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 Parochial Administrator: Rev. Dayan Machado, Ext. 223 Parochial Vicar: Rev. Carlos J. Borgos, Ext. 224 Religious Sisters: Sr. Norma Cime, MHML, Sr. Bety Poot, MHML ext. 226 OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Thursday 7:30am to 4:00pm, Friday 7:00am to 1:00pm 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 pm or by appointment Español: Miercoles a las 6:30p 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/por favor comunicarse con la oficina para preparación e información sobre recepción de los sacramentos SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM, SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION, CONFIRMATION, SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE R.C.I.A. St. Anthony Catholic School Music Ministry / Musica 32902 Saint Anthony Way Director: Jim McKinney San Antonio, FL. 33576 (352) 588-3041 - English choir rehearsal: Principal: Sr. Alice Thursdays at 7:00 pm. - Ensayo de Coro en Español Martes a las 7:30 pm. (contacten a Nestor Ponce) Prayer line: Call Jean @ (352) 523-2001 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. First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017
Page 2 ST. RITA ST. CATHOLIC RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH, DADE DADE CITY, FLORIDA December 3, 2017 PROGRAM IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE December 1 th 9 th Novena: The program is in the bulletin on November 26 6h. Sunday December 10 th Evening 4:00 pm The procession and the Rosary (Aztec dance). 5:00 pm Mass 6:00 pm Festival: Mexican dance, Mexican food, and much more. We invite everyone to dress their children as Juan Diego and as Our Lady of Guadalupe. Monday December 11 th Mass 7:00 PM Serenata 8:00 PM Tuesday, December 12 th Morning 5:00 am Mañanitas (Songs) 6:00 am Mass 7:00 am Breakfast Evening 6:00 pm Play of Our Lady of Guadalupe. 7:00 pm Rosary 8:00 pm Serenata by the Mariachi Band PROGRAMA EN HONOR A NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE Diciembre 1 9 Novena: El programa estará en el boletín del 26 de noviembre. Domingo 10 de Diciembre Tarde 4:00 pm. Procesión y Rosario ( Danza Azteca). 5:00 pm. Misa 6:00 pm Festival: Bailes mexicanos, Antojitos Mexicanos y mas 8:00 pm Serenata con Mariachi Les invitamos para que vistan a sus niños de Juan Diego o de la Virgen de Guadalupe. Lunes 11 de Diciembre Misa 7:00 PM Serenata 8:00 PM Martes 12 de Diciembre Mañana 5:00 am Mañanitas 6:00 am Misa 7:00 am Desayuno Tarde 6:00 pm Representación de la s apariciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe. 7:00 pm Rosario HOSPITALIZADOS: Por favor informe en la Oficina si tiene algún familiar o amigo enfermo y desea que sea visitado. Comparte café y donas con nosotros en el salón de la Iglesia todos los Domingos después de la misa de las 8:00 a.m. Ayuden a cuidar a los ancianos. Gracias al apoyo que da el Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos hoy estamos en una mucho mejor posición para cuidar a nuestros ancianos, escribe una hermana religiosa. Su donativo ayuda a su comunidad religiosa, y a cientos de otras, a proveer para sus miembros de edad avanzada y planificar para sus necesidades a largo plazo. Les rogamos que sean generosos la próxima semana en la colecta para el Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos.
Page 3 www.stritaparish.org December 3, 2017 FROM THE Advent is here! It PRIESTS DESK is a time of preparation for the Solemnities of Christmas. Human beings cannot live without hope, we think about the future and know that our actions shape it. To be without hope, to have something to live for is to surrender to despair. On earth we find all sorts of things to live for and we can hope for almost anything: for some measure of success or security, for our children, that they may be saved from our mistakes and sufferings and find a better life; we hope for a better world by throwing ourselves into politics or medicine or technology. Not all these forms of hope are selfish; indeed, they have given dignity and purpose to the lives of countless generations. The people of the Old Testament had the courage to hope for big things: that the desert would be turned into fertile land; that their scattered and divided people would eventually be gathered again; that the blind and the deaf would see and hear; that all the peoples of the earth would be united in the blessings of peace. Their hopes were not different from ours. However, we differ from them in two ways, first, the arrival of Jesus into history as a partial fulfilment of God s promises. Secondly, because Jesus has revealed to us that God is not afar off but is already in our midst. Advent is a time when, keeping in our minds and hearts the promises of Christ, we are led by the Spirit of the Father to look forward to Christ s Second coming at the end of time. (Ordo, The Spirit of Advent, Paulist Press). Del Escritorio El Adviento ha Del Sacerdote llegado! Es la época de preparación para la Solemnidad de la Navidad. Los seres humanos no pueden vivir sin esperanza porque tendemos a mirar el futuro sabiendo que nuestras acciones lo condicionan. Vivir sin esperanza es vivir en la angustia. Durante nuestra vida en la tierra todos albergamos distintos anhelos y esperanzas. Deseamos éxitos de toda clase, seguridad; que los hijos no cometan nuestros errores y que disfruten mejor vida; soñamos con un mundo mejor; algunas personas se inmiscuyen en política, otros se dedican a la medicina, a la tecnología. Estos campos gozan de su propia dignidad y han dotado de sentido y propósito la vida de muchas generaciones. Los pueblos del Antiguo Testamento soñaron y esperaron grandes cosas: que el desierto se tornase fértil; que sus vidas dispersas y divididas alcanzarían unidad; que los ciegos y sordos llegarían a ver y escuchar, y que todos los pueblos de la tierra vivirían en duradera paz. Vemos que las esperanzas del mundo antiguo no son distintas de las nuestras. No obstante, dos cosas nos distinguen, el advenimiento de Jesús en la historia como cumplimiento de las promesas de Dios; y la buena nueva que Cristo revela: Dios no es un Dios distante, Él ya está entre nosotros. El Adviento es la época en que, manteniendo las promesas de Cristo en nuestros corazones, el Espíritu Santo nos anima aguardar el Regreso de Cristo al final de los tiempos. (Ordo, El espíritu del Adviento, Paulist Press).
Page 4 www.stritaparish.org December 3, 2017 The Immaculate Conception On Saturday, December 8 th, we will celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception. This feast day is very important to us catholic especially since her birth plays an essential role in our salvation. However, the meaning of the words Immaculate Conception is often times misunderstood. There are some who think it refers to Jesus' conception by the Virgin Mary. It does not. Instead, it refers to the special way in which the Virgin Mary herself was conceived. This conception was not virginal. (That is, she had a human father as well as a human mother.) But it was special and unique in another way.... The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains it this way: 490 To become the mother of the Savior, Mary was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role. The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as full of grace. In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace. 491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, full of grace through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. Although we were not born IMMACULATE, by baptism we are immaculate because every stain of sin is erased from us. Our commitment must be to imitate 'Mary' in her love for God and to keep our soul clean of all sin. By giving Mary the grace of an immaculate conception, God showed us an image of our own destiny. He shows us to us humans it is possible by his grace to be immaculate as well. La inmaculada concepción El sábado, 8 de diciembre, celebraremos la fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción. Este día de fiesta es muy importante para nosotros los católicos, especialmente porque su nacimiento juega un papel esencial en nuestra salvación. Sin embargo, el significado de las palabras Inmaculada Concepción muchas veces es malentendido. Hay algunos que piensan que se refiere a la concepción de Jesús por parte de la Virgen María. No es así. En cambio, se refiere a la forma especial en que se concibió a la Virgen María. Esta concepción no fue virginal. (Es decir, ella tenía un padre humano además de una madre humana). Pero fue especial y único de otra manera....el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica lo explica de esta manera: 490 Para convertirse en la madre del Salvador, Dios enriqueció a María con dones apropiados para ese papel". El ángel Gabriel en el momento de la anunciación la saluda como "llena de gracia". De hecho, para que María pueda dar el asentimiento libre de su fe al anuncio de su vocación, era necesario que ella se dejara llevar por la gracia de Dios. 491 A través de los siglos, la Iglesia se ha vuelto cada vez más consciente de que María, "llena de gracia" por medio de Dios, ha sido redimida desde el momento de su concepción. Eso es lo que el dogma de la Inmaculada Concepción confiesa, como proclamó el Papa Pío IX en 1854: La Santísima Virgen María fue, desde el primer momento de su concepción, por una singular gracia y privilegio de Dios todopoderoso y en virtud de los méritos de Jesucristo, Salvador de la raza humana, preservada inmune a toda mancha de pecado original. Aunque nosotros no nacimos INMACULADOS, por el bautismo quedamos inmaculados porque se borra en nosotros toda mancha de pecado. Nuestro compromiso debe ser imitar a 'María' en su amor a Dios y conservar nuestra alma limpia de todo pecado. Al darle a María la gracia de una concepción inmaculada, Dios nos mostró una imagen de nuestro propio destino. Él nos muestra para nosotros los humanos es posible por su gracia ser inmaculados también. Su parroquia lo necesita y ud. necesita a su parroquia! Al registrarse en una parroquia, usted está declarando su deseo de ser parte de una comunidad de fe católica. Si se ha mudado recientemente a la zona o si usted es un residente de largo plazo, por favor piense en registrarse en la parroquia. Los formularios de inscripción se pueden encontrar en la entrada principal de la iglesia (lado de Robinson) o descargando un formulario de nuestro sitio web o visitando nuestra oficina parroquial. Los formularios completados pueden ser dejados en la canasta del la colecta semanal. Razones para registrarse en una Parroquia Un sentido de pertenencia e identidad en una comunidad parroquial. Es un compromiso de practicar su fe. Registrarse permite el párroco y su personal llegar a conocerlos mejor, y para servirlos mejor. Esto es especialmente importante en un momento de crisis para que el personal pastoral pueda atender a sus necesidades espirituales y las necesidades de su familia. Registrarse ayuda a mantenerse conectado con su parroquia y ayuda a mantener tu parroquia conectada con usted. Además, si utiliza sobres de ofrenda, usted también puede solicitar un reporte a de fin de año de sus donaciones para propósitos de impuestos. Una vez que se ha registrado, por favor notifique a la oficina parroquial de cualquier cambio de dirección o número de teléfono. SOLO miembros activos registrados son elegibles para verificaciones para ser patrocinador / padrino. Los números del censo pueden determinar cuántos sacerdotes son asignados a un parroquia y cuántas misas y programas de enriquecimiento son planificadas y programadas. Qué pasa con los niños que tienen 18 años de edad o más? Los niños son miembros consideraron con sus padres hasta que cumplan 18 años de edad. Una vez que son 18, es su responsabilidad de unirse a una familia de la iglesia, participar en la misa y para registrarse como miembro independiente de sus padres.
Page 5 www.stritaparish.org December 3, 2017 APA GOAL~ $53,375.00 HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PLEDGE OR GIFT YET? Help care for elders. Thanks to support from the Retirement Fund for Religious, we are now in a much better position to care for our elders, writes a religious sister. Your donation helps her religious community and hundreds of others provide for aging members and plan for long-term needs. Please give to next week s Retirement Fund for Religious collection. Luminaries of Love TOTAL PAID..$47,358.45 PLEDGE. $48,639.95 NEED TO REACH GOAL $6,016.55 # OF PLEDGES..141 # OF REGISTERED FAMILIES: 1,228 Mark your calendars now! St. Rita Annual Christmas Cantata will be presented on Friday, December 15th, beginning at 6:30PM in the Sanctuary. We invite all members of our faith community and their guests. This year's cantata is entitled simply JOY! It is a wonderful, contemporary musical celebration of the Christmas Season. We will have an even larger live chamber group than last year to accompany our combined choirs. Immediately following the concert, we will have our annual Chili tasting in the parish hall. Everyone is invited to bring their favorite Chili recipe to share. NEW THIS YEAR: In conjunction with the chili tasting, there will also be a Christmas cookie exchange. So bake your best cookies to come and share. Columbiettes #1768 Give a gift of love...give a gift of gratitude... Give a gift of remembrance...give a gift to a family Place a families name, or loved ones name on our luminaries or give as a gift to another family. Luminaries (battery operated) will be displayed around the Church and will be lit before and after the Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve. Luminaries may be taken after the Mass to be enjoyed at home. For more information contact: St. Rita Office 352-567-2894 or Wanda Laezza 813-779-3327 or Kelly Elliott 813-312-3553. Portions of the proceeds will go to medical aide in Puerto Rico. $5.00 minimum donation. Reader & Eucharistic Minister Schedule Reader Eucharistic Minister 12/09/2017 Terry Pawlicki Jane Dunwoodie 4:30 PM Ray Pawlicki K.T John Skip Schambeau 12/10/2017 Jean Matala Lice Hormuth 8:00 AM Sara Ross Mickey LeBlanc M. Luisa Gonzalez 11:00 AM Teresa Maurer Volunteer at Mass Ida Sullivan Rose Stanford Katie Bellnier For/ Para: 11/18 & 11/19 Offertory/Colecta: $5,020.45 CCHD: $948.68 Sp. Healing Mass: $107.88 For/Para: 11/25 & 11/26 Offertory/Colecta: $5,763.74 CCDH: $20.00 Blue Bucket: $572.00 Pew fund:$5.00 Thank you for your generosity and may God bless you Abundantly! Gracias por su generosidad y que el Señor los Bendiga Abundantemente!
Page 6 www.stritaparish.org December 3, 2017 Your Parish Needs You and You Need Your Parish! By registering at a parish, you are declaring your desire to be part of a Catholic faith community. If you have recently moved to the area or if you are a long-time resident, please consider registering with the parish. Registration forms can be found at the Church main entrance (Robinson Side) or by downloading a form from our website, or by visiting our Parish office. Completed forms can be dropped in the weekly offertory basket. Top Reasons to Register at a Parish A sense of belonging and identity in a parish community. It is a commitment to practice your faith. Registration enables the parish pastor and staff to get to know you better, to welcome you and to minister to you. This is especially important during a time of crisis so that the pastoral staff can attend to your spiritual needs and the needs of your family. Registration helps you stay connected with your parish and helps your parish stay connected with you. Also, if you use offertory envelopes, you can request a year-end statement of your donations for income tax purposes. Once you are registered, please notify the parish office of any changes in address or phone number. ONLY Registered active members are eligible for sponsor/godparent validation. Census numbers may determine how many priests are assigned to a parish and how many Masses and enrichment programs are planned and scheduled. What about Children who are 18 Years of Age or Older? Children are considered members with their parents until they turn 18 years old. Once they are 18, it is their responsibility to join a church family, participate in the Mass and to register as a member independent of their parents. Minivan donation for our Church! If you have a minivan that you are not using or are thinking about selling, please consider donating it to the Church. You can claim the donation on your taxes. St Rita needs a vehicle that is in good to very good condition. Please see Ed Laezza or call the Church office if you have a vehicle you can donate. Thanks for thinking of St. Rita! Readers Continuing Education Monday December 11th @ 6:30pm, in the Church. If you have any questions please call Ray Pawlicki at 352-457 -8639. It s envelope time again! We will again be distributing envelopes covering the entire year to all our registered parishioners who want to use them. Please note everyone using envelopes will again receive a new envelope number, and, although you are currently using envelopes, we need to hear from you. If you prefer not to use envelopes, that is fine, we can still record your donation as in the past if you put a check in the basket or in your own envelope marked with your name. If you would like to use envelopes but are not registered, please fill out a registration form located at the Church entrance (Robinson St. entrance) and drop in collection basket or stop by the office. The envelopes will be available for pickup some time in December, please check bulletin for the exact date. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered parishioners that wish to receive envelopes please check below and fill out legibly and return to the office either by placing in the collection basket or dropping off at the Church office. Incomplete submissions may not receive envelope boxes. [ ] I wish to receive envelopes Name: Address: Phone#:
DAY MASS INTENTION READING ACTIVITY SUNDAY/ DOMINGO, DEC. 3 RD 8:00 am Eugenie Pascucci 11:00 am Parishioners 5:00 pm Candelaria del Toro MONDAY/ LUNES, DEC. 4 TH TUESDAY/ MARTES DEC. 5 TH WEDNESDAY/ MIERCOLES, DEC. 6 TH THURSDAY/ JUEVES, DEC. 7 TH FRIDAY/ VIERNES, DEC. 8 TH SATURDAY/ SABADO, DEC. 9 TH SUNDAY/ DOMINGO, DEC. 10 TH 8:30 am Tommy Johnson Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 8:30 am Carol McColligan Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 8:30 am Vocations for the Priesthood 7:30 pm Andres Ponce 8:30 am Special Intention Cal & Danielle 6:00 pm John Laffin 8:30 am Parishioners 7:30 pm Jose G. Aristeo Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 4:30 pm Ray Dunwoodie Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 -- 10:1, 5a, 6-8 8:00 am Parishioners 11:00 am Charles Lee 5:00 pm Andres Ponce WEEK OF December 3, 2017 Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8 8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass Catholic Education Special Collection Non-Perishable Food Donations Welcome 9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration 10:00 am SVDP Meeting 4:30 pm Evening Prayer and Benediction 7:00 pm Grupo de Juan XXIII 1:30 pm Scripture/Bible Study 5:30 pm CCD/R.C.I.A Class Junta de Consejo Hispano 7:30 pm Encuentro de Matrimonios 7:30 pm Grupo de Oracion 8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass Retirement Fund for Religious Collection Toucan Sunday Non-Perishable Food Donations Welcome