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Transfiguration of Jesus Catholic Church

Important Information Parish Registration: Welcome to our parish. New members are asked to call the Parish office to register. Current parishioners who relocate are requested to inform us of your move. To update your registration information, please contact Elaine Masinick (emasinick@gmail.com.).

Community: If you know of anyone who is ill, bereaved, celebrating a significant event or anniversary, or just needing a cheerful message, please contact Judi Matthews at 289-1738 so she can send a card from the parish to the person or family. Judi will need the name, address, and information on the occasion in order to do so. Homebound Ministry: If you know of someone who is homebound and would like to receive the Holy Eucharist, please contact Rosanna Hirshkind at 285-8647.

In need of a Priest: Deacon Mike can be contacted at 910-271- 4444 should you have an emergency or any

life and death situation that requires , a priest.

Sacraments

Baptism: Parents must attend 2 preparation classes prior to having your child baptized. Please schedule an appointment with Father Roch or with Deacon Mike to discuss this procedure.

Marriage: The marriage preparation program for the Diocese of Raleigh takes six months. Call the parish office to schedule an appointment with Father Roch.

Sacrament of Penance: Thursday after Mass, Saturday before Mass or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call Father Roch if anyone is in need of this sacrament

Transfiguration

Pastor Fr. Roch Drozdzik

910-665-1530 (O) 919-906-0464 (C)

rochdrozdzik@yahoo.com

Deacon

Deacon Mike Vandiver 910-285-4737

Mass Schedule: Mondays – 9 am Tuesdays – 5 pm Communion Service Wednesdays (mass in Magnolia at St. Clara) Thursdays -- 9 am Fridays -- 9 am Saturdays at 5 pm (Eng) Sundays at 8:30 am (Eng) & 11 am (Spanish) See Bulletin for possible changes

Adoration: Thursday after Mass until

6:00 p.m.

Reconciliation Thursday after Mass and

Saturday before Mass or by appointment

Fr. Roch Office Hours:

Thursday: 9:30-11am or feel free also to set an appointment by email.

Mass Intentions and Mass Cards Geri Cullen

910-285-7334

Parish Council Chair: Julia Bryant 665-1173

Financial Council

Chair: Mark Hopkins

February 4, 2017 Fifth Sunday of Ordinary

Time

Flower Donation:

Sanctuary candle in memory/honor of:

Donating Flowers and Sanctuary Candles to decorate our Altar and Church is a great way to honor our beloved ones! Please call, text or email Kathy Lord bkretired06@embarqmail.com

Cell & Text: 910-271-4660 Home: 910-285-8008

Parish Communitotes

Our Mission To love and know more

profoundly our Catholic Faith, worship the Lord, minister to our members and to further

spread our faith in the community.

Prayer List: Jim Bruggeman, Jill, Pam Keeney, Christine Stacey, Amy Loutham, John Lenox, Nancy

Plumpton, John Desmond, Rita Litts, Chris Santella, Terri Miller, Bob Rideout, Candy Williams, Breton Pankoke, Tracy Moore, Nathan Pensingser, and all members of the military especially those in harm’s way and for our seminarians, Omeed Huemiller and Marlon Mendieta.

At the beginning of each month, The Prayer List will start a new prayer list. If someone, friend or family is sick, please let us know by emaili, ng eileenhirshkind@aol.com and we will list them in the bulletin.

Breakfast: Come one! Come All! February 4th is our First Sunday Breakfast! Bring a favorite to share and enjoy visiting with our Transfiguration community. Hope to see you there! PROCESS FOR REQUESTING MASS INTENTIONS Masses may be offered for living or deceased; healing of the sick; in honor or in memory of special occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries; Mass of Thanksgiving; special intentions which may be specified or not. Masses at Transfiguration are Sat, Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is a wonderful way to remember our loved ones and pray for special intentions. If you wish to have a Mass offered for a specific intention, the following process should be followed.

1. Contact Geri Cullen either by phone or email to arrange for the Mass. Geri will give you available dates and get your request on the calendar. 2. Mass cards are provided for you to send to the individual or family of the individual for whom the Mass is being offered. 3. The usual offering for a Mass intention is $10.00. Offerings may be cash or check made out to Transfiguration of Jesus Catholic Church. You may give your offering to Geri and she will see that it gets in the collection and labeled Mass Intentions. Alternately you may place your offering directly in the collection basket. If you place in the collection basket be sure to label Mass Intentions and indicate that Mass is on the calendar. This information will be helpful to the counters, so they know the Mass has been scheduled and further follow up is not necessary. 4. Each week the Mass Intentions are in the bulletin stating the individual for whom the Mass is being offered and who requested it. 5. Father announces the intention of the Mass and it is also included in Prayer of the Faithful. To schedule a Mass intention, or if any questions contact Geri Cullen either by phone or email. (910-285-7334) or Cullen.geri@yahoo.com Gospel Show. Rose Hill High School will be the place to be on Saturday, February 24, 2018 for a night of entertainment and inspiration for the soul, hosted by L.D. Fillyaw at 6:00 pm. Proceeds will go to promoting education, literacy and arts in the community. Tickets: $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door.

We have rescheduled our meeting for Monday evening, February 12th at 5:30 PM in the church hall. We will discuss the CD The Incredible Mind of G.K. Chesterton and Deacon Mike will be leading the discussion. Dale Aniquist, founder of the American Chesterton Society, presents how this “King of Satire” predicted many of the societal ills of our day and pointed out the remedies for them. It is a must-listen-to CD so please pick up your copy in the kiosk if you haven’t already done so. Bilingual Clinical Counselor Part Time Location: Clayton, NC Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh is looking for a qualified bilingual (English and Spanish) individual to serve the Newton Grove Deanery as a clinical counselor. Job Description: This person will provide culturally competent individual, marital, and family counseling services in accordance with professional and agency standards from St. Ann Parish in Clayton. Responsibilities will include performing psycho-social assessments, development and implementation of treatment plans, and evaluation of effectiveness of services. This position will support the Newton Grove Deanery and refer clients to the closest counseling provider if clients are unable to receive services at St. Ann Catholic Parish. For more information about this opportunity, please visit www.CatholicCharitiesRaleigh.org/NG-Counselor. Send cover letter and resume to: Donna Walker, Catholic Charities 3000 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 128 Raleigh, NC 27604 or to Donna.Walker@Raldioc.Org

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS. The Wallace Food Pantry located at the Presbyterian Church is very much in need of two staple items: 1 pound bags of rice 1 pound bags of beans These items are placed in each bag of food distributed, and the food pantry is very low on them. Your help is greatly appreciated. As always the first Sunday of the month is designated for collection of items for the Food Pantry. Your generosity helps sustain the Food Pantry. Thank you. BAA: Thank you to parishioners who have donated to the Bishops Annual Appeal. Everyone should have received their pledge cards by mail this past week. Please make your contribution to help support the 30 ministries we serve.

Mass Intentions Sat Feb 3 - Repose of the soul of Jack Lynch requested by Kathy Lord Sun Feb 4 - Repose of the soul of Kathleen Murphy requested by Donna & Ed Schulz Mon Feb 5 Tue Feb 6 Wen Feb 7 Thu Feb 8 Fri Feb 10 Sat Feb 10 - Repose of the soul of Emidio Farina requested by Mary & Bob Farina Sun Feb 11 - Repose of the soul of Marian Wassil requested by Karen Mackey John 11:25-26: Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die” Contact Geri Cullen to schedule Mass Intentions 910-285-7334

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on Feb 14th. Mass with the Distribution of Ashes will be at 9am and 6pm. There will also be a Eucharist Service and Distribution of Ashes at noon. During Lent we will be saying the Station of the Cross each Friday evening at 6:30p followed by a light Lenten Supper in the Church Hall. The practice of saying the Stations is a traditional way to prepare for the celebration of Easter. The CD discussion group will be hosting the first supper. Schedule for hosting Lenten Suppers Feb 16. CD Discussion Group Feb. 23 Parish & Finance Councils Mar. 2 Knights of Columbus Mar. 9 Choir & RCIA Mar. 16 Hispanic Community Mar. 23 Faith Formation Mar. 30 Veneration of the Cross at 3pm. No Station or Supper Lenten Penance Services in the Diocese 3/20 Tues Our Lady of Guadalupe Newton Grove 7 PM 3/22 Thur Saint Ann Clayton 6:30PM 3/27 Tue Holy Spirit Kinston 7 PM 3/5 Mon Our Lady of the Angels Mt. Olive 7 PM 3/8 Thur Seymour Johnson AFB Goldsboro TBD 3/12 Mon Immaculate Conception Clinton 7 PM 3/13 Tues Sacred Heart Dunn 7 PM 3/15 Thur St. Mary Goldsboro 7 PM 3/19 Mon Transfiguration Wallace 7 PM 3/20 Tues St. Teresa Beulaville 7 PM 3/21 Wed Santa Clara Magnolia 7 PM 3/22 Thurs Maria Reina Mt. Olive 7 PM

Please congratulate John Dean in joining the local Knights of Columbus. John is a

long time alter server here at Transfiguration. He also continues to work serving families in need at the Burgaw Food Pantry. This past week the Knights delivered checks to the teachers in Duplin County totaling 10,400 dollars as proceeds from the Bill Lord Tournament. This money will be used for defined items to help intellectually challenged students. Another 1700 dollars went to the Special Olympics of North Carolina. Thank you to the many parishioners who supported our efforts. Fast & Abstinence Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards. Members of the Eastern Catholic Churches are to observe the particular law of their own sui iuris Church. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection. Christian tradition can name at least seven reasons for fasting: 1. From the beginning, God commanded some fasting, and sin entered into the world because Adam and Eve broke the fast. 2. For the Christian, fasting is ultimately about fasting from sin. 3. Fasting reveals our dependence on God and not the resources of this world. 4. Fasting is an ancient way of preparing for the Eucharist—the truest of foods. 5. Fasting is preparation for baptism (and all the sacraments)—for the reception of grace. 6. Fasting is a means of saving resources to give to the poor. 7. Fasting is a means of self-discipline, chastity, and the restraining of the appetites.

OUR MINISTRIES Liturgist: Rosanna Hirshkind (285-8647) or momrd5@gmail.com

--Adoration: Pat Gasparini (285-4727), Donna Schulz (285-0711) --Altar Servers: Peter Huemiller (385-6281) -- Sacristans: Tish Vandiver (285-4737), Barbara Crecco (665-1231) --Extraordinary Ministers, Lectors, Greeters: Rosanna Hirshkind (285-8647) -- Extraord. Ministers, Lect, Greeters Scheduler: Maureen McCarthy (285-5194) --Homebound Eucharistic Ministry: Rosanna Hirshkind (285-8647) --Magnificat: Kathy Lord (271-4660) --Music: Lara Capparuccia (910-324-5540)

Faith Formation (Adult & Children): Fran Braks (665-1092)

--Lighthouse CD info, Sheila Bertoldi 410-979-8200 Pastoral Care: Deacon Mike (285-4737)

--Bereavement & Hospitality: Kathy Lord (271-4660), Julie Couch (271-6808) --Greetings: Judi Matthews (289-1738) Jstiddm@gmail.com --Prayer Shawl: Delores Huemiller (385-7891) --Prayer Tree: Geri Cullen (285-7334), Lita Hopkins (285-2830), Cheryl Partyka (285-6661 --Vocation Liaison: Gary Deininger

Hispanic: Luis Galan (271-4200) or luisgalan_r@hotmail.com or www.facebook.com/TransfigurationCatholicChurch Fellowship: Karen Lutze ktlutze@gmail.com (740-973-7732)

--Christmas Concert & Dinner: --First Sunday Breakfast: Diana Nizamoff (665-1251), Diane Elko (732-363-5040) --Feast of the Transfiguration --Heritage Month Feast

Works of Mercy: Deacon Mike Vandiver (285-4737) --Community: Feed Our Hungry Children, Julia Callahan (285-0503), Julie Couch (271-6808) --Human Life & Dignity Committee: Maureen MacCarthy, Julia Bryant (benjulb@gmail.com --Knights of Columbus: Huck Booz, 285-5250 --Prison Ministry in Pender County: Deacon Mike Vandiver (285-4737)

Stewardship: Mark Hopkins (285-2830) markhopkins121@gmail.com --Accounting Administrator: JoAnn Booz (285-5250)

Administration: Julia Bryant (910 665 1173) --Bulletin: Eileen Hirshkind (eileenhirshkind@aol.com) --Calendar: Augie Jimenez (augiedog104@gmail.com ) --Computer Security: John McCarthy --Email, Voicemail, Facebook: Huck Booz or Jo Price --Historian: Julia Callahan (285-0503) jcallahan0503@gmail.com --Maintenance: Paul Lonsway 285-5982 --Publicity: Julia Callahan (285-0503) 3) jcallahan0503@gmail.com --Registration: Elaine Masinick (emasinick@gmail.com); --Safe Environment Education: Fran Braks (665-1092) --Welcome Packets, Kaye Pulzone, 463-1218, kbpulzone@charter.net --Website: Peter Huemiller (phuemiller@gmail.com)

Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church PO Box 1601 506 East Main St Wallace, NC 28466 Phone: 910-665-1530 Email: transfigurationofjesus.wallace@gmail.com www.transfigurationofjesusparish.org

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Being a Knight of Columbus is all about giving back to your community and building bonds of brotherhood. If you wou.ld like to be a part of our efforts to support our parish and our local community contact Huck Booz, 285-5250