The Season of
Lent
February 18-April 4, 2015
“Now before the feast
of the passover, when
Jesus knew that his
hour was come that
he should depart out
of this world unto the
Father, having loved his
own which were in the
world, he loved them
unto the end.”
– John 13:1-17
Father David Carucci, Pastor • 308 East 22nd Avenue • Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542
Phone: 251-968-7062 • Fax: 251-967-2537 • Website: www.olgal.org
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – MARCH 8, 2015
Mass Intentions
March 7-14
Saturday
3/7
Sunday
3/8
Monday
3/9
Tuesday
3/10
Wednesday 3/11
Thursday 3/12
Friday
3/13
Saturday
3/14
4:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
† John & Grace Raftery
pro populo (For the People)
† Odra Vick
David Katner, Intentions
† Hunter S. Hale
† Lee Birk
† Judy Connell
† Frank Huber
† Theresa McCrary
† Chuck Rohde
† Anne Marie Halco
The Sanctuary Lamp
burns
constantly to proclaim the real presence of Jesus in
the Tabernacle. Let us remember to pray for God’s
protection as Father Carucci and his fellow pilgrims
travel to and from the Holy Land.
Readings
Sunday, March 1 – SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Gn
22:1-2, 9a, 10-13,and
15-18/Rom
8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10
Sacraments
Services
• Anointing
of the Sick
Sunday, March
8 – THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Contact Fr.
the1:22-25/Jn
office staff 2:13-25
Ex Carucci,
20:1-17/1orCor
• Baptism
Contact Fr. Carucci, or the office staff
Must attend Baptism Preparation Class, TBA
• Marriage
Contact Parish Office at least 6 months in advance.
• Confessions
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday thru Friday, 7:30 a.m.
By appointment
• First Holy Communion
Contact Suzette Taylor at [email protected].
• Confirmation
Contact Philip Wiese at [email protected].
Adults and Children joining the Church will be confirmed after
completion of RCIA program.
Devotions at
Our Lady of the Gulf
Adoration: First Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Rosary: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.
Benediction: Wednesdays immediately
following 8:00 a.m. Mass.
Stations of the Cross: Fridays during Lent
at 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Financial Report
Offertory: March 1:
$13,359.00
Special Collection next week:
Catholic Relief Services
Your generous support is greatly appreciated!
Bulletin Announcements
Please email all bulletin items to staylor@olgal.
org by Monday at 10:00 a.m. for the upcoming
weekend.
Readings
Sunday, March 8
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Ex 20:1-17/1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25
Sunday, March 15
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21
Lord, hold our troops in Your loving
hands, protect them as they protect us.
We ask this in the name of Jesus,
Our Lord and Savior.
I ntroduction to the L iturgy of the W ord
The readings on this midpoint Sunday of Lent are indeed challenging. We have the Ten Commandments given to
Moses and the Israelites, and we have Jesus confronting the status quo in the temple. Perhaps Saint Paul can give
us the perspective we need: the Ten Commandments are the bedrock on which we stand, but we proclaim Christ
crucified. As we hear these readings today, let us ponder what it means to proclaim Christ crucified in our own lives.
CReEd
K-8th Catholic Religious Education
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15 p.m.
(K-1 dismisses at 6:45)
K-4 Classes meet in the
Religious Education Building
Grades 5-8 meet in the Parish Office/
Conference Room.
Please Contact Suzette Taylor at
[email protected] or 251-968-7062.
CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
WEDNESDAYS, 6:00-7:00 P.M.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BUILDING
Stay connected!!!
Find Parish Information on:
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Register at:
www.flocknote.com/olgal or
Text OLGTEEN (for Youth Group Information) to 84576
Text CREED (for K-8 Religious Ed Information) to 84576
Text PARISHEVENTS (for Parish Information) to 84576
Next week,
our parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection. This
Collection supports six Catholic agencies that touch more than 100 million lives around
the world. The funds from this Collection provide food to the hungry, support to
displaced refugees, and show Christ’s love and respect to all people. Next week, please
give generously to the Catholic Relief Services Collection and help Jesus in disguise.
Additional information on The Catholic Relief Services Collection can be found at http://
www.usccb.org/crs/.
LET US PRAY:
Jesus, teach us to recognize Your presence in those who are in need. May we give
of ourselves in service to them and so hasten the coming of the Kingdom You have
promised, where You live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever
and ever. AMEN.
Listen online at
www.archangelradio.com
STATIONS OF THE CROSS: 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Fridays during Lent
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Holy Thursday
April 2, 2015
No 8:00 a.m. Mass
6:00-7:00 p.m. – Confessions
7:30 p.m. – Mass of the Lord's Supper
8:30-9:30 p.m. – Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
Good Friday,
April 3, 2015
No 8:00 a.m. Mass
12:00 noon – Stations of the Cross 6:00-7:00 p.m. – Confessions
7:30 p.m. – Veneration of the Cross
Holy Saturday
April 4, 2015
No 8:00 a.m. Mass or 4:30 p.m. Mass,
No Confessions.
7:30 p.m. – Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday Masses
April 5, 2015
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 7:00 p.m.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact James
Yaskowich at [email protected] or 205-332-0497.
Question of th
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er ’s house”?
Even if you are not
photographed,
your contact information
will appear in the directory,
so please make sure that we
have your info correct:
Name(s)
Addresses – local, mailing,
alternative addresses, if any
Phone Numbers – home and
cell
Email Addresses
Email updated information
to [email protected]
or call 251-968-7062.
If you did not make an appointment to have your
portrait made, you may do so by calling 1-866-5572253 (toll free).
Remaining Photography Dates:
Friday, March 27,
2:30 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 28,
10:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
LOCATION: RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION BUILDING
(on the Northwest Corner of Church Campus)
A Retreat for Women will be held at the Visitation Monastery on March 13-15, 2015. Rev. Eugene Pathe of the Pensacola
Diocese will conduct the spiritual exercises. Registration is from 3:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Friday, with supper at 6:00 p.m.
The retreat will conclude with dinner at noon on Sunday. The schedule includes Mass and group conferences each day, and
an opportunity for confession or private conferences with a priest during the weekend. The cost is $125.00, which includes
accommodations and meals. Since space is limited, please call 473-2321 for reservations.
Ministering to the Homebound
•Do you know of someone who is
unable to attend Mass?
•Are you currently ministering to/
visiting someone who is unable to
attend Mass?
•Would you like to minister to/visit
someone who is unable to attend
Mass?
We are compiling lists of all those who would like to
visit or be visited. Please contact the office if you or
someone you know would like to be included.
Not a golfer? You can still win! Buy a ticket for the Ball Drop! The Church and the Hall will be unavailable
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
while the floors are being cleaned. CReEd
Classes meeting in the office will meet as
usual.
Issues with Envelopes?
Please complete an envelope correction slip (available in the in the vestibule). In the
meantime, use one of the extra packets and write in your name and envelope number. If
you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 251-968-7062. We thank you
for your patience as we make this transition!
FESTA ITALIANA
MEETING
2nd VBS PLANNING
:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 17, 10
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Please consider joining
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continue to make it big
the following areas:
Help is needed in all of
• Registration
• Decorating
• Leaders
• Snacks
• Games
251-968r at [email protected] or
Contact Suzette Taylo
7062.
Christ the King Church in Daphne will hold its annual
FESTA ITALIANA on Sunday, March 22, from 11:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. in the parish hall/gym. Authentic “special sauce”
recipe spaghetti dinners will be offered at $8.00 for adults,
$4.00 for children, and free for those 4 years and under.
Take-outs begin at 10:30 a.m. Italian specialties including
cannoli, mini pizzas, and cookies will also be sold along
with additional home-baked items, crafts, jewelry, and trash
and treasures. Drawings for prizes of $500.00, $300.00, and
a gift basket AND an Alabama vs. Auburn Collegiate Quilt
Drawing Competition will be part of the fun. For more info,
call Mary Francis at 599-0577.
It’s time for some
SPRING CLEANING!
We will be sprucing up the
grounds, inside and out –
Bring your rakes, gloves,
trimmers, etc.
Sign up now!
March 21
8:00 a.m. – Mass
8:30 a.m. – Coffee & Doughnuts
and task assignments.
Ends with lunch.
St. Michael Catholic High School
Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi cordially invites you to the Rite of Blessing and Groundbreaking for St. Michael Catholic
High School. The ceremony will be Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. on the school property, Higbee Road, Fairhope.
For more information, contact Kathy Lollis at 415-3871.
Coach Bill Griffin, Athletic Director (@McGill – Toolen), will be at CTK on Tuesday, March 10th at 5:30 p.m., to answer
questions concerning athletic eligibility once SMCHS opens in August 2016. All parents in Baldwin County are invited
to attend the meeting which will be in the gym.
Mark your
calendars…
Please be generous in supporting tuition scholarships for deserving Saint
Benedict Catholic School families. You can mail your contribution to the
school in the self-addressed envelope distributed with the fund-raising letter
after Mass, or drop it in the collection basket next week.
God Bless You for Helping Provide a Catholic Education to Our Children!
St. Benedict Catholic School
12786 South Illinois Street, Elberta, AL 36530-0819
251-986-8143 or http://saintbenedict.net
ONLINEGIVING
March 8
5:00-7:00 p.m. – Ignite
March 10
8:30 a.m. – Bible Study, Parish Hall
March 11
6:00 p.m. – CReEd & Chosen
March 13
8:30 a.m. – Stations of the Cross in
Church, Coffee & Donuts in Parish Hall
March 13
5:00 p.m. –
K of C Lenten Fish Fry in Parish Hall
7:00 p.m. –
Stations of the Cross in Church
March 15
5:00-7:00 p.m. – Ignite
March 15
Special Collection:
Catholic Relief Services
March 17
10:00 a.m. – VBS Planning Meeting
March 17
8:30 a.m. – Bible Study, Parish Hall
March 18
6:00 p.m. – CReEd & Chosen
www.olgal.org
March 18
6:00 p.m. – K of C and Auxiliary Meeting
WHAT IS myEoffering?
myEoffering is a service we’ve teamed up with to give you the ability to send your offerings
online in the same way that many of you already pay bills and purchase products. We chose to
use myEoffering because they are part of a trusted, Christian family-owned company, who have
been serving the needs of churches for nearly 100 years. Their product is solid, secure, easy, and
convenient.
WHY SHOULD I USE myEoffering?
Many of you already pay for purchases electronically, whether online or with a credit or debit
card. So we have decided to offer this service as a convenience to you - you can stop writing
checks or having to remember to bring cash every Sunday. Simply log in to our service and set
up your offering. You can set the donations to match your pay periods, and even send your
one-time donations to special offerings. This new service allows you to give any amount, at any
time, from home or on the road, with your computer or even your mobile device. Now you can
control how and when you give your tithes.
HOW DOES IT HELP?
Online giving is the future. In the lifetime of our young people, we
will see electronic payments overshadow traditional methods of paper
payments. In order to position ourselves to continue doing the work of
God in the future and to make it as convenient as possible to be a cheerful
giver to God’s work, we have decided to offer online giving to you. In
addition to easier access to giving and more engagement with young
stewards, online offering allows us to more easily track contributions for
budgeting, saves us from large fees on check processing and allows us to
more accurately forecast expenditures and needs.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Signing up is as simple as going to our church website listed above and
look for the green computer mouse icon. That button will take you to
the myEoffering page for our church. Simply sign up and begin giving
online today! Or scan the code to the right with your mobile device to
get started now.
SCAN
THIS CODE
WITH YOUR
MOBILE
DEVICE
March 19
5:00 p.m. – Parish Council Meeting
March 19
Feast of St. Joseph
March 20
8:30 a.m. – Stations of the Cross in
Church, Coffee & Donuts in Parish Hall
March 20
5:00 p.m. –
K of C Lenten Fish Fry in Parish Hall
7:00 p.m. –
Stations of the Cross in Church
March 21
Parish Work Day
8:00 a.m. – Mass
8:30 a.m. – Coffee & Doughnuts
and Assignments. Will end with lunch
March 22
5:00-7:00 p.m. – Ignite
March 24
8:30 a.m. – Bible Study, Parish Hall
March 25
6:00 p.m. – CReEd & Chosen
March 25
6:00 p.m. – K of C 1st Degree
March 26
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Located at:
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251-948-2161
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1557 Gulf Shores Parkway,
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800.282.4853
ROBERT F. SCHELL,
JEWELER
Brian Bunting, Owner & Parishioner
251-747-7625
[email protected]
• Remodeling • Maintenance • Janitorial Service
• Hurricane Restoration • Much More
Breakfast * Lunch * Dinner
10% Off Lunch & Dinner
with mention of this ad
251-948-5300
Angie & David Swiger,
parishioners
REALTOR®
David Cell: (251) 609-2973
Angie Cell: (251) 609-2873
E-mail: [email protected]
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GRADUATE GEMOLOGIST
251-968-5711
1556 Gulf Shores Pkwy., Ste. 1
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
[email protected]
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Swiger & Company,
Realtors
Office: 251-943-5667 • Fax: (251-943-2780
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Howie Wolf, Parishioner ~ 251-948-6750
Serving All Cemeteries – All Cremation Types – Traditional Funerals
Family Owned & Operated
Baldwin Memorial Cemetery
Monuments*Headstones*Mausoleum*Perpetual Care*Pre-Arrangements
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Condominium
Sales & Rentals
(800) 221-0258
P.O. Box 4009,
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
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4725 Main St., Ste. F123, Orange Beach, AL 36561
251-271-0800 [email protected]
IC Coatings, LLC
Building Professional Relationships
2400 East 2nd Street
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Serving Lunch & Dinner
Family Dentistry Restaurant & Catering
1350 N. McKenzie Street
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(251) 943-3166
P.O. Box 346
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AL 36547
cell: 251-979-9753
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CFO/Comptroller/Associate Broker
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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3741
Gulf
Shores
Parkway,
P.O. Box 878
P.O. Box 5662 Gulf Shores, AL 36547
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