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Clergy Rev. Jose Kallukalam Pastor Parish Office Mon – Fri 9.00am–4.00pm Phone (904) 261-3472 Emergency (904) 277-6566 Emergency calls must be made by patient, family, or care facility. Mass Times Saturday Vigil 5.00pm Sunday 8.00am Sunday 10.00am Sunday 12.00pm Daily Mass M W Th F 8.30am Tues 6.00pm Confession Sat 10.00am-11.00am or by appointment. Adoration Thur 9.00am –9.30am Saint Michael Academy www.smacad.org (904) 321-2102 Ms. Susan Dorner Principal Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of The Universe November 22, 2020 St. Michael Catholic Church 201 North 4th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 www.stmichaelscatholic.com Formed in the Spirit. A year of equipping our families for the work of ministry to build up the body of Christ Our Mission We are called to gather for worship, celebrate the paschal mysteries, preach the Gospel, minister to others, and be witnesses to the world. :
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Clergy
Rev. Jose Kallukalam Pastor
Parish Office Mon – Fri 9.00am–4.00pm
Phone (904) 261-3472 Emergency (904) 277-6566
Emergency calls must be made by patient, family, or care facility.
Mass Times Saturday Vigil 5.00pm Sunday 8.00am Sunday 10.00am Sunday 12.00pm
Daily Mass M W Th F 8.30am Tues 6.00pm
Confession Sat 10.00am-11.00am or by appointment.
Adoration
Thur 9.00am –9.30am
Saint Michael Academy www.smacad.org (904) 321-2102
Ms. Susan Dorner Principal
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of The Universe November 22, 2020
St. Michael
Catholic Church 201 North 4th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
www.stmichaelscatholic.com
Formed in the Spirit. A year of equipping our families for the work of ministry to build up the body of Christ
Our Mission We are called to gather for worship,
celebrate the paschal mysteries, preach the Gospel, minister to others,
and be witnesses to the world.
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Saint Michael Catholic Church
Parish Office • (904) 261-3472 www.stmichaelscatholic.com
Sr. Rose Paul Madassery, Office Manager Lori Kennedy, Director of Religious Formation [email protected] [email protected] Sr. Josephine Thekkumthala, Pastoral Associate Denise Ziegler, Director of Music [email protected] [email protected]
Walt Edwards, Business Manager Patty O’Neill, Bookkeeper [email protected] Jake Gosa, Pastoral Council Chairman Mike Mayer, Finance Council Chairman
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
THE SHEPHERD KING The job of shepherd and the job of king couldn’t be more different from each other. Shepherds are on the lowest rung of society, kings are at the top. But God says, through the prophet Ezekiel, that the Messiah will lead in a way very different from earthly au-thorities who lord it over their people and cause harm with their poor leadership. Our King takes on the job himself. Christ, like a shepherd, will give rest, seek out the lost, bring back the strayed and scat-tered ones. He will heal the wounded and bind up the injured. He does not delegate, but will “shepherd them rightly.” We have a king who cares for us and who is not afraid to “judge between one sheep and anoth-er” (Ezekiel 34:17).
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today we have a modern feast, less than a century old, and placed at the very end of the li-turgical cycle of Sundays only in 1969. In 1925, the world was in a sorry state from the vantage point of Pope Pius XI. The winds of war had swept the map of Europe raw, and ancient Chris-tian dynasties had fallen in Russia and Spain. Although the Great War had ended, wars were breaking out everywhere. Fascism was already in control in Italy, and Nazism was on the hori-zon for Germany. The disorder making its claim on the human race was, the pope felt, an insult to the Divine Order. Pius XI designated the last Sunday in October as a day of universal recogni-tion of the kingship of Christ. Creating this feast was an act of bravery by the pope, who was standing up against idolatry of the state and the dehumanizing forces of the modern world, things that are not hard to detect in today’s world as well. In 1969 it seemed fitting to move the feast to a place of honor at the end of the year, a way of summing up the whole movement of the liturgical year toward the perfection of the King-dom of God. In recent decades, many Protestant churches have adopted this day from the new Roman calendar, so it is shared now with the Church of England, the Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches, and others.
Liturgy and Ministry
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
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BLESSED MIGUEL AGUSTÍN PRO (1891-1927) November 23 Graham Greene’s classic The Power and the Glory immortalized Mexico’s persecuted Church of the 1920s. But photographs of Father Pro—arms outstretched to image Christ Cruci-fied, kneeling in prayer before the firing squad, crumpled dead on the ground—vividly, visually remind us that not long ago, not far away, the faith we take for granted cost everything! Born to a mining family, Miguel became a Jesuit and was sent to study Catholic labor movements in Belgium in preparation for evangelizing Mexi-co’s workers. But he returned to find a Mexico determined to annihilate Catholicism, and, like priests before him during Roman persecutions, England’s Reformation, and in China today, ministered secretly to an “underground Church” until apprehended and sentenced to the firing squad. In his final moments, Father Pro blessed his executioners, forgave his enemies, and shouted: “Viva el Cristo Rey!—Long Live Christ the King!”—his defiant, dying proclamation of ultimate, transcendent loyalty. Father Pro’s mar-tyrdom reinvigorated that beleaguered Church, whose countless faithful, never again afraid, would throng John Paul II when he visited Pro’s beloved Mexico fifty-two years later.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — I will rescue my scattered sheep (Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17). Psalm — The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading — As in Adam all die, so too in Christ all shall be brought to life (1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28). Gospel — Whatever you did to the least ones, you did to me (Matthew 25:31-46).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3- 9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37
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and favorite Catholic ministry. • You can use your annual distribution to make a
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Thanksgiving Mass Eucharist — literally, “thanksgiving”—is at the center of our Faith, and how beautiful to have the opportunity to give thanks as a country on our national holiday this week. All are encouraged to join this Thursday,
Nov. 26 for 8:30AM Mass in thanksgiving for the countless blessings we have all
received. No reservation is needed.
The parish office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, for
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His
Love endure forever Psalm107:1
1st week of Advent
Expectation: “Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign…….”
Activity: Bishop’s Advent message video to the pa-
rishioners. Read the prophecy passages.
(A passage will be read at ambo before each weekday Mass.)
1. Genesis 3:9-20
2. Isaiah 2:1-5
3. Isaiah 11:1-10
4. Micah 5:1-14
5. Hosea 11:1-7
(Find more prophecy passages from the Old Testament and read at home this week.)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, as we begin this Advent, give light to our eyes and peace to our hearts. May
the Lord find us watching and waiting in joy when He comes. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
Advent derives from the Latin adventus meaning ‘arrival’ or ‘approach’. For thousands of years the world waited for the coming of the Messiah to re-deem and to save the human race, restoring man-kind’s relationship to God.
We, too, experience this same longing for the com-ing of Christ. Spiritually, we long for the coming of Christ into our hearts as the Holy Spirit draws us into ever deepening relationship with Him. this year
Our Advent theme is (Is. 7:14) ‘Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a
sign; the young woman, pregnant and about to bear a son, shall name him
Emmanuel. Therefore our Advent season has Expectation, An-nunciation, Proclamation, and Fulfillment. These activities we have scheduled, will increase our an-ticipation of the birth of Christ. All the parishioners of St. Michael are invited to participate in all the activities and be spiritually renewed so that we may celebrate Christmas with hearts and minds ready for the Lord.
St. Michael Kof C Council 14295 will be offering Advent Prayer Books to parishion-ers as in past years. The books will be avail-able outside the main entrance to the church at all Masses on the weekends of 14/15 and
21/22 November.
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Would You Like to Join St. Michael Parish? To join St. Michael Catholic Church and to register your email address to receive parish
information and updates, please do so in person, on our
website, or by phone!
Do you like sharing your faith with others? Have you ever thought about being a companion to someone who is seeking to
live their faith as a Catholic? Our parish has 5 people who
are currently exploring our faith in the RCIA process. Please contact
Celeste Amos, [email protected], 261-5896, for more information.
Please turn the Walmart Gift Card by Monday, November 23rd to the special box located in the narthex of the church or drop it off at the secure mailbox located left of the front door of the parish office.
ARE YOU A WELCOMING PERSON? Have you thought about sharing your
Hospitality with your parishioners? If you are willing to share your time to serve the parish, perhaps the Ushers Ministry is good for you. If you are planning to join the Ushers Minis-
try please contact Kevin McCoy at [email protected]
On Wednesday, November 11th, the students of St. Michael Academy
Honored our Veterans.
THANKSGIVING One act of thanksgiving, when things go wrong with us, is worth a thousand thanks when things are
agreeable to our inclinations. —Saint John of Ávila
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Emergency assistance through the Mission 52 intra-parish initiative is designed to assist regis-tered St. Michael Parish Families who may expe-rience unexpected financial challenges.
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Offertory November 15
Registered Parishioners 3866
Offertory $ 13,685.00
Online Giving $ 4,639.10
Children’s Collection $ 0.00
Debt Reduction $ 1,202.00
Online Debt Reduction $ 461.20
TOTAL $ 19,987.30
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Saturday November 21 5.00 pm
Lectors Terri Turner & Patty Stewart
Ushers Kevin McCoy, Pam Vieser, Kathy Clarke
EMs Donna Reiss, Pam Stumpp & Eddie Velazquez
Altar Servers Michael Bass & Joe Morris Sunday November 22 8.00 am
Lectors Tom Oden
Ushers Dawn Lunt, Larry Moore, Alan Young
Ems Greg Shurman, Mary Walker & Donna Walters
Altar Servers John Pulsinelli
Sunday November 22 10.00am
Lectors Elizabeth Stoner, John Pulsinelli
Ushers Bo Venerdi, Jim HoIland & Kathy Clarke
EMs Sr. Rose, Pat Avakian & Andy Godek
Altar Servers Paul Donovan & Kenny Dalton
Sunday November 22 12.00 pm
Lectors Heather Poynter & Kitty Morris
Ushers Kebert Family
Ems Charlie Sciarini,Patty Sciarini & Diane Svela
Altar Servers Tim Gowins
Saturday November 28 5.00 pm
Lectors Pinky Guevara, Anne Golden
Ushers Kevin McCoy, Pam Vieser, Kathy Clarke
EMs Pat Gosa, Donna Shripka & Anne Velazquez
Altar Servers Michael Bass Sunday November 29 8.00 am
Lectors Janet Swanson
Ushers Dawn Lunt, Larry Moore, Alan Young
Ems Tom Oden, Elizabeth Stoner & Kathy Szabo
Altar Servers Kenny Dalton
Sunday November 29 10.00am
Lectors Jane Freeman, Mark Pollack
Ushers Bo Venerdi, Jim HoIland & Kathy Clarke
EMs Sr. Josephine, Richard Coleman & Terri Turner
Altar Servers Paul Donovan
Sunday November 29 12.00 pm
Lectors Karen Cook, Mary Sechler
Ushers Kebert Family
Ems Melissa Howard, Charlie Sciarini & Patty Sciarini
Altar Servers Tim Gowins
Mass Intentions Parish Events
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Parish Calendar
C: Church • PH: Parish Hall • PO: Parish Office • SMA: St. Michael Academy • BGH: Big Green House
Saturday November 21
5pm Tom Martin By Mariela Martin
8am Parishioners
Sunday November 22
10am Maureen Brands By Al Brands
12.00pm Oscar G. Fuentes By Beloved Family
Monday November 23
8:30am Gen Lambiase By Terry & Fred Abood
Tuesday November 24
6pm Kenneth Peter Jankowski By Tom & Gloria Gagne
Wednesday November 25
8:30am Maureen Flynn By Flynn Family
Thursday November 26
8:30am Louise Braisted By Barbara Moore
Friday November 27
8:30am Mary Curley By Tom & Barbara Oden
Saturday November 28
5pm Jamie Louie Bader By Linda Bader
8am Parishioners
Sunday November 29
10am Hope Harbin By Paula Porterfield-Izzo
12.00pm Sr. John Marie By Janet Swanson
