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VOL. 3 JUNE 11-12, 2011 ISSUEWelcome to

Catholic Church at Fort Gordon, G

Q: What was the secret that the Blessed Virgin Mary gave to Lucy at Fatima? ?

A: Sister Lucy, a cloistered Carmelite nun, wrote the third part of her apparitions in 1944 and gave them in asealed envelope to the bishop of Leira, the Portuguese diocese where Fatima is located. The message was to be

opened in 1960 or after her deathwhichever came first. Before the bishop died in 1957, the envelope wasgiven to the Sacred Congregation for the Holy Office (since 1965 known as the Congregation for the Doctrine of

the Faith). Pope John XXIII opened it in 1960 and showed it to one person, Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, head ofthat congregation. The letter was resealed, and has not been read again. Cardinal Ottaviani later said that all thestories circulating about the contents of the letter were fantasies. Whatever the contents are, they cannot be cen-

tral to our faith because they are a private revelation, no matter how widely they are publicized. It is surely better

to use the Scriptures, the tradition and teachings of the Church, the sacraments and the good example offered bythe saints over the centuries as guides to our decisions. Unfortunately, Christians can become so interested insomething like the Fatima secret that they neglect Gods public revelation given through the Scriptures. If youkeep close to the Scriptures and the sacraments, you will not go wrong.Retrieved from http://www.americancatholic.org/

Scripture

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4)

When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth. (Psalm 104:30)

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, andwe were all given to drink of one Spirit. (1 Cor 12:13)

Jesus stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." (John 20:19)

he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. (John 20:22)

Reflection

Is there anything that you do to cause you to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

Does everyone receive the same Spirit?

What happens when you receive the Spirit?

How do you live in the Spirit in your family and in your parish community?

The problem of forming Christ in us is not to be solved by our own efforts. It is not a matter of studying the

Gospels and then working to put our ideas into practice, although we should try and do that too, but alwaysunder the guidance of grace, in complete subjection to the Holy Spirit..

For if we depend on our own ideas, our own judgment and our own efforts to reproduce the life of Christ,we will only act out some pious charade which will ultimately scare everybody we meet because it will be sostiff and artificial and so dead.

It is the Spirit of God that must teach us Who Christ is and form Christ in us and transform us into otherChrists.

Merton, Thomas,New Seeds of Contemplation, New Directions: New York, 1961 p 156.

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DESIGNATED OFFERINGThere will be a designated offering on June 18-19, 2011 for Tornado Relief. Please know that this of-

fering is directed by the office of the Chief of Chaplains.

Parish Council Financial Advisor, Tina Raby

Parish Staff

Pastor:Fr. Damian Ilokaba(706) 791-4307

Co-Pastor: Fr. Samuel Aniekwe(706) 791-4307

Contract Priest: Fr. Michael Rov(706) 791-2945NCOIC: Sgt. Sheronda Williams

(706) 791-4308Chapel Clerk: Vacant

(706) 791-2945Deacons:

- George Foster (706) 860-2379- Mike Marchek (706) 855-210- David Kriegel (706) 869-978

PLC: VACANTMusic Director: VACANT

(706) 791-2945MCCW: Kim Besel

mccwfg@yahoo.com

Knights of Columbus:Ricardo Ruiz Jr. , ruizrjr@knology

Youth Ministry: Nisa Veranisa_vera@yahoo.comLectors: Tom Dean

(706) 860-6946Ushers: Ron Shannon

(706) 868-5960

Religious Education: VACANTFlowers Ministry: Sherry Wodick

swodicka24@gmail.comEditor: Lola Rivera (706) 860-06lolarivera@ymail.com

MIKE RIVERA, PRESIDENTriveralejos@yahoo.com

BILL HOLT, VICE-PRESIDENwilbil56@aol.com

LOLA RIVERA, SECRETARYlolarivera@ymail.com

TINA RABY, FINANCIAL ADVISgritstwo@yahoo.com

Pastoral Council

StewardshipAttendance: 364

Offering: $1,545.39

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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PageA Week Ahead TRINITY SUNDAY

SCRIPTURE AND VIRTUE

OF THE MONTH

Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America is alive and well in our community. The BSA has beenaround for over 100 years, instilling in our youth: leadership, life and survival skills,

respect, faith, and courage. The local Boy Scout Troop out of St Mary on the HillCatholic Church is actively seeking new membership. Please contact their Scout-master, Dave Besel, at owls@troop8augusta.com. You can also visit their websiteat: http://sites.google.com/site/troop8augusta

Worldwide Marriage EncounterA Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is like Easter Sunday because it's aweekend full of fresh love, rebirth, and new beginnings. All married couples de-

serve a richer, fuller life together! Make a special time of growth for you and yourspouse. For more information or to register for one of the 2011 weekends, July 29 -

31 in St. Augustine, or October 7 - 9 in Savannah, call 904 821-0773 or register online at www.jaxwwme.com.

Pro-Life Mass & RosaryMass First Saturday of each month at Saint Mary on the Hill, 9:15 am.

Rosary at Preferred Health Center right after.

Next week, we will celebrate the Trinity Sunday. "The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christ

life. God alone can make it known to us by revealing Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

"The Incarnation of God's Son reveals that God is the eternal Father and that the Son is consubstantial with the Fa-

ther, which means that, in the Father and with the Father, the Son is one and the same God.

"The mission of the Holy Spirit, sent by the Father in the name of the Son (John 14:26) and by the Son: from theFather (John 15:26), reveals that, with them, the Spirit is one and the same God. "With the Father and the Son He is

worshipped and glorified" (Nicene Creed).

"Inseparable in what they are, the Divine Persons are also inseparable in what they do. But within the single divineoperation each shows forth what is proper to Him in the Trinity, especially in the divine missions of the Son's Incar-

nation and the gift of the Holy Spirit."

-- Catechism of the Catholic Church 261, 262, 263, 267

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Coming UpTrinity Sunday, June 19

Corpus Christi, June 23(transferred to Sunday June 26)

Sacred Heart of Jesus, July 1Vacation Bible School NewsVacation Bible School News

Registration for Vacation Bible School is open now for children from Age 4

thru 5th Grade (rising to 6th). You may download a registration form fromour website or by visiting the Religious Education Center located in Building39709, 39th Street near 7th Avenue.

July 18thJuly 18ththruthru22nd22nd

9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Note: Vacation Bible School is sponsored by the CatholicNote: Vacation Bible School is sponsored by the Catholic

and Protestant Chapel Congregations of Fort Gordonand Protestant Chapel Congregations of Fort Gordon

Call Randy Dillard is you have any question atCall Randy Dillard is you have any question at

(706) 791-4703

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OUR COMMUNITY~~~~~~~

June: HOPE

Romans 15:13: "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peacebelieving, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound

hope."

Mother Mary, please obtain for me, my family, and the members families of the apostolate the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the grace to

the virtues which will help us overcome our primary faults. Let uscaught up in the Holy Spirit's love for the Father and the Holy Family

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God and CoffeeAre there questions about your Faith would like to have answers for? Come and ask God and Coffee and RCIA on Sundays at 11:30AM at the 369 Signal Brigade Hea

ters in Barnes Ave. Contact Tom Dean (706) 860-6946 if you have any question.Knights of ColumbusPlease know that our next meeting will be on Tues-day June 14th, 2011 in Bldg. 13 at 1830. Social

and the meeting starts at 1900 hours. Contact theGrand Knight Ricardo Ruiz Jr. if you have any

question at ruizrjr@knology.netor (706) 863-3435.

Military Council of Catholic Women(MCCW)The Mothers Day Drive for Augusta Care

Pregnancy Center was a resounding suc-

cess! We collected over 40 outfits anddozens of diapers, wipes and other baby

items. Thank you to the parishioners of St. Michaels for

their generosity!

A special thank you to Sherry Wodicka, DeDe

O'Brien, Diana Herrera and Jeryn Coleman for serving

as the 2011 MCCW Executive Board. We wel-

come our new board for 2012:

Kim Besel, President

Laura Pizzi, Vice President

Margaret Lepak, Secretary

Diane Gladd, TreasurerThe following ladies will serve as committee coordina-

tors:

Lola Rivera - Pro Life

Gilda Fontimayor - Hospitality

Barb Larson - Community Outreach, Liturgy

If you would like to serve St. Michaels through MCCW

please contact us at mccwfg@yahoo.com.

MCCW invites you to be friends on Facebook! Check us out!We wish you a blessed and happy summer and look forward toour regular First Thursday meetings beginning September 1,2011.

MCCW Southeast Regional Call to Conference! October 19-23, 2011, Cullman, Alabama. If you are interested in attendingplease contact MCCW at mccwfg@yahoo.com, or call Kim @706 855 9275. More info to come on guest speakers. Keep aneye on the bulletin. If you would like to receive email updates

please call Kim or email mccwfg@yahoo.comto be put on thedistribution list.

ATTENTION FACEBOOK USERS!

St Michael Parish is inFacebook

Bible Study on Tuesday!!Fr. Willis Everett, the Catholic chaplain

at the VA Hospital in Augusta, is lead-ing a study on the Gospels between

Ester and Pentecost. Join us on Tuesdayevening in the Chapel Activity Room at7-9 PM. Contact Tom Dean (706) 860-

6946.

Military Archdiocese WebsiteDo you need to request a baptism certificate? First Commun-ion certificate? You may inquire any sacramental information

you may need at http://www.milarch.org

Access Parish updates, current newsletters, and more

http://stmichaelparishfg.blogspot.com/

EME ScheduleThe current schedule for Lectors, EMEs and Ushers has beenemailed. The Schedule can also be found on the St. Michael's

Website and Facebook page. A copy is also posted on thebulletin board and the rear of the Chapel.

Parish Council MeetingSt. Michaels Parish Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June

2011. The meeting will be at Good Shepherd Chapel (GSC), social roo

5:30 pm. Parish Council meetings are open to all parishioners.

**Ministry coordinators, please submit your reports to the Council Pres

if you have not done it yet. Thank you. The Secretary.

VolunteerRecognitionL

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June26th,2011

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New to our Parish?If you are a new parishioner and have ntered yet, please take a minute and fill

registration form. You can find these fthe tables located in the back hallwa

may give the form to our Pastor, or leahis door. You can also download the fo

our website if this is more convenient and send it to lolarivera@ymail.com.

Altar Servers"The altar server occupies a privileged place in the liturgical celebration.

who serves at Mass, presents himself to a community. He experiences firsththat Jesus Christ is present and active in every liturgical act. Jesus is prese

when the community comes together to pray and render praise to God. Jespresent in the Word of sacred Scripture. Jesus is present above all in theEucharist under the signs of bread and wine. He acts through the priest wh

the person of Christ, celebrates the holy Mass and administers the sacraments.

Therefore, in the liturgy, you are much more than simple "helpers of the parish prieAbove all, you are servers of Jesus Christ, of the eternal High Priest. Thus, you, alt

servers, are called in particular to be young friends of Jesus. Be determined to godeeper and to cultivate this friendship with Him. You will discover that in Jesus youhave found a true friend for life." - Blessed Pope John Paul II

We want YOU to serve in our Parish! St. Michaels needs young men and women whave received their first Communion, are in grades 4-12, and adults who wish to sethe ministry of Altar Server. Prayefully consider joining this holy ministry and contAlex Besel for more information at (706) 855-9275 oradbesel@gmail.com.

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Bulletin Announcements

Bulletin announcements must be submitted to lolarivera@ymail.com by Sunday 3 PM.

LITURGICAL LIFE

Weekend MassesSaturday 17:00

Sunday 08:30 & 10:00

Daily MassMon, Wed, Thurs. 11:30Mon-Friday DDEAMC 11:45

Penance/ ReconciliationSaturday 16:00Sunday 08:15

(Also by Appointment)

RosarySaturday 16:30Sunday 08:00

Communion (Sick/Homebound):Deacon George Foster

WeddingsDeacon George Foster

BaptismsDeacon Mike Marchek

LiturgyDeacon David Kriegel

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RDeacon Mike Marchek

AdorationWednesday 18:30

Religious Education (RE)Sunday 11:30

(RSO and RE Complex)

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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in batBe our protection against the wickedness a

snares of the devil.May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; andThou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host by

Divine Power of God -thrust into hell,Satan and all the evil spirits, who roam throu

out the world seeking the ruin of souls.Amen.

Bible study on the book of 2 CorinthiansThe book of 2 Corinthians was a letter written by the Apostle Paul during the first-century church. Hewrote this second letter to the believers in Corinth to not only reinforce what he had written in his first

etter, but also to also offer additional instruction so that they could maintain a healthy spiritual bal-ance. But the overall purpose of this letter was to comfort them after Paul's initial scathing rebukes. Itwas not his desire to isolate them as if they were non-reconcilable, but to correct their way of thinkingbefore apostasy overcame the church.

As a result of his first letter, as recorded in 1 Corinthians, many of those who had wandered awayfrom the truth had come back to the foundations of their faith. But there still remained a rebelliousminority who opposed Paul's authority. This minority continued to cause ripples of division amongthose who continued to remain faithful to Paul, and faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

It was apparent that, just as in the book of First Corinthians, many of the practices of the Corinthianculture continued to be a temptation to them. According to reports given to Paul by Timothy, his disci-

ple and son in Christ, and Chloe, a member of the Corinthian church, many of the believers had leftbehind much of their faith to seek after the affluence and intellectual philosophies that the Corinthianculture offered. This caused divisions in the church and opened the door to sinful practices. The overall

problem included an offender within the church who became entangled in fornication with his father'swife. It came to Paul's attention that not only was the church aware of the offender's actions, but theycondoned it by not confronting such wicked conduct. But as a result of his first letter, it appeared as if

his reprimands had re-awakened them to the spiritual truths that they had abandoned. The Corinthianchurch took disciplinary action against the offender, and therefore regained their spiritual purity.

Unfortunately, from Paul's perspective, their discipline may have been too severe, for he was con-cerned that if they were to shun the offender for much longer, he would be overtaken by sorrow. Paul

was providing the Corinthian church an example of Godly restoration when it comes to church disci-pline. Just as he had reassured them of his love and concern after rebuking them for their behavior,they, too, were to reassure the offender of their forgiveness and love so that he could be restored backnto fellowship with them.

There were some who opposed Paul's teachings, claiming that his letters were powerful, but that heacked public speaking skills. The Corinthians prided themselves in their ability to use eloquent speech

to influence or persuade others to follow their lead. While it worked for many, Paul successfully de-fended his authority by responding to their jabs and sneers with plain spiritual truth and the Word of

God. He confirmed that he had been appointed as an apostle by Jesus Christ Himself and that his con-duct as such, while absent and present, was physical evidence enough of his authority among believers.

In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul revealed his love for them, his desire to bring glory tothe name of God alone, and his unwavering faithfulness to the truth of the gospel, regardless of opposi-tion.

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Please remember in your prayers all those who are deployed and cannot be

with their families and love ones. Remember their families and friends duringtheir deployments too. If your love one is one of them, or you know any de-

ployed military personnel send us his or her name, so we can include it in our

daily prayers. Send your prayer request to lolarivera@ymail.com.

SFC Kevin Sabo

LTC Karl Strellner

Susan Wersal

Kristopher Nichols

SSG Carl W. Thompson

Col. Michael Apicella

COL Mark Ziemba

SFC Nathan Varner

SrA James Varner

SPC Brendan G. Fitzpatrick

WO1 Clarence W. Raby, III

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