BASILICA OF S T. M I C H A E L T H E A R C H A N G E L F irs t Founda tion Aug ust 15, 1559 ~ Canon ical ly Establ ished M ay 1 0, 178 1 19 North Palafox Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12423 Pensacola, Florida 32591-2423 850-438-4985 (Office) 850-433-9758 (Fax) February 22, 2015 OFFICE HOURS First Sunday of Lent HERE TO SERVE YOU Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Very Rev. Joseph P. Callipare, Rector rector@stmichael.ptdiocese.org MASS SCHEDULE Aleli Varias Administrative Assistant to the Rector office@stmichael.ptdiocese.org Sunday Masses 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Weekday Mass Monday - Friday: 12:10 p.m. Holy Days 12:10 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday - Thursday 11:30 a.m.— Noon Fridays of Lent 6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Fridays of Lent 11:00 a.m.—Noon 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays of Lent 12:40 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Thank you for attending Mass with us today. We are glad you came. Fr. Joe and the Basilica parish family would like to welcome all our visitors and new members. We invite you to join in the ministries of our parish by sharing your gifts and talents. If you are not currently a registered member and wish to be, please contact the parish office. Registration forms are also available in the rack in the vestibule and online. Please check out our Web site for details on our many activities and volunteer opportunities. Deacon Stephen Wulf deacon@stmichael.ptdiocese.org Tootie Wanek Parish Marriage Coordinator marriage@stmichael.ptdiocese.org Mike McCracken Music Director emem412@cox.net John Branigan Facilities Manager jrbranigan@att.net SOCIAL MEDIA Web: http://stmichael.ptdiocese.org Smart Phone App: myParish Facebook: PensacolaBasilica Twitter: @PcolaBasilica QR Code: (quick link to Basilica Website) The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is committed to healing the hurting hearts of sexual abuse victims and has established Victims Assistance Coordinators who are experienced and trained counselors and are available to help persons who have been sexually abused by a priest, deacon, or other church personnel in Northwest Florida. The Coordinator for the program in Pensacola/Ft. Walton Beach area is Dr. Louis Makarowski; he may be reached at 850-477-7181. Mass Intentions and Readings for the Week Mon., Feb 23 11:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Tues., Feb 24 11:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Wed., Feb 25 11:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Thurs., Feb 26 11:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Fri., Feb 27 11:00 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Sun., Mar 1 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Lenten Weekday Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46 Confessions Sayer Weir (+) Lenten Weekday Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 Confessions Pat Duncan (+) Lenten Weekday Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11: 29-32 Confessions Mary West (+) Lenten Weekday Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 Confessions Chuck McGervey (+) Lenten Weekday Ez 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 Eucharistic Adoration Rachelle Butler (Liv) SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Gn 19:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/ Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10 Ferdinand Acosta (+) Intentions of the Parish Stewardship of Treasure for February 15, 2015 In-Church Offering: $ 6,030.06 Online Offering: $ 405.00 Total Offertory: $6,435.06 Birthdays this week: 22nd - John Born, Julie Davidson; 23rd - Janice Gehle; 27th - Luke Fina, Savannah Mongeau, Dorothy Standley; 28th - Catherine Gregory Home Visits: Fr. Joe would like to visit the following families this week: Erick and Lisa Mead Greg Miller Ginnie Miller Please call the Parish Office (438-4985) or email Fr. Joe (rector@stmichael.ptdiocese.org) to schedule your visit. Thank you. In our charity we remember in prayer: Cathee Smith, David and Elijah Sudhoff, Donna and Joe Wcislo, Joe Davis, Fred Esposito, Cathy Chrisco, Sandra Vinson, Kimberly Ann Jordan, Dottie Yochem, Alice Bouderuaex, Bill Kennedy, Dorothy Standley, Rene Hoffman, Rita Finneran, Ed and Joyce Vignolo, Jenny Caro, Jonathon Goley If you wish to add or remove anyone from our prayer list, please call Nancy Scholls at 434-2931. This Week at the Basilica Mon., Feb 23 ◊ RCIA, 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb 24 ◊ Needlework Group, 10:00 a.m. Wed., Feb 25 ◊ Women’s Study Group, 10:00 a.m. Fri., Feb 27 ◊ Lenten Supper, (PAC) 5:30 p.m. ◊ Eucharistic Adoration, 11:00 a.m and 6:00 p.m. ◊ Stations of the Cross, 12:35 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 2014 Contribution Statements - are available - please contact the office to request a copy. Email office@stmichael.ptdiocese.org or call 438-4985. CRAM THE VAN! St. Vincent de Paul Society will have a van on March 1st before, during and after all Masses accepting household items, bagged clothes and furniture for donation. Larger furniture can be picked up at your convenience. For pickup please contact 434-6615. Also, the Cervantes St. thrift store and the food pantry is in need of volunteers. The thrift stores are a “special work” of the Society providing low cost goods to our neighbors and clients in an atmosphere of love and thanksgiving to the Lord for all that he bestows on us. To volunteer, please 255-9651. Restoration and Preservation Project Update: We want to replace the clear glass sacristy windows on Chase St with colored glass as they were prior to the 1978 renovation, but with Basilica colors, gold and red. If interested in sponsoring one of these two windows, please contact Nancy Halford at nancyhalford@gmail.com or 324-8521. Milton Knights of Columbus will sponsor Smokin’ in the Square BBQ Cook-off on March 6th and 7th in Seville Square Pensacola. Proceeds will benefit local charities. No advance tickets required. Any questions call Ivan at 516-2622. Lenten Taizé Prayer Service: Hope and Reconciliation, Wed, March 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Taizé Prayer is a meditative candle-lit service that centers around music, prayer, scripture, and silence. A time of quiet and solitude in the presence of God, simple chants sung repeatedly reinforce the meditative quality of prayer to quiet the mind, open the heart, and feed the soul. Contact: Cathedral 850.438.3131 Lenten Supper this Friday evening at 5:30! Your hosts this week are the members of the Parish Advisory Council with a menu featuring various meatless dishes. Please sign up before noon on Tuesday. There is no charge but a donation will be appreciated! Future Events at the Basilica Fri., Mar 6 Sat., Mar 7 Wed., Mar 11 Fri., Mar 13 Fri., Mar 20 Fri., Mar 27 ◊ Lenten Supper (Choir) ◊ Blue Mass, 9:00 a.m. ◊ Penance Service, 6:30 p.m. ◊ Lenten Supper (SVdP & WSG) ◊ Lenten Supper (RCIA) ◊ Lenten Supper (K of C) The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee cordially invites you to attend a BLUE MASS on Saturday, March 7 at 9:00 am at the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel to honor and pray for our Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS personnel. Bishop Gregory L. Parkes will be presiding over this special celebration. All Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS workers of ALL Faiths are welcome. Attendance in uniform is encouraged. A reception will follow after Mass. For more information contact, Officer Tom Raines at (850) 346-5084 St. Vincent de Paul Society Alfred Washburn Center Benefit Hosted by: Mass Kunfuzion Saturday, March 14th 2015 6:30 - 10:00 pm Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Ave Maria Hall Tickets: $30.00 per person Join us for a catered dinner, refreshments, beer, wine, dessert, silent & live auction items, 50/50 raffle, live music by the band and dancing. Enjoy a wonderful night out that serves to help the homeless and poor! Advanced reservations & information: Laure Bruha email: lbruha5@gmail.com Call or text: 850-291-1968 LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE...TOGETHER Gospel Questions for this Week … a great way to spend time exploring our faith! Theme: Reform your lives! Listen to the Word As you hear this very short Gospel reading, what words or phrases strike you? What image or story does the reading prompt you to recall? Dear Parishioners, It is my hope you are finding the “Lent Survival Kit” helpful in these early days of Lent. During this season we focus more of our efforts on fasting and prayer as an opportunity to focus on our human frailty and the beauty and awe of Christ’s saving power. As Jesus tells us in the gospel reading, we are to “repent and believe in the gospel.” But making his command a reality involves much more of the heart than the head. In fact, for each of us, this belief in the gospel requires a life actively lived in imitation of Jesus who gave himself up for death for the sake of others. This does not mean that we will be called to die a martyr’s death as many of our Christian sisters and brothers in the Middle East. But our lives ought to be lived for others. At Creation, God entrusted everything to us. As His stewards, we strive to give ourselves in service for others — at home, in our parish, at work, at school and elsewhere. The life of a Christian disciple, as Christ so radically shows us, is a life of self-giving in charity. This sounds like a lot of work. But you know what was a lot of work, the Cross! It was far from easy. Christ suffered the most unthinkable agony, but in his resurrection he experienced the most tremendous victory. We give of ourselves like Christ did, knowing that we look forward to the glory of eternal life. The reward of a Christian steward far surpasses the effort it takes to live this way; it far surpasses any hardships we experience along the way. As stewards, then, we live for others and we call others to do the same, proclaiming the good news that Christ has come to save. All we need to do is “repent and believe in the gospel.” Please don’t forget to return your 2015 CSA commitment card. The parish and the Bishop rely upon the support of every one of us to carry out the ministry of Jesus Christ and His Disciples. Thank you for your support to 2015 CSA. Look into Our Lives Question for Children: What will you do this Lent to become more like Jesus Question for Youth: Lent gives us a chance to do things differently – to "go to the desert." How can you make Lent a time for growing in faith? Question for Adults: What is the one area of your life which you most want to "reform" as you get ready to emSource: www.osv.com brace the Gospel, what is it? Wishing everyone a good week, Father Joe Callipare Fasting is required of all over the age 18 through the completion of the 59th year on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting means not taking any food in between meals, and having smaller and simpler meals. Abstinence from meat is required of all over the age of 14 on Ash Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday.