St. Boniface Catholic Church

1952 GA Hwy. 21 South

Springfield, GA 31329

March 24, 2019

The Third Sunday of Lent

PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN,

PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON

PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE

KATHY O’SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN

PARISH STAFF EMAIL mnguyen@diosav.org

secretary@sbcatholic.com DRE@sbcatholic.com.

WEB ADDRESS www.sbcatholic.com

BAPTISMS/WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment.

WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date.

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

Friday 7:00 p.m. Religious Education

Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino at

706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline

We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Third Sunday of Lent; First Scrutiny

Monday: Annunciation of the Lord

Friday: Abstinence

24 de marzo de 2019 Tercer domingo de Cuaresma "Dijo entonces al viñador: "Ya hace tres años que vengo a buscar fruto en esta higuera, y no lo encuen-tro; córtala; ¿para qué va a cansar la tierra?"" (Lucas 13: 7) Todos podemos ser como la higuera estéril a veces. ¿Te aferras a lo que tienes o compartes generosamente con los demás? ¿Cómo responderás cuando Dios te pregunte qué has hecho con todos los dones que Él te ha dado? Recuerda, no solo estamos llamados a ser generosos, estamos llamados a desarrollar y nutrir nuestros dones y regresarlos con aumento.

MID-LENT CHECK-IN

God says to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you . . . The Lord, the God of your [ancestors], the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:14, 15). As Jesus would later say, God is not a God of the dead, but of the living, and so we believe that the dead will one day rise. At this midpoint of Lent, we pause to consider how our repentance is leading us to the Resurrection, to our reunion with the great “I AM.” Part of our repent-ance involves working to secure justice for all and helping our neighbor to live in God’s ways. We en-courage each other and nurture each other, like the compassionate gardener of today’s Gospel, who tells the owner of the orchard that he will nurture the tree, fertilize it, and perhaps it will bear fruit.

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — “I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have come to rescue them”

(Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15) or Exodus 17:3-7.

Psalm — The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103) or Psalm 95.

Second Reading — Those who think they are standing secure should take care not to fall (1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12) or Romans 5:1-2, 5-8.

Gospel — I shall cultivate the ground around the fig tree and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future (Luke 13:

1-9) or John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42].

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10;

Lk 1:26-38

Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9;

Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;

Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23

Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17;

Mk 12:28-34

Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14

Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21;

Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

March 24, 2019

3rd Sunday of Lent

“He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have

come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found

none.’” (Luke 13:7)

We can all be like the barren fig tree at times.

Do you cling to what you have or do you generously

share with others? How will you respond when God

asks you what you have done with all the gifts He has

given you? Remember, not only are we called to be

generous, we are called to develop and nurture our gifts

and return with increase.

It’s the most familiar prayer in Christianity, but do you really know what it means? Come learn about The

Lord’s Prayer at RCIA this Monday March 25 from 7-8:30PM in the Hope Meeting Room. All parishioners are invited. No sign-up is needed. WELCOME!

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday-April 14, 2019

Sat., 5:00 pm Mass, Sun., 8:30 & 11:00 am Mass

Palms distributed at all Masses

Tuesday-April 16, 2019

No Morning Mass

Chrism Mass, 7:00 pm,

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah

Wednesday-April 17, 2019

Mass, 8:30 am, side Chapel

Holy Thursday-April 18, 2019

No Morning Mass.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:00 pm

Adoration at the Altar of Repose

until midnight in the

Side Chapel

Good Friday- April 19, 2019

Live Stations of the Cross, 6:00 pm

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 7:00 pm

Holy Saturday-April 20, 2019

Easter Vigil Mass, 8:00 pm

Easter Sunday-April 21, 2019

Mass of the Resurrection, 8:30 & 11:00 am

CCW Easter Egg Hunt- After Each Mass

Liturgical Ministry Schedule

Mar. 30 5:00p.m. AS M Burdick, B Klutzke, & T Liebl EM G Hixenbaugh, D Avard, C Reynolds, B Milne, & J Branham L R Smith U P Galasco, P Tanguay, & Volunteer Mar. 31 8:30a.m. AS B Huff, A Wayco, & Jace Whatley EM M & C Felipe, J Ellis, & C Newberry L C Leonard U J Richtman, M Vinson, & Volunteer 11:00 a.m. AS T Rafferty, A McIntosh, & T Oxford EM G Klock, K Klock-Powell, & J & J McIntosh L J Davis U R Monteleone, B Powell, J Klock & Volunteer Children’s Liturgy Volunteer 1-S Gobrogge Volunteer 2- S Ghebreyahannes-Araya Youth Helper-L Stark

This week at St. Boniface - Mar. 24-Mar. 30 Sunday: Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Faith Formation-9:45 a.m. Catholic Focus- 9:45 a.m. RCIA- -1st Scrutiny-11:00 a.m. Mass Monday: Counting Team 2 -10:00 a.m. RCIA-7:00 p.m. Tuesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00 p. m. Spanish Choir Practice- 7:00 p.m. Quilt Grp.-10:00 a.m. Wednesday Mass 8:30 a.m. Adoration following Mass Rosary Group-9:30 a.m. Outreach Office -11:00 a.m. Sunday Choir Practice-5:30 p.m. Youth Group-7:00 p.m. K of C Business Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Thursday: Mass- 8:30 a.m. Yoga-9:30 a.m. Friday: Stations of the Cross-6:30 p.m. Mass-7:00 p.m. Followed by Meatless Meal-7:30 p.m. Fr. Martino-Teaching on the Eucharist -8:15p.m. Saturday: Reconciliation-4:00 p.m. Rosary - 4:30-p.m. Mass- 5:00 p.m.

Unlock the Stations of the Cross, Examen-

Style by Gary Jansen [Adapted]

The Stations of the Cross is an age-old devotion that forces us to slow down and pay attention to a very particular and tumultuous time in Jesus’ life. The Stations say: “Wait! Pay particular attention to these moments in Jesus’ life!” Each Station of the Cross has its own tale to tell with les-sons to be learned. For instance, consider the Station when Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. It’s a visually dramatic moment, but also one that demonstrates how acting com-passionately, as Veronica does toward Jesus, leaves us with the face of Christ before us. It’s a story and scene that asks us if we’ve been compassionate in our lives. Have we seen the face of Jesus in our actions toward others? Get to know Jesus more deeply by focusing on the many trials he experienced at the end of his life by applying a variation of the Examen—a reflective devotional exercise described in St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises—to the Sta-tions of the Cross. Focusing on just one Station a day, Monday through Friday, adds up to a 3-week exercise, and can help not only to decompress but to engage in a rela-tionship with Jesus in new ways. Set an alarm on your phone as a reminder if you need to! You can approach this reflection at any time in your day, before or after work or dropping off the kids, wherever you are in your life’s journey. Here are five simple steps, de-rived from the Examen, to help you unlock the Stations of the Cross in a practical, contemplative, and reflective way. Step 1: Chose a Station. Let’s say you’re focusing on Je-sus taking up his Cross. You can read a passage from the Bible that correlates to that scene or simply picture an im-age in your mind. Then take a few deep breaths and ask God to help you quiet your head and open your heart. Of-ten we only try to focus on getting rid of all the mental chatter inside of us, but it’s also important to place our at-tention on the waves of emotions and feelings inside us. Something in you might resist focusing—you may feel tired, nervous, or angry, but that’s okay. Allow yourself to find a level of openness that is true to you. Step 2: Remind yourself that God is all around you. He’s inside you and outside you and his heart beats in yours. Try to feel that reality as best as you can. Then take the picture of Jesus carrying his Cross, and imagine placing the image inside you. Let it take root in you. Step 3: Ask the Holy Spirit to rise up inside you and give you the wisdom to acknowledge God in your life. Ask the Spirit to help you meditate on the scene inside you. How do you think Jesus felt when this was happening? What was he thinking? What is your cross to bear? How heavy is it? How does it affect your relationship with God? Step 4: Review your day. Where did your cross feel the heaviest today? Where did you encounter the cross on the shoulders of others at work, on the news, or in the streets? Where is God in these encounters? Ask God to make you more aware and compassionate of others and yourself. Step 5: Give thanks to God for the opportunity to know Jesus better, and ask God to help you to become more aware of the crosses that everyone carries in life.

Weekly Collection with YTD figures July 1 - Mar. 10

Weekly Offertory Collection: $6,337.00 Year to Date Collection: $256,237.00 Bills Paid this week: $10,248.56 Bills Paid to Date: $265,551.18 Building Fund Collection: $1,617.50 Building Fund YTD: $71585.11 Bishop Annual Appeal Goal: $29,281.00 Bishop Annual Appeal Given: $7,829.00

Mass Intentions

Sunday 03/24 +Anna

+Janet Marshall

Tuesday 03/26 ♥Peace in Family

Wednesday 03/27 +Louis and Matta

Thursday 03/28 +Hilda Hein

Friday 03/29 ♥Baby Felix

Saturday 03/30 +John Desiderio

St. Boniface Baptism Class Sunday, April 7 12:30-3:00PM

A baptism class will be held on Sunday, April 7, 12:30-3:00 PM. This class is required for parent(s) having their 1st child baptized in the Catholic Church. Before taking this class you must be registered in the parish and have met with Father to discuss the baptism of your child(ren). Please sign up for the class by Sunday, March 24, by con-tacting Cindy Felipe, 912-596-4251.

“CONTEMPORARY” LIVE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 19 6:00 PM

Young, Old, Ladies, Men, Children, and Families

We are in need of many parishioners to participate to make this a successful Lenten experience for our parish. No acting experience is required and all parts are non-speaking. Only one rehearsal

will be required on Tuesday, April 16.

We also need parishioners to help with set-up and clean-up.

Please sign-up on the sheet located in the foyer. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS

LENTEN EXPERIENCE!

Lector Training Training for new Lectors will be held on Sunday March 31 after the 11:00 Mass. Please email or call Denise Curtis to sign-up for the training dcurt730@gmail.com or 912-547-3936. Current lec-tors are encouraged to attend as well. Note: there will not be another training session until Fall.

Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Tournament

The Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament is just around the corner. The Tournament will be held at Lost Plantation Golf Course on Saturday

April 6th. Cost is $55 per person. Fairway Memorial Crosses are available to purchase after Masses for $25 each. A tour-nament website is set up at https://kofc14439charitygolf.eventbrite.com/ where players can sign up or Memorial Crosses can be purchased. For additional information contact KofC.Council.14439@gmail.com with any questions. Thanks to all who support this cause.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Hollywood has given us an image of Moses slipping off his shoes before a burning bush. God has just called Moses by name, and so that Moses doesn’t miss the meaning of this breakthrough in human history, God requires that all barriers to the experience be eliminated. If you’ve ever tried to maneu-ver barefoot across hot sand, or pick your way along a rocky beach, you know how sensitive feet can be. Within the Church, there are religious orders with a custom of going barefoot, not merely to show poverty, but to be an out-ward sign of a desire for connection with creation, a desire to go through life alert to what God is doing. In early days, when reconciliation was a once‑in‑a‑lifetime possibility, penitents often went barefoot for a long period of time as a sign of their conversion. Even today, people follow an ancient practice of slipping off their shoes to walk in the procession to the cross on Good Friday. It is striking that the first use of our new-ly‑scrubbed feet from Holy Thursday night is to walk reso-lutely in the footsteps of Christ to the cross. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Blessed Sacrament Church in Savannah is seeking a parish musician/music director. A well-qualified candi-date will have experience in providing accompaniment for congregational singing on the piano and the organ. This position includes but is not limited to participation in all weekend liturgies, Holy Day masses, school mass-es, weddings and funerals, and other liturgies during the year. Weekly choir practice with an adult choir and with a student choir is also include in responsibilities. To ap-ply please send your resume to Fr. Brett Brannen at par-ish@mbschurch.org.

Please pray

For all those homebound, in the hospital or nursing homes and especially those who care for them. We also ask prayers for those not listed and those we are not aware of that are ill. Kaye Wolfe Babot, Fr. Isador Baky, Tami Brant, Marlee Brantley, Chuck Brown, BethBuchsbam, Nadine Chapman, Andy & Kathy Chester, Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Peter DI Lella, Susan Dehyle, Isabell Duffy, Clyde Erley, Tracey Eden-field, Wendy Fears, Becky Fields, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Greg Hlavac, Muriel Healy, Ruthann Hein, Collen Higgs, Jim Hester, Brantyne Knight, Nicholas Knight, Sandy Kowalski, Michelle Kronen, Josette Lafond , Linda Liebl, Rosa Lewis, Debra Lafferty, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, Michael Martin, David & Henry Matzdorf, Mary McGrath, Justin McGregor, Nancy Miller, Halario Miranda, Porfirio & Elizabeth Miranda, Tracey Hickox Mulligan, Phil Pastrano, Steve and Mary Pizzino, Olga Ramirez, Lynn Rich-ardson, Lora Riner, Joel Rivera, Richard Rohrer, Gloria Ruiz, Kathy Singley, Eva Shelley, Tara Shelley, Alan Swartz, Tim & Jill Shumacher, Elijah Sims, Abby Smith, Angel Smith, Ed & Delores Talick, Boris Tang, Burr & Helen Tolles, Gene Tyre, Rosemary Usher, Bryan Van Buren, Rita Visconti, Darwin Webb, Bernie Weber, Julie & Larry Weddle, Theresa Wichert, Paul Wiedemann, Gary Wilkes, Keith Yawn

A time of war, and a time of peace: We pray for those that serve in our military COL Brian Healy, MSGT Brian A. Lafond, SSGT. Ste-

ven Liebl, A1C Cameron Rahn, E3 Steven Talick Jr., CW4 Scott Durrer Protect and guide our men and women in uniform, strengthen them in their trials. Give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Virtus Training The VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children for Adults" training will be held at Saint Anne's, Richmond Hill, GA Sunday, March 31, 2019 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This class has content not suitable for young children. Childcare is NOT provided, so please make arrangements accordingly. No one under age 18 will be admitted due to sensitive subject matter - no infants, no toddlers, no children, no teens. You MUST log in through VIRTUS website to receive credit for this session. Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline:(888) 357-5530.

Countdown to First Communion Parents, please make sure your First Communion candidate is prepared for a final prayer check on March 24. Our traditional prayers are a time-honored part of our Catholic heritage and knowledge of the basics is a requirement for the sacrament of First Communion. If your child missed the Lenten penance service on March 13, please make arrangements with Fr. Martino as soon as possible. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “children must go to the sacrament of Penance before receiving Holy Communion for the first time (1457).” Communion dresses available There are two white communion dresses available to borrow for anyone who needs them. Please see the DRE for details. Can you donate a boy’s suit? If you can donate or lend a boy’s dark suit, suitable for First Commun-ion, please see the DRE. Second retreat mandatory for First Communion In order for your child to receive First First Holy Communion on May 5, 2019, he or she must attend a second sacramental retreat on April 13. This is a family event and both parents are required to be present with their child. Childcare will be provided for siblings. If you are unable to attend or need a makeup packet from the first retreat, please contact Linda Santos at 619.764.2617. Stations of the Cross required for Confirmation Attendance at a minimum of one Stations of the Cross is required for Confirmation. If your child is a candidate for Confirmation in December, this coming Lent will be the only opportunity to fulfill this requirement in time. For more information about Faith Formation, contact Celeste at 912.754.1432 or celestegish@windstream.net.

The Catechism invites Catholics to abstain from meat during the

Fridays in Lent. Preparing meatless meals is a great Lenten ac-

tivity for families, offering an experience of global solidarity

without ever needing to leave the kitchen! In addition to meatless Fridays,

Catholics are also invited to offer daily sacrifices. By giving up little

things—coffee, candies and more—we make room for God to act in our

lives in new ways, and have the opportunity to give the money we save to

those most in need. Pick up a Rice Bowl today, located in the lobby.

Sunday Mornings

8:15 am -12:30 p.m.

Please contact Denise Burdick

for nursery needs during meet-

ings at 912-604-4178.

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