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Pastor

Father Ramon Bolatete †

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM (English) 5:30 (English) Sunday Liturgy - 8:00 AM (English) 9:30 (English) 11:00 (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish) Daily/Weekday Mass - Tuesday - Friday 8:00 AM (English)

Reconciliation Saturday - 3:00 - 3:45 PM or by appointment

Anointing of the Sick First Tuesday of each month after 8:00 AM Mass or by appointment

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 4:00 PM Friday - 9:00 - 1:00 PM

Phone: 352.515.9297 Fax: 352.559.3920

Office is located in Suite 23, next to the Church.

1 7 1 4 U S H i g h w a y 2 7 , S u i t e 2 3 C l e r m o n t , F L 3 4 7 1 4

Palm Sunday April 14, 2019

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Holy Week Schedule:

Holy Thursday (Bilingual), April 18 at 7:00 PM (Adoration 8:00 - 11:00 PM)

Good Friday, April 19 - Passion and Veneration of the Cross: 3:00 PM (English) & 5:00 PM (Spanish)

Holy Saturday, April 20 - Blessing of the Easter food at 10:00 AM; Easter Vigil at 8:00 PM

Easter Sunday, April 21 - Mass at 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 AM; 12:30 PM (English) & 7:00 PM (Spanish)

PASTOR’S MESSAGE: Palm Sunday “Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ He replied to him, ‘Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’" (Luke 23:43) To enter into the Holy Week activities can be like watching the final rounds of a mega sporting event. To some, it is just a ‘routine’ to accomplish. However, for many Catholics, it is still a meaningful and solemn week. We grow in faith, not by remembering in ritual and song the last days of Jesus’ life on earth but by making the needed changes in our lives in gratitude to His humble act of dying for us on the cross. As you listen to the words of the passion narrative, which character fits you? Are you like Peter who denied he knew Jesus three times? Jesus’ boundless mercy and love should move us to utter the words of the repentant thief hanging on a cross next to him asking: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Our 2019 Lenten journey is coming to an end. I pray you found forgiveness in your heart for those in your life who created conflict. And while our parish community continues to grow, this is also a beautiful time to renew your appreciation for Jesus’ sacrifice by offering your time, talent and treasure. “Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.” (Philippians 2:6)

Pastoral Team

Pastor Father Ramon Bolatete

Permanent Deacons Deacon Jose Ramos Deacon Stephen Schaffer

Staff Director of Faith Formation - Marylu Mariniello

Director of Music/Liturgy - Kelly Mucci Parish Secretary - Carol Arroyo Administrative Assistant - Debbie Schaffer Administrative Receptionist - Donna Cuttita Receptionist - Kimmy Garven Spanish Ministry - Odila and Jose Cordeiro

† Parish Prayers and Devotions

First Friday of each month

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Exposition,

Eucharistic Adoration, Sacred

Heart Devotion & Rosary

Also, at 1:00 PM - Pro Life Rosary

Tuesday - Thursday mornings

8:00 AM Mass

Rosary after Mass.

Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 PM.

Exposition, Divine Mercy Chaplet,

Patriotic Rosary, Mother of

Perpetual Help Devotion,

Adoration & Benediction

Our Mission St. Faustina Catholic Church

A community of Roman Catholics inspired by the Holy Spirit and called to reflect God's Divine Mercy, to foster spiritual growth, and to attend to the temporal and social needs of all.

St. Faustina Catholic Church www.stfaustina.org

OCA goal for 2019: $93,988.00 Raised to date : $64,012.66 Over/Under goal : $29,975.96 Donor families St. Faustina Church: 735 Number of gifts: 277 Participation/donor families: 37.7%

ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER?

Many times people have attended Mass regularly, and for many don’t realize they are NOT registered. To Sponsor someone for Baptism or Confir-mation, you are required to have a Certificate of Eligibility from your Church. Also to Baptize your child or enter them into the Faith Formation Classes, you must be a regis-tered parishioner. Please register by picking up a Parish Registration Form in the Church or Office reception area or download it from our website www.stfaustina.org and Go to the link where it says Register.

Stewardship

Offertory Collection - $11,240

Construction Fund Balance - $1,213,777

(as of 4/8)

Week At A Glance

Sunday - 12:15-1:30 PM RCIA (Adults), Grade 2 & Confirmation Monday Legion of Mary - 6:00 PM Spanish Bible Study meets every first and third Monday each month - 7:00 - 8:30 PM Tuesday Bible Study on St. Peter 8:30 - 10::00 AM Gospel Bible Study - 6:30 - 8:00 PM Wednesday Divine Mercy Chaplet - 3:00 PM RCIA (Children 2) - 4:15-5:30 PM Grades 1, 3, 5 & 6 - 5:45-7:00 PM Young Adult Ministry - 5:45-7:00 PM Thursday Senior Group - 12:30 PM Choir Practice - ALL ARE WELCOME Children’s Choir - 5:00 - 5:45 PM Adult Choir - 6:00- 7:00 PM Spanish Choir - 7:00 -8:00 PM Friday Spanish Youth Group 7:00 PM Spanish Community Rosary and Bible Classes 7:30-9:30 PM Saturday - 10:15-11:30 AM RCIA (Children 1) & Grades K, 4, 7 & 8

Dine to Donate: Texas Roadhouse 4/16, with flier.

Please frequent the special restaurants who donate to our Church building:

Chili’s, Devenney’s, I Love NY Pizza, Philly Steak & Wings, Sweet Tomatoes &

Texas Roadhouse.

Texas Roadhouse gift cards are available after each Mass & at the office. If dining

on Sunday, from noon to 4:00 PM, write “St. Faustina” on the receipt & put it in

the box at the host stand so we can receive 10% of the receipt

New Caterer - Carol’s Little Bites—917.792.9131. Empanadas, pork, fritters & cup-

cakes. 10% will be donated to our building fund.

Mattress Doctor - 2430 US Hwy 27 - 10% donation anytime with flier.

Faith Formation: Young Adult Youth Group meets every Wednesday,

5:45-7:00 PM: 4/3/10/24.

No Classes during Holy Week, from 4/14 to 4/21. Classes resume on 4/24.

Mass Intentions for the Week April 13 4:00 PM Jeannie Gutowski † (Husband, Dave) 5:30 Carol Schanen † (Daughter, Lynda)

April 14 8:00 AM Betty Sanchez † (Kimmy, Bobby, Carol & Marylu) 9:30 Rosalie Trubia † (Marylu Mariniello) 11:00 Parishioners 7:00 PM Ernesto Zamora † (William & Adrey)

April 15 NO MASS

April 16 8:00 AM Healing for Jean Cuttita (Kimmy & Bobby Garven)

April 17 8:00 AM Helen Tezak † (Mary Kay Miller)

April 18 7:00 PM Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper

April 19 Good Friday, no Mass

April 20 8:00 PM Easter Vigil

April 21 Easter Sunday: 8:00 AM , 9:30, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Spanish) Living and Deceased Parishioners

St. Faustina polo shirts are available in the

gift shop after each Mass for $20 each

Amazon Smile: Please support St. Faustina when you shop at Smile.amazon.com

Amazon donates to the Parish. Please search for Saint Faustina Catholic Church, as your

charity. Remember to spell out Saint. To date, $1,887.30 has been donated to St. Faustina.

Bake Sale on April 13 and 14 after each Mass.

Please support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the

Holy Land. Please check www.myfranciscan.org/good-friday

The office is closed on April 19 and 22.

As a parish family, this week we join together in prayer for: Don Bishop, Chad Blake, Iris Brocato, Normand Campeau, Mary Casey-Campeau, Gayle Caplinger, Chuck Cole, Jean Cuttita, Lon Cyr, Frank Demcsak, Patricia Dick, Mary Frese, John Friedrich, Renaldo Gallego, Mary Garl, Mary Catherine Herbert, Steve Huss, Zack Kaneshige, Pat Knauer, Margaret Kolenc, Donna Lung, Maureen Mangan, Patrick McCarthy, Katie Murry, Linda Powell, Rusbe Reyes, Sophia Schatz, Diana Seager, Dimitris Sfaklanakis, Bill Smith, Kasia Temple, Kathy Thomas, Mary Linda Trexler, Chris Van Dyke, Michael Venditti, Ralph Vieto, Carol Walker and all those in need in our parish family. Requests for parish prayers can be made by calling the parish office.