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200 N. Orange Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236 Telephone 941-366-4210 Fax 941-954-8434

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Parish Office Hours Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rev. R. Patrick Wilson, S.A.C. Rev. Jan Rykala, S.A.C.

Rev. Krzysztof “Chris” Frost, S.A.C. Rev. John Cao, C.R.M., Hospital Chaplain

Rev. George “Jerry” Hogan, Circus Chaplain Rev. Deacon William Ladroga

Rev. Deacon C. Patrick Macaulay Rev. Deacon Robert Gaitens

Rev. Deacon Vern Smith Rev. Deacon Kevin Monahan Sr. Cathy Bonfield, S.S.N.D. Br. Lawrence Skitzki, C.S.C. Br. William Dygert, C.S.C.

Parish Staff Sara Brinn, Office Manager/Parish Secretary

Virginia Bray, Music Director Gina Snode, Business Manager/Bookkeeper

Patricia Sileo, Director of Religious Education Teressa McCoy, Administrative Assistant

Pamela Paulson, Reception/Data Entry Rose Ann Runnells, Sacristan

Cori Stannish, Sacristan Janet Cocco, Sacristan

Miguel Jimenez, Facilities Manager

Very Rev. Fausto Stampiglia S.A.C., Pastor

Mass Schedule Saturday

7:30 a.m. & 8:30a.m. - Church 4 p.m. Vigil - Church & Parish Hall

5:30 p.m. Vigil - Parish Hall

Sunday 7:30 a.m. - Parish Hall

9 a.m. - Church (Family) & Parish Hall 10:30 a.m. - Church & Parish Hall

12 p.m. English - Church 12 p.m. Vietnamese - Parish Hall

5:30 p.m. - Parish Hall

Weekday 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 12 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. - Church

Eucharistic Adoration Carosella Chapel (Reservation Required) Tuesday thru Thursday 10 a.m. - Noon

Confessions Confessional window in Courtyard

Saturday 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday thru Friday 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Hol Communion Confessional window in Courtyard

Saturday 4 - 4:30 p.m. & 5:30 - 6 p.m. Sunday 9 - 9:30 a.m., 10:30 - 11 a.m.,

12 - 12:30 p.m., and 5:30 - 6 p.m.

Baptism Class - 2nd Monday of each month from 7 - 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall. No need to RSVP

January 17, 2021

The obligation to attend Sunday Mass is dispensed until into the New Year (date to be given at a later time).

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all siblings of one divine Father, and we must cherish and defend human life FROM WOMB TO TOMB: from the unborn, the poor, the homeless, the disadvantaged, to the prisoners, the refugees, the hungry, the sick elders, the oppressed women, the abused children. We must be Jesus’ people of light, love, forgiveness and compassion. We clerics love you all. By the way, please obtain the bishop’s permission before affixing flyers to the car windshields of our parishioners in the church parking lot: Thank you.

Today, we begin the Sunday Cycle B, the year of the Gospel of Mark. The “Messianic Secret” is the theme of Mark’s Christology, that is, his understanding of Jesus is stated immediately… the “Good News of Jesus, Messiah, Son of God.” (1:1) Mark’s purpose is not to prove this statement, but to unfold its implications for faith and discipleship. He uses the perplexing “Messianic Secret” to convey a proper understanding of Jesus’ life. Demons acclaim Him as Son of God, but he silences them. At other times, Jesus tells people who have experienced His power to remain silent. Two things are communicated: first, knowledge of Jesus’ identity comes from superhuman power, either that of the heavens or of the demons; second, proper confession of Jesus should not be made on the basis of the miracles, but only after following Him to the cross. The first human in Mark who correctly addresses Jesus as Son of God is the centurion who, at the moment of Jesus’ death, says, “Truly this man was the Son of God.” (15:39)

Today’s gospel is presenting John the Baptist as the author of the famous sentence, “Behold, the Lamb of God,” which we Catholics repeat at every Mass before Holy Communion. This sentence originated, like the Baptism Rite, with John the Baptist and cannot be truly understood unless we go back to the animal sacrifices so common at the time of Jesus. In our case, the sacrifice of a lamb, symbol of the Easter (Passover) meal, was slain for the sins of the family offering the sacrifice. John the Baptist prophesied about Jesus sacrificing His life for the salvation of all mankind. If you read last Sunday’s bulletin, you must have grasped the full significance of John’s and Jesus’ Baptism.

Then Jesus saw that two disciples of John, maybe in awe of the voices heard during Jesus’ baptism or by John’s proclamation, were following him: “What are you looking for?” Jesus asked and then “Come…” And one of the two, Andrew, went to find his brother Simon to whom Jesus promptly prophesied: “You’ll be called Cephas,” in Greek ‘Petros’, in Latin ‘Petrus’, in modern English ‘Peter’, but by its Latin root, it should be properly translated ‘Rocky’ from Cephas = Rock.

I guess that we should ourselves answer Jesus message today in his question: “What are you looking for?” This question from Jesus should give us pause in our daily running of our life, as God’s message in Psalm 45 (46): “Stop, know I’m God.” In these times of epidemic, pandemic, testing and vaccines, when we get fearful, confused, angry at the world, and doubtful about what to do and where to turn, Jesus is calling us to stop our panic, put all anxieties aside for a minute, and listen to God message, just when human distress hits us so strongly, and in the silence of our consciences, we can find God again,

From Our Pastor, Fr. Fausto …

My Dear Friends, This Friday, January 22, we Catholics, celebrate the infamous anniversary of the 1973 SCOTUS “Roe vs. Wade” decision, which gave free permission to the mothers to murder their innocent babies until birth and even beyond, if a botched abortion ended in an alive birth. Our beloved Bishop Dewane will celebrate here in our St. Martha the 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass (with an optional overflow Mass in the Parish Hall), fervently asking God to stop the slaughter of the innocents. This Mass will be live streamed on the Diocese of Venice and St. Martha websites. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, seating will be limited at both locations, and reservations should be made at dioceseofvenice.org/2021prayerwalk. If you can, my friends, join in prayer and maybe offering a special personal sacrifice as we do on Ash Wednesday. A second Pro Life Holy Mass will be celebrated at noon, for the faithful who work downtown. This Wednesday January 20, we US citizens will see the swearing of our 46th President: Joseph Biden, the second baptized Catholic after our lamented great John Kennedy, murdered in 1963. Biden will be the new captain of our USA ship: we citizens and residents are all together in this ship, and we must pray that the captain takes the right course avoiding sand bars and submerged rocks. Let’s pray that the Mother of Jesus, the Star of the Sea, protect all of us, in these tragic days. Just a year ago, our country was enjoying great economic prosperity and a quiet international peace. All changed with the Chinese Coronavirus, creating a repeat of the Spanish flu of 1918-19 causing financial havoc in the entire globe, with millions of sick people; here in our country we had a million sick people with almost 400,000 fatalities. And how we can grasp the untold pain and suffering of the sick, of those who lost their job and their dear ones, the disruption of the nations’ governments and commercial trades. And here in our good ol’ USA, beside closed schools, stadiums, churches, factories, since last March, we have witnessed night after night to riots with looting, burning of businesses and homes, killings and civil disorder, rending the fabric of our society and culminating recently with the criminal frightening breaking into our Capitol and Congress. As an immigrant (Non-quota minister) I was sent by my superior to Harlem (1964-75) when mobs took to the streets in the1960’s and 1970’s, and it was deja vu again but with a frightening new twist: division in our Catholic Church, with Catholics expressing in church more their political views than Jesus’ message, which my fellow priests, deacons and I for the last 30 years as pastor have tried to communicate. I can confess that my heart is broken in seeing such hatred of one another: how can we go to receive Jesus in our hateful vengeance-full hearts? In preparing this bulletin I was asking Mary and the Holy Spirit to give me light, and after literally hours of prayer, Jesus message came to me to remind us all about his desire “THAT ALL OF THEM -my disciples- BE ONE AS YOU FATHER AND I ARE ONE.” Comforted by Jesus message, and instructed by our gentle Pope Francis, I’m being reassured that even in these days of fear and confusion in our beloved land, so exceptionally blessed in resources by our Creator, we parishioners of St. Martha are

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remembering His words of support and consolation, as when the Apostles in their boat tossed by the wind, blinded by lightning, frightened by thunders, pelted by heavy rain: “DO NOT BE AFRAID, IT IS I.” Yes, our creator, our Savior Jesus, our crazy lover of all of us, is asking “Whom are you still looking for? I’m with you, inside your hearts, still carrying you in my arms … fear not my little children, cling to my heart you will never be alone”.

Friday, January 22, is the feast of St. Vincent Pallotti, the founder of the Society of Catholic Apostolate, colloquially referred to as “Pallottines,” of priests, brothers, sisters and lay associates.

St. Vincent was born in 1795 in Rome (Italy), where he died in 1850. Pope Pius XII declared Vincent “Blessed” in 1950, and Pope Saint John XXIII declared him “Saint” in 1963. St. Vincent was an innovator. His studies of Sacred Scripture, tradition and theology convinced him that the mission and responsibility of spreading the Faith was incumbent on all baptized people, lay people as well as clergy. He established the Society of the Catholic Apostolate to carry out his vision.

Today, throughout the world, we Pallottines number about 2400 priests and brothers, some 4000 sisters and approximately 175,000 associate lay persons. The mission of our Society is clear and simple: “The sanctification of all peoples and the spread of the Catholic faith, to be brought about primarily through the reunification of all Churches of the East and West.” Jesus’ prayer was: “that all may be one, Father, as you and I are one.”

As we celebrate the memory of this Roman priest, we are also, in a sense, celebrating our standing as disciples, indeed as apostles, heeding the command of Jesus to “go and preach.” Fr. Patrick, Fr. Chris, Fr. Jan, and I are happy to serve you, God’s good family of St. Martha, in reaching the goal of becoming “perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect.” We are happy to have in our service the help of our diocesan clergy and religious.

Our beloved Holy Father has instituted a special year - from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021 - dedicated to St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus and Patron of the Universal Church, on the 150th Anniversary (1870-2020) from Pius IX proclamation of such patronage. St. Joseph has been a beloved, tender, loving father. He was obedient and accepting believer of “God’s will.” He was courageous, working dad, who prefer to remain in the shadow of Jesus and Mary, a subline example of true humility and trust in God. Let’s pray to Him:

To you, St. Joseph, we bring all the fears and anxieties that weighs us down. This pandemic has attached God’s people, bringing much illness, sorrow and death. We ask you, dearest St. Joseph, to be our guide along with very dark path, for you are the model of faith, courage and fidelity that we need so desperately. May the Lord send forth the purifying fire of the Holy Spirit, to end this outbreak of disease and renew the hearts of the faithful. Guide us to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your beloved bride, and to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the hope of all humanity. O St. Joseph, pray ceaselessly for us during this time of suffering, fear and great mourning. May this current pain inflicted upon mankind be transformed by the power of Christ’s cross and lead to a new springtime of hope and devotion. Amen.

Sunday, January 31, begins Catholic Schools Week; it ends on Friday, February 5. There will be an Open House

Don’t forget your mask!

on Thursday, February 4 from 8:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Please plan to visit the school on that day to tour and celebrate with our children, and to observe and join in our celebration of who we are as a “family.” St. Martha school is a recipient of a national “Blue Ribbon” award, and not only exhibits academic excellence, but also shines the light of the living faith. Everyone is invited.

This Sunday, is the annual collection for the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean. Your generosity to this collection is invaluable to the future of the faith in this region. Your donations will fund catechesis, marriage and family life programs and seminarian formation. Please support programs like these with a joyful and generous heart, and give extra generously in this week’s collection.

Smile, God loves you and so does Fr. Fausto with your St. Martha clergy:

Fathers Patrick, Jan, Chris, John, & Jerry Deacons Bill, Patrick, Robert, Vern and Kevin Sister Cathy and Brothers Lawrence & William

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Bulle n Email: tmccoy@stmartha.org Pastor Email: pastor@stmartha.org

never to intentionally kill, or collude in the killing, of any innocent human life, no matter how broken, unformed, disabled or desperate that life may seem. In other words, the choice of certain ways of acting is always and radically incompatible with the love of God and the dignity of the human person created in His image.”

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops “Living the Gospel of Life,” © 1998 USCCB.

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Our Carosella Chapel is now open for Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday through

Thursday from 10 a.m. to Noon. Due to social distancing, four people will be allowed in the

Chapel at a time and masks must be worn. Times will be in 1/2 hour increments, and you must call the Parish Office to reserve a time.

(You are welcome to stay longer or walk-in if spots are available.)

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Dedicate a candle in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special event! Candles are lit on the first business

day of each month and the donation is $25 per candle for one month or $240

per candle for one year. To light a candle or for more information, visit

or contact the Parish Office.

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What are the benefits? It is a more efficient and consistent form of stewardshipNo checks (this saves you $$$)Environmentally friendlyNo missing donations while on vacation You can register for online through We Share Visit our website at www.stmartha.org Under Ways to Give click Offertory Click on the red button Click Here to Donate Now

If you have any questions, contact Teressa McCoy at 366-4210 ext. 3251

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“There is such a wide spectrum of issues involving the protection of human life and the promotion of human dignity. Good people frequently disagree on which problems to address, which policies to adopt and how best to apply them. But for citizens and elected officials alike, the basic principle is simple: We must begin with a commitment

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Anniversary Masses - All couples celebrating 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, or more than 50 years of marriage are invited by Bishop Frank J. Dewane to an Anniversary Mass in their honor. This year, considering the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, each location will have two Masses to allow for appropriate social distancing. The Masses are 10:00 a.m. and noon on Feb. 6, 2021, Epiphany Cathedral, 350 Tampa Ave. W., Venice, FL. All registration is being handled through your local Parish. Please reserve seats at least one week before the Mass you wish to attend.

Sunday Offertory as of 7-1-2020 thru 11-30-2020

Sunday Offertory & Unrestricted Donations $624,771.37 Goal $379,000.00

Operating Expenses $700,253.42 Contributions -$350,031.00

Operating Shortfall -$75,482.05 Needed to Reach Goal $28,968.00

2020 Catholic Faith Appeal as of 12-29-2020

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Have you reached a point in your life where you no longer need life

insurance? Naming St. Martha as a beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy allows you to make a larger gift than you might otherwise afford. Changing the beneficiary of an insurance policy is a simple process and does not generally require a change to your will or trust.

Please contact Teressa McCoy in the Parish Office at 941-366-4210 or tmccoy@stmartha.org and we can provide youwith details and instructions.

Thank you for your support of St. Martha Parish. Our parishioners are our only source of funds and your

contributions keep the lights on, enable parish ministries, and support our outreach to the poor.

Our Sympathy is extended to the families of all those who have recently

passed. We pray for you and your loved ones, especially for:

Arthur Shute Richard Bogacz Gregory Felton Ellen Baber Michelle Henning John Kosmal Susan Brabazon Lee Mary Rose Fracek Bob Bacher Msgr. Joseph Ferraro Paul Lopez Bob Godown Bernard Roby Ben Hertzman Sean O’Hern

Angelo Iannello Patricia Gehring Coit Fhiliberto Morquecho Michael Andrew O’Brien

The Knights of Columbus Meat Loaf Dinner

Columbus Hall, 4880 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota Friday, January 22nd from 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m

Cost is $12 Port Tenderloin, Rice, and Vegetable

You may dine in Columbus Hall or get your dinner To Go.

A full cash bar with soda, beer, wine & liquor will be available for Dine In.

For daily readings visit: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032020.cfm

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O M Altar Servers Dn. Bob Gaitens 941-350-2634

Altar Society Janet Cocco 941-366-4210

Ann Crowley 941-366-4210

Geri Roberts

Archivist

Arimathean Miy Bethesda

House

Catholic Charities

Community Pregnancy Clinics

Casa Santa Marta

Choir/Cantor

R.C.I.A Sue Thompson suehome2@verizon.net

Respect Life Ministry Joseph Gina 941-702-1700

Rosary Makers Don & Maxine Brand 941-755-9749

Solve Maternity Homes Peggy Kerwin 941-748-0094

St. M. Early Learning Center Jamie Van Dyke 941-366-1395

Ushers John Whitfield 941-400-1472

Witness to Love Jim & Agnes Rutushni 941-960-5128

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Parish, Nursing Home, and Homebound

Hospital Calvin Kreider 941-928-6995

Dn. Kevin Monahan dckevin@stmartha.org

N D P St. Jude Sarasota 941-955-3934

Christ the King Sarasota 941-924-2777

Incarnation Sarasota 941-921-6631

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Sarasota 941-755-1826

St. Patrick Sarasota 941-378-1703

St. Mary Star of the Sea Longboat Key 941-383-1255

St. Thomas More Sarasota 941-923-1691

St. Joseph Bradenton 941-756-3732

St. Michael the Archangel Siesta Key 941-349-4174

Our Lady of the Angels Lakewood Ranch 941-752-6770

B N A 4380 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 St. Martha Catholic School 941-953-4181

Principal: Mrs. Siobhan Young

St. Mary Academy 941-366-4010 Principal: Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds

C M H S 4171 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 941-371-4917

Weekly Mass Inten ons

Sun., Jan. 17 1 Sm 3:3b‐10, 19; 1 Cor 6:13c‐15a, 17‐20; Jn 1:35‐42

7:30 [CF] (Hall) Timothy Gallagher by the Heibel Family

9:00 [JR] (Hall) John Andriano by John Andriano

9:00 [CF] (Church) Marie Ho erg

10:30 [FS] (Hall) For All Parishioners

10:30 [JR] (Church) For All Parishioners

12:00 [JC] (Hall/Viet) Linh Hon Giuse Truc by Ag Tuoc‐Ha

12:00 [PW (Church) Mimi Allen by Monica Neligon

5:30 [PW (Hall) Debi Parisi by Tom Ritchey

Mon., Jan. 18 Heb 5:1‐10; Mk 2:18‐22

7:30 [JR] (L) Bev Lake by Bridget Speiss

8:30 [JC] Peter Esposito by Ed and Jimmie Schellinger

12:00 [CF] Ed Krizan by Marian Ross

5:30 [PW] (L) Alex Blevins by Bridget Spiess

Tues., Jan. 19 Heb 6:10‐20; Mk 2:23‐28

7:30 [JC] James Quigley by John and Gen Halk

8:30 [CF] Ruth Beliles by Terry and Maureen Aldrich

12:00 [CF] Theodore Malone by Chris and Pa y Sileo

5:30 [PW Michael Griffin by Jeanene Ismert

Wed., Jan. 20 Heb 7:1‐3, 15‐17; Mk 3:1‐6

7:30 [CF] (L) Dawn Mays by Bridget Spiess

8:30 [PW Jean Marie Dowling by the Dowling Family

12:00 [JR] (L) St. Martha Clergy by Jack Buckingham

5:30 [FS] Saxton Dunlap by Friend

Thurs., Jan. Heb 7:25—8:6; Mk 3:7‐12

7:30 [JC] Eric Shumway by Pablo Londondo

8:30 [FS] Sue Queen by Dave and Kate Shaver

12:00 [JR] Peter Esposito by Ed and Jimmie Schellinger

5:30 [JR] (L) Volodymyr Smeryk by Bridget Spiess

Fri., Jan. 22 Heb 8:6‐13; Mk 3:13‐19

7:30 [JC] (L) Bridget Spiess by Bridget Spiess

8:30 [BD] Mary Evertz by Jane and Sam Norton

12:00 [JR] Yve e Dery by Lynda Blouin 5:30 [CF] Deborah Dietz by Friend

Sat., Jan. 23 Heb 9:2‐3, 11‐14; Mk 3:20‐21

7:30 [JR] Marie Ho erg

8:30 [JC] (L) Edgar Marque by Bridget Spiess

4:00 [FS] (Hall) Lucrezia and Charles Sedita by Lenny and Rita Tufaro

4:00 [PW (Church) Clair Johnson by Jack and Hank

5:30 [CF] (L) Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Cotrith by Bridget Spiess

Sun., Jan. 24 Jon 3:1‐5, 10; 1 Cor 7:29‐31; Mk 1:14‐20

7:30 [JR] (Hall) Laura Gargour by Aldo Massara

9:00 [CF] (Hall) Fred Santoro by Mimi and Jim Leoario

9:00 [JR] (Church) Ellen J. Baber by Priests, Deacons, and Staff

10:30 [FS] (Hall) For All Parishioners

10:30 [CF] (Church) For All Parishioners

12:00 [JC] (Hall/Viet) Linh Hon Gioan B. Thinh by Ob Chan Nguyen

12:00 [PW (Church) Marie Ho erg

5:30 [PW (Hall) Sylvia LeTourneau by Lynda Blouin

Fr. Fausto (FS), Fr. Patrick (PW), Fr. Jan (JR), Fr. Chris  (CF), Fr. John  (JC), Fr. Victor (VC)  

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