Confirmation Class Retreat

Sunday, March 24 Class

Sunday, March 31 Class

Reminder: Classes are from 10:00am until 11:30am

We ask that you please be on time when arriving for class. When picking up, we ask that you do not enter the building to pick up

your children until 11:30am. We have classrooms right off the lobby, and people in the lobby can disrupt our classes.

Lent has begun, we are making Lenten plans.

Remember to keep in mind that we are collecting non-perishable food And personal care items to be given to St. Vincent de Paul for their programs.

Take time to pray this Lenten season.

Our Confirmation Class are on retreat this weekend, please keep them in your prayers.

Pray for our Catechist, Volunteers and Students.

7

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

St. Christopher Staff Rev. Aidan Hynes, Pastor

Mary Stevens, Office Manager Diane Busch, Bookkeeper Kathy Wildes, Secretary

(772) 546-5150 office@stchrishs.com

St. Christopher Choir Bernadette Lindell, Director, (561) 308-3724

Religious Education Sue Kirch, Coordinator of Religious Education

Kirch.susan@yahoo.com (772) 546-5150

Bible Study As scheduled seasonally, watch the bulletin.

Eric Wolf, (772) 932-7969 Ken and Connie Ziesman, (772) 463-0858

Bingo

Every Wednesday, doors open at 11:00 AM and play starts at 12:30 PM in the Parish Hall

Charismatic Prayer Group

Ken & Connie Ziesman, (772) 463-0858 Tuesday 9:30 AM in the Hospitality Room

Christ Child Society Elizabeth McIntyre, (772) 463-0405

Meets the second Monday each month, October thru April at 10:00 AM in the Hospitality Room

Council of Catholic Women

Linda Duggan, President, Sept thru May,

Meetings the 2nd Tuesday each month, 1 PM in the Parish Hall

Diocesan Cemetery Our Lady Queen of Peace, (561) 793-0711

Home Bound Ministry Kathy Wildes, Director, 772-546-5150

Kathy’s Hours: Tuesday and Friday each week

Knights of Columbus Eric Wolf, Grand Knight, (772) 932-7969

Meetings 1st Tuesday each month, 7:30 PM in the Parish Hall.

Jonathan C. Knaus, Field Agent (561) 603-8303

Legion of Mary

Sandra Johnson, (561) 729-3104 Wednesday 9:30 AM in the Hospitality Room

Nursing Home Ministry The Terrace of Hobe Sound

(Formerly The Manors of Hobe Sound)

2nd Saturday of the Month, at 10am for service and every other week on Thursday morning.

Please call, 772-546-5150

Rosary Group

Monday thru Friday at 8:30 AM in the Church

St. Christopher Men’s Ministry Frank Weiland, (772) 545-3876

Meets Saturday morning at 8:00am in the Hospitality Room.

St. Christopher Single’s Group Lois at (772) 341-4654

Meets first Monday each month, Sept. thru May at 1:00pm in the Hospitality Room.

St. Vincent de Paul Office (772) 546-2492

Hours Monday - Friday from 9am to 12pm Thrift Shop (772) 546-5070 Monday - Friday 9am-2pm and Saturday, 9am - 1pm

8

View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com

Non-medical in-home servicesfor Seniors by Seniors.

For help or to be a caregiver, please call

772-223-9950

WPBV 98.3 FM

& The Capen Family

CA

LL 1-80

0-29

2-9111

Fo

r Ad

vertising

Info

rmatio

nB

usinessO

nline at Dio

cesan.com

/C

ALL 1-8

00

-292-9

111F

or A

dvertisin

g In

form

ation

Business

Online at D

iocesan.co

m/

View Our Parish Supporters at www.DiscoverMass.com

© 2019 DiOceSan