. Saint Aloysius Catholic Church 751 Academy Drive Bessemer, Alabama 35022-5276 Telephone: 424-2984 Fax: 426-5753 E-Mail: [email protected]Website: www.staloysiuscc.org Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (closed for lunch, Noon – 12:30 p.m.) June 11, 2017 The Most Holy Trinity PASTOR Rev. William P. Lucas Office: 424-2984 Home: 424-1839 (e-mail: [email protected]) PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Mrs. Stephanie Gerson 424-2984 (e-mail: [email protected]) CHOIR DIRECTOR Position to be Filled CHURCH SECRETARIES Mrs. Judy Cacioppo 424-2984 (e-mail: [email protected]) Mrs. Debra Albright 424-2984 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mrs. Stephanie Burke 425-0045 (e-mail: [email protected]) School’s Website: www.mysaintschool.com PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Ms. Stacy Small 470-6994 (e-mail: [email protected]) PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Mr. Jim Franklin 491-3099 (e-mail: [email protected]) WEEKEND EUCHARIST Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. (Spanish) WEEKDAY EUCHARIST Monday 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:30 a.m. Friday 8:15 a.m. SUNDAY BULLETIN Deadline for new items Tuesday 4:00 p.m. HOLY DAYS Please check Parish Bulletin SACRAMENT of RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. (or by appointment) SACRAMENT of ANOINTING of the SICK The Church recommends this sacrament to all who are seriously ill or in danger of death. Please call the office. SACRAMENT of BAPTISM Please contact Father Bill for Baptismal Preparation. SACRAMENT of MARRIAGE Couples planning marriage must meet with Father Bill at least six months before your proposed date. Weddings will not be performed after 2:00 p.m. or before 6:30 p.m. on Saturdays. FUNERALS In order to secure the services of a priest or the use of the Church, it is necessary to contact the Church Office before making arrangements with a funeral home.
SUNDAY BULLETIN Deadline for new items Tuesday 4:00 p.m.
HOLY DAYS Please check Parish Bulletin
SACRAMENT of RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. (or by appointment)
SACRAMENT of ANOINTING of the SICK The Church recommends this sacrament to all who are seriously ill or in danger of death. Please call the office.
SACRAMENT of BAPTISM Please contact Father Bill for Baptismal Preparation.
SACRAMENT of MARRIAGE Couples planning marriage must meet with Father Bill at least six months before your proposed date. Weddings will not be performed after 2:00 p.m. or before 6:30 p.m. on Saturdays.
FUNERALS In order to secure the services of a priest or the use of the Church, it is necessary to contact the Church Office before making arrangements with a funeral home.
VOCATION REFLECTION “Come along in our company.” Welcome the Trinity—Father, Son, and Spirit—to guide you on your journey. Listen to these companions on the way. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights of Columbus will meet on Tuesday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the School Cafeteria. All Catholic men of the parish are welcome to attend. Not a member yet? Come as a guest and learn more about the projects and activities of Council #2631! For more information, please call Grand Knight, Joey Ceravolo, at 966-1842. ALTAR GUILD MEETING The Holy Family Altar Guild will meet on Wednesday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call Kellie Whitson at 296-3390 or Vickie Gavin at 451-5318. SECOND COLLECTION The second collection this weekend is the monthly School Subsidy collection. OFFERTORY DURING SUMMER Please remember if you are away this summer to mail your weekly offertory to the Church Office, especially if you are not registered with Online Giving. Summers, historically, have been low offertory months but, with your help, we can meet our monthly expenses. Thank you in advance. TRAVELING THIS SUMMER? For those who will be out of town this summer and would like to attend Mass while away, visit this website to find a Church, Mass times, and even a map. And it’s free! www.masstimes.org. CALENDAR DEADLINE The deadline for submitting information in the July calendar is Tuesday, June 20. CHURCH OFFICE HOURS The Church Office will close at 4:00 p.m. on Fridays during the summer (June through August).
MASS INTENTIONS
June 10 18 ( = Deceased)
Saturday (4:30 p.m.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pam Wallace Sunday (8:30 a.m.). . . . . . .Saint Aloysius Parishioners Sunday (11:00 a.m.). . . . . . . . Anthony “Doc” Mareno Monday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bette Kilpatrick Tuesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankie Cacioppo Wednesday. . . .No Mass (Father Bill on Mission Trip) Novena to Saint Aloysius Begins Thursday (5:30 p.m.). . . . . . . . Barbara Gavin Mead Friday (5:30 p.m.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Adams Saturday (4:30 p.m.). . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diane McDowell Sunday (8:30 a.m.). . . . . . .Saint Aloysius Parishioners Sunday (11:00 a.m.). . . . . . . . . . Mass of Thanksgiving CROSS CATHOLIC OUTREACH Father Tim Ryan will be visiting our parish next weekend to speak at all the Masses on behalf of Cross Catholic Outreach, which was founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in America and the priests and nuns working in the Church overseas in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Central and South America. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME Congratulations and welcome to Allen Rocha, son of Andres and Karla Rocha, who was baptized on June 4. CHOIR DIRECTOR NEEDED Bob Collier has resigned as our parish’s Choir Director. We are searching for a new choir director to help develop the music program at the parish. A weekly stipend is available for this part-time position. If you or someone you know are interested, or for more information, please call Father Bill at 424-2984. PARISH REGISTRATION If you or your family have recently transferred from another parish or have requested offering envelopes and would like to join Saint Aloysius Parish, please complete a registration card and place it in the collection basket or drop it off at the Church Office. Registration cards are located in the Narthex.
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS June 18 – The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
John 6:51-58 PARISH STEWARDSHIP Last Online Year-to- Week Giving Date Offertory $7,053.22 $1,085.00 $170,681.68 Building Fund $1,574.26 $ 280.00 $ 15,061.23 SAINT ALOYSIUS CHOIR The Choir is taking a well-deserved summer break until a new Choir Director is hired. CHILDREN'S OFFERTORY ENVELOPES Saint Aloysius Parish offers boxed children's offertory envelopes for those families who wish them. They are available after the weekend Masses in the Ministries Office or during the week in the Church Office. Please sign the list by the number of the box that you receive so we can properly credit the children who contribute. LABELS AND PULL TABS Please save Boxtops for Education coupons, Campbell’s UPCs, and pull tabs from aluminum cans for our school to redeem items for the students. Place your labels and aluminum pull tabs in the wooden box on the table in the Narthex. Nestle water labels are no longer being accepted. Thanks for your help! PARISH WEBSITE The weekly bulletin, monthly calendar, Online Giving link, religious education information, etc. are accessible on our parish website at www.staloysiuscc.org. Scan from your smart phone for our Online Giving link:
You can also give via Text Message to 205-708-0221.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND SHUT-IN
Recently Discharged From Hospital
Tracy Brooks; Don Graham; Adam Doss; Jessie Riddle
Sick and Shut-in This list is intended for homebound members of
Saint Aloysius Parish. Those from our parish recently discharged from the hospital will be listed
for two weeks. Individuals outside our parish community may be placed on this list for a two-week period only. All the sick are remembered
weekly in our General Intercessions. Myra Antonio; Margaret Blake; Jim Bradley; Barbara Bridges; Pat Clarke; Joan Dawson; Jack & Ginger Dempsey; Rosalie Giambrone; Carl & Lucille Hum; Jerri Jones; John V. Jones, Jr.; Meredith Jones; Edwina Martin; Jo Melton; Leon Messina; Sharon Miglionico; Don Schilleci; Frank Smith; Steve Tate; Irene Tutten; Mark Zito
Nursing & Retirement Homes, & Assisted Living Philip Antonio, Jackie Russo (Self); Rudy Cooper (The Oaks on Parkwood); Claudia Charmie, Charles Pardi, Dorothy Perry (Plantation Manor Retirement); Margie Lee, Kathy Whited, Lori Wieczorek (The Woodlands at Tannehill); Tina Kilpatrick (Maplewood Lane); Bill Vaughan (Brookdale University Park); Jean Contorno (Chateau Vestavia)
If you are or you know of someone on the shut-in list who’s well enough to be removed from this list, please call the Church Office. NURSING HOME AND ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS If any parishioner knows of a nursing home or assisted living resident who is Catholic and is not on the above list, please call the Church Office. VISITING HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES Father Bill would be happy to visit the sick in hospitals and nursing homes if the person or family requests a visit. SICK, SHUT-IN, AND NURSING HOME RESIDENTS If a lay minister is not visiting you on a regular basis, please call the Church Office so we can make the proper arrangements.
SAINT ALOYSIUS PARISH MISSION STATEMENT As Catholic Christians and members of the Parish Family of Saint Aloysius Catholic Church, we are committed:
To provide all our members (adults and youth) opportunities for spiritual development through worship, prayer, religious education and social interaction.
To spread the Word of God and support our Parish Family with the gifts He has given us by using our time, talent, and treasure to His glory.
To strive continually to witness our faith as we journey toward the future that God has promised those who accept His Word.
To reach out to the larger community of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and the world.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Stacy Small, Chairperson Jeff Evans, Vice Chairperson
Geoffrey Bull, Secretary Falencia Marshall Randy Clowdus Patricia Rector Jena Shourds Chris Waits Pat Lambert
E-MAIL PRAYER REQUESTS Prayer is powerful and we need all the prayer warriors that we can get. Sheila Zito e-mails prayer requests for the parish, Mother of Christ Altar Guild, and the Choir. If any parishioner has a prayer request or wishes to be notified of other people’s requests, contact Sheila at [email protected]. SCHOOL REGISTRATION Registration for Saint Aloysius Catholic School is open for the 2017—2018 academic year, including After School Care. For more information or apply online, please visit www.mysaintschool.com and click on Admissions or call the School Office at 425-0045. Summer office hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the following children who received their First Holy Communion on May 20:
Victor Fortaney-Aguilar Jonathan Salazar Arredondo
Isabel Mia Rios Rivera Sebastian Alexandro Rios Rivera
Vicente Rios Rivera Juan Cristobal Trejo
Rosa Maria Trejo Jesús Cruz Xocua
Emanuel Martinez-Xocua Roberto Martinez-Xocua
FIRE OF THE SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP The Lord has blessed each of us abundantly by giving us the gift of His Holy Spirit. Come learn how He desires to work in your life every day. Our Fire of the Spirit Prayer Group meets every Thursday of the month (except second Thursday) in the School Library from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Come join us in prayer and worship and release your gifts of the Holy Spirit! All are welcome. For more information, please contact Kathy Tortorice at 426-1797 or [email protected].
THEOLOGY ON TAP BIRMINGHAM Theology on Tap Birmingham presents “Seminarians’ Stories” on Monday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Buck Mulligan’s (2011 Highland Avenue in Birmingham). Come and get to know four future priests for our diocese: Connor Chandler, Chris Green, Daniel Sessions, and Deacon Jonathan Howell!! For more information, please contact Matthew Gubenski at [email protected]. ONE-DAY RETREAT The Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat in Fort Mitchell, Alabama will hold a one-day retreat entitled, "Pentecost Gift: The Holy Spirit Working in our Everyday Lives," on Saturday, June 17. This retreat will focus on how to recognize the workings of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives through use of poetry, art, and Scriptural references on the Spirit. The presenter will be Sister Margaret Downing, R.S.M., chaplain of a hospital in Columbus, GA. The cost is $50.00 per person. For more information or to register, please call 1-334-855-4474. 13th ANNUAL BINGO LUNCHEON AND AUCTION Blessed Sacrament Parish (1460 Pearson Avenue in Birmingham) will host its 13th Annual Bingo Luncheon and Teacup Auction on Wednesday, June 21 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. There will be good food, Bingo, auction and door prizes, 50/50 games, and a money tree raffle. The cost is $10.00 for lunch and ten Bingo cards. Security will be provided. For more information, please call Jan Joseph at 492-0310. ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY RAFFLE The Italian American Heritage Society is sponsoring a raffle for a 10-day trip to Italy on October 28 through November 6. Destinations will be Naples to the Amalfi coast and Verona. The trip will be hosted by native Italian, Andrea Traina. Each raffle ticket is a tax-deductible donation of $50.00; winner will be drawn on July 9. The trip is valued at $7,900.00. For more information, please call Leon Chiarella at 999-8570 or Joe Lovoy at 230-1127.
MILITARY PRAYER LIST Please pray for our military that have been deployed around the world to fight for the freedom and security of our country, including:
Navy U.S. Intelligence Lt. Paul M. Byrne III Daniel Thomas Luke Reiter
Air Force Army Daniel K. Hicks Joseph R. Chiarella Shea Hicks Alan Chandler Lt. Col. Michael Todd Zach McDuff
Call the Church Office at 424-2984 or send an e-mail to [email protected] with the names of people and their branch of service to be placed on or removed from this prayer list. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the following couples who are celebrating their Wedding Anniversaries: June 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian and Marie Bateh June 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David and Paula Mabrey June 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jimmy and Lena Johnson HAPPY BIRTHDAYS June 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Blanco, Sherman Venz, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Mead, Michael Edwards June 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janie Joiner, Alyssa Barnes, . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Wood, Sheila Batusic, Tom Reid June 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yadira Hurtado-Lopez June 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans, Vic Pocopanni, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Jolivette, Chase Warner June 15. . .Cher Blair, Lorenzo Lopez, Hannah Adcock June 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Brantley, John Celetti June 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Don Brooks, Andrew Pruitt
