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St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 25 August, 2019
Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time
6625 Three Notch Road Mobile, AL 36619
Phone: (251) 661-3908 Email: [email protected]
[email protected] www.svdpparishmobile.org
Pastor: Deacon: Rev. Stephen Vrazel Dcn. Gary Vrazel
Liturgy and Sacraments: Saturday Mass: 8:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
Weekday: Monday Communion Service 8:30 a.m. Tuesday – Friday
Mass 8:30 a.m.
Reconciliation: Tuesday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Saturday 4:00 – 4:45
p.m. and by request. Baptism: There is a preparation program for
parents and sponsors. Contact parish office for an appointment.
Marriage: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor at least 6
months prior to the wedding. Please avoid planning a wedding during
the seasons of Advent and Lent.
Eucharistic Adoration: Adoration is every Saturday after 8:30
a.m. Mass until 4:00 p.m. Contact Nita Marston for more information
(251) 222-6239.
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WELCOME: We are happy and excited to have you with us. We would
like to remind you of our Hospitality Desk in the vestibule. Each
week, hospitality ministers are there to answer any questions you
may have about activities and programs we offer. If you are
interested in becoming a parishioner, please stop by the desk
before or after Mass. IN MEMORIUM: Please continue to pray for the
repose of all souls that have gone before us. St. VINCENT de PAUL
CATHOLIC SCHOOL: St. Vincent de Paul School is enrolling for the
2019 – 2020 school year. Forms can be printed from the website
www.svsschool.org. Please send completed forms with registration
payment. RCIA: If you or someone you know is interested in the
Catholic Faith, please come join us. Our RCIA program meets every
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the parish office. If you have any
questions, please contact Deacon Gary at (251) 458-3723. RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION PROGRAM: Classes meet every Sunday after 8:30 a.m. Mass.
Any students from Pre-K through 12th grade not enrolled in Catholic
schools are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions or if
you are interested in teaching, please contact Deborah Stapleton at
(251) 653-0562. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: KoC council 7270 meet the
first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
SPAGHETTI DINNER/TRIVIA NIGHT: August 30th at 6:00 p.m. Dinner
will be $5.00 a plate. Trivia entry fee of $10.00 and will start at
7:00 p.m. MEAT SALE: September 21st from 10:00 a.m. until Noon. The
council will be selling ribs and Boston butts. Ribs $25.00 / Boston
Butts $35.00 / Combo $50.00
MEN OF ST. JOSEPH: Meet every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at the de
Paul center. LEGION OF MARY: Meet every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at
the parish office conference room. St. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY:
Meet second Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. in the de Paul
center. SVDPS FOOD PANTRY: Open on the second Thursday of the month
from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. PARSH ADVISORY COUNCIL: Meet every
third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. MASS
SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS: Sun, August 25: 8:30 a.m. Pro Populo 11:00
a.m. Marsha Gilmore Mon, August 26: 8:30 a.m. St. Mary of Jesus
Crucified Tues, August 27: 8:30 a.m. St. Monica Wed, August 28:
8:30 a.m. St. Augustine of Hippo Thur, August 29: 8:30 a.m. Stewart
Thames J.R. Fri, August 30: 8:30 a.m. St. Fiacre (School Mass) Sat,
August 31: 8:30 a.m. Pro Populo 5:00 p.m. St. Cyprian of
Carthage
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND: Richard Smith III; Rose
Murphy; Bob Hamilton; Alba Driscoll; Mary Galle; Carol Hovell; Tony
Laster; Lanie Andress; Sherry Langham Hicks; Carolyn Barton; Lela
Kern; Jennifer McIntyre; Penny Townsend; Bill Floyd; Gene Logan;
Nelson & Brenda Nelson; Ginny Steel; Karen Williams; Gavin
Carter; Hartley Grace Georges; Jeb Shell; William Manning; Lester
Comeaux; Catherine Shields; Margaret Davis; Jason Sommer; Larry
Alston; Elizabeth McCormack; Sam Lott; Margo Nabors; Jim Thomas;
Linda McCarthy; Tommy Blaual; Wayne & Louise Clark; Tish
Mitchell; Marilyn Gattie; NICU Babies; Blair Bullock; Charlie Reed;
Elaine Parker; Carol Clackler; Jerry McCullum; Mark, Mark Jr.,
& Emma Dean; Cindy Deese; Betty Norton; Lisa Simison; Lisa
Murphy; Felix Cirlot; Ray & Sylvia Robidoux; Jackie Ramirez;
Ashley McCarthy; David Roberts; Carol Davis; Margaret Cannon;
Alyssa Thornton; Willie & Peggy McDonald; Kathy Bekurs Mullins;
Patricia McGowan; Dominic Anglin; Elison Adams; Braeden DeLong;
Owen Erion; James England; Charlie Elliott; Lauren Sibley; Madeline
Watt; Austin Reed; Edwin Booth; Joyce Ducote; Margaret Wilcox; Chad
Costes; Susan Waki; Paisleigh Faith Mack; Paige Jordon; Jim Carol;
Connor Weed; Joyce Zirlott; Jay Weish; Tom Murphy; Eileen Talbott;
Julie Cannon; Ronnie Murf; Robyn Nelson; Pablo Cedano; Winnie
Klaus; Steve Satterlee; Heather Satterlee; Patricia Narog; Edward
Heigle; Margie Hannon; Msgr. Maurice Shields; Cheryl Williams; Fr.
Frank Sofie; Daniel Dorriety; Rosemary Bozek; Frank and Jackie
Brown; Tommy Impastato; Eugene Loeffler; Anthony Stiell; David
Mabry; Matthew Baker; Dianne Scott; Charlie Alexander; Dan Morton;
Donna Welch; Michael Lambert; Carol Conner; Kathy & Steve Rush;
Madison Rush; Logan Rush. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY: William
Langley; James Sudduth Alexander; Ethan McCune Alexander; Michael
Salter; Daniel Lowe; William Manning; Nathan Norton; Daniel Gray;
Nathen Sweeny; Ian Nichols; Tom Perez; Charles Desselle MINISTRY
SCHEDULES: 31 Aug 1 Sep 8:30 1 Sep 11:00
Lectors: R. Walters/D. Durick. T. Dorriety/D. Puhr P.
Weatherford/T. Vance EM’s: A. Motykiewicz B. Cotton G. Lundy L.
Motykiewicz M.J. Cotton L. McNicoll *C. Helton *S. Rockhold *J.
Donivan Gift Bearers: Cotton Family M/M D. Poiroux Wilcox/VanCleave
Family Altar Servers: K. Lee C. Travis M. Williams
A Crews Luca Fresolone G. Molyneux J. Sommer E. Hurm J. Paul
Tiemann
PARISH SUPPORT: August 18 collections $5498.00 St. VINCENT de
PAUL SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Scout Round Up – Open to K through 5th
grade boys and girls (school and parish). Will be held in the
parish hall on Wednesday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. After School Clubs
– Clubs will be starting after Labor Day (just enrolled students).
Information will be sent home on Wednesday, August 28. Facebook -
@svsschoolmobile Twitter - @vincent_school
SPIRIT AWARD: St. Vincent de Paul spirit award is awarded this
month to Clara Jernigan. Clara took an active roll in the planning
of Margie Woolsey memorial service. She is the treasurer of the
Altar Society. She cleans and prepares altar linens every week. She
is always there to decorate and prepare for liturgical seasons. She
prepares meat and helps with bereavement receptions. Thank you,
Clara, for all you do for our parish.
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SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Tarcisius
Tarcisius was a twelve-year-old acolyte during one of the fierce
Roman persecutions of the third century, probably during that of
Valerian. Each day, from a secret meeting place in the catacombs
where Christians gathered for Mass, a deacon would be sent to the
prisons to carry the Eucharist to those Christians condemned to
die. At one point, there was no deacon to send and so St.
Tarcisius, an acolyte, was sent carrying the “Holy Mysteries” to
those in prison.
On the way, he was stopped by boys his own age who were not
Christians but knew him as a playmate and lover of games. He was
asked to join their games, but this time he refused, and the crowd
of boys noticed that he was carrying something. Somehow, he was
also recognized as a Christian, and the small gang of boys, anxious
to view the Christian “Mysteries,” became a mob and turned upon
Tarcisius with fury. He went down under the blows, and it is
believed that a fellow Christian drove off the mob and rescued the
young acolyte.
The mangled body of Tarcisius was carried back to the catacombs,
but the boy died on the way from his injuries. He was buried in the
cemetery of St. Callistus, and his relics are claimed by the church
of San Silvestro in Capite.
In the fourth century, Pope St. Damasus wrote a poem about this
“boy-martyr of the Eucharist” and says that, like another St.
Stephen, he suffered a violent death at the hands of a mob rather
than give up the Sacred Body to “raging dogs.” His story became
well known when Cardinal Wiseman made it a part of his novel
Fabiola, in which the story of the young acolyte is dramatized, and
a very moving account given of his martyrdom and death.
Tarcisius, one of the patron saints of altar boys, has always
been an example of youthful courage and devotion, and his story was
one that was told again and again to urge others to a like heroism
in suffering for their faith. In the Passion of Pope Stephen,
written in the sixth century, Tarcisius is said to be an acolyte of
the pope himself and, if so, this explains the great veneration in
which he was held and the reason why he was chosen for so difficult
a mission.
