Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Parish
Staffed by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
We are a diverse Catholic Community that welcomes our visitors, serves all God’s Children, and gathers to
worship with our Faith Community.
WEEKLY BULLETIN
Liturgy Schedule
March 22, 2015
Holy Redeemer by the Sea - Kitty Hawk
301 W. Kitty Hawk Road
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
Saturday
Confession
Mass
Sunday
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
9:00 am
Holy Trinity by the Sea Chapel - Nags Head
Milepost 16 at the Intersection of 12 & 158
Saturday
Sunday
7:30 pm (Bilingual)
11:00 am
YEAR ROUND
Holy Redeemer by the Sea – Kitty Hawk
Monday - Friday:
Morning Prayer
Mass/Communion Service
Parish Artist Glenn Eure
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8:45 am
9:00 am
7:30 pm Vigil at HT
Holy Days:
9:00 am & 6:00 pm at HR
Healing Mass - 1st Wednesday:
9:00 am
Adoration - 1st Friday:
9:30 - 11:00 am
CALENDARIO ANUAL
Lunes - Viernes:
8:45 am Oración de la
mañana
Misa/celebración de la
Holy Redeemer by the Sea
Palabra
Días Santos:
7:30 Vigilia Santísimo Trinidad
9:00 am y 6:00 pm en
Santísimo Redentor
Primer viernes de mes:
9:30 am—11:00 am
Adoración del Santísimo
Sacramento
CONTACT INFORMATION
CONTACT INFORMATION
(252)
261-4700
office
(252)
261-4700
office
Emergencies/Emergencias:
Emergencies/Emergencias:
(252)
261-4700
x 215
(252)
261-4700
x 215
Parish Office : 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday
Parish Office : 9am - 4pm, Mon - Friday
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Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic
Church
301 W. Kitty Hawk Road
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
(Milepost 4.5)
Holy Trinity by the Sea Catholic
Chapel
Intersection of 12 & 158
Nags Head, NC 27959
(Milepost 16)
Contact Information
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 510
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-0510
(252) 261-4700 office 252-261-1405 fax
Emergencies/Emergencias (252) 261-4700 x 215
Parish Administration & Support
Music:
Director, Religious Education:
Director, Youth Activities:
Rev. Dr. William F. Walsh, osfs
Rev. Dr. Al Russell
Tim Gregory
Val Cummings
Jane Parker
Marian Sciacchitano
Patti (Colby) Hess
John Buford, Kim Kalman
Grace Ghirardi
Emily DiNoto
Building Council Chair:
Finance Council Chair:
Liturgical Council Chair:
Pastoral Council Chair:
Stewardship Council Chair:
Bill Farrell
Jon O’Neil
Jane Parker
Kris Felthousen
Frank & Marian Sciacchitano
Rev. John Dorgan:
Pastor Emeritus, Diocese of
Richmond
Deacon Emeritus, Diocese of
Wheeling/Charleston, WV
Pastor/Parroco:
Associate Priest:
Business Manager:
Executive Assistant:
Financial Assistant:
Admin Assistants:
Donald Wobser:
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
As we approach Holy Week, the creative
juices of the ancient church of Jerusalem begin
to shape our journey. In old Jerusalem at this
season of the year, the attempt was made to
recall the events leading up to Christ’s passion.
Those attempts were based not only on time,
with celebrations of events as close to the day
and hour as possible, but also on people’s best
guesses as to the actual place of these events.
Vast numbers of pilgrims flooded the city during the forty days of Lent, many of them catechumens in their last stages of preparation for
initiation. The fourth-century Spanish nun
Egeria wrote a delightfully detailed diary of
her experience of this lively and aerobic liturgy, which involved hearty singing, strong
preaching, and nimble processions across vast
and arduous terrain.
Much of this energy was lost over the centuries, with the procession of palms a noteworthy exception. Northern climates had to reinterpret this Jerusalem liturgy, using forsythia,
willow, or olive branches, but to this day the
entry into Holy Week by a community on the
move accompanied by joyful song hearkens
back to a venerable tradition. Egeria’s letters
were rediscovered a little more than a hundred
years ago, but they reveal a pattern of prayer:
full, conscious, active participation, to which
we have a right and a duty.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Sacraments / Sacramentos
Sacramenté of Reconciliation/Sacramento de la Reconciliación:
Holy Redeemer — Saturday 4:00
and by appointment
4:00 los sábados en Santísima Redentor
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Ministry to the Sick/Ministerio para los enfermos:
We are grateful to know if there is a person you feel should be on our bulletin prayer list,
or who would benefit by a visit from a Eucharistic Minister or anointing by a priest.
Please ask the individual to call our office (252) 261-4700 with that request, or, if he or
she is unable to call, please ask the next of kin or an immediate family member to contact
us. In emergencies, when our parish office is closed, please call via (252) 261-4700 x 215.
Por favor llama a la oficina para notificar de la enfermedad u hospitalización de un
miembro de su familia, amogo o conocido. En caso de que no pueda comunicarse a la
oficina llame al localizador de emergencia.
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For All Other Sacraments/Sacramentos
Please call the Parish Sacramental Coordinator, Val Cummings, @ 252-261-4700 or
[email protected] for information regarding all other sacramental programs.
Por favor llama a coordinador del Sacramento de la parroquia, Val Cummings,
@ 252-261-4700 para la información con respecto a el resto de los programas sacramentales.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Fifth Sunday of Lent;
Third Scrutiny
Monday:
St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
Wednesday: The Annunciation of the Lord
Friday:
Abstinence
GOD UPHOLDS ME - I take for my sureties:
The power of God to guide me, the might of
God to uphold me, the wisdom of God to teach
me, the eye of God to watch over me, the ear of
God to hear me, the word of God to give me
speech, the hand of God to protect me, the way
of God to go before me, the shield of God to
shelter me. —St. Patrick
Holy Redeemer by the Sea
March 22, 2015
Faith Development
ALBEMARLE DEANERY MISSION TRIP
Tuesday April 7, 2015
10:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
What to expect? This day will be a new adventure for the youth in the Albemarle Deanery. Your day
will be packed with awesome praise and worship music,
prayer, motivational speakers, service, and education
about our Catholic faith. Your group will also have time
to come together and grow closer while experiencing
Christ. Who can attend this one day Mission Trip? This
mission trip is open to youth entering the 8th grade, high
school students, and their chaperones. One adult chaperone (21 and over) must be present for every 6 youth.
The cost for the service project is $5 per person. The cost
for the concert in the evening is free.
What kind of work projects will we do? Typically work
may include: painting, simple building, landscaping,
cleaning, working at a food pantry, etc. For more information, contact [email protected].
High School Youth Group meetings for grades 912 will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm in the
parish hall. This is a time for high school aged students to
pray and share in community with one another. The
group will meet weekly unless notified. For more information please contact Emily DiNoto, Director of Youth
Activities, at [email protected]. See you there!
Good Shepherd Faith Formation
Our Good Shepherd classes, level 1, started on Sunday
March 8th and are a real joy. The children are learning
about prayer, the Church’s seasons, and much more. If
you missed this registration, unfortunately, we are full
and cannot take any other children at this time. However,
we are hoping to do another session in the future. If you
are interested please contact me at 261.4700 x 207. We
will keep you posted. Grace Ghirardi, DRE…..The Lord is
my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. He guides me along the
right paths for the sake of His name…Psalm 23: 1-3
This is an excerpt from an article “The Catechesis of the
Good Shephard — A Way of Experiencing God”
by Barbara Matera.
The Call
When God called Abraham, asking him to go to “a land
that I will show you,” the man of faith left everything he
knew and followed. Like Abraham, the founders of the
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Sofia Cavalletti and
Gianna Gobbi - left the comfort and familiarity of lives
they had led in response to a call. Their call came not from
heaven or a burning bush - it came from a group of children. - Barbara Matera is the coordinator of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at St. John Neumann Parish, Pittsburgh, PA.
May/June 2012, Pastoral Liturgy, Pastoral Training Publications.
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Daily Schedule and Mass Intentions Holy
Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Church
Monday — March 23
8:45 am
Morning Prayer
9:00 am
Communion Service at HR
7:00 pm
Lenten Mission
Tuesday — March 24
8:45 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am Communion Service at HR
10:00 am Crafty Ladies
4:30 pm Pancake Dinner at Colony Ridge
7:00 pm Lenten Mission & Penance Service
Wednesday — March 25
8:45 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am Mass for † Derek Barr at HR
10:15 am Little Rock Scripture
10:30 am Parish office closed until 12:30 pm
(staff meeting)
6:00 pm Holy Thursday & Good Friday Practice at
HR
6:30 pm High School Youth Group
Thursday — March 26
8:45 am
Morning Prayer
9:00 am
Mass for † Charles Hollingsworth, Jr. at HR
6:00 pm
Easter Vigil Practice at HR
6:30 pm
Choir
7:00 pm
ESL
Friday — March 27
8:45 am
Morning Prayer
9:00 am
Mass for † Betty Tunny at HR
3:00 pm
Bingo at Colony Ridge
6:30 pm
Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper
Saturday — March 28
10:00 am
Knights of Columbus Easter Egg Hunt at HR
4:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation at HR
5:00 pm
Mass for † Coy Witt at HR
7:30 pm
Mass for the People of the Parish
(Living and Deceased) at HT
Sunday — March 29
9:00 am
Mass for † Grace Bane at HR
11:00 am
Mass for † Joseph R. Samson at HT
3:00 pm
Divine Mercy at HR
The Sanctuary Candle burns this week in memory of
Barry Brown.and the Gospel Candle burns this week in
memory of Dick Makowski.
Healing Mass — The next Healing Mass, where the
Sacrament of the Sick is administered, will be celebrated
on April 1, 2015 at 9:00 am at Holy Redeemer.
Faith Formation Update: All classes meet on Palm
Sunday March 29th. Faith Formation classes resume on
Sunday, April 19th. No classes on April 5 and 12.
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Stewardship - A Way of Life
Music Ministry
Reflecting on God’s Word
One of the earliest pictures of Jesus I can remember portrayed him at prayer in the garden of Gethsemane. I still
see his hands, clasped tight. They spoke to me of an inner
struggle long before I knew about his words, “Father, all
things are possible to you. Take this cup away from me,
but not what I will but what you will” (Mark 14:36).
More than any other scene in the Gospels, this one
brought home what it meant to say Jesus was truly man.
Today’s Gospel has been called John’s version of the
agony in the garden. The word agony (agonia in Greek)
means struggle, and we can hear the struggle in Jesus’
awareness that “the hour” he has spoken of before in
John’s Gospel, beginning at Cana, has finally arrived. It is
the hour of his being lifted up—the hour of both his glory
and his crucifixion. It is why he came into the world, and
yet we hear him say, “I am troubled.” We hear him wrestling with himself, asking for release from the hour, but
then recognizing that it holds “the purpose for which I
came.”
Hebrews affirms this when it says “he offered prayers and
supplications with loud cries and tears to the one able to
save him from death, and he was heard because of his
reverence” (5:7). He was able to bear the suffering and
become the source of eternal salvation for all who listen
to him and follow in his steps. —James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R.
Kim Kalman, one of our music
ministers, has released a New Christian
CD! HOSEA is available with Kim's
other Christian CDs which can be purchased
through her website: www.kimkalman.com or by mail via
PO Box 1993, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948. CDs are $15
plus $3 for shipping.
Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Offertory
Catholic Relief Services
$ 6,679.00
$ 1,918.00
Capital Improvement
$ 40.00
Please contact the parish office, (252) 261-4700, if you
would like to receive your 2014 contribution statement. Please allow 3 days lead time. Thank you.
The second collection next weekend is for Liturgical
Music and Environment.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 22, 2015—I will place
my law within them and write
it upon their hearts; I will be
their God, and they shall be my
people.— Jeremiah 31:33
Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma
22 de marzo de 2015—Voy a poner mi ley en lo más
profundo de su mente y voy a grabarla en sus corazones.
Yo seré su Dios y ellos serán mi pueblo. — Jeremías
31:33
Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Parish
welcomes Beth Ann & Jacob Light of
Southern Shores to our parish family. If you are new
to the area and wish to register, forms may be obtained
from the bulletin board in the Parish Gathering Space or
from the parish office. You may register on our website:
www.obxcatholicparish.org.
La Parroquia Católica de Santo Redentor les da la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros de nuestra familia parroquial.
Las inscripciones se encuentran en la parte de atrás de la
iglesia.
THE NEW COVENANT
When the prophet Jeremiah coined the term “new
covenant” he was actually doing something quite radical.
For the Jewish people, there was only one covenant, the
one made between the Lord God and Israel through
Moses at Mount Sinai. For Jeremiah to suggest that God
would somehow supersede the covenant with a new one
would have sounded audacious to Jewish ears. But in this
way he is a predecessor of Jesus who, in the Gospel of
John, is continually portrayed as superseding the past,
establishing the reign of God in a new way. And in today’s Gospel passage, Jesus the “new covenant” speaks
the language of his “new commandment” of love when he
tells of the dying grain of wheat, and of our own need to
die to self in order to be raised with Christ. As Lent ends
and we prepare to enter into Holy Week, the dying grain
of wheat serves as an excellent symbol of the kind of dying and self‑sacrifice to which disciples are called, a
symbol of that new covenant written deep within our
hearts. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Living God’s Word
Loving God, give us a new heart in these final days of
Lent, a heart that carries within it your loving imprint,
that we may always know your will and yield to it, even
when it calls for a dying of some kind. In such dying, may
we trust that you will bring forth new life. Copyright © 2014,
World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
RISKS—I risk being wrong if I trust too much. But I risk
living in torment if I don’t trust enough. —Anonymous
The Liturgical Color to wear next weekend is Red.
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SOCIAL CONCERNS/PEACE AND JUSTICE
COORDINATING TEAM
If you are visiting the Outer Banks, please
consider dropping off surplus food on your
way home. There are baskets in the Church’s Gathering Space at Holy Redeemer for food donations. The
Beach Food Pantry is in need of the following items:
toothpaste, toothbrushes (singles), laundry soap (30-40
oz.), bar soap (no dispensers), toilet paper (4 roll packages), ketchup, mustard, salad dressings, salt & pepper
shakers, healthy snacks, coffee, tea, and canned meats.
We also need grocery bags. All food donations are welcome. Please do not donate out-of-date, opened, used or
perishable items, as health laws do not allow us to distribute these items. For more information on the Pantry’s
mission and needs, please visit:
www.beachfoodpantry.org. Thank you, Karen
Beach Food Pantry - Holy Redeemer by the Sea
Parish will be helping with distribution of food on March
30 & 31 and April 1 & 2 between the hours of 2:00 pm
and 4:00 pm. Anyone interested in helping please call
Karen @ 261-3245.
Parish Nurse Tip — All of us have to make decisions on a daily basis. When you make a decision that
affects you or a loved one, take the time to gather as much
information as you can. When you have to make a decision, give it plenty of thought then carry it out with great
care. Later, if the decision turns out to be the wrong
choice: live with it, learn from it and do not do the “what
ifs”. “What ifs” thinking serves no purpose because it
leads to self doubt, anxiety and depression. “What ifs”
make you less capable and therefore, more likely to make
a mistake in the future. Residing too long in the past
steals your future. Look forward to the future and all of its
possibilities.
Friday Stations of the Cross and
Soup Supper
During Lent we are all invited to discover the
true purpose of our beautiful Stations of the
Cross as an inspiration for prayer and contemplation on the journey of Jesus to his cross, death and
resurrection. Each Friday during Lent (February 20 to
March 27), our faith community will gather in Church at
6:30 pm to prayerfully remember Christ's journey to Calvary. Immediately following the Stations, we will share a
light supper of soup and bread prepared each week by a
different Parish group. This supper of the poor will put us
in mind of our less fortunate brothers and sisters. An
offering will be taken up to help feed those whose plates
are empty. Our final Friday, March 27, will be hosted
by the Knights of Columbus.
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Chrism Mass
Would you like to represent our Parish at
the Diocesan Chrism Mass? On Tuesday, March 31, at 2:00 pm, a group from
every parish in the Diocese will attend
the Chrism Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Cary. During this Mass, all priests serving
in the Diocese renew their vows. Bishop Burbidge will
bless all the holy oils to be used throughout the Diocese
this year, and then distribute a set to each parish. Our
parishioners will carry the oils back home to be used here
for all Baptisms, Confirmation, and Anointings of the
Sick for the coming year. The newly blessed oils will be
carried up in the Offertory Procession on Holy Thursday.
If you would like to experience this moving Mass,
and receive our Holy Oils from Bishop Burbidge, please
call the office. Same day transportation for 5 people will
be provided.
The Easter Vigil, April 4, will begin at the Lumen
Christi Brazier on the front lawn of the Church at 8:00
pm with lighting of the Easter Fire. At this Mass, we
welcome new Catholics to our community with the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. The service will last about two hours.
Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by the Knights
of Columbus - Saturday, March 28th,
10:00 am; for ages 12 and under; at Holy
Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Church.
(Hunt starts in the Parish Hall).
Bulletin Notices: Due to the publisher’s Easter
schedule, the April 5th bulletin is due by March 23.
Please email your information to [email protected].
GOT PALMS?
What to do with last year's Palms?
As Palm Sunday approaches (March 29) we invite you to
drop off your palms from 2014 in a box located in the
Church’s Gathering Space, or to the parish office. We
will add them to our Easter Vigil fire on April 4. It is a
fitting way to offer back to God not only those palms, but
also all that you experienced since Palm Sunday 2014.
You will then be connected in a special way to the new
fire that will light our Easter Candle dispelling the darkness of that sacred night.
The Outer Banks Christian Women invites all
the ladies of the parish to a luncheon on Thursday, April
2, 2015 at 11:30 am at the Sea Ranch Bistro, MP
7, Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills.
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62];
Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday:
Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10;
Lk 1:26-38
Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Friday:
Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:4556
Sunday:
Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession);
Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24;
Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]
Bishop's Annual Appeal
Thanks to all the parishioners who have participated in
our Bishop’s Annual Appeal. After our In-Pew weekend,
we were able to send a total of $10 thousand dollars in
pledges to Raleigh, and they will soon be reflected in our
overall total. Raleigh is already in receipt of more
than $32 thousand dollars toward our goal of $75 thousand dollars. With our in pew pledges, we will be a little
more than halfway to our goal. However, only 20% of
our parish households have participated. Please, respond
to the Bishop’s request as soon as possible, so that we can
all share this work of mercy in the name of Jesus. Thank
you.
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Thursday, April 2
7:00 pm — Mass of the Lord’s Supper
and Washing of the Feet
8:00 pm to Midnight — Eucharistic Adoration
Friday, April 3
12 pm to 3:00 pm — Church open for
private devotion.
7:00 pm — Good Friday Liturgy
Saturday, April 4
12:00 pm — Blessing of Easter Food
8:00 pm — Easter Vigil at HR
Sunday, April 5 — Easter Mass at HR
7:00 am
9:00 am
11:30 am
Sunday, April 5 — Easter Mass at HT
7:00 am
9:00 am
11:30 am
LOVE AND DEATH — Unhappy is death, without the
love of the Savior; unhappy is love, without the death of
the Savior. —St. Francis de Sales
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Parish Prayer List: Rod Howarth, Nancy Balonis,
Nonia Gay Jones, Courtney Smith, Scott Sukeforth, Anthony Pettinari, Danny Grey, Papa Joe Miller, Ed Kashuba, Arthur Cadoret, Barbara Prendergast, Jean House,
Tony Stark, Danielle Boyle, Jan Buarotti, Christina
Morian, Daniel Bamonte, Fred Bamonte, Toni Ann
Rasch, Jack McCombs, Teri & Gary Anderson, Angela
Fuller Vipond, Mark Cenneno, Ginny Haas, Shirley
Kurtz, Tom DeSocio, Audrey Meekins, Liam Bane, Tileman Grey, Kathleen Promutico, Dan Beall, John Cresong,
Tracy Woehr, Lu & Vince Elko, Baby Jacob Woehr, Victoria Hively, Rita Gonzalez, Mary Lou & Ray York, Jim
Neis, Mary Sansone, John Soderbon, Rudy Contratti,
Kent Zimmerman, Michael Rafferty, Mary Brady, Michael Schaefer, Suzy Barrett, Marianne Chessick, Theresa
Reddy, Sylvia Garcia, Joyce Cuthrell, Patricia Cherubini,
Rudy Metzger, Monica Walker, Michael Walker, Lucille
& Kevin McGrath, Bill Wamp, Susan Norrell Betts, Judy
Hunter, Joseph Vorbach, Kenneth Martinez, Michael
Mayhew (Maier). Names will be kept on the prayer list for 1
month from the time they are requested.
All Fridays in Lent are days of
abstinence. Abstinence is observed by
all 14 years of age and older. On days of
abstinence, no meat is allowed.
Good Friday, April 3, is a day of both Fasting and Abstinence. Fasting is to be observed by all 18 years of age and
older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On
a fast day one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each
one's needs, but together they should not equal another full
meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids,
including milk and juices, are allowed.
Note that when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, Church law does not oblige. When in doubt
concerning fast and abstinence, the Parish Priest should be
consulted.
Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional
disciplines of Lent. The faithful and Catechumens should
undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance
and of preparation for Initiation into the Church or the renewal of Baptism Promises at Easter.
Help Wanted: Volunteers are needed to help at a
weekly Bingo game at Colony Ridge nursing home. The
game is scheduled for every Friday from 3:00 pm to 4:00
pm. Volunteers help the residents with their Bingo cards
and distribute the prize money. Interested? Please call
Greg or Lora Montague at 255-0464.
The Outer Banks Alzheimer Caregiver Conference
will be held Monday March 30, 2015 at the Ramada
Plaza Hotel located in Kill Devil Hills. For more information, please contact Gail E. Sonnesso at 252-480-3354.
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Haven’t
Got Time...….For the Pain?
The American College Dictionary defines pain as: “bodily or mental suffering or distress (as opposed
to pleasure); a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body; to inflict pain, hurt or distress.” Synonymous with pain are such words as ache, agony, and anguish.
Regardless of how one defines or describes pain, we likely all have one thing in common: we dislike it,
deplore it and will generally do almost anything to avoid it.
That said, we likely all have a second thing in common, too: pain—in one form or another—it a part
and parcel of our lives.
Francis de Sales once received a letter from an abbess who was experiencing a great deal of physical
pain. His advice to her may be of help to us, too.
“What do you think a bed of suffering is? It is nothing else than the school of humility where we learn
all about our misery and weakness, and how vain, delicate and weak we are. And so, beloved daughter, is in on
that bed that you will discover your imperfections…”
Pain comes in all types, sizes and shapes. For all its negatives effects, pain can be positive, too. St.
Francis de Sales observed: “The turbulence of the sea affects every type of person, even those who think themselves quite well, for, after sailing a while, they discover (through the seasickness brought on by the violent
tossing of the waves) that they are not as invulnerable as they previously thought. One of the great benefits of
suffering (and pain) is that we come to see the depths of our own nothingness, and that the debris of our bad
inclinations floats to the top.”
Whether helpful or debilitating, pain is a part of life. Francis de Sales is consistently more concerned
with how we face, deal with and work through our pain. For it is how we deal—or don’t deal—with pain that
can provide a glimpse into something more important: the state of our souls. “Why is it that...we are so surprised, upset and impatient…” when we experience pain? Francis suggests that “without doubt, it is because
we thought we were something special, resolute, and steady and therefore….and consequently we are vexed,
offended and upset.” In short, “we want nothing but consolation in life and are therefore taken aback when we
see and experience our misery, our nothingness and our weakness.”
With an eye to dealing with the emotional, psychological, spiritual—and perhaps even the physical—
effects of pain, St. Jane offers the following remedy: Using the image of being in a rowboat, she recommends:
“When all our emotions arise to stir up a great internal storm that seems certain to overwhelm us or drag us
after it, we must not wish to calm this tempest ourselves. Rather, we must gently draw near the shore, keeping
our will firmly in God, and coast along the little waves...let us go gently along with agitation and anxiety and
without giving in to our emotions. By doing so, we shall make it to that divine port—with some delay, but
with more glory than if we had enjoyed perfect calm and had navigated our little boat without any challenges.”
Albeit in different words, we hear similar words in this familiar song written by Carly Simon and Jacob
Brackman:
“Suffering was the only thing that made me feel I was alive, Though that’s just how much it costs to survive in
this world, ‘Til you showed me how, how to fill my heart with love, How to open up and drink in all that white
love pouring down from the heaven. I haven’t got time for the pain; I haven't the room for the pain; I haven’t
the need for the pain...Not since I’ve known you.”
Not having the time for the pain is not the same as avoiding it. Not having the time for the pain is recognizing the fact that pain is a part of life, but rather than allowing the temptation to avoid pain to consume our
energy, we should fill our hearts with love...and, wherever possible, learn and grow from it.
Volume 7 Number 13 Salesian Perspectives, www.oblates.org/spirituality
Stewardship A Way of Life
American Red Cross Blood Drive
I would like to send our very special thanks to volunteers
and donors who made the February 25, 2015 blood drive
so successfully. Holy Redeemer brought in 108 pints. The most remarkable part was that there were no deferrals and no inability to draw. I can’t
say I have ever seen that before. It made for a very efficient and smooth
drive. We also had a surprise visit from a program manager who works at
the American Red Cross National office. He has been with the Red Cross
for 33 years and he said he had never seen a more committed (to success)
blood drive in his career.
Many blood drives were cancelled due to inclement weather. We were
so blessed that the weather cooperated since it had snowed the day before. The 108 pints of blood are greatly needed to help alleviate the suffering of many individuals. Thanks so much for all the prayers from
Father Bill, Don, Mike, and everyone. See you on May 13th.
Nancy Bailey Muller, Account Manager
American Red Cross
A Big Thank You goes out to the Duck Woods Country Club
Women’s Association and the following Outer Banks merchants
who generously provided the food for our blood drive.
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Subway MP 1
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Wendy’s
Lenten Retreat
“Into the Desert: All Love,
No Fear.”
Please join your fellow parishioners and Father Chris
Beretta on March 22, 23 and 24 at 7:00 PM for our Lenten Mission.
As an Oblate and a high school principal in Wilmington, Delaware,
Fr. Chris Beretta has drawn from the theme chosen by his students at
Salesianum for this school year, adapted from the words of St.
Francis de Sales, “We are called to do all things through love, and
nothing through fear or force.” Each night of the mission, Fr. Beretta
will offer a Salesian reflection on how Lent challenges us to be who
we are and be that well through a relationship with God the Father,
God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The ultimate mystery of our
faith, the Trinity, can lead us to more deeply understand the mystery
of our own hearts if we have the courage to leave our comfort zones...
this is the spirit of Lent! Using the gentle optimism of St. Francis de
Sales as our guide, we will discuss how we are called to confront our
fears and embrace the love and compassion of God by following Jesus into the desert. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions
and sharing as together we wrestle with the challenges and opportunities God has presented us with in these interesting times for our
church, our country, and our world.
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