SUNDAY MASSES Saturday 4:00 PM

Sunday 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM

THE HOLY ROSARY Saturday 3:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE No Mass - Monday ~ Wednesday & Friday ~ 8AM Tuesday, Thursday ~ 12 Noon (St. Vincent’s Chapel)

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY First Friday of the Month

Devotion: 7 - 8 AM ~ Mass: 8 00 AM First Saturday of the Month

Devotion: 7:30 AM ~ Mass: 8:00 AM

CONFESSIONS First Friday ~ 7:00 - 8:00 AM

First Saturday ~ 7:30 - 7:50 AM Saturday ~ 2:30 - 3:30 PM

Sunday - 8:00AM Before 8:30AM Mass Or By Appointment

OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Office Phone: 501-623-3233 Fax: 501-609-9524

Email: stmcc@hotsprings.net Fr. George Sanders: frgeo.stmcc@hotsprings.net

Sacramental Emergencies Only: 501-763-0704 WEBSITE: www.stmaryofthesprings.org

OFFICE PERSONNEL Diane Pollock, Office Manager

Jan Gray, Secretary

DIRECTOR of FAITH FORMATION & YOUTH MINISTER Natalie Evans 501-545-3064

Email: stmarys.cym@gmail.com

MARRIAGE Contact the parish priest at least 6 months in advance to begin marriage preparation.

No Date can be scheduled before this preparation begins.

BAPTISM Contact the parish priest to schedule a baptism

Pastor: Fr. George Sanders Deacons: Lee Leckner & Joe Harrison

St. Mary of the Springs Catholic Church 100 Central Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901

Established in 1869

March 27, 2016 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Today is March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

MINISTRY SCHEDULE Saturday, 4PM April 2, 2016 Lector: ** Barbara Gilleran, Evelyn Worsham EMHC: *Chris Bosch, Kathy Webber EMHC: Marguerite Rhodes Altar Servers: Joseph Gallaher, Martin Nguyen Altar Servers: Christian Smith Sunday, 8:30AM April 3, 2016 Lector: ** Doug Hall, Doris Kalahiki EMHC: * Rita Madson, Lynn Pelligrino, Mary Vaughn Altar Servers: Collin Gallimore, Brianna Gallimore Altar Servers: Kayla Kalahiki, Matthew Kalahiki Altar Servers: Alberto Mejia, Haley Strozyk Altar Servers: Sean Strozyk, Austyn Van Wagner Sunday, 11AM April 3, 2016 Lector: ** June Thompson, Betty Harrison EMHC: * Carole Cook, Charlie Cook, Cynda Piper EMHC: Ed King, Cheryl King, Catherine Wade Altar Servers: Noah Canu, Jackson Cate, Landry Cate Altar Servers: Christian Sliger, Matheu Sliger Altar Servers: Hunter Speas, Peyton Speas

3/26/2016 Holy Sat 8PM Our Parishioners 3/27/2016 Easter Sun 8:30AM Ron Woodring Birthday 3/27/2016 Easter Sun 11AM Priests of our Diocese 3/28/2016 Mon Private Frank Benda Family 3/29/2016 Tues 12 Noon Delores Deville + 3/30/2016 Wed 8AM Tracy Goodman + 3/31/2016 Thurs 12 Noon Harvey Deardorff + 4/1/2016 1st Fri 8AM George Reindl + 4/2/2016 1st Sat 8AM Richard & Dorothy Rowley + 4/2/2016 1st Sat 4PM John (Jack) Gauch + 4/3/2016 Sun 8:30AM Our Parishioners 4/3/2016 Sun 11AM George Reindl +

MASS INTENTIONS

HOLY FAMILY PRAYER GROUP Meetings are on Tuesdays in the Church

April 5th, 2016 6:30 PM Contact for prayer requests - Ruth Sliger: 282-5292

12 NOON MASSES @ CHI ST. VINCENT CHAPEL

CHILDREN’S COLLECTION March, 2016 $319.00

CHILDREN’S NURSERY 11 AM Mass

Sit-up age to 3 Years * Church Building Classroom

CHILDREN’S LITURGY 11 AM Mass—Ages 4 thru Pre-1st Communion

Will process out during Mass to hear their own gospel reading and child friendly reflection Follow us on Facebook for updates

Please contact Jennifer Marvin, 501-762-3191

ALTAR CARE TEAM 1st Week, Friday, April 1st

* Sherry Asbell * Karen Kirchner * Lynn Tryba

GRIEF SUPPORT CARE Tuesday, March 29th * 6PM-7:30PM

St. Mary’s Carroll Room Nationally Certified Grief Counselor Melissa Saylor, M.S., GC-C Angel’s Wings Grief Care, (501)454-7045

Fr. George’s Coffee Cat

Every Sunday Parish Hall

9:45 - 10:45AM

Fr. George Blog www.stmaryofthesprings.wordpress.com

CHILDREN OF GOD PRAYER GROUP Every Thursday, 10:30AM - Daffodil Room

@ Cancer Center - CHI St. Vincent’s

ST. MARY’S FOOD PANTRY St. Mary’s need a volunteer to “man” our food pantry. Ideally it would be wonderful if two parishioners could be in the Carroll Room to serve the needy. The day and time can be adjusted. Please consider helping serve others through this ministry. Call the office 623-3233 or Bonnie Newman 627-6059 for more information.

MARCH STEWARDSHIP

March Collections as of Mar 20th $25,128.00 Budget March 2016 $32,292.00 Amount March (Short) ($7,164.00)

Happy Easter

WEEKDAY MASSES We are in need of weekday lectors, please consider volunteering for this ministry. Please contact: Tim Phillips at 501-620-8650

Haiti Mission Donations March $3,746.00

PRAY FOR THE SICK

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY and FOR THOSE WHO SERVED

John Long Nick Madson Ryan McCabe Nicholas Mueller Morgan Patterson Sean Patrick Bee Stamps Patrick Steinhaus Walker Vaughn

Emmanuel Alvarez Evadne Anderson James F. Anderson II Darren Bemis Katherine Brock Colt Davis A. J. Dierks Stephen Drakes Sandy Vongsiri-Jordan

MEN’S CLUB There will be a meeting on Tuesday, April 5, at 6:30PM in the parish hall to determine interest in forming a men's group at St. Mary's. This is your chance to give back and to grow our parish family. Contact: Call Don Borchert at 501-416-7951.

Christine Andreski Mary Ann Banzer

Edward Beaky Sylvia Bevill Lisa Caldwell

Sheilah & Daryl Clark William Confer

Frankie DeGeorge Quentin Dooley

Dave Elmore Donna Folson Haley Gloria Jim Greene

Steven Hadlock Tina Harbert & Family

Dylan Harrison Jennifer Hinojosa

Loren Howe Sharon & P.J. Hunter

Marie Krenzelok Dc Lee Leckner

Dorothy Longinotti

Penny Martin Agnes Mohr

Teagan & Lois Murphy Leah Murray Rusty Pollock

Lindsay Powell Mike Radimer

Lellie-Beth Rhodes Ruth Rhodes Anna Roberts

Fr. Alan Rosenau Raymond Sanchez

Charles Smith Peggy Smith

Frances Elizabeth Stacy Matt Steinhaus Donna Stevens

Rick & Deb Stricker Louis Valencia Alfred Watson Joan Wright

Dr. Michael & Mary Ann Young

Doug Fires Jyrlyn Greene Tony Guanella Nicholas Hanna Andrew Hanna Blake Heller Edmund Jaskiewicz Ryan Jordan Tristan Jordan Michael Elmore

CHI ST. VINCENT’S PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

Open Hours: Sun: 7AM, 7PM Mon: 8AM & 11AM, Wed: 8AM & 7PM Fri: 6AM & 6PM - Sat: 6PM & 8PM There are also overnight hours where an Adorer is needed. Please call Shelly at 623-6201 to volunteer.

WANT TO TRANSFORM YOUR WORK, YOUR MARRIAGE, YOUR FAMILY,

YOUR LIFE! BUT DON’T HAVE TIME!

Join us on April 7th in the Carroll room @ 5:30-7PM 33-Day to Morning Glory Retreat

For six weeks, we’ll learn the secrets of the saints to drawing closer to the Heart of Jesus through the Heart of Mary. We will meet on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00 using the book and videos by popular author, Fr. Michael Gaitley. The cost is $25 and registration ends March 28th. For more information about this 33 Days to Morning Glory Small Group Retreat or to register contact Jennifer Marvin at jennifermarvin@sbcglobal.net.

HEALING MASS Words can not express the beauty of each person who contributed to the success of our Healing Mass & Service on Friday, March 11th. From Tim Phillips, our Liturgy Chair, Laurie Flanigan, our hospitality greeter, Brianna and Colin Gallimore, the altar servers, the lector, Ruth Sliger, the Eucharistic Ministers, Marguerite Rhodes & Ron Sliger, Father George, co-celebrating the mass, the beautiful voice of Sherry O'Rourke, our Choir Director and the young musicians that accompanied her and the smiling faces of our Hands of Mary ladies who provided a wonderful dinner following the service. The evening was a reverent holy experience with Father Ubald caring the monstrance around the church healing the over 250 people who attended. The Holy Spirit filled the church especially when people came forth and shared their personal testimonies in response to the healing in their lives. Father Ubald outlined the 5 Keys for healing to take place in our lives. The keys are: 1. Reflect on the blessings God has provided in your life 2. Forgive the persons and circumstances that have hurt you 3. Chase the evil habits out of your life 4. Make a decision to change your life and live for God 5. Ask for blessings from God

For those who attended the evening, please share your healing testimonials with Lynn Pellegrino @ lynn.pellegrino@gmail.com who will communicate them to Katsey Long, Father Ubald's assistant.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL St. Vincent de Paul will be

closing their door at the end of March.

DRAWN INTO THE STORY “We are witnesses!” The scripture readings for Easter Sunday concentrate on details reported by eyewitnesses. Listen carefully and you will be drawn into the stories yourself. Peter reports the good works Jesus did, his death on the cross, and his resurrection. The passage from John’s Gospel has us running to the empty tomb with Peter and John and peering inside to see the cloths used to cover Jesus’ body. Psalm 118 sums up our response: “It is wonderful in our eyes!” What resurrection details do we see in our lives today? How have we died to our old lives and been raised up again with Jesus? Let us pay attention to the new life around us. It is wonderful in our eyes. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Sunday, March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Fifty years or so ago, it was popular to teach that every Sunday is a “Little Easter.” Today, after several decades of intense liturgical reform, it is more proper to think of today as a “Big Sunday.” On every Sunday of the year, the Church is obliged to assemble, keeping the day holy. In most places, we hardly attain the goal of gathering all who are in Christ by baptism. Look around today and see what a Big Sunday looks like! Our tradition speaks of remembering, anamnesis, as the antidote to “amnesia,” the tragic forgetting of who God is and who we are as God’s most beloved creation. On this Easter day, we are at our very best. We remember who God is, and we remember who we are in God’s eyes: beloved sons and daughters, reborn to eternal life in baptismal waters. We rekindle our candles and reclaim our baptismal promises. As a “Big Sunday,” today also reflects the character of festivity and leisure that should mark every Lord’s Day. We wear “Sunday best” today, and we may take some time, especially in the northern states, to stroll through a budding garden. It is truly a “Big Sunday,” and how different our lives would be if we took its values and traditions forward into all the Sundays of our lives. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Matthew 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; John 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Psalms 105:1-4, 6-9; Luke 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Psalms 8:2, 5-9; Luke 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Psalms 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; John 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Psalms 118:1, 14-21; Mark 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 5:12-16; Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; John 20:19-31

To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive

forgiveness of sins through his name. - Acts 10:43

BEGINNING AND END Faith is the beginning and the end is love.

—St. Ambrose

WE REMEMBER YOU, O RISEN LORD We remember you, O risen Lord,

New Covenant at the feast of the cross. Your resurrection dresses the table

for the bread of heaven and the cup of salvation. Blessed are you!

—From Come, Lord Jesus by Lucien Deiss, CSSP, copyright © 1976, 1981, Lucien Deiss. Published by World Library Publications. p.163

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday within the Octave of Easter; First Friday Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter; First Saturday

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

- Psalm 118

ST. MARY’S FAITH FORMATION

St. John’s Catholic School Pre K 2 1/2 years old through 8th Grade

501-624-3171 - www.sjshs.org Mrs. Angela Isaacs, Principal

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL

ST. MARY’S YOUTH

Faith Formation classes are in session. 9:50-10:50AM Please contact Natalie Evans for more information or if you would like to volunteer as a chaperone.

No Faith Formation Classes - 9:50-10:50AM

The Hands of Mary is sponsoring a charter bus to the Door of Mercy on May 7, 2016. The cost is $18.00 per person. We are limited to 55 persons, and will be opening the invitation to others next week. Please call and make your reservation to Janet Borchert 501-416-7952. We plan to leave St. Mary’s around 10:00 AM and should be back around 4:30 PM. Deadline for reservation is April 1st .

Check out our Lighthouse Catholic Media on-line store.

www.stmaryofthesprings.org/ Look for the Lighthouse icon

at the bottom of the Home page

Mark Hart uses Scripture and his experience of surviving an earthquake to share how we can master our fears. He also reveals how our fears will pursue us if we don't meet them head on. Mark encourages us to not only face the proverbial giants in our lives but to slay them as David did Goliath, thereby finding freedom in Christ.

Contact Natalie Evans: 501-545-3064 Email: stmarys.cym@gmail.com

Facebook: St. Mary’s CYM No Youth Ministry on Sunday, March. 27th

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CONVENTION The 108th Arkansas Knights of Columbus State Convention will be held at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs on Friday April 29 through Sunday May 1, 2016. It promises to be an exciting event for the entire family because it is to be held in Arkansas’s #1 vacation destination. In addition to our convention business activities, there are fun events planned for children, ladies and Knights. All Knights and their families are welcome. April 30th the evening Bishop’s Mass and May 1st the morning Necrology Mass will be held at St. Mary of the Springs Catholic Church located only a couple of blocks from the convention site, the Arlington Hotel.

CELEBRATE GOD's GREATEST ATTRIBUTE

ON DIVINE MERCY Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 (Special Devotion at 3PM)

Join us next Sunday to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday at a special devotion at 3pm. Why 3pm? Because it is the hour Jesus died on the Cross. Jesus told St. Faustina "This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world....I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion". (1320) We will recite the Divine Mercy chaplet, venerate the image of Divine Mercy, and have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. For more information about the great graces promised with this feast, please see thedivinemercy.org website.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016 DIOCESE OF LITTLE ROCK

DOOR OF MERCY PILGRIMAGE

Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 1321 S. Van Buren St., Little Rock

Saturday, April 2, 9AM - 5:30PM Door of Mercy & Adoration Chapel - 9AM - 3:30PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation - 10AM - 11:45AM Mass for the Pilgrims - 12 Noon

Sacrament of Reconciliation - 1PM - 2:35PM Divine Mercy Chaplet - 3PM

Vigil Mass - 4:30PM

This event will be repeated on May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 1 and Nov. 5.

Visitors are invited to make a pilgrimage throughout the Holy Year of Mercy to the official Door of Mercy in the Diocese of Little Rock. In addition to days listed here, pilgrims may also make a reservation to visit any time during the Year of Mercy by calling the church office at (501) 666-5073. More details on this can be found at “Divine Mercy Frequently Asked Questions||The Catholic Company.

HANDS OF MARY SPONSORING BUS RIDE TO DOOR OF MERCY

PILGRIMAGE Saturday, May 7, 2016

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