The Presentation of the Lord 2 February 2020Feb 02, 2020  · DIRECTORIO DE MINISTERIOS 708 St. Michael’s Lane Gastonia, NC 28052 704‐867‐6212 Vicaría de Gastonia - Ministerio

The Presentation of the Lord 2 February 2020

St. Michael Catholic Church & School Gastonia, NC

“The child grew and became

strong, filled with

wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him”

~Luke 2:40

This Week at St. Michael’

Sacred Liturgy Meetings & Events

Sunday, February 2 The Presentation of the Lord

7:00 AM Holy Rosary 7:30 AM Holy Mass— † Bud & Catherine Gardner

10:00 AM Holy Mass— For the People

12:00 PM Holy Mass (Spanish)—Priest Intention

8:45 AM FF English: SMCS / G-Hall 8:45 AM Donuts & Dogma: PCH/K 10:00 AM Spanish FF: All bldgs. 2:00 PM Spanish Dance Practice: Gym 7:00 PM SAA: G-Hall

Monday, February 3

St. Blaise St. Ansgar

7:45 AM Lauds 8:15 AM Holy Mass— Emma and Ana Castro

3:30 PM SMCS BB Practice: Gym 5:00 PM Amor por la Vida: G-Hall 6:30 PM K/C 6700 Mtg: PCH/K 6:30 PM Junta de Ministerio Misionero: G-Hall 6:30 PM Legion of Mary: HFR

Tuesday, February 4

6:00 PM Holy Mass (Spanish)—Priest Intention

1:30 PM Cursillo: HFR 5:00 PM Lay Dominicans Council Mtg: HFR 6:30 PM Emaús: G-Hall/PCH/K

Wednesday, February 5

St. Agatha

5 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 5:00—5:50 PM Confessions 5:30 PM Holy Rosary & Benediction 6:15 PM Holy Mass— † Captain Lesley Stuger

3:30 PM SMCS BB Practice: Gym 7:00 PM Confirmation 1: G-Hall 7:00 PM Confirmation II: HFR 7:00 PM Adult Choir Practice: Ch 7:00 PM CSS: PCH/K

Thursday, February 6

St. Paul Miki & Companions

7:45 AM Lauds 8:15 AM Holy Mass (EF)— Gloria Moore 10:00 PM Nocturnal Adoration

5:30 AM TMYI: PCH/K

4:00 PM SMCS BB Game : Gym 7:00 PM Span. Liturgy Mtg: G-Hall 7:00 PM Regnum Christi: Ch 8:00 PM Prayer Groups: Ch

Friday, February 7

7:45 AM Lauds 8:15 AM Holy Mass— † Catherine Eskridge

9 AM—5 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet 5:00 PM Benediction

6:30 PM Spanish Youth Group: G-Hall 7:00 PM Spanish Choir Practice: Ch

Saturday, February 8

St. Jerome Emiliani St. Josephine Bakhita

7:45 AM Lauds 8:15 AM Holy Mass— † Sarah O’Keefe

3:30—4:50 Confessions 4:30 PM Holy Rosary 4

5:00 PM Holy Mass— † Stephen Murray

7:00 AM Lay Dominicans: G-Hall 8:00 AM Spanish Marriage Prep: PCH/K 12:00 PM English Baptismal Workshop: HFR 8:00 PM AA: G-Hall

Sunday, February 9 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00 AM Holy Rosary 7:30 AM Holy Mass— For the People

10:00 AM Holy Mass— † Thomas Bohrer

12:00 PM Holy Mass (Spanish)—Priest Intention

8:45 AM FF English: SMCS / G-Hall 8:45 AM Donuts & Dogma: PCH/K 10:00 AM Spanish FF: All bldgs. 6:00 PM Caelorum: Ch/Gym/PCH 7:00 PM K/C Practice: HFR 7:00 PM SAA: G-Hall

Please Remember in your Prayers 

Parish Members & Friends:

Fr. James Ebright, Sister Mary Olivia Shirley, Sr. Josepha Whi y, Amy and children, Anna Ashworth, Janet Atherton, Ace Beam, Joe Bell, Joseph Michael Berta, Baby Kiera, A. Bevendez, Janice Black, Burton & Beth Bradley, Jeffrey Brown, Kristy Brown, Mark Bue ner, Jerry Carpenter, Mildred Caruso, Eneida Ceballos, Hilario Chegue, Steven Cherry, Chuck Deal, Gail Driscoll, Be y Dow, Glenda Downey, Michael Durkee, Elizabeth Eddie, Nicholas Escandón, Jill Faille, John Farris, Frances Ficke, Pete & Rebecca Files, Shannon Frazer, Charlie Gallagher, Steve Gnandt, Kathy Geoffroy, Penny Godwin, Aleyda Gómez, Shirley Hachey, Lynn Hamm, Gwen Hart, Calvin Hebert, Dorothy Henley, Judy Horton, Jacob Huffman, Eric Hunter, Connie Hu er, Margaret Jacobs, Linda Johnson, Robin Johnson, Briceida Juya, Debbie Kerpsie, Holly Koloziejski, Dick & Kay Landry, Joann & Norman Loughmiller, Lucas Lowe, Stephanie Lowry, Kent Lupton, Maureen Lupton, Antonia Marin, Josefina Mar nez, Doris McFee, Rita Mascarenhas, Micheli Family, Andrew Milewski, Heather Monteleagre, Marion Moore, Wayne Moore, John Moore, Krimilda Nadal, Jack Neerincx, Kathy Olijnyk, Gerald Orazem, Hernán Ortega, Mary Packard, Charles Pasour, David Peace, Henry Phillips, Gretchen Prendeville, Patsy & Allen Queen, Ivo Raimundo, Penny Ramsey, Maryely Rebolledo Ceballos, Sue Ruocco, Bill & Jim Saluke, Gemma Servin Vega, Maureen Setlock , Jim Sneska, Pat Splawn, Bob Stauss, Michael Stone, McKenzie Reese Tapper, Maerene Thomas, Tinsdale Family, Orlando Torres, Lowry Trull, Emperatriz Vidal, Willis Family, Jacqueline Wood, Paul & Marion Yager

For all in service to our country: Ma hew Barker, Michael P. Bernard, Jr., Derrick Dobbins, Andrew Chase, Joseph Chase, Jeffrey Kaldah, Stephanie Miller, Derek Rey, Mar n Spalding, Stefan Zapata

For the repose of the soul of: Marie Seager

Highlights

February 2020

Location: St. Michael Catholic Church Campus, Unless Otherwise Noted

FOR A FULL LIST OF EVENTS, VISIT OUR PARISH CALENDAR: https://teamup.com/ksfd5ubh6g3picv3i4

February 15—Procession for Life: St. Thomas Aquinas

February 27 7pm—Financial Peace: SMCS February 15 at 6:30 PM—Valentine Social: Gym February 23 at 3:30 PM—Chili & Soup Cook Off: Gym

SERVERS OF THE SACRED LITURGY

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE

Wednesdays: 5:00—5:50 PM Fridays: 9 AM (after Holy Mass) Saturdays: 3:30 PM—4:50 PM

ON THE COVER: Presentation of Jesus in the Temple By: Fra Angelico ca.: 1440 ~1442

Public Domain

Saturday, February 8 5:00 PM Mass Greeters: Rosemarie Weisenhorn Lectors: Betse Noble, Laure a Boccio Gi s: <Unfilled> EMHC: Jeff Templeton

Sunday, February 9 7:30 AM Mass Greeters: Laureen Dobbs Lectors: Johann Pichardo, Paula Balog Gi s: Barbara & Jack Steiner

Sunday, February 9 10:00 AM Mass Greeters: Ellen Roberts Lectors: Patrick Valen ne, Rolando Rivas EMHC: Mark Ruocco

Altar Flowers

In Loving Memory of

Marie Seager

by

Friends

Prayer for the Selection of a New Principal

We ask that our parish and school families offerprayersandsacri icesthattheLordJesuswillsendusa new principal to lead our children closer to theHeart of Jesus and to continue the tradition ofacademic excellence and faith formation that havebeen the cornerstone of the ministry of CatholiceducationatSt.Michaelforover75years.

O Christ, our Teacher, You invite Your faithful people

To make disciples in Your name And to announce good news to the poor.

We thank You for the gift of Catholic schools, Where the message of Your life, death and

Resurrection is proclaimed, Christian community is experienced,

service to our brothers and sisters is modeled, and worship of You is cultivated.

Provide for us a principal whose leadership will ful ill that mission, and ensure that out children and families

can bene it from a high quality Catholic education. We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of

Catholic Schools, and St. Joseph, her spouse. Amen.

Around Our Parish & Diocese

Warm, thick blankets and bedding Warm coats and shoes for women

and children in good condition

For additional information please contact Amy Pruitt at

704-864-8646 or [email protected].

Thank you for your generosity!

Thrift Store Needs

SAVE THE DATES:

Fish Taco Fridays are coming back this Lent. Join us for GOOD FOOD, and COMMUNITY; and DON’T MISS the

Stations of the Cross!

DATES: March 6, 13 & 27

April 3

Stay tuned for more details…

Just as Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, present your marriage to the Lord. Strengthen, renew, and rekindle your marriage sacrament by a ending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on May 1-3, 2020 in Hickory, NC and Feb 21-23, 2020 in Virginia Beach, VA. For more informa on: h ps://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or at applica [email protected] or 704-315-2144.

INVITE OUR LADY OF FATIMA TO VISIT YOUR HOME!

Every parish family is encouraged to invite Our Lady’s Pilgrim Virgin Statue to visit for at least one week during the year.

Sign up today in the Sign-up Book in the Narthex and someone from the Legion of Mary will contact you to make the arrangements for your visit. For additional information, please call

Julia Saluke at 704-678-6390 or email at [email protected].

I AM A KNIGHT...

We are Catholic men building a bridge back to faith. There is much work to be done in this world. Good work. Necessary work. And that’s what the Knights do. Every day. Assis ng the sick and disabled. Protec ng those who can’t protect themselves. Whether they are next door or halfway around the world. This is the journey we are on. Our path. We do it to be be er husbands, fathers, sons, neighbors and Catholics. We invest our me, our effort, and our resources into our values: Charity. Unity. Fraternity. Patrio sm. We come from many places. And backgrounds. And stages in our lives. But we are all of one faith. A fraternity of men striving to be er ourselves and our world. It’s one thing to say who you are. It’s another to live it. To put your values into ac on. That’s what we do at the Knights of Columbus. That’s who we are.

Around our Parish & Diocese Announcing the Year of St. Joseph 2020 Bishop Jugis has announced the Diocese of

Charlo e will celebrate 2020 as the “Year of St. Joseph,” commemora ng the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being solemnly declared Patron of the Catholic Church by Pope Pius IX. We want to honor St. Joseph, the guardian and protector of the Church, and learn from his example of faith, perseverance, and holy fatherhood. The Year of St. Joseph will begin January 1st and conclude December 31st, 2020. Many special events are being planned across the diocese. Visit the Year of St. Joseph website throughout 2020 for a list of ac vi es, pilgrimages, devo ons, prayers, and more: www.YearofStJoseph.org .

Pilgrimage to the Na onal Shrine of St. Dymphna—

You are invited to join Fr. Benjamin Roberts, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe, NC, on a 3-day pilgrimage to the Na onal Shrine of Saint Dymphna located in Massillon, Ohio. The dates are March 8 - 10, 2020. The i nerary includes Holy Mass both days, a tour of the Na onal Shrine of St. Dymphna and the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assump on. We will spend me in prayer in front of the relics of all twelve apostles, St. Dymphna, and a relic of the True Cross.

The cost is $149.00 per person which includes all meals and roundtrip transporta on aboard a luxury motor coach. For more informa on or to sign up, please email [email protected] or call Sue at 704-431-2861.

Catholic Health Professionals of Charlo e Dinner –

February 7, 7:00 pm: Catholic healthcare workers are invited to a dinner & talk on Friday February 7 at the Cathedral of St. Patrick’s Family Life Center (1621 E. Dilworth Road, Charlo e). Event begins with a 7pm Happy Hour, followed by a dinner presenta on featuring Dr. David Williams of Belmont Abbey College, on the topic “Why Does God Care what I Do? A Theological Perspec ve on Healthcare Ethics”. Event is open to all Catholic healthcare workers and spouses. Tickets are $30 per person ($15 students). Catholic Health Professionals is a new group that promotes the Catholic faith in medicine and science. For more informa on on the dinner visit chpcfeb7.eventbrite.com or contact catholichealthcharlo [email protected]

DIRECTORIO DE MINISTERIOS 708St.Michael’sLaneGastonia,NC28052

704‐867‐6212

Vicaría de Gastonia - Ministerio Hispano PadreJoseAntonioJuya704‐860‐3826

Bendición /Presentación de Niños: BettyVillegas704‐813‐0764

Catequesis para Niños, Jóvenes & Adultos MireyaRico704‐868‐6347/LuzmarGomez704‐869‐8026

Consejería Espiritual: LlamealPadreJose704‐860‐3826

Comité Pastoral Hispano: ReinaGranadino704‐488‐5976

Coordinador General de Liturgia JohnHerrera704‐616‐5422JulioGarcıa980‐297‐6672

Decoración Quinceañeras & Bodas: Nora704‐689‐1199

Hospitalidad: ArielyDianaSalazar704‐674‐4875

Información para Preparación Matrimonial GaudencioAlvarado980‐320‐5587 ReinaGranadino704‐488‐5976

Lectores: LuzmarGomez704‐869‐8026/704‐747‐1770

Ministros Extraordinarios de la Sagrada Comunión JulioGarcıa980‐297‐6672/GracielaLopez980‐297‐3419

Ministerio de Jóvenes IvonneSegura704‐530‐3011

Ministerio del Coro (incluyendo bodas/quinceañeras) CarlosCalderon704‐860‐6423/FatimaBrens704‐699‐5996

Ministerio Misionero AliciaAlvare980‐329‐5594

Misa para Difuntos: BettyVillegas704‐813‐0764

Monaguillos: MireyaRico704‐868‐6347

Preparación Pre- Bautismal: GracielaLopez980‐297‐3419

Quinceañeras: LuzmarGomez704‐747‐1770

Visita a enfermos: HectoryAliciaAlvare980‐329‐5594 PadreJose704‐860‐3826

PARISH DIRECTORY708St.Michael’sLaneGastonia,NC28052

704‐867‐6212

Pastor Rev.Fr.LucasRossi(Ext. 101) [email protected]

Hispanic Ministry Rev.Fr.JoseAntonioJuya(Ext. 112) [email protected]

Deacon Rev.Mr.TimothyMueller(Ext. 101)[email protected]

Deacon Rev.Mr.JohnWeisenhorn(Ext. 101) [email protected]

Pastoral Care Sr.CarolynMaryColl,RSM(Ext. 101) [email protected]

Administrative Assistant LissetteWestover(Ext. 101) [email protected]

Director of Faith Formation (English) (Ext. 114) TheresaWebster [email protected] Director of Sacred Music ToniKeating(Ext. 101) [email protected] Director of Children’s Choir KristenLevine(Ext101) [email protected]

St Michael Thrift Store 1111S.YorkStreet‐Gastonia,NC28052Phone:704‐864‐8646Tuesday‐Friday:10‐5:30Saturday:10‐4

Thrift Store Manager [email protected]

St. Michael Catholic School 704StMichael’sLane‐Gastonia,NC28052Phone:704‐865‐4382Interim Principal KathleenMiller

Administrative Assistant JackieChilders

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS

John Keating

Indeg Berdusis Ellen Roberts Shane Gomes Mark Ruocco Stan Mascarenhas Christian Tappe Johan Menting Margaret Vogt Linda Mooney Mary Welsh

FINANCIAL COUNCIL MEMBERS

Maureen O’Keefe

Brian Gallagher John Guglielmetti

Riguey Gómez Michael McCarthy

Dawn Nielson Kevin Spalding

“… they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord ...”

(Luke 2:22)

St. Michael Catholic Church BUSINESS HOURS

Monday 1pm—4pm Tuesday through Thursday 9am—4pm Friday 9am—1pm

Lunch Hour T-Th 12:30pm—1:30pm

You may give electronically at www.stmccg.org Prayerfully consider giving at least one hour's wage

per week to the Lord.

Suspect sexual abuse or misconduct?

If you have information about possible sexual abuse or misconduct by any clergy, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Charlotte, report concerns safely, securely and anonymously 24/7 over the phone using the diocese’s new hotline, 1-888-630-5929,or online: www.RedFlagReporting.com/RCDOC Please note:

If you suspect a child is in danger, please contact 9-1-1 or your local law enforcement agency.

“OUR FAITH IN ACTION” is the theme of the 2020 Diocesan Support Appeal. This week, you should receive a letter or postcard from Bishop Jugis asking for your generous support of the DSA; and next weekend we will view the DSA video, so we can all have an understanding of how the funds given to the DSA impact our diocese. Bishop Jugis asks each of us to prayerfully consider a gift to the DSA as a way of serving Christ through service to thousands of Catholics in western North Carolina.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM If you are interested in having your child baptized, please

contact the church office at 704-867-6212.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY All weddings are celebrated inside the Church on

Saturdays at 10 AM. Please contact the church office at 704-867-6212 for more information.

MARRIAGE TRIBUNAL ADVOCATE

Please contact Rita Kincaid at 704-907-3607 or at [email protected]

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please call the church office (704- 867-6212) to set a time before serious surgery or any time in an emergency.

HOLY COMMUNION AT HOME Please contact Sr. Carolyn Mary Coll at

704-813-1425 or [email protected]

FAITH FORMATION & SACRAMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

Contact the Director of Faith Formation Theresa Webster at 704-867-6212 ext. 114 or

[email protected]

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith or who wishes to become Catholic should contact

the Director of Faith Formation Theresa Webster at 704-867-6212 ext. 114 or [email protected]

ST. MICHAEL’S PARISH APP Download the app by texting the word “app” to 88202, or by

clicking the QR Code below (you have to have a QR scanner app on your smartphone in order to scan the QR Code), or you can

also download the app to your phone by visiting the App Store or Google Play!

DEVOTIONS

Wednesday: 5:00 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

5:30 PM Holy Rosary and Benediction

First Fridays: 10 PM Thursday – 7:45 AM Friday: Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Every Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM All Day Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament with Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 PM

Saturdays: 8:00 AM Lauds & Miraculous Medal Novena

Fridays of Lent: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle.

Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly

Hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl

about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

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