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Phone: 407-869-9472 Fax: 407-869-4661 JMJ

1020 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

May 17, 2020 Sixth Sunday of Easter

[email protected]

www.annunciationorlando.org

OUR MISSION

to know, love and serve God by loving and serving others.

Honoring Mary in the Month of May

Annunciation Catholic Church May 17, 2020 Sixth Sunday of Easter

Parish Office Hours

We are available in the Parish Office from 9am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. Please observe social distancing when visiting. We continue to be available via phone at 407-869-9472 and email.

Visit annunciationorlando.org/staff for a list of Clergy, Religious Sisters and Staff emails.

The Bookstore is Open

Visit us from 10am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. Candles are available to purchase and can be placed in the Grotto. Contact Terri with questions at 407-215-7666. Thank you!

Online Giving - Thank you for your interest in continuing to support our Parish Community. You may mail your regular envelope contribution to the Parish Office. Our address is Annunciation Catholic Church, 1020 Montgomery Rd., Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. If you wish to contribute online, please visit our online giving portal at www.annunciationorlando.org/online-giving

We have a new, easy to use, interface for your existing Vanco account right on the page. If you have never given online before, it is also easy to set up a new account. The new interface is called GivePlus and it is also available as an app for Apple and Google Play.

We will continue to live-stream our Masses - Monday to Friday at 12:15pm, Saturday at 8am and Sunday at 10am.

Dispensation for Mass attendance is in effect until further notice.

All of our live-streamed Masses and Prayer Opportunities can be viewed on our

Parish YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/AnnunciationChurch

As we celebrate the month of May and our Blessed Mother in a special way, we also want to remember those special women in our lives: our mothers and those who have been like a mother to us including grandmothers, aunts, or other caring, compassionate women who have guided us. Please submit the names of the women you would like prayed for on our website at www.annunciationorlando.org and their names will be placed on the Altar and remembered at all of the Masses during the month of May. No financial donation is needed for these intentions.

Annunciation Calendar for Week of May 17, 2020

The Church will be opened 15 minutes prior to Mass starting

Sun May 17, 2020

• 10am - Mass Live-streamed - No public Mass

Monday, May 18, 2020

• 7am - 7:30am - Daily Mass - Public

• 7:30am - 9:30am - Church open for Private Prayer • 8am - 9am - Reconciliation (by appointment) • 12:15pm - 12:45pm - Daily Mass - Public and Live-stream

• 3pm - 7pm - Church Open for Private Prayer • 5pm - 6pm - Reconciliation (by appointment)

Tuesday, May 19, 2020


• 10am - 12pm - Church Open for Private Prayer • 10:30am - 11:30am - Reconciliation (by appointment) • 12:15pm - 12:45pm - Daily Mass - Public and Live-stream


Wednesday, May 20, 2020



• 3pm - 7pm - Church Open for Private Prayer • 7pm - 7:30pm - Rosary Prayer - Live-streamed

• 7:30pm - 8:30pm - Reconciliation (by appointment)

Thursday, May 21, 2020




Friday, May 22, 2020




Saturday, May 23, 2020


• 3pm - 5pm - Church Open for Private Prayer • 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Reconciliation (by appointment)

Sunday, May 24, 2020

• 10am - Mass Live-streamed - No public Mass


Sacrament of Reconciliation

We have scheduled various times through the month of May for the celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please observe the following procedures and guidelines.

• During this time, Reconciliation will be offered by appointment only. You may register for a specific date and time on our website at www.annunciationorlando.org/rsvp. Please call our Parish Office if you need help setting an appointment. We ask that you register for only one appointment during this first month.

• The schedule has been structured for a maximum of ten minutes per confession to allow for as many participants as possible. Please respect this limit.

• Prior to arrival, please review the Examination of Conscience and How to Make a Good Confession materials on our website Reconciliation page. We will not have any handouts available at Church.

• As a reminder, celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation is different from “spiritual direction.” Spiritual direction includes offering advice and counsel to an individual in a non-

sacramental setting. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is not where this type of interaction is occurs. However, it is a celebration of God’s mercy and forgiveness that sacramentally restores us to the right relationship with God and one another in Christ Jesus.

• We strongly encourage you to wear a mask during your visit and to practice proper hygiene such as the sanitizing of hands before you enter the Church.

• Confessions will take place in specified areas within the Church, will be face to face only and will respect the guidelines of social distancing.

• Designated doors will be used for entering at the back of the Church. Please look for the signs directing you as you approach the Church building. When you enter the Church you will be greeted by staff to confirm your appointment.

• Socially distant seating will be available in a designated area to wait for the next available Priest. We cannot accommodate specific priest requests at this time.

• You are welcome to be seated in the Church for private prayer after your Confession as long as the building is open.

On Monday, May 18th we will resume the public celebration of daily Mass in the Church at 7am and 12:15pm, Monday - Friday and 8am on Saturday.

• We realize that people will be at various stages in their readiness to return to church. If you are part of a vulnerable population or exhibiting any symptoms of sickness, stay at home. Please know that we will continue to live-stream our Masses and prayer opportunities for the foreseeable future to offer stay at home alternatives.

• The Church will continue to be open for individual prayer and for the Sacrament of Reconciliation at set times in the morning, afternoon and evening. Reconciliation will continue to be by appointment only. Please refer to our website for the schedules. The chapels will not be open during this time.

• It is strongly encouraged to wear a mask during your attendance at church and to practice proper hygiene such as the sanitizing of hands before you enter.

• Designated doors will be used for entering at the back of the church. Please look for the directional signs as you approach the church building.

• Ushers will assist in the seating process prior to Mass and in guiding for the Communion line. We ask that you please follow their directions, as it will be different from what you normally experience.

• In following the health guidelines, the Holy Water fonts and the Baptismal Font will not be used.

• We have identified the pews available for use and installed blue tape marking 6 feet increments to help you gauge for social distancing. Households may sit together keeping six feet in distance from the next people in the pew.

• Worship aids and hymnals will not be available due to the current restrictions. Use of your mobile device in silent mode is suggested to access on-line worship aids.

• At the Sign of Peace, please acknowledge those around you with a wave or verbal greeting only.

• Holy Communion will be distr ibuted only in the form of the Sacred Host after the Priest has given the final blessing. Out of charity and concern for others, Communion should be received only in the hand. - Six feet increments have been marked on the main aisles to guide social distancing when forming a single line for Holy Communion. - When you have received communion in the hand, please step to the side, move your mask and consume the host.

• Staff will be implementing cleaning procedures throughout the day to keep surfaces disinfected.

• During this time, please do not gather in groups or socialize on the property.

• We all have a responsibility to do what we can to ensure a healthy environment so that people feel comfortable returning to church. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Visit www.annunciationorlando.org to view our W eek Two

Re-open Video to help understand these guidelines and protocols

During these challenging times, we want to pray for your intentions. Our Priests and Sisters will be praying daily for each specific intention that you submit. May God bless and keep you during these days. Visit: www.annunciationorlando.org and click on the “How can we pray for you?” button.

How can we pray for you?


Thank you for your generosity and for a very successful Food Drive last weekend. See photos below from our drive up, drop-off on Saturday and our filled pantry shelves. Our Virtual Market was a big success also with $16,363 in online donations (as of May 13th). Your generosity will reach out into the community through our partner schools and through our St. Vincent DePaul Society.

I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. John 14:18-19

Reflections on the Gospel May 17th, 2020

Sixth Sunday of Easter

We hope for many things: passing an exam, finding our true love, securing sustainable work, or surviving an illness. We often seek to have God be a part of what we hope for and desire, almost trying to convince Him that our agenda is what is ultimately important. While our particular hopes may appear to be what needs to be achieved in order for us to be happy, they really are not. Our lesser, more personal hopes can distract us from true hope.

When God became a human being, a powerful message was sent: all that is authentically human is found in the divine. As the human Jesus lived and died in order to show us that he truly is the universal Christ, we have to keep our sight focused on our eternal truth and destiny and who we truly are. We have to be careful when we allow our earthly concerns to distract us. True hope is found when we place our trust in Christ’s promises and don’t rely on our own strength. True hope focuses on striving toward the fulfillment of God’s promises and not simply on achieving what we think we need in this life. Hope always travels with two friends — faith and love. In this trio of virtues, we find the very presence of God born in every human being. These are God’s greatest gifts, and they lead us to the fullness of His presence.

As with faith and love, we cannot see hope with just our human eyes. We don’t carry this virtue within us to use solely for our own personal agenda. Hope is not something that simply comes with the human package. As with faith and love, hope is a gift that is given to us to draw us closer to our eternal truth. Faith, hope, and love are signs that there is something far greater going on in us and something greater to persevere in obtaining. The true divine gift of hope is what will endure any hardship we encounter, especially those that will come from authentically living the Gospel. With all that is happening in our lives, in our church, and in our world, what is the reason for our hope? Ask God for the fortitude to see His eternal gift as the reason we get up in the morning and do the things we do.

For more information please call our Parish Office at 407-869-9472 or email [email protected]

Clergy

Very Rev. Stephen Parkes, V.F. ............................... Pastor

Rev. Stephen Baumann ............................. Parochial Vicar

Rev. Alvin Erni ......................................... Parochial Vicar

Rev. William Gohring .................................... In Residence Rev. Andrew Nguyen. ...... Hospital Chaplain (Advent Orlando)

Deacon Joe Gassman ........................... Permanent Deacon

Religious Sisters

Sr. Maria Teresa Acosta, SCTJM .............. Pastoral Assistant

Sr. Rachel Gosda, SCTJM ................................ Parish School

Sr. Kristi Bergman, SCTJM ............................... In Residence

(Bishop Moore HS Campus Ministry)

Sr. Gianna Grace, SCTJM .................................. In Residence

(Asst. Vocations Director for the Diocese)

Administration/Finance/Facilities

Mark McLaughlin .......................... Director of Operations

Nanci O’Reilly ........................................... Office Manager

Christina Sinacola .............................. Operations Assistant Liliana Hill .................................................. Administration

Sarah Dessert ............................................ Records & Data

Patti Murphy ............................................... Administration

Scott Stafstrom ......................................... Communications

Nick Campo Jr. .............................................. Maintenance Nick Campo Sr. ...................................................... Security

Terri Becher ............................. Book Store: 407-215-7666

Annunciation Catholic Academy ................ 407-774-2801

Patricia Kahle ...................................................... Principal Annunciation Catholic Pre-School ............. 407-869-9404

Christine Golas ..................................................... Director

Evangelization & Faith Formation

Peter Pronko ............. Evangelization & Family Catechesis Vicki Ridgeway ........................ Elementary / 1st Eucharist Lynn Fisk .................................. Sunday School & Baptism

Michele Bugallo ............................... Faith Formation Asst. Nikki Neswold .................. Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Jody North ........................................................ Annulments

Judy Gassman ..................... Marriage Prep & Enrichment

Liturgy and Worship

Mark McCabe ...................... Director of Music & Worship Mary Ann Fox ...................................... Director of Liturgy

Bulletin Information

Please call Scott Stafstrom at 407-869-9472 or email: [email protected]. For bulletin adver-tising, please call Diocesan Publications at 800-292-9111.


In need of assistance? Please contact our Society of St.Vincent dePaul at 407-215-7669 or by email: [email protected]

Mass Intentions for the coming Week

MON, MAY 18 (Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26--16:4a) 7:00 am Dennis Gaynor†

12:15pm Irene Setla†

TUES, MAY 19 (Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11) 7:00 am Christopher A. Tristan†

12:15 pm Brian Johnson†

WED, MAY 20 (Acts 17:15, 22--18:1/Jn 16:12-15) 7:00 am Mildred and Norman Lemmerman†

12:15 pm Rosemary D. Juravic†

THURS, MAY 21 (Acts 18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20) 7:00 am Roland Outlaw†

12:15 pm Alicia and Jorge Juan Cabrera†

FRI, MAY 22 (Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23) 7:00 am Edward Gdula†

12:15 pm Bill Hamman†

SAT, MAY 23 (Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28) 8:00 am James Vail†

5:00 pm Diane Holloway†

SUN, MAY 24 (The Ascension of the Lord) 8:00 am Walter Kwiecinski†

10:00 am People of Our Parish

Clemente and Georgina Rodriguez†

12:00 pm Marco Franco†

5:30 pm Marcos Ramon Tavares†

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY

(Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20)

Mass Intentions for this Weekend

SAT, MAY 16 (Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21) 8:00 am Special Intention

5:00 pm Clemente and Georgina Rodriguez†

SUN, MAY 17 (Sixth Sunday of Easter) 8:00 am Jane Owens†

10:00 am People of Our Parish

Diane Ulch†

12:00 pm Joe Pou†

5:30 pm Theodore Dubaj†

Recently Deceased

†Louis Kacic

†John Comeau

Baptisms - Welcome!

Grant Acelo Fernandez

Quintin Odell Flanagan

Greyson Theodore Burlakos

Piper Louise Haas

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