6/12/16 - Saint Gabriel and Good Samaritan Catholic Churches
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6/12/16 - Saint Gabriel and Good Samaritan Catholic Churches
Saint Gabriel and Good Samaritan Parishes Saint Gabriel Catholic Church 8901 Winterpock Rd Chesterfield, VA 23832 www.saintgabriel.org Rev. Eric Ayers Pastor Good Samaritan Catholic Church 13441 Patrick Henry Highway Amelia, VA 23002 Liturgy Schedule St. Gabriel Wednesday Mass—9:00 a.m. Friday Mass—9:00 a.m. Saturday Mass—5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses—9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Holy Days—9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Good Samaritan Saturday Mass—4:00 p.m. First Sunday of the Month—4:00 p.m. (Hispanic) Rev. Mr. Armando deLeon Deacon Rev. Mr. Roy Smith Deacon Rev. Mr. Jerry Wyngaard Deacon Lisa Gorton Director of Parish Formation Carole Peters Youth & Young Adult Formation Coordinator Faith Grubbs Domestic Church Resource Assistant Roni Pfrang Children’s Formation Coordinator Therese Venti Parish Business Manager Mary Feldman Office Assistant Maria Estremera Bookkeeper Suzanne Maerz Music Minister Pastoral Council Laura Lincoln [email protected] Finance Council Terry Bowes Stewardship Team Nancy Wilson RCIA (Becoming Catholic) Lisa Gorton, 639-6712 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Wayne Wilson PRAYING HANDS PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Ellie Wargo 739-1943 Parish Office: Tele: 804-639-6712 Fax: 804-639-6591 Church: 804-639-4102 Office Hours: Mon.-Thu.: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fri.: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Anointing of the Sick This sacrament is best celebrated outside a hospital setting. It takes place in the chapel before or after Mass or at home. Contact the parish office for arrangements or call the office number (639-6712) in emergencies. Ministry to the Sick Let the parish know when a fellow parishioner is seriously ill. The person who is ill, or a family member, should make arrangements for home or hospital visits, or for prayer remembrances. Baptisms This sacrament is celebrated either with the assembly at Mass or in a private setting on designated dates throughout the year. In anticipation of the birth of their child, it is recommended that parents contact the parish office SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE for sacr am ental preparation prior to the celebration of Baptism. Confessions If you would like Confession, please approach Father Ayers after the 5:30 pm mass on Saturday or after the 11:00 am mass on Sunday. Weddings Weddings cannot be scheduled before a couple meets with the Pastor or a Deacon. Couples should contact the parish office for an appointment at least one year in advance of their proposed wedding. 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 12, 2016 This Week’s Calendar Sunday, June 12 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sabbath Sunday 8:15a.m. Rosary 9:00a.m. Mass 11:00a.m. Mass 12:15p.m. St. Anthony’s Bread Monday, June 13 No Parish Activities Tuesday, June 14 9:00a.m. St. Peter’s Luncheon 10:00a.m. Golden Angels Please pray for the sick of St. Gabriel & Good Samaritan churches: Names will appear for a month after notification; Resubmit if needed John & Mary Bartle Joe Capriglione Pat Celenski Jim Dugan Nancy Hadley Pat Herman Marie Homan Aidan Keatts Margaret Lannen Monica Marinacci Louise Mohyler Jeanie O’Malley George & Mary Sasara Tom Techman Stephan Valcourt Linda Young Wednesday, June 15 9:00a.m. Mass 9:45a.m. WINGS Facilitators Meeting 6:30p.m. VIRTUS Training 7:00p.m. Youth Music Rehearsal Thursday, June 16 7:00p.m. Knights of Columbus Friday, June 17 9:00a.m. Mass 10:00a.m. Praying Hands Saturday, June 18 5:30p.m. Mass 5:30p.m. Baptism Sunday, June 19 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:15a.m. Rosary 8:30a.m. Youth Car Wash 9:00a.m. Mass 11:00a.m. Mass 11:00a.m. Baptism For the full parish calendar— go to saintgabriel.org— click on “Events: Parish Calendar” Please pray for those service members of St. Gabriel & Good Samaritan churches currently deployed: Nick Cocucio, John T. Diem SCPO U.S. Navy, Harrington, Lt. Jason Herres, PVT Duke Hopper, CPT Jennifer Lebron, LCDR Eric Lockett, Alex McGrath, Channing Noel, ET3 Daniel Parker, Snowden, CW4 John R. Stryker, Maj. Brian Wirtz, Angie Valohahes and Charles Vinch Mass Intentions Wed., June 15th Fri., June 17th Sat., June 18th 9:00 a.m. For the Parish 9:00 a.m. C.L. “Bud” Cox 4:00 p.m. For the Parish Sat., June 18th Sun., June 19th Sun., June 19th 5:30 p.m. Luca Florio 9:00 a.m. George Scherer 11:00 a.m. Jerry McManus Sabbath Sunday: Food Weekend: Baptisms: Baptism Class: (Good Samaritan) June 12th July 2nd & 3rd June 18th & June 19th July 14th & 21st Register at the office or Online 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016-17 Giving Drive Our giving drive is underway. We will update you each week on how many pledges we have received. Each registered family should have received a letter, giving brochure and pledge card in the mail. The amount listed for the 2015 giving on your letter was only offertory. We are seeking 100% response via your pledge card, even if you can’t increase or give at this time. Pledge cards are at the Welcome Table and on our web-site, www.saintgabriel.org. Please respond no later than Thursday, June 30th. June 12, 2016 During the spring of 2016, 35 of our parish youth received the Sacrament of Confirmation and 41 children received their First Holy Communion. We also welcomed 4 adults into Full Communion with the Church. Financial Information for Weekend of June 5, 2016 Loose Envelopes E-Giving Total Last Yr Offertory Debt Remember, your prayerful support, personal presence and participation are valuable gifts to our parish. 8th Annual Joe Poh Golf Tournament Budget 2015-16 Friday, August 19th 2016 Birkdale Golf and Country Club Shotgun Start 9:00am Continental Breakfast prior to the beginning of the tournament Lunch Immediately following the Tournament More information to come! Actual 2015-16 July-April Actual 2014-2015 July-April Shop with Sr. Gabriella’s Holy Scrip! It’s convenient, costs nothing extra, and benefits St. Gabriel’s Parish. Purchase gift cards at face value and St. Gabriel’s earns a percentage of your purchase. It is a simple way to support your parish. Some of the cards we have on hand are Martins, Food Lion, Panera, TGI Fridays, Chipotle, Wawa, Lowe’s, Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, just to name a few. If we don’t have what you are looking for we can order it. Over the past 6 years the Scrip program has raised $36,232 for the parish. Scrip is located at the Welcome Table in the Commons and is open after all Masses. This is our parish’s only year-round fundraiser, please be a part of it. We want to thank you for your participation! 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time CHILDREN AND YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES St. Anthony’s Bread—Sun., June 12 Looking for a grassroots way to teach social responsibility to your children? St. Anthony’s Bread is a great entry level outreach program for the family following the 11am Mass. On June 12 at 12:15 p.m., meet in the kitchen and join the volunteers to help make bag lunches of PB&J sandwiches and snacks for the homeless. No sign up required. Attention Young Adults: Informational Gathering Tues., June 14, 7-8 p.m. Catholic young adults (ages 18-30) are invited to come to Uptown Alley (6101 Brad McNeer Pkwy, Midlothian) for bowling, great food, and a chance to talk about young adult ministry South of the river. We'll meet for bowling and fellowship. During the evening, we'll chat about the future of young adult ministry in the Southside. Sign up at the Adult Formation Table. For more information, contact Carole Peters at [email protected]. Youth Ministry Father’s Day Carwash June 19 From 8am to 1pm – youth will wash cars during the 9am and 11am Mass fueled by donuts and pizza. Donations accepted and will be used for dresser building for Caritas Furniture Bank. To sign up to help, go to the Youth Ministry table in the Commons or email [email protected]. If you would like your car washed during Mass, there will be designated spaces set aside in the parking lot, near the church office. Helping Hands-Sat., July 9 Where parishioners are helped by youth and help them in turn. How it works...our youth meet at the church and then go to a parishioner’s home to do a job that needs done. Or do you have a neighbor that needs tasks done at their home? Any donation will go toward Dresser Building (chests of drawers that our youth build and donate to Caritas). NEEDS: We r eally need par ishioner s with jobs to be done along with Virtus-trained adult chaperones, and middle school age youth and older interested in this ministry. Sign up online or at the clipboard at the Youth Ministry Table in the Commons if you would like to help OR are in need of help. June 12, 2016 Youth Mass on Saturday, June 25 5:30 p.m. All parishioners are welcome to attend this Mass where our youth serve in the liturgical ministries. Youth Mass Singers/Instrumentalists: Tr aining/ rehearsals will be held on Wednesday evenings, June 15th and June 22nd at 7pm in the church. Please sign up at the youth table or contact Suzanne directly at [email protected] or at 639-6712. St. Gabriel’s Vacation Bible School 2016! Save the date for this year’s VBS, “CaveQuest”! Our adventure starts June 27 and runs through July 1, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. You can register after each of the Masses. We need 3 adult volunteers to be station leaders, as well as adults and youth to be crew leaders and station help. Please contact Roni Pfrang at 639-6712 to volunteer or for more information. $35 per child, $105 family max before June 15*/$40 per child, $120 family max after June 15*. REGISTRATION FOR FAITH FORMATION ENDS JUNE 19! Formation (Religious Education) and Sacramental Preparation registration for the 2016-17 year will continue until June 19, 2016. Registration forms can be downloaded from our website www.saintgabriel.org, picked up in the stands behind the Children and Youth Formation Table in the church Commons, or at the parish office. Return forms with fees to the St. Gabriel drop slot in the church commons welcome table, mail them to our office or stop by our office (operating hours–Monday through Thursday 8:30am – 3:30pm, Friday 8:30am – 1:30pm). NOTE: Following J une 20th a $20 late fee per child will be added to their fees to cover additional shipping costs for books and materials for the child. Consider Helping: We are in need of 10 adults to serve our children and youth as catechists. You do not need a theology degree – just a love of the faith to share with the children. We resource you with all the curriculum and collaborate on lesson plans in a team format. You do need to complete the Diocesan Protecting our Children Training, VIRTUS. St. Gabriel will host a VIRTUS training on Wed. June 15, 7-9:30 p.m. and other opportunities are held throughout the diocese. Contact the office to find out more about becoming a catechist. 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time ADULT FORMATION OPPORTUNITY Do you need a Spiritual Break? Come renew and refresh your faith at the Joy the Gospel Retreat! Fri & Sat. July 15 and 16 This is an in-house parish retreat Pope Francis has been inspiring people throughout the world, showing all of us how to live the Joy of the Gospel as true people of faith. He has said, “I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ…” Join us on Friday evening, July 15 from 6:15–9 p.m., coming back to the church on Saturday July 16 from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. for an in-house parish retreat. Through prayer experiences, witness talks from Kathleen Ferguson, Sandy Smith, Laura and Martin Rodgers, Mary Feldman, and Lisa Gorton, and sharing of insights with fellow retreatants we hope to, together, deepen our relationship with the Lord and our ability to share the joy of that love with all we meet. If you are looking for a time to refresh, renew and rediscover this joy, sign up by taking an application from the Adult Faith Formation table and return in the parish office mail slot located at the welcome table or register online at http://www.saintgabriel.org/Joy-of-the-GospelRetreat. PARISH ACTIVITY NEW! Liturgical Ministry Training Mon. & Tue., June 20 and 21 from 7-9 p.m. Thank-you to all who have signed up to serve on the liturgical ministries – training is provided and includes two days of training. If you plan to attend the training please signup online or on the clipboard at the Adult Formation table in the Commons. If you are interested in becoming a minister visit the Welcome Table in the Commons to fill out a ministry form or go online to Stewardship, Time and Talent on the parish website and then sign up for the training. June 12, 2016 MISCELLANEOUS Diocese of Richmond Job Opportunity The Catholic Diocese of Richmond is seeking an Interim Superintendent of Schools for the 2016-2017 school year. Please see the posting at http://www2.richmonddiocese.org/human/pastoral/ Interim_Superintendent.htm. 3rd Annual Diocesan Music & Liturgy Conference Mon., June 20, 2016, 9am - 4pm Please Join us for the rescheduled 3rd Annual Liturgy and Music Conference "Sing of the Lord's Mercy" with Guest Speakers Robert Feduccia and Fr. Roc O'Connor, SJ. Registration is $20 and includes lunch. Hosted by St. Mary's Richmond. Presented by Office of Worship. Register at richmonddiocese.org/worship. The next diocesan Catholic Men's Conference will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference Center in Williamsburg. The keynote speaker is dynamic Catholic musician and speaker Sean Forrest along with Father Damian Ference, the Director of Human Formation at Borromeo Seminary. Register online at www.regonline.com/builder/site/ Default.aspx?EventID=1843822 or call 804-622-5109 for more information. Opportunity for parishioners to join a pilgrimage to the Holy Land Fr. Walter Lewis of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Powhatan is organizing a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for January, 2017. Fr. Kevin Irwin, professor at Catholic University will accompany the group as a scholar-on-tour. This is an extraordinary time of the year to travel to the Holy Land. Crowds are much thinner, allowing groups to have more access and time at places of great historical and religious significance. The program includes accommodations at 4-star hotels, including the historic and enchanting Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem. If you’ve ever wanted to go the Holy Land, this is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to join two great pastoral leaders for a thoughtful and rich program. Visit the following website for program details and registration: www.travelillume.com/trc/yzp or call Illume at 800-368-6757 x 128. 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 12, 2016 Total offertory for weekend ending: June 5, 2016: $ • • • • • • • • • • There will be a wine and cheese gathering after the 4:00pm Mass on Saturday, June 18th. Please make plans to join us! Pray the rosary with us! Throughout the month of June, we are saying the rosary every Saturday before the 4:00pm Mass beginning at 3:15pm. Please join us! Good Samaritan is in need of a paid administrative assistant for 5 hours a week. If you are interested, please contact Deacon Jerry for the details at 804-398-8804 before June 30th. We are in need of more readers, greeters, gift bearers, and collection counters. Please see Jerry if you are interested. Deacon Jerry is looking for a cantor. Choir practice is the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5pm. If you are interested in bringing refreshments for our weekly cake and coffee after Mass, please see Jennifer. We are planning a parish yard sale for June or July. Please put aside things for it as you are doing your spring cleaning. Ladies lunch will meet at the Chula Lefty’s on June 15th at 12:00 noon. Next food pantry collection: July 2nd Mass Intention for June 11th at 4:00 p.m.: Bernadine Wyngaard Anuncios ♦ Misa el primer domingo de cada mes a las 4:00 p.m. Celebración de la palabra los siguientes domingos con el diacono Armando. ♦ Ya estamos inscribiendo a los interesados en la preparación para la Confirmación. Jóvenes en grados 10,11 y 12. ♦ Tendremos un taller en el Buen Samaritano el día 30 de Julio de 9:00 – 3:00 p.m. El presentador es Daniel Villar. Los temas son “La Virgen Maria: Nuestra Santísima Madre en las Sagradas Escrituras” y “Imágenes versus Ídolos: ¿Que nos dice la Iglesia?”. Este taller es gratis y la iglesia proveerá desayuno y almuerzo. Favor de inscribirse con Maria Estremera al 719-325-6403. ¡URGENTE!!! ♦ Catequistas: Necesitamos per sonas que nos ayuden con las clases par a los sacr amentos que comienzan en agosto. El entrenamiento es en julio. Favor de inscribirse lo antes posible. ♦ Músicos: Le invitamos a toda per sona que tenga talento par a tocar un instr umento y per sonas que les guste cantar a que nos ayuden a formar un coro de jóvenes. ♦ Líder para la noche de oración. 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 12, 2016