MOST HOLY REDEEMER CATHOLIC CHURCH 8523 NORMANDY BOULEVARD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32221-6701

(904) 786-1192 FAX: (904) 786-4224 E-MAIL: MHRJAX@MHRJAX.ORG PARISH WEBSITE: WWW.MHRJAX.ORG OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 A.M.– 4:00 P.M.

REV. TIMOTHY LOZIER, PASTOR

PARISH STAFF/PERSONNEL

PASTOR REV. TIMOTHY LOZIER EXT. 226 or timlozier@gmail.com DEACON EMERITUS DEACON JOHN “JACK” H. BAKER

904.378.1452 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/YOUTH

MINISTRY SHARON TOMORE EXT. 228 or

stomore@mhrjax.org BOOKKEEPER/OFFICE MANAGER SUSAN DYER EXT. 223 or

Sdyer@mhrjax.org RCIA Coordinator Evelyn Hinkle Ext. 225 or

evelynhinkle@comcast.net SECRETARY/BULLETIN EDITOR BETSY HARRIS EXT. 221 or

bharris@mhrjax.org DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY EILEEN GILLOOLY EXT. 224 or

egillooly@mhrjax.org SPANISH MUSIC MINISTRY Juan Carlos Portillo & Daysi

R. Portillo 904.924.5329 jcarport@hotmail.com DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE ED SUNDY EXT. 229 PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT STEVE CARLSON HOME PHONE: 412.1214 STEVENCARLSON634@GMAIL.COM FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIR JOHN SIMMONS jcspops51@comcast.net MASSES FOR THE LORD’S DAY SATURDAY VIGIL AT 5:30 P.M. SUNDAY AT 8:00 AND 10:30 1 P.M. SPANISH MASS WEEKDAY MASSES 8:30 A.M. ON WED, THURS, & FRIDAYS. (9:00 A.M. ON NATIONAL HOLIDAYS) TUESDAY AT 7:00 P.M.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 9 A.M.- 4 P.M.

Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday/Lent kick-off

Lee & Toni Woods, Stanley Leverock, Carolyn Cassidy,

Dory Raquipiso, Joan Sterling, Armando Reyes, Josh Childers, Juanita Rall, Alice Fuco, Kathy & Butch God-bold, Colin Hof, Eliza Anne Pastorin, Judith Soucie, Christopher Bunker, Romeo Garcia, Kat Cynia Sampilo, William Phelan, June Yorty, Kate Dahl, Larry Nye,Sonny Boy Griffin, John McFarland, John Walsh, Sabine and Lumenes Louis Jeune, Carol Barton, Jan Chiofolo, Jim & Kit Carryl, Jan Chochowsky, Gloria Adams, Mary, James & Tonya Trythall, Sue Ewald, Lillian Meade, Pen-ny McLaughlin, Patti Reese, Craig S., Betty Flaynik, No-valee Glenn, Austin Dimech, Mike Gillooly, Cathy Cook, Jim Rose, Patti Brown, Kristina M. Bane, Pat Vogel, Kay Dettmann, Kathy Leroux, Sara Fiorani, Rosa Maria Lopez, Bill Talamas, Ras Kuzminiski, Eva Miller, Delores Pollard, Bob Williams, Ray Wittenauer, Carolyn Ray, Margaret Ann Carswell, Kay Lourcey, Irene Loczowski, Nathan Brennan, Vlad Pytyak Edith Medina, Marie Si-gnorelli, Cari Skelton, Janis Couvon O’Rourke, Eileen Henderlite, and Ayana Cloer.

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Mon./Lunes Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tues./Martes Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednes/Miércoles Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14,17-18;Jn 5:17-30 Thurs./Jueves 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rm 4:13:16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday/Viernes Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17 -21, 23; Jn 7:1-2,10, 25-30 Satur./Sábado Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc -12; Jn 7:40-53 Sun./Domingo Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3 -7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] “Your words, O Lord, are spirit and life. You have the words of everlasting life!”

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:00 a.m. + John Gracar, Sr. by the Toomey Family Sunday, 10:30 a.m. + Joyce Thrift by MHR CCW Sunday-Spanish-1 p.m. Pro Populo (For the people of MHR) Monday No Mass Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. + Paul Yorty III by Berny & Sue Foerster Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving by the Avena Family Thursday, 8:30 a.m. + Connie Esser by the Stoeffler Family 7:00 p.m. Lenten Penance Service Friday, 8:30 a.m. + Pat Self by the Stoeffler Family Saturday, 5:30 p.m. + Miguel Angel Cejas Zavala by Diala Cerda Sunday, 8:00 a.m. + Ralph Gordon by Mary Thayer Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Sunday-Spanish-1 p.m. Pro Populo (For the people of MHR)

Dios no envió a su Hijo para condenar al mundo, sino para que el mundo se salvara por él.— Juan 3:17

Sunday Men’s Group 8:45 am-10:15 am Angels Hall Monday Welcome-Returning Catholic Class w/ Deacon Jack 7 pm church office Duval Cty Public Schools on Spring Break Tuesday Spanish Ministry 10 am & 7 pm Angels Hall Wednesday Dancercise 7 pm Bizier Hall Thursday MHR Reconciliation Service 7 pm Friday MHR Sewing Circle 9:30 am Angels Hall Soup Supper 5 p.m. Stations of the Cross 7 pm Spanish Ministry 7 pm Angels Hall Saturday 1st Communion Retreat 9 am Social Hall

Needed each week ........................................... $15,330.00 Last Sunday’s Offertory ..................................... 9,175.05 Debt Reduction ................................................ $12,652.00

will be cleaning the church at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st. You are welcome to come and join us. Extra hands are always needed/wanted.

CAN BE DONATED, IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE ($20) OR THE SANCTUARY CANDLE

CAN BE LIT ($10) FOR A WEEK. CALL THE OFFICE AND WE’LL

SET IT UP FOR YOU.

5:30 (Vigil) Mass – Rose, L. 8:00 a.m. – Cox, K. 10:30 a.m. – Torres, Elisa

Readings for the Week LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

THIS WEEK

In Need of Prayer

God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. — John 3:17

THE CHURCH CARE TEAM # 3

Gift Bearers for Next Sunday

BREAD & WINE

Our JEA bill averages $770.00 per week?

Fourth Sunday of Lent/ Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma Page Three

>>> CREATED FOR GREATNESS, Discovering

God’s Plan for Love, Life and True Happiness is a program being launched in the fall at the request of Bishop Estevez for young people entering 7th and 8th grade. This program utilizes components of THEOLOGY OF THE BODY curriculum, to aid parents in navigating tough questions on sex, love, chasti-ty, and vocations, to name a few. Parents are encouraged to attend one of four PARENT INFO NIGHTs held throughout the diocese, from 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. : Monday, March 23rd – St. Matthew’s Parish- Jacksonville Tuesday, March 24th - San Sebastian Parish-St. Augustine Wednesday, March 25th – St. Patrick’s Parish -Jacksonville Thursday, March 26th– St. Madeleine’s Parish-High Springs Questions? Call Erin 262-3200 or EMcGeever@dosafl.com. >>> "Bishop John J. Snyder High School is looking for families to host an international student for the 2015-2016 school year. Hosting an international student is a rewarding experience for local families and for the student. To host, you need to provide a room, meals, and be willing to incorporate your student into your family life. You do not need to have a student at BJS to host, but you must be willing to help the international student enjoy activities at the high school. A monthly stipend is included for host families and students have their own spending money. There is an infor-mation meeting on Thursday, March 26th at 6:30pm at the Tierney Center at BJS. All are welcome .Call Shelley Gudzak for more information at 904-771-1029." >>> Sisters of St. Joseph Spring Sidewalk Sale, Saturday, March 28th, 32 Aviles (Miguel O’Reilly House ) St. St. Augustine, FL, 10 am to 3 pm. Crafts made by the hands of the Sisters ( baby items, candles, pottery, paintings, totes, bookmarks, cards and more. Visit www.ssjfl.org for info. >>>Please join Women’s Help Center as we Cele-brate the Footprints of Life annual fundraising Gala Thurs-day, April 16th, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront. . Spe-cial Guest Senator Rick Santorum keynote speaker with Bish-op Estevez as our guest of honor. Doors open at 5:30 pm, dinner and program at 6:30 pm. This is a free event, reserva-tions are required. Call 398-5143, email bdamato@whcjax.com or on line at www.whcjax.com >>>JOB OPS: If interested, in any of the three positions listed below please contact Ginger Eddy 904-287-2525 x 25

or send resume to geddy@marywoodcenter.org. Part-time Bed and Breakfast Caretaker for Marywood Retreat Center Inn. No onsite residency. Responsibilities include house-keeping for Inn, 4 bedrooms and meal preparation for break-fast. Work flexible hours. Part-time Housekeeper for Mary-wood Retreat Center – Marywood Retreat Center is seeking part-time experienced housekeepers occasionally on week-ends. It is a great opportunity to work for the Diocese of St. Augustine in an excellent work environment. Part-time Setup/Maintenance employee. Marywood Retreat and Conference Center is seeking a part-time (Setup/Maintenance) employee charged with keeping Marywood prepared for meetings and other events. Work hours are 9:00 am to 2:00 pm four days a week. Work days might vary (usually Monday thru Fri-day). Duties include lifting (tables etc.), setup, cleaning, and basic maintenance.

AROUND OUR DIOCESE Penance Service will be held on

Thursday, March 19th at 7 p.m. Extra pr iests will be available to hear your confession. Let’s come to-gether as we continue to prepare for the celebration of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection.

To celebrate the glory of the season, we offer you the opportunity to remember

and honor your relatives and friends, (living and deceased) through a floral remembrance. The funds collected will be used to decorate the church during the Easter Season. A special bul-letin insert will be printed listing the remembrances. Envelopes are located on the back tables of the church and need to be re-turned by Sunday, March 29th, for inclusion in the bulletin.

T h e stations of the Cross on Friday, March 27th will be "Mary's Way of the Cross". which follows the mother of Jesus as she walks the road to Calvary, where Christ was crucified, emphasizing her sense of surrender " I knew it had to be so I walked on

silently". Enter an intimate journey of faith through a reflec-tion that will unite one's own pain and suffering with Jesus on the cross through the sorrowful heart of his Mother.

Easter Floral

MHR Lenten Reconciliation

NOT YOUR ORDINARY STATIONS OF THE CROSS.

to Fr. Tim, MHR SOS (bereavement) Committee, Eileen and Evelyn (music

ministry), Sarinthia and Gina (Sacristans) and all the thoughts and prayers from our MHR parish family. Your support was so appreciated at this time. —From the Family of Creola Woods

Thank you

will be held here, at MHR on Thursday, March 26th at 7 p.m.

in Angels Hall. If you have a child under the age of 7, that you would like to have baptized, please call Sha-ron Tomore at the parish office, 786-1192, x 228 to pre register.

Baptism Class

The Diocese of Saint Augustine treats all alle-gations of sexual misconduct seriously and deals with all allega-tions in a prompt, confidential and thorough manner. To Report Abuse Call: Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator (904) 262-3200, ext. 129, or Dept. of Children and Families, 1-800-96Abuse

La Diocesis de San Augustine le da seria con-sideracion a toda accusasion de mala conducta

sexual y dispone de todos dichos casos de manera pronta, com-pleta y confidencial. Para reportar tal abuso, llame a: Coordina-dor Diocesano de Auxilio a Victimas (904) 262-3200, ext. 129 o Dept. de Niños y Familias del Estado de la Fl 1-800-962-2873)

ATTENTION

ATTENCIÓN

The NEHEMIAH ASSEMBLY is fast approaching. Justice ministry

network members will be contacting you, please be open to them, we have been increasing our numbers each year. Keep in mind 52/1, most of us attend Mass at least 52 times a year, can we not give one evening to stand up for JUSTICE,as GOD HAS COMMANDED us to? Please call if you have any questions, PAT MEISNER, CELL # 334-3534.

ICARE UPDATE