St. Augustine Catholic Church February 25, 2018 - 2nd Sunday of Lent

In his Transfiguration, we see an anticipation of the glory of Jesus’ Resurrection. In each of the reports of the Trans-figuration, Jesus instructs the disciples to keep secret what they have seen until after the Son of Man has risen from the dead. The disciples’ confusion continues as they wonder what Jesus means by rising from the dead. The disciples cannot possibly understand Jesus’ Transfiguration until they also witness his passion and death. We hear the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration early in Lent, but we have the benefit of hindsight. In our hearing of it, we anticipate Jesus’ Resurrection, even as we prepare to remember Jesus’ passion and death.

(Rev) Fr. Francis Chiawa, Pastor Rev. Mr. Curtiss Talley, Deacon and Rev. Mr. Norman Alexander, Deacon

Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) Before 4:00pm Mass on Saturday; Before 8:00am and 11:00am Mass on Sunday Baptism, First Penance and Eucharist, Confirmation: Please contact the parish office at 774-2297. Weddings: The parish welcomes all those who wish to be married in our Church, if at least one party of the couple is Catholic or intends to be Catholic. Contact the church office at least 6 months prior to the wedding to make arrangements. Funerals: Contact the Church office as soon as possible after the death of a loved one or friend. Please call the church office to give notification of hospitalization, confinement to a nursing home or facility for the aging.

Parish Mission Statement

We are predominantly African-American by birth and Catholic by choice. We are empowered to proclaim the Good News of Jesus through the Word, the Eucharist and service.

STAFF MASS TIMES

Bookkeeper Lead Cantor Wednesday-12:00pm (Chapel)

Linda Anderson Dennis Jones Thursday-12:00pm (Chapel)

DRE Facilities Director Friday-8:30am (school in session)

Dea. Norman Alexander Karen Owens 1st Saturday of the month-9:00am (Chapel)

Health Ministry Maintenance Supv. Saturday-4:00pm (vigil)

Helen Oliver Marvin Housley Sunday-8:00am & 11:00am

Ministers of Music Youth Director Phone: 901-774-2297 Fax: 901-774-1067

Gwen Atkins Celestine Evans Web: www.staugustinememphis.net

Robert Clayborne E-Mail: staug.info@staugustine.cdom.org

Leo Davis, DMA

Quote of the week

“We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves un-

derfoot. st. Augustine

1169 Kerr Ave., Memphis, TN 38106

Moments in Black history

On Sunday, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. made history after finishing as the runner-up in the Daytona 500, the highest finish for a Black driver ever. Adding to the scarcity of Black drivers at the top level, Wallace is the first Black driv-er to make it to the NASCAR elite level and the first driver since 1969 to race at the Daytona 500. Major League

Baseball Hall of Fame legend Hank Aaron called Wallace ahead of Sunday’s race to wish him luck. In a race where 15 other cars wrecked or didn’t complete the track, Wallace, who drives for retired NASCAR star Richard Petty’s team, challenged for the win until the very end, eventually losing to Austin Dillon. After the race, an emo-tional press conference featured Wallace next to his mother, Desiree, and sister, all overcome with joy. Wallace, who is aware of his status within NASCAR’s ranks, spoke of what the finish meant for his family and proving naysayers wrong in counting him out at the top level of the sport. Wallace, 24, has been around the race track since the age of nine and showed promise early on that has paid off in recent times. In 2013, Wallace made his-tory by winning the Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 in October of that year. Before then, the only Black NASCAR driver to win a national series was the aforementioned Scott in 1963. In 2017, he became the first Black driver to race in the NASCAR Cup Series since Bill Lester did so in 2006.

ST. AUGUSTINE NEWS

Jaclyn Jones, George Lewis (2/25)

Glennie Bailey, Jeanette Reynolds,

Osezele Thurston (2/26) Stephanie

Harrell (2/27) Jozelle Booker, Antho-

ny Thompson (2/28) Chino Fifer, Wal-

ter Pate III, Carole Edinburg (3/1)

Eugene Brassel, Jennie Hughey, Anis-

sa Jackson (3/2) Thomas Donald, Ne-

vada Gates, Antonio Harris (3/3)

Prayer List

Nursing Homes/Rehab Centers: Mrs. Ernestine

Holliman (Health South) Mrs. Mae Perrie, Mrs.

Geraldine Strickland (Memphis Jewish Home and

Rehab) Mr. Floyd Shavers, Eugene Brassell

(Parkway Health & Rehab)

Ill at Home: Mrs. Audrey Allen, Mrs. Gloria Al-sandor, Mr. Vandy Banes, Mrs. Annie Beck, Mr. Gerald Bond, Mrs. Yvonne Lomax Bradford, Mr. Robert Crowley, Mrs. Laverne Fisher, Ms. Ber-nice Hayes, Mr. Darrell Hollimon, Mrs. Martha Horne, Mrs. Joyce Hutch, Mrs. Daisy London, Mrs. Jenny Marshall, Mrs. Freda Martin, Mr. Booker Mayfield, Mrs. Grace Milburn, Mrs. Mau-rice McDonald, Mrs. Sandra McGhee, Mrs. Flor-ine McMillan, Mr. Raymond Moore, Sr., Mrs. Lillie Robinson, Mrs. Theresa Varnado, Ms. Onnie Wadley, Mr. Ben Wells, Mr. Eric Wells, Mr. Joe L. White, Mrs. Geraldine Whitthorne, Dr. Joyce Young, Dr. Joseph Young and Mr. Sullivan Young

May Their Souls Rest in Peace

February 25– March 3

B. D. Bernard Gantt 1941; Furmer Baker,

Jr. 1950; Lucy Haste 1952; Colorado

Wade 1964; Lucious Davis 1969; Frank

Jackson 1972; Cornel Ranson 1974; Verna

Meekins 1989; Russell Gregory 1992; Da-

vid Edingburg, Deta Brandon 1994; Alber-

ta Hilliard 2005; William Tate, Olevia

Love Sweeten, James Mott 2009; Billy

Mayfield 2013; Milton Wiltz, Sr 2013;

Kennel Venson, Jr., William Little 2014;

Herbert Allen 2016

Sunday Readings February 25, 2018 Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Romans 8:31b-34 Mark 9:2-10 Sunday Readings March 4, 2018 Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42

NEWS YOU CAN USE In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death

of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the Catholic Diocese of

Memphis presents “Peace, Harmony and Justice:

Tolton from Slave to Priest”. This is an inspiring pro-

duction on the life of Fr. Augustus Tolton, the first Af-

rican American priest. The show will include a prelude

attributed to Dr. King from our Catholic experience.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 7:00pm, at Cannon Cen-

ter for the Performing Arts in Memphis, TN. Ad-

mission will be $15 for adults and $10 for youth ag-

es 10-17. Tickets available through Cannon Center or

Ticketmaster. For more information call the Diocese of

Memphis (901) 373-1200.

Women & Men Weekend Retreat – March 9-11,

2018 Do you need a weekend away – a weekend with

no commitments? Would you like a forty eight hour

break in your life where the only expectation is to

show up and let God do the rest? Come to Our Lady

Queen of Peace Retreat Center for a women’s week-

end retreat March 9-11, 2018. The retreat theme is:

Christ’s Farewell Gift. This year’s theme will focus

on the sustaining gift of peace that passes human un-

derstanding. It is a gift that is not dependent on cir-

cumstances but on the promises of the Trinity itself.

Retreats begin Friday evening with dinner at 6:30 and

conclude with lunch on Sunday. Suggested offering:

$200 – per single occupancy, $170 per double occu-

pancy, or $165.00 per person per married couple.

Register online: www.olqpretreats.com or call 731-548

-2500. Women & Men of all parishes are welcome.

A HUGE Thank You from the St.

Augustine Leadership Team (SALT)

for your continuous and generous

support of Mardi Heart 2018. The

event was a huge success! Until

next year, let the good times roll!"

Lenten Schedule:

Stations of the Cross

Fridays at 5:30pm

Palm Sunday Mass – March 25th

10:00am

Holy Thursday Mass – March 29th

7:00pm

Good Friday Fish Fry-March 30th

12:00pm

Good Friday Stations—March 30th

1:00pm

Good Friday Mass-March 30th

3:00pm

Easter Vigil Mass –March 31st

8:00pm

Easter Mass-April 1st

8:00am and 11:00am

The Catholic Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee

encourages all victims, or parents of minors

who are victims, of sexual abuse by a priest,

deacon or diocesan employee or agent, to re-

port such abuse by phoning any of the following

numbers: Tennessee Child Abuse Hotline (1-

877-237-0004) or Victim Assistance Coordina-

tor (901) 652-4066. All reports will be treated

in a confidential manner. The Diocese of Mem-

phis offers a program of psychological and

spiritual assistance to abused victims in need.