The Josephites

Most Pure Heart of Mary Church & School is a gospel faith community baptized into the life, death

and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We invite all people into a personal relationship with Christ

through prayer, worship, stewardship and service to God and neighbor.

Eucharist is the center of our faith and we celebrate our Catholic African American Heritage.

We empower our youth to be gospel witnesses through faith-building programs.

304 Sengstak Street, Mobile, AL 36603

Webpage: www.josephites.org/about-us/parishes-and-schools/alabama/most-pure-heart-of-mary-catholic-church-and-school/

E-mail: mphm@josephite.com

Rectory: (251) 432-3344 Fax: 432-1192 School: 432-5270

Pastor

Father Kenneth C. Ugwu,

S.S.J.

Deacon:

Mr. James D. Bryant

Principal: Mrs. Jamie Crain

Parish Secretary: Mrs. Gatha Warnsley

Any member who wishes to arrange a Wedding must contact the priest at

least 6 months prior to the desired wedding date.

Parents desiring Baptism for their children are encouraged to contact the

Rectory to arrange for the required preparation class

for parents and Godparents.

When a Funeral is to be celebrated, please contact the priest before

contacting the Funeral Home. Funerals are not permitted on Sundays

or Holy Days of Obligation.

Weekend Masses:

Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm

Sunday Morning:

8:00am and 11:00am

Daily Masses: Tuesday (Novena

Mass) 4:30pm; Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday at 8:30am.

Confessions: 30 minutes before

weekend Masses and before the

Tuesday Novena Mass - CCD :

After 8:00am Sunday Mass

Monday-

Tuesday-

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday-

SISTERS

Sr. Joanne Cozzi, DC

Sr. Noblyne Ajuonuma, SJS

PASTORAL COUNCIL

Joseph Keith

FINANCE COUNCIL

Eugene Lewis

SCHOOL ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

Maxine Wilson

SACRISTAN

Leland Busby

CCD

LaTanya Brown

CHILDREN’S LITURGY

Yasmine Burney, Judy Sullivan

RCIA

Dcn. James Bryant/ Eric Crenshaw

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Fannie Burden

LECTORS

Juanita Robinson

ALTAR SERVERS

Darnisha Perkins/ Michael Griggs

USHERS

Leland Busby

MUSIC MINISTRY

Carolyn Smoke

SENIORS CLUB

Myrtle Martin/Wynell Sullivan

YOUTH MINISTER

Amanda Wilson

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Maya Freed/Thomas Bradley

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Doral Edwards/Sabrina Horner

TRIBUNAL CASE SPONSORS

Patricia Lofton

B.V.M. SODALITY

Patricia Lofton

LEGION OF MARY

David McCord

ST. MARTHA’S GUILD

Barbara Curtis

HEALTH MINISTRY

Fannie Burden

PRISON MINISTRY

Eric Crenshaw

BEREAVEMENT MIN.

Fannie Burden

ST. VINCENT de PAUL

Joe Keith

DREXEL SOCIETY

Fannie Burden

KPC - Eugene Lewis

KPC LADIES AUX.

Loretta Hawkins

GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE

Dcn. James Bryant/Montiel Fluker

Photographer

Anna Watson

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

Ushers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

Ushers:

Lectors:

Eucharistic Ministers:

Ushers

2 Cor.6:1-10 and Mt.5:38-42

2 Cor.8:1-9 and Mt.5:43-48

2 Cor.9:6-11 and Mt.6:1-6

2 Cor.11:1-11 and Mt.6:7-15

1 Jn. 4:7-16 and Mt.11:25-30

Saturday, 4:00 pm

Eva Stallworth, Juanita Robinson

Monica Simpkins, Carmanaletta Buck

TBA

Sunday, 8:00 am

Jonathan Horner, Maynard Odom

Felicher Jones, Wilborn Jones

TBA

Sunday, 11:00 am

Youth Lectors

Lillian Cade, Marcelene Dennis

TBA

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday,

Sunday,

4:30pm-

8:30am-

8:30am-

8:30am-

4:00pm-

8:00am-

11:00am-

20th at

21st at

22nd at

23rd at

24th at

25th at

25th at

Special Intentions

Special Intentions

Special Intentions

Special Intentions

For the people of the Parish

For Mr. Marvin Robinson, Sr. req. by Wilborn Jones

For Mr. Marvin Robinson, Sr. req. by Barbara & Willie Shipman

For Deacon Cretero req. by Winifred Cretero

Thank You For Your Stewardship

Leontyne Anderson,

Celestine Brown,

Cora Brown,

Yvonne Thomas,

Birdia Knights,

Ruth Washington,

Mary Cassino,

Mary Gable,

Chester Rudolph,

Arilyn Leland,

Norman Powe,

Ruby Scott,

Georgia Suggs,

Pauline Brown,

Robert Langham,

Kierra Freed

Lillian Sawyer

Myrtle Martin

Pamela Robinson

Delores Lewis Bishop

Valarie Foster

Mark Your Calendar !

110 Years Anniversary Parish Historical Church

May 11th—13th, 2018

There will be a meeting for all PGC Members on

Tuesday July11th, @6:00pm.

Our Annual Fall Gumbo Festival is

scheduled for Saturday - October 7,

2017.

Ministries and organizations of the parish will

sponsor various booths. There will be raffle tickets

and each family household will be responsible for 3

books ( $1.00 per ticket; $20.00 per book).

Our net Proceed from our Dollar Promise Project

was $186.00. Thank you for your participation and

please remember to continue to contribute weekly as

this fund raiser will continue through until July 2,

2017. For those who have not paid off their Dollar

Promise the 8th week promise is $8.00. The white

envelope is by the pews or in the back of the church

and you can put it in the collection basket.

Please join us in the parish hall

for Coffee and Doughnuts on the

First Sunday of each month

after the 8 & 11 am Masses -

The Sodality will host their annual

"Prayer Breakfast"

on Saturday, August 5, 2017 starting at 10:00am

at Most Pure Heart of Mary School Auditorium.

The HOM Alumni

Association will be

sponsoring a Father’s

Day Jazz Brunch on

June 18th from 8:30am –

2:00pm in MPHM

Parish Hall. Donation is $7.00.

Every man who desires to become a true father has

to look continually to the Lord, that he might learn

of him how to relate to his own children.

Thanks to members of the

Parish Life Committee, and

Picnic Committee for a great

and wonderful Feast Day and

Picnic. Thanks to all

parishioners for their gifts,

love and prayer for Fr. Ugwu

and Deacon Bryant. May

God keep and bless us all.

What does the Eucharist represent in the life of

the Church?

It is the source and summit of all Christian life. In

the Eucharist, the sanctifying action of God in our

regard and our worship of him reach their high

point. It contains the whole spiritual good of the

Church, Christ himself, our Pasch. Communion

with divine life and the unity of the People of God

are both expressed and effected by the Eucharist.

Through the Eucharistic celebration we are united

already with the liturgy of heaven and we have a

foretaste of eternal life.

Further reading: CCC 1324-1327, 1407

What are the names for this sacrament?

The unfathomable richness of this sacrament is

expressed in different names which evoke its

various aspects. The most common names are: The

Eucharist, Holy Mass, the Lord's Supper, the

Breaking of the Bread, the Eucharistic Celebration,

the Memorial of the passion, death and

Resurrection of the Lord, the Holy Sacrifice, the

Holy and Divine Liturgy, the Sacred Mysteries,

the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, and Holy

Communion.

Further reading: CCC 1328-1332

Mass Intention - It is a wonderful

gift of prayer to have a Mass offered

for a deceased loved-one or for a

special intention. Make your Mass

requests at the parish office.

Tickets are now on sale for the One

Faith One Family Conference on

August 18 - 19, 2017 at the

Daphne Civic Center. Tickets are

$75 for a family or $45 for

individual tickets. Costs includes

supper on Friday. Saturday consist

of a full day of conference

activities, including a program for

elementary and middle school

children. You can find more

information about this exciting

conference offered by the

Archdiocese of Mobile by visiting

mobarchconferences.org or contact

Ms. LaTanya Brown at (251) 476-

6375. This conference WILL SELL

OUT, so act NOW to secure your

spot!

24 Church Clean UP/Mass

Practice 9:00am

25 Rosary/Youth Mass / Meeting

Date Activity Location Time Contact

1st

4th

4th

5th

Free Fish

Sodality

Ushers

Health Ministry

PH

MPHMC

MPHMC

PH

12:00pm

10:00am

1:00pm

6:00pm

Meryl Foster

Pat Lofton

Leland Busby

Fannie Burden

6th

7th

PGC Meeting

KPCLA

PH

Knights Hall

6:00pm

6:00pm

Joe Keith

Loretta Hawkins

11th

13th

Parish Feast Day

Picnic

Drexel

MPHM

Lazy P Ranch

PH

10:00am

12:00pm

6:00pm

Fr. K. Ugwu

Stephanie Daniels

Fannie Burden

18th

18th

Father’s Day Jazz

Brunch

Bereavement

Cafeteria

PH

8:30am-2:00pm

1:00pm

Lorenzo McKee

Fannie Burden

19th Alumni Meeting PH 6:00pm Lorenzo McKee

21st 110 yr. Anniversary

Committee

PH 6:00pm Maynard Odom

Your child’s Religious Education is perhaps even more important

than what they get in their school classroom. The development of

their Faith is something that will lead and guide their lives and insure

they have a loving relationship with their heavenly Father.

Make sure to register your children now for their CCD Sunday

School Classes which will begin in early September.

Both First Communion and Confirmation require a 2 year

preparation. Registration forms (one per child) are located in the rear

of the church. Complete and drop off at the Rectory.

It is time once again for all parishioners who volunteer in programs that

have substantial contact with children to complete the Children and

Adolescents Protection Program (C.A.P.P.) retraining. This

retraining is required of all personnel who have already completed their

initial C.A.P.P. training and who continue to be active in the ministries

of the Archdiocese of Mobile.

Retraining can be completed online. Personnel should be instructed to

log on to:

www.mobilearchdiocese.org.

Thank you for your good will and for placing the protection of our

youth as a top priority in your lives and communities.

Don’t forget our Free Fish

Giveaway on the 1st Thursday of

the month. Our next date is:

July 6th at 12:00 pm.

First Come, First Served!