SAINT ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH BRISTOL, VIRGINIA May 7, 2017 Remember St. Anne’s in your Will and Trusts

Our long Easter celebration continues today with what is

traditionally known as “Good Shepherd Sunday” because

the Gospel on the 4th Sunday of Easter relates ones of

Jesus’ “Good Shepherd” sayings. Today is a good day to

reflect on and be thankful for all the people who have been

good shepherds in your faith life, and to pray for all pastors

and priests as well as for vocations for the future of our

church.

Readings for this Week (May 8-13) Monday: Acts 11:1-18; John 10:11-18

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; John 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24—13:5a John 12:44-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25; John 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33 John 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; John 14:7-14

Scripture for next Sunday (5th Sunday of Easter)

Acts 6:1-7 They chose Stephen.

1 Peter 2:4-9 “The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.”

John 14:1-12 “I am the way and the truth and the life.”

In John’s Gospel next Sunday Jesus reassures Thomas,

Philip, and us, who don’t understand where Jesus is going,

much less how to follow Him there. All we have to do is

focus on knowing and believing in Him, and we will find the

way. It will not be easy to do, but that is why we have our

community with us, to help us.

PRAYERS REQUESTED

We ask your prayers for Raymond Knott, a member

of our parish family, who died recently. Notes of

sympathy may be sent to his daughter, Vicki Hudson,

133 Hermitage Drive, Bristol, TN 37620.

Your prayers are asked for William Carmack, the

father of Cliff Carmack, who died recently. Notes may

be sent to Cliff & Donna at 2235 Hwy. 126, Bristol,

TN 37620.

Congratulations Kolbe Bush

Congratulations to Kolbe Bush who was also

confirmed last Saturday but omitted from the list in the

bulletin last Sunday. May you always know the peace

of Christ. Congrats Koble!

A big thank you goes out to the Confirmation

Reception volunteers,…. Mike Farnum, Bill Greany,

Edi Early, Brenda McNutt, and Pat Moore (non-

parishioner who prepared our food trays) for providing

a delicious and enjoyable reception. Thanks for all

your hard work. It was a beautiful and delicious

reception.

Sydney

Helpers Needed for Deacon Mark’s Reception!!

If you are willing to help with a reception for Deacon

Mark Kowalski (then Fr. Mark) in early June, please

sign up at the table in the commons. You will be

contacted as we begin to plan the reception.

Thank You!!

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Weekly adoration, this week, Tuesday, May 9,

immediately after morning Mass (approx. 9:15 a.m.).

Please take some time from your busy schedule to

come to the chapel and sit in prayer with the Blessed

Sacrament. We still need a few more folks to commit

to a particular hour to ensure all hours are covered.

Call Sydney in the church office if you can help.

Prayer Shawl members are reminded of our regularly

scheduled gathering this Wed, May 10, at 10 a.m. in

the St. Vincent de Paul Center. New members are

always welcome to join us.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

Catechumens and Candidates will attend RCIA,

this Wednesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Great

Room.

Inquirers also meet Wednesday at 6:30 in the

Conference room. Please come to the Great Room

for opening prayer before going to the conference

room.

Mystagogy will meet in the school conference

room. Please check-in at the Great Room before

going downstairs.

If you know of anyone who is interested in joining

the Catholic Church, please bring them on

Wednesday or contact Sydney Farnum for more

information at 276-669-8200 ext. 32 or

sydneyfarnum@stannes-bristol.org.

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Senior High Youth Ministry (Grades 9-12) Upcoming Schedule:

May 7—Youth Group (BYC 6:00pm-8:00pm) ■ “Love Defined”

May 14—NO SHYM ■ Mother’s Day!

May 21—Youth Group (BYC 6:00pm-8:00pm) ■ “Where is that in the Bible?”

○ Join us for a little Catholic Apologetics!

May 28—NO SHYM ■ Memorial Day Weekend!

Diocesan Youth Work Camp

June 24 to June 30 (Wise County, VA)

(open to rising 9th graders thru graduated 12th graders)

Registration is $375

Deadline to Register: May 10

We only have room for TWO MORE YOUTH!

We are in need of one more CHAPERONE. Have questions or to register, contact Laura Cochrane!

276-492-3095 / lauracochrane@stannes-bristol.org

FRIENDSHIP CLUB

St. Anne’s Friendship Club will meet on Thursday,

May 18, at Machiavelli’s Restaurant in downtown

Bristol (8 Fifth St., Bristol, TN). Please call Gina

Rossetti (423-878-7827) by Tuesday, May 16th to

reserve your spot for lunch.

Looking Ahead (re: Incense)… For our folks with allergies to incense.. Please note the

following weekends when we will have incense at liturgy:

ASCENSION (May 27/28), PENTECOST (June 3/4),

HOLY TRINITY (June 10/11), MOST HOLY BODY &

BLOOD (June 17/18). Remember, on weekends with

incense, we do NOT use incense at the 8:30a Sunday Mass.

Fr. Stephen’s homilies: Just a reminder, for folks who

would like to “follow-along” with a typed copy when

Father Stephen preaches… at those Masses there are always

copies on the pedestal in the commons that you can pick up

on your way into church.

PLEASE… treat the hymnals with care! This year we have had an unusually large number of

hymnals damaged/torn in the church and particularly in the

chapel. Each week we find more that we need to tape. The

hymnals need to be used until Advent begins (December) so

please don’t let small children play with them and if one is

accidently torn, please let us know so we can tape before it

becomes unusable. Thank you.

St. Anne School 5K This Saturday May 13!

St. Anne School annual 5K run is scheduled for this

Saturday, May 13 on the Abingdon Creeper Trail.

This is the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend and so

we have planned a Mother’s Day theme with a special

T-shirt design and a treat for all the “Moms” who

participate. Registration forms can be found at:

runtricities.org. We hope to see you there!

“Summer” Subs Needed!! We are in need of some folks willing to volunteer to

work Bingo to “substitute” for some of our faithful

bingo workers so they can take a bit of vacation over

the summer months. If you would be willing to help

fill in on a few Monday, Tuesday, or Saturday

evenings at Bingo during the summer, please sign up

in the commons or contact the parish office! Thanks!!

HOLY WATER:

There are holy water bottles available

by request in the church office. Fr. William Saunders, pastor of Our Lady of Hope parish in

Potomac Falls, VA, writes that holy water offers “blessings

for three reasons: as a sign of repentance of sin, for

protection from evil, and as a reminder of our Baptism.”

There is no specific prayer to pray when using holy water,

other than the Sign of the Cross, “In the name of the Father

and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Other prayers can also be

offered, such as “By this holy water and by Your Precious

Blood, wash away all my sins, O Lord.”. You can also pray

an Our Father or the Saint Michael the Archangel prayer

when using holy water. Stop by the office if you would like

to get a holy water bottle so you can have holy water in

your home. Keep in mind that the holy water in the font has

already been blessed by the prayers of the priest.

Please also keep in mind that holy water from the church

font is NOT for drinking.

Parish Pastoral Council members are reminded of their

meeting this Thursday, May 11, at 7 p.m. in the School

Conference Room.

SAINT ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH BRISTOL, VIRGINIA May 7, 2017 Remember St. Anne’s in your Will and Trusts

MASS INTENTIONS for this Week Saturday, May 6 (Vigil—Fourth Sunday of Easter)

5:30 p.m. †Regina C. Finan

Sunday, May 7 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

8:30 a.m. †Joanie Connor

11:30 a.m. Parishioners

2:00 p.m. †Celia Villafuerte (Spanish Mass)

Monday, May 8

12:15 p.m. no intention yet scheduled

Tuesday, May 9

8:30 a.m. †Mary Ellen Winters

Wednesday, May 10

8:30 a.m. †Betty Miller

Thursday, May 11

6:00 p.m. no intention yet scheduled

Friday, May 12

7:30 a.m. no intention yet scheduled

Saturday, May 13 (Vigil—Fifth Sunday of Easter)

5:30 p.m. †Dan Dutcher

Sunday, May 14 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

8:30 a.m. †Anne Marie Sullivan

11:30 a.m. †Lorraine Smith

2:00 p.m. Parishioners (Spanish Mass)

(To schedule a Mass intention, please contact the parish office at

276-669-8200 ext. 0 or stannes@stannes-bristol.org.)

Collection Report (April 29/30)

Regular/Operating $8,515

Catholic Virginian 2nd Coll. $1,574

Addt’l Easter Holy Day $ 243

E-Giving Report (April 18-30)

Regular/Operating $4,020

Easter Holy Day $ 95

Holy Thursday/local poor $ 50

School 2nd Collection $ 235

Catholic Virginian $ 20

Second Collection this weekend (1st Sunday of the month) is for

St. Anne’s School. The next weekend for a second collection will

be May 28 (Diocesan Home Missions).

We welcome the following newly registered

Saint Anne Parishioner!

Debra Rodham

19334 Waylon Dr., Abingdon, VA 24211

276-619-4189 (h) 276-284-0884 ©

Need any free SPROUTS? If you can use some sprouts for

your garden (kale, collards, lettuce, cauliflower, etc.)

contact Jennifer Brabson (423-646-3387) jennybway2b@

gmail.com. She had good reslts with seed testing but

doesn’t have enough garden room to plant them all.

This Week in Adult Faith Formation: Sunday, May 7:

Sunday Morning Adult Religious Education Class

(SMARE) will break for the summer and resume in

September.

Monday, May 8:

Monday Adult Religious Education Class— “Mary”.

1:00-2:30pm in the St. Vincent de Paul Center.

Tuesday, May 9:

Book Club—10:30-11:30am in the St. Vincent de Paul

Center. Prayer by Pope Benedict XVI. Facilitator:

Seminarian Jamie Hickman.

Scripture Study—6:30-8:00pm in the St. Vincent de

Paul Center. “Divine Mercy—The Second Greatest

Story Ever Told”.

Wednesday, May 10:

Little Rock Scripture Study—1:00-2:30pm in the St.

Vincent de Paul Center. The Catholic Letters: James,

Peter and Jude.

RCIA at 6:30 p.m. in the Great Room.

Thursday, May 11:

Scripture Study (to prepare us for the Sunday

readings) at the St. Vincent de Paul Center, 7:00-

8:00pm (after Mass). (Please note: If there is no Mass

at 6:00pm, the time for scripture study changes to 6:00-

7:00pm.

For more information about any of the above programs,

email sydneyfarnum@stannes-bristol.org or call 276-669-

8200 ext. 32.

WORLD DAY of PRAYER for VOCATIONS On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we celebrate the World

Day of Prayer for Vocations. Pray for an increase in

vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life,

especially for our diocese, that God will raise up good

shepherds in our midst. If you think God is calling you to

serve the Church as a priest, or in the consecrated life, call

Father Michael Boehling, Vicar for Vocations, 804-359-

5661 or email mboehling@richmonddiocese.org.

POSITION OPENING—St. Anne Catholic Church St. Anne Catholic Church is seeking a Director of Music

and Liturgy. Master’s Degree in Music preferred, or

Bachelor’s Degree in Music with equivalent experience.

The position requires strong instrumental and vocal skills

and a working knowledge of Roman Catholic liturgy and

music. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest,

resume, and Diocesan application (www.richmonddiocese.

org) to Rev. Kevin Segerblom, St. Anne Catholic Church,

350 Euclid Ave., Bristol, VA 24201 or to stannes@stannes

-bristol.org. Submit applications by June 1; position open

August 1, 2017.

Fourth Sunday of Easter

PAPAL PRAYER INTENTION FOR MAY

Evangelization: Christians in Africa. That Christians in

Africa, in imitation of the Merciful Jesus, may give

prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace.

Congratulations and Welcome to Alex McCoy and

Wayne Thurston who were received into Full

Communion this weekend at the 8:30 a.m. Mass. They

received the Sacrament of Confirmation and received

their first Holy Communion. We pray for Alex and

Wayne as they continue their faith journey as fully

initiated Catholics. May God bless you both

abundantly!

Baby Bottle Campaign The Baby Bottle Campaign, sponsored by the Catholic

Daughters of the Americas (CDA) and St. Anne’s Senior

High Youth Ministry (SHYM) has begun! 100% of

collections benefit Abortion Alternatives, who provide

assistance to women in the Bristol TN/VA area who choose

the gift of life. This weekend (May 6/7), a large Baby

Bottle is available in the Commons for your donations.

Small Baby Bottles for individual contributions are

available from Carol Reynolds or Sydney Farnum. If you

give a check, please make it payable to “CDA”.

Spiritual Adoption Program: If you want to pray for a

baby in danger of abortion through the Spiritual Adoption

Program, you may pick up an information packet at any

CDA meeting. Spiritual Adoption is sponsored by CDA

and St. Anne’s Respect Life Committee. New members

are always welcome at CDA and the Respect Life

Committee. Respect Life Committee, however, is open to

both women and men and the next quarterly meeting will be

July 8 at 10:30 a.m. in the office conference room.

MAY is the Month of Mary!!

‘Tis the month of our mother, the blessed and

beautiful days. When our lips and our spirits are

glowing with love and with praise. All hail to dear

Mary, the guardian of our way. To the fairest of

queens—be the fairest of seasons sweet May.