4-17-2016 - Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

HAITI OUTREACH
THE CATHOLIC SHRINE of the
EASTER
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
WE COME TO SHARE OUR STORY,
Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 17, 2016
SCHEDULE OF THE EUCHARIST
Sunday
Monday-Friday
12:10 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM
Whether you have traveled
from across the street,
across the county,
or across the country,
we are honored that you have
chosen to spend part of
your weekend with us.
FREE PARKING
FOR SUNDAY MASSES
In Underground Parking Deck at
the corner of MLK Jr. Dr. and Central Ave.
Bring ticket into church for validation.
Msgr. Henry Gracz
Rev. Mr. Bill Monahan
Rev. Mr. Dominic Saulino
Jerry Bryant
Wanda Paige
Dónal Noonan
Lee DeSandre
Stacey Jones
Tricia Austin
Pastoral Coordinator
Technology Coordinator
[email protected]
www.catholicshrineatlanta.org
LAY MINISTRY LEADERS MEETING
LAY MINISTER HEADS OF ALL PARISH
ORGANIZATIONS WILL
MEET
TODAY,
APRIL 17TH AT 9:45AM in the Church Hall. All
leaders are urged to attend. Direct questions to our email:
[email protected].
* SUNDAY MAY 1ST, First Communion
at the 11:00AM Mass.
Pastor
Deacon
Deacon
Finance Administrator
Outreach Coordinator
Director of Music
Discipleship Coordinator
Religious Education
(404.727.7141)
Susan Kokoszka
48 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
RISING FROM THE DEAD.
SHRINE CELEBRATES
PASTORAL AND OFFICE STAFF
The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
strives to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ
as a welcoming community of diverse Christians,
seeking spiritual growth
and providing compassionate outreach.
WE COME TO KNOW OUR
8:30 & 11:00 AM
WELCOME
The Shrine’s
MISSION STATEMENT
WE COME TO BREAK THE BREAD,
404.521.1866
* TUESDAY, MAY 10TH, Confirmation
at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Lgbt potluck
Join us for the next LGBT POTLUCK
scheduled for Saturday, May 7th at
7PM. For
more information, call Joe at
404.668.3960. All are welcome!
Save the date
SUNDAY, MAY 15TH
AFTER THE 11AM MASS
SPRING FLING
PENTECOST PARTY
Notre Dame de la Nativité and
Notre Dame de la Conception
Immaculée are two small
schools for children in the communities of
Malfety and Garate, Haiti. The schools began
in the year 2000, as part of the Jubilee 2000
initiative announced by Pope John Paul II.
There are almost 100 children in Malfety and 70
in Garate, all educated by teachers from the
community. Additional classroom space is
needed. Thank you for your ongoing support of
these schools!
DEATH PENALTY
SISTER Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man
Walking: An eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the
U.S. and The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness
Account of Wrongful Executions will
speak
on
her ministry Monday, May 9th at
7:30PM
at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
The Shrine continues to pray for Katie
Bashor who died this past week and for
her family. Katie was coordinator of the
Central Night Shelter and a teacher at
Fernbank Elementary School. She will be greatly
missed by her family and her many friends.
Her funeral will be this Saturday, April 23rd at
11:00AM with overflow seating at Central
Presbyterian Church.
Woman & teen of the year
Tricia Austin and Ian Wiley were honored as
CCW Woman and Teen of the Year. Tricia is
the Shrine Technology Coordinator; she was
instrumental in creating our website and also
maintains it. Tricia set up the present Shrine
computer system. Additionally, she consults with us
for electronic messaging and enhances graphics on
our bulletin. Tricia has taught in the Shrine Sunday
School; she is married to Michael, and is the mother
of Helen.
Ian is an altar server and has helped with Sunday
School. He has played four years of football at
Decatur High School and will go to GA Southern
this fall to study engineering. Both were honored at
an Archdiocese Recognition Mass and Reception at
St. Brigid’s Church in John’s Creek this past Saturday.
Shrine Stewardship & GIVING
St. Francis Table served 332 meals last Saturday.
Our offertory collection for
last Sunday was $14,502.05
The Food Pantry helped 109
families.
To meet our ministry
commitments, we need $9,884.00.
Morning Sandwiches given to
1326 guests during the week.
Thank you for your generosity
which keeps us growing!
Recent Expenses
Water and Sewer
Electricity
Insurance
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
$1286
2778
4386
APRIL BIRTHDAYS…
Shane Abrecht, Ellen Abt, Richard
Amar, Claire Angelle, Robert
Angolia, Jade-Aliah Ashmead,
Michael Austin, Andy Bailie, Ana
Bailie, Patrick Baldwin, Lenneia Batiste, Evelyn
Bell, Lois Berthaume, Barbara Briggs, Tra’Nace
Brown, Elijah Burke, Stephen Byrne, Eddie Chase,
Hilary Coles, Barry Collier, John Cugasi, Brian
Davis, Peter Densmore, Lee DeSandre, Emma
Drawe, Laura Drawe, Joel Duda, Freddie Mae
Elliott, William Emery, Victoria Figiel, Arlyan
Filomen-Suar, Rene Filomeno-Saur, Jonah Garrett,
Laura Nicole Griggs, Janecia Heard, Melissa
Huff-Reiss, Elise Ingraham, Georgia Ingraham,
Janine Jimenez, Miles Jones, Karen Karivelil,
Elsie Koehler, Amy Lea,
Nancy Leighton,
Michael McEachin, David Miller, Lawrence
Mosblech, Patrick Mulligan, Walter Nemeth, Joel
Nguyen, Sebastian Nguyen, Susan Oliveto,
Jonathan Orr, Charles Orr, Sheila Parsons, James
Peavyhouse, Jay Phillips, James Quinn, Brittany
Rainey, Noah Salzman, Claudine Saunders, Joseph
Scott, Joseph Sequeira, Brandon Sforzo, Thomas
Soderberg, Elizabeth Standifer-Ham, Katherine
Standifer-Ham, Jaidan Sullivan, Carol Tangum,
Tabitha Taylor, Ken Traina, Isabel Vogelson,
Alissa Wagner, Julie Walter, Joey Wang, Reagan
Williams, and Gregory Wright.
We thank those from all over
Atlanta and our own Shrine
members who helped with these ministries. To help
with St. Francis Table, please call the Parish Center
at 404.521.1866.
Our Food Pantry Outreach has a basket at the
entrance of the Church. For APRIL please bring
COFFEE, canned veggies, spam, evaporated
milk, and peanut butter.
Thank you!
Grab your passport and join us
on our parish pilgrimage to Austria,
the Czech Republic and Germany
This coming Sept. 25-Oct.4, 2016
We will celebrate mass at the
Church of the Infant of Prague
with the Franciscan community
of Salzburg all while enjoying
the luscious landscapes of Austria’s Lake District, we will enjoy the land of the Von Trapp’s
in the sights of “The Sound of
Music” and visit King Ludwig’s
Castle in Germany. One word - Oktoberfest!
Space is limited so get your name in now.
Visit our website for information and pricing.
www.catholicshrineatlanta.org
MAGNIFICAT BREAKFAST
The Magnificat will be held May 7th at Holy
Cross Church in Atlanta. The speaker is Marla
Boylan, a native of Brazil who is a
Magnificat leader in South
Carolina. We hope many women
will take a few hours off on Saturday,
May 7th, to refresh their own spirits
and to be encouraged, strengthened,
and revitalized with a breakfast,
praise and worship, and Marla’s talk
to us. Please come and share with
us. For information on making a
reservation, please email [email protected].
“It is not easy to entrust oneself to God’s mercy,
because it is an abyss beyond our comprehension. But we must!....’Oh, I am a great sinner!’
All the better! Go to Jesus: He likes you to tell
him these things! ! He forgets, He has a very special capacity for forgetting. He forgets, He kisses
you, He embraces you and He simply says to
you: ‘Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no
more.’ ” (Jn 8:11)
Pope Francis Homily on March 17, 2013
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New Year’s Resolutions Starting to Fade?
Start again now with a renewed commitment to your spouse.
What better way to celebrate the gift of your unique love than
to make time to focus on each other and your marriage?
Consider making a Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekend renew those feelings you had during your first few
years together. The next Weekend is scheduled for June 1012 at the Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners. You can get
more information or register online at GATN-wwme.org or
by calling 678.242.WWME.
Please remember our sick and homebound in
your prayers…
READINGS Week of april 18th:
Mon Acts 11:1-18
Jn 10:1-10
Fri Acts 13:26-33
Jn 14:1-6
Tue Acts 11:19-26
Jn 10:22-30
Sat Acts 13:44-52
Jn 14:7-14
Wed Acts 12:24-13:5
Jn 12:44-50
Sun Acts 14:21-27
Ps 145:8-13
Rv 21:1-5
Jn 13:31-35
Thur Acts 13:13-25
Jn 13:16-20
Glenda Ham, Nancy O’Neill, Ella Higgs, Ed
Gendron, Linda Denham,
Dolores Wilder,
Freddie Mae Elliott, Lynn Dobbs, Vester
Johnson, Herbert Anderson, Jacquie Scott, Michelle Bourget.
Please also pray for…
Charles Perry, Michael Ray, Minnie Broomfield, Mary Shern,
Steven Newton, , Oscar N. Sueing and Family, Allison Ward,
Peggy Schneider, Betty Jean Irby, Joan Angolia, Porscha
Bryant, Art Conlon, Jr., Alma Colvin, Maureen Whitner,
Frances Baugh, Nick Basinski, Betty Williams,
Rosa
Holmes, Courtenay Scott, Elsie Mees, Elena Lisi, Susan Ruhl.
Please let the parish know of any sick.
Betti Knott, one of our long time members who is working for St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, has been battling cancer. We ask you to
join friends around the world in praying for her healing through the intercession of Frederick Ozanam as one of the miracles leading to his
canonization.
Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Frederic Ozanam
God, our Father, you alone have the power to bestow those precious gifts of yours which we rightly call miracles. If it be your will, be pleased
to grant such a gift on behalf of Betti Knott. We humbly ask that you grant this favor so that Blessed Frederic Ozanam may be canonized by
our Holy Mother the Church. We make this prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. Amen.