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April 22, 2018•Fourth Sunday of Easter

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MASS TIMES

Sunday 9:00am Family Mass 11:30am 1:30pm (Spanish) 5:30pm 7:30pm

Mon-Fri. 12:00pm | 5:30pm

Saturday 5:30pm Vigil

OFFICE HOURS

Mon, Th, Fri Tue, Wed

10:00am-5:00pm 9:00am-5:00pm

RECONCILIATION M-F 4:30pm—5:20pm

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Monday Wednesday

6:00-7:00pm 4:30-5:20pm

FIRST FRIDAY 5:30pm Mass of the Sacred Heart and

Eucharistic Adoration

ROSARY Monday-Friday 11:25am

April 22, 2018 • Fourth Sunday of Easter

Mother’s Day Corsages pg 4, 6

Mother’s Day Brunch 5

Spring Gala 5

I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. Soy el buen pastor. Un buen pastor da su vida por las ovejas.

Jn 10:11

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Information

Clergy & Staff Members St. Augustine Church Pastor Father David Ruchinski Parochial Vicar Father Philip Timlin Father Wilson Colmenares Administrative Assistant to the Pastor Gail Fitzsimmons RCIA and Young Adult Ministry Coordinator

Vincent Herzog Liturgy Coordinator Melissa Likamwa Music Coordinator Lindsey Tran Religious Education Coordinator Elena Melendez Facilities & Operations Manager Mary T. Wise Bookkeeper Lee Ann Andrewskiewicz Parish Secretaries Brian Gulig Cecile Sands Communications Liaison Itzel Guzman The Catholic Student Center Director of the Catholic Student Center Father David Ruchinski Assistant Director Ashley Hemingway Campus Minister Sandy DeTeresa Director of Development Mel Rio Campus Ministry Assistant Sr. Ana-Luisa Galvan Alumni Outreach Coordinator Lauren Troncoso Parish Evangelization Team Coordinator Natalie Molina Seminarian Clay Ludwig FOCUS Missionaries Andrew Collins Drew Decker Kassandra Leal Hayley Tomilson Chloe Page

Date Intentions Events

Sunday, April 22 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12 1 Jn 3:1-2 Lk 10:11-18

9:00am Brenda Agres Borke by Mom and Dad 11:30am 1:30pm Roberto Ramirez by Kathy Carlisle 5:30pm 7:30pm For the Parish

9:15am Women’s Book Group 9:45am Religious Education 12:30pm Life Teen 2:30pm Cafecito 3:00pm Spanish RCIA 7:00pm RCIA

Monday, April 23 Easter Weekday Acts 11:1-18 Jn 10:1-10

12:00pm Souls in Purgatory by Freddy Rojas 5:30pm

6:00pm Holy Hour 6:30pm Sacramental Prep 7:00pm Grupo de Oracion

Tuesday, April 24 Easter Weekday Acts 11:19-26 Jn 10:22-30

12:00pm 5:30pm St. Augustine Parish & Student Center, friends, alumni & benefactors

7:30pm Spanish Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday, April 25 Saint Mark, Evangelist 1 Pt 5:5b-14 Mk 16:15-20

12:00pm 5:30pm

4:30pm Holy Hour 6:30pm Quo Vadis 7:00pm Cursillo

Thursday, April 26 Easter Weekday Acts 13:13-25 Jn 13:16-20

12:00pm David Hendinkson 5:30pm

6:00pm Upper Room

Friday, April 27 Easter Weekday Acts 13:26-33 Jn 14:1-6

12:00pm 5:30pm

Saturday, April 28 Easter Weekday Acts 13:44-52 Jn 14:7-14

5:30pm 9:00am First Communion Practice 5:30pm Vigil 7:00pm Spr ing Gala

RCIA Sacramental Preparation Sacrament of Marriage Sacrament of Baptism

Contact Vincent Herzog at vincent@catholicgators.org

Call the office for information on First Reconciliation, First Communion, High School Confirmation, & Adult Confirmation preparation.

Couples should meet with a priest at least eight months prior to the wedding. The wedding date should not be set before talking with a priest. Couples should complete the couple information form at catholicgators.org

Parents and prospective godparents needing to attend a baptism class should complete the Baptism Registration or Sponsor/Godparent Eligibility at catholicgators.org. Fr Philip Timlin, will contact you when we receive your registrations. Please call the parish office (352.372.3533) with questions.

The Tabernacle Candle is being sponsored this week in honor of Marina by Marina

April 22, 2018 • Fourth Sunday of Easter

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Parish Stewardship

ST. AUGUSTINE SPOTLIGHT - APRIL 22 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. In the Gospel from other liturgical years, Jesus focuses on protecting His sheep – His people – from wolves and marauders. In today’s Gospel, Jesus focuses on how He is the Good Shepherd because He lays down His life for His sheep. He goes so far to say that this is why the Father loves Him, because of His sacrifice for His sheep. If God the Father loves the Son because of the Son’s sacrificial love, should we not model Jesus by living lives of sacrificial love for each other? The idea of self sacrifice for something other than ourselves is countercultural. Our society is all about what we can get for ourselves, most often at other people’s expense, especially the week and vulnerable. The first reading from Peter and the letter from John emphasize that we are supposed to be countercultural in living our faith. Peter recounts our Psalm for today, Psalm 118, in which we hear the words, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” referring to Jesus. It would be easy to say that this is not relevant today, because we supposedly live in a Christian nation that accepts Jesus. But I disagree. Our society does not adhere to the teachings of Jesus when they do not conform to society’s standards. It is my impression that most Americans have a “feel good” Jesus and not a “sacrificial” Jesus, partly because having a sacrificial Jesus calls us to be sacrificial people – loving God with our whole being and our neighbor as ourself. There is a reason that Catholic churches have crucifixes, not empty crosses. How will we know that we are truly following Jesus? John tells us that the world will not know us. The world – society – will not recognize or accept us because we do not conform to its standards, which are inherently not Christian because the world does not know Jesus. But more important for us, we will be children of God. On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we should ask ourselves, are we Jesus’ sheep who hear and know His voice and follow him, or are we sheep that would rather conform to a society that does not know Him? Paul A. Gulig Chair, Service Committee and Parish Council

April 22, 2018 • Fourth Sunday of Easter

Masses on April 15, 2018

Third Sunday of Easter

Offertory $4,835.13 Blackbaud Student Center $1,026.02

Student Center $1,452.17 Rice Bowl $83.76

E-Giving Offertory $1,440.00 Mercedarian sistsers $5.00

E-Giving Student Center $155.00 Poor Box $94.60

Blackbaud Offertory $50.00 TOTAL $9,141.68

Around the parish, greater

Gainesville and the Diocese

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April 22, 2018 • Fourth Sunday of Easter

Composer’s Corner 4rd Sunday of Easter (Year B) – April 22nd, 2018

The response for the Responsorial Psalm for this week is: “The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone” (Ps 118, 22 [NABRE]). This verse contains imagery that depicts both loneliness and strength. For composing my setting of this text, I honed in on the words “rejected,” and “cornerstone” for inspiration. The first half of my setting rests in a minor tonality; the melody highlights colorful chord tones while the accompaniment sustains strong, functional triads. These elements are what I chose to capture the rejection expressed in the first half of the response, even if melodramatically so. The second half of my setting focuses on the strength and earthiness that is evoked by the word “cornerstone.” When I think of the word “cornerstone,” I hear builders talking, the sounds of shovels and pickaxes, and I am somehow more aware of a time gone by. There is a ruggedness, but also a great strength that these ideas convey to me. In order to highlight this, I chose to utilize a chord progression that is associated with heroism in the second half of my setting. My setting finally concludes with a warm, resounding major chord. As always, thank you for your time and interest! Yours respectfully, Zachary Landress

Piano and Organ Player

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Hawthorne, Florida is looking for a piano and organ player for their 11:15 A.M. Mass. If you would like more information, please contact Charlotte Jean Delk at 352-481-2403

From Mother to Mother The FIAT Center will be offering small corsages for

Mother’s Day for those special people in your life that you

would like to honor.

To place your order

1. Complete the order form.

2. Place the completed order form and your cash or check

in a FIAT Center Mother to Mother envelope, which may

be found in the vestibule and at the doors of the church.

3. Checks should be made payable to St Augustine Church

and with FIAT Center written on the memo line.

4. Order forms with checks or cash may be placed in the

offertory basket or brought to the parish office.

The deadline to place your order is Sunday, May 6.

For more information, please contact Sister Rita

Name____________________________________________ Time of Mass_____________________________________

Number of corsages________________________________

Catholic Student Center and

Young Adult Ministries

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Ministerio Hispano

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De Madre a Madre

El Centro FIAT ofrecerá pequeños ramilletes para Día de

la Madre para aquellas personas especiales en su vida que

le gustaría honrar.

Para hacer su pedido

1. Complete el formulario de pedido.

2. Coloque el formulario de pedido completo y su

efectivo o cheque en un sobre de FIAT Center Madre a Madre, que se puede encontrar en el vestíbulo y en

las puertas de la iglesia.

3. Los cheques deben hacerse a nombre de St Augustine

Church y con FIAT Center escritos en la línea de

memo.

4. Los formularios de pedido con cheques o efectivo

pueden colocarse en la canasta del ofertorio o llevarse

a la oficina de la parroquia.

La fecha límite para realizar su pedido es el domingo 6 de

mayo. Para obtener más información, contáctese con la

Hermana Rita

Nombre_________________________________________ Hora de Misa_____________________________________

Numero de corsages deseado_________________________

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Diocese and The parish

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Bulletin deadlines

Bulletin submissions are due by Monday at 8:00 p.m.

Please email your requests to itzel@catholicgators.org.

Important Parking Update

There is no parking behind the church in spaces identified by Charles Perry Company (CPPI) with “no parking” signs. Any cars parked on those spaces will be towed by CPPI. Spaces on NW 1st Ave. behind our office building near the City sidewalk need to be kept clear of cars so various con-tractors can have access to do their work.

April 22, 2018 • Fourth Sunday of Easter

Saint Vincent de Paul Society

Saint Vincent de Paul (St. Patrick-Gainesville Conference) meets weekly to discuss and plan to help those less fortunate. If you would like to

volunteer in Gainesville, please call 352-222-0588. We are starting a SVdP in Newberry, (St. Francis-Newberry Conference) 17 miles from Gainesville. If you'd like to help us get started in Newberry, please call 352-660-9310.