SAINT RITA Pray for us St. Rita Catholic Church 14404 14th. St. - Dade City, FL. 33523 Phone: (352) 567-2894 Fax (352) 567-2777 www.stritaparish.org PASTOR: Rev. Daniel Kayajan, C.S.C. Ext. 223 ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. James Preskenis, CSC. Ext. 224 Religious Sisters: Sr. Norma Cime, MHML Ext. 226 Sr. Yuri Peña, MHML Office: 14404 14th. St. Ext. 221 Sunday Mass Schedule/Horario de Misas Dominicales Rosary before Sunday Masses English: Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m. Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Misa en Español: Domingo a las 5:00 p.m. Weekday / Entre Semana: English: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. Español: Miercoles a las 7:30 p.m. Sacrament of Penance / Reconciliación: English: Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. and by appointment Español: Domingo a las 4:00 p.m. o por cita RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES / CLASES DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA: English: Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Español: Domingo's de 6:15 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. Please contact the Parish Office for information and Preparation for: SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE R.C.I.A. Por favor comunicarse con la oficina para preparación e información sobre recepción de los sacramentos Music Ministry / Musica Director: Jim McKinney - English choir rehearsal: Thursdays at 7:00 pm. - Ensayo de Coro en Español Martes a las 7:30 pm. (contacten a Nestor Ponce) St. Anthony Catholic School 32902 Saint Anthony Way San Antonio, FL. 33576 (352) 588-3041 Principal: Sr. Alice Prayer line: Call Jean @ (352) 523-2001 Next Sunday : Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion April 9 th Holy Week Schedule see Pg. 4 Calendario de la Semana Santa por favor ver pagina 4 o ST. RITA MISSION STATEMENT / DECLARACION DE LA MISION DE SANTA RITA To evangelize and to be evangelized for the sake of the Kingdom using our talents and gifts for the service of others through our diverse ministries. Para evangelizar y ser evangelizado para el Reino, poniendo nuestros talentos y dones al servicio de los demas en nuestros diversos ministerios. Fifth Sunday of Lent April 2 2017
Page 2 ST. RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH, DADE CITY, FLORIDA April 2, 2017 Formación de la fe Faith Formation FIRST HOLY COMMUNION RETREAT Many thanks to all the parents, children, volunteers, and many more who helped to make the First Communion retreat a success. A special thanks to the catechist: Gabriel Sievert, Olivia Garcia, Dora Cardoso, Adriana Huapilla, Terry Pawlicky, Elizabeth Barajas, Patti Clower, Rafael Mendez, Maritza Mendez, Luz Garcia, Maria Robledo and Silvia Martinez for the dedication and service to our children. We are so grateful for the support of so many in our journey to help bring your children closer to the Lord. UN ENCUENTRO CON LA RESISTENCIA Nos encontramos con Dita en Etiopía, y vemos cómo sus recién descubiertas habilidades empresariales están proporcionando tres comidas al día a sus hijos. Qué habilidades ha descubierto esta Cuaresma que se pueden poner a buen uso en la construcción del reino de Dios? Visite crsplatodearroz.org para más información. ESFUERZOS DE ASISTENCIA DE LA DIOCESIS DE ST. PETERSBURG Las oficinas del Ministerio de Vida y del Ministerio Hispano de la Diócesis de San Petersburgo anuncian una serie de seis Sesiones de Conozca de Sus Derechos / Asesoría Legal en iglesias del área de Tampa Bay. Las sesiones incluirán un taller de 30 minutos sobre Conozca sus Derechos seguido de una sesión de breves consultas gratuitas con abogados de inmigración. Estas sesiones permitirán a los participantes recibir una breve consulta legal gratuita en la parroquia participante. Por favor ver los carteleros a las entradas de la Iglesia para mayores informes'. Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con: Sabrina Burton Schultz o Vivi Iglesias al 727-344-1611
Page 3 www.stritaparish.org April 2, 2017 Resurrection comes to us daily and in many ways. Our challenge, that the Gospel of John sets out today, is to believe. On the previous page the Sisters have download pictures of our First Holy Communion retreat. We will have around 100 children and adolescents receive their First Communion later this spring! Also, this Holy Saturday we have numerous adults who will receive their sacraments of initiation: baptism, communion and confirmation. This is a beautiful time of year and I find it a great time to renew my own faith in God s Word and Sacrament. The children and adults who are coming into the Church are a concrete sign of the movement of the Holy Spirit; of Resurrection! Please take the time to participate in our Holy Week liturgies. These liturgies help us to realize again, in the midst of a world torn by violence and focused on fame and fortune, that Christ calls us, like Martha in today s gospel, to profess him as the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world. Fr. Dan Kayajan, CSC - The domestic roots of a politics of nonviolence If violence has its source in the human heart, then it is fundamental that nonviolence be practised before all else within families. This is part of that joy of love which I described last March in my Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, in the wake of two years of reflection by the Church on marriage and the family. The family is the indispensable crucible in which spouses, parents and children, brothers and sisters, learn to communicate and to show generous concern for one another, and in which frictions and even conflicts have to be resolved not by force but by dialogue, respect, concern for the good of the other, mercy and forgiveness. From within families, the joy of love spills out into the world and radiates to the whole of society. An ethics of fraternity and peaceful coexistence between individuals and among peoples cannot be based on the logic of fear, violence and closed-mindedness, but on responsibility, respect and sincere dialogue. Hence, I plead for disarmament and for the prohibition and abolition of nuclear weapons: nuclear deterrence and the threat of mutual assured destruction are incapable of grounding such an ethics. I plead with equal urgency for an end to domestic violence and to the abuse of women and children. The Jubilee of Mercy that ended in November encouraged each one of us to look deeply within and to allow God s mercy to enter there. The Jubilee taught us to realize how many and diverse are the individuals and social groups treated with indifference and subjected to injustice and violence. They too are part of our family ; they too are our brothers and sisters. The politics of nonviolence have to begin in the home and then spread to the entire human family. Saint Therese of Lisieux invites us to practise the little way of love, not to miss out on a kind word, a smile or any small gesture which sows peace and friendship. An integral ecology is also made up of simple daily gestures that break with the logic of violence, exploitation and selfishness. Quiero invitar a todos a participar en la semana Santa que empieza el próximo domingo con el Domingo de Ramos! Es una semana de celebrar nuestra fe y profundizar la presencia de Dios en nuestras vidas diarias! P. Daniel - La raíz doméstica de una política no violenta 5. Si el origen del que brota la violencia está en el corazón de los hombres, entonces es fundamental recorrer el sendero de la no violencia en primer lugar en el seno de la familia. Es parte de aquella alegría que presenté, en marzo pasado, en la Exhortación apostólica Amoris laetitia, como conclusión de los dos años de reflexión de la Iglesia sobre el matrimonio y la familia. La familia es el espacio indispensable en el que los cónyuges, padres e hijos, hermanos y hermanas aprenden a comunicarse y a cuidarse unos a otros de modo desinteresado, y donde los desacuerdos o incluso los conflictos deben ser superados no con la fuerza, sino con el diálogo, el respeto, la búsqueda del bien del otro, la misericordia y el perdón. Desde el seno de la familia, la alegría se propaga al mundo y se irradia a toda la sociedad. Por otra parte, una ética de fraternidad y de coexistencia pacífica entre las personas y entre los pueblos no puede basarse sobre la lógica del miedo, de la violencia y de la cerrazón, sino sobre la responsabilidad, el respeto y el diálogo sincero. En este sentido, hago un llamamiento a favor del desarme, como también de la prohibición y abolición de las armas nucleares: la disuasión nuclear y la amenaza cierta de la destrucción recíproca, no pueden servir de base a este tipo de ética. Con la misma urgencia suplico que se detenga la violencia doméstica y los abusos a mujeres y niños. El Jubileo de la Misericordia, concluido el pasado mes de noviembre, nos ha invitado a mirar dentro de nuestro corazón y a dejar que entre en él la misericordia de Dios. El año jubilar nos ha hecho tomar conciencia del gran número y variedad de personas y de grupos sociales que son tratados con indiferencia, que son víctimas de injusticia y sufren violencia. Ellos forman parte de nuestra «familia», son nuestros hermanos y hermanas. Por esto, las políticas de no violencia deben comenzar dentro de los muros de casa para después extenderse a toda la familia humana. «El ejemplo de santa Teresa de Lisieux nos invita a la práctica del pequeño camino del amor, a no perder la oportunidad de una palabra amable, de una sonrisa, de cualquier pequeño gesto que siembre paz y amistad. Una ecología integral también está hecha de simples gestos cotidianos donde rompemos la lógica de la violencia, del aprovechamiento, del egoísmo». El Papa Fancisco, Dia Mundial de la Paz, 2017 Del Escritorio Del Párroco
Page 4 www.stritaparish.org April 2, 2017 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE CALENDARIO DE SEMANA SANTA TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK 4/11 11:30 a.m. Chrism Mass - Cathedral of St. Jude HOLY THURSDAY/JUEVES SANTO 4/13 No Morning Mass (No Misa en la mañana) 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord s Supper (combined Eng/Sp Liturgy), Washing of the Feet, Eucharistic Adoration until Midnight in chapel. Celebración de la Ultima Cena, Lavatorio de los pies y Adoración al Smo hasta la media noche GOOD FRIDAY/VIERNES SANTO 4/14 Fast and Abstinence No AM Mass (No Misa) *A collection for the Holy Land will be taken up during today s liturgy. (La Colecta de este día será enviada a las Misiones de Tierra Santa) 3:00 p.m. Good Friday Service in English. Veneration of the Cross and Communion Service. Soup and Bread in Hall immediately following. Donations accepted. 6:00 p.m. Via Crucis Viviente afuera de la Iglesia. Servicio de la Pasión del Señor. Veneración de la Santa Cruz y Sagrada Comunión. HOLY SATURDAY/SABADO SANTO 4/15 No 4:30pm Mass/No Misa 8:00 a.m. Spanish Via Matriz 10:00 a.m. Rehearsal RCIA & RICA students 8:00 p.m. Solemn Easter Vigil Mass (combined English and Spanish Liturgy) Blessing of the New Fire and Paschal Candle, Liturgy of the Word, Eucharist and Confirmation for RCIA candidates. Solemne Vigilia Pascual, bendición del agua y del fuego. Recepción de los Sacramentos para los que se han Preparado en RICA. EASTER SUNDAY-DOMINGO DE PASCUA 4/16 8:00 a.m. English Mass 11:30 a.m. English Mass 9:30 a.m. Spanish Mass / Misa en Español NO EVENING MASS For Lent For Life What you give up for lent changes lives. ENCOUNTER RESILIENCE For Lent For Life What you give up for lent changes lives. We encounter Dita in Ethiopia, and see how her newfound entrepreneurial skills are providing three meals a day for her children even during a devastating drought. What skills have you discovered this Lent that can be put to good use in building God s kingdom? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. EASTER CANDY FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES Donations of Easter candy for the Religious Education children would be gratefully accepted and appreciated. Please bring to church during the weekend or to the office. Volunteer Drivers Needed Needed for Wednesdays from 9-12 to pick up food from the Feed America Center and to bring to St. Rita's. You would need a truck. If interested in helping one or two Wednesdays a month call Marilyn at 352-206- 7285. If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one" - Mother Teresa Attention keyboard and guitar players. We are looking for someone to fill in for Jim occasionally at one of the Masses during the summer. You do not have to sing. Just accompany hymns and mass parts. No rehearsal time. Please pray about it. Jim has more info that might interest you regarding this... EASTER FLOWERS If you would like to donate flowers to help decorate our church for Easter, please bring them to the Church on M, W, THUR. or Fri form April 3-12. If you would prefer, you may give a monetary donation. Please put in an envelope marked Easter Flowers and put in the collection basket. Thank you. SAINT ANDRE FREE CLINIC Medical services are FREE for people not covered by other programs or insurance & limited income. Any ID accepted. Where: 37733 Meridian Ave. Dade City, FL 33523 When: April 8th @ 8:30a-11:30a Reader & Eucharistic Minister Schedule Reader Eucharistic Minister 04/08/2017 Theresa Pawlicki Rose Stanford 4:30 PM Ray Pawlicki Ann Casey Joseph Casey 04/09/2017 Theresa Fox Micheline LeBlanc 8:00 AM Charlie Basile Jean Matala James Fox 11:00 AM Randall Woodard Mary Barrett Daniel Woodard Shirley Sands Eric Phaller For/Para: 3/25 & 3/26 Total:$6,818.96 Blue Bucket: $782.76 / Rice Bowl: $34.10 Thank you for your generosity and may God bless you Abundantly! Gracias por su generosidad y que el Señor los Bendiga Abundantemente! Pew Fund- Total Collected this Week: $102.76 Total collected so far is $4,005.84 plus the matching fund of $4,005.84 brings our total to: $8,011.68 Many thanks!!
DAY MASS INTENTION READING ACTIVITY SUNDAY/ DOMINGO, APRIL. 2 ND MONDAY/ LUNES, APRIL. 3 RD TUESDAY/ MARTES APRIL. 4 TH WEDNESDAY /MIERCOLES, APRIL. 5 TH THURSDAY/ JUEVES, APRIL. 6 TH FRIDAY/ VIERNES, APRIL. 7 TH SATURDAY/ SABADO, APRIL. 8 TH SUNDAY/ DOMINGO, APRIL. 9 TH 8:00 am Parishioners 11:00 am Special Int.: Kristofer Fregoso 5:00 pm Intencion Especial: Almas del Purgatorio Ezekiel 37:12-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] 8:30 am Ron Sanfilippo Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 8:30 am Walter & Clara Gurowicz Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 8:30 am Vocations for the Priesthood 7:30 pm Fidel Contreras 8:30 am Special Intention: Rosalino & San Juanita Crisostomo Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 8:30 am Deceased of Parish Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 4:30 pm Mary Beth Feeney Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 8:00 am Marcelo Gonzalez 11:00 am Parishioners 5:00 pm Martha Mendez Silva WEEK OF April 2, 2017 Mt 21:1-11 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14 -- 27:66 [27:11-54] 8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass 9:30a FHC Parents meeting 6:15p Junta de Padres de 1 a Communion Catholic Education Special Collection 9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration 4:30 pm Evening Prayer & Benediction 6:30 pm Parish Council 7:00 pm Grupo de Juan XXIII 10:00 am SVDP Meeting 5:30 pm R.C.I.A. for Children & Teens 6:15 pm Via Crucis Junta de Consejo Hispano 7:30 pm Encuentro de Matrimonios 5:30 pm English Stations 7:30 pm Grupo de Oracion 9:00 am V Encuentro Parroquial 8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass Palm Sunday Toucan Sunday Non-Perishable Food Donations Welcome