St. Andrew Catholic Church
2100 SE Cove Rd., Stuart, FL 34997
772-781-4415
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February 22, 2015 The First Sunday of Lent
PARISH TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
To contact any of the coordinators of the various parish
organizations, please call the general parish telephone number
(772)781-4415 and enter the specific telephone extension
number.
Pastor: Rev. Jack Barrow..................................... Ext. 201
Baptisms: ………………………………. ………… Ext. 201
Bulletins: Jan Banasiewicz…….………………..... Ext. 204
Annulments: John Ginnetti……………………… Ext.205
Development: Joan Tonra……………………....... Ext. 206
Adult Education (R.C.I.A.): Christine Michaelian. Ext. 201
Religious Education: Donna Hernandez.……
Ext.214
St. Vincent de Paul Society ................................... 286-4411
Servants of the Eucharist..Kathleen Sullivan..........Ext.201
Altar Servers. Lynn Schiavi.....................................Ext.205
Director Adoration Chapel; George Mekulsia ...286-7724
Parish Financial Statement available in church office
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Vincent Boccino +
Lauren Rose Petrus +
Alfred Ceraulo +
Mary J. Herbert +
Firefighters Mass
Leo Stanley +
Nicholas Paucci +
Robert Jones
Yvonne & Gerry Timlin
& Family
Gregory Cotton +
Ralph Rowe +
Frances Ramey +
William Cucco +
Confirmation Class
I will establish my covenant with
you. ( Genesis 9:11)
The story of Noah and the Great Flood assures us that destruction is never God’s final word.
Whatever “death” we experience– whatever “death”
he brings into our lives– is always followed by the
promise of new life. Or as many motivational speakers would tell us, there’s always a rainbow after every
storm.
This is a good thing to keep in mind as we
celebrate the first Sunday in Lent. It’s helpful to recall
that the culmination of these forty days is not good
Friday; its Easter. Yes, God asks us to die to ourselves and resist temptation. But he is asking this so
that we can clear out more space in our hearts for him
and for his grace. The discipline and self-sacrifice we
take up during Lent are not ends in themselves. They
are not here so that we can prove our strength or increase our skills. Rather, we take them on so that we
can become more fully alive in Christ, more able to
reveal his love to the people around us.
Are you still trying to decide what to give up
for Lent? Try answering that question by looking at
this season as a journey of love. What is hindering
you from loving more fully? Perhaps gossip, overwork, dwelling on resentments, or self-isolation? Find
a way to give them up, or at least reduce their influence. Try to find life-giving substitutes for them. Take
a walk with a friend. Stop in and visit the Blessed
Sacrament between errands. Make it a point to find
something upbuilding to say in every conversation.
Whatever you choose, ask the Holy Spirit to work creatively with you.
This Lent, keep your eyes on the prize: new
life in Christ. It’s a life that begins right now, every
time you receive or give love. It’s a life that springs up
from every kind of death to self you embrace. It’s a
life that will lead you to the final prize: eternal life with
Jesus.
“Here I am , Lord. I’m ready to journey with
you toward Easter.”
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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Time for Prayer
1. The Sanctuary Candles are burning for
Virginia and Dormaw Wallace.
2. The Candles to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
are burning for the protection of the unborn.
3. The Firefighter Memorial Mass is this Sunday
at 10:30am.
4. The second collection this weekend is for the
support of Deaconate Education.
5. The candle in the Adoration Chapel of the Two
Hearts is burning for Monsignor Gintoli.
“Whenever you pray, go into your room and
shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward
you.”
(Matthew 6:6)
Dear Lord Jesus,
During this season of
Lent, we pray that our
brothers and sisters in
prison would be able to
rebuild lives of dignity.
May you also bless any
spouses who are separated.
May they find support and truly be welcomed within
the Christian community.
The first element in our Lenten spiritual journey is prayer. Prayer is the strength of the Christian
and of every person who believes. In the weakness and frailty of our lives, we can turn to God
with the confidence of children and enter into communion with him. In the face of so many wounds
that hurt us and could harden our hearts, we are
called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the
sea of God’s boundless love, to taste his tenderness. Lent is a time of prayer, of more intense
prayer, more prolonged, more assiduous, more
able to take on the needs of the brethren; intercessor y prayer, to intercede before God for the many
situations of poverty and suffering. ~ Pope Francis~
Jesus, help me commit myself to
more daily prayer with you.
Knights of Columbus
COUNCIL 6241
TERRIFIC TUESDAYS
5:00-7:00pm
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World Famous Lasagna
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Fried Fish Platter
Corned Beef & Cabbage
World Famous Lasagna
Open Face Roast Beefr
Dinners include salad, coffee & dessert
$12.00 per person
Call for Reservations: 286-7507
Sunday, March 1, 2015
SLAM BREAKFAST!!
Eggs cooked to order, pancakes, French toast, sausage,
ham, grits, juice and coffee.
After the Monday– Friday 7:30am
daily Mass and
Every Friday evening during Lent
at 6:30pm in the Church.
8am-11:30am
$6.00
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MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil Mass:
4:00pm
Saturday Confessions: 2:30pm
Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, & 10:30am
Daily Masses:
Monday-Friday 7:30am
Holy Day Vigil:
Holy Day Mass:
4:00pm
7:30am & 6:00pm
Adoration Chapel of the Two Hearts
Is open for daily Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament (Monday– Friday)
8:00am –8:00pm)
Saturday: 8:00am-2:00pm
Please come and spend a Holy Hour with
Our Lord.
Church Office Hours:
Mon. Wed. & Fri. 9:00am-12:00noon
The Season of Lent
Christ lights our darkness– We may be surprised to hear that the Church’s liturgy reminds us
that Lent is meant to be a “joyful season”.
For by your gracious gift each year
your faithful await the sacred paschal feasts
with the joy of minds made pure...
~preface 1 of Lent~
The season of Lent finds its meaning and origin
in Easter, the annual celebration of our Lord’s resurrection and our salvation. As the Church’s time to prepare
for the high point of the Christian year, it is the most
appropriate time for persons to enter into Christ’s new
life through baptism. How can it now be a time of joy?
Over the centuries, Lent has become a special
time for fasting, abstinence, communal and private prayer, self-discipline, serving others, study, reflection, and
penance. With the whole Church we re-examine our
priorities, leaving sin and self behind and intensifying
our love and service of God and our neighbors.
If we use these forty days of Lent for honest
Examination and careful “pruning” of our lives, we will
be ready to celebrate the great feast of Easter with our
risen Lord and to be joyful witnesses of the power of his
resurrection in our world so broken by sin.
Our Lady’s February 2, 2015
message to Mirjana:
Class Schedule:
Grades 1-6, Sunday morning;
9:00am-10:15am.
Grades 7-9, Wednesday evening;
6:30pm-7:45pm
February 28; Saturday 9:30am
Confirmation practice with
sponsors and confession.
March 1, 2015 10:30 Mass:
Confirmation
“Dear children!
I am here
among you. I am looking at you
and I love you in the way that
only a mother can. Through the
Holy Spirit who comes through
my purity, I see your hearts and I offer them to
my Son. Already for a long time I have been
asking of you to be my apostles, to pray for
those who have not come to know god’s love. I
am asking for prayer said out of love, prayer
which carries out works and sacrifices. Do not
waste time thinking about whether you are worthy to be my apostles. The Heavenly Father will
judge everyone; and you, love Him and listen to
Him. I know that all of this confuses you, even
my very stay among you, but accept it with joy
and pray that you may comprehend that you are
worthy to work for Heaven. My love is upon
you. Pray that my love may win in all hearts,
because that is the love which forgives, gives
and never stops. Thank you.”
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6th Annual Catholic Women
of Faith Conference
March 7, 2015
At the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola
Under the umbrella of Catholic Women of Faith~ Women
of Action, the theme for the day is Bless Me~ Heal Me~
Saint Me. The featured speaker will be noted author and
TV personality Colleen Carroll Campbell, known by many
from EWTN. Building upon Pope St. John Paul II’s writings about “the feminine genius” and drawing from the
rich writings and examples of six extraordinary women
saints, Ms. Campbell will discuss the uniqueness of the
makeup and vocation of women and will reveal the relevance of the saints to the lives of today’s Christians.
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To all parishioners,
Firefighters and
Retired Firefighters;
2015 Lenten Schedule
Lenten Weekday Masses
7:30am Monday through Friday
Followed by Stations of the Cross
Lenten Reconciliation Service
Wednesday, March 26, 2015 6:00pm
Confessions during Holy Week
will take place
after the 7:30am morning Mass on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only.
Palm Sunday Masses
Vigil Mass: 4:00pm March 31st
Sunday, April 1st: 7:30, 9:00, & 10:30am
Holy Thursday
No Morning Mass.
Annual
Firefighter’s
Memorial Mass
February 22,2015
10:30am
Please join the
Firefighter/Paramedics of Martin County
for this Mass.
10:30am Family Mass
Presentation of the Gifts
February
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Ruth Martucci
Wintercorn Family
6:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper the Holy Eucharist will be transferred from the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel of the Two Hearts into the main
church at 6:00pm Holy Thursday night.
Adoration will then take place following the 6:00pm
Mass of the Lord’s Supper until 8:00pm
The Eucharistic Chapel of the Two
Hearts will be CLOSED all day
Good Friday.
Good Friday (April 3, 2015)
7:30am & 6:00pm Communion service
and Stations of the Cross
3:00pm Stations of the Cross
The Divine Mercy Novena Should begin on
Good Friday.
Holy Saturday 7:45pm
Solemn Easter Vigil Mass
NO 4:00pm Vigil
Mass and NO confessions on Holy Saturday.
Easter Sunday Masses:
7:30. 9:00, & 10:30am
For the month of February the
St. Vincent de Paul
Society will be asking for
donations of toilet issue , paper
towels and laundry detergent to fill
the needs of area families. Please
drop off these items in the basket in the lobby of
the church before Mass or during the week.
April 12
Divine Mercy Sunday
Thank you in advance for your support
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