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Parish Office:
750 Seagate Drive
Naples, FL 34103
Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm
Phone: 261-4883
Fax: 261-8729
Web Site www.saintwilliam.org
After Hours Emergencies 261-4883
Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 22, 2015
Director of Operations :
Parish Priests:
Rev. George Ratzmann, Pastor
Rev. Ronnie Sison
Rev. Rafal Ligenza
In Active Retirement:
Rev. Arnold D’Achille
Parish Deacons:
Russ Grant
Gary C. Ingold
Michael J. Mahr, 261-4883
Religious Education:
Mary Jane Spirk, Dir. 263-5429
Music Ministry:
Gary Robertson, 913-6805
Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Lina M. Hernandez, Dir. 262-8618
Coordinator of Volunteer Ministers:
Janet Mitchell, Dir. 261-1876
Dominican Sisters: 261-5831
Parish Nurse:
Sr. Christa Cunningham
Rosanne Rechlin, 262-0338
Sr. Jean Tranel
Bookkeeper & Office Manager
Chris Michael, 776-7893
MASSES FOR THE
WEEK
SCHEDULE
MASSES:
Saturday Vigil:
Sunday:
2:45 , 4:30 & 6;15 PM
7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Celebrant
Daily:
7 & 8 AM and 12 :10 PM Mon. thru Fri.,
Saturday 8AM Only
CONFESSIONS:
Fridays 5-7PM and Saturdays 9-11AM
BAPTISMS:
2nd & 4th Sunday of the month. Please call the
Parish Office, 261-4883, during pregnancy to
make an appointment for instruction.
NOTICE: Sacramental Preparation - Diocesan regulations require two
continuous years of religious instruction before receiving the Sacraments of
First Communion in Second Grade and the Sacrament of Confirmation in
Tenth Grade. This includes Religious Education, Youth Ministry or a
Diocesan recognized Catholic School plus additional sacramental
preparation classes. These classes are held monthly on a Sunday other than
the Family Faith Formation and additional registration.
MARRIAGE:
For the Sacrament of Matrimony, a required six
month period of preparation, call Francia Stevens,
our wedding coordinator, 821-7916
HOMEBOUND:
Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring Holy
Communion to the sick. Please call 262-0338 to
make arrangements.
MINISTRIES
Eucharistic Ministers:
Natural Family Planning:
Readers/Lectors
Respite Ministry:
Small Christian Communities:
Ushers:
Altar Servers
Arimatheans
Richard Sampson
Jack & Angela Connor
Paul French
Mary Lou & Bill Rehring
Joan Szot
Stan Kabala
David Caldwell
Jean Leitton
Rose Goodof
353-6564
597-6262
777-5725
263-5432
261-3632
248-3216
263-3346
513-0910
649-6301
ORGANIZATIONS
Alternatives to Abortion:
Bridge Club:
Catholic Charities:
Council of Catholic Women:
Cursillo:
Fatima Prayer Group:
Gift Shop:
Knights of Columbus:
Lay Carmelites:
Respect Life:
Rosary Makers:
Secular Franciscans:
St. Vincent DePaul Society:
777-8343
Anita Gerth
263-8608
Elaine Stanley
455-2655
Suzanne Fleming
436-3746
Gene Venditto
434-6537
JoAnn Stahlman
571-3233
Carolann Rough
398-6824
MaryLynn Stahnke
261-4316
Richard Sampson
353-6564
Jean Leitton
513-0910
Judy Humphrey
261-1123
Fred & Barbara Goduti
261-4810
Kathy Ball
776-5376
Bill Roche
678-740-6560
Dianne Kabala
248-1360
Monday - March 23rd
7:00 † Mary Ann Hagen
8:00 † Oliver Fratti
12:10 † Blanche Petros
Tuesday - March 24th
7:00 † Julie Stephenson & Burke Riccardi
8:00 † Charles & Mary Mangano
12:10 † Kenneth Bellando
Wednesday - March 25th
7:00 † Mabelle Schmitt
8:00 † John Haaga
12:10 † Adam & Rose Crescenzi
Thursday - March 26th
7:00 † Henry J. Hagan
8:00 † Charles & Anna Tumminello
12:10 † Thomas Gibbons
Friday - March 27th
7:00 † Fred Polito
8:00 † Virginia Kerstetter
12:10: † Margaret Verdesco
Saturday - March 28th
8:00 † Borremans Fam.& Josephine
9:-11:00 Confessions
2:45 † Michael Ward
4:30 † Helen Janik
6:15 † Margaret Helene
Sunday - March 29th
7:00 † Nicole Leigh Geddry
9:00 † Lina Candusso
11:00 † Giuseppe DiLena
1:00 † For our parishioners
Fr. Ligenza
Fr. Sison
Fr. Ligenza
Fr. Sison
Fr. D’Achille
Fr. Sison
Fr. Ratzmann
Fr. D’Achille
Fr. Ratzmann
Fr. Ligenza
Fr. Ratzmann
Fr. Ligenza
Fr. Sison
Fr. Ligenza
Fr. Ratzmann
Fr.Ratzmann
Fr. Sison
Fr. Ratzmann
Fr. Sison
Fr. D’Achille
Fr. Ratzmann
Fr. Ligenza
Fr. Sison
Fr. Ligenza
This Week at a Glance
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Thu.
Thu.
Thu.
Thu.
Thu.
Thu.
Fri.
Fri.
Sun.
Sun.
Mar. 21 Blood Drive 2-6PM
Mar. 22 Franciscans Meet, 11AM
Mar. 23 Mission Begins, 9AM & 7PM
Mar. 24 Novena, 6:30 PM
Mar. 26 Seder Supper
Mar. 26 Bandage makers, 9AM
Mar. 26 Rosary Makers, 9AM
Mar. 26 Priest, Prophet, King 9AM
Mar. 26 Expos. Bless. Sac. 1-4PM
Mar. 27 Mini Retreat, Pray with Peter
Mar. 27 NO STATIONS OF CROSS
Mar. 27 Reconciliation Service, 5:30PM.
Mar. 29 2nd Coll. St.V.dePaul
Mar. 29 Last Supper Presentation,3PM
Our church building is
open daily from
7:00 AM—3:30 PM
for private prayer
Welcome to Saint William Parish
If you are visiting or looking for a spiritual home, we welcome you to
Saint William Parish. Please consider registering as a member of our church
family at the Parish Office during business hours. Registration forms are also
available in the Gift Shop in the narthex of the Church after Masses.
Registration is required for participation in the Sacraments of Baptism, First
Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, and Marriage.
CATHOLIC FAITH APPEAL 2015
AS OF : March 15th
GOAL:
PLEDGED:
% OF GOAL:
TOTAL PAYMENTS:
$533,000
340,469
63.88%
$262,720
The Sanctuary Lamp
will burn this week in
memory of
Zygfryd & Halina
Zoppa
RECONCILIATION
SERVICE
AND CONFESSIONS
FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH
5:30 PM IN THE CHURCH
(NO STATIONS OF THE CROSS)
JOIN US FOR SOUP NIGHT AT 6PM
IN THE CHURCH HALL
THE WEEK OF MARCH 15, 2015:
Offertory:
$ 52,331
Cath. Relief Serv.:
13,623
Attendance:
5,849
Thank you for your generosity!
March 22, 2015
Fifth Sunday of Lent
There was an excitement and nervous anticipation for those who
wanted to see Jesus. They had heard of His work and His words and
knew He was not an ordinary teacher or preacher. They did not know
what to expect and wanted to see for themselves what He was like. They would learn more
from first hand knowledge than from anything they had heard.
Our relationship with Jesus must be first hand. Knowing the Lord is different from
knowing about the Lord. We can be unattached and neutral with our knowledge, but our
experience draws us in, connecting us in a way that is life changing and grace filled.
As we come to the end of Lent, get personal. Pick up the cross, follow Him and
learn. It will make a difference you can feel!
Liturgical Publications, Inc.
We invite you to join in the procession
of the Palms before all Masses on Palm Sunday.
We will meet under the east side arcade and process into the church during the processional
hymn.
If you have palms at home bring them in and
join us, or pick up a palm frond at church.
Readings for the week of March 22 2015
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Jn 12:20-33; Ez 37:12-14, Rom 8: 8-11
St. Turbius of Mogrovejo, Bishop; Dn 13: 1-9, 15-17, 19-30; Jn 8: 1-11
Nm 21: 4-9; Jn 8: 21-30
The Annunciation of the Lord; Is 7 - 8:10; Heb 10: 4-10; Lk 1: 26-38
Gn 17: 3-9; Jn 8: 51-59
Jer 20: 10-13; Jn 10: 31-42
Ez 37: 21-28; Jn 11: 45-56
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord; Mk 11: 1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; Is 50: 4-7
Phil 2: 6-11; Mk 14:1-15:47 or 15: 1-39
THIS WEEK WITH YOUR ST. WILLIAM FAMILY:
Welcomed as new parishioners:
Dennis & Kathleen Glavey; Walter & Mary Burdick; Drew & Cathy Osika;
Larry & Darlene Lehmkuhl; Greg Melanson; George & Anna Gaspar
Welcomed into our faith community through Baptism:
Veronica Rose Kranyak
Pray for the deceased: Margie Kilgus, Hubert Brennan
Pray for the sick:
Mariel Drakesmith Bloch
Robert Tylicki, Sr.
Joyce Nicholson
Renee
Gary Rossio
Steven Bratcher
Carol Hall
Gloria Maloney
Betty Wanta
Don Morf
Ron Wartman
Fr. Michael P. Sullivan
Doris Marchetta
Vallarie Johnson
Jen Young
Martha Hine
Richard Polombo
Cheryl Geary
Sue Fenwick
John Toohey
Mary Becker
Jennifer Sawyer
Robert Marino
Bud Lesmeier
Edmund Scott Wilis
Elizabeth Margrane
James Kolessar
Chris Mulholland
Sandy Ambrosh
Marcia Huseth
Maggie & Tom Metcalf
Joyce Nepa
Flora Rego
John Jeronsek
Maggie Barananno
Rowan Rusnock
Juan Ovido
Sheila Gave
Angel Orlando
Maureen Mackson
Joyce Davis
Margaret Keppel
Debbie
Judy
Suzanne Blouin
Judy Fahey
George Vogel
Gary Smith
Douglas Smith
Pat Roche
Dave
Kassie Koch
Jacqueline Stamper
Hannah Belsinger
Virginia Hopkins
Florence Stella
Julie Marsch
Marie
John & Dolores Kula
Bro. Pio Maria
Stanislaus B.
Ada Timblin
JOIN US FOR EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT
FIRST MONDAY OF EACH
MONTH AFTER 12:10 PM
MASS & FIRST FRIDAY OF
EACH MONTH IN THE CHURCH,
9AM—12NOON
ALL OTHER FRIDAYS IN THE SMALL
CHAPEL IN THE PARISH OFFICE,
9AM—12 NOON
Terry Speziale
Margaret Grimes
Don Gerth
Sheila Crehan
Charles Gerk
Madison Hoffman
Lorene Chiancola
Sam Chiancola
Sally Motherway
Bill Fitzgerald
Inge Corbett
Jane Earle
Sally Frazier
Gerri Marsch
Joan Kent
Larry Chance
Frank Caccavo,Jr.
Susan Bailey,
Anne Timlin
Sr. Maria Paulina
Jerry Thirion
Fr. Tom O’Brien
Patrick Fitzgerald
Jeanine Paulson Dolan
Lillian Pooler
Lisa Luthringer
Spencer Nunley
Jacob Moll
Marlene Landstra
Gino Nocera
Rosa Vitiello
Wilkins Vilcin
Chris Ruggiero
Jennifer Dorta
E.V.
Mary Rose Goduti
Victor Buckett
.
Call the parish office if
you know some parishioner who is sick and can
use our prayers.
SIGN UP TO TAKE UP THE
GIFTS— If a Saturday evening or
Sunday Mass has a special connection
for you—offered for a loved one, an
anniversary or birthday—and you would like to carry the gifts to the altar in the Offertory Procession,
or if this is just something you would like to do, be
sure to sign up for that Mass ahead of time in the
book located in the Narthex. You will need to let the
ushers know you are scheduled to bring up the gifts
at least ten minutes before the start of that Mass.
COME PRAY WITH US - You are invited to stay 15 minutes after the 8AM and 12:10
PM Mass each weekday to pray the rosary with us for your personal intentions and for the
intentions of the Church and for our Country.
The Blessed Sacrament is reposed in the little Meditation Chapel in the parish office and is open dur ing our r egular par ish office hour s, 8:30AM-4:30 PM.
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help - Join us Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM in the
Ministry Center for this half hour of devotion in honor of our Blessed Mother, including prayer,
rosary and benediction.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy in office chapel each Wednesday at 3:00 PM (when office open)
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ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH
EASTER WEEK SCHEDULE 2015
RECONCILIATION SERVICE WITH CONFESSIONS:
FRIDAY, MARCH 27th at 5:30 PM
(no Stations of the Cross)
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd: (No Morning Masses)
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7 PM
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd: (No Morning Masses)
Stations of the Cross with Children’s Choir, 12 Noon
Good Friday Liturgy & Veneration of the Cross, 3PM
Stations of the Cross, 5:30 PM
Confessions: 5-7 PM
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 4th:
(No Morning Mass and no Confessions)
One Mass at 8:30 PM
Blessing of the Baskets, 12 Noon
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5th:
MASSES: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Seder Supper
We begin promptly 6:00 PM
March 26th Church Hall
Please remember that this is a spiritual event, not a social event.
“Why a Seder Supper, here at a Catholic church?” The
answer; to remember our roots, to understand our beginnings. “When Cath-
olics assemble to celebrate Mass, we may not realize that our Eucharistic liturgy has its origin in the Jewish Passover ritual. The unleavened bread and
wine we use at Mass, as well at the Psalms we sing, were used at Passover
meals in Jesus’ day and are used by Jews today.” Catholic Update. March 1998.
We ask that each family contribute one dish for 6 and $5 per person, families
$10, toward the cost of the meal. The parish provides the meat dishes and
the wine, both Seder and dinner.
Readings will be assigned, if you would like to do a reading please tell Janet
when you make your reservations. Seating is limited to 80 persons so please
make your reservations early.
Those registered may come by the office to pay and pick up the Seder book.
Reservations are required. Call Janet for reservations at 261-1876 or email
[email protected] no later than March 23rd.
Volunteers are needed to setup, help with reservations and for clean up
please contact Janet to help.
THE LIVING LAST SUPPER
DATE: Palm Sunday, March 29 at 4:00 PM
WHERE: MINISTRY CENTER HALL
On Palm Sunday, you are invited to a very special prayer service, which will help you reflect on the sacred meaning of Holy Week and draw you into a deeper personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The Living Last Supper presentation will be performed by members of our Saint William
Parish family, reenacting the moment when Jesus tells His disciples, "One of you will betray me". You will hear the story of each disciple and his relationship with Jesus as told
by the disciple himself.
The twelve disciples include -- James, John, Philip, James the Younger, Andrew, Jude,
Thomas, Judas Iscariot, Matthew, Bartholomew, Peter and Simon.
We welcome all to this holy prayer time - The Living Last Supper.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word (OR)
The Children Leaving for the Gospel
Here at St. William’s we have dedicated couples who
spend the scripture and homily time during the 9:00
mass with your children for their own special time listening to the Word of God.
This time brings the Word of God home to them as children. Jim and Janice
Iacovino and David and Barbara Caldwell are the two couples who have been doing this for some time. David and Barbara are stepping down after eighteen years
of being there for our children. We owe them a huge debt of gratitude for their
time, talent, and dedication to this ministry. I know God will bless them ten times
ten for their dedication to our children.
We are asking for volunteers to provide this time for our children each Sunday at
the 9:00 mass. A married couple or two people with the desire can do it together.
Training and materials are provided for you. If you would like more information
please call Mary Jane in the Ministry Center (239-263-5429)
CONFIRMATION for those who have been baptized Catholic,
must be done by the Bishop, in this diocese. This takes place at the
Cathedral in Venice on Pentecost, May 24, 2015. If you would like
to be confirmed, please contact Rosanne Rechlin, 239-262-0338
before March 29, 2015. A class will be held during the Easter Season, in preparation for the Sacrament. It will also be necessary to
provide a copy of your Baptismal Certificate.
INTERNATIONAL CULTURE
AND CUISINE FESTIVAL 2015
A SPECIAL THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN OUR ANNUAL INTERNATIONA CULTURE AND CUISINE
FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.
THE FOOD, THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE DOCORATIONS, THE TIME AND THE
COMMITMENT OF SO MANY PEOPLE WAS A COMPLETE GIFT. OUR TOTAL INCOME
WAS $16,433.OO, AND THIS ENTIRE AMOUNT HAS GONE TO OUR SAINT WILLIAM
PARISH. WE CAN BE VERY PROUD OF THE GENEROSITY, THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT
AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF OUR PARISH FAMILY. MAY GOD BLESS EVERYONE!
Pope Francis Announces
Jubilee Year of
Mercy
The Divine Mercy Message and
Devotion…
The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is
that God loves us — all of us. And, he wants us to
recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins,
so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive
His mercy, and let it flow through us to others.
Thus, all will come to share His joy.
The Divine Mercy message is one we can call to
mind simply by remembering ABC:
A - Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our
sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon
us and upon the whole world.
B - Be merciful. God wants us to receive His
mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to
others just as He does to us.
C - Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the gr aces of His mercy are
dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.
This message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint
Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director,
wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God's mercy.
Even before her death in 1938, the devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.
The message and devotional practices proposed in the Diary of Saint Faustina and set forth in
this web site and other publications of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception are completely in accordance with the teachings of Church and are firmly rooted in the Gospel message of our Merciful Savior. Properly understood and implemented, they will help us grow as
genuine followers of Christ.
St. William’s will celebrate with a special Divine Mercy Service with
the blessing of the Divine Mercy Icon in the narthex, on
Mercy Sunday, April 12th at 2:15 PM.
For those unable to pray at Planned
Parenthood
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursday, March 26th from 1pm - 4pm
Please sign up for an hour at the
church office 239-261-4883.
WE’RE COMING UP TO THE
FINISH LINE
Join your fellow Parishioners for the
last 40 Days for Life prayer vigil
Thursday March 26th
A Spiritual Solution to a Spiritual Crisis!!
Those good souls that come to pray at Planned Parenthood for a lawful, peaceful and prayerful vigil,
soar with the feeling that they are participating in a sacred moment, uniting themselves with our Lord
while praying for the pre-born children. Other faithful souls are touched with compassion and prayer
for the safety of the women who come and go. Our culture is in need of most urgent prayer and
witness to what is good.
St. Paul reminds us in Hebrews 12:1-2, that our role of faith is to be a
great cloud of witnesses. That we are to fix our eyes on Jesus and run the race that lies before us!
Let us throw off everything that hinders or so easily entangles us from doing this humble act of
public prayer and witness for everyone's right to life.
STAND or SIT but pray for life and be at the finish line for St William’s last Thursday commitment
for 40 Days for Life.
Come anytime between 9am to 5pm. Parking and shuttle service available. for more info call Fred or
Barbara at 261-4810
“One Day through the Rosary and Scapular I will save
the World”
-Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Dominic
The ST. WILLIAM ROSARY MAKERS invites to JOIN US
and become a member of our ministry! We gather on
Thursday’s from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at St. William’s Ministry
Center, 750 Seagate Drive, Naples, FL to make rosary beads to
spread Our Blessed Mother’s word around the world.
Our members are men and women from ALL PARISHES in the Naples area. Come
and let us teach you! Give us your time and your talent. We will give you the supplies
you need and you can make them at home. Whether you are a permanent resident or a
seasonal resident, young or young-at-heart, our ministry would be blessed to have
you!
For further information, please call Kathy Ball at 239-776-5376 or e-mail
[email protected]. God Bless You.
Health Ministry Minute
Walking is great exercise for most. But, walking can be hazardous to
your health if not done safely. Remember these tips when you are a pedestrian.
Walk on a sidewalk or path when possible.
Always use a crosswalk. If the crosswalk is a little out of your way,
consider that the extra few step are free exercise.
Look left, right, and left again before crossing. Never assume a driver sees you.
Obey all traffic laws. If there are no sidewalks, walk against the direction of traffic so you can
see oncoming vehicles.
Be visible. Wear bright reflective colors on your clothes, shoes, belts, and wristbands.
Pay attention while you are walking. Walk without the distraction of cell phone use or texting.
Studies show that in 2004, there were approximately 559 pedestrians treated in emergency
rooms for injuries sustained while using a cell phone and the number rose to more than 1500
treated in emergency rooms for injuries resulting while using a cell phone in 2011.
If your walking is for the purpose of exercise, consider enjoying the use of the many walking
trails that are available and designed for those this purpose.
Enjoy the weather, Enjoy the exercise, Enjoy with safety!
Parish Nurse, Rosanne Rechlin, 262-0338
Religious Education 3-22
Family Faith Formation
“Nurturing Faith in Your Family”
Coming Soon: The Holiest of Weeks
Think seriously about how YOUR Catholic family will honor this Holy
Week???
Holy Thursday – We get a peek into what it was like at the Last Supper , when J esus said goodbye to His apostles. He teaches them to eat bread and drink wine in memory of Him, and He tells them that
the bread and wine will be His body and blood. Jesus also washes the apostles’ feet, showing them
how much He loved them and they should serve others.
Good Friday – We read the Gospel that describes how Jesus carried the cross, suffering and dying for our sins. We offer prayers for people in our community and our world. We respect and venerate the
cross and Jesus’ sacrifice.
Upcoming Classes
Family Faith Formation
Wednesday, April 8 – 6:00 pm
Sunday, April 12 – 10:30 am
Sacrament Preparation
Sacrament Preparation Class – Sunday, April 19 - 10:30 am
Family Retreat – Saturday, April 25 – 9:00 am
Confirmation – Attend Life Teen & Sunday Mass
5th Sunday in Lent
John 11:1-45
A thought on the Gospel
What things bind us and keep us from being
free to live as Jesus wants you to?
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Open House
Saturday, March 28, 2015 10 AM - 12 noon
FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES
Chaplain
Mass Four Times Each Week
grams
Annual Retreat Experiences
Theology Curriculum
Campus Ministry ProBegin and End Day with
Search using #sjniserve
on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
to view Faith Formation
in action
Surprised? Shouldn’t be. It’s
just…
St. John Neumann
Catholic High School
3000 53rd St., SW Naples, FL 34116
www.sjnceltics.org
ST. VINCENT de PAUL
MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE
The St. Vincent de Paul-St.
William Conference conducts a monthly food drive
the third Sunday of every
month.
The next food drive will be held April 18 and 19,
2015. Look for the white van in front of the
Church at all Masses that weekend.
With gratitude, our Conference thanks the people of this faith community for your generous
spirit in filling our van at this month's food drive.
We thank those who gave with a monetary donation, which will be used to purchase food items
for the Council pantry.
Thank you for your spirit of giving to God's
people.
ST. WILLIAM CCW SCHOLARSHIP
FOR CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION –
St. William CCW has budgeted and allocated funds
for our remaining seven (7) recipients from the Fall of 2015
through their graduation. This will require $38,000 plus
Graduation Recognition Awards of $1,750. A few years
ago, CCW received a sizeable beq uest ($50,000) earmarked
for scholarships which had enabled us to add several additional students to our program. These funds have been applied to that purpose. Therefore, at this writing, we will not
be offering any NEW scholarships for the fall of 2015. To
continue this important program, we need your support. Tax
deductible donations may be made to: St. William Council
of Catholic Women (CCW) Scholarship Fund, dropped in
the collection basket at Mass or mailed to the church office –
Attn. CCW. Please remember our Scholarship Fund when you
are writing or updating your will or trust.
Join the St. Willam’s Nomads
on this fun-filled trip of elegance and style at
the Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, departing Naples
April 23rd with overnight stay.
The Biltmore Hotel opened in 1926 as a Hotel
and enjoyed many years as host to Royalty and celebrities. During World War II, it was commissioned as
an Army Hospital and then closed in 1968. It was reopened in 1982, and after several million dollars in
refurbishment, is now a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, and a Historic Hotel of America.
Enjoy a guided tour of this historic property,
dine in the Fontana restaurant evening of arrival; wander the shops of Coral Gables and Miracle Mile the
next day, before enjoying High Tea and returning to
Naples.
Price including round trip transfers, dinner,
high tea and tour, with tax $350 per person based on
double occupancy.
Trip requires 16 participants.
Contact: Carrin Chang Turnbull at 239-595-7441 by
March 22nd.
Reservations required for the
St. William Council of Catholic Women
Friday, April 10th , 2015 - Luncheon
Time: 1:PM Cost: $22. payable at the door (cash or check)
E-mail your reservation to: [email protected]
OR call Rita Bates @ 239 649-6741 - you will receive a confirmation
Jack Conroy, popular Naples Professor, Writer and Speaker
“SCRIPTURE and POPE FRANCIS”
PROGRAM:
Jack and his wife Joan moved to Naples in 1963. They have three adult children, twelve grandchildren, and
two great-grandchildren. After Jack retired he secured a Ph.D in Theology at Notre Dame, awarded in 2008.
His main interest is in Hellenistic Judaism and Christian Origins, He has taught Theology and Scripture for
the Blessed Edmund Rice School for Pastoral Ministry and Barry University. He speaks regularly on
Scripture and issues dealing with historical Christian Anti-Judaism.
Coming by yourself? Don’t know anyone?
Let us know when you make your reservation!
LUNCHEON
LOCATION:
Please make (or cancel) reservations no later than Wednesday, April 8th
Pelican Bay Country Club
707 Gulf Park Drive,
Naples FL 34108
**It’s SEASON!
PLEASE
CARPOOL
IF AT ALL
GIFT SHOP NEWS
Have you seen the beautiful replica of Michangelo’s Pieta in the St. William Gift Shop?
Done in a white bisque, in miniature, it so resembles the original. As Holy Week quickly approaches, it reminds of the sorrow of our Blessed Mother as she holds her Son. Along with the
hand crafted Seven Sorrows chaplet Rosary (7 decades of the Sorrows of Mary), the Pieta ($20)
is a beautiful way to walk with our Blessed Mother and Jesus these last weeks of Lent. We invite
you to come see. Supplies are limited.
The shop is open daily before and after the 12:10 pm Mass and Weekend Masses
April “Give us this Day” available in the shop
RESPITE MINISTRY
The St. William Respite Ministry is a group of dedicated volunteers who provide
care for homebound persons. They spend a few hours weekly visiting with the
homebound person in their home, so that the primary caregiver can have some personal
time to use as needed. The volunteers have had background checks and training and
there is no charge for this service.
If you could use this type of help, or know of someone who might, please call the
Respite Ministry number listed in the weekly bulletin, 239-263-5432.
Many caregivers have found this to be very helpful in difficult and stressful
situations. Perhaps you may be one of them.
PROLIFE QUALITY RESALE SHOP ~ ROSE GARDEN
Volunteers, customers, and donors…. Please come. Located
at: 938 3rd Avenue North. Hours: Monday-Saturday from
10am -4pm. We recycle EVERYTHING. No experience necessary. For more information please call Eli at 403-0700 or 5375608. Thanks & God bless!
Fr. George
Ratzmann
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Making Sense Out Of Suffering
6:30-8:30 PM (Doors open at 6:00
PM)
St. John the Evangelist PLC Ballroom
625 111th Avenue North, Naples
$20 prepay
(includes light dinner, glass of
wine/beverage, and speaker)
Everyone suffers at some point in their life, but Christians have a unique perspective on suffering. Jesus suffered and died on the cross to save us. Our own suffering arises out of freedom to
make choices, both good and bad, and freedom is necessary for us to freely receive God's love and
freely love God in return. Know that when we suffer, we never suffer alone. The God of compassion
suffers with us.
Join us to learn more from Father George Ratzmann, Pastor of St. William Catholic Church.
Free babysitting available
on site!!
If interested, email
[email protected]
Save the Dates!
2015:
Sept. 24
Oct. 22
Nov. 12
Dec. 10
2016:
Jan. 28
Feb. 25
Mar. 10
Apr. 14
Please prepay for this event no later than noon on April 7th by going to
www.faithandwine.com or dropping off exact cash (no change) or your check
made payable to “Faith and Wine, Inc.” to the St. John parish office. Or you can
mail (post-marked before April 3rd) your check to Mary Beth Clary, Porter,
Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP, 9132 Strada Place, 3 rd Floor, Naples, Florida
34108. NEW THIS YEAR – You must prepay – NO WALK-INS!
Faith and Wine is a group of diverse women who seek fellowship with each
other and a greater understanding of their Catholic faith in order to enrich their
lives and help them cope with the ever-changing challenges presented by today's society.
For more information, please visit our website at
www.faithandwine.com.
ST. VINCENT de PAUL NEWS
The St. Vincent de Paul Society, Naples District Council, announces its
annual scholarship program to assist needy students and their families
in attending our local Catholic schools both high school and elementary.
The Council will once again award $3,500 Martin J. Cunniffe
Scholarships for students, who will attend a Catholic high school during
the 2015-2016 academic year.
Also, being awarded will be $3,000 scholarships for those attending or seeking
admission in one of our local Catholic elementary schools.
Families of all recipients must be active parishioners of their parish. Please call
775-1667 and ask for Samantha or Kim for an application.
FINAL DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION AND RECEIPT OF ALL APPLICATIONS IS
APRIL 17, 2015.
Knight Watch
“In Service to One. In Service to All.”
In about 15 weeks my term as Grand Knight will end. So far it has been a great ride, filled
with all kinds of challenges and opportunities. However, my most valued privilege was being
given the honor of writing a weekly article in our St. William Church Bulletin. Just think
about it. It’s almost a terrifying challenge. Last June when I was elected, I finely realized exactly what I signed up for and it was very scary.
Now 37 weeks later, I’m no longer terrified and the process is not very scary. Things have
changed, I now understand the responsibility I have to be honest, fair and true to our Catholic faith in all that
I write, in what I say and how I act. Accepting responsibility is one of the major linchpins that hold our society together.
Being able to say what you want in a bulletin that is read by almost 3,000 people is a real challenge. Keeping the topics relevant and meaningful sometimes gets a little stressful, but fun. If someone were to ask me if
I was still having fun, my answer would be YES!
But lets get back to responsibility. Being responsible is a process that starts when we are very young and
continues to expand and grow until God decides that our work on earth is complete. As a young child it could
be watching a younger sibling or working hard in school. As we grow it includes the growing responsibility
to our faith, marriage, family, job, community and nation.
Don’t confuse having responsibility and accepting responsibility. They are two very different things. Having responsibility is a matter of a situation. You have a child and you now have responsibility. There are
thousands of examples. Accepting responsibility is very different, it involves you, your faith, your character,
your love for others and your view of yourself.
Being responsible is all about making commitments and keeping those commitments. This year I’ve seen
hundreds and hundreds of fellow parishioners working in dozens of ministries and groups accepting responsibility and the commitments that go with it. In a very large way, we the parishioners of St. William Catholic
Church make it what it is. We give it, character, charm and it’s distinctive life.
Next week begins the Passion of Jesus Christ, beginning with Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday.
There is no more perfect time to recommit our lives to Him. There is no better example of accepting responsibility and keeping a commitment than what Christ did for us. Think about it, accepting the responsibility
for all the sins of every person who lived in the past, every person who was alive and every person to be born
in the future, was the biggest commitment any man ever made.
FUTURE K of C EVENTS
 Every Monday at 8:00AM—Pray If you have any ideas or comments, please email me at
at Planned Parenthood
[email protected] . I will r espond to all emails.
 Tues –March 10— Regular BusiUntil next week, God Bless Each of You and Your Families,
ness Meeting
 Fri—March 20—Parish Fish Fry
 Sat - April 11th—Dinner Dance
6:00 PM—Pig Roast
SK Richard Sampson - 239-353 Sun—April 26—Corporate Communion
 Wed—May 20—Fallen Knights
The Fourth Degree Assembly— The Fourth DeMass
gree Assembly meets on the fourth Thursday of the
 May 29 to 31—Council Retreat
month in the Church Hall at 6:30 p.m. All visiting Sir
 Sat—June 13—Appreciation
Knights are welcome. For more information, contact
Night
SK Bruce Barone at (239) 262-6628.