Mass Schedule

Saturday, 4:00 pm

Sunday, 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 am Mass in Spanish, 7 pm

Daily Masses

8 am — Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday & Friday

The Divine Mercy Chaplet takes place 15 minutes prior to all

Weekend Masses.

Divine Mercy Chaplet Wednesdays @ 3 pm

Anointing of the Sick

First Tuesday @ 8 am Mass

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday,

8:30 am to 5 pm

Clergy Father Ramon Bolatete, Pastor

Deacon Jose Ramos

Parish Staff Elaine Goth, Accountant

Marylu Mariniello, Faith Formation Carol Arroyo, Secretary

Donna Cuttita, Receptionist Mike Rastovski, Sacristan /

Maintenance John O’Connor,

KoC Grand Knight Jose Cordeiro, Spanish Mass

Ministry Coordinator Kelly Mucci, Music Ministry

Bill Mattingly, Mass Captains & Ushers

Reconciliation is celebrated from 3:00 to 3:45 pm on Saturday or by prearranged appointment with the priest. Baptism: Parents of children to be baptized must be registered and actively participating members of the parish for at least four months prior to arranging any baptism. Attendance at parental preparation class is required. Marriage: Weddings are celebrated on Saturdays. Engaged couples should contact the parish office for an initial interview before setting any dates. A four-month preparation program is required. At least one member of the couple must have been a registered and actively participating member of the parish for a minimum of four months prior to the beginning of marriage prep.

St. Faustina Catholic Parish

1714 U.S. Highway 27, Suite 23 Clermont, FL 34714

352-515-9297 // Fax: 352-559-3920 Web Site: www.stfaustina.org

Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm, Friday, 10 am to 1 pm

This week, let’s challenge ourselves to step out of our comfort zone to reach out to someone

who needs to hear the Good News of Jesus.

September 9, 2018 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Intentions & Readings

Isaiah 35:4-7 James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37 Sat. 9/8 4:00 PM Tony Borges + (Wife, Jo) Sun. 9/9 8:00 AM Those memorialized on our chairs. 9:30 AM Dennis Mongeon + (Patricia Jones & Diane Doerr) 11:00 AM Maria Pereira + (Moletteri Family) 7:00 PM Living and Deceased Parishioners Mon. 9/10 NO MASS Tues. 9/11 8:00 AM Jeff VanBrunt + (Siegel & Benell Families) Wed. 9/12 8:00 AM Prayers for Fr. Dave (Donna & George Cuttita) Thurs. 9/13 8:00 AM David Farmer + (Pamela Blattner) Fri. 9/14 8:00 AM John + & Carolyn + Koling (Children) Isaiah 50:4-9 James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35 Sat. 9/15 4:00 PM Living and Deceased Parishioners Sun. 9/16 8:00 AM John Koling + (Children) 9:30 AM Bertha Modzik + (Dave & Oma Bierer) 11:00 AM Mary Ellen Doherty + (Thomas Doherty) 7:00 PM Blessings for Hansson Curi Family (Patrick & Lizeth) READINGS Mon. Sept. 10 to Friday, Sept. 14 Mon. 1 Corinthians 5:1-8 Luke 6:6-11 Tues. 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 Luke 6:12-19 Wed, 1 Corinthians 7:25-31 Luke 6:20-26 Thurs. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Luke 6:27-38 Fri. Numbers 21:4-9, Philippians 2:6-11, John 3:13-17

Stewardship Reflection

St. Faustina Parish is a community of Roman Catholics Inspired by the Holy Spirit called to reflect God’s Divine Mercy,

to foster spiritual growth, and attend to the temporal and spiritual needs of all God’s people.

Today’s readings offer beautiful illustrations of two of the “Four Pillars of Parish Stewardship” — hospitality and service — and the joy that a life lived for others can bring. Our second reading, from the letter of St. James, teaches that all are equally worthy of our hospitality. We must welcome and serve everyone who walks through our church’s doors, extend-ing warmth and a dignified greeting to all. The person who wan-ders in late to Mass, who is not dressed to our personal stand-ards, may be just the person who is most in need of Christ’s love. Sometimes we can offer that love simply with a smile and offer to come and sit next to us in “our” pew. The Gospel reading from Mark demonstrates the connection between hospitality and service. In this passage we find Jesus on the go, and “people brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged Him to lay His hand on him.” These people had already heard the Good News that Jesus was preaching. In response, they reached out to a man who literally could not hear and brought him close to Jesus so that he could receive the Good News, too. This is true service and hospitality at its finest. Jesus responds immediately with a miraculous healing. He blessed those whose service and hospitality had made this en-counter possible, confirming their faith to such an extent that they could not stop themselves from proclaiming the wonder they had witnessed. This week, let’s challenge ourselves to step out of our comfort zone to reach out to someone who needs to hear the Good News of Jesus. We may just find ourselves astonished at what miracles He accomplishes!

Father Ramon’s

Message

They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” (Mk 7:37) Jesus used his touch, a bit of spit and praise to God in order to heal a deaf mute. Tangible signs which hint at how intimate a relationship the ultimate healer wants from us. When was the last time you've reached out with consolation and encourage-ment to a frightened person? When have you been a healer? Have you brought someone closer to Christ for healing? Our parish believes in the lasting effects of being a welcoming com-munity - someone new in the community always ends up with a dinner or lunch invitation. Bringing people together brings heal-ing and wholeness to a community. The letter of James urges everyone to 'show no partiality' when adhering to the faith in Jesus Christ. The following sectors are somewhat overlooked and underserved in our faith community: the homeless, youth, aged, or disabled. So what ongoing ser-vices exist in our parish family? May our upcoming Ministries' Fair be a fruitful experience of welcoming and empowering parishioners and their talents to better enhance our worship services and outreach to the poor and needy. Also by now you may have already received in the bulletin a shortened version of our parish financial report. I thank Tom Madden and the financial committee of our parish who, in col-laboration with Elaine Goth, our accountant and myself, have approved a finance report and budget presentation for our dear parish. There is a dedicated follow-up evening of questions and answers regarding parish finances and resources, a 'town hall forum' style of gathering, at 7pm on Wednesday, September 26th, in the church. So please mark your calendars for this important evening. I would like to thank those of you who have participated in the First Friday Holy Hours of Adoration, Prayer and Atonement on behalf of all victims of sexual crimes in the church and in the society. Again, there is an open invitation to everyone from 8:30am till 5:00pm every first Friday of the month to drop in to the church and experience an hour or more of silent adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. Our quest for holiness finds fulfillment through a genuine and devout practice of the faith coupled with a keen awareness of the need for outreach to all the marginalized in ministry. May this beautiful month bring more blessings to you and yours! My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. (Jas 2:1)

St. Faustina Parish is actively seeking a part-time Custodian/Maintenance Worker who will assist in ensuring that the par-ish facilities are in good working order and condition at all times. The job description, requirements, and application form link can be found on our web page, www.stfaustina.org (then click on PARISH JOB OPENING link). Please do not call the Parish office about this opportunity. We are asking that you submit your cover letter and resume as per the in-structions on the website.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR PARISH MINISTRY FAIR the weekend of September 15-16. The fair will take place 30 minutes

BEFORE and AFTER each Mass during that weekend. Tables for five ministry categories will be located in the church: 3 tables in front by the sanctuary and two by the gift shop and altar servers' room. There will be representatives of the various ministries to answer any question related to the ministry(ies) you are interested in. For COMPLETE information on the event, please go to our web site: www.stfaustina.org and click on the MINISTRY FAIR link.

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS--Healing for: Mary Frese, Linda Powell, Chad Blake, Maureen Mangan, Russell Voigt, Elizabeth Venditti, Micheal Venditti, Diana Seager, Renaldo Gallego, Dimitris Sfaklanakis, Zack

Kaneshige, Octavio Chung, Rusbe Reyes, Sophia Schatz, Chris Van Dyke, Chuck Cole, Mary Garl, Patricia Dick, Kasia Temple, Kathy Thomas, Frank Demcsak, Rita Kohn, and for all in our parish families. We invite you to participate in the St. Faustina Prayer Chain by praying for those mentioned every week and by submitting your own request for prayers. To submit requests or to remove a name whose prayers have been answered, email bulletin@stfaustina.org (new requests are in bold red)

Events, News, Notes & Construction Fund

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER to contact Father Ramon after office hours. Call the parish number: (352) 515-9297 and you will get a voice mail message telling you the number for getting in touch with Fr. Ramon in an emergency.

CONSTRUCTION FUND BALANCE: $1,752,836 (as of 8/27/18) DINE TO DONATE OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK on Tuesday, September 11th at BRUNO’S ITAL-IAN RESTAURANT from 11:30 AM until 10:00 PM. Please pick up a flyer from the bookcase and

give to your server before ordering and we get 10%. DINE TO DONATE RESULTS: We received a check from Texas Road-house in the amount of $27 for our July events. Devenney’s wrote us a check for $69 from our August 7th event, and Mandarin Garden Chinese Restaurant donated $100 for their ongoing support.

Texas Roadhouse GIFTS CARDS are now availa-ble by contacting Donna in the parish office Monday thru Thursday from 10 am until 4 pm. as well as after each mass. The cost per card is $10. The parish

receives $1 from each card sold and the cards can be used at ANY Texas Roadhouse in the country.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE SUNDAY EVENTS--If you dine on Sundays from Noon to 4 PM and just write “St. Faustina Church” on your receipt and drop it in the box

at the host stand and we get 10% of your receipt. Please sup-port all of our Tuesday “Dine to Donate” partners, even when there isn’t a St. Faustina event. Those folks include: Texas Road-house, Devenney’s, I Love NY Pizza, Bruno’s and Sweet Toma-toes…We also have partners that will support our building fund ANY DAY and ANY TIME you visit as long as you have a flyer (which are located on the bookcases. Those establishments in-clude: The Friar Tuck, Mandarin Garden, Bruno’s and Sarah’s Greek Cuisine. Give the flyer to your server before ordering and we will get 10% of your check at the end of the month.

PARISH FINANCIAL REPORT MEETING—There will be an evening of questions and answers regarding the recently distributed parish financial report in a 'Town Hall forum' style of gathering, at 7pm on Wednesday, September 26th, in the church. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in important evening. NOW is the time to express yourself. MARK YOUR CALENDAR--Please mark Friday, October 5

th at 7 PM on your calendars to attend a

key fundraiser for our parish. Filipino priests in our diocese, fondly called the "Pinoy Clergy" will have a concert at 7pm that evening. Tickets are $20 per per-son will all proceeds going the parish building fund. It will be a night of fun, laughter and music as we also

celebrate the Feast Day of St. Faustina. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, please call the office during regu-lar business hours. Join us in saying, “Jesus, I Trust In You”.

BAKE SALE THIS WEEKEKND

August 26 STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE

$5,788 LOAN BALANCE $697,500

OUR CATHOLIC APPEAL 2018 (as of Aug. 11) Here's the latest: OCA Goal: $104,026.00 Raised so far/Pledges: $65,707.00 Under/To be raised: $38,319.00

THE 2019 MASS INTENTION BOOK IS NOW OPEN FOR SCHEDULING—Reminder of the new procedures we had to install back in March of 2017 in order to be fair to all. Be-cause we have grown somewhat, Parishioners/

requesters may offer NO MORE than 3 Masses per month. Re-questers are only permitted ONE intention per month on the WEEKEND, and 2 intentions per month on weekdays. Masses must be paid for at time they are put in the book. If someone calls to “hold a date”, there is no guarantee it will be held for more than 5 business days. Customary offering of $10.00 per intention must be in hands of parish office to finalize scheduling. Only one intention per Mass unless from same family (no more than 3 names) and approved by Pastor. Again, to be fair to all, this is done on a first come/first serve basis. Preferred manner of scheduling is to come to parish office. NO PRIVATE INTEN-TIONS will be scheduled on Christmas, Easter, Mother’s & Fa-ther’s Day, All Souls day, Thanksgiving Day, Holy Thursday and any others blocked off by Pastor. Due to Pastor’s Obligation to offer Mass for the Parishioners weekly, there will be one week-end Mass set aside for that on a rotating basis.

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