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May 11, 2014Fourth Sunday of Easter
CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36608
Email: [email protected] ! Website: www.CorpusChristiParish.com
TELEPHONE NUMBERSParish Office: 342-1852 • Fax 342-6313School Office: 342-5474, ext. 1 • Fax 380-0325Rel. Ed. Office: 342-5474, ext. 7 • Fax 380-0325Full-Day Care: 342-2424 • Fax 343-3119Youth Ministry: 342-1852 • Fax 342-6313
PASTORAL STAFFVery Rev. James F. Zoghby, V.F., PastorRev. John S. Boudreaux, Associate PastorDeacon Arthur W. Robbins, DeaconSr. Donna Cooper, R.S.M., Visitation ChaplainMrs. Linda M. Hawkins, Pastoral AssistantMrs. Joan T. McMullen, School PrincipalMrs. Kathleen Q. Jester, Parish Catechetical LeaderMrs. Judi B. Ankiewicz, R.C.I.A. CoordinatorMrs. Colleen DeVoe, Youth Ministry Co-DirectorMrs. Brenda Martens, Youth Ministry Co-DirectorMr. Matthew F. Purvis, Music DirectorMr. Jay H. Henley, Gym Manager
TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE PARISH
Please fill out a Census Form. Census Forms areavailable in the church vestibule and parish office.
COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS & SERVICES
For rental information and kitchen services, please callthe parish office at 342-1852 or 342-1420.
SUNDAY MASSES
Vigil: 5:30 p.m. SaturdayMorning: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.
WEEKDAY MASSES
6:30 a.m.: Monday through Friday8:15 a.m.: Monday through Saturday
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. and by request, particularlyafter the 6:30 & 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses.
BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF SICK
Please call the parish office (342-1852) or informationand scheduling baptism, marriage, anointing of sick.
ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.)
Please see published schedule for specific dates andtimes, or call the parish office (342-1852).
SUNDAY SCHOOL (C.C.D.) Grades K–12, Sundaysduring school year, 10:05-10:55 a.m. in school bldgs.
SCHOOL, SACS-accredited for Grades 3K through 8.For info & registration, please call the school office.
FULL-DAY EARLY LEARNING, for 6-week to 2-yr. olds. For info & registration, please call 342-2424.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Hap p y , Mo th e r’s Day !
Wedding Anniversary CelebrationNext Saturday, May 17, at the 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass
Forms are in the vestibule for couples who, during this year of 2014, have or will have been married for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or 51, 52, 53, etc. years. Those who wish to participate must complete the form. Their names will be Included in the program. They will be called to the altar area for the renewal of their wedding vows. All visitors, friends & parishioners are invited to join the anniversary couples at the reception in the banquet hall.
Forms due by tomorrow, Monday, May 12.
May 18: 3rd Sunday 5:30 p.m. MassOnce a month during the school year. Last one this year
Special Attention:
First Communion Students
Mary’s Day Celebrationat the Cathedral
Sunday, May 18
First Communion students who wish to join in the processionwearing their 1st Communion attire must meet at the entranceof the Cathedral, on the portico, by 9:45 a.m., Sunday, May 18.
As the month of May is set aside to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary,the archdiocese’s annual Mary’s Day celebration will be on Sunday,May 18, at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral-Basilica of the ImmaculateConception. Members of the various Catholic organizations, alongwith First Communion students from throughout the archdiocese, areinvited to join in the procession. The celebration consists of thecrowning ceremony honoring the Blessed Mother and recitation of therosary, and will be followed by the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass.
VBS 2014 — June 16-20
Weird AnimalsLooking for adult volunteers (18 and up) to be station leaders:Drama, Arts and crafts, Cinema, Games, Snack, Sing and danceand nursery. Please email [email protected].
CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOLRegistration for the 2014-2015 school year continues.
We will have two K3 & two K4 classes for 2014-2015 school year.Classes resume Monday, April 28.
Support the Corpus Christi School Annual FundDonations can be made online at
www.corpuschristiparish.com/schoolFor additional information, contact Michael Montgomery at
Cash Bash 2014 — NOW! Sat., May 10, at 7 p.m.
$100 ticket admits two and a chance to win the $10,000 drawdownDinner, music, silent auction, and casino-style games with prizes.
Men of St. JosephTuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m. in the Family Room
Also Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. in the Parish House
All men are welcome to meet for prayer, reading the Gospel, and discussion.
Info: Damian Bell, 639-2522 or 367-4486 or [email protected] Evening Info: Walter Bracewell, 599-1650 or [email protected]
Women of MaryWednesdays, 7 to 8 p.m.
Room 3 (2nd Floor of the Community Center)All women are welcome to meet
for prayer, reading the Gospel, and discussion.Info: Sr. Deborah Kennedy, R.S.M., 753-4872.
Society of St. Vincent de PaulPoor Box, Food, Clothing donations put in the designated places
in the vestibule are distributed by our St. Vincent de Paul Society.“In-Need” Drop Box: This “In-need” drop box is next to the foodpantry drop-off box in the vestibule. Parishioners are encouraged tofill out a card with your need and contact information, and deposit itin the locked drop box. Your information will be held in strictconfidence and a member of our society will contact you.Join the Society of St. Vincent de Paul by attending a meeting.Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wed., 6:30 p.m., Com. Ctr. Conf. Rm. (2nd Flr.)
To obtain assistance, call 432-5173 and leave name & phone no.
Bib le Stu d y Gro u p sSundays, 8:45 -10:45 a.m. in the school counselor's conference
room. Breakfast is served also. We are studying Mark’s Gospel.
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Parish House (except on the 2nd
Tuesday, in the school library). Info: Dave Burchette, 367-6660.Women’s Bible Study: Thursdays, 9:00-10:45 a.m., ConferenceRm., Com.Ctr. Penny Claiborne, 776-5850, [email protected] Joanne Donaghey, 554-6753, [email protected]
SUNDAY SCHOOL (CCD)Classes: 10:05-10:55 a.m. Sunday School participants who are atthe 9:00 a.m. Mass are dismissed with the final blessing.Info: Kathleen Jester, [email protected].
Our Church Bulletins are Online.Please note the instructive insert pages in our Sunday bulletins. More than 3 years’ worth of previous bulletins are available forviewing and/or printing at www.CorpusChristiParish.com: (click the"Sunday Bulletin" tab on the left side of the Church home page.
Please support the advertiserson the back of the bulletin
Their ads enable us to have our bulletins printed by Diocesan Publications at no cost to the parish. Ads are purchased from Diocesan Publications: 1-800-292-9111 or www.diocesan.com.
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA MAY 11, 2014
High School Youth Ministry All 8th Graders and High School Students
You are all invited to join us next Sunday, May 18, at 5:30 p.m. forour last youth Mass & gathering of the school year. We will celebratea special Baccalaureate Mass for our graduating seniors, followed bya cook-out at The Parish House. A special invitation is extended toall high school seniors. We will conclude at 8 p.m. Anyone who wouldlike to play or sing with the choir, please arrive at 4:30 p.m.
Attention All 8th GradersPlease see the above High School Youth Ministry Announcementin this bulletin. You are invited to come next Sunday, May 18 to the5:30 p.m. Mass, followed by a cook-out at The Parish House.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSMeeting: 2nd Tues., May 13, at 7 p.m., at the Parish House.
Contact: Grand Knight, Bob Wheat, 490-9350.
Lighthouse Catholic 80 CD Kiosk
In the vestibule — Provided by the Men of St. Joseph
CD’s are $3 each, or two for $5. Drop payments in the kiosk. Make checkspayable to “Lighthouse”. Info: Jerry Scott [email protected] or 533-2593.
Rotating Choir ~ Hop on anytime!The Choir rotates each weekend, from 5:30 Vigil to 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.:
May 11: 9 a.m. May 18: 11 a.m. May 24: 5:30 p.m.Come to the 7 p.m. practice the Wednesday before in Rm. 4.
Last one until mid-August!
Wednesday Night Dinner5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall
$9.00 for Adults ! $4.00 for Children (Age 12 & under)
May 14: Chicken Pomodora, Meatloaf & Gravy, Egg Noodles,Seasoned Green Peas, Caesar Salad, Strawberry Shortcake,Garlic Bread. Iced Tea, Lemonade, Coffee. Kids: Chicken Tenders/Fries
Must RSVP no later than TUESDAY EVENINGReturn an RSVP Card, or call 342-1852 or email
�BreakfastMonday through Friday, 7:00 to 9:30 a.m. in Banquet Hall
ALSO: Fresh Hot Beignets on Tuesdays! ($2.29 per order)
Pack 29 Cub ScoutsMay 13: Roundup, 7 p.m. May 18: Blue&Gold Banquet, 5-8 p .m.To Join Cub Scouts or for info contact Walter Bracewell 599-1650 or Mike Martin 633-5218 or visit ccspack29.scoutlander.com.
AA — Alanon — OA — CODAAA: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Cougar Den.
Alanon: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.OA: Sat., 9 a.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.
CODA: Tues., 6:45 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.
Thanks for the First Eucharist CelebrationWe thank the First Grade parents who helped with the set up andclean up for the reception, the CCS and CCD teachers who preparedthe students, the volunteers who served as ushers, altar servers andCommunion ministers, and to all participants who served in any way— and for our First Communicants! Congratulations!
Ordinations at the Cathedral – May 31, 10 a.m.Deacon Zachary Lawrence Greenwell will ordained to the priesthood,and Mr. Marcin Dudziak will be ordained to the diaconate.The reception will be at Sacred Heart Residence, 1655 McGill Ave.
Is God Calling You to the Priesthood or Religious Life?Come to the ordinations. Pray and ask for God’s guidance.
Widowed Persons’ Support GroupFor information call parishioner Glen Porter at 666-8977.
“A Biblical Walk Through the Mass” Sean & Cynthia Wentworth will present the 2nd part of this 2-partDVD lecture series in the Adult Education Room of the CorpusChristi Community Center Wed., May 14, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Welcome New ParishionersConniel & Judy Cabalatungan and their son, Cael
Filippo & Mary Lynn Chillemi and children, Eliana and FrancescoKyle Gallagher + Ray & Melinda Haynes + David Martin
Pat Martin + Skyler Salter and his son, Carter
Mother’s Day CarnationsThis weekend, May 11-12$1 donation per carnation.
All proceeds go to Alabama Citizens Right to Life.
MAY 4TH BUILDING FUND ONLINE & COLLECTION: $3,361.50 MAY 4 H TITHING ONLINE & COLLECTION: $28,979.82
Thank You and God Bless YouGod bless all who tithe and contribute to support God's work hereat Corpus Christi, and those who make a special bequest in theirwill for Corpus Christi Church. For info, or to transfer shares ofstock to Corpus Christi Church, contact your stockbroker, or callSteve Setterstrom at Citigroup Global Mkts. at 470-1060.
Offering EnvelopesIf you wish to use Offering Envelopes, just notify the parish office (342-1852). An initial set will be sent toyou right away, and then, every two months, you willreceive a two-month’s supply of envelopes.
Online GivingWith Online Giving you can either make a one-timecontribution or set up a recurring automatic withdrawalfrom a checking or saving or credit card account:Go to www.CorpusChristiParish.com; click “Church”;then click the green Online Giving icon on the side left
of the church’s homepage. Follow the instructions to contribute to thetithing or building fund or special collections. For assistance, call 1-800-348-2886, ext 4, or the parish office, 342-1852.
How Mass wascelebrated in the year 150 A.D.
In the early Church, around the year 150 A.D., JustinMartyr described how the Christians celebrated what wecall “The Mass.”
“On Sunday we have a common assembly of allour members, whether they live in the city or theoutlying districts. The recollections of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long asthere is time. When the reader has finished, the president (presbyter or priest) of the assembly speaks tous (the homily). He urges everyone to imitate the examples of virtue we have heard in the readings. Thenwe all stand up together and pray.”
This corresponds to our “Liturgy of the Word.” “Then we all stand up together and pray” refers to our “Prayersof the Faithful” which was restored to the Mass after the Second Vatican Council.
“When the prayers are over, we embrace each other and exchange a kiss.”The kiss, or “sign of peace” as we call it, was restored to the Mass following the Second Vatican Council,although it was placed later in the Mass, shortly before Communion.
“On the conclusion of our prayer, bread and wine and water are brought forward. The president offersprayers and gives thanks to the best of his ability, and the people give assent by saying, “Amen.” TheEucharist is distributed, everyone present communicates, and the deacons take it to those who areabsent.”
This corresponds to our “Liturgy of the Eucharist.”“...bread and wine and water are brought forward” refers to our “Offertory Procession” or “Presentation of theGifts” which was restored to the Mass after the Second Vatican Council.“...the people give assent by saying, “Amen.” We, too, say “Amen” at the conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer. The word “Amen” means “So be it!”“...and the deacons take it to those who are absent.” After several centuries of non-existence, the permanentdiaconate was restored to the Church after the Second Vatican Council.
“The wealthy, if they wish, may make a contribution, and they themselves decide the amount. Thecollection is placed in the custody of the president, who uses it to help the orphans and widows and allwho for any reason are in distress, whether because they are sick, in prison, or away from home. In aword, he takes care of all who are in need.”
Charity grows naturally out of the Eucharist.
“We hold our common assembly on Sunday because it is the first day of the week, the day on which Godput darkness and chaos to flight and created the world, and because on that same day our savior JesusChrist rose from the dead. For he was crucified on Friday and on Sunday he appeared to his apostlesand disciples and taught them the things that we have passed on for your consideration.”
Justin did not only describe the rite of the Eucharist. He also explained what it meant. In his letter he writes:
“We call this food Eucharist. We do not take it as ordinary food and drink. According to our doctrinethis nourishment, consecrated with a prayer of thanksgiving composed of Christ’s words, is the Flesh andBlood of Jesus.”
Pope Francis has a great devotion to St. Joseph.
He has placed his pontificate under St. Joseph’s protection and was inaugurated aspope on March 19, 2013, the primary feast day of St. Joseph. Last year the popeconsecrated the whole of the Vatican City State to St. Joseph.
One of the few things Pope Francis had sent over from Argentina after his electionwas a wooden statue of St. Joseph. Unfortunately, the head of the statue came offduring the journey to Italy, but the pope saw to it that it was fixed.
The statue is just outside Pope Francis’room in St. Martha’s House (the hotel helives in) and depicts St. Joseph lyingdown and asleep, positions symbolic ofthe Gospel: it is always in his sleep thatJesus’ adoptive Father receives messengers from heaven about Mary, andwhich name the child should take, and warnings about the danger Herodrepresents, causing the flight into Egypt.
The pope writes prayer requests on slips of paper and places them underthe pedestal of the statue, and he has placed so many slips of paper that thestatue is slowly rising in the front!
But Pope Francis said that we have to patient with St. Joseph! He toldsomeone: “You know, you have to be patient with these carpenters. Theytell you they’ll have a piece of furniture in a couple of weeks, and it endsup taking more than a month. But they get the job done, and they do itwell! You just have to be patient!”
The Father loves you!“If the written word of the Bible could be changed into a spoken word and become one single voice, this voice, morepowerful than the roaring sea, would cry out: The Father loves you!”
Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, Papal Preacher
What’s the Good Word?I was returning on a trip on an airplane, and as I was coming back to Detroit, part of the time I spent reading myScriptures. When we landed and got up, the gentleman standing next to me, who had been seated next to me, said,“Well, Father, what’s the good word?”, and I thought, “Well, how do you summarize what’s in the Scriptures?” Whatever you’re reading, the good word always is: God loves us.That’s the good word, the blessed word - God loves us - and we need more and more, again and again, to makeourselves conscious of that: “God loves me. God loves me. We wouldn’t even be here unless God loved us. God hasloved us into being. That’s why we exist, because God loves us. God sustains in us in our very being.”That’s the kind of love that God shows for us and expects us to show to one another: that we love without exception,without condition, without limit. We love one another. Jesus takes it so far as to tell us we must love not just thosewho love us, but we must love even our enemies. Forgive; bring about reconciliation; forgive sin and restrain evil. That’s what we do when we love.”
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
It is true to say that God’s love for us is like that of a
mother... God’s love is tender and merciful, patient andfull of understanding. In the Scriptures and also in theliving memory of the Church, the love of God is indeeddepicted and has been experienced as the compassionatelove of a mother.“Does a woman forget her baby at the breast, or fail tocherish the child of her womb? Even should she forget,I will never forget you.” (Isaiah 49:15)Jesus himself expressed a compassionate [motherly]love when he wept over Jerusalem, and when he said:“O Jerusalem... How often would I have gathered yourchildren as a mother hen gathers her brood under herwings.”
St. John Paul II
Each and every one of us is an object of God’s undying
love. We know that God’s eyes are always upon us,even when things seem very bleak. God is, indeed, ourFather. Even more, God is our Mother – not wanting tohurt us, but only to do good for us, all of us.
Pope John Paul I
Like a small child still totally dependent on his mother,
but old enough to recognize his need, Christians mustacknowledge their dependence on God. The image ofthe mother and child is a sign of the tender and maternallove of God.
Pope Benedict XVI
Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child
on her lap, to feed and caress him, in like manner ourloving God shows his fondness for His beloved soulswho have given themselves entirely to Him and haveplaced all their hope in His goodness.
St. Alphonsus Ligouri
Mary, Our Mother,Queen of Peace,
Pray for us now.
Grant to us the priceless giftof peace,of forgiving all wrongs andharboring no grudges,for the reconciliation of allpeople as brothers andsisters.
May violence and warfare cease. May dialogue grow
and may people live in peace with each other.May new ways of justice and prosperity open up.We ask this of you whom we invoke as Queen of Peace now and at the hour of our death!
We entrust to you the victims of injustice and violence,
and all those who have died in naturaldisasters, all those who at the hour of their deathturn to you as mother and patron, so that with youwe may glorify together the Father, Son and theHoly Spirit. Amen
St. John Paul II
