St. Gerard Mission Church: Phone, 386-426-0930 / Location, 3171 S. Ridgewood Ave., Edgewater, FL 32141
Please visit our website: stgerardsedge.com
SAINT GERARD MISSION
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School and St. Gerard Mission __________________________________________________________ 2
Welcome to Sacred Heart Catholic Church & St. Gerard Mission Church
We are delighted to welcome everyone who has come to share a Eucharistic meal with us today. Whether you are a family member, a friend, a familiar face, or a visitor, know that your presence
enlivens our Eucharistic celebration and our community. We are glad you are here. The Redemptorist Community of Sacred Heart Church & St. Gerard Mission
St. Gerard Mission Masses: All administration is at Sacred Heart Parish Office Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm Sunday: 10:00am Wednesdays: 9:00am First Friday: 9:00am Holy Days: 9:00am
Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00—3:45 pm Thurs. before 1st Fri. 4:00—5:00 pm
Sacred Heart Goal: $109,585.00 Registered Families: 944 If each family would contribute $116.09we would meet our goal.
I ask that you please pray about how much you would like to contribute this year. Remember no amount is too small. Lastly, I ask that you pray for the success of our Catholic Appeal.
In the Redeemer,
Our Weekly Offering - April 10, 2016
Offertory Income Last Week $ 11,563.00 Online Giving this Week $ 585.00 Seminarian $ 2,309.00 Total Income $ 14,457.00
Attendance This Week: 1,059
Bible Study The Thursday Morning Bible study group
has stopped for the Summer. It will resume in the Fall. Have a great
summer.
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Mass Intentions
Saturday April 16 7:00am +Rosanne McGuigan by Family 4:00pm + Linda Defino by Kish Family
Sunday April 17 7:00am +Irene Kajawa by Daughter Terri 9:00am Patrick Finnick by Joanne Finnick 11:30am +Barbara Casto by Tina & Lindsay Carr
Monday April 18 7:00am +Michael Oliveto by Lori & Frank Oliveto 11:00am +Joseph Schmizzi by Wife, Zena
Tuesday April 19 7:00am +TiTi Lydia Rodriguez by Randy & Bonnie Radke
11:00am +Evelyn Kellogg by Husband, John
Wednesday April 20 7:00am +Umile & Tiami by Families 11:00am +Richard Condon by Chuck & Rita Jordan
Thursday April 21 7:00am +Deceased Family Members by Merle Lorraine Townley 11:00am +Eileen Lamanna by Katie Connor
Friday April 22 7:00am +John Maters Diane Shelby 11:00am Fr. George Rosarion by Legion of Mary
Saturday April 23 7:00am +Pete Waters Lori & Frank Oliveto 4:00pm +William Cudak by Family
Sunday April 24 7:00am +Anthony North by Earl & Betty Carty
9:00am William & Joanne Finnick by Joanne Finnick 11:30am +Mertelle Daly by Joanne Finnick
+ Cross indicates the person is deceased. No cross the person is alive.
THE SHEPHERD’S FLOCK In Christian art, the earliest depictions of Jesus Christ were not of his crucifixion or of his resurrec-tion. The first known renderings of Jesus show him as the Good Shepherd, the image put before us in today’s readings. In the Gospel passage Jesus re-veals that he is the shepherd and his followers are his “flock.” In the first and second readings, we are told more about the flock. The passage from Acts as-sures us that both Jews and Gentiles are called to follow Jesus. It is faith, not birthright, that makes us part of the company of believers. In the passage from the book of Revelation we learn that the flock that follows this Lamb of God will also be washed in his blood. They will endure a time of trial before they enjoy eternal life. Be assured of the promise, we are told, but know there is a price to be paid.
First Reading — The Jews angrily reject Paul and Barnabas’ preaching. They then turn their energies to the Gentiles (Acts 13:14, 43-52).
Psalm — We are his people, the sheep of his flock (Psalm 100).
Second Reading — John envisions a great white-robed multitude standing before the throne and be-fore the Lamb. (Revelation 7:9, 14b-17).
Gospel — My sheep hear my voice; they follow me. I give them eternal life (John 10:27-30).
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Events Calendar
Sunday, April 17 10:00am Breakfast/Coffee & Donut
Monday, April 18 No School 7:30am Rosary 10:30am Rosary 6:30pm Knights of Columbus Meeting/KH 6:30pm Bingo
Tuesday, April 19 7:30am Rosary 9:00am Senior Exercise / Knights Hall. 9:00am Legion of Mary / Conference Rm OLPH Novena after 11am Mass 10:30am Rosary
Wednesday, April 20 7:30am Rosary 10:30am Rosary CCW 3:00pm Junior Legion of Mary/SH 3:00pm Ballet/Knights Hall 7:00pm Bible Study/Social Hall
M o n d a y N i g h t s – d o o r s o p e n a t 5 : 0 0 p m 6 : 3 0 p m E a r l y B i r d & 7 : 0 0 p m R e g u l a r G a m e s
B i n g o F r i d a y 1 2 : 3 0 p m D o o r s o p e n a t 1 1 : 3 0 a m
Centering Prayer
Thursday Evening 6:00pm in the Chapel
All are welcome.
Vacation Bible School At “Barnyard Roudup BVS”, your children learn that Jesus gathers us together!
In Barn Raising, children learn that Jesus gathers us together. Now and forever, Jesus cares for us, provides for all our needs, leads us, and forgives us. Jesus is our Savior!
Get moovin’ and groocin’ as your children discovers that Jesus knows them by name, rounds them up, and brings them home!
SACRED HEART VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL— June 20—24, 2016 from 8:00AM—12:00 noon
Registration forms may be picked up from the parish office, Sacred Heart Catholic School, and the entrance table at Church narthex.
Donations of crafts and art supplies like glue sticks, yarn, crayons, popsicle sticks, glitters, scissors, etc. are welcome.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. As you plan for summer, please consider helping out and make a difference in our children's life. Training will be provided for both adult and youth volun-teers. High School students who need service hours are welcome.
For inquiries, please contact Maria Bilodeau via email at [email protected] Office : 386-410-5947 ext. 1009 Cell # - 386-690-4023
First Holy Communion Dates to Remember
April 16, 2016 - 9:00 to 11:00 AM - Mandatory Session for Par-ents and Children, Social Hall
April 30, 2016 - 9:00 AM to finish. - Rehearsal for Children and Parents, Sacred Heart Church
May 1, 2016, 9:00 AM Mass - FIRST EUCHARIST
For inquiries, please contact Maria Bilodeau via email at : [email protected]
Please keep our First Communicants in your prayers.
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Fr. Downe y Council #4934
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOOD CATHOLIC MEN Those of you, who are interested in learning more about , supporting or joining the Knights, please call the
Grand Knight Barry Candage at (386) 307-0062 Do you need a tax write off? Do you have an old eye sore sitting in your driveway that you want to get rid of? We are in need of your used or unwanted boats, cars, or property that we would use to raffle off and the mon-
ey from the proceeds can go to the charity of your choice, or for the knights to support their various endeavors .
Meeting Nights The Knights meet each month on the 3rd. Monday at 7:00pm in the Knights Hall.
All Knights are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Knights of Columbus
2ND ANNUAL K of C Scholarship Raffle
IS UNDERWAY!
Tickets are $20-available after Weekend Masses & Parish Office during the week. Proceeds support scholarships for:
Sacred Heart School, And New Smyrna Beach, Fr. Lopez & Mainland
High School Graduating Seniors.
Pastoral Council The parish pastoral council is a leadership community of faith comprised of the pastor, parish priests, deacons, religious and lay persons. It is a reflection of the parish community and serves the entire parish community. Its leadership is marked by a spirit of collaboration and by the pastor’s positive, enthusiastic and understanding involvement in the work of the council. At baptism, each one of us is called to bring the eternal and unchanging message and mission of Jesus Christ to the people. The main purpose of the parish pastoral council is to provide direction for the parish based upon the presence of the Holy Spirit dwelling in the community. The main task of the council is formulating and implementing parish policies and plans, as well as coordinating all parish activities. It is to be remembered, of course, that the parish pastoral council is accountable to the parish which it serves and to the larger Church of which it is a part. Each parish has two basic purposes:
1. To enkindle a deeper faith in the heart of its members through Word, Sacraments and Service. 2. To lead its members to participate actively in the mission of Jesus to the world. 3. To harmonize its ministries to the mission of the Catholic Church.
Your help is needed in nominating people that you think would be good in representing the parish and guiding the pastor. On a piece of paper please print the persons name and phone number and submit it in the collection basket or you may turn it in at the parish office. All names must be submitted by Next Weekend April 24, 2016. Thank you for your support.
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Prayer for Vocations Send forth Your Spirit, Lord, into the hearts of Your faithful people, that we may be curious of our vocation to holiness and service to others. Grant that many of us may dedicate our selves to You through the priesthood, religious life, and lay ministries. We pray for the needs of our parish and diocese. Grant that we may always have sufficient good and holy priests and deacons, dedicated sisters and brothers, and committed lay ministers to serve our communities. We pray too for the Redemptorists, that generous men may join them to become zealous missionaries, preaching the Gospel in word, and action to the most abandoned, especially the poor. We make this prayer through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
Vocations to the priesthood and religious life are a priority within the Diocese of Orlando. Today, as we experience a growing populations in Central Florida, we are also experiencing an increase in vocations, partly because of the prayers of our faithful for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
I ask that you pray for an increase in vocations, pray for our seminarians as they grow in their formation. Pray for parents that they will encourage their children to consider the possibility of a vocation to religious life. Pray for children that they will discern the call of God and say yes. Lastly we pray for our priests and religious sisters & brothers as they continue to lead the people of God. I ask that you pray daily for vocations. There are many ways you can pray for vocations, such as praying the Rosary, or Chaplet of Divine Mercy, receiving Communion or participating in the celebration of the Mass with a vocations intention.
Jesus said to his disciples, “Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.” (John 13:34) God calls each of us to a future of love. To give ourselves as a gift to God as Jesus did when he died for us on the cross is the way to true joy. May our prayers for vocations lead those who hear the call to serve the Lord in this special way to say YES and may our prayers support them on this journey.
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Religious Article Store
Is open after the weekend masses, in the Knights building. Stop by and check out our assortment of gifts, for First Communion, Mother’s Day, Graduation, Greeting Cards, and gifts for all occasions. Stop by and see what items are on sale and what new items we have arrived.
We are currently seeking candidates for the position of Knights of Columbus Field Agent in your area. If you are a self-motivated, people oriented person looking for a great career; this full-time insurance sales position could be for you. The position offers full benefits, including Health and Dental Insurance, and a non-contributory retirement plan. If you are interested or know of someone that is a member or qualifies for membership and would like an exciting career, please call Jim Spinelli at (352) 873-9417 or e-mail [email protected].
Retirement Party Last Sunday after the 9:00am Mass we had a party for Pat Adams and Elsa Romo where many parishioners came out to wish them well. It was joyous yet sad all rolled up into one. Elsa had been working with us for 23 years and Pat for 21. May the Lord continue to bless them and may Mary our Mother of Perpetual Help walk with them on this new journey of faith bringing them closer to her Son and our Savior Jesus who is the Christ.
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ST. GERARD MINISTRIES LITURGICAL MINISTRIES Altar Servers Joe Favaloro 428-7640 Altar Ministry Annie McDevitt 427-4604 Eucharistic Ministers Jan Ford 228-7004 Readers/Commenta Kathy Ackerson 427-2464 Music/Choirs Darryl Greeley 428-6426 Ushers Felice Albanese 427-6682 PRAYER MINISTRIES Rosary (Marian Movement Of Priests) and Chaplet of Divine Mercy Grace Albanese 427-6682 Cursillo Beth Burns 386-316-7600 STUDY GROUPS Small Church Communities Library Ministry Jacqy Gawdun 386-689-1922 OUTREACH MINISTRIES Communion for the Homebound Parish Office 428-6426 Welcome Ministry Marge Cyr 428-0025 Bereavement Ministry Parish Office 428-6426 Society of St. Vincent de Paul Barbara Hortsing 426-0882 Knights of Columbus. (Fr. Dillon Council) John Gawdun, GK 386-314-6536 SERVICE MINISTRIES Maids of Martha Grace Albanese 427-6682 Maintenance Bob Burns 386-690-2904 Kitchen Hospitality Beth Burns 386-316-7600
St. Gerard Events April 18, 2016—April 24, 2016
Monday, April 18 9:30 am Rosary (Marian Movement of Priests) & Divine Mercy Chaplet Tuesday, April 19 6:30pm St. Vincent de Paul General Meeting St. Gerard’s
Wednesday, April 20 9:00 am Mass
Thursday April 21 6:00 pm Cursillo Mass 6:30 pm Ultreya /St. Gerard’s
Friday, April 22 4:00 pm Cursillo Grouping
Saturday, April 23 2:45 pm Saturday Choir – Practice 4:00 pm Reconciliation 4:00 pm Rosary 4:30 pm Vigil Mass
Sunday, April 24 8:30 am Sunday Choir – Practice 9:30 am Reconciliation & Rosary 10:00 am Mass (Knights of Columbus Corporate Communion)
SATURDAY VIGIL MASS, April 16 4:30pm +Dann & Todd Mathison by Mother, Barbara
Sunday, April 17 10:00am +Michael Billick by Family
Wednesday, April 20 9:00am +Matthew Falk by John & Shirley Brzozowski SATURDAY, April 23 4:30pm +Catherine Orenzo by Parish Office Staff
Sunday April 24
10:00am +Deceased Knights of the Fr. Dillion Council Cross + indicates the person is deceased. No cross the person is alive.
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Please pray for the following Members of the U.S. Military with ties to our parish:
Bo Falkey—Jack Meyer Ryan Carter—Dan Baetge—
Dr. Louis Moyer If you have members of the military you’d like
us to
Offertory Income Last Week………… $ 3,284.00 Online Giving this Week ……………. $ 15.00 Seminarians $1,451.00 Total Offertory Income ………………. $ 4,750.00 Attendance This Week: ..................................... 433
Our Weekly Offering Week of April 10, 2016
St. Gerard Goal: $33,003.00 Registered Families: 385 If each family would contribute $85.72 we would meet our goal.
I ask that you please pray about how much you would like to contribute this year. Remember no amount is too small. Lastly, I ask that you pray for the success of our Catholic Appeal.
In the Redeemer,
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Knights of Columbus News Fr. Michael Dillon Council #13989
Grand Knight John Gawdun III Please visit our website at kocedgew.org
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR GOOD CATHOLIC MEN If you feel in your heart it’s important to form good and lasting friendships, invest time in helping the Church, and those less fortunate, the Knights of Columbus is for you. Those of you, who are interested in learning more about the Knights, please call the Grand Knight @ 386-314-6536.
St. Gerard Small Church Community Group Meetings 2015—2016
All are welcome to join at any time. Call the facilitator in charge of the day you desire to meet.
Monday 1:00 pm St. Gerard Church T. Murray Group 428-4510 1:00 pm St. Gerard Church J. Crotty Group 290-2986 Tuesday 9:30 am Call for location Lambert Group 428-3225 Wednesday 9:45 am Albanese Home Albanese/Grealis Group 427-6682 /423-7505 2:00pm Frey Home Frey Group 426-2273 7:00 pm St. Gerard Church Martin Group 882-0603 Thursday 1:00 pm Call for location Butt/Fiumara Group 427-2635 or 428-1389
Friday 7:00 pm Call for location Koehler Group 423-3729
NOTE FROM LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE: Please take the time to give us your ideas and suggestions. We prayerfully consider each item and implement what we can. A “Suggestion Box” is located in the foyer for your convenience. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.
Communion Delivered To Homebound After St. Gerard Masses
A significant number of our Parish Community are no longer able to go to Mass on a regular basis. We wish to assure these folks that they remain an important part of our faith community. Our Eucharistic ministers to the Sick
distribute the Eucharist, pray and share scripture readings and act as links to the parish assembly by bringing a parish bulletin and sharing parish news and concerns. Please pray for the success of our outreach ministry. For further information Ministry to the Sick at St. Gerard’s or to request a visit, please contact the parish office at 386-428-6426.
MEMORIAL BRICK PROGRAM – SPONSORED BY OUR COUNCIL You can memorialize a loved one with a brick to be placed on the path of our shrine at the entrance of St. Gerard.
Order forms with prices and instructions can be found in the vestibule of the church. Completed forms can be giv-en to any usher, any Fr. Dillon K of C Council Brother or mailed.
Spring Fling
Dinner Dance Saturday April 30, 2016 5:30pm—10:00pm To be held at Hollister Hall 215 Palmetto Street, NSB To benefit:Community Hot Meals Program & Honor Flights for WW II Vets Music and dancing, 50/50 & Silent Auction Tickets: $25.00 full table of (8) $175.00
ALUMINUM POP TAB COLLECTION Our Council’s collection of aluminum POP TABS far exceeded our expectations this year since we started so late. Our collection tub was full to the brim plus (3) large freezer bags; “our tub truly runneth over”. See picture on the bulletin board in the vestibule. Heartfelt thanks to all of you who have saved and brought in their POP TABS for the Ronald MacDonald Houses. Please don’t stop;
we’re now collecting for 2017. Thank you.
Carol Hummel (386) 427-8456
Society of St. Vincent de Paul News
MEETING NOTICE A St. Vincent de Paul general meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Gerard Church. All parishioners of Sacred Heart and St. Gerard’s are welcome to attend.
SUPER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Do you enjoy working with numbers? The St. Vincent de Paul Conference of St. Gerard's and Sacred Heart is in need of a bookkeeper/accountant to take the place of our current volunteer who is "retiring" after six years of service. The position requires about 2 hours work per week, and additional time at the end of each month to write checks and prepare brief financial summaries. Full training provided. RSVP to Barbara Hortsing 426-0882 or 402-4352.
