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PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 –4:30 p.m.
Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. Religious Education
Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session
ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino day or night if a priest is
needed in an emergency.1-706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline
We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Thursday at 12:00 pm
St. Boniface Catholic Church
1952 GA Hwy 21 South
Springfield, GA 31329
November 22, 2015
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe
PARISH STAFF
FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON
PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE
KATHY O’SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE BERNIE WEBER, CUSTODIAN
DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF EMAIL [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] WEB ADDRESS
www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISM
Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS
Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date.
Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of
the kings of the earth.
--Revelation 1:5
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Wishing You and Your Family
A Happy and Safe
Thanksgiving
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November
22, 2015
Feast of Christ the King
“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not belong to
this world.” (John 18:36)
How often do we put all our time and energy into
building a kingdom here on earth, forgetting that life
here is short? The real kingdom is in the next life. Yet,
how much time and energy do we invest in working for
that eternal kingdom?
Good question: How much energy do we
A lot of Christians are like wheelbarrows--not good un-
less pushed.
Some are like canoes--they need to be paddled.
Some are like kites--if you don't keep a string on them,
they fly away.
Some are like kittens--they are more contented when
petted.
Some are like a football--you can't tell which way they
will bounce next.
Some are like balloons--full of wind and ready to blow
up.
Some are like trailers--they have to be pulled.
Some are like lights--they keep going off and on, And
there are those who always seek to let the Holy Spirit
lead them!
Nov. 26-Thanksgiving Day
10:00am
AS A Rodriguez, D Rodriguez, & P Rodriguez
EM T Hood, M Huntley, V Singley, & A Seymour
L Robin Smith
G R Castillo & D Robider
U R Lafond & C Reynolds
Nov. 28
5:00 pm
AS P Galasco, J Burdick & M Burdick
EM J Kessler, Don Smith, M Wills, G Hixenbaugh,
& J Hambly
L C Gish
G J Frazier & Donna Smith
U G Liebl & T Liebl
Nov. 29
8:30 am
AS D Lafferty, S Heyman, & B Fogarty
EM T DePace, M Heyman, & A & J Baker
L C Felipe
G B Milne Jr. & D Griffin
U J & M Felipe
11:00 am
AS J Klock, A McIntosh, & T Rafferty
EM K Klock-Powell, G Klock, Jimmy
& Jody McIntosh
L J Williamson
G C Hutchinson & D Gadomski
U Y Carr & Volunteer
This week at St. Boniface Nov. 22-Nov. 28
Sunday: Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
No Faith Formation classes
Family Promise Families Arrives
Youth Concert Band Practice- 12:30-3:30
Monday: Thanksgiving Basket Pick-up-11am-2pm
Craft Group Mtg.-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Mass-8:30 am
Lectio Devina- 7:00 p.m
.
Wednesday: Mass-8:30 am-Followed by Adoration
No Rosary Group
Youth Group-7:00 p.m.
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving-Office closed
Mass-10:00 a.m.
Friday: Mass-8:30 am -No 7:00 pm Mass-
Office Closed
Saturday: Reconciliation - 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Mass -5:00 p.m.
Youth Concert Band Practice- 9-12:00 p.m.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Monday: Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time;
St. Clement I; St. Columban;
Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro
Tuesday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions
Wednesday: St. Catherine of Alexandria
Thursday: Thanksgiving Day
Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Dn 3:52-56; Lk 21:1-4
Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45; Dn 3:57-61; Lk 21:5-11
Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dn 3:62-
67; Lk 21:12-19
Thursday: Dn 6:12-28; Dn 3:68-74; Lk 21:20-28
Thanksgiving Day, Suggested:
Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9;
Lk 17:11-19
Friday: Dn 7:2-14; Dn 3:75-81; Lk 21:29-33
Saturday: Dn 7:15-27; Dn 3:82-87; Lk 21:34-36
Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14;
1 Thes 3:12 — 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
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Dear St. Boniface Family,
You are invited to celebrate the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of St. Boniface Catholic Church,
Springfield on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 5pm mass.
Mass will be followed by a pot luck.
Please come and enjoy the food and fellowship.
Respectfully,
St. Boniface Parish Council
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Your contributions for the weekend of
November 15, 2015
Adult $4,961.11
Children $28.13
Debt Reduction $1,783.00
Mortgage Balance $281,483.71
Bills paid last week $4,949.95
Thank you for your continuing generosity!
Mass Intentions for the Week of Nov.22-Nov 28
Sunday 11/22 +Carmen Bumanlag
Tuesday 11/24 Peace in Family
Wednesday 11/25 +Faithful Departed
Thursday 11/26 Thanksgiving
Friday 11/27 MJ Heyman
Saturday 11/28 +Hugh Reynolds
Religious Gift Shop Come in and check out the religious gift shop for all
your shopping needs. Advent is just a few weeks
away, and Advent Wreaths are available now. Nativi-
ty scenes, and much, much more coming soon!
***SAVE THE DATE***
ST. NICHOLAS PARISH
BREAKFAST, SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 12, 9 AM
Everyone is invited to join in the
celebration! Look for the poster and sign-up sheets in
the foyer after Thanksgiving!
Elijah Cup
This week, the following family is scheduled to take
the Elijah Cup home.
**Mary Jane Heyman-11/22
**Josie Williamson-11/29
If you would like to sign up to take the Elijah Cup home
please fill in the date and mass that you attend on the sheet in
the lobby.
Low Country Boil-Thank You
So many people came out for a night of fun, great food and
good time. The weather was a little chilly, but the fires kept us
warm! A very special thanks to Emma Pazos and Lauren Stark
for preparing the potatoes and onions. The men who set up,
Pat Carr, Mike Felipe and Pat Kavanaugh. The great cooks,
Chris and Bernie Weber, Joe and Robert Colanero, and Randy
Ledet. Lenny Danielewicz for pressure washing the patio, it
looks great! Mike Felipe for getting the shrimp and oysters
from Savannah, Pat Galasco for the music, and to the K of C
for their help. Everyone who provided the amazing buffet of
delicious food. We have so many wonderful parishioners at St.
Boniface, we hope we didn’t miss anyone!
Advent
Next weekend marks the first weekend
of Advent.. So it’s time to get your “oil
changed”. Advent Penance Service
will be held on Wednesday, December
2nd, at 7:00 p.m. Fr. Martino has
several Priests’ who will be available to
hear confession, please make every effort to attend.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be
celebrated on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. This is
a Holy Day of Obligation, we will celebrate Mass
at 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m.
Brick Campaign
Time is running out. Buy a brick for your family or
to commemorate a special occasion or remember a
loved one. Program ends Dec. 6th.
Order forms are in the rear of the church.
78 to receive Bishop Francis X. Gartland Service
Award On Solemnity of Christ the King.
Every year since 2000, the Diocese of Savannah has recog-
nized long-standing service to the Catholic Church in
South Georgia by conferring the Bishop Francis X. Gart-
land Service Award on honorees nominated by their pas-
tors. This year, Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer will bestow
the Gartland Awards on 78 nominees at the 11:30 a.m.
Mass on the Solemnity of Christ the King at the Cathedral
of Saint John the Baptist, Savannah. The award is named
after the first Bishop of Savannah, who died of yellow fe-
ver contracted from those to whom he ministered in 1854.
This year’s recipients from St. Boniface are Cindy and
Mike Felipe.
TRUE STEWARDSHIP
The gospel message proclaimed throughout
the New Testament invites us to live in har-
mony with the world. This is a challenge to
care for the world and be stewards of all that
God has given us. Like generations before us, we are en-
trusted with the care of the earth so that generations to fol-
low may enjoy the same gifts. Sometimes, however, we are
absorbed into the ways of the world. When we are of the
world, we rely heavily on the power of wealth, beauty,
fame, and accumulation of material possessions. We want
earthly possessions and carelessly turn our hearts from the
responsibilities of stewardship and conservation.
The readings today challenge us to walk away from the
world so that we might inherit our share of God’s kingdom.
How we live our lives directly reflects our love for God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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Children’s Christmas Play
Christmas Eve December 24th
During the 5 pm Mass
All Children Kindergarten thru 6
th Grade
Are invited to participate
There will be ONE Mandatory Practice
Children must attend practice to be in play!
Tuesday, December 22nd - 7:00-8:30 pm
All Children who plan on participating
PLEASE SIGN UP On the sheets on the side table in the Foyer
For any information
Please call
Monica & Joe Bahm
728-9007
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Faith Formation News
Celeste Gish, DRE
912-754-1432
Parents, we need your help!
Please encourage your children to practice their prayers
over Thanksgiving break. Our classroom time is lim-
ited, so catechists only have so much time to spend on
this activity.
There is a list of prayers by grade in the literature rack
across from the DRE office. Complete prayer lists are
available from the DRE. Thanks for your help in mak-
ing sure our children learn this important part of our
Catholic heritage.
Food Drive brings in 229 items
Pre-K led the way with 54 items. Honorable mentions
go to grades four and five, collecting 38 and 33 items,
respectively. Thanks, everyone, for your generosity!
Faith Formation class will not be held Nov. 22 or Nov.
29 in observance of Thanksgiving break. Classes will
resume on Dec. 6.
Richard Bender, Ella Bothwell, Gina Vose, Jim Brado, Nicky Broadmeadow, Jonathon Case, Crystal Christensen,
Penny Christol, Charlie Curtis, Kirstie Dahlweiner, Georgia Dahlweiner, Mike DiTomaso, Nancy Dotson, Daniel
Dougan, Sarah Engel, Arsenio & Kisako Felipe, Trinity Griffin, Virginia Hardin, Richard Hardin, David Hardin, Kris-
ten Harrison, John Hart, MJ Heyman, Frank Hester, Hannah Justice, Pat Kavanaugh, Rachel Kavanaugh, Ben Keith,
Jordan Keller Family, Frank Kennedy, Janice Kosek, Tim Kyle, Brenda Liebl Evans, Israel Evans, Vince & Sandra
Mackey, Mary & Ray Massenburg, Henry Matzdorf , David Matzdorf, , Ceatta & Don Mickey, Dolores Miller Family,
Krystal Miller, Mac Mixson, Donald & Gloria O’Connor, Michelle Paoli, Sidney & Faye Pickney, Ann Preston, John
Roberts, Alan Schwartz, Benji Sharrow, Eva Shelley, Robin Smith, Sean Smith, Jack Stein, Barbara Strickland Car-
olyn Stripling, Burr Tolles, Edward Viehman, Greg & Mia Williams, Garry Wilkes, Cory Wilson, Keith Yawn Family
Maj. Brian Healy, USAF, TSgt Brian A. Lafond, Sgt. Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown,
SSgt. Ryan Peters, LSSN Jonathon Benson King, Capt. Thomas Naldrett, Sgt. Steven Liebl, CW4 Scott
Durrer, USCG Recruit Ricky Reese, Pfc Jeremy Hynes, Sgt. Andrew Hamilton, SPC Ronnie Hamilton
CATHOLIC FOCUS
As Catholic Christians we are called by our Lord to con-
tinue our understanding and knowledge of our Catholic
faith, the Sacred Scriptures, and our need to share our
faith with others. These areas are covered in our Catholic
Focus class every Sunday morning at 9:45 AM in the
Catholic Focus room in the Faith Formation building.
We receive our lessons for the week (on a monthly basis)
via email--to download and prepare for the lesson on the
following Sunday. The lessons are based on the Mass
Scriptures for that particular week. We have a catechist
that leads the class as we ponder and discuss how the
Scriptures encourage us to actually "LIVE AND APPLY
THEIR UNDERSTANDING TO THE MANNER IN
WHICH WE LIVE OUR LIVES". Adults of all ages are
welcome. We look forward to meeting and greeting you
as we grow in our knowledge of God's Calling in our
lives-to become the Disciples and Stewards we are
"called" to be. Please stop by and see for yourselves.
WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ANY NEW PARISHIONERS AND ENCOURAGE
YOU TO REGISTER WITH THE PARISH. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE CHURCH
ON THE STAND IN FRONT OF THE CONFESSIONAL. OR YOU MAY STOP BY THE
PARISH OFFICE AND REGISTER MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
RCIA
This week RCIA takes a break for the holiday. May you
and your family have a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving.
Judging Others
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not
condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive,
and you will be forgiven."
Luke 6:37
GRACE Scholars’ deadline is December 15
Attention Donors! Please submit your 2016 tax credit
pre-registrations by December 15. You can pre-
register online at GRACE Scholars’ home page. A pa-
per form is also available. Your contribution will help
deserving children and youth enjoy the blessings of a
Christ-centered Catholic education. For more infor-
mation, contact:
GRACE Scholars
[email protected]
404.920.7900
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Saturday Evenings
5:00 pm Mass and
Sunday Mornings
8:15 am -12:30 p.m.
Please contact Sarah Harrison
for nursery needs during meet-
ings at 828-699-5155.
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