April 17, 2016 - St Michael Catholic Church

Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 17, 2016
St. Michael Catholic Church & School
Gastonia, North Carolina
STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
Pastor
Rev. Fr. Matthew Buettner
mrbuettner@charlottediocese.org
In Residence
Rev. Fr. James Ebright
jaebright@charlottediocese.org
Hispanic Priest
Rev. Fr Jose Antonio Juya
jajuya@charlottediocese.org
Deacon
Rev. Mr. John Weisenhorn
yourdeak@gmail.com
Pastoral Care
Facilities Manager
Sr. Carolyn Mary Coll, RSM
mercy1827.9@gmail.com
Mr. Tim Mueller
tmueller@stmichaelsgastonia.org
Parish Bookkeeper
Parish Secretary
Mrs. Debbie Davis
dgdavis@stmichaelsgastonia.org
School Principal
Mrs. Sheila Levesque
salevesque@stmichaelsgastonia.org
School Secretary
Mrs. Theresa Bookout
stmichaelschool@stmichaelsgastonia.org
Religious Education
English Mrs. Theresa Webster
tmwebster@stmichaelsgastonia.org
Spanish Ms. Carmen Vazquez
cmvazquez001@bellsouth.net
Adult
Mrs. Toni Keating
tmkeating@stmichaelsgastonia.org
Children
Mrs. Andrea Stroot
andrea.1121@att.net
Ms Kristy Brown
Latin
kristylynnbrown@gmail.com
Thrift Store Manager
Ms. Amy Pruitt
appruitt@stmichaelsgastonia.org
Choir
Parish Nurse
Mrs Maureen Halek
mohalekrn@gmail.com
A parish of the Diocese of Charlotte
www.charlottediocese.org
PARISH OFFICE
708 St Michael’s Lane
Gastonia NC 28052
Website: www.stmichaelsgastonia.org
Phone: 704-867-6212 -- Fax 704-867-6379
Anointing of the Sick (Last Rites):
704-867-6212, Ext 9
Office Hours: Monday 1 PM - 5 PM
Tuesday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Sunday Masses
Saturday/Sabado 5:00 PM Vigil English
Sunday/Domingo 7:30 AM English
10:00 AM English
12:00 PM en Español
Holy Day Masses:
(See inside of bulletin)
Daily Masses:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, at 8:15 AM
Wednesday at 6:15 PM, Saturday at 8:15 AM
(Check inside for changes)
Confessions
Saturday: 3:30 - 4:45 PM;
Monday & Friday: 9 - 10 AM
Wednesday: 5:00—5:45 PM
(or by appointment)
St Michael Thrift Store
Tuesday - Friday: 10 - 5, Saturday: 10 - 4
704-864-8646
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
704 St Michael’s Lane - Gastonia, NC 28052
Phone: 704-865-4382
This Week at St Michael’s
Mass Intentions
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Sunday,
April 17
7:30 AM Mass - †Kevin Cherry
4th Sunday of Easter 10:00 AM Mass - For the People
12:00 PM Mass—Priest Intention
Meetings & Events
8:45 AM Donuts & Dogma:PCH
8:45 AM Eng. Faith Formation
10 AM Span. Faith Formation
2 PM Spanish Dance Prac:Gym
3:30 PM Spanish Study Group:C-Hall
7 PM SAA
Monday
April 18
8:00 AM Morning Prayer
8:15 AM Mass - †Michael Freeman
9:00 AM Confessions
9 AM Home School Group:RR
9 AM Latin Class:C-Hall
6 PM RCIA:Rectory
6:30 PM K of C 4th Degree Meeting:PCH
7 PM Fidelis Group:Church & Gym
Tuesday
April 19
8:00 AM Morning Prayer
7 PM Spanish Mtg - C-Hall/PCH/Gym
Wednesday
April 20
11 AM Pillars Mass - Sr. Mary Olivia
5 PM Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
5:00 - 5:45 PM Confessions
5:50 PM Benediction
6:00 PM Evening Prayer
6:15 PM Mass— Natalie Burns
9 AM Latin Class:C-Hall
11 AM Pillars Mass & Pot-luck Lunch
See details inside the bulletin today
7 PM Catholic Scrpture Study:RR
7 PM English Choir Practice
7 PM Finance Council Mtg:Office
Thursday
April 21
St Anselm
8:00 AM Morning Prayer
6 PM Pastoral Planning Mtg:PCH
7 PM Latin Schola Practice:Church
7 PM Spanish Meeting:C-Hall
Friday
April 22
8:00 AM Morning Prayer
Saturday
April 23
8:15 AM Mass (EF) Priest Intention
8:15 AM Mass (EF) †Angelina Huffman
8:15 AM Mass - †Gil Durkee
9:00 AM Confessions
8:15 AM Mass - †Carm Quaglieri
3:30 - 4:45 PM Confessions
5:00 PM Mass - †M/M DiPietrantonio
9:30 AM Catholic Scripture Study:RR
6 PM Legion of Mary:RR
6:30 PM Spanish Choir Prac:Church
6:30 PM Spanish Youth:Church
6:30 PM Youth Group:Gym
CONFIRMATION RETREAT @
CAMP THUNDERBIRD
9 AM Lay Dominican Meeting:PCH
2 PM Spanish Baptisms:Church
6:30 PM K of C Social:PCH
8 PM AA Meeting:C:-all
5th Sunday of Easter 7:30 AM Mass - For the People
8:45 AM Donuts & Dogma:PCH
April 24
10:00 AM Mass - Scot & Sherine Blackburn 8:45 AM Eng. Faith Formation
10:00 AM Span. Faith Formation
12 PM - Spanish Mass - Priest Intention
11:00 AM Ministry Leaders Lunch:PCH
2 PM Spanish Dance Prac:Gym
3:30 PM Spanish Study Group:C-Hall
7 PM SAA:C-Hall
Please Remember in your Prayers
Parish Members & Friends: Dolores Birmingham,
Dorian Broadway, Chuck Deal, Betty Dow, Elizabeth
Eddie, Logan Escandon, Pete & Rebecca Files, Julia
Gause, Paul Grenier, Connie Hutter, Buddy James, Debbie Kurtiak, Michael Matyisin, Katie Meseroll, Frank
Micheli, Stephanie Miller, Gerald & Pat Orazem, Charles
Pasour, Mary Pierce, Jessie Pilieci, Millie Purvis, Gladys
Rodriguez, Sue Ruocco, Pat Splawn, Sr Mary Olivia
Shirley, Al Santoro, Charlotte Stenzel, De & Chip Watson, Leo Weisenhorn, Paul & Marion Yager
Thank you to all who have responded to the
Stewardship Campaign efforts by turning in
your commitment card. If you have not yet
turned it in please do so by mailing to the office this week. Your name and contact information will be provided to the coordinators
of the ministries you selected and they will
be contacting you in the near future.
For all in service to our country: Stefan Zapata,
Jonathan Nelson, Derrick Dobbins, Matthew Barker,
Kevin Haskins, Kevin Tiddy, Stephanie Miller
Pastor’s Prayer Intentions:
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For a fruitful Stewardship Campaign: that the
Holy Spirit may inspire us to give generously of
our time, talent, and treasure
For the spiritual and material needs of St.
Michael Catholic School
Daily Mass Readings From Sacred Scripture
Monday:
Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4;
Jn 10:11-18
Tuesday:
Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8;
Jn 12:44-50
Thursday:
Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27;
Jn 13:16-20
Friday:
Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6
Saturday:
Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14
Sunday:
Acts 14:21-27; Ps 145:8-13; Rv 21:1-5a;
Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35
SERVERS OF THE SACRED LITURGY
Saturday, April 16, 5:00 PM Mass
EMHC: Jeff Templeton
Lectors: Greg Davidowitz, Lauretta Boccio
Greeters: Jean Goebel, Rosemarie Weisenhorn
Gifts: John Murawski
Sunday, April 17, 7:30 AM Mass
EMHC: Tim Mueller
Lectors: Bill Melton, Johanna Pichardo
Greeters: Tom & Cookie Lynn
Gifts: Tom Riley
Sunday, April 17, 10:00 AM Mass
EMHC: Vince Mooney, Mark Ruocco, Ellen Roberts
Lectors: Randy Stevens, Michelle Hubbard
Greeters: John & Indeg Berdusis
Gifts:
We offer prayer & sympathy to Jerry West whose
father died this past week.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PILGRIM VIRGIN STATUE This program is designed for the statue to visit the host family for a week of prayer and intercession to Our Blessed Mother. Special devotional booklets are available to accompany
the statue. For additional information, please contact Anne
Tinsdale at 540-497-1781 or atinsdale@netzero.net.
ST MICHAEL CHOIRS Adult: meet on Wednesday evenings at 7 PM in the church.
Contact Toni Keating: tonisands@hotmail.com/
(704) 747-5654.
Children: Practice 2nd & 4th Monday in the church from 3:15
- 4 PM. (Oct 26, Nov 9 & 23, Dec 7.
Contact Andrea Stroot: andrea.1121@att.net /
(772) 332-6277
Latin Schola: Meets on Thursday evenings at 7pm in the
church. Contact Kristy Brown: (704) 466-6577 or kristylynnbrown@gmail.com .
THE LEGION OF MARY - We meet on Friday evenings at
6pm in the Rose Room. For additional information please
contact Anne Tinsdale, at 540-497-1781 or atinsdale@ netzero.net
FIRST SATURDAY MASS: All are welcome for First Saturday Mass at 8 AM at the Missionaries of Charity, 1625 Glenn
St, Charlotte; and prayers at the abortion clinic on Latrobe
Drive following Mass. For more info please contact Mitch
and Jean Foreman at 704-685-1423 or mjforeman@gmail.com .
ALTAR FLOWERS - Flowers are placed on the altar each week
and dedicated at the intention of the donor. If you would like to
place flowers for your own special intentions, please contact Melissa
Deaton at (704) 228-9874. You may donate for two urns ($130) or for
one ($65).
LADIES MORNING OF REFLECTION
Ladies, you are cordially invited to a Morning of
Reflection, April 23, at Belmont Abbey College. The
morning begins at 8:30 and ends with 11:00 Mass.
Fr. Martin Connor LC will help us be refreshed and
continue to live in the joy of Easter. For more information: cltrc.eventbrite.com or call Lori Tortorich
704-860-4318
PILLARS MASS & LUNCH THIS WEDNESDAY
All members 55 and older are invited to this monthly event. Our special chefs, Chip & De Watson, are ill
and unable to prepare for us so we are asking everyone to bring a small salad or vegetable or dessert to
share. The parish will provide meat and beverage.
HOPE TO SEE THERE!
World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Sunday, April 17 is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Please pray for all those discerning and living
out their vocations. Special prayer cards for the day
are available on the welcome desk in the vestibule
of the church. "May Mary, Mother and guide of Jesus,
intercede for each Christian community so that, made
fruitful by the Holy Spirit, it may be a source of true vocations for the service of the holy People of God. Amen."
- Pope Francis.
ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
is strongly considering adding transportation to the
2016-2017 school year. If you are interested in transportation for your child, please contact the school
at 704-865-4382 or email us at stmichael@stmichaels
gastonia.org
CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE
May 20 & 21 at Belmont Abbey. Admission is free
and no pre-registration required. For more information visit www.ihmconference.org; email: info@ihmconference.org; or call 540-636-1946.
MIRAVIA (formerly Room At The Inn) announces
our Sixteenth Annual Charity Golf Tournament “Links FORE Life”. Join us on Monday, May 23,
2016 at The Golf Club at Ballantyne. Tournament
registration is $130/golfer. Check-in begins at 10:00
AM with tee-off at 11:00. Guests will enjoy a tasty
lunch provided by The American Burger Company,
18 holes at one of Charlotte’s premier championship
golf courses, great prizes, awards, and dinner from
Plate Perfect Catering. Pre-registration is required.
For more information or sponsorship opportunities,
visit our website at www.mira-via.org/news-andevents or email marypaulforsyth@mira-via.org.
Spaces are limited. Please register by May 13th!
SAVE THE DATE! Our Charlotte Diocese Eucharistic Congress will take place on Friday and Saturday,
September 9 & 10. This spiritually unifying event
brings together thousands of Catholics from across
the diocese and southeast for spiritual talks, music,
prayer, and fellowship - all centered around the
Most Blessed Sacrament. All ages welcome!
ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM HIGH
SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR A HIGHER
EDUCATION PROGRAM?
We would like to invite you to a small reception
and include you in our bulletin announcement to
ask our parishioners to pray for you while you embark on a new journey in life. We need to know the
school or program you are graduating from. Please
contact Lonikay Templeton or Kristine Monda
@ smccyouthgroup@gmail.com.
All responses need to be received by May 9.
MEET THE KEATINGS:
Toni and I, along with our four children, left
Omaha Nebraska 5 years ago to take the position of
soccer coach at Belmont Abbey College. We left behind us a wonderful group of Catholic adults and
children who were part of St. Elizabeth Anne Parish.
We shared unforgettable memories with these families. It did not take long however to develop a new
faith community here at St. Michael’s, with help from
several spirit-filled families. We now consider ourselves very fortunate to be members of a dynamic
faith community here in the parish and this sense of
community has motivated us to involve ourselves in
everything from the choir, to alter serving, to the
evangelization commission, Sunday lector, and more.
This stewardship is NO burden, but a delight! It enlivens our faith and compliments the liturgy and our
prayer life.
As spiritual leader of this household, charged
with getting these little ones to heaven, this sense of
stewardship through community is very important to
me too, when you consider that so many young people leave the Faith, and the general decline of the
Faith in this country overall. Being members of this
vibrant community is healthy for them, given that
they see firsthand, faith in
action. This will
create
lasting
positive memories.
During our
time
at
St.
Michael’s
we
have also been
graced to have
as our good shepherds Frs. Arnsparger and Buettner,
and Deacons Jack and Art. In combination with the reverence for the liturgy that we enjoy here, we consider
ourselves members of the most blessed parish in the
diocese. And for this reason, our giving/serving/
evangelizing is a light yolk with big rewards.
We would like to close this brief testimonial with an
appeal (call it a challenge if you like) to celebrate what
Christ offers us in this parish, and to give yourself more
completely to him through this parish. Giving to parish
life is a lot like playing with children; it exhausts you
but energize you at the same time, and at the end of the
day gives one a sense of a faith life well lived.
CALENDAR PLANNING MEETING
QUO VADIS DAYS FOR YOUNG MEN &
DUC IN ALTUM FOR YOUNG WOMEN
Attention all commission heads, committee chairs,
planning secretaries for ALL GROUPS seeking to hold
meetings in the church, parish center or church hall
during the 2016-17 year. There will be a meeting on
May 4 where all dates will be entered into a master calendar. You do not have to attend the meeting, but if
you choose not to do so you must have your requests,
in writing, in the parish office by Tuesday, May 3.
Thank You.
THRIFT STORE CLEAN UP
The nature of a thrift store means a lot of used things
come in. This means a never-ending battle to stay
ahead of the otherwise normal day-to-day dirt that we
all bring in to our homes and businesses. Our store
manager and parishioner, Amy Pruitt, is seeking some
extra hands for an upcoming Monday (TBD) to empty
and clean some shelves & racks. If you would, please
call the parish office to sign up. Thank you in advance
for your stewardship of time.
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: One hearing device for left ear. Call parish
office to describe and claim.
LOST: If you borrowed the orange traffic cones, please
return them immediately. Thank You.
Catholic young men & women (rising high school
freshmen thru college age) are invited to spend time
with other young men/women looking at the Lord’s
call in your life while having fun. Held at Belmont Abbey College and led by priests and seminarians from
our Diocese, young men will meet June 13-17; young
women will be led by religious women and priests of
the Diocese June 27 - July 1; $150 per person. For more
info: charlottediocese.org/vocations or contact Fr Gober, Dir. Of Vocations at 704-370-3327.
EMMAUS RETREAT
May 13-15 at Blowing Rock Conference Center
$150 per person (lodging/meals/materials). Registration forms are available in the vestibule AND must be
received by April 22, 2016. (Sponsored by St Francis
Assisi in Lenoir NC) For more info call: Linda (828) 292
-0185 or Regina (828) 850-0525.
Our relationships on earth are meant to help us and
others grow in perfect love. We are meant to depend on
one another, serve each other in humility, and walk together in times of suffering.
2015-16 Respect Life Program Flyer,
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
2016 DSA Goal
Pledged to date:
(196 households)
Paid to date
$ 67,009
$ 57,218
$ 35,632
On behalf of those who
benefit from the Diocesan
Support Appeal, thank you
for your generosity.
Remember the words of
Jesus, “whatever you do for
the least of my brothers and
sisters, you do for me.”
TENNIS CAMP
Crusader Tennis Camps at Belmont Abbey College
Players of all levels, ages 6-18 are invited to are invited to take part in fun, affordable & virtuebuilding tennis camps this summer at Belmont Abbey College. Please visit CrusaderTennis
Camps.com for more information and to register
for the camps or contact Head Coach Mike Salomon at crusadertenniscamp@gmail.com or call 202460-0031. For details about other sport camps taking place this summer at Belmont Abbey, visit abbeyathletics.com
MILITARY MASS
His Excellency, Bishop Peter J. Jugis, will celebrate
a Mass for U.S. military personnel on Monday, May
30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Charlotte. The Mass and rosary (to be recited at 10:30 a.m.) will be offered for all military personnel who have died and for those who are now
serving. All military personnel are invited and encouraged to come in uniform. Photos of those who
have died or who are now serving in the military
will be displayed in the Cathedral. To include your
service member, preferably in uniform, please mail
a color or black/white photocopy of them with
their name and military rank on the back of the
photocopy to Nancy Weber, Office of the Bishop,
1123 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203 to
be received no later than May 23, 2016. (Please do
not send original photographs as they will not be
returned.)
OUR STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
Needed each week
April 10
Online Donations
$ 13,200
$ 10,105
$
Debt Reduction April to date
$
4,766
Give Electronically at www.stmichaelsgastonia.org
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD & FOR THE GOOD OF
OUR PARISH: Prayerfully consider giving at least one
hour's wage per week to the Lord.
DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE OFFICIAL JUBILEE
YEAR OF MERCY PILGRIMAGE TO ROME,
SIENA, ASSISI, & NETTUNO: This is the perfect
time to encounter God’s mercy in a powerful, lifealtering way. A pilgrimage can also be made as an
act of Thanksgiving for a grace received such as a
physical healing or an answered prayer. This pilgrimage may be the opportunity to express gratitude to God for a particular grace He gave you. 10days, October 12-21, 2016. Only $3,299 from Charlotte (CLT), plus $650 in airport taxes, security fees,
and current fuel surcharges, as well as $150 in tips.
Under the spiritual direction of Fr. Michael Kottar
of St. Mary Help of Christians Parish in Shelby, NC
and Fr. Carmen Malacari of Holy Spirit Church in
Denver, NC. Please visit www.GoCatholic Travel.com/Charlotte to download the brochure and
registration form. For more information contact
Mrs. Jean Judge at 704-487-7697 or send an email to
jmjudge@charlottediocese.org. Space is limited.
There is room for 35 persons and seats are filling up
faster than expected. Register today!
ORCHESTRAL MASS by the
CAROLINA CATHOLIC CHORALE
MAY 5 – Solemnity of the Ascension
The Carolina Catholic Chorale & Orchestra will
sing Antonio Caldara’s Mass in A in a Solemn High
Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St. Ann's in
Charlotte for the Solemnity of the Ascension on
Thursday, May 5th at 7pm. (The Mass is open to
the public at no charge). This is the first time in centuries that this Mass will have been sung as no
known printed music is available and it has by been
recreated from old manuscripts by Thomas Savoy,
the Chorale's Director. For more information on the
Chorale: www.carolinacatholicchorale.com/
DIRECTORIO DE MINISTERIOS
FINANZAS
Se Necesita cada Semana
Abril 10
Online Donations
$ 13,200
$ 10,105
$ 1,270
Reducción de la deuda
$
4,866
POR LA GLORIA DE DIOS PARA EL BIEN DE NUESTRA PARROQUIA: No consideraria el salario de una
hora a la semana al Senor?
2016 DSA Meta
Paid
$ 68,009
$ 35,632
En nombre de todos los que benefician de la Campaña Diocesana de
Apoyo, gracias por su generosidad.
Recuerden las palabras de Jesús,
"cuando lo hicisteis con uno de
estos mis hermanos más pequeños,
INFORMACION PARA LOS SACRAMENTOS DEL
BAUTISMO y MATRIMONIO:
Hable con la Sra. Juliana para Bautizos y con Sra. María Luna
para Matrimonios cuando termina la Misa. Ellas le indicará las
fechas próximas de charlas para estos sacramento, así como un
folleto con la información de los requisitos.
BENDICION NIÑOS (AS) POR SUS 3 AÑOS O PRESENTACION POR SUS 40 DIAS:
A partir del mes de septiembre, estas bendiciones especiales se
llevarán a cabo el primer domingo de cada mes. Anótese con
anticipación con Stephanie al terminar la Misa.
CONSEJERIA ESPIRITUAL:
Jueves y viernes. Llame al Padre José para que haga su cita 704860-3826
Párroco
Reverendo Matthew Buettner
Vicaría de Gastonia - Ministerio Hispano
Padre José Antonio Juya — 704- 860-3826
Coordinador General de Liturgia
John Herrera — 704-616-5422
Encargados de Ministros Extraordinarios
de la Sagrada Comunión
John Herrera — 704-616-5422
Dioney Segura — 704-240-8290
Encargado de Lectores:
Luzmar Gómez — 704-869-8026
704-747-1770
Encargado de Hospitalidad
Ariel y Diana Salazar—704-674-4875
Preparación Pre-Matrimonial
María Luna 704-240-8290
Preparación Pre- Bautismal
Mauricio y Juliana Betancourth — 980-329-9770
Catequesis para Niños & Jóvenes
Carmen Vázquez — 813-541-3977
Catequesis para Adultos
John Herrera — 704-616-5422
Ministerio de Jóvenes
Ivonne Segura — 704-530-3011
Stephanie Salazar— 704-648-5056
Ministerio de Ofrendas
Ariel y Diana Salazar — 704-674-4875
Ministerio de Monaguillos
Mireya Rico — 704-868-6347
Charla para el Sacramento del Matrimonio
María y Dioney — 704-240-8290
CELEBRACION DE XV AÑOS
Comunicarse con Luzmar Gómez 704-747-1770
Ministerio del Coro Fatima Brenz — 704-862-9963
Rolando Espinoza — 704-675-4030
MISA PARA BODA O XV AÑOS:
Antes de los preparativos para la fiesta, debe hablar con el Padre
para ver si la Iglesia está disponible para la fecha deseada.
Comité Pastoral Hispano
Reina Granadino — Coordinadora — 704-488-5976
DECORACION DE LA IGLESIA PARA BODA O XV
AÑOS – Hable con la Sra. Nora al 704-689-1199.
VISITA A LOS ENFERMOS - Si tiene un familiar o amigo enfermo y desea la comunión comunicarse con John Herrera 704-616-5422 o que el Padre José lo visite en casa o en el
hospital , puede llamarlo al 704-860-3826.
CORO PARA BODA O XV AÑOS:
Ya que haya acordado con el Padre la fecha, debe hablar con
Rolando Espinosa 704-675-4030 al terminar la Misa para que le
de información sobre el coro.
MISA PARA DIFUNTOS :
Todos los primeros viernes de cada mes durante la Misa de Sanación. Debe anotarse con Stephanie Salazar 704-648-5056 una
semanas antes.
ARTICULOS RELIGIOSOS.- Biblia, Catecismo de la
Iglesia Católica, Rosarios, Decenarios, etc. Llamar a Nora 704689-1199.
Reflexión del Santo Evangelio
Según San Juan 10: 27-30
EL TEXTO
Para comprender mejor este texto nos ayudaría conocer la pregunta que se le hizo a Jesús para que dijera
estas palabras. Los judíos, desesperados ante las palabras de Jesús, le habían exigido: “¿Hasta cuándo vas a
tenernos en suspenso? Si eres el Cristo, dilo claramente de una vez.” Ante esta exigencia Jesús les deja claro
que él es el Buen Pastor, es el Hijo de Dios y él y su Padre son uno. Pero ellos no quieren escuchar, no solo
no aceptan sus palabras sino que buscarán matarlo después de este encuentro. Así es como toman sentido las
palabras de Jesús, “mis ovejas escuchan mi voz”, es decir, escuchar sus palabras es creer en él, creer en su
presencia, creer que él es verdaderamente el Hijo de Dios que nos revela al Padre, sabernos conocidos,
amados por él. Más para aquellos que no escuchan es imposible creer esto y más imposible saberse amados y
conocidos por Dios.
Por lo tanto, Jesús nos invita a entrar en una relación estrecha con él; pues,
¿quién escucha a alguien que no le interesa, quién sigue a alguien que no conoce, quién se sabe amado por
alguien que no posee una relación con él? Definitivamente a Jesús sólo se le escucha y se le reconoce cuando
se cree en él.
ACTUALIDAD
¿Alguna vez te haz visto diciéndole a Dios: “Señor, háblame claro, ¿qué quieres que entienda de todo esto”?
O tal vez preguntándole a Dios “¿Señor, qué hago, dame una señal?” A la luz de este Evangelio cabría
preguntarnos si es Dios el que no nos habla o nosotros que no queremos escuchar. ¿Es Dios que no nos
conoce o nosotros que no escuchamos? Dios nos invita hoy a abrir nuestro corazón, a acercarnos a él, a
conocerlo y amarlo para poder y “querer” escucharlo a él. ¿Cuántas veces nos hablará Dios en un día?
¿Cuántas veces lo escuchamos? Nadie puede escuchar a quien no quiere escuchar. En tu matrimonio, en tu
trabajo, en tu oración, Dios se hace presente, te habla pidiéndote una respuesta; tal vez pidiéndote paciencia,
comprensión, caridad, perdón, silencio, decisión, muchas cosas puede pedirte Dios en tu vida, pero sólo si te
atreves a sentirte su oveja, a sentirte en estrecha relación con él, escucharás su voz.
PROPÓSITO
Disponte esta semana escuchar a Dios. Abre tu corazón, deja que su Palabra penetre tu vida. Trata de vivir
atento(a) durante tu día para reconocer su voz que te llama, en el prójimo, en tu familia, en tu trabajo, en el
necesitado. Ahí está Dios presente para amarte y para que escuches su voz.
La vida es como un pórtico... lo importante está tras la puerta
Reflexiones para el cristiano de hoy
Nada es estable en el mundo de lo terreno. Todo puede cambiar en un instante.
La vida es como un pórtico. Lo importante está tras la puerta. Lo presente prepara la entrada, mientras
esperamos la llegada del Esposo.
En el pórtico se suceden días de ventura y días de desgracia. Nada es estable en el mundo de lo terreno. Todo
puede cambiar en un instante.
La mirada se dirige hacia la puerta. Cuando se abra, si seré aceptado al banquete de bodas del Cordero, la
alegría será completa.
¿Cómo vivir ahora? ¿Cómo afrontar las dificultades de cada día? ¿Cómo resistir a las tentaciones del
Maligno? ¿Cómo promover el bien entre mis hermanos?
No resulta fácil mantenerse fieles. Mil voces de sirenas nos aturden y nos invitan a una vida de engaños y de
falsas alegrías. La tentación nos acecha sin descanso.
Por eso, necesito recordar que existe un Amor verdadero. Dios,
Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, ha desvelado el maravilloso
designio de su misericordia. La fe se convierte en maní que
alimenta durante el tiempo de la espera.
Un día se abrirá el pórtico y empezará el banquete de la vida
eterna. Ese día la alegría de Dios será nuestra alegría, y será
una alegría plena y verdadera (cf. Jn 18,1-13).
PRÓXIMAS ACTIVIDADES Y
REUNIONES
Abril 19
Martes
7:00 PM
Reunión de
Emaus
Abril 21
Jueves
7:00 PM
Reunión de
Comité
Pastoral
Abril 22
Viernes
Hacer Lio
MINISTERIO DE AYUDA SOCIAL-CARIDAD
Si sabe de alguna familia que esté en necesidad y desee recibir una despensa, puede contactar al Señor
Gaudencio Alvarado (980) 320-5587
Abril 23
Sábado
Hacer Lio
A LA COMUNIDAD EN GENERAL
Si desean contribuir con algún producto como: aceite para
cocinar, sal, papel higiénico, champú, pasta dental, o aporte
económico etc., llame a Gaudencio Alvarado para hacer su
donación. De antemano le damos las gracias en nombre de
todas las familias a las cuales se entregarán los productos
recibidos.
G R A C I A S
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Baptisms are held at 2 pm on Saturdays. Baptism is the
most important moment of our life. Infants should be baptized in the first few weeks. Parents AND godparents must
attend the preparation class (held every 2nd Saturday)
preferably before the child is born. Parents need to be
registered in the parish, pledge to raise the child as a practicing Catholic, and must also be practicing the faith by
attending Holy Mass every Sunday. Godparents are considered Catholic role models. Therefore, they must have
received all sacraments, including Confirmation, and must
be attending Holy Mass every Sunday. If they are married,
they must have received the sacrament of Holy Matrimony
in the Catholic Church. Please come to the parish office to
register for the class and bring a copy of the child’s birth
certificate when it becomes available.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY
Couples should make an appointment with the priest at the
time of engagement, and at least six months before any proposed wedding date to begin preparations. The couple
should be registered, active members of our parish, which
means that all Catholic parties are attending Holy Mass every Sunday, contributing to the financial needs of the parish,
and are engaged in the spiritual and social life of our parish
family. All Weddings are celebrated inside the Church on
Saturday at 10 AM or 12 PM.
MARRIAGE TRIBUNAL ADVOCATE
Call Mrs. Rita Kincaid at 704-907-3607 or
rkincaid@carolina.rr.com
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please call to set a time before serious surgery (after Sunday or daily Mass is good) or any time in an emergency.
DEVOTIONS
Wednesday:
5:00 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
5:50 PM Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
First Fridays:
10 PM Thursday – 8 AM Friday:
Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9 AM - 7 PM All Day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturdays:
8:15 AM Miraculous Medal Novena
8:15 AM Mass in Latin (not 1st Sat)
Fridays of Lent:
6 PM Stations of the Cross
PARISH PASTORAL & FINANCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Pastoral Council
Fr Matthew Buettner
Linda Mooney
Reine Smirz
Margaret Vogt
David Barker
Brian Gawronski
Sheila Levesque
Tim Mueller
Theresa Ostendorf
Fr Jose A Juya
Lonikay Templeton
Anne Tinsdale
Johanna Pichardo
Mitch Foreman
Theresa Webster
John Herrera
Liz Baechel
Finance Council
Maureen O’Keefe, Vince Mooney
Juliana Betancourt, John Guglielmetti,
Riguey Gomez, Dawn Nielson
HOLY COMMUNION AT HOME
Please contact Sr. Carolyn Mary Coll at 704-813-1425 or
mercy1827.9@gmail.com to make arrangements.
ATTENTION NEWCOMERS
Have you completed a parish registration form?
CATECHISM, 1ST PENANCE, 1ST COMMUNION,
CONFIRMATION , YOUTH MINISTRY
BECOMING A CATHOLIC/RCIA
Contact the Director of Religious Ed. Theresa Webster
tmwebster@stmichaelsgastonia.org / 704-867-6212 ext 114
THRIFT STORE
1111 S. York Rd, 704-864-8646. Open Tuesday through
Friday 10 AM - 5 PM & Saturday from 10 AM until 4 PM.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL MINISTRY
If you have a financial or material emergency, please call
the parish office.
If not, please see a Greeter after Mass for a registration form today!
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St. Michael Church
708 Saint Michael’s Lane
Gastonia, NC 28052
704-867-6212
Contact: Debbie Davis
dgdavis@charlottediocese.org
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