St. William Catholic Church 929 Gunter Avenue Guntersville, AL 35976
256-582-4245
www.stwilliamchurch.com
Capilla de la Santa Cruz 1534 Whitesville Road
Albertville, AL 35950 256-891-0550
Deacon
Deacon Ken Hall 256-673-1024
Music coordinator
Kevin McGarrahan 256-586-6784
St. Vincent de Paul
Tim Higgins
*for Assistance 256-582-4245 ext. 201
RENEW
Mary Fritts 256-582-7389
Ladies Sodality
Janet Bright 256-603-2008
Knights of Columbus
Council 12618 Kevin Young 256-508-2794 Assembly 3328 Sean Landry 256-878-0966
Marshall County Homeless Ministry
Janice Slaughter 256-738-1677 Respect Life Judith Hyatt 256-200-0148 Alice Beck 256-593-4764 Young at Heart Jeanette Seppamaki 256-656-0662
Parish School of Religion
Coordinator— Debbie Klan 256-582-4245 ext. 104 debbie@stwilliamchurch.com
Pre-K through 8th Grade
Children age 4 through 15. Catholic Youth Formation meets on Sundays in Mary’s House from 9:30 am to 10:45 am. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.
Senior Youth Catechism
High School Catechism is held each Sunday in Angel House from 9:30 am to 10:45 am. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.
Adult Formation
Interested in learning about the Catholic Faith? Classes meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in Craven Hall. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.
Sacraments
Weddings
Couples must contact Fr. Tim at least 6 months prior to setting a wedding date at the parish.
Baptisms
Please contact Fr. Tim for schedules and preparation information.
Bulletin Deadline
Monday 12:00 pm
Coros
Coro Santa Cruz: Ensayo los viernes a las 6 pm en la Capilla.
*Coordinador: Raúl Garduño, 256-558-5286
Coro Alabanza y Gloria: Ensayo los jueves a las 6 pm en el centro.
*Coordinador: Tomás Ackerman, 251-402-3626
Coro Fuego Divino: Ensayo los viernes a las 6 pm en el centro.
*Coordinador: Gustavo Pérez Macario 256-572-0498
Catecismo
Preparación para la recepción de los sacramentos y para el crecimien-to en la fe. Clases los viernes, sábados y domingos en el centro. Se requiere dos años de clase para la recepción de la Primera Comunión y para Confirmación. Para la recepción de Comunión el/la estudiante necesita tener 7 años de edad antes del primero de octubre. Para em-pezar la clase del primer año de Confirmación, necesita tener 12 años antes del primero de octubre. Y para la recepción de Confirmación, necesita tener 13 años antes del primero de octubre.
*Contacte: María López o Yolanda Nieto, 256-891-0550
Clases de Crecimiento. Para los jóvenes y adultos que quieren
aprender más de su fe. “Cuando era niño, hablaba como niño, pensaba y razonaba como niño. Pero cuando me hice hombre, dejé de lado las cosas del niño” (1 Corintios 13:11).
*Coordinador: Santiago Vásquez, 256-960-7095
Sacramentos
Cursos Pre-Matrimoniales. Dichoso quien ama de corazón los
Man-datos del Señor. Anímate a recibir la bendición de Dios en tu matri-monio. Te esperamos.
*Contacte: Diácono Edwin y Paola Santos, 256-738-6153
Clases Pre-Bautismal. Cada segundo sábado del mes a las 1:00 pm.
*Para más información contacte: María López 256-891-0550
Preparación Quinceañeras. Son solamente tres veces al año.
*Para más información contacte: Ramona Solís, 256-202-9164.
Grupos
Grupo Juvenil Reuniones Miércoles 10:00 am a 12:00 pm, y
Domin-gos 5:00 pm a 7:00 pm
*Contacte: Maricela Nieto, 256-572-6613
Caballeros de Colón
*Contacte: Joe Castillo, 256-744-0232 Luis Rivera, 256-630-4395
Grupos de Oración. “Eran asiduos a la enseñanza de los Apóstoles, a
la Convivencia fraterna a la fracción del pan y a las oracio-nes” (Hechos 2:42). Domingos desde las 2 p.m. hasta las 5 p.m. en la capilla.
*Coordinador 1: Baltazar Zamarripa, 256-293-2599 *Coordinador 2: Pedro González, 256-486-7890
Comité Organizador de los Eventos de la Iglesia
*Contacte: Rosalinda Vega, 256-572-1642 Church Office
256-582-4245 www.stwilliamchurch.com Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Office Manager—Laura Hodge laura@stwilliamchurch.com Mass Schedule Monday—Friday 8:30 am Vigil Mass—Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday—8:30 & 11:00 am Confession - Saturday 3:45-4:30 pm
St. William Catholic Church,
929 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976Pastor—Rev. Tim Pfander
256-582-4245 ext. 102
Capilla de la Santa Cruz
1534 Whitesville Road, Albertville, AL 35950 Padre Guillermo Aristizabal 256-505-1584
Diacono Edwin Santos 256-738-6153 Oficina de Iglesia 256-891-0550
Directora—Yolanda Nieto Horario de Oficina
lunes - cerrado
martes - viernes 9:00 am - 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Miércoles, jueves, & viernes
sábado Misa de Vigilia domingo en Español
6:00 pm 6:00 pm
8:30 am,11:00 am & 6:00 pm
Horario de Misas:
“Pope John Paul II says to the laity: “There
can-not be two parallel lives in your existence as
lay men and women: on the one hand, the
so-called ‘spiritual life’, with its values and
de-mands; on the other, the so-called ‘secular life,’ that is life in
a family, at work, social relationships, in the responsibilities
of public life and in culture…. Every activity, every
situa-tion, every precise responsibility are the occasions
or-dained by Providence for a ‘continuous exercise of faith,
hope and charity.” (US Manual of the SVDP, p.59)
Respect Life Judy Hyatt
“Our Lord calls us to imitate him more perfectly by witnessing to the inherent dignity of every human be-ing, including those whose actions have been despicable. …we are called to oppose the culture of death by witnessing to something greater and more perfect: a gospel of life, hope and mercy.”
— “Life Matters: A Catholic Response to the Death Penalty”
Within the tradition of the Christian church, there are differing ways of observing a Lenten fast. For Eastern Catholics and Orthodox, the discipline is close to our u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f “abstinence.” Certain foods are eliminated from the diet entirely. The rules are basi-cally monastic rules, and the customs of a monastery table are embraced in the home. This year, “Meatfare Sunday” is February 26, and it is the last time that meat is admitted to the diet until Easter. The following S u n d a y , k n o w n a s “Cheesefare Sunday,” takes cheese and all dairy prod-ucts from the table. It is also known as “forgiveness Sunday” because a true fast
is about crowning life with love, holding back harsh words, and cutting off an-ger.
The Eastern churches fast even from celebrating the Eucharist from Monday through Friday. We don’t count Sundays as fast days, but Eastern Christians fast through the weekends. Peo-ple are expected to come as close to the ideal as possi-ble, and the Lenten services keep reminding them not to take pride in their fasting, since the devil himself never eats! What’s left on the menu? Grains, vegeta-bles, eggs (maybe), and fish. Imagine the joys of the Easter table after such a fast! —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Each Friday during Lent Stations of the Cross will begin at 6:00 pm with a meatless meal to immediately follow in Craven Hall.
March 6 St. Vincent de Paul TBA March 13 Confirmation Students Pizza March 20 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry March 27 Pro-Life & Young at Heart TBA
Dinner
The Ladies Sodality will host a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party featuring a traditional Irish dinner! For: All Adult Parishioners
Place: Craven Hall
When: Saturday, March 14th Time: 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $13/person or $25/couple
Attire: Wear green!!
Dinner Party Ticket includes One beer or glass of wine per person. Additional available at cash bar. Tickets may be purchased in the church office weekdays March 2-13 or after all Masses February 28-March 1 and March 7-8.
Tickets will be available during the St. Patrick’s Day dinner for $1 each for a 50/50 drawing to be held after dinner. 50% for the winner and 50% for the Sodality!
YOU COULD WIN
A POT OF GOLD!
LISTEN AND FOLLOW
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” And listen they did. From that moment on, Peter, James, and John were ardent followers, forsaking everything to follow in their Master’s footsteps. Like the psalmist crying, “O Lord, I am your servant,” the three disciples committed themselves to lives of incredible hardship and indescribable joy. After that day on the mountain, they never again wavered in their cho-sen vocation.
Though our tests may not be as severe as Abraham’s and our peak experiences not as dramatic as the Transfigura-tion, we all face the daily challenges of walking “before the Lord in the land of the living.” As we follow our varied calls to love and serve, let’s be comforted by Paul’s reminder to the Romans: “If God is for us, who can be against us?”
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Segundo Domingo de Cuaresma
Cuando Jesús se trans-figuró sobre la cima de un monte, Pedro, reco-nociendo que algo sa-grado ocurría en ese lugar quiso construir tres chozas. Como si buscara hacer un san-tuario, un lugar santo, donde Dios se manifes-tara de manera particu-lar. El santuario puede ser el lugar entero o sólo parte de un edifi-cio. En nuestras igle-sias, el santuario es el presbiterio donde se encuentra el altar ma-yor, donde son consa-grados el pan y el vino. iglesias antiguas como las Basílicas romanas tienen un segundo san-tuario que es la capilla donde se reserva el Santísimo Sacramento en el tabernáculo o sa-grario.
Los santuarios más im-portantes de la cristian-dad se encuentran en Palestina. Europa tiene varios santuarios como la tumba de Santiago en Compostela, España. Algunos santuarios fa-mosos de América son los de Guadalupe (México), Teresa de los Andes (Chile), Señor de los Milagros (Perú), Cristo Negro de Esqui-pulas (Guatemala), Montserrat (Colombia) y el de la Divina Miseri-cordia (Chicago). Todo santuario es un lugar donde se une el recuer-do y la vivencia con-temporánea de la fe, son lugares donde la Iglesia institucional y la religión popular convi-ven y se enriquecen mutuamente.
—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Colectas de la Capilla
Cantidad necesaria cada semana Colección la semana pasada
$5,600
$6,460 (incluyendo miércoles de ceniza)
Primera colecta: Fondos de operación para los servicios públicos, empleados, programas suministros, mantenimiento, etc.
Segunda colecta: Fondo de construcción (Para pagar la deuda) Cantidad total de la deuda
Pago mensual de la deuda Colectado este mes
Mas venta de comida este mes Colecta total en febrero
$307,001 $ 12,294 $ 9,989 $ 2,816 $ 12,805 La regla general de la iglesia es: "Todas las
per-sonas que han completado su 14 º año están obligados por la ley de la abstinencia; todos los adultos están obligados por la ley del ayuno hasta el comienzo de su 60 aniversario. Sin em-bargo, los pastores y los padres deben velar por que los menores de edad que no están obliga-dos por la ley del ayuno y la abstinencia son educaobliga-dos en un auténtico sentido de la penitencia". (Canon 1253)
La abstinencia significa abstenerse de comer carne. Ayunar es una comida completa al día, con dos comidas más ligeras en el transcurso de un día para mantener la fuerza.
Los viernes de Cuaresma en los Estados Unidos son días de abstinencia de carne.
Miércoles de Ceniza (18 de febrero) y el Viernes Santo son días de ayuno y abstinencia de carne.
ESCUCHA Y SIGUE
“Este es mi Hijo amado; escúchenlo”. Y sí que lo es-cucharon. Desde ese momento, Pedro, Santiago y Juan fueron sus ardientes seguidores, desechándolo todo para seguir las huellas del Maestro. Tal como proclama el sal-mista, “Señor, he aquí tu servidor”, los tres discípulos se comprometieron a vidas de increíbles penurias e indes-criptible gozo. Después de ese día en la montaña, nunca más dudaron de la vocación escogida.
Aunque nuestras pruebas no sean tan severas como la de Abraham, ni nuestros momentos sublimes tan dramáti-cos como la Transfiguración, todos confrontamos los re-tos cotidianos de caminar “en presencia del Señor en el país de la vida”. Mientras seguimos nuestros diversos lla-mados a amar y servir, seamos confortados por lo que Pablo les recuerda a los romanos: “Si Dios está a nuestro favor, ¿quién estará en contra nuestra?”
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura — Dios estableció una alianza con Noé y sus hijos y les prometió que nunca más habría un diluvio devastador (Génesis 9:8-15).
Salmo — Descúbrenos, Señor, tus caminos (Salmo 25 (24)).
Segunda lectura — Aquella agua representaba el bautismo que ahora nos salva (1 Pedro 3:18-22).
March 21-22 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers Saturday 5:00 pm Robert Crowell Norb Patla Billie Simpson Kevin McGarrahan
John Summers Zack Summers
Dewon Simpson Sean Landry
Sunday
8:30 am Rick Hoepfner Chris Andreae Shawn O’Harra Dianne Thomas William McLaughlin Frank McLaughlin
Dale Lee Jackie Todd Kevin Young Sunday 11:00 am Jim Curtin Kay Nolan Melinda Mitchell Kristen Skaziak Matthew Skaziak Maggie Skaziak Jimmy Chavez Mark Etu Joseph Snead
Catholic Family Services and Project Rachel
Gadsden (256) 546-4883 Huntsville (256) 536-0073
Crisis Pregnancy Center
Albertville (256) 878-1300 National Hotline (800) 395-HELP (4357)
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March 14-15 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers
Saturday 5:00 pm John Bannan Linda Hodge Kevin McGarrahan Norb Patla
Tony Sorcic Erin Summers Al Summers Gene Doyle Flo Stamm
Sunday 8:30 am Lupe Kirby Terri Rushing Jack Hahn Shawn O’Harra Matthew Laski Breanna Laski William Busic Harold Davis Kevin Young Sunday
11:00 am Mary Traynor Mary Rusk Chris Wallace Nancy Curtin George Uchaker Payton Uchaker
John Eason Jimmy Lester Vincent Riggs
March 7-8 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers
Saturday 5:00 pm Robert Crowell Billie Simpson John Summers John Bannan
Kevin McGarrahan Zack Summers
Norb Patla Sean Landry Sunday 8:30 am Mary Cattadoris Ed Cattadoris Chris Andreae Finie Higgins William McLaughlin Frank McLaughlin Dale Lee Jackie Todd Kevin Young Sunday
11:00 am Kristen Skaziak Kay Nolan Cindy Hammond Melinda Mitchell Matthew Skaziak Maggie Skaziak
John Eason Rickey Hammond
St. William Calendar of Events
Capilla de la Santa Cruz Calendario de Eventos
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
Following All Masses Ticket Sales/St. Patrick Dinner Vestibule
9:30 AM Music Rehearsal St. William
9:30 AM Coffee & Doughnut Social Craven Hall 9:30 AM PSR Class Mary's House 3:00 PM Vietnamese Mass St. William Mon, Mar 02, 2015
7:00 PM Society of St. Vincent de Paul Mary's House Tue, Mar 03, 2015 1:00 PM Renew Angel House 6:30 PM Meeting Craven Hall Wed, Mar 04, 2015 9:15 AM Scripture Study Craven Hall
12:30 PM Pastor's Prayer Group Angel House
6:30 PM Adult Religious Ed (RCIA) Craven Hall
Thu, Mar 05, 2015
6:00 PM St. Thomas More Assembly Craven Hall
Fri, Mar 06, 2015
9:00 AM Young at Heart Angel House
12:00 PM Pro-Life Committee Meeting Angel House
6:00 PM Stations of the Cross St. William 6:45 PM Lenten Meal Craven Hall Sat, Mar 07, 2015 8:00 AM Confirmation Retreat CHAPEL IN ALBERTVILLE 4:30 PM Rosary St. William
Following Mass Religious Articles Sale Vestibule
Following Mass Ticket Sales/St. Patrick Dinner Vestibule
Sun, Mar 08, 2015
Following All Masses Ticket Sales/St. Patrick Dinner Vestibule
Following All Masses Religious Articles Sale Vestibule
9:30 AM Music Rehearsal St. William
9:30 AM Coffee & Doughnut Social Craven Hall
9:30 AM PSR Class Mary's House
domingo 1 de marzo
9:30 AM Catecismo
Centro sala grande, mediana, y chica 9:45 AM Reunión de Monaguillos
Capilla 12:30 PM Catecismo
Centro sala grande, mediana y chica 2:00 PM Clases de Crecimiento
Sala Grande, mediana, y chica 2:00 PM Grupo de Oración
Capilla 5:00 PM Niños de Jesús
Centro - Sala Mediana 5:30 PM Caballeros de Colon Sala Mediana 5:30 PM Jóvenes Pastoral Sala Grande lunes 2 de marzo 8:00 AM Oficina Cerrada martes 3 de marzo 5:00 PM St. Vincent de Paul Centro
6:00 PM Coro: Fuego Divino Centro Sala Mediana 6:00 PM San Juan 23 Centro miércoles 4 de marzo 10:00 AM Grupo (Jóvenes) Centro 4:30 PM Confesiones 5:30 PM Rosario 6:00 PM Misa 6:00 PM Francesca (Lessons) jueves 5 de marzo
4:30 PM Exposición del Santísimo 5:00 PM Ensayo del coro: Tomas
Centro - Sala Grande 5:30 PM Rosario
6:00 PM Misa viernes 6 de marzo
4:00 PM Exposición del Santísimo 5:00 PM Catecismo
Centro Sala Grande, mediana y chica 5:30 PM Rosario
6:00 PM Misa
7:00 PM Coro: Santa Cruz Centro
sábado 7 de marzo No Catecismo 8:00 AM Confirmación Retiro
Centro and Capilla 4:30 PM Confesiones 7:00 PM Adoración 7:30 PM Consejo Pastoral
Flo Powers Phillip Worley Billie Kim Smith
Anna Caliguire Our homebound parishioners Glenda Carboni Dottie Browne-Peck Donna Mitchell Sally Goerss Stuart Howell Carmen Collazo
Please pray for…...
Our Parishioners
Our Friends and Family
Saturday, February 28th
5:00 pm St. William—Phillip Mangina, RIP Sunday, March 1st
8:30 am St. William—St. William Parishioners 11:00 am St. William—Irene Snead, RIP
Monday, March 2nd
8:30 am St. William—Scotty McMillan, RIP Tuesday, March 3rd
8:30 am St. William—All Souls in Purgatory Wednesday, March 4th
8:30 am St. William—Mass of Thanksgiving Thursday, March 5th
6:00 pm Chapel—Permanent Closing of Alabama Women’s Center in Huntsville
Friday, March 6th Saturday, March 7th
Sunday, March 8th
8:30 am St. William—Peter Robbins 11:00 am St. William—Early Horton, RIP 11:00 am Chapel—St. William Parishioners
Ian Fernandez Casey Roberson Cameron & Cheyenne House
Louise Cowart Aaron Spurlin Paula Butler Thomas Traynor Venice & Katie Brassell
Jim Wainwright Isabella Montgomery
Davey Joe Roberson Sam Gibson Enoch & Zenaida Yii
Brooks Family Eva Shahan Tony Williams Jimmy Trammell Bill McManamy Helen Edmonds Those Recovering from Surgery
Julius J. Befort
Cecilia McClure Claud Pendergrass
Dave Johnson Gloria & Rodolfo Rabin
Julia Draps Virginia Culver Janet Mata William G. Stevens Marcus Gross Kimberly Browder Nancy Noble Sharon Cheshire Amber Sabala Joy Hildebrandt Nancy Sewell Sherry Johnston Byron Fricks Claudia Chaplow Margaret Keegan Jan Payne Mary Todd
Our Soldiers Stationed Overseas
$ 5,090 $ 12,294 $ 12,805 $ 307,001 $ 206
Matthew 25: “I was sick and you visited me.”
If you or a loved one is sick or hospitalized and would like a visit from a priest, please contact the office at (256) 582-4245 or via e-mail. They will be happy to arrange a visit. Offertory Last Weekend St. William
Mortgage Payment per Month
Building Fund Collections Current Month Parish Debt
Poor Box
Wednesday Night 6:30 pm in Mary’s House
3/4 The Way of the Cross & The Nicene Creed 3/11 The Lord’s Prayer & the Meaning of Holy Week 3/18 MAKE-UP
3/25 The Dignity of Life & the Consistent Ethic of Life
Wednesday Morning 9:15 am in Craven Hall
3/4 Dynamic Catholicism 3/11 Dynamic Catholicism 3/18 Dynamic Catholicism 3/25 Dynamic Catholicism
Weekly Collection
FAST & ABSTINENCE:
The general rule of the church is: “All persons who have com-pleted their 14th year are bound by the law of abstinence; all adults are bound by the law of fast up to the beginning of their 60th year. Nevertheless, pastors and parents are to see to it that minors who are not bound by the law of fast and abstinence are educated in an authentic sense of penance.” (Canon 1253) Abstinence means abstaining from meat. Fasting means
one full meal a day, with two lighter meals in the course of a day to maintain strength.
The Fridays of Lent in the United States are days of absti-nence from meat.
