St. Boniface Catholic Church

1952 GA Hwy. 21 South

Springfield, GA 31329

February 24, 2019

The Seventh Sunday in

Ordinary Time

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.

Merciful and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger and abounding in kindness.

— Psalm 103:8

Pancake & Sausage Supper

Tuesday, March 05

6:00 pm

****FREE****

Come, feast and celebrate with us

on the eve of the Season of Lent!

Hosted by St. Boniface CCW

Free Will Offering Accepted

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Friday: World Day of Prayer; First Friday

Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday

24 de febrero de 2019 Sétimo domingo del Tiempo ordinario "Más bien, amad a vuestros enemigos; haced el bien, y prestad sin esperar nada a cambio” (Lucas 6:35)

Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo. ¿Verdad? Pero, si vamos a imitar a Cristo, la mayoría de nosotros nece-sitamos practicar la misericordia y la compasión con mayor frecuencia. Comienza con las pequeñas molestias diarias que experimentamos, la palabra cruel o la mirada de odio que recibimos. En lugar de planear la venganza de esa persona, intenta decir una oración rápida por esa persona. La misericordia y la compasión nos pondrán en el camino de la santidad.

DO NO HARM

We listen quite a while before we get to the “punch line” of the first reading today: even though it would be an easy thing to do, David will not harm the anointed one of the Lord. We, of course, know that Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed one of God, but the Bible uses this term for many different people. It is scripture’s way of indicating who has been chosen by God for a special place and mission in salvation history.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus presents a greatly enlarged list of those who, as children of God, we should not harm, but love instead: our enemies, those who curse us or do us harm, those who owe us money, the ungrateful, the wicked. The point of Jesus’ teaching is not to encour-age these kinds of behaviors in others, but rather to form us in the image of our heavenly Father by increas-ing our opportunities to love unconditionally, expect-ing no return; to be merciful and forgiving, even when it would be easier not to.

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

February 24, 2019 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Times “But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back.” (LUKE 6:35) Easier said than done, right? But, if we are to imitate Christ, most of us need to practice mercy and compas-sion more frequently. Start with the little daily annoy-ances that we experience, the unkind word or hateful glance we receive. Instead of plotting revenge on that person, try saying a quick prayer for that person. Mercy and compassion will put us on the path to holiness.

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — David found Saul in a deep sleep, but would not harm him (1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23).

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

Second Reading — We shall bear the image of the heavenly Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45-49).

Gospel — Give to everyone who asks of you. Lend ex-pecting nothing back (Luke 6:27-38).

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: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29

Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28,

39-40; Mk 9:30-37

Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174,

175; Mk 9:38-40

Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50

Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35;

Mk 10:1-12

Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16

Sunday: Sir: 27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16;

1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45

Liturgical Ministry Schedule

Mar. 02 5:00 p.m. AS J & M Burdick, & T Liebl EM J Sheahan, P Tanguay, M Wills, J Smock, & D Avard L Joe Burdick U C Reynolds, J Branham, & Volunteer Mar. 03 8:30a.m. AS B Fogarty, J McNicoll, & D Roe EM T Richtman, L Santos, C & M Felipe L A Baker U J Richtman, B Milne Jr., & Volunteer 11:00 a.m. AS D Gallahue, L Usher, & J Skokna EM T Hood, R Rafferty, J Colanero, & D Gadomski L J Williamson U Y Carr, J & L Davis, & Volunteer Children’s Liturgy Volunteer 1-S Gobrogge Volunteer 2-S Ghebreyohannes-Araya Youth Volunteer-L Stark

This week at St. Boniface - Feb. 24- Mar. 02 Sunday: Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Faith Formation- 9:45 a.m. Catholic Focus- 9:45 a.m. Monday: Counting Team 2 -10:00 a.m. Relics of St. Anthony Veneration -6:00 p.m. Mass-7:00 p.m. Tuesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Quilting Grp.-10:00 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00 p.m. Spanish Choir-7:00-8:00 p.m. Marketing Core Grp. Mtg.-6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass- 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Rosary Group- 9:30 a.m. Outreach-11:00 a.m. Sunday Choir-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. Capital Campaign Mtg. w/Diocese -6:00 p.m. Friday: Mass-7:00 p.m. Followed by Adoration Saturday: Reconciliation-4:00 p.m. Rosary - 4:30-p.m. Mass- 5:00 p.m.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

When the Roman Empire turned a favorable eye to-ward the once-persecuted Christians, among the effects was a population explosion in the baptismal font, as Christian sympathizers stepped from the shadows. With more and more people becoming Christians, laws were passed to protect Sunday as a work-free day. Soon, it be-came possible to celebrate Mass later in the morning, ra-ther than the older custom of gathering before dawn to celebrate Eucharist. Amazingly, despite the increasing numbers of Christians, there was great resistance to add-ing to the number of worship events; the Eucharist that began as a few friends around a table soon was trans-formed into a more formal event with throngs crowding a large hall. All the Christians in a city or town would gather around the bishop for the one Sunday Eucharist, and only when the crowds became unmanageable was there an impulse to divide the assembly by splitting off a new bishop and flock.

Now, sixteen hundred years later, many parishes see a need to trim or combine Mass schedules. This is often seen as tough surgery. Yet our forebears in the faith would see it as a gain: a filling up of the Eucharist with a large and vigorous assembly, a fullness of ministry, an opportunity to make the Church more fully visible and stronger for service.

—James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Your contributions for the weekend of February 17, 2018

Adult $4,480.25 Children $24.79 Building Fund $1,488.00 Bills Paid This Week $9,354.34

Thank you for your continued generosity

Mass Intentions

Feb. 24-Mar. 02

Sunday 02/24 +Paul & Anna Vier

+Joseph & Maria Vier

Tuesday 02/26 + Bob Ryals

Wednesday 02/27 +Eileen Neidlinger

Thursday 02/28 +Ida Rohrer

Friday 03/01 + Joseph Vy & Paul Lo

Saturday 03/02 ♥Lynn D’Haulster

The Relics of St. Anthony of Padua In the early church, the age of martyrs and persecution, relics took on an even more important role in the life of the church. St. Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle John, was martyred in 155/156. A contemporary ac-count of Polycarp’s martyrdom stated:

“We took up his bones, which are more valuable than precious stones and finer than refined gold, and laid them in a suitable place, where the Lord will permit us to gather ourselves together, as we are able, in glad-ness and joy and to celebrate the birthday of his mar-tyrdom.”

On Monday, February 25, 2019, Father Bortolino Maistrello, will bring two first-class relics to St. Boni-face. This visit will be part of the first North American holy relics tour of 2019 to prepare us for the Season of Lent which begins on March 6, Ash Wednesday. We would like you to extend this invitation to all of your friends of Christian faith to come and ask for Saint Anthony’s intercession for more than the loss of mate-rial things, but also for loss of faith, family harmony, health, hope, peace of mind and trust in others.

Ash Wednesday

March 6, 2019 we will have Mass at 12:00 noon

and 7pm. As we begin our Lenten season, please

join us each Friday, beginning Friday, March 8,

for Stations of the Cross at 6:30 pm, Mass at

7pm, followed by a meatless meal at 7:30 and

we will conclude the evenings with Father’s teaching on the

Sacrament of the Eucharist.

Lenten Penance Service

Our Lenten Penance Service has been scheduled for March 13, at 7pm. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this sacrament. We will have several priests available. This year our 2nd grade students are required to attend the Penance Ser-vice to receive this sacrament.

The next parents night out will be on

Saturday, March 02, 2019. Sign up

sheets are in the nursery, we must

have the sheets back no later than

Wednesday, the 27th of February.

Rite of Election 2019

The Rite of Election is celebrated on the First Sunday of

Lent with the catechumens/candidate who will celebrate

the sacraments of initiation (baptism, confirmation, Eucha-

rist) at the upcoming Easter Vigil. This year it will be held

on March 10, 2019 at the Cthedral of St. John the Baptist,

Savannah at 3pm. Please keep the following people and

their sponsors in your prayers as they make their journey.

Christin Theime-Sponsor- Carolyn Leonard

Steve Gobrogge-Sponsor-Mike Felipe

Tami Brant- Sponsor- Robin Smith

Jade Grace- Sponsor-Nicole Knight

Kerry Owen- Sponsor- Rick Rafter

Low Country Catholics Join the Low Country Catholics-Savannah's Young Adult Group for its upcoming Lenten Theology on Tap series. Tues-days at 7 p.m. starting on March 5, we will meet at Moon Riv-er Brewing Company on W. Bay Street in Savannah (unless otherwise noted *) to hear from a number of different speakers on various topics including the dignity of work, discipleship and more. We will end the series by attending the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral. See the schedule below for more infor-mation. For the most up-to-date information, follow us on Facebook: Low Country Catholics (Savannah Catholic Young Adults). We hope you can attend! Schedule: 3/5- Fr. Pablo Migone: "The Dignity of Work" 3/12 - Father John Paul Heiser, OSB 3/19 - Marybeth Hicks 3/26 - Mike Acquilano 4/2- Sr. Paula Cockerham, RSM (*at Savannah Coffee Roast-ers) 4/9 - Fr. Daniel Firmin 4/16 Chrism Mass at the Cathedral

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, Bob Brewer, Chuck Brown, BethBuchsbam, Nadine Chapman, Andy & Kathy Chester, Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Peter DI Lella, Susan Dehyle, Rindy Denmark, Isabell Duffy, Clyde Erley, Tracey Edenfield, Wendy Fears, Becky Fields, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Greg Hlavac, Muriel Healy, Ruthann Hein, Col-len 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, David 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, Rosemary Usher, Bryan Van Buren, Rita Visconti, Darwin Webb, Bernie Weber, Julie & Lar-ry Weddle, Theresa Wichert, Paul Wiedemann, Gary Wilkes

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 The Catholic Pastoral Center, Savannah on Monday, March 4, 2019, from 9:00am to 12:00pm. 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.

Surviving Divorce Brings hope and healing to those who have experienced the pain and loneliness of a broken marriage. St. Peter the Apostle Church 7020 Concord Road, Savannah Thursdays: 6:30-8:00 pm for 12 weeks starting March 21 $20 fee covers the book To register or more info: Contact Deacon Michael Amato 912-897-5156 or mamato@spacsav.net

First penance set for March 13 First Communion candidates will make their first reconciliation at the Lenten parish penance on Wednesday, March 13, at 7 pm. A parent will confess first then introduce the child to Fr. Martino for his/her confession. Please remember to bring the First Penance certificate you received at the February 23 retreat. If you are unable to bring your child on March 13, you MUST schedule their first penance with Fr. Martino BEFORE April 15. Fr. Martino is always available for confession on request. To schedule, call him at 706.825.3032. Second retreat required for First Communion In order for your child to receive First First Holy Communion on May 5, 2019, he or she must attend the April 13 sacramental retreat. 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, please contact Linda Santos at 619.764.2617 to schedule makeup work. Excused absence policy Absence from Faith Formation is considered “excused” in the case of ill-ness, family emergency, funeral or previously-scheduled family occasion (such as a wedding). Students in sacramental classes (grades 2, 8 and 9) are permitted only two excused absences. Please notify the DRE by phone or email, including the child’s grade, with any excused absence. With 165 kids in the program, it’s impossible to keep up with verbal notifications. Thanks for understanding. For more information about Faith Formation, contact Celeste at 912.754.1432 or celestegish@windstream.net.

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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