Saint Theresa Little Flower

Catholic Church

11001 Dorchester Road Summerville, SC 29485

Office: 843-875-5002 Fax: 843-875-4884 Emergency Phone: 843-323-8253

Website: www.StTheresaChurch.com E-mail: office@sttheresachurch.com

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Msgr. Edward D. Lofton -

Pastor Mr. Michael Regan - Deacon

Dr. Cormac O’Duffy - Music Director

OFFICE HOURS Monday -Thursday: 8:30 am- 4:00 pm Friday: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm CATHOLIC SCHOOL St. Theresa is affiliated with Summerville Catholic School (K3-8th Grade) 843-873-9310 SUPPORT STAFF Karene Feltner-Business Manager Teresa Elj—Office Administrator

Leslie McGowan-Director of Religious Education Richard White-Director of Youth Ministry Email: YouthMinistry@ sttheresachurch.com Dr. Cormac O’Duffy - MusicMinistry@ sttheresachurch.com Mitch Richardson-Grounds and Maintenance Patricia McConnell-Parish Nurse

May 16, 2021

The Ascension of the Lord

St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church The Ascension of the Lord Summerville, South Carolina

Mass Intentions May 15th—22nd

Sat. 5:30 pm Consuelo Garcia Garcia †

By Columbiettes

Sun. 8:00 am Will Grooms †

By Richard & Patricia Clemente

11:00 am Parishioners’ Intentions

Mon. 9:00 am

Tues. 9:00 am Axline Sananghap

By Ngwane

Wed. 9:00 am Marjorie Croker

By Barbara Dealy

Thur. 9:00 am

Fri. 9:00 am

Sat. 9 :00 am Fran Ward

By Joseph & Mary Mitola

W elcome! You may have come as a stranger to us, yet you are known to our

Lord, Jesus Christ. In His name, we pray you will find peace, hospitality and friendship with us.

Jesus commissions his disciples to baptize in his name, reminding them that he is always present through his Spirit. Having ascended to his Father amid cries of gladness, we are to be his witnesses for we have been gifted with his Spirit of wisdom and revelation. Let us, therefore, live in a manner worthy of the call we have received.

Office of Child and Youth Protection Bonnie Sigers Victim Assistance Services

843-261-0430 Louisa Storen LISW, LMFT 843-856-0748

Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People is available for you to read http://

sccatholic.org/resources or usccb.org

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

5/09/2021

Offertory:………………………………..$9,170.60

Family Life Center:…………………….1,724.00

St. Vincent de Paul:………………………..65.00

Catholic Charities:…………………………419.00

Votives:……………………………………….446.76

Count:………………………………………..558

God Bless & Thank You!

Online giving, one time or recurring, is now available on our

website: www.StTheresachurch.com

Next Weekend’s second collection is for

Msgr.’s Mission Appeal.

Download Our Updated Parish App!

Our newly updated St. Theresa the Little Flower app is now available to download for iPhone and Android smart phones. Stay connected with our parish throughout the week with

instant notifications, an easy-to-access event calendar, and the ability to quickly reply to or share messages via Facebook or Twitter. Also enjoy a bunch of additional features like prayers, daily readings, helpful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession, and much more. Download our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phone's app store for myparish.

Msgr. Lofton will be doing an appeal on behalf

of the people in Suva the weekend of May

22/23. Unlike the U.S. that has programs set

up for people struggling as result of Covid, the

students of Suva rely on the schools to feed

them. However, their schools have been

closed and the children are going hungry. We

are in need of your prayers and financial

support. Please be generous we thank you in

advance for your support.

May 16, 2021 E-mail: office@sttheresachurch.com Website: www.StTheresaChurch.com

And all who are held in the silence of our hearts!

Please pray the ROSARY.

PRAYER REQUESTS PLEASE PRAY for all those serving in the armed services and

all who are home-bound. For the physical and spiritual well-being

of parishioners and friends who are ill and recovering including:

Melissa Valentino Bailey

Bernard Bellush

Ciara Burns

Betty Craven

Rachel Dalton

Barbara Dunn

Maria Elj

Christy & Kenny Fix

Richard Fromholtz

Sara Gordon

Ginger Gruber

William Hawkins

Harold Hufton

Cathy Hutchinson

Barbara Ivey

Joe & Bonnie Lynge

Barbara Machajewski

Len Machajewski

Lota & Lloyd McCall

Gary Melton

Liz Moody

Sarah Norton

Gary Nosotti

Larry Papineau

Debbie Sharp

Steve Stabley

Ricardo Trajano

Toby & Lydia Wickenhoefer

St. Theresa the Little Flower

Men’s Parish Retreat

June 12 & 13, 2021

This year the Men’s Retreat will be offered on Saturday, June 12th, and Sunday, June 13th. It will be a great way to begin your “post-pandemic” summer! The retreat is only 1 ½ days so it is easy to fit in to most schedules. The Retreat Team is preparing a great experience you! We’ll delve into our faith, the power of prayer, sacred scripture, the Eucharist, forgiveness and other topics in a comfortable, private environment. We will listen, pray, laugh, joke, and eat…boy will we eat! Most importantly you will have the opportunity to draw closer to Jesus. As the world seems to spin out of control, our faith is our strength and Christ Jesus our rock and our salvation. He brings peace and order into our lives. Draw closer to Him. Come to the Men’s Retreat. We are anticipating a large number of retreatants and Space is limited so we urge you to register early. The Men’s Retreat Team will soon be offering EARLY REGISTRATION available after all the masses or you may register online.

Tim Jiannuzzi: (843) 514-3246 TimJiannuzzi@gmail.com

Larry Wiley: (843) 412-1093 Larry@floydbrace.com

Online info & registration is available: www.sttheresachurch.com

Be not afraid…I am your God

Saturday, June 5th from 1-4 PM You are cordially invited to Monsignors retirement party.

Lunch will be held from 1:00 PM—2:30 PM. Special presentations will begin at 2:45 PM.

Cards are available in the gathering space for use. Please make all checks payable to Monsignor.

Sunday, June 13th 11 AM Monsignor’s last mass as pastor at St. Theresa’s

Mark Your Calendars

Volunteers in the St. Vincent de Paul Conference here at St. Theresa’s serve anyone in need living in our parish boundaries, whether they are Catholic or not, whether they are parishioners or not. Our Help Line phone number is: 843-727-1933. Thank you parishioners for your continued support! Thanks to the Knights,

throughout 40 Cans for Lent, the SVDP pantry has received over 1420 pounds of donated food. Our ministry is beginning to flourish. The Saint Vincent DePaul Society has visited over 15 families and assisted them with their needs. Additionally, our Open Pantry has provided food for 15 families, which amounts to 137 more people served. We would like to SINCERELY thank ALL of you who have donated. None of this could have happened without your support. Because we are serving more of the community's needy, we are in need of several items. Those are: Spaghetti Sauce Pancake Mix Rice Cooking oil Flour Sugar Condiments Cleaning Supplies We will be collecting these items throughout the month of May. Each month we will have a different need. Stay tuned each month to see how you can serve your fellow man.

ALL EUCHARISTIC HOURLY ADORERS PAST & PRESENT

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE On JUNE 4, 2021, 6:30-8:00 PM, plan to join Msgr. Lofton at the Adoration Appreciation Dinner in the Parish Hall, sponsored by the St. Theresa Eucharistic Knights of Jesus. Your individual commitments have made Perpetual Adoration at St. Theresa possible and we would like to thank you. Please watch Flocknote and the bulletin for further details.

Arianna Branton and Mariana Dos Santos

with Girl Scout Troop 406 will be

conducting a drive for Birthdays for All- an

organization that purchases birthday gifts

for all children in foster care in the tri

county area- the weekend of May 29th and

30th. The girls developed a marketing plan

for Birthdays for All and conducted a drive

for their Girl Scout Bronze Award Project.

Please help give a gift to a child in need!

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Thursday through Sunday, July 8th – 11th Duluth, Georgia: Steubenville Atlanta Conference - High Schoolers (Rising 9th Graders up to recent graduates) are invited to participate in this powerful Catholic youth experience. The ultimate goal of a Steubenville Conference is a life-changing encounter with Christ. However, the weight on an encounter like that is only really appreciated after having one. For that reason, when inviting a teen to a

Steubenville Conference, we suggest beginning with belonging. Every teen desires to belong – Sin and Shame convince them they do not. They’re not alone. Others have the same struggles they do. The world says they must change to belong – God meets them where they are. It is $250 per youth to participate in the weekend. This includes meals, transportation, hotel, and conference registration. Must be registered

by May 9th. THEY HAVE AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE CHURCH. THIS EVENT WON’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT THEM. Registration: https://thelittleflower.flocknote.com/signup/52513

Sunday, June 27th, 1 pm to 5 pm: Fun Nun Bowl VIII by Carolina Catholic Professionals - Charity Bowling Tournament to build a greater Catholic community and promote the incredible work of several key local and international charities. Teams of six bowlers, each with food and non-alcoholic beverages included. All parishioners, families, and youth welcome. More information and

registration to be provided soon!

Youth Ministry Summer – For the total of all the exciting youth and family events we have coming up this summer, please see StTheresaChurch.com/Summer for all the details and to register for all the possibilities. We have Steubenville Atlanta Catholic Youth Conference Registration and information, a charity bowling tournament, sports days for all ages, beach days for just the youth and families, a RiverDogs Youth Ministry Night, and many more great opportunities. We are thrilled you will be there!

Bottles for Babies Starts This Week

This year beginning on

Mother’s Day weekend

through Father’s Day weekend Respect Life is

asking parishioners to make a special sacrifice

on behalf of young mothers facing the most

difficult decision of their lives and who benefit

from our three prolife pregnancy centers (Low

Country Pregnancy Center, Birthright and

Dazz of Charleston). Following all masses

empty baby bottles will be in the gathering

area. We ask that these be filled at home with

change or checks and returned when full. (We

would love for you to write one check for the

total amount you collect.) Bottles may be

returned at any Mass and there will be new

ones available for distribution throughout this

campaign. Helping young mothers, their

babies, and fathers too is a wonderful family

project. All proceeds from the campaign will be

distributed equally between the three centers.

We are hoping this will be a most successful

campaign and we are grateful as always for

your support

for these

young

women and

babies.

For all Weed Busters and anyone who would like to join us: the next Saturday workdays will be 05/22/21 and 06/19/21. Please mark your calendars and join us to help keep St. Theresa Parish beautiful!

St.Theresa' s Music Ministry :- ' The Hymns we Sing ' - ' Come Thou Almighty King ' - ( author unknown ) As we recess today , we sing this celebratory hymn which is thought to be approx. 350 years old . The authorship is uncertain , but it has been traced back to 1755 , where it appeared in Whitfield's Collection of Hymns . It has been attributed to Charles Wesley but it is now widely considered that this is incorrect . - Wesley did not use this distinct poetic meter in any of his hymns or poems , nor did he ever claim ' Come Thou Almighty King ' as his own . It seems that the fact that this poem appeared in a tract with a Wesley hymn led to this assumption . Until 1905 , the hymn was published in Wesley's name , and American Methodists have included it in their hymnals since 1814 . The meter used is very distinctive and similar to 'America /My country 'tis of Thee ' . This is also the melody of the British national anthem ' God save our Gracious Queen ' . As the hymn could not be sung to this melody in England , it was paired with an Italian tune by Felice de Giardini , written specially for it in 1769 . It is interesting to experiment and sing the hymn to the 'America ' tune , as the overall feel is much more solemn ! This is a classical hymn of awe and celebration of the Trinity . In verse 1 , the Father is glorified in the text used - ' King ' , ' Father ' , and ,at the close , 'Ancient of Days ' ( the poetic phrase used by the Prophet Daniel ( Daniel 7 : 9 ,13 ,22 ). Much reverential language is used throughout the hymn .The Son is not named , not even to call Him ' Son of God ', but rather He is present as the ' Incarnate Word ' (the term of reverence used in John 1 : 1 , and 1 John 5 : 7 ) and ' Spirit of Holiness ' ( Romans 1 : 4 ) . At the end of the second verse , the Holy Spirit is introduced and the plea is sung for Him to come to us , '' on us descend " . In verse 3 , ' Holy Comforter ' ( as in John 14 : 15 , 26 , 15 : 26 , 16 : 7 ) and ' Spirit of Power ' are used to give two different images of the Holy Spirit , - that He comforts , upholds and sustains us and that His power is almighty . In the final verse , ' Great One in Three ' gives a title of honor to the beloved Trinity . In just a few days from now we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord ; how fitting that we should sing this old and lovely hymn today . May we pray together at this time ,

'' Come Holy Spirit , we invite you into our hearts , we welcome you , and we pray that you will find in us a dwelling place for the fire of your grace and divine love . With the words of this ancient hymn , we celebrate your

most Holy Trinity : Great One in Three , we give our eternal praises to you now and forever more . Sovereign Majesty , may we love and adore you from now until eternity . May we love you on earth with the fullness of our

hearts until , by Your Grace , the day comes that we are received into Your Presence in glory . In Jesus ' name , we pray . Amen . "

Summerville Catholic School is seeking an energetic, fun-loving, creative teacher for first grade! Candidates must be certified and enjoy working as part of a team. Interested individuals can call the school for more information (843-873-9310) or send resumes to Principal Charlie Tisdale at ctisdale@summervillecatholic.org

Summerville Catholic School is also seeking energetic, fun-loving individuals for the Extended Day Program. Duties include supervising children and planning activities before school and/or after school. Hours vary. Interested applicants should contact Principal Charlie Tisdale at ctisdale@summervillecatholic.org

Position Open:

In June, our facilities cleaner, Mrs. Jean Malloy, will be retiring. We are currently interviewing for this position. It involves

cleaning the Hall, the Church, the offices & Chapel as well as the Meeting Center. If you would like to apply for the position or get more information, please contact the office.

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