March 29, 2015 Parish Staff Fr. Michael J. Kavanaugh, Pastor pastor@holyspiritmacon.org Mrs. Joyce Danovi, Secretary hsoffice@holyspiritmacon.org . Mrs. Petra Baker, DRE/Bookkeeper dre@holyspiritmacon.org . Mr. Hugh Riley, Maintenance . Mr. Roger Ely & Mr. Chris Riley, Music Office Hours Monday—Thursday 8AM—2:30PM PHONE NUMBERS 478-788-6386 or 478-788-9820 WEBSITE Holyspiritmacon.org Parish Council Officers Mike Liotta, Chair Sandy Union, Vice Chair Carl Flair, Finance Director We extend a warm welcome to all who are visiting or are new to the area. If you attend Holy Spirit regularly and consider this your parish; please register using the green registration form available in the narthex and in the church office. If you would like one sent to you please call Joyce in the office at 478.788.9820. . . Mass Schedule Adoration & Rosary One Hour Before All Masses Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. First Friday 9 a.m. Saturday Vigil 6 p.m. Sunday Mass 10 a.m. Holy Days 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. Nursery available during Sunday Mass . Reconciliation Saturday 5-5:45 p.m. Or By Appointment Family Advancement Ministry www.faministries.org St. Vincent de Paul (478) 745-7000 CCW Gift Shop Open Sunday after Mass and during office hours Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in us the fire of Your Love. Send forth Your Spirit and we shall be created and You shall renew the face of the earth. On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12th, we celebrate the unending mercy of Jesus Christ as written in the revelations of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), an uneducated Polish nun. The message is nothing new, but is a reminder of what the Church has always taught through Sacred Scripture and Tradition: that God is merciful and forgiving, and that we, too, must show mercy and forgiveness. The Macon parishes of Holy Spirit, St. Joseph, and St. Peter Claver will have a joint celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Joseph on Poplar St in Macon, beginning at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 12th with the Sacrament of Reconciliation followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet. “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Mt. 5:7 If you have had any changes in your family please take time to update our parish records; if you’ve moved or changed your phone number, your email, or if you’ve gotten married or had a baby or any other change, please notify the office at 478.788.9820. If you consider Holy Spirit Catholic Church to be your church home, and you are not registered please fill out a green registration form, located on the tables in the narthex, and drop it in the collection basket. This is the holiest and most important week in our entire Catholic liturgical year. Please make every effort to attend as many of the various services and spiritual opportunities as you can. Your soul will thank you! We will have our regular Daily Mass at 9AM on Monday and Tuesday, and a Communion Service on Wednesday morning at 9AM. SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 Palm Sunday Vigil Mass at 6PM Saturday and Sunday morning Mass at 10AM. TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015 Bishop Hartmayer invites all parishioners to join him and the priests of the Diocese of Savannah for the Chrism Mass and Renewal of Priest’s Vows. This will take place at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, at 7p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015 There will be a Communion Service at 9AM. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015 Holy Thursday’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be at 7PM. Immediately following Mass there will Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight. Please sign up for thirty minutes or one hour of prayer and adoration with God. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010 Good Friday Stations of the Cross will begin at noon. Veneration of the Cross will be at 7 p.m. Mass can not be celebrated on Good Friday any where in the world. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2010 The Easter Vigil Mass, the pinnacle of our entire church year, will begin at 8PM. All parishioners are encouraged to attend this very special Mass. It truly is the high point of our beautiful Roman Catholic liturgies. No confessions this evening. SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2010 We will celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at 10AM followed by an Easter Egg Hunt behind the C.C.D. Building for our parish children who are 10 years old or younger! Our parish, once a year on Good Friday, is called on to support Christians in the Holy Land. Many Christians in the Holy Land depend on the collection for their lives. Franciscans and others in the Holy Land are housing and feeding the poor, providing religious formation and education, maintaining shrines and parishes, and conducting pastoral ministry. For more information, visit MyFranciscan.org/good-Friday. The Good Friday Collection is requested by the Holy Father. Please be as generous as your abundance allows. Weekly Financial Update MINISTRY SCHEDULE April 4 & 5 LECTOR 8 pm 10 am T. Vadini M. Liotta EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SERVERS Sr. Catherine J. Gray A. Chesnut Joshua Edward M. Danovi J. Danovi Sr. Joan J. Nicklas K. White Emily Jared USHERS Annual Budget $ 285,000.00 (Average Weekly Offertory Last Year $ C. Tidwell J. Gutierrez W. Volinsky N. Riley D. Schnurr J. Rosenhagen B. Siebenmorgan F. Beni Daily Readings Mon 3/30 Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3,13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tue 3/31 Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15,17; Jn 13:21-33,36-38 Wed 4/1 Is 50:4-9; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22,31,33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thu 4/2 Ex 12:1-8,11-14; Ps 116:12-13,15-18; 1Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Fri 4/3 Is 52:13—53:12; Ps 331:2,6,12-13,15-17,25; Heb 4:14-16 & 5:7-9; Jn 18:1—19:42 Sat Gn 1:1—2:2; Ps 104:1-2,5-6,10,12-14,24,35; 55:1-11; Bar 3:9-15,32—4:4; Ps 19:8-11; Ez 36:16-28; 4/4 Ps 42:3,5,&43:3-4; Is 12:2-6; Rom 6:3-11; Ps 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Mk 16:1-7 Sun 4/5 Acts 10:5,37-43; Ps 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 Abuse Hotline Number To report sexual abuse of a minor by a Diocese of Savannah employee or volunteer, call the abuse hotline at 1.888.357.5330 or 1.912.201.4073/4 The Old Testament, especially the Book of Isaiah, foretold that the Messiah would have to suffer and die. During this Holy Week, look up these passages and see how they can be applied to Jesus. Read Isaiah 49, 50 & 52. RACHEL’S VINEYARD POST ABORTION HEALING RETREATS – April 24-26 A Rachel’s Vineyard Weekend Retreat is a beautiful opportunity for anyone who is struggling with the emotional, spiritual or psychological pain following an abortion to find healing. Come and experience the mercy and compassion of God. For information contact Stephanie May at 912-306-0406 / stephmay@bellsouth.net or visit the website at www.rachelsvineyard.org . All calls and inquiries are strictly confidential. Come and be restored. Our next retreat is near Augusta. 3,805.00) Offertory Needed Weekly $ 5,480.77 Offertory Last Week $ 5,294.50 Air Conditioner donations to date $ 10,545.00 Please make a separate check for Offertory and any Special Collections. Thank You. Sat, Mar 28 Tue, Mar 31 IMO IMO Carl Hadarits Pat Beck Sylvia Ely, Linda Clark, Jerry Clevenger, Sue Clevenger John O’Shaughnessy, Sr. Rosina If you have a loved one who is in need of receiving the Eucharist at home or in the hospital, of if they are in need of Anointing, please call the church office to make an appointment. 478-788-6386 or 788-9820 The Holy Spirit Men’s Club will meet on Thursday April 9th at 6:30PM. Dinner will be served ($7.00 donation) and our meeting will follow. Our speaker this month will be Dr. Sam Shaker. Dr. Shaker, a Cardio-Vascular Surgeon, will enlighten us on conditions and procedures pertaining to Heart Disease. After his presentation, he will take our questions, so be ready. Because of the nature of this topic which affects the family, we are inviting all wives/guests to attend. Please RSVP by April 7th on the sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Mount de Sales is hosting their first annual TRIVIA NIGHT as a benefit for the school’s Quiz Bowl team. It will be on Thursday, April 23rd from 6PM to 8PM in the McAuley Hall. Each team of eight will compete in six rounds of trivia, ranging from absurdly easy to extraordinarily difficult. Reservations must be in before Wednesday, April 8th to properly prepare for the evening. Entry is $200. per team with includes food and beverages and, to the winner, bragging right and a trophy! If you would like to be on the Holy Spirit team – called the “Pneumatologists” – please see Fr. Kavanaugh. The competition will be high tech – each team must bring at least one iPad.