Fr. Norman Schwartz
Bulletin 5th Sunday Ordinary Time
How often do our lives seem like that of Job in today’s first reading? We all know the experience
of that night dragging on and experiencing that “restlessness until the dawn,” while trying to cope
with a death of a loved one, an illness in the family or any other of countless situations that we find
ourselves in. In these times of hardship and pain we very frequently turn our minds to God in prayer
and petition as well we should. Many that I have talked to say that it was just in those moments of
despair that they had a conversion experience or profound encounter with God. It may be that when
we are hurting the most we tend to turn to that power which we believe to be the only hope for us
to move on in our lives and the response and consolation from God is there. It says in today’s psalm,
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds,” and how we need our emotional and
spiritual wounds tended to. There is a story of a woman who experienced this type of encounter with
God at one of the lowest points in her life when she experienced several tragedies in a short period of
time. Her life was turned around in her spiritual life and she became closer to God than she ever had
been in her life. She asked her priest how this could happen during such a time even when she was
not seeking anything from God. The priest simply responded, “Sometimes our hardened hearts have
to be broken to allow God to enter.”
Deacon Bill Watzek
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
FEBRUARY 8 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • 1
2015 LENTEN SCHEDULE
ASH WEDNESDAY:
Wednesday, February 18: 6:45am,
8:15am,9:15am, 12:00 noon, 5:00pm,
& Spanish Mass 7:00pm.
LIVE STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
MONDAY, Mar. 30: at 8:45am,
TUESDAY, Mar. 31: at 8:25am & 9:30am in
Mercy Center.
LENTEN DAILY MASS SCHEDULE:
6:45am, 8:15am and 12 noon
in the Church Mon.–Fri., Saturdays
8:15am in the Chapel.
COMMUNAL CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: 7:00pm
MONDAY, Mar. 23: at St. Joan of Arc Church
TUESDAY, Mar. 24: at St. Jude Church.
PARISH LENTEN MISSION:
Presenter: Fr. Jude M. Krill O.F.M., Conv.
Theme: Holiness, A Journey Into Love
Preaching at all weekend Masses
(except 12:15pm) Feb. 21 & 22,
8:45am & 7pm Presentations on
Feb. 23, 24 & 25 in the Church.
CONFESSIONS:
MONDAY, Mar. 30: After the 6:45am &
8:15am Masses, 11:00am to 11:30am at
SJA Chapel.
TUESDAY, Mar. 31: After the 6:45am &
8:15am Masses,
11:00am to 11:30am at SJA Chapel.
WEDNESDAY, Apr. 1: After the 6:45am &
8:15am Masses, 11:00 am to 11:30am in
the Chapel. Confessions will not be heard after
Wed. Apr. 1 at noon to allow for the
prayerful observance of Holy Thursday, Good
Friday and Holy Saturday.
SPANISH LENTEN VIA CRUCIS & MASS:
THURSDAYS; Feb. 26, Mar. 5,
Mar. 12, Mar. 19, Mar. 26, at 7pm in the
Chapel.
LENTEN STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
Every Friday during Lent in the Chapel at
3:30pm.
TENEBRAE SERVICE:
Wednesday, Apr. 1: 7:00pm at SJA Church.
WORD FROM OUR BISHOP
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Thank you for all of your prayers, Masses, support
and assistance. They have meant a great deal to me
and I am deeply grateful. I had a seven hour surgery
and am doing quite well. Again, thank you so much!
See you soon and know of my prayers.
God bless all of you!!
Bishop Barbarito
If you would like to send him an email, please send it to [email protected]
2 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • FEBRUARY 8
February 8, 2015
MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9, 2015
MONDAY – February 9
6:45am
Lila Snyder
by Elizabeth Buenaventura
Mary McCarthy
by Michael & Phyllis Costa
8:15am
The Kunz Family
by Ed & Celise Johnson
Anna DeCapua
by John Sparks
TUESDAY – February 10
6:45am
Nathanal Cedeno
by Jackson Messick
Jack Brown
by Tom Vincent
8:15am
Mel Carlough
by His Daughters
Adrienne Parisi
by Antonia Froehlich
WEDNESDAY – Febrary 11
6:45am
Louise S. Lowe
The Walsh Family
by The Messick Family
8:15am
Mary McCarthy
by Diane Tuozzolo
Peter Logan
by Maureen & Ken Tator
THURSDAY – February 12
6:45am
Concetta Di Maio Perrone
by Your Four Loving Grandsons
Francisco Quebral
by Antonia Froehlich
8:15am
Concetta Di Maio Perrone
by Mr. & Mrs. J. Gerardi
Janet Rose Ferreri
by Mother, Jean Ferreri
Mass Intentions
Available
for 12 noon
during Lent
Feb 18- April 1
FRIDAY – February 13
6:45am
John Delaney
by Martha & Tony Nicolli
8:15am
Mrs. Mary Galletta
by Mr & Mrs. J. Gerardi & Sons
Mary Louise Brown McCarthy
by Diane & Lou Walewski
SATURDAY – February 14
8:15am
Olga Salerno
by The Lawless & Bariso
Families
4:30pm
Ann Balian
by Cynthia Donnelly
The Price & Farrell Families
6:30pm
Mrs. Emma Jawhari
by The Marciales Family
Jose “Pepe” Touzard
by The Quellier Family
SUNDAY – February 15
7:30am
Maria Carlsen
by The Sullivan Family
Mary McCarthy
by Paul & Eleanor Farbanish
9:15am
Scott Mangone
by The Parents
Mary & Wilbur Richards
by Daughter, Dorothy Ferron
10:45am
Raymond Torricelli
by Keith & Fran Maisano
Lucile Scaturro
by Jim & Karen Keenan
12:15pm
Joseph Pietropaolo
by The Slaight Family
Phyllis Fornabaio
by The Slaight Family
5:00pm
Joan Castiglione
Love, Jan Dymtrow
Jean Fisher
Love, Jan Dymtrow
OUR CELEBRATION OF FAMILY FAITH AND FUN
This weekend we have our annual Family Faith and Fun Day. It is an opportunity for us to pay attention to the basic unit of society and church, the
family, the “Domestic Church”, the “Church of the Home”. We all were born into and grew up within a family. Our basic sense of personal security and
identity was shaped within our family of origin. We learned what it meant to be a human being, how to share, forgive, support and love unselfishly.
We also learned the important lessons of working together to make good things happen and to accept and learn even from failure. The bonds of family
give us nurturance, security and a sense of belonging. From the religious perspective, family is the first place that we learn the most important truth
that we are created and loved by God and have a mission and purpose in this world. Family faith, practiced regularly, becomes a good habit that will
support us through life’s triumphs and tragedies.
I would like to congratulate all of the families of Saint Joan of Arc for the great work you do to live and pass on our faith. I want, also, to acknowledge
the pressures, tensions and difficulties that are also a part of family life. Concerns of finances, job security, health, marital happiness, issues of maturity
and aging, child-rearing stresses etc. all require strength and courage. It is with faith, however, that they are manageable and may even be the source
of development in character and virtue. It is not easy to be a counter cultural family of faith that believes in the existence of non-material reality and
the existence of a loving God. Christian life today has an element of struggle and disconnect with a culture that is non-believing, secularized, and
materialistic. But, we also have to celebrate the vitality and endurance of the “Family of Faith” of today and so we come together to support one
another and to have fun together.
Our “Celebration of Faith and Fun” brings us together for a morning and early afternoon in order to have fun and enjoy God’s great gift of “Play”. We
know that without play we tire, lose enthusiasm, creativity and a zest for living. Play gets us out of the world of work, routine, the predictable and the
boring. When we play we live in a different world of spontaneity, creativity, freedom and the time out of time that we call “playtime”.
As adults we can participate directly and vicariously in the events of “Family, Faith and Fun Day”. But most of all, we are filled with joy as we see our
children with painted faces, engrossed in “musical chairs” or the “ring toss” or a slide down the Titanic beached on our athletic field. Family Faith and
Fun come together and perfectly complement one another on February 7 in Boca Raton, Florida. Amen, Alleluia!
-Msgr. Michael D. McGraw
FEBRUARY 8 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • 3
Weekly Offertory Collection for January 31/February 1, 2015 totaled
$22,354.00.
718 envelope users contributed $17,647.00
and non envelope users contributed $4,707.00.
ANNULMENTS
Deacon Bill Watzek 561-952-2828
by appt. only.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Douglas Byers, 561-952-2856
Director of Liturgical Music
BAPTISMAL ARRANGEMENTS
561-392-0007
(English) Baptism class for parents 1st
Thurs. each month, 7 pm.
561-392-0007
Constanza Preble (Spanish)
Baptism class for parents 3rd Tues. each
month, 7 pm.
561-392-0007
DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL PLANT
Paul Micelli, 561-392-0007
ext. 2850
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE &
HUMAN RESOURCES
Patricia Suau, 561-392-0007,
ext. 2806
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY
Deacon Bill Watzek 561-952-2828
COUNSELING CENTER
(Catholic Charities Satellite Office at SJA) RELIGIOUS ARTICLES STORE
Laura Watzek, 561-393-0006.
Maria T. Isava MA, LCSW
Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30am to 4:30pm.
561-215-0208
Sat, 9:00am to 5:30pm
Counseling Director
Sun. 9 am to 1:30 pm
Catholic Charities Diocese Of Palm Beach
Boca Raton Office
SACRAMENTS
St. Joan Of Arc Catholic Church
Anointing of the Sick and Elderly:
298 SW 3rd Street, Boca Raton,FL 33432
First Saturday of the month following the
COUNSELING CENTER
8:15am Mass. Please call
(Private Practice)
Pamela Diane Sigda, Ph. D.
the Parish Office to request a priest
if you are a patient at Boca Regional
561-706-2277
Hospital.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY
Cecilia Chinchilla, 561-952-2858
USHERS MINISTRY
Javier Palomo 561-445-1782
MULTICULTURAL MINISTRY
Constanza Preble, 561-859-4666
HOMEBOUND/PASTORAL VISITATION
Fr. Wesler Hilaire, 561-392-0007
ext. 2824
1.
2.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mrs. Caroline Roberts 561-392-7974
CARE MINISTRY 561-962-6000
FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY
Tessie O’Dea, 561-952-2852
St. Joan Of Arc Catholic School
SISTERS OF MERCY
Sr. Ellen Murphy R.S.M.,
561-392-7974
Sr. Josephine Sullivan R.S.M.
Sr. Kathleen Sweeney R.S.M.
SJA DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY
Wendy Horton, 561-952-2838
Diane Salerno, 561-952-2848
(Special Projects)
WEDDING PREPARATION
Rosario Gonzales, 561-952-2854
6 Months notice required for marriages
4 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • FEBRUARY 8
3.
Friday Benediction
St. Joan of Arc Chapel
Friday, February 13, 2014
Prayer Service and Benediction
Father Wesler Hilaire
8:00pm to 9:00pm
29th Annual Interfaith Dialogue Weekend
Sitting Down at the Table of Friendship
February
19 – 22, 2015
Our Guest Speaker
this year is
Fr. Bill Burton, O.F.M.
Fr. Burton is a
Franciscan priest
who is an expert on
the Bible.
He is best known
for his website,
Biblicist.com and Biblicist DVD series
which bring the scriptures to life.
Doctorate (STD) in Biblical Theology
from the Pontifical Gregorian University
in Rome and Licentiate in Sacred
Scripture (SSL) from the Pontifical
Biblical Institute, also in Rome.
MED in Higher Education from Loyola
University in Chicago.
FEBRUARY 20
Our 29th annual Interfaith FRIDAY,
All are invited to a Shabbat service at
Weekend with Temple Beth El Temple Beth El at 6:00pm.
Spaghetti Dinner at Temple Beth El.
will celebrate how the simple 7:30pm
$15.00 Adult & $10 child. RSVP online at
act of sharing a meal is much www.tbeboca.org
more than just eating
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
together, but transmits
All are invited to attend the 12:15pm
at St. Joan of Arc followed by
values, principles, and ideals Mass
a reception in Our Lady of Mercy Center.
and can be a sacramental act. Clergy and choirs from each
congregation will participate
in the service and Liturgy.
Don’t miss sharing this St. Joan of Arc/Temple Beth El tradition, in its 29th year anniversary!
FEBRUARY 8 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • 5
SJA LENTEN MISSION
Koinonia Parish Retreat 2015
This is a spiritually uplifting weekend experience that takes place
right here in our parish, while you go home to sleep in the comfort
of your own home.
REGISTER NOW February 27, 28 & March 1
Please fill out registration form and return to the church office at:
St Joan of Arc, 370 SW 3rd Street, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
Spaces are limited to the first 36 persons. Retreat fee of $85.00
per person includes all three days.
No one will be denied for the lack of funds.
For more information contact Tessie O’dea at 561-952-2852
Presenter: Fr. Jude Michael Krill O.F.M.
Conv.
Holiness: A Journey Into Love
To be human is to be holy. We tend to forget,
amid all the supernatural happenings found in
the Sacred Scripture, that the warmth of human love, the gift of faith,
and the blessing of hope are the constantly recurring graces that open our
hearts to one another and allow us to share God’s goodness. When, on the
evening before his death, Jesus came together with his disciples around
the table, he shared the bread and the cup as a sign of friendship and all
gathered received love, friendship, and community. The disciples learned
that God wants to come close to us, and we are to be holy.
All are invited to participate in our Lenten Mission
Fr. Krill will be preaching at all Masses on the weekend of
February 21 and 22.
Lenten talks at 8:45am and Mission at 7:00pm
Mon., Feb. 23, Tues., Feb. 24 & Wed., Feb. 25.
DON’T MISS THIS MISSION OF SPIRITUAL
RENEWAL!
6 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • FEBRUARY 8
National Catholic Schools Week
January 25 - 31, 2015
During Catholic Schools Week, St. Joan of Arc honors the families who give of their time to assist
the school by announcing the Volunteers of the Year. On Monday, January 26, Mrs. Patricia Auger
was recognized as the Grandparent of the Year for her daily help in the school’s lunch program.
Mrs. Auger has volunteered almost every single day since her grandson, William Lamphear in 6A,
came to St. Joan of Arc in first grade. This comes out to almost 1,000 days of volunteering, an
amazing commitment!
On Wednesday, at the Catholic
Schools Week liturgy, Mr. Hugo Nunez and Mrs. Neisy Nunez were honored as
the Volunteers of the Year, and their list of service is extensive: Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Dad’s Club, the Scout float at the Boca Raton Holiday Parade,
Cheerleading Coach, Hispanic Minsitry, the Blessing of the Nativity at Sanborn
Square, the Santa Ana Circle, and field trips and work as homeroom parents.
Then on Thursday, the second Volunteer of the Year award was given to Mr. George Barlow.
Since Mr. Barlow has been a soccer coach for the JV and Varsity boys soccer teams for ten
years, it was fitting that he received his award as part of the school’s Field Day program. He
has also been instrumental in organizing the Dad’s Club, their dinners, Breakfast for students,
and their support and underwriting of the purchase of athletic team uniforms and the school
garden. Mr. Barlow has also served as a church lector, volunteered with the Care Ministry,
and facilitated the involvement of St. Joan students with Our Father’s House, a local soup
kitchen.
We congratulate all of our volunteers, especially Mrs. Auger, Mr. Nunez, Mrs. Nunez, and Mr. Barlow, and thank everyone who helps our school and
parish with the many fun and helpful events we have throughout the school year.
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School recognized some of its top students from the
Eighth Grade during a special induction ceremony for the new members of the
National Junior Honor Society at the Catholic Schools Week liturgy on Wednesday, January 28. Inducted into the Society were: Courtney Baer, Elisa Carrillo,
Taylor-Rose Connors, Chloe Dohler, Davis Elordi, Aliya Himawan, and Eve Williams.
Students were chosen by the school’s NJHS Committee based upon five criteria:
scholarship, leadership, service, character, and citizenship.
These are students who have shown by their grades, behavior, and the living out of their Catholic faith that they are deserve to be known as the role
models for their classmates at St. Joan of Arc.
These students are to be congratulated for this achievement and for their continued dedication to their studies and to their Catholic faith.
FEBRUARY 8 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • 7
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING AT SAINT JOAN OF ARC?
OUR SOCIAL LIFE
In addition to being a spiritual community, Saint Joan of Arc is a community that knows how to have FUN! Each year there are many
opportunities for our community to celebrate friendships, common interests, special events and charitable gatherings that bond us with
one another and are really enjoyable. All of these together express the deep human need that we have to belong and to play. Without
the humanizing effects of play, we could really become a dull or boring community that has lost its enthusiasm for life. Too much work
and not enough play, has a deadening effect that isn’t Spirit filled, hopeful or life enriching. Our parish is a unique place where fun,
community, spirituality and ministry all come together in a joy filled and Christ centered community.
At Saint Joan of Arc many of the social activities like the dances, parties, special dinners (Fish Fry), style shows, are designed and organized by parish organizations like: Dad’s Club, Knights of Columbus, Columbiettes, Council of Catholic Women, LIGHT (Young Adults),
Alleluia Club. They are always a great time! Many other social activities are the fruit of the imagination and energy of our different
ministries: Mommy and Me (Moms together with their babies and young children), Family parties (Pumpkin Carving, Breakfast with
Santa, Easter Egg Hunt), EDGE parties, Youth Group fun times, Men’s Spirituality Group (Caroling and Visitation of Nursing Homes) just to
name a few. Many spiritual/social activities also provide wonderful experiences of community and faith sharing: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Festival, Our Lady of Caridad Festival, Family Faith and Fun Day, International Festival Celebration (smorgasbord celebrating our parish’s
wonderful diversity), International Mission of Friendship Annual Spaghetti Dinner supporting our Mission partners (Saturday before Palm
Sunday).
Every year, in addition, our parish sponsors our Annual Appreciation Dinner (for all involved in volunteerism, March 7), our Annual Gala
Auction (To support Church and School), our Annual Parish Mission (Growing in Faith together) and our Koinonia Parish Retreat
(a powerful spiritual and community experience). If you are a little overwhelmed by the possibilities for social and community interaction
and fun, please stop and rest for a while after the Sunday 10:45 Mass for coffee and donuts (Coffee and Donut Ministry ) or try a
quiet cup of coffee and biscotti outside of the Gift Shop in our “Holy Cafe”. Remember that true “faith in action” involves the whole
person: body, mind and spirit. Here at Saint Joan of Arc that is the vision that we seek to make a reality together.
8 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • FEBRUARY 8
From The Director of Marriage Ministry
Aaron John Snyder and Sarah Elizabeth Dickson
Aaron was welcomed in to our Catholic Faith on 12/02/2012 at Our Lady of Hope in Port Orange, FL.
Sarah was baptized on 3/18/1990 in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.
Aaron and Sarah were united in Marriage here in St. Joan of Arc on 06/22/2013.
One year later, their desire for service and their strong faith led them to begin a much needed ministry here at St. Joan of
Arc. As Young Catholic Adults they realized that in order to grow in their faith and give support to each other the Young Adult
Ministries needed to be rekindled. Our “Light Ministry” now has many members. They meet every Monday at “the Ark House”
and the Ministry continues to strengthen every day. Aaron and Sarah’s faith is visible to those whom they meet. Their love
is contagious and their service has started to play a vital role in our Parish. This is just the beginning of a life of ministry and
service for two wonderful young adults whose married life began here at St. Joan of Arc.
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10 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • FEBRUARY 8
SUNDAY SESSION FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 9:00 A.M. TO 10:15 A.M.
WEDNESDAY SESSION FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 4:45 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
Religious Education is Halfway Through
It’s truly amazing how times flies. It feels it was only yesterday we welcomed the smiling, excited faces
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
of our Religious Education Students back in September. Now we only have three more months to go!
Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Things are really picking up speed in these last three months, We just had Family Faith Fun Day and
Fridays: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lent is just behind it, parent meetings and preparations for First Communion are knocking at the
Sundays: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
calendar door. Yes, it’s going to be a pretty hectic ride from now “till May, but I assure you it will be a
And by appointment
fun and worthwhile one.
I ask the parents to dust off your Religious Education Calendar booklet to catch up on upcoming dates.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Here is a preview
Wednesday Religious Education Classes:
Feb. 18- ASH WEDNESDAY- the students in Wednesday Session will go to Ash Wednesday Mass at
February 11th - Classes
5:00p.m. Students of the Sunday session are also invited to come. And as usual Parents are VERY
welcome.
Homeschool
Feb. 25 and March 1- Students in grades 3 to 8 of both Sunday and Wednesday Sessions will have
Next Family Catechesis (Homeschool) Sessions:
the opportunity of going to Confession to get ready for the Lenten Season.
Sunday, February 8th
Wednesday, February 11th
Because of Spring Break and Holy Week special days we will have a long break in Religious Ed. Check
your calendar for those dates.
Baptismal Preparation Class for 2015
March 7 – First Communion Retreat for the second graders preparing for First Communion.
March 5th
March 28- First Reconciliation Day.
April 9th
As you see it will be busy these next couple of months. Parents, please make note of the important
May 7th
dates in your calendars. While I understand life is busy for families today I assure you these dates are
June 4th
necessary and will help the whole family in growing in love of God and faith.
July 9th
Please register with main Parish Office to attend I also want to remind parents that as First Communion day gets closer we will need to test the children
in their knowledge of the basic prayers and catechism topics. Please, pray with your children at home. It
the class.
will be the best way for them to learn their prayers.
Lastly, I would like to welcome some late registrations we’ve had lately, several families have moved to
RCIA NEWS
our area and are registering their children in the religious education program. That is GREAT news.
Our RCIA group is getting ready for the Rite of
I do want to remind everyone though that at this point of time we cannot accept any new students in
Sending and Election on February 22, 2015. The
Rite of Sending will take place during the 9:15am
the Sacramental program. New students are more than welcome in our regular catechism classes.
Religious Education Office Hours:
Mass. Catechumens and Candidates will be sign their
names in the Book of Elect and sent by the Parish to
the Cathedral for the Rite of Election with the Bishop.
At the Cathedral they will join hundreds of other
Catechumens and Candidates around the Diocese to
be presented to the Bishop and elected to the final
stage of the RCIA process. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR
CATECHUMENS AND CANDIDATES.
AN INVITATION TO WEDNESDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PARENTS
Parents of students in the Wednesday Session of Religious Education are
invited to come and reflect on your faith with Sr. Ellen Murphy, RSM.
While your children are in religion classes, come and share with other parents.
There will be prayer, faith discussions, videos, Bible study and much more.
Don’t miss it!
What: One Lord, One Faith Catholic Faith Program
When: Wednesdays, 4:45PM - 5:45 PM, during Religious Education classes
Where: Conference Room B
FEBRUARY 8 • ST. JOAN OF ARC • 11
PRAY THE ROSARY- 6:15am in the Chapel, to pray for our Pope, Bishop, Priests, Deacons,
and Religious, and for vocations. Join us every morning after the 8:15am Mass in the
Chapel to pray to end abortion.
AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) - Saturdays at 10am in Immaculata Center, Mondays,7:00pm,
Art Room, and Wednesdays at 7:00pm in Immaculata Center.
AL - ANON/ALA TEEN - Meets at St. Joan of Arc Saturdays,10am in Immaculata Center.
ST. JOAN OF ARC KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS- We are a part of this great dynamic Catholic
International Organization. Call Bob Vetto, G.K.: 561-716-6070.
ST. JOAN OF ARC COLUMBIETTES- Please join us as United We Stand to embark on this
fresh new year in building a strong bond in our parish. For details call Mary Lou Hotchkiss at
561-362-5952.
MOMMY & ME- Weekly get together every Tuesday between 10:00am and 1:00pm. Come
and go as you please.Please contact Amanda Roccapriore at 561-859-8684 or
[email protected] for information.
SCRIPTURE STUDY- Sunday Morning from 9:15am to 10:30 am. in Conf. Room B.
Thursday Morning Scripture Study 9:00am at the Casa Hispana. (corner of 3rd ave & 4th St.)
SJA RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY- Join us to pray the rosary at the Planned Parenthood site
at 8177 Glades Rd., West Boca. We meet in front of the shopping center at 9:45am on
Fridays. For information call Terri at 561-901-7312
KOINONIA- Our Annual parish Retreat, a spiritually uplifting weekend experience that takes
place in our Parish Grounds. More information please contact Tessie O’Dea at 561-952-2852
P.O.P.S. (Parents of Prayer & Service)- Meet every Thursday during the school year,
7:45am to 8:15am in the Convent Chapel. Please join us.
ALLELUIA CLUB IS A MEETING OF PARISHIONERS 50 +
More information please call Tessie O’Dea at 561-952-2852
SHARED CARE- Each Wednesday at Temple Beth El, 9:30am to 2:30pm.
For more info call Tessie O’Dea at 561-952-2852.
NA (Narcotics Anonymous)- Meets at St. Joan of Arc Fridays at 7 pm,
in Immaculata Center. More information call: 561-276-4581.
UPGRADE YOUR CLOSET! THE ST. JOAN OF ARC USHERS WANT YOU!!!
Are you tired of your wardrobe and deciding what to wear to Mass each week? Let us dress
you! Call Javier Palermo at 561-445-1782 or Dennis Jordan at 561-395-8329.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT- Join us every Tuesday, 5-9pm and Friday,
9am to 9pm in the Chapel. Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed on Fridays at 3:00pm, and the
Rosary on Fridays at 8:30pm.
KNIT/CROCHET SOCIAL- Join us on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month at 10:30am in
the at the Casa Hispana (corner of 3rd Ave and 4 th St.). Beginners to experts are needed
to make prayer shawls and projects for preemies, kids and our troops. Call Claire at
445-4802 or Dottie at 395-2681 for more information.
SJA DAD’S CLUB- Every Monday in Mercy Center at Drop off - 7:45am. All dads in the
Parish welcome.
THE MEN’S MINISTRY- We meet Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm at The Ark. ALL
men of the Parish are most welcome. For information please call Paul Paschke at
561-392-2476.
SJA SCHOOL ALUMNI- We invite you to register on our St. Joan of Arc website as an
alumnus if you haven’t already done so at [email protected]
WOMAN OF GRACE- Find your purpose... feed your soul.
Embark upon a 10-week Journey of Discovery and Transformation that is
life-changing! For details contact, Tessie O’Dea 561-952-2852
or Martha Nicolli at [email protected]
THE SJA PUBLIC ADVOCACY COMMITTEE- is requesting the current members and any other
parishioners who wish to join, to send their email/phone number (whichever you wish) to
Joseph Kabbas, Chairman of Public Advocacy at [email protected];
phone 561-299-8921; fax 561-362-7134
SUNDAY TV MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND- Each week at 9:00am on Estrella
network. Mass for the Homebound can be seen. For a copy of the Sunday Missal, call the
Diocesan Office of Communications at 561-775-9529.
HOMEBOUND MINISTRY- Call us if you or someone you know is no longer able to
attend Mass. Our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion visit the elderly & infirmed
Parishioners. 561-392-0007.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT- Join us every Tuesday, 5-9pm and Friday,
9am to 9pm in the Chapel. Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed on Fridays at 3:00pm, and the
Rosary on Fridays at 8:30pm.
SJA COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (CCW)- St. Ana Circle 4th Wednesday at 8am, St.
Clare Circle 3rd Wednesday at 1pm. St. Elizabeth Circle 2nd Tuesday at 8am-9:30am
at Casa Hispana, Sts Martha & Mary Circle 3rd Thursday at 7pm. St. Monica Circle 4th
Monday at 2pm. St. Therese of Lisieux 3rd Tuesday at 8am. Please join us, make new
friends, as we are Women Making a difference.
For more information call 561-392-0007 Ext. 8104.
The LIGHT’s Young Adults Social Event
Salsa Evening at Uncle Julio’s Resturaunt
(449 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432)
Monday, February 9,2015
Mommy & Me
Alleluia Bingo
Sunday, February 8th at 1:30 PM in Mercy Center. Come join us for lots
of fun! Call Tessie O’Dea at 561-952-2852 for any questions.
Feb 9th-Sky Zone Trampoline Park
1834 SW 2 Street, Pompano Beach, FL
Toddler Time is from 10 AM-12 PM
$10 per child plus $2 special socks
Feb 16th-The ARK
Please contact Amanda Roccapriore Herrera at 561-859-8684
for more details
FR. RANDALL’S BOOK CLUB 2015
Praise & Worship
Feb 17: My Antonia, Books 3-5; the use of paradox
Meetings will be held in the Ministry building in
Conference Room B from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Join our SJA Youth Choir Sunday, February 8
immediately following the 5pm Mass in the Church.
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Alva, José
Avalos, Zuany
Barone, Lydia
Beucher, Joe
Braithwaite, Richard
Busanni, Arturo
Cacace, Vincent
Cassani, Angela
Conaghan, Patrick
Cuccolo, Anthony
Cwalinski, Saxon
Danaher, Johanna
Desmarais, Clovis
De Opina, Argenida
Martinez
De La Quintana, Carmen
De La Torre, Eugenia
Dillevig, (Baker) Patricia
Espinoza, Milagros
Evans, Richard
Farrell, Helene
Feerguson-Byrne,Ashley
Ferguson, John
Feliz, Mary
Fisher, Harry
Formica, Robert
Gesner, Carmella
Golden, Dorothy
Gomez, Umbelina
Gonsalves, Pat
Gulisano, Jean
Hamilton, Bob
Hamilton, Ashley
Horn, Amy
FEBRUARY
Holmes, Mary
Hughes, Barry
Jacobs, Katherine
Kabbas, Diane
Kassing, Robert
Kenny, Pauline M.
Kenney, Brigid
Kenney, Robert
Kenney, Eileen
Kick, Debbie
Kolcun, Laverne
Kolesar,Donald
Krasne, Mary Rose
Krzewnski, Roy
LaHoma, Cloeren
Lugo, Miguel
Lupo, Ana
Lynn, Adele
Mahoney, Suzanne
Maloney, Jim
Manno, Jean
Manno, Angela
Margolis, Robert
Marquiles, Ricardo
Miller, Betty
Muriel
McCarthy, Suzanne
McCormick, John
Nguyen, Christopher
Nofi, Dianne
Pelles, Angelica
Petito, Joseph
Pearson, Linda
Petho, Ellen
Preble, Happy
Pinto, Kevin
Pfistner, Paul
Ridge, Teresa
Rishoff, Gertrude
Rishoff, Walter
Roberts, Tyler
Rodriguez Mary Ann
Sagaria, Joyce
Takacs, Linda
Theriaule, Roberta
Thorson,Kim
Tousignant, Helen
Tremblay, Stephan
Vathauer,Theresa
Vizcaino, Raquel
Williams, Shirley
Woolley, Bill
Word, Charlotte
Yacona, Lenny Yee, James
Zimmerman, Shirley
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE
FLOWERS TO DECORATE THE ALTAR
ON THE WEEKEND MASSES?
February 8: In loving memory of Charles “Fran” Giblin
by his family.
Baptisms
We welcome the newest members of St Joan of Arc Parish and
offer our congratulations to the parents of the newly baptized.
Staff. Sgt. Douglas Stott, PVT 1st Class Brendan Nestor.
Sgt. Maj. John Hermeling, Capt. Christopher Allen & PFC Lee E.
Palmer; David Schuler, Lance Corp., Marines. Benjamin Creed,
PVT. Okinowa: SA William Fix Jr. Djibouti.
You can do this to celebrate special
dates,(birthdays, anniversaries, etc.).
You can also donate them in memory
of someone or to celebrate your family,
or your business or simply to decorate
the Lord’s table. Your name would be
printed here on the week you choose
to donate the flower arrangement.
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Events at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center 2015
1300 US Highway One, North Palm Beach,FL
Feb 13-15: Scripture Retreat with Fr. Don Senior, C.P.
Cost: $225.00. Registration & deposit required
Feb 18: Ash Wednesday; Day of Reflection
10am-2:30pm & Evening of Reflection 6:30pm-9:30pm.
Reservations required. $30.00
Discussion group on Building Peace
Any parishioners interested in participating for three meetings, once per
month, of an inter-racial small group discussion focused on building peace
should contact Marjorie O’Sullivan at 561-395-6029. Meetings will be
facilitated and conducted in a friendly home setting.
Carmelite Workshop
Feb 21, 2015 8am-3pm
St Jude parish, 21689 Toledo Rd, Boca Raton,FL
Presenter: Fr. Jack Welch
Topic: The Little Flower and The Mercy of God.
Feb 20-22: Charismatic Retreat led by Dr. Carol Razza and team. Cost: $30 and includes lunch
Cost: $210.00, Registration & deposit required.
For more information please call 561-622-2418 or [email protected]
Following in the Footsteps of St. Paul
An 11 day tour with Fr. Tom Barrett will visit Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, and Florida State Divine Mercy Conference
most meals. October 20-30, 2015. The cost is $3,579 per person. Please Saturday, February 28th, 8:30am to 5pm, in St. Lucie Church’s Fr. Hickey Center,
call Fr. Barrett at (561)-622-2565 for a brochure and more information. 290 S.W. Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34983.
31st Annual Anniversary Mass for Married Couples
Speakers include Msgr. Tom Skindeleski, Fr. Richard Champigny, O.Carm., Dr. Bryan
Thatcher (Founder and Director of the world-wide Eucharistic Apostles of Divine
Mercy); and Robert Allard (Director of www.DivineMercySunday.com).
Opening Mass at 8:30am, followed by breakfast with talks starting at 10am. Lunch
at 1pm. Vigil Mass available at 5:30pm. Free-will offering ($40 suggested).
Registration is recommended to insure seating.
Call 772-343-9475 for more information.
Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach, will
preside at the celebration of our 31st Annual Anniversary Mass for
Married Couples on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at 10:30AM,
at Holy Spirit Church in Lantana. Cake, coffee and punch will
be served in the parish hall after the Mass. All couples who will be
40 Days for Life Campaign.
celebrating 25, 40, or 50 or more years of marriage in the calendar The Respect Life Ministry invites you to participate in
year 2015 are invited to participate.
the 40 Days for Life campaign of peaceful prayer. We
Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) weekend
Rekindle and renew your love on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter
weekend. Available date for 2015 is May 1-3. For more info, contact
Roberto and Maria Ibarra at Home (954)-972-8129 or via E-mail
[email protected] at least two weeks before the weekend.
Please use this bulletin for $35.00 off the application fee.
8th World Meeting of Families
September 22-27, 2015
Location: Philadelphia
Check it out: www.worldmeeting2015.org for more info!
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meet from Ash Wednesday, February 18 until Palm
Sunday, March 29 from 7:00am to 6:00pm at “The Presidential Women’s Center”,
100 Northpoint Parkway WPB. Call Shift Leaders Joan: 561-338-3017 or Kathleen:
815-451-2386 for information and direction. Thank you.
Women’s Circle 11th Annual Gala of Hope
Monday, March 2, 2015.
Elegant event at Delray Dunes Golf and Country Club.
Jim Sackett, retired anchor for WPTV NewsChannel 5, will be the special
guest speaker. Seating is limited. Tickets are $100 in advance.
For information, please contact:
Women’s Circle, Inc. 912 SE 4th Street Boynton Beach, FL 33435 or call
561-244-7627 x 105
FAX 561-244-7629
www.womenscircle.org [email protected]
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Mes de febrero
Proclamadores de la Palabra
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Nora Acevdo – Paul Mora
Rosis Suarez – Maria Lucrecia Lozada
Sandra Castro - Luis Cortes
Carmen Bruckner – Anibal Lozada
Sábado
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7 Yanet
14 Cynthia
21 Yanet
28 Cynthia
Sábado
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Liturgia de los Niños
Ministros Extraordinarios de la Eucaristia:
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Maria de los Angeles Angulo y Paula Patino
Luis Chavez y Rachel Licciardino
Fernando y Jeannette Cordova
Nelcy Sua y Rebeca Vera