St. Boniface Catholic Church

1952 GA Hwy 21 South

Springfield, GA 31329

March 20, 2016

Palm Sunday

Of the Passion of the Lord

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 –4:30 p.m.

Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m. Religious Education

Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino day or night if a priest is

needed in an emergency.1-706-825-3032 Bulletin Deadline

We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Thursday at 12:00 pm

PARISH STAFF

FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON

PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE

KATHY O’SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE BERNIE WEBER, CUSTODIAN

DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF EMAIL pastor@sbcatholic.com

parishoffice@sbcatholic.com dre@sbcatholic.com

outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS

www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISM

Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS

Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date.

Mar. 24-Holy Thursday

7:00 pm

AS A Ganser, S Heyman, M Burdick, J Burdick

EM T King, L & D Ganser, & L Duncan

L Don Smith

U C Gonzales, B Russo, & R O’Sako

March 25-Good Friday-Liturgy of the Lords Passion

7:00 pm

AS A McIntosh, M Deyhle, T Oxford, & J Skokna

EM C Weber, B Weber, Jodi McIntosh, & D Gadomski

L Denise Curtis

U J & M Felipe & Volunteer

March 26-Easter Vigil

AS T Rafferty, L Usher, K Momperousse, & B Gallahue

EM B Rafferty, D Robider, J Smock, & A Colanero

L C Leonard & D Curtis

U R Monteleone, J Canales, & R Castillo

March 27-Easter Sunday

8:30 am

AS J Whatley, M McCumber, B Fogarty, & D Matzdorf

EM T Richtman, C Newberry, B Milne Jr., M Heyman,

G & A Snyder

L A Baker

U J Richtman, D Griffin, & P Kavanaugh

11:00 am

AS A McIntosh, B Powell, J Klock, & B Gallahue

EM K Klock-Powell, G Klock, K O’Sako, R O’Sako,

E Pazos, & C Miller

L M Imbertson

U L Simmons, P Rodriguez, & M Barajas

Holy Week

Schedule

Palm Sunday-March 20, 2016

Sat., 5:00 pm Mass, Sun., 8:30

& 11:00 am Mass

Palms distributed at all Masses

Solemn procession at the 11 o’clock Mass

Tuesday-March 22, 2016

Mass, 8:30 am, side Chapel

Confession: 9:00 am-12:00 pm

Chrism Mass, 7:00 pm, Cathedral of St. John

the Baptist, Savannah

Wednesday-March 23, 2016

Mass, 8:30 am, side Chapel

Confession: 9:00 am-12:00 pm

Confession: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm

Holy Thursday-March 24, 2016

No Morning Mass.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:00 pm

Adoration at the Altar of Repose until mid-

night in the Faith Formation Center

Good Friday- March 25, 2016

Live Stations of the Cross, 6:30 pm -outdoors

on parish grounds

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 7:00 pm

Holy Saturday-March 26, 2016

Easter Vigil & Mass, 8:00 pm

Easter Sunday-March 27, 2016

Mass of the Resurrection, 8:30 & 11:00 am

CCW Easter Egg Hunt-12:30 pm

PALM SUNDAY-

JESUS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

“I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day, you

will deny three times that you know me”. (Luke 22:34)

How many times have you heard someone make a dis-

paraging comment about Jesus or the Catholic faith?

How do you react? Do you remain quiet not to cause a

disturbance or worst yet, because you don’t want your

friends or family to think negatively about you? Pray

for the courage to speak up and enter into a respectful

dialogue.

EPIGRAM

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the mastery of it.

Said William Penn: “Right is right, even if everyone is

against it”.

Oh do not pray for easy lives, pray to be a stronger

person. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray

for power equal to your tasks.

Contemporary Live Stations of The Cross

Good Friday, March 25th at 6:30pm.

St. Boniface Catholic Church grounds

We invite you to join us as we follow Jesus as He carries His cross

through the sins of today’s modern world.

Our lack of concern for the hungry, the abused, the homeless,

child slavery, prejudice, the aged, the imprisoned and those who

are ill continues to crucify Christ today.

Reminder: Please bring the nail you received on Ash Wednesday with you on Good Friday.

PASSION

The word “passion” connotes deep, focused engage-

ment. It also relates to passivity, interestingly. The deep-

ly passionate person in the Gospel narrative from Luke

is Jesus. He appears passive, but he is not. He is wholly

self-possessed and wholly present for the one day that

begins on Thursday evening at his last meal with his

apostles and ends with his burial before sunset the next

day. Then follows the long Sabbath silence.

The narrative of the Passion is read whole and without

pause on the Palm Sunday of the Passion. This story,

found in each of the Gospels, is unchanging. We are the

ones who change. Each year, we bring ourselves with

another year’s history to hear and heed the story we so

badly need. Life has its way with us, and we look again

to the Passion narratives to learn to follow. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23- 26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5- 6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22;b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Lk 24:1-12 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35

Special Collections Next Week

On Holy Thursday, we will have a free will donation to

the poor, Good Friday there is the Pontifical Collection

for the Holy Land, and Easter Sunday second collection

is for Priests Retirement.

Your contributions for the weekend of

March 13, 2016

Adult $6,454.50

Children $46.00

Debt Reduction $2,009.00

Mortgage Balance $231,540.11

Bills paid last week $7,628.98

Thank you for your continuing generosity!

Mass Intentions for the Week of Mar. 20-Mar.26

Sunday 3/20 ♥Vince & Sandra Mackey

Tuesday 3/22 ♥Ricky Jones

Wednesday 3/23 ♥Mary Alice Cantu

Thursday 3/24 ♥For the Poor

Friday 3/25 +Peggy Cihla

Saturday 3/26 ♥Catechumens & Candidates

Nursery Available Holy Week

The nursery will be available during Holy Thursday

service from 7-9pm for parents to commit time to

adoration after Mass. The nursery will also be avail-

able during the Live Stations of the Cross on Good

Friday 6:30 pm. Due to the late hour of the Easter

Vigil, there will not be nursery available. Nursery

will be available at both Masses on Easter Sunday.

Holy Thursday

Adoration Sign-up sheet is in the foyer.

Commit some time with Jesus at the altar of repose

following Holy Thursday Mass until Midnight.

Decorating of the Church

You are cordially invited to come

and help decorate the church for

Easter on Holy Saturday, March 26,

at 12:00 noon.

FAMILY PROMISE

Save the date -

Monday, March 28, 2016 planning meeting

St. Boniface will be hosting families the week of April 3 through

Sat. April 9. It takes a lot of help and coordination to successfully

house and feed the families and your assistance is needed.

FAMILY PROMISE FUNDRAISER

THANK YOU!!!!!

A big thank you to all who donated to Family Promise

through the banks that look like homes: St. Boniface Vaca-

tion Bible School, Faith Formation and the entire parish

raised over $954 for Family Promise.

7 Steps to Financial Freedom

Registration for this Catholic based financial program will

begin the weekend of April 2, 2016.

Classes begin Sunday April 12, 2016. This is a 6-week pro-

gram and will meet on Sundays from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

(excluding Mother’s Day).

Book and workbook have to be purchased.

Childcare will be provided.

The small group study will discuss:

The critical link between faith and finance

The advantage of setting goals

Creating a financial plan that works

Wealth: how to create it and how to use it

Understanding and managing debt

Marriage and money

How to be a savvy consumer

The role that generosity plays in your financial and spiritual

life, and much more.

For information contact Gerry Klock at 912-826-3566 or

gfklock@gmail.com

CCW Easter Egg Hunt

The CCW will hold their annual Easter

Egg Hunt after the 11 am Mass Easter

Sunday. Children infant thru age 10 are

welcome to join in the fun.

Congratulations to the St. Boniface Race Team and Fr.

Martino in the 2016 Family Promise Bed Race.

Thank You

I would like to thank each and every one of you for donating

money and baked goods, purchasing items from the bake sale,

and praying for me. Because of your time and generosity, I have

raised a total of $5,400 dollars which is $400 more than my

original goal. I cannot express how thankful I am for the love

and kindness you have shown me.

God bless you all, Ashley Kyle

Faith Formation News

Celeste Gish, DRE

No class March 27 or April 3

Faith Formation will be closed for two weeks in ob-

servance of Easter and Effingham County Schools

Spring Break. Classes will resume on April 10. Have a

safe and blessed Easter, everyone!

For more information about Faith Formation or to enroll

your child, please call Celeste Gish at 912.754.1432.

Alex Arrieta, Richard Bender, Ella Bothwell, Fr. James Bohlman, Jim Brado, Jonathon Case, Lisa Chevers, Joe Cihla,

Crystal Christensen, Penny Christol, Kirstie Dahlweiner, Georgia Dahlweiner, Nancy Dotson, Daniel Dougan, Jennifer

Engel, Sarah Harris Engel, Arsenio & Kisako Felipe, Mike Felipe, Connie Frazier, Eric Gamble, Daniel Gonzales,

Trinity Griffin, Eddie Hall, Virginia Hardin, Bill Harding, Kristen Harrison, John Hart, Rob Harvey, Pat Kavanaugh,

Rachel Kavanaugh, Ben Keith, Jordan Keller Family, Mary Kelly, Frank Kennedy, Janice Kosek, Christine Kuntz, Jere

Landis, Brenda Liebl Evans, Israel Evans, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Susanne Martin Chalk, Ray Massenburg, Henry

Matzdorf , David Matzdorf, ,Ceatta & Don Mickey, Dolores Miller Family, Krystal Miller, Mac Mixson, Melinda

Neidlinger, Donald & Gloria O’Connor, David Owen, Michelle Paoli, Dorothy Parrish, Sidney & Faye Pickney, Ann

Preston, Melanie Pitingaro, Valerie & Matt Pryor, John Ray, Sonia Rymer, Linda Santos, Alan Schwartz, Rusty Sey-

mour, Eva Shelley, Sean Smith, Jack Stein, Barbara Strickland, Carolyn Stripling, Mary Ann Sullivan, Dylan Sweatt,

Paul Sweatt, Dolores Talick, Burr Tolles, Rita Visconti, Gina Vose, Greg & Mia Williams, Garry Wilkes, Cory Wil-

son, Keith Yawn Family

Maj. Brian Healy, USAF, TSgt Brian A. Lafond, Sgt. Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown,

SSgt. Ryan Peters, LS3 Jonathon Benson King, Capt. Thomas Naldrett, SSgt. Steven Liebl, CW4 Scott

Durrer, SA Ricky Reese, Pfc Jeremy Hynes, Sgt. Andrew Hamilton, SPC Ronnie Hamilton,

AZ2 Annmarie Chessari

CATHOLIC FOCUS

As Catholic Christians we are called by our Lord to con-

tinue our understanding and knowledge of our Catholic

faith, the Sacred Scriptures, and our need to share our

faith with others. These areas are covered in our Catholic

Focus class every Sunday morning at 9:45 AM in the

Catholic Focus room in the Faith Formation building.

We receive our lessons for the week (on a monthly basis)

via email--to download and prepare for the lesson on the

following Sunday. The lessons are based on the Mass

Scriptures for that particular week. We have a catechist

that leads the class as we ponder and discuss how the

Scriptures encourage us to actually "LIVE AND APPLY

THEIR UNDERSTANDING TO THE MANNER IN

WHICH WE LIVE OUR LIVES". Adults of all ages are

welcome. We look forward to meeting and greeting you

as we grow in our knowledge of God's Calling in our

lives-to become the Disciples and Stewards we are

"called" to be. Please stop by and see for yourselves.

The VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children for Adults" training will be held at the Catholic Pastoral Center

(Savannah) on Friday, April 8, 2016.Training will be held in O'Hara Hall, inside the Catholic Pastoral Center at St.

Mary's Home , 2170 E. Victory Drive.

You MUST log in through VIRTUS website to receive credit for session Once doors are closed no late admittance

will be allowed. This training is required for all who provide either paid or volunteer ministry in our diocese who

in the course of their ministry come into contact with minors. Space is limited and registration is required by regis-

tering online at VIRTUS Online. No one under age 18 will be admitted due to sensitive subject matter - no infants,

no toddlers, no children, no teens. Please arrive early - no admittance once the session begins. Latecomers will be

asked to reschedule. “Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline:(888) 357-5530.”

St. John’s Choir Recital at Holy Trinity On Sunday, April 3rd at 4:00 p.m., Steve Branyon

(Organist and Choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal

Church) and the Choir of St. John’s will present a choir

recital at Holy Trinity.

Steve has been in church music for forty three years,

and gave an organ recital at Holy Trinity last October.

Your congregation is invited to attend this wonderful

event. Holy Trinity is located at 303 N. Laurel Street

in Springfield.

ESSENTIAL REDUCTION

All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass:

“Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.”

—Archibald Alexander

Saturday Evenings

5:00 pm Mass and

Sunday Mornings

8:15 am -12:30 p.m.

Please contact Sarah

Harrison for nursery

needs during meet-

ings at 828-699-5155.

Don’t Forget

To Visit

The Church

Store

New Items

Arriving!

Register your Kroger

Rewards card to help

benefit the Outreach

Assistance program.

Need help?

See Pattie in the Parish Office.

Swim team is a great way for children to

make become better swimmers, compete

in swim meets, earn ribbons, make friends

and have fun! The team is located in Pool-

er GA and is open to all children

ages 5 - 18. More info: Contact Zsofi at

912-450-1704.

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