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VOL. 3 MARCH 19-20, 2011 ISSUE 11

Welcome to

Catholic Church at Fort Gordon, GA

Scripture All the communities of the earth shall find blessing in you." (Genesis 12:3b)

Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield. (Psalm 33:20)

He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his owndesign (2 Timothy 1:9)

he was transfigured before them; (Matthew 17:2)

when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone. (Matthew 17:8)Reflection

How do you experience Jesus in the transfiguration (todays gospel reading)?

How does Jesus help you to transform your life?

What are you doing/not doing to make your life different this Lent?

The being that is given to me is given with certain possibilities which are not open to otherbeings. And the chief of these possibilities is that I am capable of increasing the intensity andquality of my act of existence by the free response I make to life.

And here we come to the root problem of life. My being is given me not simply as an arbi-trary and inscrutable, but as a source of joy, growth, life creativity, and fulfillment. But the deci-sion to take existence only as an affliction is left fully to me.1

Merton, Thomas Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, Dobleday: New York, 1989, p. 221.Retrieved from For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh ParishVision LLC 2011

Second Sunday of Lent

Q: Why meatless Fridays?

A: Already in the fourth century, there was a

Church law about abstinence (not eating meaton certain days). Wednesdays, Fridays andSaturdays were once days of abstinence in theWestern Church. By the 12th century, this wasrequired only on Ash Wednesday and on Fri-daysto remind Christians that Jesus died onthis day. (Later, abstinence was added in con-nection with a few feasts.)The U.S. bishops decided in 1966 to require

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Parish Staff

and Ministries

Pastor:Fr. Damian Ilokaba(706) 791-4307

Co-Pastor: Fr. Samuel Aniekwe(706) 791-4307

Contract Priest: Fr. Michael Roverse(706) 791-2945

NCOIC: Sgt. Sheronda Williams(706) 791-4308

Chapel Clerk: Vacant(706) 791-2945

Deacons:- George Foster (706) 860-2379

- Mike Marchek (706) 855-2107- David Kriegel (706) 869-9781

PLC: VACANTMusic Director: VACANT

(706) 791-2945MCCW: Dede Obrien

dedems@yahoo.comKnights of Columbus:Ricardo Ruiz Jr. (706) 863-3435 or

ruizrjr@knology.netLectors: Tom Dean

(706) 860-6946Ushers: Ron Shannon

(706) 868-5960

Flowers Ministry: Sherry Wodickaswodicka24@gmail.comEditor: Lola Rivera (706) 860-0604lolarivera@ymail.com

MIKE RIVERA, PRESIDENTriveralejos@yahoo.com

BILL HOLT, VICE-PRESIDENTwilbil56@aol.com

LOLA RIVERA, SECRETARYlolarivera@ymail.com

TINA RABY, FINANCIAL ADVISORgritstwo@yahoo.com

Pastoral Council

fasting and abstinence only on Ash Wednes-day, the Fridays of Lent and on Good Friday.

Earlier that year, Pope Paul VI allowed con-ferences of bishops to select days of fast andabstinence.Why abstain from meat? People like it andnotice its absence. Christian fasting regula-tions once included milk and eggs. Fastingand abstaining show respect for Gods crea-

tion by using it more sparingly at times.Retrieved from http://www.americancatholic.org/

DESIGNATED OFFERINGThere will be a designated offering on March 26-27, 2011 for St Vincent de Paul Good

Samaritan Respita Center Health, Clinic for the Homeless. Please know that this offering isdirected by the office of the Chief of Chaplains. Parish Council Financial Advisor, Tina Raby

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Worldwide Marriage Encounter"So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord". Does your Sacrament ofMarriage witness the Sign of God's love? Let Worldwide Marriage Encountergive you tools to increase your Sacramental Sign. The next weekend is June 10-12, 2011 in Columbia, SC. Early registration is highly recommended. For moreinformation or to register online, visit our website at: wwmes4.org or call Tom

and Kathy Lensie at (864) 576-0416.

Stations of the CrossFriday March 25 at 1800 hrs (6PM)followed by soup.

Lenten RecipesShare their Lenten recipes with the parish. Please

mit them at lolarivera@ymail.com.

Lenten SchedulePalm Sunday

April 17. 8:30am and 10am

Holy ThursdayApril 21 , 6pm

Good Friday

April 22, 3pm

Holy Saturday

April 23, 6:30pmEaster Sunday

April 24, 8:30am and 10am

Pro-Life Mass & RosaryMass First Saturday of each month atSaint Mary on the Hill, 9:15 am. Rosaryat Preferred Health Center right after.

RACHELS CRAB SOUP

Ingredients (Serves 6): (8-oz.) snow crab m1tsp. Diced onion; 3oz. Butter (melted); 3Flour; 1qt. Milk; 2 oz. Bourbon; 2 oz. Cjuice; 1tsp. Dijon mustard; 1 tsp. Lemon juTabasco (to taste).

Melt butter in pot and add onions, saut uonions become translucent. Add flour and stimake a smooth paste, cook for 3-4 minutes

add milk. (Heat milk up first and it will blsmoother). Whip until smooth and bring tboil, reduce heat to simmer, In a separate reduce bourbon 1 minute and add to soup. Aremaining ingredients and simmer soup forminutes. Bon Appetite!!!Rachel, thank you for sharing your recipe

Lenten Reconciliation ServicesOur Parish will not provide special reconciliationdates during Lent. Please know that our Pastor isavailable for reconciliation every Saturday at 4pm and Sunday at 8:15am. Parishioners are en-couraged to use these reconciliation servicesduring Lent. The following are some of the

Lenten Reconciliation services in the Augustaarea:

St. Joseph Catholic Church,

March 28th at 7pm.

St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church

March 28 at 7pm

Boy Scouts Learn Values Based Leader-

ship Through an Outdoor Program.Boy Scouts of America is alive and well in our

community. The BSA has been around for over100 years, instilling inour youth: leadership,life and survival skills,respect, faith, andcourage. The localBoy Scout Troop outof St Mary on the HillCatholic Church isactively seeking newmembership. Please contact their Scoutmaster,Dave Besel, at owls@troop8augusta.com. Youcan also visit their website at: http://sites.google.com/site/troop8augusta

Ministries SponsoringStations of the Cross

The following Ministries will sponsor Stations of the Cross during Lent.

March 25 (MCCW)

April 1 (Ushers)April 8 (RE)April 15 (Youth)

Parishioners are welcome to bring th

soups any day during Stations of the Cross

OUR COMMUNITY /////////////////////////

Adoration on Holy ThursdaThere will be adoration of the Blessed Sacrment following the Mass of the Lords Su

per on Holy Thursday, April 23until midnight. All are invited tospend some time with the Lord,but since the Blessed Sacramentcan never be left alone, we areasking for at least one person tosign up for each hour. The sign-up sheet can be found on the MCCW table the back hallway. Deacon Foster will clowith Benediction before midnight.

Encyclical on Reconciliation & PenanceYou may download a free copy of the Holy Fathers encyclical on Reconciliation & Penance fro

our website (http://stmichaelparishfg.blogspot.com/), or from the following link httpfamilyland.org/PDF_Files/Rec.and.Pen.pdf. Please know that the file is in Adobe Acrobat PDformat and it may take a few minutes to open.

Lenten RegulationsDuring Lent the Christian faithful are to do penance through prayer, fasting, abstinence and by exer-cising works of piety and charity. All Fridays through the year, and especially during Lent, are peni-tential days.

Sundays in Lent are not considered part of the Lenten observance because each Sunday we con-tinue to celebrate Jesus' resurrection. Each Sunday is like a mini-Easter.- Abstinence: All who have reached their 14th birthday are to abstain from eating meat on AshWednesday and on all Fridays during Lent.- Fasting: All those who are 18 and older, until their 59th birthday, are to fast on Ash Wednesdayand Good Friday. Only one full meal is allowed on days of fast. Two other meals, sufficient to main-tain strength, may be taken according to one's needs. But together, they should not equal a full meal.Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids are allowed.

The obligation does not apply to those whose health or ability to work would be seriouslyaffected. People in doubt about fast or abstinence should consult a parish priest.(by Jon Jaklobich) Retrieved from http://www.aboutcatholics.com/worship/lenten_regulations/

WIN a 2011Hyundai Sonata GLS

The Immaculate Conception CatholicSchool Alumni Association at 811 TelfairStreet, Augusta is raffling a 2011 Hyun-dai Sonata GLS. The drawing will takeplace on April 11 at the school. A limitednumber of tickets will be sold. Proceedswill benefit Immaculate ConceptionSchool. Tickets are $50.00 each. Formore information, call the school at 706-

722-9964 or 706-589-6112.

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MEETINGS &

INFORMATION

God and CoffeeAre there questions about your Faithwould like to have answers for? Comeand ask them. God and Coffee andRCIA on Sundays at11:30AM. The locationwhere we used to meet isunder construction now, sowe are using a provisionalplace at this moment. Moreinformation on location during Pulpit

Announcements or contact POC TomDean (706) 860-6946. We truly apolo-

gize for the inconvenience.

Knights of ColumbusPlease know that our meeting inMarch will be on Tuesday April14th, 2011 in Bldg. 13 at 1830.Social and the meeting starts at

1900 hours. Contact the Grand Knight Ri-cardo Ruiz Jr. if you have any question atruizrjr@knology.netor (706) 863-3435.

Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW)MCCW is having a food drive donation for the months of March and April.All non-perishable items will be donated to Catholic Social Services. Please

leave your non-perishable food items in the box at the MCCW table locatedat the back of the church. Thank you!

MCCW Faith Study meets every Monday morning at 9:30, at the religious educationcenter building #13. We then meet for Mass at 11:30 at St Michaels. Contact DedeOBrien if you need childcare.

COMING EVENT!!! MCCW will be supporting the Augusta Care Pregnancy Center

for Mother's Day. More information to follow in the April bulletin.

St. Michaels Choir is

looking for VolunteersSt. Michaels is look-

ing for volunteers thatwould like to share theirtalents and gifts with ourchoir. Singers and musi-cians are welcomed! Askour Pastor if you areinterested.

Altar ServersWe are always in need forAltar Servers. Let us know ifyour son or daughter is consid-ering to become one. Candi-dates need to be in 4th grade orhigher, and have made theirFirst Holy Communion. Please,contact our Pastor if you are

interested.

2011 Roman Missal ChangesThe Third part of the Interactive DVD series on Changes to the Roman Missal will benext Wednesday 30 March 2011 after adoration. Contact Deacon Kriegel if you have anyquestion (706) 869-9781.

Religious EducationRE is in session every Sunday in March.

Please, contact Father Damian if youhave any question/s about our Religious

Education program.

Attention Ladies of the ParishMCCW is currently taking nominations for the new MCCW Executive Board, allwomen of the chapel are eligible to be nominated or nominate themselves for thefollowing positions; President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If youare interested in any of these positions and would like to be considered a candi-date, please contact, Laura Pizzi @ 706-651-0688, Barbara Larson @ 706-592-2220 or Lidia Huter (706) 447-4890` for a job description.

LEM and Lector TrainingLEM and Lector training will be after Adoration on 23March 2011. New parishioners and present parishionerwishing to become Eucharistic Ministers or Lectors are

encouraged to attend this training.

Youth of the Parish

Join us the first Sunday of each Month at10 am Mass.

Youth are encouraged to do the readings, serveas Ushers and present the gifts during Mass. Con-tact our Pastor if you are interested.

April 3rd, 2011 at 10 AM Mass.

Bible Study!!Saint Michaels Bible Study on Tuesdays. The study wi

be using the Little Rock Scripture Study on the Book o

Psalms called Psalms for All Seasons. The group meeteach Tuesday evening in the Chapel Activity Room a7-9 PM. On evenings when showing the series videos, thgroup will meet in Blg. 13 at the Religious EducatioCenter. Contact Tom Dean (706) 860-6946.

Access Parish updates, current newsletters, and more

http://stmichaelparishfg.blogspot.com/

Confirmation 2011St. Michaels Confirmation will be celebrated on Apri27 at 6:30pm. Please, join Bishop Richard Higgins, theConfirmandis, their sponsors and their families in thisspecial day.

Reconciliation andFirst Communion 2011

The children who are candidates to receive First Communion this year will have their First Reconciliation onApril 16th at 10am. First Communion will be celebratedon Palm Sunday, April 17 at the 10 am Mass.

"Lent is not meant to foster morbid gloominess and debilitating self-loathing,

but to thrust us into the heart of Divine love."

Fr. Gary Caster

Military Archdiocese WebsiteDo you need to request sacramental information? Youmay inquire any sacramental information you may need a

http://www.milarch.org

Shrove Tuesday Dinner CelebrationLast Tuesday March 8th, 2011 at 6pm, many of our parishioners met in Building 13 to celebrate Shrove Tues

day. We would like to give a special THANKS toMCCW, Knights of Columbus and Eigth graders CCDstudents that volunteered their time to set up, cook andclean up! They all did a great job! Pictures of the ShrovTuesday Pancake Dinner can be found on our Parish website or by typing the following link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kofc_emblem.JPG

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StewardshipAttendance: 441

Offering: $1,599.36

Bulletin Announcements

Send to lolarivera@ymail.com. Must be submitted by COB Sunday 3 PM.

LITURGICAL LIFE

Weekend MassesSaturday 17:00

Sunday 08:30 & 10:00

Daily MassMon, Wed, Thurs. 11:30

Mon-Friday DDEAMC 11:45

Penance/ ReconciliationSaturday 16:00Sunday 08:15

(Also by Appointment)

RosarySaturday 16:30Sunday 08:00

Communion (Sick/Homebound):Deacon George Foster

Weddings

Deacon George Foster

BaptismsDeacon Mike Marchek

LiturgyDeacon David Kriegel

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)Deacon Mike Marchek

AdorationWednesday 18:30

Religious Education (RE)Sunday 11:30

(RSO and RE Complex)

Christian PrinciplesPage

Quiet Spiritual WarfareThe Good Shepherd Jesus Allows Believers to Recline in Blessed Rest while De-

feating Enemies.

The 23rd Psalm has always been such a source of comfort to many believers. Oneusually would not relate spiritual warfare with this pastoral depiction of the GoodShepherd caring for his sheep. But look at verse five and you find the Shepherd of aChristian's soul is preparing a table in the presence of their enemies. It is in the pres-

ence of enemies that this Psalm has believers reclining at the table of the Lord, asymbolic representation of the cornucopia of blessings available for God's sheep..

Among those blessings is to be led by the still waters, not white-water rapids thatwear Christians out and threaten life and limb. God gives green pastures, nourish-ment and restoration for souls! His rod and staff are a comfort to the Psalmist--representing His authority and protection over His sheep -- an unhappy reality forthe enemies of God and His people.

He anoints my head with oil. This is an anointing of affirmation and honor fromthe Lord. But there also is an anointing to spoil the enemy. Here is a picture of thatvery thing in the 23rd Psalm. The Lord does the spoiling while the believer is at rest,reclining at the Lord's Table! A classic example is Jehosophat's praise band march-

ing forth in worship declaring His goodness and His mercy while the Lord sendsambushments against the enemy troops. They end up destroying each other! Moses'arms are held up so that He is in a position of praise--but also of rest as God routesthe enemy through the Israeli troops. What a classic picture of the total dependencenecessary in authentic intercession.

Believers simply cry out to the Just Judge who Jesus said would act speedily on theirbehalf (Luke 18:7-8). The question in the next verse is still shattering. When Hecomes will He find faith on the earth? Can those who cry out to Him day and nightdo so in rest and in peace that does surpass all understanding? The kingdom is char-acterized by righteous, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit!

So strive to enter into His rest. Strive and rest seem to be like notes in dissonance.

But the striving is simply making the choice to enter into His rest, not into anxiety.There remains a Sabbath Rest in which the promise of rest resides (Hebrews 4:1)Good news has comes to modern-day believers just as it did Israel, but it was notmet with faith. It is those who have believed who are able to enter into that rest.

Psalms 131 portrays a serene scene of a weaned child being cuddled by its mother.The Psalmist has calmed and quieted his soul like this child who is quieted in theembrace of its mother. What intercessors must learn to do is quiet their souls in thismanner. It is not done by some mind trick. One chooses to curl up in the Lord'sarms, as it were, finding the comfort of the Comforter, rather than letting one's mindrun amuck in anxious thoughts.Written by: Larry Kennedy, Retrieved from http://www.sharefaith.com

Pray For Our MilitaryPlease remember in your prayers all those who are deployed and cannot be with theirfamilies and love ones. Remember their families and friends during their deploy-ments too. If your love one is one of them, or you know any deployed military per-sonnel send us his or her name, so we can include it in our daily prayers. Send yourprayer request to lolarivera@ymail.com.

SFC Kevin Sabo

LTC Karl Strellner

Susan Wersal

Kristopher Nichols

CPO Ronny Amaya

COL Mark Ziemba

SFC Nathan Varner

SrA James Varner

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battBe our protection against the wickedness a

snares of the devil.May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host by t

Divine Power of God -thrust into hell,Satan and all the evil spirits, who roam throu

out the world seeking the ruin of souls.Amen.