Saint Matthew Catholic Church 215 Kirkley Road Tyrone, GA 30290

770.964.5804(Office) 770.964.1228(Fax)

www.saintmatthew.us

March 5, 2017

First Sunday of Lent

March 5, 2017 ~ The First Sunday of Lent

Anointing of the Sick—Anyone facing surgery or dealing with a serious illness should contact the parish office or Fr. Kevin for the reception of this sacrament. Anointing before surgery can be done prior to or after Mass on the weekends. Please call the parish office to inform us if you are in need of this sacrament.

Reconciliation—Saturday at 4:15pm or by appointment. Communal penance services are also held twice yearly.

Sacrament of Marriage—Please contact Fr. Kevin at least six months in advance to insure ample time for planning, preparation, and scheduling your wedding.

Communion to the Sick and Homebound—If you or someone you know is ill, in the hospital, or homebound, please notify the parish office so a visit can be arranged. Fr. Kevin, one of our deacons, or an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist will be glad to bring Holy Communion.

Facebook link http://www.facebook.com/st.matthewtyrone/

Rosary Group—Meets on Thursday morning after the 9:00am Mass. Join us in body or spirit as we pray. Call Helen with your intentions: 770-871-6586.

Eucharistic Adoration—First Thursday of each month devotion will commence immediately after the 9:00am Mass and continue until Benediction at 12:00pm. Our Sacristan, Helen Martin can be reached at roscoe20@numail.org for more information.

Membership—Registration forms may be found at the back of the church or by coming to the church office. Please complete the form and give it to a minister of hospitality or a deacon.

Bulletin Deadline—Announcements and notices for the bulletin must be submitted by 10:00am on Monday for the following

Sunday bulletin. They will run for two weeks. Email them to comalley@saintmatthew.us. Announcements received after the deadline will need to be modified to run in the bulletin on subsequent weeks.

Request for Mass Intentions—In our Church tradition no better gift can be given our beloved departed than a Mass offered in their memory on the anniversary of their death, birth, or wedding anniversary. There are forms for scheduling Mass intentions in memory of the departed and special intentions for the living in the pamphlet racks in the administration building.

Stephen Ministry—Are you going through a difficult time? Stephen Ministers are members of the congregation here to help you. We listen, care, encourage and provide spiritual support to people facing a crisis or going through tough times. The care you receive is free, confidential and helpful. To learn how you - or a friend, neighbor or family member - can receive care, please contact Julie - 734-560-9512

Rev. Kevin Hargaden, Pastor

Deacons Rev. Mr. Jim Weeks Rev. Mr. Bill Hampton Rev. Mr. Gayle Peters Rev. Mr. King Cooper Rev. Mr. Leon Roberts

Religious Education Music Clare O’Malley, Dir. Leila Wathen, Dir.

Office Staff Rennie Todd, Secretary

Susana Ikhwan, Operations/Hispanic Ministry

Parish Office Hours Monday –Thursday (9am to 3pm)

Mass Schedule

Monday & Wednesday 7am Tuesday & Thursday 9am

Saturday 5pm Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am & 2:00 pm Spanish

Daily and Weekend Readings can be found at www.usccb.org

Offertory 2/26/2017

$9431.00

Online Giving 2/26/17

$4165.00 SVdP = $247.00

Parish Tithing

Free the Kids 2/19/2017 $1820.00

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Date: Saturday March 11 Sunday March 12 Sunday March 12

5:00 PM 830 AM 11 AM

Lector John Milani Brandon Worrell Kirklen Britt

Susie Morrison Ena Worrell Todd Hamill

Extraordinary Bob Morrison Ada Ngoddy Rick Sauer

Ministers Donna Groover Dennis Norris Rhonda Sauer

Tom Sheehan Donna Norris Annette Ross Shelby Sheehan Chukwudi Osanu Corinne McCune Jack Warber Claudette Roberts Cameron McCune Cathy Prowell Jim Todd Judy Kelley

Ministers of Ken Groover Ken Miller Angela Prado

Hospitality Bill Thornton Bob Todd Olly Larson

Lawanda Wideman Lou Todd Harry Kelley Nailah Wideman Chris Turk Julie Allen

Altar Servers Ryan Main Jessica Buonerba Rhiannon LeFebvre

Collin Sheehan Luke Buonerba David Soberano Connor Sheehan Wesley Buonerba Joshua Soberano

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Mon. March 6 Mass at 7 AM

Tues. March 7 Mass at 9 AM

Weds. March 8 Mass at 7 AM

Thurs. March 9 Mass at 9 AM

Sat. March 11, 5 pm Hugh Weaver

Requested by Suzanne Weaver

Sun. March 12, 830 am St. Matthew Parish Family

Sun. March 12, 11 am

Sun. March 12, 2 pm José Ascensión Nuñez

Please Pray For…

Mary Osborn, Marian Hansen, Doris Cooper, Michael, Frances James, Mary Whittaker, Imoter Mngerem, Jenny Es-sien, A.J. and David Garner, Modesto Samaniego, Nancy Milani, Maureen Lennon, Rosemary Harding, Elmer Hacker, Rennie Todd, Dorothy Todd, Julie and Tom Digby, Jerry O'Malley, Josefina Chavez, John Stanek, John and Connie Gra-ham, Brownlee Graham , Anna & Henry, Chris B & Paul, Mary Jo Dodson, Justine McGuire, Agnes & Joe, Irene Stapin-ski, Walter & Bernice, Paul Messina, Nancy Wood, Sam W, T & J Loeffler, Elaina M Nye, Tamiko Jordan, Mary Rice, Lynn Seth, Faye Lee, Charles Tennessee, Anthony Edwards, Darlene Nollman, Kathleen Rekau, Bob Ailey, Bobbick fam-ily, Nancy Gaul, Tom Wood, Mary Platt, Payner family, Jon Danner, Sam W, repose of the soul of C.Y. Okoro, Judi Oni, Ngozi Ikeme, Mary Jo Shamos, Marty Yarbrough, Janet Cox, Sunni & family, Chris & family, Patrick & Zach, Sean McHugh, Bill Platt, Chris Cudd, Anthony Cannon, Mary Clark, Melanie M, Connie Metzger, Ed & Kathy Schaffer, Chris, Katherine Stein, Tom Nix, Randy Clay, Montgomery State Prisoners, Herschel Coker, Sarah Snider’s family, Cliff, Joe, & Pat Craddock, Micki Ledbetter, Amber Corbett, Hazelwood family, Mia M Hamler, Marcus D Caldwell, Dodson fami-lies, Okwudi Uzoka family, Barb & Harry T, Clyde, Pat Randolph, Washington family, Eileen Ondovchik Shirley Price, Keith Allen, Angie & Carl Dellaquila, Angela & Justino, Beck & Bufano families, Stephanie, Dan, Luke & Lilly, Michael Spataro , Joanna, John, Charlie, & Jack, Steve Massie, Lillian Bosco, and the repose of the soul of Pat Summerville.

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Catholic Counseling –

Ellen Thomas, MS, LAPC Candidate, a Catholic Therapist with Holy Family Counseling Center, provides counseling for individuals, couples and families from a Catholic perspective for the families of Saint Matthew’s Catholic Church. Appointments can be scheduled throughout the week as well as on Saturday. For information and appointments, please call 678-993-8494 or see www.holyfamilycounselingcenter.com

BIBLE STUDY WITH FATHER KEVIN

Continues Wednesdays in the Chapel, at 7:00 pm. We are studying the Book of Ecclesiastes.

All are welcome.

Lenten Penance Services

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at St. George in Newnan at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Holy Trinity in Peachtree City at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2017 at St. John the Evangelist in Hapeville at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Sacred Heart in Griffin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at St. Gabriel in Fayetteville at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at St. James in McDonough at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at St. Matthew in Tyrone at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Our Lady of Vietnam in Riverdale at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at St. Philip Benizi in Jonesboro at 7 p.m.

Fortunate and Faithful Families will host a Lenten Mass and meeting on Sunday March 26 entitled “Building Bridges of Hope and Love in a World of Uncertainty and Division.” Beginning with 11:00 Mass at The Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 48 MLK, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, the meeting will continue in the fellowship hall. (Note: Free parking is available in the deck diagonally across from the Shrine, bring your ticket to be stamped by the ushers). Msgr. Henry Gracz will present on the topic and there will be time for dialogue and sharing. This gathering is specifically planned for parents and families with LGBT members but is open to all allies and friends of Fortunate and Faithful Families. Please join us for this time of spiritual nourishment and fellowship on your Lenten journey.

For further information, go to our website ffatl.org.

Please join us on Friday for a Lenten Supper at 6:30 PM followed by

Stations of the Cross in the Church at 7:15.

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We at St. Matthew want to

communicate more effectively with

you….but we also want to make it

easy for you to control what types of

announcements you get from us and

how you are notified.

To receive notifications via text

message or email, send text

message:

STM3 to 84576.

To download our Parish App, text

App to 88202

You may also sign up for these

services on the homepage of our

website: www.saintmatthew.us

Our Lady of Victory will hold an OPEN HOUSE Weds. March 8 from 9:00-5:30 pm.

Kindergarten and First Grade Admission Screening by appointment only:

Saturday, March 11th 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and Monday, March 20th 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Parents of LifeTeen students:

Time to think about Catholic Heart Workcamp! We are going to Charleston S. C. this year the week of July 9-15th.

There will be an informational meeting soon. A deposit of $100 is

required to hold your spot, with the balance due in 2 subsequent

payments by May 1. Total cost is approx. $400 per student for the week; lodging and meals included. This is a fantastic trip with service

and fun together with Catholic teens from across the U.S. Chaperones

this year will be: Melissa Parente, Cynthia Welsh, and Deacon Leon

Roberts. We welcome an additional male chaperone and driver. If you

are interested in sending your student to Catholic Heart WorkCamp this summer please contact Clare O’Malley in the Religious Ed office.

770-964-5804 ext. 102 OR, comalley@saintmatthew.us

Any person or group wishing to sponsor all or part of a student fee

for CHWC should make the check out to St. Matthew and include a

reference to CHWC SCHOLARSHIP on the envelope. Thank you.

Please consider writing Words of Encouragement to State Prisoners The St. Matthew Prison Ministry would like to share our annual outreach project with our parish family.

This project gives you the opportunity to touch the spirits of GA State Prisoners. This is a quick and simple

way to practice mercy.

On March 4, 5, 11, and 12, there will be volunteers at a table set up in the narthex before and after all

Masses to assist you with these notes. Your notes will be delivered to GA State Prisoners by Paul Caruso of the St. Joseph Cafasso Prison Ministry.

Thank you so much very much for your compassion and support!

Your Friend in Friend in the Narthex is coming

Next weekend, March 11-12, featuring:

RCIA, Friends for the RCIA Journey, &The Over 50 Club.

St. Matthew Youth of the Year: Congratulations to Mary Katherine Garger!

Mary K is a Senior at Northgate HS

Young people are a valued treasure and the future leaders of our Church. The gift of Catholic Education can help foster growth in faith, prayer and knowledge of God.

The Archdiocese of Atlanta and Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School are committed to providing excellent, Catholic education that is available, accessible, and affordable to all Catholics. You are invited to join the Mercy community on Wednesday, March 22nd from 4 pm-6 pm for its annual Spring Preview. Meet the administration, faculty and staff, students, and coaches. Take a campus tour. Discover why Mercy has been providing its students an education that is both truly Catholic and of the highest academic quality for the past 17 years. God bless you.

COMUNIDAD HISPANA PAGINA 6

HORARIO DE OFICINA Lunes a Jueves 9:00am - 3:00pm. Domingos: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Teléfono: (770) 964-5804 BAUTIZOS: Si desea bautizar a su niño/niña favor acérquese a la oficina para llenar el formulario y regístrese en clases pre bautismales. Las clases se llevan a cabo el 2ºdomingo de cada mes a las 12:30pm. Los bautizos se celebran el 3er domingo de cada mes. CONFESIONES: Los sábados de 4:00-4:45 pm MATRIMONIOS: Favor reservar la Parroquia mínimo con 6 meses de anticipación. QUINCEAÑERAS: Pláticas: Luz Moreno 678-830-6978 Reservaciones: en la oficina INTENCIONES PARA LA MISA: Llene la forma verde o blanca, ubicada frente el baño de damas y entrégala en la oficina por anticipado!

Servidores de Santa Misa

2pm Marzo 12

Lectores Víctor Rodríguez

Teresa Aguirre

Yaneth Fonseca

Oscar González

Ministros de la

Eucaristía

Marta López

Elida Hernández

Julia Fermin

Ujieres Jonatán Cruz

Fátima Campos

Cynthia Campos

Sabinne García

Cynthia González

Stephany González

Virgen Peregrina Marzo 12 La Familia

Tiempo de Cuaresma

Estaciones de la Cruz Todos los viernes comenzando el 3 de mar-zo durante el tiempo de Cuaresma: Comida 6:30pm Estaciones de la Cruz 7:15pm

Nuestra Comunidad Hispana es responsable por la comida del 17 de marzo.

Los invitamos a que traigan un plato para compartir

Manténgase en Contacto

Queremos comunicarnos más eficazmente con ustedes. Por eso, junto con nuestra nueva pagina de web, estamos utilizando dos nuevos servicios de comunicación. Para subscribirse para recibir Mensajes de Texto o Correo Electrónico mande un texto a:

84576 con el mensaje STM3

Para descargar la Aplicación de la Parroquia mande un texto a:

88202 con el mensaje APP

También puede subscribirse para estos servicios en nuestra pagina web

www.saintmatthew.us

Charla de Inmigración

El domingo, 26 de Marzo a las 3:15pm, ten el Salón de la Parroquia,

tendremos invitados a dos abogados de la Parroquia para hablarnos de nuestros dere-

chos de inmigrantes y si no tenemos documentos.

Los invitamos a todos a que participen y traigan sus preguntas y preocupaciones para

nuestros expertos.

PAGINA 7

Reflexiones para la Homilía

“No robo ni mato, yo no tengo pecados” dicen algunos; pero hay muchas maneras de matar, que no necesariamente producen la muerte física. Sabemos bien cuando nosotros mismos morimos un poco por descuidos y abandonos en el afecto, palabras hirientes, murmuraciones y mentiras; todo eso va atacando poco a poco a la vida, el sentido de autoestima, la dignidad de la persona; y eso es lo que va contra la voluntad de Dios, que hizo a la persona a su imagen y semejanza. Muchas veces lo sufrimos nosotros mismos y otras veces se lo hacemos a los demás, porque cedemos a la tentación. Las tentaciones no siempre son claras; se basan en verdades, como las verdades que les dijo la serpiente a Adán y Eva, y las que le dijo Satanás a Jesús: verán el bien y el mal. Dios, tu Padre te cuidara. Las tentaciones se cuelan a veces en el alma sin que nos demos cuenta y toman forma de justificaciones que nos parecen validas: “estoy cansado; total, una mentira piadosa no le hace daño a nadie; es que se lo tienen merecido: es que me irritan…” A veces la tentación viene disfrazada como algo inofensivo: otros hacen o tienen algo, que nosotros también quisiéramos; porque en este mundo, ser mas y poder mas parece mas importante. Al final, sin embargo, nos damos cuenta de que la tentación nos ha llevado no a la mentira, sino a la muerte. Nos mentimos a nosotros mismos justificándonos; y, al mismo tiempo, minamos nuestra propia integridad y la de los demás; entonces, ese placer o esa vida que nos parecían tan apetecibles, se convierte en tristeza, desilusión y vacío: es decir, en muerte. En las lecturas de hoy se nos presentan tentaciones de diversos tipos, pero también se nos presenta el modelo de Cristo. Al permanecer firme ante la tentación, al afirmar su identidad como Hijo amado de Dios y su misión de salvación Jesús trae vida y no muerte. Quienes ceden a la tentación, porque piensan que lo que van a hacer les hará mas felices, acarrean sobre si mismos y sobre los demás, sombras de tristeza, muerte y desencanto. Con su ejemplo, Cristo nos da la esperanza y el aliento para afirmar también la imagen de Dios en nosotros mismos y en los otros, nuestra propia dignidad y vida y la de los demás.

Taller de Oración y Vida

Un nuevo Taller de Oración y Vida dará comienzo el Jueves 9 de Febrero

De 7-9pm por 15 Semanas

Los invitamos a que participen en este taller. Para mas Información por favor comuníquese con:

Sonia Fambro 404-840-0571

Grupo Carismático de Oración:

Comienza cada Viernes con el Santo Rosario a 7

pm, alabanza y predicación. Sesión de Jóvenes,

pre-teens y guardería con actividades para niños.

Estudio de Biblia para los Adultos

Los invitamos a que participen en as clases de Estudio de Biblia los

domingos de 12:30-1:45pm

Preparación para Primera

Comunión Las clases de preparación para aquellos

niños que van a recibir la primera comunión son las siguiente

Marzo 8, 15, 22, y 29 de 6:30-8pm

Los Estudiantes de Confirmación

en Covecrest