Mass Schedule

Mon—Fri: 8:00am Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:30am & 10:30am

Confessions

Saturday: 3:30pm-4:30pm

Office Hours

Mon—Thurs: 8:00am-12Noon 1:00pm-3:30pm *Closed Friday*

Parish Information

Email stbens@tampabay.rr.com Website www.stbenedictcrystalriver.org

Parish Staff

Deacon

Frederick Oberst Administrator

Noreen Brown noreenstben@tampabay.rr.com Bulletin Editor/Receptionist

Marianne Zarek bulletinstben@tampabay.rr.com Maintenance

Tony Moser Dean Smith Music Ministry

Organist/Choir Director

Josh Whiteneck Contemporary Choir Director

Vicki Raney R.C.I.A.

George Dluhy Sacristan

A.J. Gogan

New Parishioners We welcome you! We would be honored to have you register with us. Please fill out

the welcome envelope in the pew and we will mail a registration form to you.

Baptism Registered parishioners should contact the office for instruction.

If possible, this should be before the birth of your baby.

Marriage Preparation You must be a registered and supporting member for six months prior to your

marriage. A date should not be set until a priest has been consulted.

Sacrament of the Sick Please contact the office if you need a priest to come to your home to anoint you,

or to be anointed after Mass if you are going into the hospital.

Mission Statement We, the parish of St. Benedict, are called through our Baptism to share the mission of Jesus. Enabled by the Holy Spirit, we strive to proclaim the good news by living

His message of love, peace and hope. We welcome everyone to our parish communi-ty and encourage all to reach out to one another in faith, prayer and service.

Daystar Life Center

6751 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy Crystal River, Fl 34429 (352) 795-8668 OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 9 AM -2 PM “A mission of St. Benedict Catholic Church”

455 S. Suncoast Blvd. Crystal River, Fl 34429

(352) 795-4479 Fr. Ryszard Stradomski (Fr. Richard)

April 22, 2018 — Fourth Sunday of Easter

Pray for our People… Our Sick…

Clarence Redd, Ellie Halagera, Norma Arkell, Dorothy Hahn, Michael Bottichio, Gordon Gould, Chris Massaclia, Michael Grivois,

Julia Covert, Al Plante, Adelheid Hagge, Christi Galmish, Maria Canale, Steven Doyle, Martin Drango, Juanita Downum,

Bill Dexter, Kevin Terrell, Alexander Enderlin, Jay Treat, Irene Cmar, Christine Kirkland, Joan Golway, Ann Darling,

Joanne Harder, Maureen Winn, Robert Abshear, Connie Meyers, Melda Lazertu, Kathy Mayfield, Frances Rondeau,

Ron Guadagnini, Nan and Ted Fitzgerald, Debra Cappadona, James Grossman, Eugene Janusz, Chalise Brown, Annetta Wieczorek, Debbie Connolly, Milton Miller, Barbara Born, Ed Colitz, Louisa Berardi, Maureen LaTour, William Frulla,

Katelynn Reardon, Barbara Kelley, Rita Rosenow, Ralph Esposito, Doug Sheppard, Michael Smith, Krista and George Welte,

George Dluhy, Thomas Kelley, Marianna Simpson, Timothea Ouellette, David Ouellette, Robert Stazko, Mary Guadagnini* Anthony Oliverio, LaVerne Farewell,

Eileen Doherty, Steve Straight, Esther Smith, Imogene Browning, and Shirley Nesbit

Active Duty… Anna Bily, Chandra Walton, Steve Sunstrom, Richard Pistone,

Sean Ross, Christopher Dergosits, Kevin Knudsen, Cody Albritton, Michael Turcotte, Cody Hibbard, Lucas Zobel,

Matthew Zarek, Dadrian Ruiz, Kristopher Craig, John Kelley, Ron Casasanta Jr., Butch Tonnessen, Ian Ross, Derick Hannigan,

Boyer Kornfeind, Matthew Baker, Todd Vanderbogart, Garrett Gibson, Gage Gibson, Chris Grillo, Richard J. Surowiec, Billy Keating, Tim Dottillis, Robert J. Milan, Jr., and Tara Fulton

Our Deceased… The Lord has chosen to call Janet Surcai to come back home with him. May she rest in the arms of God. As we pray for her, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to her family and friends.

Readings of the Week

Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18

Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/n 10:22-30

Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14

Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8

Today’s Readings

First Reading — "It was in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead; in his name this

man stands before you healed." (Acts 4:10B)

Psalm — The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. (Ps 118) Second Reading — Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are.

(1 Jn 3:1A) Gospel — "I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay

down my life for the sheep." (Jn 10:14-15)

Mass Intentions

For the Fourth Week in Easter April 21 — April 29 , 2018

Saturday, April 21 St. Anselm, Bishop

5:00pm Parishioners of St. Benedict

Sunday, April 22 Fourth Sunday of Easter

8:30am ✞Harold Meister by Karen and Jim Meister 10:30am ✞Rod Banzon by Loving Family

Monday, April 23 St. George, Matyr

8:00am ✞John Barry by Janet Barry

Tuesday, April 24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

8:00am ✞Colleen Sweeney Foster by Family

Wednesday, April 25 St. Mark, Evangelist

8:00am ✞Deceased Members of Avella and Pierce Families by Joe and Jo-ann Avella

Thursday, April 26 Easter Weekday

8:00am ✞Nora Pagano by Steve and Maria Curtis

Friday, April 27 Easter Weekday

8:00am ✞Gary O’Rourke by The Woods Family

Saturday, April 28 St. Peter Chanel, Priest

5:00pm ✞Anthony Dileo by Judy Dileo

Sunday, April 29 Fifth Sunday of Easter

8:30am Parishioners of St. Benedict 10:30am ✞Paul Domino by John Conroy

Ministry Schedule

Send your prayer request to our prayer warriors through Anne at; aschukne@tampabay.rr.com

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Attention 2018 Graduates

St. Benedict Parish is sponsoring a $500 scholarship! Applications are available at the parish office.

Criteria:

♦ Must be a high school senior attending St. Benedict Church

♦ Must attend college in the upcoming year

♦ Scholarship may be used at any academic institution of higher learning in the US

♦ The scholarship is for ONE year, non-renewable, in the amount of $500

Coordinator of Youth Faith

Formation at St. Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church is actively seeking a Coordinator of Youth Faith Formation. The Youth Formation Coordinator reports directly to the Pastor and is responsible for leadership of our K-8 Faith formation, Sacramental Prep, and developing educational material.

The ideal applicant will be an active Catholic, have a passion for Children’s ministry and at least 2 years experience working with youth, either professionally or as a volunteer. Must pass Diocesan Safe Environment Requirements.

This is a part-time position. Send resume directly to Fr. Sojan Punakkattu at 1401 W. Country Club Blvd., Citrus Springs, FL 34434

Receptionist Needed at

Our Lady of Grace

Our Lady of Grace Church in Beverly Hills is currently accepting applications for a part time receptionist/bulletin editor. Applications must be received no later than April 20th. Applicant must be familiar with Microsoft Publisher and pass the FDLE background screening. No phone calls. Please send resume to the parish office for consideration. 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills, FL 34465

KofC Corporate Communion

Sunday, April 29 the St. Benedict’s Knight of Columbus will be holding a Corporate Communion at the 10:30 am Mass. Following the Mass a rosary will be prayed. All Knights, their family, friends and all St. Benedict’s parishioners are invited to stay to pray the rosary to honor all our departed fellow Knights.

Where Oh Where

Has Our Chalice Gone?

Whomever is praying for vocations with our traveling chalice, would you be so kind as to return it when coming to mass next (or parish office). We would like to give other parishioners a chance to pray for vocations.

Stewardship April 15, 2018/ Attendance — 754

St. Benedict is totally dependent upon the generous stewardship of our parishioners. The use of envelopes, regardless of the amount of the contribution, makes possible our many parish activities and services.

Offertory $7,929.50 SJP II School $100.00 Maintenance $280.00 Miscellaneous $133.00

Total $8,442.50

Welcome to our

Parish Family

Jace Branch

ST. BENEDICT’S PARISH can be the first parish in Diocesan history to have 100 percent participation in APA,

the Annual Pastoral Appeal, if EVERYONE in our parish gives SOMETHING! No amount is TOO BIG or TOO SMALL!

Please don’t be that one person who keeps us from reaching

100%!

Earth Day and "Laudato Si"

Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature, economics, health, property, information, theology, indeed, all aspects of life. Responsible planning and management of resources. That is what we are called to do with the environment. Not only the natural environment, but also the man-made environment in which we live.

Pope Francis has made a compelling statement on the environment by saying that we are truly the masters of the environment and that we are called by God to protect it, not only for ourselves but also for those who live on the fringes of the community, those who have no voice.

In paragraph 13 of his encyclical, "Laudato Si," the pope says: "The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change. The Creator does not abandon us; he never forsakes his loving plan or repents of having created us. Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home. Here I want to recognize, encourage, and thank all those striving in countless ways to guarantee the protection of the home which we share. Particular appreciation is owed to those who tirelessly seek to resolve the tragic effects of environmental degradation on the lives of the world's poorest. Young people demand change. They wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without thinking of the environmental crisis and the sufferings of the excluded."

So as we move toward implementing the pope's vision of care for our common environmental heritage, let us keep each other in prayer as we protect and steward our mother earth.

4th Sunday of Easter

There is a phrase that has become popular if not overused in the business world today. It is "thinking outside the box." What this means is to be more creative, to do away with traditional thinking. It is most often used in the world of advertising, where companies attempt to come up with new and innovative ways to get consumers to notice them. Unfortunately, this type of thinking all too often leads to being outside the boundaries of good taste, as well. Like a shepherd's fence, perhaps the box was created for a very good reason to begin with!

Today's Gospel reading from John relates Jesus' narrative of being the Good Shepherd. He states adamantly that he will lay down his life for his flock, but he also says he will think outside of the box when he says: "I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd." The Good Shepherd fights for our very lives against the evils of the world, so much so that he sacrificed himself so that we might be saved. It is the least we can do to call others who have strayed from the shepherd's flock.

A traditional shepherd keeps his flock close to him, builds a fence to keep them safe. Should one stray, he uses his crook to bring it home. The Good Shepherd provides us with the sacrament of penance, our way of returning to the flock. The priest is the sign and instrument of God's merci-ful love and forgiveness for our straying (CCC 1465). On this Fourth Sunday of Easter, we would do well to listen to the Good Shepherd, who invites us to return the flock.

8th Annual

WE CARE FOOD PANTRY Golf Fundraiser Entry Form

DATE: May 5, 2018

TIME: Registration at 11:00 AM. Tee-off at 1:00 PM PLACE: Southern Woods Golf Course

1501 Corkwood Blvd Homosassa, FL 34446

ENTRY FEE: $60.00 (includes: green fees, cart & lunch). Payment due no later than April 15, 2018.

SEND CHECK OR CASH PAYMENT TO: ‘We Care Food Pantry” at P.O. Box 331, Homosassa, FL 34487

Format: Tournament will be played in a four-person scramble format. Entry fee includes range access, greens and cart fees, and lunch. Winners announced directly after tournament in Club House. There will be 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place cash prizes, closest to the pins, Share the Pot raffle, along with Silent Auction.

WIN A CAR with HOLE IN ONE sponsored by EAGLE BUICK!

Handicap: Please submit your handicap to ensure teams are evenly matched.

Team Members Handicap Telephone & Email Player 1 (Captain): ________________ ______ _____________________ Player 2 Name: ________________ ______ _____________________ Player 3 Name: ________________ ______ _____________________ Player 4 Name ________________ ______ _____________________

Hole Sponsorships Amount Name to Be Displayed Platinum Sponsor: $2,500 __________________

Gold Sponsor: $1,000 __________________

Silver Sponsor $500 __________________

Hole Sponsor Only $100 (or more) __________________

o Golf for 4 included in Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsorships. o Platinum and Gold donations include exclusive hole advertising

The We Care Food Pantry is a non-profit pantry helping to solve the heart-breaking hunger problem in our neighborhood, which affects thousands of families. Did you know? � Nearly one in every six residents in our service area live in poverty and face hunger daily,

� 75% of all children in Homosassa receive free or reduced priced lunches,

� The We Care Food Pantry distributes food monthly to over 2,600 people in Homosassa,

� For Every $1 donated we can provide 8 meals,

� For Every $100 donated we can provide 800 meals,

� For Every $1000 donated we can provide 8,000 meals.

Contact for Questions:

Jeannie Dunk

352-628-3412

Jdunk9@tampabay.rr.com

Live stream at the following link: http://www.dosp.org/heartofmary/live-video-stream/

You can also watch the live stream at Our Lady of Fatima in Inverness.