Saint Matthew Catholic Church 215 Kirkley Road Tyrone, GA 30290

770.964.5804(Office) 770.964.1228(Fax)

www.saintmatthew.us

February 19, 2017

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Lord is kind and Merciful Psalm 103

February 19, 2017 ~ The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Anointing of the Sick—Anyone facing surgery or dealing with a serious illness should contact the parish office or Fr. Kevin for the reception of this sacrament. Anointing before surgery can be done prior to or after Mass on the weekends. Please call the parish office to inform us if you are in need of this sacrament.

Reconciliation—Saturday at 4:15pm or by appointment. Communal penance services are also held twice yearly.

Sacrament of Marriage—Please contact Fr. Kevin at least six months in advance to insure ample time for planning, preparation, and scheduling your wedding.

Communion to the Sick and Homebound—If you or someone you know is ill, in the hospital, or homebound, please notify the parish office so a visit can be arranged. Fr. Kevin, one of our deacons, or an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist will be glad to bring Holy Communion.

Facebook link http://www.facebook.com/st.matthewtyrone/

Rosary Group—Meets on Thursday morning after the 9:00am Mass. Join us in body or spirit as we pray. Call Helen with your intentions: 770-871-6586.

Eucharistic Adoration—First Thursday of each month devotion will commence immediately after the 9:00am Mass and continue until Benediction at 12:00pm. Our Sacristan, Helen Martin can be reached at roscoe20@numail.org for more information.

Membership—Registration forms may be found at the back of the church or by coming to the church office. Please complete the form and give it to a minister of hospitality or a deacon.

Bulletin Deadline—Announcements and notices for the bulletin must be submitted by 10:00am on Monday for the following

Sunday bulletin. They will run for two weeks. Email them to comalley@saintmatthew.us. Announcements received after the deadline will need to be modified to run in the bulletin on subsequent weeks.

Request for Mass Intentions—In our Church tradition no better gift can be given our beloved departed than a Mass offered in their memory on the anniversary of their death, birth, or wedding anniversary. There are forms for scheduling Mass intentions in memory of the departed and special intentions for the living in the pamphlet racks in the administration building.

Stephen Ministry—Are you going through a difficult time? Stephen Ministers are members of the congregation here to help you. We listen, care, encourage and provide spiritual support to people facing a crisis or going through tough times. The care you receive is free, confidential and helpful. To learn how you - or a friend, neighbor or family member - can receive care, please contact Julie - 734-560-9512

Rev. Kevin Hargaden, Pastor

Deacons Rev. Mr. Jim Weeks Rev. Mr. Bill Hampton Rev. Mr. Gayle Peters Rev. Mr. King Cooper Rev. Mr. Leon Roberts

Religious Education Music Clare O’Malley, Dir. Leila Wathen, Dir.

Office Staff Rennie Todd, Secretary

Susana Ikhwan, Operations/Hispanic Ministry

Parish Office Hours Monday –Thursday (9am to 3pm)

Mass Schedule

Monday & Wednesday 7am Tuesday & Thursday 9am

Saturday 5pm Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am & 2:00 pm Spanish

Daily and Weekend Readings can be found at www.usccb.org

Offertory 2/12/2017

$9680.00 SVdP = $20.00

Online Giving 2/12/17

$3790.72 SVdP = $287.00

Parish Tithing

2/5/2017 Saint Vincent De Paul

$1670.00

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Date: Saturday February 25 Sunday February 26 Sunday February 26

5:00 PM 830 AM 11 AM

Lector Phil Hanna Noel Ruberti Cameron McCune

Francis James Chris Turk Corinne McCune

Extraordinary Donna Groover Ada Ngoddy Suzanne Weaver

Ministers Gregg Plese Dennis Norris Carol Hixon

Cathy Prowell Donna Norris Annette Ross Tom Sheehan Barbara Braddock Shelby Sheehan Lou Todd Rick Sauer Bill Thornton Rhonda Sauer

Ministers of Ken Groover Chukwudi Osanu Peter Conley

Hospitality Jack Warber Claudette Roberts Julie Allen

LaWanda Wideman Bob Todd Olly Larson Nailah Wideman John Cooper Angela Prado

Altar Servers Ryan Main David Nelson Logan Ferrante

Collin Sheehan Mimi Osanu Caroline Hukin Connor Sheehan Nnamdi Osanu Sydney Hukin

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Monday Feb. 20

Requested by

Tuesday Feb. 21

Wednesday Feb. 22

Requested by

Thursday Feb. 23 Henry Nuñez

Requested by Susana Ikhwan

Sat. Feb. 25, 5 pm John Sexton

Requested by Mr. & Mrs. John Milani

Sun. Feb. 26, 830 am

Sun. Feb. 27, 11 am

Sun. Feb 19 , 2 pm Misa de la Parroquia San Mateo

Please Pray For…Jerry O’Malley, Mary Osborn, Marian Hansen, Doris Cooper, Michael, Frances James, Mary

Whittaker, Imoter Mngerem, Jenny Essien, AJ &David Garner, Modesto Samaniego, Nancy Milani, Prisoners in

Georgia Prisons, Jack Rafferty, Anita Seward, Repose of the soul of Dot Oberst, Tracey Ikai, Sylvia Yelland, Darlene

Nollman. Kathleen Rekau, Tom Wood, Mary Platt, Payner family, Ed Craig, Deryl Mitchell, Jon Danner, Hervey,

Emily & Bob Daniel, Genie Wilmore, Ardith & Reuben Speer, Marie Coker, Sam W, T & J Loeffler, Mary Jo Shames,

Marty Yarbrough, Janet Cox, Rago family, Zachart, Patrick, Sunni & family, Chris & family, Vincent family, Miller &

Morley families, Member of Congress and their families, Bob Ailey, Bobbick family, Rita Maharry, Brownie Graham,

Ed Schaffer, Chris, Katherine Stein, Tom Nix, Our Military and families, Nicole & Cassie Semple, Rene, Spencer, Cliff,

Joe, &Pat Craddock, Micki Ledbetter, Amber Corbitt, R. Hazelwood family, Myia M. Hamler, Marcus Caldwell,

Dodson families, Okwudi Uzoka & family, Todd family, Dawn, Jim & Janie Mathis, Pat Wagener, Pat Randolph,

Barb & Harry T, Clyde, Tim & Beverly Bearden, Sam W, Angie & Carl Dellaquila, Lillian Bosco, Angela & Justino,

Beck & Bufano families, Stephanie, Dan, Luke, Lilly, Michael Spataro Jr, Joanna, John, Charlie, Jack, Steve Massie,

Shellyann Mendez, Peter McBurnie, Christine Davis, FitzGerald family, Anna & Henry, Chris B & Paul, Agnes, & Joe,

Mary Jo Dodson, Justine McGuire, Paul Messina, Eileen Ondovchik, Lee State Prison, Lynn Seth, Fay & Charles,

Herschel Coker, Sarah Snider ‘s family, Samantha Lily, Luis Santiago, Keith Allen, Andrew Russell, Sean Russell,

George LaPorte & our Teens who will be on Retreat at LifeTeen Covecrest in Tiger Ga next weekend. God bless you.

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Continuing Conversion:

Growing in Faith We will continue our study on the saints and other important people in the faith on February 19 with St. Catherine of Siena. We are using Bishop Robert Barron"s new se-ries, The Pivotal Players. These include St. Thomas Aquinas, Bl. John Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton and Michelangelo. Please join us for this beautifully photographed video se-ries. We hope you will consider joining us for this class which meets on Sunday at 9:45 am in the conference room. We would love to have everyone stay and bring their donuts. All are welcome. Nothing is required but an open heart. Come and join us for a chance to increase your faith and re-new your spirit and follow Jesus. For more information, contact me, Bonnie Kaplan at 770 460 9816 or email

at bonkap@comcast.net. God bless you all.

Catholic Counseling – Ellen Thomas, MS, LAPC Candidate, a Catholic Therapist with Holy Family Counseling Center, provides counseling for individuals, couples and families from a Catholic perspective for the families of Saint Matthew’s Catholic Church. Appointments can be scheduled throughout the week as well as on Saturday. For information and appointments, please call

678-993-8494 or see www.holyfamilycounselingcenter.com

BIBLE STUDY WITH FATHER KEVIN

We are studying the Book of Ecclesiastes on Wednesdays in the Chapel.

See you there!

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We at St. Matthew want to

communicate more effectively with

you….but we also want to make it

easy for you to control what types of

announcements you get from us and

how you are notified.

To receive notifications via text

message or email, send text

message:

STM3 to 84576.

To download our Parish App, text

App to 88202

You may also sign up for these

services on the homepage of our

website: www.saintmatthew.us

Our Lady of Victory will hold an OPEN HOUSE Weds. March 8 from 9:00-5:30 pm.

Kindergarten and First Grade Admission Screening by appointment only:

Saturday, March 11th 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and Monday, March 20th 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Parents of LifeTeen students: Time to think about Catholic Heart Workcamp! We are going to Charleston S. C. this year the week of July 9-15th. There will be an informational meeting soon. A deposit of $100 is required to hold your spot, with the balance due in 2 subsequent payments by

May 1. Total cost is approx. $400 per student for the week; lodging and meals included. This is a fantastic

trip with service and fun together with Catholic teens from across the U.S. Chaperones this year will be:

Melissa Parente, Cynthia Welsh, and Deacon Leon Roberts. We welcome an additional male chaperone and

driver. If you are interested in sending your student to Catholic Heart WorkCamp this summer please contact Clare O’Malley in the Religious Ed office. 770-964-5804 ext. 102 OR, comalley@saintmatthew.us

Any person or group wishing to sponsor all or part of a student fee for CHWC should make the check

out to St. Matthew and include a reference to CHWC SCHOLARSHIP on the envelope. Thank you.

Regina Caeli Academy-Atlanta Open House Sunday, March 5th at 2:00pm

Our center is located at: 1565 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076

Please join us for this opportunity to learn more about RCA's hybrid,

two-day-a-week, classical program in the Catholic tradition. A

presentation about RCA's mission of "Training the Mind to Form the

Soul" will be offered to prospective parents and a Q&A will follow. Then,

you are welcome to tour our facilities, meet our tutors and ask your par-

ticular questions pertaining to syllabi, lesson plans, etc. We warmly wel-

come anyone who wants to learn more about RCA to come and see what

we have to offer!

For more information, please see our website: www.rcahybrid.org.

Get your Our Lady of Mercy Car Raffle Ticket This weekend!

Fun Fact: Thursday the 23rd is the Feast of St. Polycarp of Smyrna who famously said on the occasion of his martyrdom in A.D. 176 to the Roman Proconsul Statius Quadratus:

“If you think I will swear by the genius of Caesar, then you don’t know who I am. Hear me clearly: I AM A CHRISTIAN”.

COMUNIDAD HISPANA PAGINA 6

HORARIO DE OFICINA Lunes a Jueves 9:00am - 3:00pm. Domingos: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Teléfono: (770) 964-5804 BAUTIZOS: Si desea bautizar a su niño/niña favor acérquese a la oficina para llenar el formulario y regístrese en clases pre bautismales. Las clases se llevan a cabo el 2ºdomingo de cada mes a las 12:30pm. Los bautizos se celebran el 3er domingo de cada mes. CONFESIONES: Los sábados de 4:00-4:45 pm MATRIMONIOS: Favor reservar la Parroquia mínimo con 6 meses de anticipación. QUINCEAÑERAS: Pláticas: Luz Moreno 678-830-6978 Reservaciones: en la oficina INTENCIONES PARA LA MISA: Llene la forma verde o blanca, ubicada frente el baño de damas y entrégala en la oficina por anticipado!

Anuncios de la Parroquia

Servidores de Santa Misa

2pm Febrero 26, 2017

Lectores Ma. Luz Rodríguez

Gildardo Martínez

Cecilia Cortez

Eugenio Jiménez

Ministros de la

Eucaristía

Román Alaníz

Ma. Luz Rodríguez

Carmen Hernández

Ujieres Cynthia González

Stephanie González

Dainy Hernández

Jennifer López

David Nieto

Maria Jiménez

Virgen Peregrina

Febrero 26 La Familia Morquecho Gutiérrez

Preparación para Primera Comunión

Las clases de preparación para aquellos niños que van a recibir la primera comunión son las siguiente

Febrero 22 de 6:30-8pm

Marzo 8, 15, 22, y 29 de 6:30-8pm

Taller de Oración y Vida

Un nuevo Taller de Oración y Vida dará comienzo el Jueves 9 de Febrero

De 7-9pm Por 15 Semanas

Los invitamos a que participen en este taller.

Para mas Información por favor comuníquese con: Sonia Fambro 404-840-0571

Oración sanadora de renuncia

Querido Señor Jesús, es mi voluntad ofrecerte todo lo que soy y todo lo que quiero ser. Te abro todos los rincones de mi corazón e invito a tu Espíritu Santo a que habite en mi interior. Te ofrezco mi vida, mi corazón, mi mente, mi cuerpo, mi alma, mi espíritu, todas mis esperanzas, planes y sueños. Te entrego mi pasado, presente y futuro, mis hábitos, mis defectos de carácter, mis actitudes, mi sustento, mis bienes, mis finanzas, mi seguro médico, mi trabajo y todas mis relaciones.

Te entrego mi salud, mis discapacidades, mi aspecto físico, mi hogar, mi familia, mi matrimonio, mis hijos, mi sexualidad y mis amistades. Te pido que seas el Señor de cada aspecto de mi vida. Te ofrezco mis heridas, dolores, preocupaciones, ansiedades y miedos, y te pido que me limpies.

Entrego todo a tu amoroso cuidado. Por favor, Señor, háblame claramente. Abre mis oídos para escuchar tu voz. Abre mi corazón para tener una comunión contigo aun más íntima. Necesito desesperadamente sentir tu abrazo cariñoso. Cierra las puertas que necesitan ser cerradas y abre las puertas que deben ser abiertas. Pon mis pies en el camino recto y estrecho que conduce a la vida eterna. Amén.

PAGINA 7

Reflexiones para la Homilía

Había una mujer para que toda persona era importantísima. Tenia un fuerte sentido del respeto por todas y cada una de las personas, ya fuera un pobre mendigo de la calle, un niño pequeño o el presidente de alguna compañía importante. Una vez vio que una vecina que le había hecho mucho daño con mentiras e insultos sobre su reputación se había herido con un cristal en la calle y enseguida acudió a ayudarla. Cuando le preguntaron por que lo hizo considerando todo el daño que la vecina le había hecho, miro sorprendida por la pregunta y respondió rápidamente: porque es una persona. Esto es simple y llanamente, lo que nos dice Jesús en el evangelio de hoy. Toda persona humana es templo de Dios y el Espíritu habita en ella; por lo tanto, todo ser humano, sea cual sea su condición, raza o posición social, e incluso sea cual sea su carácter moral, merece un respeto profundo. Eso afecta a la actitud social y religiosa ante la vida, en general: desde la concepción hasta la muerte natural: por eso, cuando vemos villanos espantosos en televisión, podríamos pensar que se merecen lo que les cae encima: la muerte, la cárcel, la locura...y mirándolo fríamente, as es: se lo tienen merecido; pero desde el punto de vista de la dignidad humana en la que creemos por nuestro bautismo, ningún daño al cuerpo humano ni la muerte es aplaudible. Los hijos de Dios tienen esa enorme dignidad, hagan lo que hagan. Dios, como padre amoroso, nunca querría el daño o el mal para nadie, aunque desee muchísimo que la persona que se ha alejado de El regrese.

Exposición del Santísimo

Primer jueves de cada mes

930 am-12 pm y de 6-9 pm

en la capilla.

Rezo del rosario

Jueves, 930 am

después de la misa a 9 am,

en la capilla.

Escuela de Seña de la Victoria CASA ABIERTA

Miércoles, 8 de marzo 9:00– 5:39 p.m.

770-306-9026

Manténgase en Contacto

Queremos comunicarnos más eficazmente con ustedes. Por eso, junto con nuestra nueva pagina de web, estamos utilizando dos nuevos servicios de comunicación.

Para subscribirse para recibir Mensajes de Texto o Correo Electrónico mande un texto a:

84576 con el mensaje STM3

Para descargar la Aplicación de la Parroquia mande un texto a:

88202 con el mensaje APP

También puede subscribirse para estos servicios en nuestra pagina web

www.saintmatthew.us

Estudio de Biblia para los Adultos:

El estudio de Biblia para los adultos toma lugar cada

domingo de 12:30-1:45 pm. Los invitamos a todos a

que participen en esta clase. Gracias.

Grupo Carismático de Oración:

Comienza cada Viernes con el Santo Rosario a 7 pm,

alabanza y predicación. Sesión de Jóvenes, pre-teens y

guardería con actividades para niños pequeños.