St. Martin de Torres tiff; Catholic Church • Diocese of Charleston

2229 Hampton Street - Columbia, South Carolina 29204 Office: (803) 254-6862 - Rectory: (803) 376-6027 - Fax: (803) 799-4720

Church E-mail: stmartincolumbiaqmail.com School: (803) 254-5477 - Fax: (803) 254-7335

Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM

Sunday: 9:00 & 11:30 AM

Mass in Vietnamese As announced in bulletin

Weekday Masses Tuesday. Wednesday & Friday

12:00 Noon

September thru May Thursday: 9:30 AM

Check calendar for changes.

Parish Staff Rev. Michael Okere

Administrator

Rev, Mr. Carl Johnson, Deacon

Mrs. Ardrina Scott Elliott Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Doris Arvelo, Director of Religious Education

Sr, Roberta Fulton. S.S.M.N., School Principal

Parish Council

Office Hours Dr. Gerald Wilson, Chairman

Monday-Thursday 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Hermina Bellinger, Secretary

Friday 9:30 AM - 12:00 Noon Deacon Carl Johnson

Sr. Roberta Fulton, ssmn

Confessions

Doris Arvelo Saturday 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM

Hank MacDonald

and by appointment Lin Wright

Finance Council

Weddings Cathy Chiles, Chairperson

If planning to receive the Sacrament of Marriage,

Larry Bailey our Diocese requires a program of instruction Naomi Scipio

& preparation at least six months prior to the John Spells wedding date. Please contact the Church Office.

St. Martin de Porres Mission Statement St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church is a multicultural community founded on the African American Catholic experience.

We are a faith-tilled community promoting spiritual and academic development, financial stability, social justice. and strong shared leadership. We will continue the faith of our ancestors as we hand down the traditions to our youth.

=IF Ascenjirn of the Lord — May 17, 2015

Seventh Sunday of Easter -The Ascension of the Lord This Week In Our Parish Website: stmartincolumbia.org

MONDAY, May 18 Father Michael's Day Off TUESDAY, May 19 12:00 pm Mass Intention: +deceased members of the Phillips family WEDNESDAY, May 20 12:00 pm Mass Intention: +Souls in Purgatory THURSDAY, May 21 9:30 am Mass FRIDAY, May 22 12:00 pm Mass Intention: +Andre Bernard SATURDAY, May 23 4:15 pm — Confession 5:00 pm Mass Intention: +Mickey & Ruth Short SUNDAY, May 24 9:00 am Mass 10:15-11:15 am —Religious Education Class 11:30 am Mass 5:00 pm — No Vietnamese Religious Ed Classes 5:00 pm - SOUP KITCHEN: St. Vincent de Paul Society 6:00 pm — No Vietnamese Mass

Important Dates in May May 23 — Parish Clean-up Day May 24 — Pentecost Sunday May 25 — Memorial Day (Office Closed)

MASS INTENTIONS For May 16 and 17, 2015

5:00 pm — The People of the Parish 9:00 am — The People of the Parish 11:30 am — The People of the Parish + denotes a deceased intention

Today's 2 nd Collection: The second collection today is for Catholic Communications. Please give generously.

$$ FINANCIAL MATTERS $$ May 9 and May10, 2015

Total General Collection: $7,134.70 Mother's Day 101.00 Catholic Charities 588.05 Total Offerings for the week: $7,823.75

Mortgage Reduction Offerings for Weekend of

May 10, 2015 were $270.00. Please continue to support this worthy cause.

Liturgical Ministry Schedule SATURDAY MAY 23, 2015 — 5:00 pm Lector: Ashlyn McClary

Eucharistic Ministers: Barbara Holloway & Marion Alexander

Altar Servers:

Kayla McClary Jerry Carter

Sacristan:

Hank MacDonald SUNDAY —MAY 24, 2015 — 9:00 am

Lector:

Chelsei James Eucharistic Ministers: Tito Garcia &

Vern Garcia Altar Servers:

Aniya Cave & Jacob Arceneaux

Sacristan: Paul James

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015 —11:30 am Lector:

Andrea Perry Eucharistic Ministers: Agnes Toomer &

Claudia Cooper Altar Server:

Tymia Boles Sacristan:

Loyce Harrison Collection Counters:

Katrina Lorick Veronica Ramseur Victoria Thomas

"Lord, Hear Our Prayer" For the healing of Leslie Hodges-Jackson, Moses Rabb, Declan Alexander, Chester Bolden, Paul Borecki, Albert Coleman, Mardean Salley, Harriet McKie, Catherine J. Weedon, Janice Buccolo, Pat R. Goodwin, Quidrona Bryce, Jordan Kokesh, Rea Coverdale DeVan, Vivian Carraway, Edward Hampton, Jacqueline Kelly, Veronica Sullivan, Donald Miller, John Arceneaux, Miguel Aidar, Agnes Toomer, Jane Rienzie, Floria Dial, Nellie Brown, Robert Pearson, Theodore Pearson, Sallie M. Boykin, and Jaimie Smith. For the souls of Albert Coleman, Andrew Esherick and all our departed brothers and sisters in Christ. Assisted Living: Alexzenia Hebert, Dora Brooks Nursing Home: Byron Weston; Charlese Fischer If you have someone you would like to include in our prayer list, kindly call the office at 254-6862

MASS ATTENDANCE May 9 and May 10, 2015

Adults: 250 Children: 57

FLOWERS Thank you to the Giraudy family for sponsoring this week's altar flowers.

Surprisingly, the church moved very slowly in claiming marriage as a focus of attention and care. Nearly everywhere in the Roman world, citizens agreed on how to celebrate marriage. Consent of the man and woman is what made a marriage valid in the eyes of the law, and although there was a traditional ceremony, it was home-based and optional. The ceremony was for showing the social status of the families involved (the procession ideally detoured through crowds), and for reminding the woman of her legal transfer from her father's control to her husband's. The "big moment" of the ceremony had nothing to do with vows, but with the bride's donning the yellow veil with red highlights that was the daily wear of married women. A wedding feast included soothsayers and animal sacrifice to the new household's gods. Christians found that distasteful, of course, but since marriage was a family matter, they could edit things out. The church was comfortable with this, and sometimes recommended that the couple seek the advice of the bishop. His permission was only required for the marriage of a cleric, or for a marriage Rome didn't recognize, such as between a free woman and a slave. There was no blessing, no liturgy, no priest. Christians followed the customs of the day, but they knew that custom and relationships were transformed from within themselves by the fact of their baptism. Outwardly, Christians married exactly as their pagan neighbors, but they certainly invested the usual gestures with a dynamic sense of Christ's presence. —Rev. James Field, Copyright SD J S. Paluch Co

The MISCELLANY May 2211d is the last day to place your order, or correct your mailing information for 2015 mailings. Call the Office to start/renew your subscription.

GRADS/RETIREES; please help us recognize your accomplishments. Put your name on the roster at the back of the church!

The Office of Family Life is taking official registrations for our Diocesan trip to Philadelphia, PA for the World Meeting of Families now through July 1, 2015. Call Kathy Schmugge at 803.547.5063 or Julie Hall at 803.627.5491

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION , SCHOOL NEWS SMDP School is accepting applications for the 2015-2016 school year. Registration packets are available at the school office. New families in the parish are welcome and encouraged to apply.

EVENTS/ACTIVITES/UPDATES

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Classes will resume in the Fall. If you would like information, please contact Cathy Meadows at (908) 548-4350.

June 15-18, 2015. Registration forms are in the vestibule. The $10.00 fee includes all materials and a nightly dinner.

New to the Parish??? Please drop by the Office to complete Registration forms, pick up a stewardship guide, calendar and photo directory.

Parish Clean-up Day is May 23, 2015 starting at 10:00 am. In order to conform with safety standards, most items in the Sprinkler Room have to be relocated. Please be prepared to assist with this effort. Your support is needed and appreciated. Bring your work gloves, trucks, flatbeds and willing spirit!

Catholic Family Day at Carowinds - July 26, 2015. This is an excellent opportunity to show our presence within the community. Need a ride? See sign-up sheet in back of the church.

Rosary Altar Society will host its Annual Prayer Breakfast on June 6, 2015 at the Hilton Garden Inn Columbia/Harbison, 434 Columbiana Drive at 10:00 am. Please see a member to purchase a ticket.

THE SHIP OF THE CHURCH The Church is like a great ship being pounded by the

waves of life's different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship, but to keep her on her course. —St. Boniface

Baby Bottles and Birthright Birthright volunteers will be collecting baby bottles on/before Father's Day. The funds enable Birthright to offer assistance and aid to pregnant girls and women in our community.

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The digital world can be an environment rich in humanity;

a network not of wires but of people.),

—Pope Francis,

Message for the 48th World Communications Day

FAITH I, WORSHIP WITNESS

Digital media has become a part of our daily experience. We read news articles online, connect with friends on Facebook, and discuss current events on Twitter. Our lives are constantly shaped by communication through the Internet, radio, and print. However, Pope Francis has reminded us that "communication is ultimately a human rather than technological achievement." Through the Catholic Communications Campaign (CCC), we can "encounter others in the light of the Gospel" (Message for the 48th World Communications Day).

Married couples around the world face tremendous challenges and stand in great need of both encouragement and practical resources. The USCCB-sponsored website For Your Marriage (www.foryourmarriage.org) provides advice and witness stories to help couples at every stage of their journey, from dating to marriage and parenting. For National Marriage Week in February 2014, the website offered a seven-day virtual marriage retreat as a way for couples to enrich their marriage. Over 9,000 people visited the retreat page during the week, and each day close to 7,000 people visited For Your Marriage's homepage.

During the retreat, several couples who were separated due to military assignments overseas expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to deepen their relationship.

Thanks to funding from the CCC, the For Your Marriage website welcomes over 5,500 visitors every day. Because of the generosity of parishioners like you, couples will continue to receive the information and tools they need to strengthen their marriage and grow together in holiness.

The CCC allows us to share our experience of faith, worship, and witness with the world. Your generosity to this collection is a direct act of witness in itself, as you facilitate the communication of the gospel message. And remember, half of your donation stays in your (arch)diocese to support local communications projects.

Please visit www.usccb.org (search "Catholic Communication Campaign") to learn about how our ability to communicate the light of Christ is supported by the Collection for the CCC.

CCC FINANCIALS 2013

Total funded: $3,596,268

SI Diocesan and national projects: $3,000,000; 83%

Special initiatives: $348,000; 10%

11111 Developing nations: $248,268; 7%

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