St. Martha Roman Catholic Church Pallottine Fathers and Brothers (Society of Catholic Apostolate) and U.S.A. Circus Church

Very Rev. Fausto Stampiglia, S.A.C., Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE Church opens 30 minutes before each service

and closes afterwards.

SATURDAY 7:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.; (Vigil) 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY CHURCH

7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon & 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY PARISH HALL 9:00 a.m. (Family), 8 a.m. (Spanish),

& Noon (Vietnamese)

WEEKDAY 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., Noon & 5:30 p.m.

HOLY DAY

(Vigil) 4 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon, & 5:30 p.m.

TV Mass

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. on CW Network. Check your local listings or go to dioceseofvenice/TVMass

PRAYER LINE 941-306-6503

EXPOSITON OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Carosella Chapel:

Tuesdays 9 a.m. - Noon; Fridays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (The Carosella Chapel is open for quiet prayer during office hours.)

Church:

9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Monday through Friday at 11:15 a.m. in the Church.

ROSARY & MORNING PRAYER DEVOTIONS

Rosary is prayed each day following the 7:30 a.m. Mass, immediately followed by Morning Prayer.

Rosary is again prayed before the Noon Mass.

CONFESSIONS Saturday: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.; 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. (Reconciliation Room)

Sunday - Friday: 11:30 a.m. - Noon (Church Entrance)

BAPTISM Classes are held on the 2nd Monday of each month from

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Room. Baptism will take place regularly every Sunday at

5 p.m. or by appointment with your choice of clergyman.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Saturdays after the 8:30 a.m. Mass

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200 N. Orange Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236

Telephone (941) 366-4210

Fax (941) 954-8434

Website www.stmartha.org

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St. Martha Roman Catholic Church

Office Hours Monday - Friday

9 a.m. - Noon & 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

From Our Pastor, Fr. Fausto ...

JANUARY 15, 2017

My Dear Friends, Last Monday we commemorated the Baptism of

Our Lord Jesus Christ. Today we hear the Gospel in which John the Baptist gives the solemn testimony about Jesus: “Behold the Lamb of God” and telling his disciples to follow Jesus “The Son of God.” We repeat before communion that same profession of faith done by the presider, adding the answer given by the roman officer in professing total faith in Jesus’ power to heal his child from a distance, without arriving at his house: “under my roof.”

The image of the lamb, in which the lamb was slain, recalls the Passover freedom last meal of Israel in Egypt, and the yearly remembrance by the Jews of the end of their Egyptian slavery and the march toward the promised land.

Jesus is for us the lamb slaughtered by the Roman soldiers, so that we may enter the promised land of paradise.

Many people are confused about the Baptism of John, because we Catholics presume the following:

1.Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Baptism; 2.Jesus did not need to be baptized.

We are definitely right on both accounts. So what was the Baptism of John? According to the Gospel of Matthew (3:13-14), John, the son of the priest Zechariah and of his wife, Elizabeth (Luke 1), started preaching a Baptism of Repentance in preparation for the coming of the Messiah. John adopted the striking, symbolic ceremony of Baptism to impress the Jews of his time, about the need of sorrow for their transgressions of Mosaic Law, and so powerfully introduced the Messianic awakening, preparing the way for Jesus’ preaching.

Our noun, “baptism,” comes from the Greek-Roman noun “baptismos” which means “to dip into water, to sink, to immerse, to bathe or wash.” Ritual washings were common among ancient people and the Jews, as the Book of Leviticus shows. So John went to the River Jordan and, holding the hands of the repentant sinners, immersed them totally under the water. The symbol was very clear; a complete death to sinful life in going under a watery tomb, and coming out of the water, a new life in God for the sinners. Jesus was not a sinner, but he submitted to John’s baptism (as He did also to pain, hunger and death) just to identify Himself with our humanity. Jesus then took the symbolic rite of John’s baptism and made it a Sacrament, not just a symbol, but a true sign of adoption of all the baptized Christians by the Triune God. With Baptism we become children of God, removing the old, wrong choice made by Adam (original sin), and accepting the new choice conquered by Jesus with His Incarnation, Death and Resurrection.

The first Christians were puzzled by the fact that the sinless Lord needed to be “baptized” or “cleansed” of His non-existent sins. The first Christians, many of them disciples of John the Baptizer, did not grasp what Jesus’ intention was, and the biblical scholars have debated long and hard on this subject.

It is apparent to me that our good Lord had many reasons to do so. I’m guessing now, but I think that first of

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all it was to show John that his prophecy of the imminent coming of the Messiah had been fulfilled in Jesus. John saw the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus. Here we touch the Christian dogma that Jesus was truly a man in which the invisible God showed Himself visibly to all people as a true human being; Jesus grew up in wisdom, age and knowledge of His own uniqueness as the vessel of God, and so the Jewish man, Jesus, had a glimpse at that moment of His unique destiny as Savior of Mankind, and as Son of God.

The second reason, I guess, was to let John send all his disciples to follow Jesus from then on. Shortly thereafter, John was imprisoned and was martyred by the

incestuous King Herod. I can think also of a third reason, namely, that Jesus tried to live a life totally in synchrony with the most fervent Messianic Jews of His time, going faithfully to the Synagogue, and accepting John’s invitation to all Jews in preparing for the Messianic Era. Let us remind ourselves today about our own Baptism and the promises made to Jesus on that day, usually through our parents and godparents; promises to put Jesus ahead of ourselves, of our pride, of our pleasures and of our possessions. Jesus is our Numero Uno, our

Number One! How sad I was to hear two ladies complaining a

few weeks ago, about the St. Paul passage to the Ephesians (Eph 5:21-33), of the call for wives to be submissive to their husbands. In my opinion, these two ladies made two mistakes: 1. the idea of putting feminine identity ahead of our identity with Christ, and 2. a very common one we Christians make, which is, we take one sentence of the Bible, isolating it from the rest of the Holy Scripture and guiding our lives according only to that sentence.

The Bible has to be taken in its totality. All passages relating to a particular topic have to be compared with the Biblical passages relating to such topics, and only then can we find the true message of God for that topic, as affirmed by the Pope Emeritus Benedict XIV, in his Apostolic Exhortation, Verbum Domini.

The same Bible that exhorts the wives to be submissive, also says that the husband should follow the example of Christ; a husband is called to love his wife as Christ loves the Church, and Christ died for the Church, and so, therefore, husbands should be ready to die for their wives - never mind having to take out the garbage, or not communicating at the dinner table!

We would like to invite you to our annual Unity Mass this Saturday, January 21 at 5:30 p.m. Come and join us to fulfill Jesus prayer that all His children be one, “As you Father and I are one”; and join us for a reception in the Fausto Hall following the Mass.

The annual Catholic Charities Ball will be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Saturday, January 28, 2017. It will be hosted by Bishop Frank J. Dewane, and all proceeds from the event will support the programs of Catholic Charities in Sarasota and Manatee counties. For more information call Catholic Charities at 941-488-5581 or visit their website www.catholiccharitiesdov.org.

Fr. Charles Coury will be hosting our Parish

T W O P Sun., Jan 15 11:30 a.m. Confession - Fr. Wojciech 7:00 p.m. Fr. Fausto Festa Italiana Ticket Sales - Courtyard Mon., Jan 16 - Mar n Luther King, Jr. Day Parish Office Closed Tues., Jan 17 - St. Anthony Wed., Jan 18 1:00 p.m. Caritas Coali on Mee ng - Conference Thurs., Jan 19

6:00 p.m. Family Dinner - Fr. Fausto Parish Center 7:00 p.m. Choir Prac ce - Choir Room Fri., Jan 20 - St. Fabian; St. Sebas an 8:00 a.m. Prayer Walk - Fr. Fausto Parish Center 8:00 p.m. AA (Spanish) - Geenen Hall Sat., Jan 21 - St. Agnes 9:00 a.m. Confession - Fr. Fausto 9:15 a.m. Legion of Mary - Mee ng Room 3:00 p.m. Confession - Fr. Wojciech 6:30 p.m. Unity Mass Reception - Fr. Fausto Parish Center

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ST. MARTHA PARISH MISSION January 16, 17 and 18, 2017

Hosted by Fr. Charles Coury, CSSR

“Christ Be My Light” is the general theme for our St. Martha Parish Mission scheduled for Monday, January 16,

through Wednesday, January 18. The Mission will be led by Redemptorist Father Charles Coury, who will also speak at all Masses on the prior weekend. The Mission will begin each evening with our regular 5:30 p.m. Mass in the church. Fr. Coury has announced the themes for each evening: Monday – Our Blessed Mother , celebrated within the Feast of the Annunciation. All participants will be invited to bring a symbol of their devotion to the Blessed Mother which they will place on the altar for a blessing with holy water and sacred relics. Tuesday – Conversion. This evening all those in attendance will be invited to bring family pictures to the altar for another special blessing as a symbolic gesture of our prayers and petitions for those closest and dearest to us. Wednesday – The Power of the Cross and the Healing that Pours Forth from It. All who attend will have an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing (with the understanding that sickness is not only physical, but also mental, emotional, psychological, spiritual and intellectual).

The Mission will end with a beautiful candlelight ceremony as everyone faces the Cross, the lights of the church are dimmed and together we sing “Christ be My Light, Shine in My Darkness.”

Please join us as many evenings as you can to be inspired by our Mission leader and to receive some very special blessings.

ALL ARE INVITED AND WELCOME!

ST. MARTHA YOUTH GROUP ICE SKATING

Ellenton Ice & Sports Complex 5309 29th Street E., Ellenton, FL

Saturday, January 21 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

$5 - includes skating & rental Don’t forget your hats & gloves!

Email to reserve your spot sileo@stmartha.org

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That all Christians may be faithful to the Lord's teaching by striving with prayer and fraternal charity to restore ecclesial communion and by collaborating to meet the challenges facing humanity.

Mission this week, Monday, January 16 through Wednesday, January 18. The Mission will begin each evening with the 5:30 p.m. Mass with events following. Please join us for as many evenings as you can!

Catholic Schools Week begins Monday, January 30. Please pray for our school, the teachers and the children during Catholic Schools Week and always.

Smile, God loves you and so does Fr. Fausto

with your St. Martha clergy: Fathers Patrick, Wojciech, Sebastian, Philip & Jerry

Deacons Bill and Patrick; plus Brothers Bill, Tom & Lawrence

and Sisters Cathy & Marianne

Solve Maternity Homes "Anchor of Hope" Dinner Gala

Saturday, February 18, 2017 Hyatt Regency Sarasota

The program will feature testimonials from grateful families whose lives have been touched and enriched by the SOLVE program. Admission is by reservation only. For more information or to request an invitation, call SOLVE at 941-748-0094. Reservation deadline is February 10.

Magnificat Breakfast Saturday, January 28, 2017

9:30a.m. - 12:30 PM Holiday Inn Airport, Fort Myers All women are invited to a breakfast sponsored by Magnificat. The speaker will be Kathy MacInnis, the Coordinator of the Magnificat Central Service Team (CST). Please send a $20 check, payable to Magnificat Fort Myers, to Joanne Tarantino, 3315 Bermuda Isle Circle, Unit 128, Naples, FL 34109, 239-631-6661, or Barbara Tay, 20230 Burnside Place #1703, Estero, FL 33928, 646-296-2335. Requests must be postmarked by January 20.

We observe Martin Luther King Day on Monday. His niece, Alveda King, says: "In the last 40-plus years, 15 million black people have been denied their most basic civil right, the right to life. Roughly one

quarter of the black population is now missing. This hasn't happened because of lynch mobs, but because of abortionists who plant their killing centers in minority neighborhoods and prey upon women who think they have no hope. The great irony is that abortion has done what the Klan only dreamed of. "It's time that we remember the sacrifices of men like my father and my uncle.... It's time to stop killing the future and keep their dream alive."

Prayer for Selflessness O Dearly beloved Word of God, teach me to be

generous, to serve Thee as Thou dost deserve, to give without counting the cost, to fight without

fretting at my wounds, to labor without seeking rest, to spend myself without looking for any reward

other than that of knowing that I do Thy holy will. Amen.

BULLETIN Email PASTOR EMAIL bulletinsmc@stmartha.org pastor@stmartha.org

ATTENTION ALL USHERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS, AND LECTORS

CPR/AED Training

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 3:00p to 5:00pm A CPR/AED Training session will be held at St. Martha Church. The class will be conducted by Life Safety Solutions, provider of AED Management and Training services to the Diocese. We urge all Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors to attend this class. To register, please contact Sara Brinn at 941-366-4210 ext 3234 or psec@stmartha.org.

ST. ANTHONY JANUARY 17

Born into a wealthy Egyptian family, Anthony gave away his inheritance and became a hermit. He was well known for his holiness, wisdom, and asceticism. After years of solitude, he

gathered those who had followed him into the first monastic community. He left his solitude only to go to Alexandria to encourage those being persecuted and to help Bishop Athanasius counteract Arianism. May we share his desire to find Christ both in solitude and in community with others. Living with Christ

St. Thomas More 2017 Concert Season! Tickets for the Concert Season at St. Thomas More’s Chelsea Center are now on sale. This will be a terrific

concert series with ‘must see’ artists! The Chelsea Center

2506 Gulf Gate Dr, Sarasota, FL 34231 Friday, January 20 at 7 p.m. Friday, February 24 at 7 p.m. Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m.

For tickets and information, call 941-923-1691.

ANNUAL UNITY MASS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 AT 5:30 PM Guest Celebrant: Rev. Remigious Ssekiranda

Dine with us following the Mass. Southern Style Soul Food will be served

in the Fr. Fausto Parish Center. ~~~~~~ All Are WELCOME ~~~~~~

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We, by baptism, are immersed in that inexhaustible source of life which is the death of Jesus, the greatest act of love in all of history. -Pope Francis

Prayer L ine: 941-306-6503

MARRIAGE BANNS Sean McLaughlin & Charlotte Bickford (3)

ST. MARTHA CLERGY AND STAFF

Very Rev. Fausto Stampiglia, S.A.C. Pastor Rev. R. Patrick Wilson, S.A.C., Parochial Vicar

Rev. Wojciech Stachura, S.A.C., Parochial Vicar Rev. Sebastian Szczawinski, S.A.C., Parochial Vicar Rev. Philip M. Lam Ba Trong, C.M.C., Hospital Chaplain

Rev. George “Jerry” Hogan, Circus Chaplain Rev. Deacon William Ladroga

Rev. Deacon C. Patrick Macaulay Br. William Hudspeth, S.A.C.

Br. Tom Flanagan, S.A.C. Br. Lawrence Skitzki, C.S.C. Sr. Cathy Bonfield, S.S.N.D. Sr. Marianne Baehr, C.S.J.

Sara Brinn, Office Manager/Parish Secretary Virginia Bray, Music Director

Gina Snode, Business Manager/Bookkeeper Patricia Sileo, Director of Religious Education

Teressa McCoy, Administrative Asst./Media Coordinator Sabrina Gibson, Reception/Data Entry Pamela Paulson, Reception/Data Entry

Rose Ann Runnells, Sacristan Tom Patt, Sacristan

Janet Cocco, Sacristan Miguel Jimenez, Maintenance Supervisor

THE HOLY SPIRIT DECENDS UPON US

Our Gospel Reading today is quite short. However, it contains an important revelation from St. John the Baptist about Jesus, our Lord and Savior. John the Baptist

testifies, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him.” We are fond in the Church to use the symbol of the dove to represent the Holy Spirit, but what John says is not that the Spirit was a dove, but it descended like a dove. The Spirit descends upon us as well throughout our lives as Catholics. At our Baptism the Holy Spirit came upon us, and we received the fullness of the Holy Spirit’s gifts at Confirmation. Nevertheless, we receive the Holy Spirit at every Mass and especially at the Eucharist. Just as John the Baptist spoke of seeing the Holy Spirit descend upon the Lord, that same Holy Spirit descends upon us. You probably have never paid much attention to how a dove actually descends. It sort of hovers and floats downward. Its descent is smooth, deliberate, and in its own unique way. This Spirit has descended upon us and continues to do so. It fills us. What do we do with it? It is part of our very being, but for it to be effective we must share it and use it. Our Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI once said, “No one can give that which they do not personally possess, which means we cannot transmit the Holy Spirit if we ourselves are not close to the Spirit.” Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Inc.

THE SUGAR BOWL SHOW OF SHOWS "An Evening with Sinatra," will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Neel Performing Arts Center at State College of Florida in Bradenton. Sponsored by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc. and the Knights of Columbus Councils in Sarasota and Bradenton, the show will feature Don Juceam (known as "Florida's very own Frank Sinatra") and his Orchestra. Tickets are $25. All proceeds will go to the Sugar Bowl Fund for families in the community who are experiencing a financial hardship. For information and tickets visit www.catholiccharitiesdov.org or contact Al Connizzo at 941-744-5448 or aconnizzo@hotmail.com. THE BETHESDA HOUSE MARDI GRAS MADNESS will be held on Saturday, February 25, at 6 p.m. at Michael's on East in Sarasota. All proceeds will benefit Bethesda House, a program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc. which provides professional and compassionate support services for individuals living with the HIV/AIDS disease. The evening will include a cocktail hour, auctions, Mardi Gras festivities, dinner and dancing. Tickets are $150 a person. For information and tickets visit www.catholiccharitiesdov.org or call 941-355-4680, ext. 301 or email nmuth@ccdis1.org.

Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 15 de enero de 2017 Te voy a convertir en luz de las naciones, para que mi salvación llegue hasta los últimos rincones de la tierra. — Isaías 49:6b

TRES MISIONES Hoy comenzamos con una de las “cantos del siervo” del libro de Isaías, una canto profético sobre el ministerio de servicio de Jesús. La misión de Isaías no sólo es lograr que los hijos de Jacob se reúnan en Israel, sino también es convertirse en “una luz de las naciones” (Isaías 49:6). Jesucristo, como servidor, será el cumplimiento de la antigua profecía y la base de la nueva. Este domingo comenzamos una serie de lecturas de la carta de san Pablo a los corintios. Aquí se define a Pablo de acuerdo a su misión: es un apóstol de Jesucristo. La Iglesia en Corinto a quien se dirige en su carta también se define: es parte de la Iglesia universal de Dios. Los corintios, como todos los cristianos, son llamados a la santidad. Aunque la fiesta del Bautismo del Señor se celebró el domingo pasado, el Evangelio de hoy también alude a la importancia de dicho acontecimiento. La lectura enfatiza que Jesús “tiene precedencia” sobre Juan: su bautismo en el Espíritu erradicará el pecado. Jesús acepta el bautismo de Juan, a pesar de que él mismo es el Cordero de Dios.

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Mass Intentions Sun., Jan 15 Is 49:3, 5-6; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34 7:30 a.m. [WS] (L) Paula Shigley by Marge & Paul Lor tie 8:00 a.m. [PR] (Span/Hall) (L) Elena Ordonez by Candace & Frank 9:00 a.m. [PW] William Clay Strode by Aime & Emily Verhofstadt 9:00 a.m. [GH] (Hall) Barry Lewis by Telfair Family 10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 10:30 a.m. [RN] (Hall) Bill Everton by John Kiwczak 12:00 p.m. [SS] JoAnn Daughtry by Sylvia Taylor 12:00 p.m. [PL] (Viet/Hall) Kevin Crowley by Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Meyers

Mon., Jan 16 Heb 5:1-10; Mk 2:18-22 7:30 a.m. [SS] Jean Kalil by Joan & Patricia 8:30 a.m. [PL] (L) Nancy & Harry Hobson by Mr/Mrs Aldr ich 12:00 p.m. [WS] Paul Herzing by Helene & Larry McCarthy 5:30 p.m. [CC] (L) Kate Alexander by Marina Re Tues., Jan 17 Heb 6:10-20; Mk 2:23-28 7:30 a.m. [RN] Edward Keferl by Mike & Paula 8:30 a.m. [GH] (L) Rocky by Bill 12:00 p.m. [WS] Helen & Keith Smith by Noreen & Steve Smith 5:30 p.m. [CC] Frank Cikovic by Janet & Richard Lovesky Wed., Jan 18 Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Mk 3:1-6 7:30 a.m. [WS] William Wolfe by Jean Berkey 8:30 a.m. [SS] Bob & Marguerite Romaine 12:00 p.m. [PW] Dick Welch by Joan & Patricia 5:30 p.m. [CC] Natividad V. Yanez by Evelyn Moya Thurs., Jan 19 Heb 7:25-8:6; Mk 3:7-12 7:30 a.m. [GH] Norma Thompson by Tom & Mary Ellen Rodgers 8:30 a.m. [RN] Adolph Harrell by Nora & Kate 12:00 p.m. [SS] Kevin Crowley by St. Martha Parish 5:30 p.m. [FS] Poor Souls Fri., Jan 20 Heb 8:6-13; Mk 3:13-19 7:30 a.m. [RN] (L) Katie Donovan by Marge & Paul Lor tie 8:30 a.m. [PL] Dolores Weber by Dick & Kathy Weber 12:00 p.m. [WS] Edward Ditz by Elaine Henderson 5:30 p.m. [SS] Elizabeth Ann Morotti Fiori by Brenda Roark Sat., Jan 21 Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Mk 3:20-21 7:30 a.m. [WS] Mrs. Hood by Vickie & Paul Perla 8:30 a.m. [PL] Teensie Smith by Terry & Maureen Aldrich 4:00 p.m. [FS] (L) Yvonne D’Ambrose

5:30 p.m. [RS] Joseph Raimo by Ida Naglieri Sun., Jan 22 Is 8:23-9:3; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 7:30 a.m. [SS] Tony Caragiulo by Anna Caragiulo 8:00 a.m. [PR] (Span/Hall) Poor Souls 9:00 a.m. [GH] Bruce Ramsey by Jim & Bernie Gottschalk

10:30 a.m. [FS] For All Parishioners 10:30 a.m. [RN] (Hall) Lew & Betty Smith by Daughter 12:00 p.m. [PW] (L) Barbara Zoravecky by Respect Life Ministry 12:00 p.m. [PL] (Viet/Hall) Hermen Heibel by Heibel Family 5:30 p.m. [RN] Kelly Lewis by Parents

Fr. Fausto (FS), Fr. Patrick (PW), Fr. Philip (PL), Fr. Wojciech (WS), Fr. Sebastian (SS), Fr. Pablo (PR),

Fr. Jerry (GH), Fr. Notter (RN), Fr. Coury (CC), Fr. Remy (RS)

9:00 a.m. [WS] (Hall) Theodore Patt by Thomas Patt

5:30 p.m. [CC] Kevin Crowley by Nancy & Leigh Quinn

4:00 p.m. [SS] (Hall) Peter Parfinik by Albert Naglieri

OUTREACH MINISTRIES Altar Servers Brian Clark 993-8526

Altar Society Susan Schussler 961-4927

Archivist Ted Cover 379-0758

Arimathean Ministry Cindy Rottkamp 544-8117

Bethesda House Colleen McMenamin 366-1886

Catholic Charities Jeanette Wozniak 355-4680

Caritas (9-11 a.m., M-F) 366-5620

Casa Santa Marta Debbie Greising 366-4448

Choir/Cantor Virginia Bray 366-4210

Council of Catholic Women Sara Brinn 366-4210

Eucharist Adoration Candes Lamb 753-3404

Finance Council John J. DeStefano 306-5014

Family Ministry Gary Kerschner 961-8713

Hospitality Ministry Beth Cannata 321-2953

Jail Ministry Br. Jim Connolly, CFX 617-872-9714

Knights of Columbus Tom Gillis 400-6991

Lectors Ed Hale 1edhale@gmail.com

Legion of Mary Diane Such 377-2011

Ministries John Gearon 320-4745

Peace & Justice/S.U.R.E. John McGruder 953-6541

Parish Council Roland Gibson 685-1204

Prayer Line Diane Domagala 306-6503

Quest Group Diane Such 377-2011

R.C.I.A Maggie Gallucci 355-5957

R.C.I.A Sue Thompson suehome2@verizon.net

Respect Life Ministry Jim & Peg Styer 377-1929

Rosary Makers Don & Maxine Brand 755-9749

Solve Maternity Homes Peggy Kerwin 748-0094

St. M. Early Learning Center 366-1395

Ushers Robert Morrissey 726-9107

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Parish & Homebound Parish Office 366-4210

Hospital Calvin Kreider 928-6995

Nursing Home Dale & Sue Thompson 350-9466

Tony Cocco, Chair

Jamie Van Dyke

BISHOP NEVINS ACADEMY 4380 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 St. Martha Catholic School 953-4181

Principal: Mrs. Siobhan Young

St. Mary Academy 366-4010 Principal: Ms. Rebecca Reynolds

CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH SCHOOL 371-4917

4171 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND OUR SCHEDULED MASSES, CONTACT OUR NEIGHBORING PARISHES: St. Jude Sarasota 955-3934

Christ the King Chapel Sarasota 924-2777

Incarnation Sarasota 921-6631

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Sarasota 755-1826

St. Patrick Sarasota 378-1703

St. Mary Star of the Sea Longboat Key 383-1255

St. Thomas More Sarasota 923-1691

St. Joseph Bradenton 756-3732

St. Michael the Archangel Siesta Key 349-4174

Our Lady Queen of Angels Lakewood Ranch 752-6770

Our priests & deacons minister to the following local facilities: The Pines, Brookdale Midtown, Magnolia, Life Care Center, Horizon Bay, Jefferson Center, Alderman Oaks, Plymouth Harbor, Sarasota Health, Springwood, Casa Santa Marta I & II, Sarasota Bay Club, Cross Breeze, Sunshine Meadows, Sarasota Point, Sarasota County Jail.