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ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1665 Highway 45 By-Pass • Jackson, Tennessee 38305

(731) 668-2596 • Website: www.stmarys.tn.org

Fr. David Graham, Pastor Fr. Richard Cortese, Associate Pastor Fr. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Dale Brown, Deacon Rev. Mr. Jim Moss, Deacon Rev. Dr. Eddy Koonce, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Russell, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bill Winston, Deacon

Sunday Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:30 pm

Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am Sunday Mass in Spanish 1:00pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:50-5:20pm

Sunday: 7:30-7:50am, 10:00-10:20am, & 12:30-12:50pm (Spanish)

Sacraments Baptisms By appointment. Pre-baptismal class required for 1st time parents. Offered 2nd Mon. of every month.

Weddings Contact us 6 months prior to the wedding date. Anointing of the Sick By appointment. In the case of a serious illness or death, please call the parish office. Our after hours answering service will get a message to a priest.

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday

Calli Carpenter, Finance Administrator Derek Rotty, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship Deedee Doumitt,, Coordinator of Youth Ministries

——————————— JoAnn Wormer, Principal of St. Mary’s School (731) 668-2525 Ann Keyl, Principal of Sacred Heart of Jesus High School (731) 660-4774

ST. JOHN CHURCH 910 N. Washington Ave. • P. O. Box 872 • Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

(731) 668-2596

Rev. David Graham, Pastor Rev. Richard Cortese, Associate Pastor Rev. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: 8:45 a.m. (Prior to Sunday Mass)

Visit our Parish website at www.stmarys.tn.org

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Weekend of February 22nd & 23rd

Altar Servers 5:30pm Jeremiah Jones, Miguel Luis, Trad Longeway 8:00am D.J. Doumitt, Max Doumitt, Johnny Le, Ryan Bayliss 10:30am Jack Gahagan, Santi Aguirre, Will Keyl, Sam Keyl, Vincent Salter

Extraordinary Ministers 5:30pm Marsha Sabella, Sandy Maxwell, Margaret Doumitt, Chuck Doumitt, Darlene Butler, Margaret Sale 8:00am Jack Baudo, Marcia Sortet, Susan Durfee, Sandra Rogers, Jenny Morgan, Jared Davis 10:30am Louis Saia, Robert Flynn, Misty Gayton, Janice Faulkner, James Faulkner

Greeters 5:30pm Gretchen Longeway, Trad Longeway, Carrie Jones, Jon Jones 8:00am Helen Buchholz, Maggie Vucina, Margaret Rodgers 10:30am Elena Miller, Allen Miller

Sacristan 5:30pm Jan VanDrew 8:00am Becky Crockarell 10:30am Michelle Petitt

Lector 5:30pm Pamela Bouchard, Movita Ferri 8:00am Audrey Davis, Joseph Londino 10:30am Tara Doyle, Dave Woods

Ushers 5:30pm Kemp Reed, Bill Adams, JC Coughlin, Chris Coughlin, Fitts Lipe 8:00am Lynn Williams, Kevin Dillon, Bobby Morgan,

Ron Thomson, Bill LaFont 10:30am Allen Miller, Ed Martindale, Jeremy Blankenship,

Kevin Brown, Linda Brown

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission , Bells

Saturday, February 15 6:00 p.m. Andrea Hernandez by Hernandez Family

Saturday, February 22 6:00 p.m. Maria Guadalupe Nava Perez by Mena Family

Mass Intentions

Mass Intentions For The Week

Saturday February 15 8:00am Holy Souls in Purgatory by Sabella Family 5:30pm Albert & Agnes Preksta by Family Sunday February 16 8:00am Int. of Sr. Mary Camille Poole, O.P. by Maggie Vucina 10:30am Int. Knight/Wilson Families by Bill Siroky 1:00pm Seminarian Jonathan by Francisca Castro Monday February 17 7:00am Manuel Sabedra by Maria Henley 11:45am ~No School Mass~ Presidents’ Day 5:30pm Int. Patrick & Colleen Owens by John & Susan Durfee Tuesday February 18 7:00am Patrocinio Manes, Sr. by Hilario Family 6:15pm Jose Arjonilla Wed. February 19 8:10am Marty Schoenbachler by Becky DeArmitt 12:00pm Maureen Londino by John & Susan Durfee Thurs. February 20 7:00am Int. Jim Sabella by Sabella Family 11:45am Elaine Wiesner by John & Susan Durfee Friday February 21 8:10am Int. Hilda Sellari Poole by Maggie Vucina Saturday February 22 8:00am Int. Johnny Le & Family 5:30pm Briar Helwege by Angela Moore Sunday February 23 8:00am Int. Janet Torre by St. Mary’s Bridge Club 10:30am Rudy Carrico by Maggie Vucina 1:00pm Mass for the People

February 16, 2020 - 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekend of February 23rd

St. John’s Brownsville

Contact the Parish Office for information about Mass Intentions and Liturgical Minister schedules.

Call: 731.668.2596 Email: [email protected]

Extr. Ministers Sulema Leon Sara Medina

Lectors Fabiola Escobar

Baldemar Calderon

Altar Servers Sanjuanita Reyna Jennifer Ocegueda

Ashley Marquez

Sunday, February 16 9:00 a.m. Mass for the People

Sunday, February 23 9:00 a.m. Almas del Purgatorio

*Masses at 11:45am on Mondays & Thursdays are held at Sacred Heart of Jesus High School.

Mass Intentions

Parish Mission Statement Celebrating, Proclaiming, & Living the Joy of the Gospel

Comments from Deacon Dale Brown Each of the lessons taught in today's Gospel passage could be expanded into an entire book. The core of them all, however, is in the heart. Certainly, our exterior behavior must follow God's will. This is what Jesus means when He says, “Do not think I have come to abolish the law…” But Jesus is trying to tell us that exterior behavior, that appearances, are not enough. For a true, faithful citizen of Christ's Kingdom, the attitudes and desires of the heart must also be in harmony with God's plan for our lives. This is what Jesus means when He says: “I have come… to fulfill…” - to bring the Old Testament Law to its fulfillment. Friendship with God (which is what Jesus offers) requires a union of hearts. Christ is explaining the Law from this perspective when He explains the true meaning of sinful anger, lust, and lying. If God “wills all men to be saved” (1Timothy 2:4), how can our friendship with him be complete when we harbor resentment or contempt towards some people, or tarnish their good name by spreading rumors about them or speaking ill of them? How can I live in intimacy with a God who loves every man and woman as a father loves his children, when in my heart I desire to use some of them only as an object of pleasure and self-indulgence? How can I be a true friend of God, when I make promises that I don't intend to keep? (Some Jews of Jesus' time had developed the habit of swearing oaths in the name of God if they meant to keep them, and swearing on something else if they meant to break them.) Other people may be satisfied with merely exterior success, with a hefty “bottom line”; Christ, however, is interested in every line: He looks all the way in to our hearts.


Upcoming Events Sun. February 16 9:15am Children’s Faith Formation Mon. February 17 ~President’s Day~ Tues. February 18 9:00am Heartwarmers, Modular Bldg 7:00pm RCIA, OL Lourdes Wed. February 19 6:00am St. Sebastian Men’s Grp, OL Africa 10:00am Scripture Study, OL Lourdes 5:30pm Finance Council, OL Fatima 6:45pm Adult Choir Practice, Choir Room 7:00pm Hearts Afire Group, OL Lourdes 7:00pm Adult Faith Formation Series, OL Africa 7:00pm HS Youth Group, Youth Room Thurs. February 20 Fri. February 21 10:00am Hearts Afire Group, OL Lourdes Sat. February 22 8:15am WMOS, Church of the Incarnation 6:00pm Mardi Gras Masquerade Auction, Jackson Country Club Sun. February 23 9:15am Children’s Faith Formation 6:00pm MS Youth Group, Youth Room

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8:10am St. Mary’s

11:00am SHJHS

12:00pm St. Mary’s

6:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bells

6:00pm St. John’s, Brownsville

7:00pm St. Mary’s, Bilingual Mass

Feb. 26th

YOUR GIFTS TO GOD & PARISH St. Mary’s St. John’s Weekly Offertory $ 14,085 $ 886 February Offertory Goal $ 19,000 $ 560 Total Offertory to Date $ 642,426 $ 19,802 Offertory Goal to Date $ 690,000 $ 17,920


Gate codes to Mount Calvary Cemetery have been changed. If you would like the new gate

code, please call the parish office. Thank you!

Any man wanting to join or learn more about the Knights of Columbus, contact Grand Knight,

Greg Hickerson [email protected]

Catholic Annual Appeal 2020Catholic Annual Appeal 2020


This weekend is

Commitment Weekend for the

2020 Annual Catholic Appeal.

Our parish goal is $79,500

Please complete your pledge card, indicating your gift or pledge to our diocesan church.

If you do not have a card, please fill out a commitment card located in the Narthex.

It is important for all of us to participate in order to support

our diocesan church.

To Our St. Mary's Family...

Heartfelt gratitude to St. Mary's Parishioners for making our

Lady of Lourdes Feast Day Celebration a huge success!

Thanks to Father David Graham for his inspiring words and prayers

of entrustment to Our Lady. Special appreciation goes to Nancy McMahon,

Amy Fritz & the St. Mary's Choir, Anne Long & the St. Mary's School Choir

& Carrie Prewitt & the Sacred Heart of Jesus Choir for their awesome musical presentations.

Our sincere appreciation to the Hispanic Community,

in particular Alicia Leon & the "Armada Blanca", for the beautiful Marian Procession &

presentation of flowers to Our Lady. Special thanks goes to

Joy Boller & the Food Committee for organizing the wonderful Pot Luck Dinner,

to the many helping hands, especially our SHJHS athletes & David Wilson, who set up and cleaned up Holy Family Hall,

to Grand Knight Greg Hickerson and the Knights of Columbus

for preparing delicious Boston Butts, to Scott & Anne Keyl for their support,

to City Florist for the beautiful flowers, & to the many St. Mary's Ministries who did such a

fantastic job of providing centerpieces and decorations for the Holy Family Hall tables.

And last but not least, special thanks goes to the Parish Feast Day Planning Committee

for their gift of time and talent: Lynn Williams, Dawn Knight-Wilson, Jan Van Drew,

Tara Doyle & Barbara Omerod.

Thank you all!

Congratulations to our newest Mater Dei recipients who represent all those who quietly demonstrate

Christian stewardship on a regular basis: David Burngasser, Kevin & Tracy Dillon,

MaryJo Howard, & Kaye Fox They are Christ's body here on earth and His Light shines brightly through them.


Homebound & Senior Citizens’

Corner For help in locating a HANDY MAN,

(i.e. plumbers, electricians, small construction, etc.) contact Maggie Vucina – 664-8328.

For info on HOME TOUCH, Contact Phyllis Marshall – 668-5555.

MyRide West TN needs more volunteer Licensed TN drivers. If you are willing to

volunteer to drive Senior & Homebound citizens (who no longer can drive) to various locations, contact MyRide TN: 668-6420 or 1-844-803-0169.


Prayer Requests

To re-

If you would like to add/remove a name from the prayer list, please contact the parish office at 731.668.2596

AMERICAN HEART MONTH & BLACK HISTORY MONTH

continue through 2/29.

Sick, Homebound or in the Hospital and would like to receive Holy Communion?

Please call the Parish Office at 668-2596.

Childcare needed for 8-week-old infant. Please send resume and references to PO Box 11804 Jackson, TN 38308

2/17 – PRESIDENTS DAY – Federal Holiday & FEAST DAY OF THE 7 HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE

SERVITE ORDER Founded in the 12th-13th century in Florence, Italy to sanctify its members, preach the Gospel, & increase devotion to the

7 sorrows of the Blessed Mother.

2/21 – FEAST DAY OF ST. PETER DAMIAN A reforming Benedictine Monk, Cardinal

& predecessor of St. Francis of Assisi, declared a Doctor of the Church in 1828.

2/22 – FEAST DAY OF THE CHAIR

OF ST. PETER, THE APOSTLE Commemorates Christ’s choosing Peter to sit in His place as

the servant-authority of the whole church.

Special Days this Week

Adams, Grant

Baggett, Betty Bargiachi, Charlie Beare Family Bell, Carmen Benjamin, Rick Blanton, Dottie Bonds, Karolyn Bono, Kaye Browning,Geneva

Childress, Dale Clift, Dorothy Colgrove, Debbie Crosnoe, Jimmy

Davis, Heather Daugherty, Chaz Day, Barbara DeArmitt, Amy Dellinger, Mabry Diaz, Luz Elena Doumitt, Chuck Sr. Durning, Maureen

Edwards, Carter Elam, Teresa Englert, Harriette Englert, Joshua

Faulkner, Janice Flores, Melissa Franks, Grayson

Garrard, Anne Goff, Callan Goff, Lilly Graning, Dee Gutierrez, Dolores Gyrenge, Lorraine Harmon, Sherri Hercules, Jennifer Holmes, Wayne Hulderman, Bobbie Hughes, Roger

Jones, Brian Jones, Christine Jones, Dick Joyner, Betty

King, Helen Klees, LaVerne

Lavitola, Rose Lay, Tyler Lipe, Fitts Londino, Joe Lycette, Missi McLeary, Patti Mercado, Pacita Miracle, Jordan Mitchelson, Joe Mitchelson, Lela Moody, Lois

Newman, Mike Nunn, Marvin

Okolo, Joseph Okolo, Stacey

Preston, Anderson

Ragan, Phillip Regenhold, Lynn Rogers, Steven

Sabella, Marsha Sanders, James Schlosser, Dottie Sewell, Kathy Siroky, Bill Siroky, James Smith, Mike Smith, Pat Smith, Patricia Solberg, Charles Sortet, Ruth Sortet, Mary Soto Corpuz,Victor Sparks, Don Speechly, Jean Speechly, Mark

Thompson, Alta Tims, Linda Turner, Raymond Tyson, Claudia

Walker, Robert Wallace, Permela Wilcox, Malcolm White, Peggy Wood, Debra Wyatt, Sherri

Notable Quotable “To be good and to do good is

all we have to do.”

John Adams American statesman, attorney, diplomat,

writer, Founding Father, & 2nd PRESIDENT of the USA 10/30/1735—JULY 4, 1826

CELEBRATE LIFE Please pray for the women in our parish who are with child.

Prayers are a wonderful way to support a mother & her family. Contact Carrie Jones to be added to this list, receive meals, or if

you would like to provide meals & support to these moms. Email Carrie at [email protected].

Please Pray For: Abby Bautista Alexander, Teresa Fuentez Rocha,

Marisol Aguirre, Adrian Johnson, Kristen Whitaker-Younger, Leah Moore, Ann Marie Graham Williamson,

Ashley Marie Turner Todd, Constance Dettman, Julie Newman Kinsland

PRAYER FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS:

Dear Father, we ask you to protect the little babies who are being knit together in their mothers’ wombs.

Comfort their mothers and fathers during the time that they are growing and developing. Lord Jesus, give these smallest of persons the strength to come into this world,

to fully participate in your creation. Send your Holy Spirit to infuse their souls with love for you. After long, healthy, and loving lives, bring them

safely home to your heavenly kingdom. Amen.

PARISH EDUCATION

St. Mary’s School For the Scholar For the Spirit



Catholic Classical Education for the Mind, Body & Spirit

Looking for the best education you can give your child?

Then look no further than your own Parish School...St. Mary’s!

We offer an outstanding Catholic Classical curriculum, small class sizes for individual attention, a superior preschool for 2, 3, & 4 year olds, religion classes, athletics, after-

school activities, summer care, all within a loving, safe environment where the teachers and staff truly care about your

child’s education.

For more information, visit our website: www.stmarysschool.tn.org

731-668-2525



Call Lynn Williams to reserve your seat on the bus! Limited spots available. 731-668-3706

The St. Mary’s Mardi Gras Auction needs your help!

Do work somewhere that might want to donate? Do you al-ways get your oil changed at the same place every time? Will you ask them for a donation? Who cuts your hair? Can you

ask them for a donation. Do you have an extra bottle of wine at your house? Donate it!

Donations may be dropped off at the school. Contact Cara Hickerson for more information.

731-668-2525

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