St. William Catholic Church Chapel of the Holy Cross. Fourth Sunday of Lent/Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma

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St. William Catholic Church Chapel of

the Holy Cross March 18, 2012

Fourth

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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, [email protected] 256-582-4245 x103

Hispanic Ministry/Ministerio Hispano

Fr. Joe Lody, [email protected] 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, [email protected] 256-582-4245 ext. 104

Finance Manager/Bulletin Editor

Laura Hodge, [email protected] 256-582-4245 ext. 102

Secretary

Kristen Skaziak, [email protected] 256-582-4245 ext. 101

DRE Assistant

Debra Klan, [email protected] 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 Betsy Traynor ***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 4:00 pm - 5:00 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.

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[It] is imperative that the entire Catholic community in the United States come to realize the grave threats to the Church’s public moral witness presented by a radical secularism which finds increasing expression in the political and cultural spheres. … Of particular concern are certain attempts being made to limit that most cherished of American freedoms, the freedom of religion. Many of you have pointed out that con-certed efforts have been made to deny the right of conscientious objection on the part of Catholic individuals and institutions with regard to cooperation in intrinsically evil practices. Oth-ers have spoken to me of a worrying tendency to reduce reli-gious freedom to mere freedom of worship without guarantees of respect for freedom of conscience.

~Pope Benedict XVI, Address to the Bishops of the United States on their Ad Limina Visit, January 19, 2012

Just a reminder to return your baby bottles once you have filled them with change. Place them in the

designated basket in the vestibule.

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

Over the years, our tradition has come to see this Sun-day as a transition, a midpoint, an oasis in the middle of six long weeks of preparation for Easter. The key is the Latin word Laetare, or “Rejoice,” which was for centuries the first word sung in the Mass for this Sunday. In southern Europe, the first roses of springtime are appearing now, and there used to be a custom of honoring those to be baptized at Easter with roses on this Sunday. Long ago, this was also seen as a day for celebrat-ing the ordination of priests. Many parishes retain the custom of using rose-colored vestments on this day. Normally flowers are banned from worship in the restrained season of Lent, but here, midway, these signposts of festivity pointing to the renewal of Easter springtime sometimes make a quiet appearance. A pro-ject for today would be to plant a few paperwhite or narcissus bulbs in a water bowl filled with river rocks. Like those elect who will soon be bathed in baptismal waters, they will come to full stature in the Easter season.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

En Latinoamérica, como en muchas partes del mun-do, hay una horrible e impresionante pobreza. Enfrentado con la miseria humana, el cristiano puede responder con re-signación “Yo no soy nadie, ¿qué puedo hacer yo? Nada.” o puede responder con obras de caridad ayudando uno por uno a los pobres y necesitados. Esta virtud, es el pilar más impor-tante de la conversión. Porque en ella imitamos a Jesucristo que vino no a condenar al mundo sino a salvarlo. Sin la cari-dad nuestros ayunos son dietas y nuestras oraciones son pa-labras necias.

La caridad es una virtud cristiana, porque Dios es el mejor ejemplo de lo que es la caridad. La caridad no es li-mosna, es amor y justicia, es salud y salvación; es cumplir con el mandamiento de amarnos los unos a los otros en un mundo donde la mayoría son pobres y desamparados. La caridad es dar al necesitado algo que uno aun necesite, es obrar por cambios sociales que promuevan la dignidad humana y el bienestar económico de todos. La caridad es amor y Dios es amor; vivamos en ese amor.

Cursillo—is an apostolate of the Church

that assists lay people in living out their

Christian vocation by being “signs of

Christ” in the world.

Next Women’s weekend is May 24-27

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If interested, go to the website:

www.cursillo.org/birmingham or contact

Denis Liederbach at (256) 582-6200 or

[email protected] .

PRAYER OF THE WEEK Fourth Sunday of Lent

O God, who through your Word

reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way,

grant, we pray,

that with prompt devotion and eager faith the Christian people may hasten

toward the solemn celebrations to come. 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:

How am I preparing myself for the celebrations of Holy Week? Is there more that I can do?

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Father of love and power,

it is your will to establish everything in Christ and to draw us into his all-embracing love.

Guide the elect of your Church: strengthen them in their vocation, build them into the kingdom of your Son, and seal them with the Spirit of your promise. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

From the Pastor/Del Pastor

St. Paul tells us in his letter to the Ephesians

that we are saved through grace: God’s actions of

sending his Son to die for us, and raising Jesus from

the dead show the love God has for us. It comes

en-tirely from God. We are saved by our faith in Jesus,

but even that faith comes from God. So when Paul

says that no one can boast about being saved, he

means that we can’t add up our good deeds like reward

points for heaven. He also means that we can’t brag

about our faith because we can recite the creed or

an-swer an altar call. So if being saved is not a matter of

saying the right things, or doing good deeds, what is

it?

The answer comes from the gospel. Jesus tells

us that he will be lifted up, or crucified, so that we can

believe in him and have eternal life. Notice he doesn’t

give a list of facts about God that we are required to

believe. When we “believe in” someone, we put our

love and trust in that person. We want to be with that

person as much as we can. We know that we are loved

and so respond by giving love. Our response of love is

not just a happy feeling. It inspires us to stop being

selfish and start noticing that others need our help.

Jesus describes it as living in the light: we are not

ashamed to help someone, forgive someone, or comfort

someone. While we do not force our faith on others,

we don’t hide it either. Our life is in the light, open to

anyone who wants to see what God has done for us.

That brings us back to the question about

sal-vation: it is not something we do or say. It is what

God does for us. Our response of faith is also his gift.

So when we recognize all that God has done for us and

believe in his Son Jesus, the Spirit will guide us to live

that faith and share it with others.

En su carta a los Efesios, San Pablo nos dice que somos salvados por la gracia de Dios: las acciones de Dios de enviar a su Hijo a morir para nosotros y de resucitar a Jesús de los muertos nos muestra el amor de Dios para nosotros. Viene completamente de Dios. Somos salvados por nuestra fe en Jesús, sino que esa misma fe viene de Dios. Así, cuando Pablo dice que nadie puede presumir de ser salvado, quiere decir que no podemos sumar nuestras buenas obras, como puntos de recompensa para el cielo. También significa que no podemos presumir de nuestra fe porque podemos recitar el credo o responder a un llamado al altar. Así que, si la salvación no es una cuestión de de-cir las cosas correctas, o hacer buenas obras, ¿qué es?

La respuesta viene del Evangelio. Jesús nos dice que él va a estar levantado, o crucificado, para que poda-mos creer en él y tener la vida eterna. Dese cuenta que él no da una lista de hechos acerca de Dios, los cuales que tenemos la obligación de creer. Cuando “creemos” en al-guien, amamos y confiamos en esta persona. Queremos estar con esta persona lo más posible. Sabemos que somos amados y respondemos por dar nuestro amor. Nuestra respuesta de amor no es solamente un sentido de alegría. Nos inspira a dejar de ser egoístas y empezar a darse cuenta que los demás necesitan ayuda. Jesús lo describe como viviendo en la luz: no nos avergonzamos de ayudar a alguien, perdonar a alguien, o dar consuelo a alguien. Si bien no forzamos nuestra fe en los demás, tampoco la ocultamos. Nuestra vida está en la luz, abierta para al-guien que quiere ver lo que Dios ha hecho para nosotros.

Eso nos lleva de nuevo a la pregunta acerca de la salvación: No es algo que hacemos ni decimos. Es lo que Dios hace por nosotros. Nuestra respuesta de fe también es su regalo. Así que cuando nos damos cuenta todo lo que Dios ha hecho para nosotros y creemos en su Hijo, Jesús, el Espíritu nos guiará a vivir esa fe y compartirla con los demás.

The confirmation class at the Chapel of

the Holy Cross needs service hours

opportunities, please call Paola Santos at

256-738-6103 if you know of any

activities where the kids can help.

La clase de confirmación de la Capilla

necesita completar sus horas de servicio,

si conoce alguna de estas oportunidades por

favor comuníquese con Paola Santos

256-738-6103.

The general rule of the church is: “All persons who have completed their 14th year are bound by the law of absti-nence; all adults are bound by the law of fast up to the

begin-ning 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.

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St. William Calendar of Events

Capilla de la Santa Cruz Calendario de Eventos

Sun, Mar 18, 2012

9:45 AM PSR

Mary's House & Angel House

11:00 AM Second Scrutiny

St. William

3:30 PM Dance Class

Craven Hall

Mon, Mar 19, 2012

7:00 PM Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Mary's House Tue, Mar 20, 2012 1:00 PM Renew Angel House 7:00 PM RCIA Craven Hall Wed, Mar 21, 2012

9:00 AM Adult Scripture Study

Craven Hall

6:30 PM Music Rehearsal

St. William

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Fri, Mar 23, 2012

6:00 PM Stations of the Cross

St. William Sat, Mar 24, 2012 4:30 PM Rosary St. William Sun, Mar 25, 2012 NO PSR 11:00 AM Third Scrutiny St. William 3:25 PM Vietnamese Mass St. William Mon, Mar 26, 2012 Tue, Mar 27, 2012 1:00 PM Renew Angel House

6:30 PM Holy Hour for Vocations

St. William

7:00 PM RCIA

Craven Hall

Wed, Mar 28, 2012

9:00 AM Adult Scripture Study

Craven Hall 6:00 PM Youth Group Craven Hall 6:30 PM Music Rehearsal St. William domingo 18 de marzo

9:30 AM _{PSR/Clase de Confirmación-Segundo Ano} Centro - Sala Pequeña

9:30 AM _{PSR/Clase de Confirmación-Primer Ano} Centro - Sala grande

12:30 PM _{PSR/Clase de Primera Comunión} Centro - Sala grande

1:00 PM _{Clase de Crecimiento} Centro - Sala pequeña

2:00 PM _{Prayer Group/Grupo de Oración} Chapel/Capilla

2:00 PM _{Youth/Grupo de Jóvenes} Centra - Sala Grande 3:00 PM _{Clase de Crecimiento}

Centro - Sala Pequeña

lunes 19 de marzo martes 20 de marzo miércoles 21 de marzo 4:30 PM _{Confessions/Confesiones} Chapel/Capilla jueves 22 de marzo

6:30 PM _{Choir/Ensayo del coro} Chapel/Capilla 6:30 PM _{Choir/Ensayo del coro}

Centro - Sala Pequeña

viernes 23 de marzo

5:00 PM _{PSR/Clase de Primera Comunión} Centro - Sala pequena

6:30 PM _{Choir/Ensayo del coro} Centro - Sala pequeña

sábado 24 de marzo

12:30 PM _{PSR/Clase de Primera Comunión} Centro - Sala pequeña

6:00 PM _{RCIA/Catecismo para Adultos} Centro - Sala pequeña 7:00 PM _{Adoration/Adoración}

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Minister’s Schedule

(schedule available online at www.stwilliamchurch.com)

March 24-25 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers

Saturday 5:00 pm Linda Hodge Billie Simpson John Bannan Jessica Doyle

Tony Sorcic Jake Hodge Eugene Doyle Norb Patla

Sunday 8:30 am Cecilia Hall Paul McKinney Bill Schmidt Ken Hall Lorraine Armstrong Emma Reed Matt Laski Dale Lee Harold Davis William Busic Sunday 11:00 am Kay Nolan Eden Yutiamco Mary Traynor Pat Chomskis Sheila Tenchavez Kathryn Hammond Patrick Hammond Mark Etu Cindy 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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April 7-8 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers

Saturday Easter Vigil 8:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am Sunday 11:00 am

Mar 31-Apr 1 Ministers of Communion Lectors Servers Ushers

Saturday 5:00 pm Norb Patla Robert Crowell Kevin McGarrahan Denis Liederbach Linda Hodge Alex Summers Erin Summers Eugene Doyle Noel Merrill Sunday 8:30 am J.B. Hahn Ada Winters John Hahn Dottie Browne-Peck

Christian Martinez Grace Fennimore Amanda Lee Marcel Poisson Bill Schmidt Dale Lee Sunday 11:00 am Kristen Skaziak Maria Go Mary Rusk Cindy Hammond Christopher Wallace Maggie Skaziak Matthew Skaziak Patrick Hammond John Eason Brandon Word March 28 Youth Meeting “Prove It”

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irst Communion and Confirmation are fast approaching. Many gifts are available in the Ladies Sodality Articles cabinet located in the vestibule of the church. Please see a Sodality member if you wish to make a purchase.

Ministers are needed for:

Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday - Veneration of the Cross

Holy Saturday - Easter Vigil

Please sign up in the vestibule of the church.

April 11 “Thank You” to our mom’s craft

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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. Bev Sorcic Dolores Garbowicz Flo Powers Becky Swatek Mary Rosa Yutiamco Family Sally Goerss Marie Bass Carmen Collazo Donna Mitchell Elsa Kirst Denis Liederbach Helen Meadows Sam Harvey Dottie Browne-Peck Ava Williams Thomas Schwerin Our homebound parishioners

Parishioners

Friends and Family

Stewardship Report

Mass Intentions/Intenciones de la Misa

March 17-25, 2012

Saturday, March 17th

8:30 am St. William - Pro-Life Intentions 6:00 pm Chapel - Saul Earthenware

Sunday, March 18th

8:30 am St. William - Anita Gaudet, RIP 11:00 am Chapel - St. William Parishioners

Monday, March 19th

8:30 am St. William - 40 Days for Life Tuesday, March 20th

8:30 am St. William - All Souls in Purgatory 6:00 pm Chapel - Albert Perrault, RIP

Wednesday, March 21st 8:30 am St. William - 40 Days for Life 6:00 pm Chapel - All Souls in Purgatory

Thursday, March 22nd 8:30 am St. William - Marti Gaudet

Friday, March 23rd

8:30 am St. William - All Souls in Purgatory Saturday, March 24th

8:30 am St. William - Fr. John Lewis Sostrich Sunday, March 25th

8:30 am St. William - James Mosansky, RIP 11:00 am St. William - St. William Parishioners

8:30 am Chapel - Talitha Embry

Teresita Buenaventura Ruth Holthause

Lana Ahrens Mary Ann & Bud Haygood

Kirk Henderson Caleb and Noah Zabat

Casey Roberson Bill McManamy Suzie Van Sciver Euvalia Oben Jake Mosansky

Levy Jones Amy McGatha & Family Those Recovering from Surgery

Teresita Buenventura Marti Gaudet Nguyen Family Joseph Gaudet Patti Badolato Karen Cavannah Alton “Brother” Elliott

Karen Fought Sharon Cheshire Tom & LeeAnn Hodges

Clifton May Jonathon Burson Our Soldiers Stationed Overseas $ 8,616 $ 8,585 $ 12,294 $ 4,360 $ 676 $ 5,036 $ 769,521 $ 196

Note: Names will remain on list for 1 month. Please, contact the office to put name on list for a new 1 month period.

God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

~John 3:17

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