SAINT BARTHOLOMEW CATHOLIC CHURCH www.StBartsElberta.com Email: [email protected]12795 Illinois Street Father James Dean, Pastor Reverend Mr. Kenneth Kaiser, Deacon Elberta, AL 36530 Cell: 251-504-9062 Home Phone: 251-987-1503 251-986-8142 email: [email protected]Secretary: Paulette Corban Parish Catechetical Leader (PCL): Office: 251-986-8142 Cell: 251-923-9787 Kim Frank (251-424-0103, [email protected]) e-mail: [email protected]Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Monday thru Friday Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 22, 2015 Weekend Masses Saturday 6:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Weekday Masses Tues at 6:00 PM Wed - Sat at 7:30 AM Staons of the Cross Friday at 6:00 PM Confession Saturday 5:00 - 5:45 PM Tuesday 5:00 - 5:45 PM Thursday 6:30 - 7:20 M On Request I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts: I will be their God, and they shall be my people. - Jeremiah 31:33 TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — I will make a new covenant; I will write my law upon their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or Ezekiel 37:12-14. Psalm — Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or Psalm 130. Second Reading — Christ learned obedience and became the source of eternal salvaon (Hebrews 5:7-9) or Romans 8:8-11. Gospel — If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or Liturgy Monday: St Turibius of Mogrovejo (pictured at right) Wednesday: The Annunciaon of the Lord Kaechele Motors, Inc. 25203 State St. Elberta, AL 251-986-5219 Try Jesus. If you don’t like Him, the devil will always take you back. Dear Parish Family, A couple of our own passed from this world recently. Most of you know about David Bio’s bale with cancer ending and his funeral Mass and burial a couple of weeks ago. Our prayers are with his family. And last week, a former parishioner, Mary Ann “Donne” O’Donnell passed away and her funeral Mass will be here at St. Bartholomew Parish this Monday at 9:00 AM, followed by her interment at Prince of Peace Cemetery. May God console their families and friends in their me of loss and may their souls and all of the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. A crew from the Naonal Evangelizaon Teams (NET) is coming to Foley this week. St. Bartholomew is one of the sponsoring parishes of the event. Our NET team has 12 young people (ages 18-24) who will help smulate, encourage and enliven the faith of our Middle School and High School youth this Thursday (March 26 th ) at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish Hall. Many area councils of the Knights of Columbus are generously providing the meal for NET and our youth! It will a fun evening for all involved. If you plan to aend, please RSVP to Philip Wiese ([email protected]or 251-968-7062). May our Lenten disciplines and pracces prepare our hearts and minds for the celebraon of the central mysteries of our faith during the Paschal Triduum! In Christ, Father James Dean God has not gone on vacation And left you in charge. Come in aſter Mass and receive a dollar off of your meal! Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc. Gary Wolfe Owner Gary Simms Manager 2551 S. McKenzie St. Foley, AL 36535 (251) 943-2391 Fax (251) 943-2392 19698 Greeno Rd. Fairhope, AL 36532 (251) 990-7775 Fax (251)990-7776 27409 U. S. Hwy. 98 Daphne, AL 36526 (251) 625-2900 Fax (251)625-2888 25102 State Street Elberta, AL 36530 (251) 986-3071 Fax (251) 983-3073 John P. Werner Thomas J. Werner Ben Werner The Boss: Janice K. Werner Boss in training: Jacy Werner TOM’S AUTO REPAIR, LLC 251-986-5135 11551 County Road 87 South, Elberta, AL 36530 Local Sea- food Tradion since 1973 Locaons in Foley and Orange Beach Foley, Al 36535 RISKS I risk being wrong if I trust too much. But I risk living in torment if I don’t trust enough. - Anonymous Ted Hughes Realtor [email protected]C 251-979-5663 956 West Beach Blvd. F 251-281-2089 Gulf Shores, AL 36542 T 866-948-2651 *If you are new to our church, please fill out one of our registraon sheets available in the rear of the church. To belile is to be lile. S P A C E A V A I L A B L E
Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Monday thru Friday Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 22, 2015
Weekend Masses Saturday 6:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Weekday Masses Tues at 6:00 PM Wed - Sat at 7:30 AM
Stations of the Cross
Friday at 6:00 PM
Confession Saturday 5:00 - 5:45 PM
Tuesday 5:00 - 5:45 PM
Thursday 6:30 - 7:20 M On Request
I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts: I will be their God, and they shall be my people. - Jeremiah
31:33
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — I will make a new covenant; I will write my law upon their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or
Ezekiel 37:12-14.
Psalm — Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or Psalm 130.
Second Reading — Christ learned obedience and became the source of eternal salvation (Hebrews 5:7-9)
or Romans 8:8-11.
Gospel — If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or
Liturgy Monday: St Turibius of Mogrovejo (pictured at right) Wednesday: The Annunciation of the Lord
Kaechele Motors, Inc. 25203 State St. Elberta, AL
251-986-5219
Try Jesus. If you don’t like
Him, the devil will always
take you back.
Dear Parish Family, A couple of our own passed from this world recently. Most of you know about David Bitto’s battle with cancer ending and his funeral Mass and burial a couple of weeks ago. Our prayers are with his family. And last week, a former parishioner, Mary Ann “Donne” O’Donnell passed away and her funeral Mass will be here at St. Bartholomew Parish this Monday at 9:00 AM, followed by her interment at Prince of Peace Cemetery. May God console their families and friends in their time of loss and may their souls and all of the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. A crew from the National Evangelization Teams (NET) is coming to Foley this week. St. Bartholomew is one of the sponsoring parishes of the event. Our NET team has 12 young people (ages 18-24) who will help stimulate, encourage and enliven the faith of our Middle School and High School youth this Thursday (March 26th) at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish Hall. Many area councils of the Knights of Columbus are generously providing the meal for NET and our youth! It will a fun evening for all involved. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Philip Wiese ([email protected] or 251-968-7062). May our Lenten disciplines and practices prepare our hearts and minds for the celebration of the central mysteries of our faith during the Paschal Triduum!
In Christ, Father James Dean
God has not gone on vacation
And left you in charge.
Come in after Mass and receive a dollar off of your meal!
W o l f e - B a y v i e w
Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc.
Gary Wolfe
Owner
Gary Simms
Manager
2551 S. McKenzie St. Foley, AL 36535
(251) 943-2391
Fax (251) 943-2392
19698 Greeno Rd.
Fairhope, AL 36532
(251) 990-7775
Fax (251)990-7776
27409 U. S. Hwy. 98
Daphne, AL 36526
(251) 625-2900
Fax (251)625-2888
25102 State Street
Elberta, AL 36530
(251) 986-3071
Fax (251) 983-3073
John P. Werner Thomas J. Werner
Ben Werner
The Boss: Janice K. Werner Boss in training: Jacy Werner
TOM’S
AUTO REPAIR, LLC
251-986-5135
11551 County Road 87 South, Elberta, AL 36530
Local Sea-food Tradition since 1973
Locations in Foley and Orange Beach Foley, Al 36535
RISKS
I risk being wrong if I trust too much.
But I risk living in torment if I don’t trust enough.
- Anonymous
Ted Hughes Realtor [email protected] C 251-979-5663 956 West Beach Blvd. F 251-281-2089 Gulf Shores, AL 36542 T 866-948-2651
*If you are new to our church, please fill out one of our registration sheets available in the rear of the church.
____________ of Holy Communion__________________________________
3/21 6:00 PM J Akins, M Akins C Warhop B Byerley, A Doege* D & M Krehling 3/22 8:00 AM C Bailey, J Kaiser M Kaiser V Danley J Danley, D Fischlein 3/22 10:30 AM J Madison, M Kaiser A Schaff G Kaiser L & R Krauss 3/28 6:00 PM J Werner, M Akins E Brewer B Wood, B Byerley* D & J Burkhardt 3/29 8:00 AM N & E Weeks T Krehling A Bacher E Frank, T Worsley 3/29 10:30 AM M & E Kaiser G Kaiser O Marquez S & E Carter 4/4 6:00 PM J Werner, J Akins B Wood B Wood, A Bacher* T Feely, volunteer 4/5 8:00 AM J Kaiser, T Worsley M Kaiser D Wallace D Worsley, E Frank 4/5 10:30 AM I McCormick, T Chandler O Marquez A Schaff S & E Carter Check the insert for the Holy Week Schedule This week’s collection counters: 3/22:Y Gruber, A Bailey 3/30 L Kaiser, P Corban 4/5: J Krauss, T Morris 4/12: J & B Byerley 4/20:A Mullek, P Corban 4/26: R & K Krauss
Mass Intentions
3/21 6:00 PM † Karen Linton 3/22 8:00 AM St. Bartholomew Parishioners 3/22 10:30 AM † Teresa Sheehy 3/24 6:00 PM NET Retreat 3/25 7:30 AM † Walter Cummings 3/26 7:30 AM † Fr. Andrew Stauter 3/27 7:30 AM † Fr. Thaddeus Searles, S. T. 3/28 7:30 Am Billy Foxworthy 3/28 6:00 PM † Dottie Dean 3/29 8:00 AM † David Bitto 3/29 10:30 AM St. Bartholomew Parishioners
Upcoming Special Collections (To be taken up immediately after the first collection)
March 22 - Church in Central and Eastern Europe and Africa
March 29 - St. Benedict Scholarship fund.
Stations of the Cross at 6:00 PM on Fridays during
Lent.
EASTER FLOWERS FOR CHURCH
If you would like to purchase an Easter Lily in honor of someone,
contact Jill Byerley or Paulette Corban. The prices are $10.70 for a
small or $19.20 for a large. They may be picked up after Easter.
St. Benedict School News….
As spring flowers are bursting forth in new life, students at SBCS are expressing their growing skills in many ways. PK3 students have planted their own grasses to see how life can grow from seeds. Fourth graders have been doing in depth research about Civil Rights issues. Art students have been painting in water colors and drawing pictures to scale while learning lots of new Spanish vocabulary through books, songs, dances, and games. All students in grades two through seven have been participating in national standardized tests to measure their accumulated knowledge. No matter how this new knowledge is expressed, it is all a reflection of our motto: “Ora et Labora” - Pray and work, to love God and others through academic excellence.
Youth News
The National Evangelization Teams (NET) will be in Baldwin
county for an evening with our youth on Thursday, March 26,
2015 at St. Margaret Parish Hall in Foley. They will host our
Middle School Youth (grades 6-8) from 4:00—6:00 PM. And
they will host our High School Youth (grades 9-12) from
7:00—9:00 pm. Our NET team is comprised of 12 young men
and women, age 18-24. They are a lively & energetic bunch
who employ skits, games, talks to reach Catholic young peo-
ple with the Gospel message. To RSVP (which is needed for
the food) or more information, please contact Philip Wiese at
St. Benedict Catholic School Germanfest April 25, 2015 - Raffle Tickets $100 each
Your choice: 2015 dodge Dart or $20,000 cash
For tickets contact a School Parent or
Francine Carstensen at 251-213-3522
Lindsay Schumacher at 251-583-6352
The Easter Egg Hunt and Family Picnic
will take place on Sunday, March 29,
at 12:00 PM. All are invited to attend!
If your child plans to hunt, please sign
up in the rear of the church so we can make sure we
have enough for everybody. Each family is responsible
for bringing their own picnic food.
Be an Instrument of Peace
The Secular Franciscan Order is an order of lay men and
women who strive to live the Gospel life according to the
Rule of St. Francis of Assisi. Worldwide there are about 700
Franciscan fraternities, one of which meets at St. Lawrence
Church in Fairhope. If you would like to learn more about
the order, please call Jo Godfrey at 251-986-3878.
Sausage Festival Baking
Tuesday, March 24th, 8:00 AM. - Making Kiephel dough balls
Wednesday, March 25th, 8:00 AM - Baking Kiephels.
Wednesday, March 25th, 6:00 PM - Baking cookies
Friday March 27th 8:00 AM - Yeast Breads, strudels and
packaging the baked goods for the Festival.
On Saturday, the Ladies would appreciate any help in the sell-
ing of the baked goods starting with one hour shifts at 8:00
AM until the baked goods are sold out.
As always, we appreciate any goods baked at home. If baked
at home we will package at the hall. Baked Goods can be
dropped off at the parish hall any morning between 8:00 AM
and 12:00 Noon.
Pictures of Parish Functions The Parish Council has been requested to post pictures of parish functions on the bulletin board in the parish hall. Examples of the type of functions are as fol-lows: First Communion, Confirmation, Bible School, church dinners and summer fun days. In order to facili-tate this effort, it is requested that anyone in the parish who takes pictures of one of these events and would like to share the picture with the parish; please send an email with the picture attached to either Carl Klingelberger ([email protected]) or Erin Faulk ([email protected]). We will then print out the pic-tures and post them periodically on the bulletin board for everyone in the parish to see.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every
Thursday after the 7:30 daily morning Mass and continues until
