Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020
Saturday, May 9 5:00 p.m. Edward Veccia (D) Richard Sullivan (D) Sunday, May 10 8:00 a.m. St. Louis Parish 10:30 a.m. Clara Rousseau (L) Tuesday, May 12 6:00 p.m. Alane Howard (L) Wednesday, May 13 8:30 a.m. Patsy Cone (L) Thursday, May 14 6:00 p.m. Maria Botero (L) Friday, May 15 8:30 a.m. Stephen and Kristin Blake (L) Saturday, May 16 5:00 p.m. Cone family (L) Sunday, May 17 8:00 a.m. St. Louis Parish 10:30 a.m. Glass family (L)
Mass Intentions
THE PASTOR’S PEN
Dear Parish Family,
We get a glimpse of life in the first
"parish" - Jerusalem, soon after the
Resurrection - in our First Reading.
Three characteristics stand out, which
can help us reflect on our
own Christian identity even today.
First, the community of believers
is steadily growing. The Church is
a living body of believers in Christ,
and living things are meant to grow. If
a community of Christians isn’t
growing, something is wrong; ours is
a missionary religion. Christ sent his
Apostles to preach his Word to all
people; the Church is meant to spread
into every corner of time and space.
Second, there is a clear structure of
authority in the Church community.
The Twelve Apostles are its leaders,
as Jesus intended, and they solve the
new problem that arises by ordaining
the first Deacons. Today, as well,
every Catholic community is
organized with the same hierarchical
structure. First there is the pope, the
successor to St. Peter, leader of the
Twelve Apostles. Then there is
the local bishop, successor of those
Apostles. Then there is the pastor of
the parish, the bishop's representative
for a specific area. None of them
govern by their own authority. Rather,
they receive their authority from
Christ, through the sacrament of
orders. By obeying them, in matters of
faith and morals, Christians are
obeying Christ himself.
Finally, even at the very beginning of
the Church, we see that there
are disagreements among believers.
The Greek-speaking believers
complain about being treated
as second-class Christians. Our faith
in Christ doesn't make us perfect right
away, just as it didn't make the first
Christians perfect right away.
Spiritual growth is a life-long
process. The first Christians had to
work through conflicts and selfish
tendencies. So do we all.
Peace to you and yours,
Fr. Stevens
CHURCH FLOWERS
The Flower Ministry is an important
part of creating a beautiful environ-
ment for worship. Would you like to
donate money for flowers for a spe-
cial weekend? Your donation could
be in remembrance of a loved one or
a special occasion in your life. Call
the office to get details.
ATTENTION
Mass Intention
Contact the office if you
wish to schedule a Mass
for a particular intention
Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020
BURSE CLUB
When using the Burse Club
envelopes, please use cash or
make your checks payable either
to St. Louis Church, indicating
in the memo "For Burse Club”,
or to DCCW Burse Club, Please
remember St. Louis Church in
your will.
WE WANT YOUR CANS!
Please remember to save
and bring your emptied
aluminum cans for our re-
cycle program. You may
drop them off and place them in the
bins inside the dumpster's gated
fence (left side), located on the
church grounds' parking lot. Since
its inception, we have raised much
funding towards continued building
and grounds improvements at Saint
Louis. Your devoted support is very
much appreciated!!
ST. JOHN PAUL II
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
St. John Paul II
Cathol ic High
School is accepting
applications for the
2020-2021 school
year and there are
only a few spots left for enroll-
ment! Did you know that we offer
financial assistance and accept
several scholarships? For more
information and to schedule a
tour or a shadow day for your
child, please call 201-5744 or e-
mail Jillyann McGowan at
TRINITY CATHOLIC
SCHOOL
We are enrolling!
Tr in i ty Ca tho l i c
School is accepting
applications for the
2020-2021 school
year. Our campus is closed, but
our admissions office is available
by phone or e-mail at 222-0444 or
Please contact us by visiting
w w w . t r i n i t y k n i g h t s . o r g /
admissions to apply today!
OPEN DOOR WOMEN'S
CLINIC
As a final result of our parish
fundraiser planning committee's
efforts for the Open Door
Women's Clinic's new Mobile
Health Care Unit, $5,500 was
raised. A check for this amount
has been forwarded towards this
great cause.
This new MHCU with a new ultra-
sound machine will be posted for
your touring review at Saint Louis
in the fall. More details to
come. Thank You all for your sup-
porting contributions throughout
this project! Super Job St. Louis!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
OFFERTORY REPORT
(for Sunday, May 3)
We traditionally have more offering
during the first two weeks of a
month, and its hard to predict num-
bers for them individually. For the
first week of May a total of $1,965
was sent to (or dropped off) at
church and $3,102 collected online.
Our "annualized" giving for this year
is at $260,000. That's less than we
budgeted for, comparable to years
past. Thank you for your continued
support.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
BELIEVE IN THE POSSIBIL-
ITY OF HELP AND HEALING.
THERE IS HOPE.
Your local Vic-
tim Assistance
Coordinator is
available to
help you or
anyone who has
been abused or
victimized by
someone repre-
senting the Catholic Church. We
will listen to your needs and sup-
port you. We will help you make a
formal complaint and arrange a
personal meeting with the bishop,
or his delegate, if desired. We en-
courage you to come forward and
speak out. The Victim Assistance
Coordinators in our diocese are:
James Gagnon, Ph.D., MSW,
LCSW Tallahassee/Panama City,
850-877-0205, and Louis M.
Makarowski Ph.D., P.A. Pensa-
cola/Fr Walton, 850-477-7181.
