LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday .................................................... 5 pm Sunday ......................... 8 am, 10 am & 12 noon Weekdays............................. See inside bulletin Holy Days ............................ See inside bulletin RECONCILIATION 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month ........ 3:30 pm or by appointment HOLY ROSARY 1st Saturday of the month .................... 4:15 pm OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday .......................... 9 am–4 pm Friday..........................................9 am–12 noon PARISH STAFF Rev. Esteban "Steve" DeLeon ................ Pastor Jean Choplinsky .......... Business Administrator Jeanine Ritz............. Religious Ed Coordinator Nancy Liette ....... Youth Ministry Coordinator Bryce Miller ....................... Music Coordinator Geri Tarkington ........ Baptisms, Marriage, and Funerals Virginia Mollner ........ Social Ministry Director Jessica Kwiatkowski .......................... Secretary Grace Jones ...... Receptionist & Liturgy Coord. Tony Lewis ...................................... Custodian Sharon Lewis ............................. Housekeeping STAR OF THE SEA CATHOLIC SCHOOL 309 15th Street • Virginia Beach, VA, 23451 Website.............................. www.sosschool.org Phone .......................................... 757-428-8400 Fax .............................................. 757-428-2794 Dr. Carey Averill ............................... Principal Marie Wise .............. Admissions Coordinator MARCH 3, 2019 • 8TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Star of the Sea 1404 PACIFIC AVE. • VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23451 Website: www.staroftheseaparish.com [email protected]Phone: 757-428-8547 Fax: 757-428-0788
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LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday .................................................... 5 pm Sunday ......................... 8 am, 10 am & 12 noon Weekdays............................. See inside bulletin Holy Days ............................ See inside bulletin
RECONCILIATION 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month ........ 3:30 pm or by appointment
HOLY ROSARY 1st Saturday of the month .................... 4:15 pm
PARISH STAFF Rev. Esteban "Steve" DeLeon ................ Pastor
Jean Choplinsky .......... Business Administrator
Jeanine Ritz............. Religious Ed Coordinator Nancy Liette ....... Youth Ministry Coordinator Bryce Miller ....................... Music Coordinator
Geri Tarkington ........ Baptisms, Marriage, and Funerals
Virginia Mollner ........ Social Ministry Director
Tony Lewis ...................................... Custodian
Sharon Lewis ............................. Housekeeping
STAR OF THE SEA
CATHOLIC SCHOOL 309 15th Street • Virginia Beach, VA, 23451 Website .............................. www.sosschool.org Phone .......................................... 757-428-8400 Fax .............................................. 757-428-2794 Dr. Carey Averill ............................... Principal
MONDAY, March 4 6:15pm Religious Education 6:15pm Monday Night Adult Faith Sharing
TUESDAY, March 5 8am Mass 9:30am Women’s Faith Sharing, R1/2 6pm Pancake Supper 7pm Burning of the Palms
WEDNESDAY, March 6– Ash Wednesday 8am Mass 9:30am School Mass (Al Johnston†) 1:30pm Mass at Atlantic Shores 7pm Mass (Michael Joseph Vastano†)
THURSDAY, March 7 8am Mass 8:30-3pm Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel 5:15pm Children of Mary, R5 6:30pm RCIA, CHA
FRIDAY, March 8
12noon Mass (Deceased Seniors of Star of the Sea†) &
Senior Celebration
6:30pm Stations of the Cross & Simple Soup Supper
SATURDAY, March 9 8:30am Helping Hands of SOS, LH 5pm Mass (People of Star of the Sea) w/ Dismissal
SUNDAY, March 10– 1st Sunday of Lent 8am Mass (Mary Jane Ludtke†) 10am Mass (Walter & Ursula Jamieson†) 12noon Mass (Jeffrey Gorman†) 7pm Life Teen
Daylight Savings Time Begins, Spring Forward 1hr.
March 3, 2019 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Gospel today reminds all of us Christians to live a life pleasing to God, a life patterned after the consistent life of Jesus. He practiced what he preached. Jesus strongly criticized hypocrisy; the inconsistent living of one’s covenantal relationship with God and he directs this message not to the Pharisees but to his own disciples. This message is also addressed to us, his present-day disciples and he gives us a hint how we can do this, by accepting the kingdom “like a child,” no ifs and buts. Let us pray for the humility to live lives pleasing to God our Father by following Jesus’ example of unconditional and total love. Let us keep on loving as Jesus did. Amen.
From Fr. Steve
THE WEEK AHEAD
In Our Parish
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Nunez Fine Jewelers for sponsoring our bulletin this weekend.
John Flannery M. Baily Buck Diana Brumitt Cathy K.Urwin Pat Smith Mary Dempsey Mary Barraco Gerardo DeLeon Beverly deCroix Sherry McCaskill Ken Fleming Ally Elefante Diana Marsden Nancy Burgess Peggy Morelli Bill Sabo Betty Sabo Remy Gega Brian Oswald Greg Banton Darren Wilson Michael Oswald Diana Sayson
Estrella S. Monzon
Anne O’Brien
Carlos Ortiz
Aaron Holley
Julie Mauro
Bernie Devlin
Kevin Kittrel
Marty Gurski
Shelia Atkey
Vicki Williams
Mike Davis
Craig McMillan
Collin Johnson
Randy Starling
Ric Robinson
Jeanney Meagher
Carolinn McLane
Michelle Wilson
The Aragon Family
Norm Hess
Lynn Hess
Katie Sabatino
Kelsie Weyer
Brenda Morris
Ann Miller
Angelita I. Majors
Anita Babineau
Dorothy Clemens
Hank Richeson
Joe McWaters
Mary M. Lyons
Susan Rivadulla
Sandra O’Brien
Richard Lupold
Ramona L Castner
Joel Rivera
Penny Romero
Christine Lake
Chris Palm
Pam Huggins
Robert Garrison
Joclare Moody
Michael Earhardt
Bonnie Cholish
Mario Simbulan
Madeline DeMuccio
Joan Kunzinger
Barbara Spruell
Christy Black
Tom Holloway
Silvia Widmer
John Slepecki
Miguel Macias
Joseph Mikulski
Sheila Acke
Billy Spruell Jr.
Josie Orencia
Mary Longley
Patricia Rufle
Mary Morris
Ruth Jennette
Dale Ann Corillo
Dan Foley
Judy Duff
Michelle Richards
Kevin Flannery
Jim Edge
Evelyn Edge
Meghan Fitzgerald
Madeline Fitzgerald
Marianne Cicatko
Barbara Thomas
Lynda Huffman
Jimmie Huggins
Bohumila Hrahoska
Brian Dempsey
Michael Fitzpatrick
Walt Daunhauer
The Gendreau Family
David Havel
JJ Miller
Nick Baragar
Lanie Lizarda
Scott Kohlrust
April Buckner
Tanner Effinger
Carolyn Stevens
Barb Tennyson
Joan Hoare
Mary Hancock
Stephanie Mungal
Betty Viloria
Clarence Pitz
Isaac Swain
Lois McDaniel
Alexa La Duke
Sherry LaMay
Jeffrey DiFulgo
Helen Slezak
Ann LaBuda
Gloria Apel
Vincent Donlon
Lee Taylor
Kevin Moore
Sirico Whitfield
Tony Schmidt
Bryan Langan
Janice Wilkie
Jack Upton
Andy Gallop
George Slezak
Bob Romano
Kaye Barnes
Jacqueline Alwine
Marguerite Frassica
Joseph Pasceri
Con English
Bob White
George Rogers
Jorg Widmer
Carly Mauer
DaBiero Family
Patricia Briden
Mischele Grayson
Andrea Themides
Christopher Browne
Sal Sibilia
Matthew Ferreol
Jack McGovern
Tom Ford
Wanda Weakley
Gail Alcorn
OUR CIRCLE OF PRAYER
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED
CLOW (Children’s Liturgy of the Word) Is in need of a leader for the 10am Mass. If you can help or would like more information please contact Grace at 428-8547 or Karen at [email protected].
Join us for ALL YOU CAN EAT pancakes on Tuesday, March 5th at 6pm. Please bring a dessert to share. Followed by burning of the palms at 7pm
Altar Guild Ellen Pontiff, Trish Dutko, Lyn Ungvarsky,
Loraine Eastwood, Maureen Abramson
Welcome Desk 5pm Hyatt, Tennyson
8am Merencillo 10am Conover, Merklinger
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
February 17 February 24 Sunday Collection: 15,156.50 12,654.28 We need $16,077 each week to operate the parish.
Social Outreach: 702.00 742.00 Debt Reduction: 1,485.00 1,393.84
Our current mortgage debt for the parish hall is $86,505.98 Parish mortgage for the school building is $1,368,022.25
If you would like to have your Church contributions sent directly to the Church from your bank, please contact your own bank to do so. Almost every bank offers this service. Some parishioners are opting to do this.
The schedule for Liturgical Ministers is available
online at
www.rotundasoftware.com/ministry/SOS
Readings for the Week of
February 25th– March 3rd Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [11a]/ Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14 and 23 [23b]/
Tuesday, March 5– Fat Tuesday 6pm Pancake Supper 7pm Burning of the Palms
Wednesday, March 6– Ash Wednesday 8am Mass 9:30am School Mass 1:30pm Mass at Atlantic Shores 7pm Mass
Friday, March 8 6:30pm Stations of the Cross & Simple Soup Supper
Tuesday, March 12 2pm Stations of the Cross with the School
Friday, March 15 6:30pm Stations of the Cross & Simple Soup Supper
Tuesday, March 19 8am Mass 9am Stations of the Cross with the School
Friday, March 22 6:30pm Stations of the Cross & Simple Soup Supper
Tuesday, March 26 2pm Stations of the Cross with the School
Friday, March 29 7pm Confirmation No Stations of the Cross
Tuesday, April 2 8am Mass 9am Station of the Cross with the School 7pm Star of the Sea Lenten Reconciliation Service
Friday, April 5 6:30pm Stations of the Cross & Simple Soup Supper
Tuesday, April 9 8am Mass 2pm Stations of the Cross with the School
Friday, April 12 6:30pm Stations of the Cross & Simple Soup Supper
Saturday, April 13 11am Easter Egg Hunt 5pm Palm Sunday Mass
Sunday, April 14– Palm Sunday 8am Mass, 10am Mass, 12noon Mass
Monday, April 15 6pm Chrism Mass in Richmond
Tuesday, April 16 9am Stations of the Cross with the School
Thursday, April 18– Holy Thursday 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper & Adoration until 10pm
Friday, April 19– Good Friday 12noon Stations of the Cross, Church open until 3pm 7pm Adoration of the Cross & Holy Communion
Saturday, April 20– Easter Vigil 9am Decorate the Church 8pm Easter Vigil Mass
Sunday, April 21– Easter Sunday 8am Mass, 10am Mass, 12noon Mass
STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA March 3, 2019
SACRAMENTS Baptism The next Baptism Classes will be March 13th & 20th. For more information or to register for classes contact [email protected].
First Reconciliation/First Eucharist
If your child will be in 2nd grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist next year for the 2019/2020 school year, please contact [email protected].
Confirmation If your teen will be in 10th grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation next year for the 2019/2020 school year, please contact
***Confirmation Class THIS Sun., Mar. 3rd from 3-6pm
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
The RCIA meets each Thursday at 6:30pm in Crawford Hall A. For more info contact [email protected]. Please pray for our catechumens: Elizabeth, Tracy, Tae-Sung, Kasey, Erin and Tim, as they go to the Rite of Election next Sunday.
Marriage
If you are a registered parishioner and interested in celebrating your wedding here, please contact [email protected], at least six months prior to your planned wedding date.
Wedding Banns: John Russell (1st Bann)
Brita Hampton
To Be Wed: March 23, 2019
STAR OF THE SEA PARISH COUNCIL Diane Anderson Jim Billing John Fletcher
Nancy Liette Ruth Neely Chancey Walker
Kirsten Robinson Tim Murphy Michelle Libasci
STAR OF THE SEA PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL Gary Ruffner Larry Wetsel Peter Rader
Alison McKee John Davey
Both councils meet once a month.
STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL NEWS
Now Enrolling for 2019-2020 Choose Star of the Sea! We offer Early Learners (age 3) through 8th grade. Our Kindergarten is full day. Financial aid available. For a tour, call Marie Wise at 757-428-8400
Come see if Star of the Sea is right for your student from age
Mass Schedule at Local Parishes Holy Family 9am Tuesday through Friday
5:30pm Saturday, 8:15am, 11am Sunday
St. John’s 7:30am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday 8am Wednesday, 5pm Saturday,
7:30am, 9:15am, 11am Sunday
St. Nicholas 9am Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
5:30pm Saturday, 9am and 11am Sunday
St. Luke’s 7am Monday through Saturday
5pm Saturday, 7am, 9:30am, and 12 Sun.
Holy Spirit 6:15pm Tuesday through Thursday,
9:10am Friday, 5:30pm Saturday, 8am,
10:15am and 12:15pm Sunday
2019 Annual Diocesan Appeal: Building Our Family of Faith
A Letter from Our Bishop
Welcome to the 2019 Annual Diocesan Appeal
~ Building Our Family of Faith.
Last week, many of you received a letter from Bishop Knestout asking for your support of the 2019 Annual Diocesan Appeal. We hope you will give prayerful consideration to this request.
I am asking for your support in our 2019 Annual Diocesan Ap-peal. An important aspect of the Appeal is that all parishes re-ceive back a portion of their funds collected to be used for im-portant local priorities. This year, the funds returned to our parish will be used to replace one of the HVAC units in the parish hall ($10,000).
The Appeal not only provides an opportunity for you to support our parish, it also supports the services the Diocese provides di-rectly to our parish, like assistance through the Fuel and Hunger Fund grants and to retired or international priests who share here in worship.
With a grateful heart, I hope all parishioners of Star of the Sea will join with us this year to accomplish our goal. Please know that whatever level you contribute; your gift will be most humbly received.
Monday Night Adult Faith Sharing The group meets Mondays at 6:15pm. Contact for the
group is Stephanie Lavin, 581-6833.
Tuesday Morning Women’s Faith Sharing What if you were a witness to the events of the last days of Jesus’s life? “Walk in Her Sandals: Experiencing Christ’s Passion through the Eyes of Women” looks at six universal gifts of women through the eyes of women in the gospels, while guiding you on a prayerful and creative journey through the days of Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost. Please join us as we read and discuss this book and deepen our relationship with Jesus in a profoundly intimate way. We meet each Tuesday from 9:30am-11am in room 1/2. Contact Ann Mooney at 496-2595 for more information.
Tuesday Night Adult Faith Sharing The group usually meets every Tuesday and begins with Mass & Rosary at 6:15pm followed by faith sharing at 7pm. We are currently doing lectionary based faith shar-ing. For any questions contact Grace at [email protected]
COMMUNITY LIFE Shining Stars Senior Adults
All Seniors are welcome to join us for our next Senior
Mass and Celebration on Friday, March 8, 2018 with
Mass at 12 noon followed by lunch to celebrate our March senior birthdays. If it is not your birthday month, please bring a meatless dish to share. Please join us!!!
Children of Mary - All are welcome to join us If you are devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and would like to join us in praying the Rosary and visiting nursing homes, please contact Nida Shaughnessy at 430-2334 or
come to our next meeting on March 7th at 5:15pm in room 5 in the parish hall. Speaking of Our Blessed Mother…Please invite Mary as the Pilgrim Virgin of
Fatima into your home, contact Nida. Join us to pray
the Rosary on Tuesdays at the First Colonial Inn at
10:30am and at Atlantic Shores on Wednesdays at
10:30am.
**Helping Hands of Star of the Sea
This group is open to all men and women of the parish who would like to help with small projects. They meet most Saturday mornings at 8:30am at the Lake House. Contact Steve, 343-3288 for more info. More volunteers
are needed.
RISE Faith Formation Program for Men The next 30 day challenge starts Ash Wednesday, March 6th. Register online at https://www.cardinalstudios.org/rise . Please email Jeanine Ritz once you have registered [email protected]
Women’s Club The ladies meet every Wednesday at 10am in room 5. All women and crafters welcome!!
Children’s Liturgy of the Word This is offered at the 5pm Saturday Mass and the 10am Sunday Mass for all children 4 years old to 2nd grade. No sign up is necessary. Fr. Steve will bless and dismiss the children after the opening prayer so they can enjoy the readings on their level, and they return to you during the offertory. Parents are always welcome to come and help!
Parish Nursery Our beautiful nursery is located down the hallway by the restrooms. It is open for all Masses on the weekend. One parent must stay with their child at all times. A live broadcast of the Mass is shown on the TV in the nursery.
Columbarium Our Columbarium is located at the south end of the
Church. Double Niche $1,500.00
Single Niche $750.00 This price includes the urn and brass plate, engraved marble face plate, and perpetual care. Contact Jean. 5 day candles are available for everyone's use.
Star of the Sea’s Social Ministry activities include: Peace and Justice, Social Outreach, Soup Kitchen, Migrant Ministry, Food Donation Drivers, Respect Life, Thanksgiving Baskets, Christmas Giving Tree, Sweet Blessings, and Sowers of Justice/ Virginia Catholic Conference. Social Outreach: Social Outreach’s mission is to share God’s love by serving the needy and homeless in our parish community and any Virginia Beach resident. Social Outreach operates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. and provides bag lunches and assistance to the best of our available resources.
The following items are needed at Social Outreach to help needy individuals and families:
Jelly/Jams
Instant Potatoes/Side Dishes
Hamburger Helper
Body Wash/Soap Catholic Relief Services OPERATION RICE BOWL: As we prepare for the Lent, consider how CRS Operation Rice Bowl can enrich your Lenten journey! May you also be motivated to help our Global Church and come together as God’s family during Lent to see how we can live His call to mercy more abundantly!
Please learn more about CRS Rice Bowl at www.crsricebowl.org, which has more prayers, information, videos, family resources, and even a free Lenten app to download! Feel free to pick up a CRS Rice Bowl today in Crawford Hall! Reminders:
Keep in mind that Ash Wednesday is March 6, 2019.
Also, don’t forget to SPRING FORWARD with
Daylight Savings Time on March 10, 2019!
CONTACTS IN THE PARISH Baptism, Marriage, Funerals Geri Tarkington 428-8547
Liturgy Coordinator Grace Jones 428-8547
Religious Education Coordinator Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Life Teen/ Youth Ministry Coord. Nancy Liette 652-2124
Eucharistic Adoration Dick & Sue Meeker 228-7775
Funeral Hospitality Virginia Rader 631-1966
Marie Beck 581-0452 Music Bryce Miller 428-8547
Social Ministry Virginia Mollner 428-8547
Columbarium Jean Choplinsky 428-8547
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Jean Choplinsky 428-8547
Children of Mary Nida Shaughnessy 430-2334
Ministry to Sick and Homebound Pat McGlinchy 428-2464
Shining Stars Senior Adults Barbara Tennyson 635-5891
Women’s Club Jan Carlson 486-7686
Helping Hands of Star of the Sea Steve Rufle 343-3288
Young Adults Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Altar Servers Sidney Hays 481-9080
Greeters Sharon Pitz 468-2621
Lectors Kevin Bowser 635-1929
EMHC Diane Boyd 403-8919
Welcome Desk Team Rhonda Crowe 340-0409
Altar Guild Marge Standing 450-3050
Parish Events Committee Amber Steele 989-287-0031
RISE for Men Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Grief Sharing Group Virginia Rader 631-1966
Meals on Wheels Marie Beck 581-0452
Prison Ministry Martha Franklin 477-0978
Migrant Ministry Isabel Valentini 406-1453
School Principal Dr. Carey Averill 428-8400
JOIN US FOR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT STAR OF THE SEA ON THE 1ST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 8:30AM UNTIL 3:00PM
What is Eucharistic Adoration? Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. We as Catholics believe that Christ is truly and substantially present in the Eucharist – Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.
Outside of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Jesus remains in the Tabernacle. For Eucharistic Adoration, Our Lord is taken from the Tabernacle and placed in a Monstrance on the Altar, so all may adore Him and spend time with Him. Eucharistic Adoration is "God and Man reaching out for each other, at the same time!"
The priest uses a humeral veil for the blessing with the Mon-strance so that his hands do not touch the Monstrance…this is symbolic that Jesus and not the priest is blessing the people.
Please prayerfully consider joining the parish Eucharistic Adoration team – contact Dick and Sue Meeker at 757-228-7775 or [email protected]
Scheduling Mass Intentions If you would like to schedule a Mass intention for a loved one, you may book 2 Masses at a time. After each Mass is said you may book another. This policy is to ensure that everyone who would like to have a Mass said has the opportunity to do
so. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any ques-tions, please call the office at 428-8547.
