PASTOR: Fr. Chris Bugno, SDS ASSOCIATE PASTORS: Fr. Mark Sarniewicz , SDS DEACON: Donald Boland PASTORAL ASSOCIATES: Sr. Yvonne, Roscoe, SND CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST: Saturday Vigil:……5:00 p.m. Sunday:……………7:30 a.m., 9:30AM & 11:30 am Weekdays (Monday through Friday): 7:00 am. & 8:30 a.m. Saturday:……….....8:30 am RECONCILIATION: Daily (Mon.-Fri.):…… 7:45-8:15 a.m. Saturdays:…… 3:45-4:45 p.m. First Friday:….. 3:30-4:30 p.m. And by Appointment Administrative Assistant & Liturgy Sr. Yvonne Roscoe, SND, 268-3441 Faith Formation (Religious Education, Adults, RCIA, Sacramental Preparation) Vicki Shoemaker 268-0440 School Principal Mrs. Jacqueline Zackel, 267-1643 Director Of Music Ina Smith, 267-9256 Youth Ministry 268-3441 Receptionist, Anna Mae Smoller Bookkeeper, Marge Wolf Bulletin Editor, Kathleen Weldon Director Facilities/ Maintenance Matt Horner PARISH ADDRESS: 203 Ojibway Street Titusville, FL 32780 PARISH OFFICE: 321-268-3441 PARISH FAX: 321-268-3270 Visit our Website at — http://www.saintteresatitusville.org St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and School The Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2016
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PASTOR: Fr. Chris Bugno, SDS
ASSOCIATE PASTORS: Fr. Mark Sarniewicz , SDS
DEACON: Donald Boland
PASTORAL ASSOCIATES:
Sr. Yvonne, Roscoe, SND
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST:
Saturday Vigil:……5:00 p.m. Sunday:……………7:30 a.m., 9:30AM & 11:30 am Weekdays (Monday through Friday): 7:00 am. & 8:30 a.m.
Visit our Website at — http://www.saintteresatitusville.org
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and School
The Baptism of the Lord
January 10, 2016
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Thinking about the Readings
1. What are my specific gifts from the Holy Spirit? How do I use my gifts? How do I nurture my gifts?
2. Am I jealous of another’s gifts? What can I do to appreciate the diversity of gifts?
3. What is my relationship with the Mother of God? 4. How is God’s generosity revealed in my service to
others?
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 7:30 AM For the People of the
Parish 7:00 AM Special Intention for
Dustin Donald by Helen & Tammy
7:00 AM Peg Stoyell † by Tom & Joann Nuthall
7:00 AM Special Intention for Hilda Shane by her sister, Helen
9:30 AM Edgar & Lois Granger † by Patricia & Dave Taurasi
8:30 AM Jane Rose by Cor Jesu Food Pantry
8:30 AM Robbi Sidoli †by MaryLou Miller
8:30 AM Josiane Payet †by Katherine Antonelli
11:30 AM Sally Hopfinger †by Deacon Donald & Christine Boland
Mass Intentions for the week of January 10th to January 17th
Today’s good news Today’s feast marks the transition from the Christmas season to Ordinary Time. Today, for the first time since Christmas Day, we encounter an adult Christ.
Originally spoken to the exiles it Babylon, the text from Isaiah announces good news: God’s imminent redemption of the people and an end to their exile. “In the desert,” the prophet commands, “prepare the way of the Lord!” . The earth is to be prepared for God’s coming, so the prophet speaks of a transformation in which “every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low” , for “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed” .
In the letter to Titus we hear that “when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared …, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit”. This is “not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy” . Our salvation is a gift from God; it is not the fruit of our labors. And through it we have “become heirs in hope of eternal life” . Through the gift of God’s Son, we have become God’s sons and daughters.
The “expectation” of the people in John the Baptist’s day was based on God’s promises over the centuries to send a Messiah. John denies that he is the Messiah and prophesies that “one mightier than I is coming. … He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” . The crowd does not have to wait long, for Jesus appears and is baptized, after which “the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form” , and a heavenly voice declares him “my beloved Son” . Thus, the story of salvation enters a new chapter as the Messiah is revealed to the people.
Readings for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 17, 2016
First Reading: Isaiah 62:1–5 God’s glory shall be revealed
Second Reading:1 Corinthians 12:4–11 We are saved through the bath of rebirth
Gospel: John 2:1–11 “You are my beloved son”
Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer) at 8:10am (before the 8:30 mass), Mon.-Thu. (unless no school on Fri.) Recitation of the Rosary: Mon. – Sat., 9am in the Chapel. Novena – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tuesday, after the 8:30am Mass. Spanish Adoration & Prayer Group, Thursdays 6:00pm Holy Hour 9-10 – Thurs. (except holidays) after the 8:30 Mass, Divine Mercy, Rosary, Silent Prayer, Benediction. Holy Days — Same as Sundays (7:30am, 9:30am & 11:30am) Holy Day Vigil — 7:00pm Litany of Loreto in honor of Mary: Mon.—Sat. during May Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Mon.—Sat. during June Litanies—After the 8:30am Mass
LITURGY OF THE WORD DEVOTIONS
For Reflection: In my spirituality, am I more Comfortable with Jesus as a child or as an adult?
How is the “fire” of baptism lived out in my own vocation?
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and School January 10, 2016
Sanctuary lamp is lit this week in memory of Michael Langan by his mother
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
7:00 AM For the deceased mem-bers of the Laufer family by the family
7:00 AM Special Intention for Henry Banegas by the family
8:30 AM Patrick Hannigan † by Lucille Grubka
7:30 AM For the People of the Parish
8:30 AM Frank Wachowiak † by daughter, Loretta Bodziak
8:30 AM Charles P. Dorian † by his family
5:00 PM Dorothy Palus †by Phil & Claudette Ericson
9:30 AM Robert & Grace Miller † by Dan & Therese Miller
11:30 AM Lois Riley † by the family
Mass Intentions for the week of January 10th to January 17th
Stewardship Thought: Jesus, whom God called “my beloved Son,” is also the “servant” of whom Isaiah speaks in the first reading. We who are baptized in Christ must follow His example and use our time and resources in the service of God and neighbor
Parish Sacrificial Giving: (Regular Sunday Offering) In gratitude for the gifts we have received from God, the parishioners and visitors gave $13,543.00(12/20), $22,432 (12/25), $11,670.00 (12/27), $5,419.50(1/1) and $13,161.65 (1/3) for the ministries of St. Teresa. Thank you for your continued support and generosity. God bless.
STEWARDSHIP SCHOOL NEWS
QUESTION OF THE WEEK?
The Baptism of the Lord
Website Please visit our website at www.stteresa-titusville.org for infor-mation regarding St. Teresa Catholic School.
Kelsey’s Spirit Night Kelsey’s Spirit Night will take place on Monday, January 25, 2016. Come and enjoy good food and fun! Save the Date Our St. Teresa School Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at LaCita Golf and Country Club. Please call the school office for more in-formation.
Position Available St. Teresa School has a part-time position open in Extended Care. Please send resume to the school office. Who needs a message of comfort and consolation?
The Catholic church dedicates the New Year to the theme of peace, and Pope Francis this year is stressing mercy as the path toward reconciliation.
Guardian Angel
No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, for to His Angels God has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways.
Upon their hands they will bear you up, lest
you dash your foot against a stone.
GIVE, GROW , GO Annual Fund Prayer
Give generously and live in the glory of God.
Let St. Teresa Catholic School and community Grow in God’s light.
May we honor our mission that our children can Go forth in Christ’s teachings.
Special Collection Sunday, January 10, 2016 Black/Indian & Home Missions & Farmworker Ministry
A collection will be held at Local Parishes on Jan. 10 to benefit Black and Indian & Home Missions and Farmworker Ministry. The 125 year old national collection for Black and Indian people of the Unit-ed States continues as the embodiment of the Church’s concern for evangelizing Catholics of this community. The funds are distributed as grants to dioceses throughout the country, supporting and strengthening evangelization programs which otherwise would
FAITH FORMATION
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and School January 10, 2016
First Communion Prep We will now begin our preparation for our First Communion. First prep session is January 11, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
RCIA class Class will be held this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Avila Hall. See you then. If you are thinking of becoming Cath-olic please come join us. Bible Study January Bible study will begin January 11, 2016 at 9:15 a.m. This will be lead by Jeanine Zolfaghari in the faith of formation office. It is entitles “Being Disciples of Jesus” by Stephen J. Binz. We have books for $10.00 each, can be picked up at the Faith of Formation office, or Church Office.
Eucharistic Adoration
We will have an all day Eucharistic Adoration each Thursday from 10am to 6pm in the Chapel. Please come and not leave our Lord in the Eucharist unattended during this time. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the main church entrance. There will be the Spanish Holy Hour and Exposition from 6 – 7:15 PM and all are invited.
Knights of Columbus Clergy and Religious Appreciation Night
Dinner Dance
January 30, 2016 Come show your appreciation to our Clergy and Religious on Saturday January 30, 2016. The main entrees will be Roast Beef or Half-Chicken Din-ner. Doors open at 6:00 pm, dinner at 7:00 pm, music 8:00-12:00 pm. Music by Three's Company. Tickets are $20.00 per person. Tickets are available in the St Teresa Gift Shop or the parish office, or the KofC Council Hall at 268-2764. With groups of eight or more tables can be reserved. Cut-off for tickets is Monday January 25, 2016. Mark your calendar for the evening of January 30 to join us in celebrating the blessing we have been given in our clergy. For info, Bruce Moquin 321-543-3530.
Pickleball At St. Teresa Catholic School Gym
Join us at St. Teresa Catholic School Gym for Pick-leball. Pickleball is a combination of tennis, bad-minton, and racquetball. It is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. It's great cardio,
easy the learn, great exercise and a lot of fun. The cost is $2.00 per person. Regular play is 11:00-2:00 on Monday and 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday. For more information please contact Rich or Kitty Grenier at 321-604-6163 or 321-302-6219 for more information.
Cor Jesu Food Pantry
Our Food Pantry is in need of several items. Please check the back door of the church for the most requested items. Gift cards to local grocery stores or monetary donations are always wel-come to assist with the purchase of milk and other perishable items. If you would rather give a cash donation by check, please make check out to Cor Jesu.
Spiritual Leadership Change at Blessed Sacrament Church
Congratulations to Fr. Tony Quinlivan, CSSR , former Pas-tor at Blessed Sacrament on his recent decision to retire as of January 1st. Father Chris and Father Mark have been as-sisting at the Parish with urgent calls for some time. Recently, Bishop Noonan attended at Mass at Blessed Sacra-ment to welcome and announce changes at the church. He informed the parishioners that Father Chris will be tempo-rary Pastor and that the he has asked Father Richard Zgorzclak, SDS from our St. James Cathedral to help with duties here and at Blessed Sacrament in Cocoa . Fr. Richard will assist with duties at both churches and re-side here at St. Teresa church as there is no rectory at Blessed Sacrament . Fr. Richard has assisted St. Teresa church in the past and we welcome him in his new role. The Bishop stated that he will be evaluating the need for a more permanent solution and announce those changes in the future.
The Holy Father appointed Bishop Noonan bishop of Orlando on October 23, 2010, and his installation cere-mony occurred on December 16, 2010, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe. We pray with gratitude for Bishop Noonan.
The Baptism of the Lord
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Beginning of Ordinary Time)
The mystery of Christ’s baptism in the Jordan by St John, the Precursor, proposes the contemplation of an already adult Jesus. Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas. The Church recalls Our Lord's second manifestation or epiphany which occurred on the occasion of His bap-tism in the Jordan. Jesus descended into the River to sanctify its waters and to give them the power to beget sons of God. The event takes on the importance of a second creation in which the entire Trinity intervenes. This mystery is infi-nitely linked to the Solemnities of the Lord’s birth and the Epiphany that we have just celebrated, as in some ways it takes up and represents their significance to us. At Christmas we have contemplated the human birth of the Word incarnate by the Virgin Mary. In the 4th century, the Fathers of the Church deepened the understanding of the faith with regard to the Christmas mystery in the light of Je-sus’ Humanity. They spoke of the Incarnation of the Word already working like the ‘Christification’ of that humanity
that he had assumed from His mother. Or put in simpler terms: Jesus is the Christ from the first instant of conception in Mary’s spotless womb because He Himself, with His Divine Power, consecrated, anointed and ‘Christified’ that human nature with which He became incarnate. In the Eastern Church this feast is called Theophany because at the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan God appeared in three persons. The baptism of John was a sort of sacramental preparatory for the Baptism of Christ. It moved men to sentiments of repentance and induced them to confess their sins. Christ did not need the baptism of John. Although He appeared in the "substance of our flesh" and was recognized "outwardly like unto ourselves," He was absolutely sinless and impeccable. He conferred upon the water the power of the true Baptism which would remove all the sins of the world: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him Who takes away the sin of the world." Many of the incidents which accompanied Christ's baptism are symbolical of what happened at our Baptism. At Christ's baptism the Holy Spirit descended upon Him; at our Baptism the Trinity took its abode in our soul. At His baptism Christ was proclaimed the "Beloved Son" of the Fa-ther; at our Baptism we become the adopted sons of God. At Christ's baptism the heavens were opened; at our Baptism heaven was opened to us. At His baptism Jesus prayed; after our Baptism we must pray to avoid actual sin. At first glance, the Baptism of the Lord might seem an odd feast. Since the Catholic Church teaches that the Sacrament of Baptism is necessary for the remission of sins, particularly Original Sin, why was Christ baptized? After all, He was born without Original Sin, and He lived His en-tire life without sinning. Therefore, He had no need of the sacrament, as we do. In submitting Himself humbly to the baptism of St. John the Baptist, however, Christ provided the example for the rest of us. If even He should be baptized, though He had no need of it, how much more should the rest of us be thankful for this sacrament, which frees us from the darkness of sin and incorporates us into the Church, the life of Christ on earth! His Baptism, therefore, was necessary--not for Him, but for us. In the Eastern Church this feast is called Theophany because at the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan God appeared in three persons. The baptism of John was a sort of sacramental preparatory for the Baptism of Christ. It moved men to sentiments of repentance and induced them to confess their sins. Christ did not need the baptism of John. Although He appeared in the "substance of our flesh" and was recognized "outwardly like unto ourselves," He was absolutely sinless and impeccable. He conferred upon the water the power of the true Baptism which would remove all the sins of the world: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him Who takes away the sin of the world." Many of the Fathers of the Church, as well as the medieval Scholastics, saw Christ's Baptism as the institution of the sacrament. His Flesh blessed the water, and the descent of the Holy Spirit (in the form of a dove) and the voice of God the Father announcing that this was His Son, in Whom He was well pleased, marked the beginning of Christ's public ministry.
Pope Francis honors Mary on January 1st
Reflecting particularly on Mary’s title as “mother of mercy,” Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Jan. 1.
“It is most fitting that on this day we invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary above all as ‘mother of mercy.’ The door we have opened is, in fact, a Door of Mercy,” Pope Francis said. “Those who cross its threshold are called to enter into the merciful love of the Father with complete trust and freedom from fear; they can leave this Basilica knowing that Mary is ever at their side.”
The Pope’s remarks came on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. As part of his celebration of the day, the pontiff opened the final holy door of the four major basilicas in Rome.
The other three major basilicas – St. Peter’s, St John Lateran, and St. Paul “Outside the Wall” –have already had their holy doors opened during the early days of the Jubilee of Mercy, an Extraordinary Holy Year called for by Pope Francis that began Dec. 8 with the So-lemnity of the Immaculate Conception and will end on the Solemnity of Christ the King, Nov. 20, 2016.
Jubilee of Mercy Saint Faustina has written many examples of how we can act in ways of mercy. She writes in her diary: Be Merciful as Your Father is Merciful
“We are not only to receive the mercy of God, but to use it by being merciful to others through our ac-tions, our words, and our prayers; in other words, we are to practice the Corporal and Spiritual Works (Acts) of Mer-cy. The Lord wants us to do these works of mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no use without works”. What are the Works of Mercy?
Corporal Works
Feed the hungry Give drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked Shelter the homeless Comfort the prisoners
Visit the sick Bury the dead
Spiritual Works
Teach the ignorant Pray for the living & dead
Correct sinners Counsel those in doubt Console the sorrowful Bear wrongs patiently Forgive wrongs willingly
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Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
God's Grandeur
Whenever we glimpse the glory of God, we experience briefly the happiness for which we hope. We can see that glory in the icy sparkle of a winter’s day, in the birth of a child, in the excellence of athletes, or in the beauty of the arts. The glory of God can be revealed in many ways, and it always brings joy.
We only glimpse God’s glory because its fullness remains hidden. As wonderful as this world is, the promised world of eternal life will be far greater. That hidden world opens to us in slits of time, in meteoric glints of space. We see God’s glory in small signs, but they suffice to alert us to the grandeur of heaven.
Isaiah prophesied that the glory of God would be revealed in the reshaping of land and the witness of people. Deserts and wastelands would become paved paths, and all people would see it together. Exiles would return and God would appear with power.
The desert of Israel’s longing became eternally transformed in the splash of Jordan’s wa-ters. There the glory of God was revealed as never before, at the baptism of Jesus.
As the Christmas season draws to its close, we reflect back on its joy. In the shimmering glow of a celebration that pushes back the enveloping darkness of nature’s winter, we glimpse the glory of God.
