Pastor: Fr. George Sanders Deacons: Lee Leckner & Joe Harrison

May 28, 2017 * The Ascension of the Lord

"HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER"

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday 4:00 PM

Sunday 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM Spanish Mass Sunday 5:30PM

THE HOLY ROSARY Saturday 3:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE No Mass - Monday

Wednesday & Friday ~ 8AM Tuesday, Thursday ~ 12 Noon (St. Vincent’s Chapel)

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS: THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY First Friday of the Month

Devotion: 7 - 8 AM ~ Mass: 8:00 AM First Saturday of the Month

Devotion: 7:30 AM ~ Mass: 8:00 AM

CONFESSIONS First Friday ~ 7:00 - 8:00 AM

First Saturday ~ 7:30 - 7:50 AM Saturday ~ 2:30 - 3:30 PM

Sunday - 8:00AM Before 8:30AM Mass Or By Appointment

OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Spanish Secretary, Wednesday 1:00-4:00PM Office Phone: 501-623-3233

Fax: 501-609-9524

Email: stmcc@hotsprings.net Fr. George Sanders: frgeo.stmcc@hotsprings.net Sacramental Emergencies Only: 501-763-0704

WEBSITE: www.stmaryofthespr ings.org OFFICE PERSONNEL Diane Pollock, Office Manager

Amy Berg, Bookkeeper Anne Sluppick, Receptionist/Secretary

FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR

Brenda Sanders, gratiaplena0224@gmail.com 501-282-2066

YOUTH MINISTRY

Sally Pierce stmarys.cym@gmail.com

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Sheree O’Rorke Call office for information

St. Mary of the Springs Catholic Church 100 Central Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901

Today is May 28, 2017 The Ascension of the Lord

5/27/2017 Sat 4PM Michael Coil+ 5/28/2017 Sun 8:30AM Our Parishioners 5/28/2017 Sun 11AM Larry Martin+ 5/28/2017 Sun 5:30PM Zelma Guenther+ 5/29/2017 Mon Private Ronnie Sluppick+ 5/30/2017 Tue 12Noon NO MASS 5/31/2017 Wed 8AM NO MASS 6/01/2017 Thur 12Noon Zelma Guenther+ 6/02/2017 Fri 8AM NO MASS 6/03/2017 Sat 4PM John Price Gillenwater + 6/04/2017 Sun 8:30AM John Button+ 6/04/2017 Sun 11AM Our Parishioners 6/04/2017 Sun 5:30PM Frank Benda+

MASS INTENTIONS

MAY STEWARDSHIP

Collections thru May 21 $23,045.00 Budget May 2017 $35,000.00 Amount May Budget (short) ($11,955.00)

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES May 29-June 3

Monday, May 29th Office Closed

Tuesday, May 30th Food Pantry 10:30 - 12 Noon in CR Choir Practice 5:30PM in Parish Hall Holy Family Prayer Group 6:30PM in Church

Wednesday, May 31st Youth Meeting 6:00-7:30PM in Carroll Rm It’s Time 6:00-8:00PM in Parish Hall

Thursday, June 1st Child of God Prayer Group 10:30AM CHI Cancer Ctr

M 21 C ’ C $171

2nd Collection Catholic Communication $1,002

No Coffee Cat

In June

CHILD OF GOD PRAYER GROUP Meetings are every Thursday 10:30AM

CHI Cancer Center in the Daffodil Room Contact for prayer requests—Christy Miller: 318-9242

HOLY FAMILY PRAYER GROUP

Meetings are on Tuesday in the Church May 30th ~ 6:30 PM

Contact for prayer requests - Ruth Sliger: 282-5292

ALTAR CARE TEAM 1st Week, Friday, June 2, 2017

Karen Kirchner, Lynn Tryba, Marcella Geiss

FOOD PANTRY TEAM Note Date Change due to Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 30th, 10:30AM-12:00 Neil & Shari deLaroche, Karen Kirchner

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

Saturday, 4PM June 3, 2017 Lector: **Chris Frazier, Don Borchert EMHC: *Amy Guresky, Peter Guresky EMHC: Judy Peters Altar Servers: JP Guresky, Martin Nguyen Altar Servers: Christian Smith

Sunday, 8:30AM June 4, 2017 Lector: **Doug Hall, Charles Smith EMHC: *Wally Marroy, Mary Vaughn EMHC: Danny Elser Altar Servers: Collin & Brianna Gallimore Altar Servers: Marisol & Tobias Garcia Altar Servers: Donna & Patty Logan Altar Servers: Drew & Jay Nehus

Sunday, 11AM June 4, 2017 Lector: **Jared Hanig, Karen Hanig EMHC: *Ed King, Cheryl King, Rosemary Hadlock Altar Servers: Elena French, Joseph Gallaher Alter Servers: Annabeth & Sam Hrdlicka,TeresaValdivia Altar Servers: Hunter & Peyton Speas, Krystyna Valdivia

Sunday, 5:30PM (Spanish) June 4, 2017 Lector: **Stephanie Rodriguez, Ezequiel Oseguera Lector/Intercessions: Ale Barajas EMHC: *Mari Rodriguez Gladys Gonzalez EMHC: Vicente Gonzalez Altar Servers: David Peters, Lizbeth Robledo Altar Servers: Yelitza Aguirre, Xenia Alegria Altar Servers: Margarita Perez, Dariana Robledo Greeter/Usher: Rufina Hernandez, Elidia James Greeter/Usher: Martha Ruiz, Caroyln Oseguera

Have you received your 2017 Parish Directory in the mail yet? If not stop by the

office and get one. Corrections needed? Call the office.

Coming in July to Coffee Cat

A New Book Study! Moving in the Spirit

(Becoming a Contemplative in

Action) By Richard J. Hauser,

S.J.

PRAY FOR THE SICK Dub Allen

Christine Andreski Mary Ann Banzer Amanda Bennett

Jackie Bevill Marilyn Borgognoni

Bernadine Buresh Darrell Butler

Roger Bye Sheilah & Daryl Clark

William Confer Carl Craig

Dc. Bud Deavon Frankie DeGeorge

Gloria DeSalvo Hanh Van Do

Quentin Dooley Dave Elmore Donna Folson Haley Gloria Pat Greene

Steven Hadlock Lou Ann Hall

Tina Harbert & Family Dylan Harrison Marge Hubbard

Sharon & P.J. Hunter

Marie Krenzelok Dc Lee Leckner

Dorothy Longinotti Penny Martin

Brad McClintock Patrick Martin Allan Montella

Alexandria Murray Gus & Nina Pellegrino Robbie & Judy Ponds

Lindsay Powell Ruth Rhodes Anna Roberts

Fr. Alan Rosenau Raymond Sanchez

Peggy Smith Lisa Stearns

Matt Steinhaus Donna Stevens Deb Stricker

Hugh Truesdale Louis Valencia

Catherine Van Dalsem Richard Woodfin

Amy Wright Joan Wright

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY and FOR THOSE WHO SERVED

Donald MLT Allen Kevin Belt John Long Emmanuel Alvarez Doug Fires Evadne Anderson Jyryln Greene James F. Anderson, II Tony Guanella Ryan McCabe Darren Bemis Nicholas Hanna Nicholas Mueller Katherine Brock Andrea Hanna Morgan Patterson Colt Davis Blake Heller Sean Patrick A.J. Dierks Edmund Jaskiewicz Gustave Pellegrino, Jr. Stephen Drakes Ryan Jordan Bee Stamps Michael Elmore Tristan Jordan Patrick Steinhaus Mickey Jordan Sandy Vongsrir-Jordan Walker Vaughn

MARRIAGE Contact the parish priest at least 6 months in advance to begin marriage preparation.

No Date can be scheduled before this preparation begins.

BAPTISM Classes are on the 3rd Sunday of the month

9:45-10:45AM Call the office for more information

SAVE THE DATE!

Celebrating the 25th Ordination Anniversary

of Rev. Chinnaiah Irudayaraj

Yeddanapalli Pastor @ St. John the Baptist

Friday, June 16, 2017

Mass @ 6:00PM The Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist

Celebration following Mass

Please call to RSVP by Friday, June 9th 501-623-6201

CHI ST. VINCENT’S PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

Located inside the main entrance of St. Vincent CHI Hospital. Overnight, enter via the Emergency entrance. Call the church office for more information. 501-623-3233

The Men of Mary will meet on Tuesday, June 6th @

6PM-8PM. in the Par ish Hall. All men of St. Mary’s are invited. Come see what we

are all about! Dinner will be provided.

MEN OF MARY

9th Annual Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Tournament

Supporting St. John’s Catholic School

Your participation and support of this major charitable event is essential!

Tournament Date: June 17, 2017

Location: Lake DeGray Golf Course (near Arkadelphia)

Entry Fee $85.00 per person Tee Time: 9:30 AM

4-person scramble format—We hope to register a full course of 30 teams of 4, including flights of lady’s

teams.

Lunch includes: Joe Giompolettis’s famous BBQ Ribs and Meat.

Many Prizes included, PLUS gift cer tificates from many local restaurants and many more! Please support all our local business sponsors.

Organizers include: Hot Spr ings Knights of Columbus Council 6419, Hot Springs Village Knights of Columbus Council 10208 and The Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Hot Springs Village.

Dc. Joe Harrison, St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. John’s parishioners, their friends and family golfers and Knights are encouraged to join in this fun-filled day to continue the generous support of this annual Charity Golf Tournament that benefits St. John the Baptist Catholic School. Contact Hans Purkott 501-623-8263 or 501-617-9439

Sunday, May 28, 2017 The Ascension Of The Lord

SHARE THE HOPE The readings for today's celebration of the Ascension of the Lord once again remind us that as Christians we are people of hope. In the second reading Saint Paul eloquently exhorts the Ephesians to enlighten their hearts so that they will know the hope and glory that come from being people who place their trust in the Lord Jesus. In the story of the Ascension, recounted in the first reading, the Lord Jesus assures the disciples that the Holy Spirit's power will come upon them. Finally, in the Gospel, the Lord lets the disciples know that their mission is to spread the hope of the gospel to all the nations. This wonderful feast keeps our eyes focused on the hope in which we were grounded on the day of our baptism. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Psalms 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab John 16:29-33

Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Psalms 68:10-11, 20-21; John 17:1-11a

Wednesday: Zephaniah 3:14-18a or Romans 12:9-16 Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Luke 1:39-56

Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Psalms 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11 John 17:20-26

Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Psalms 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab John 21:15-19

Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Psalms 11:4, 5, 7 John 21:20-25

Sunday: Vigil: Genesis 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ezekiel 37:1-14 or Joel 3:1-5 Psalms 104:1-2a, 24, 35c, 27-28, 29bc-30 Romans 8:22-27; John 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

If you could somehow transport a third-century Christian into your twenty-first-century Sunday Mass, once the initial shock wore off he or she would be more or less at home with the structure of the first part of the liturgy, the Word. The second part might be more difficult to comprehend. The stumbling block would be the book. We have a book, a missal that is set down on the altar with a very precisely prescribed set of words for the priest to say and the people to sing at the Eucharistic Prayer. In the early days of the church, there were no set "formulas" for this prayer. The ancients would have raised eyebrows at our "bookishness" since they preferred to let the prayers roll forth from a gifted leader of prayer. There was a basic shape to the prayer of thanksgiving, and almost general agreement that the words of Christ at the Last Supper ought to be included. By the second century, Justin Martyr wrote that the presider "gives thanks at some length . . . and when he has finished the prayers and the thanksgiving, all the people present give their assent by saying 'Amen.' " In the world before books, people could memorize long passages of prose and poetry, and so it is easy to see how particular phrases or expressions passed from church to church. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

ENTHRONEMEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART

Luke12:49 Jesus is calling us to make a difference in our family, our parish, or school, community, nation and the entire world! Jesus' Sacred Heart is burning with a fire of love for mankind! Why not consider starting that fire in your home now by enthroning the Sacred Heart of Jesus? For information regarding the home enthronement of the Sacred Heart, contact Mary Gallimore at: marygallimore4@gmail.com or call 501-282-1383

Mary Undoer of Knots

Virgin Mary, Mother of fair love, Mother who never refuses to come to the aid of a child in need, Mother whose hands never cease to serve your beloved children because they are moved by the divine love and immense mercy that exists in your heart, cast your compassionate eyes upon me and see the snarl of knots that exist in my life. You know very well how desperate I am, my pain and how I am bound by these knots. Mary, Mother to whom God entrusted the undoing of the knots in the lives of His children, I entrust into your hands the ribbon of my life. No one, not even the evil one himself, can take it away from your precious care. In your hands there is no knot that cannot be undone. Powerful Mother, by your grace and intercessory power with Your Son and My Liberator, Jesus, take into your hands today this knot...I beg you to undo it for the glory of God, once for all, You are my hope. O my Lady, you are the only consolation God gives me, the fortification of my feeble strength, the enrichment of my destitution and with Christ the freedom from my chains. Hear my plea. Keep me, guide me, protect me, o safe refuge! Mary, Undoer of Knots, pray for me.

ST. MARY’S FAITH FORMATION

ST. MARY’S YOUTH MINISTRY

Email: stmarys.cym@gmail.com Facebook: St. Mary’s CYM

Next Meeting Wednesday, May 31st

6:00-7:30PM

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Pre K 2 1/2 years old through 8th Grade 501-624-3171 - www.sjshs.org

Off For the Summer! Please contact Brenda Sanders: 501-282-2066 or by email: gratiaplena0224@gmail.com

IT’S TIME There’s an old saying that goes, “Once a Catholic, always a Catholic.” Maybe you have been away from the Church for a little while or for quite some time, but now you feel a tug at your heart calling you back to the Catholic Church. Listen to that tug. It’s your Heavenly Father reaching his arms out to you, the Holy Spirit whispering in your ear, hoping to draw you home. We hope you accept this as your invitation to rediscover the truth, wonder and mystery of the Catholic faith. As your brothers and sisters in our worldwide Catholic family, we want you back. We’ve missed you, and our Church is not the same without you. Regardless of why you left or got out of the habit of going to Mass, you can always come home and return to the practice of the sacraments and the fullness of relationship with Jesus Christ and the Church he founded. We are Catholic. Welcome home.

WEDNESDAY, May 24th Parish Hall at 6:00PM

As we continue Part 2 of The Mass, see how the Liturgy of the Word and te Eucharist go hand in hand, bringing us closer in unity with Christ. See the sacred vessels and items used at Mass up close as you come to understand the deep history behind The Mass of our Catholic faith.

Have your thought about Mass Intentions?

The Church considers the Mass the greatest possible prayer of intercession insofar as it is the perfect offering of Christ to the Father by making present the paschal mystery of His death and resurrection. When offering the holy sacrifice of the Mass, it is usually considered that special graces may be obtained when it applies to a particular intention.

If you would like to have a Mass said for someone who has died or someone in need of prayer, the Holy Mass is the perfect prayer of intercession for these intentions.

Mass intentions for weekend masses are noted in the opening remarks and included in the Prayer of the Faithful. At your request, a Mass Intention Card for your intention may be mailed from the parish.

The recommended stipend for a single Mass Intention is $10.00. Mass Intentions may be made in person or calling the Parish Office .

Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School July 26-30, 2017, 6:00-8:30PM St. John the Baptist Church!

Tracking Mary: Mysteries & Messages

Vacation Bible School

This year’s program entitled Tracking Mary: Mysteries & Messages, features the Queen of Heaven Express – a special holy train traveling to faraway places around the globe visited by our Blessed Mother: Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe, England, and Ireland. Children discover how Mary brings us closer to Jesus through the power of the Rosary. Mysteries and Messages are revealed at each stop. The program focuses on Catholic identity and teaches the Bible from the Catholic perspective. It introduces saints as faith heroes and heroines while encouraging family prayer through a daily Rosary. Children will enjoy skits, activities, snacks, and games.

Save the Date! St. Leo the Great/Catholic Newman Center Alumni Weekend Event: St. Leo the Great at Arkansas Tech University (Catholic Newman Center) is having an alumni weekend on June 10th and 11th, 2017. If you attended ATU and the Catholic Campus Ministry, please plan to join us. There is a lunch cookout and dinner planned for Saturday and brunch and Open House at St. Leo's on Sunday. You are welcome to participate in any or all festivities. If you have not received an invitation, please send your contact information to stleoatu@gmail.com or call 479-968-8249 for more details. Cost for the dinner on June 10th is $10 per person or $20 total. We need a head count for each event, and the RSVP's are due by May 31, 2017.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Mary of the Springs Church #994826 100 Central Avenue Hot Springs, AR 71901 TELEPHONE 501 623-3233 CONTACT PERSON Anne Sluppick EMAIL: stmccadmin@hotsprings.net SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat DC Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 8, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS