Confirmation St. William Confirmation Chapel of the Holy Cross
First Communion Chapel of the Holy Cross First Communion Chapel of the Holy Cross Confirmation Chapel of the Holy Cross
Pregnant? Need Help?
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)
Se habla Español
PARISH STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor/Padre
Fr. Tim Pfander, fr.tim@stwilliamchurch.com 256-582-4245 x103
Hispanic Ministry/Ministerio Hispano
Fr. Joe Lody, frjoe@stwilliamchurch.com 256-279-0169
Deacon/Diácono
Rev. Mr. Edwin Santos 256-878-9973 256-738-6153
Parish School of Religion Director/Directora de Escuela
Cecilia Hall, cecilia@stwilliamchurch.com 256-582-4245 ext. 104
Finance Manager/Bulletin Editor
Laura Hodge, laura@stwilliamchurch.com 256-582-4245 ext. 102
Secretary
Kristen Skaziak, kskaziak@stwilliamchurch.com 256-582-4245 ext. 101
DRE Assistant
Debra Klan, debbie@stwilliamchurch.com 256-582-4245 ext. 104
New Life Center Director/Directora del Centro de la Vida
Maria Lopez 256-891-0550
Church Clubs and Organization Contact Information Music coordinator/Coordinador de Música
Kevin McGarrahan 256-586-6784 St. Vincent de Paul Tim Higgins ***for Assistance 256-582-4245x118 ***por Asistencia 256-582-4245x119 RENEW Mary Fritts 256-582-7389 Ladies Sodality Kristen Skaziak 256-558-1883 Knights of Columbus Jack Hahn 256-506-9148 Cursillo Denis Liederbach 256-582-6200 Respect Life Judith Hyatt 256-200-0148 Alice Beck 256-593-4764 Young at Heart Helen Befort 256-891-0680
BULLETIN DEADLINE MONDAY 12:00 pm
Sacraments
Confession/Confesión Saturday/sábado—St. William 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm or by appointment/o por cita
Wednesday—Chapel miércoles Capilla de la Santa Cruz
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm/o por cita Weddings/Bodas
Couples must contact one of the parish priests at least 6 months prior to setting a wedding date at the parish.
Por favor hablar con Padre Joe lo mas pronto posible. Baptisms/Bautismo
Please contact Fr. Tim for schedules and preparation information. Por favor hablar con Padre Joe para las practicas. Los Padres del Nino y los padrinos tienen que asistir.
Quinceañera
Participants must have received Confirmation or have been pre-pared for Confirmation. Contact the Pastor 3 months prior to the event.
Las Participantes deben haber recibido Confirmación o estar pre-parado para recibir Confirmación. Contactar con el párroco 3 mes antes de esto evento.
Pre-K through 8th Grade
Children age 4 through 15. Catholic Youth Formation meets on Sunday in Mary’s House from 9:45 am to 10:45 am. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.
Senior Youth Catechism
Continuing education for all high school age kids who have been fully confirmed with the church. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.
Adult Formation/RCIA
Interested in learning about the Catholic Faith? Classes meet on Tuesday at 7:00 pm in Craven Hall. Please see the calendar for the full schedule.
Español
Para información sobre las Clases de religión, Confirmación y Primera Comunión contacte a María López, Tom Ackerman, Ceci-lia Hall, o Padre Joe.
I strongly urge … Catholics, and all men and women of
good will, not to yield to a utilitarian mentality which
always leads to the sacrifice of the weakest and most
defenseless. I invite you to a common effort so that
so-ciety can be renewed from the ground up, in order to
attain a life of dignity, justice and peace for everyone.
For Catholics, this contribution to the common good is
also a requirement of that essential dimension of the
Gospel which is human promotion and a supreme
ex-pression of charity. For this reason, the Church exhorts
all her faithful to be good citizens, conscious of their
responsibility to be concerned for the good of all, both
in their personal lives and throughout society.
~Pope Benedict XVI, Address at Departure Ceremony at International Airport of El Bajío, Mexico (March 26, 2012)
Intercessions for Life For those who are terminally ill: that on their journey to eternal life,
they will be strengthened by the presence of loved ones; We pray to the Lord:
Judith Hyatt Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Si usted está en necesidad de asistencia, por favor, consulte Agustín Contreras, 205-363-2294 o en el Centro el martes desde 4-6 pm.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
The month of May has not only good weather, but an interesting pedigree. It is named after the Roman goddess Maia, said to be the mother of Hermes, or Mercury. The Romans saw it as “love’s month,” while in England, more practical farmers called it “Three Milks,” since the cows grazing on springtime’s bounty could produce at a phenomenal rate. Old customs die hard, and Christians have never made peace with Maytime frol-ics. No wonder that popular tradition dedicated the month’s prayers and devotions to Mary, although we cannot lose sight of the fact that the liturgy always has Easter at the center of cele-bration. Recent developments have enriched Mary’s place in a cycle of feast days woven through the whole year, dedicated Saturday as a weekly day for devotion, and highlighted Mary’s role in the Advent story. In fact, every day of the year Evening Prayer centers on the singing of Mary’s Canticle of Praise. The fifty days of Easter culminate on Pentecost with Mary, present of course for Christ’s birth, waiting in the upper room for the birth of the church.
—James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Durante la Última Cena, Jesús dijo a sus apóstoles: “Yo soy la vid, ustedes son los sarmientos” (Juan 15:5). Jesús añade que los sarmientos (ramas) que permanecen en Él, dan mucho fruto. Según la agricultura, la vid es una parra, es decir, una planta perenne de ramas frondosas.
Una parte importante de la vid son las hojas. Es obvio que una vid tiene hojas, pero Jesús no las menciona, prefiere enfocarse en los sarmientos. Las partes de la vid son las raíces, tronco, sarmientos, hojas, flores y fruto. Según esta división Jesús sería el tronco, pero él dice ser la vid completa. Esta es una imagen de la unidad que Jesús quiere entre sus seguidores. Recordemos que Jesús celebra la Última Cena con sus discípu-los. La comunidad de discípulos unidos a Jesús formamos la vid. Los sarmientos o ramas conducen agua y minerales a las hojas, flores y frutos, y son útiles en tanto estén unidos a la vid. Lo mismo vale de los cristianos, discípulos de Jesús. Son ellos y ellas los que hacen presente y le dan vida a Jesús en el mundo de hoy.
—Fray Gilberto Cavazos‑Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
PRAYER OF THE WEEK Fifth Sunday of Easter
Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Reflection question:
What does it mean for me to bear fruit for the reign of God? Collect text from the English translation of The Roman Missal, © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
For Frederic, Vincentians transcended racial and
national prejudices. They judged women and
men strictly on their need, not on their color, nationality,
education, morality. Vincentians are non-judgmental. A
non-judgmental attitude excludes assigning guilt or
inno-cence, or judging a person’s degree of responsibility for
their needs or problems. St. Vincent appealed: “
Deal with
neighbors in a gentle, humble and loving manner, even
with the most hardened of sinners, and never employ a
vehement accusation or reproaches or harsh language
toward anyone whomsoever.”
St. William Recovery Group
St. William is offering a recovery group which will
meet each Saturday at Angel House beginning at
6:30 pm.
The purpose of this group is to assist those who have
a dependency on alcohol or drugs. We will use the
12 step approach.
The Word in our Lives/La Palabra en nuestras vidas
Young at Heart
Please join the Young at Heart as they
make Mother’s Day Corsages for a youth
group fund raising project. The group
will meet Friday, May 11th in Angel
House immediately following
the 8:30 am Mass.
In today’s second reading, St. John talks about our hearts condemning us (1 John 3:20). When he says that God is greater than our hearts he means that even when we know we have sinned, God is still a forgiving God who doesn’t wait for us to be “worthy.” So when we confess our sins, we need not doubt that we are forgiven.
But sometimes we feel shame when we have un-intentionally done something wrong, such as when we accidentally hurt someone. That is when it is good to remember that God knows what happened and still loves us. The best way to remember this is by living as God commands, loving God and our neighbor. If we believe in Jesus, we know that God forgives us even before we ask. If we love our neighbor, then we reach out to the person we hurt instead of hiding in shame, and try to make amends.
When we stop living in shame and start living in love, we can ask for whatever we need and receive it. For when God lives in us and we live in God, we won’t ask for anything trivial or selfish. The Spirit teaches us how to pray with confidence and faith. Our love and trust in God will help us to accept whatever God sends our way.
En la lectura de la primera carta de San Juan, él dice que “delante de Dios tranquilizaremos nuestra conciencia de cualquier cosa que ella nos reprochare” (1 Juan 3:20). Cuando él dice que Dios es más grande que nuestra conciencia, quiere decir que aun cuando sabemos que hemos pecado, Dios sigue siendo un Dios que perdona, que no espera que seamos "dignos". Así que cuando nos confesamos nuestros pecados, no tenemos por qué dudar de que hemos sido perdonados.
Pero a veces sentimos vergüenza cuando hemos hecho nada malo, como cuando, accidentalmente, herimos a alguien. Eso es cuando es bueno recordar que Dios sabe lo que pasó y nos sigue amando. La mejor manera de recordar esto es vivir como Dios manda, amando a Dios y al prójimo. Si usted cree en Jesús, sabemos que Dios nos perdona, incluso antes de que lo pida. Si usted ama a su prójimo, entonces llega a la persona que le haga daño, en lugar de esconderse de ver-güenza, y tratar de ayudarlos.
Cuando dejamos de vivir en la vergüenza y comenzar a vivir en el amor, podemos pedir lo que necesitamos y lo recibimos. Porque cuando Dios vive en nosotros y nosotros vivimos en él, no vamos a pedir nada trivial ni egoísta. Su Espíritu nos enseña a orar con confianza y fe. Nuestro amor y la confianza en Dios nos ayudará a aceptar lo que Dios pone en nuestro camino.
Nataly Aguilar Nieto Rosa Isel Alarcón Jennifer Altamirano Celina Aragón Cortez Daniela Argote Gutiérrez
Zurith Barragán Patricio Joana G. Benítez Miguel Cantellano Emily Carranza Canseco
Mya Castellón Patiño Marlene Chavez Díaz
Gabriel Conrriquez Paola Corona Ríos Kimberly Deras Eric René Díaz Morales
Alfredo Domingo Alan Alejandro Duran
Kevin Jesús Espina Miguel Angel Espina
Jay Andrés Feliz Selena Franco Bastida Daniel Garcia de Jesús Enrique Garcia de Jesús
Michael Garza Borjas Sandra Hernández Franco
Cristal Ibarra Gijón Esteban Luis Ibarra Gijón
Yahir Jarquin Rodríguez Edith Jiménez López
Alfredo Jiménez Geraldine Lara Chavez Maria Isabel Lara Chavez
Brian Lara Marlene López Franco
Javier Lucas Benítez Noé Martínez Altamirano
Karen Martínez Fuentes Cristofer Martínez Ramírez
Bernardino Mejía Chavez Larry Miranda Ramírez Sonia Ibeth Monreal Robles
Janete Morente Uz Simón Morente Uz Jacquelin Nieto Cristian E. Pacheco Giselle Patiño Cantellano
José Patiño Cantellano Viridiana Patiño Cantellano
Santiago Patiño Kelly Pérez Aragón Ashley Ramírez Garcia Christian A. Ramírez Ruiz
Diana Ramírez Yaritza Ramos Justin Louis Rodríguez Nancy Santiago Avalos
Yovana Santiago Angelina Sebastián Nicolás Juana Thali Sebastián Nicolás
Isaac Soriano Sofia Velázquez Juárez Cynthia Villagomez Espitia
Natalie Vital Felicidades a la clase de Primera Comunión del 28 de abril
CALLING ALL
PARISHIONERS
Minister’s Schedule
(schedule available online at www.stwilliamchurch.com)May 26-27 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers
Saturday 5:00 pm Norb Patla Billie Simpson John Bannan Tony Sorcic
Virginia Witherspoon Al Summers Dewon Simpson Flo Stamm
Sunday 8:30 am Sandy Whitaker Bill Schmidt Zenaida Pua Lorraine Armstrong Ken Hall Matt Laski Emma Reed Harold Davis Dale Lee Marcel Poisson Sunday 11:00 am Lisa Hoang Tina Hoang Mary Rusk Alice Beck Sheila Tenchavez Kathryn Hammond Matt Skaziak Joseph Snead Patrick Hammond Rickey Hammond
To become a member of St. William Catholic Church, please complete one of our registration forms located:
At the entrances of the church, in the parish office, on our website at www.stwilliamchurch.com or complete the form below and we will mail you one. Welcome to the parish!
CURRENT MEMBERS PLEASE USE THIS FORM TO UPDATE ADDRESS, PHONE, OR EMAIL INFO Place this form in the offering basket or mail to the church office at:
St. William Catholic Church, 929 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976 Name________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ City__________________________________State_________ZIP_______ Email________________________________________________________ I would like to join St. William Catholic Church. Please send me a registration form. I would like more information about becoming Catholic.
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To St. W il liam Cath olic Ch urchMay 12-13 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers
Saturday 5:00 pm Linda Hodge Billie Simpson Bev Sorcic Kevin McGarrahan Virginia Witherspoon
Al Summers Norb Patla
John Bannan Sunday 8:30 am Bill Schmidt Sandy Whitaker Lupe Kirby Ken Hall Bethany Merrill Emilia Summerlin Matt Laski Harold Davis Marcel Poisson William Busic Sunday 11:00 am Gayle Eason Kristen Skaziak Mary Traynor Maria Go Alice Beck Kathryn Hammond Patrick Hammond Cindy Hammond Rickey Hammond Mark Etu
May 19-20 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers
Saturday 5:00 pm Kevin McGarrahan John Bannan Virginia Witherspoon Norb Patla Jessica Doyle Zack Summers Erin Summers Sean Landry Dewon Simpson Sunday 8:30 am Cecilia Hall Ada Winters Terri Rushing Shawn O’Harra
Ken Hall Jake Fennimore Amanda Lee Harold Davis Dale Lee William Busic Sunday 11:00 am Jim Curtin Maria Go Kay Nolan Eden Yutiamco Pat Chomskis Caroline Nolan Maggie Skaziak John Thompson Brandon Word Jimmy Chavez
Mother’s Day is May 13th
St. William Calendar of Events
Capilla de la Santa Cruz Calendario de Eventos
domingo 6 de mayo
9:30 AM Clase de Confirmación-Segundo Ano
Centro - Sala Pequeña
9:30 AM Clase de Confirmación-Primer Ano
Sala grande
12:30 PM Clase de Primera Comunión
Centro - Sala grande
12:30 PM Clase de Primera Comunión
Centro - Sala grande
1:00 PM Clase de Crecimiento
Centro - Sala pequeña
2:00 PM Grupo de Oración
Capilla
2:00 PM Grupo de Jóvenes
Centro - Sala Grande
3:00 PM Clase de Crecimiento
Centro - Sala Pequeña
lunes 7 de mayo martes 8 de mayo miércoles 9 de mayo 4:30 PM Confessions/Confesiones Chapel/Capilla jueves 10 de mayo
6:30 PM Choir/Ensayo del coro
Chapel/Capilla
6:30 PM Choir/Ensayo del coro
Centro - Sala Pequeña
viernes 11 de mayo
5:00 PM Clase de Primera Comunión
Centro - Sala pequeña
6:30 PM Clase de Primera Comunión
Centro - Sala grande
6:30 PM Choir/Ensayo del coro
Centro - Sala pequeña
sábado 12 de mayo
8:00 AM Retiro Grupo de Jovenes 10:00 AM Baptisms/Bautismos
Chapel/Capilla
12:00 PM Quincenos
12:30 PM Clase de Primera Comunión
Centro - Sala grande
12:30 PM Clase de Primera Comunión
Centro - Sala pequeña
6:00 PM RCIA/Catecismo para Adultos
Centro - Sala pequeña
7:00 PM Adoration/Adoracion
Chapel/Capilla
Sun, May 06, 2012
9:45 AM PSR
Mary's House & Angel House
3:30 PM Dance Class
Craven Hall
Mon, May 07, 2012
6:00 PM Finance Committee Meeting
Mary's House
7:00 PM Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Mary's House Tue, May 08, 2012 8:30 AM No 8:30 am Mass St. William 1:00 PM Renew Angel House 7:00 PM RCIA Craven Hall Wed, May 09, 2012 8:30 AM No 8:30 am Mass St. William
9:00 AM Adult Scripture Study
Craven Hall
6:00 PM Youth Group
Craven Hall
6:30 PM Music Rehearsal
St. William
6:30 PM Seafood Festival Meeting
MARY'S HOUSE
7:30 PM Knights of Columbus
Craven Hall
Thu, May 10, 2012
6:00 PM St. Thomas More Assembly
Craven Hall Fri, May 11, 2012 9:00 AM Young at Heart Craven Hall Sat, May 12, 2012 8:30 AM No 8:30 am Mass St. William 4:30 PM Rosary St. William 6:30 PM Recovery Group Angel House Sun, May 13, 2012 9:45 AM PSR
Mary's House & Angel House
3:30 PM Dance Class
Needed Each Week Offertory
Mortgage Payment per Month
Building Fund Collections Current Month Building Fund Food Sales Current Month Total Building Fund Collections Current Month Parish Debt
Poor Box
St. William Prayer List
When hospitalized, please call the church office to request a visit from the priests. Please call the church office with the parishioners name, hospital where they are admitted, room and phone number, if available, as soon as possible after admission. If our parish priests are unavailable, the office will try to make other arrangements. Jeanette Andrews Bev Sorcic Dolores Garbowicz Flo Powers Becky Swatek Mary Rosa Yutiamco Family Sally Goerss Marie Bass Carmen Collazo Flo Stamm Tom Ewing Shelvy Landry Donna Mitchell Elsa Kirst Denis Liederbach Helen Meadows Dottie Browne-Peck Finie Higgins Thomas Schwerin Our homebound parishioners
Parishioners
Friends and Family Stewardship Report
Mass Intentions/Intenciones de la Misa
May 5-13, 2012
Saturday, May 5th
8:30 am St. William - Beatrice Maxwell, RIP 5:00 pm St. William - Kenneth McCormick, RIP
Sunday, May 6th
8:30 am St. William - St. William Parishioners 11:00 am Chapel - All Souls in Purgatory
Monday, May 7th
8:30 am St. William - Thomas Gallagher, RIP Tuesday, May 8th
8:30 am St. William - Communion Service 6:00 pm Chapel - Lola De Angelis, RIP
Wednesday, May 9th
8:30 am St. William - Communion Service Thursday, May 10th
8:30 am St. William - Joe Stamm, RIP 6:00 pm Chapel - Keith DiMartino
Friday, May 11th
8:30 am St. William - Albert Perreault, RIP Saturday, May 12th
8:30 am St. William - Communion Service Sunday, May 13th
8:30 am St. William - Kenneth McCormick, RIP 8:30 am Chapel - St. William Parishioners
11:00 am Chapel - All Souls in Purgatory
Cliff Farabee Laurence Blanchard Hardie McAlister Marie Dodd Teresita Buenaventura Ruth Holthause Lana Ahrens Mary Ann & Bud Haygood
Kirk Henderson Caleb and Noah Zabat
Casey Roberson Bill McManamy Suzie Van Sciver Those Recovering from Surgery
Julius J. Befort Sebastian Caracci Grace Dickman Teresita Buenventura Nguyen Family Patti Badolato Karen Cavannah Alton “Brother” Elliott
Karen Fought Sharon Cheshire Tom & LeeAnn Hodges Our Soldiers Stationed Overseas
Euvalia Oben $ 8,616 $ 8,815 $ 12,294 $ 11,648 $ 4,030 $ 15,678 $ 742,765 $ 185
Note: Names will remain on list for 1 month. Please, contact the office to put name on list for a new 1 month period.
Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.
~1 John 3:18
