April 23-24, 2016 - St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

April 23-24, 2016 - St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
15 Glennwood Drive
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Pastoral Emergency: (540) 520-0858
Office Telephone: (540) 483-9591
Website: www.francis-of-assisi.org
April 23 & 24, 2016
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Liturgies for the Coming Week:
Tuesday, April 26—NO MASS
Wednesday, April 27—NO MASS
Saturday, April 30— 8:00 pm—Sixth Sunday of Easter
Sunday, May 1—8:00 am—Sixth Sunday of Easter
Parochial Administrator ............................. Rev. Nicholas Mammi .......................... [email protected]
Assistant to Pastor/Hispanic Ministry ........ JoAnna Cruz ........................ [email protected]
Parish Office Hours ....................................................................... Tuesday-Thursday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Director of Music Ministry ........................ Al Broholm ......................................... [email protected]
New Evangelization Coordinator ............... Maureen Shanahan [email protected]
Youth Group Coordinator .......................... Carrie Ann Hebert .............................. [email protected]
Coordinator of Religious Education ........... Linda Siler ................................................. [email protected]
Website/Facebook Group ........................... Pat Siler .................................................silerpugs@yahoo.com
Religious Education .................................. ............................................................ Sundays 9:30-10:30am
RE Office Hours ............................................................................................................... .. Sun. 8am-11am
Sacrament of Baptism ................................................................... Contact Linda Siler or the Parish Office
Sacrament of Matrimony ...................................................................................... Contact the Parish Office
Sacrament of Reconciliation ............................... Sat. 3:45-4:15 pm, Wed. after Mass, or by Appointment
Parish Registration ........................................ Contact the Parish Office or Register on the Parish Website
Parish Facebook Group ......................................... https://www.facebook.com/groups/112238392199573/
Knights of Columbus Facebook Group ............................. https://www.facebook.com/kofcrockymountva/
Youth Group Facebook Group .............................. https://www.facebook.com/groups/168563686553669/
Pastoral Council: Lynor e Ar r ington, Gilber to Ayala, Alber t Galvan (co-chair), Martha Graf,
Matthew Harpin, Marilyn Davis, Temple Guler, Dan Shanahan (co-chair), Beatrice Torres.
Finance Council: Mar y Lou Denis, Sher r i Long, Br enda Maus, J ohn McKenna, Cindy Tur pin
Please contact the parish office if anyone you know is ill and would like to receive communion.
If there is a death in your family or in the parish family, please contact the parish office or pastoral
emergency contact number as soon as possible. We want to be of service.
Liturgies and Events
Apr 19
Tue
6:15 pm Mass
7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Meeting
Apr 20
Wed
9:00 am Mass
Apr 23
Sat
4:30 pm Mass—5th Sunday of Easter
Apr 24
Sun
8:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:30 am
Apr 26
Tue
Apr 27
Wed
Mass—5th Sunday of Easter
Rosary/Divine Mercy Chaplet
K of C Pancake Breakfast
Religious Education
NO MASS
NO MASS
10:00 am Rosary for Life
6:30-8 pm Youth Group Meeting
Apr 30
Sat
4:30 pm Mass—6th Sunday of Easter
May Crowning after Mass
6:00 pm HM Mother’s Day Picnic &
Dance
May 1
Sun
8:00 am Mass—6th Sunday of Easter
May Crowning to begin Mass
9:00 am Rosary/Divine Mercy Chaplet
9:30 am Religious Education
May 3
Tue
6:15 pm Mass
7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Meeting
May 4
Wed
9:00 am Mass
10:00 am Rosary for Life
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Confessions are heard in English and Spanish on Saturdays at
3:45 pm. For any other time an appointment is necessary.
Readings, April 30 & May 1, 2016
Sixth Sunday of Easter
First Reading .................. Acts of the Apostles 15:1-2, 22-29
Second Reading ......................... Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
Gospel ............................................................. John 14:23-29
Mass Intentions
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
No Mass.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
No Mass
Saturday, April 30, 2016
For the Repose of the Soul of Ricky Allen Smith.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
For the Repose of the Soul of Fr. Alistair McKay.
Please Keep the Following in Your Prayers
Faithful Departed
Edsel Burch
Bobby Crum
Matt & Sonja Duffy
Fr. Alistair McKay
In Need of Prayer
Robert Anderson
Kathy Birmingham
Birmingham Family
Jackie Burch
Calamo Family
Jackie Chartier
Penelope Clark & Family
Ed Drane
Diane Essig
Josephine Graf
Emma Hanek
Don Hills
Ashley Bena Hoffman
Ministry Schedule, April 30 & May 1, 2016
Lectors:
Sat. 4:30pm
Sun. 8:00am
C. Forbes
L. Bezy
E. Ramirez
C. A. Hebert
Altar Servers: E. Escobar
C. Escobar
J. Gonzalez
J. Shanahan
A. Long
Ushers:
R. Long
J. Calamo
B. Bannon
M. Lopez
Greeters
W. Manning
S. Hernandez
Linens:
A. Miller
Logan & Patrick McKinnon
David Rhodes
Brian Shanahan
Ricky Allen Smith
Billy Hoffman
Betty Holden
Tom & Lindsey McKinnon
Rick Mercogliano
Bob Miller
Carolyn Mountcastle
Kenneth O’Toole
Joan Pfitzner
Duoc Pham
Mary Rhodes
Bruce Tuttle
Jason Whitlow
Michael Yutko
Home Bound
Terry Coates (Home)
Leigh Doninger
(Red Oak Manor)
Jack LeMond (Home)
Ann Syminink (Home)
Dorothy Weiss (Home)
Evaline Wertz
(Franklin Health)
US Military
Lt. Col. Timothy Carey
Brandon Furrow
John J. Griffo III
Joseph Lyons
Francheska J. Remmert
Jason Presley
Fifth Sunday of Easter:
In today’s Gospel, the
betrayal by Judas has
unleashed the forces that
will lead to the seizure
and death of the Lord.
Jesus reminds his followers that they need not fear
or despair. This is his
path to glory. He offers them a commandment that is
old and yet describes it as a new: Love one another.
This commandment is transformed in Jesus, who
demonstrates a new, expansive, unreasonable, and
unending love that must be modeled.
"Here is a rule for everyday life: Do not do anything
which you cannot offer to God."
— St. Jean Marie Vianney
Weekday Mass: Ther e will be NO weekday Mass
this Tues., April 26th or Wed., April 27th here at St.
Francis of Assisi as Father Nicholas will be away on
vacation. We will pray the Rosary for Life here Tuesday at 10:00am.
There will also be no Thursday or Friday Masses,
April 28th or 29th at St. Joseph’s in Martinsville.
May is the month we devote to
the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen
of Heaven and Mother of God.
Join us next Saturday (after Mass)
and Sunday (beginning of Mass)
for this year’s May Crowning.
Flowers are welcome and we ask
that the children come dressed in
their Sunday best to help with the Procession of
Flowers.
Join the Knights of Columbus for
Pancakes this Sunday, Apr il 24th after
Mass in the Social Hall. The cost is $3
per person or $10 per family.
Mother’s Day Picnic: Hispanic Ministr y will host a
early Mother’s Day Picnic next
Saturday beginning immediately
after the May Crowning (6ish).
HM will provide hamburgers &
hotdogs with all the fix' ins and
drinks. If anyone would like to bring desserts and salads, they would appreciated. There will be raffle tickets sold with prizes valued at $250, $200, & $100.
The evening will end with a dance beginning at 8pm,
the cost for the dance is $10 at the door. We welcome
and invite all to participate.
THANK YOU: We would like to Thank ever yone
that participated in the Lenten Haiti Box during this
year’s season of Lent. It was a great success and will
be greatly appreciated by our Twinning Parish School
(Francis of Assisi School) in Trianon, Haiti. This is
the total collected that will be forwarded to $1077.00.
THANK YOU: We would like to Thank all those
that participated in the CRS Rice Bowl collection during Lent. All proceeds of your alms will be sent to
CRS for use where they are most needed throughout
the world. The total collected through this year’s efforts is $1,400.50.
Altar Flowers: The Ar ts & Envir onment Committee at St. Francis of Assisi would like to try something new this year. Aside from our Easter and Christmas flowers, we would like to give people the opportunity to donate flowers in honor or memory of their
loved ones. We are asking that anyone who that
would like to do this give cash or write a check to St.
Francis of Assisi in the amount of $15-$20 dollars,
give your name and who you would like to honor or
remember to the church office. If you would like a
specific date please talk with JoAnna. What you obtain for your contribution will be the Altar flowers for
the weekend Masses, a memory or honor box in the
bulletin and the amount will be added to your annual
contribution account.
Next Week’s Altar Flowers are in Loving
Memory of
Enrique Gonzalez & Ventura Abreo.
Donated by Bear & JoAnna Cruz
Sunday AM Hospitality: We ar e looking for a volunteer to organize and manage the Sunday morning
hospitality. If you are interested, please see JoAnna. If we cannot find a volunteer - there will be only
coffee served on Sundays. If you can’t volunteer we
can always use donations of packaged cookies, cakes
or donuts to serve.
Employment Opportunity: Cluster Parishes of St.
Joseph, Martinsville & St. Francis of Assisi, Rocky
Mount seek PT Music and Liturgy Coordinator approximately 10-15hrs per week, to coordinate and
lead Music & Liturgy for Sat. & Sun. Masses.
Please see our website www.francis-of-assisi.org for a
more detailed description or contact
Fr. Nicholas Mammi at [email protected].
Youth Group Meetings
Wednesday, April 27th, 6:30-8:00pm. HS & MS
(Please note the time change of 8:00pm
instead of 8:30pm.)
Sacrificial Giving
Weekly Budget ...................................................... $3,500
April 16 & 17, 2016 ............................................... $2,846
Shortfall for the Week ............................................. .$654
April Total to Date ................................................. $8,737
Catholic Virginian ..................................................... $454
to.
Give generously to him and do so without a
grudging heart; then because of this the
Lord your God will bless you in all your
work and in everything you put your hand
~ Deuteronomy 15:10
Trip to Canonization of Blessed
Mother Teresa: Tr avel with Fr .
Nicholas to the Canonization of
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta in
Rome with extended tours to include:
Lourdes, Fatima, Rome, Assisi, Tuscany, Florence, and Venice.
Trip Dates: Sept. 1-14, 2016.
Cost: $4,900.00 Airfare and ALLIncluded. Full payment deadline:
May 1, 2016. To register, please contact (855) 8428001 or (508) 340-9370. You can also register online
at www.proximotravel.com. Reference: Fr. Nicholas
Mammi. Questions? Contact Fr. Nicholas, Maureen
Aaron or Maureen Shanahan.
Regional and Diocesan News
Diocesan Youth Work Camp: J une 19-24, 2016,
Lee County (Appalachia). Register today for our Diocesan Youth Work Camp. We are moving this year
to serve individuals and families in Lee County in the
heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Of all Virginia
Counties, Lee County has the highest percentage of
people per capita living below the poverty line. However, it is home to some of Virginia's most beautiful
landscape and wonderful people. The camp will run
from Sunday, June 19 through Friday, June 24. This
adjusted schedule allows teams time to travel on Saturday, June 18 to Lee County and home on Saturday,
June 25.
Catholic-based Debate Camps, J uly 17-22, commuter and overnight, at William & Mary, Williamsburg; July 25-29, commuter, at Catholic University,
Washington, DC. All high school students and recent
graduates are invited.
Learn leadership, presentation and research skills,
grasp deeper things about public policy, plenty of
practice and debate. Major time with industry’s top
Senior Instructor. Early bird discount through May
31. For more information, call (443)822-5473 or go
to www.statesmandebate.com.
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Misas entre semana: no habr á ningún Misa este semana día Martes, 26 Abril o Miércoles, 27 de abril aquí
en San Francisco de Asís porque el Padre Nicholas estará fuera en vacaciones. Vamos a rezar el Rosario por la
Vida aquí el Martes a las 10:00am.
Tampoco habrá misas Jueves o Viernes, 28 y 29 de abril,
en San José, Martinsville.
Mayo es el mes que dedicamos a la Virgen María,
Reina del Cielo y Madre de Dios. Únase a nosotr os el
próximo sábado (después de la misa) y el domingo
(principio de la Misa) para la Coronación de Mayo. Las
flores son bienvenidos y pidamos que los niños vengan
vestidos con sus mejores galas para ayudar con la procesión de flores.
Picnic del Día de la Madre: Minister io Hispano celebrará el Día de la Madre con un picnic el próximo sábado, 23 de Abril comenzando inmediatamente después de
la Coronación de Mayo (6 mas o menos). HM proporcionará hamburguesas y hot dogs con todos los condimentos y bebidas. Si alguien quiere traer postres y/o ensaladas, serían apreciados. Habrá una boletos de rifa con
premios valorados en $ 250, $ 200, y $ 100. La noche
terminará con un baile a las 8 pm, el costo para el baile
será $10 en la puerta. Damos la bienvenida e invitamos a
todos a participar.
Flores del Altar: El Comité de Ar te y Medio Ambiente en San Francisco de Asís le gustaría probar algo nuevo este año. Aparte de nuestras flores de Pascua y Navidad, nos gustaría dar a la gente la oportunidad de donar
flores en honor o memoria de sus seres queridos. Estamos pidiendo que cualquier persona que le gustaría hacer esto escribir un cheque o efectivo a San Francisco de
Asís en la cantidad de $15-$20 dólares, darle a su nombre y que le gustaría honrar o recordar a la oficina de la
iglesia. Si desea una fecha específica, por favor hable
con Joanna. Lo que se obtiene por su contribución será
las flores del altar para las misas de fin de semana, una
caja de recuerdos o honor en el boletín y la cantidad será
añadido a su cuenta anual de las cuotas.
Flores de Altar la próxima semana
están en memoria cariñosa de
Enrique González y Ventura Abreo.
Donado por Bear & Joanna Cruz
Domingo AM Hospitalidad: Estamos buscando un voluntario para organizar y administrar la hospitalidad de las mañanas los domingos. Si usted está interesado, por favor ver a
Joanna. Si no podemos encontrar un voluntario - sólo habrá café después de Misa los domingos.