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March 5, 2017 First Sunday of Lent

By Maurice LaVoie

A Piece of Wood I have read somewhere, so it must be,

That only GOD can make a tree;

This puzzles me, and well it should,

For my question is, who now makes wood?

If GOD made a tree, does it naturally stand,

That GOD made wood, or was it made by man?

I do not question for knowledge itself,

For a piece of wood — I am myself.

I am a piece of wood, lying in a pile,

Other pieces are here — no one has a smile;

I'm worried for stories I've been handed,

That wood gets cut, sawed, and sanded.

I am only a piece of wood,

I'd like to remain that, if only I could;

It's not that I mind the saw or the plane,

What I fear the most is the pain.

Pain is needed that I may be shaped,

Into whatever the carpenter may make;

Leave me alone, knock off this stuff,

I'm a piece of wood — that's good enough!

Away from the pile I've been taken,

My entire world is totally shaken;

The man has taken me into his hand,

He's firm but gentle — I don't understand.

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MON Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; Mt 25:31 -46

TUE Is 55:10 -11; Ps 34:4 -5, 6-7, 16-17, 18 -19; Mt 6:7 -15

WED Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3 -4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32

THU Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12

FRI Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc -8; Mt 5:20 -26

SAT Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48

SUN Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9

this week at StEAS

SATURDAY MARCH 4

3:00 pm Confessions

VIGIL, FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

5:00 pm Daniel Brown

SUNDAY MARCH 5

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

7:30 am People of the Parish

9:00 am Kevin Patrick Cunningham

11:00 am Marietta Wolf

MONDAY MARCH 6

MONDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT

No Mass

TUESDAY MARCH 7

TUESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT

6:45 am Morning Prayer

7:00 am Tina Navitsky

8:30 am Rosary

9:00 am Walter Rypinski

WEDNESDAY MARCH 8

WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT

6:45 am Morning Prayer

7:00 am Martha Riley

8:30 am Rosary

9:00 am Nancy Hocker

THURSDAY MARCH 9

THURSDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT

6:45 am Morning Prayer

7:00 am Paul McGee

8:30 am Rosary

9:00 am Bruce Becker-health & holiness

FRIDAY MARCH 10

FRIDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT

8:30 am Rosary

9:00 am Garrett Punch

7:00 pm Stations of the Cross

7:30 pm Eileen Coyne

8:00 pm Adoration and Benediction

SATURDAY MARCH 11

3:00 pm Confessions

VIGIL, SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

5:00 pm 50th Wedding Anniversary of Jan and Dave Craugh

SUNDAY MARCH 12

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

7:30 am Rick Neilson

9:00 am William Hollister

11:00 am People of the Parish

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Easter Egg Making AGAPE Homeschool Easter Egg Sales CCD Grades 1-6 Edge Makeup Class First Eucharist Parent Meeting Knights of Columbus

6:00 am 7:30 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

Easter Egg Making Gospel Reflection That Man Is You! Easter Egg Sales Zumba® Fitness Knights of Columbus (rosary 6:20) Freedom from Overeating

9:30 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Faith Matters Morning Confirmation Interviews Alpha

9:30 am 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

Shawl Ministry Zumba® Toning Confirmation Interviews Life in the Spirit (rosary 6:30) Choir Rehearsal Deeper: Lenten Reflections

4:00 pm 4:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

Lenten Fish Dinners Easter Egg Sales Stations of the Cross Mass Adoration & Benediction Confessions

6:30 am 6:00 pm

Lenten Appeal Knights of Columbus Membership Drive Confirmation Retreat Easter Egg Sales after Mass That Man Is You! What Now? The Pro-Life Conscience in the Trump Years

8:45-10 am 9:00-10 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:15 am 10:15-11:30 am 10:15-11:45 am 10:30 am 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Lenten Appeal Knights of Columbus Membership Drive Easter Egg Sales after Masses CCD Grade 1 CCD Pre-School & K RCIA Coffee & Donuts Baptisms SpiritSword CCD Grades 2-6 CCD Edge First Eucharist Parent Meeting Let’s Play Cards! Family Open Gym Night Basketball

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Maybe the stories I've heard are untrue,

Maybe there's no pain to the work he must do;

He looks like a nice and gentle man,

I'm sure he'll be gentle if he can.

The work has started — It's true, it hurts!

The pain is not constant, it comes in spurts;

The plane peels layers off my top,

It's very painful — I wish he'd stop.

The saw cuts deep into my being,

My dust hits the floor, what am I seeing!

He seems to understand, but the pain can't diminish

Until the work he has started, is finished.

He's sanding me now, boy that feels great!

Hey look at me, I'm starting to take shape;

I'm not sure what I am, but I don't care,

He's giving me tender loving care.

I can't explain it, but I know it's true,

I had to go through, what he had to do;

I wonder who he is, this carpenter man,

He changed me so — I don't understand.

Someone else is here, a relative I think,

They're talking now — very distinct;

Respect is deep in this carpenter man,

As he speaks to his father, while holding my hand.

“I worked very hard, I'm almost through,

Father, this one is Special; he's just for you.”

“Your love and truth shine bright in this one,

I'm pleased with you, Jesus, My Son.”

Maurice LaVoie, husband of parishioner Camille LaVoie

and father of Reverend Raymond LaVoie, died in 2005 at

the age of 59. His poems and essays continue to encourage

his family and friends. We are honored to include this poem

for Lenten reflection, as we respond to Monsignor King’s call

to deepen our relationship with God in this holy season.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE KICK OFF MASS - The 40 Days for Life kick off for the

Harrisburg chapter will be on Saturday March 11, at 5 pm here at Saint

Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. Reverend Paul C.B. Schenck, Respect Life

Director, will celebrate Mass and will follow with the timely presentation

of What Now? The Pro-Life Conscience in the Trump Years. Please contact

Kathy O'Donnell for additional information at harrisburg40days@gmail.com.

PLEASE REMEMBER OUR CONFIRMANDI in your prayers as they conclude

their Confirmation preparations. Prayer cards are available in the back of the

church so that you can pray for a specific confirmand.

MORNING FAITH MATTERS JOIN US! On Wednesday, March 8, at 9:30 am in

the Bayley Conference Room, we continue our program, The Bible and the

Virgin Mary. Please jump in and join us; there’s no need to worry about

missing the previous sessions. In this week’s session, we’re going to discover

some new significance to the way that the angel Gabriel addresses Mother

Mary at the Annunciation. We’re also going to see more of why the

Immaculate Conception fits salvation history, and refute some of the common

objections to this dogma. Produced by the Saint Paul Center.

Questions? Please contact Mel Lee (melmolee@reagan.com).

FREEDOM FROM OVEREATING, a new program here, meets again Tuesday,

March 7, at 7 pm in Room 3. Let the Love of Jesus guide us to make peace with

food, and with our bodies. Questions? Contact Elizabeth Smith (732-877-6905),

Peggy Gaizauskas (766-4078), or Donna Nebistinsky (697-6929).

THE LIFE IN THE SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP is offering a six-week

presentation—Thursday evenings through April 6—on Father Albert Haase's

amazing book, Catching Fire, Becoming Flame. With supplemental reading

suggestions and reflection questions, these eminently practical presentations

function like a personal spiritual retreat. Presentations are in the Bayley

Conference Room from 7 to 8:30 pm. All are welcome.

THE DIOCESAN MEN'S CONFERENCE is being held on April 1 at Bishop

McDevitt High School, Harrisburg. This has been an excellent event for the

men of our parish to attend. It is a time of inspiration, instruction, fellowship,

and spiritual growth. There are men at the doors of our church today handing

out registration brochures. Dr. Peter Kreeft, a prominent Catholic author and

speaker, is keynoting the conference. Bishop Gainer will be celebrating Mass

and presenting one of the 38 workshops. The day includes Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament with Benediction and the praying of the Rosary during the

Holy Hour. Twenty-five priests will be hearing Confessions at various times

throughout the day. Food, good Catholic exhibits, and fellowship with men

throughout our Diocese and beyond. You will find more information in the

brochures you received today.

PARISH SHAWL MINISTRY This is a great opportunity to get involved in a

quiet ministry of service and prayer that benefits the newly baptized, those

suffering from illness, and those celebrating significant moments in their lives.

Come to the café on Thursday at 9:30 am to get acquainted!

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK—We wish to thank Fields Family Dentistry, LLC for sponsoring an ad in our weekly bulletin.

THE COMMUNITY of

Saint Elizabeth Ann

Seton Parish welcomes,

through the sacrament of Baptism,

William Mitchell Thoreson

COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICES

Sunday, March 19, 7 pm Saint Patrick, Carlisle

Thursday, March 30, 7pm OUR PARISH

Sunday, April 2, 2 pm Saint Katherine Drexel

Sunday, April 9, 2pm Saint Joseph

Sunday, April 9, 7 pm Saint Theresa

Tuesday, April 11, 7 pm Our Lady of Lourdes

Wednesday, April 12, 7pm Good Shepherd

BISHOP’S ANNUAL

LENTEN APPEAL

As you know, the Appeal is

a vital means of support for

diocesan work in

evangelization, education,

and a wide range of human

services. We are accepting

pledges after each Mass every weekend in March.

Please come to Menniti Hall after Mass and make

your pledge. If you have questions or would care

to help, please contact Bob Bagin (790-9601) or

Tim Danko (372-8565). PLEASE REMEMBER

THIS ONE IMPORTANT FACT—your pledge,

regardless of amount, makes a real difference in

our communities.

LATIN MASS On Sunday, March

19, the 11 AM Mass will be

celebrated in the Latin

language. A number of

parishioners have asked if we

could offer Mass in Latin,

especially after the Charismatic

Mass celebrated two weeks ago. The Mass will

be the ordinary form of the Mass, not the

extraordinary form or so-called "Tridentine"

Mass. The hymns will be the same as those used

during the other celebrations of the Mass that

Sunday. Only the prayers and acclamations will

be in Latin. Latin remains the official language

of the Church, and our daily offering of the Mass

in English is an approved official translation of

the normative Latin texts. For the Mass on

March 19, the priest will join the people in facing

East (ad orientem), which is an ancient and rich

symbol of facing the rising sun, the dawn of new

life which we celebrate in the Holy Sacrifice of

the Mass —the death and resurrection of Our

Divine Lord. Our church was designed so that

the congregation faces East—a very traditional

orientation in church architecture.

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THE TRIBUNAL OF THE DIOCESE OF

HARRISBURG will be giving 2 presentations

within the diocese concerning marriage, divorce

and annulment according to Church teaching.

These presentations will be helpful for divorced

Catholics, those divorced who wish to marry

Catholics, those parish leaders involved in the

RICA process and any others who may have a

vested interest because of family or friends.

Dates are March 13 at the Cardinal Keeler

Center, Harrisburg, at 7 pm, and

March 14 at St. Joseph Parish, York, at 7 pm.

No prior registration required. Questions?

Contact the tribunal (657-4804, et. 304,

tribunal@hbgdiocese.org).

IN YOUR CHARITY, please pray for the

repose of the souls of Dorothy Kline,

aunt of Ron Kline and cousin of

parishioner Dr. Fred Soisson; and

parishioner Hurshal Boyd.

OUR DIOCESAN SAINT THOMAS MORE

SOCIETY is sponsoring a trip to the Saint John

Paul II National Shrine to view the exhibit,

God’s Servant First: The Life and Legacy of

Thomas More, on Saturday, March 11. In

addition to viewing the exhibit, there will be

talks by Monsignor William King and

Commonwealth Law School Professor Randy

Lee (CLE credit is available). Monsignor will also

celebrate Mass and a Holy Hour. Bus

transportation is available between the

Diocesan Center and the Shrine for anyone

interested. For more information and to reserve

a spot, contact Linda Carroll ( 732-3313,

stmcentralpa@gmail.com).

LENTEN DEVOTIONS & ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE (through April 7) MONDAYS No Mass

Easter Egg Sales 9 am to 1 pm

TUESDAYS

7 am Mass

9 am Mass

Easter Egg Sales 9 am to 1 pm

WEDNESDAYS 7 am Mass

9 am Mass

THURSDAYS 7 am Mass

9 am Mass

FRIDAYS 9 am Mass

4 pm—6:30 pm Lenten Dinner

4:30 pm—6:30 pm Easter Egg Sales

7 pm Stations of the Cross

7:30 pm Mass

8 pm Adoration and Benediction

8pm Confessions

WEEKENDS Easter Egg Sales after all Masses

COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE

THURSDAY MARCH 30 AT 7 PM

EASTER EGGS! Just $1.25 for

highest quality treats: Milk or

Dark Chocolate: Peanut Butter,

Butter Cream, Coconut Cream,

and Butternut (Pecan) Cream.

And try our new chocolate-

dipped pretzels—$1.50 per bag! Sales in

Menniti Hall after Masses and in the café Friday

evenings during Lenten Dinners. Social media

folks—share this information and the link

www.steas.net/easter-eggs/

MENU FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 10

New England clam chowder … potato-crusted

cod or baked pollock … macaroni & cheese …

stewed tomatoes or honey-glazed carrots …

broccoli salad … freshly baked rolls & butter …

assorted pies, cupcakes, and cakes … coffee,

tea, iced tea, or punch. Adults $11, children up

to 11 years, $5.

NEW THIS YEAR! Whole cheese pizza, $10;

slices $2 each.

(Menus subject to change based on availability of

products.)

JOIN US IN WALDRON HALL BEFORE

STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND MASS on

Fridays.

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLKS, please tweet the link

www.steas.net/lenten-dinners/ and post

weekly menus in your neighborhood groups on

Facebook so friends can join us!

FASTING: Catholics aged 14

and older are to abstain from

meat on Good Friday, and all

the Fridays of Lent. In addi-

tion, on Good Friday, Catho-

lics aged 18-59 are required to

fast, limiting themselves each

of those days to one full meal

and two smaller meals not

equal to the full meal.

WERE YOU MARRIED IN 1967? A 50th

Anniversary Mass at Good Shepherd Parish on

Sunday, July 9, will celebrate your love and

commitment. After Mass celebrated by Bishop

Ronald W. Gainer, there will be a reception for

the couples and their families. Each Jubilee

Couple will also be presented with a

commemorative certificate. All couples will

receive a special souvenir certificate. Those

unable to attend will receive one in the mail.

Please contact the parish office with your

information no later than Monday, April 17, in

order to receive an invitation.