89500 Overseas Highway P.O. Box 456 Tavernier, FL 33070 (305) 852-5372 Fax: (305) 852-3315 Website: www.sanpedroparish.org

Rev. Franky Jean, Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.

Confessions are heard before weekend and weekday Mass or by Appointment by calling the Office. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday of the Month-9:00-10:00 a.m.

Office Hours Monday-Thursday9am-12pm 1:30pm-4pm (Closed Friday)

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday March 11, 2017 5:00pm IN LOVING MEMORY +Blanche & Julius Rokicki (Tony & Julianne Hernandez) + Joana Reger +Emilia Disario HEALING MASS *Joseph Mackley (Joseph McHugh) SUNDAY March 12, 2017 9:00am Mass IN LOVING MEMORY +Fr. John McGrath +Dan & Mary Carrol +Mirta Sanchez (Maria Martinetti) +Gloria Larkin (Bill & Carol Murray) 11:00am Mass IN LOVING MEMORY +Miriam, Bill & Joan O’Neil +Sophie Shields (Barbara & Bryan Skawski) +Glenn Gerrato (Glenn & Patricia Taylor) Monday, March 13, 2017 8:30am Mass IN LOVING MEMORY +Bill Edge +Tony Partiplo HEALING MASS *Rosemary & Anthony Gerrato (Glenn & Patricia Taylor) Tuesday, March 14, 2017 8:30am Communion Service Thursday, March 16, 2017 8:30am Mass IN LOVING MEMORY +Jeffrey Stewart +Karolyn Boyle (Sea Isle Family) HEALING MASS *Sue Craig (Glenn & Patricia Taylor) Friday, March 17, 2017 8:30am Mass IN LOVING MEMORY +Edna Horowitz +Bill Ghenn +Mike Polen

March 11th & 12th, 2017 San Pedro Catholic Church

Sponsors For March ~Altar Candles~ ~IN LOVING MEMORY~ +Karolyn Boyle (SeaIsle Family) +Rosa Amalia Hummer Elsea (John Elsea) ~Altar Wine~ ~IN LOVING MEMORY~ +Rosa Amalia Hummer Elsea (John Elsea) ~SPECIAL INTENTIONS~ *The Hens Family (Jim & Barbara Hen) ~Church Flowers~

~IN LOVING MEMORY OF~ +Hernandez & Rokicki Families +Rosa Amalia Hummer Elsea (John Elsea) ~SPECIAL INTENTIONS~ *The Colombo Family (Linda Ellis) ~Hosts~ ~IN LOVING MEMORY~ +Rosa Amalia Hummer Elsea (John Elsea) ~SPECIAL INTENTIONS~ The Lodge Family ~Sanctuary Lamp~ ~IN LOVING MEMORY OF~ +Rosa Amalia Hummer Elsea (John Elsea) To Sponsor Call: 305.852.5372 ext. 100

Parish Office 305.852.5372 Fr. Franky ext. 101 Ysmery Reyes: Bookkeeper, ext. 102 Mimi Macias: Secretary, ext. 100 Ministry of the sick ext. 110

Please Pray For Special Healing For The Sick Of Our Community, Especially;

Maria Elena, Karole, Sandi, Caitlyn, Richard, Catherine Homes, Barbara, Eva Marie, Patricia Taylor,

Gabriel, Richard DeLara, Joel, Joanne Texas , Marilyn Scavo, Kully Dooley, Rebeca Embi, Linda Rich,

Jose, Mary Bacalso, Maria Julia, Maria Martinetti, Lisa Bradeen, Hector Sosa, Sid Whitehouse, Ed Draper.

Robert, Raquel, Carlos Macias & Rosa

Choir/Religious Ed Children’s Choir: Mary Ann Don 305.743.5738 Adult Choir: Marysia Wronka 305.509.4009 Religious Ed: Amy Brown Pope 917.941.2888

SORE SHINS Don’t break your shin on a stool that is not in your way. —Irish proverb

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading-Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm –33 Second Reading –2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Gospel–Matthew 17:1-9

Saints And Special Observances

Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent Daylight Saving Time begins Girl Scouting Sunday Friday: St. Patrick Abstinence Saturday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The Blessed Sacrament was not reserved in church buildings in the first centuries of the church. In those early years, of course, people met in borrowed “house churches,” gathering on the Lord’s Day for community, apostolic teaching, the breaking of the bread, and the prayers, as Acts of the Apostles tells us. Dispersed, people went their way into the workaday world until the next assembly. Weighing down their hearts was the absence of brothers and sisters, not only the sick, but those imprisoned for the faith. No wonder they developed a way of extending the food of the Holy Table to them. Forty years ago, every altar boy in training heard about Saint Tarcisius. He was a twelve-year-old boy at the time of intense persecution in fourth-century Rome. His community had begun to convey the consecrated bread from their Eucharist to those condemned to death or awaiting trial. Normally deacons did this, but on one occasion, it was necessary to send the boy to bear the holy mysteries to the prison. The legend says that he was an athlete, and was detained on the way by some playmates who wanted him to join in their game. When he refused, they demanded to know what he was carrying. The situation went from bad to worse, and he was badly beaten and died of his injuries. A hundred years later, a pope called him a second St. Stephen. In the nineteenth century, Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman of England wrote a novel in which he expanded the story and popularized it. By then, no one seemed to notice that this twelve-year-old was actually touching and ministering the Eucharist, unthinkable until recently. Scholars say the story rings true: the first reason for setting some Eucharistic bread aside was not adoration, but Communion of the sick.

THE JOURNEY OF TRANSFIGURATION “We used to be such good friends. How is it that you’ve moved so far away?” one man asked another. “Perhaps,” the other replied, “you have moved away. By standing still.” This exchange very well could have happened between Peter and Jesus, had Peter been allowed to erect tents to stay on the mount of the Transfiguration. He nearly succumbed to the temptation to stay in a place of wonder and light. But Jesus knew the hard truth: we are on a continual journey when we are walking the paths of God’s will. It is not good for us to stay in one place on our faith journey. Equally unhealthy is staying put in times of joy and wonder to avoid life’s difficulties, or to wallow in our trials and temptations and fail to be companions for our sisters and brothers who are also suffering—or celebrating! The pilgrim Church is required to do one thing on its Lenten journey: to walk continually with Christ as his Body born of water and the Spirit, seeking God’s will, helping the reign of God to be known on earth, being led to the end of our journey, transfigured for all time into the company of heaven.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK...

Monday:Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38

Tuesday:Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9,16bc-17,21,23;Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday:Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday:Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday:Gn37:3-4,12-13a;17b-28a;Ps105:16-21;Mt21:33-43,45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday:Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42

Bible Study

Please join us every Monday Big Classroom, From 7-8:30pm

For more information call Don @ 262.853.7393

Coffee, Donuts & Fellowship Please join us in Williams Hall

For coffee and donuts after 9:00 Mass! All Welcome!

2017 LENTEN, HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES

Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday @ 6pm

Lenten Retreats: March 29th & 30th @ 6pm Lenten Confessions Thursday, March 30th 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, April 8th 2:00pm-5:00pm

HOLY WEEK MASSES & SERVICES April 8th Saturday 5pm Palm Sunday Vigil Mass April 9th Palm Sunday 9 & 11am Masses April 13th Holy Thursday 6pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper April 14th Good Friday 4pm The Last seven words of Jesus 5pm Stations of the Cross 6pm The Liturgy of Good Friday April 15th Holy Saturday 10am Blessing of Food baskets, water & Religious Articles 7pm Easter Vigil EASTER SUNDAY, April 16th 7am, 9am, 10:30am & 12pm

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These are the 2017 Lenten & Tridium regulations

issued by the Office of Worship of the Archdioceses of Miami.

FAST & ABSTINENCE The Holy season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday. Both Ash Wednesday & Good Friday, April 14th are

days of abstinence from meat for all who are 14 years and older.

There are also days of fast (one full meal and two small meals, with nothing eaten between the meals)

for adults from 18 to 59 years of age. All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat

for those 14 years and older.

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MANY THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS AND TO CHEF LUPE OF LAZY LOBSTER!

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Consider our Christian responsibility to ourselves, our family, and to God-to be wise stewards of God’s gifts. How will our blessings be passed on to those we love? Planning now will help ensure that those we love will love peacefully in the future.

Right of Christian Initiation

Candidates are people who haven’t been; baptized, baptized Catholic but not received the

other two sacraments of initiation: (Communion & Confirmation), Baptized in

another Christian Faith and wish to become Catholic or just want to know more about the

Catholic Faith and Theology.

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Sunday, March 12th Williams Hall 3:00pm-7:00pm

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