St. Faustina Catholic Church

St. Faustina Parish is a community of Roman Catholics

Inspired by the Holy Spirit called to reflect God’s Divine Mercy,

to foster spiritual growth, and attend to the temporal

and spiritual needs of all God’s people.

Parish Office Hours & Contact Information:

Monday thru Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm Friday, 10 am to 1 pm

Phone: 352-515-9297 // Fax: 352-559-3920 Location: 1714 U.S. Highway 27

Clermont, FL 34714 Web Site: www.stfaustina.org

Week of September 24 to

October 2

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Schedule Saturday, 4 pm

Sunday, 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 am Mass in Spanish, 7 pm

Daily Masses

8 am — Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

The Divine Mercy Chaplet

takes place 15 minutes prior to all Weekend Masses.

Divine Mercy Chaplet Wednesdays @ 3 pm

Anointing of the Sick

First Tuesday @ 8 am Mass

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

First Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm

Clergy: Parochial Administrator--Father Dave Gillis Assisting Priest--Father Fernando Gil Reconciliation is celebrated from 3:00 to 3:45 pm on Saturday or by prearranged appointment with the priest. Baptism: Parents of children to be baptized must be registered and actively participating members of the parish for at least four months prior to arranging any baptism. Attendance at parental preparation class is required. Marriage: Weddings are celebrated on Saturdays. Engaged couples should contact the parish office for an initial interview before setting any dates. A four-month preparation program is required. At least one member of the couple must have been a registered and actively participating member of the parish for a minimum of four months prior to the beginning of marriage prep. PARISH STAFF: Elaine Goth, Accountant; Marylu Mariniello, Coordinator of Faith Formation; Carol Arroyo, Parish Secretary; Donna Cuttita, Front Desk Receptionist; Bruce Bergeron, Maintenance/Sacristan; Bill Mattingly, Knights of Columbus Grand Knight; Jose Cordeiro, Spanish Mass Ministry Coordinator; Bill Murphy, Mass Captains, Ushers & Greeters Coordinator; Kelly Mucci, Music Ministry

If you are a visitor to St Faustina Catholic Parish, we want you to know how welcome you are -- whether you have come from across the world, from another part of the country, or from another parish here in the state or city. If you wish to become a registered parishioner, please pick up a form in the church or office or download it at www.stfaustina.org and return it to the office.

St. Faustina’s Catholic Parish “Jesus We Trust In You” and Your Divine Mercy September 25, 2016

Father Dave’s Corner As you know, the theme of what constitutes “true wealth” is one that not only runs through the entire Bible, it is perhaps one of the most dominant teachings of Jesus. Today, all 3 readings bear this message. From the first reading of the Prophet Amos, as we review the language used by Amos, it is clear that people often do NOT understand or live with a complete understanding of what wealth and comfort truly are. Amos points out that God warns us of more than wallowing in luxuries; he quotes God as saying, “Woe to the complacent.” This indicates an even greater threat to our pursuit of holiness. The eminent author, philosopher, and Christian apologist C. S. Lewis wrote, “Indifference is the main enemy of love, not hatred.” Do we really care about those around us? If we do not, from the heart, we CANNOT be the disciples and loving stewards Jesus wants us to be. This is the complacency about which Amos is speaking. It is as if we hide and conceal our own sins, and thus conclude that God cannot see them

either. God IS aware, and we need to be alert and aware, to guard against apathy, indifference, and complacency. Paul’s letter to Timothy challenges ALL disciples of Christ to “shepherd” those we love and those with whom we come in contact. He says, “But you, man of God, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. Compete well for the faith.” Paul very much grasped and employed this idea of competing to describe how we were to live and teach others. If you are constantly “competing,” it is difficult to be complacent. In fact, to pursue those things that Paul outlines and mentions we must be active, not passive, involved and caring, not complacent and indifferent. Being a disciple entails action. Stewardship means action, not just sharing, but sharing openly and actively. Our Gospel reading from Luke is the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. Jesus is trying to emphasize to us what it means and what happens if we are indifferent and complacent. The Lord never condemns the rich man for his wealth, but He does condemn him for not caring, for ignoring and neglecting those in need around him, in this case poor Lazarus. There is nothing subtle when Jesus portrays Lazarus as being rewarded and in heaven, and the rich man in torment and suffering in the “netherworld.” C.S. Lewis addressed these two worlds in his book The Great Divorce. A quote from that book is as follows: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God ‘Thy will be done’ and those to whom God says ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell (the netherworld) choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. Those who seek find. For those who knock it is opened.” We have a choice, just as those highlighted in today’s readings. We can be satisfied and choose to remain ignorant and removed from the needs around us, or we can love as Jesus wishes, follow Him and be disciples. (Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Inc.)

MAY THE LORD’S PEACE, JOY, HOPE, AND LOVE BE YOURS ALWAYS!

Father Dave

Mass Intentions Stewardship Reflection

Throughout his letters St. Paul gives more than hints as to what we should be doing to seek holiness and to live lives that stress Christian virtues. In fact, his comments are often direct and to the point. The excerpt from Paul’s First Letter to Timothy, our Second Reading for today, contains one of those passages, which though brief, is the formula for seeking holiness and living lives of stewardship.

Paul says to Timothy, and thus to us, “…pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. Compete well for the faith.” Of course, we are aware that in spite of its simplicity, that is a group of instructions that can be very difficult to really live out. Yet, that is exactly our calling. It all begins with pursuing “righteousness.” We tend to think of the meaning of that as being “goodness,” as in “pursuing” being a good person, but its real roots are deeper than that.

Based upon the original Greek a more accurate translation might be “pursuing justice.” More accurately the translation would be “pursuing justice as Jesus defines it.” That is really our charge — to seek lives of stewardship and discipleship in response to the Lord’s call to us. The Greek philosopher Socrates said, “All men’s souls may be immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.”

Amos 6:1-4-7 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Luke 16:19-31 Sat. 9/24 4 PM—Living & Deceased Parishioners of St. Faustina Sun. 9/25 8 AM—Suit Jing Fong + (Pamela Murrell-Blattner) 9:30 AM—Birthday blessings Ethan Kelly (Celia & Jim Kelly) 11:00 AM—Roland Pelletier + (Bob & Cathy Pelletier) 7:00 PM—(espanol)—Those memorialized on our chairs Mon. 9/26 NO MASS Tues. 9/27 8 AM Carol Schanen + (Ken & Lynda Schanen) Wed. 9/28 8 AM Healing for Lucy Alcindor (Family) Thurs. 9/29 8 AM Michael J. Gisonna + (Bill & Kathy) Fri. 9/30 8 AM Jeannie Gutowski + (Celia & Jim Kelly)

Sat. 10/1 8AM SATURDAY Oct. 1 Feast of St. Therese

of the Child Jesus 4 PM Terry Gagnon-Sampiere + (Pete Sampiere) Sun. 10/2 8:00 AM Bill Sulzmann + (Marie Sulzmann) 9:30 AM Living & Deceased Parishioners of St. Faustina 11:00 AM Nancy Houck + (R. Satterlee) 7:00 PM Magin Pagan + (Angel Pagan) READINGS Mon. Job 1:6-22 Luke 9:46-50 Tues. Job 3:1-23 Luke 9:51-56 Wed. Job 9:1-16 Matthew 9:9-13 Thurs. Daniel 7:9-14 John 1:47-51 Fri. Job 38:12-21, 40:3-5 Luke 10:13-16

OUR CATHOLIC APPEAL--Did you know that gifts to Our Catholic Appeal can be made online? To make a pledge or a payment using your credit or debit card, visit www.cfocf.org/oca As of Sept 16, we have 291 families, pledging $70,405.00 and paying $54,783.46. That is 58.2% of parish.

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER to contact Father Dave after office hours. Call the parish number: (352) 515-9297 and you will get a voice mail message telling you the number for getting in touch with me IN AN EMERGENCY.

Weekly Announcements

MANY THANKS TO LUCY AND ALL INVOLVED IN AVON FUND-RAISER: Total amount of items purchased was $1,445.00. 40% of that given to Construction Fund on 9/19 was $578.00. Blessings to all for your support and help. GREAT WORDS OF THANKS TO all who responded to our special call to participate in the Bake Sale on 9/11! We were extremely pleased at the large amount of baked goods we were able to offer for sale. Debbie, our coordinator, has only one small request: when you drop off your baked goods, please mark what the wonderful item is on the package. Some items are easy to tell (like my oatmeal raisin cookies), but others need to be marked so we know if it is Devil’s food cake OR Carrot Cake under that creamy icing. Blessings to ALL OF YOU…volunteer bakers AND volunteers who man the tables! GAMERS…OR PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS OF GAMERS!!! Please keep an eye out in this bulletin and other possible announcements around the parish. We will become a Non-profit affiliate with a BRAND NEW GAME for phones and PCs based on the MANY, many Athletic events and games that are around us. It is “destined” to be another fund-raiser for our parish. MORE INFO WILL BE COMING! ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISSI Feast Day is October 4

th... BUT,

we will be anticipating that feast by having the blessing of animals available to anyone on this coming Saturday, Oct. 1

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10 AM in the South Parking Lot of our Church. As we have in the past, there will be a short prayer service with an individual blessing of any animal or reptile or bird that is present. Dog & cat treats will be available as well. Feel free to pass the word to your neighbors and friends…but, “please” be present as close to 10 AM as possible. 10

TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF ST. FAUSTINA

PARISH will be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 2nd

from 2-6 PM at the Challenger Club House in Polo Park. Catering will be done by Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Tickets are available for $10.00 each. You will have a choice of either Grilled Chicken or Grilled Salmon. Sides will include pasta, salad, bread and desert will be supplied. (Marsala sauce will be available on the side.) Doors open at 2 PM. Dinner served at 3 PM. Music by our own John Mucci until 6 PM. BYOB. Soft drinks will be provided. Only 299 tickets will be sold and are available after Masses today. ST. FAUSTINA PRAYER CHAIN--We invite you to participate in the St. Faustina Prayer Chain by praying for those mentioned by Father from the altar every week and by submitting your own request for prayers (with your name attached or anonymously). To submit requests, email them to bulletin@stfaustina.org Requests will be posted on this site as they come in. To view those posted on the Prayer Chain, please go to our web site and click on the St. Faustina Prayer Chain tab.

Construction Fund

Construction Fund: $1,293,204 (as of 9/18) DINE TO DONATE OPPORTUNITY on Tuesday, 9/27 at BRUNO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT on Rte 192 next to the Flea Market. Take a flyer with you, present it to your server, and dine there between 11:30 AM and 10 PM and the parish will receive 10% of whatever you eat and drink. DINE TO DONATE RESULT: On September 16, 2016, we received $41.00 From I LOVE NY PIZZA for the 2 events held on 8/23 abd 9/6.

PLEASE DON’T FORGET OUR REGULARS--Sarah’s Greek Cuisine in Cagan’s Crossing as well as to Bruno’s NY Style Pizza and Italian Restaurant (Postcards are available at Church entrances). ANYTIME you dine at Bruno’s we will get 10%. TEXAS ROADHOUSE SUNDAY EVENTS--If you dine with them on Sunday from Noon to 4 PM and just write “St. Faustina Church” on your receipt and drop it in the box at the host stand. The parish will receive 10% of your receipt COME SAIL AWAY WITH ST. FAUSTINA’S WONDERFUL FOLKS—On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 through Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, join us on the Beautiful Royal Caribbean OASIS OF THE SEAS! Contact Debbie at (407) 791-2444 for more information or go to our web site and click on the 2017 Parish Cruise tab. MEMORIALIZING OPPORTUNITIES are still available. If you are interested in memorializing a chair, please contact the office. There is now a seating chart of all the previously memorialized chairs in the glass bulletin board outside of the usher’s room in church. If you have not found your

OFFERTORY (9/18/16) $7,370 Louisiana Flood Victims $1,434 Priests’ Retirement

$1,226 Did you know that many of our parishioners participate in the Online Giving Program? Leave the checkbook at home when you come to Mass, don’t worry about the envelopes! Signup to give online on our web site (click on the ONLINE GIVING/DONATIONS tab).

NEW BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITY—RIGHT ON YOUR OWN

COMPUTER—The Bible and the Virgin Mary video study is

hosted by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and MyPar-

ish App. view the first two lessons and sign-up to receive each

week’s study at you own email address by going to our web site

and clicking on the Video Study—Blessed Mary tab.

Our Facebook page offers daily devo

tions, parish news and announcements.

Access the page from your page at St.

Faustina Catholic Church.

CLASSES HAVE BEGUN FAITH FORMATION 2016- Tuesdays: 6:00 – 7:15 PM P/K & K, Grades 1, 2 and 3

Wednesdays: 6:00 – 7:15 PM Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7 Sundays: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Grade 8, RCIA If you have not yet registered, you can download all the forms from our web site (click on the 2016-17 Faith Formation tab) and by contacting Marylu at the office.

Our Facebook page offers daily

devotions, parish news and an-

nouncements. Access the page

from your page at St. Faustina Cath-

olic Church.

Our Facebook page offers daily devotions,

parish news and announcements. Access the

page from your page at St. Faustina Catholic

Church.

Tuesday, 10/4 8 AM Jeannie Gutowski + (Elaine Goth) Wednesday, 10/5 8 AM Denise Campeau + (Family) Thursday, 10/6 8 AM Anthony Borges + (Jo Borges) Friday, 10/7 8 AM Jean Gutowski + (Parish Council of St. Faustina)——-FIRST FRIDAY Saturday, 10/8 4 PM Jed Barley + (Dave & Jan Gutowski) Sunday, 10/9 8 AM Living & deceased parishioners of St. Faustina 9:30 AM Lance Cpl John Mann + (Marge Mann) 11:00 AM Rosy Castelino + (Ladilaus & Leena) 7:00 PM Miguel Ramirez (dec) (Bencosme Family)

TUESDAY OCT. 4 Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

FRIDAY, OCT. 7 Feaste of Our Lady of the Rosary

ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER?

Many times people have attended Mass regularly, and for many years don’t realize they are NOT registered. To Sponsor someone for Baptism or Confirmation, you are required to have a Certificate of Eligibility from your Church. Also to Baptize your child or enter them into the Faith Formation Classes, you must be a registered parishioner. Please register by picking up a Parish Registration Form and Guide in the office reception area or download it from our website www.stfaustina.org and go to the link, “Welcome New Parishioners”. If you haven’t downloaded our St. Faustina App by now, you’ve missed a lot. During the past few months we have

been able to contact parishioners IMMEDIATELY with breaking parish news and reminders. You can also access

mass times, the bulletin, and the website as well as many other functions. For instructions on how to download the

app, please go to our web site and click on the “St. Faustina App Available” tab.

READINGS Monday Oct 3 to Friday Oct 7 Mon. Galatians 1:6-12 Luke 10:25-37 Tues. Galatians 1:13-24 Luke 10:38-42 Wed. Galatians 2:1-14 Luke 11:1-4 Thurs. Galatians 3:1-5 Luke 11:5-13 Fri. Galatians 3:7-14 Luke 11:15-26