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 8:30 a.m.

Religious Education Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m.

When school is in session ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please contact Fr. Martino day or night if a priest is needed in an emergency.1-706-825-3032

Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin.

Deadline for submission is 12 noon on Thursday

St. Boniface Catholic Church

1952 GA Hwy 21 South

Springfield, GA 31329

January 4, 2015

The Epiphany of the Lord

PARISH STAFF

FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON

PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE

JANICE KOSEK, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN

PARISH STAFF EMAIL pastor@sbcatholic.com

parishoffice@sbcatholic.com dre@sbcatholic.com

outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS

www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISM

Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS

Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before a possible

wedding date.

All kings shall pay him homage, all nations shall serve him. --Psalm 72:11

Jan.10

5:00 p.m.

AS M Burdick, K Liebl, & J Burdick

EM J Smock, Don Smith, D Griffin, J Sheahan

& C Reynolds

L C Gish

G I & R Rohrer

U G Liebl & P Liebl

Jan. 11

8:30 a.m.

AS A Ganser, S Heyman, & J Felipe

EM C & M Felipe, L Tanguay, & M Glenn

L G Duncan

G R Kavanaugh & Volunteer

U B Russo & J Richtman

11 a.m.

AS Knights of Columbus

EM Knights of Columbus

L Knights of Columbus

G Knights of Columbus

U Knights of Columbus

Children’s Liturgy

Volunteer1: S Kyle Volunteer 2:A Kyle

This week at St. Boniface: Jan. 4 - Jan. 10

Sunday: Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

K of C to speak at Mass

Tuesday: Mass- 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Mass-8:30 a.m.

Rosary Group- 10:00 a.m.

CCW Meeting- 7:00 p.m.

Youth Group- 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Mass- 8:30 a.m.

Friday: Mass - 8:30 a.m.

Followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Saturday: Reconciliation- 4:00-4:30 p.m.

Mass- 5:00 p.m.

January 4, 2015

Epiphany of the Lord

“..they fell down and worshipped him. Then they opened

their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense,

and myrrh...”

-Matthew 2:11

Notice the order of events in the Magi’s visit. First, they

knelt before Jesus and prayed to Him. Then they presented

Him with their gifts. We, too, must take time to pray before

we present our gifts to the Lord. We never know what God

may be asking us to share!

The Magi gave these expensive gifts because they were

worthy gifts for a king. They are gifts that symbolize

Christ's identity and what He would accomplish. Gold was

a gift for a king; incense, a gift for deity; myrrh, a spice for

a person who was going to die. These gifts may have pro-

vided the financial resources for the trip to Egypt and back.

The Magi brought gifts and worshipped Jesus for who He

was. This is the essence of true worship--honoring Christ

for who He is and being willing to give Him what is valua-

ble to you. Let us remember to worship God because He is

perfect, just and almighty Creator of the Universe--worthy

of all you have to give.

2014 St. Boniface Cookbook The 2014 St. Boniface Cookbook is now in publication. It

is possible that they will be available for purchase this

weekend Nov 1-2. Be on the lookout for

them. The cost will be $10 per book. This will makes a

great Christmas gift!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a;

Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13;

Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72: 1-2, 14, 15bc, 17;

Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10

or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Acts 10:34-38 or

1 Jn 5:1-9; Mk 1:7-11

GENTLENESS

Feelings are everywhere—be gentle. —J. Masai

Your contributions for the weekend of

December 28, 2014

Christmas $3,753.00

Catholic Schools Collection $1,283.00

Adult $6,066.40

Children $74.58

Debt Reduction $8,472.50

Mortgage Balance $382,622.56

Bills paid last week $3,816.88

Thank you for your continuing generosity!

Mass Intentions for the Week of Jan 4 - Jan. 10

Sunday 1/04 ♥Pat & Rachel Kavanaugh

+ Gene Davis & Debbie Walko

Tuesday 1/06 ♥Betty Matzdorf

Wednesday 1/07 ♥Loretta Dahlwiner

Thursday 1/08 ♥Rindy Denmark

Friday 1/09 ♥Joyce Mixson

Saturday 1/10 ♥Joe Cihla

Counters Needed

Are you new to the parish, do you want to use your tal-

ents somewhere within the church? Our offertory count-

ing teams need you. We are currently in need of 3 new

volunteers. One Sunday a month, (sometimes 2) for ap-

proximately 3 hours after the 11:00 am Mass. Please call

Pattie in the Parish Office for more details.

Parishioner Theresa Carmichael has 2 items that she is

looking to give away. If you or a loved one are in need

of a standard walker ( wheels in front only) or a show-

er/toilet chair, please call her at 912-754-7603.

CCW Meeting

The CCW will meet Wednesday, January 7, at 7:00 pm.

We will have a silent auction. Please join us!

CCW MEGA YARD SALE COMING SOON!

Start out your New Year right by clearing out your clutter

and donating it to CCW for their annual Mega Yard Sale

which will be on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. CCW has a stor-

age house on the Church property and you can get the key

from Pattie Liebl in the Church office. The Church office

is open from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Monday through Fri-

day. You can also bring your donated items to the Church

anytime after we start setting up for the Sale on Sunday,

Feb. 1, 2015. Questions? Call Charline @ 912-826-2252

Baptism Class

Sunday, January 25

12:30PM – 2:30PM

St. Boniface’s baptism class for soon-to-be

and new parents will be held on Sunday, January 25,

12:30PM – 2:30PM. The class will meet in the Religious

Formation building. You are free to eat lunch during class.

Please call Cindy Felipe, 912-596-4251, no later than Sun-

day, January 18, to arrange for a workbook and confirm

attendance. The baptism classes are held quarterly with the

next class to be scheduled for April 2015.

YOUNG @ HEART

JANUARY EVENT

Luscious soups and Artisan Breads for your gustatory pleas-

ure on Wednesday Jan. 21, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the education

building. Program will be: A DVD of John Michael Talbot,

renowned Catholic Musician. Accepting offers of soups and

breads w/reimbursement for cooks/bakers.

Kroger Community Rewards

Thank you to those of you who shop and

have registered your rewards number with

Kroger for the community rewards program. This last quar-

ter( 22 households) who shopped at Kroger between

09/01/2014 and 11/30/2014 have contributed to our $58.63

total donation. These proceeds benefit the outreach assis-

tance program to help provide funds to those in our com-

munity who need help with there electrical or water bills. If

you would like to register your Kroger rewards card to help

St. Boniface please visit their website at

www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Thank you for your

continued support of our Outreach Assistance program.

Retraction to Calendar

My apologies, the yard sale dates that were on the Janu-

ary calendar are incorrect. The CCW yard sale date is

Feb. 7.

Nursery

The changes to the nursery are complete. If you didn’t

know, the nursery is now located inside the church, in what

used to be meeting room 1. The nursery will be available

each Sunday morning for both Masses and also will be

available in between Masses for those parents who want to

attend the Catholic Focus Adult Formation class. Fr.

Martino will be evaluating the need for the nursery to be

open during meeting times and other parish functions.

Fr. Martino’s Vacation

Fr. Martino will be leaving for his month of vacation

beginning Tuesday, January 6, and will return February

4. But not to worry, we welcome back Fr. Isadore, who

will fill in for Fr. Martino while he is gone. We are

blessed to have him with us!

Catholic Focus

Immediately after 8:30 a.m. Mass each

Sunday (9:30 a.m.), adults of all ages meet

in room1 in the Education Building. We

study and discuss how to apply the

scriptures from the Masses to our daily

lives. Classes are led by dedicated Catholic

Catechist Disciples. We encourage you to

become part of this loving group. You will not regret it!

So just visit with us and see for yourself!

Richard Bender Nicky Broadmeadow

Ron Carsten Alice Casey

Joe Cihla Orie Chavez

TA Curtis Keith Cornell

Phyllis Davy Kirsty Dahlweiner

Haley Dahlweiner Thomas Depace Sr.

Nancy Dotson Wilene Duggan

Mary Ann Fasbender Sara Gobrogge

Richard Hardin Virginia Hardin

Garry Harold Frank Hester

Eleanor Helmly Amber Kaderbek

Rachel Kavanaugh Pat Kavanaugh

Jordan Keller Tim Kyle

Denise Lemay Brenda Liebl

Vince & Sandra Mackey Steve Massenburg

Betty Matzdorf LaDot Nist

Joyce Nistch Michelle Paoli

Eileen Proveaux Hal Ray

John Ray Alice Schneider

Alan Schwartz Jack Stein

Phyllis Smith Robin Smith

Sean Smith Audrey Snyder

Matt & Ashley Snyder Frank Sypeck

Barbara Strickland Cooper Suddath

Olive Tebbetts Roseanne Terilli

Burr Tolles Donna Trigg

Hannah Wiedemann Cory Wilson

Linda Wright

Faith Formation News Celeste Gish-DRE-912-754-1432

Class times: 9:45 am to 10:45 am When

classes are in session.

St. Boniface Youth Formation

Meets Wednesday evenings

from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and Sunday morn-

ings from 9:45-10:45 am the Annex next

to the rectory. All students 7-12th grade

are welcome to attend.

Maj. Brian Healy, USAF

TSgt Brian A. Lafond

Sgt. Clayton Emanuel Holloway

SFC Shawn Brown

SSgt. Ryan Peters

LSSN Jonathon Benson King

Capt. Thomas Naldrett

Sgt. Steven Liebl

SLAVES NO MORE, BUT BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Do you recognize your brothers and sisters around the world

as made in the image and likeness of God, and therefore

having “equal dignity”? For the 2015 World Day of Peace,

Pope Francis challenges all of us to recognize every other

person as a brother or sister with God-given dignity. Such

recognition, he says, will lead to peace. When we recognize

the dignity of others, we will feel compelled to work for an

end to all that exploits and enslaves them, such as human

trafficking, trade in migrants and prostitutes, exploitation,

slave labor, and the enslavement of women and children.

These things, Pope Francis says, are a fatal running sore on

the flesh of Christ. To address these assaults on the dignity

of our exploited and enslaved brothers and sisters, we must

assist victims and address the problems and issues that cre-

ate conditions ripe for exploitation.

Catholics in the United States can join the U.S. Catholic

bishops and Catholic Relief Services as they work to help

victims of exploitation and slavery and address root causes,

such as poverty and lack of opportunity, conflict, corruption,

demand in developed nations for services of the sex trade

and forced labor, poor regulation of industries most suscepti-

ble to trafficking (such as the agricultural, domestic, hospi-

tality, and service industries), and lack of anti-human traf-

ficking laws and enforcement of such laws where they do

exist. You can be a peacemaker. Go to www.usccb.org/issue

-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/war-and-peace/world-

day-of-peace.cfm.

SBYF