P.O. Box 6310 Fernandina Beach, FL 32035 corner of North Fourth & Broome Streets 904-261-3472

ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 5, 2017

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE As children we sang the lively song This Little Light of Mine. The words, of course, are based on today’s Gospel, in which we are called as disciples to be salt and light for the world. Children are uninhibited about sharing their faith. It’s only when we grow older that we prefer to hide our light under a bushel basket because our culture tends not to emphasize discipleship. The message in this week’s readings is clear: in order to give glory to God through our discipleship, we must show the light of Christ in our words and deeds. Not an easy thing for inhibited adults. Often we may think of salt and light in terms of what we do for others, but it can be just as important not to do something, such as getting angry with the stranger on the road, or telling an offensive joke.

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — If you share your food with the hun-gry, provide housing for the homeless, then light shall break forth upon you (Isaiah 58:7-10). Psalm — The just man is a light in the darkness to the upright (Psalm 112). Second Reading — My message to you, says Paul, was not clever words of wisdom but the proclamation of Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 2:1-5). Gospel — You are the salt of the earth, the light of the world. In your good deeds your light shines before others, leading them to glorify God (Matthew 5:13-16).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12,

24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1- 10 Sunday: Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 [20- 22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37]

GIVING When you give, see that you give that which multi-plies in giving.

—Raymond Lull

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

When the custom of the stational liturgies was revived in the city of Rome in the early days of the twentieth century, the papal liturgy for Good Friday was appro-priately housed in the stational church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, the Holy Cross of Jerusalem. The church is off the tourist track today, but true pil-grims would never miss it. It stands on the grounds of the Sessorian Palace, the home of the Empress St. He-lena, mother of Constantine. She dedicated her life to finding the true cross of Christ in Jerusalem, and de-sired to found a church in Rome for people who could not make the long and dangerous trip to the Holy Land. Eventually, it came to house relics of the cross. When the pope fled the city of Rome for Avignon, the religious institutions of Rome collapsed and the church was abandoned. Centuries later it was given into the care of monks. Amazingly, it concealed a for-gotten treasure. In 1492 repairmen took down a brick wall and discov-ered a niche with the inscription “Title of the Cross,” and within, an ancient wooden tablet on which was carved the inscription dictated by Pilate for the cross of Christ in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. No one is cer-tain that this is authentic, although its discovery was enough to give the church great prestige among pil-grims. The veneration of the relic of the cross located here was a factor in shaping our restored Holy Week.

"SOUTH PACIFIC CRUISE" ABOARD THE SS ST. MICHAEL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th,

2017 Tickets go on sale February 1st at

$20.00 per ticket

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED—ONLY 160 SEATS AVAILABLE

Buy a Seat or a Table Children welcome

Captain’s Table can be purchased for $1,000.00

with 7 seats available MUST purchase entire table

AMAZING POLYNESIAN FOOD

STAR STUDDED DINNER ENTERTAINMENT AFTER DINNER PROFESSIONAL SHOW

FEATURING PRINCE PELE'S POLYNESIAN REVUE

Drinks available Benefitting the St. Michael Religious and Youth

Formation Programs

OUTREACH HEALTH MINISTRY Please join us for the celebration of our new Outreach Health Ministry. Kickoff will be Thursday, February 9th at 4:00pm in the Parish Hall. The Ministry team will host an overview of the health ministry and what it will provide for our parish.

BOOK CLUB

The Book Club will begin a two month journey discussing St.

Teresa’s book; No Greater Love, which is available at the Gift Shop.

They will be meeting on Monday,

Feb. 6 at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall.

All parishioners are welcome.

Please RSVP: 904-261-3472 or

StMichaelCCW@gmail.com.

QUILT RAFFLE

The CCW will be holding a quilt raffle. The wonderful hand-made quilt can be seen in the Parish Gift Shop. Tickets are $2 each, or three for $5; and are available in the Parish Gift

Shop. The winner will be picked on Feb. 25th. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the DDC (Day Drop-In Center, on 8th St.)

THREE BASIC LENTEN DICIPLINES

FASTING Fasting expresses our desire to find happiness in God rather than in the satisfaction of our physical needs. The control we gain over our appetites helps us recog-nize more deeply that all true and lasting pleasure comes from God. Knowing this, we are freed to gratefully accept food and savor it, or to avoid or limit foods that we know are unhealthy for us. Through fasting, our relationship to ourselves is reoriented to-ward God.

ALMSGIVING

Almsgiving provides assistance to the poor among us and helps us recognize God as the true source of our security. Property and wealth exercise less control over us when we give away or share our wealth out of love for God and for others. Almsgiving is a way of bringing our relationship to others into the orbit of Christ’s love.

PRAYER Prayer changes our relationship to God. Through prayer, we admit our need for a power that is greater than ourselves. We acknowledge our limitations and let go of the drive to control everything. In the proc-ess, we open ourselves to all that God has to offer us.

CCW The Council of Catholic Women will hold their Feb-ruary general meeting on Monday, February 13th in the Parish Hall. There will be light appetizers begin-ning at 6:30pm and the one hour meeting will begin at 7:00pm. All women of the parish are invited and welcome.

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS OFFERING!

Registered Families 1632 January 15, 2017 Offertory $18,687.75 On Line Offertory 1,520.00 Children’s Collection 40.20 Debt Reduction 675.06 On Line Debt Reduction 25.00 The SECOND COLLECTION this weekend is for the Catholic Relief Services. January 22,2017 Offertory $13,062.88 On Line Offertory 1,699.00 Children’s Collection 38.66 Debt Reduction 250.00 On Line Debt Reduction 185.00 Respect Life $2,673.70

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND………. FRIDAY LENTEN FISH DINNERS

Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend the Lenten Fish Dinners offered again this year in our Parish Hall. The dates are: March 10th, March 17th, March 24th, March 31st and April 7th. The dinner will NOT be available on Good Friday, April 14th. Following the Stations of the Cross in church, you may purchase your tickets at our parish hall when you go to the hall for dinner.

WORLD DAY FOR

CONSECRATED LIFE In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd. This Feast is also known as Candlemas Day; the day on which candles are blessed symbolizing Christ who is the light of the world. So too, those in consecrated life are called to reflect the light of Jesus Christ to all peoples. The celebration of World Day for Conse-crated Life is transferred to the following Sunday in order to highlight the gift of consecrated persons for the whole Church.

Sat. Feb. 4 (5pm) Elizabeth Barry by St. Michael Visitation Ministry Sun. Feb. 5 (8am) Tom O’Hagan by Paul Donovan Sun. Feb. 5 (10am Anne & Andy Hammer by Dan Hammer & family Sun. Feb. 5 (12noon) Parishioners of St. Michael Mon. Feb. 6 (8:30am) Charlie Steinkamp by Ken & Pat Dalton Tues. Feb. 7 (6pm) Roy Olivant by Anne Olivant Wed. Feb. 8 (8:30am) Joseph Reamer by Van & Ann Garber Thurs. Feb. 9 (8:30am) John Bogush by Ed Bogush & family Fri. Feb. 10 (8:30am) John Joyce by Paul Kayser Sat. Feb. 11 (5pm) Bill Lauerman by Liz Lauerman Sun. Feb. 11 (8am) Raymond Dixon by St. Michael Visitation Ministry Sun. Feb. 11 (10am) John Soller by Mary Soller Sun. Feb. 12 (12noon) Parishioners of St. Michael Please pray for the sick and all requests in our Prayer Request Book. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Betty Davis Feener, mother of Fr. Ernie Davis, for Ruth Fenn, mother of Mark Fenn, for Rose Rizzo Mola, sister of Marie Fenn, and for former parishioner Sylvia Ferreira. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scouting Sunday Monday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Wednesday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita Friday: St. Scholastica; Tu B’Shvat (the Jewish new year of trees) begins at sunset Saturday: Our Lady of Lourdes; Blessed Virgin Mary; World Day of the Sick

“Light shines through the dark-

ness for the upright.” Psalm 112:4

YOUTH MINISTRY Walt Edwards: 261-3472

MUSIC DIRECTOR Denise Ziegler: 654-3855

ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH Corner of North Fourth & Broome Streets P.O. Box 6310 Fernandina Beach, FL 32035

Parish Office - 505 Broome Street - Phone - 904-261-3472 Fax - 321-1901 Email: smjdean@bellsouth.net ALL EMERGENCIES: 904-277-6566 Website: www.stmichaelscatholic.com

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 pm Sunday Masses: 8:00 am—10:00 am—12:00 noon Confessions: Saturday: 4:00-4:45 pm or by appointment Daily Masses: 8:30 am Mon., Wed., Thurs., & Fri. 6:00 pm Tues. Holy Days Vigil: 6:00 pm Holy Day 8:30 am & 6:00 pm

MINISTRY TO SICK & HOMEBOUND Weekly visits and monthly Communion Services are held at Sa-vannah Grand, Quality Health Care and Jane Adams House. Visits by Priest or Extraordinary Minister can be arranged by calling 261-3472.

MATRIMONY Marriage preparation for couples who wish to be married in a Catholic ceremony must meet with their parish priest at least eight months prior to the wedding date.

R.C.I.A. For those seeking to learn more about the Catholic faith, call 261-3472.

RELIGIOUS FORMATION Classes are available for grades 1—7. Sacrament preparation is available for Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation on Sun-days from 10:30 am—11:45 am. Call the parish office, 261-3472.

ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY Pre-K—Grade 8 Principal—Dr. Christopher Hampton Call 321-2102 for information Email: smacad@smacad.org Website: www.smacad.org

St. Michael Catholic Church Mission Statement We are the body of Christ at St. Michael’s Parish, called to: Gather for Worship, Celebrate the Paschal

Mysteries, Preach the Gospel, Minister to Others, Be Witnesses to the World.

Rev. Jose Kallukalam, Pastor

Deacon Art Treadwell

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