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St. John Neumann Catholic Church
February 8, 2015 / 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
100 Polo Road, Columbia, SC 29223
http://stjohnneumannsc.com
Office Hours
Horas de oficina
Monday - Friday
Lunes - Viernes
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
C. Alexander “Sandy” McDonald
Telephone (Teléfono)
Church Office (Oficina): 788-0811
Gillin Hall (Salón Social): 788-1478
Parochial Vicar
Vicario Parroquial
MASS SCHEDULE
Horarios de Misa:
Saturday (Sábado) - 5:15 p.m.
Sunday (Domingo) - 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.,
12:00 noon, 5:00 p.m.
Monday (Lunes) - 12:00 noon
Tuesday (Martes) - 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday (Miércoles) - 12:00 noon
Thursday (Jueves) - 12:00 noon
Friday (Viernes) - 12:00 noon
Spanish/Español
Sunday (Domingo) - 2:00 p.m.
Thursday (Jueves) - 7:00 p.m.
Korean/Coreano
7:00 p.m.
2nd & 3rd Saturdays
2do & 3er Sábado
Pastor
Javier Heredia
Barbara Cole
Principal, SJN School - 788-1367
Parish Office And
School Address
Dirección de oficina y escuela
721 Polo Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Reconciliation Confessions: Saturday 4:15 - 5:00 p.m. or
by appointment (call 788-0811 to make arrangements)
Reconciliación Confesiones: Jueves de 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. y Domingos de 1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. o comuníquese con Padre Javier
Baptism Call the parish office at 788-3252 ext. 18 for information.
Bautismos Requisitos: Estar registrado con SJN; tomar clase de preparación para padres y padrinos; copia del certificado de nacimiento del que
va a ser bautizado; identificación de los padres y padrinos; padrinos deben ser católicos practicantes y deben presentar fe de bautismo y confirmación, y acta de matrimonio por la Iglesia si son casados. Deben de
presentar los documentos a María Correa, en la oficina de la Iglesia, y
ella le informará la fecha de la siguiente clase de preparación para
bautismo.
Marriage The Diocese of Charleston requires preparation for marriage
to begin at least six months prior to the wedding date. Call Fr. Sandy at
788-0811 to make arrangements.
Matrimonios Requiere preparación de por lo menos 6 meses. Debe
hablar con Padre Javier.
Parish Mission Statement
Declaración de la Misión de Nuestra Iglesia St. John Neumann
“To strive together to be Christ for each other and our neighbor.”
“Esforzarnos juntos para ser Cristo el uno para el otro y para nuestro prójimo.”
From Our Pastor
We welcome all newcomers
to our parish family and
invite you to register with
us. Registration forms are
available on our website, in
the church vestibules and in
the parish office.
Bulletin by E-Mail
If you would you like to receive
the Bulletin by e-mail,
send an e-mail to
[email protected]
with Bulletin Sign-Up in the
subject line.
Diocese of Charleston
Website
sccatholic.org
SJN Website
stjohnneumannsc.com
Dear Parishioners,
At the end of this month, we will hold a parish town-hall meeting
(for details see the advertisement). After a year of establishing a
Commission Structure for pastoral planning for our parish, we
would like to tell the entire parish about the work that is being done and to
solicit ideas and feedback for our going forward. The meeting will last no more
than three hours, and it will begin with prayer and a plenary session at which I
will sketch some outlines of where we are as a parish. This will include demographic, pastoral, and financial data, and we will review our current pastoral
goals. This presentation is also intended to help everyone understand better
the structures that have been created.
Once this presentation is complete, we will break out into six areas of parish
life, each area with its own Commission. The Commissions/Areas are: Administration, Adult Faith Formation, Youth Faith Formation, Prayer and Worship,
Community Life, and Outreach & Social Justice. Participants will have to
choose one area to focus upon because participants will not be rotating
through all areas. Rather, it becomes a way to express interest and have a
deeper discussion about that area of parish life. The Commission will describe
its work and facilitate the discussion. Toward the end of this period, participants will be invited to consider whether they are interested in serving on the
Commission.
Lastly, we will gather again as a full group in order to have further interchange
of questions, ideas, and feedback.
I hope many can take time to join in this day. It is a great opportunity to be
heard and to learn about some good things happening in our parish.
Bulletin deadline: Noon Tuesday
Send print-ready information to
[email protected]
Si necesita publicar algún anuncio en el
boletín relacionado con su ministerio
favor de enviarlo a Maria E. Correa en o
antes del lunes a las 12:00 p.m.
[email protected]
In Christ,
Fr. Sandy McDonald
Save the Date!
St. John Neumann Parish
Town Hall Meeting
February 28, 2015
9:00 A.M. to Noon
SJN School Cafeteria
Financial Contributions
Offertory - $ 22,178.50
Ofertorio (Comunidad Hispana)
$2,543.81
Church in Eastern Europe
2,914.05
Children’s Offertory- $21.00
Harvest Hope BackPack Ministry
at SJN Church
Did you know that every two weeks, a team of St. John Neumann Church volunteers pack 80 bags of food for 40 local
elementary school children who are at risk of going hungry?
Across Harvest Hope Food Pantry’s 20 county service area,
there are over 157,000 students in 70 schools on free/reduced
price breakfast and lunch programs. For these children, their
schools offer them sanctuaries from hunger.
The bags that are packed at St. John Neumann are filled with
nutritious food for children to take home for the weekend,
during school vacations, and on holidays. The bags are typically distributed on Fridays or the last day children attend
school for the week, and help to sustain the children until
school starts again.
If you are interested in learning more about how to help with
the "BackPack Ministry" at St. John Neumann Church, please
visit the BackPack Ministry display in Gillin Hall. We'll provide more details in next week's bulletin as well.
We extend a warm welcome to the newest members of SJN:
Carly Seitz
Dennis and Diane O’Connor
Steve, Jean and Sean Cronin
Heu Trong Hoang
Robert, Davis, Troy, Cale and Hallee Ramos
Emily Emmons
Lydia Rice, Rosa Carnesale Ward, Yasmine Carnesale Ward and
Benjamin Rice
Richard and Freda Crawford
Tony, Betsy and Joseph Zelasko
Thomas, Karen, Eleanor, Matthew McDonell and Eleanor Kane
Amanda Polis, Delaney and Berkley Johnston
John and Patricia Betley
Adelfo, Maria and Sofia Ruiz
Scott, Melissa, Sean, Kevin, Marie and Riley Hancock
We welcome the following new
members into the Church through the
Sacrament of Baptism:
Brooklyn Paige Davenport
Parish Calendar February 7-14
Saturday, February 7
9:00 am
Adoration
Church
10:00 am
Comfort/Care
Teen Room
Fellowship Weekend
Sunday, February 8
1:00 pm
Health Cabinet
Teen Room
6:00 pm
Youth Ministry
Teen Room
Fellowship Weekend
Monday, February 9
4:30 pm
Tai Chi
Gillin Hall
5:30 pm
Legion of Mary
Teen Room
Tuesday, February10
9:30 am
Cenacle of Mary
Church
10:30 am
Exercise Class
Gillin Hall
12:00 pm
Blood Drive
Gym
2:00 pm
My Catholic Faith
Teen Room
6:30 pm
RCIA
Teen Room
7:00 pm
Theology of the Body Room 22
7:00 pm
Open Heart Prayer Group Church
Wednesday, February 11
12:30 pm
Senior Luncheon
Gillin Hall
6:30 pm
Christian Formation
School
6:30 pm
English as a 2nd Language School
6:30 pm
Adult Bible Study
Room 17
Thursday, February 12
2:00 pm
Adoration
Church
4:30 pm
Tai Chi
Gillin Hall
7:30 pm
Knights of Columbus Gillin Hall
Friday, February 13
10:30 am
Exercise Class
Gillin Hall
1:00 pm
Bulletin Stuffing
Teen Room
Saturday, February 14
9:00 am
Adoration
Church
4:30 pm
Valentine’s Day Babysitting Gym
7:00 pm
Korean Mass
Church
Columbiettes' Corner
The Columbiettes welcomes its newest
members, Chelsea Breeden, Lillian Chester, and Janette Cruz who became
Columbiettes in January. The group also welcomes a
returning member, Josie Elzarad. Welcome back,
Josie!
Also, due to parishioners’ generosity the Bake/Soup
Sale raised $818.24 and the Christmas Cards/
Wafers sale showed a profit of $164.75. The
Columbiettes sincerely appreciate all of your support. They will be having another Bake Sale in
April, after Easter. Watch the Bulletin for more info
later.
St. John Neumann Catholic School
President’s Day at SJN
Walking down the halls of St. John Neumann Catholic School is a trip
down history’s path these days. The school is celebrating President’s Day
in many different ways. Classes have done research papers, book reports,
trivia-fact games, and oral reports while dressed as their favorite President.
Pictures of these famous leaders have adorned the school walls this week as
students learned more about the country’s past. Everyone hopes you will
enjoy President’s Day as much as they already have.
A big thank you to all who plan to participate, helping again to make this a
highly successful Blood Drive sponsored by the First Grade and thank you
also for helping to make Catholic Schools’ Week so enjoyable for the
school’s families AND for being a big part of the parish school.
Parents Night Out
Do something nice for
your Valentine this year!
Bring your kids to SJN for
a night of fun, food, and
games, while you enjoy a
night out with your
Sweetie!
The cost is a minimum
donation of $40 and
includes activities and
pizza for dinner!
When:
Saturday, Feb. 14th!
Time:
4:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Who:
Kids– Infants-12 y/o
Where:
SJN School
All proceeds go to the
Jamaica Mission Team
The sixth grade is busy raising funds for Candy Grams that will be shared
among the students on Valentine’s Day. The funds raised will go toward
the scholarships awarded at the end of the year to some fourth, fifth and
sixth graders.
Congratulations to our second graders who participated in their First Reconciliation retreat, followed by their First Reconciliation Service on February
3. What an exciting time for these young Catholics and their families, and
we appreciate your support as they grow in their faith journey.
Cardinal Newman School
Cardinal Newman High School will close at 2:00 p.m. on
Monday, February 9, for Teacher In-service Training. CNHS
will also be closed to students, faculty and staff on Monday, February 16, in
observance of Presidents' Day.
The Junior Drama Card Players will be performing The Little Mermaid,
Jr. on Friday, February 20, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, February 21, at 7 p.m.
Everyone is invited to the show! Cost of admission is $4 for adults, $1 for
children 12 and under, and $1 for CNHS students with ID.
Plan now to join the school for One Night to Remember, an evening of
trivia, food, friends and dancing at the Forest Drive campus on Saturday,
March 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. For more information on this and
other events, visit the school’s website, www.cnhs.org.
Pancake Dinner, Shrove Tuesday, February 17
Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and
is a day of penitence, to clean the soul, and a day of celebration as the last chance to feast before Lent begins. Shrove
Tuesday is sometimes called Pancake Day. In this tradition, the Columbiettes
will hold their annual Pancake Dinner on Shrove Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at
5:00 p.m. Tickets will be on sale the weekends of February 7/8 and February
14/15 after all Masses. The price of the ticket is $2.00. The menu includes pancakes, ham, potato soup and beverages. Come and help us celebrate!
Le damos la bienvenida a todos los que nos visitan por primera vez. A
aquellos que deseen ser miembros de nuestrra parroquia les invitamos
a que se registren. Las inscripciones se encuentran disponibles en la
iglesia o en la oficina.
¡Felicidades a los que celebran su cumpleaños o su aniversario de
matrimonio durante el mes de febrero!
¡Bienvenidos a todas las nuevas personas en nuestra
iglesia y a los que nos visitan por primera vez!
Acompáñenos HOY después de Misa en el salón social
para una pequeña recepción en su honor.
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cassette a formato
MP3?
Padre Javier necesita
su ayuda.
Por favor comuníquese
con él.
Padre Javier les quiere dejar saber que a partir del domingo
1ero de febrero ya no habrán confesiones antes de la misa.
Las confesiones serán unicamente los jueves de
5:00 pm—6:45 pm o por cita.
Recordatorios:
Para información sobre catequesis se deben comunicar con
Verónica West (ella habla español).
Información sobre bautizos o pedir una misa comuníquese
com Maria Correa.
Maria Correa no está disponible los lunes.
Les invitamos a que participen en el
Santo Rosario que se rezará todos los
domingos después de misa. Por favor
acompañenos.
Si necesita publicar algún anuncio en el boletín relacionado con
su ministerio favor de enviarlo a
Maria E. Correa en o antes del
lunes a las 12:00 p.m.
[email protected]
¿Quiere seguir recibiendo el boletín
electrónicamente? ¡Es necesario que nos
deje saber! Por favor envíe un correo
electrónico a María Correa
[email protected].
Si tiene alguna pregunta
sobre la catequesis de sus
niños comuníquese con
Verónica West (803) 7883252, ext. 20 de lunes a
jueves de 9:00 a.m.—1:30
p.m.
[email protected].
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Saturday, February 7
Sunday, February 8
Monday, February 9
Tuesday, February 10
Wednesday, February 11
Thursday, February 12
Friday, February 13
Saturday, February 14
Sunday, February 15
Mass Intentions February 7–15 †
5:15 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 noon
2:00 pm
5:00 pm
12:00 noon
9:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 noon
12:00 noon
5:15 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 noon
2:00 pm
5:00 pm
Darlene Gaebel †
David Kirby †
The Smerdell Family
Edward & Jelea Kralj †
No Mass Intention
For the Parish
Darlene Gaebel †
Bob Buggee †
Thomas Ruggiero †
Fr. Frederick Masad †
Jim Hay †
John Taylor †
Edward Pepsin, Jr. †
Larry Cabot †
Baldomero Penichet †
Miguel A. Santana †
For the Parish
Bob and Lori Keivit
The Hunter Family
Rose and Carol Smerdell
Neda Osterman
Jim Gaebel
Rose Smerdell
Nick & Janis Ruggiero
Knights of Columbus #6847
Faye Hay
Kathryn Taylor
Alice Pressley
Rose Cabot and children
Gertrude Penichet
Santana Family
Daily Readings for the Week
PRAYER LIST
Sean Abbott
Brigitte Adams
Barb Alberini
Angelo Anelli
Marianne Anelli
Benjamin Basil
Valentina Bastias
Ken Beck
Eugene Berendsen
Bridgett Boher
Frank Bondeson
Jeri Boysia
Donald Breihan
Steve Brown
Gary Budry
Rowan Bustamante
Rose Cabot
Cherese Carlson
Vic Carilli
Gladys Coakley
Georgine Collins
Barbara-Jay Cornelia
Chang Wi Chi
David Cummings
Karen Davies
Millie DeGarcia
Paul Dishinger
Caroline Donovan
Patrick Donovan
Betsy Ehret
Josepha Elzarad
Carmen Flores
Isabel Flores
Jackie Foley
Bing Fores
Cielle Fulmer
Dean Gahagen
To have someone included in the Bulletin prayer list, call the
parish office at 788-0811 or e-mail [email protected].
Theresa Gaudi
Melvin Gordon
Crystal Grampus
Ensyha Grampus
Jimmy Green
Lorraine Gullifer
Debbie Gurski
Buenaventura Hassell
Pat Heller
Casey Hicks
Santina Howard
Lorraine Immekus
Faye Johns
Nadine Jordan
Lori Keivit
David Kirvan
Karen Kohut
Kerri Kohut
Jun Hee Lee
Craig Luccy
Lino Mandanas
Bernie Maraghy
Theresa Mason
Chad McKay
Patrick McLaughlin
Janice Melvin
Nympha Miguel
Roberto L Molinary, Sr.
Jeannette Mulholland
Gloria Neumann
Corrine Nylander
Joyce Olkosky
Meighan Parsh
Susana Pasicatan
Alex Petroff
Faye Price
Vivian Quenga
Helena Richard
Randolph Richard
Zachary Rinzel
Gloria Rosario
Florina Sánchez
Jean Schemel
David Sotelo
Eleanor Sotelo
Dr. Scott Sweazy
Regina Tomic
Bruce Trent
Catherine Trent
Jeffrey Wagner
Robert Watts
Cecelia Whitley
Robert Weigold
Lillie Wilson
Mary Ann Wilson
Helmut Wirth
Lawrence Wright, Jr.
Allan Zych
The readings are included each week for
parishioners unable to join us for daily or
Sunday Masses.
February 8-14
Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7, Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6,
1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23, Mt 8:17, Mk 1:29-39
Monday: Gn 1:1-19, Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10
and 12, 24 and 35c, See Mt 4:23, Mk 6:53-56
Tuesday: Gn 1:20—2:4a, Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 89, Ps 119:36, 29b, Mk 7:1-13
Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17, Ps 104:12a, 27-28, 29bc-30, See Jn 17:17b, 17a, Mk
7:14-23
Thursday: Gn 2:18-25, Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5,
Jas 1:21bc, Mk 7:24-30
Friday: Gn 3:1-8, Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7, See
Acts 16:14b, Mk 7:31-37
Saturday: Gn 3:9-24, Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6,
12-13, Mt 4:4b, Mk 8:1-10
Hospital and Nursing Home Visits
Due to privacy laws, Father may not
know that you (or a family member) have
been hospitalized or moved into a nursing
home. Please call the parish office at 7880811 to let him know.
Devotion Opportunities
Spend One Hour with Me – Adoration: Thursday 2:00–6:50 p.m.
and Saturday 9:00–10:00 a.m.
The Rosary: Sunday, 9:15 a.m.
The Divine Mercy Chaplet: After Monday
noon Mass
Parish Nurse: WENDY BOBADILLA,
[email protected], tel. 413-4797
February 8
The Nurse will be
in Gillin Hall from
9 a.m. – 12 noon
February is Heart Month. Do something good for your heart.
There will be a Comfort & Caring Meeting Saturday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Teen Room and a
Health Cabinet Meeting, Sunday, Feb. 8, 1 p.m. in the Teen Room.
Griefshare
Griefshare is a program new to SJN. It is a 13 week support group that meets weekly to help members face their challenges
after the loss of a spouse, child, family member, or friend. The program has 3 components -Video Seminar: Each week we
will watch a video featuring experts on grief and recovery. -Support Group Discussion: After viewing the video, we will discuss it and what is going on in our lives. -Personal Study and Reflection: During the week each member will continue to sort
out emotions through journaling.
You are welcome to begin attending the Griefshare group during any session. Each meeting is “self-contained” so you do not
have to attend in sequence. You will find encouragement and support whenever you attend, and you may continue with
Griefshare in the next 13 week cycle when it is offered.
Registration is required, to make sure we have enough materials available. Please call 803-413-4797 to register and to ask
questions. There is a fee of $20 for the 13 week session (this pays for the workbook). If it is a hardship to pay the fee, please
speak to the parish nurse when registering. Sessions begin: Tuesday, February 24, 1 p.m. in Gillin Hall and Sunday, March1,
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Lent 2015: Longings of the Heart
Change our hearts, Lord!
Social scientists say it takes 28 days to change a habit. Lent asks
us to change more than a habit. We're invited to change our priorities, the focus of our lives, and our very hearts. Maybe that's why
Lent takes a full 40 days and happens every year.
Why 40 days? Throughout the Bible, the number 40 holds special
meaning, indicating a span of time when significant events took
place. It rained on Noah and his ark for 40 days and 40 nights.
Moses spent 40 days and nights with God on Mount Sinai. The
Hebrew people spent 40 years wandering in the desert upon their
deliverance from slavery to the Promised Land. Jonah gave the
city of Nineveh 40 days in which to repent. And Jesus fasted in the
wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights.
Our time of preparation in Lent is akin to Jesus' preparation for his work. We spend 40 days fasting,
praying, and giving, longing for Easter. We are called to live as representatives of Jesus today—
even when the ashes have been washed away, even when no one is looking.
Let’s look at what we do through the eyes of the heart and explore together how, with our assent,
God changes our hearts.
Try New Heart Habits this Lent!
Lenten Longings:
Join a Small Christian Communities for 6 weeks, and let sharing the Sunday Scriptures with
others inspire you to change how your heart beats with compassion for your neighbor.
Lenten Learning Series: The Mass in 4 Movements
Longing to know more about the Mass? We’ll spend 4 weeks in March exploring the heart
of the Liturgy in great depth: Gathering, Story-Telling, Meal-Sharing, Commissioning. The
sessions will be offered both Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings, beginning March
3.
The Way of the Cross: The Heart of Lent
Every Friday of Lent, experience the tradition of the Stations of the Cross in new prayerful
and challenging ways. This will begin with a celebration of the Eucharist at 6:00 pm, the
Way of the Cross at about 6:30 pm, and a Lenten Supper to follow at 7:15 pm.
More information coming soon!
CURRENT GROUPS – MORE TO COME – FORM YOUR OWN!
Day
TIME
LOCATION
LEADERS
Sunday
6:00 pm
SJN School
Music Room
Brian & Shelly
Dunphy
Monday
7:15 pm
SJN School
Teen Room
Cathy Meadows
Tuesday
6:30 am
Men’s Group
SJN School
Teen Room
Roy Bullinger
8:30 am
Sandhills
Catherine Unterseher
Wednesday
6:30 pm
Men’s Group
SJN School
Room 19
Val Loiselle
Thursday
10:00 am
Gillin Hall
Mary Ann Fey
7:00 pm
Dove Park Rd.
Irene Duheme
4:00 pm
Church Cry Room
Friday
CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION
CATHERINE COMBIER-DONOVAN AT 803-788-0811
[email protected]