EASTER SUNDAY MARCH 27, 2016

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I have a tradition of creating the Pascal Candle for my parish. For those who don’t know, the Pascal Candle is normally a large candle used throughout the year in various liturgical celebrations. Its biggest role is at the Easter Vigil which begins around a fire and the Pascal Candle is used to bring that fire/light, which symbolizes the light of Christ, into the Church. Also, at the Mass it is used to bless the holy water font and its light is passed around as we renew our baptismal promises that evening. The Pascal Candle is placed by the ambo where we read scripture for the entire Easter season. After that it is placed by the baptismal font and when we have a funeral it is placed by the casket. Since it’s my first Easter at St. Michael the Archangel it seemed appropriate for the Pascal Candle theme to be an angel. In creating the Candle I tried a different tech-nique to help create the art work on the candle. It’s my most detailed design. I’ll admit I needed to return to some of the tricks I learned in art school to make it all work like I wanted. I’m happy with the results. Please know that while designing and creating the candle art work, I was praying for our parish family. I hope that when you look at the Candle it will hold as much meaning for you as it does for me. Fr. Aaron Art work by Fr. Aaron Jenkins

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For you and me, every Sunday is Easter Sunday…

in fact, every Mass commemorates the Resurrection. I value the gift of the Mass and the Eucharist as it was first celebrated at the Last Supper. For me, even after thousands of Masses, I continue to be joyous in that remarkable moment when the bread and wine

become the body and blood of Christ. I am always personally moved by this part of the Mass. As each of you bow your head and witness the Consecration I know that you too are aware of the miracle that is taking place, of the promise that has been made. You are a witness to the meaning of Easter, the miracle of the Resurrection. In our spiritual life, and in real time, time passes quickly. We always think we’ll have plenty of time to take care of everything…but do we? No one knows how long their journey through this life will last…a day, a week, months, or years. It is often joked that a dying person never says, I wish I had spent more time at the office. It is in those last moments that we all realize what is truly important in life, in death. When we face death we wish that we had spent more time in prayer, getting to know God, and receiving the sacraments. Easter provides us with the perfect opportunity to renew our commitment to our faith, to begin anew, to begin to pray, or to make prayer and our life as a Catholic a priority. Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead for you and for me. The Resurrection is God’s signal to us that today we have the opportunity to grow in our faith, in our love of Him. Each year as we celebrate Easter we are reminded that redemption is available to us not just during the Easter time, but every day. Just as flowers poke their heads out of the earth and begin to bloom in the spring…our spiritual life can begin to bloom again too. Thinking this way puts Christ’s death and Resurrection into perspective for all of us… at least it should. Christ’s dying on the cross and rising from the dead gives all of us another chance to get it right. Faith is a wonderful gift…it is the ability to know, not just believe, but to truly know that we can be loved, and God wants to love us. To that end God gave us His only son. What do we do with that gift? The choice is ours, not only during the Easter time, but every day.

On behalf of Deacon Wayne and the parish staff, Happy Easter!

God bless you. Father Aaron

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St. Michael Parish Sunday Collections 2016...

Due to the holiday printing schedule for the bulletin the most recent Sunday collections will be reported in next weekend’s bulletin, along with the results of the Booster Club drawings. The above information will be posted on April 2-3, 2016.

To place a name on the Prayer List call the Parish Office. (462-4240)Names remain on the list for two months. You may request a name be added back to the list. Please remember in your prayers: February: Hailey Gardner, Annie Grinstead, Landon McBride, Mick McKee, Emma Moore, Willa Moore, James Peters, Mary Beth Sifferlen, David Stapleton, Louise Winski and Diane Zeyen March: Kathy Dowling, Becky Foster, Larry Hembree, Martha Horton, Marti Laprees, Mark Michael, Betty Neighbors, Savannah Nichols, Art Overmyer, Gerald Poole, Kathy Rucker, The Schick family, Denise Smith, Evelyn Spoorman, Mary Trump, Kenneth Wash and Terry Wethington

April 2-3 Liturgical Ministers Schedule

Collection Counters

Mark Drewes, Mary Legan, Tanya Livingston

SATURDAY - 5:00 P.M.

Extra—ordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion

Dave Berg, Barb Farrell, Judy Fuller, Beth Gallagher, Anna Morgan, Diane Wuestefeld

Lectors Jennifer Titus, Judy Fuller

Servers James Hentz-MC, Jonah Hite, Emma Rennier

Scrip Coupons Siobhan Schafer

SUNDAY - 8:00 A.M.

Extra—ordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion

Janet Huebner, Madonna Miles, David O’Donnell, Jeanne O’Donnell, Vera Price, Jody Smith

Lectors Bill Rumely, Bill Armstrong

Servers Vanessa VonEssen, Tony VonEssen, Brooklyn Blanton

Scrip Coupons Maura Hutchinson

SUNDAY - 10:45 A.M.

Extra—ordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion

Sylvia Davis, Virginia Forthofer, Theresa Mayer, Al or Jan Panther, Paula Richey, Catherine Spann, Mary Ann Walker

Lectors Lori Tanaka, Virginia Forthofer

Servers Sam Murphy-MC, Jack Murphy, Emily Royster, Abigail Royster

Scrip Coupons Stephanie Berty

Mass Intentions March 28-April 1 Monday 9:00 A.M. Hour of Prayer

Tuesday 6:00 P.M. Frances Golab by Ray & Pat Robak

Wednesday 6:00 P.M. Violet Welty

by Dcn. Wayne & Darlene Davis

Thursday 6:00 P.M. Leda Leary

by Everyday Catholicism Class

First Friday 8:15 A.M. Harry Tovani by Margaret

Fedorchak, Mass followed by

Exposition and Adoration

2nd Sunday of Easter April 2-3 Saturday 8:30 A.M. Benediction

Saturday 9:00 A.M. Donna Davis, by the Parish Staff

Saturday 5:00 P.M. Jon & Pixie Reeves,

40th Anniversary Celebration

Sunday 8:00 A.M. Merlin & Florence Ley

by Joe & Peggy Schauff

Sunday 10:45 A.M. For The People

Devine Mercy Sunday Devotions and Novena The Sunday after Easter is designated as Divine Mercy Sunday. On that day the Church celebrates the great mercy of God as requested by our Lord in private revelations to Saint Faustina Kowalska. Mercy Sunday devotions will take place here at St. Michael on Sunday April 3, 2016 from 2-3:15 P.M. These devotions will include Eucharistic exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a homily by Deacon Wayne, the praying of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in song led by the John and Rosie Kube Family, recitation of the Praises of Divine Mercy and Benediction. A reception sponsored by the Rosary Guild and Sodality will follow in the Fr. Severin Parish Life Center. This is for the entire family and you may come for all or part of the services. To prepare for Divine Mercy Sunday all are invited to pray a Novena (nine days of prayer). The Novena consists of praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy once a day for your own or special intentions beginning on Good Friday. Pamphlets containing the Chaplet and Novena intentions are at all church entrances for your taking.